+ brHenry's Commentary contains rich mate-. rints for Bible meditations some of them will be found in the Pocket Prayer Boole. The devotional parts of Baxter's writings, Sparticularly his Christian Directory,) afford excellent materials for prayer, as well 1 as practical divinity. Bishop Patrick, and Jenks, give some of our most spiritual moodels of sprayer to each of these authors the Pocket Prayer Book is highly indebted -ousShould the expense of printing a volume deter some of her young friends from making an attempt, she wishes to remind them, that it is by no means difficult to epitomize a book into a tract, and for a sample begs leave to refer to the “Saint Indeed," from Flavel. Jut The union of a few friends might with sease defray the expense of one tract, especially if the edition be large. If only one important tract be selected, the good which may be accomplished is incalculable. qq After so much experience of the Divine goodness, the Editor can with cheerfulness leave her plan with Him who witnessed her bearnest request in early life for its success. He has not turned away her prayer, nor his mercy from her: and she indulges the pleas ing hope that in some distant land, (perhaps far from her native shores) or in some diatant period of time, this undertaking may be placed in more efficient hands; still under His blessing without which, a Paul may plant, and an Apollos water in vain. To Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that she could ask for think, to Him alone be all the praise of the unworthy Editor, Clapham Common, Surrey, Rebecca Wilkinson. The favourable reception of the Pocket Prayer Book by the public, added to the evident.b evident blessing which God has in his merey vouchsafed to its widely extended circulation, render it both unnecessary and inexpedient to attempt any thing further in the present Edition, than to remedy some few defects which have been noticed in those preceding it. As the Services for the Lord's Day were not always sufficiently appropriate, it has been endeavoured to render them more so. To effect this, recourse has been had to the earlier Editions of the Work, and to the avorite Authors of its original and pious Compiler. Afurther attempt has been made to relieve the abruptness of the commencement of some of the prayers, and generally to equalize their length. An addition has also been made to the Sacramental Exercises; and the Index has been thrown into a more convenient form. These, with a few other subordinate alterations, while they do not in the least interfere with the original character and spirit of the Work, will it is hoped render it more generally useful. That it may please the great Head of the Church to continue his blessing on the free-will offering of his departed servant, inrendering it subservient to the devotional exercises of prayer and praise, is the earnest and humble petition of Palm xlviii. 14. For this God is our God for ever and ever 96 lxxiii. Whom have I in heaven but thee...... 297 lxxxix. 15. Blessed is the people that know, &c. 225 Isaiah Ixiv. 7. And there is none that calleth, &c...b... 341 Amos ix. 13. The threshing shall reach to, &c. Matt. iii, 13, 17. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee, &c. 51 v. 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, &c 19b 5. 4. Blessed are they that mourn, &c. 233 iii. 16. For God so loved the world, &c....... 363 Isnoitiv. 13. Whosoever drinketh of this water, &c. 265 xvi. 33. Be of good cheer, I have overcome,&c. xix. 30. It is finished .............. ... dem ... 78 |