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how unspeakable are the obligations of me and all others of thy rational creatures, to whom Thou hast revealed thyself by Jesus Christ, thy well-beloved Son, in the endearing character of a father, and given to mankind the strongest proofs of thy tender mercy and loving kindness!

I humbly beseech Thee, O Lord! to sanctify all thy mercies to me, and to enable me to improve them with all possible seriousness and diligence. Under a deep sense of my remissness and disobedience in time past, I would now humble myself before thy throne, and earnestly implore thy forgiveness for every thing in my temper and conduct, that has been inconsistent with that constant vigilance and care, which are enjoined upon me in thy holy word, and enforced by the example of my Lord and Master, whose precepts it is the earnest wish and desire of my soul uniformly and cheerfully to obey.

Gracious God! do Thou in mercy hear my prayer for the pardon of every transgression I have committed against thy commandments.-With the sincerest sorrow for every instance of folly, perverseness, and negligence, of which I have

been unhappily guilty, I do most earnestly pray and beseech Thee, O God, to forgive me. For the time to come, enable me to act a wiser and better part, assist me to keep my heart with all diligence, knowing that out of it are the issues of life. May I watch carefully against the temptations that surround me, and guard especially against those sins that most easily beset me, striving continually to keep my conscience void of offence towards Thee, my God! and towards my fellow-creatures. After the example of my Lord and Saviour, may I study to do good to all, by acts of kindness and generosity, of tenderness and compassion, considering mankind at large as my brethren, and thy children, as forming one great family, of which Thou art the common Father; and thus may I endeavour to fulfil the whole law of Christ.

Grant, O my God! that in imitation of my dear and honoured Master, I may become truly meek, humble, and lowly in heart, patient and resigned, submissive and silent under every affliction and trial;being at all times disposed to say, "Not my will, but thine, O Lord! be done”! May I carry my views beyond the present

scene to the resurrection of the just, and to that great day of retribution to the righteous, when all sorrow and suffering shall be done away, and all events shall be seen to be for the good of thy creatures, and to the glory of Thee, their Maker.

May it please Thee, O Lord, to hear, accept, and bless me in the prayers and praises I have now addressed to Thee, the sovereign Ruler of the world! the infinite and eternal Jehovah! who art the one only everlasting and true God! to Thee I would devoutly and reverently ascribe the kingdom, the power, and the glory, now and for ever. Amen.

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O ALMIGHTY and ever-living God! with deep self-abasement and veneration, I, thy weak and imperfect creature, would adore Thee, whose name alone is Jehovah, and who art the creator, preserver, and governor of all things. The earth, with all the numerous worlds and systems that surround it, is the production of thy infinite power, wisdom, and goodness.

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didst but speak, and thy purpose was effected. Thou didst but command, and all things rose into existence, and magnified be thy holy name! Thou didst create the boundless universe from motives of the purest benevolence, and in order to communicate happiness to all who are capable of receiving it from thy infinite fulness,

Rejoicing in thy unbounded and everlasting goodness, I would now render unto Thee the glory due to thy sacred majesty. I thank Thee, righteous Father! that thy eternal power and perfection are so illustriously manifested in every part of thy

works; and, that in the open volume of nature, we can discern such clear and legible characters of the transcendant excellencies and glories which exalt Thee to an infinite superiority above every thing that exists.

I praise Thee for raising up, in past ages, prophets and good persons to teach mankind the knowledge of religion and virtue, and to persuade them to the practice of it. I devoutly bless Thee that in the fulness of time thy anointed servant Jesus appeared, bringing life and immortality into the fullest light, and offering himself as the way, the truth, and the life to the world. I humbly thank Thee for the proofs he gave that Thou, O God! wast with him-by the miracles he wrought, and by the prophecies he uttered and fulfilled-by the purity of his doctrines-the perfection of his precepts-and the unsullied purity of his example. Adored be thy goodness for his resurrection from the grave-for exalting him to glory—for giving him a name that is above every name--for appointing him to judge the world in righteousness, and to render unto men according to what they shall have done in the body.

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