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IV.

I laid me down, and quietly
I flept, and rose again;
For I did know affuredly
the Lord did me fuftain.

AFTERNOON.

PSALM III.

I. 7

IF thousands up against me rife

I will not be afraid:

For thou art ftill my Lord and God my Saviour and mine aid.

II..

Arife, O Lord, 'fave me my God; for thou my foes has ftruck

On their cheek-bone, and thou the teeth of wicked men haft broke.

III.

Salvation only doth belong unto the Lord above,

Who on thy people dost bestow the bleffing of thy love.

IV.

To Father, Son, and holy Ghost,

the God whom we adore,

Be glory as it was, is now, and fhall be evermore..

Third Sunday after the Epiphany.

PSALM IV.

:

Believers are here called upon to truft in the Lord always; that they may offer to him through the beloved Jefus the facrifice of praife continually for which end we should be seeking in all means for more fense of his favor towards us, an increase of which is better than all the worlds goods: For it makes us live fafe and happy under the care of God both night and day. Bleffed are they who can fing thefe words with melody in their hearts unto the Lord.

I.

OFFER to God the facrifice

of righteousness and praise,

And look that in the living God you put your trust always.

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O who will fhew us any good?
Is that which many say,
But of thy countenance the light,
Lord, lift on us alway.

III.

For thou thereby fhalt make my heart
more joyful and more glad :
Than they who of their corn and wine
a great increase have had.

IV.

I will both lay me down in peace and quiet fleep will take,

Because thou only me to dwell in fafety, Lord, doft make.

PSALM

PSALM V.

This is a prayer of the Lord Christ, in which he was heard and anfwered. He trufted in God at all times, and he was carried through his obedience and sufferings with continual fuccefs. So will our prayers through him find admittance within the veil, and bring down every needful bleffing. Let us afk in faith nothing wavering, and our prayer hearing God will grant us our hearts defire. May we fing with this fure trust in his faithfulness.

I.

GIVE ear unto my words, O Lord, my meditation weigh:

Hear my loud cry, my king, my God,

for I to thee will

pray :

11.

Lord thou fhalt early hear my voice,
I early will direct

My prayer to thee, and looking up
an anfwer will expect;

III.

And I will patiently ftill truft

in thee my God alone,

Thou art not pleas'd with wickedness
and ill with thee dwells none:
IV.

Therefore will I come to thy house
trusting upon thy grace,

And I will worship in thy fear

towards thy holy place.

AFTER

AFTERNOON.

PSALM V..

I.

CONDUCT me in thy righteousness for watchful is my foe,

Therefore, O Lord make plain, the way, wherein I ought to go.

II.

And let all those who trust in thee
with fhouts their joy proclaim,
Let them rejoice whom thou preserv❜st
and those who love thy name.

III.

For, Lord, unto the righteous man
thou wilt thy bleffing yield,
And with thy grace wilt compafs him
about as with a fhield.

GLORIA PATRI.

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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany.

PS ALM VIII.

Our Lord has applied this pfalm to himself in Matt. xxi. And St. Paul has commented upon it in Heb. ii. 9. "But we fee Jefus, who was made a little lower than "the angels crowned with glory and honor:" He has dominion over all creatures and things, which we loft by the fall, and is only restored to us under Chrift. In this view he is here confidered as glorious even to admiration, he has the testimony of children to confute his enemies, and he has the earth and heavens, the fun, moon, and stars to magnify him, for though he was a little white abafed below the angels in his humiliation, yet he is now crowned king of kings, and is fet over all the works of God: His kingdom ruleth over all. The prophet begins and ends the pfalm with the fame admiration of the furpaffing glory of the name of the Lord Chrift. May we understand and enter into the spirit of this divine hymn. O that we could fing it to day, as the happy fubjects of fuch a glorious monarch. May we fo truft in what he did for us, when he was lower than the angels, as to expect he will be our friend in his high exalted ftate. May we in ufing this hymn admire the excellency of his great name, and with thankful hearts blefs and praife King-mediator to day, and for ever.

I.

HOW excellent in all the earth,

Jehovah our Lord is thy name, Who haft thy glory far advanc'd Above the highest starry frame.

II. From

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