. The pastor in his closet; or, A help to the devotions of the clergy ... my charge, self-denying anddevout, that they may thus help me in the mi-nistry, and so help the salvation of this we live as a house, that has renounced theworld. As for me and my house, we will servethe Lord. Teach us to serve Thee more andmore, and to deny ourselves, and to walk by faith,and to love the things of the Spirit, and to castout hence the spirit of the world. Make this,through the in-dwelling of the Holy Ghost, ahouse of peace, and prayer, and love. Knit us to-gether in most holy love, love most sp
. The pastor in his closet; or, A help to the devotions of the clergy ... my charge, self-denying anddevout, that they may thus help me in the mi-nistry, and so help the salvation of this we live as a house, that has renounced theworld. As for me and my house, we will servethe Lord. Teach us to serve Thee more andmore, and to deny ourselves, and to walk by faith,and to love the things of the Spirit, and to castout hence the spirit of the world. Make this,through the in-dwelling of the Holy Ghost, ahouse of peace, and prayer, and love. Knit us to-gether in most holy love, love most spiritual, lovelike unto Thine own, not worldly affection, butthat wliich is eternal. O God most merciful, T pray Thee fill tliis mineown household with Thy Spirit. Be present withus, assist us, guide us into Thine own ways, teachus Thy will, save us from sin, succour us in alltime of temptation, comfort us in all time of need,so unite us together upon earth, that we may beraised up to the perfect joy of the kingdom ofheaven, through Thine own most precious blood. 0 o o. SATUEDAT. 0 God, I have trodden through the paths ofanother week; I have come to the last day ofthe week; Thy mercy has carried me to this I have done any good, it has been through theoperation of Thy grace; and for the evil that Ihave done I have not been visited with anygreat judgment, nor given over unto death. Iam yet in the land of the living; the livingshall praise Thee, 0 Lord; with a most thankfulspirit do I kneel before Thee, 0 Pather of spirits,for I have provoked Thee every day, and Thouhast had mercy upon me. And now I desire to make this a day ofrecollection; of remembrance of sins, of con-fession, and of repentance, that so I may be pre-pared for to-morrows feast, that joy may comein the morning, the joy of worshipping Thee witha prepared spirit. c- o o SATURDAY. 67 Make me to see my sins, 0 Lord, with cleareyes, without dissembling; take from me all self-deceit, ignorance of myself, blindne
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