CHRISTMAS-DAY.

LORD God Almighty! who didst send into the world as on this day the Messenger of Thy covenant, Thy wellbeloved and only Son, that through Him the world might be saved, have mercy upon us for His sake, and let Thy Spirit work in us effectually that we neglect not Thy great salvation. Enable us to confess with our mouths the Lord Jesus, and to believe in Him with all our hearts: and strengthen us unto a quiet and confident conviction, that He is able to save to the uttermost every one that shall come through Him unto Thee. Let Him be made unto each of us our wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. Quicken us to such a sense of our utter unworthiness, as may humble us entirely before Thy throne: and when we labour and are heavy laden, turn us, and we shall be turned, unto Him who alone can give us rest. Incline us to learn of Him who was meek and lowly in heart, and to take upon us His easy yoke, that we be not wise in our own conceits, and follow not our own devices and desires, but rather be filled with the knowledge of Thy will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Save us in Thy lovingkindness by the washing of regeneration, and the renewing of the Holy Ghost shed upon us abundantly for the sake of

Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being justified by His grace, we may be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Teach us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly and righteously in this present world, as true believers in Him, who came upon earth as at this time in the flesh, and gave Himself for us, that He mght redeem us from all iniquity, and purify us unto Himself for a peculiar people, zealous of good works. May we learn the lesson of our peace from Him, who was fashioned as one of us, and lived in this our world, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Henceforward rule us all our lives to take good heed unto Thy word, and let the Day-star arise on our hearts, and the knowledge of the birth of Christ be to us glad tidings of great joy. Make us truly thankful that unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, upon whose shoulder is the government, whose name is called the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Hide Thy face from our sin, and blot out all our iniquity. Vouchsafe unto us the joy of Thy salvation, and uphold us with Thy free Spirit. Open Thou our lips, and our mouths shall shew forth Thy praise. Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, good-will towards men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, for Thy great glory, Lord God Almighty, through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son. Amen.

NEW YEAR'S DAY.

ETERNAL and Almighty God, who hast brought us to the beginning of another year, have mercy upon us, and pardon every transgression it witnesseth against us, for the sake of Jesus Christ; and let Thy Spirit work in us the will, and bestow upon us the power, to obey Thy word during the remainder of our lives. It is Thy pleasure to increase the number of our days: increase our faith also, we beseech Thee, and enable us to bring forth fruits meet for repentance. In every year as it passes away let us be made wiser and better, and more capable of loving Thee; that so we may become Thine in name and in truth, and more fitted to depart as the time of our departure is drawing nearer and nearer. Make us lay seriously to heart all Thy warnings vouchsafed us hitherto. Turn all the visitations of Thy providence upon us to their proper account; and let us feel ourselves in the hands of a most merciful Father, and endeavour through Thy continual help to live under Thine eye with all gladness, as Thy children by adoption in Jesus Christ. May we thankfully improve all our means of grace, and deeply cherish the hope of glory. Make us remember, that every hour of every day is Thy special and immediate gift, and spend it to Thine honour

in the work of our salvation. In Thy great mercy pardon us all the years we have consumed in vanity, deliver us from all evil habits, extinguish within us every bad passion, and destroy in us all unholy desires. Enable us to run with diligence the race that may be set before us, and teach us so to number our days, that we may now apply our hearts unto wisdom. It is Thou who hast made heaven, and the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts, the earth, and all things that are therein; and Thou preservest them all, and the host of heaven worshippeth Thee. Let all the ends of the earth fear Thee, and look unto Jesus, and be saved in Him. The day is Thine, and the night also. Thou hast made summer and winter. Thou hast fashioned of our blood all nations that dwell on the face of the earth. Have compassion on the work of Thy hands. Thy Spirit has made each of us, and Thy breath has given us life. Impute not unto us our iniquity, redeem us from our sin, and renew us again after Thine image. For the sake of Thy Son, let the Spirit of truth guide us into all truth, and remove from us the weight of our offences. Let us cast them down at the foot of the cross, and put on the righteousness of Christ, that we may be delivered from the bondage of corruption, and may stand fast in the glorious liberty wherewith our Saviour has made free the children of God and sowing to the Spirit here, of the Spirit reap life everlasting, in Him who died to save sinners, Amen.

GOOD FRIDAY.

IN the name of Thy well-beloved and only Son, crucified for each of us as on this day, we would draw nigh unto Thee, most holy God, and humbly cry out unto Thee for remission of our sins. Let each of us be saved from wrath, through Him who has been evidently set before us as wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities, upon whom was the chastisement of our peace, and with whose stripes we may be healed. Have compassion upon us, Almighty Father; let Thy Spirit cleanse and comfort our hearts: and to each of us here assembled before Thy throne, and to all in every land that call upon the name of Christ, let the preaching of His cross be the power of God and the wisdom of God. Enlighten us to understand the exceeding sinfulness of sin from the greatness of the sacrifice offered and accepted for our redemption. Thou who didst not spare Thine own Son, but didst deliver Him up for us all, in Thy power and mercy work in us a full belief, that with Him Thou wilt freely give us all things, and vouchsafe unto us peace with Thee through the blood of His cross. And as Thou wouldest have all men to be saved, enlarge our hearts to feel Thy passing love for us