Daily Devotions for the Closet; To Which Are Added Prayers on Particular Occasions (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 edition. Excerpt: ... Thee, that thou mayest be feared, and that in thy right hand there is plenteous redemption. Blessed be thy name for that covenant ofr, grace and peace which thou hast estab-lished with us the sinful children of men, in thy Son's blood; wherein the promises of pardon, acceptance, and eternal life are made to those who return unto Thee in the way of repentance, faith, and new obedience; and the assistance of thy holy Spirit is offered to all that ask it. O that I may be enabled so to comply with the terms of this covenant as to be entitled to an interest in its inestimable blessings; and may I study to make a proper improvement of them by a con tinual progress in grace and holiness. I would desire to redeem the time that I have lost, by applying myself, with increasing diligence, to the practice of my duty, in its whole extent. Make me more faithful and constant in thv service, and more ready to every good work than I have hitherto been. May true wisdom and piety, justice and mercy, temperance and patience, humility and meekness, adorn the whole remainder of my life. And whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are venerable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, may I so think of these things as to make them the con stant objects of my pursuit and practice. Keep me, O Lord, stedfast to thy covenant engagements. Help me to maintain my integrity, and to persevere in the practice of piety and virtue, amidst all those temptations to evil, by which I may be assaulted, from within or from without. Let no worldly allurements or terrors turn me abide from the strait path of my duty. Let me esteem the pleasures of...