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TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

SERMON LI.

THE BLESSINGS OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM.

Isaiah xxxv. 1.

The wilderness, and the solitary place, shall be glad for
them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the

rose.

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

SERMON LII.

ON PRAYER.

Luke xi. 1.

And it came pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place,
when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him,
Lord, teach us to pray....

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And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even

eternal life....

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THE FAMILY SANCTUARY.

FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY GOD, give us grace, that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty, to judge both the quick and dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen.

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. Lord there is none among the gods like unto thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders.

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We confess before thee, heavenly Father, our unworthiness of the least of thy favours. We have done the things we ought not to have done, we have offended against thy most holy law, and there is no health in us. Yet, blessed be thy name, we are now permitted to approach thy throne of mercy, through the merits of the Redeemer, who is the way, the truth, and the life, who is thine accepted sacrifice, and in whom thou art well pleased. Wondrous love! gracious condescension! Thou didst not spare thine only begotten Son, but didst freely give him up to the death for us. Great, oh, great indeed, is the mystery of godliness! Jesus died, the just for the unjust, to reconcile us to God. Lord, we pray thee to wash, and purify, and sanctify us in his precious blood. Let the Spirit of all grace, dwell in us richly. Let us become new creatures in Christ Jesus, and for his sake grant, that with our errors all pardoned, and our sins all forgiven, our future life may abound in the fruits of the Spirit, with true lowliness and meekness; with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; we being purified and prepared for every good work, and filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto thy glory and praise. O gracious God, hear and mercifully accept these our humble petitions, for Jesus' sake, who while on earth taught us thus to pray,

Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come; thy will be done

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