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FIRST SUNDAY EVENING.

ALMIGHTY AND EVERLASTING GOD, we bless Thee for Thy great goodness, in creating, and preserving, and redeeming us; and for all Thy various mercies, from our birth unto this hour. We adore Thee as the Author of all things; but, especially, as our Father and our friend, the God of our lives, the source of our hopes, and the giver of all spiritual as well as temporal good.

We desire to praise Thee, on this Thy holy day, for the gift of JESUS CHRIST Thy Son; by whom we obtain pardon of sin, and all things necessary for our eternal salvation. We thank Thee, that He hath descended into this our world; that He hath set us an example by His holy life; hath made atonement for us by His painful death; and, by His resurrection from the grave on the third day, hath given assurance, that He is able to raise our bodies from the dust, and to exalt us to His own right hand in the Kingdom of Heaven.

We pray Thee, O LORD, to impress deeply on our minds these great and solemn truths, that we may not forget them amidst the cares and occupations of the world; but may be daily reminded of our Christian privileges, as well as of the duties to which we are called. Convince us of the vanity of the world, of the shortness of life, and of the unspeakable importance of eternity. Save us from indifference, and thoughtless ness, and levity; as well as from wickedness and sin, Purify our hearts by Thy Holy Spirit; and teach us

habitually to remember that Thou seest our secret thoughts, and requirest truth in the inward parts.

Pardon, we pray Thee, the multitude of our sins- in times past, our pride and vanity, our covetousness and worldliness, our anger and passion, our indolence and negligence, our too careless performance of the duties of our station, and our want of Christian kindness and of brotherly love. Pardon, especially, our forgetfulness of Thee, our GOD: for how seldom have we thought of Thee; how coldly have we worshipped Thee; how little have we honoured Thee as we ought! Thou hast caused us to abound with the good things of this life :— Thy hand hath protected us :-Thy goodness hath raised us, when, through sickness, or calamity, we have been brought low and the knowledge of Thy mercies in JESUS CHRIST hath been added to all Thine other blessings: so that we are under peculiar obligations to love and serve Thee, and to praise and magnify Thy holy name. O LORD, forgive our ingratitude to Thee our great Benefactor; and enable us to trust in JESUS CHRIST, for the remission of every sin, as well as for the acceptance of those imperfect services which we would offer up unto Thee.

We pray Thee O LORD, to send Thy blessed Gospel over the world. May the nations hear the joyful sound; and may Thy kingdom come; and Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Bless the labours of Thy ministers in every place. Fill them with zeal for Thine honour, and with love to Thy name. May multitudes in this land repent and believe; and may the spirit of true religion both revive among ourselves, and

overspread all nations. May CHRIST be preached, from the rising to the setting sun and may each of us endeavour to recommend those truths which we have been taught, that there may be no occasion for the enemies of the Gospel to blaspheme.

We would intercede for all our relations, connexions, and friends; especially for those who are in sorrow, sickness, or trouble. Grant unto them those consolations which Thou only canst bestow. Put into their hearts a holy trust in Thee, and a sure hope in Thy promises. And may those, who feel that their infirmities come upon them, and that their outward frame decays, be enabled to believe, that, when earthly things fail, they shall have a building of GOD, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Take us now, O GOD, under Thy gracious care this night. Let Thy blessing attend us and Thy good Spirit rest upon us. May the words, which we have heard this day, sink into all our hearts and may we, through the ensuing week, rise up, and lie down, at peace with Thee, and under a constant sense of Thy

presence.

We offer up these our imperfect supplications, in tne name of JESUS CHRIST, our Mediator and Redeemer. Our Father, &c.

The grace of our Lord, &c.

SECOND SUNDAY EVENING.

ALMIGHTY AND EVERLASTING GOD, our Creator, and Preserver, and Redeemer, we would now enter into Thy sacred presence, under a deep sense of our weakness and unworthiness, and of Thine unspeakable greatness and majesty. We approach Thee, at the same time, as a God of goodness and mercy; for Thou hast made Thyself known to us in JESUS CHRIST Thy Son; and hast proclaimed pardon to every repenting sinner through faith in that sacrifice which He hath offered on the cross, for us, the guilty children of men. We desire to bless Thee for this strong foundation of our hope; and we would now address Thee in the full assurance of faith, renouncing all confidence in ourselves, rejoicing in Him who is become the hope of all the ends of the earth, and is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world;-who, having died for us, hath also risen again, and is now exalted at Thy right hand, where He ever liveth to make intercession for us.

We beseech Thee, O God, to accept for His sake, the imperfect worship which we have on this day offered up in Thy house. We implore Thee to bless to our continual good, the instruction which we have this day heard. Having been taught to know Thy will, may we be diligent to fulfil it. Thou hast given us line upon line, and precept upon precept; and hast placed us in the midst of light and knowledge. O grant unto us a true and lively faith in all the doctrines of

Thy holy word, and a spirit of unreserved obedience to them.

We pray Thee to make us diligent and faithful in all the occupations of life, to which in Thy providence we shall be called. Let us not live in indolence and selfindulgence; but let us endeavour to be useful in our generation. Let us be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Let us walk in Thy fear from day to day; and in all things aim to please our heavenly Father. Make us to be the same in secret which we would wish to be in public. We beseech Thee to inspire us with a spirit of Christian kindness to all around us. Thou hast been very bountiful and gracious to us. plied our temporal comforts; and Thou pardonest our numberless transgressions. O grant that we may follow the example of Thy beneficence; and that we may also be like Thee, ready to forgive. May we be watchful over ourselves, but tender towards the infirmities of others; full of meekness, and gentleness, and patience, and loving-kindness and charity.

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Enlighten us, O LORD, by Thy good Spirit, that we may exercise every holy temper, and understand every part of our Christian duty. Strengthen us in our seasons of trial and temptation; guide us through all the difficulties into which we may fall; and bless us in all the scenes of life through which we may pass. If affliction should come upon us, inspire us with humble resignation to Thy will: Thou, O LORD, dost not willingly grieve the children of men; O visit us not in Thine indignation; but turn the mournful events of Thy providence to our spiritual and endless good.

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