The greatest part of it has been already fulfilled in his own perfon as the head, and in his members, many of whom are now round his throne, and many now upon earth have been made a willing people by the gofpel, which is the fceptre of his power-they be lieve in the facrifice of their great high priest, and they rely upon the arm of the Lord their righteoufnefs, their great Melchizedek, and if he fhould make them drink of the brook in the way, as he did, yet being his redeemed, they may fing in faith and hope of his lifting up their head. His crofs is his way to his crown. May the bleffed profpect raise and purify our affections, that we may delight to be afcribing to him all the honor of our falvation. May every heart bless him to day: yea may we now join all thofe in heaven and earth, who are giving glory to God and the Lamb.

JEHO
Ent thou at my right hand,

EHOVAH faid unto my Lord,

Till I have made thy foes a stool whereon thy feet shall stand.

II.

The Lord fhall out of Sion fend
the fceptre of thy might,
Amidst thy greatest foes fhalt thou
be ruler in their fight.

III.

And in the day on which thy reign
and great pow'r they fhall fee,
Then free will-offerings shall all
thy people give to thee.

IV.

Yea with an holy worshipping
then fhall they offer all,
As num'rous as the drops of dew
which in the morning fall.

AFTERNOON.

PSALM. CX.

I.

THE Lord hath fworn and never will repent what he doth fay,

By th' order of Melchizedek

Thou art a priest alway.

II.

The glorious and mighty Lord,
who fits at thy right hand,
Shall in his day of wrath ftrike thro'
kings that do him withstand.

III.

He shall among the heathen judge he fhall with bodies dead

The places fill, o'er rebel lands he fhall wound ev'ry head.

IV.

And he shall drink out of the brook

that runneth in the way, Wherefore he shall lift up on high His royal head that day.

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The Circumcifion of Christ.

PSALM XXXIX.

This is new-year's day. How fhort is life? Its continuance how uncertain? Eternity is at hand. How careful then should we be to make a good ufe of these flying moments, that when they are run out, we may be happy for ever. We have here the prophet's meditation upon this fubject. May his thoughts be ours to-day. O that his prayer may be made by every one of us. May the Lord teach us fo to number our days that we may apply our hearts to faving wisdom. How happy are they, whom the Lord has made wife unto falvation! How thankful fhould they be, who can place the confidence of their hearts in the Lord Jefus Chrift, and can fing with the prophet, Truly my hope is even in thee.

I.

MINE end and measure of my days

O Lord unto me show,

What is the fame; that I thereby my frailty well may know.

II.

Lo, thou my days an hand breadth mad'it, mine age is in thine eye,

As nothing fure each man at best

is wholly vanity.

III.

Sure each man walks in a vain fhow, they vex themselves in vain :

He heaps up wealth and doth not know to whom it fhall pertain.

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IV. And

IV.

And now, O Lord, what wait I for?
what help do I defire?
Truly my hope is ev'n in thee,
I nothing elfe require.

PSALM XL.

St. Paul has opened the meaning of this pfalm, and has proved that it treats of the Lord Christ, as becoming fubject to the law for man. When facrifices could not take away fin, he came to take it away by his own facrifice, and therefore he was circumcifed, and made under the law to redeem them that were under the law. By his life and death having perfectly done the will of God he became the author of eternal falvation.

Here is the object of our faith-Chrift God-man keeping the law, and suffering its penalties for his people. Here is their matter and ground of rejoicing, that he is the end of the law for righteousness to every one who believeth. As this truth is received, the confcience is at peace with God, and hope in God revives. May we glorify Jefus this day, finging of and rejoicing in that love, which led him to be circumcifed and obedient unto the law for man: For this ineftimable mercy may he have honor and glory and bleffing and praife from us to day and for ever.

I.

TO facrifice nor offering

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didft thou at all defire,

Mine ears thou bor'd: fin-off'ring thou and burnt didft not require.

II. Then

II.

Then to the Lord these were my words,
I come, Behold and fee,
Within the volume of thy book
it written is of me,

III.

To do thy will I take delight

O thou my God who art,
Yea that most holy law of thine
I have within my heart.

GLORIA PATRI.

The first Sunday after the Epiphany.

PSALM LXVI.

We call this Epiphany, which means the rifing of the fun of righteoufnefs upon the Gentiles. It is through the tender mercy of our God, that Chrift the day fpring from on high has vifited us, who were fitting in darknefs, and in the shadow of death. He brings with him light and life, and comfort, yea every bleffing to the foul, upon which he arifes. He opens the blind eyes to fee his marvellous light. And fhining with his bright beams upon the dead finner, he quickens him: Shining on ftill he guides him in way and makes him active in it: never withdrawing his influence, till the day of glory dawn, and that fun, which never fets, arife upon the foul,

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