ductive of great and extensive good. Give success to the labours of those who preach the gospel of thy Son, in its purity and simplicity; and may the power of godliness be visible in the lives of all professing christians. Have mercy on such as are in affliction; and afford them suitable and seasonable relief. Bless the family to which I belong; may every member of it be graciously regarded by thee; and may all my friends be thine. Preserve them from all real evil; and delight over them, to do them good.

And now unto thee, the only wise God, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, for ever. Amen.

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MR. MERIVALE's DAILY DEVOTIONS

FOR THE CLOSET.

FOR THE LORD'S DAY MORNING. ALMIGHTY and Eternal God! Thou art the High and Holy One, who dwellest in that light which no mortal can approach unto: but thou art ever gracious and compassionate; our Father in heaven; tenderly concerned for the happiness of all thy creatures. May.L, thy rational creature, ever esteem it my highest honour and distinguished privilege, that I am capable of contemplating the perfections of thy nature.

Conscious of my own weakness, I bow before thee, the Father of my spirit and the Author of every good and perfect gift, humbly and earnestly imploring thy aids, to animate me to the exercise of every devout, benevolent, and virtuous disposition; to fortify my good resolutions; and to make me superior to every temptation and difficulty in the Christian

course.

Look down with compassion, O Father of mercies, on thy frail and dependent creature, surrounded with wants, which I cannot of myself supply; beset with dangers and snares, which I cannot foresee, or prevent; and liable, every moment of my life, to be seduced by temptations into the paths of error and folly. Never leave me to myself; never forsake me, O God of my salvation. Conduct me with innocence, safety, and honour, through the various stages of mortal life : and when thou hast answered the ends of thy providence by me here on earth, may I finish my course with joy, and after death have an abundant entrance administered unto me into thine everlasting kingdom.

Enable me, O God of wisdom, to make a wise and faithful improvement of the seasons and means of religious edification. May I, this day, worship thee, the One Infinite and Eternal Spirit, in spirit and in truth. May my heart be affected with deep humility, with fervent gratitude, with ardent devotion, when I join my fellow-creatures in offering up the acknowledgments of homage and praise to thee, our benevolent Creator, to thee, our unwearied Benefactor, in whom we live, move, and have our being.

May I engage in the several acts of public worship with pious affections, and with such dispositions of mind as become the disciple of the blessed Jesus. May I receive the divine principles and sacred lessons of evangelical truth and wisdom, into a candid, teachable, unprejudiced heart. May thy word dwell richly and habitually in me, becoming the spring of consolation and the rule of conduct.

May the opportunities of religious improvement, sacred to devotion and virtue, be my delight. May all who profess to believe in thee, the only true God, and in Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent, improve these seasons to the sacred purposes to which they are subservient. May all worshipping assemblies be animated by the true spirit of prayer and devotion. May thy blessing accompany the preaching of the everlasting gospel. May all its ministers be enlightened, faithful and zealous; and may the truth, as it is in Jesus, display its divine energy, in the instruction of the ignorant, the conversion of the sinner, and the edification of the serious Christian, in knowledge, holiness, and comfort.

May I meet those with whom I shall worship this day, in the spirit of Christian affec

tion and charity. With hearts united by one faith and one hope, may we, as the disciples of one Lord, Jesus Christ, bow before thee, the one God and Father of all. May our souls experience the satisfaction of religion, and of social devotion. May I, at length, be found worthy to meet my fellow-worshippers before thy eternal throne in heaven; there to adore thee in the sublimest anthems of homage and praise; and to be united to the saints of all ages, and to the angels of light, for ever to celebrate thy perfections, to enjoy thy favour, and to magnify that love, which hath called us to eternal glory through Jesus Christ. Amen.

FOR THE LORD'S DAY EVENING.

O God of my adoration and trust! Thou art most condescending, gracious, and beneficent. Thou dost invite thy rational and dependent creatures to draw nigh to thy throne, to worship thee, and to seek thy favour. Drawn by thy goodness, I have, this day, joined the assembly of worshipping people, and united with them in offering up the tribute of homage and praise to thee, the great Parent of all. I bless thee, O God of