SUNDAY.

all thy creatures. Thy greatness calls for my adoration; thy goodness, for my gratitude; and thy love, as displayed in the gift of thy Son, for my willing obedience. Worship, and honour, and praise have ascended to thee this day from thy church militant here on earth. O may the services of the earthly sanctuary lead my mind to look forward in joyful anticipation to that blessed state, where saints and angels cease not day or night to worship thee, and the Lamb that sitteth upon the throne. Notwithstanding my unworthi­ness, thou hast been pleased again to favour me with the mercies of another Sabbath- day; and by the prayers of thy church, and the ministration of thy word, to invite me to become a partaker of those spiritual bless­ings provided for me in the gospel. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth! May I ever esteem one day spent in thy courts better than a thousand. Oh, do thou constrain me by thy grace, now in this the day of my visitation to accept the overtures of thy love and mercy. May my soul be come daily more and more purified by ne holy principles of the gospel. Nourish within me the graces of thy Holy Spirit, and fill me with all joy and peace in believing. Under all the trials and changes of this mortal life, make me to possess that tranquil