Devotions in the ancient way of offices. With psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day of the week and every holiday in the year. / Reformed by A person of quality, ; and published by George Hickes, D.D.

Second Lesson. Joel 2. 12.

THerefore also now saith the Lord, Turn ye even unto me with all your Heart, with Fasting, with Weeping, and with Mourning.

And rent your Hearts and not your Garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to Anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the Evil.

Who knoweth if he will return, and re∣pent, and leave a blessing behind him?

Isa. 59. 1. Behold the Lord's hand is not shorten'd that he cannot save; neither his ear heavy that he cannot hear.

But your Iniquities have separated be∣tween you and your God, and your Sins have hid his Face from you, that he will not hear.

Isa. 55. 7. Let the wicked forsake his Way, and the unrighteous Man his Thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have Mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly Pardon.

Isa. 4. 16. Wash you, make you clean, put away the evil of your doings from before mine Eyes; cease to do Evil,

learn to do well, seek Judgment, relieve the Oppressed, judge the Fatherless, plead for the Widow.

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord; though your Sins be as Scarlet, they shall be as white as Snow; though they be red like Crimson, they shall be as Wooll.

Res. Oh that my Head were Waters, and mine Eyes a Fountain of Tears, that I might continually weep, and mourn, and lament for my own Sins, and for my Sa∣viour's Sufferings. O my ador'd Re∣deemer, make us heartily sorry to have offended Thee; make us speedily amend, lest we ruine our selves; thou hast given us these holy Rules to guide our Lives, and enforc'd them on us by thine own Ex∣ample, Fasting, and Praying, and Weeping, and humbling thy self unto Death, even the death of the Cross.