strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah xli. 10.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luke xii. 32.

Reflect on God's promises, &c.

Pray for faith in them, &c.

SEPT. 24. Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. Hosea x. 12.

Now it is high time to awake out of sleep. Rom. xiii. 11.

Consider how long you have followed the imaginations of your own evil and corrupt heart, &c. Pray for amendment of life, &c.

SEPT. 25. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me : O Lord, make haste to help me. Psalm xl. 13.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, that where I - there ve may be alc John xiv 1 2 3

Meditate on the end the Saviour had in view when he went to his Father.

Pray to him to prepare a place for you, eternal in the heavens.

be

SEPT. 26. Ye shall be my people, and I will your God. Jer. xxx. 22.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 2 Cor.

vi. 17, 18.

Consider the duty and necessity of separating yourselves from the wicked, &c.

Pray to be kept from them, &c.

SEPT. 27. Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Psalm xxxi. 19.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through

faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1. 3, 4, 5.

Reflect on God's goodness to his faithful servants, &c.

Pray to be kept by his power from all dangers ghostly and bodily, &c.

SEPT. 28. The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Psalm cxlv. 15, 16.

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Rom. viii. 32.

Meditate on the numberless mercies of God.
Pray for a continuance of them.

SEPT. 29. The Lord fought for Israel. Joshua x. 14.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Rev. xii. 11.

Think how frequently God interposes in behalf of his people, &c.

Pray that you may conquer all your spiritual enemies, through the blood of the Lamb.

SEPT. 30. O give thanks unto the God of heaven for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm cxxxvi. 26.

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen. Rom. xi. 36.

MEDITATION.

Praise

Praise is the employment of heaven. has been the employment of the righteous, in all ages; and if mankind in general appreciated truly the blessings of the Almighty, methinks that praise and thanksgiving would be more the employment of the inhabitants of the earth than they are at present; for man has nothing but what he receives from God. He at first gave him life; and ever since that life was given, the same Almighty Being has supplied him with food and all other blessings. The Apostle says, in one of the verses which I have read to-day, "Of him, and through him, and to him, are all things." The Psalmist says, Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing." That God is man's greatest benefactor, is clear both from revelation and daily observation. Should not this consideration call forth much gratitude on man's part? No person can deny it. Am I then, as one individual, putting a right value upon

God's favours?

Am I thankful for my creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life? Do I feel that gratitude to God which the Psalmist did, when he said, "Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul?" If I have a grateful heart, let me be thankful for it, and cherish it. If I have not been so thankful as I ought to have been, let me pray to God for forgiveness, and begin now to acknowledge my obligations to Him, and declare the wonders that He doeth for all the children of

men.

Autumnal gales now sweep the plain,
And strew the fruit about;

They dry the corn, and please the swain;
With joy they make him shout.
Man should give thanks to God alone,
Who dwells in peace above:

I will adore the Holy One,

Through whom I live and move.