The Order of Religious Worship. The mighty God the only wise. His wis dom is perfect. Infinite. SING. CHANT: ANTHEM or HYMN. BIBLICAL READINGS. THE THIRTY-SIXTH SERVICE. Subject: THE WISDOM OF GOD. Minister. xxxvi. 5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not Job any: He is mighty in strength and wisdom. With Him is wisdom and strength, He hath counsel and understanding. xii. 13. He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. ix. 4. For truly my words shall not be false: He Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being His counsellor hath taught Him? With whom took Hc counsel, and who in 1 Tim. i. 17. Job xxxvi. 4. Is. xl. 13, 14. Unsearchable. Universal. Wisdom structed Him, and taught Him in the path Is. Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, xl. 28. the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His understanding. 22. He revealeth the deep and secret things: Dan. ii. He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with Him. Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world. Acts xiv. 18. Prov. 20. The Lord by wisdom hath founded the displayed earth; by understanding hath He established iii. 19, in Creation the heavens. By His knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. In Provi dencc. 12. He hath made the earth by His power, He Jer. x. hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion. For He looketh to the ends of the earth, Job and seeth under the whole heaven; To make xxviii. the weight for the winds; and He weigheth 24, 27. the waters by measure. When He made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: Then did He see it, and declare it; He prepared it, yea, and searched it out. SING. CHANT: Anthem or Hymn. In Re Minister. Unto me, who am less than the least of all Eph. iii demption. saints, is this grace given, that I should 8,10,11 preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord. In the Gospel. In royal gifts. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. : Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 6, 7. For the Lord giveth wisdom; out of His Prov. ii THE WISDOM OF GOD. 173 He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and Dan. ii. knowledge to them that know understanding. Wherein He hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. 21. Eph. i. 8, 9. Col. i. 9. Blessed be the name of God for ever and Dan. ii. ever: for wisdom and might are His. 20. Ps. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for His endureth for ever. To Him who cxxxvi. mercy alone doeth great wonders; for His mercy 3-9. endureth for ever. To Him that by wisdom made the heavens: for His mercy endureth for ever. To Him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for His mercy endureth for ever. To Him that made great lights: for His mercy endureth for ever: The sun to rule by day: for His mercy endureth for ever: The moon and stars to rule by night for His mercy endureth for ever. MINISTER AND CONGREGATION. STANDING OR KNEELING. DEVOUT ASPIRATIONS. I thank Thee, and praise Thee, O Thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of Thee. Dan. ii. 23. Who would not fear Thee, O King of nations? for to Thee doth it appertain forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto Thee. Jer. x. 7. O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! in wisdom hast Thou made them all: the earth is full of Thy riches. Ps. civ. 24. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out. Romans xi. 33. O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart. Jer. xx. 12. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us. Ps. cxxiii. 3. O remember not against us former iniquities: let Thy tender mercies speedily prevent us for we are brought very low. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for Thy name's sake. Ps. lxxix. 8, 9. THE LORD'S PRAYER. Minister. DOXOLOGY. Jude 24, 25. Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. CONGREGATION. Amen. SING HYMN. SCRIPTURE LESSON. EXTEMPORANEOUS PRAYER. Sing Hymn. Sing Hymn. Concluding Prayer. Benediction. |