that hast the key of David, and openest and no man shutteth, thou that speakest to the heart, and givest the increase, open our understandings to receive thy truth, both in the light, and in the love of it. And set it home so powerfully upon our hearts, and root it so deep in our souls, that the fruits may be seen in our lives: we being not forgetful hearers, but faithful doers of thy word.

And grant, O good God, that our services this day may be such as may tend to our advantage and rejoicing, in the great day of thy ap pearing and glory: that we may so hallow these Sabbaths here upon earth, that hereafter we may be admitted to the joyful celebration of the eternal Sabbatism in thy kingdom of Heaven; there, with all the church triumphant, to laud, and magnify thy glorious name, and to enjoy thy love, and sing thy praise for ever. And for the addition of this Sabbath to all the rest, for the benefit of thy word, and the ordinances of thy worship, and all the means of grace, and hopes of thy eternal glory, to thee the God of all grace, be the praise and honour, and glory rendered by us, and by all thine, from this time forth, and for evermore. Amen.

Evening Prayer for the Lord's day.

LORD, our God! thou art infinitely good, and hast shewed us what is good, and what thou requirest of us for our own greatest good always, that it may go well with us, both now and to all eternity. Thou sendest out thy light and thy truth amongst us, to make the

way of life and salvation plain before us; and thou givest us many opportunities and advantages to quicken and further us in thy knowledge and service, and in that way of our duty which leads to the kingdom of thy glory. We have line upon line, and precept upon precept; thy messengers early and late, to open and ap

thy word; and to give us calls and warnings, directions and exhortations, for the promoting our edification here, and our salvation for ever. Thou hast not been wanting to us, O Lord, but we have been exceedingly wanting to ourselves, and to the duty which we owe unto our God! O! how little is it to be seen in our lives, how good and kind the Lord has been to our souls! how have we loved darkness rather than light, and chose to follow the suggestions of our own foolish and hurtful fusts, rather than to be guided by the rules and prescriptions of thy holy blessed word, that has no design upon us but to promote our présent peace and our eternal bliss! and because we have so little improved all the precious talents which thou hast put into our hands, thou mightest O Lord, justly take away the gospel of the kingdom from us, and give it to another people, that would bring forth fruits more worthy of it, and more answerable to it, than we have done. Because thou hast called, and we have refused thou hast stretched forth thine hand, and we have not regarded; thou mightest therefore leave us to our own perverseness and imperitence, to add sin unto sin, till our iniquities became our ruin.

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But, O Lord God, merciful and long suffering! we humbly beseech thee that thou wilt not so enter into judgment with thy servants: but in mercy pardon all our contempt of thy word, and our not profiting by it, and all the means of grace that we have had. Teach and help us for the time to come, better to use and improve such gracious opportunities set before us, to the glory of thy name, and the true benefit of our souls. As the rain descends from heaven and returns not thither, but waters the earth, and makes it fruitful, so let not thy word return unto thee void; but accomplish thy good pleasure, and prosper it in that whereunto thou art pleased to send it. O make it instrumental and effectual to work thy grace, where it is not; and to establish and increase it, where it is; to edify and build us all up in the true fear and love of God, and in the right knowledge and faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Though we cannot now find, upon the review of our services this day, that we have duly kept a day holy to the Lord; yet let not thy day, O gracious God, be a lost day to us, nor thy word as water spilt on the ground: but may the Spirit cause thy word to do thy great and gracious work thoroughly and successfully upon all our hearts; for which we may have cause to give thee praise and glory to all eternity. As we perceive how we ought to walk, and to please thee our God, so help us to walk more worthy of the Lord, unto all well-pleasing; increasing in knowledge, and being still more rich and fruitful, in every good work, that is pleasing in thy sight, through Jesus Christ.

At his hands, O Lord our God, we beg thy gracious acceptance of our humble returns of praise and thanksgiving, for all blessings and favours, spiritual and temporal, so freely, conferred upon us, and so long vouchsafed and continued to us, even throughout our whole lives, until this present time. Thou hast dealt graciously with us, O blessed Lord, and been exceedingly good and kind to us, not only beyond all that we have had reason to expect from thee; but above all that we are able to express here before thee. We bless thy name, our hea venly Father, that in so many respects thou hast made us to differ from multitudes in the world, who are destitute of these comforts and conveniences of this life, and means and hopes of a better, which through thy favour to us, we do enjoy. We acknowledge thee in all; and desire to ascribe unto thee the whole praise and glory of all. Especially our souls desire to bless thee for the mercies of all mercies, which thou hast shewed, and still art pleased to continne to our souls; particularly what we have received and experienced this day; thy house open to us; the word of salvation sounding in our ears, and the spirit of God striving with our hearts: and helping our infirmities, and enlightening our minds, and reviving our souls.

O that we may not receive the grace of God in vain; that all thy mercies may not be lost up. on us: but that we may answer the care and · kindness of heaven, which we have so long and largely experienced, and that we may so thank→ fully receive and carefully improve thy distin

guishing favours to us, and all thy bountiful dealings with us, that thou mayest not withdraw thy tender mercies from us, but still continue thy accuftomed goodness to us, and increase thy grace and heavenly blessings upon us, and rejoice over us to do us, good.

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In mercy pass by all which in thy most pure and holy eyes, from which nothing is hid, has been amiss this day paft, in any of our thoughts, desires, expressions, or actions. O pardon our neclect of what we should have done, and our guilt of what we have misdone. Forgive the iniquities of our holy things: and enter not into judgment with us, even according to the beft of our works and services: but overlook all our sins and failings, and imperfections, and through our great Mediator and Redeemer, who does appear in the presence of God in our behalf, and ever lives at thy right hand, to make intercession for us. And for Jesus Christ, the blessed Author of all our hopes and happiness, and for all the comforts and good things of this life, and the means and expectations of that eternal glorious life to come, which thou art pleased to give us, together with him: not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name be all the praise and honour, and glory, humbly and heartily rendered and ascribed by us, and all thy church, now and for evermore.

Amen.

Another Evening Prayer for the Lord's day.

LORD, thou art good to the soul that seeks thee; thou art full of invitation, and