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 of our own household—those inward impurities and secret sins, which lay waste the spiritual house of the mind, and destroy the mental kingdom that Thou hast redeemed. May a celestial love of Thee ever heave in our bosoms, and charity to the neighbour be the gift in our hands; then shall we go on our way rejoicing—then shall we know and feel that true religion is the wisdom of life, and that Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. O Lord Jesus! Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come. To Thee we send forth our morning supplication. We worship toward thy Holy Temple—thy Divine Humanity being the Temple of thy glorious Body, whence thou dispensest life, and peace, and blessing unto all! Thou who art the Life and Light of all men, we beseech Thee to grant us thy peace! Order Thou our steps in thy Word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over us. Thy strength gives power to our weakness; thy Wisdom is the light in our eyes, and thy Love is our daily bread for ever.

Our Father, &c.

OST adorable Jehovah Jesus, the Creator of Israel, and the King and God of angels and men; we now, in this our evening worship, present ourselves before Thee, again to bless and praise Thee for all those unmerited mercies which Thou, in the plenitude of thy love, hast bestowed upon us. We acknowledge, O God of Truth! that of ourselves we are nothing but evil, and altogether unworthy of the