Heb. vi. 18. 19. O let me lay hold upon, and always find it An anchor of the soul both sure and stedfast, [AN ACT OF INTERCESSION, AS BEFORE ON SUNDAY.— Ps. lxvii. 1. 6. Matt.viii. 2. AFTER WHICH ADD] GOD be merciful unto me, and bless me, And shew me the light of his countenance, O God, even my own God, and receive my supplications. Direct my life according to thy word; An undefiled body, Pure thoughts, orderly desires; Thou canst make me whole; Lord, renew every part of me, and say, AN ACT OF PRAISE. Ps.xxxiv. WILL always give thanks Exodus xxxiv. 6. 7. unto the Lord, His praise shall ever be in my mouth. For he is the Lord, the Lord God, Long-suffering, and abundant Keeping mercy for thousands, will by no means clear the obstinate guilty; Luke ii. Glory, therefore, be to God in the highest, 14. And on earth, peace. 67 TUESDAY. GOD! thou art my God; Who didst, as on this day, Gather together the waters into one place, And command the dry land to appear; Who didst then also bring forth the herb yielding seed, And the fruit tree yielding fruit To which Almighty operation we stand indebted For the wonders of the great deep, And the sea shut up as it were with bars: For lakes, rivers, and fountains; Fruitful trees, for refreshment and pleasure; Ps.lxiii.l. Gen. i. 9. 11. 12. Psalms cvii. 24. Job Xxxviii. 8. AN ACT OF CONFESSION. WHO can tell how oft he offendeth? Ps. xix. O cleanse thou me from my secret faults. 12, 13. Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, Lest they get the dominion over me. For thy name's sake, O Lord, xxv. 10. Ps. xl. 15. 16. Ps. xvii. 7. xli. 4. 1 Kings viii. 47, 48, 49. Luke Be merciful unto me, for my sins are so great that I am not able to look up; Yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me. O Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me. Make haste, O Lord, to help me. For I have sinned against thee. With all my heart, and with all my soul. From heaven, thy dwelling place, And, when thou hearest, forgive. God be merciful to me, a sinner; xviii. 13. Have pity on me, the chief of sinners. Father, I have sinned xv. 18, 19. Ps. XXX. 9. against heaven, and before thee; And am no more worthy to be call'd thy son; Make me as one of thy hired servants, xxx. 10. Shall the dust give thanks unto thee, 11. 12. 13. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; Turn, I beseech thee, my heaviness into joy; Put off my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness. So shall every good man Sing of thy praise without ceasing; And I will give thee thanks for ever. TUBE PRAYER FOR GRACE. URN, I most humbly pray thee, into holy thoughtfulness; My hardiness to offend, into prudent and godly fear; My wanderings and coldness, into holy desire; My wilful defilements, into severity and self-abasement. [AN ACT OF FAITH, AS ON SUNDAY.-AN ACT OF INTERCESSION, AS ON SUNDAY, THEN PROCEED TH THUS.] HE Lord be my keeper; The Lord preserve me from all evil, And my coming in, From this time forth for evermore. O Lord, thou understandest, Thou canst accomplish, Thou dost truly and earnestly desire the safety and good of my soul. have neither understanding to discern, Nor, as I ought to have, even will to desire and seek my true and best good. Do thou, therefore, I entreat thee, O my God, of thy unspeakable tenderness and love, to govern and dispose of, Me, and all my concerns, In such manner as shall be agreeable to thy wisdom, And most expedient for me. Ps. cxxi. 5. 7. 8. 70 Ps. Ixiii. 7,8. Gen. i. 14, 16, 19. Isa. Ixiv. 5. 6. 8. 9. Jer. xiv. 7. WEDNESDAY. EARLY in the morning will I think upon thee, O Lord, Because thou hast been my preserver. Blessed art thou, O Lord, Who didst, as on this day, And didst create the stars also, And for days and weeks, The greater light to rule the day, And, as it were, relieve, each other. AN ACT OF CONFESSION. BEHOLD, thou art wroth, For we have sinned, And are all become as an unclean thing; For our righteousness and virtues are as filthy rags, And we fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, have carried us from thee. But thou, O Lord, art still onr Father: And we are the work of thy hands; Neither remember our sin, Deal mercifully with us; although Thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, And we are called by thy name: |