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minds to exercise every Christian grace! We lament, also, the coldness of our hearts in our religious duties. Though instructed in the affecting truths of the Gospel, and blessed with the knowledge of Christ crucified for us, we confess, that we have been listless and lukewarm in our worship: too much alienated from the life of God; and too much occupied with the cares of this world. Though living, O LORD, on Thy continual bounty, kept by Thy power, and indebted to Thy pardoning grace, how little have we laboured to fulfil Thy holy will, and to walk blamelessly in all Thy statutes and commandments. We now present ourselves before Thee, freely confessing these our sins, and imploring Thy forgiveness in the name of JESUS CHRIST: and we would lie down this night, trusting in His all-sufficient sacrifice on the cross for us; and looking for Thy mercy unto eternal life.

And we pray, that, being thus prepared by repentance and deep humiliation of soul, we may go forth on the ensuing sabbath to hear Thy Gospel, with teachable and submissive minds. May we receive the seed sown into an honest and good heart. May the Gospel of our salvation be the chief desire of our minds, and the consolation of all our hearts. As the sabbath returns, may we welcome the joyful sound; and bless that God, who not only increases our temporal mercies, but also sets before us the hope of everlasting life.

And enable each of us, O LORD, who are met here together, to set an example of pure and undefiled religion to all who live around us.

Have compassion on the young in this family. In

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cline them to hear Thy word with attention, that they may grow wiser every day they live; and teach them to lift up their hearts in prayer, while they kneel down with us to worship Thee.

Confirm the wavering in the ways of true religion. May they see that godliness has the promise of the life which now is, as well as of the life which is to come. May they, also, be convinced of their sins; and experience what is that peace of conscience, which the Gospel brings to the truly humble and penitent.

To Thee do we now commit ourselves, beseeching Thee to bless every member of this family. May we lie down in the fear of God, in the faith of Christ, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit; and may we rise in the morning, rejoicing in our Christian privileges, and desiring to employ the Sabbath in Thy service.

Hear us, O LORD, in these our supplications, for JESUS CHRIST's sake.

Our Father, &c.

The grace of our Lord, &c.

SECOND SATURDAY EVENING.

O God, who hast appointed a day in which Thou wilt judge the world in righteousness, give us grace so to try and judge ourselves, that we may not be finally and everlastingly condemned at the judgment-seat of JESUS CHRIST. Dispose us daily to examine both our hearts and lives; for Thou, O LORD, regardest our secret thoughts. Grant unto us repentance for whatever sins we have committed—either in thought, word, or deed; and forgive all our trespasses, both against Thee and against our neighbour, for the sake of JESUS CHRIST.

We confess that we too easily forget "the prize of our high calling in Christ Jesus." Thou hast sent Thy Son from heaven to save us :-Thou hast invited us by Thy promises, and restrained us by the threatenings of Thy word :-Thou hast set before us "an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away:"and Thou hast warned us of "a worm that never dieth, and of a fire which is not quenched.”

We beseech Thee to deliver us from all hardness of heart. May Thy Holy Spirit impress our minds with a deep sense of the importance of eternal things. O may we labour" to make our calling and election sure!" May we be diligent, and hope to the end; knowing that we must soon put off these mortal bodies, and that the coming of our Lord JESUS CHRIST is at hand.

We desire to thank Thee for the advantage of Thy holy sabbaths; for the gift of Thy sacred word; and

for all the means of grace. We have abundant light and knowledge; we have "line upon line, and precept upon precept."

Assist us, this night, to look up to Thee with pure and humble minds. Let us commit ourselves to Thy gracious care sensible of Thy constant presence with us; and earnestly desiring to partake both of Thy favour here, and of those joys which are at Thy right hand for evermore. And let not the cares and anxieties of life, nor the lawful business in which we have been engaged, prevent our now meditating on a better world.

We pray Thee to bestow Thy blessing on our dear friends and relations; on our country; and on all for whom we are bound to pray. Pity those who are afflicted, and who shall pass this night in wakefulness and pain. Succour the tempted. Give peace to the troubled in mind. Be Thou a Father to the fatherless, and a God of consolation to those who are desolate and oppressed. And give us all grace, that we may abound in charity one towards another; and do good unto all men, according to our Lord's example and coinmand

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Pardon the imperfection of these our humble supplications; and grant unto us whatsoever things Thou knowest to be needful for us, for the sake of JESUS CHRIST Our Saviour.

Our Father, &c.

The grace of our Lord, &c.

THIRD SATURDAY EVENING.

ALMIGHTY AND EVERLASTING GOD, in whose favour is life, and in whose presence there are joys for ever; whom angels and archangels continually adore; and whom all Thy saints in heaven delight to worship; we, who are not worthy to take Thy name into our lips, whose foundation is in the dust, whose very natures are unholy, and whose daily and hourly sins testify against us, desire, nevertheless, to join with all the heavenly host, in blessing and praising and magnifying Thy holy name; imploring, at the same time, that the light of Thy reconciled countenance may shine upon us; and that we may be pardoned and accepted in Thy sight.

O God, we praise Thee, we bless Thee, we glorify Thy name, that Thou hast not left us in our low estate; but hast sent salvation to us. We adore Thee for Thine infinite love and mercy, that Thou hast not spared Thine only-begotten Son, but hast freely given Him up for us all; that this Lamb hath been slain, and this atoning sacrifice hath been made for the sins of the world; and that God is in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing our trespasses unto us.

O LORD, we lament that we have felt during the past week so little love to Thee, who hast done such great things for us. We lament that earthly things have carried away our thoughts; and that sin hath had such dominion over us; and that the Gospel of our salvation

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