please, my rest shall be what most conduces to my heart's delight. Two hours will vent more prayers than I shall need, the rest remains for pleasure.

"CONSCIENCE, why startest thou? A judgment strikes me from the mouth of Heaven, and saith,

Whosoever doth any work on my Sabbath, his soul shall be cut off. Exod. xxxi. 14. Exod. xx.

Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day; six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do, but the seventh day, &c. Exod. xxxi. 14.

Ye shall keep my Sabbath, for it is holy unto

you.

Exod. xxxi. 13.

Verily my Sabbaths thou shalt keep, for this

is a sign betwixt me and

your generations.

you, throughout

Luke xxiii. 56.

And they returned and prepared spices, and

ointments, and rested on the Sabbath day, according to the Commandment.

His Soliloquy.

"My soul, how hast thou profaned that day thy God hath sanctified! How hast thou encroached on that which Heaven hath set apart! If thy impatience cannot act a Sabbath twelve hours, what happiness canst thou expect in a perpetual Sabbath? Is six days too little for thyself, and two hours too much for thy God? O, my soul, how dost thou prize temporals beyond eternals! Is it equal, that God, who gave thee a body, and six days to provide for it, should demand one day of thee, and be denied it? How liberal a receiver art thou, and how miserable a requiter! But know, my soul, his Sabbaths are the apple of his eye: he that hath power to vindicate the breach of it, hath threatened judgments to the breaker of it. The God of mercy, that hath mitigated the rigour of it for charity sake, will not diminish the honour of it for profaneness' sake; forget not, then, my soul, to remember his Sabbaths, and

remember not to forget his judgments, lest he forget to remember thee in mercy. What thou hast neglected, bewail with contrition; and what thou hast repented, forsake with resolution; and what thou hast resolved, strengthen with devotion.

His Prayer.

"O ETERNAL, just, and all-discerning Judge; in thyself, glorious; in thy Son, gracious; who triest without a witness, and condemnest without a jury. O! I confess my very actions have betrayed me; thy word hath brought in evidence against me; my own conscience hath witnessed against me, and thy judgment hath passed sentence against me. And what have I now to plead but my own misery, and whither should that misery flee, but to the God of mercy? And since, O Lord, the way to mercy is to leave myself, I here disclaim all interest in myself, and utterly renounce myself. I, that was created for thy glory, have dishonoured thy name; I, that was made for thy service, have profaned thy Sabbaths ; I have

slighted thy ordinances, and turned my back upon thy sanctuary; I have neglected thy sacraments, abused thy word, despised thy ministers, and despised their ministry; I have come into thy courts with an unprovided heart, and have drawn near with uncircumcised lips: and, Lord, I know thou art a jealous God, and most severe against all such as violate thy rest. The glory of thy name is precious to thee, and thine honour is as the apple of thine eye: but thou, O God, that art the God of Hosts, hast published and declared thyself the Lord of mercy. The constitution of thy Sabbath was a work of time; but, Lord, thy mercy is from all eternity: I, that have broke thy Sabbaths, do here present thee with a broken heart; thy hand is not shortened, that thou canst not heal, nor thy ear deafened that thou canst not hear: stretch forth thy hand, O God, and heal my wounds. Bow down thine ear, O Lord,. and hear my prayers; alter the fabric of my sinful heart, and make it tender of thy glory; make me ambitious of thy

service, and let thy Sabbaths be my whole delight; give me a holy reverence of thy word, that it may prove a light to my steps, and a lantern to my feet. Endue my heart with charity and faith, that I may find a comfort in thy sacraments. Bless thou the ministers of thy sacred word, and make them holy in their lives, sound in their doctrine, and laborious in their callings. Preserve the universal church in these distracted times; give her peace, unity, and uniformity; purge her of all schism, error, and superstition; let the king's daughter be all glorious within, and let thine eyes take pleasure in her beauty, that being honoured here, to be a member of her militant, I may be glorified with her triumphant."

(To be continued.)

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