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 PRAYERS 
 
 ADAPTED FOR 
 
 THE DOMESTIC A1*TA», 
 
 SUNDAY SCHOOLS, 
 
 AND THB 
 
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 TO WHICH AUE ADDED, 
 PRAYFRfih roa THE JJSE OP YOUNG PERSONS, 
 
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 GRACES BEFORE Ai*D AFTER MEALS. 
 
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 MECOMMENDATOEY Of PBAYSB At A CBBISTIAN DUTY. 
 
 By GEORGE BURNS, D.D. 
 
 MNKTIR or 8T, ANDREW'S OHURCP, III THS CITY 0» SAIHT JOMK. 
 nXW-BRVASWICX, BRITISH WORTH AMRRICA. 
 
 Pray'r is the simplest form of speech. 
 
 That infant lips can tiy ; 
 pm'r the suUimest stnoos that leaeh 
 
 The Majesty on high. [Monl^ewwy. 
 
 SAINT JOHN : 
 
 PRINTED BY CAMEROW AND SEEDS, 
 
 At the Office of the Wb«rit OBSBRvaa, Market-square. 
 
 1829. 
 
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 ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 This manual of devotion^ is intended, in some 
 measure, to supply a deaideratum which has been 
 long and greatly felt, particularly in the more re- 
 mote and scattered Settlements of these Provinces, 
 where, in the absence of a regular Clergy, laymen 
 are in the practice of conducting Divine Service, 
 by the aid of printed works ; aikl also in Sunday 
 Schools, where, owing to the diffidence of tho 
 t«achers, and other causes, the youth are often de- 
 nied the benefit of prayers both at tho commence- 
 ment and close of their weekly instructions. It is 
 a fact, also, that many heads of families, in this as 
 well as in other countries, neglect the private ex- 
 ercises of social worship, for want of similar helps, 
 and that numbers who feel a delicacy in giving 
 utterance to their oum orisons, would be ready to 
 make use of forms provided for them by dthers, 
 both in the ordinary circumstances of life and on oc- 
 casions of sickness and death. Men of good judg- 
 ment and education often feel embarrassment m 
 such exercises more than the illiterate and vulgar. 
 And accordingly it is remarked that uneducated 
 preachers often make a better extemporaneous 
 display than Clergymen of real learning, because 
 the ignorance of the former is favourable to fluency, 
 their confidence is not perplexed by forms of ex- 
 pression^ their modes of reasoning meet with no 
 annoyance from the subtleties, refinements, and 
 rules of sound lo^c, and they have no anxiety 
 on the subject of intellectual reputation or literary 
 fame, having none to lose, among those who are 
 competent to form a judgment in such matters. 
 
 With regard to the public prayers, the author 
 would wish it to be distinctly understood, that in 
 giving them to the. world, he had never the most 
 remote intention that they should be read in Church- 
 es by licenced preachers or regularly ordained Clcr- 
 
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 It. 
 
 A'dvtrtlsemeni', 
 
 ff^men. IIo 18 well nwarc that the genius of the 
 Lcclesiaatical Constitution of Scotland in quite 
 hostile to such a practice, but nt the same tirao 
 there is nothing in the Directory for National Wor- 
 ship which condemns the occasional use of set' 
 forms to a certain extent, even by the accredited 
 functionaries of the Church, in the devotional exer- 
 cises of the sanctuary. Hence, in her fonnularie* 
 as ratified by the British Parliament, there artj 
 models prescribed, according (o which her Minis- 
 ters arc required to form their prayers on particular 
 occasions, and unquestionably if they choose they 
 may utter tht very wordii of these forms memoriter 
 just as the Lord*8 prayer is frequently used in 
 Churches. But the grand design of the author in 
 as far as respects the prayers here appropriated for 
 public worship, was to supply the local wants of 
 the country in an ecclesiastical point of view, and 
 to provide a suitable accompaniment for the volume 
 of Lectures and Sermons which he pubKshed some 
 years ago, with a similar object, as specified in the 
 preface to that work. 
 
 As to the execution of the following work, it 
 would ill become the author to say much, except in- 
 the way of apology. He can only boast of what^ 
 he has attempted to accomplish. He has studied 
 to incorporate with his own, much of the language 
 of inspiration, and has endeavoured to act on the 
 foltowing principles, as stated by a distinguished 
 Divine. " There is a great difference between 
 addressing men, ahd addressing God. The least 
 artificial mode of uttering our thoughts in prayer, 
 is the best. Prayer admits of no brilliancies ; every 
 studied ornament it rejects with disdain. He who 
 feels interested in prayer, will forget all critical and 
 elaborate phraseology. And it is an infelicity to 
 be deplored rather than an excellency to be admi- 
 red, when ingenuity of thought or surprisingness of 
 expression catches and keeps off the attention from 
 devotion." St, John, N. B. August lOM, 18S9. 
 
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 Tuesday 
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 , PAHT I. 
 
 «^ Public Prayer^. 
 
 Prpyer at the commencement of Public 
 
 Worship, . . . . 
 Prayer at the conclusion of ditto, 
 Another iPrayer at the commencement 
 
 of ditto, ... . 
 ^jlto at the conclusion of ditto, , 
 pitto at the con^cncement of ditt»« 
 g^^to at tjte conclusion of ditto, . 
 IDitto at the commenoenftpnt of ditto, 
 Ditto -at theisondusion of ditto, . 
 '^^to at the comprancemeit of ditto, 
 •itto at the conclusion of ditto» . 
 'i^to at the corameneemei^l «€ ditto* 
 N$to at the conolmien of ditt», . 
 -icluding Benediction, . • 
 
 PARI*,!!. 
 
 iScbbath Morning, ., ,,| ^^ ., . -, * , 
 
 Evening, 
 Monday Morning, 
 
 Evening, 
 Tuesday Morning» 
 
 Evening, 
 Wednesday Morning, 
 . Everting, 
 
 ThursdayiMbming, 
 ISvenihg, 
 Friday Morning, 
 Evening, 
 Saturday Morning, 
 
 Evening, 
 
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 PART iir. 
 Sunday Hchool Prayert, 
 Prayer at tho Opening of the Stliool, 
 Ditto at tho Diimimiion of ditto, . 
 Ditto at tho O|)oning of ditto, , 
 Ditto at tho DiHrniimion of ditto, . 
 Ditto ot tho Oponinff of ditto. 
 Ditto at tho Dismisiion of ditto, . 
 Ditto ot the Opening of ditto, . 
 Ditto at tiie DismiBBion of ditto, . 
 
 PART- IV. 
 
 Prayert iuitahUfor the Chamber of Sicknett anfl 
 
 Death. 
 Prayer for a Sick Person, . . , 
 Ditto for-a Person Dangerously III, 
 Ditto on occasion of Death in a Family, 
 A Funeral Prayer, . . . 
 
 PART Y. 
 
 Prayert for the U$e of Young Pertont. 
 Morning Prayer for a Young Person, 
 Evening Prayer for ditto, . 
 Another Morning Pro'yer for ditto, 
 Another Evening Prayer for ditto, 
 A Sunday Moming Prayer for ditto, 
 A Sunday Evening Prayer for ditto, 
 
 PART VI. 
 
 Graces b«fore and after Meals, . 
 
 Conclusion. 
 Remarks on Prayer as a Christian Duty, 189 — 196 
 
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 (t/* Lately ifublished, by the same author, LEC- 
 TURES AND SERMONS, in one volume, demy 
 8vo. A few cdpies rtiay be had on applying to Mr. 
 X M'MiLLAN, Dook^clier, Prince "William-street. 
 
 PRAYER A 
 
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PART i. 
 
 PUBL.IC PHAVKIIN. 
 
 rnAYEn at the commbnobment or public wobsiiii*. 
 
 " WiiBREWiTiiAi, O Lord, ithnll we come before 
 Thee ! or how shall we liow ourselves before Theo 
 the IVrost High God ]" How shall we who are but 
 of ytsterday, whose breath is in our nostrils and 
 whose habitation is in the dust, presume to enter 
 into the presence of Him who is from everlastiiiff 
 to everlasting ? How shall corruption present itself 
 before immaculate purity — weakness before Om- 
 nipotence — degradation and depravity before the 
 Majesty of Him " who is of purer eyes than to be- 
 hold iniquity ?'* If Cherubim and Seraphim veil 
 their faces when they approach Thee, what degree 
 of humility and self-abasement ought t6 accompany 
 the adorations of mortal man who is the victim of 
 corruption, the captive of Satan, and the heir of 
 IH'rdition ? Surely it liccomcth us to stand afnr off, 
 and not daring to lift up our eyes to the place where 
 thine honour dwelleth, to cast them downwards to 
 the ground, and smiting on our breasts to cry out 
 in the lowliest prostration of soul, " God be merciful 
 to us sinners ! Turn yet again to us O Lord, and 
 cause thy countenance to shine upon us — cast us 
 not off from thy presence, O take not thy Holy Spi- 
 rit away from us ; and while we worship in thy fear 
 toward thy holy temple, may our services be ac- 
 cepted in the multitude of thy mercies." 
 
rORMR OP PRATRR, 
 
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 Our licartH, 0(>(i<l, uvcrflow wiili KmtituiU* nli<<i( 
 Uf think ofthy coiidi^aiuMoioii und grnct; in iillowinut 
 (i.-t lo a|i|»rouc,h rvcii tiio fodtMtoolol'tliy tlironc, aiitt 
 til H|mriiitf cruiiturc!* no unworthy of thy favour to 
 thow fortli thy |»rniiM) in •• the hind of th« hvinjf.'* 
 I'lidcr II deep iniprciiiiion of our ineitiinahh; ohh|y^(i< 
 ti<HiM, MTU wouhl dcMirn thin morning of thiiu; own 
 
 • Ifiy, to ** fiKitik of thti gioriouH honour of thy Mii- 
 jejity and to celebrate thy wonderful workn with 
 lejoicing, abundantly to utter the memory ofTh\ 
 •freat gcNxlnem, and to aing of thy rightcoufnu'iiii/' 
 Wo deliglit in acknowledging our dependenci; \f[uut 
 Thee for all we arc, all we have, and all we hope to 
 
 ♦ iijoy. We recognize thy paternal and henefi«;ent 
 hiiiid in the adaptation to our nature and circuin- 
 Htances of the world which thou hast avsigned lor 
 (ttir present abode ; in that Thou hast given un 
 Miinnier nnd winter, need time and harvc»t ; in thai 
 Thou cuuitest Thy Hun to shine upon un, and re- 
 frtaihest our earth with the dew of heaven ; in thHt 
 Thou " makest the outgoings of the morning ami 
 «!U!ning to rejoice," and " providest lihtriilly for 
 the wanttt of every thing that lives." We hlcn-* 
 Thee that thou workest no lean conspicuously aiiW 
 benevolently in our behalf even within the narrow 
 «ircle of our individual fortunee. Often have w»- 
 Jhcu delivered by Thy unseen arm from ditttre»^»'i» 
 m\i\ from dangers, equally beyond the utmost stretcli 
 of human sagacity to anticipate and of mortal power 
 to prevent. In the day time have we tasted of Th) 
 
 - uoodness, and in the night season the hedge of 
 thy protection has surrounded us, while thine ever- 
 lasting arms were . underneath us; "Thou hawt 
 (•nlnrged us when we were in distress" ; Thou 
 h(i!«t " lifted up the light of thy countenance upon 
 us" when we were in darkness ; " Thou liord 
 only makest us to dwell in safety." We will 
 mi^e a pillar of memorial with thiu inccripfioii, 
 " Hitherto the Lord hath helped us" nnd watr\i- 
 
roRMi or ritAYRn. 
 
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 r«t nver 111, i'V«n ai a father over the cluliUrcii ol' 
 |ii« U>ve ! 
 
 Hut grrat and itmiitfotil, () LonI, m aro our trm- 
 |ioriil tiiorcicN, \\ow intiriitrly nw ihny nurnn«iir«t hy 
 thy givateiit ami Ittni hU'nutun* to our fnn«ii rncv, 
 through '* Jetui Christ the rightcoua," " who it thi- 
 author of eternal flalvation to nil who obry him," 
 *' till' j^rcat High I*rio«t of our |>rofi?ii»ion, who Im 
 paiiBOtl into the iienvemi, having a<>coiiipliihed th<; 
 •U^rnal redemption of If in people." When we at- 
 tempt, O God, to graiip the mignty Miiin of that afVe**- 
 fion to Thy rebciliouij creatures which prompted 
 Tlico to iave a mined world at the expeniie of I'hy 
 Hon's agoniea and crucifixion, we an; orcrwhelm»*«l 
 lit the view of its honndleas magnitude, wo lahoui 
 ill vain to cmhraco the affecting scene, we sink in 
 the effort, and can only exclaim with an Apofttle, 
 •♦ O the heighth and the depth, the hreadth and tlu- 
 length of the love of God ! it pnnfteth knowledge !" 
 *' How precious are Thy thoughts to us-ward, O 
 liOrd ! how great is the sum of them ! If we Hhoiild 
 roiint them they are more in number than the hiiikI 
 — they cannot he reckoned up in order t(» Thee — 
 if we would declare or speak of them they arc more 
 than can bo numbered. 
 
 Alas! O Lord, we are constrained to acknowledgr 
 that ** we have not rendered unto Thee according 
 to the benefits done unto us,*' and that instead ot' 
 *' living as the children of so many mercies," iii- 
 hfead of oflTering to Thee the grateful tribute of 
 hearts habitually filled with the remembrance of 
 Thy goodness, and striving to ** present our bodioK 
 n living sacrifice holy and acceptable, which is our 
 reasonable service," we have been seduced from 
 our allegiance to thee by every vanity, we have pur 
 tar from us the thought of Thy goodness and our 
 own duty, and have '* loved and Bei*ved the crentur*> 
 more than the Creator." We have forgotten tin- 
 iioil that made us and have " lightly esteemed tlu' 
 
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 Rock of our snlvation." We Imvo " forsaken the 
 loiiiitniii of living wattrs and have hewn out unto 
 ourselves Wroktn and empty cisterns that can hold 
 no water." We have turned aside from " the 
 straight and narrow path which leadeth unto life," 
 and have gone, to wander in the crooked and devi- 
 ous labyrinths of " the broad way which leadeth to 
 destruction." " Behold O Lord, we are vile ! what 
 shall we answer Tiiee thou Witness and Judge of 
 men !" " Our spirits would fail within us," and 
 the pangs of utter hopelessness would lay hold upon 
 us, had we no assurance of the mercy of Thee tire 
 God whom we have so greatly offended. But that 
 assurance we have in thine own ample and encoura- 
 ging declarations. We know that Thou " keepest 
 mercy" for the very • chief of sinners," and invitest 
 oven the greatest wanderer to return. Encouraged 
 and animated by the overtures of forgiving mercy, 
 we would come unto Thee in the spirit of deep con- 
 trition, preferring our earnest prayers and supplica- 
 tions that by the mighty working of thine own pow- 
 er thou wouldst redeem us from the bondage of ini- 
 quity and bring us into " the glorious liberty of Thy 
 children," and recal our erring steps from the paths 
 of unreal enjoyment and certain peril into those 
 " ways of pleasantness and peace," which conduct 
 the wise to " everlasting habitations." Give us to 
 see the horrors of our natural condition in all the 
 dreadfulness of reality, that our souls may be awa- 
 kened out of the deadness of thteir security and we 
 may be led to mourn with godly sorrow over the 
 ruins of our degenerate fallen nature and the habit- 
 ual sinfulness of our conversation in the world, to 
 abhor ourselves and repent in dust and ashes," ajid 
 to flee without delay from the coming wrath to " the 
 only hope set before us in the Gospel." Through 
 the ministration of thy Holy S{»irit, may we be gra- 
 dually endowed with all those pure and holy dispo- 
 sitions and affections which characterise Thy chil- 
 
F0RM8 OF PRAVER. 
 
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 «!rcn ; may " the blood of Jesust Christ thy Son 
 «;l€unHe us from all sin," so tlmt henceforth we juay 
 WHJk among men as the Redeemed of the Lord, and 
 hf! made meet in due time to be " partakers of thr 
 inheritance of the saints in light/* 
 
 For these high and important purposes, we be- 
 seech Thee to grant us the sanctified use of all tlm 
 ilispeasations of Thy holy providence with which 
 Thou art pleased to visit us, whether in our bodies 
 or in our minds, in our domestic circles or in our 
 outward circumstances. In the days of prosperity 
 infiy we never forget that from Thee '* the father of 
 lights" ** Cometh down every good and every per- 
 fect gift," and may our gladness be tempered by 
 the sober recollection that health, and fortune, and 
 even hfe itself may speedily forsake us, and that 
 unless we have a treasure at thy right hand it will 
 suon avail us nothing although we could comniaiui 
 all the wealth of the world. In the days of adver- 
 sity may we " consider." When clouds and dark- 
 ness are round about us.and by reason of our sort^ 
 affliction our hearts are ready to die within us, may 
 the hopes and consolations of the Gospel " M'hich 
 are neither few nor small," cheer and support our 
 iipirits. In all the circumstances and situations in 
 which Thou mayest at any time see fit to place us, 
 may we be enabled to " hold fast the profession of 
 our faith without wavering," and to ** adorn the 
 doctrine of our God and Saviour" by lives and con- 
 versations becoming the Gospel. 
 
 We bless thee, O Lord, for the institution of tlu^ 
 Holy Sabbath, and for having established among 
 c;;hristians the profitable practice of assembling to- 
 gether on the first day of the week to speak and to 
 liear of those things which belong to their everlast- 
 ing psace. We pray for all the congregations of 
 thy devout worshippers this day throughout the 
 ^vorld. May thy " word have free course and be 
 glorified," and be pleased still as in former timoi^ 
 
Id 
 
 l! 
 
 S 
 
 IS 
 
 I'oHMs or rn.^Yfin. 
 
 by 1 he foolishness of preaching to save them that 
 
 • . ?'.^ . ^"*''''"* '^^'y ''»'"l>"»8ionate regards 
 in behalf of those who by hifirniity or other una- 
 voidable causes are prevented from appearinff in 
 the assembly of the Saints. Manifest thyself to 
 them m their retirement. May they hold commu- 
 nion with Thee in secret, and " in the midst of the 
 multitude of their thoughts within them may Thy 
 comforts delight their souls." Forgive those who 
 are guilty of dishonouring Thy day by wilfully with- 
 drawmg from its peculiar duties. Bring them, we 
 beseech Thee, to a better mind, give them grace to 
 repent of their folly, and ere it be too late nay they 
 be constrained to imploie with holy earnestness 
 that mercy which alone can save them. Be graci- 
 ously present with us who are met together in this 
 place for the jmrposes of Social Worsliip. To Thee 
 wc look up for that assistance and direction in the 
 performance of our solemn duties, which as igno- 
 rant and helpless creatures we so greatly need. 
 On Thy promise we rely that " where two or three 
 are gathered together in thy name Thou wilt be 
 m the midst of them to bless them and to do them 
 good." O thou former of the bodies which now 
 bend before thee, and father of the spirits which 
 now ascend to thee in prayer, " be it unto us ev^n 
 as Thou wilt," receive our humble offering, replen- 
 ish us with thy grace, " visit us with thy salvation" ! 
 And " let the words of our mouths and the medita- 
 tion of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight O 
 Lord, our strength and Redeemer." Amen. ' 
 
 PKAVER AT THE CONCLUSION OP PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Condescend, O Lord, to bless our humble en- 
 deavours at this time to serve thee, and do thou 
 wlio art able to bring strength out of weakness, 
 carry Iiome with power and efficacy to our hearts, 
 
FORMS Op rRAYRR. 
 
 18 
 
 what has now been addrcEscd to us from the lively 
 oracles of truth. Send down tliy enrichhig blesaing 
 on the precious seed, '* like rain upon the mown 
 ^rass and showers that water the earth/' so that 
 " as trees of righteousness," we may bring forth 
 fruit to thy praise and glory even in thin inhospita- 
 ble clime, and be gradually prepared for being 
 transplanted to the paradise above. Wo pray for 
 thy blessing to accompany the ministrations of thy 
 servants this day in every corner of thy vineyard. 
 Do thou render thy word in their hands *' quick and 
 powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, 
 piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and 
 spirit, of the joints and marrow, and being a dis- 
 cerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." 
 Put an end to all schism and contention among 
 those who profess to be followers of the same Lord 
 and believers in the same promises. Open the eyes 
 of such as are carried away by false doctrines, and 
 nmy pure and undefiled religion every where pre- 
 vail. May all thy professing people make it their 
 supreme study to " walk worthy of the high voca- 
 tion by which they are called," with all lowliness 
 and meekness and long suffering, forbearing one 
 another in love, and endeavouring to " keep the 
 unity of the spirit in the bond of peace." 
 
 We pray, O Lord, for those miserable and delu- 
 ded nations of the world who bow not their knees 
 at the name of Jesus. May that period speedily 
 arrive when his name shall be known from the 
 rising to the setting of the sun, when thine ancient 
 people the Jews, with the fulness of the gentiles, 
 shall be brought in, and the blessed era foretold in 
 prophecy shall fully come when " the mountain of 
 the Lord's house shall be established on the tops of 
 the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills 
 and all nations shall flow into it." 
 
 We pray for the United Kingdom of Great-Bri- 
 tain and Ireland, with all the Colonies and Planta- 
 
^'^ FOIIMS OP PRAYER. 
 
 lions tljereunto bciongiiig. Muke us duly sensible 
 of the superiority both of our civil and religious pri- 
 vileges to those tjijoyed by any other nation of the 
 earth. Humble us under u deep conviction of our 
 uMworthiness of our distinguished advantages and 
 liigh rank among the nations, and whilst we pray 
 that thou mayest not in righteous indignation re- 
 inove our candlestick out of its place, we also pray 
 that thou wouldBt give us grace to make a bettor 
 nnprovement of our privileges, and transmit them in 
 renewed and increased richness and purity to the 
 latest posterity. We recommend to thy favour our 
 gracious Sovereign King George : Enable him to 
 discharge the duties of the high station in which 
 thou hast placed him, with a single eye to thy glory 
 and the happiness of his subjects, and after having 
 ong served thee with fidelity and honour in this 
 lower world, may he be raised to nobler employ- 
 ments and higher honours in the kingdom that is 
 above. We pray for the members of our Kings's 
 Council : Endue them with liberal and patriotic 
 spirits, and may the best interests of their country 
 be ever dear to their hearts. Overrule all the deli- 
 berations in Parliament for advancing the cause of 
 that " righteousness which" alone " exalteth a na- 
 tion." Be assisting to all Rulers, and Judges, and 
 Magistrates, in the upright and faithful discharge 
 <>t their various and important duties. We pray 
 <or this portion of the British dominions in which 
 <)ur lot IS cast. Bless the Lieutenant-Governor of 
 this Province in his person, family, and administra- 
 tion ; and may those who sit in Council with him 
 be endued Mith the wisdom which cometh down 
 [rom above. Bless the whole body of the people 
 high and low, rich and poor, young and eld toge- 
 ther. We pray for the sick, tiie sorrowful, and the 
 < lying. Restore to health, if consistent with the 
 j)iirposes of thy will, those who have been dulv cx- 
 «'rcised by affliction ; comfort all who mourn ;' and 
 
I'OnMS OF PnAYER. 
 
 15 
 
 he with those who arc nhout to ** walk tlirough the 
 valley of the shadow of death that they may fear 
 no evil ;** and that even amid the pangs of dissolv- 
 infr nature they may he enabled to say *'0 death 
 where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory? 
 Thanks be unto God who giveth us the victory 
 through our Lord Jesus Christ P' — Continue thy pre- 
 sence with us who are here before thee* Attune 
 our hearts to sing thy praises. Dismiss us with a 
 father's blessing. Carry us in safety to our respec- 
 tive places of abode. Enable us to spend the re- 
 mainder of this sabbath as becometh the servants 
 of him who hath appointed it, and as the expectants 
 of that " rest which remaineth for the people of 
 God." To thee, O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 the one living and true God, be ascribed, as is most 
 justly due, infinite, undivided*, and eternal praise. — 
 Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER PRAYER FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF 
 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 O Lord ! look down upon us from the throne of 
 thy glory with an eye of pity and compassion ! 
 We come boldly to thy throne because thou hast 
 told us it is a throne of grace, and because " we 
 have an advocate with the Father" through whom 
 thou hast invited us to offer up our sacrifice of 
 prayer and of thanksgiving. But, O God, we have 
 not only to thank thee for opening up a way of ac- 
 cess but also to implore thee to enable us to profit 
 thereby. Teach us to pray, for " we know not 
 what we should pray for as we ought." Impart 
 unto us the spirit of ncceptal)le worshippers. Ena- 
 ble us to give unto thee the glory that is due unto 
 thy name — to bring an olTeriiig which thou wilt ap- 
 ])rove — to " worsliipthee in the beauty of holiness." 
 May our thought!! at this time be called in from 
 
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 FORMS OP PRAViri. 
 
 I 
 
 the pursuit of vanity and fixed upon ti.e nwful hre- 
 «.ence into which we have entrred and the soltn,,, 
 exercise in which we are cnguned. M«y our aftec- 
 
 v^^i. ♦l'"'''"^"'*^ "*'"'^ ^''^ "'*j«^*« "^ t'"" ^orld on 
 .In V*u^ we too prone to dwell to the contemphi- 
 
 ..ight to be our chief pursuit, and to the love of 
 that good and gracious benefactor from whom every 
 temporal and spiritual blessing is derived. Put far 
 CTJ'i , Goa,that cold indifference which would 
 
 hnt r??"^ ''"'^J* ^^^ °"*'^'*'^ semblance of devotion. 
 f;^./^^K ^^ """^ constrained attention which is dis- 
 tracted by every accident and languishes every mo- 
 ment that daring impiety which allows us to an- 
 
 our dread, from no other motive but obedience to 
 n.stom and with no other desire than to seem unto 
 men to tvor«hip. Give unto us, we pray thee, such 
 impressions of thy greatness and of our own insi-ni- 
 ficance, as will prevent us from profaning thine altar 
 '•y such unhallowed services. May we bear upon 
 our minds that thou art enthroned in Majesty which 
 'Ft.ZTir T '^^^fPP/^ach-that thou art the 
 t-ternal. Unchangeable, Incomprehensible, but that 
 fr« are the workmanship of thy hands, formed out 
 th^owT °^*5^ ?'«»«d' fellen from our first estate, 
 
 h^t J^l f *v •'*^?'f''*^' *^^ P'^y of corruption, and 
 that while It ,8 of thy mercy alone we are iot utterly 
 consumed, the privilege of worshipping thee and the 
 hope of enjoying thee have been purchased for us 
 
 tifp Ifnr V '"?-^[*,^^ Redeemer's blood, and that 
 herefore if we lightly esteem or fail to improve the 
 ugh advantages thus dearly bought, we must in- 
 «.eed deserve and shall assuredly suffer the most 
 aggravated condemnation. We dare not attempt 
 < » Lord, " to utter all thy praise," but this we will 
 remember and perpetually make « our song in the 
 iiouse of our pilgrimage," that thou " so lovedst the 
 world as to give thine only begotten Son, that who- 
 
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fORVI OP Pil.VVER. 
 
 17 
 
 Nouvcr btflievetli on him might not perioh but have 
 everlasting life." " Herein in love, not that we 
 loved (lod, but that he loved us and sent his Son to 
 he the propitiation for our nins." This will be the 
 I heme of our unceHt;ing praises, that " to us a Sou 
 i^4 horn nnd a Saviour given,*' that ** the government 
 II* upon hi8 shoulders," that '* Iuh name iu called 
 Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty tiod, the Ever- 
 lusting Father, the l^iiice of Peace," that he took 
 not on him the nature of Angels hut of the seed of 
 Abraham, and in all things was made like even na 
 we are, that he might be a merciful and faithful 
 high priest in things pertaining to God to make 
 reconciliation for iniquity and bring in an everlast- 
 iii<^ righteousness, that ''being found in fashion 
 .'IK u man he humbled himself and became obedient 
 unto death even the death of the cross" that "we 
 who were afar oft' might be brought nigh" and 
 " the anger of God turned away from us" and " our 
 traiiKj^ressions removed" from us '* as far as the eut<t 
 is divstant from the west." *' Worthy is the Lamb 
 that was slain to receive power and riches and wis- 
 <loni and strength and honour and glory and bles- 
 sing, for he was slain and hath redeemed us to 
 <*od by his blood." '* Our souls will magnify the 
 Lord, our spirits will rejoice in God our Saviour." 
 " liCt the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, the 
 world and they that dwell therein. Let the multi- 
 tude of the isles break forth into singing, let the ^ea 
 roar and the fulness thereof, let the floods clap 
 their hands, let the hills be joyful together, and let 
 all the trees of the wood rejoice" ; " for the Lord 
 hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary, 
 from heaven hath the Lord beheld the earth to henr 
 tlie groaning of the prisoners, and to loose tluK^c 
 who were appointed unto death." " The Lord 
 hath redeemed Jacob and hath glorified himself in 
 Israel." 
 
 Hi 
 
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 KORMtl OV PHAVEn. 
 
 I' I 
 
 Seeing, O God, thfit we have been bought at such 
 a price, that thy mercy hoH Ikjcii ho largely cxprest 
 to us, and that thou bust dealt so Iwuntitully with 
 our souls, '* what manner of persons ought we to 
 be in all holy conversation and godliness V* Surely 
 " the desire of our souls ought to bo to thy name 
 nnd to the remembrance of thee ;" ♦' with our souls 
 should we desire thee in the night, yea with our 
 spirits within us we should seek thee early;'* surely 
 " in nlLour ways" should we " acknowledge" thee, 
 and in the path of thy commandments should it bo 
 our study to direct our steps. It becomes us to say 
 " Lord, how love I thy law ! it is my meditation all 
 the day. Evening and morning and at noon will 
 I pray unto thee. I will talk of thee when I sit in 
 the house and when I walk by the way, when I lie 
 down and when I rise up. If I forget thee let 
 my right hand forget her cunning. If I do iiot re- 
 member thee let my tongue cleave to the roof of 
 my mouth, if I prefer not thee above my chief joy !" 
 How then, O God, shall we confess that other Lords 
 have had dominion over us ? How shall we confess 
 that all the love displayed in our redemption and 
 nil the goodness that thou art daily making to pass 
 before us, have produced in us no permanent im- 
 pression of gratitude, or reciprocal affection ? that 
 the desire of our souls has never been towards the 
 remembrance of thee — that in our goings we have 
 not acknowledged thee — that instead of meditating 
 
 on thy law we have habitually trampled upon it 
 
 that our morning and evening sacrifices have been 
 irreverently offered or entirely neglected— that in 
 our going out and coming in instead of holding 
 " sweet counsel" with ourselves or others concern- 
 ing thee and thy mercies, we have banished thee 
 from our conversations and our hearts and have 
 minded only earthly things — that a thousand times 
 we have for<,'ottcn and dishonoured thee, and that a 
 thousand jr>y., wc have [jrclcrrcd before thee ? It 
 
INHlMf or fRATtK* 
 
 19 
 
 V)ccnTnes iiu to fall upon our kneet and to spread 
 «ut our hand* unto the liord our God, and to sav 
 unto him, *' O, my God, I am aahamed and blush 
 to Uft up my face to thee, my God ; tor mine ini» 
 quitiefl are increased over mv head, ray trespass is 
 prowti up into the lieavens." O Lord! the great 
 and dreadful God ! we hare sinned and have com- 
 mitted iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have 
 rebelled even by depart'/ig (Vom thy precepts and 
 thy judgments. From the days of our childhood 
 even until this hour we hare loved onhr the present 
 world, and have despised and rejected that ♦* wis- 
 dom which is from above," and have done the will 
 tif that *' natural heart which is enmity against 
 God,'* and have been " alienated from the life of 
 God," and have been foolish, disobedient, deceiv- 
 inff and being deceived, living in malice and envy, 
 and giving way to hatred one against another. We 
 have professed the knowledge of Christ, but in our 
 lives we have denied him, '* being abominable and 
 disobedient and to every good work reprobate." — 
 Blessed be thy name, O God, that thou hast no 
 pleasure in the death of sinners, else had we at this 
 time, instead of lifting up our souls to thee in sup- 
 plication and thanksgiving, been lifting up our eyes 
 in despair and anguish, from the place of torment. 
 We adore thee that thou art giving us time and 
 space to repent of our transgressions, and that in- 
 stead of reproaching i» with our errors and terrify- 
 ing us with denunciations of irremediable and ever- 
 lasting woe, thou art still extending the right hand 
 of reconciliation and art still beseeching even the 
 most hopeless and abandoned, in these tender ac- 
 cents, " Turn ye, turn ye, "Why will ye die V* But, 
 O Almighty Father ! how can we of our own 
 strength turn unto thee that thou mayest have 
 mercy upon us and that our souls may be rescued 
 from the power of the second death t We are well 
 convinced that '* in us dwelleth no good thing," for 
 
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 i 
 
 W romit or mArRR* 
 
 fvtii %vhcii to will in preicnt will, ui, yet how t<f 
 |»crtorm that which in good wc know not. <)«» 
 pr.ivcr limit therefore he, " Turn thou m, O (iod, 
 Hiid wo nhall b« turned, drnw um niid wc wiJI run 
 i»»>Hr thfp." Wo entreat thut thou wouUlat perl'tci 
 thy strength in our weukncw— that thou uouhiMt 
 quicken our natural torjior by the Ide-giving iiiflu- 
 eiu;« of thy Holy Spirit— that thou woutd«t eiilarK*- 
 uiid illuminate our undcrstaiidingN, ioften nnd pii- 
 rdy our hearts, awake our Nhimlwring Neii«ihilitie«, 
 and exalt our dohaaed atVections. May w« thuit Im- 
 lod to look hack with shame and sorrow upon the 
 «ud and polluted picture of our punt txi«t«nce, 
 wJicro tttlent8 iui»applied or utterly neglecte<l, op- 
 fioitunities of tloing or of receiving good dt-spiht'd 
 »ii(l avoided, duties hahitually omitteil without our 
 heart's reproach, and crimes and folli(>M hnl.ituully 
 mdulged in without remorse, in mighty and utro- 
 «iou8 multitude rise up to condemn us ; and mnv 
 the happy fruit of our conviction be a deep repeiit- 
 iinco for all our unworthiness and guilt, an abiding 
 desire and an earnest application that our unwor- 
 tliiness may be covered with the garment of tlir 
 Hedeemer's righteouHnesH, nnd our stains of guill 
 Avashed out in the fountain of his blood, and, be - 
 sideti all this, an unceasing aspiration after greater 
 Mild greater degrees of attachment to him who loved 
 lis and gave himself for us, and after higher and 
 liijjiier perfection in our obedience to his law and 
 r-onformity to his example. May we be " crilcitied 
 with Christ," and may " the life which we h«noe- 
 tbrth live in the flesh be a Hfe of faith upon the .Son 
 o]" God." In all the circumstances and situations 
 )M which thou may^st in the course of thy provi- 
 iU-ncv bo pleased to place us, may we constantly 
 f»'el and act like children of the light, under an abi- 
 ding consciousness that having aclaim on nil our 
 •iirections and an eye upon all our goings, our 
 •♦iualjpst nnd moft secret sins are acts of rebellion 
 
■M 
 
 Fnn:vii or ruATCR. 81 
 
 ngainxt thee, Ami coinniitted " in the huht of \hv 
 cotiritennnce," th»t they will Imi recfirdcd to our 
 ftnndriMnation, niul thut cvi>ry induigorn in ini- 
 <|uiry which can bo only fur a nidnientiiry or nt the 
 iKiiit a temporary gratihcation will on n cudlcction 
 plant thorns in our dying pillow, mid uwnkrN 
 pnngrt unutterable in the place ofeverlniiting doom. 
 Living thus, O (tr)d, continually in thy fetir, rind 
 ** looking unto Jeius, the author and finisher of our 
 faith,** may wo at last, through his merits, be liglit- 
 vntd of our burden of infirmity and ^ilt, and flft- 
 away and bo at rest fbrovor. 
 
 ^Iay tiie teaching and demonstration of the Hpirit 
 accompany \i» in all our researches and inquiri< m 
 into thoMc fla<;red oracles which contain the wordx 
 of everlasting life, and may they thereby l)e rendered 
 the effectual means of convincing and convert in;: 
 OA, and of building us up in holiness and com>';>*'t, 
 through faith unto salvation. Abundantly blei*H 
 tlie ministrations of tiiy faithful servants this dav ia 
 hU parts of the church. Mny nil who are met to- 
 gether in tiie sanctuary publicly to present tlicir 
 vows and to *' hear what (jiod the Lord will hny 
 unto them,*' be blessed with a gracious acceptnacc 
 of their sacrifice, and depart with the words of in- 
 Mtruction engraven on tlieir heart*. We pray for 
 thy peculiar presence in this place. Fit us, wt- 
 proy thee, for rightly discharging our various dutioj". 
 <tive unto the hearers the attentive ear, the under- 
 (•tanding heart, and the obedient life. Forbid that 
 there should be any present who instead of " en- 
 t^^ring thy gates with praise and thy courts with the 
 voice of thanksgiving,** are only " detained before 
 the Lord,*' and are merely " treading his courts," 
 without engaging their hearts in his solemn services, 
 but may it be the earnest desire of every one of w 
 to go away wiser and better than we came. •♦ We 
 will go in the strength of the Lord God," and " look* 
 i.ng up we will expect an answer of peace," for tjie 
 

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 i;^^ 
 
 W FORMt or riurKir. 
 
 •ako of JniiM Cliriit our miurnMe Adrocmtfi rniU 
 M«i<li«U.r, to whom, with oii« htuirt niiU ono voiotv 
 wc tloiirf to nflcribfl ifli.rv, tiiid honour, ilominiuii 
 and pniiiic» world Mrithout «itd. Aubn. 
 
 AMOTUCft riUYfi* AT THE CONCkUtlON or rUBMC 
 
 Wr. afi^Min preMsnt ounclvei in thy rortw imme- 
 diate pr««enc«, O most incrciAil God»t' i .ik th«o 
 for what of thy kindneaa wo have exiwriwiced 
 niiice w« mot t«ffBth«r, and to impbro tiiy diviiio 
 bleisiiig on o«ir wvok endeavoun towards improvt— 
 in«i>t ill that knowledge which ♦* makotii wive unto- 
 Haivation.** What shall we render uiito thee for 
 the inestimablts benefit of onjojing the outward 
 means whereby that kuowludfjfu is to be acquired^ 
 while to BO many of our fellow creatures, nut inoro 
 undeserving than ourselves, tliou hast either de- 
 nied it altogether, or shut it up from their use in 
 an unknown tongue. Iinpnrt to us, wo beseech 
 thee, the teaching of thr i*pi«t through which nione 
 thy word can be prontably studied, and witlioul 
 which all the external means of grace can avail us 
 nothing. Inspire us with a greater love for tbv 
 holy oracles than we have ever yet expeneneed, 
 impress upon our minds the solemn truth that an 
 they treat of matters infinitely nwro important than 
 the productions of any human author, so our re- 
 Hearches into them in order to be blessed for our 
 npiritual improvemen. '^ carried on with 
 
 Minuteness of heart ar • . ling dii '^ loe, our 
 
 Mouls nmst be more i ^ oi»« intensely occupied 
 upon them than they ore required to be upon any 
 Nublunary object or pursuit whatever. Forgive, we 
 pray thee, that weaiiness, langour,.and indifierenuo 
 ^' th which all of us are more or less beset whei* 
 <. gaged in the exercises of xeoiling or hearing frruik 
 
fomNt Of rKArM. 
 
 98 
 
 or I'UBi.ic 
 
 I 
 
 iVi«) Itocik of tlir tettimoiiy. nml which, we Iniiieiit 
 to »ny, cU'avc, like a loprmy, to Ui, •like in th« w- 
 vnt «nKiif(cnient« of tho chitet luid tho public exer- 
 iHMM of ihfl •pnctunrv. If oiiy hero pr^Miil have at 
 ihii lime thuii ort'eiuWl thee, Lord we iiiiiilure for 
 ihein thy pity ami forgivencii, ^id f«»r u« hII repetit- 
 uice of uiMt till* ami oarn«5it d««ir««, through thy 
 i<rac«", alter new and better "btdituice. May wlmi 
 luiH been fNiid from thy holy word be accom|Huii«<l 
 with power, pardon what may have been aaid luiiiif , 
 bleita UM with itill increaainff light upon aacred aub- 
 jccta and atill incrcaaingzeal in promotinf^ thy glory 
 Hud the food of aouli. May the love ot our blef> 
 Ned Haviour conatrain ua to live no longer unto 
 ouraelvea, but '* unto him who died for ua ami roMi 
 (igaiiu** Waah ua all, we pray thee, in bia atoning^ 
 Irlood, ** which apoakcth beUer thinga than that of 
 Abel," and give ua all to experience the renewing 
 inHuence of thy Spirit, •' mighty," through hia iii-^ 
 terceaaion and thy power, ** to the pulling down of 
 the atrong-holda" of Satan in our hearta, and to 
 the tranafonning them into living templea fit for 
 thy glory and honour to dwell in. 
 
 " Our heart*a deairo and prayer to God for Israel 
 ia, that they may be aaved." " For Zion*8 aake we 
 will not hold our peace, and for Jeruaolem'a aake 
 we will not keep ailence, till the righteouineaa there- 
 of go forth B8 brightneaa, and the aalvation thereof 
 aa a lamp that burnetii.'* Call home to thet; 
 ngaiii, O God, thine ancient people the Jews, and 
 bring in the fulness of the Gentilea, and " give thy 
 Sou the heathen for his inheritance, and the utter- 
 most parts of the earth for a poasesaion,'' ** Be 
 favourable to our beloved land.** Abundantly blesH 
 thy servant our Sovereign the King. May he be u 
 ruler after thine own heart, a follower of wise and 
 pious princes in all things excellent and praise- 
 wortUy, that in his days the righteous may flourish 
 and wickedness as ashamed may hide its head. 
 
^ 
 
 tonua w i>iuYinr^ 
 
 " May his eye* be direeted to the fiiithful of th0 
 Innd," that those who are plaoed around tha 
 throne may ever be animated by a sincere regard 
 to thy glory, and be enabled aa weU as disposed ixr 
 prosecute every means of promoting the best inters 
 ests of the ceuntrr witl^ wisdom, energy, and sue- 
 eess. We p»ay for the Representative of our So- 
 vereign in this part of bis dominions. Bless him 
 and nuike him a bliessiiig; Counsel his counsel-^ 
 lore and teaoli oyr seaatora wisdom. Oire unto 
 all our rulers spirits suited t© their stations, that 
 they moy use for thy glory aH the power which 
 they have received from theerSupprMsing vice, de-^ 
 fending and encouraging whatever is holy, just, 
 ftnd good,^-4hat under the proteotion of th» powere 
 protected by thee, and under siiek nders as are 
 ruled by thy word, ♦* we may lead quiet and peacc'^ 
 able lives in all godliness and honesty.*^ Bless the 
 Protestant Establishments of the Pantnt State with 
 *^very branch of them in these Ojokmies, and break 
 the forces of all who wo«dd invade their peace, cor» 
 mpt their parity, and (lestroy their prosperity. 
 Bless all the sincere wimhippors of the one living 
 and true €K)d, by whatever name they may be 
 known. May they be pure who bear the vessels 
 of the sanctuary, and may all who mioister at the 
 altar be blest with fidelity and honoured witk suc- 
 cess. •* Be the eonftdenee of «U the ends of the 
 earth, and of those who are aikr olf upon the sea."^ 
 We pray for our friends, for our enemies, and for 
 those who have none to help them. Be thou the 
 widow's trust and tha orphan'^ stay. Guide the 
 young in the paths pf wisdom and peaee, and may 
 •♦ the hoary head" be ♦♦ a crown of glory,** being 
 •* found in the waye of righteousness.*' Suit the 
 dispensations of thy Providence to the various cases 
 of thy sufFering creatures, and may " thy rod and 
 staff be the comfort^^ and support of those who are 
 summoned ** to walk through the dark valley and • 
 
ponHa Of pitAVGft* 
 
 Oft 
 
 shadow of death." ** Save thy peoplef biesii thins 
 inheritance, feed them ilsOf and lift tliera up for 
 even" And grant, heavenly Father, that our con- 
 feisioas of tin, our prayera and tupirfications, dur 
 praises and our thanksjuivings, may be heard and 
 accepted (or the sake of Jesus Christ, oar adorable 
 Advocate and Mediator* Amen. 
 
 AKOTHBR FKAYCR AT THE COMMENGXMSNT OP 
 PU9I.I0 WOBflUiP. 
 
 O God of the spirits of all flesh, eaafele us " to 
 Worship thee in spirit and in truth," to " rejoice in 
 Christ Jesus, and to have no confidence in the 
 tlesh." '* Let thy Spirit hcH» our ififirmitieSf for 
 we canaoc order our speech by reason of darlnoess." 
 " Oh send forth thy light and thy truth, let them 
 lead us and guide us, let them bri)if us to thy holy 
 hill and to thy tabernacles. Then will we go to 
 the altar of Gf^d, unto God our exeeedin|; joy*" 
 ** Then will we pray with the spirit and with the 
 understanding also." We desire to eome into thy 
 presence with that deep humility wliieh becometh 
 the creature when he approaches his creator, with 
 that love and affection whioli become children to* 
 wards a kind and indulgent parent, with that fear 
 and trembling which are becoming in sinners to- 
 wards him whom they have greatly offended, with 
 that reverential awe and holy dread which are due 
 from man to God. We bear upon our minds that 
 thou art in heaven and we upon earth, and that 
 therefore our words before thee ought to be few and 
 weU ordered. Thou rulest among the hosts of 
 heaven, and the powers of dariiness tremble at thy 
 rebuke. Thou sitteat on the circle of the earth 
 and regardest the inhabitants thereof as grasshop-^ 
 pers. '* Thou takest up the isles as a very little 
 thing. Thou weighest the mountains in scales and 
 
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 I 
 
 00 
 
 I'rttlMi 01' PltAVRn. 
 
 »»io IiiIIm in a buUnce. With thru are tlio tj AAiunti 
 »>t UiQ mow niitl the ohnmhori orihn hni), mid thou 
 memiurciit tho wnt«rN of tho ooftiii in the hollow of 
 thy ImuuI." Thou " mnkeiit (Inrknrm thv nccret 
 |>Iaoo J thy p«villon round about thoo in dwk wntvri) 
 iMul thick oloudN of tho ■klei." It 1^ indeed, but 
 u •uuill ptirt of thy workit iind wnya which wo nru 
 pernmttid to couteujplato, and " thu fidl thunder ol' 
 Uiv power who oan under«tnndr' Humility and 
 •elf-obiiienient are tho only fceliuffn becoming our 
 situation and the only inoeuAe which will render 
 •nir »ervlce and our aacrinoo acceptable. When wo 
 consider nil the iubliine nnd inoompreheniible at- 
 tnbutw of thy Godhend—nnd the ntuiiendouM and 
 inagnifloent perfonnnnceN of thy hand—" the hen- 
 v«iui, the work of thy Hngeri { the moon and tho 
 Mars which thou hast ordained, What ii man thot 
 thou art mindAil of him, or tho Ron of man that 
 thou vioiteit him; For thou hatt made hini but a 
 little lower thon the angels, and hait crowned him 
 with glory and honour ; aud hait given him domi- 
 iiipn over the works of tliy hands, and bust put all 
 thmgs under his feet." Thou hast, O Lord, per- 
 ormed even greater things than tbese for us. Thou 
 liast p«t>vided an atonement for that transgression 
 whereby we rendered ourselves obnoxious to tliy 
 righteous displeasure, nnd hast thereby not only re- 
 mitted the punishment due to our offences, but 
 even admitted us into thy holy presence in the ex- 
 ercise of prayer and of thanksgiving, and laid open 
 to us the blessed hope of everlnsting happiness be- 
 yond the grave, and of becoming kings and priests 
 unto thee in that heavenly world Where sorrow and 
 sighing, termination and change, are alike un- 
 known.--«* Let the nations praise thee, O Lord, 
 lot OH tlie people praise thee ;" " for thy merciful 
 Kindness has been great towards us, and thy foith- 
 liilness cnduretli forever." 
 
FORMN nv rnAVKH. 
 
 07 
 
 lliit nliu i O Loril, whilu we oitU'Uruto iUyyrmn* 
 nnd th« woiitloM of thy lov«, w« otuiiiot fnif t« b« 
 niiliiiinud Hiid uonfuuiidiid wliuii wo rafloot vpon the 
 uuffiatutul hehaviuiir whkh hsM chnrooteriied u» 
 the uudeiervitig ohjooU uf thy htiueiksoitoo. It U 
 with thu duepedt lorrow i*nd iiolf-re|iro«di that we 
 ackimwludtfe our utter uiiWorthiueM m»t only of 
 theio highlio|}«g mid dtNtiiigutthed |iiiviU)g«M, hut 
 ovoH of the leiMt of nil thy lueroUii. "SVv mufeN* 
 with Mhftnie and ootifuxiou of fuoi), thttt the liven 
 whioh tlioa hiMt eitved Irnvo been oAeti emplopd 
 to diNhoiiour iIiao, wid " b«K»aui»e eonteiice i^iiiMt 
 fin ovU work hM not bnon executed aiiocdily, thnru- 
 fora the hearti of" um '* the Mon« of men, hiivo been 
 fully set in um to do evil." Ingratitude) und iM^gluct 
 have been too often our onlv return for fnvourN tho 
 moit invaluable, and even m thoMo loaeoiiN wImii 
 thy bleMinffe have beeu dcioenduig upon um in tlMi 
 rioheMt variety and nbuudtuice, we bavo li«eu fre- 
 quently moJit dispoved to furaet Uie hnnd from 
 wbidi tlwy flowed. Tal«Mti» which Utou hunt eou- 
 furrcd upon ue for tho noblent litkve been ioo oHau 
 proetitttted to tlie vileit purpoeov, and ov4>n tho 
 tonniet wluoh we received to nhew forth tliv praise, 
 weliave employed in diihonouring thy luiiy name. 
 Often when we hove profemed to wonhip, w« have 
 dared to insult the muesty of thy throne with thu 
 lorvice of the lips, while our hearts were f»r from 
 tlieo and wandering on the mountains of vanity. 
 Forgetfulness and ir consideration have too loug 
 been the stains of our religious pro^sion. (ndif^ 
 ference and lukewarmness are tho prevailing ulnit 
 of *' our holy thiogi." We have in every thing, O 
 Lord, been highly favoured, and in every thing wo 
 hnve egrcgiouoly sinned and " come short of thy 
 glory." — Wert thou to enter into judgment with us, 
 we could not answe tliee for one of a thouiiand of 
 our tranHgrcssions, and hodst thou dealt with its an 
 our iniquities deserved, the measure of thy forbear- 
 
96 
 
 roms OP rnAYER. 
 
 'II 
 
 J. 
 ■if 
 
 been ^fiUedll^fht' ow^Xvice" '■"^ViZV"^ 
 ing iniquity, tran.jreMio", ,„d S^i^^i"!'"" 
 has " fL «! 7J?* *? **** wilderness, even «o" 
 
 etr h^tfriS».trd'r zr^rr 
 
 erertastinff KB." i« j !"". Pensn, but bavo 
 
 ini-nt of J '». •'ependance on hia atone- 
 
 hv f»™ ^'"?' "e desire at tlii, time to " eXat 
 
 ^hich ^nihid^^'J! ^ ^""^^ *"'* '^^ of defence 
 that tWh Ir;.? «'" ''^^""^ ^^^ assurance 
 

 roEMS or rRATfeR. 
 
 ad 
 
 fVuits of righteoittneM in them who are exercised 
 tliereby." Should ttie storm* of misfortune ever 
 gather over our heads and the billows of adversity 
 rage around us, may we thus " have an anchor 
 within the vale, sure and stedfast," — an interest in 
 the ruler of the storm, who can say to the winds, 
 " Cease," and to the waves, " Be still." And, at 
 last, when *' fear" shall overtake the wicked ** nn 
 desolation, and destruction shall come upon them 
 as a whirlwind," when the earth shall tremble and 
 the nations thereof shall be horribly dismayed, may 
 we be supported and strengthened by thy grace to 
 triumph over " the last enemy," and to smile at 
 the shaking of his spear. 
 
 We thank thee, heavenly Father, that thou hast 
 80 far consulted the good of our souls as well us 
 the glory of thy great name, as to set apart one day 
 in seven to holy uses, to engage us in a solemn and 
 devout attendance upon thee the Ciiod of ordinan- 
 ces, in whose service consisteth all our honour and 
 iiappiness. We hail the return of a day sacred to 
 thee, sacred to our souls, and sacred to eternity. 
 " This is the day which the Lord hath made, we 
 will be glad and rejoice in it. Save now we pray 
 thee, O Lord, we beseech thee send now prospe- 
 rity." May this be indeed " a time of refreshing 
 from the presence of the Lord and from the glory 
 of his power." Grant us a word in season and 
 thy blessing with it. Call in our wandering and 
 scattered tlioughts, fix them upon thee and upon 
 the truths of thy word, that we may be doers of 
 thy word and not hearers only, " deceiving our 
 own souls." " Behold we are all here present to 
 hear what thou wilt say unto us. Speak peace 
 unto thy people and to thy saints, but let them 
 not return to foolishness." " Clothe thy priests 
 with salvation and let thy saints shout aloud for 
 joy." Let none be ashamed who, this day, wnit 
 upon thee and hope for thy salvation. But " let 
 
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 poiiMs or ptiATtn* 
 
 I' 
 
 sinners in Zion be afraid, let fearAilnesi snrpritd 
 the Iiypocrite." Brighten the lolltude of thy peoplo 
 whom thou hast been pleated to deprive of the 
 public ordinances of grace. Listen to the sighing 
 of the prisoner, mark the tear of penitence which 
 mdy fall in secret, sooth the broken and ooiUrite 
 spirit. Thou " lovest the gates of Zion," but thon 
 art not unmindful of ** the solitary habitations of 
 Jacob." And O be not angry with iif though we 
 give place in our intercessory prayers to those also 
 who are far from thee and far from righteousness—- 
 to whom thy sabbaths are a weariness— who " think 
 their own thoughts, speak their own words, and 
 iind their own pleasures*' on this day which the 
 Lord hath blessed. " Father, forgive them, for 
 they know not what they do :" Pluck them as 
 Brands from the burning, and make them trophies 
 of that grace which they now lightly esteem. " O 
 let thy work and power appear unto thy servants 
 and thy glory unto their children. And let the 
 beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, establish 
 the work of our hands upon us, yea, the work of 
 our hands establish thou it." Now to thee the 
 God of consolation and of hope, to Jesus, our 
 once crucified, but now risen and exalted Lord, and 
 to the Holy Ghost the Comforter, one livinp; ».nd 
 true God, be ascribed glory and honour, dominion 
 and power, in all th'e churches, throughout all ages, 
 world without end. AIhen. 
 
 ANOTREB PRAYER AT THE CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC 
 
 WORSHIP. 
 
 Accept, O Lord, of our united and grateful ac- 
 knowledgments for the countenance thou hast been 
 graciously pleased to afford us since we met toge- 
 ther. Command thy blessing upon the services in 
 which we have been engaged. May the truths of 
 
FOftHt OF P1lAirCR» 
 
 31 
 
 OP PUBLIC 
 
 thy holy word make their due impreMion upon our 
 hearts, and be fixed there, ** like nail* fastened in 
 n sure place" hj the great " Matter of aaaeinblicii.*.' 
 We prny earnettly, O Lord, that thou " wouldst 
 make bare thy holy arm in behalf" of thoeo un"* 
 Irappy beings who arc yet in a state of blindness and 
 insensibility as to their sours mahuiiee. Restore 
 to conscience somewhat of its primitive vigour, and 
 mny it be awakened in them to a faithful discharge 
 of its duty. Convince them of that inherent cor- 
 ruption which is the birthright of every one of us, 
 set their actual sins before th«r eyes in that awful 
 light which they will assume when thou comest to 
 the judgment, and when they are thus brought to 
 »ce their need of a heavenly physician to open the 
 eyes of their understandings, and of a heavenly de- 
 liverer to redeem tlieir souls from death, do thou 
 direct them to Him in whose Ught alone '* they can 
 nee light," and whose inexhaustible merits are alone 
 sufficient to justify them in thy presence. Bow 
 down thine ear in mercy to the prayer of such as 
 may, in good earnest, be imploring an interest in 
 His atonement. May they be " strong in faith, 
 pving glory to God," endowed with patience and 
 perseverance still " to pray and not to faint," sup- 
 "ported by the assurance that thou wilt never say 
 unto any sincere and contrite suppliant, ** seek 
 my face in vain." And, O Lord, after thou hast 
 brought them in safety through all those trials and 
 experiences which to thy wisdom may seem meet, 
 may they at last be translated to thine own right 
 hand, where they shall walk forever in the light of 
 thy countenance. 
 
 Give unto us all, we earnestly beseech thee, those 
 graces of humility, and meekness, and poverty of spi- 
 spirit, 80 essential to the existence of genuine religion, 
 and without which thou hast thyself declared that 
 no one will ever enter into the kingdom of heaven. 
 May we always remember that " whosoever exalteth 
 
92 
 
 ronua or pitiirct* 
 
 liimwlf ihall b« ibMed," whereaf »U Uiat Ikmvh 
 Weth UmMir ibaU be txaltMl ;" •ntl tliftt, deminiy 
 aU ire km9 and all we fiope for fro« tby ftec and 
 imeMtitraiMd raeray, instead of cherifbinf liiifli 
 imafproationt of oar owa ^rortb and of our owu de- 
 sert*, it beeoanaa m to " receire Uie Jiinatlom of 
 hravao a« iittla ohiUraiw" EnaMa ua always t« 
 »et lictfarB aa the axanple <rf our Lord and SawiJur 
 i^suf Chriat, who mat meak and kwriy in heim-^ 
 to reoieiBter tbal lie binnelf baa enjoined un V, 
 testify our l0i« foTthim by keeping hit OMttmand* 
 iiicntB, and that ** ii we eay we laive feUowibip 
 with )faun« and walk in darkaeM, we lie and do not 
 tbe tnrtb." O Lord, ** raajr we know him in the 
 power <of (Ma Teauneetion «nd in tbe >feUow«lii{> oi' 
 hi» auffimaga, being jnade eonformable iint4» bin 
 death/' that we >* may ke found in him, not hav- 
 ing our^vn TiflfateouBneia, whioii is of liiie law, but 
 tdiat urhicb ia tkrough the latth of Chriiit. even tha 
 rij^btcouaneaa wihioh is of <iod by 4aith." Under 
 liis batnnara nay we be enabled to overcame (be 
 xvorld with all its tempftationa, to aubdue aad carry 
 imptive ereiy unruly laadanhaUowcd deftire^aud to 
 come off " .more tluin eonqueroiH" oyer the priuoc 
 «nd rlie poQ«ra of darkness. 
 ^ With ouraelvas, O Lord, we deaire to remeniber 
 bofortf^thee all our brethren of mankind. In par- 
 ticular we would entreat thee to Ueas, with every 
 temporal and spantual blesning, the country t^ 
 ..whidi we belong. Preserve her long, O Lord, 
 from foreign invasion and domestic broils. May 
 peace «ver smile npon oar .portion, and bappi net^ 
 and prosperity be the lot of our inheritance. 1$^ 
 <" as a wall of £re around oin> Zion, and tl»e glory 
 in the -midat of her." <» Establish and make Jtiru- 
 ssdem a praiae in tbe .whole earth." Shower down 
 tliy ohoiceat favours on the head of our ilUwfriou^ 
 Sovereign, and bless «U the memliers of the Royel 
 mmily, iMay they be equaiUy distinguished by the 
 
nmMs OP riiAYisiu 
 
 m 
 
 fjmccf of character nt hy the iplendouri of earthly 
 Mtation. May tlie King*a throne be eatal>lMti«U in 
 righteouaaeM and itounah under thy protection and 
 favour. Makeour *' judgiea juitt, ouroffic8rapeacc« 
 and our exactori righteouancss.** Bleaa tliis Pro* 
 vince, Rifd all orden and d«grec« of peramia, from 
 him who adu»iniirt«ra ita §ov«mDieut down to the 
 iHetneft of ita inltabitanta. May thoto who arc ptit 
 111 trust with th« minietry, unite their cfibrta in afa'' 
 roBting tilo progicMMi «f rioe aiidi immorality^ and in 
 )»rottioting, by cxMnpte «a wett am by preeepc, the 
 loauie of " pufii and undated redigloa.** ** The 
 harvest truly ia great tmA tho lobtmrera are few^ 
 K«nd f«ftil fiiitbfut labo«»reM into tby viaeynrd/' 
 men wh» wilt not *^ eouot tJieir livca dkn unto 
 themaelvea,** if th«y may ** finisb tlwir courae with 
 
 i'oy, and the miniatry wideh they leeafere of th* 
 ItOtdJtmm, to taadfythe Goapel of the grace of 
 <;}od.** May " the wilderneaa and the tolkarr 
 pfaec^ be made glad Skr them* and the desert n* 
 joice and blossom «a the ibae;** May those who 
 ** go down t» the sea in tbipt and sec tiiy wonders 
 in ttie deep,-' ptaeo all tlieir eoafideiwe in thee, 
 recognising thy presence in the gentleness of th<; 
 breeze as well as in the majesty of the storm ; and 
 may tlrose who are appointed for theseeurity and 
 defence of our country, iriiile' faithful to their 
 earthly sovereign, never forget their allegiance u> 
 H heavenly King. [Great Pareift of seasons! 
 ** Thott makest grass to grow for the eattie and 
 herb for the service of man," md hast promised 
 tttat " seed time and harvest, summer and winter, 
 Bh»ll contittuc while sun and moon endure,** tat- 
 vourably regard us, we beseech thee, ia respect pt 
 tJie season of the year. May the te^ds deposrted 
 in the -earth, by thy blessing, make a ^ood return. 
 I*r«s€rv€ our crop* alike from blighting miidew, 
 nipping frosts, rotting rains, and shaking windt<, 
 and way the year, in due time, be " crowned with 
 
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34 
 
 rORMI or FRAYER. 
 
 thy foodnow/' that there may bo plenty in our 
 knd for man n:ul Tor beait, and that the poorett 
 of the people iiitiy have cause to rejoice in the lo?- 
 ingkindaes* oi' the I^rd."]* Be propitioui, w« 
 ^treat thee, to our lawful trade and commerce, 
 and abundantly reward all the pursuits of honest 
 induatry. Look down iu pity on the afflictions of 
 the just. To the upright cause light to arise in 
 the midst of darkness. Bind up the bruken- 
 hearted, and say unto those who aro of a sorrow- 
 ful spirit, " Be of good cheer, thy tins are forgiven 
 thee." Be the renige of the destitute, the physi- 
 cian of the sick, the hope and the help of those 
 who are doomed to die. — <]rrant us at thit time a 
 parting blesaing. Enable us to keep holy to thee 
 tlie day whiclt thou hast hallowed, and to '* sanctify 
 thea the Lord God in our hearU.'* " Whether we 
 live, may we live unto the Lord, whether we die, 
 may we die unto the Lord ; whether we live, there- 
 fore, or die, may we be the Lord's." And may the 
 grace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the 
 love of God, the communion and fellowship of the 
 Holy Ghost, bo with us all, evermore. Amen. 
 
 ,.*• 
 
 ANOTUER PRAYER AT 'THE COMMENCEMENT OF 
 PUBLIC %V0R8UIP. 
 
 " Blb68 the Lord, O our souls. O Lord our 
 God, thou art v&ry great : thou art clothed with ho- 
 nour and majesty : Thou coverest thyself witli 
 light as with a garment ; thou stretchest out the 
 heavens like a curtain ; Thou layest the beams of 
 thy chambers in the waters; thou makest the 
 clouds thy chariot ; thou walkest upon the wings 
 of the wind. Thou makest thine angels spirits. 
 
 * This part of the prefer to be used or omitted, according to 
 the season of the yetu^ 
 
VOKMB or TKAlKMi 
 
 n.1^ 1*))^ mintttMV • flnra* of An ; Thou diitflt \nf 
 the Ibyiidaltonf o( the earth that thev tlKmhl not 
 he remtxredl fiofwer.** We rejoice ia thoeo eu«loi*r- 
 mg chava«ters uader which tho« kaat bMn pleti- 
 M«'il to re?eal thyself in thy word« and on which 
 Hmih hMMt eiUMraraged tiia inoet vUe of Atlain'« ruo« 
 Hy hone. IJn«ler those ch«racte» wo wotiU u|f 
 proacn thee with holy boldness* that " we uiar «fi- 
 tniii inerey l« pardon and find graoe to Iwlp la 
 4ivory time of need." We adore thai power of thine 
 which Ibnned and which sustains the univorso-— 
 which favo existeiiee to man and aH the Yturini 
 tribes af animated being»^whicli actuates and sup- 
 jitMis the whole frame of nature— which controtil« 
 the revolutions of the seasons and the kingdoaw t»t' 
 tne»— w4rich alters or suspends the laws of iiotiire 
 according to thy pleasure, and for accomplishiu^ 
 thy magnificent dcsigns~> which breakoth up the 
 I'nuntaiNS of the ppreat deep, openeth the wtiuJowtt 
 Iff heaven, and turnetli the Iteiurts of the luifhticri 
 and most midignant enomies into the love and «>be- 
 Oienee of the truth. Wa adore that wisdom r>f 
 thine which is displfiyed in thp ciurioua arran^.- 
 ment, beautiful order, astonishing mechanism and 
 contrivance, which are equally conspicuous in the 
 more minute as in the more vast productiotte uf thy 
 ]i}fn<l_\vhich overlooks the uiiirerse, preserves or- 
 der in every part of thy dominions, attends to t\w 
 wants of the minutest creature, and provides for the 
 necessities of all — which from age to age, without 
 tlie intermission of a moment, governs all creature 
 utid all worlds, ordaining and regulating e^r.ry 
 event, however seemingly fortuitous, and in plftcei4 
 the most distant from each other, in subservi^'nce 
 to thy everlasting plans and purposes. We adore 
 thnt goodness of thine which formed us with pow- 
 ers and faculties of soul, capable of knowing, lov- 
 ing, and serving thee — which scatters blessing's 
 around us in rich profusion, and luultipUes tlt<i. 
 
oo roiMi or piuyii« 
 
 ■ourcM of onjoymtnt to th« mMuetl and moil 
 worthlMtofthy creaturai, with an uns(Nurinf haml 
 —which briDKi light out of darknoM, and makt* 
 •all thinfM work toMther for good to th«in that Jov« 
 the* and are th« called according to thv purpoM.*' 
 Wo adore that patience of thine which orerlookf 
 the ofTeniive diapoeltioni and deprared affection* 
 of our common nature-^which pnMei by the nu- 
 merous and aggravated vidationi of thy law, with 
 which the beat of u» are juitly chargeaW*— which, 
 notwithstanding of the power, the holincM, and the 
 juiticc' of thy nature, ngainat which our nni have 
 been committed, forltoare to execute merited ven- 
 geance, and entreat* ua still to lay down tlie wca- 
 poiii of our rebellion, and to be reconciled to our 
 olTended Maker. We adore that holiness of tl^o 
 which is for removed from the temptations andlb- 
 filements by which the children of Adam are tlj- 
 ceived and overcome— which formed us with a dis- 
 position to love what is good and to abhor what is 
 evil — which has placed us under a law oquolly ex- 
 tensive, strict, and spiritual in its demands— which 
 has made known a way in wh^ch iniquity may l)o 
 pardoned, exhibiting at the same time the -odious- 
 iiess of sin in all its forms, and thy supreme regard 
 to truth and righteousness — and which at the great 
 day of judgment will be vindicated before an as- 
 sembled universe, as well in receiving the righteous 
 into " the kingdom prepared for them from the 
 foundation of the world," as in dooming the wicked 
 to " everlpstinff destruction from the presence of 
 the Lord and from the glory of his power." We 
 adore that justice of thine which even in the pre- 
 sent state punishes the sins of individuals with per- 
 sonal and family distress — which in numerous in- 
 stances has involved cities and nations in ruin, po- 
 verty, and wretchedness — which threatens misery 
 everlasting, as the punishment of those who violate 
 the least of thy commandments-— which could be *a- 
 
roiMi or ruAYKR. 
 
 37 
 
 Usi\ed ill iu dciniinds onlv by the ftorfect obotltenct, 
 •ufferingi, and death of thine own eternal and wull- 
 boioved 8on. We adore that mercy of thine which 
 ii over all tliv worka^ — which pardona the moat r«« 
 Itellioua of thy creatures, and which rejoicci over 
 them to do them good—which is wholly unmerited 
 on our part, diatinguithing in iti highest benefits, 
 find " reigns through ri^fhteousncfs unto eteriioi 
 life.*' Wu adore that faitlifulnesa of thine which 
 warrants us to repose with unshaken confidence on 
 the exceeding great and urecious promises of thy 
 word, and wnich persuades us to flee from the 
 wrath to come, by the awful assurance which it 
 ^ives us that the threatening denounced against 
 the traiyigreasors of thy law shall certainly be ful- 
 filled in all their dread reality. These thy per- 
 fections, we especially adore, os they are displayed 
 through Christ Jesus the Son of thy love — in ac- 
 complishing, in the fulness of time, the great scheme 
 which was hid from oges and generations, '* into 
 which angels desire to look," and in which thy 
 servants would ever desire to glory. We adore 
 thy perfections as engaged in the propagation of 
 the Gospel of Peace, and in attaining for it a con- 
 quest over the idolatry and wickedness of the 
 world— -in humbling, comforting, and saving sin- 
 nem, whilst the various and seemingly opposite 
 perfections of thy nature are glorified — in carrying 
 on the vost designs of grace and mercy towards 
 thy redeemed people, amid all the temptations and 
 trialii of this waste howling wilderncus — and in 
 attaining their complete and everlasting salvation. 
 O grant that through Christ Jesus we may eoch 
 of us have full assurance that all the perfections 
 of thy nature are engaged in our behalf. Do thou 
 provide liberally for all our wants. Out of the ful- 
 ness that is in Christ Jesus, may we derive an in- 
 crease of knowledge, holiness, strength, and com- 
 fort. Do thou afiford us protection in eyery season 
 
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 I'il 
 
 lli 
 
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 1 
 
 III 
 
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 PORHS OP TRATEIt. 
 
 of danger. May he who is our Leader as well as 
 our Commander, go before us to the combat, and 
 animate us to " quit ourselves like men," under tlie 
 coattdonce that he stands by us to save us and to 
 j(ive us the victory. Do tliou stand by us at the 
 last trying hour, that in our experience the termi- 
 nation of tlie whole scheme of ffrace may be glo- 
 rious — that we may be received into thy immediate 
 l^resence, where we shell behold and admire thy 
 majesty, and be swallowed up in the contemplation 
 of the Saviour*8 excellency and love for ever and 
 «;ver. O suffer us not to forget that as a Prince 
 invested with sovereign authority, the Saviour hath 
 c'nacted laws by which he commands US' to re- 
 gulate our spirit and conduct. Ma; we be dis- 
 posed to submit to his authority, niid enabled to 
 yield a perfect obedience to his commands. May 
 we be ever found " walking in all his command- 
 ments and ordinances, blameless," that we may 
 liave the witness in ourselves that we are interested 
 in all the gracious displays of his divine perfections. 
 May his grace sanctify us wholly in soul, body, and 
 npirit, that we may be " a people prepared for the 
 Lord.'* May we " abide in him, that when lie 
 shall appear, we may have confidence and not be 
 ashamed before him at his coming." 
 
 Bless the ordinances of thine own appointment 
 for our spiritual improvement and growth in grace. 
 We rejoice in the return of another day of the Son 
 of Man upon earth. " Lift up the Kght of thy 
 countenance upon us and be gracious unto us. 
 The Lord cause his face to shine upon us and give 
 us peace." With the light of the natural sun may 
 the glorious Sun of Righteousness shine upon us 
 that his beams may dispel the darkness of our un- 
 derstandings, and that his genial influences accom- 
 panying the gentle communications of the spirit 
 may descend upon lis that we may become as •' trees 
 of righteousness, the planting of the Lord in whom 
 
F0BM8 or PRAYER. 
 
 HO 
 
 he may be glorified." May the victory gained by 
 the captain of our salvation over the powers of 
 darkness ere long be complete. Go forth in the 
 chariot of the everlasting gospel conquering and to 
 conquer. May many this day be ' ' brought to be- 
 Jieve the report of the gospel and to many may 
 thine arm be revealed." Be present in all the 
 worshipping assemblies of thy people throughout 
 the Christian world. " Revive thy work in the 
 midst of the years" and " may thy people rejoice 
 in thee." May those on whom thou hast laid thy 
 chastening hand or who by any of the restraints of 
 tliy providence are prevented from joining ttiis day, 
 in the exercises of public and social worship, have 
 much of thy presence and consolation^ and may 
 those who are careless and unconcerned about sal- 
 vation be aroused to serious thoudlit, brought to 
 shed the tears of penitence, and to lay hold in good 
 earnest of the hope set before them in the gospel. 
 " Bless us, even us also O our Father." " Cause 
 us to experience thy lovingkindness in the midst of 
 thy temple." May " thy word dwell richly in us in 
 all wisdom and spiritual understanding." Ever- 
 more give us the biead of life. May ^^e "live be- 
 fore thee," and at last be permitted to serve and 
 to enjoy thee without interruption and without end. 
 Hear our humble prayers ; pardon our many of- 
 fences ; accept of u^ and bless us for Christ the 
 Redeemer's sake. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER FRAYER AT THE CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC 
 
 WORSHIP. 
 
 Heavenly Father I what shall we render unto 
 thee for all thy mercies to us the sinful children of 
 men 1 In particular, how shall we sufficiently tes- 
 tify our gratitude for that astonishing manifestation 
 of tliy divine love whereby a lost world was restored 
 
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 46 
 
 points OP rRAYEJi; 
 
 pn 
 
 i 
 
 V 
 
 rti 
 
 to the hope of happiness and immortality beyonH 
 ileath and the grave ! We rejoice, O Lord, that 
 the news of that glorious redemption has reached 
 IIS who dwell in tliis distant part of thy vast domi-^ 
 iiions; and we would in an especial manner Mess 
 thee that thou hast not called upon us to fix our 
 faith in its completion upon any vague or inseeui'e 
 foundation, but hast transmitted evidence of that 
 •;Tent to succeeding generationr upon which every 
 man may in the calmest exercise of reaflon and 
 with the most unsuspecting confidence re[»ose the 
 internal interests of his soul. Deeply sensible, 
 <> Lord, that " other foundations can ni> man lay 
 than that is laid which is Christ Jesus," we im- 
 plore the dssistance of thy grace, earaestty and de- 
 cidedly to lay hold upon him, atid " considering the 
 time past sufficient to have wrought the will of the 
 liesh," may we henceforth walk with him m new* 
 ness of lifb. Through hun may we receive pardon 
 of air our sins, regeneration of our nature, comfort 
 and consolation throagft the thorny path of Kfe, and 
 good hope at the hour of death. 
 
 " Let thy Wtty he known upon eartR and thy savi 
 ing health among all nations." May thy perfec- 
 tions be every where manifested and adored. May 
 every thing that hath breath praise thy blessed and 
 glorious name. May the whole earth be filled with 
 thy glory. We humbly recommend to thy favour 
 and protection His Majesty Ring George, and aH 
 the members of the Royal family. " In thy band 
 it is to make great." We therefore entreat tliee 
 to bless all who are high in rank and authority with 
 those qualities of mind and heart which alone can 
 make them truly great, and grant that by their ex- 
 ample and influence the manners of the people 
 may be formed to virtue. Bless the land of our 
 nativity, and the church which thou hast planted in 
 it^ Hasten the happy period when the blessings of 
 «ivil liberty and religious light which we so amply 
 
F^RMS OF PRAYEIU 
 
 41 
 
 enjoy thall bo extended to every country under 
 heaven. — ^Muy a double portion of thy Bpirit rest 
 upon tbe ministers of the everlastinff gospel. May 
 they be " wise to win souls*' unto thee, '* workmen 
 needing not to be a«hatned, rightly dividing the 
 word oftruth.**-~-Ble88 all the Authorities, civil, ec< 
 clesiastical, and military of tbi« Province in which 
 we dwell, and |^pnt.tbat while they are a terror to 
 evil doern they may ever be a praise and protection 
 to those who do well. [O thou wlio renewest the 
 face of the earth, and giveat roin from heaven and 
 fruitful seaflons, to satisfy the hungry with ^ood 
 tlnngs and ;to fill our hearts with food and gladness, 
 we beseech thee to grant us the genial warmth and 
 refi-e^lung showers which combine to support the 
 hopes of the husbandmani that "thy paths may 
 drop upon the pastures of the wilderness" and that 
 "the little hills" may "rejoice on every side.** 
 " Then shall the earth yield her increase ; and God, 
 even our own God, shall bless ua."]* Give wis- 
 dom, O Lord, to our icounsellors, and courage to 
 those who turn the battle from our gates. Wo 
 IH^ay for such as are exposed to danger on the 
 trackless ocean. " "When the waves thereof ri>uf 
 and are troubled," be pleased to disarm the fuiy oC 
 the elements, give cornmandment to the winds and 
 waves to save thy servaiVta. Sanctify breaches in fa- 
 jndies totliose who have been visited with such afflic- 
 tive dispensations of thy providence. " Lord, save 
 the meek." " Raise up the bowed down." " Exe- 
 cute judgment for the opprest." " Presei've the stran- 
 gers, relieve the fatherless and the widow." Let 
 the poor and the needy praise thy name. Prove a 
 physician of value to those who are troubled in 
 liody or afHicted in mind. Shield, O Lord, in the 
 last alarms, those who are at this moment tremUUng 
 
 * This part of the prayer to be used or omitted, according to 
 the jieasoM of .the year. 
 
 H%1 
 
4i 
 
 ronMS OP pnAYER. 
 
 on the confines of both worldi, and through the 
 merits of Him " who hath abolished death," may 
 they obtain the victory over *• the last enemy," and 
 *' an abundant entrance into thy everlasting king- 
 dom and glory." Hear, O God, the prayers, and 
 accept of the praises of thy people, which have at 
 this tinle been directed to thy throne, and listen to 
 the voice of our supplications which we now cause 
 to ascend in the name and words of Him " whom 
 thou hearest always." " Our Father who art in 
 heaven; Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom 
 come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in hea- 
 ven. Give us this day our daily bread. *^^rgive 
 us our debts as we forgive our debtors. A*id lead 
 us not into temptation, but delivar us from evil. 
 For thine is the kingdom and the power and the 
 glory for ever, Amen." 
 
 AXOTUER PRAYER AT TUB COMMENCEMENT OF 
 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 We adore thee, O Lord, as the king eternal, 
 immortal, invisible, the only wise God, dwelhng in 
 light that is inaccessible and full of glory, to which 
 no mortal eye can approach. The gods whom the 
 heathen nations worship can neither hev.v the pray- 
 ers nor answer the requests of their deluded vota- 
 ries. " They have mouths but they speak not ; 
 eyes have they, but they see not ; they have ears 
 but they hear not ; they have hands but they han- 
 dle not ; feet have they but they walk not. They 
 that make them are like unto them : so is every 
 one that trusteth in them." But thou art the God 
 whom ftngels adore — whom the heaven of heavens 
 cannot contain — who " doest what seemeth good in 
 thy sight among the armies of heaven and amon<; 
 tlie inhabitants of this lower world. None can stay 
 thy hand from working, or say unto thee, what 
 
r<MlM8 or PRAYER. 
 
 4a 
 
 thou?' We acknowledge with shame and 
 
 •orrow that " other lords besidea thee have too 
 
 Jong had dominion over u."— that we have been 
 
 loverg of pleasure more than lovers of God"— 
 
 tJiat we have placed our happiness in the riches, 
 
 honours, and pleasures of this passing state, rather 
 
 than la that honour which oometh from thee," '« thy 
 
 Wessmg which alone maketh rich and addeth no 
 
 sorrow, those pleasures which the smUes of the 
 
 world cannot yield, and which its frowns cannot 
 
 take away, fihndly insensible even to our own 
 
 interest, we have preferred the transitory indulgen- 
 
 cies of thw short-hved existence, and the pleasures 
 
 tln'^ftT ^""^ ^ ^^\ ^'*' * m^^^nU to the cultiva- 
 lon of those principles which thou hast implanted 
 
 ^nlL Tu !•' ''''^"*'"^ *"** «»*^^««» enjoyment, 
 to a life of obedience to that conscience which thou 
 iiast placed m our breasts to admonish us of the 
 nght and to correct us when we go astray, to reve- 
 ^nce for thy revealed wiU and acquiescence in thy 
 appointed method of salvation. ^We have often 
 acted as those who " have no fear of God b^for" 
 their eyes," and even until this hour we have been 
 adding crime to crime, and heaping transirression 
 upon transgression. But unto whom, O God can 
 we «,, but unto thee, even unto thee against whom 
 we liave rebelled ? Thou alone art 5ble to gk^ 
 permanence and effect to our feelings of repentalice 
 
 toirP^Tl"'"""^."^"'- Thou alon?art able 
 to bring back the wanderer to the path of life to 
 
 strengthen his weakness and to forgive his short- 
 
 tWlf Sr^ ''' ''i^^' '^^' thou^iasfdeclar^d 
 thyself wilhnff so to do, and hast invited aU who 
 
 tl^rnb^rffh^'^K^T of iniquity to paiSklof 
 « 1 K !!^i^ thy children,, even of that glorious 
 ' hberty wherewith Christ iiath made them free ' 
 O convince us savingly of our folly, guilt, and dan- 
 ger m departing from thee, in comiming SSrselve 
 
II; 
 
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 u 
 
 FOftMS OF PRAVCft* 
 
 vrith th€ hiuikf of the wilderness wliilst '* ^re i* 
 bread enough in our father's house and to simrc," 
 in trusting to broken reeds and resortinc to empty 
 cistonis, whilst ** the rock of ages" and tlie " fbun« 
 tain of living waterfe** are inviting our approach. 
 May the language of our hearts now be, ** Behold 
 we come unto thee, for thou art the Lord our God ! 
 Too long wo have been dekided by vain hopes, and 
 mocked bj deceitl^l f^asures. Too long we hare 
 been ttic children of disobedience and of folly. T4>o 
 lung \v« have turned a deaf ear to thy warning and 
 entreating voice, Futlier, we have sinned against 
 heaven and before thee, and are no more worthy to 
 be called thy children. We would rather oecupy 
 the very humblest place «mong thy servants '* than 
 enjoy the riches of many wickml." We would now 
 \i€ flsocked and deceived no longer. We would 
 now ** as obedient chiMren, be fa^ioned, not ac« 
 cording to the course of this world, which Ueth in 
 wickedneBs,** but " as children of God, by faith in 
 Christ Jesus,** we desire .to be formed after the pat* 
 tern of him who hath gone before us, " leaving us 
 an example that we slMMild follow his steps.** Bring 
 us " back hy a way w^ich we know not." *' Draw 
 us with the cords of love as widi the bands of a 
 man.** Give us the fixed eye of foith and the fixed 
 lieait of love. Move all our affections towards thee 
 as their supreme object of attraction, that, won by 
 the charms of goodness iireststible, the obstinacy of 
 our wills may be redakned, and the insensibihty 
 o*" ."ir hearts subdued. " Bring us nigh," even 
 " by the blood of Christ,** and make us a ** willing 
 people in the day of thy power.** May every root 
 of bitterness, springingup within us and threatening 
 to clteck the growth of i>etter princi^es, be exter- 
 minated from our bosoms. May every evil dispo- 
 sition, every unholy aiTeeiion, every thing exposed 
 to the progress of spiritual life and ** growth in 
 jjTace,** be subdued by the mnnipotenoe ^ the Sa- 
 
V0BM9 or num. 
 
 4S 
 
 T/^*" ^"^ h«iic«forth may " wo give no 
 
 »hwp t« oar«y«», nor alutnber to our cyfi-Iids," till 
 we have found in our hearts a place holy to tho 
 Lord--a temple for the Holy Ghost— an aliar from 
 wbi6h the mcense of j^titlide may ascend in sweet 
 memenal before thy throne, on which we may 
 [H*sent " a liting iaorifice, holy and acceptable, 
 which li oar reasonable service." 
 
 We bfess tbee, hearenly Father, that notwith- 
 standing of onr p«Mt iflgratkuile and rebellion, thoii 
 art still waitwg to be grticioas, etiU stretoking to- 
 
 ting u« to be reconcried to thee. O may thr iroorf- 
 ness lead ub to repentance ! May we see the utf- 
 
 STl^?* ^ T" «""^ «• commttted against tL 
 cleawit hght, the tenderest love* the mmrt soteran 
 rtntotunnmea df reason, of cooseieDee, and of 
 S'!*^j ^"^ ^*' "J* **"»•'' ** <*a»1g«iWe with tarn- 
 
 H» aflfetttttoatJe intimationB. May we no longer re- 
 mfcm mnuoTed amid the tender mercies of thS Gos- 
 &«?** ^^«>">«0iOf old, didst open the heart of 
 ta^dltt to attend to the tiuths deMte^d by the me^ 
 lo^lTHiaST ^"^ ^'>«rta " ae with a hv« 
 m^l tJ?^^*2* ?*^."' *** **»i' >«•« affections 
 
 may be preparad to give a cordial wfchsome to " the 
 minntry of reconciliation." ® 
 
 are employed throughout the world for brinttin* 
 
 S^n fi^^^ *!S?*V ^«^ '^ heralds W^va! 
 t»OB, ly *c crosa of Jcwis, pass on in gifent \L 
 
 iTJUI- niwtt of Ignorance, of enor, and »f nee 
 
 lenee. May Pa^n dariuiero, Jewigh infid«Jitv 
 Mahometan deli, ,nd Popirt .n^SratSo^f t?' 
 
J i 1 
 
 
 46 
 
 roKMS or nuTEii. 
 
 nith before '* the Ii|ht of the knowledge of thr 
 fflory as it shines in the face of Jeiui Christ/' 
 May thy ministering senrants come forth, this day, 
 *' fully fraught with the preparation of the blesnngs 
 of the Gospel of peace," and may there be " show- 
 ers of blessing" to accompany their labours in eveiy 
 part of thy vineyard. Accept of the morning tri- 
 bute of gratitude and praise which may have as- 
 cended to thee from the domestic altar or the cham- 
 ber of solitude. Be as a sanctuary in secret to 
 those who are deprived of public ordinances, who 
 are ready to ** hang their harpa upon the willows 
 and to weep when they remember Zion." May 
 they be consoled by the assurance that to all tem- 
 ples thou preferrest the pure and humble heart, 
 and that wherever there is a broken and contrite 
 spirit, there is also a present and a gracious God. 
 May the great things of thy law be the subject of 
 their delightful meditation, — ^may the wonders of 
 redeeming love be the theme of their highest strains 
 in the house of their pilgrimage — may their ** fel- 
 lowship be vritb the Father and with his son Jesus 
 Christ." And O may those deluded multitudes 
 who " forsal^e their own mercies" and fly from their 
 own happiness, by devoting the day of sacred rest 
 to sloth, idleness, and vice, be alarmed in the midst 
 of their security tind giilt, and yet be led to esteem 
 ** a day in thy courts better than a thousand in the 
 tents of wickedness," and to know the blessedness 
 of " the man whom thou chooeest and causest to 
 approach unto thee." ** Bless, Lord, the provision 
 of Z^on, and satisfy her poor with bread." Give 
 vs grace at this time to serve thee without distrac- 
 tion or weariness of spirit, and enable us to *' re- 
 ceive with meekness the eo^afted word which is 
 able to save our souls." Bow the heavens and 
 come down and dwell amongst us. Fill this house 
 with thy glory and our hearts with thy love. And 
 may thy grace and blessing, thy assistance and di-^ 
 
roitim er i^RAtiii. 
 
 It 
 
 fc€ti«^, thy ettrrifhttnran mid fellowuhip, O Tutht^r 
 8«n, and Holy «h<»»t, be #lth m nml iritti Ml thy 
 tinter^ wor»hippeni throughout th« Wdrtd, this day. 
 ond for eyentaora. Amew. *^ 
 
 AKTOTHKR PnAVEK AT THE CONCLVMON OF PUBLIC 
 
 WOlMltlP. 
 
 ^ Wb adore thee, J*hovah, at the all^seelnir and 
 heart-iearching God. " Thml att not far frotn 
 any ofie of m, for in th<je we lire, and iwo¥e, awd 
 have dor Wmg» No plaee of tef^ge which this 
 earth affords, can conceal os fraitt the rianceof thiho 
 «ye, or shelter us froiii the effects- of t^ power : tho 
 top (jf Cannel and the bottotti of the sea, wt equally 
 exposed to the view of Omniscience ; " hell is na- 
 ked before thee, and destruction hath no coterinfr.»' 
 "Whither shall Ivfe go from thy Spirit? or whither 
 shall we ffee from thy p*^sehe«^? If We ascend up 
 into Imaren, thoti art there ; if we make our bed in 
 hen, behold, thou art therts. If we fake the win^^s 
 of the mommg and dwell in the Uttertnottt parts of 
 the sea, even there shall iLy hand lead us, and 
 thy right hand shall hold us. If we Say, Surely 
 the dai-kness shall cdrer us 5 etcm the night shaft 
 he light about us." Penetrate our minds, tve be- 
 seech thee, with a deep sense of thine olnniprfe- 
 sence and omniscience, and convince tfs that no 
 outward shew of goodness and bo attendance ofi 
 the ordmances of religion, however regular, and 
 hotvtever seeminglj devout, can impose upon thee 
 or conciliate thy favour and acceptance, witlwht 
 hearts that are right with thee," without motives 
 congenial with the actions performed, without that 
 simplicity and godly sincerity which must ever dis- 
 
 tK'fi ^rT 7^*\^**«W worthily " ascend unto 
 the hill of the Lord and stand ki his holy place " 
 who wouW " receive the blessing fi^ the Lord 
 
 4 
 
48 
 
 roKMi or rnArun* 
 
 and righteouineu from tlio God of iiii lAlvation.'^ 
 ** Search uf, O God, and know our heartf, try uf, 
 nnd know our thought!, and •«« if there be any 
 wicked way in ui, and lead ua in the way everlast- 
 ing." Shew ua " the plagues of our own hearts,** 
 '* the sins which easily beset us," ** th«^ evil heart 
 of unbelief" which lurks even in the best, and in 
 ever ready to " make us depart from the living God." 
 
 Pmrdon, Lord, wherein we have at thts timo 
 come short of our duty, or careiositly performed it. 
 Forgive the preparation which was not according to 
 the preparation of the sonctuary. Forbid that any 
 of us should rest satisfied with a vain, formal, cus- 
 tomary service,—- with that ** bodily exercise which 
 profiteth little/' But, rising above mere external 
 observances, may we enter into the spirit, and feel 
 Home portion of the blessedness of those who have 
 thrown oif the imperfections of mortality, and serve 
 thee day and night in the temple which is above. 
 
 Hasten the glory of the latter days, when ** Ethi- 
 opia and the idea 8ha|l stretch out their hands unto 
 thoe," when ** all the ends of the world shall re- 
 member, and turn unto the Lord : and all the kin- 
 dreds' of the nations shall worship before thee." 
 ** Lengthen the stakes and strengthen the cords of 
 Zion." Extend the triumphs of the Reformation 
 ut home and abroad. May ** the King joy in thy 
 strength, O Lord ; and in thy salvation may he 
 greatly rejoice. Prevent, him with the blessings of 
 thy goodness ; make him exceeding glad with thy 
 countenance ; may he trust in the Lord, that 
 through the mercy of the Most High he may never 
 be moved." Bless all the branches of the Roynl 
 ilouse, and may they adorn their high rank by 
 lives of integrity, of usefulness, and of honour. 
 Continue to us, we beseech thee, the invaluable 
 blessing of a Protestant succession, and may tho 
 privileges of the British Constitution be handed 
 down unimpaired to the latest generation. Blesif 
 
rORMf Ol' PRAVICM. 
 
 4d 
 
 th« Minittora of the Goipol of the National chiirehei 
 and of every denomination, and grant that to thoni 
 the words of tho Apoitle may with truth be appliud 
 in their full extent of meaning, ** We are not an 
 many, which corrupt the word of God, but ni of 
 sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak 
 wfl in Christ." Re gracious to thy servant whom 
 thou hast appointed to hold the reins of our Fro' 
 vincial Governiriuiit, and grant that he miiy ever bu 
 disposed to employ his power, and talents, and in- 
 lluence for tho public good, llless tho members of 
 His Majesty's Council, and tho Representatives of 
 the people (in General Assembly convened,*) and 
 grant that in the dischurgo of their public and pri- 
 vate duties " thy word may be their comitant ml , 
 that mercy and peace may be upon them/* Givu 
 to all Judges and Magistrates a spirit becoming 
 their station, and grant that rulers may so rule, and 
 subjects so obey, and uU of us, from the highest t(» 
 the lowest, so faithfully discharge our personal and 
 relative duties, and so earnestly seek after thee that 
 thou maycst bo pleased still to bless us with pros- 
 perity and peace. — Be a father to the futhcrlesM, a 
 husband to tho widow, the orphan*s stay and tho 
 stranger's shield. Be the guide of inexperienced 
 youth and the staff of declining years, the confi- 
 dence of the rich and the treasure of the poor. 
 Visit all who are in affliction, whether personal or 
 relative, ia mind, body, or estate ; graciously sup- 
 port them under their sorrows, and in thine own 
 time send them deliverance. Fit the dying fur 
 death, judgment, and eternity. Let no separation 
 take place betwixt soul and body, till thou hast 
 made an eternal separation betwixt tho soul and 
 sin, and until a union has been formed between tho 
 8oul and its Saviour, which death itself cannot dis- 
 
 * Tho par^othesia to be iotrodHoed if the prayer ia u?oil 
 while Ui0 House of Assembly is sittiog. 
 
fta 
 
 PAUMi nr rRAYKt. 
 
 1,1 
 
 koWtr. ** finw tho Ood of p«af«, that brmi|1i( 
 liffdin fWmi the d«ad oiii* LrmI J«titi, th«t mni 
 Shepherd of tho thef p, thrwt|fh the blood of the 
 eviiriAiting c«»veiuint, rtiftke un perffect in every pyftd 
 Work to do hii wilt, workiri'^ in ut that which ig 
 «rell-p!caa{iig in hii tight, through Jefloi Chrifftf 
 to whom ite l^oty C6r oret attd erer, Amcn.** 
 
 AMOfHlH l^fUITflll AT TflK eoMMBNCBMBNT OF 
 rUHLIC WOKtHir. 
 
 '' Ill II I I timtm^^iiUitim^-am 
 
 *' Oua Fathbh, who art in hearen," in the nomo 
 of thy beloved Son we deiire thtA morning to ap- 
 )H)nr before thee, with htitnble confidence to make 
 onr rcquesti known at the footttool of thf throti«, 
 and to pray for a gracious acceptance of our per* 
 Bon» and icrvlceJi through tho merits of the great 
 Intercessor. Worthy art thou to receive the united 
 praises of angels anil of men, for the wbohe heavens 
 and the whole earth Are ftill of thy glory. Erery 
 thing above as, tiithin Ui, and anrandui, proclaims 
 that thou art " gloriom in holiness, fetirfnl in prai- 
 ses, continually doing wonders." We ttjoiee, O 
 Lord, that thou admittest creatures stich as we arc, 
 to hold communion with thee who art so far ex- 
 alted above our highest conceptions, and * inhabit- 
 est the jpraises of eternity." We lantent that we 
 are so mr from being impressed with a due sense 
 of our most important prerogative, that we too often 
 perform as a task those devotional duties whicli 
 (tiight to be esteemed as our privilege and our glory. 
 To our shame we must acknowledge that we too 
 often draw near to thee With " tbe foitil of godli- 
 ness," whilst we are strangerii to its power, and 
 tremble at t!ie thought thftt when thou comest " to 
 judge the world in righteousnesD," the sins of our 
 holy things will eompose a h^avy portion of thy 
 charge against us. Forbid, O Lord, that we now 
 
 ♦ 
 
FomMi or rRATSM. H 
 
 before iKm ihould inoreaaa our fuilt by a prti- 
 
 (umptuoua approMh into thy lacnd pr«Mnc«, with- 
 ut lerioualr redacting that tkm place whara wo 
 iitaiid ii holy groand. Oiva ut, we entreat thee, 
 the diapocitioni of acceptaltia worth ippera—thu 
 broken and contrite ipirit which in thy si^ht ii of 
 great price — the full aMurance of faith which lay* 
 Hold of the offer* of Mlvntion made in the Goapcl — 
 the elevation of affcctioni which leavta the care*, 
 purauitfl, and pl«a«uroa of life at the foot of the 
 mount — the hope toward* thee, which, aa the an- 
 chor of the aoul, ia lure and itedfaat, entering into 
 that within the veil — the holy determination, throuih 
 grace and itrength derived from above, to *' wnlk 
 worthy of him who hath called ua to glory and to 
 virtue." 6iv« us undoratandingt to know thee the 
 only true God and Jetui Chdit whom thou havt 
 ■«nt. Give ua hearts to love thee with supreme af- 
 fection. Give us wills to yield a cheerful, uniform, 
 and universal obedience to the Divine comnandi. 
 '* Make thy grace sufficient for us. PerfbcC thy 
 strength in our weakness." Form us for thyself 
 thot we mny »*hew fortli thy praise. •* Strengthen 
 us with all might in the inner man, unto all pa- 
 tience and long suffering with joyfulness," and by 
 the assistance of thy heavenly grace may we be ena- 
 bled to perfect holiness in thv fear. 
 
 Whilst we confess and deplore, O Lord, the 
 coldness and formality of our religious services, 
 and pray for the aids of thy Holy Spirit to help our 
 iniirraities,^ we blush to reflect on the impurity of 
 our whole nature, our aversion to what is good and 
 proneness to evil continually, the thousand trans- 
 gressions of thy holy law which characterise our daily 
 walk and conversation. " Our iniquities, like the 
 wind, have carried us awny," they cry *o heaven 
 for vengeance on our heads, and it is only because 
 thou ort God, and not man, that we have been so 
 long spared to lift up our eyes to the place of hofw, 
 
fOEm or PKATBK. 
 
 P; 
 
 and hare repentance and renbMrion of lint pro- 
 cUimed i» our e«r». Be i^oiousty pleased, mer- 
 oiftul Father, to bkfs the patience tiroa art exord^ 
 ■inf^ towards us for its fr^at and salutary purposet, 
 and saflfbr ua not to biqd with our own hanas tho 
 oliaiftt of kdlld«|a more closely around us, and in 
 obstinate iiiipMiftence to weltome death in 6k) its 
 horrtyra. £nkindle in oUf hearts a spi^k of that 
 hofy fire which p«rifl«e flt>m oU iniquity) illumi- 
 nate our darkened nnderstandiiws with a beam of 
 that Celestiat light which dispels fh»m the breait 
 which it enHghtens every trace of ignorance, per- 
 version, and erwr ; and enable us to exercise that 
 " repentance tdwn»v<ie God and faith towards our 
 Lord Jiitts Ghrfeit** of which the blessed fmiis arc 
 the reg^ffemtioh of heart and Kfe, the assurance of 
 thy flivoar and feMoratlon to thine invaj^, and the 
 well grdanded hop« of glory, honour, and immor- 
 tality^ 
 
 ■ wMIe thott airt pleased to ccvitinae ui in this 
 tale or tears, ftmt ^e never want thy eoanteaahec, 
 protection, and blUBsii^g. Should proape^ity sur- 
 WMftrf tn with its siMiles and tempi as to forget the 
 source ftom which our blessings (low, be thou ever 
 at tmt right hoiid to deliver ua from its snares by 
 the humbling consideration that " we have nothing 
 but what we have received." Should ailyersity 
 gather its shadei ilround us, may we derive comfort 
 from the reflection, that tliofu who seeet not a8< man 
 seetb, hast ordained it for our good. Mav we see 
 thy mercy shining through the darkest clotid, and 
 Ite satisfied that " >*rhat We kftow not now, we shall 
 know hereafter." When health and vigour ani- 
 mate our frames, may we remember that thou art 
 *' the strength of dur he&rts" and the light of our 
 countenance. When disease shall threaten the 
 thssolution of our earthly tabernacle, and death 
 shall demand his victim, may we subtuit with cheer- 
 fulness to thy righteous dispensations, calmly wel- 
 
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 comiog tke sutnraoiM of removal, ar.d prating that 
 tbon wouklut convert our fmvci into couolie* of r«^ 
 IMMM from which we abaU riM at length to the en- 
 jojruicntof bleaaedaeai uncorrupted, uodefiled, and 
 un^diiig in the heaveui. 
 
 We cejoice in (he return of the weekly Sabbath, 
 not onl;jr because it is « day lacrod to tlie memory 
 of the Saviour's resarrectioii from the dead, which 
 was the resurrectaoo of our hopes, but also because 
 it reminds us of our distinffuislied privilege in ha- 
 ving been born ia a land of Christian light, and li- 
 l)erty, and joy. Wc migiit have bad our portion 
 with those lualiappy children of the human family 
 Avho are doomed to pass their mortal existence " in 
 the dark places of the earth which are &1II of the 
 habitations of orueky," who have aotfaing but the 
 feeble light of nature to gu^de their trembUng steps, 
 and who ** never smiled when a SaUmtb appeared.'^ 
 •• Blessed are the people who know the joyftil 
 sotind, they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy 
 «',ounte«ance." We thank and praise ttiee, that 
 " to us the word of this salvation has been sent," 
 that the path of duty is clearly set before us, that 
 the Divine Spirit is promised to purify our hrarts, 
 t-o sanctify our natures, to help our died^ence, 
 and to " guide our feet iato the ways of peace." 
 '•The day-spring from 00 high hath visitetl us, to 
 give light to them which sat in darkness and in the 
 shadow of death." W(» have the Scriptures in our 
 Jmnds, to which we may have recourse in every sea- 
 son of difficulty and of doubt. The oracles of God 
 have been delivered to us to " lead us into all truth." 
 " The wells of sahration" have been laid open to 
 us, and from them we are invited to " draw water 
 with joy." God forbid that any of us shouki be 
 found among those whose condemnation is this, 
 that they " have loved darkness rather than light, 
 because their deeds are evil !" Forbid that we 
 should " receive the grace of God in vain," that we 
 
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 P0RM8 OF PRATSKi 
 
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 should be careless or indifferent with regaM to the 
 means of spiritual improrement which are vouch- 
 safed to us, and that we should neglect to improve 
 " the day of our merciful visitation 1" Forbid, 
 above all, that we should ** sin because thj grace 
 abounds !" If there be an individual within these 
 walls who is chargeable with utterly neglecting 
 ** this great salvation," awaken him, we beseech 
 thee, to serious thought and sober recollection, that 
 he may be led to ** great searching of heart," and 
 that thus " the disobedient may he turned to the 
 wisdom of the just." If there be any of us who 
 have come together as thy people come, and yet 
 are not sincere and upright before thee, O may this 
 be the memorable date of our conversion to real 
 Christianity, of our " putting on the Lord Jesus," 
 not merely by outward profession, but by confor- 
 mity to his whole character ! May " all the churches 
 continue stedfastly in the Apostle's doctrine, and in 
 fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in pray- 
 er,*' and do thou " add daily to the number of those 
 who shall lie saved." We rejo''*.e to know that 
 whilst ** thine eyes run to and fro over the whole 
 earth, beholding the evil and the good," thou art in 
 an especial manner near to them that fear thee, 
 and ever ready " to shew thyself strong in behalf 
 of those whose hearts are perfect towards thee." 
 We therefore pray for such as are absent from us 
 in body, but are present with us in spirit, and who 
 may be mourning under the hidings of thy face. 
 Manifest thyself unto them as thou dost not unto 
 the world, and when they " walk in darkness and 
 have no light," may they trust in the name of the 
 Lord, and stay themselves upon their God." Re- 
 claim the wanderers from thy fold, and induce 
 them to '♦ return by the footsteps of the flock" " to 
 the shepherd and bishop of their souls." Make 
 ^em to " lie down in green pastures ; lead them 
 beside the still waters. Restore their souls ; lead 
 
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 Drum iu the patht of righteousness for thy name's 
 sake. May goodness and mercy follow- them all 
 the days of their life, and may they dwell in the 
 house of the Lord for ever." Now " blessed be the 
 Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth won- 
 drous things. And blessed be his glorious name 
 for ever : and let the whole earth be filled with his 
 glory. Amen and Amen." 
 
 ANOTHER PRAYER At THE CONCLUSION OP PUBLIC 
 
 WORSHIP. 
 
 O Lord, thou art the high and the lofty One, in- 
 habiting eternity, to whom there is neither begin- 
 ning of days nor end of years. " Before the moun- 
 tains were brought forth, ere ever thou hadst formed 
 the earth and the world," thou didst live and reign 
 and when these visible heavens and earth shall 
 have passed away, and when thy mighty angel 
 shall have proclaimed " that time shaU be no lon- 
 ger," unaffected by the revolutions which thou thy- 
 self dost cause, thou shalt continue the same 
 *• from everlasting to everlasting, Gqd," ' 
 
 How shall we, O Lord, feeble, unworthy, and 
 transitory as we are, presume to lift up our eyea in 
 thy presence, who art so far exalted, not merely 
 above all the praise and adoration thr.t we can of. 
 ter, but even above the highest conceptions which 
 we can form of thy character. How shall we ap- 
 preciate that condescension which rendepe the God 
 of ^lory accessible to mortal man, or sufficiently 
 humble ourselves under a sense of our distance and 
 estrangement from thee. Thou, O Lord, art hiirfi 
 and holy, and rich, and bountiful. We are " poor 
 and miserable, and wretched, and blind, and na- 
 ked. We have defaced thy image, and not only 
 rendered ourselves unworthy of eternal life, but ut- 
 terly unfit for the society of angels, the presence of 
 
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 •• foRM* OP pAAVfem; 
 
 <iod, und the gloiy of heaven. But, Mefi«ftf he 
 iUy iianie, O rtiou MoM High ! that thou -duUt 
 think on man in liia Mote of nmi nntl dMpmr, thut 
 for ns, the Tictimi of corruption, thou ha0t ptoviih^d 
 ** «h« Mood of J«fiM Cbiietthj Bon.^Vhiob cliHins«th 
 fVom alt »in ;** 4i«t to ut rebeli >ftgiHn«t tliy f^overn- 
 nwHt thou liMt annoimcc'd^ peace throujj^ the blood 
 «>r his cross ;" that we the ea^tive* of Satan ha>e 
 heard the proclamation of " HA^rtj to 4he captivcit 
 uiid the opening of the prison doors to them thut 
 are Iwnnd ;** ohd lliat We who were obnoxious to 
 ♦jteruul death, are invited to accept " the gift of 
 «»od which is eternal life through Jesus Christ our 
 4 i<»nd." ** Behold, O <?rod, o«r i^ld, lodk tipon the 
 4uee of thine anointed," and on its tlirougfi hitn, 
 ¥ar his sake ** blot oa* oar imoaitteB as a cloud 
 nnA <»wr t)*an»gre«t»ions as a thick cloud, east them 
 all iirto the depths of the sen,'* never more to 1)C re- 
 inemliered again»t us ; and may we he " washed, 
 ;tuHtified, and sanctified in the name of the Lord 
 4mu», m^ *)y flie spirit of our God7* " Furi^y uh 
 •tVoni all Hhhiness «tf ttie •flOf^ and of flie spirit,*' 
 nmke us mope ond more " 'part)«kers of a divim* 
 uuturo," and fey aU the <Usc>pHne of thy proridonce 
 and means of «hy grace, may we he gmduolly 
 omade " meet to be pa^tak^rs of the inheritance <A' 
 ^he sainlts in liglrt.** 
 
 Frtr these groat purposes,. send tijy blessing from 
 KMi hi^h on tlie »uths of thy word, to wliieh our 
 iitrention has at this time been directed. Forbid 
 ItliMt to avty of ns the bread of life i^nld prove tluj 
 "luervns «if demk 1 Grairt that to all of us it may be 
 *' the wavour jof life «nto life." Whifet *• the tren- 
 fluro iis in <eartheu vessels/' may "the excellency 
 find the pwver" appear to be of thee ; when the 
 hnw >ii» ^rrtww at a'venttire, may the arrow be di- 
 rected by an arm unseen. And ** as the rain de- 
 f^cendetJi wnd the snow from heaven, and returneth 
 Hot tJjftlwr but watereth the earth aiid maketh it 
 
romsm op rnAY£ii. 
 
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 ffiiilful, giving mc4 to the tower auil bveaa to tlia 
 vatcr, MO let not tliy worit i«twrn unto tJioe vuij, 
 (MJt may it prMpor in that wlM;r<;mH» thou hwt H)ut 
 it, av^akeMiug the oareleat m*d secure, coiivti iiu;^^ 
 n'ntmrn ttom tlie o«ror of theif ways, cstaUiitiiiiig 
 «ueii m are " of little fiiitU," ttiiU" coMririttiuc«v«u 
 «into the chU" " those vfli» are follovviuis ou to know 
 thehord.'* 
 
 O let the wickechiew of the wicliMl coiue t«> an 
 vm\ I May the rod of the oppresMM* be broktiiu 
 May the torch of ditcoink be quoncbeiU May |#«r- 
 neciitiou extinguiaU Ith ftrea. May those who «r« 
 united together by the bond»of iiatioa or fitiniiy oc 
 bloody be united also in heart* Mav " the prie«t'< 
 liiw keep knowledge, aud thepeo|rie eeck the law 
 at bit iftoutb^" and " from the risiji*, of the miu ici 
 the going down of the saine," may there be *♦ j^Iory 
 to («od in the higbeat,, peace ou earth, and gootl 
 tviU tjDwanii men.** 
 
 Bleia the hinda with whieh we are more imme-i 
 ♦liately connected by ualural or poUtioal tica. Un- 
 der t|»y ycoteetion and hvnm may Owat-Britain 
 ever stand fiwrth " clear iMMhe auu,^fair a« tlie moon* 
 and tcrciUc as an ail»y irMa> banncrt." •* Uy theo 
 kings reign and princea decree juiticc," " the pow 
 crs that be are ordained of thoe," and it is thy will 
 *' that intercession be made for kings and all iit 
 authority." We therefore pray thee to regard with 
 great favour and love thy servant our Sovereign 
 nii»g.George», to bless him with every temporal mutt 
 spiritual blessing, to e\yiat his life and prosper hi* 
 government, and to grunt that it may long be hi». 
 dislniguiahed privilege to sway the sceptre over ar 
 hree, a h>yaJv a religious, and a happy people* Mov 
 the wise and foithfid of the land ever be placed 
 arauiid the thrane, men who fear thee and have * 
 sincere desire to promote the welfare,, the stabiUtv 
 and the glory of the empire. Preside in the su- 
 |ireme CouuqjI of the rmtiojj, oad may both Houat;s 
 
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 rORMS OF PRAYER. 
 
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 of Parliament be ever directed to such measuret atf 
 thou wilt approve and blesa. We . .ay for the 
 peace of Jerusalem, may they prosper that love her. 
 Peace be within her walls and prosperity within her 
 palaces." Bless the reformed Churches of Christ- 
 endom, and all denominations of sincere and hum- 
 ble worshippers. Give energy and success to the 
 exertions of all those institutions which have for 
 their object the dissemination of the pure oracles of 
 truth, the sending abroad able and faithful ** minis- 
 ters of the New Testament,** the establishment of 
 schools and other seminaries ibr the religious edu- 
 cation of youth, and all kindred institutions which 
 stand pre-eminent among the glories of the age in 
 which we live and of the country to w^ich we be- 
 ]ong.---Favoumbly regard this Province, we beseech 
 thett in its civil and sacred institutions, and in all 
 its lawful interests. Bless the Lieutenant-Go-er- 
 iior,* the Members of His Majesty's Council, and 
 of the House of Assembly.! Give to all Judges 
 and Magistrates abilities which may fit them for 
 the discharge of their impojrtant functions, and 
 animate them with the spirit which becomes their 
 station. Bless " every individual apart, and every 
 family aparh" Forbid thai there should be in the 
 land •• a famine of the word of God.'* But whilst 
 we pray that it may please thee to arrest the pro- 
 gress of superstition, enthusiasm, and every species 
 of false religion, we pray alsa that thou wouldst 
 ^* provide pastors according to thine own heart, 
 who may feed the people with knowledge and 
 sound understanding.*' " Let the wilderness and 
 the cities thereof hft up their voice ; let the inha- 
 bitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the 
 top of the mountains.*' — Be with all lawful travel- 
 lers by sea and by land, protect them in every dan- 
 
 * Or President, as may be. 
 
 t If the latter body bo met for despatch of boeiuess^ 
 
r^RMS or riuYuu 
 
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 ffer, guide them in erery case of <!iftt<!ulTy, ami 
 bring them in thine own good time and way " to a 
 city of habitation." May the young be trained up 
 in thy fear, " that when they are old they may not 
 depart teum it." May the aged be enabled to 
 " bring forth fhiit even in oM age, to shew that 
 thou art upright." Sanctify the rribulatiotn of the 
 nlfficted. Spare useful Kvet, that they may be 
 longer useful. Pour the balm of consolation into 
 the wounded spirit. Cause " the bones which tlioit 
 hast broken to rejoice." Prepare the dying for 
 the last trying conflict. 
 
 And " now, Lord, what wait we for 1" Our 
 hope is in thee as our help is from thee. We com- 
 mit all our interests into thy hands for time and for 
 eternity. In our journeyings through the wilder- 
 ness of this world may we be supported by the staff 
 of omnipotence, in all our wanderings do thou 
 " guide us by thy counsel," and in our darkest and 
 most trying hours " uphold us by the right hand 
 of thy righteousness." Prepare us for whatever 
 may yet befal us, and having spent our lives in thy 
 fear, may we end them in thy favour, and with tlio 
 words of triumph on our lips, " I have fought tiie 
 good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept 
 , the faith ; henceforth there is laid up for wie a 
 crown of righteousness which the Lord the right- 
 eous Judge will give me at that day." In his 
 name and words, we desire, at this time, to sum u|. 
 nil our petitions. " Our father who art in heaven ; 
 Hallowed be thy name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy 
 will be done on earth as it is ih heaven ; Give ns 
 this day our daily bread ; Forgive us our debts as 
 we forgive our debtors ; And lead us not into 
 temptation, but deliver us from evil ; For thine is 
 the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for 
 ever. Amen." 
 
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 FORMS or rnAveir. 
 
 CONCLUNION. 
 
 Divine Service may be regularly cuiicluded with 
 the Ibllowing apoutoUcttl benediction. " The grac«! 
 of the Lord Joius Christ, and the love of (iod, and 
 the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all, 
 Amen." II Cor. XIll. 14. ' 
 
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 PART Hr 
 
 P/iMILY PRAYERSr.. 
 
 PRAYER FOR SABBATH MORNING. 
 
 O Lord, we would present oiirsclvcit 
 bclore thee, on this the hallowed morning 
 o(thy day, with sentiments pf peculiar 
 reverence, and with the mingled feelings 
 of self-abasement and gratitude. It is a 
 day calculated to impress our minds with 
 the most awful conceptions of thy charac- 
 ter, the most humiliating thoughts of our 
 own unworthiness, and at the same time 
 the most endearing and affecting views 
 of thy mercy and lovingkindness. It is a 
 day which ought to bring to our remem- 
 brance, at once, the tremendous nature of 
 our own guilt, the inexorable character 
 of thv justice, the transcendent and as- 
 tonishing degree of thy mercy. For our 
 
 Note. When the work had considerably advanced, it was 
 suggested to the author, that for the benefit of aged persons, 
 as well as of very vonng readers, larger print would be desi- 
 rable, and althongh the publication has been delayed for at 
 least BIX months, in order that the new type with which the 
 preceding part ia printed might be obtained, the author h«8 
 been mduced to adopt the suggestion for the sake of more 
 extensive luefalaess. 
 
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 W roRMN or rnAYiji, 
 
 crimoi thj jiutlco tlemoiided itf isftctioti, 
 und hudit thou not delighted in mcrc^, 
 all flcbli iiiuHt have borne the pcnilt^ of 
 thy violated law. Btti judgment in thy 
 Btrange work, and bj ijH'ing up thiiic own 
 Son to dtaUi for ut all, thy law wa« mag- 
 nified and made honourable, thy grace 
 triumphed in our salvation. Behold 
 what manner of love is ihh f it pniseth 
 all underntanding ;— it is higher than 
 heaven, what can we know ^ deeper rlraii 
 hell, what can wc do ? the meannre there- 
 of is fongct than the earth and broader 
 than the sea. Not urrfo us, O Lord, not 
 tuito us, btit unto thy name give glory, 
 for thy mercy and for thy truth's sake! 
 Seeing we are bought with such a price, 
 surely we eanuot resist the obligatiorrH 
 under which we Ire to glorify tfice in our 
 bodies and in our spirits which are thirre. 
 Since our fives have bceii spared by thy 
 clemency, surely we ought to rejoice to 
 spend them in thy scrvrce. Since thou 
 hast redeemed our souls from eternal do- 
 slruction, surely it is a small return to 
 yiekl unto thee the overflowing of hearts 
 touched with the consideration of the 
 great things thou hast done for us, and 
 to consecrate to th^ e-lory the best ener- 
 gies of every practical power and faculty 
 which thou thyself hast conferred. Ve- 
 rily that yoke is indeed easy and that 
 
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 ^^''^pffj^sas^' 
 
roRMt or riiAYM.- 
 
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 burden in indeed light, which for fuvouri 
 liid deliverftnoci of amvU t mugnttiido^ 
 dcmtndii neither iMcrifu'e nor utTcrinnfi. 
 riven of oil or cloiidi of iuceniie, but on- 
 ly the iinc ere ohUtion of a hnniblo> tttuiv* 
 i'ui, and obedient heart, lileifi the J^ordi 
 O onrioulif and all that ii within ui bleii 
 his holjr name. Blest the I.<ord, O our 
 souls, and forg^et net ull his benehts ; 
 who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who 
 ht'Hieth all thy diseases ; who redeenicti^ 
 thy life from (leitruction ; who crownetli 
 thee with lovingkindnessand tender nier- 
 cie». ,j.^ , 
 
 Be mercifully pleased, moir gracioun 
 Father, to grant us thy special prei|encc 
 on this thino owp day. May we call it a 
 delight, the holy of the Lord, honoura- 
 ble ; and in it may wo noitber. speak ouc 
 own words, nordoeu'cwn works, noi^ 
 fmd our own pleasures. May we be in 
 the spirit on too Lord's day, and when 
 we enter the assembly of thy worshippers, 
 may we leave the world behind us, and 
 be mspircd with the spirit of true rever- 
 ence and devotion. Iveniove fur from us 
 the vanities of life, the sneer of the scorn- 
 ful, the unhallowed mockery of those 
 who live without God in the world. 
 May wc remember that fools only make 
 a mock at gin, and have said in theiir 
 hearts. There is no God — that great fcac 
 
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 P: 
 
 IP 99nmm er rii<irBi« 
 
 is iluc unto thee in Ui« meolingi of Ihf 
 ««intiH^iMl that iMliiiea* Ui;coiim(U tliitio 
 house for •^er. 
 
 O U>xd, I«imJ on tar to aU the petilioif* 
 wluch may Ihii daj atcciid unto tiiee Iroiii 
 uii^gnerf Ij^ aiid IroiiMhoae wlio re* 
 gwd aol mi^uUy ifu ihmr haarta. iUaua 
 aU wlio may beerigagad in the lefiriic^ 
 of tlte tatioiiaiif^. Be pacurtarl v preieiil 
 whatever broad is broken and wine iiaur* 
 td oiit m conmeiaoralkMi of a 6a>iour'M 
 loya. Mmy niaujr thia cky be breurhi to 
 believe the raporl of tiii Goiipel, and (o 
 many may thine arm be revealed. Gird 
 
 Mi8*tj, with thy glof y andth v lunjetiy. 
 Jif thy maietty ndc proapwoualy becauto 
 <>r trvrth, aiKl tnceLntai^ aad i ighteoug. 
 Men, and ma» Ihitie arrorwa b<! »harp in 
 the hearti oiihe eoemjesof Z.ion'8 kiiia. 
 Hatten the bappjf daj when the raya of 
 the sun of rightcoutneis diaUi diffuio 
 therr tpleudour wherever the natural miii 
 «hine», and wb^n all natiom under hea- 
 ven shall become sharori of the ttame 
 liyht, woribippen on the saaie day, and 
 belicvert in the same God. 
 
 Blies* onr friendi with the friendship of 
 bim who sticketh cloaer than a brother 
 and our enemies witli the forgiveneis of 
 him who p»vGd for his m«rder«ii. Ac 
 commodate thysetf to the varioui cii-i 
 
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or I'KtVIMI. 
 
 CtifnitiinAM and nec^Mitian «f tliy rrfo* 
 tiir«ii/Mid imiy it b« t4ifi bbmcd Btmin^ 
 iiwiit tif ench one of m itiit doy to Ikv 
 hoM on thy comtcnt tfnit tlioii inaye<«t 
 be our cMmcm (iod iimI «?erl«a«in|7 fMM- 
 tion. '|^<i God, only wim, he irlory, 
 though JeHUM Chrift, dn erer. Aum 
 
 ^ PRArRII FOR lASBAtrU rVCRIMO. 
 
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 ■'-•■■ -"fit iHiM , 
 
 FATiiiiR of mcrdc?s, tnd Ood of all con- 
 iolKHoii ! wc will cil! upon tfi<»e who art 
 worthy to bfc pmlsed. We will offer un- 
 to tjioe thankHjiviog;, nud nay onr vows 
 to the Most High. May our- hearts bo 
 ijXiHl that we may ^he praise, and «hrw 
 ♦orth thy justice and ttilv»tion. May we 
 Kec aH oor blesvangs ooming to m through 
 the channel of the new and well ordered 
 covenant, and give thanks for all thin^ 
 through Jesus Christ thy Son. O how 
 ffrcat is the goodness which thou hast 
 made to pa«s before irs, which thou hast 
 wrought out for us before the Pons at' 
 rneu! Mean, unworthy, and guiltv as 
 we are, thou hast not excluded us from 
 favour, nor suhjectod us to misery with- 
 out hope of deliverance. Ihit for thy 
 distinguished goodness, we had beeii 
 nothing or worse than nothing, we had 
 been sleeping with the clods of the vat- 
 
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 l«y or roaming with the beasts of ib« 
 field, all the evils with which we have 
 been threatened would have befallen m, 
 we had been as miserable as we have 
 made ourselves sinful. O how much 
 have we to say of thy goodness and ten- 
 der mercies which have been ever of old ! 
 When all was darkness and despair^ when 
 we were exposed, without defence, to the 
 storm of thy righteous indignation, when 
 Lebanon was not sufficient to burn, nor 
 all thf heasts thereof for a sin-offering, 
 then * \'.y rich and sovereign mercy inter- 
 posed — the reign of grace commenced — 
 the wonderful plan of redemption, con- 
 certed before all worlds, began to be ex- 
 ecuted — a door of grace was opened, and 
 a dawn of hope arose. That dawning 
 light, that day of grace^ under thy fa- 
 voui-, waxed brighter and brighter till it 
 reached meridian splendour. The ful- 
 ness of the time came, when the Lord, 
 ever mindful of his grace and truth unto 
 Israel, performed the mercy promised to 
 the fathers, and remembered his holv co- 
 venant. Blessed be the Lord God of Is- 
 rael, who hath visited and redeemed his 
 people and raised up for them a horn of 
 salvation in the house of his servant Da- 
 vid. Now is come salvation ! The Lord 
 Jiath done great things for us whereof we 
 are glad. The word was made flesh and 
 
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 ^welt amotig us, and we beheld his glory^ 
 the glory as of the only begotten of the 
 father, M\ of grace and truth. At the 
 close of a day set apart for the comme- 
 moration of these great achievements, we 
 will praise thee, U)r though thou wast 
 angry with us, thine anger is turned 
 away, and thou comfortest us. We trace 
 with wonder and delight, the various dis- 
 plays of thy compassion and love to a fkl- 
 len world, through the ily mediator be- 
 tween God and man, the man Christ Je- 
 sus. We will celebrate the praises of him 
 who thought on us in our low estate> who 
 sent redemption unto Israel, and who rai- 
 sed the fallen hopes of humanity to glo- 
 ry, honour, and immortality, for his mer- 
 cy enduroth forever. The high praises 
 of God will be in our mouths while we 
 recount this evening all the instances of 
 thy patience with us and bounty to us, 
 how from time to time thou has signal- 
 ised us with thy mercy and loaded us 
 with thy blessings, unmerited and preci- 
 ous, and in unnumbered forms ! Tbou<^h 
 we have often provoked thee to stretch 
 forth thy hand and to shake the rod over 
 us and threaten our utter ruin, yet in 
 judgment still thou rememberest mercy, 
 and after clouds and darkness gathered 
 around us, dread and distress were on 
 every side of us, thou hast caused the 
 
•• ronau tip rxjivBir. 
 
 hoavenB io ckai^ up and wiiVs upon %f 
 
 and hast i^toriied wirti the VMiUtioui of 
 
 «if »we and tbe joyi af Ihjraalvalirtn. 
 
 -rboa Imst 4eliver0d our ejea from teavsi 
 
 !I*"^i^ f^ '*«M^?. aiwi otir tecils front 
 
 *»ea«i. O let:ilo«ionr hea<rU fbe abut «ir 
 
 l«traitCTied tsiwapds tiia«, ^ose imnd ha* 
 
 been bo m\6e o^a to cw. But do tiioii 
 
 po»sei8 and ©olarj^ these heai^ts «f olirfi 
 
 with more ardent love ^nd gratitude U* 
 
 the gracfoas giver of all good, ami as 
 
 thou hast giv«n lis ail ihin^ riMy io 
 
 cujoy, may lourr ^raithiide hear some pro^ 
 
 portion io o«iT obKgationa. J^et u<( Tiot 
 
 only mention the To^ingfeindness of the 
 
 Mfd, bult ^lorMy thy naime by bearing 
 
 innch fruit. i0ar minds ca^mot bnt 
 
 mme and oair tongues speak of thy works^ 
 
 so let our Hires he led to thy praise, tot 
 
 thou the gr^i and good God mayefft in 
 
 all things *ie giofihed in us and by us 
 
 through tleiwa Christ. 
 
 Followr the preaching of the Gospel, 
 this day, m all the churches of Chsistjati- 
 ny.iyitli a remai^kable blessing.. Seal in* 
 struction on the htarts of such of tis as 
 may hate enjoyed the privilege of hear^ 
 ing the word, and grant that the blessed 
 period may speedity fnamt ^hen the dark 
 and bewildered nations of thecarth shall 
 be sharers of the «anie hopes and heirs of 
 tiic same promises with ouraelves. We 
 
fptmn OP rhkHMth 
 
 «9 
 
 Vould iiWude m our iotercetoions; aJiK 
 Wlioftre CMoeeted >vi(b us by the ties 
 of blood or of aA'ctttion. tVe pray that 
 lh«u WQiildft dkpafe aud ^able us to do 
 good ufito all mea a^ w« have opporlu- 
 mty^ buti eipooiall^f' to tbei» who are of 
 the bousehold q^ Mih* Take charge of 
 IIS and ofr^urs idnucM^ the sileace and 
 i^lumbers o£ tfm night Raise us up in 
 peace and ia safetpl^ aod when we enter 
 on the cares and puifuitt of another 
 week, may, wer remember that ive have 
 been ou the taount Mfith God, way a sa- 
 vour of divine thtngs remain upon our 
 hearty and Jbe vjmble m «ur whote c0u^ 
 versatioii. Foxgive us our tre^asses as 
 >ve forgive those who trespass against i». 
 And lead uftitot into temptation, but den 
 liver us from etil; For thine is the king^ 
 dom, and the power and the glory,, for 
 ever. Amen. . , 
 
 >aAY£^ FOA MpNp4Y MpRMlHa. 
 
 O THOU that hearest ]irayer, unto the© 
 ahal i all flesh come. I n iqiiities, we n\ ust 
 confess, do prevail against us. We trem-i 
 bJe to tlii Ilk that in consequence of our. 
 manifold iniquities we liave become ther 
 objects of thy displeasure in this life and 
 are exposed to thy threatened vengeance 
 
PORMS or PRAYER. 
 
 1 1' 
 
 in that which is to come. With grief 
 and sorrow we would reflect upon our 
 forgctfulness of thee through the course 
 of our lives and con versiktions'— upon our 
 frequent deviations from the path of thy 
 commandments— upon the mountains of 
 transgressions which we have heaped be- 
 tween thee and us — and upon the pecu- 
 liar aggravations of those sins in being 
 committed against a God of love by crea- 
 tures who lie under jpreater obligations 
 to him than life itselfand all the enjoy* 
 ments which it can afford. We stand 
 before thee this day without excuse, and 
 did we listen to the suggestions of our 
 own consciences^ we could have riOtbiiig 
 to expect but a certain fearful looking 
 for of judgment and fiery indignation. 
 But there is forgiveness with thee that 
 thou may est be feared. With the Lord 
 there is mercy, and with him ttiere is 
 plenteous redemption, and as for our in- 
 iquities thou wilt purge them away. 
 
 O Lord, we come before thee this 
 morning to implore that thou wouldst 
 give us a sight and sense of our unwor- 
 thiness and guilt, that thou wouldst bend 
 an eye of tenderness and compassion up- 
 on our lost and forlorn estate, and that 
 thou wouldst restore us to the hope of 
 that life and immortality which we have 
 so justly forfeited. Give unto each of 
 
 ;ii' 
 
roBMt or PftAYBR. 
 
 m 
 
 In a true aod affecting seose df tlie dui- 
 |>^er in wiiicb wc «;r0 iuvoUed, and of that 
 perioiisl criremalitjr whereby 4)ur situa- 
 tion hasibecn r«odered, so utterly hope- 
 less and deplorable. Enable us to mourn 
 t>ver our transgressions with unfeigned 
 regret^ to groan and be in heaviness on 
 their account^ to experience that rt|jent- 
 ance which is onto salyatton^ and is not 
 ito be repented of. Weary aad heavy la^ 
 den under the burden of our guilty may 
 we repair to him for deliverance who hath 
 declared that to all who come unto him 
 lie will give rest mid peace. May we 
 esteem the Saviour as the chief among 
 ten thousand and altogether lov^ely, and 
 by our sorrow and reaiorse for those sins 
 which crucify him afresh and put him to 
 open shame, may we testify the siacerity 
 and ardour of our love ; and by grace 
 commumcated to us througlh him, may 
 our sins, which are many, be tbrgiven^ 
 our nature, which is impure, be sancti- 
 fied, and we tnade partakers of that light 
 which is sown for the righteous, and that 
 gladness which is the portion of the up^ 
 right in heart. 
 
 In our pilgrimage through life, O 
 Lord, be thou ever at our right hand. 
 In the days of health may we not forget 
 thee, and in the days in which thou may- 
 €st cause us to seeaifliction, do thou ne- 
 
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 POEMf or PRAYKR, 
 
 I 1* 
 
 »r A 
 
 ▼er desert us, or prove like an abseoC 
 friend to the distressed. Sooth, we be- 
 seech thee, the sorrows of watchfulness 
 and pain, by sending down from on high 
 the cup of consolation to those who arc 
 in heaviness through manifold trials and 
 tribulations, and while the body is chas- 
 tened with 3oro pain, may the soul be 
 cheered by the joyful anticipations of 
 everlasting bliss. May the hours of 
 weakness and asony be enlivened by these 
 heavenly sounds. Fear not, for I am with 
 thee, be not dismayed for I am thy God. 
 When thou passest through the waters I 
 will be with thee, and through the floods 
 they shall not overflow thee ; when thou 
 walkest through the fire thou shalt not 
 be burnt, neither shall the flames kindle 
 upon thee. — May our friends, O Lord, be 
 thy friends, and our relations related to 
 thee by the best of bonds. Reward our 
 benefactors, and forgive our enemies. 
 
 We bless thee for the goodness of thy 
 house, even of thy holy place. Write 
 upon the fleshly tables of our hearts, the 
 salutary truths to which our thoughts 
 may have been called on thy holy day so 
 lately closed, and grant that whether it 
 was our privilege to go with the multi- 
 tude who keep holy day and to take 
 sweet counsel in walking to the house of 
 God in company, or our lot to spend a 
 
rosMs or rnATEii. 
 
 7$ 
 
 Silent Sabbath at a distance from the ha- 
 hifation of thjr houae, we may have abun- 
 dant reason to say that it was good for 
 us to draw near unto God. For thou art 
 not confined to temples made with hands, 
 and though thou hast said of Zion, This 
 18 my rest for ever/here will I dwell, for 
 I have desired it, thou hast also declared. 
 In all places where I record my name, I 
 will come and bless my people. 
 
 Accept of our joint and fervent ac- 
 knowledgments for the watchful care of 
 thy providence over us during the de- 
 fenceless hours of ni^ht, for the refresh- 
 ing sleep we have enjoyed, for the light 
 and comforts of this new day. Fit us for 
 its duties, prepare us for its trials, fortify 
 us against its temptations, and grant that 
 every day as it passes over our heads may 
 witness our gradual advancement in di- 
 vine knowledge and in every Christian 
 attainment. And all we ask is for the 
 s«ke of Christ, who is our strength and 
 Redeemer. Amen. 
 
 B^f 
 
 PRAYER FOR MONDAY EVENING. 
 
 Lord, to whom can we go but unto 
 thee ? Thou art light, and in thee is no 
 darkness at all ; thou art faithful, and 
 inviolable in thy faithfulness ; thou art 
 
 4 
 
 
t4 
 
 roMin or rftATCft. 
 
 Kviie, and infinite in windom ; thou art 
 i^<MMl, and thy tender mercies are overall 
 thy works. To whom can wc go bi»t 
 unto thee? Thou art the author and 
 
 Creseryer of o«r liyes, the source of our 
 est enjoymentiij and tlie foundation of 
 our dearest hopes» To whom can we go 
 but unto thee I Thou hast the words of 
 eternal life. Thou hast told us of oor 
 guilt, degradation^ and misery, by na- 
 ture, but thou hast made known to us at 
 the same time a way by which our guift 
 may be remoTcd, our lost honours re- 
 gained, and eternal happiness attaiined 
 and secured. We bless thee that thou 
 didst not leave us to perish in our iniqui- 
 ties, that thou didst compassionate our 
 helplessness, our criminality, and our 
 wretchedness, that when there was no 
 eye to pity and no arm to brrn^^ relief, 
 thine eye pitied us and thine armBrought 
 Ralv&tion, that when a«igel said it is not 
 in me, when all created intenigencies 
 owned themselves unequal to the mighty 
 task of savijig a ruined world, tliy time 
 was a time of love, thou didst lay our 
 help on one who was mighty to save and 
 powerful to deliver, thou didst send thine 
 only-begotten and well -beloved Son into 
 the world, to take upon him the form of 
 a servant, to Buffer, bleed, and die, for the 
 sins of Adam's race. We rejoice that be 
 
rOBMI or PftATER. 
 
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 \villingly undertook our cause, atid thnft 
 in our behalf be cheerfully submitted to 
 irnominy, pertecution, and death, in all 
 their awful forms, that he baa taken away 
 8iii by the Mcritiee of biimelC and is able 
 to save them to the uttermoat that come 
 unto thee through him, seeing he ever 
 liveth to make intercession for them. O 
 do thou save us with his everlasting sal- 
 vat ioti. We acknowledge that we have 
 undone ourselves, and that, unless thy 
 mercy interpose, we must perish* forever.. 
 From the depths of guilt and misery in 
 which we are sunk, we would cry unto 
 thee for pity, for pardon,, for salvation. 
 Give us foith' to rest on Christ Jesus 
 ulone for salvation as he is offered to us 
 in the Gospel. Give us love to the Sa- 
 viour, and confidence in the omnipotence 
 of his grace Give us ffodly sorrow for 
 sin, and a holy de(ermination> through 
 thy grace strengthening us, to abandon 
 it forever. Glorify thy power and grace 
 in our everlasting salvation, iu subduinf>- 
 thecorruptionof our nature, in eonquer- 
 ing the obstinacy of our wills, in brinff- 
 ing every thought into captivity to the 
 obedience of Christ-. We need not only 
 thy mercy to pardon, but also thy grace 
 to help. Thou knuwest all our weak- 
 nesses and wants, and alone art able to 
 direct our steps and to keep us from faU 
 
 4 
 
 4 \<,i 
 
 ""^^m 
 

 ffouu or rAAiBi. 
 
 ii 
 
 Loavc us not, we pjray thco, ki 
 uclves, or iq ike powti of our spirit- 
 uhI enonieit, but sup^port af tindler nil ouy 
 triaU and cari7 in tuihiy through all our 
 diAiciilties,. Gcaiit us atreugih from 
 above to b#%r up umhir all the triah of 
 thi* .»te, auu to OTtrconio all tlie ene* 
 mi('8 of our nalvatiair. 
 
 We would reincfuber them wltoare iu 
 bonds, as bound wiih them, and those 
 uho auffer adversity, as l»eing ourselves 
 also iu ike body. We would desire to 
 rejoice with them that rejoice, and to 
 weep with- them that weep. May those 
 who are near and dear uuto uh, be near 
 uiifl dear uuto thee. We pray for alt 
 Mrho are partakers with us of the saum 
 eoinmon uature and liable U> ike same 
 infirmities and pains. Dispose us i<r 
 bear one another's burdens, aud so io 
 fulfil the law of Christ. May we be ex- 
 horting^ om another daily while it is cal- 
 led to-day, lest aiiy of us be faaideiied 
 through the dcceitfulness of sin. May 
 we be provoking one another to love and 
 to good works, aud liriivg together as 
 heirs of the grace of life^ that our piayers 
 be not hindered. ^ ,,aj 
 
 We thank thee, O Father, for all the 
 goodness and grace which thou hast 
 made to pass before us this day. Tboii 
 hast led us out and brought us in ii* 
 
fffmta or pkayeil. ff 
 
 IjMce And in Mfety. Thou hikst nmdo 
 lh« oufgwti^ of the norninr «ml of th« 
 eveHnig to rpjoJce ovw iw. We will liiy 
 our8ely« flown in peace ami «leep ; for 
 tlion, Lord,<inIy itiilreit uh dwell in safe* 
 ty. When wo awiike, tnrny we be slill 
 with ihfy?. Guide as by % counsel 
 while we live, and afterwardi receive uh 
 into gbry, For Cbriit the H<3deeniera 
 
 BMC. AmBK. if • 
 
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 r< 1 . 1. 
 
 FRAYKR FOR TUESDAY MORNIKG. 
 
 O Tiioij, who dwellest in the heavens f 
 iinio thee wc desire to lilt up our aouls 
 Hearken unto the voice of oiu* cry, our 
 Kuig, and our God ; for unto thee will 
 vye pray. Oar voice shalt thou hear in 
 the morninft, O Lord ; in the morninir 
 will we direct our prayer unto thee, and 
 ^vill look un. There be many that say 
 Who will ihew us any good 1 Lord, lift 
 thou up the light of thy couirtenan^e 
 upon us. Thii will put mdre gla<ineM 
 uito our hearts than the men of the world 
 experience when their corn and their 
 Wine increase. 
 
 fiord, thou hast been our dwellinn- 
 place in all generations. While the an*^ 
 gels of heaven admire thy greatness and 
 the spirits in the prison of darkoess and 
 
 H.' 
 
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 r«>«MS or piuYtt. 
 
 despair feci the rigour of thy juiticc, tin* 
 to man thou hntt tlelighted to shew thy- 
 self ma God of mercy. The whole hoit 
 of heaven worthippeth thot, and yet thy 
 delights have been with the nont of men 
 —the creatures ofm day«-^t he brethren of 
 the worin— the heirsof guilt, ofdarkncM. 
 und of donth. Thou who countent the 
 number of the stam, reckonett alio (he 
 liair«$ on our head, and by one and (he 
 fsamc agency thou lupportest the meanest 
 child of the dust and the most exalted 
 seraph that surrounds thy throne. Even 
 after we had fallen from our original in- 
 nocence thou didst not cast us off or re- 
 ward us according to our iniquity, but 
 didst send thine own Son into tiie world 
 to die that we might live. When in our 
 life and conversation wo have often des- 
 pised thy counsels and done despite unto 
 the spirit of grace, thou hast still conti- 
 nued to be gracious, and hast shewn by 
 innumerable daily proofs that thou hast 
 no pleasure at all in the death of the 
 wicked. From the jaws of deHtructioii 
 thou hast repeatedly delivered us, and 
 thus by dispensations of mercy called m 
 to turn from the error of our ways, to 
 kiss the Son lest he be angry and we pe- 
 rish from the way. In all the dcaliiign 
 of thy providence towards us, as far as 
 our limited faculties can comprehend 
 
wcmuB or Piuf tg. 
 
 TV 
 
 Hicm, of an tdverse ai well ai of a pros- 
 peroui nature, we are able to trace the 
 workjngi of a tender and loving friend 
 who puniaheg only to reform, whose eye 
 melli with tenderness even when hisi 
 hand is lifted up to strike, who wliile ha 
 bruises binds up the wound. But thou 
 rejoicest over us to do us good, and 
 Hooner shall the r eriasting mountains 
 beplucked from their deep-seated founda- 
 tions, than thou shalt varv in thy regards 
 towards those on whom thou hast set thy 
 Jove. For a small moment thou maycst 
 torsake them, but with great kindness 
 wilt thou gather them, in a little wratli 
 thou mayest hide thy fece from them for 
 tt moment, but with everlasting kindness 
 thou wilt have mercy on them. 
 
 With shame and sorrow we acknow- 
 ledge that we have neglected to praise 
 thee the Lord for thy goodness, and for 
 thy wonderful works to us the children 
 ot men. We confess that in our outgo- 
 ings and in our in-comings, in our down- 
 sittings and in our uprisings, we have 
 wrgotten the great end for which we 
 came into the world, and our hearts and 
 minds have been occupied with the things 
 ot time to the exclusion of those which 
 pertain unto eternity. In our anxiety 
 lor the present, we have overlooked the 
 iuture, we have been cumbered about 
 
 »<' 
 
poitMfl OF ^RAYKn» 
 
 many things but have undervalued ar 
 despised the one thin^ needfuk Our 
 hearts are set upon tliis wonld, ae if it 
 were our. rest, and we: live at little under 
 tlie power of the world tooome, as if the 
 tidings of another state^ of an unseen anxl 
 endless existence beyond the grave, vrcro 
 among t^io dreams of enthusiasm and* the: 
 reveries of a bewildered, fancy. We 
 pray> O Lord^ that thou wouldst opeii^ 
 our eyes to adear' perception of the \\i^ 
 tev insignificanoe of those temporal pur* 
 suits^^on wliich our desires are set, and of 
 the unspeakable importance of those du^ 
 ties connected with our eternal safety 
 which we hav3 so much neglected. Or 
 that we were wise that we understood: 
 this, that we would' consider our latter 
 end^^that- tiiou wouldst engrave upon 
 the tablets.of our hearts as upon a rock 
 fbnever all the laws aiid commandments 
 of thee our God— that thou wouldstena- 
 ble us habitually to realize the solemni*^ 
 ties of appearing before thee, of giving 
 in our acccunt; and of receiving a sen- 
 tence either of aoquittaLor of corndennia^ 
 tion from which there lies* no appeah 
 
 Thy merciful visitation hcth preserved 
 our spirits^ and we are this motuing the 
 living to praise thee» It is of thy mercy 
 ;God that Yfe are not consumed. May 
 du** preserved lives be dedicated to thy 
 
9ontn or vkjltzk. 
 
 m 
 
 'servioB and floiy. Mr - we be in thy 
 fear aU the day long. May the oonride- 
 ration that thou God 8eest us, have a 
 comnEMindiiig influence over us, and un- 
 ceasingly ojierateas a cheek on the pro- 
 pensities to evil, and as an incitement to 
 all holy obedience. May integrity and 
 Jiprig»htness ever preserve -as and our 
 hearts not reproach us so long as we live. 
 Lord bless every member df tiiisfiimi- 
 ly, and may the gQod will of him who 
 « welt m tae bosh be the portion of our 
 boireehold. Dwell in all the families 
 which call upon the name of the Lord, 
 and may every house soon beoom« a tem- 
 ple and every heart an altar to the Uvine- 
 «nd the true God. O thou who settiest 
 tiie solitary in femilies andraisest up all 
 who are 4>©wed dowB, be the tatbor of 
 the fatherless and the judge of the widow 
 in thy iioly habitation, send consola- 
 t*0n into the broken and bereaved heart 
 
 and may Uic joy of tJac Lordibethe strength 
 of all who are stretched on beds of lan- 
 giijsiiing and pain: Sanctify to us every 
 trial wrth which thou mayest see fit to 
 visit us, or shouldst thou be pleased to 
 Ness us with continued prosperity and 
 flcalth may it never be said of us, be- 
 cause they have no changes, therefore 
 they fear not God. But grant that ia 
 AJl the circumstances in which we may 
 
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 rORMS OV PRArEK. 
 
 be placed, and in all we think as well as 
 in all we do we may have a single eye to 
 the glory of Him who loved us and gave 
 Inmself for us, to whom be honour and 
 glory world without end. Amen: 
 
 PRAYER FOB TUESDAY EVENING. 
 
 Again, O Lord, we lift our eyes unto 
 the hills whence cometh our help. Our 
 safety cometh from the Lord, who made 
 heaven and earth, who suffereth not our 
 feet to be moved, n2ither the sun to smite 
 us by day, nor the moon by night. Day 
 unto day utters ppeech, night unto night 
 sheweth knowledge of thee. On every 
 object of nature and in every event of 
 providence, we behold manifest traces of 
 a wisdom free from every tendency to 
 err, of a power which is armed for the 
 safety and deliverance of the faithful, 
 nnd of a goodness which is boundless as 
 creation. Thou, Lord, directest tl>e 
 movements of the universe, thou guidest 
 the planets in their courses over the 
 vault of heaven, thou givest laws to the 
 elements of nature, and thou command- 
 est the tempest where to spend its force. 
 All things are full of thee. All things 
 belong to thee. All things are subject 
 to thy controuL All things were creat- 
 
 HMIia^lti«.iH n i«^ t^it^ 
 
*OlLm» OF PRATER. 
 
 88 
 
 <ed for tliy pleasure. Thy mercy, O 
 liord, M in the heavens ; and thy faith" 
 fulness reacheth unto the clouds. Thy 
 fighteousness is like the great mountains : 
 thy judgments are a great deep. O Lord, 
 thou preservest man and beast. How 
 excellent is thy lovingkiudness, O God ! 
 therefore the children of men put ti?eir 
 trust under the shadow of tliy wings, and 
 therefore da we confide in that munifi- 
 cence to which we have been indebted 
 for existence and for every thing that 
 renders life delightful. Thine is the air 
 \ve breathe, thine is the light which en- 
 circles us, thine is every blessing which 
 niingles in our lot. Thou wast the guar*- 
 «3mn and protector of our infant years. 
 Thou didst shower down thy favours 
 «pon us ere we knew the liberal hand 
 ft'om which they flowed, or were able to 
 lisp the accents of grateful acknowledge 
 ment. Thou didst bring us in safety 
 through the diseases and dangers to 
 which youth is exposed, and whilst many 
 who began with us the journey of life or 
 were children when we had reaclwd the 
 years of maturity, have been called to 
 struggle with disease and to meet the 
 stroke of death, thou boldest our souls in 
 life, andcontinuest to us all the blessings 
 connected with the extension of a day of 
 grace. Blessed be the God and Father 
 
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 »■ roRMs or pnAY£ii« 
 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hatlj biesv 
 sed us with all spiritual blessings in hea- 
 venly places in Christ. Truly the lines 
 have fallen to us in pleasant places, we 
 liave a goodly heritage. Blessed are our 
 eyes, for they see, and our ears, for they 
 hear, those things which many prophcte 
 and righteous men of old desired to see 
 and to hear, hut were not go highly fa- 
 voured. We especially praise thee fgr 
 the truths revealed concerning Jesus 
 Christ the Son of thy love — that he ex- 
 changed the abodes of bliss for this scene 
 of wretchedness and woe — that he was 
 despised and rejected of men, a man of 
 sorrows and acquainted with grief— that 
 at length he expired amidst the agonies 
 of a cross, and was brought down to the 
 dust of death — that he burst asunder the 
 barriers of the tomb and ascended to the 
 throne of his kingdom — that he ever liv- 
 eth to make intercession for us, and that 
 unto them that look for him he will ap- 
 pear the second time without sin unto 
 salvation. May it be given to us in be- 
 half of Christ to believe jn his name, to 
 believe with the heart unto righteous- 
 ness, and to believe to the saving of our 
 souls. May we consider him who endu- 
 red such contradiction of sinners against 
 himself, lest at any time we be weary and 
 faint in our minds. Whilst we are look- 
 
Foams op rtiAYCR. 
 
 hohatll biesv 
 ssin^s in hca^ 
 uly the lines 
 it places^ we 
 essed are our 
 sars, for they 
 any prophets 
 Icsired to see 
 BO highly fa- 
 aise thee fgr 
 ;rning Jesus 
 —that he ex- 
 'or this scene 
 that he was 
 en, a man of 
 h grief — that 
 t the agonies 
 down to the 
 t asunder the 
 ended to the 
 t he ever Hv- 
 us^ and that 
 1 he will ap- 
 3ut sin unto 
 to us in be- 
 liis name_, to 
 o righteous- 
 aving of our 
 n who endu- 
 iners against 
 )e weary and 
 we are look- 
 
 ing unto Jesus the author and flni«5her at' 
 our faith, who, for the joy set before him^ 
 endured the cross, despising the shame, 
 and is now set down on the right hand 
 of the Majesty on high, may we be look> 
 ing for the mercy of the Lord Jesus 
 Christ unto eternal life. And seeing 
 there is in him sufficiency for all our ne- 
 cessities, to i..ake us holy in time and 
 blessed for ev^r, out of his fulu'^ss n ly 
 all we receive grace sufficient for us, to 
 pardon our sins and to subdue our ini- 
 quities, to justify our persons and to 
 sanctify our souls, and to complete in our 
 hearts and lives that holy spiritual change 
 which alone can quality us for associating 
 with the spirits of just men made perfect, 
 and without which no man shall see the 
 Lord. 
 
 O continue thy lovlngkindness unto 
 them that know thee, and thy righteous- 
 ness to the upright in heart. Let not 
 the rod of the wicked rest upon the lot 
 of the righteous. Do good, O Lord, 
 unto those tha* je good, and to them 
 that are upriglu in their hearts. We 
 pray for the sons pnd daughters of tribu- 
 lation, a numerous family throughouc 
 the '.-^'orld. '^T^hou knowest where the 
 wound bleeds and the burden presses 
 haid, thou canst effectually minister to 
 the mind diseased when men prove mi- 
 
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 •i rO»M8 OP PRAVEI. 
 
 flerable comforters, and thou canst com- 
 wand deliverance when earthly pbysi- 
 cians prove physicians of no value, tlie 
 spirit of a man may sustain his infirmitv, 
 *ut a wounded spirit, who can bear? 
 We entreat thee, therefore, graciously to 
 interpose, to pluck from the atjaicted spi- 
 ritiis hidden sorrow, and io breathe in- 
 to It unutterable peace. In all our dis- 
 tresses may we be led to the true fountain 
 ■ot consolation ; may tie storms and 
 tempests of this waste howling wilder- 
 ness, drive us to him who is a hidiaff 
 place from the wind and a covert from 
 the tempest; and may the tribulations 
 ot life endear to us the peace of God 
 which passeth all understanding. 
 ^ We thank thee, O Lord, that thou hast 
 brought us to the close of another day 
 in such comfortable circumstances of 
 body and of mind. This morning's sun 
 arose on multitudes who are now sleep- 
 ing the sleep ot death, but we are here 
 before thee, the monuments of thy sparine- 
 goodness. May the lapse of every day 
 put us m mind that to us also the niffht 
 Cometh when no man can work, and may 
 the approach of natural sleep remind us 
 ot the sleep of dpath, to which it bears 
 so close a resemblance. May he tliat 
 Keepeth Israel, and neither slumbers nor 
 sleeps, watch arouad our couches and 
 
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 our liabitation this night, and whether 
 -we wake or sleep, may we be still with 
 him. O satisfy us early with thy mercy, 
 that 'we may rejoice and be ^lad all our 
 days. Make us glad according to the 
 days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and 
 the years wherein we have seen evil. 
 Now unto God and our Father^ be glory 
 for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING^ 
 
 It is a good thing to give thanks unto 
 the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy 
 name, O Most High : To shew forth tby 
 lovingkindness in the morning, and thy 
 faithfulness every night. We would this 
 morning surround the domestic altar 
 with the high praises of God in our 
 mouths, and would say of him, that he is 
 our rock and our fortress, our refuge, 
 our high tower, and our delirerer. Un- 
 der thy protection, heavenly father, we 
 are not afraid of the terror by night, nor 
 for the arrow that flieth by day ; nor for 
 the pestilence that walketh in darkness, 
 nor for the destruction that wasteth at 
 noon-day. No evil befalleth us, neither 
 doth any plague come nigh our dwelling. 
 For thou givest thine angels charge ovoc 
 MS to keep us in all our ways. 
 
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 Thou, Lord, halt laid 
 
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 oWigHtions of thy law and the end ear- 
 nwnts of thy Jmtf, to constrain ys to fibe- 
 dience, birt alas ! we have trampled on 
 thine authority and turned thy irrace in- 
 to purposes of wickedness. We have 
 liv«d to ourselvcg more thwi unto thee 
 tlieatrfhorafallour.raei.oie8, and have 
 followed the dictates of oi*r own evil 
 hearts rather than the declarations of 
 thy will which is the rule of nil riffhte- 
 ou»ness and i« compltanee with which 
 there is the greatest reward. O how 
 have we disbelieved thy truths ! disobey- 
 ■eiJ tJiy commands ! disregarded alike the 
 thunders of Sinai aiwl the smilesof Zion ' 
 resisted and opposed the efforts of that 
 arm which was lifted up to save us, and 
 hav^ set at nought all thy graci<.u« me- 
 thods of deahn^r with us, of |ieclaimi«ff 
 us from the ewii of our ways and hrinc- 
 ingus over entirely to thyself! Look 
 not, we beseech thee, on the sin of our 
 iiatiire nor the sins of our hearts ami 
 lives which are more than we can re- 
 member and greater than we can ex- 
 press, which make us seem vile even in 
 our own eyes, and so highly guilty before 
 Jhy holy Majesty, that it is only because 
 thou hast not forgotten to be gracious 
 that we are still in the laud of the livin- 
 and m the place of hope. Behold us iS 
 
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 mercy through the merits and mediation^ 
 of thy Son our Saviour, wIkj did no sin, 
 and ^ho was manifested to take away 
 our 8in§, by whom we have accost to th© 
 Majesty on hig'h, and are encouraged tO' 
 come bohlly to the throne of grace, that 
 we may obtain mercy to pardon and find' 
 ^raee to help us in every time of need* 
 For his sake be merciful to our unrighte- 
 ou8ne!f9, our sins and our iniquities do 
 thou remember no more. And blefs us 
 with experiences of thy returning favour. 
 May we taste and see that thou art gra* 
 cious. Cause us to rejoice with thy cho" 
 sen, and to triumph with thine inherit-' 
 auce. 
 
 We live in a world of trials aiicr of 
 changes. Here we have no eontinuinj^ 
 city,. and no fixed place of abode. Vi- 
 cissitude and decay are stamp t on every 
 thing around us. May we be therefore 
 looking for a city that hath foundations,- 
 whose builder and maker is God. Pow- 
 crfiilly attracted by the beauties of: that 
 land which isafar off, and de nly affected 
 by the many trials and temptations, griefs 
 and'disappointments which every day in-* 
 terrupt our peace and wound our happi- 
 ness* in this passing world, we would not 
 live alway> but would even feel Joyful at 
 the prospect of one day striking off our 
 fetters of mortality^ and of having these 
 
 
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 ie bodies changed and frtsliioncd llko 
 the ^Umous body of the Saviour, by tho 
 mig iiy working whereby ho is able to 
 subdue all things unto himself. In the 
 exercise of that faith which is the sub- 
 stance of things hoped for and the evi- 
 dence of things not seen, may we be keep- 
 ing our eye steadily fixed on the golden 
 pinnacles of the New Jerusalem, that 
 they may be our guiding stars throuirh 
 the darkness of the wilderness, and like 
 the pillar of cloud by day and of fire by 
 "ight, tbe;y may conduct us in safety to 
 the promised land. Having our faces 
 ever directed towards Zion, may the pains 
 and miseries of this short-lived existence 
 be lost and forgotten in the joyful anti- 
 cipation of the glory which is to be re- 
 vealed at the resurrection of the just 
 Send, O Lord, the Gospel where it is 
 not, and bless it where its joyful sound is 
 already heard. Be gracious to our 
 triends, reward our benefactors, and for- 
 give our enemies. Visit the habitations 
 ot disease and of sorrow, and may the 
 views of the sufferers be withdrawn from 
 objects of distress to objects of comfort 
 may the true sources of consolation be 
 fully disclosed to their minds, and may: 
 the teelings of grief which agitate their 
 smrits give place to a joy that is unspeak- 
 able and full of glory. May the dying 
 
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 be prepared for the great and solemn 
 chaiigT Ibai awaits us all.-— And now that 
 thou nast ronewedour lives and thy mer* 
 eies on this mornitig of a new day^ help 
 ui. f^ood Lord, to renew our deHires, re- 
 ^lutions, and endcarvours to live in the 
 obedience of thy holy wiil^ and to the 
 honour of thy blessed name. O restrain 
 us from the evits and foUies into which 
 we are prone to fall, and quicken us to 
 the duties which we are averse to per- 
 form. And the very God of peace sancr 
 tify U8 wholly, and we pray God our 
 whole spirits and souls and bodies may 
 be preserved blameless unto the coming 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom bo 
 praise, and honour, and glory everlast-* 
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 ty ! Just and true art thou in all thy 
 ways, O thou King of saints. Who' 
 would not fear thee and glorify thy name, 
 for thou only art holy. The angels who 
 excel in strength, who do thy command- 
 ments, hearkening to the voice of thy 
 word, veil their faces with their wings 
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 ©St reverence, and cease not day nor 
 iiiffht to celebrate thy praise. Thou 
 wilt be sanctified of all them that come 
 nigh unto thee, and art to be had in con- 
 tinual reverence of all who are about 
 thee. Be pleased to sanctify our hearts 
 ^y thy grace, tfcat we may sanctity thee 
 the Lord in our hearts. Enable us to 
 draw near unto thee with such disposi- 
 tions of mind as may warrant us to hope 
 that thou wilt draw nigh unto us, and so 
 to pour out our hearts before thee that 
 thou mayest in gracious condescension 
 pour down thy blessings and favours up- 
 on us. We have thine own declaration 
 to encourage us in our approaches to thy 
 throne of mercy, if we approach inthe 
 spirit of sincere repentance and true hu- 
 mility. For thus saith the high and lofty 
 One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name 
 is Holy ; 1 dwell in the high and holy 
 place, with him also that is of a contrite 
 and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of 
 the humble, and to revive the heart of 
 the contrite ones. We would desire, 
 therefore, to come unto thee this evening 
 with broken and contrite spirits, depre- 
 cating deserved wrath, and imploring un- 
 merited mercy. O may thy great mercy 
 overlook all our imperfections and sins, 
 and as thou host made us in some mea- 
 sure sensible of our duty, and of our in- 
 
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 nliility to perform it as we oughts may 
 thy good Spirit help our infirmities^ and 
 may he take of the things of Christ and 
 shew them to our soulti. May the spirit of 
 glory and of God rest upon us. Sanctify 
 us through thy truth, thy word is truth. 
 May Christ be formed iu our hearts 
 the hope of glory, and be made of thee 
 .unto us wisdom and righteousness, sane- 
 • tifioation, and redemption. May wc re- 
 ceive him freely and fully in all his cha- 
 racters and relations^ as our prophet to 
 instruct us in thy will^^as our priest to 
 atone for our guilt and. to intercede with 
 thee in our behalf, and as our king to 
 vule in us and over us, restraining and 
 conquering all his and our enemies. 
 Our hearts are naturally impure ; do 
 thou for Christ's sake create within us 
 the clean heart. Lord renew the right 
 spirit. Our wills are powerfully opposed 
 to the demands of thy word; do thou 
 slay the enmity by the agency of his 
 >eross> and lead captive every active prin- 
 ciple in our bosons. Our affections are 
 .debased aiid grovelling in their objects ; 
 do thou give them a spiritual and heav- 
 enly direction, that we may henceforth 
 iset them on the things which are above 
 where Christ sitteth at thy right hand. 
 Our past live& have bieen marked by re- 
 peated acta of rebellion and wickedness. 
 
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 thought. 
 
 daily 
 
 afTendin^ the^ in 
 deed ; 63 then enU' 
 Die OS tor the time to come by a patieiit 
 4;oiitiriuaiice in well doings to jeek for 
 glory, boiioyr, a»d immorlality, aad to 
 make oiir Hg<ht so shiuo before men that 
 ibcy seeing our good works, may glorify 
 thee our father who art in lieav^ii. Whait 
 is dark in Ui, ck> thou enlighten ; what 
 is weak, do thou raise and support ; what 
 is amiss, do thou correct and celorm -r 
 what is wanting, do tbou supply. Make 
 all grace to abound towards us, tbat we 
 always having sufficieacy in all things, 
 may abound in every good word and 
 work. Supply all our need according: 
 to thy riches in glory by Uirist J*eatis. 
 
 In the benevolent spirit of ifaktiwli- 
 giori which we proifess, we would pray 
 !for all men, and as ^Iwu makest thy sun 
 to shine on the «vilan4 on the good, and 
 thy rain to descend jmi tne just and on 
 the unjust, so we desire to do good even 
 to the unthan'kfnl and the unkind, and ito 
 pray "f&r il^ose who pray not for them>- 
 «el vet, who are neitliei* at peace with thee. 
 Tier with th«tr own «onsaencesi, nor witli 
 thei r ^lo w creatures around them . May 
 they knmv in fhis their day the things 
 that belooff to their peace, ere they be 
 forever hid from their eyes. And grant 
 that those whakuow the gra.ce of iQod i{i 
 
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 Hruih may be filled with all peace and joy 
 in believing^ that they may abound in 
 hope through the power of the Holy 
 Ghost. 
 
 By the good hand of God upon us, wo 
 continue to this present moment. Ado- 
 red be that providence which hath watch- 
 ed over us during the day, and allowed 
 no evil accident* to befal us. To the 
 same guardian providence we commit 
 ourselves during the night. May wo 
 have the sleep which is the privilege of 
 thy beloved. Ma v our dreams be devout. 
 May our waking thoughts be of thee. 
 With our souls may we desire thee in 
 the nij^ht, with our spirits within us may 
 we seek thee early, and wait for the Lord 
 more than they that watch for the morn- 
 ing. And may the peace of God which 
 passeth all understanding, keep our 
 hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
 Amen. 
 
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 PRAYER FOR THURSDAY MORNING. 
 
 We will extol thee, our God, OKing. 
 Every day will we bless thee, and we will 
 praise thy name for »;ver and ever. Thou 
 art our God and we will bless thee; thou 
 wertour fathers' God and we will highly 
 exalt thee ; thou art the God and father 
 
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 of oar Lord Jesus Christ and we wifl 
 mafifnify thy name together. We rejoice 
 la the axniabKe and peaceful characters 
 in which thou art revealed to us in the 
 Gospel oftiiySun-^lbattbo*! art not bow 
 seated upoii Mount Sinat sucroundeil 
 with blackness, darknea*, and tempest, 
 but amid the milder glories of Mount 
 Zion, and on a throne gilded by the 
 brtgfct beams of beuignity and love. U 
 18 our peculiar privilege that we are not 
 called to approach a being whose love is 
 questionable, and whose willingness to 
 hear and answer owr requests is a subject 
 of dark tincertainty and doubt, but that 
 we are iuvhed to draw near to one wliose 
 love is above ail suspicion, and whose 
 williagness to lend a gracious -ear to the 
 voice of oar petitions is attested not on- 
 ly by bis own explicit declarations, biit 
 also by his toils and sorrows^ his teans 
 and agonies and cries. Who is a God 
 like unto thee, pardoning iniquitv, trans- 
 gression, and sin — not willing that any 
 should peri^, b»t that all should come 
 to repentance— and m Christ Jesus re- 
 conciling a guilty vv^rld to thyself? Be- 
 hold a family of guilty perishing crea- 
 tures now bending before thee, and deep- 
 ly sensible of their obligations to thy 
 long auffeping patience. Though we 
 were boru in sm and brought forth in in* 
 
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 IquHj— though to our ori^msl guilt we 
 have added iDnumerable actual iransr 
 gresBioiMh- though w« have xu«hed upoo' 
 ike 4bick bosses of thy buckler like the 
 horae into the battle — and though we 
 hav« exposed ourselves to thy vengeance 
 ytho art a €on6Ufriing"fire to the workers 
 of iniquity, yet thou hast not laid juetice- 
 to the line nor equity to the plummet^ 
 neither hast tlieu whet thv glitterii^ 
 sword, nor has thine band laid hold on 
 judgment, else we would Ions since have 
 had our portion with hypocrites and un^ 
 beiievers in that place where thou wili 
 be favourable no more. O suffer us noit 
 to despise the riches of thy goodness aad 
 .forbearance and loii^ suffering^, to render 
 «f none effect that goodness o£ thine 
 "which leadeth to repentance, and in ob^ 
 . atinate impenitence to treasure up to our- 
 selves wrath against the day of wrath I 
 May our hearts be opened to the persua** 
 sive eloquence of that message which 
 comes from heaven, to the melting inHur 
 ence of that compassion which is divine ; 
 and instead of resisting the convictions of 
 the Spirit, may we yield to their saving 
 operation, if by any means we may be con- 
 vinced of sin, and sori^w after a godly 
 sort, and have our friiiit unto holiuesis 
 that the end may be everlasting life. May 
 the spell be broken by which the world 
 
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PORMS OP PRAYtN. 
 
 lias long held us captive. May we ac- 
 count no conquest so truly noble as a 
 conquest over ourselves. May we regard 
 no honour so worthy of pursuit as the 
 honour of being enrolled among the ex- 
 cellent ones of the earth and the deni- 
 zens of heaven- May the whole powers 
 of our souls be consecrated to thy ser- 
 vice. May the whole desires of our hearts 
 be towards thee and towards the remem- 
 brance of thy name. May the whole ac- 
 tions of our lives have the advancement 
 of thy glory for their grand and ultimate 
 object. Thus may the love of Christ 
 constrain us to live no longer unto our- 
 selves, but unto him who died for us and 
 rose again. Thus may the grace of God 
 which bringeth salvation teach us effec- 
 tually that denying ungodliness and 
 worldly lusts, we should live soberly, 
 righteously, and godly in this present 
 world ; looking for that blessed hope and 
 the glorious appearing of the great God 
 and our Saviour Jesus Christ ; who gave 
 himself for us that he miffht redeem us 
 from all iniquity, and purity unto himself 
 a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 
 Accept, O Lord, of our collected offer- 
 ings of thanksgiving and praise, this 
 morning, for the protection thou hast af- 
 forded us during the past night, for the 
 health of body and soundness of mind 
 
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 iridi wUch tlMHi art cou^mamg to blei0 
 iM. All otif well-tprkigi of m^ and 
 comfort are ficom iliee, »wl even in our 
 •leering hours, when we have no thought 
 aad no care Sot ourasives, thou walchest 
 orer uji with more thiui a parent's tolici- 
 tudcj and eyer^ moraing that dawns 
 brings along with ii new occasions of 
 wonder, love, and praise. We are fearful- 
 ly and wonderfuJty made, and we are no 
 less fearfiiUy and wonderfully preserved. 
 
 LoAd ipity tiie case of those to whoiii 
 wearisome daysiind nigkts are appointed, 
 who say in the evening. Would to God 
 it were morttin^j and in the mornings 
 Would to God it were evening ! Wher- 
 ever it hath pleased thee to remove front 
 declining years ilieir stalT and comfort^ 
 may it be to shelter them by thy imme- 
 diate and peculiar care, and wherever it 
 hath appeared meet unto thee to take- 
 from weak and iioexperienoed youth ihek 
 stay and counsellor, may it be that thou 
 thyself mayest be their protector and 
 their guide. Direct thine erring childrei^ 
 in t^ paths which thejF ought to pursue, 
 and shield tiie defenceless aikl the feeble 
 by thy ainMghty power from all the^ fear- 
 ful and diversified evils which in^^y befiil 
 thera in the world. 
 
 In particular, O Goti, we pray that tha 
 souls of us tby creatures now before tkee> 
 
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 may be precious in (hy sight— that whatw 
 ever may he our lot in lourticying through 
 Ihfs fleeting, uncortuin, anU trying itato, 
 ;thou woulcJst enable us, though faint, 
 •ttill to pursue, and though tempted on 
 every side to foreake the path of duty, 
 8ti to hold fast the profession of our 
 faith Without wavering, go that when our 
 wanderings arc closedand our probation 
 ended, we may give in our account with 
 joy, and wlien he who is our life shall ap- 
 pear, we al>o mav appear with him in 
 glory. The Lord preserve our going 
 out and our coming in, from this time 
 torth, and even for ever more. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR TMURSOAY EVENING.. 
 
 We thank thee, O Father, Lord of hea- 
 ven and of earth, for all thy great, unut- 
 terable, and inconceivable goodness to us 
 and to all men. We are thine by the 
 strongest and most endearing ties— crea- 
 ted^ by thy power, preserved by thy care, 
 and Pedeemed by thy grace, tothee we 
 are indebted for those noble powers and 
 capacities by which weare distinguished 
 and are therefore bound injustice to con- 
 secrate them to thy service. To thee we 
 are indebted for those tender mercies 
 with which evei7 day of our lives has 
 
 
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 \icen crowned, and therefore we are 
 bound to testify our gratitude by devot- 
 ing our prolonged exiMtence to ihy glory. 
 Forbid, above nil, that we should ever 
 cease to recollect and to feel the force of 
 those ties which have been formed by re- 
 deeming love. When we reflect on the 
 dignity and iadcpcndeucc of liim who 
 came in thy great name to save us, on 
 the depths or that abasement and the 
 greatness of those sufferings to which he 
 willingly submitted^ on the degradation 
 and wretchedness of those who were the 
 objects of his love, and on the generous 
 design which his obedience unto death 
 was intended to accomplish, may the 
 flame of genuine affection to this best of 
 benefactors be enkindled in our bosoms, 
 and manifest its animating influence by 
 leading us to lives of activity and zeal in 
 the cause of God and truth. May the 
 language of our hearts be, O Lord, truly 
 we are thy servants, we are thy servants, 
 thou hast loosed our bonds. We are not 
 our own, we are bought with a price ; 
 therefore will we glorify thee in our bo- 
 dies and spirits which are thine. Point- 
 ing to the cross of Jesus, we would say. 
 By this the world is crucified unto us 
 and we unto the world. Him, having 
 not seen, we love, and in him, though 
 now we see him not, yet believing, we 
 
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 rmoice with i joy tinfipcakable tad full 
 •f irlory. 
 
 We ncknowled^e that in ourselvea we 
 are weak ami crnnjf creature*, that wo 
 aroaurrounded by ipiritual eiiciiiicti whoHd 
 temptations arc numerous and powerful, 
 and that without aid superior to our own 
 eur best resolutions must prove as the 
 morniag cloud and early dew which n^o- 
 eth away. But we nyoice that we are 
 not sent a warfare on our owu charges, 
 that OUT suflBcicncy is of thee, and thai 
 through Christ strengthening u§, we can 
 do all things. May we, tbeiefore, taka 
 unto ourselves the whole armour of God,, 
 and under the banners of the Captain of 
 Salvation go forth to the combat and 
 successfully wrestle against principalities 
 and powers and the rulers of the dark- 
 ness of this world, and against spiritual 
 wickedness iu high places, not quilting 
 the field of conflict till the shout of vic- 
 tory is heard and the last enemy is de- 
 stroyed. 
 
 Be a very present help, O Lord, in the 
 time of trouble to all who call upon thee 
 in truth. Restore to the use of reason 
 those who have been deprived of that in- 
 valuable blessing, and may it never be 
 said of us who enjoy it that madness is in 
 our hearts while we live. Appoint unto 
 such as mourn in Zion, beauty for ashes. 
 
r«»»Kif or riuYiB», 
 
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 Ihe oil of joy for mourning, tnd the gar- 
 ment of praiie for the npirit of beaviiiesN. 
 Let lirael rejoice in liiiii that made liiin, 
 and let the children of Zion be joyful in 
 their kiiiff;. May Satau'^ kingdom ha 
 Keen iklliug at ligutuing from heaven, and 
 the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ 
 rJHing on i(H ruini. 
 
 May our songs of praise, this evening, 
 ascenJ before thee in sweet memorial^ 
 perfumed with the incense of the Re- 
 deemer'H Mucrifice. All thy ways towards 
 us have b€cn in mercy and in truth. Par- 
 don the sins by which we have offended 
 theo this day. We trust we need not bo 
 afraid to ask thy bleisinfir to succeed Any 
 of its engagements, auu to cherish i\kp 
 hope of thy continued favour. With 
 huiTible confidence we commit our bodie^ 
 and spirits into thy hands this nighty as 
 into tlie hands of a faithful creat^or. Our 
 prayers arc before thee. We present 
 them not in our own name, for we are 
 unworthy, but in the name of him whom 
 thou hearest always, for whom we will 
 ever praise thee, and to whom with thee 
 the Father and the Holy Ghost, one jiv- 
 ing and true God, be jiono^c and glory 
 everlasting. Amjsn. 
 
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 PRAYER FOR FRIDAY MORNING. 
 
 Thou art great, O Lord, and greatly 
 to be feared above all gods. From the 
 rising of the sun to the going down of the 
 8ame,thynameistobe!naffiiified. Thou 
 art the great being by whom ail things 
 were at first created, and on whom they 
 continually depend for their preservation 
 and support. Thine is the kingdom of 
 universal nature ; thine is the fulness of 
 Almighty power ; thine is the glory of 
 infinite perfection. Thy judgment isun- 
 searchable, thy wisdom is infinite, thy 
 vrays are past finding out ; and though 
 clouds and darkness are sometimes round 
 about thy throne, yet mercy and truth 
 ever go before thy face. May our 
 hearts be filled with a becoming zeal for 
 the honour of thy pame. May we ever 
 be enabled and disposed to entertain wor- 
 thy apprehensions oYthy nature and will. 
 May thy word be the constant rule of all 
 our thoughts, and words, and actions. 
 We are strangers in the earth ; hide not 
 ^hy commandments from us. Thy testi- 
 monies we will choose as our heritage 
 forever ; may they be the rejoicing of 
 our heart ; and making them our medi- 
 tation by night and our practice by day, 
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 of vrsiitr, which yield their fruit in their 
 season, and whose leaves are ever green. 
 May thy good spirit work in us enectu- 
 ally toihink and to speak, to will and 
 to do, those things which are pleasing iu 
 thy sight. Not our will, but thino, O 
 Lord, be done in us and by us forever. 
 . We would trust in the Lord forever, 
 for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting 
 strength. Our fathers hoped in thee, 
 and were delivered ; they trusted iu thee, 
 and were not put to confusion ; and thou 
 hast encouraged us their succeeding race 
 CO put our confidence in thee by the nu- 
 merous proofs which thou hast given of 
 thy condescension and love to the chil- 
 dren of men. From past experiences of 
 thy lovingkindness we derive encourage- 
 ment to solicit and to expect renewed 
 manifestations of tby regard. We would 
 ■remember all the way in which thou hast 
 led ua through this wilderness, our es- 
 capes from dangers, our support in trials, 
 and the comforts with which we have 
 been loaded in every stage of our lives. 
 Thy goodness began with our existence, 
 and through each revolving period of 
 our lives thou hast accompanied us with 
 the tenderest expressions of a father's 
 love. We would cast all our care upon 
 Ibee, knowing that thou carest for us. 
 ^We would be careful for nothing, but 
 
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 m every Ihiwg by prayer and strpplicalion 
 wotild make oiip requesta known unto 
 Ihee, and frein a{{ the eng^a^eifient» ©f 
 life we tvouldi like thy servant David of 
 old, return and bless our bousehold'. in 
 eVerr thmg- we desire to giv© thankt. 
 Knowing that- this 19 good and acceptoble 
 mtby sight; and that every cmeatifire of 
 thine is gdod and nothing to be refbfted 
 if received with thanksgiving, for it is 
 sanctified by the word of Gdd and- by 
 prayer. May we be zeatously affecied 
 alvrays in a good thing ; Hot siothfal in 
 business, fervent in spirit, serving the 
 Lord; and esteeming it as our meat and 
 drink to do the wilt of our heavenly faf- 
 ther. Whether, therefore> we eat or 
 drink^ or whatsoever we d*o, may we du 
 aM to the glory of God; 
 
 Lord be gracious unto us as a family, 
 and cause us to experience that blessed- 
 ness which dweltefh in the hoilse ©f ihe 
 righteous. May each member of Ibis 
 fkmily be a member of the family of h(^ 
 ven ; no Fonger a stranger and foreigner, 
 biit a fellow citizen with the saints and 
 of the boillehold of God. May our 
 friends be the objects of .thy peculiar re- 
 gard, and may our relations be related 
 to thee hy the ties of love and of new 
 obedfence. We would desire to cherish 
 the genuine spirit of the Gospel which 
 
 
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 107 
 
 it' is 
 
 >vjll lead us to bless them that curse us, 
 to do good to them that hate us, and to 
 pray for them that despiteful! y use u» 
 and persecute us. We would put on as 
 the elect of God, holy and beloved, bow- 
 els of mercies, humbleness of mind, meek- 
 ness, long suffering, forbearing one ano- 
 ther aud forgiving one another, even a* 
 thou for Christ's sake forgivest us. Wo 
 pray for the poor that they may be rich 
 in faith and heirs of a heavenly kingdom. 
 We pray for the rich, that they may be 
 poor in spirit, not trusting in uncertain 
 riches, but in the living God, who givcth 
 them all things richly to enjoy. We 
 pray for the sick, that thou wouldst heal 
 their diseases and their pains, and for- 
 give all their sins. We pray for the dy- 
 ing, that their souls may be saved in the 
 day of the Lord. 
 
 We utter the abundance <Jf our grati- 
 tude to thee, this morning, because thou 
 hast brought us through the dangers of 
 another night to see the light and expe- 
 rience the comforts of a new day. We 
 thank thee for the refreshing sleep we 
 have enjoyed, for the contjiiiUed use and 
 exercise of our reasoning powers, and 
 for all the blessings of this life. We are 
 less than the least of all thy mercies^ and 
 yet thou art daily making us the objects 
 of the greatest aud the best. Enable us 
 
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 fit all our ways to ocknowledffe thee, end 
 do thou direct our paths. Oh that our 
 "Ways were directed to keep thy statutes ! 
 Then shall we not be ashamed when we 
 have respect unto all thy commandment*. 
 Go with us wherever we go; dwell with 
 us wherever we dwell ; may this God be 
 bur God forever and ever, and our ^uide 
 even unto death : To the praise of the 
 glory of thy grace wherein thou makest 
 m accepted in the Beloved, Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR FRIDAY EVENING. 
 
 O COME, let US worship and bow down ; 
 let US kneel before the Lord our Maker! 
 For he is our God ; and we are the peo- 
 ple of his pasture and the sheep of his 
 hand. We will sing unto the Lord, we 
 will bless his name ; we will shew forth 
 his salvation from day to day. We de- 
 sire to meet thee, our God, in thine own 
 appointed way, to fall down and worship 
 at thy footstool, in the name and through 
 the Riediation of thy Son our blessed Sa- 
 viour, wlio iid no sin, but was manifest- 
 ed to take away our sin, by the faith of 
 whom we have boldness and access with 
 tcofidence into the holiest of all. In 
 ourselves we are unworthy to come into 
 thy sacred presence. Our best services 
 
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 de- 
 
 are mingled with many imperfections, 
 AHcl are whollj unfit to be beheld with 
 complacency by u God of infinite purity 
 and holiness. Hut through him hi whom 
 thou art ever well pleased, thou seest no 
 iniquity in Jacob and no perversoness in 
 Israel And thoug;h we must acknow- 
 ledge that we have sinned with our fa- 
 thers, that we have committed iniquity 
 and have done wickedly, yet we know 
 and are assured that thou passest by the 
 transgressions of the remnant of thy he- 
 ritage, and that if we confess our sins 
 thou art faithful and just to forgive us 
 our sins und to cleanse us from all un- 
 righteousness. Thou, Lord, art well 
 pleased for thy righteousness sake, ao4 
 every one who truly believes in Jesus, 
 may say with confidence. In the Lord 
 have I righteousness : for this is the 
 name whereby he is called. The iJord our 
 Righteousness. Therefore being justified 
 by faith wc have peace with God through 
 our Lord Jesus Christ. And seeing, 
 God, that thine ear is not heavy that it 
 cannot hear, nor thine hand shortened 
 that it cannot save, we pray ihee, at this 
 time, to give ear to our supplications, in 
 thy faithfulness to answer us and in thy 
 righteousness. Let our prayer be set forth 
 before thee as incense, and the lifting up 
 of our hands as the evening s^crificie. 
 
 
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 O take away the hard and stony heart 
 
 but of 
 
 flesh 
 
 of 
 
 „ - _- hearts 
 flesh — hearts penetrated with a deep con- 
 viction of the exceeding sinfulness of sin 
 and alive to the excel lence, the necessi- 
 ty, and the beauty of holiness. Implant 
 such principles of g^race and holiness in 
 our hearts as may dispose us henceforth 
 to hate all iniquity and every false way, 
 and put thy Spirit within us, inclining us 
 to walk in thy statutes and to keep thy 
 commandments to do them. Bless each 
 ?ne of us in turnin«^ us away from our 
 iniquities, and in giving us grace to re- 
 pent and to amend our lives according to 
 thy word. And we pray that the God 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of 
 glory, may give unto us the spirit of wis- 
 dom and revelatioa in the knowledge of 
 him : The eyes of our undei-standing be- 
 ing enlightened; that we may know 
 what is the hope of his calling, and what 
 the riches of the glory of his inheritance 
 in the saints, and what is the exceedino- 
 
 freatness of his power to us-ward who 
 elieve, according to the working of his 
 mighty power, which he wrought in 
 Christ, when he raised him from the 
 dead, and set him at his own right hand 
 in the heavenly places. For this cause 
 we bow our knees unto the Father of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole 
 
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 Ill 
 
 ftmily in hoavcn And earih b nasacd^ 
 Tkat he would mnt ut, accordtog to the 
 rioh«8 of hM groffi to be sti)eiigthene4 
 vritb micht i^ hi* Spirit io tl» iiiiier 
 man; That Chrik may- dwell il» our 
 hearti^ by faitb ; that we beiag rooted 
 and grounded iu love, may be able to 
 eompfehend with all saintS) whai ia the 
 bfeadth^ and length, acid deplli, mmI 
 height ;> And ifo know tli^ love ofGbiiHt 
 which palsfieth knowliedge, that we might 
 be filled with all tdje ftSnesi of God 
 . May all (be eod» of tlie earth see the 
 «alvfitien of our God. <?ast dowa iiii»- 
 gination» and every- high thing tlial eiB- 
 altelh itself agaia9t the knowledge of 
 ^od ; may the crooked p)acea be ninde 
 JBtraight^ and the rough places smoottr, 
 ancl IheLord alone exalted in theeacib. 
 May thy Spirit thus rule in ev«ry hearty 
 And may every tongue confess that Jesub 
 Christ is Lord to the glory of thee the 
 i^at*^r. 
 
 Let thine eyesi O Lord, be ever upon 
 the righteous> and thine ears open to 
 their cry, atid deliver them out of all 
 the^r troubles. Keep all their bones that 
 not one of them may be broken. Vhen 
 the poor and needy seek water and there 
 is none and their tongues foil them for 
 thirst, do thou the Lord hear tliem, O 
 God of Jacob forsake tbem not. Let 
 
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 none of them that trust in tbee be deso^ 
 J«le. Let all thoMi that leek thee re- 
 joice and be glad in tbee; and let luch 
 
 tL T^'^*! I ^ •alvation mij contipually, 
 mjH. uod be magnified. 
 i^»Bl«.pd be the Lord, who daily loadeth 
 y with i>enefiit, even the God of our 
 Salvation, In the day when we cried 
 unto thee, thou anaweredst us, and 
 strengthenedst ui with strcrioth in our 
 ■ouls. Wbile wo live we will praise the 
 i^ord: we wilJ sing praises unto our God 
 While we have any being. Praise ye him, 
 all his angels ; praise ye liim, all bis hosts, 
 rraise ye him, sun and aioon : praise 
 liimj all ve stars of light. Kings of the 
 eartii and all people ; princes and all jud- 
 fees of the earth ; Botl»youiig m«aind 
 laaidens ; old men and cbildrenTLet 
 them praise the name of the Lord ; foV 
 Ins name alone is excellent ;. -his fflorv is 
 above the earth and heaven. O spread 
 Illy covering wings around us, and in the 
 secret of thy tabernacle do thou hide us, 
 that no^ evil may befal us, nor any plague 
 come nigh the place of our abode. May 
 the angel of the Lord encamp round 
 about us and deliver us. Cause us to 
 liear thy loyingkindness in the morninff • 
 tor in thee do we trust : cause us to know 
 the way wherein we should walk ; for we 
 litt up our souls unto thee.. Teach us ii^ 
 
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 do thy Will ; -^br thou art our Ood : thy 
 spirit is good ; lead us into the land of 
 uprightness. Now, unto him who is able 
 to do exceeding abundantly above all 
 that we ask or think, according to the 
 power that worketh in us. Unto him be 
 glory in the church by Christ Jesus 
 throughout all ages, world without end. 
 Amen, 
 
 1*RAYBR FOR SATURDAY MORNING. 
 
 •»'* 
 
 * Who is like unio the Lord our God, 
 who dwelleth on high. Who humbleth 
 himself to behold the things that are in 
 heaven and in the earth ! Lord, what is 
 inarii that thou takest knowledge of h^ ! 
 vr the son of man, that thou makest ^ 
 count of him ! We stand at an infinite 
 distance from thee. Thou art the crea- 
 tor ; we are the creatures of thy hand. 
 Thou art a being of infinite perfections ; 
 Mfe are weak erring mortals. Thou in- 
 Imbitest the highest heavens ; we dwell 
 in this lower world. But not only are 
 we thus far removed from thee by nature. 
 Our iniquities have widened the distance 
 to an inconceivable degree. Every fea- 
 ture of excellence, every lineament of 
 beauty is effaced from our nature. Thou 
 hast nourished and brought us up as cbil- 
 
til rOHMt Of rAAYER. 
 
 di'on, but>;ro bave rebtillectngainst tha«, 
 and there ii now iiolbinjc; about ns but 
 pblltition to excite averbion, but acti of 
 tliaobedierice to call for vengeance. We 
 Mrould be bumbled in the diitit under an 
 overwhelming sense of our aggravated 
 ofieiices. We would cry for mercy in 
 the spirit and tone of those who are con- 
 scious that they deserve it not. We 
 would cast ourselves wholly on the com- 
 passion of heaven. Have mercy upon us, 
 O God, aceordmg to thy loving^kindness ; 
 according unto the multitude of thy ten- 
 der mercies, blot out our transgressions. 
 Fot* "we acknowledge our transffressions ; 
 «nd our iin is ever before us. We see it 
 to be indeed exceeding sinful. We re- 
 jgaird it as that abominable thing which 
 Ihou h^test, w^hich is opposed to all the 
 'perfectiojia of thy nature and all the de- 
 signs of (by love, 'which banished our first 
 .parents frt>m paradise and introduced 
 ;aeatb into the world and all our woe, 
 •which brought our Saviour from heaven 
 !1o earth — from a throne to a oross, and 
 which exposes immortal beings to end- 
 less misery. Convince us more and more 
 of the depth, extent, and malignity of 
 that disease which hath infected our 
 ^wbole system. Give us a discovery of 
 ftbe excellence and suitableness of the rc- 
 m^y which tbou hast provided. Enable 
 
FVHMi ur rilAYB^. 
 
 Ilfi 
 
 IIS Uy a true and living fuitli to look un- 
 to Jesui as liftod up on (lie cross, for the 
 recovery and ralvutioii of u diseased and 
 tt dying world. We will take with us 
 wordM, and conic unto thee suying, Take 
 ttway all iniquity, heal our backsliding, 
 receive us graciously, and love us freely. 
 May our understandings be enlightened 
 Ito discern the reality, extent, ana excel- 
 lence of invisible and heavenly oLgeets. 
 May our wills be powerfully constrained 
 by the animating motives which the ^os- 
 |)el presents. May our affections be raised 
 above the mean and transient objects of 
 sense and placed on the grand and inter- 
 esting realities of an eternal state. May 
 our whole conduct in the world proclaim 
 in language too plain to be misunderstood 
 and too impressive to bo disregarded^ that 
 we are no longer darkness but light in 
 the Lord, no longer the slaves of sin but 
 the servants of righteousness, no longer 
 obnoxious to eternal death but heirs of 
 that kingdom which cannot be moved. 
 May a principle of new and Stpiritual life 
 be formed in our souls ; may a new di- 
 rection be given to all our sentiments, 
 >and feelings, and pursuits ; may a glow 
 .of celestial ardour animate our breasts ; 
 and created again in Christ Jesus unto 
 good works, may all old things in us be 
 ,done iiway, and all things become new. 
 
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 MRMf or PtAYIft. 
 
 il 
 
 !Vf«y Hio voice of rcjoifinpp amf snfva- 
 (mil lie heard in our dwellin^r Mav w<^ 
 lie numlierccl among the fumilics wliicli 
 (tkA upon the nnine of the Lord. M 
 
 \vc reuienihcr that he that provideth not 
 jor hiM own. ttiid especially for thoso of 
 his own household, hath denied the fii.ih 
 nnd iM worHo than an infidel, arid what- 
 < ver others do, may our resolution be 
 that of thy servant Joshua of old. As for 
 »nc and my house \vc will serve the Lord. 
 nicMs us in our individual and social ra- 
 pacity, in our basket and in our store, in 
 our temporal concerns, but a'.ovc all in 
 our spiritual interests. Teach us to use 
 thi.s world as not abusing it, and so to 
 ^va^k before our house and before the 
 Avorld, that men may take knowledge of 
 us that we have been with Jesus On 
 <very talent which we possess may these 
 words be inscribed in legible charactcr.M, 
 Holiness to the Lord. With the cnjoy- 
 uxMit of the gift may we ever mingle the 
 pleasing emotion ot gratitude to the giv- 
 er, and esteem the comforts of life as on- 
 ly valuable when Ji,^ccicucd by an ap- 
 proving conscienr *^(] r. jensc oi divino 
 favour and love. IVJay we be helpers of 
 each other's faith and joy, live together 
 a^ heirs of the grace oflife, and in that 
 ^ ienin hour when the most sacred con- 
 iKxions are luirft asunder, mav we be 
 
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 «nimA(e<l by tlio hone ol* a reiurrcclioii 
 to Ihnt Ufa in which a |)tir<5 hciiovoU'nct 
 ttball cx|iiiiid every bu-^Hni, p<iril'ct l»yc 
 Nhall dietatc th»! jicrtuniiincc of «*vory 
 duty, uikI no tuiliiigH oi- iiiijicircclioiH 
 %riiong th« blest •ociely nhall ever inter- 
 rupt tlie lull exercine of Cliriiliau ifftc- 
 lion. 
 
 i We would iucUidc in our inlerccs^lonM 
 all tho human family, and moro especial- 
 ly thofo connected with um by relatiori- 
 iihip or friendship, absent m well as pre- 
 sent. Visit with thy favour the lathrr- 
 less and the widow in their atflictiun. 
 Strengthen the weak on their beds of 
 huiruishing, and say unto those who in 
 then* anxiety for tho recovery of their 
 bodily liealtli ore too opt to forget i\w 
 care of tho houI, Be of good cheer ; thy 
 Kins arc forgiven thee. Unto thee be- 
 long the issues from death. We there? 
 fore commend unto thee those of thy ser- 
 vants who are hovcrinp on the confines 
 of both worlds, prayuig thee to grnnt 
 them a safe and easy passage from thi'^ 
 ncene of mortality and sin, ami a jovftil 
 introduction into the blissful re{»ions 
 that lie beyond the grave. 
 
 Thou bast put a new song into our 
 mouths, even praise unto our God. For 
 thou migb'tst have made our sleep our 
 death, our beds our graves, and our awa- 
 
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 FonM«j or pRAvrn. 
 
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 kemng to have been in the world of spf- 
 nts. But adored be thy sparing good- 
 ness which permits us day after day ti> 
 awake HI comfort and He down in peace, 
 and which keeps the flame of life alive 
 and glowing. Adored be thy long-suf; 
 tennjB: patience which yet waits to be 
 gracious, and which still presses on us 
 the tender expostulations of thy word, 
 and beseeches us to be reconciled unto 
 thee. May we no longer turn away 
 from him who speaketh from heaven, 
 but give the more earnest heed to the 
 things which we daily hear, le»t at any 
 time we let them slip. And now unto 
 him who is able to keep us from falling 
 and to present us faultless before the 
 presence of his glory with exceeding joy. 
 To the only wise God our Saviour, be 
 lory and majesty, dominion and power, 
 oth now and ever. Amen. 
 
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 PllAYER FOR SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 We de»ire, O Lord, to approach thee, 
 this evening, with all that humility and 
 reverence which greatness like thine 
 should inspire in minds like ours. We 
 acknowledge and adore thee as our Cre- 
 ator, Preserver, and Redeemer, and 
 whilst we tremble at the thought of thy 
 
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 hoUtiess and majesty, we are encouiagcd 
 to draw near to thee with confidence and 
 hope as children to a father able and wil- 
 ling to help us. We desire to approach 
 Uice with teelings of deep contrition for 
 those sins with which we are daily and 
 hourly chargeable, and which render m 
 justly the objects of displeasure to thee 
 and of abhorrence to ourselves. We de-. 
 sire to approach thee with emotions of 
 lively gratitude for those precious bles- 
 sings which are daily and hourly drop- 
 ping upon us from thy gracious hand, 
 and of which we are the unworthy ob,- 
 jects. We desire to approach thee, also,' 
 with holy purposes and resolutions tor 
 the time to come, and imploring the aids 
 of thy grace and spirit to enable ua to 
 carry into active life the professions and 
 vows which we now make in thy sacred 
 presence. Lord, thou who knowest all 
 things, knowest how much we stand in 
 awe of thy perfections, how deeply wc 
 lament our own grievous backslidiugs, 
 how sincerely we desire to love and how 
 firmly we are resolved to serve the(?. We 
 have heard of thee by the hearing of the 
 ear, but now our eyes see thee, wherefore 
 we abhor ourselves and repent in dust 
 and ashes. Our covenant with sin and 
 with death we forever disannul, and as wc 
 have done iniquity we will do so no more. 
 
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 PORMR OF rnAYER. 
 
 Wc praj. Lord, that the great purpo- 
 ses of the Saviour's death may be ac- 
 complished in regard to us. May we be 
 saved by him from sin in its present guilt 
 and power ; may we obtain peace with 
 thee our justly offended sovereign 
 through the blood of his cros^ ; and at 
 last, when our warfare shall be accom- 
 plished and our labours on earth shall 
 terminate, may we be raised to a partici- 
 pation of that happiness which was the 
 purchase of his pains, which is perfect in 
 Its own nature, and which lasts for ever 
 and ever. For this end, enable us, we 
 beseech thee, to exercise and put forth 
 that act of faith which thou requirest as 
 the instrument by which alone we can ap- 
 propriate the blessings of the Saviour's 
 purchase, and feel ourselves warranted 
 to rely on thy faithfulness and love. Ful- 
 fil in us all the good pleasure of thy 
 goodness and the work ot faith with pow- 
 er. May we be Christians not in name 
 and profession only, but in deed and in 
 truth. Christians upon principle. Christ- 
 ians in cdnscience. Christians in heart. 
 May we be living among men as the re- 
 deemed of the Lord, dwelling on earth 
 as citizens of heaven, breathing the air 
 of paradise while surrounded with the 
 mists and darkness of this sublunary 
 state, . 
 
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 Help us to walk circiimfipectly, not as 
 fools biit as wibe, carefully redeeming the 
 time which we have lost, and conscienti- 
 ously improving all those seasons and 
 m«ans of grace with which we are so li- 
 berally favoured. While we are on earth 
 grant us all things needful and convenient 
 for our pilgrimage state. Give us neither 
 poverty ivor riches, feed us with food con- 
 venient for us. Whatever we have of 
 ttiis world's goods may it be enhanced to 
 us by the blessing of thee our heavenly 
 father, and sanctified by the unreserved 
 dedication thereof to thy glory, who art 
 the gracious giver of all good. What-* 
 ever we want of the possessions of time, 
 leave us not destitute of tlie graces of the 
 holy Spirit, and of an interest in thy lov- 
 ing-kindness which is better than life. 
 Enable us to pass the time of our sojourn- 
 ing here in fear. Suffer not our hearts to 
 be hardened by prosperity or distracted 
 by many sm rows. But grant that all the 
 dispensations of thy providence, whether 
 joyous or painful^ may be so sanctified to 
 us as that thy name may have all the 
 praise and our souls the comf<^rt iu the 
 hour of death and in the great day when 
 Christ shall appbar to be glorified in his 
 saints and admired of all them that believe. 
 
 We desire to enlargeour hearts in good 
 will to our brethren of marnkind^ and to 
 
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 unite our supplications at thy throne ioK 
 one another and for all men. God blesH 
 our friends. Inspire us with forgiving;' 
 dispositions towards our enemies ; and 
 may every one that hnth done an injury 
 to others, confess and forsake his error. 
 Bend thine ear to the prayers of the des- 
 titute and the groans of the unhappy. 
 May those who are in affliction^ personal 
 or relative, be comforted of thee, and 
 may the fruit of their trials be \q take 
 away sin. May the youth of our land 
 rise up a seed \o serve thee who shall be 
 counted for a generation, and when 
 those that look out at the windows are 
 darkened, and the strong men bow them- 
 selves, may the intellectual eye be bright 
 with the lustre of heaven, and may the 
 inner man be renewed day by day. 
 
 O righteous father ! favourably regard 
 us, we entreat thee, as a family. May 
 we at the head of this household be ex- 
 amples to those around us of every thing 
 excellent and praiseworthy ; may every 
 member of the family, presenter absent^ 
 be a member of the true church, tlie 
 head whereof is in heaven ; and may those 
 who are employed in our service dis- 
 charge their duty not with eye-service as 
 nien-pleasers, but in singleness of heart as 
 to the Lord and not unto man. 
 
 We thank thee, O father, that thou hast 
 
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 brought us iu safety and in |>eace to the 
 close not only of another day, but of ano- 
 ther week, and we pray that at evening- 
 time it may be light. We bless thee for 
 the prospect of the coming- Sabbath. 
 Give us the preparation of the heart and 
 theanswerof a good conscience : Quick- 
 en and elevate our souls, which arc cold, 
 and dark, and earthly. Lord, increase 
 our faith ; heal all our diseases ; forgive 
 all our iniquities ; redress all our griev- 
 ances. May we sing in the heights of 
 Zion, and return joyTul and glad of heart 
 for all the mercy and all the truth which 
 thou hast shewn us. Take us under thy 
 protection during the night. May we 
 sleep secure under the shadow of the 
 wings of the Almighty, and when we 
 awake may we have reason to say with 
 thy servant of old. Surely the Lord is in 
 this place, though we knew it not. How 
 dreadful is this place ! this is none other 
 but the house or God, and this is the gate 
 of heaven. Bless that portion of thy 
 church with which we are more immedi- 
 ately connected, and may the solemn en- 
 gagements of the sanctuary of which we 
 have so near a prospect, tend by thy gra- 
 cious influence to tit and prepare us and 
 our fellow-worshippers for the purer and 
 more exalted services of the temple that 
 is above. In this glorious hope we now 
 
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 lc«ve the throne ofpnct, nscribing blrs- 
 «ing and honour and glory and power 
 unto him that sitteth upon the throne 
 and unto the Lamb for ever and cyi^r. 
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 SUNDAY SCHOOL PRAYERS. 
 
 PRAYER AT THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL. 
 
 The heavens declare the glorj of God 
 and the firmament shcweth his handy- 
 work. Day unto day utters speech and 
 night unto night sheweth knowledge. 
 The invisible things of him from the cre- 
 ation of the world are clearly seen, befng 
 understood by the things that are made, 
 even his eternal power and god-head. 
 We rejoice that whilst thou, O Lord, hast 
 given commission to all thy works to de- 
 clare their Maker, and art addressing us 
 at once by the voice of creation and the 
 varying events of providence, thou art 
 also instnicting us by the still small voice 
 of conscience, and by the more sure word 
 ofprophccy whereuntowe do well to take 
 heed, as unto a light shining in a dark 
 place until the day dawn and the day 
 star arise in our hearts. We bless and 
 praise thee that whilst the light of hea- 
 ven reveals to our eyes thine existence, 
 the sun of righteousness discloses to ua 
 
 
 • ill 
 
J 
 
 i<ic 
 
 roHMN or pnAvr.h. 
 
 It'i 
 
 Uiy nature and altribiitcM, the relations iu 
 ^vliich we Rtund to tlice, and tlie mode ot' 
 our acceptance which tliou thyself haut 
 appointed. Our eyes bdiold our teach< 
 era. Our ears hear the joyful uound of 
 salvation^ and thou liast promised thy 
 Holy Spirit to be our comforter, our 
 sanctifier, and our guide. Thou art giv- 
 ing us line upon line, and precept upon 
 precept, here a little and there a little. 
 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant 
 thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. 
 But sweeter far is the knowledge of sal- 
 vation by the remission of sins, through 
 the tender mercy of our God, whereby 
 the day-sprine from on high hath visited 
 us, to give light to them that sat in dark- 
 ness and in the shadow of death, to guide 
 our feet into the way of peace. O thou 
 who didst at first command the light to 
 shine out of darkness, shine into our 
 hearts to give us the light of the know- 
 ledge of thy ^lory as it shines in the face 
 of Jesus Christ. O thou who openest 
 and no man shutteth, open our ears to 
 discipline, our understandings that they 
 may understand the Scriptures, and our 
 hearts that we may receive with meekness 
 the engrafted word which is able to save 
 our souls. 
 
 We thank thee, O Father, Lord of hea- 
 ven and earth, because thou hast hid 
 
rORMl or PRAYER. 
 
 127 
 
 lions ii% 
 node ol* 
 ;ir haut 
 ' teacli- 
 ound of 
 M^d thy 
 er, our 
 art g;iv- 
 )t upon 
 El little, 
 iloasant 
 the sun, 
 ! of sal - 
 hrougli 
 thereby 
 i visited 
 in dark- 
 o guide 
 
 thou 
 light to 
 iio our 
 
 1 know- 
 the face 
 openest 
 ears to 
 lat they 
 uid our 
 eekness 
 to save 
 
 these filings from the wise and prudent, 
 and hast revcnlcd them unto babes ; an<i 
 that whilst all thy works praise thee and 
 thy saints blcsa thee, out of the mouths 
 of babes and sucklings thou hast ordain- 
 ed strength and perfected praise. Lord^ 
 give unto one and all of us now before 
 thee, old as well as youn^, the disposi* 
 tions of children* the docility of learners, 
 and the humility of disciples, that we 
 may receive thy word in the love of it, 
 and that we may never fall under the rc- 
 
 E roach of those who are ever learning, 
 ut never able to come to the knowledge 
 of the truth. 
 
 Solemnize our minds, we entreat thee, 
 for the duties to which we are now cal- 
 led. Banish from the minds of these 
 young persons, all levity, thoughtless- 
 ness, and inconsideration, extinguish eve- 
 ry wandering and wicked desire, may 
 they covet earnestly the best gifts, and 
 cherish that fear of the Lord which is 
 the beginning of wisdom. And whatso* 
 ever we do in word or deed,, may we do 
 all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving 
 thanks to God and the Father by him. 
 Amen. 
 
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 list hid 
 
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 IM 
 
 Pf)RM» OF PR.iVCn. 
 
 PRAVCII AT THE DI8MIM8ION OV THE SCHOOL. 
 
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 V I 
 
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 r> ' 
 
 VI 
 
 O THOU Father of lig;litM, from wliorn 
 cometh down every f^ood and every per- 
 fect gift, we beseech thee, to accoinpany 
 >vith the saving influences of thy S|)iri(, 
 fho instructions now imparted to tfieso 
 children, that from the least even unto 
 the greatest of them, they may know thee 
 the only true God and Jesus Christ whom 
 thou liast sent. May each one of thorn 
 from this time cry unto thee, Mv father, 
 he thou the guide of my youth f and as 
 they increase in stature, n)ay they in- 
 crease also in wis<loin and in favour with 
 <jo(I and man. Preserve them from i\w 
 Imneful influenceof those evil commuui- 
 calions which corrupt good manners, and 
 may they never sit in the seat ol the 
 scornful, nor walk in the counsel of the 
 ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, 
 but place their delight in the law of the 
 Lord, and meditate thereon day and 
 night. May they shut their ears against 
 the teaching which causcth to err, and 
 tiic enticing words of tliosc who lie in 
 wait to deceive. Keep them far off from 
 the way of transgressors wln'ch is hard, 
 and the way of the wicked which is as 
 darkness, but may they choose for tliem- 
 sclves. the ways of wisdom,, and find them 
 
 
rOttMi or PRAVRR. 
 
 I'M 
 
 to be ways of pleasantness and paths of 
 poaco. 
 
 iSIay we who hove undcrlaken the im- 
 ))ortatit task of cominuniculing to tliuiii 
 lelij^rious knowlcdj^e, be ever found faith- 
 ful to our ti UMt, and thou*;h we have uo 
 reward of men and our cnjploynient has 
 pecubar temptations to weariness and diti- 
 courageuient, may we hud our noblest , 
 rcconipcnco and most animating prin- 
 ciple of action in the testimony ot a good 
 conscience, atid sometimes too in the 
 • pleasure of observing the seeds of know- 
 ledge, virtue, and true reli<rion, springiu"- 
 up under our culture, and promising a 
 plenteous harvest. And even though 
 our labours of love should seem to be iu 
 vain as to any present reward, vet, like 
 Him, who for the joy set hefore him, en- 
 dured the cross and despised the shame, 
 may we never lose sight of the glorious 
 harvest in the end of the world when they 
 who are wise shall shine as the brightness 
 of the firmament, and they that turn many 
 to righteousness as the stars for ever and 
 ever. 
 
 We pray for the parents and guard iausi 
 of the youth now before thee, that thou 
 wouldst impress upon their minds a senst; 
 of their dread responsibility, and, watch- 
 ing for their souls as those who must give 
 an account, may they be unceasing in 
 
130 
 
 VOKMi or riiArcR. 
 
 L' ■\ 
 
 their (efforts at home to accoud the luboura 
 of ruidifiil iiiiiiiHlem iiiul pioun teachers^ 
 by the united iiitliieiicu ol* religiouM in- 
 utructioii and holy cxainplo. And grant, 
 Jjord, that one g^ineration may praiio 
 thy works to another, and declare thy 
 mighty iictH; that by thy blessing on the 
 prayers, endeavoursi, and examples ot' 
 children, parcntM nia^ be excited to join 
 themselves to tiiee in a perpetual cove- 
 nant never to bo forgotten, men who 
 have hitherto been strangers or enemies 
 io the truth as it is in Jesus, may be en- 
 gaged to turn to the Lord, distant climes 
 and generations yet unborn may be 
 brought to celebrate the praises of God 
 and of the Lamb ; Of whom and to whom 
 and through whom are all things ; to 
 whom be glory and honour, dominion 
 «nd praise, world without end. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER PaAY£R AT THE OPENING OF THE 
 
 SCHOOL. 
 
 The heavens, O Lord, are thine ; they 
 are thy throne. The earth is thine ; it 
 is thy footstool. Thine also is the great 
 and wide sea, with every thing that pas- 
 seth through the paths of tlie deep. VVc 
 arc thine ; the subjects of thy govern- 
 mcntj the pensioners of thy bounty^ tho 
 
 'H 
 
rniiMi nr riiAYcn. 
 
 mi 
 
 lubourn 
 
 lUM iii- 
 i grant, 
 
 praise 
 kre thy 
 
 on the 
 lies of 
 to join 
 I covc- 
 n who 
 iiemies 
 be en- 
 climes 
 lay be 
 f God 
 whom 
 59 ; to 
 uinion 
 
 V.MEN. 
 
 >r TU£ 
 
 ; they 
 10 ; it 
 great 
 kt pas- 
 VVc 
 ►verii- 
 r, the 
 
 mominjeiits of thy mercy, the cxpcctaiitH 
 «»l thy favour liore and ol' the full oiijoy- 
 iiicnt of thee In the worltl to come. Hut 
 Iliad! each of us hroupjht into the world 
 with UH a hemrt that ii full of evil, which 
 hath turned aside from thoe like n deceit- 
 ful how, which has never been duly iui- 
 l»rosHed withaseiiscof iiiliuiteohlij^utions 
 to thee, which hath never loved liice, a«< 
 it ouj^ht, with Munrcine aflection. Ami 
 ah ! how many cliHorders and discasi's, 
 hoth natural and moral, are incident to 
 the infirm and tender a«?c of the youujL; 
 crcalurci now asHcmhled before thee ! 
 To what varioun hazards are both «oul 
 and body exposed throug;h their own de- 
 pravity and weakness, and through the 
 carelessness of others ! Contemplatin-;- 
 those objects of alFectionate regard, our 
 Iioarts would yearn over them, our eyes 
 would overflow with pity for their help- 
 lessness, our hands would be stretched 
 out for their deliverance. Seeing that 
 they are in imminent danger of being se- 
 duced by temptation to their eternal 
 ruin, and there is a possibility that our 
 charitable endeavours may save them 
 from so dreadful a doom, God forbid 
 that we should deny Ihcm tlat charity. 
 May we never furget thine own solemn 
 declaration. If thou forbear to deliver 
 them that are drawn unto death and 
 
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 FORMS OP PRAYER, 
 
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 l.?*hh '°,'*' "f ''"^'^ '■« "«»* ; d-rth not 
 
 know iA «n,^T 11'' ""JL"""*' •'*"•' ""* '"« 
 Know If .' and shall not he render to everv 
 
 "•«" according to his works ? ^ 
 
 put It into the hearts of so many Christ- 
 ens, at home and abroad, to feel for the 
 best .nterests of the young and risi,^ 
 Seneratio.. and to associate together for 
 
 3f:»h i'k"''™- "*.°f ^«'''"«^'' Schools in 
 Which the prmciples of true religion 
 
 S -^ T^'^"^ ""» "»« y^'-thful mind. 
 Such institutions, wherever they are and 
 by whatever denomination of Christians 
 .. Ii'"u5'.. ^ conducted, we would ear- 
 estlv bid, God speed ! May they ever 
 be dislingmshed as nurseries for heaven 
 in which the youlh may he taught (o 
 know the Holv Scriptures which^make 
 wise unto salvation through faith in 
 Christ Jesus, and in which they may be 
 disciplined for eternity. Cause thy face, 
 O Lord, to shine upon tby servants the 
 patrons and friends of this institution, 
 aud grant that teachers and taught m«; 
 be all taught of thee who alone teachest 
 savingly and to profit. Countenance and 
 bless our assembling together at this 
 time and by tby gracious assistance and 
 direction may our humble endeavours to 
 
FORMS OF PRAYER. 
 
 130 
 
 advance iby glory and the good of these 
 chihireu be eminently successful. May 
 we be the happy m^ruments in thy hand 
 of brin^in^ many souls unto glory ; of se- 
 curing in behalf of these young persons 
 the gracious promise, I will be a Father 
 to you, and ye sh^Il be my sons and 
 daughtef s, saith the Lord Almighty ; and 
 iiiiaily of presenting them .before the 
 throne of mercy, saying, with holy assu- 
 rance. Behold I and the children whom 
 thou hast given me ! — ^Forgive, we be- 
 seech thee, our manifold sins, and accept 
 of our imperfect and unworthy services, 
 which we oifer unto thee in the humble 
 hope of acceptance, through the media- 
 tion of Jesus Christ our only Lord and 
 Saviour. Amen, 
 
 ANOTHER PRAYER AT THE DISMISSION OF 
 THE SCHOOL. 
 
 O THOU great Parent and Protector of 
 the human race! we desire again to 
 tlraw near the footstool of thy throne, 
 praising thee for the favour which thou 
 hast at this time extended to us, suppli- 
 cating thy mercy to pardon the sins which 
 mingle with our best attempts to serve 
 thee, a£td imploring thy blessing to ac- 
 company our reading and hearing, our 
 
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134 
 
 POnMS OP PRAYErt. 
 
 teaching and learning, so far as they 
 have been agreeable to thy mind and will. 
 Faul may plant, and Apollos may water, 
 nut thou alone gi vest the increase. Pour 
 clown thy Spirit upon our seed, and thy 
 blessing upon our offspring, that they 
 may grow up as willows by the water- 
 courses, as trees the planting of the Lord 
 m whom he may be glorified. In an es- 
 pecial manner we commend to thy father- 
 ly care and protection that portion of the 
 rising generation now before thee, in 
 whose spiritual welfare we feel a peculiar 
 interest. We pray not that thou wouldst 
 take them out of the world, but that thou 
 vvouldst preserve them from the evil of it 
 VVe ask not great things for them of a 
 worldly nature, being well assured that 
 the time is not far distant even from the 
 youngest of them, when it will be a mat- 
 ter of pure indifJerence whether they 
 have been rich or poor, prosperous or 
 unfortunate in the world, but when it will 
 be a matter of unspeakable importance 
 that they have been rich in faith and in 
 good works, rich in the promises of God 
 in the graces of the Spirit, in the rever- 
 sionary wealth of the kingdom of heaven 
 We are not solicitous that they may be 
 skilled in the wisdom of this world, know- 
 l?S that it is foolishness with God, but 
 that they may bring all their varied gifts 
 
FORMS OP PIUVER. 
 
 ]35 
 
 as they 
 md will. 
 y water, 
 . Pour 
 and thy 
 at they 
 
 watei- 
 le Lord 
 1 an es- 
 
 father- 
 
 I of the 
 bee, in 
 ecu liar 
 i'ouldst 
 at thou 
 
 II of if. 
 n of a 
 d that 
 3m the 
 a mat- 
 r they 
 t)us or 
 it will 
 rtauce 
 tnd ill 
 fGod, 
 rever- 
 5aven. 
 ay be 
 cnow- 
 1, but 
 
 I gifts 
 
 and attainments to the faot of the cross, 
 and become fools for Christ's saJse, that 
 they may be truly wise. Whilst they are 
 conscientious ui their endeavours to drs- 
 charge those tender, and delightful, and 
 fiacred ohligations which they owe to the 
 fathers of their flesh— the authors of their 
 earthly existence, may they much rather 
 be in subjection to the father of their spi- 
 rits, and live. And may the good Shep- 
 herd of Israel, who gathers the lambs 
 with his arms, and carries them in his bo- 
 som, k€ep them as the apple of his eye, 
 aiid fold them to the bosom of his mer- 
 cies forever. 
 
 Lord bless their parents, and ^U who 
 bestow upon them the precious boon of 
 weekly personal instruction. May they 
 ever be enabled and disposed to exert 
 their best endeavours by useful religious 
 counsel, by a pious example, by neces- 
 sary discipline, and by fervent prayers 
 that, the children whom thou hast con- 
 signed to their care may become orna- 
 ments to Christian society, and blessings 
 to the world. And now may the Lord 
 strengthen the bars of Zion's gates and 
 bless her children within her ; May he 
 make peace in her borders and fill her 
 with the finest of the wheat ; May our 
 sons be as plants grown up in their youth, 
 and our daughters as corner stones pol- 
 
 i 
 
m 
 
 PORMs or rnAYErt. 
 
 "hed after the similitude of a palace ' 
 and Go<f even our Father who hath loved 
 
 ANOTHER PBAVEB AT THE OPEN,W« or THE 
 
 SCHOOL. 
 
 in*.M ^u T- ^ the God of anjre sand of 
 
 Lo ds '%Ve"-,l°' I'lF' ""^ I'-'J »' 
 ; '"» • vve, the children of the dn^i 
 
 estepm n 1 '■^.^^'^nce, challenge the 
 esteem, and excite the Jave of thv .1 
 
 '" "» P"»«i«» >' Ihe .10...,™ „-|S 
 
 *^^:"v^-a»- 
 
roHMS OF PRAYER. 
 
 137 
 
 he offered ; in his having finislicd trans- 
 f^ression and made an end of sin, and 
 Inought in an everlasting rigliteousness ; 
 in his having spoiled principalities and 
 powers and made a shew of them openly, 
 triumphing- over them in his cross. Lord 
 lift up thelightof thy countenance upon 
 us with the light of the morning Dis- 
 pel the darkness of our understandings, 
 and lead us into all truth. Remember 
 us thy poor, weak, and wandering disci- 
 ples in a strange land. Permit us to 
 taste of the fruits of the land of promise, 
 that our hearts may be refreshed and our 
 powers invigorated, that we may go on 
 our way rejoicing and sing in the good 
 ways rl' the Lord, and that we may ad- 
 vance from strength to strength till we 
 appear before thee perfect in Zion. And 
 grant that we may so hallow thy Sab- 
 baths here on earth that hereafter we 
 may be admitted to the joyful celebra- 
 tion of the eternal Sabbath in the king- 
 dom of heaven ; there with all the 
 church triumphant to magnify thy glo- 
 rious name, to enjoy thy love, and to sing 
 thy praise forever. 
 
 "Our Saviour hath assured ua that it is 
 lawful to do good on the Sabbath day, 
 and it is our rejoicing that the age 
 and country to which we belong have 
 given birth to seminaries for imparting 
 
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13d 
 
 rORMg OF PRAYER. 
 
 religious knowledge to the young on the 
 day which thou hast called thine own. 
 Wc invoke thy benediction on these in- 
 stitutions 8o adinrrably fitted to extend 
 the blessings of knowledge, virtue, and 
 happinejs throughout the world, and to 
 save from perdition those who are per- 
 ishing for lack of knowledge; who are 
 exposed an easy prey ta the devil, the 
 world, and the flesh ; who are running 
 on, insensible of danger, in the fatal paths 
 of folly, infamy, and ruin. May the chil- 
 dren for whose benefit they are designed 
 never cease to feel the force of those 
 obligations under which they lie to those 
 who have manifested such a disinterested 
 concern for their spiritual improvement. 
 Dispose them to ponr out their hearts in 
 prayer to thee, for thefr instructors, and 
 im all who have been led by feelings of 
 Christian benevolence, thus generously 
 to provide for their good in time and in 
 eternity. And as the best way of testify- 
 ing their gratitude, may they be diligent 
 in their attendance at these schools, turn 
 away from all blind, false, and pernicious 
 guides, use every exertion in their power 
 in order to make progress in that know- 
 ledge which their Christian teachers la- 
 bour to impart, provoke one another to 
 emulation, striving to excel, and never 
 resting satisfied with any attainments 
 
rORMS OF PRAYER* 
 
 130 
 
 they may make, however great and how- 
 ever distinp^uished. O suffer them not 
 to forget that those early inst ructions 
 which are now their happiness will, if 
 neglected, prove their misery, aggravate 
 their guilt here and increase their punish- 
 ment hereafter, and that it will be better 
 tor them at last not to have known tho 
 way of righteousness, than, having known 
 it, to turn from the holy commandment 
 Grant, heavenly father, that our engage- 
 ments in this place, and our services in 
 thy house, this day, may tend to our ad- 
 vantage in this world, and our rejoicing 
 in the great day of thy appearing and 
 glory. And may thy great name m all 
 things be glorified, the cause of our Re- 
 deemer advanced, and the highest, even 
 the immortal interests of each one of us 
 promoted. Now to the Father, to the 
 Son, and to the Holy Ghost, be glory as 
 it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be. World without end. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER PRAYER AT THE DISMISSION OF 
 THE SCHOOL. 
 
 Again, O Lord, we offer up unto thee 
 the tribute of grateful hearts, for all the 
 kindness of thy love, which thou hast 
 permitted us, thy disobedient children, so 
 
 N 
 
MO 
 
 roBim or rnmii 
 
 largely, to earner ienccr. Fongiivei we oit^ 
 ti«at thee, whatever hat been' eironeouf ». 
 or defscti(re, or dangerous, in our oonn-^ 
 niunicationa to the youn^ persoos nam 
 befoM' tliee, and whatever has beem 
 wron^ m. any ofi our perforinancet since 
 we met togetlier. Sanctify whatever 
 portion < of useful knowledj^e ma^ have 
 l»een: mif^rted, thai, it may be efiectua)/, 
 by t)by bkesaing^ in preieniine alikier frontt 
 those etrors in: principle and in practice 
 which' are so disgnaceittl to reli^on, so 
 destructive of domestic peace, and so 
 ruinous toitbe tniroortal part. May we 
 and;ali< who witness the growth of tender 
 years and the early buds of sin,, be inci- 
 ted toi oKercise a holy vigilamce and care 
 lest they luxuriate into, folh;^, and so be 
 exposed to. the lightning of Divine wrath, 
 and the root become a» rottenness, and 
 the blossom go up<a9 dust. And may it 
 be ouff suprei^ie ambition, hy the risht 
 employment of those talents, with which 
 thou art pleased to entrust us, aided by 
 thy heavenly grace, to ^et them trans- 
 planted into the nursery of Zion, and to 
 behold them at last spr^sading forth their 
 leaves to the sun, and' expanding their 
 blossoms to the heavens, and. the fruit 
 therec^ simkiBg like Lebanon In the 
 nfMrningmay wesow the seed^ and in the 
 evening may^ we noi^ withhold ouf band. 
 
rOHMI OV PRAYER. 
 
 141 
 
 we oit- 
 oneouf, 
 ur oomr 
 >Q8 now 
 iH been. 
 «t since 
 
 ay hav4j 
 [iectual> 
 ka from 
 [tractice 
 ^on, so 
 
 and so 
 May w« 
 f tender 
 be inci- 
 ind care 
 d so be 
 e wrath, 
 \es». and 
 1 may it 
 le riffht 
 b which 
 tided by 
 [1 trans- 
 , and to 
 'th their 
 ig their 
 he fruit 
 
 In the 
 id in the 
 iif hand. 
 
 I 
 
 for we know not whether shall prosper 
 this ot thai, or Whether they both shall 
 be alike ^ood. 
 
 AetttfA, wo beteeeh thee, O Ood oif 
 iMftAsj 'Idok down from heaten> and be*- 
 hold and ^it thy viwe, and the vinheyarA 
 w^kh thy right fctoffd bath prlan>t)0d ttnd 
 tbe branch Yhat th<!Ni mudm^tron^ ^ 
 thyself, firing thy sons from afar and 
 thy daughters from the ends of the earth, 
 and may one ^y, I atn the liord**, anxl 
 another call hinrself by the name of Ja- 
 cob, and dnotbet subsctibe XVith his hand 
 and sornaitie himself by ^e mrae «f Is- 
 rael. We will i^iYe the^ no wit vntil the 
 Spirit be poured tipon Hs from on Ugh 
 and the Wild^nMs be a ftmitftrf «etd > 
 and hi9l^d of the thorn erball «ome up 
 the jfir tre^> Md instead of tli« htier sMl 
 come wp the myvtle^ree t and it «baM 
 be to fl*e Lerd fot a nanve, for an ^e^* 
 lasting M^ thM ibaH not be cm 4ff. 
 
 We will nttw ariste and go liene«. May 
 % ppe»en«e go with us. May tliy SpU 
 tit be owr teacher and our guide. May 
 we depart in peace, and UAdef d'«ep im- 
 pressioird ef divine things. When We ttft- 
 cend into tlie hill of tbe Lord and gtfewd 
 in hi« holy place, tmy We haTeonr minds 
 sprinkled from an evil conscieneeand our 
 bodies WashecJ as witli pui'e water. And 
 for the additioii of thiiS Sabbath to all 
 
143 
 
 roRMi or rxAYKn. 
 
 • 
 
 which wc have before enjoyed, for the 
 beiieHt of ihy word, the ordinances of 
 thy worship, all the means of grace and 
 hopes of glory, to thee the Father, Son, 
 and Holy GhoKt, One living and true 
 God, be the praise and honour and glory 
 rendered by us and by all thine, from 
 this time forth and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER PRAYER AT THE OPENING OF THE 
 
 SCHOOL. 
 
 Great art thou, O Lord, and greatly 
 to be praised, thy greatness none can 
 comprehend. Kigbteous art thou in all 
 thy ways, and holy in all thy works. 
 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 
 and thy dominion enduretb throughout 
 all generations. Thy mercy is from ever- 
 lasting to everlasting upon them that 
 fear thee, and thy righteousness unto 
 childrens children ; To such as keep thy 
 covenant and to those that remember thy 
 commandments to do them. Blessed be 
 thy name that thou hast cast our lot in a 
 land where thou hast built habitations 
 for thyself, where we enjoy the high pri- 
 vilege of attending thy solemn worship, 
 and of being instructed in the way of sal- 
 vation. We thank thee that we were 
 early baptized into the Christian faith 
 
for the 
 nccs o( 
 aco and 
 er, Son, 
 nd true 
 1(1 glory 
 e, from 
 
 AM£N. 
 
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 greatly 
 lie can 
 m in all 
 works, 
 ngilom, 
 ughout 
 in ever- 
 m that 
 is unto 
 eep thy 
 iber thy 
 issed bo 
 lot in a 
 itations 
 igh pri- 
 /orship, 
 y of sal- 
 'e were 
 a faith 
 
 rORMf OF PIAVRIU 148 
 
 and tdroohiihed of the duties of tho 
 Chriatian life. We account it our high- 
 eit honour and tnoit enviable distinction 
 to be called by the sacred name of thu 
 Lord Jesus Christ, besideis f^hich there itt 
 no other name under hea?on, given anioil|i; 
 men* whereby Vve call be saved. Wei 
 deeply Bympathisc with those who haVe 
 never enjoyed our advantages, who are 
 strangers to their own state and charac- 
 ter, who know nothing bf a healin«f balm 
 and a divine physician, and who huvo no 
 hope beyond the grav^. Lord save them ; 
 they perish ! Stretch forth thine ever- 
 lasting arms to shelter them frorn the 
 storms of vengeance. Shew them theii" 
 danger, and the only way of escape from 
 the wrath to oome. Cause waters tn 
 break out in the wilderness, hnd strcanlR 
 in the deserts May the parched ground 
 become a pool, and the thirsty land 
 springs of water. L<et thy way be known 
 upon earth, and thy savihg; health amon^ 
 all nations. 
 
 May we wh6 enjoy the th^afi^ of grace, 
 prize and improve them ari/^ht^ remem- 
 bering that it will be more tolerable for 
 Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judg- 
 ment than for us, if we neglect the great 
 salvation, which at the first began to be 
 spoken by the Lord, and has been con- 
 firmed unto us by thetn Uiat hewd him. 
 
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If 
 
 144 
 
 FORM* or rR.iVKR. 
 
 I 
 
 May wc icmcnibcr the fenrful doom of 
 thousunds who have been exalted to hea- 
 ven 111 rcs|)cct of their Chrinliaii privi- 
 leges ; and while we witness the fate of 
 many Chnrchci, once illustriouu, plant- 
 ed by tho Apostles, watered with the 
 blood of the firit saints and martyrs, 
 which arc now no more, and whose sun 
 did set III darkness, may we takcsolenm 
 warning, and bear tho voice which says 
 to us in accents tho clearest and most im- 
 pressive. Let him that thinketh ho stand- 
 cth, take heed lest ho fall. 
 
 Wc have thought of thy loving-kind- 
 ness, O God, in the midst of thy temple, 
 and the desire of our hearts, this day, is, 
 that we may see thy power and thy glory^ 
 so as we have seen thee in the sanctuary.' 
 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion • 
 may the number of her sons and daugh- 
 ters be daily increased ; and make thy- 
 self known in her palaces for a refno-e 
 Our praise shall be of thee in the «» reat 
 congregation : Wc will pay our vows be- 
 fore them that fear thee. O do thou send 
 help from the sanctuary, and strength- 
 en us out of Zion. And while the youths 
 do faint and arc weary, and the youii"- 
 men utterly fall, may we who wait upon 
 the Lord, renew our strength, mount up 
 with wings as eagles, run and not be 
 weary, walk and not faint. 
 
rnKMt or rnAYCi^ 
 
 146 
 
 Thou hast afforded us securK Vi refresh- 
 tnctit, and peace, during the itilence ait(( 
 shimberff of the night : for this wo give 
 thee praiMc. Thou hast ofMJnod ourt-Vfi 
 on ttic light of another Sahhath ; mako 
 UH truly grateful for this renewed expres- 
 sion ot thy fatherly cnre. Teach us to 
 love thy 8aljbatli, and to keep it iioly. 
 If others arc violating its sanctity, l/ord 
 forgive them — keep us from following 
 their evil example—and briu^j them to 
 repentance for their sin. We thank thee 
 that thou hast brought together such u 
 goodly numl)er of children at this time, 
 tor the purpose of receiving religious in- 
 struction, and being tauglit the fear of 
 the Lord. Mi\y thy banner over them 
 he love. Smile upon the humble endea- 
 vourn of their teachers to do them good. 
 ]{e with us, this day, to help us in all 
 our sacred duties. Make us serious and 
 devout p.nd attentive to the whole servi- 
 ces of religion. May the gospel be 
 preached in simplicity and purity, and 
 may men receive it as the word of God 
 and the plan of their salvation. May its 
 ministers be sincere and faith tul^ endued 
 with abilities suited to their great work^ 
 that they may fitly apply themselves to 
 the capacities and necessities of their va- 
 rious hearers. Send a portion of spirit- 
 ual food to those for whom nothing is 
 
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 146 
 
 WOUUB OF PIUYEft. 
 
 provided^ and let those who care for none 
 of these things be brought to a better 
 mind. We commit ourselves to thee* 
 Fit and furnish us for every pious and 
 usofttl undertaking. And accept of ou* 
 confessions, our thanksgivings^ and our 
 prayers, for the sake of Christ ; to wliom, 
 with thee, and the Holy Spirit^ be all 
 praise and glory, world without endj 
 Ambn. 
 
 ANOTHEB PRAYER AT THE DISMISSION OP 
 THE SCHOOL. 
 
 O Tttou father of all mercies and God 
 of all grace I who turnest not our prayers 
 from thee, nor withboldest thy grace 
 from us, we desire to make mention of 
 thy righteousness, even of thine only, to 
 
 five thanks at the remembrance €>f thy 
 dliness, to supplicate the remission of 
 those sins which cleave to dmf very ho- 
 liest services, and thy enriching Messing 
 to accompany our planting and watering 
 of this small portion of thy vineyard. 
 God of our fathers ! be the God of their 
 succeeding race. Son of the Most High ! 
 who in the dats of thy flesh didst 
 take httle children in thine arms and 
 didst bless them, and say. Suffer little 
 children to come unta me> and forbid 
 
ronMs OP prayer; 
 
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 them not, for of such is the kingdom of 
 heaven, keep thy hand, we entreat th^e, 
 about the lambs of the flock. Eternal 
 Sprrit! whose office it is to apply the 
 benefits of the Saviour's* purchase, we be- 
 seech thee, to realize in our experience, 
 and in the experience of alt who hope in 
 thy mercy, the gracious promise which 
 is to us and to our children, and to as 
 many as the Lord our God shall call. 
 We commend, O Lord, to the special 
 charge of thy holy providence, the inter- 
 esting assemblage of young immortals 
 now in thy presence. Teach them to re- 
 member thee their Creator in the days of 
 their youth ; to remember thee, who didst 
 think on them before they were capable 
 of thinking either of thee or of them - 
 selves-^who rememberest them daily and 
 hourly, when they are forgetting thee and 
 themselves and all that it is most import- 
 ant for rational and immortal beings to 
 remembers—who supportestthe very pow- 
 ers which thoy employ against thee, and 
 who hast pledged thy faithfulness that if 
 true to themselves and faithful to thee, 
 thou wilt acknowledge them as thine in 
 the presence of the holy angels and as- 
 sembled worlds. O give them a new 
 heart, and put a right spirit within them. 
 May they know thee the God of their fa- 
 thers, and seek thee early that they may 
 
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 dren, but in umlewtanding, men. Mny 
 *bey ihun ainl abliar Jyiag, and spetk 
 every .wetrutli to biiiiiirEbour. May 
 |iiey .guard agninst profane swearing. 
 
 |Jiiia«fi« that taketh % n«me in yi^w. 
 May thy hate deceit, and djadain cun*. 
 mn^ Mid hypocriiy in every form and in 
 e wy dc^ee. Preserve them from pride 
 
 and vanity, and idlencsi, from the hauuti 
 ot dissipation, and from every low »urw 
 •urt. May they have the i^rnimeitt of a 
 «eek and quiet spirit, and on their lips 
 
 May tlwy oonscientiousiy avail them*. 
 seJves of every nroani of instruction, and 
 of aogtoM-iiiff Uiose qualities atad habits 
 ivhich will fit thein in after life for filhnff 
 the station! vvhich thou mayest atsi^ 
 them virith credit to Ihemielves, satisfac- 
 tion to their connexions, and uaefulhess 
 to the world. Conduct them in safety 
 through the numerous and direful traiii 
 of diseases and dangers to which youtli is 
 exposed preserve tliem to be ornaments 
 to Cbristiao society and blessings to their 
 parents and may they all be thine in that 
 day when thou makest up thy jewels 
 When father and mother forsake them.* 
 may the Lord take them up. Be thou a 
 lamer to those who never experienced a 
 
FORMS OF FRAVBR. 
 
 MO 
 
 fuilior's l<)vei or who have been deprived 
 of a fatbei?'» counsel and support ; amd as 
 one whom liis mother comtortetbi, so do 
 tihou comfort those who never fett a mo- 
 tiier*8 embrace, or who have been berea- 
 ved of a mother's tetiderness and caro^ 
 
 May the suprtiitendauts and teachers 
 of thin school never fail to accompany 
 their best exertions for the improvement 
 of all who attend iti with earnest prayers 
 to thee for the effectual teaching^ of thy 
 Holy Spirit. May the parents and guar- 
 dians of the youth never allow their own 
 exertions to be enfeebled or relaxed on 
 account of the aid thus furnished them b^ 
 others* Rather may it quickjcn their 
 ardour, reproach them for tbeir past ne- 
 glect, and fire their zeal in the time to 
 come. May they be incited <o a cordial 
 oo-operation with their teachers in the 
 great cau&e to which they are devoted. 
 May th-ey f6el it to be their pleasure, as 
 it is their duty, to mark the progress 
 made here by the objects of their tender 
 charge; to examine them frequently, se- 
 riously,, and impartially, as to their at- 
 tainments in Christian knowledge; and 
 ♦o add their own instructions, their own 
 examples, and their own prayers, to the 
 instructions, examples, and prayers of 
 those disinterested individuals who have 
 voluntarily come forward as their reli- 
 
 
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 POIIMS OP PRAYER. 
 
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 jfious instructors, and are spending time 
 aiid strength for their eternal good. 
 
 We pray for those who are unconcern- 
 ed spectators of all that is doing in this 
 liberal and enlightened age for the wel- 
 fare of the young; and though these fit- 
 tie ones have no arts to gain their notice, 
 no dissembled tokens ofmisery to impose 
 on theni^and no affected clamours to ex- 
 tort their pity, may the helplessness of 
 their condition and the pressing necessi- 
 ties of their rase plead for them. Above 
 all, may the Saviour, as he pleads from 
 his cross and from his throne, entreating 
 men to be fellow-workers with him in 
 fulfilling the purposes of his love, con- 
 strain the most careless and indifferent of 
 his professed disciples to cast in their lot 
 with us, and share the luxury of doing 
 good in a field of labour which he hath 
 signally blest. 
 
 Confirm, O Lord, any good impres- 
 sions that may have been made by this 
 morning's tuition. May the effect of 
 such Sabbath exercises be to make these 
 children grow in wisdom and in piety as 
 they grow in days and in years. May 
 their faith in the Redeemer, their hatred 
 of sin, their love for thy law, their rever- 
 ence for thy Sabbaths, and their delight 
 in thy ordinances, be ever on the increase, 
 that their path may be as the shining light 
 
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FORMS OF PRAYER. 
 
 151 
 
 Oil. 
 
 time 
 
 oncern- 
 : in this 
 he wel- 
 lese lit- 
 
 notice, 
 
 impose 
 8 to ex- 
 ness of 
 iiecessi- 
 
 Above 
 Is from 
 reating 
 him in 
 3, con- 
 jrent of 
 tieir lot 
 
 doing 
 e hath 
 
 mpres- 
 t)y this 
 feet of 
 J these 
 iety as 
 May 
 hatred 
 rever- 
 lelight 
 urease, 
 flight 
 
 x?htch shineth more and more unto the 
 perfect dfty, that they may be among the 
 children who are an heritage of the Lord, 
 the rising hopes of his church on earthy 
 and graduall^r maturing for being fixed 
 as pillars in his temple above. 
 
 These our humble prayers we present 
 unto thee in the name of Christ our hies- 
 sed intercessor and advocate, who in the 
 form of words v^ich he gave his disci- 
 ples, has taught us also to say. Our father 
 who art in heaven; Hallowed be thy 
 name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will 
 be done on earth as it is in heaven ; Give 
 us this day our daily bread ; Forgive us 
 our debts as we forgive our debtors ; 
 And lead us not into temptation, but de- 
 liver us from evil ; For thine is the king- 
 dom and the power and the glory, for 
 ever. Amen. , 
 
 NoTB.—The preceding Prayers are obvioualy adapted for 
 Sunday morning Schools, these being the moat common in this 
 partof the world. But a slight change of phraseology will 
 render them tnitiUile for Sabbath avtning Schools, which are 
 most general in some p^rts of the Mother Country, and proba* 
 bly in other quarters. 
 
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PART IV. 
 
 PRAYERS SUITABLE FOR THE CHAM- 
 BER OF SICKNESS AND DEATH. , 
 
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 i . A 
 
 PBAYER FOR A SICK PERSON. 
 
 ,^, Lord, from the depths of our affliction 
 and sorrow we will cry unto thee, for our 
 help and oqr hope are in thee. Hear our 
 prayer, O Lord, and let our crv come un- 
 to thee. Hide not thy face from us iu 
 the day when we arc in trouble ; incline 
 thine ear unto us : in the day when we 
 call, answer us speedily. They that 
 know thy name will put their trust in 
 thee, for thou wilt not forsake those that 
 seek thee. Whom have we in hearen 
 but thee, and there is none in all the 
 earth whom we desire besides thee. 
 When heart and flesh do faint and fail, 
 thou wilt be the strength of our heart 
 and our portion forever. Thou hast 
 been our refuge and strength, a very pre- 
 sent help in the time of trouble. Because 
 thou livest, blessed be our rock, let the 
 
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 rORMfl or PRATER. 
 
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 God of our lalvation be for ever exalted. 
 We will cast our burden upon thee the 
 Lord, for thou wilt sustain us. We will 
 cry unto God most High ; unto God that 
 performeth all things for us. We will 
 not put our trust io jmnccs, nor in the 
 the son of man in whom there is no help, 
 whose breath coeth forth, and he return- 
 cth to his earth. But we will encourage 
 ourselves i« the Lord eur God, who made 
 heaveu ami earth, who regardeth the 
 prayer of the destitute, whobealeth the 
 broken in heart and bindeth up their 
 wmincfe, who heaceth the groaning of the 
 prisoner and looseth them that are ap- 
 pointed unto death. If eoUsistent with 
 the purposes 6f thy prervidenee, O Lord, 
 we pray thee to hate mercy im the work 
 bf thv handf, and io send some portion 
 of relief to thy serrant before thee in the 
 extremity of suffering. Arrest the pro- 
 gress of disease. Give eflfieacy to the 
 means of restoration to health and use- 
 fulness. Make all his bed in sickness ; 
 when brought low do thou help him.* 
 Prolong the days and renew the strength 
 of this aff *cted chiW of mortality. And 
 if it be thy hofy witl^ do thou lead him 
 gently through whatever may remain of 
 
 * la tbis and the fbllowmg Prayen wherever A/m, or hk, Ae. 
 oecar, A«-, &«. mrut be lulMiiiUted wUen used in bebaI£of & 
 lemale.. • 
 
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rOKMI or PRAYBR. 
 
 155 
 
 hh journey here below, under the cheer- 
 ing cooiciousness of thy support and fa- 
 vour. But if it teemeth meet in thy 
 sight that this sickness shall be unto 
 dettth, O may the king of terr irs prove 
 a meisenger of peace sent to relieve thy 
 servant from an existence of sadness and 
 of tribulation, and to give an abundant 
 entrance, through the merits of Jesus, in- 
 to that world of bliss where the sorrows 
 and pains of mortality shall be lost in 
 that fulness of joy which is in thy pre- 
 sence, and those pleasures which are at 
 thy right hand for evermore. . • 
 
 Grant, merciful God, that we who sur- 
 round this bed of sickness, whether im- 
 mediately connected with the afflicted 
 person or not, may learn wisdom from 
 such visitations of thy providence, and 
 whilst they shew us the vanity, may they 
 teach us also the value of life. Our 
 breath is in our nostrils. The. arrow is 
 unseen which hath received a commission 
 to strike us through the heart. Disease 
 may be already preying on our vitals and 
 hastening us to the dust of death. Thou 
 hast ten thousand messengers for accom- 
 plishing the purposes of thy will, and in 
 a moment when we are least aware, thou 
 mayest suspend our faculties or terminate 
 our lives. May such considerations as 
 these, tend, by thy blessing, to put seri- 
 
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 ii 
 
 150 
 
 9omt9 Of ritkrtn* 
 
 i>tifl«eBt into our prayere, <o room mi tv 
 ftolenm tboii|^ht, to tobcr reiectton, to 
 earnest self-<examiuBtioii, to renewed ac- 
 tivity and persevoriiig diligence in our 
 religious cmicertii. And foelinj tliat the 
 interests of our sools incccase in roagni- 
 tndo and importance with erery moment 
 that pastes over our head and with every 
 »tep we take in ow vouru«y to the graTey 
 may we be so detached flrom things seen 
 and temporal that wo may rejoice a» 
 though we rejoiced not, and weep as 
 though we wept not, and use this world 
 as n'bt abusing it. And may God himself 
 who hath called us to his eternal kingdom 
 and glory, after we have suffered awhile, 
 make us perfect, stablish, strengthen, 
 and settle us ; To him be glory and do- 
 minion for efor. Amen. 
 
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 PRAYES FOR A Pl^SON AANaCROlJSLY ILh. 
 
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 Our timejs, O Lord, are wholly in thy 
 hands, and all our enjoyments are at thy 
 disposal. Every loss which our fortune 
 sustains, m-ery disease that invader our 
 frame, every storm of adversity that beats 
 on our dwelling, is from thee who art 
 wonderful in counsel and excellent in 
 workiFi^, who dost not alHict willingly, 
 nor grieve the ehildrcQ of men. We be* 
 
roiiMt or piurm 
 
 Be us i0 
 tioii, to 
 wed ac* 
 in our 
 tlMt the 
 magni* 
 TionieBt 
 h every 
 
 gs seen 
 oice an 
 peep as 
 8 world 
 himsell* 
 
 uwhile, 
 ^ihen, 
 md do- 
 
 in thy 
 at thy 
 brtune 
 les our 
 it beats 
 ho art 
 ent in 
 Mngly, 
 Ye be- 
 
 Move, and bate joy and peace in believ" 
 ing, that all the evetitt which beiiil ua 
 are under the^iidanco of thine unerrin^j^ 
 wiedom j that tbcy are parts of a great 
 plan of thy providence rcsnectin^ ua; 
 that their real tendency and bencflcent 
 deai^ shall ere lon^^ be fnll^ unveiled^ 
 and gife rise, at once, to feelings' of ad- 
 miration and accents of praise, it well 
 becomes lis, therefore, cheerfully to aci- 
 qniesce in all the allotmcnta of thy Pro- 
 vidence, to be dumb and not to open our 
 mouths even when the bitterest cup is 
 administered to us, because it seemeth 
 good in thy sight, O thou wise and gra- 
 cious and sovereign physician of souls ! 
 
 O Lord, fully sensible of the fleeting 
 and unsatisfactory nature of all things 
 here below, and depending upon thy 
 providence to bring us through this state 
 of trial in such a way as shall be most for 
 thy own glory aod onr good, our prayer 
 at this time is, that thou wouldst give us 
 the sanctified use of all those dispensa- 
 tions wherewith thou seest meet to visit 
 us, so that on a review of them we may 
 be able to say with thy servant of old. 
 It is good for me that I have been afflict- 
 ed. For this salutary purpose be pleased 
 to shine in upon our hearts with thy il- 
 luminating and searching spirit when 
 thou judgest it necessary to try us in the 
 
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 ronni or praycit. 
 
 furnace of affliction. Lord, when the 
 kcopers of the house be^iii to tremble, 
 when the body and its energies are sinking 
 into decay, and paint and lorrovvH take 
 hold upon uf to that even the desire of 
 life hath failed, O do thou send a ray of 
 comfort from above to cheer the wound- 
 ed and troubled spirit, and to bear up the 
 soul upon the wings of hope (ill we pass 
 through the shadows of the everlasting 
 evening which must soon close around 
 us all. As the eye of sense grows dark 
 and dim, may the eye of faith be strength- 
 ened to behold through the vale of death 
 <hat blessed country bevond it, the in- 
 habitant of which shall no more say, I 
 am sick, and where the glorified believer 
 shall behold thy face in righteousness 
 and be satisfied with thy likeness. 
 
 Thou canst bring back even from the 
 gates of death, and command deliverance 
 when the help of man is vain. Look in 
 mercy, O God, on thy servant who is now 
 stretched on the bed of affliction, in a 
 low and distressed condition, and to all 
 human appearance drawing near the gates 
 of death. We commend him to the com- 
 passionate regards of the great High 
 Priest at thy right hand, who is touched 
 with a feeling of human infirmities, who 
 was himself a man of sorrows and ac- 
 quainted with grief, and who is able and 
 
VOMia or PiuTZB. 
 
 150 
 
 vrillinff to suecour thoM who are tried. 
 May iiiln vUitation of ihy AtHiotiiig hand 
 he accompanied with much good to the 
 fu^erer. Grant thai hit thoughts may 
 thereby be directed to those momentous 
 coneenifi which all of ua are too apt to 
 overlook and ditregard in the days of 
 eaae and health ; that hii viewa ma^ be 
 turned inward u^n himself to tee bra ut- 
 ter hetplettnetf and guilt ; and may he be 
 effeotuatly taoght S( thee that there is 
 nothing go much to be desired, either in 
 sickneat or in health, as an interest in thy 
 favour — that there is no hope for sinful 
 man beyond the grave, but in the mercy 
 of God— -that Christ is the only ark of the 
 covenant, the only refuge for goi Ity mor- 
 tals in the last tremem&is hour. Thus 
 spiritually illuminated and savingly con- 
 vinced, may he be brought from the fur- 
 nace, like gold seven times purifiedj to 
 live and to praise ihy name in the world ; 
 or. If otherwise determined) may he^ in 
 the Aill assurance of faith, see the hea- 
 vens opened and the blessed spirits above 
 bending from their radiant thrones if* 
 welcome his approach to their everlast- 
 ing mansions, to put a crown of pure gold 
 upon his head and a palm of victory in 
 his hand, and may there be joy in heaven 
 on his account. Into thy hands we com- 
 mit his spirit, for thou hast redeemed 
 
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 FORMS OF PRAYEft. 
 
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 him O Lord God of truth. Unto thy 
 mercy we recommend bim, in the confi- 
 dence that though thy afflicting hnnd in 
 heavy upon him for a seaaon^ thou wilt 
 not lay more upoa him than be is able to 
 bear, but with every trial wilt make a 
 way for his escape. And if it be thy will 
 that our earthly intercourse with him 
 should now for ever cease, through Jesus 
 Christ, the resurrection and the life, we 
 will indulge the consoling and blissful 
 pr r^eet of joining him again in the 
 
 Kresence of his father and our father, of 
 is God and our God, when all the clouds 
 that obscure the horizon which termi- 
 nates our present prospects shall liave 
 passed away, and all the trials and suf- 
 teriogs which are the lot of humanity 
 shall have given place to a far more ex- 
 ceeding even an eternal weight of glory. 
 These mercies for our afflicted friend and 
 for ourselves, we humbly ask in the name 
 and through the mediation oi our Lord 
 and Saviour Jesus Christ, to whom with 
 the Father and the Holy Spirit be endless 
 praise ascribed. Amen. 
 
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FORMS or PRAYEIl. 
 
 r6i 
 
 PRAYER ON OCCASION OF DEATH IN A 
 FAMILY. 
 
 O Lord, thou art the sovereign dispo- 
 ser of all events. Thou woundest and 
 thou healest, thou killest and thou mak- 
 est alive, in thy power it is to save and 
 to destroy. Thou hast a mighty arm, 
 strong: is thy hand and high is thy Tight 
 hand In the beginning thou ^spak'st 
 and it was done, thou commandedst and 
 it stood fast, and when it pleaseth thee 
 thou turnest man to destruction, and say- 
 est. Return ye children of men. In thy 
 hands our breath is, and we know that 
 thou wilt bring us to death and to the 
 house appointed for all living. O that 
 we may know with equal certainty that 
 mansions are prepared for us in our fa- 
 ther's house above ! And whether these 
 frail tabernacles of ours fall to pieces at 
 once, or more gradually dissolve, may we 
 be fully assured that we have a building 
 of God, an house not made with hands, 
 eternal in the heavens. With the patri- 
 arch of old may we be enabled to say, I 
 know that my Redeemer liveth and that 
 he will stand at the latter day upon the 
 earth, and though after my skin worms 
 destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall 1 
 see God. With the apostle, under a 
 
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 FORMS OP PRAYBRr 
 
 brighter dispensation, may we have scrip- 
 tural grounds for uttering this confident 
 declaration, I know whom I have believ- 
 ed, and am persuaded that he is able to 
 keep that which I have committed to him 
 against that day. 
 
 Since thou hast s6en meet to tear asun- 
 der the ties of earthly kindred and affec- 
 tion, to rend bereavement and desolation 
 where happiness and enjoyment were 
 wont to reign, and to give us io taste of 
 sadness and sorrow where in days that 
 are past we have seen good and par- 
 taken largely and bouniifully of thy best 
 favours, may we, O God, be thereby led 
 to reflect upon the instability of all 
 earthly things, and to learn that true wis^ 
 dora which aspires to joys that are inde- 
 pendent of circumstances, and which, re- 
 garding this world as a mere stepping- 
 stooe to another and a better, gives us 
 good hope even in death, and the bliss- 
 ful prospeet of renewing and perfecting 
 in heaven the reciprocations of affection 
 to which the stern behests of death have 
 interposed an afflicting but temporary 
 obstruction. Teach us unaffected resig- 
 nation to thy will, that the language of 
 our hearts may be. It is the Lord, let him 
 do what seemeth him good. The Lord 
 gave and the Lord hath taken away, 
 blessed be the name of the Lord. . May 
 
POBMO OP PBAYEB. 
 
 163 
 
 \re be fully satisfied that afflictions are of 
 thine appaintment, that they are appoint- 
 ed in iniercy and in love, that man is a 
 sinner and has departed from thee, and 
 that thou sendest suffering to bring back 
 thy wandering child to the bosom of pa- 
 ternal affection, that thou chastenest even 
 thine obedient children for their profit 
 that they may become partakers of thy 
 holiness. May we know by blessed ex- 
 perience that the house of mourning is 
 better than the house of mirth. By the 
 sadness of the countenance may the heart 
 be made better, by the removal of crea- 
 ture comforts rnay the vicw« be directed 
 to those which are to be found in the 
 Creator alone, by the feeling of dissatis- 
 faction in every earthly enjoyment may 
 the soul be led to solemn thought and 
 wafted to the sky, where alone are to be 
 found objects fitted to satisfy the bound- 
 less desires of an immortal nature. May 
 we be henceforth building the house of 
 our comforts firm and high, even on the 
 Fock of ages, where no wi id or tempest 
 can assail it ; and, reposing our trust in 
 thine everlasting arms, may we find in 
 thee a friend and protector of whom nei- 
 ther time nor change can e\er deprive us, 
 a friend who leveth at all times and a 
 brother born for adversity. 
 
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 FORMS OF PRATE*. 
 
 Wc thank thee, O God, for the good 
 hope, throufi^h ^race, which wc are per- 
 mitted to cherish, concerninff the de- 
 parted, and for all those exceeding great 
 and precious promises which separate 
 grief from despair, which console us 
 amid the wreck of our affections, which 
 enlijrhten the gloom of the grave, and 
 forbid U8 to sorrow as others who have 
 no hope. We believe that Jesus died 
 and rose again, and that they also who 
 sleep in Jesus, God will bring with him. 
 We hear the voice from heaven which 
 saith. Blessed are the dead who die in 
 the Lord, from henceforth, yea saith the 
 spirit, they rest from their labours and 
 their works do follow them. We would, 
 listen also to the apostolic language 
 which thus speaks. We desire that every 
 one of you give diligence to the full as- 
 surance of hope unto the end, that ye be 
 not slothful, but followers of those who 
 through faith and patience are inheriting 
 the promises. 
 
 SBe, O God, a husband to the widow, 
 a father to her fatherless children.] 
 [Fulfil to the bereaved parents thy gra- 
 cious promise, I will give a name and a 
 place better than of sons or of daughters.] 
 [May the truth bf thy gracious declara- 
 tion be fully experienced by this afflicted 
 family. Leave thj^ fatherless children, I 
 
rORMS OP PRAYEE. 
 
 165 
 
 the good 
 5 are per- 
 the de- 
 ng great 
 separate 
 nsole us 
 18^ which 
 ave^ and 
 rho have 
 8U9 died 
 ilso \?ho 
 nth him. 
 n which 
 10 die in 
 saith the 
 Durs and 
 ''e would, 
 anguage 
 lat every 
 e full AS- 
 lat ye be 
 ose who 
 iheriting 
 
 5 widow, 
 lildren.] 
 thy gra- 
 ne and a 
 ighters.] 
 declare - 
 afflicted 
 ildren^ I 
 
 •will preserve them alive, and let thy wi- 
 dows trust in me.] [Heal, we entreat 
 thee, the breach thou hast been pleased 
 to make in this family, in such a manner 
 as seemeth best unto thee, and may each 
 surviving member of the household be 
 enabled to say in sincerity and truth. 
 Thou art my portion, saith my soul, 
 therefore will 1 hope in thee.*] 
 
 May he who loved Mary and her sis- 
 ter and Lasarus, visit this house, and say 
 to every afflicted spirit within these wallfi. 
 Peace be unto thee ! May.lie bless each 
 sorrowing relative with an interest in his 
 divine compassion, and say with a pre- 
 vailing voice, as he did to the widow of 
 Nain who wept over the bier of her only 
 son who died fair in the prime of life. 
 Weep not I And grant, merciful God, 
 that whilst we are called to witness the 
 ravages of death alike in the departure 
 of the infant that just breathes and ex- 
 pires, of the healthful and vigorous who 
 afforded support and consolation to the 
 aged, and of those who have been borne 
 down to the grave under a load of years, 
 may we be animated to the duty of pre- 
 paration for our own departure, that we 
 may not be surprised by the approach of 
 
 • Such of these clanses may be inserted as seem to suit the 
 panicoler caM of the family where a death has happened. 
 
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 WOnUB OF TKAYVKi 
 
 the king of terrors, but may encounter 
 iJim with courage ^nd comfort. Make 
 "* *« '^aJy to meet thee at thy coming; 
 that thy coming may be the object of 
 our hopes and desires and joyful expec- 
 tations, that we may lore the appearing 
 of Christ, who is otir life, and be able to 
 say in our expiring moments and with 
 our laatlab'ring bi^ath. Lord, now lettest 
 thou thy servant depart in peace, accord- 
 ing toothy word/ for mine eyes have seen 
 thy salvation ! We long for that blessed 
 time when thou wilt put an everlasling 
 period to all our siner, and troubles, and 
 temptotions here^ and. wipe away all tear* 
 from our eyes forever, and when we shall 
 bear our part in Hiat song of praise which 
 tbe redeemed from among men shall eten^ 
 nally sing, Unta him that loved us, 
 and washed us firom our sins in his^ own 
 blood, and hath made us kings and 
 nnests unto God, even the Father, lo 
 mm be glory and dominion for ever and 
 ever. Ambn. 
 
 A FUNERAL PRAYER. 
 
 ■}. 
 
 Wb adore thee, Jehovah, as the kinic 
 eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only 
 wise God— the saroe yesterday, to-day, 
 and forever— witl whom on« day in U 
 
POEMS or rRAYVRt 
 
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 a thousand years, and a thousand years 
 as one day. We are of yesterda) ; our 
 foundation is in the dust, our age is as 
 nothing before thee, we are crushed be- 
 fore the moth. Thou didst form us at 
 iirst out of the dust of the ground, thou 
 clothedst us with bones and with sinews, 
 the inspiration of thee the Almighty gave 
 us understanding, thou upholdest us for 
 a few years in this state ot probation and 
 suffering^ and when thou hast finished 
 the purposes of thy providence with us 
 here, thou changest our countenance and 
 sendest us away. Man dieth and wasteth 
 away, yea mao^iveth up the ghost, and 
 where is he ? The frame of nature shall 
 itself be dissolved and disappear as a vi- 
 sion. But we rejoice in the bright dis- 
 coveries which Revelation hath made 
 of a state of immortality and blessedness 
 beyond death and the* grave, and that 
 amid the wrecks and ruins of mortality, 
 a voice declares, O death I will be thy 
 plague ! O grave I will be thy destruc- 
 tion ! We exult in the glorious prospects 
 to which Christ hath taught our hearts 
 to rise, and in the assurance and hope 
 that at the voice of the archangel and of 
 the trump of God, the accumulated ashes 
 often thousand generations shall awaken 
 to life, and a glorious army shall spring 
 forth from the very bosom of corruption. 
 
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 roBMS or PRAVMI. 
 
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 Blessed be the God and Father of our 
 Lord Jesu» Christ, Mrbo according to hie 
 abundant mercy hath begotten iie arain 
 io a lively hope bv the resurTection of 
 Jesue Cbntt from tlie dead ; To the hope 
 ofau inheritance thai ie incorruptible and 
 undefiled and that fadeth not atvay^ re- 
 sertecJ in heaven for tbote who are kept 
 by the power of God through faith unto 
 salvation. We roioice in hope of the 
 glory to be reveafed, of the treasures 
 vrbieb neither moth nor rust can corrupt 
 and vi>bioh no thieves can break thiX)ogh 
 to steal, of tile hidden manna and tree 
 of life- in the midst of the paradise of 
 Ood> and of the crown of gWy which 
 fadeth iiot^ftwayw finable vs, vne beseech 
 thee, to set* our affections on thijurs 
 above. Cdnvineou»moreand more that 
 the pursuits and pleasures of time are 
 only vMwty. and vc»a»ie« of spirit^ that 
 nothing less thMi an wtenrity of bliss can 
 satisfy hopee that are full of immortality 
 and that even eternity itself would be tod 
 short to uttet all thy praise. May our 
 conversation be in heaven, whence we 
 look for the Saviour ; and confessinif 
 tijat we are only strangers and pilgrims 
 upon earth, may we be desiring a better 
 country?, that is an heavenryw 
 
 May the consolations of God abound 
 io tliose more neariy affected by the pain^ 
 
rOHlt* OF" rilAYBt. 
 
 160 
 
 fill dispensation which ha8broug;ht us to-' 
 Qeiker and has eonvertod thin house into 
 a house of mourtiitig. Convinced and 
 satisfied that all thy judgmenti are right, 
 and timt thou in very faithfulness hast af- 
 flicted them, may tliey in patience possess 
 their souls, and sing of mercy as- well as 
 of judgment. May they be enabled to 
 elery eyen in tribulation, because tribuf. 
 latton worketh patience, and: patieac^r 
 experience, and experience, hope ; and 
 because they have tnua an opportunity of 
 bringing their Christian prtnciples to the 
 test of experin^nt^ and of shewing at' 
 once tW strength of tkeir resignation to 
 thy will, and of thetr confidence in thy 
 promises. May they be disposed to 
 bless thee for the many comforts' wfoieh 
 still remain to them^ and may every 
 stroke which separates, them from the. 
 creature^ serve to unite them moffecloso^r 
 ly to their Creator. O look in mercy on 
 every soul in thi^&oi'tly. May the hope 
 that maketh not ashamed, roinglo its sa- 
 cred influence with every pang that rends 
 the heart and every sigh that heaves the 
 bosom^ and may the tears of sorrow sof* 
 ten the smiles of reviving joy. 
 
 Lord; make us to know our end and 
 the measure of our day^ what it is, that 
 we may know how frail vre are. May 
 we hear the voice wbich new addresses 
 
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 rORMS OF rftAYEI' 
 
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 is from (he bed of death, Mc ye also rea* 
 i\y, for in such an hour as ye think not 
 the Son of Man cometh. () remember 
 Iiow short our time is, and spare us that 
 we may recover strcnffth before we go 
 hpHf be no more T Make m to un- 
 
 derstand and to con Irr our latter end, 
 and seriously to reflect that our great 
 business in this world is to prepare for 
 that which is to come, to finish our work 
 before we finish our course. In the days 
 of health, and peace, and prosperity, O 
 ih&t we may remember and provide for 
 the time of trouble, and siclcness, and 
 death, when the world's enjoyments will 
 shrink away from us nnd prove utterly 
 insufficient to support and help us. May 
 wo be making the prospects of etecnity 
 familiar to us, that thus the grave may 
 gradually lose its terrors. May we be 
 prizing every opportunity of doing and 
 receivmg good, as if it were our last, and 
 improving every moment as if the next 
 were to terminate our earthly career. 
 And grant, heavenly father, that as we 
 accompany to the land of deep forgetful - 
 iiess and consign to its parent earth all 
 that was mortal of our friend who is no 
 more, we may be enabled by the eye of 
 faith to contemplate him who was dead 
 and is alive again and lives for ever more, 
 and who for the suffering of death was 
 
FORMS or PIUYEII. 
 
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 crowned Nvitli glory and boiiQi^r ; and at 
 last, when the hour of our own departure 
 Mhall arrive, may the lied of death prove 
 to us the car of triumph by which our 
 diHcmbodied Hpirits may ascend to the 
 bosom of their father and their God. 
 For this blessed prospect, and for all the 
 animating holies of the Gospel, we give 
 thee everlasting thanks and praise, 
 through Jesus Christ our once < ucified 
 but now risen and exalted Saviour ; who 
 is God over all and blcised for ever. 
 Amen. 
 
PART r. 
 
 PRAYERS FOR THE USE OF YOUNG 
 l^ERSONS. 
 
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 MOBNINO PRAYEE FOR A YOUNG PERSON. 
 
 O Lord ! I am thine, for thou mad 'si 
 tnc, and preiervest me, and hast redeem- 
 ed mc. 1 owe every thing to thee. From 
 thee I derived ray powers of body and fa- 
 culties of mind, and to thee I am indebt- 
 ed for the food I eat, the raiment I put 
 on, aiid the house in which I dwell. But 
 I desire to be more especially thankful to 
 thee for Jesus Christ, thine unspeakable 
 giff, and for the blessings which he died 
 to purchase and now lives to bestow. O 
 may I be adopted into thy family, and be 
 made a partaker of all the privileges of 
 thy sons and daughters. For this end 
 may 1 listen to thy call. Give me thine 
 heart ! And when thou sayest to me. 
 Seek yc my face, may 1 be enabled and 
 disposed from the lieart to reply. Thy 
 face Lord will I seek : Teach me tbv 
 
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174 
 
 FORMS OF PRAYEn. 
 
 Statutes. Lead me in a \)Wm path be- 
 cause of my spiritual enemies, and let no 
 iniquity obtain dominion over me. I 
 thank and praise thee for th^ fatherly 
 care of me during the past night. Fit 
 me for the duties of the day. And may 
 I be kept by thy Almighty power through 
 faith unto salvation. Amen. 
 
 EVENING PRAYER *OR A YOUNft PERSON. 
 
 Heavenly Patber ! I thy unworthy 
 creature^ do at this time approach thee, 
 under a deep sense of thy glorious per- 
 fections and of my own sinfulness. I 
 am, by nature, a child of wrath, even as 
 others, and in my conduct since I came 
 into the world, I have shewn myself dis- 
 obedient and ungrateful unto thee, my 
 .indulgent parent and bountiful benefac- 
 tor. I lament that I have so often gone 
 astray from thee the fountain of my be- 
 fing and of my tiappiness. But I will 
 now arise and go to my father, and will 
 say unto him. Father, I have sinned 
 against heaven and in tliy sight, and am 
 no more worthy to be called thy child. 
 Keceive, O Lord, a prodigal returning 
 to his father's house. May there be joy 
 ambn^ the angels of God over me as I 
 .^return to duty aiid to thee. May my 
 
FORMS OP PRAYER. 175 
 
 Redeemer himself ^ej^ ce over me and 
 say. Behold my son was dead and is 
 alive again ; he was lost and is found ! 
 And henceforth may I never return to 
 folly, or rive you cause to say. If I ho 
 your father, where is mine honour ? 
 Lord keep me, for I trust in thee. De- 
 fend me by thy heavenly grace, that I 
 may continue thine for ever. Give thine 
 angels charge concerning me this ni^ht. 
 And for all the mercies of the past day, 
 for all the means of grace and hopes of 
 glory, to thee, O Father, Son, and Holy 
 Ghost, one living and true God, be eter- 
 nal praise ascribed. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER MORNING PRAYER. FOR A YOUNG 
 PERSON. 
 
 I THANK thee, O Father, Lord of hea- 
 ven and earth, that thou art sparing me 
 in life day after day, while others as young 
 or younger than myself, are going to their 
 long home; and that thou art continuing 
 to shower down upon me the most pre- 
 cious blessings, temporal and spiritual, 
 while others not more undeserving than 
 I am are denied such expressions of thy 
 goodness and grace. Lord I confess 
 with sorrow and deep contrition that I 
 have not rendered unto thee according 
 
176 
 
 FORMS OP PRAYEn. 
 
 to the benefits I have received from thy 
 hand. Thou hast been ever mindful of 
 me, but I have forgotten thee times and 
 W'dys without number. Thou hast load- 
 ed me with thy benefits, but I have re- 
 quited thee only with ingratitude and 
 neglect. O humble me more and more 
 under a sense of my sins, and make me 
 duly to reflect that those mercies which 
 I have so long enjoyed and so long abu- 
 sed with impunity, shall not always be 
 continued with me, that thou maycst 
 soon remove thepfi from me and bestow 
 them on others who will prize them 
 more, that thou mayest suddenly cut me 
 off as a cumberer of the ground pnd con- 
 sign me to tlie grave where is no work, 
 nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom. 
 O awaken me to a sense of my true cha- 
 racter and real condition. Thougli by 
 ijature and practice afar off from thee, 
 may I be brought nigh by the blood of 
 Jesus ; and though dead in trespasses and 
 sins, may 1 be (juickened together with 
 him, and henceforth walk so as to please 
 thee, even in holiness and righteousness 
 all the days of my life. Preserve me this 
 day from danger and from sin. Keep ine 
 all the days ani^ nights of my appointed 
 time on earth, and preserve me to thy 
 heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ, 
 V 7 Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
FORMS OP PRAYER. 
 
 177 
 
 ANOTHER EVENING PRAYER FOR A YOUNG 
 PERSON. 
 
 Gracious God ! I come before thee this 
 evening, condemning uiyself, and crying. 
 Unclean, Unclean I My own heart con- 
 demns me, and thou art greater ih&n my 
 heart and knowest all thixigs. Though 
 young in yearg, 1 am old m sm Ills 
 past reckoning have gone over my head. 
 I have sinned against thee m thought, lu 
 speech, and in behaviour. 1 have con- 
 temned thme authority, violated thy 
 kws, and grieved thy Holy Spirit. 1 his 
 very day I have done evil in thy sight, 
 and deserve thy wrath and indignation 
 to tlie uttermost. Behold I come unto 
 thee, trusting solely to the merits oi 
 thy own Son for acceptance. In his 
 name I present myself before thee, and 
 as a poor perishing sinner sntreat of thee 
 forgiveness. 1 am guilty and polluted, 
 but his blood cleanseth from all sm. 1 
 am indeed unworthy, but worthy is the 
 Lamb that was slain. Jesus thou Son ot 
 God ! have mercy on me. Remember 
 not the sins of my youth and my trans- 
 gression? ; according to thy mercy re- 
 member thou me for thy goodness sake, 
 O Lord. Restore unto me the joy ot 
 thy salvation : and uphold me with thy 
 
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 fORMS OP PRAYER. 
 
 free Spirit Then will I remember thee 
 upon my bed, and my meditation of thee 
 shall be sweet, even in the watches of the 
 31^?K J^'*^Pa''« n»e for the night of 
 
 «nn^ ''\^1."^ "»»" ^»" ^ork ani when 
 none can trifle ; and on the mornin- of 
 the resurrecfion, may I be enabled to lift 
 up my head with joy, knowing that the 
 hojir of my redemption drawetb nigh. 
 All ask 13 m the name of Jesus, who i» 
 all my salvation and ftll my desire, and to 
 ^hom be everlasting pratte. Ambn. 
 
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 A SUNDAY MOBNINCf PRAYER FOR A YOUN© 
 
 person:. 
 
 O T^rA^l^f?^J^. P'*^^^ ^^Y wonders, 
 O Lord ; thy faithfulness also In the con' 
 gregfttion of the saints. For who in the 
 Heaven can be Compared unto the Lord '^ 
 who among the sons of the mighty can 
 be likened unto my God ? Thou /ulest 
 the raging of the sea; when the waves 
 thereot arise, thou stillest them The 
 heavens are thine, the earth also is thine 
 as for the world and the fulness tliereof 
 thou hast founded them. Thou art of 
 purer eyes than to behold iniquity. 
 Ihou chargest even thine angels with 
 lolly, rhou canst not look upon sin in 
 any ot thy creatures without detestatiou 
 
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FOttMfl OP PRAYER. 
 
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 and abhorrence. How then can I pro- 
 sutiie to come into thy holy presence .' I 
 who am but sinful dust and ashes ? who 
 drink up iniquity like water, and from 
 the crown of the head to the sole of the 
 foot am all over wounds and bruises and 
 pntrifying sores ? I come not in my own 
 name, bu' in the name of him whotn thou 
 hast set fc ih to be a propitiation for sin, 
 and who is exalted as a prince and a Sa- 
 viour to give repei.tance unto Israel and 
 the remission of sins. I will extol thy 
 great name, O Lord, for that astonishing 
 lovingkindness which thou didst manifest 
 to the children of men, in sending thy 
 Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for 
 sin to condemn sin in the flesh. O may 
 his blood purge my conscience from dead 
 works to serve the living God, and may 
 I receive the spirit of adoption whereby I 
 may cry, Abba, Father. May I be mould- 
 ed into the blessed image of my Saviour. 
 Like him may I be diligent in doing thy 
 will and pa^'ent in bearing it. May I 
 study to ini. ate hirr in the constancy and 
 ardour of the devotion which he manifest- 
 ed while on earth, and in that pure, disin- 
 terested, rnd boundless benevolence to 
 ^iMiikind, vvhich he so strikingly exempli- 
 Hed. May I resemble him in self-denial, 
 humility, and gentleness, and be holy as 
 he was holy in all manner of conversation. 
 
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 rORM« op PRAVER, 
 
 I bless thee that thou hast opened 
 niine eyes o„ the light of another Sab- 
 bath, and ^ivest me an opportunity of 
 engaging in its peculiar services. May 
 1 '•f '"^^lii" \^^ Sabbath day to keep it 
 holy May I never be found with the 
 multitude who spend it in sloth, idleness 
 or Vice. Give me the preparation of 
 the heart, and may I keep my foot when 
 1 go into the house of the Lord. Extend 
 thyr favourable regards to my parents, 
 my friends, and my instructoi-s Have 
 mercy upon us all, and bless us, and shew 
 us thy salvation. May thy religion pure 
 and undefiled every where prevail . May 
 It increase and gather strength where it 
 IS already known, and may many be this 
 day added to the church of those who 
 shall at last join the general assembly 
 and church of thefirst born, whose names 
 are written in heaven. Let the words of 
 my mouth and the meditations of my 
 heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, 
 my strength and my Redeemer. Amen' 
 
 A SUNDAY EVENING PRAYER F<^R A YOUNG 
 PERSON. 
 
 lyiLL lift up my soul unto thee, O 
 Lord, and bless thee while I live. I will 
 cry unto thee; Thou art my Father, my 
 
rORMff or PRAYER. 
 
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 O Lord, 
 Amen. 
 
 YOUNG 
 
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 God, and the Rock of my salvation. 
 Thou art enthroned in glory and in ma- 
 jesty. Ten thousand times ten thousand 
 gloriHed and blessed spirits cease not day 
 nor night to celebrate thy praise. Surely 
 then it would ill become me to be silent, 
 since I have tasted so largely of thy good- 
 ness, and can never fully discharge my 
 obligations. This evening of tliy day i 
 would desire to mingle my feeble notes 
 of praise with the more exalted strains 
 of the heavenly host, and exclaim, Halle- 
 lujah, for the Lord God omnipotent 
 reigneth! Thou condesceiidest to i-e- 
 gard even the things which are done in 
 heaven-^to take notice of the services of 
 the pure spirits above. O how wonder- 
 ful thy condescension then in regarding 
 such a worm of the dust as I am, and in 
 permitting me to take thy holy name in- 
 to my sinful and polluted lips ! Blessed, 
 for ever blessed be thy n^ime, that thou 
 hast opened up a way of access to thee 
 for such a guilty creature as 1 am, 
 through the rent veil of the Redeemer's 
 flesh ; that Jesus Christ is the way and 
 the truth and the life ; and that he is 
 able to save to the uttermost all who 
 come unto thee through him, seeing he 
 ever liveth to make intercession for them. 
 As the Israelites, when they felt the en- 
 venomed bite of the fiery serpent, looked 
 
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 FORMS OF PRAVER. 
 
 ♦or a cure to tlie brazen serpent, so may 
 1, feeling the disease of sin, which hatik 
 taken hold upon me and threatens me 
 with doath «>ternal, be enabled by faith 
 to look imto Jesus as lifted up on the 
 cross tor the salvation of a ruined world, 
 and to exclaim with all the earnestness 
 of a creature ready to perish, Heal me, 
 O Lord, and 1 shall be healed ; save mc 
 and I shall be saved, for thou art my 
 praise. 
 
 Suffer me not to imagfne thai when the 
 sanctuary is shot, the Sabbath is ended. 
 Kilt grant that the good impression of 
 this day's solemn services may be abiding 
 on my heart, my conscience, and my life. 
 May I increase with divine increase. 
 May thy spirit bear witness with mine, 
 that I am one of thine own children, an 
 heir of God and joint-heir with Christ. 
 I am grieved for the afflictions of thy 
 creatures, and pray that none may be al- 
 lowed to perish while there is bread 
 enough in my father's house and to spare. 
 Bless all thy faithful ministers, and all 
 those who co-operate with them in car- 
 rying on the work of the Lord. Bless 
 my parents, my benefactors, and my well- 
 wishers. Visit in mercy the sons and 
 daughters of affliction. If I have ene- 
 mies. Lord forgive them, and inspire me 
 with a disposition to return good for evil. 
 
FORMS or PRAYBR. 
 
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 Compass me this ni^ht with thy favour 
 as with a shield. Never leave me, never 
 forsake me. Be my God and my guide 
 even unto death, and after death mv 
 everlasting and exceeding great reward. 
 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ bo 
 with my spirit. Am£n. 
 
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 The cvus of all th'mj^s wait upon thcc, 
 () Lord, and thou givcst them tbcir food 
 ill due season. Wc look up unto thee 
 for a blessing on the gifts ot thy hounty 
 now before us, and for the pardon of all 
 our sins, through Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 GRACE AFTER MEAT. 
 
 Enarle us, O Lord, to live as the chil- 
 dren of so many mercies, and to esteem 
 it as our meat and drink to do thy will ; 
 and to thy name, in Christ, be all the 
 praise now and ever. Amen. 
 
 A^OTHEIl GRACE BEFORE MEAT. 
 
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 the comforts thou hast mingled in our lot 
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 FORMS OF FRAYGR. 
 
 of thy bounty to our use and ourselves to 
 thy service here and the enjoyment of 
 thee hereafter^ through Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER GRACE AFTER MEAT. 
 
 Accept, most gracious God, of our uni- 
 ted and grateful acknowledgments for 
 what of thy goodness we have at this 
 time experienced, and may goodness and 
 mercy rollow us all our days, for the Re- 
 deemer's sake. Amen. 
 
 another GRACE BEFORE MEAT, 
 
 I i III II 
 
 O Lord, thou art the author and pre- 
 server of our lives, and the source of 
 our best enjoyments, both temporal and 
 spiritual. Whether, therefore, we eat or 
 clrink, or whatever we do, may we do all 
 to thy glory, and find acceptance iu 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER GRACE AFTER MEAT. 
 
 All praise and thanks be unto thee the 
 Lord, for the temporal comforts which 
 we have at this time received from thy 
 bountiful hand ; and wiiilst thou feedest 
 our bodies with the meat which perish- 
 
V^MUIB or FRAVKK. 
 
 187 
 
 selves to 
 ment of 
 ur Lord. 
 
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 ouruni- 
 ents for 
 s at this 
 ness and 
 r the Re- 
 
 clbj feed our soulii with that meat which 
 endureth to eyerlastitig life^ for Cbriit's 
 sake. Amen. 
 
 AMOTHBA ORACE BEFORE MEAT. 
 
 - O Lord, thou art good ,unto all and 
 thy tender mercies are over all thy works. 
 Thou openest thine hand and satiffiest 
 the desire of every living thing. Thou 
 llast spread a table for us in the wilder- 
 ness and our cup runneth over. Grant 
 us a father's blessing with these means 
 of life^ through Christ Ambn. 
 
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 Durce of 
 oral and 
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 ANOTHBR grace AFTER MEAT. 
 
 Father of mercies ! Thou art giving 
 us all things richly to enjoy^ bedi per* 
 taining to this life and that whiofa is to 
 come. Write a law of gratitude on 
 our hearts 1o thee for all thy goodness^ 
 and more especially for the expression of 
 it which thou hast now conferred^ in 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
 another GRACE BEFORE MEAT. 
 
 In thee^ O Lofd^ we live^ and move^ 
 and have our being. Give us neither po- 
 verty nor riches^ feed us with foodt;onve- 
 niept for us ; and with these and all thy 
 
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 188 
 
 FORMS or PRAYER* 
 
 mercies may we enjoy thy blessing whi<;li> 
 alone maketh rich and addeth no 8orro\^. . 
 All we ask is for Christ's sake. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER GRACE AFTER MEAT. 
 
 O MAGNIFY the Lord with me, let us ex- 
 alt his name together^ for he hath satis- 
 fied our mouths with good things, and 
 daily loadeth us with benefits, and crown- 
 eth us with lovingkindness and tender 
 mercies. Bless the Lord« all his works, 
 in all places of his dominion : bless the 
 Lord,, O our souls. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER GRACE BEFORE MEAT. 
 
 There be many who say. Who will 
 shew us any goodj Lord lift up the 
 light of thy coriUtenaUce upon us ! Let 
 thy mercy be on u^ as we desire to hope 
 in thee, and may yie ^njoy thy enriching 
 blessing with tne present token of thy 
 ^vour, in Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER GRACE AFTER MEAT, 
 
 To thee, O Father of mercies ! our 
 highest praises are most justly due. As 
 we live by thy bounty, may we live de» 
 voted to thy glory, and in everything 
 giye thanks through Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
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 ath satis- 
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 id tend'^r 
 is works, 
 bless the 
 
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 Vbo will 
 t up the 
 us ! Let 
 i to hope 
 enriching 
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 flEMARKS ON PRAYER AS A CHRIST- 
 IAN DUTY* 
 
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 pERHArs there is no definition of Prajer, at onco 
 '(K» simple and comprehensive, as that contained iu 
 the Shorter Cateohi8m« a compend of Christian 
 Theoldgy^ which has never heen surpassed by any 
 human , composition. 'Prayer is there defined to be. 
 An offbring up of. our desires unto God for things 
 agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with con- 
 fession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment 
 of Y \a meroiesi There is, unquestionably, no Christ- 
 ian duty more reasonable in itself and more natural 
 to the human mind, than that of Prayer. Is it not 
 reasonable that God should be adorad on account 
 of what he is in himself and what he is to his crea- 
 tures 1 He who is supreme over all, ought surely 
 1^ receive the supreme homage of all. — ^If gratitudo 
 is due to any benefactor, and for any benefits re- 
 ceived, (and, that it is so, every generous breast 
 will cheerfully acknowledge,) it must be due in an 
 especial and peculiarly exalted sense to the great 
 Lord of the universe, the God ahd Father of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ. What benefactor can for one 
 moment be compared to him 1 What benefits, if 
 weighed in the balance with those which he hatli 
 conferred, will not bt found wanting both in num- 
 ber and in value ?— With regard to confeuion and 
 petition^ the other essential parts of Prayer, their 
 reasonableness is sufficiently obvious. For it is 
 
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 CONCLUSION. 
 
 I! I 
 
 evidently not enough that we pofieti the ditposi- 
 tioni leading to perticular acta. God, indeed^ 
 knows the heart, and can judge of its state inde- 
 pendently of all external appearances. But it is fit 
 and proper 4bat we ourselves be duly impressed 
 with a senile of our guilt and of ottT wants, and 
 thus rightly prepared for the re c e pti on of pardon 
 and other blessings from him who alone can be- 
 stow them. FeeUngi, when they do not give birth 
 to correspondent a€ts, are ^piestionable to the indi- 
 vidual himself in whom they exist, both in respect 
 of their depth and sincerity. Can a man be said 
 to repent, who has nevttr made oonfeseion 1 Can 
 a man be said to be grateftil, who has never ex- 
 mreseed his gratitude, either in wdfdt or by per- 
 rannanees 1 He iidio rests in oOntMuplation alone, 
 neither shews tOi die Deity that he has amy practical 
 sense of his own unwordiiness, or any feeling of 
 dependanoe upon him; and is it reasonable to 
 suppose that such a being can be viewed with the 
 same complacency by Gx>d as he who avows his 
 guilt, spreads hia wants before him,, and devoutly 
 suppUeates his favour? Now what apology can 
 be wisely ot successfully (beaded for refusing to 
 make those confessions acd to prefer those peti- 
 tions, irhieh are called ior alike as expressions of 
 deling in regard to ourselves, as tokens of sub- 
 mission to his will and dependanoe on hia bounty* 
 and as manifisstatiens of respect for his character 
 as tho supfeme and infinitely perfect ruler of the 
 universe t 
 
 Some writers have asserted that man is naturally 
 a religious being, and that the tendency to devotion 
 is as strong in his nature as is the tendency to food 
 or society. The celelnrated Mr. Addison repre- 
 sents the principle of devotion in man as constitu- 
 ting the chief distinction between him and the 
 brute. Certain it is that while many of the infe- 
 rior tribes manifest some approximation ta xeaso)i» 
 
(•ONCtUBfOff. 
 
 
 ftttl 6ne of them ha.< ever been found to evince the 
 umaltest approach to devotion. And no leis cer- 
 tain ifl it, that when adversity cloudi the domentic 
 scene, when a sueceition of calamities combines to 
 destroy the happiness of life, and when death is 
 threatened, either in the course of nature, or by 
 accident, oi* by the hand of violence, the most 
 thoughtless and audaciously profane, are often dis- 
 covered on then- bended knees, calling upon that 
 CJod who was not in all their thoughts while health, 
 and ease, and gaiety, were their portion. These 
 circumstances strikingly prove that Prayer is at 
 once a reaionahU exercise, and a natural as well 
 as a Christian duty. 
 
 To those who take the Bible for their standard 
 t»f faith and conduct, it would be quite unnecessary 
 to prove that Prayer is a commanded duty. The 
 expresu injunctions given on the subject in that 
 sacred volume are so very numerous, th&t to set 
 them all before the reader of these pages, would 
 require the transcription of many passages which 
 cannot fail to be familiar to the minds of all who 
 peruse the Scriptures with any degree of attention ; 
 and as to those who question the truth of the state- 
 ment made in regard to the declarations of the Bi- 
 ble on the subject, the searching of the Scriptures, 
 ' %ith an unprejudiced and serious mind, may be 
 reasonably and strongly recommended. Liet it be 
 seriously recollected by all on whose minds the in- 
 junctions of the Almighty have any weight, that 
 ** it is from the throne of unlimited sovereignty that 
 he speaks when he commands us to pray ; and 
 that disobedience to this is just as criminal and 
 just as dangerous as disobedience to any other 
 precept of his law. From that throne he speaks, 
 that we may be deterred from trifling wiUi his be- 
 hests when he exacts from us the tribute of prayer. 
 But I must add that his throne of sovereignty is a 
 throne of grace ; and that if the command comes 
 
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If 
 
 J|p VONCLVfKWf. 
 
 •nutfci witk the Mnetion of stern autbority^ it «lfcr 
 comei recoramendod by the channv of tender nMr' 
 ej. We uto thiie ehut up to the neoeawty of praj' 
 inf to him under the peMdtiei of disobedience to 
 the united mc« of righteous authority and unm«c 
 ited lore.*' 
 
 But whilst the Holy 8<»iptures are appealed to 
 as containing the most explicit and impressive ad- 
 monitions to Prayert they may also be safely re- 
 commended as aflording the best helps to the pei- 
 formance of that duty. Hovr cold and dead does 
 a Prayer appear that is composed in the most ele- 
 gant style of language when not heightened by 
 that solemnity of phrase with which holy writ 
 abounds ! There is something so noble and digni' 
 Aed, so pathetic and so sublime, in its modes of 
 expression* as is weU fitted to give a force and 
 energy to our diction, to warm and animat) our 
 language, to elevate the soul to a l3fty spirituality, 
 and to kindle into fiames all the sparks of true 
 devotion that may lie concealed in our bosoms. 
 Is adoreUiont for example, a pact of devotion? 
 The Scriptures exhibit the Deity in the most grand 
 and subUme points of view, sueh as are calculated 
 to fill the soul with the most exalted conceptions of 
 his nature and attributes, and to raise the mind 
 above all the trivial concerns of this fugitive and 
 fallen worlds Is thanksgiving a part of devotional 
 duty 1 The Scriptures represent us as under in- 
 finite obligations to God, as brought from the gulf 
 of non-existence by his Almighty hand, as indebted 
 to his goodness for every breath we dratt" and for 
 every drop of^^adness which is mingled in our 
 cup, as rescued by his grace from a state of dark- 
 ness, rebellion* and death, and raised to the hope 
 of inconceivable and eiadless happiness. Is con- 
 fession a part of Prayer i The Scriptures are a 
 faithful mirror in which the character and state of 
 man by nature are exhibited in all their horrors, ta 
 
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 100 
 
 trhicli oar own fdllen conHition at the children ^ 
 Adam, and our deep depraritx ai workers of ini* 
 qiiitj, mtiy woefully but Jattly be eontem^ated, 
 and which thui fiimith ut with ample material* for 
 heart-lelt contrition, the k>wlie»t prostration of loul, 
 and the roost humiliating adinowledgments before 
 the throne of God. Is lore to the Supremo Being 
 an essential ingredient in true devotion 7 Tho 
 Scriptures repeal him to u« under the most amia- 
 able, oaptivatiug, and endearing characters, as Lore 
 iMeif, and as so loving the workl as to send his only 
 begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him 
 might not perish but have everlasting Ufe. In one 
 word, Does prayer to Clod imply in its nature pe- 
 titions for thtnffs agreeable to his will in the name 
 of Christ 1 The l^ripturcs expressly declare, that 
 if we ask any thing in his name» believing, they 
 shall become ours* 
 
 , A« to the requisites or conditions to acceptable 
 Prater, it has been justly observed, that there must 
 be, in the iiret place, the belief that God is able, 
 and, for Christ*s sake, willing to grant us the ob- 
 ject of our petitions ; and, in the second place, a 
 desire to obtain it. The latter is necessary to give 
 existence to Prayer in any shape ; since Prayer 
 is nothing more than the expression of our desires : 
 the former is required to render us sincere in ask- 
 ing the thing jftom God. Let a wretched being, 
 conscious of his wretchedness, desire to be delivered 
 from the cause of it, and believe that God, for 
 Christ's sake, is willing to deliver him; and he 
 wants nothing to render his Prayers acceptable to 
 God. There is in this both faith and repentance, 
 and such a spirit, accompanied with real intensity 
 of desire, seems to be all that is neceraary to war>- 
 rant us in not restraining Prayer before God. How 
 grossly erroneous, then, are the ideas of those men 
 who conceive Prayer to be the duty only of the 
 saints, and who condemn all calls upon sinners (o 
 
101 
 
 C(mcx.v9wi9. 
 
 eiicaffe in that exerciw, m unwarranted nntl aht*- 
 8o"iptur«l 1 Let them contider for « mom«i. 
 vhftt wfti the character of th« Prayers nrcferreil 
 by the Itraelltet, hy Ahah, Jehoah,«, and ojhe«, 
 wh«.o heart, were not right with «o*». «"^ J»«' 
 died, as they lived, without God and with«>ut hope. 
 Yet they were heard and answered when they cried 
 for deliverance, even though the sincerity of their 
 repentance was far fromlieing above «isp.c,on. 
 If the withered hand is stretched out with a desire 
 to have it restored whole as the other, and with the 
 belief that the physician is able and willing to effect 
 a cure, there is no reason to doubt the -«cces. o 
 the effort, even thou.h the heart of the applicant 
 be iuauenced by no higher principle than the seH 
 Sh wish to obtain relief. " Let any sinner," says 
 a sound Scriptural writer, " Let any sinner who ih 
 conscious of no better motive than the -eifi-h w«»' 
 to escape the wrath to come and to obtain ever- 
 asting life, and who believe, that God for Christ a 
 sake is disposed to bestow these unspeakable gifts 
 on perishing sinners, pray for faith in the Iledecm- 
 er, and he will ere long be convinced that God is 
 still the hearer and answerer of Prayer. It is to 
 hear and answer Prayers arising from such motives, 
 Ihat his faithfulness 'is pledge! The promise h 
 made to sinners as well as to saints. Ask, and ye 
 rail receive ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and 
 it shall be opened unto you. 
 
 To exhibit all the encouraging views given us in 
 tli« Sacred Volume of the utiUty and advantage ot 
 Prayer! would be a task equally difficult but no lesH 
 piecing than an attempt to unfold the riches and 
 glories of that heavenly country whose beauties eye 
 bath not seen, and whose joys ear hath not heard. 
 They are, indeed, as numerous as are the promises 
 of God, and as various as are t he blessings whicli 
 
 * Se« Eway ott Saving Faith. 
 
CONCLVIIOIf* 
 
 lift 
 
 tdtnn th* obj^eti of our Vmyt^n, Tker« i#t bow- 
 ey«r, om thsw of th« tuUity of thif ttflroite whidi 
 it proiMxl on our Mllciuion by our fe^aviour liimMlf, 
 both in th« fom of Pniv«f whick be boa kft for our 
 uae, and in bis •dmonltim* to bki ibMif Ui wbcn 
 ho was with thorn in th« worUl. In the forrow ho 
 eommandi ut to pniy, ** Lead iit not idlo tompu- 
 tion, bat dt>hv«r ua (torn evil,** ond anong the lat- 
 ter wo have the following, which wat uttered on a 
 very inteicsirng oeoaslon, ** Watch and pray lliat 
 ye enter not into temptation/* > ii •»/.,' 
 
 In making preparation for an ongagnvient, two 
 thing* n?U0t be taken into account. On the onu 
 band, we miwt attend to tho , machhiatioiM of tho 
 enemy, and, on the other, wo muM conaidor our 
 own reaouroee^ Viowing their ntuation in this 
 world as that of a warfare, our Lord ei^oios on bis 
 followers the ate of both of thoeo precaution*, at 
 enentially neceBsary to their aafaty. He exhorta 
 them to wa^oh^ from a tiew of tho oonatant vigi- 
 lance of the enemy, and he commands them to 
 pratft from a conviction of their own inability to 
 make an effectual resistance. While the one is in- 
 tended to keep them sensible of their danger, the 
 other ia designed to keep them mindful where their 
 atrength lies. The one without the other can be 
 of little avail, but their united force muat ultimately 
 prove victorious. 
 
 The inefficiency of ortr own exertions, considered 
 as the means of resisting temptation, must be ob"^ 
 vious from the view which is given in Scripture of 
 the number, subtilty, and power of our spiritual 
 adversaries. Having the superiority in each of 
 theae respects, all our own defences must eventu- 
 nlly yield to their influence. Their nature, also, 
 being so different from our own, renders us alto- 
 gether unfit to enter the lists with them. Were wo 
 called to engage with men like ourselves, the con- 
 test would be more equal, and the prospect of a 
 
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100 
 
 coHctvuton. 
 
 buf .2;^ i'"' ''"!•**? "*** ■«••"■» <>••»» •»*» Wood, 
 
 iifiMn.t th« rukrt of tb« dmrkn^m^ot this world 
 «*«r.it •p.ntu.l wickikicM in hkgU pUc«t." TIh, 
 
 we •« wholly ifnoranl. Dmv.do Umguaffo. and 
 
 ir;i7h'"~"i " ^ P'*P-'««io"- of ^h^.Lmy, 
 •TO in this And in trwy mm, the indicationt not of 
 a ■wgnanimout .pupit, but of »>.« that ii oourngeou. 
 only when the day of battla m diatant ; and, liuw- 
 •rer paradoxical it mi^ht be in other matters, in 
 inw It la certain and evident that the stout-heurtod 
 Zia^T *" J*"««f' *»** »'»«» •'»fety coniii.t« in a 
 conriction of weak«e.a. " When wo are weal*. 
 
 XTf irS7^~"» *- *'" ^^^►-^ - ^^^^ 
 
 •rf ««!-ji** t ^*^^' ^'***'**» '" ^^•'^ iituation, wo 
 
 , I?^ ^''^ ''*"*'** '^' •"> animated by the iJiost 
 tl « •f^"*' «ncourag,nf awurance.. It irradiates 
 Uie gloom of adrerwty, and it brighten, the suu- 
 •hme of proapjariiy. But in no .ituation can wc 
 
 1 «v*^i"*^*^V"' ''**'*'*> »*" "^''i^y will be more 
 manifest than when we are exposed to " the pe-ti- 
 tenee winch walketh in darkne.s"~the secret but 
 fatal influence of ten^tatioos to sin. The advan- 
 tages of Prayer in such a situation as this, must 
 
 Thf-Vr" ^fV^"" '^'^T *"*»*»'*" »° *he subject 
 ilJL»lT V ^ .n»'»Vhen under the influence of 
 devout feehngs, is auoh, that its native bias to sin 
 !• for a ume suspended. We stand, as it were, on 
 an eminence, and look down with a dignified con- 
 tempt on the puny concerns of mortols ; the cob- 
 webs of sense shrink into nothing and fade from 
 pur v,e„r. The soul U withdrawn from visible J 
 invisible objects ; it is raised from man to God : it 
 IS transported from earth to heaven. Elevated, qs 
 If above Itself, it coatemplate;* with equal iadiff*^ 
 
'Id be mor« lUttcr* 
 riMt fliwli mud biooJ, 
 1 Afuuit powertt 
 iim of tliU world. 
 »«kIi pliiceg." TI»o 
 but of ilutit nature 
 t<lo languftfe, and 
 OM of the eiioni/, 
 iiidicetioni not of 
 that if oourngeous 
 iatant; auU, liow- 
 otber matters, in 
 the atout-hearted 
 ifotj conaiiti in % 
 en we are weak, 
 3 Lord ^ and in the 
 
 rery ntuation, we 
 and, to the per» 
 ated by the most 
 B«. It irradiates 
 rightens the suu- 
 situAtiou can wc 
 ity will be more 
 Bd to " the pestj- 
 ' — the secret but 
 in. The advan- 
 >n as this, must 
 )n to the subject. 
 ' the influence of 
 itive bias to siit 
 d, as it wore, on 
 a dignified coi)> 
 artais ; the cob- 
 and fade from 
 from visible U) 
 man to God ; it 
 >• Elevated^ qs 
 I eqtial iadifiVf* 
 
 eoff»n.vitoK. 
 
 rlice (he weal and the woe of human llfo, it spurn* 
 with indi|i^ntion the most enticing* lirilies of the 
 tempter, and, with a rH>hle magminimity, it bid* 
 defiance to the most ftmnidable combination* of 
 the enemy. 
 
 The efWciencv of Prayer, howerer, as a preser- 
 vative flffninst the influence of temptation, will ap« 
 pear still more evident when it is viewed directly 
 as the grand instrument of communication between 
 heaven and earth. Es there any instance recorded 
 within the four comers of the book of Ciod of a 
 praycrlens sinner hnving obtained pardon or any 
 other blessing of the »^aviour'8 purchase 1 No. 
 The huslmndman may as well expect to rea; .i 
 harvest where no seed has been sown and no 
 culture bestowed, as we can inherit the fruits of 
 Christ's labour, if they have never been to u* 
 the object of devout and beUering eupplication. 
 What blessing can we possibly implore, that it 
 more needful for us, than assistance to enable us 
 to overcome temptation T It is a blessing which is 
 nlways necessary, and should ever be the burden 
 of our Prayers. " The Lord knoweth how to de- 
 liver the godly out of temptation." Thi* declara- 
 tion assures us of the' power and wisdom of Cod, 
 to effectuate the complete deliverance of those who 
 confide in him when danger tlhreatens, and the ene- 
 my makes his attack. liis ability, is equalled only 
 by his wiUingne$t. Listen to the encouragements 
 by which he animates us to implore his aid. *' I 
 will give my Holy Spirit to them who ask ft." " Mv 
 grace shall be si^cient for thee, and my strength 
 shall be perfected in thy weakness." " Him that 
 Cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out." Of 
 the efficacy of Prayer, we have on record many 
 signal proofs. It has suspended the laws of na- 
 ture ; it has stopped the mouths of lions ; it has 
 quenched the violence of fire. No assertion can be 
 better substantiated than this— "the efiectual fervent 
 
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 CONCLUSIOM. 
 
 prayer of a righteous man avaikth much." What 
 then should be our conduct ^hen temptation assails 
 our principles 1 Let us resort to our celestial allies ; 
 let us betake ourselves to our divine resources. 
 Having Christ for our leader, shall we recoil from 
 the thiekest of the combat ? Having God for our 
 refuge, need we feel one thrill of anxiety for the 
 issue of the contest 1 Having heaven on our side, 
 shall the powers of hell make us shudder 1 No. 
 Every pang that rends our bo«)ms ; every feeling 
 of alarm which agitates our minds, is a pang of 
 despair, is a feelings of distrust. Let us rely on 
 Jehovah, and evince our unshaken confidence in his 
 power, wisdom, and goodness, by encountering the 
 legions of darkness with Christian magnanimity. 
 Let us cast ourwlves at the feet of the great Cap- 
 ' tain of our salvation, and, clothed in the panoply 
 of divine grace, go on to watch and to pray in his 
 name. 
 
 li i 
 
 I' 
 
luch." What, 
 iptation assails 
 sclcstial allies ; 
 ine resources. 
 vfe recoil from 
 g God for our 
 anxiety for the 
 m on our side, 
 thudder t No. 
 
 every feeling 
 . is a pang of 
 ^et us rely on 
 iniidence in his 
 icountering the 
 
 magnanimity, 
 the great Cap- 
 in the panoply 
 1 to pray in his