petitions gracious audience through Christ the Saviour; and dispose me to ascribe unto the King, immortal, eternal, and invisible, all the praise and dominion, now, henceforth, and forever.

BLIND.

O thou, who hast formed the eye to be the light of the body, look mercifully on the blind; in whom thou hast sealed up, in rayless darkness, one of man's chief avenues of knowledge and pleasure. Lord, I would acknowledge my ingratitude to thee for the blessing of eyesight; and my indifference towards those, from whom, in thine inscrutable wisdom, thou hast withheld it. I pray thee that when I look upon the cheerful scenes of nature, and share in the pleasant fellowship of social life, and drink in precious knowledge from the leaves of human and holy writ, that then I may remember thee, the giver of these perfect gifts, and those also, whom thou hast deprived of them.

Lord, I thank thee that whilst thou hast denied to them the light of the eye, thou hast bestowed on them an increased and wonderful sense of touch: and that the ingenuity and benevolence of men have taken advantage of this provision of thy mercy, to restore, in part, the priceless boons of intelligence and joy. I pray thee so to improve the healing art, that many, very many, of these children of darkness may be brought into the open light of day but do thou put within the reach and use of those whose sight no skill can restore, the means that are now employed for giving them, in the mysterious language of the fingers, the pages of intellectual and saving wisdom.

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But O, let thy chief compassion to them be, to

shine into their hearts, to give them the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ in whom, though now they see him not, neither the works of his hands, yet believing, may they rejoice with a joy that is unspeakable and full of glory receiving the end of faith, even the salvation of their souls.

Lord, regard with pity those blind, who have eyes that will not see; and who love darkness, because their deeds are evil; and who will not come to the light, lest their deeds should be reproved. Unscale, I beseech thee, their inward sight; remove every film of vice; and grant that in thy light they may see light!

BROTHERLY LOVE.

O thou, who art the fountain of love, fill my. heart with strong affections for all that are of the household of faith. May I keep that message that we had from the beginning-that we should love one another. He who doeth this abideth in light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him; but he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen? May I regard thy people as lively stones of thy spiritual house; as partners with me in the trials of life, and in the grace of God; as members of thy family on earth, and of thy heritage in heaven. Lord, grant me that testimony of having passed from death unto life, which flows from love to the brethren.

Lord of Hosts, may all thy saints love each other, not in word nor in tongue only, but in deed and in truth. Show them how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. May they be

kind one to another, forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ's sake, hath forgiven them. May brotherly love continue, through evil report, as well as good report. Dispose them to suffer long, to hope all things, to believe all things. May they bear one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Show them, O Lord, that the success of thy kingdom among the ungodly, the peace and joy of the fold of Christ, and the enduring favour of Jehovah, depend on their loving one another, out of pure hearts, fervently. Let this grace be as the dew of heaven, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion; where the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

BUSINESS.

Lord, dispose me to act according to thy will, and in reference to thy glory, in all my worldly business. I thank thee for that law of my nature, by which thou hast connected my happiness and usefulness, with the employment of my body and mind in the duties of life. Let all my avocations be lawful in thy sight. Give me a calm mind and moderate prosperity in the pursuit of them; or grant me patience under disappointed efforts. O let not mere selfishness be the motive nor end of my labour. May I desire to fulfil in myself the benevolent purposes of thy providence, in giving me an active nature; and to make my employments promote the temporal and spiritual interests of mankind. Make me diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord so that whether I eat, or drink, or whatever I do, I may do it for thy glory.

CENSORIOUSNESS.

Lord, preserve me from the spirit of censoriousness. Guard me against an intermeddling, rash, or uncharitable judgment on the conduct of my fellowcreatures. May I do unto others in this matter, as I would they should do unto me. May I remember that with what measure I mete, it shall be measured to me again. Let me not judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment. Whenever I am tempted to behold the mote that is in my brother's eye, may I consider the beam that is in mine own eye. Show me my own weakness and sinfulness. Dispose me to think no evil of a any, and to maintain a good opinion of all, until I have proved all things. Incline me always to pray for the forgiveness of the offence, and for the welfare of the offender. And when it becomes my duty to censure others, may I do it, not in anger nor pride of heart, but in sorrow, and with a desire to do good.

CHARITY.

Giver of all Good, grant me that fruit of the Spirit which is love. May this be the element where my soul will live, and move, and have its being. O, may I feel that if I could speak with the tongues of men and angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal: though I should bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Lord, grant that thy holy commandment, and the countless examples of thy good-will, and the various wants of my fellow-creatures, may be heart-stirring motives to this law of kindness. And especially

may the love of Christ constrain me to love my neighbour as myself. Make it a bond of perfectness, and the end of the commandment; springing out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned. May this grace preserve me from envy, censoriousness, and ill-will, and so mould my temper and character, that I'shall be meek and forbearing, disinterested and self-denying, and steadfast and kind in all my intercourse with mankind. Blessed God, let it not be bounded by narrow limits, but be as expansive as the length and breadth of the world, and take into the bosom of its sympathies the whole family of man.

O thou, Sovereign of Destinies, hasten that time when charity shall fill the hearts and control the conduct of all men; when anger, and malice, and revenge shall have fled away forever; when nations shall learn war no more, and Jesus, the Prince of Peace, shall reign over an undisturbed empire of love.

CHASTITY.

Preserve me, O Holy One, from impurity in thought, in word, and in action. Grant that a sense of thy holiness and thine omniscience may so rest upon me, that I may walk in the Spirit, and not fulfil the lusts of the flesh. May I set a watch upon my lips, that no double meaning nor corrupt communication may proceed out of my mouth; and suffer me not to take pleasure in, but to abhor and turn away from, the language of indelicacy and lasciviousness on the tongues of others. Help me to make a covenant with my eyes, that they may not dwell on unlawful objects, nor pamper forbidden wishes. Throw a guard round my heart, that it may not de