paternal wisdom; in prosperity grateful, in adversity resigned, in every state chiefly solicitous to do

thy will. Let thy blessing aid our sincere endeavours to act right, and to advance in goodness, and give us that peace which the world can

not give; and finally receive us with all thy dutiful offspring on earth to thy family above, where shall be no more pain, sorrow, nor death, but

all tears shall be wiped from our eyes Amen.

for ever.

PRAYER VII.

O GOD, whose throne is in the heavens, who rulest over the earth,

and whose presence is the life of Universal nature! We bless thee for our existence; for all the powers of the body and the soul; for food, raiment, and habitation, and all the comforts with which we are sur

rounded; for the means of instruction; for the hopes of immortality; for every thing that contributes to

render us useful and happy. Glory be to thee O God in the highest, on

earth peace, and good will towards men! Forgive, O merciful Father, our manifold transgressions; and O

may our hearts be formed to a holy and heavenly temper. May a sense of our unspeakable obligations to thy parental goodness constrain us to live, not to ourselves alone, but to thee, the gracious Parent of our beings, the Giver of all good, and to our brethren, the children of thy family; seeking with true affection each

other's real welfare; forgiving onė

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another, and loving one another as

Christ loved us, and gave himself for us. While thou seest fit to continue us on earth, preserve us from the snares of prosperity and adversity. Amidst all the events of life, may we look forward to the great change which succeeds it. So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. And when thy dutiful children shall be gathered together to inherit the kingdom prepared for them, may

we be found meet to join that blessed assembly, and enter with them into everlasting peace. Amen.

PRAYER VIII.

O THOU great, wise, good God, and Father of all, with reverence and gratitude we acknowledge our obligations to thy goodness for all the comforts and all the hopes of our being. Thou hast made our duty and our happiness the same: thou hast taught us to seek thy paternal favour by cultivating brotherly love, and performing kind offices to each other: and thou hast