a fullness of joy and pleasures with Thee forevermore.

O Lord my God! may this rest be ever the object of my chief desires, the pearl of great price, which I long for, the wished-for haven, towards which my desires, by the guidance of thy Spirit, are directed. Draw off the desires of my heart from all vain and perishable objects, and place them entirely upon heaven and things divine; burst asunder the bands, by which my affections have been fettered to the sublunary and fleeting objects of time and sense, and unite them even unto Thee, in righteousness and true holiness. Continue and increase in my soul, a deadly hatred to all evil and poisonous fruits of the flesh, and a sincere hunger for the fruit of the Tree of Life, the grace of thy Holy Spirit. Forbid that I should seek rest, under the transitory shadow of a withering gourd, like Jonah, but may I seek my rest under the widespread shadow of thy cross. Forbid that I should, like the Reubenites of old, desire to take up my abode on this side of Jordan; but grant unto me a safe passage through the crimson flood, which flowed from the sacred head, hands, feet and side of thy dear Son my Saviour, into the heavenly Canaan ; and, inasmuch as I cannot enter upon immortality, but by the endurance of

temporal death, O be pleased to smooth my way down to the chambers of the grave-banish from me all fear of death, and may I realize, that his sting is taken away. Assure me, for this purpose, that death shall not harm me; but that I shall, thereby, be delivered from all crosses, anxieties, pain, sin and death, and be introduced into uninterrupted joy-inexpressible honour and immortality, and the enjoyment of such felicity, as eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard and as has never entered into the heart of man to conceivé; that the vanities of this transitory world shall no sooner fade away before mine eyes, than I shall be surrounded with happiness and glory; that instead of this frail tenement of clay, in which I at present sojourn, I shall enter into the City of God, whose streets are paved with gold, whose gates are set with pearls, and whose walls are built with precious stones : that instead of a few friends, which I leave behind, these mine eyes shall behold - Thee, the omnipotent and glorious God, in all thy majesty-Thee my dear Redeemer in the refulgence of thy glory-Thee, the Comforter of my soul, the Holy Ghost in all thy holiness-the holy angels and arch-angels in all their splendour-all the redeemed from among men, shining like the bright

ness of the firmament, and like the stars in the kingdom of heaven, in perfect felicity—where I shall no more súffer hunger, or thirst, or labour, or toil, or any pain or want-where I shall no more need any special dwelling, inasmuch as the heaven of heavens will constitute my everlasting dwellingplace-nor any special temple, as God himself shall be my temple-nor any light, as the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, will be my light.

O gracious God! may the hope and desire after this blessed rest, sweeten all my labours and toils-lighten all my crosses and tribulations, and deliver me from all my sorrows and afflictions. May my heart be, thereby, strengthened so that I may never grow weary in the discharge of the arduous duties of my calling, or faint under heavy crosses and temptations, but go on joyfully, and persevere even unto the end, until I at last arrive in the possession of the much wished and longed for land of promise—receive from thy hand the allotment of my blessed inheritance, and with all holy angels and redeemed ones, praise, laud and magnify thy holy name forever and ever, through Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer.—Amen.

Evening devotions for Saturday.

HYMN 43. 8's. & 7's.Bartimeous.

1 COME Thou fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise :
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above:
Praise the mount-I'm fixed upon it,
Mount of God's unchanging love.

2 Here I'll raise my Ebenezer ;
Hither by thy help I'm come ;
And I hope, by thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wand'ring from the fold of God;
He, to save my soul from danger,
Interpos'd his precious blood.

30! to grace, how great a debtor,
Daily I'm constrain'd to be!
Let thy grace, Lord, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee!
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love—
Here's my heart, O! take and seal it!
Seal it from thy courts above.

"I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truths, which Thou hast shewed unto thy servant.” -Gen. 32. 10.

O eternal God! Thou Lord of heaven and earth! I would with unfeigned sincerity of soul, praise, adore and magnify thy majesty, wisdom and omnipotence, for all the wonderful works, which Thou didst create in six days, as also for the sanctified rest which Thou didst enjoy on this day, by which Thou hast assured me of a blessed and everlasting rest in heaven.

O Lord! how can I ever make adequate returns of gratitude and praise for all thy goodness, which Thou hast bestowed upon me, not only through this day, which is just past and gone, but also, through the past week and all the periods of my past life? From my youth up, hast Thou led and guided me in infinite wisdom-Thou hast governed me in the most fatherly manner, and protected me by thine almighty power-Thou hast blessed me both as to soul and body—defending me from evil and danger, and delivering me from trouble, and hast stretched out thy paternal hand over me and mine, through the past week, to our preservation, and hast prospered the works of our hands in such wise, that we have not lacked any good. It is true that sufficient for the day is the evil thereof, and each week has its mea. sure of cares and anxieties, but Thou, O Lord, hast not only enabled me to