MONDAY
MY voice shalt thou hear betimes O
Lord: Early in the morning will I di-
rect my prayer unto thee, and will look
up.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, who, as
on this day, didst create the firmament,
the heaven, and the heaven of heavens,
inhabited, …
SUNDAY
THROUGH the tender mercy of our
God, the day-spring from on high hath
visited us.
Glory be to thee, O Lord, all glory
be to thee, who didst, as on this day,
create the light, and command it to shine
upon the face of the …
Utterances and Prayers proper to be used, when up, and in our Closet
BLESSED art thou, O Lord, my
God, and the God of my fathers, who
turnest the shadow of death into the
morning, and renewest the face of the
earth.
Who scatterest the darkness by this
return of light, and hast commanded
night to give place to …
Morning Prayers, at first rising
GLORY be to thee, O Lord, all glo-
ry be to thee, for the sleep which thou
hast graciously given me this night: A
seasonable recruit to the wastings, and a
kind intermission to the labours, of this
poor weak and wearied body.
And now, …
Ministerial Conflicts
What you say is perfectly correct. “Is not my word a hammer, saith the Lord, to break the rock in pieces?” “But, adds an old divine, “it will never break the stony heart, if lightly laid on. What is preached …
Hints to Ministers
A call to preach is frequently just what Jeremiah describes it to be. Although he was tempted to say, “I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name,” yet when he held his peace, he …
The Believer in Affliction
The reader probably has often said, “It is to me a great mystery, why the Lord suffers his children to be afflicted, while the wicked are in prosperity, and have what they like.” The reasons are unquestionably wise, though we …
Of Prayer
Concerning prayer the Scripture phraseology is, pray always, pray continually, pray without ceasing, pray with perseverance. Mr. Wesley describes it as “a spiritual respiration, by which the life of God is kept alive in the soul.” The soldier may have …
The Backslider Restored
You may, indeed, well call upon heaven and earth to assist you in celebrating the high praises of your pardoning God. How clearly do you now see that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, were united in the great work …
The Backslider Encouraged
I am not at all surprised that your feelings are so much changed for the better. The cause is plain; your views of your Heavenly Father are materially improved. Had you continued to entertain those wrong thoughts of God, your …