Prayers for the Use of Families (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1866. Excerpt: ... FOURTH WEEK. SUNDAY MORNING. O Thoc most high Thine eyes are in every place beholding the evil and the good; thine eyes behold, and thine eye-lids try the children of men. We hope we can appeal to thy omniscience, and say in the way of thine appointments, we are now waiting for Thee, while our desire is to thy name, and to the remembrance of Thee. We are sinners, but not insensible of our state. Our iniquities are great and numberless; but with a broken heart and a contrite spirit we pray to be delivered from them, and led in the way everlasting. Our case is desperate in itself, but there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. The combined help of men and angels could nc/t reach our misery; but Thou art adequate to our relief. Thou art rich in mercy. The blood of Jesus Christ thy Son cleanseth from all sin. The agency of thy Holy Spirit can subdue the most powerful corruptions. Heal us and we shall be hea.ed; save us and we shall be saved; for Tho.u art our praise.- Hide thy face from our sin, and blot out all our iniquity. Create in us also, O God, a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within us. Illuminate our understandings with the light of life. May we know the truth, and may the truth make us free. Give us tender and wakeful consciences, and may they always smite and torment us when we sin against God. May we be consistent and uniform in the whole of our conversation and conduct the same alone and in company; in prosperity anil adversity; esteeming all thy commandments concerning all tilings to be right, and hating every false way--Israelites indeed, in whom there is no guile. May we never be satisfied with any present progression in the divine life, but this one thing may we do, forgetting the things that are behind, and reaching forth unto those that are before, press...