✪ Thou faithful Creator, who didst at first, create me out of nothing, preserve me by thy grace, from rendering myself worse than nothing. O Thou gracious Redeemer, who didst save that which was lost; suffer not those whom Thou hast redeemed to come short of thy salvation. Although the wiles of satan are great, yet blessed be thy name, thy goodness and thy grace are far greater—although my sins are many and awful in thy sight, yet where sins abound, thy grace much more abounds. O forbid, that the work of thy grace, should be interrupted, or thine image, which Thou hast commenced engraving upon my heart, should be ever, on account of my sins, blotted out. Thou hast, O Lord, done much good unto me—although I possessed, in creation, light, yet by my sins have I turned this light into darkness; but thou hast again turned my darkness into light—although Thou didst create me free, yet I plunged myself into slavery, but by thy word and Spirit, Thou hast again set me at liberty—although I was created happy, yet I thrust myself into abject misery, but Thou hast, by thy suffering and death, instated me in more than original happiness; yes, O Lord, my loss has, by thy grace, become my unspeakable gain, inasmuch as thou hast exalted

me, by thy redemption, higher than I was before my fall, as Thou hast redeemed me not only from death, but unto an everlasting and unchangeable inheritance, to a glorious crown of life in thy kingdom, to pleasures and felicities, which no eye hath seen, no ear hath heard, and which have never entered into the heart of man to conceive. How can I, O Lord, ever make suitable returns of gratitude to thee, for thy goodness_unto me; most assuredly should I keep those eyes pure, which are to behold thy majesty; to conse crate my ears to thy praise, which are to hear inexpressible things; and to preserve my heart from all sinful lusts and inclinations, which is to enjoy such pleasures as have never entered into the heart of man. Grant, O God, that I may ever be mindful of these duties, and that I may be ever will. ing and ready to put them into fulfil ment.

O heavenly Parent! Thou art the holy one in Israel, who didst create me in righteousness and holiness; 0 Jesus! Thou Holy Lamb of God, who hast redeemed me, that I may serve Thee in holiness all the days of my life; O Holy Spirit, Thou holy and blessed Gift of the Most High, Thou who hast sanctified and delivered me from the slavery of sin, and hast call

ed me to a participation of the inheritance of the saints in light, that I may already be holy here, so that I may be perfectly holy and happy in heaven hereafter. O Thou Holy Trinity! sanctify me entirely, so that my whole body, soul and spirit may be preserved blameless, unto the day of perfect redemption. Faithful art Thou, O God, who hast called me from darkness unto light, O therefore, be pleased to do for me, abundantly more and better things than I am able to ask or am worthy to receive, for Jesus' sake, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and praise, both now and forever.-Amen.

Evening devotions for Friday.

HYMN 41. C. M.-Arundel.

1.

YE that obey th' immortal King,
Attend his holy place;

Bow to the glories of his pow'r,
And bless his wondrous grace.

2.

Lift up your hands by morning light,
And send your souls on high;

Raise your admiring thoughts by night,
Above the starry sky.

3.

The God of Zion cheers our hearts
With rays of quick'ning grace ;
The God that spread the heavens
abroad,

And rules the swelling seas.

"Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in Thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ; for I lift my soul to Thee.” -Ps. 143, 8.

O merciful, gracious God, and ever faithful Redeemer! Thou who didst, on this day, at first create and then redeem man-Thou didst at first blow the breath of life into his nostrils, and didst afterwards, for his sake, thyself give up the ghost and die. Exhibit thyself towards me as a faithful Creator, to provide for thine own work, and as an Almighty Saviour, to preserve that which Thou hast purchased with thy blood. Permit not thy hatred against sin, to extinguish thy love towards me, thy creature, or my transgressions to prevent the operations of the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ, upon my soul.

I readily acknowledge, O blessed Jesus, that my sins have merited the displeasure of thy heavenly Father,

but Thou hast made an atonement for me-my foolish and sinful lusts and desires, might well have brought down the severest chastisement upon me, but Thou hast permitted them to fall upon Thee. Death would have been the just wages of mine iniquities, but Thou didst suffer this dreadful penalty in my stead.

On this day, did my first father Adam, become a living soul, but Thou O blessed Saviour, didst as the second Adam, give up the ghost.

On this day, Adam in the garden of Paradise, violated the command of God—and on this day, in another garden, thy soul on this account, was sorrowful, even unto death. On this day, Adam reached forth his hand, and partook of the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil; and on this day, wast Thou, for this cause, lifted up upon the fatal tree of the accursed cross.

On this day, Adam fell into a deep sleep-his side was opened, and Eve as the companion of his bosom, was created out of his rib, as flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone; and in like manner, on this day did the sleep of death fall upon Thee, O Jesus, thy side was opened, whence proceeded thy be. loved bride, the church which Thou didst purchase with thy blood.