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Most gracious God, the supreme Disposer of all events, I presume to implore thee in behalf of this sinful nation. O Lord, withhold thy impending judgment, be pleased to turn away the fierceness of thine anger. Vouchsafe to sheath the sword of war, and give peace to the nations. Let not those who are now equally impious with the Heathens of old, tread down thy faithful people. O Lord, vouchsafe to check the progress of infidelity and enthusiasm among us, and let the Gospel be preached in its utmost purity. Grant to our senators wisdom, and bless our good sovereign with national and domestic comforts. O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, for Jesus Christ's sake!

O what is there in this vain world worth setting ones affections upon. Nothing for me now, but my dear children, and they may soon be snatched away from me, or I from them; I will not, therefore, love them as mortals only, but as beings who are to exist with me in a future state; not as my children only, but as fellow citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem. Considered in this light, I think, I can part with my children, as I was enabled to part with those who are gone before me, with resignation to the will of God; or I can bid them farewell with the hope that they will follow me to the same blessed place, if it should please God to summon me away; how delightful it is to me as a mortal, to consider myself as a citizen of Heaven! what glorious privileges are annexed to this title !

an inheritance that fadeth not away! a crown of glory, the society of Angels! admission to the presence of God! to dwell with Christ, to be exempt from pain and sorrow. I cannot, I know, conceive any thing like what it actually is, but I can imagine enough to make me long to enter the regions of bliss. I feel ambitious of joining with Saints and Angels; I have but very feeble powers, but I will stretch them forth; I will lift up my soul towards the hills from whence cometh my help.

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I have received numberless mercies, for which I desire to return thanks to God. But how shall I call them to mind they are beyond number. thank thee, O gracious Father, for thy great goodness in granting to me health of body and tranquillity of mind, and for all other personal blessings conferred upon me. I thank thee also, most gracious God, for all the blessings bestowed upon my dear children, and for the addition of another dear grandchild to my numerous family. O may they all walk in the ways of holiness, and may thy Grace be upon the new-born infant from the time of its birth, till its departure out of this mortal life, that it may be among the number of thine elect. O Lord, it is going to be presented to thee in Holy Baptism; may it be received as thine adopted child, through Christ Jesus our Saviour. O divine Lord, adorable Redeemer, vouchsafe to receive this tender babe into thy flock. O Lord,

when through thy meritorious suffering, I shall be raised with the rest of human kind from the dead, may I find all my dear children, and my childrens' children among the blessed!

Dec. 25. This day is doubly sanctified, being at once the Sabbath of the Lord, and the anniversary of my Saviour's birth. I wish to keep it with redoubled solemnity. I would on this holy day call all my sins to remembrance, but as usual now I set about this employment, my mind is filled with that peace, which passeth all understanding. I have been to church this morning, it was an unspeakable pleasure to me to see so many of my own household at the Lord's Table. O that the congregation in general did but know the comfort of this holy institution, that they might not turn their backs on that heavenly feast!

O most merciful Father, give, I humbly beseech thee, to me and all my family, the help of thy Holy Spirit. Let every individual of it be constantly attentive to the happiness of all the rest, and let our lives here be in this respect, a foretaste of the happiness of Heaven, where all is harmony, peace, and love. And now, O most merciful and gracious Father, I offer unto thee, the tribute of my humble thanksgivings for all thy goodness to me, but particularly for lending thine ear to my humbly petitions when I cried unto thee. O Lord, I thank thee for that peace of mind, which I have enjoyed in the midst of perplexity; I thank thee for giving me strength and ability to continue

my work, and for the delight I have had in explaining the Gospel to the poor. How transcendant is thy goodness, how unbounded thy love to sinful mortals. O God, when I think of thy majesty and greatness, I am lost in wonder that thou shouldst regard such creatures, but thy mercy is over all thy works, and thy word. invites sinners, repentant sinners, to approach thee with confidence, through the satisfaction of a crucified Redeemer, I know that without a Redeemer no man in thy sight could be justified; but be our sins red as crimson, they may be washed white as snow by the blood of the Lamb.

When I examine by the help of a microscope, the works of God, I am delighted with the beauty and symmetry of them, and my heart sends forth its praises. Perhaps, I shall hereafter be permitted to explore the wonders and beauties of other worlds. There will be employment enough for eternity, to contemplate the works of God. How wonderful it is to think of the Providence of the great Creator and Governor of the universe! my soul honours and adores his Divine Majesty. How delightful to think of his works of grace! my soul loves him with all its strength; but alas, that strength is but weakness. How I shall love God, when I am delivered from the infirmities of the flesh, and have no worldly cares to depress my rising soul when it would soar on the wings of de-, votion to Heaven. O that I could praise my Ma

ker in fit strains! may his praise resound from the highest Heaven to distant worlds!

My soul is greatly ambitious of being among the fellowship of the saints in light; it looks forward to an eternal inheritance; it longs for the heavenly Jerusalem; it will not fix its affections on earthly riches, which cannot satisfy an immortal spirit. O no, it will not, for the sake of any thing this world can give, forego the hopes of eternal possessions; O what a world is this! how sad it is to see the numberless acts of oppression and injustice, which are practiced in it; may I ever detest and abhor such practices! may I ever act as becomes the adopted child of God; as a true disciple of the adorable, the divine Saviour!

O Lord God Almighty, great Author of the universe, the Creator, the Governor, the Preserver of thousands of worlds, and myriads of living creatures; I adore, I praise, I magnify thy glorious name; I think of thee in the highest manner ny weak faculties will admit of, and I believe thee to be great beyond all praises! to be infinitely wise, good, merciful, bountiful, to be all perfection. that I could praise thee in terms suited to the exalted idea I have of thy divine nature and attributes.

Lamb of God, Son of the Father, the Redeemer of the whole race of mankind, I adore, I worship,