our petitions fervent, our thanksgivings devout, and our whole souls obedient to the word we hear. In a word, let us not be satisfied with any attainments, but labour to be holy as God himself is holy, and perfect even as our Father which is in heaven is per- fect. If now a doubt remain on the mind of any individual respecting the transcendent excellence of the Liturgy, let him only take the Litany, and go through every petition of it attentively, and at the close of every petition ask himself, What sort of a person should I be, if this petition were so answered to me, that I lived henceforth according to it ? and what kind of a world would this be, if all the people that were in it experienced the same answer, and walked according to the same model ? If, for in- stance, we were all from this hour delivered " from all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all • uncharitableness ; " if we were delivered also " from all other deadly sin, and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil ; " what happiness should we not possess ? How happy would the Church be, if it should " please God to illuminate all bishops, priests, and deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of his word, so that both by their preaching and living they set it forth and shew it accordingly ! " How blessed also would the whole nation be, if it pleased God to " endue the lords of the council, and all the nobility, with grace, wisdom, and understanding : and to bless and keep the ma- gistrates, giving them grace to execute justice and to maintain truth ; and further to bless all his people throughout the land ! " Yea, what a world would this be, if from this moment God should " give to all nations, unity, peace, and concord ! " Were these prayers once answered, we should hear no more complaints of our Liturgy, nor ever wish for any thing in public, better than that which is provided for us. May God hasten forward that happy day, when all the assemblies of his people throughout the land shall enter fully into the spirit of these prayers,
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