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HOU, O Lord, art good and doest good, and there is no want to them who put their trust in Thee. "The righteous shall enter into peace. They shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness." How gracious are Thy promises, O Lord; how enconraging to Thy creatures!

We praise Thee for the blessings of the past night; Thou hast kept us in safety, and we have arisen again renovated in health and strength by the repose we have enjoyed. As we have rested on our beds, so teach us to repose our souls on the doctrines of Thy revealed Word. May we rest in peace on Thy perfect love, which never yet has failed us; Thy goodness and mercy have followed us all the days of our lives. May we repose on Thee our Creator, humbly looking up to Thee for assistance to acquire the state signified by the New Birth. It is Thou, O Lord, that can alone enable us to accomplish this. O create in us a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within us, and lead us in the way everlasting.

Assist us to repose on Thee our Redeemer. May the glorious work which Thou hast accomplished enkindle devout feelings of gratitude and praise. On the glorious work of redemption as wrought by Thee we can dwell with exultation. But for the accomplishment of this great work, we must now inevitably have perished, for there was none to deliver us. But Thine own arm bronght salvation unto Thee, and Thy righteousness sustained Thee. Amen.

Our Father, etc.

TUESDAY EVENING, 0 LORD Almighty, our beneficent Father and Friend, we come before Thee this evening with humble and penitent hearts. Conscious that we have neglected our duty, and that we have given place to evil, we would humbly implore Thy pardon, and seek Thy grace to help us for the future, so that we may successfully contend against our corruptions,

We desire to Iny our hearts bare before Thee, that by Thy searching influence upon them we may be rendered sensible of the destroying power of sin, and at once enter upon the duty of dislodging our evils. Help us. O Lord, we beseech Thee, to consecrate our souls to Thy service; holp us to prepare our hearts, that they may become temples in which * 'Thou canst take up Thine abode.

Thou art constantly appesling unto ua, offering to be onr guest; and from the perfect love with which Thon regardest ua, we hear Thee apeaking in the words of entreaty, " Behold I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open unto me, I will enter in and sup with him, and he with me." © may we listen unto Thy voice, and at once commence the great work of preparation to receive so divine a Guest. May we never forget that Thou eanat not accept a divided heart: we cannot serve God and mammon. Our whole heart must be given to Thee, © Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Our Father, ete.