did not discredit or deny this, or this; - but has it been to me what the Divine Spirit wrote it here for? Has it been to me that instruction, impression, holy influence, for which it I was designed ?'” To assist in that private meditation on the Scriptures which will make them to the heart of each individual profitable for edification, strength, and comfort, and which is the best preparation for secret prayer, this little volume has been compiled, and the Divine blessing is implored upon it. INDEX OF AUTHORS. The pieces marked * have not before been published. The Hymns marked † are derived from "Hymns for the Christian Church and Home," edited by the Rev. J. Martineau. POETRY. Dr. Bowring +J. Montgomery J. Montgomery Anonymous *Dr. Tuckerman Anonymous Merrick + Heber J. Taylor Prayer for Preservation from Moral Evil. . *Dr. Carpenter Prayer founded on the Consolations of the Gospel Prayer on the Superin- POETRY. + Jeremy Taylor + Newton Sabbath Recreations +J. F. Oberlin + Hemans *Dr. Carpenter *Dr. Carpenter Dr. Carpenter Invitation to the Lord's Supper Preparation for the Lord's Supper Lord's Supper the A. A. Livermore + Hemans |