IV. Yea with an holy worshipping AFTERNOON. PSALM. CX. I. THE Lord hath fworn and never will By th' order of Melchizedek II. The glorious and mighty Lord, III. He fhall among the heathen judge he fhall with bodies dead The places fill, o'er rebel lands he fhall wound ev'ry head. IV. And he fhall drink out of the brook that runneth in the way, Wherefore he shall lift up on high His royal head that day. The The Circumcifion of Christ. PSALM XXXIX. This is new-year's day. How fhort is life? Its continuance how uncertain? Eternity is at hand. How careful then should we be to make a good use of these flying moments, that when they are run out, we may be happy for ever. We have here the prophet's meditation upon this fubject. May his thoughts be ours to-day. O that his prayer may be made by every one of us. May the Lord teach us fo to number our days that we may apply our hearts to faving wisdom. How happy are they, whom the Lord has made wife unto falvation! How thankful fhould they be, who can place the confidence of their hearts in the Lord Jefus Chrift, and can fing with the prophet, Truly my hope is even in thee. I. MINE end and measure of my days O Lord unto me show, What is the fame; that I thereby my frailty well may know. II. Lo, thou my days an hand breadth mad❜st, mine age is in thine eye, As nothing fure each man at best is wholly vanity. III. Sure each man walks in a vain show, they vex themselves in vain : He heaps up wealth and doth not know to whom it shall pertain. I 4 IV. ^ IV. And now, O Lord, what wait I for? PSALM XL. St. Paul has opened the meaning of this pfalm, and has proved that it treats of the Lord Chrift, as becoming fubject to the law for man. When facrifices could not take away fin, he came to take it away by his own facrifice, and therefore he was circumcifed, and made under the law to redeem them that were under the law. By his life and death having perfectly done the will of God he became the author of eternal falvation. Here is the object of our faith-Chrift God-man keeping the law, and fuffering its penalties for his people. Here is their matter and ground of rejoicing, that he is the end of the law for righteoufnefs to every one who believeth. As this truth is received, the confcience is at peace with God, and hope in God revives. May we glorify Jefus this day, finging of and rejoicing in that love, which led him to be circumcifed and obedient unto the law for man: For this inestimable mercy may he have honor and glory and bleffing and praise from us to day and for ever, I. O facrifice nor offering Νο didft thou at all defire, Mine ears thou bor'd: fin-off'ring thou and burnt didft not require. II. Then II. Then to the Lord these were my words, III. To do thy will I take delight O thou my God who art, GLORIA PATRI. The first Sunday after the Epiphany. PSALM LXVI. We call this Epiphany, which means the rifing of the fun of righteoufnefs upon the Gentiles. It is through the tender mercy of our God, that Chrift the day fpring from on high has vifited us, who were fitting in darkness, and in the fhadow of death. He brings with him light and life, and comfort, yea every bleffing to the foul, upon which he arifes. He opens the blind eyes to fee his marvellous light. And fhining with his bright beams upon the dead finner, he quickens him: Shining on ftill he guides him in his way and makes him active in it: never withdrawing his influence, till the day of glory dawn, and that fun, which never fets, arise upon the foul. It is our prefent fubject to blefs God for this diftinguishing favor. We have the light of his gofpel. Eternal thanks be to him, we have alfo the power of it. O that we may fing of it to day with thankful hearts. The words are ready to our hands, indited for the occafion by the eternal Spirit. May we use them in faith, rejoicing in hope, and afcribing in our fongs all the praise of this wonderful work to the God of our falvation. I. O ALL ye earth, in God rejoice, with praise set forth his name, Extol his might, with heart and voice give glory to the fame. II. How wonderful, O Lord, fay ye III. The men who dwell the earth throughout IV. All folk come forth, behold and fee what things the Lord hath wrought, Mark well the wondrous works that he for men to pafs hath brought.. PSALM |