guard, when I hanged yet upon my mother's breast, and to whose care I have been left ever since I was born; be thou still, and evermore, my hope, and my portion, in the land of the living. Confirm my mind more and more, by the goodness of thy nature, by the endearments of thy titles, by thy types and thy figures, by thy word and by thy works; and having thus attained to a peaceful resting and reliance upon thee here, let me not at last be disappointed of my hope, through Jesus Christ.

Evening Prayer.

HAVING passed over the day, I render hearty thanks to thee, my God, for thy good providence. The evening now draws on, make thou it peaceful. But, as each day hath its evening, so likewise hath human life. Life's evening is old age; make thou this also comfortable. O cast me not away in the time of age: neither forsake me when my strength. faileth me. Even to hoary hairs do thou carry me. Thou hast made and hast sustained me hitherto, continue still to support and to deliver me. Abide with me, my Jesus, for the time is far spent; yea, the shadows of the evening are stretched out, and the day is declining upon me. Let thy strength,

now especially, be made perfect in my weakness: for, as the day, so life is near its end; a life wherein we scarcely live, As the night posts on apace, so doth that death, of which night is the image; a night, after which, in this world, we must expect no morning.

In constant remembrance, and due sense whereof, I earnestly entreat thee, blessed Lord, to order such an end of this life for me, as may be truly Christian; acceptable to thee, perfectly void of sin and shame, and, so far as thou seest fit, free from pain; so gathering me to the remainder of thy elect, in peace and innocence, at thy own time, and after thy own way; only let it be free from guilt and from reproach. Let me always be mindful, that the days of darkness are many: and let this thought excite me to finish my work with diligence, before that night overtake me, wherein no man can work. Judgment moves also towards me; grant me, good Lord, a favorable issue at that most awful tribunal.

I will lift up my hands by night in thy presence, and will praise the Lord. The Lord hath commanded his loving kindness in the day-time, and in the night season also my song shall be of him, and my prayer unto the Lord of my life. As long as I live will I magnify thee in this manner, and lift up my hands in thy name. O let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, and the God of our fathers, who hast ordained the succession of light and darkness; who hast delivered me from the perils of this day, and not cut off my life like a weaver's web, nor wasted me with pining sickness, from morning until night.

Wearied with the labors and cares of the past day, I come to thee, my God, for quiet and repose, and new supplies of strength to drooping nature. Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death. Defend me from the terrors of the night, and from the pestilence that walketh in darkness. O thou keeper of Israel, that neither slumberest nor sleepest, preserve me this night from all manner of evil; yea, do even thou preserve my soul. Visit me also with the favor which thou bearest unto thy chosen; and teach me thy will in the visions of the night.

Suffer not any thought to surprise my unguarded mind, which is capable either of displeasing thee, or of defiling me. Let not foolish or sensual imaginations abuse me, but may my sleep be perfectly composed and pure, quiet from every worldly and wicked desire. And do thou, Lord, drive away all suggestions of the devil or the flesh. Thou beholdest the wakefulness of mine enemies, which attack me unseen; and my weakness to resist them is not hid from thee; thou knowest whereof my nature is made, and rememberest that I am but poor dust and ashes. Take me then under the covering of thy wings, and let thy loving kindness

and thy truth always preserve me. And, after such refreshment as thou seest proper for me, raise thou me up again to make my prayer in a time when thou mayest be found; that so I may begin every day with thee, by setting forth most thankfully thy praises, and dedicating myself entirely to thy service.

Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend myself, my spirit, my soul, and my body; for thou hast created and redeemed them, O Lord, thou God of truth. Together with me, take also under thy fatherly care and protection, all that are near or dear to me, all that thou givest me leave to call mine; for all these are the gifts of thy bountiful hand to thy poor unworthy servant. Spread thy wing over them, hold them in thy hand, fill them with thy own Spirit. Preserve my lying down and my rising up, from this time forth, and even for evermore. Make me to remember thee on my bed, and think upon thee when I am waking: then let me commune with my own heart, and search out my spirit; for thou art about my path, and about my bed, and when I awake I am present with thee.

I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest, for it is thou Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety.

FOUR SECRET EJACULATIONS,

(With an enlargement of each as time will permit)-recommended for use at stated hours, at the striking of the clock; and also during any devout excitement.

GOD be merciful to me a sinner; through the righteousness, atonement, and intercession, of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Blot out all my iniquities, and take not vengeance of my sins. Spare me, good Lord, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with me for ever. Comfort me with the assurance of thy pardoning mercy, and make me partaker of all thy gracious promises.)

TAKE not from me thy Holy Spirit, but renew me, day by day, and make thy grace sufficient for me, in all my conflicts, duties, and temptations, for Jesus Christ's sake. (May I ever experience the power of thy grace to make me victorious over the world, the flesh, and the devil. May I never exhaust thy forbearance, nor provoke thee to leave me to the vanity and corruption of my own nature. Suffer me not to grieve thy Spirit by doing what my heart condemns. But make me always mindful of thy presence, and fearful of thy judgment.)