PEATEE 



BY 



REV. CHARLES HODGE, D. D. 



ALMIGHTY GOD, we adore Thee as infinite in thy being and per- 

 fections, as the creator of heaven and earth, and as the Father of 

 the spirits of all men. We adore Thee as the rightful and absolute 

 sovereign of the universe, governing all thy creatures and all their 

 actions. 



We confess our absolute dependence . on Thee for our existence, 

 our faculties, for all we have, all we hope. We acknowledge our 

 responsibility to Thee for our character and conduct for all we 

 think, or do, or say. We humbly confess that we have sinned 

 against Thee, that we have broken thy holy law times and ways 

 without number, and have forfeited all claim to thy favor. 



We call upon all that is within us to bless Thee, that Thou hast 

 not left our apostate race to perish in their state of sin and misery, 

 but didst give thy only begotten Son that whosoever believes on 

 Him should not perish but have everlasting life. We thank Thee, 

 O Lord, that Thou hast given us thy testimony concerning thy 

 Son Jesus Christ, that He is God manifest in the flesh, God in 

 fashion as a man the wonderful the central object of adoration 

 to the intelligent universe, to whom every knee of things in heaven, 

 things on earth, and things under the earth must bow. We thank 

 Thee that Thou hast made Him the light of the world, our infalli- 

 ble teacher as to the things unseen and eternal ; that He is the 

 High Priest of our profession, who offered Himself unto God as 



a sacrifice for the sins of the world ; that He died the just for the 



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