...Aflemblies is to worlhip God, to confefs our Sins to him, with lowly, peniteqt, and obedient Hearts, to render Thanks, for the great Benefits which we have received at his i? to fet forth his rnoft worthy Praife, and jointly to ask thofe Things which are rcquifite, and neceffary,...

...together here or there, in our houfes or the houfe of God, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to fet forth his mod worthy praife, to hear his molt holy word, and to afk thofe things which are requifite and neccffary, as well...

...to shew, that confession is essential to a right performance of each of them. " We meet " together to render thanks for the great " benefits which we have received at the hands "of God;" but in this we shall fall short, unless a conviction of our demerit stimulate our...

...introduced to shew, that confession is essential to a right performance of each of them. « We meet together to render thanks for the great « benefits, which we have received at the hands • of God :' But in this we shall fall short, unless a conviction of our demerit stimulate...

...saying after-me. ation is made of the several parts, of which our Churchservice is composed : — 1. ' To render thanks for the great benefits which we have received at his hands,' ie thanksgiving ; — 2. ' to set forth his most worthy praise' by psalms and hymns ; — 8. ' to hear...

...what purpose, besides confession of sin, do we meet together at church ? " To render" (or give) God " thanks for the great benefits which we have received at his hands." What is the meaning of " setting forth his most worthy praise ?" Giving Him the praise of which He...

...the celebration of this mercy, should fall on the LORD'S DAY, when " we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benefits which we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those things which are requisite...

...see that it informs us that the chief purposes for which we assemble in the Sanctuary are — 1st. " To render thanks for the great benefits which we have received at God's hands." Sndly. " To set forth His most worthy praise." Srdly. " To hear His Holy Word." And 4thly...

...and has become familiar to us through the Book of Common Prayer, that " we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits which we have received at His hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite...

...First, you cannot well, any of you, be ignorant, that one-great business of the Church Service is, "to render thanks for the great benefits which we have received at GOD'S Hand," and " to set forth His most worthy praise." The Confession, Absolution, and LORD'S Prayer,...