to a throne of judgement; but, through the Son of thy love, thou art proclaiming a throne of grace! a mercy-seat! We come to touch thy golden sceptre and live!

Lord, though we are unworthy, we come, because thou hast found a ransom, an atonement for our guilt!-because thou hast pointed us to thy beloved Son, and said," Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

Lord, how great is thy grace, that we who have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep, who have forsaken thee, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns, broken cisterns that can hold no water; that such rebellious and backsliding children should be invited to return to a Father's house, to be received not merely as pardoned criminals, but as sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty.

Lord of all power and grace, trusting in thine almighty strength, thine infinite goodness, and thy gracious promises, we come to ask of thee the blessings which thou knowest that we need, and to obtain grace sufficient for us. Let thy good Spirit help our infirmities, and strengthen us to fight the good fight of faith; to strive

inst the sins that most easily beset us:

to walk more acceptably before thee, in all the duties of righteousness and holiness. Oh! suffer us not to be tempted above that we are able to bear; let no iniquity prevail against us, nor sin have dominion over us. From all blindness of heart, from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness; from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy word and commandments, graciously, O Lord, deliver us, In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, good Lord deliver us. May it please thee to give us a heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments: to bless and keep all thy people; to give unto them increase of grace, to hear meekly thy word, to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit. Strengthen such as do stand; comfort and help the weakhearted; raise up them that fall; and, finally, beat down Satan under our feet. May it also please thee to succour, help, and comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; and to have mercy upon all men, We beseech thee, O Lord, to give us true repentance; to forgive

all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that we may amend our lives according to thy holy word. We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and, for the glory of thy name, turn from us all those evils that we most righteously have deserved; and grant that, in all our troubles, we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness to thy glory, through our only Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

HYMN

For Monday Evening.

Not to condemn the sons of men
Did Christ, the Son of God appear:
No weapons in his hands are seen,
No flaming sword, nor thunder there.

Such was the pity of our God,

He lov'd the race of men so well,
He sent his Son to bear our load,
And save our guilty souls from hell.

Sinners, believe the Saviour's word,

Trust in his mighty name and live;
A thousand joys his lips afford,

His hands a thousand blessings give.

PRAYER

For Monday Evening.

O God, our maker and preserver, who gavest us our being at first, and hast upheld it to this moment! we bless thee, that thou didst create us in thine own image, and endow us with a reasonable soul, that we might glorify thee and enjoy thee for ever. But we must confess with shame and contrition, that we have not done this; we have loved other things more than thee; we have feared other things more than offending thee; and this very day, O merciful Redeemer, too often have we forgotten thee, the author of all our blessings, and the fountain of all our comforts. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders.

We thank thee, O Lord, that there is a mercy-seat to which we are invited to come, that we may obtain a pardon for the past, and grace for the future. O let us not pray as the hypocrites do, repeating with their lips what they do not feel in their hearts; lest our very prayers should, in the last day, rise up in judgment against

us and condemn us: but may we really feel an earnest desire for thy pardoning mercy and sanctifying grace. Our most secret thoughts are open to thee, as well as our words and actions. Help us, we beseech thee, seriously to examine ourselves this night. May our sins be brought to remembrance; and may we not suffer them to escape from our minds, till we have a good hope that they are forgiven for Christ's sake. Let us not commit Qurselves to rest with either a guilty conscience, or a careless heart. But may we lie down trusting in the merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and looking to him for the salvation of our lost souls.

Suffer us not, O Lord, to suppose that by merely bending our knees in prayer, we render unto thee an acceptable service: May we feel that prayer is designed to bring our souls near to thee, to make us like thee; that we ask in order to receive, and seek that we may find. O Lord, bestow up-on us the spirit of prayer; that we may pour out our very hearts before thee, as our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ. As thou hast taught us to meet together, and in our imperfect manner to offer up our supplications and praises day by day;