the Maker of all, and "careth for all alike." The friends, the relations, and acquaintance, whom I fee and converse with every day, know not half fo much of my conduct as He does, nor are half fo attentive to it. How hourly careful fhould I be, then, to approve myself to him! Among my relations and friends, there are some, whom I regard more than the rest, either out of greater affection for their goodness and kindness, or out of reverence for their greater wisdom and dignity; or out of intereft, as being capable of doing me more good or hurt.-All these motives of the highest regard are joined in him. His Excellence is more than thought can conceive: whatever is beautiful, or good, or amiable in the world, flows from him as it's fource. In him is all Greatnefs

nefs and Majefty, all Wisdom and Knowledge: every thing that is glorious, awful, venerable. My hourly dependance is upon him, and all my expectations, through an eternity to come. From him I have received my life, my being, every power and faculty of foul and body. Every innocent delight I enjoy as his gift in every danger, he is my prefent help, -No Power but his, could guide me fafely through the intricate mazes of life. Hitherto his Providence has carefully watched over me, and his right hand has held me up; and through all my future life, He, who is Truth itfelf, has promised never to fail me, nor forfake me, if, on my part, I will but ferve him faithfully, as in my baptifmal vow I have promised to do.That bleffed Covenant I am going to A 3

renew,

renew, by partaking of the Holy Sacrament. Had not our bleffed Saviour died to redeem mankind, we must all have appeared before an All-seeing God, of infinite Juftice and Holiness, without fecurity of being confidered otherwise than as objects of difpleafure. But we know that he looks upon us now as objects of the tendereft mercy. "He invites us to pour out our hearts before him," at all times: "To call upon him in the time' "To look unto him,

of trouble."

and be faved."-O my Soul, in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he fhall direct thy paths!

Let me then ask myself, as in his fight, what is the general turn of my temper, and disposition of my mind? My moft trifling words and actions are obferved,

obferved by him; and every thought is naked to his eye. Could I fuppose the King, or any the greateft perfon I have any knowledge of, were within reach of obferving my common daily behaviour, though unfeen by me, fhould I not be particularly careful to preserve it in every refpect decent and becoming? Should I allow myself in any little froward humours? Should I not be afhamed to appear peevish and ill-natured? Should I use so much as one harsh or peevish expreffion even to my equal, or my meaneft inferior, éven were I ever fo much provoked? Much lefs fhould I behave irreverently to my parents or fuperiors. This awful Being, in whom I live, and move, and from whom no obfcurity can hide me, by whom the very hairs of my head are all numbered, He

knows the obligations of every relation in life: He fees, in their full light, the reciprocal duties of parents and children, of husbands and wives, of neighbours and fellow-fervants. He knows the aggravated guilt of every offence against these ties of fociety, however we may be disposed to treat them as trifles and every piece of ftubbornness and pride, of ill humour and paffion, of anger and rẻfentment, of fullennefs and perversenefs, expofes us to His juft indignation.

MONDAY.