12. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.

13. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. xxxvii. 7, 8, 9, 23, 24.

14. It is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I declare all thy works. Ixxiii. 28.

Glory be, &c.

As it was,

&c.

PSALM XXXII.

may

JOY IN GOD.

1. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart and I will glorify thy name for evermore. lxxxvi. 12.

2. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

3. My meditation of him shall be sweet, I will be glad in the Lord. civ. 33, 34. 4. The Lord is my become my salvation. 5. The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. xviii. 46.

strength and my song, and is cxviii. 14.

6. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. lxxxiv. 11.

7. My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the

strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. lxxiii. 26.

8. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. xxxii. 11.

9. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. xvi. 11.

10. As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. xvii. 15.

Glory be, &c.

As it was, &c.

PSALM XXXIII.

THE OMNIPRESENCE AND OMNISCIENCE OF GOD. 1. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2. Thou knowest my down sitting, and mine uprising, thou understandest my thoughts afar off.

3. Thou compassest my path, and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

4. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

5. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

6. If I ascend up to heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

7. If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

8. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day; the darkness and the

light are both alike to thee. cxxxix. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12.

9. Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, and humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and earth? cxiii. 5, 6.

10. This God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. xlviii. 14. Glory be, &c. As it was, &c.

CONFESSION

PSALM XXXIV.

OF VILENESS, WITH PRAYER FOR A BLESSING ON THE WORD.

1. My soul cleaveth unto the dust quicken thou me according to thy word.

2. I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

3. My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

4. Remove from me the way me thy law graciously.

of lying, and grant

5. I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

6. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed. cxix. 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 80.

Glory be, &c.

As it was, &c.

Let a portion of the New Testament be read, and, if time

permit, commented upon.

M. A.

M.

servants.

Let us pray.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, mercifully regard us thy humble

A. Remember, that thou hast redeemed us with thy precious blood.

M.

A.

Or,

Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.
O Son of David have mercy upon us,

FIRST COLLECT, FOR ACCEPTANCE OF OUR

PRAYERS.

ALMIGHTY God, regard we beseech thee this family, for whom thy blessed son, Jesus Christ, was contented to be delivered into the hands of

sinful men, and to suffer death upon the cross, and grant us to enjoy all the benefits of that his inesti, mable love, May we approach thy throne of grace with a lively faith in his mediation and intercession, and with true contrition for those manifold sins which caused his sufferings. Quicken us as thou art wont, and remove from us all coldness of heart, all wandering thoughts, and whatever offends thee, and grieves thy Holy Spirit. Thus with one heart and mind calling upon thee, may we be accepted of thee, through the merits of thy Son our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Or this,

O LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive

the prayers and praises of us thy servants who now
call upon thee. Behold, O Lord, we offer up our-
selves as living sacrifices to thee; and humbly pray
thee to accept us.
And as thou knowest our utter
weakness and vileness, and that we cannot of our-
selves think or will what is good, help us by thy
teaching to perceive and ask for what we more
especially need at this time, and give us every good
gift, that we may require, to make us truly thy
obedient children. Supply all our necessities out
of thine own fulness, and grant us both now and
ever to have the fruition of thy covenant love in
Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom with thee and the
Holy Ghost, be glory and praise, world without end.
Amen.

SECOND COLLECT, FOR A BLESSING ON THE
WORD OF GOD.

ALMIGHTY God, fountain of all wisdom, grant us by thy Holy Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and especially in the truth of thy holy word, that being daily more and more built up in sound faith, and holy practice, we may adorn our Christian calling. Let what we have now heard with our ears, be sown in all our hearts. Especially, &c. Grant that we may be living Epistles of Christ, known and read of all men, having clear evidence of our own interest in the salvation of the gospel, and of the work of the holy Spirit in us, and giving proof of it to others by our increase in piety and the fruits of righteousness. Thus living to thy honour here, may we attain to thy glory hereafter, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.