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60 EIGHTH WEEK.

shicld us against pride for the future. Uphold us in the path of righteousness, and deliver us from temptation. Into Thy hands we commend our spirits. Amen.

Our Father, ete.

LORD Jesus Christ, help us in all things to make Thee our model,—that which may be copied by all. May we watch the first risings of sin in ourselves, and pray constantly for aid from Thee to resist it. May we discountenance evil, yea, the appearance of evil, in all those who are subjected to our authority, or committed to our care, knowing that Thou, our Master, art in heaven, and wilt not fail to require of us an exact account of our stewardship. Lord, teach us, we beseech Thee, to bring up our children in Thy nurture and admonition. Help us to train them to habits of obedience and self-denial, and to remember Thy gracious promise, that to honour their father and their mother is to secure long and happy days in the land.

We entreat Thy divine blessing upon the various avocations and pursuits of this day. As our occupations are lawful, so may all our dealings be, that we may in uprightness pursue our course, and with integrity conduct our affairs, renouncing all usurious gain, resisting all temptations to dishonesty, having Thy fear constantly before us, and walking blamelessly, humbly, and circumspectly before Thee. May our engagements originate in purity of motive, and suffer not even the love of usefulness itself to prove a snare to us. But in all our works, begun, continued, and ended, may we keep Thee before us, and glorify Thy holy name, and finally, by Thy mercy, obtain everlasting life. Amen.

Our Father, etc.

LORD Jesus Christ, our great exemplar, help us to keep Thee ever before us, to follow Thee, and learn of Thee, as Thou hast desired. Suffer us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, not to be weary in well doing, for in due time we shall reap, if we faint not. Thou, O Lord, art nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and savest such as be of a contrite spirit. We may have seen that many are the afilictions of the righteous, but Thou deliverest him out of them all. "The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants, and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate."

Accept, O Lord, our humble gratitude this evening for all the mercies of the past day, for the temporal blessings we have enjoyed, for health and strength, our food and raiment, and the comforts and pleasures of bodily existence. Strengthen us this night in the inner man. May we be rooted and grounded in Thy love. May the approaching Sabbath be the joy and rejoicing of our hearts, the glory and the lifting up of our heads. May it be a day of spiritual refreshment to our souls; a day in which the Lord may be magnified!

We resign our spirits into Thy hands this night. O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer. Refresh our bodies with quiet repose, and aid us to