that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom, and mind those things which are in conjunction with our everlasting welfare. O let us be always under thy communication and influence, and give that light to our minds, that life to our fouls, that will raise us to a nearer resemblance of thee, and enable us to afcend ftill higher, towards the perfection of our nature. Let us be transformed by the working of thy grace and fpirit into the image of thy Son. Conform us to his likenefs, O bleffed God, and make us, body and foul, an habitation for thyfelf; that in our hearts we may continually offer up to thee, holy, fublime, and fpiritual facrifices.

From all evil and mifchief, good God deliver us, and defend us, we beseech thee, from every thing terrible and hurtful. Take us under thy protection the remaining part of this day, and grant us a night of peace, thro' Jefus Christ our Lord.

And forafmuch as our earthly house of this tabernacle fhall be diffolved, and that in a few years at fartheft, it may be in a few minutes, we must defcend to the bed of darkness, and acknowledge coruption to be our father, and the worms our fifter and mother, grant, O everlasting God, that we may depart in peace, and by an improved principle of divine life, under the influence of the gofpel, be translated to that eternal world,

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where God dwells, where Chrift lives, and fanctified fouls enjoy endless life and the pureft pleasures, for evermore.

That it may please thee, moft gracious and good God, to have mercy on the whole race of mankind, and to blefs them with all things pertaining to life and godliness: let the light of thy glorious gofpel shine upon the nations darkened by fuperftition, that they may worship thee who art God from everlafting to everlasting, and cultivate and establifh in their minds the most pure, benevolent, and godlike difpofitions.We befeech thee for all chriftian churches; that their behaviour_may, by the influence of thy bleffed fpirit, be fuitable to their holy profeffion, and their converfation upright and unblameable. Where any have departed from the purity and fimplicity of the gospel, lead them, O God, to the right practice and knowledge of their holy religion; and grant that they may feel the comfortable and fanctifying effects of it; and in their lives fhew forth its praise to others. We farther pray, moft merciful father, for all that are deftitute or afflicted, either in body, mind, or eftate; that from Heaven, the habitation of thy glory and goodness, thou mayest send them relief, and, if it be poffible, put an end to their prefent calamities and troubles. O thou Father of mercies, and God of all S confolation,

confolation, bind up the broken in heart, and comfort thofe that mourn. We have a real fenfe of the miferies of the diftreffed part of mankind, and offer up for them our prayers to thee, thro' Jefus Chrift our Lord.

A THANKSGIVING.

O God, the author of all good, and fountain of all happinefs, we offer up our thanksgivings and praifes unto thee, for thy great goodness to us, and to all mankind. We praife and magnify thy holy name for all thy mercies; for our exiftence, and the use of our reafoning powers and faculties; for the health and ftrength we enjoy, and for all the 'comforts and conveniencies of life: for these thy gifts we adore thee, O munificent parent of good, and pray, that a deep and efficacious fenfe of thy goodnefs may remain upon our hearts, and be a principle of constant and chearful obedience to thy holy laws.

But efpecially we offer up the acknowledgments of our hearts and mouths for all that thy Son Jefus Chrift did, and taught, and suffered in this world, to fave us from our fins, and to conduct us to true and everlafting happiness. We bless thee for the glorious gofpel, and for bringing us more effectually, by revelation, to the knowledge of thee, and the practice of our duty. For

this merciful appointment, and for all thy mercies, which refpect another and a better life than the prefent; for every instance of thy tender regards to us, and for the manifold experiences which we have had of thy loving kindness; we offer up the tribute of unfeigned thanks. Our fouls do magnify thee, O Lord God moft excellent and good, and all the powers within us praise thy holy name. To thee be glory in the church by Christ Jefus, throughout all ages, world without end. To thee, O thou God of love, be rendered by all beings endued with reafon, all honour and obedience, both now, and for ever.

Almighty and everlafting God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of them that pray unto thee in thy Son's name, we beseech thee of thy great mercy, to accept the facrifice of prayer and praise, which we have this evening offered up to thy Divine Majefty; and for the relief of our wants, and the manifeftation of thy power and glory, grant us those things which we have requested, if thou feeft it confiftent with our chief and eternal good. In the name of thy Son Jefus Chrift, and as his difciples, we pray, and in his words conclude the fervices of this day.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, etc.

After this, they all ftood up, and as in the morning, Azora faid, let us fing to the

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praite and glory of God the 148th pfalm. She fung the firft verfe alone, and at the fecond, they all joined, and went through the whole in a fine and heavenly manner. Then the fervice concluded with this benediction.

The BENEDICTION.

May the God of grace and peace be with us and blefs us. May his holy spirit keep us from falling, and preferve us blameless, unto the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift.

Thus ended the evening and morning oftion on the fices of worship at Burcot-Lodge, and as I and piety cannot fufficiently praife, so I could not of the in- enough admire the religion and piety of this of Burcot- Congregation. The purity of their worship

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was charming and in the ladies and their people a devotion was manifeft, that looked more like that of heavenly fpirits, than of beings in an animal frame: who are warped with the customs of the world, and perplexed with difficulties which arife from fenfible objects. They appeared in high admiration of God, endeared to his righteous_government, devoted to his holy laws, and powerfully drawn to imitate him in all his imitable perfections. Not one idle word, or careless look, did I hear or fee, during the whole time of divine fervice; but,

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