declare thine existence, and thy perfections; thy goodness is unchangeable, and thy wisdom past finding out.

Thou art exalted in majesty and power, far above our highest conceptions; yet thou regardest us with the tenderness of a father, and showest favour and loving kindness to the children of men. We would now offer unto thee, O God, our religious homage, encouraged by thy goodness, and thy gracious promises in the gospel of thy Son. May we remember thee our Creator, Preserver, and Benefactor, with fear, love, and gratitude; and worship thee, who art a spirit, in spirit and in truth; that our various services may be acceptable in thy sight;

that by all thy means of grace, we may grow wiser and better, be gradually trained up for thy heavenly kingdom, and at last become partakers of that happiness which eye hath not seen, which ear hath not heard, and which it hath not entered into the heart of man to conceive. These our petitions we present unto thee, in the name and as the disciples of four Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

People.

O thou who hearest prayer, unto thee do we lift up our souls.

Then shall be recited the following Anthem, or instead of it the Psalms appointed for the Day.

Min. WE praise thee, O God; we acknowledge and adore thee, the one, true, and living God, who art alone independent and eternal; whose perfections are infinite, and counsels unchangeable; the greatest, wisest, and best of beings. The heavens declare thy glory; the earth is full

of thy goodness; the day is thine, the night also is thine, and thou makest the morning and the evening to rejoice. We thine intelligent creatures would pay our tribute of joyful praise to thee, O God, the sovereign creator and Lord of all; thou art worthy to receive glory and honour, adoration and praise, from all thy creatures.

Peo. O God, may thy perfections fill our hearts with love and joy, while our lips show forth thy praise.

Min. Thou, O God, art the creator of mankind; thy hands have made us and fashioned us; thou hast created the spirit that is in man, breathed into us the breath of life, and by thine inspiration, hast given us understanding.

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Peo. O God, thou hast made us, and not we ourselves; we are thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture.

Min. Thou, O God, art the giver of life; in thy hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind; thou art the preserver of men.

Peo. Thy visitation pre

serveth our spirits, and thou, Lord, makest us to dwell in safety.

Min. O thou most high God, possessor of heaven and earth, the judge of all, and the universal King, thy government is righteous, thy providence perfect, and all thy commandments are holy, just, and good; the obedience of all reasonable creatures is due to thee alone, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the blessed and only po

tentate.

Peo. We bow ourselves before thee, thy willing subjects; thy commandments are true, and righteous altogether.

Min. O God, thou art our creator, and righteous governor; we rejoice in the, being which we have received from thee; we yield a willing submission to all the orders of thy government, and we address thee as our Father who hast made us to bear thine image, and to partake of the blessings of thy family.

Peo. We are thy children; therefore do we pray unto thee.

Min. We rejoice in thy fatherly care, which thou

hast manifested unto us, ever since we came into the world; we put our confidence in thee, whose counsel is our guide, and whose favour is our highest happiness.

Peo. Blessed be the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men.

Then may follow a Voluntary on the Organ; after which the FIRST LESSON is to be read out of the Old Testament ; and then the Service is to proceed with the fol lowing Thanksgiving. Minister.

EVER gracious and most merciful Father; thou art the giver of all good; thou delightest in the happiness of thy creatures, and art daily imparting the riches of thy bounty. We thank thee for all the instances of thy goodness to us. Thou art the former of our bodies, and the Father of our spirits; thou hast exercised a wise and gracious care over us, ever since we came into the world; by thee are all our wants supplied, from thee all our enjoyments proceed,

and thou crownest our days with thy goodness.

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We thank thee for reaand understanding, and for all the treasures of knowledge thou hast opened to our view; that thou hast formed us for the practice of virtue and true religion, and given us opportunities for the improvement of our minds, and the attainment of our highest happiness.

We thank thee, that we are placed in a social state, are endued with social affections, and may enjoy so many pleasures, from the esteem and friendship of our brethren.

To thy goodness we ascribe all the enjoyments we receive from the practice of virtue, and the just exercise of our powers; the variety of trials thou hast appointed for the improvement and perfection of our natures here, and the prospect thou givest us of a more happy and perfect state hereafter.

People.

We give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, and his mercy endureth

for ever.

Minister.

We bless thee, thou wise and gracious disposer of all things, for the various dispensations of thy providence in favor of religion and the happiness of mankind, in the several ages of the world; for all the divine messengers thou hast sent, by whose instruction and example thy light and truth have been preserved in the darkest times of ignorance and idolatry.

Above all we thank thee, for the display of the exceeding riches of thy grace in Jesus Christ, by whom thou hast made every necessary provision for our improvement in true religion.

Blessed be thy name, O God, for this divine teacher and Saviour, whom thou hast sent to declare unto us thy heavenly will, to save us from ignorance and vice, and to lead us, by his heavenly instructions and perfect example, to the love and practice of universal goodness.

We praise thee, O merciful Father, for all that he hath done and suffered to

redeem us from all iniquity, and to purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

We offer up our warmest gratitude to thee, that notwithstanding our marifold sins and imperfections thou hast appointed us to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, that by him we are assured of pardon, and thy gracious acceptance, upon our return to obedience and virtue; that he has opened before us the solemnities of a future judgment, and confirmed to us the joyful hope of glory, honour, and immortality.

People.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is good, and his mercy endureth for

ever.

Here the SECOND LESSON is to be read, out of the New Testament; and then the Minister may say,

HE who covereth his sin shall not prosper, but whoso confesseth and for

saketh his sin shall obtain mercy.

O come, let us worship, and fall down; let us kneel before the Lord our maker; against him have we sinned and done evil in his sight.

GENERAL CONFESSION.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, we confess that we have sinned against thee; we have disregarded thine authority, and abused thy goodness; we have acted inconsistently with our christian character, and departed from thy holy commandments; we have been unmindful of the perfect example set before us, and forgotten the sure and precious promises to which we are called. Our only hope is in thy mercy. Suffer us not, O Lord, to perish in our transgressions; save us from the dominion of them for the time to come. Grant us, we beseech thee, thy gracious assistance in the future course of our lives, and teach us to act agreeably to the profession which we make, and the desires we