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 nothing but our sins and iniquities can remove thy blessing, and thus separate us from Thee. O gracious Father! we implore thee to lead us in the way of truth and righteousness, so shall thy Word be a lamp unto our feet and a light to our path for ever.

Our Father, &c.

ERCIFUL and ever blessed Lord God our Saviour! to Thee we humbly raise our morning voice of prayer and supplication, to ask thy blessing upon our endeavours to fulfil our duty this day. May our dependence be ever placed on Thee; for Thou art the universal Giver of every good and perfect gift to thy children. By thy Truth, O Lord, "awaken and reform the sinner, bring back the wanderer into the way, and release the prisoners of error and ignorance." Enable us to feel that the Truth, which Thou hast given to guide us in the way of life, and to lead to thy kingdom, can only be beneficial to us, as we reduce our heavenly knowledge to the practical purposes of a holy life. Thy truth, O God, when known, gives us power: that power, we acknowledge, is thine; for it is as thy rod and staff which thou hast given us to comfort us; first by correcting our wanderings, and then yielding us support in our journey of life. May we desire, from the heart, to bring our little knowledge, or rod of truth, to Thee, and to lay it up in the tabernacle of witness; that, like the rod of Aaron, our knowledge may be seen to bud, blossom, and bear fruit in the outward life of love, charity, and