Devotions in the ancient way of offices with psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day in the week and every holiday in the year.

Psal. XXXIX

TWas not alone to make the day; that Thou O Lord, did'st make the Sun:

But to teach us these pious Lessons; and write them plain as it's own beams;

So should our light shine forth to others; and so our charity warm their coldness:

So when they say we are under a cloud; we should, like the Sun, be really above it;

And though we appear sometimes Eclipst; or even extinguisht in a night of sorrow:

Still we should shine to our selves and Thee; and still go on the ways of light:

Still, like the regular Sun, unchangedly ex∣pect * the appointed periods of bright and dark.

Only in this we gladly disagree; and blest be our God who made the difference:

Not like the Sun, that every night goes down; and must at last be quite put out:

When we have finisht here our course; and seem to set to this dark earth:

We hope to rise and set no more; but shine perpetually in a brighter heav'n.

Glory be, &c.

Antiph. Thou art, O Lord, all goodnes and

patience; and we, alas, all sin and disobedience.

Hymn XII.

BLessed, O Lord, be thy wise grace; That governs all our day: And to the night assigns its place, To rest us in our way.

If works the laboring hand impair, Or thoughts the studious mind: Both are consider'd by thy care, Both fit refreshment find.

Fit to relieve their present state; Fit to prepare the next: While we are taught to meditate This plain and useful Text.

As every Night lays down our head; And morning ope's our eys: So shal the dust be once our bed; And so we hope to rise:

To rise, and see that beauteous light Spring from those eys of Thine: Not to be check't by any night; But clear for ever shine.

All glory to the sacred Three One everliving Lord:

As at the first, still may He be Belov'd, obey'd, ador'd. Amen.

Capit. 1 Pet. 4.

THe end of all is at hand; bewise therefore, and watch in prayers: but above all have mutual charity continually among your selves; for charity covers a multitude of sins; use hospit∣ality one towards another, without murmuring: every one as he has receiv'd grace, ministring the same one towards another; as good dispensers of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, as the words of God; if any man minister, as of the Power which God gives: that in all things God may be honored by JESUS Christ; to whom is Glory and Empire, for ever and ever, Amen.

Antiph: The Sun runs it's Course, or stands still, or goes back, as thou command'st; the rag∣ing Sea growes calm, nay divides it's waves at thy word; only Thine own Israel resist the voice of their God;

V. A rod of direction is the Scepter of thy Kingdom:

R. Swaying man to observe the discipline of life.

O Gratious Lord, whose laws are but necessary Rules of Soul-saving love; and whose Commands are but emphatical Advises of what our nature requires to grow happy!

Quicken, we beseech Thee, the slacknes of our obedience to them, by often reflecting on this thy generous Goodnes; and grant the ready observance paid by all other creatures to thy least will, for serving us, may so reproach our perverse resisting the guidance of thy sweet spirit, towards our own only good; which thou kindly cal'st thy Service; that we may feel our selves confounded with shame at our notorious follys, and be henceforth apter to learn, by all the world about us, our duty to Thee, through our Lord: —

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