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V.

And as a giant he sets out upon his work apace,

He stops not till he has perform'd and run his glorious race.

VI.

From heav'ns end is his going forth circling to th' end again :

And there is nothing from his heat that hidden doth remain.

GOD

St. Stephen.

PSALM LXXII.

I.

OD taketh pity on the poor, who are with need opprest, He doth preserve them evermore and bring their fouls to rest.

II.

Both from deceit and violence

their fouls he shall fet free, Alfo their blood which fhall be fhed precious to him fhall be.

GLORIA PATRI.

St.

St. John.

PSALM LXXXIX.

I.

Greatly bleft the people are the gospel found who know, In brightness of thy face, O Lord, they ever on fhall go.

II.

They in thy name shall all the day rejoice exceedingly,

And in thy righteousness shall they exalted be on high:

III.

Because the glory of their ftrength
doth only stand in thee,
And in thy loving favor shall
our pow'r exalted be.

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Innocents Day.

PSALM. LXVIII.

1.

SING praife, fing praise unto the Lord

who rideth on the sky,

Extol the great Jehovah's name and him ftill magnify.

II.

The fame is he that is above, within his holy place,

That Father is of fatherless

and judge of widows cafe.

III.

Houses and iffue both he gives unto the comfortlefs,

He bringeth bondmen out of thrall and rebels to diftrefs.

The

The Sunday after Christmas.

PSALM. XIX.

We fung the first part of this pfalm on Christmas day, which treats of the glory of the Lord Chrift, as it is difplayed in his kingdom of nature: This fecond part treats of his kingdom of grace. What the fun is in the natural world, that is Chrift in the spiritual. The volume of nature fhews his glory, but never favingly, until it be explained by the volume of revelation. This is fuch a light to the foul, as the other is to the body: And this is here fet forth by fix names, to which fix effects are afcribed. The

gofpel of Chrift confidered as his law converts the foul, as his teftimony it makes wife, as the ftatutes of the Lord it rejoices the heart, as his commandment it enlightens the eyes, as the fear of the Lord it endures for ever, as the judgments of the Lord it is true and righteous altogether: On thefe accounts it is commended for its value, far above gold, and for its sweetnefs, fweeter than honey, and for its ufefulness, in keeping of it there is great reward. O that the light of the gospel may fhine upon all our hearts, fo as to produce those gracious effects. Lord blefs it this day. May we find fuch joy and peace in hearing and believing it, that all within us may blefs the name of our incarnate God. While we fing his praises may he give us good reason to hope, that we shall foon praise him better, when we shall fee him face to face.

I.

GOD's law is perfect and converts

the foul in fin that lies,

God's testimony is most fure and makes the simple wife.

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II. The

II.

The ftatutes of the Lord are right, and do rejoice the heart,

The Lord's command is pure, and doth light to the eyes impart.

III.

Unfpotted is the fear of God,

and ever doth endure,

The judgments of the Lord moft true moft righteous are and pure.

IV.

They more than gold, yea much fine gold to be defired are:

Than fweetest honey, from the comb that droppeth, fweeter far.

V.

Moreover they thy fervant warn

how he his life should frame:

A great reward provided is
for them that keep the fame.

PSALM CX.

This is another of our Christmas hymns. Its applica tion to Chrift is fettled by infallible authority. It describes his nature, God-man, David's fon and yet David's Lord, his kingdom, his priesthood, and his government in gathering his church, and in conquering his enemies, and lastly the way in which thefe effects were produced, the fufferings of Chrift and the glory that fhould follow. So that this pfalm is a fummary of the whole gospel.

The

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