the presence of Jesus Christ thy Son, thy eternal word and image, and the holy, true, living and pure Spirit, the Comforter. In Thee have I hoped, O Lord, let me never be confounded; in thy righteousness deliver me. Make me righteous, and bring me into life eternal; Thou hast redeemed

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me, O Lord God of truth. our churches, our government, and this Academy, and bestow upon us a salutary peace and government. Rule and protect our princes. Cherish thy church, gather and preserve it in these provinces, sanctify and unite thy people by thy Holy Spirit, that we may be one in Thee, in the true knowledge and worship of thy Son Jesus Christ, by and through Him thy eternal Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who was crucified for us and raised again. Amen."

"Almighty and eternal Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who art the eternal Word and Image of the eternal Father, our Mediator and Intercessor, crucified for us and raised again, I give Thee most hearty thanks that Thou didst assume humanity, and art become my Redeemer, and having suffered and risen again in human

nature, dost intercede on my behalf. I beseech Thee regard and have mercy on me, for I am poor and defenceless.

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By thy Holy Spirit increase the light of faith in me, and, weak as I am, sustain, rule, In Thee, O Lord, have I protect and save me. hoped; let me never be confounded.

"Almighty and Holy Spirit, the Comforter, pure, living, true-illuminate, govern, sanctify me, and confirm my heart and mind in the faith, and in all genuine consolation; preserve and rule over me, that dwelling in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, I may be and remain forever in the temple of God, and praise Him with a joyful spirit, and in union with all the heavenly church. Amen."- From Cox's "Life of Melanc

thon." London and Edinburgh, 1815.

MARTYR PRAYER OF HUSS.

The house in which John Huss lodged, the minster in which he was tried, and the spot where he was burned, are shown to the traveller, at Constance. Being accused of heresy, 1414, he was imprisoned in a convent on the shores of

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the lake. The walls of his cell were damp, and water stood in pools about the floor. He was enabled to read a short period each day, by a ray of light that struggled through a crack in the roof of his prison. The most of his time was passed in total darkness.

When condemned to die he fell upon his knees, and prayed:

"O, Lord God, I beseech Thee, for thy mercy's sake, to pardon all my enemies. Thou knowest I have been unjustly accused and condemned, but do Thou forgive them this sin."

His ashes were cast into the Rhine. A mass of rock near the place of his martyrdom is his monument.