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our trouble; and let the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be continually before us. Let not our imaginations be vain and evil, let not our hearts be darkened; but let us year by year and day by day strive earnestly to retain in our knowledge the Lord, our Creator, our Redeemer, our Sanctifier, and to glorify Him as God over all, blessed for ever. Enlighten our understandings, that we may know the great hope of our calling in Jesus Christ, the exceeding greatness of His power, and the rich glory of His inheritance. May each day as it passes the better prepare us for that eternity, to which it assuredly brings us nearer; and make us more and more sensible of Thy continual mercies, and of Thine unchangeable goodness in all Thine ordinances; more especially in commanding us to make all things known unto Thee by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving; and although we be unworthy through our mafold sins to offer up unto Thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech Thee, most merciful Father, to accept our bounden duty and service, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

SACRAMENT MORNING.

LORD God Almighty! Creator and Preserver of all mankind, for the sake of Him who has suffered death on the cross for our sins, have mercy upon us. Make us deeply feel, that Jesus Christ the righteous did suffer for the sins of each of us here assembled before Thy throne in His name, that He might redeem us from an evil world, and enable us to worship Thee in spirit and in truth. Humble us entirely before Thy searching eye : deliver us from our own conceits, and take from every heart its pride, and bitterness, and unbelief. Make us truly conscious of our iniquity; that we may look upon Him who was lifted up on the cross, that in Him we might have eternal life, that the world through Him might be saved! Work in our secret selves a thankful acceptance of Him, a lowly obedience to Thee. Thou hast promised to bring the blind by a way that they knew not; to make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. Let Thy Holy Spirit work in each of us implicit reliance on this Thy gracious promise, that we give earnest heed to the things which we have heard, and neglect not Thy great salvation. O lift up the light of Thy countenance upon us, that we may

acknowledge Thy grace here, and may hope for Thy glory hereafter. Turn the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto Thee, for Thou wilt have mercy upon him; unto our God, for Thou wilt abundantly pardon. Let Thy blessing rest upon all those who by just impediment cannot this day partake Thy sacred feast. May we and all others who this day partake thereof put on the wedding garment, and solemnly rejoice in Him who clothes us with His righteousness. Enable us to consider well that the evening cannot leave us such as this morning received us; that we must then have used or abused in a further degree the gracious offers of Thy Gospel. Breathe into us a living and effective faith, and teach us to cast our every care upon Thee, with stedfast hope and lowly comfort. Guide us onward to the prize of our high calling, order our steps by Thy word, and lead us forth into the land of righteousness. In Thee would we live, and move, and have our being, through Jesus Christ. Unto Jehovah, who is our strength, unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, unto Him be glory, in the Church, by Christ Jesus, world without end. Amen.

SACRAMENT EVENING.

LORD God Almighty! Creator of heaven and earth, and all that therein is, have mercy upon us for the sake of Jesus Christ, and forgive us all that is past, and make us as little children before Thee, that we may truly repent and be converted, and enter into Thy kingdom. Thou hast sent Thy Son to suffer death for us upon the cross! O give us ears to hear and eyes to see, that in Him we may be turned from darkness to light, from the power of Satan unto Thee, that in Him each of us may receive the forgiveness of our sins, and an inheritance among all them which are sanctified by faith. Make our lives such as may bear witness to our faith, and accord with the outward forms and obligations of our Church. Turn us, and we shall be turned to Thee. Teach us what it is to desire the sanctification of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may lay aside all iniquity, may honestly seek and stedfastly endeavour with all our strength of mind and body to perfect holiness in the fear of Thee. Govern us with continual thankfulness, and comfort us with continual hope. In Thee and towards Thy righteousness establish and direct our every thought, and word, and deed, that for us death may be abolished in Jesus

Christ, and life and immortality brought to light. Let us have died unto sin in Him, that we may be quickened together with Him, and rise with Him unto newness of life, through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised Him from the dead; and let us hope to appear with Him in glory, when we shall have passed through the gate of death and the grave. Here on earth enable us to love Thee, and to know Thee that Thou art the Lord. Every day would we bless Thee, and worship Thy holy name; we would extol Thee for ever, and magnify Thy salvation. We would abun

dantly utter the memory of Thy mercies, and speak of Thy righteousness. We bless Thee that Thou wert in Christ reconciling us unto Thyself, not imputing unto us our trespasses. We bless Thee, that as we are partakers of flesh and blood, Christ himself likewise took part of the same, that through death He might destroy Him that had the power of death. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing, world without end. Amen.

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