Family Prayers for Every Day in the Week, Selected from the Bible to Which Are Added, a Few Prayers for Persons in Private; And

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. 1824. Excerpt: ... SUNDAY EVENING. FROM ISAIAH. O Loed God of the Sabbath! suffer us again to gather ourselves together before Thee, and to close this sacred day with prayer and praise; and let Thy Holy Spirit be with us for Christ's sake. Another blessed opportunity Thou hast vouchsafed to us, wherein to attend to the things which belong unto our peacet. O that we had improved it as we ought! that we had this day devoted ourselves more unto Thee! that we had loved Thee more, and served Thee better! that our praises had been more heartfelt, our confessions more humble, our prayers more fervent. Yet, O Lord, sinful as we are in our best services, reject us not; nor suffer us to retire to rest without Thy pardon and Thy blessing. Accept, we pray Thee, our imperfect endeavours to keep this day holy: let the precious blood of our Saviour wash away all our defilements, and for His sake look upon us as a reconciled Father in Christ Jesus. Exod. xx. 10. Luke vi. 5. t Luke xix. 42. We pray also for all Christian congregations, and for all who, in the church, the family, or the closet, have this day endeavoured to seek Thee in Thine own appointed way. O God, though Thou may est justly be angry with us, miserable sinners, yet for Christ's sake let Thine anger be turned away from us, and comfort us% we pray Thee, with heavenly comfort. Enable aisa. xii. 1. us with joy to draw water out of the wells of salvationb, to trust in Thee, and not be afraid0. O b Ver. 3. Thou Holy One of Israel, our Strength, our Song, Ver. 2. our Salvation! we would praise Thee, we would sing unto Thee, we would exalt Thy named; for dVer.6.2.5.4. Thou hast done wonderful things in the earth, Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth0. e Ch. xxv. 1. Thou art a strength to the poor, a strength to the nee...