and Holy Spirit, let us ascribe all honour, and glory, now and ever. Amen.

O Father of mercies, from

Thanks

giving.

whom cometh every good and perfect gift, we gratefully adore Thee for the blessings of this day, for all the evils that we have escaped, and for all the good that we have in prospect; we adore Thee for so many friends to sympathize with us in our joys and sorrows, and for the privilege of Prayer which carries our united expressions of devotion to Thy mercy-seat in Heaven. But, above all, we adore Thee for the inexhaustible store of blessings purchased by our Saviour for ransomed sinners, to whom with Thee, and the Holy Spirit, all honour is due, now and for ever. Amen.

Holy things are for holy Hymn of

persons.

Praise, to be repeated by

We desire to make our all present.

hearts altars, our lips censers, our lives sacrifices of thanksgiving, that body, soul, and spirit may adore the Trinity in Unity, and the Unity in Trinity, to whom be ascribed in time and in eternity, all power and dominion, all honour and worship, by all intelligent creation, in all places of His dominion.

Benediction.

Amen.

Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us all.

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FAMILY PRAYERS.

TUESDAY MORNING.

IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Almighty and All-merciful Father, whose eyes are every

Introduc= tion.

Invocation.

where beholding the evil and the good, whose love is every where pitying the sinful and distressed, regard, we beseech Thee, the prayers of Thy servants who would humbly present to Thee our bodies, souls, and spirits, to be a holy, reasonable, and ready sacrifice, and graciously accept us for Christ's sake our Lord. Amen.

O merciful and good Lord, we confess our secret faults

Confession.

as well as our presumptuous sins, we acknowledge that our iniquities have been very great, that our nature is depraved, our hearts disposed to evil, and our bodies dead because of sin, and that there is no health in us. Lord, hear and accept our penitential confessions for Christ's sake. Amen.

Prayer for O God, whose mercies. Absolution. cannot be numbered, pity us, and absolve us from all our sins. O pardon us, Thou who showedst Thy abhorrence of sin, by giving Thy Son a sin-offering for sinners; give us redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins; and sanctification through His Spirit, even that holiness without which no man shall see the Lord, for Jesus Christ, His sake. Amen.

O Thou King eternal, Supplica= immortal, and invisible, have

mercy upon us, soften the

tion to the Father.

obduracy of our hearts, and bring our souls into willing subjection to the rule of the Prince of Peace, who, sinless and suffering for sinners, exclaimed, Not my will but Thine be done. Amen.

To the Son.

O God the Word, the firstborn of every creature, have mercy upon us Thine elected children, and by Thy voluntary and lifegiving death upon the cross, and the continual and increased outpouring of Thy Holy Spirit renewing us unto holiness, fit us to be made partakers of Thy Heavenly and eternal rewards. Amen.

To the

O God the Sanctifying Spirit, have mercy upon us, Holy Ghost. give us pure consciences, and holy