The daily office of a Christian being the devotions of the most Reverend Father in God Dr. William Laud, late archbishop of Canterbury : wherein several catechetical paraphrases ...

Author: Laud, William, 1573-1645.1683

THE Daily Office OF A CHRISTIAN.

BEING The DEVOTIONS Of the most Reverend Father in God Dr. WILLIAM LAUD, Late Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Fourth EDITION.

Wherein several Catechetical Paraphrases and other very Excellent PRAYERS selected out of the Primitive Writers, formerly publisht in Latine, are now made English; and the whole reduced to an exact Method for the Benefit of the DEVOUT.

London: Printed for Matthew Gillyflower and William Hensman, and are to be sold at their Shops in Westminster-hall. 1683.

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William Laud Lord ArchBishop of Canterbury his grace Privy Councilor to King Charles y^e [...]

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THE Preface.

THere needs no more to recommend this Manual to the pious Reader, than the Name of its great Author, who was both so excellent a Judge of the Matter and Language of Devotion, and so lively an Example of its use, as made him in all parts qualified and furnished to direct others.

Yet most probably this H. Prelate designed them at first to [Page] serve onely for himself in his Retirements: But however, that they are exceedingly well fitted for all sorts of persons (excepting here and there some peculiarities, which may soon be noted and past over) any one may discern, that will but take the pains of a cursory perusal. And the World has pretty well witnessed it, having taken off three Editions (or more) so entirely, that 'tis extreamly difficult to meet with one single Copy of either; though none of them were printed to the Advantage of the Writer, nor well contrived for the Benefit of the devout Reader.

The first that came abroad contained onely the Officium Quotidianum [Page] or Daily Office, with the addition of some few short Collects; and wanted the richest part of this noble Treasure.

The second was printed at Oxford by Dr. Bayly from the Bishop's own hand-writing; but it might have been wisht, for the publick good, that other measures had been taken, both in regard of the Price, and the Language and Order of the Book.

For the Character being large and fair, made a fine shew indeed, but perhaps hindered the speedy spreading of it, by enhancing the purchase, and making it too bulkie.

And many Prayers of most general and incomparable use being altogether in Latine, were perfectly [Page] unserviceable to the Devotion of such who had learnt to pray onely in their Mother-Tongue, and were Strangers to all others.

The Method no doubt was the same which he found in the Original; but the whole being composed at several times on different Motives, the Order could not be very natural, nor very apposite for the ready finding of ordinary persons; though the Bishops constant practice might have made it so familiar to himself, that possibly he could with ease, and without interruption, dip on what place he pleased.

What other Editions of it are extant, were printed after this [Page] Copy; but seem to be stoln out in haste for filthy Lucre's sake, most intolerably faulty, and upon very bad Paper.

But none of all these being to be had, care has been taken to oblige the World with a new Impression, and at the same time to remedy all those Inconveniencies.

1. The Book therefore (now compleat and perfect) is brought into such a compass, as to be afforded at a very easie rate, though the Paper be good, and the Letter handsome.

2. The Latine part, which is very considerable (especially the Paraphrases on the Lords Prayer and Creed, &c. and the Offices for the Sick) are here faithfully [Page] rendered into English, with much plainness, and, as nigh as could be, in the Scriptures and Churches Language; so that the meanest capacity may enjoy with good success, what the most refin'd and searching have so justly admired. That you may know the Translations, each is markt (thus*) with a small Asterisk at the beginning.

3. Some perhaps, on sudden thoughts, may judge it too bold an attempt to change the Order of the Book; and indeed it would have been so, if the Author himself had publisht it as a perfect Work. But considering what was said before, that 'twas intended onely for himself in private, and [Page] gathered occasionally in his reading, or meditated with regard to emerging circumstances, the Method could not be exact or accurate; and therefore to alter it, will be no injury to the Memory of this great and learned Man, who in all likelihood would himself have done as much, if he had liv'd and resolv'd to communicate it to the World. So that the usefulness of our Vndertaking in this behalf, must certainly outweigh the presumption of it.

Therefore immediately after the Daily Office, we have set the Daily Examination of Conscience, which is the proper place; and then follow the other short Collects (more naturally rankt [Page] lation and Method, is, as to its usefulness, become almost a new Work.

We concluded it to be expedient to acquaint the good Reader with this modest Account of our Care and Pains; and having done so, 'tis pity to detain him any longer. May his honest Endeavours be successful in the practice of what we recommend to him, as our own in the Enterprize.

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— And yet didst thou turn and refresh me. Psal. 71. 18.

O Come hither and hearken, all ye that fear God, and I will tell you what he hath done for my Soul, Psal. 66. 16.

The Lords Prayer.

Our Father: Though offended, yet a Father.
Which art in Heaven,: More
Gerson interprets otherwise, part 3. p. 1147.
eminently there, but not there onely.
Hallowed: In me, by me, upon me.
Be thy Name.: The name of a Father in us, that we may become Sons of thee our Father.
[Page] Thy Kingdom come.: To destroy the Kingdom of Sin, by which Death & the Devil reign.
Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.: By me that am but Earth, as it is by thy holy Angels.
Give us this day Our: Our own, lawfully begotten.
Daily: As the necessity of each day requires.
Bread.: The Spiritual Food of our Soul, and also that of our body.
And forgive us our Trespasses, as, &c.: Forgive us our Talents, who forgive others their Pence.
And lead us not into temptation,: Nor suffer us to enter into temptation, when we are led away, and ready to yield to it.
[Page] But deliver us from evil.: From that Author of evil that is without us, the Devil and the World; and from the Author of evil that is within us, our own selves: from the evil of sin by thy Grace, and from the evil of punishment by thy mercy; from all evil by thy Peace.
For thine is the Kingdom,: Absolute in it self.
The Power,: Independent on any other.
The Glory,: Shining round about all things, & in all things.
Thine.: And from thee, and by thee, and to thee, in the glory & salvation of thy Servants.

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OUr Father, which art in The Prefact. Heaven,

1. Hallowed be thy Name. Petitions.

2. Thy Kingdom come.

3. Thy Will be done in Earth, as it is in Heaven.

4. Give us this day our dayly bread.

5. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.

6. And lead us not into temptation.

7. But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the Kingdom, The Doxologie. the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever.

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The Apostle's Creed divided into Articles.

1. I Believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and Earth.

2. And in Jesus Christ, his onely Son our Lord.

3. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary.

4. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.

5. He descended into Hell, the third day he rose again from the dead.

6. He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty.

7. From thence he shall come to judge the Quick and the Dead.

[Page] 8. I believe in the Holy Ghost.

9. The Holy Catholick Church, The Communion of Saints.

10. The Forgiveness of Sins.

11. The Resurrection of the Body.

12. And the Life Everlasting.

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An Advertisement CONCERNING The Division of the Hours of PRAYER.

IT appeareth, both by the Histories of the Jews, and by plain Observations out of the New Testament, that the space of the Day from the Morning to the Evening was solemnly divided into four equal parts, which they called Hours, [to wit] the First, the Third, the Sixth, and the Ninth. The First Hour comprehended the whole space from the Sun being risen, about six of the clock in the Morning after our account, till Nine, or thereabouts. The Third Hour began from thence, and lasted till High-noon with us. The Sixth, from thence to our three of the clock after Noon. The Ninth, [Page 2] from that hour, to the Vespers, or Evensong, about six in the evening, or Sun-set. And what was done in any part of these four spaces, was indifferently taken and said to be done in that Hour, whereunto every space of time was allotted. In which respect St. Mark, chap. 15. 25. saith, It was the Third Hour when they crucified Christ: and yet St. John, chap. 19. 14. saith, It was about the Sixth Hour before he was yet crucified. Nor is there any contradiction at all between these two Evangelists; St. Mark understanding the last part of the Third Hour, which was now at the very end; and St. John meaning that it was now near upon the beginning of the Sixth Hour, which was immediately to follow; the ending of the Third, and the beginning of the Sixth, being both one and the same point of time.

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THE DAILY OFFICE OF A CHRISTIAN.

The Office for every day.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

O Lord, I am risen For preventing Grace. up, and fallen prostrate before thee: Prevent me, I beseech thee, in Engl. Lit. all my doings with thy most gracious Favour, and further me with thy continual Help; that in all my Works begun, continued, and ended in thee, I may glorifie thy holy [Page 4] Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain Everlasting Life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

ALmighty God and The Confession, with a Prayer by L. A. W. most merciful Father, all Merciful, Mercy it self; I have erred wittingly, and strayed willingly, nay run from thy ways, more like an untamed Heifer, than a lost or wandring Sheep. I have followed too much, even altogether, the absurd devices and brutish desires of my own heart. I have offended against, nay been offended at thy holy, most holy Laws. I have left undone, not done at all, those things which I ought to have done. And I have done, done nothing else, but those things which I ought not to have done. And there is no health, no hope of health in me. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon me, miserable, most miserable sinner, the greatest sinner, and most unthankful for so great Grace. Spare me, and them [Page 5] all, O God, which confess their faults. Restore me, and all them that be penitent, that desire to be penitent, that wish they were, would be glad if they were so, that fear they are not enough, and are sorry they are no more: For this is according to thy Promises, most pretious, most gracious, most sweet Promises, declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu our Lord. Grant therefore, O most merciful Father, for his sake who is our Redeemer, Advocate, Author and Finisher of our Faith, our Propitiation, Righteousness, and Justification; that I and all Penitents may hereafter live a Godly, Righteous, and Sober Life, to the Glory of thy holy Name, and the Salvation of our own Souls.

O Eternal God and merciful For forgiveness of Sins. Father, pardon, I beseech thee, all the Sins, Omissions and Commissions, Thoughts, Words, and Deeds, by which I have provoked thee unto anger, from the [Page 6] time of my Birth to this present moment: That no one, nor all of my sins together, may ever be able to cry oftner or louder in thine Ears for Vengeance, than the Cry of my Prayers may ascend up unto thee for Mercy and for Forgiveness, and obtain that they sue for. Particularly, I humbly beseech thee, forgive unto me my Great and my Clamorous sins, such as are, &c.

O Lord, against Heaven, and against Thee have I sinned, and committed foul Trangressions in thy sight; but I beseech thee, wipe them all out of the Book of Remembrances which thou hast written, through Jesus Christ our Lord and onely Saviour.

GIve unto me, O Lord, I For Gifts. humbly beseech thee, a wise, a sober, a patient, an understanding, a devout, a religious, a courageous Heart: Chaste and temperate Reins and Thoughts: A Soul full of Devotion to do thee service, strength [Page 7] against all Temptations, especially the Temptations of, &c. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, I give thee humble Thanks giving. and hearty thanks (increase my thankfulness, I beseech thee) for all Benefits and Blessings both Spiritual and Temporal, which in the riches of thy great Mercy thou hast liberally poured down upon me, but especially Spiritual. Lord, let me not live, but to praise and magnifie Thee and thy glorious Name. Particularly I give thee most unfeigned thanks for my preservation from the time of my Birth to this present moment, for, &c. For bringing me safe to the beginning of this day, in which and all the days of my life, I beseech thee, preserve me from sin, and from danger, in Soul and in Body, that all my thoughts, words, and works may tend to the honour and glory of thy Name, the good of thy Church, the discharge of my Duty, the salvation of [Page 8] my Soul in the day of my appearance and account to be made before thee, through Jesus Christ, our onely Saviour and Redeemer.

O Eternal God and For the Catholick Church. merciful Father, I humbly beseech thee, bless thy Holy Catholick Church, wheresoever spread upon the face of the whole Earth: Good Lord, purge it from all Atheism, Heresie, Schism, Superstition, factious maintenance of Groundless Opinions; that one Faith, one Lord, one Baptism, may in all places be uniformly professed, as thy Church is, and can be but one. And grant, good Lord, that I may be and continue a faithful, living, and a working Member under Christ the Head, in that Church the Body, all the days of my life, and at the hour of my death, through the Merits, and by the Grace of the same Jesus Christ, our Lord and onely Saviour.

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O Merciful God, bless For this particular Church. this Particular Church in which I live: make it and all the Members of it sound in Faith, and holy in Life, that they may serve thee, and thou bless them, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

LOrd, bless our most For the King. gracious Soveraign, treasure up in him all thy hidden Blessings; make him, and keep him a devoted Servant to thee, a constant Patron of the Church and Truth, that he may live long, and be full of honourable success all his days, in his Person, in his Actions, in his Queen, in his Children, in his Servants, in his People, and crown'd with Glory after life, and in that good time that shall be best both for Him and Us, make him a joyful Father of happy and successful Children. Under him bless the whole State Ecclesiastical and Civil, that Righteousness and Peace may kiss [Page 10] each other, and we serve and honour thee for ever.

GOod Lord, bless all For Friends and Relations. the places to which thou hast made me have any near Reference, the place where I was born, &c. every Soul contained in any of these. All my Friends, Kindred, Acquaintance, any unto whom thou hast made me any way beholding; especially my nearer and my bosom-Friends, Dr. &c. all those, &c. Lord, I beseech thee, forgive me and them all our sins, and continue us thy Servants both in Life and Death.

GRacious Father, bless XFor Servants. my Servants, and make them thine. Give them Grace to serve thee first, then me with Faithfulness, Soberness, and Diligence: Make me ever willing, and in some measure able to repay unto them the time and the strength which they either have or shall spend to do me service; [Page 11] even for Jesus Christ his sake.

O Lord, bless all the afflicted For those in affliction. Members of the Body of thy Son, wheresoever, howsoever afflicted; send them constant Patience or speedy Deliverance, as seems best to thee, and is best for them, according to their several wants and necessities whatsoever; (particularly, &c.) And do unto them according to all those mercies which I would or should desire thou shouldst shew to my own Soul, if at any time thou shalt be pleased to make my Estate as theirs is at this present. And, O Lord, be merciful.

BLessed Father, bless all For all men, even our enemies. sorts of men in their Particulars; mine Enemies with the Forgiveness of sins: Turn their hearts that they may no longer hate thy Servant; and if they will not be turned, deliver me not over, I beseech [Page 12] thee, into their power. And next after the Salvation of my Soul, I humbly beg it, deliver me not into the hands of men, to the shame or scorn of the World.

* O Lord Jesus, give me to Resignation of my self. do what thou commandest, and command what thou wilt. Prepare my Soul against thy coming, [and] come when thou wilt. Give me, if it please thee, a most serene Patience, [but] at least as much as is sufficient for me, and come how thou wilt, O thou that art the Saviour of all that hope in thee. And moreover I beseech thee, O Lord Jesus, interpose thy Death, Cross, Passion, Merit, and Bloud between thy Judgment and my Soul, now and ever, and especially in the hour of my death. Which In the hour of Death. Death I earnestly beg may never be sudden, may it never come and find me unprepared: and when it comes, never let it rage so, but that I [Page 13] may retain Faith, Hope, and Charity, a sound Memory and Understanding even to the last gasp. And be thou my Defender O God. Grant mercy and pardon to my sins, to thy Church Peace and Concord, to me the chief of Sinners Grace in this life, and Glory in the life to come. So, even so come, O Lord Jesus, and have mercy upon me. Amen.

Lord, here I am, do with me as seems best in thine own eyes; onely give me, I humbly beseech thee, a Penitent and a patient spirit to expect thee. Amen.

Lord, make my Service acceptable to thee while I live, and my Soul ready for thee when I die. Amen.

Our Father, which art in Heaven, &c.

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The daily Examination of Conscience.

* O My Soul,

1. Hast thou given God thanks for the Benefits [which] thou hast received?
2. Hast thou prayed for [the assistance of] Gods Grace, that thou may'st know thy sins and cast them out?
3. Hast thou call'd thy self to [an] account for the sins thou hast committed this present day, by thought, word, and deed, in every hour since thou hast been awake?
4. Hast thou begg'd pardon for thy offences, and [hast thou] purpos'd through Gods Grace to amend [them]?

Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity now and for ever, World without end.

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A daily Prayer.

O Lord, forgive me all my sins that are past. O Lord, strengthen me against all Temptations, especially the Temptations of, &c

O Lord, fill my heart with thankfulness: and I do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for the great deliverance of me from the rage and fury of the Multitude. O Lord, let the same wings of thy merciful protection be spread over me all the days of my life. O Lord, give me a faithful, a patient, a penitent, a persevering heart in thy service; that so I may with comfort daily, nay hourly expect when my Change shall come. So Amen, Lord Jesus.

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For the King.

O Lord, grant the King Psal. 61. 6. a long life, that his years may endure as many ages: Furnish him with wise and safe Counsels, and give him a heart of courage and constancy to pursue them. O prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness for him, that they may preserve him; so will I always sing Praises unto thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, hear the King in Psal. 20. 1. the day of his trouble, that thy Name, O God of Jacob, may defend him. Send him help from thy Sanctuary, and strength out of Sion. Grant him his hearts desire, and fulfil all his mind. Set his heart firm upon thee, and upon other things but as they are in and from thee; that we his Servants under thee may see with joy that thou helpest thine Anointed, and [Page 17] that thou wilt hear him from thy holy Heaven, even with the wholsome strength of thy right hand. And, O Lord, close not mine eyes till I see thy favour shine out upon him, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

For the Church.

O Lord, we humbly beseech 5 Sund. after Epiph. thee to keep thy Church and Houshold continually in thy true Religion, that they which do lean onely upon hope of thy heavenly Grace, may evermore be defended by thy mighty power: And that I may humbly and faithfully serve thee in this thy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gracious Father, I humbly beseech thee, for thy holy Catholick Church, fill it with all Truth, in all truth with all Peace. Where it is corrupt, purge it: where it is in error, direct it: where it is superstitious, rectifie it: [Page 18] where any thing is amiss, reform it: where it is right, strengthen and confirm it: where it is in want, furnish it: where it is divided and rent asunder, make up the breaches of it, O thou holy One of Israel. Amen.

O merciful God, since thou hast ordered me to live in these times, in which the rents of thy Church are grievous; I humbly beseech thee to guide me, that the divisions of men may not separate me either from thee or it, that I may ever labour the preservation of Truth and Peace, that where for and by our sins the Peace of it succeeds not, thou wilt yet accept my will for the deed, that I may still pray, even while thou grantest not, because I know thou wilt grant it when thou seest it fit. In the mean time bless, I beseech thee, this Church in which I live, that in it I may honour and serve thee all the days of my life, and after this be glorified by thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[Page 19] O Lord, thou hast brought Psal. 80.8. a Vine out of Egypt and planted it; thou madest room for it, and when it had taken root it filled the land. O why hast thou broken down her hedge, that all which go by pluck off her Grapes? the wild Boar out of the Wood rooteth it up, and the wild Beasts of the Field devour it. O turn thee again, thou God of Hosts, look down from Heaven, behold and visit this Vine, and the place of the Vineyard that thy right hand hath planted, and the Branch that thou madest so strong for thy self. Lord, hear me for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, except thou Psal. 127.1. buildest the House, their labour is but lost that build it; and except thou, O Lord, keep the Citie, the Watchman waketh but in vain. It is but lost labour to rise early, and take late rest, and to eat the bread of carefulness, if thou bless not the endeavours that seek the peace and the welfare of thy [Page 20] Church. Therefore, O Lord, build thy Church and keep it, and take care for it, that there may be no lost labour among the Builders of it. Amen.

O Lord our God, the For the Church of England, when robbed of her Revenues. Nehem. 9.32, 33. great, the mighty, and the terrible God; O thou which keepest covenant and mercie, let not all the trouble seem little before thee that hath come upon us, upon our Priests, upon the Houses built and dedicated to thy Name, upon the Maintenance for them that serve at thy Altar, upon our Kings, State, and People, since that day of Affliction. Thou are just in all that is brought upon us: For thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly. Yet, O Lord, have mercie, and turn to us again, for Jesus and his mercies sake.

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For the Commonweal.

O Lord, thou which Psal. 33. 10, 12. bringest the counsels of the Heathen to nought, and makest the devices of the People to be of none effect, and castest out the counsels of Princes when they have offended thee; have mercie upon this Kingdom, forgive the sins of this People; turn thee unto them and bless them, that the World may say, Blessed are the People whose God is the Lord Jehovah, and blessed are the Folk that he hath chosen to him to be his Inheritance. Lord, hear and grant, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Lord, bless this Kingdom, that Religion and Virtue may season all sorts of men; that there may be Peace within the Gates, and Plentie within the Palaces of it. In Peace I beseech thee to preserve it, that it corrupt not: In War so defend it, that it suffer not: [Page 22] In Plentie so order it, that it riot not: In Want so pacifie and moderate it, that it may patiently and peaceably seek thee, the onely full supply both of Men and States; that so it may continue a Place and a People to do thee service to the end of time, through Jesus Christ our onely Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

O Lord, according to all Dan. 9. 16, 17. thy Righteousness, I beseech thee let thine anger be turned away from this Citie and thy People; and cause thy face to shine upon whatsoever is desolate therein, for Jesus Christ his sake.

For the Kingdom of England.

O Almightie Lord God, bless this Kingdom, and grant that Health, Chastitie, Victorie, and all Virtue may abound therein, with Thanksgiving to God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost: And [Page 23] may this Blessing remain upon this Kingdom, and upon all the Inhabitants thereof, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For House and Family.

* O Lord, I beseech thee, visit this Habitation, and keep away from it all the snares of our [ghostly] Enemie: Let thy holy Angels dwell in it, and let them preserve us in peace and health, and let thy Blessing be upon us for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For government of the Tongue.

LEt the words of my Psal. 19. 14. mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord my strength and my Redeemer. Amen.

Lord, keep my tongue Psal. 34.12, 13. [Page 24] from evil, and my lips that they speak no guile; that so I may eschew evil and do good, seek peace and ensue it. Amen.

O Lord, give me the Psal. 37.31. mouth of the righteous, that it may be exercised in wisdom, and that my tongue may be talking of judgment. Amen.

Lord, I have said in thy Psal. 39.1, 2. grace, I will take heed unto my ways, that I offend not in my tongue. Give me, O give me that grace, that I may take this heed, that I may keep my mouth as it were with a bridle; especially when the ungodly is in my sight, be it never so much pain or grief unto me. Hear me, and grant, even for Christ Jesus sake. Amen.

Let the freewil-offerings Psal. 119. 108. of my mouth please thee, O Lord, and teach me thy Judgments. Amen.

O Lord, set a watch before Psal. 141.3. my mouth, and keep [Page 25] the door of my lips, and let not my heart be inclined to any thing that is evil. Amen.

O Lord, set a watch before Ecclus 22. 27. my mouth, and a seal of Wisdom upon my lips, that I fall not suddenly by them; and that my tongue destroy me not.

Against Temptations.

O Lord, as thou art faithful, 1 Cor. 10. 15. so suffer me not, I beseech thee, to be tempted above that I am able, but give an Issue with the Temptation, that I may be able to bear it. Amen.

* O Almighty God, have respect unto my Prayers, and deliver my heart from the temptations of ill thoughts, that by thy mercie I may become a fit habitation for thy holy Spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* O God, who makest all things work together for good to those that love [Page 26] Thee; inflame my heart with such an inviolable sense of thy love, as may never be shaken by the force of any Temptation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* O [most] merciful God, grant me constancie in thy Faith, and firmness in thy Love; that I may retain both entirely, and may never be turned from them by any Temptations, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For a good Journey.

* O Lord, I deserve not the guidance of a Star to guide me, yet I beseech thee, grant me a good Journey, seasonable Weather, [and] a happie return; that thy holy Angel being my Companion and Protector, I may arrive happily to my Journeys end, and back again to my own home, and at last to the Port of everlasting Salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[Page 27] * Be present [with me] O Lord, and preserve thy Servant: be thou my Upholder when I am in slipperie places; and [be thou] my Haven [when I am] in [danger of] shipwrack, that by thy guidance I may finish this Journey prosperously, and at length return in safetie to my own [place,] through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* Give ear, O Lord, to my Supplications, and [so] dispose the way of thy Servant, that amidst all the changes [and chances] of this life and [this] way, I may ever be defended by thy [most gracious] help, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* O Lord, save me thy servant who put my trust in thee; send me help from thy holy place, and defend me out of Sion: Be thou unto me a strong tower from the face of my Enemie: Let the Enemie have no advantage over me, nor the Son of Wickedness approach to hurt me. O make my Journey prosperous [to me] thou [Page 28] [that art the] God of my Health. O Lord, hear my Prayers, and let my Crying come unto thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For Rain.

O God, heavenly Father, English Liturgy whose gift it is that the Rain doth fall, the Earth is fruitful, Beasts increase, and Fishes do multiply, send us, we beseech thee, such moderate Rain and showers, that we may receive the Fruits of the Earth to our comfort, and to thy honor, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For Fair Weather.

O Lord God, who for the English Liturgy. sin of Man didst once drown all the World except eight persons, and afterward of thy great mercie didst promise never to destroy it so [Page 29] again; we humbly beseech thee, that though we for our iniquities have worthily deserved a Plague of Rain and Waters, yet upon our true repentance thou wilt give us such Weather, whereby we may receive the Fruits of the Earth in due season; and learn both by thy punishment to amend our lives, and for thy Clemencie to give thee praise and glorie, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

In Fasting.

O Lord, the zeal of thine Psal. 69.9. house hath even eaten me up, and the rebukes of them which rebuked thee, are fallen upon me: Therefore I wept and chastned my self with fasting, and that was turned to my reproof. I put on sackcloth also, and they jested upon me: they that sate in the gate also spake against me, and the drunkards made songs upon me. But, Lord, I make my Prayer unto [Page 30] thee, and, I hope, in an acceptable time: O hear me in the multitude of thy mercies, which are in Jesus Christ our Saviour.

In Lent.

O Lord, which for our sake 1 Sund. didst fast fortie days and fortie nights, give us grace to use such abstinence, that our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness and true holiness, to thy honour and glorie, who livest and raignest one God with the Father and the Holy Ghost.

The Fast of the four Ember-weeks.

ALmightie God, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine Providence hast appointed divers Orders in the Church; give thy Grace, I [Page 31] humbly beseech thee, to all those which are to be called to any Office and Administration in the same: and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and innocence of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glorie of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Earnest Prayer.

STir up, I beseech thee, O 25 Sund. after Trin. Lord, the wills of thy faithful People, that they plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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In time of Afflictions, Perils, and Adversities.

IF I find favour in thine David flying, 2 Sam. 15.25. eyes, O Lord, thou wilt bring me again, and shew me both the Ark and the Tabernacle, and set me right in thy service, and make me joyful and glad in thee. But if thou say, (O for Jesus his sake say it not) I have no pleasure in thee; behold, here I am, do with me as seemeth good in thine own eyes. Amen.

O Lord, though I be afflicted 2 Cor. 4. 8. on every side, let me not be in distress: Though in want of some of thy comforts, yet not of all: Though I be chastned, yet let me not be forsaken: Though I be cast down, let me not perish: And vers. 16. though my outward man decay and perish, yet let my inward man be renewed daily, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

[Page 33] O Lord, whatsoever Psal. 38.10. thou shalt lay upon me, I will hold my peace, and not open my mouth, because it is thy doing and my deserving. Amen.

O Lord, thou hast dealt Psal. 119. 65. graciously with thy servant according to thy Word. For before I was troubled I went wrong, but now have I prayed that I may keep thy Law. And it is good for me that I have been in trouble, that so I may learn still to keep it better, in the mercies of Jesus Christ. Amen.

I know, O Lord, that thy vers. 75. Judgments are right, and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled. O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort, according to thy Word unto thy Servant, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord Almightie, O Baruch 3. 1, &c. God of Israel, the Soul that is in trouble, and the Spirit that is vexed, crieth unto thee. Hear, O [Page 34] Lord, and have mercie, for thou art merciful; and have pitie upon me, because I have sinned before thee. For thou endurest for ever, but unless thou have mercie, I utterly perish. Have mercie therefore, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, remember thy Psal. 9. 18. promise, that the poor shall not always be forgotten; nor the patient abiding of the meek perish for ever. Amen.

Lord, I will be glad and Psal. 31. 8, &c. rejoyce in thy mercie, for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my Soul in Adversities. Amen.

Have mercie upon me, O Vers. 10. Lord, for I am in trouble, and mine eye is consumed for very heaviness, yea, my soul and my bodie. My strength faileth 12. me because of mine iniquities, and my bones are consumed. I 14. am even become like a broken Vessel: For I have heard the 15. [Page 35] blasphemie of the multitude, and fear is on every side. But 16. my hope hath been and is in thee, O Lord; thou art my God, save and deliver me, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Why art thou so full of Psal. 42. 6. heaviness, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God, that I may yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance. O my God, my soul is vexed within me, therefore will I remember thee. Amen.

Up Lord, why sleepest Psal. 44. 23. thou? Awake, and be not absent from us for ever: Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our miserie and trouble? For our soul is brought low even unto the dust, our bellie cleaves unto the ground. Arise, O Lord, and help us, and deliver us for thy mercies sake. Amen.

In thee, O Lord, have I Psal. 31. 1. put my trust, let me never be put to confusion; deliver me in thy righteousness. [Page 36] Bow down thine ear to me, make haste to deliver me. Be thou my strong rock and house of defence, that thou mayest save me. Be also my guide, and lead me for thy Names sake. Amen.

O God, the enemie crieth Psal. 55. 3. so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast, that they threaten to overbear me; they are minded to do me some mischief, so maliciously are they set against me. My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear of death is fallen upon me: Fearfulness and trembling and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me. And I said, O that I had wings like a Dove, that I might flie away and be at rest; that I might make haste to escape the stormie wind and tempest. But be thou my helper, and I will magnifie thee, O Lord my strength and my Redeemer. Amen.

O be thou my help in Psal. 60. 11. trouble, for vain is the help of man. Amen.

[Page 37] Gracious Father, the life of man is a warfare upon earth, and the dangers which assault us are diversly pointed against us. I humbly beseech thee, be present with me in all the course and passages of my life, but especially in the services of my Calling. Suffer no malice to be able to hurt me, no cunning to circumvent me, no violence to oppress me, no falshood to betray me. That which I cannot foresee, I beseech thee prevent: That which I cannot withstand, I beseech thee master: That which I do not fear, I beseech thee unmask and frustrate; that being delivered from all danger both of soul and bodie, I may praise thee the deliverer, and see how happie a thing it is to make the Lord of Hosts my helper in the day of fear and trouble. Especially, O Lord, bless and preserve me at this time from, &c. that I may glorifie thee for this deliverance also, and be safe in the merits and the mercies of Jesus Christ my onely Lord and Saviour. Amen.

[Page 38] O Lord, thou hast fed me Psal. 80.5. with the bread of affliction, and given me plentie of tears to drink. I am become a very strife to my neighbours, and mine enemies laugh me to scorn. But turn thee again, thou God of Hosts, shew me the light of thy countenance, and I shall be whole. Amen.

Help me, O Lord my Psal. 109.25. God, O save me according to thy mercie; and then the World shall know that this is thy hand, and that thou Lord hast done it. Amen, Lord Jesus, Amen.

If my delight had not Psal. 119.92. been in thy Law, I should have perished in my trouble. O continue my delight.

In Misery and Adversity.

LOrd turn thee unto me, Psal. 25.15. and have mercie upon me, for I am desolate and in miserie. [Page 39] The sorrows of my heart are inlarged, O bring thou me out of my troubles. Look upon mine adversitie and miserie, and forgive me all my sins, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Hear my crying, O God, Psal. 61.1. give ear unto my Prayer. From the ends of the earth, whither soever thou shalt cast me, I will call upon thee when my heart is in heaviness. O set me upon the Rock that is higher than I, to be my hope and a strong tower against my oppressors. Amen.

Save me, O God, for Psal. 69.1, 15. the waters are entred into my Soul. I stick fast in the deep mire where no stay is; I am come into deep waters, and the streams run over me. They that hate me without a cause, are more than the hairs of my head; and they which would destroy me causeless, are mightie. O let not these water-floods drown me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. [Page 40] Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving kindness is great; turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. Hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble; but draw near unto my soul, and redeem it, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

My soul melteth away Psal. 119.28. for very heaviness; comfort thou me according to thy Word.

O Lord, trouble and In Trouble and Heaviness. heaviness have taken hold upon me; patience, good Lord, that for all this my delight may be in thy Commandments.

Against Reproach.

O Lord, my sins have Psal 44.14. made me a rebuke to my neighbours, and to be laughed to scorn of them that are round about me. O suffer me not longer to be a [Page 41] by-word among the people. My confusion is daily before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me. The voice of the slanderer and blasphemer hath overtaken me. And though all this be come upon me, suffer me not, O Lord, to forget thee, or to behave my self frowardly in thy Covenant, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Destroy their tongues, Psal. 55.9, 16. O Lord, and divide them; for I have seen crueltie and strife in the Citie. But I will call upon thee, O Lord, and thou wilt save me. Amen.

O Lord, send down Psal. 57. 3, 4. from heaven, and save me from the reproof of them that would swallow me. Send out thy mercie and truth, for my soul is among Lions; I lie among the children of men that are set on fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. O deliver me, and I shall magnifie thy Name for ever. Amen.

[Page 42] I am become a Monster Psal. 71.7. to many, but thou art my sure trust; O be my Anchor for ever. Amen.

O remember, Lord, the Psal. 89.49. rebuke that thy servant hath, and how I do bear in my bosom the rebukes of many people. O remember me.

Against Fraud and Deceit.

O Lord, watch over thy Psal. 41. 9. servants; for my familiar friends whom I trusted have laid wait for me. Be thou merciful unto me, O Lord, and deliver me from them: that even in this I may know thou favourest me, that mine Enemies are not able to triumph against me. Amen.

Exalt thy self, O God, above Psal. 57.5. the heavens, and thy glorie upon all the earth: For men have laid a net for my steps, they [Page 43] have pressed down my soul, they have digged a pit before me. Lord, I desire not that they should fall into the midst of it themselves, but I beseech thee keep me out and deliver me, for thy mercie sake. Amen.

Mine enemies lay wait Psal. 71.10. for my soul, and take counsel together: They pursue me out of an opinion that thou, O God, hast forsaken me. But go not far from me, O God; my God, haste to help me. Amen.

O Lord, the proud have Psal. 119.85. digged pits for me; they persecute me falsly, O be thou my help. They had almost made an end of me upon earth; yet suffer me not, I beseech thee, to depart from thy Commandments, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Lord, keep me from the Psal. 141.10. snare which malicious men have laid for me, and from the traps of wicked doers. If they will not repent, let them sall into their own nets together, [Page 44] but let me ever escape them. Amen.

O Lord, I pour out my Psal. 142. 2, 7. complaints before thee: Consider them, for I am brought very low. O deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

In time of Fear.

LOrd, make me remember Psal. 19.9. that the fear of thee is clean, and that thy Judgments are true and righteous altogether. Amen.

O Lord, give me that grace that I may so carrie my self, and that courage that I may so bear up my self, as that I may fear none but thee, nothing but that wherein I offend thee, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

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In Poverty.

O Lord, when thou makest Psal. 9.12. inquisition for blood, remember and forget not the complaint of the Poor.

Arise, O Lord God, and Psal. 10. 13, 16. lift up thy hand, forget not the Poor. Take his cause into thy hand, for he commits himself unto thee, and thou art the helper of the friendless: O be so still, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O praise the Lord, ye Psal. 22.23. that fear him; and magnifie him, all ye of the seed of Jacob: For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the Poor; he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called unto him he heard him. O bow down thine ear and hear him still, O thou holy One of Israel. Amen.

I am poor and needy, O Psal. 70.5. God, make haste unto me: Thou art [Page 46] my helper and my deliverer, O Lord make no long tarrying.

In Imprisonment.

O Lord, have mercie upme, Psal. 142.9. and bring my soul out of Prison, that I may give thanks unto thy Name, even in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, blessed is the Psal. 146.4, 6. man that hath thee for his help, and whose hope is in thee. O Lord, help me and all them to right that suffer wrong. Thou art the Lord which loosest men out of Prison, which helpest them that are fallen. O Lord, help and deliver me when, and as it shall seem best to thee, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, thine indignation Psal. 88.6, 7. lies hard upon me; and though thou hast not (for thy mercie is great) vexed me with all thy storms, yet thou hast put my acquaintance [Page 47] far from me, and I am so fast in Prison that I cannot get forth. Lord, I call daily upon thee, hear and have mercie, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, thou which Psal. 68. 6. bringest the Prisoners out of captivitie, while thou lettest the Runagates continue in scarceness: Have mercie upon me, and deliver me out of the Prison and affliction in which I now am; and give me grace, that being free, I may faithfully and freely serve thee all the days of my life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Against Banishment.

LOrd, send me not to the Psal. 137.1. waters of Babylon, that I may have no cause to weep when I remember Sion: that no mans crueltie may lead me away captive, nor no mans scorn call upon me to sing in my heaviness. But that in my Countrie [Page 48] where I learned to serve thee, I may live to honour thee all the days of my life, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

Against the Violent.

O Lord, the ungodly laid Psal. 119. 95. wait for me to destroy me, yet make me the more thankful, and the more careful to consider thy testimonies. Amen.

O Lord, they draw nigh Psal. 119. 150. that of malice persecute me; therefore be thou nigh at hand to help me, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Many, O Lord, they are vers. 157. that trouble me and persecute me, yet do I not swerve from thy Testimonies: Yes, Lord, I do daily swerve from them. Quicken me as thou art wont. Amen.

O take from me shame and Psal. 119. 22. rebuke, and I will keep thy [Page 49] Testimonies. O take away the rebuke that I am afraid vers. 39. of, for thy Judgments are good. O Lord, do this for Jesus Christ his sake.

For strength in Martyrdom.

LOrd, make me remember Psal. 141. 8. the bones of thy Saints, how they lie scattered before the pit, even as when one heweth wood upon the earth. O Lord, mine eyes look unto thee; in thee is my trust, O cast not out my soul. And if my bones also must be broken, O Lord I beseech thee give me courage, and abundance of patience, that no torment may make my faith fall away from thee, for Jesus Christ his sake.

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In time of Dearth.

BE merciful, O Lord, and Psal. 37. 19. remember us, that we be not confounded in these perilous times, and that in these days of dearth we may have enough, and a free heart and hand to bestow it upon thy poor ones, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, our sins have prevailed Psal. 65. 3, 9. against us, yet be thou merciful unto our transgressions. O visit the Earth, and prepare Corn for the Inhabitants thereof. Crown the year with thy goodness, and let no cloud drop other than fatness; that the very Hills may rejoyce on every side; that the Pastures may be covered with sheep, and the Vallies with corn, that thy People may rejoyce and sing unto thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[Page 51] O God heavenly Father, Engl. Liturgy. who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast promised to all them that seek thy Kingdom and the righteousness thereof, all things necessarie for their bodily sustenance: Behold, we beseech thee, the afflictions of thy People, and grant that the scarcitie and dearth (which we do now most justly suffer for our sins) may through thy goodness be mercifully turned into cheapness and plentie, for the love of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, be mercifully pleased to give and preserve Engl. Litany. to our use the kindly fruits of the Earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them, and praise thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

In time of War.

O My God, though mightie Esai. 8. 9, 10. Nations gather together [Page 52] on heaps, yet let them be broken in pieces: though they take counsel together, bring it to nought. For though they pronounce a decree, yet it shall not stand, if thou, O God, be with us. Be with us therefore, O God, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Blessed be thou, O Saviour 1 Macc. 4.30. of Israel, which didst destroy the assault of the mightie man, by the hand of thy servant David, and gavest the Host of strangers into the hand of Jonathan; shut up this Armie in the hand of Israel, and let them be confounded with their power, and with their horse-men. Make them afraid, and consume their boldness and strength, that they may be astonished at their own destruction Cast them down by the sword of them that love thee; that we which love thy Name may praise thee and sing unto thee. Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

[Page 53] O Lord of Hosts, give us Psal. 18. 37. strength that we may follow on upon our enemies and overtake them, and not return till we have destroyed them. O gird us with strength unto the Battel, that we may smite them that they may not be able to stand, but fall under our feet. And when thou hast thus blessed us, make us fall down at thy feet, and ever worship thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O make the Wars to cease Psal. 46.9. in all the World; break the Bow, and knap the Spear in sunder, and burn the Chariot in the fire; that men may be still, and know that thou art God, that thou wilt be exalted among the Heathen, and in the Earth. Amen.

Lord, be not far off, put Psal. 44.10. us not to confusion, but go out with our Armies and prosper them, that we may not turn our backs upon our Enemies, while they that hate us spoil our persons, our honour, and our [Page 54] goods. O sell not us thy poor People for nought; make us not a rebuke to our insolent neighbours, nor a scorn to them that are round about us. Our confusion, by reason of our sins, is daily before us, and the shame of our face hath covered us. But, Lord, we humbly beseech thee forgive us our sins, and deliver us, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Hast thou forsaken us, Psal. 108.11. O God? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our Hosts? O help us against the Enemie, for vain is the help of man. O Lord, help us. Amen.

O Almightie God, King of English Liturgy. Kings, and Governour of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to them that truly repent; save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our Enemies; abate their pride, asswage their malice, and confound their devices; [Page 55] that we being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorifie thee who are the onely giver of all victorie, through the merits of thy onely Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Almightie God, who art a strong tower of defence English Liturgy. Thanksgiving. unto thy servants against the face of their Enemies; we give thee praise and thanks for our deliverance from those great and apparent dangers wherewith we were compassed. We acknowledge it thy great goodness that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them. And we humbly beseech thee to continue such thy mercies towards us, that all the World may know that thou art our Saviour and mightie Deliverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, bless the King, all his Commanders under him, and all his Souldiers. Cover all their heads, his especially, in the day of Battel. Teach [Page 56] all their hands to war, and their fingers to fight. And bless all the Guides and Conductors of his Armies under him, with wisdom, and courage, and faithfulness, watchfulness and diligence, and whatsoever else may lead on good success. And set a happie end, we humbly beseech thee, to all these bloudie distractions, and restore Peace and preserve Religion in integritie among us, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

Against Enemies.

O Lord, consider mine Enemies Psal. 25.18. how many they are; and they bear a tyrannous hate against me. Lord, deliver me from them. Amen.

Almightie God, I humbly 3 Sund. in Lent. beseech thee, look upon the heartie desires of thy humble servant, and stretch out the right hand of thy Majestie to be my [Page 57] defence against all mine Enemies, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Be merciful unto me, O Psal. 56.1. God, for mine Enemies would swallow me up; and many they are which fight against me, O thou most highest; they gather together and keep themselves close, they mark my steps, because they lay wait for my soul. But when I was afraid, I trusted in thee; and when I cry, then shall mine Enemies turn back. This thou wilt make me know, when thou art with me: Be with me therefore, O Lord, and let me see deliverance. Amen.

O Lord, let not them Psal. 35.19. that are mine Enemies triumph over me, neither let them wink with their eyes that hate me either without a cause, or for thy cause. Amen.

O Lord God, in thee have Psal. 7.1. I put my trust, save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me; lest they devour my soul like a Lion, [Page 58] and tear it in pieces while there is none to help. Lift up thy self, O God, because of the indignation of mine Enemies: arise up for me in the Judgment which thou hast commanded, that my help may still be from thee, O God, who preservest them that are true of heart. Amen.

Have mercie upon me, O Psal. 9.13. God, consider the trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, O thou that liftest me up from the gates of death. Amen.

Hear my voice, O God, Psal. 64.1. in my Prayer, preserve my life from fear of the Enemie; hide me from the conspiracie of the wicked, and from the rage of the workers of iniquitie. They have whet their tongues like a sword, and shoot out their arrows, even bitter words: Lord, deliver me from them.

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For Enemies.

O Lord, I beseech thee S. Mat. 5. 44. forgive mine Enemies all their sins against thee; and give me that measure of thy grace, that for their hatred I may love them, for their cursing I may bless them, for their injurie I may do them good, and for their persecution I may pray for them. Lord, I pray for them; forgive them, for they know not what they do. Amen.

* O [thou that art the] God of Peace and Love, grant Peace and Charitie to all [that are] my Enemies, and forgive them all their sins, and deliver me by thy power out of all the snares they have laid for me, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Penitentials.

Psal. 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143.

O Lord, turn thee again Psal. 90.13. now at the last, and be gracious unto thy servant. O satisfie me with thy mercie, and that soon; so shall I rejoyce and be glad all the days of my life. And when thou hast forgiven my sins, O comfort me again after the time that thou hast plagued me, and for the years wherein I have suffered adversitie, O Jesus Christ my Saviour, and be merciful. Amen.

O Lord, my flesh trembleth Psal. 119. 116, 120. for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy Judgments: yet stablish me according to thy Word, that I may live; and let me not be disappointed of my hope, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

[Page 61] I have gone astray like a vers. 176. sheep that is lost; O seek thy servant, that I may not forget thy Commandments, but return to thee. Amen.

O Lord, our iniquities Jer. 14. 7, 8, 9. testifie against us; for our backslidings are many, and we have sinned against thee: yet, O thou hope of Israel, thou Saviour thereof in time of trouble, shew mercie for thy Names sake; and on me especially. For why shouldest thou be as a stranger in my soul, or as a wayfaring man that turns aside to tarrie but for a night? O Lord, be and dwell in the midst of me, for thy Name is called upon me. Leave me not, O God of my salvation, but have mercie, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

For thy Names sake, O Psal. 25.10. Lord, be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. Amen.

O Lord Almightie, I acknowledge and confess I am not worthie to lift up mine eyes to Heaven, much less [Page 62] to present my self before thee with any confidence that thou shouldest hear my Prayers and grant my Requests, if I consider my own deserving: For my Conscience accuses me, and my sins witness against me; and thou art a just and an upright Judge, and wilt not justifie any sinner in his transgressions. O Lord, suffer me not to be swallowed up of death and desperation, but in the multitude of thy mercies pardon me, O Lord, for thy goodness sake. For though I am a worm and no man, yet thou art my Creator, and I am the Work of thy Hands; yea, thou art my Father, and I thy Son: Thou my Shepherd, and I one of thy stragling Flock: Thou my Redeemer, and I one of thy People whom thou hast dearly bought: Thou my God, and I thy Creature. O correct me not in thine anger, O Lord, neither punish me according to my deservings, but remember my weakness as well as my sin, and have mercie upon me for my dearest Saviour's [Page 63] sake Jesus Christ. Amen.

Almightie and everlasting Coll. for Ashwednesday. God, which hatest nothing that thou hast made, and forgivest the sins of all them that are penitent; create and make in me a new and contrite heart, that I may worthily lament my sins, and acknowledge my wretchedness, and obtain of thee, the God of all mercie, perfect remission and forgiveness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almightie and everliving 12 Sund. after Trin. God, which art always more readie to hear than we to pray, and usest to give more than either we desire or deserve; pour down upon me, most miserable sinner, the abundance of thy mercie, forgiving me those things whereof my Conscience is afraid, and giving me that which my Prayer dares not presume to ask. Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake, our Lord and onely Saviour. Amen.

[Page 64] Grant, I beseech thee; 21 Sund. after Trin. merciful God, to me thy sinful but humble servant, pardon and peace, that I may be cleansed from all my sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, I befeech thee, 24 Sund. after Trin. free me from all my offences, and by thy bountiful goodness deliver me from the bands of all those sins, which by my ignorance, frailtie, or wilfulness I have committed. Grant this, even for Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God merciful Father, Collect at the end of the Liturgy. that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful; mercifully assist my Prayers that I make before thee in all my troubles and adversities whensoever they oppress me: and graciously hear me, that those evils which the craft and subtiltie of the devil or man worketh against me be brought to nought, [Page 65] and by the providence of thy goodness so dispersed, that I thy poor servant being overcome by no temptation, nor hurt by any persecution, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, of thy great Engl. Litany. goodness I beseech thee give me true repentance, and forgive me all my sins, negligences and ignorances, and indue me with the grace of thy holy Spirit, that I may amend my life according to thy holy Word, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, whose nature Engl. Liturgy. and propertie is ever to have mercie and to forgive, receive my humble Petitions: And though I am tied and bound with the chain of my sins, yet let the pitifulness of thy great mercie loose me, and that for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

* Give ear, O Lord, I beseech thee, to the Prayers of thy humble servant, and spare me who confess my sins [Page 66] unto thee, and grant me of thy mercie both pardon and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* O Almightie God, who broughtest waters out of the [hard] rock, bring forth out of my stonie heart the tears of Contrition, and give me grace so to bewail my sins, that I may obtain forgiveness of them by thy mercie, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almightie God, Father Engl. Liturgy, in Communion. of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; I acknowledge and bewail my manifold sins and wickedness, which I have from time to time most grievously committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy divine Majestie, provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against me. I do earnestly repent, and am heartily sorrie for these my misdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto me, the burden of them is intolerable. Have mercie [Page 67] upon me, have mercie upon me, most merciful Father. For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ his sake, forgive me all that is past, and grant that I may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honour and glorie of thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almightie God, and Engl. Liturgy. my most merciful Father, who of thy tender mercie hast promised forgiveness of sins to all them which with heartie repentance and true faith turn unto thee; have mercie upon me, pardon and deliver me from all my sins, confirm and strengthen me in all goodness, and bring me to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* O most holy Lord, S. Aug. Serm. 7. de Tempore. most merciful God, let it suffice me to have been a sinner hitherto, to have despised thee, to have indulged the unclean motions of the flesh; now at this time by thy inspiration I make a vow to return [Page 68] from mine iniquities. Assist me, O Lord, and grant I may fulfil it, in and through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Confessions.

* O Lord, in many things I have offended and done wickedly, and [have] grieved thy holy Spirit. I have provoked [to wrath] the bowels of thy mercie, by thought, word, and deed, by night and by day, in publick and in private, deliberately and by surprize. O if thou shouldest set my sins in the sight of thy countenance; O if thou shouldest call me to account for my sins, those sins which are unpardonable in themselves, [those] which I have committed against [my own] knowledge, [O] what shall I do? whither shall I flie? But, O Lord, rebuke me not in thy furie, nor chasten me in thine anger. Have mercie upon me, not onely because I [Page 69] am weak, but [also] because I am the work of thy hands, I beseech thee, enter not into Judgment with thy servant; for if thou, Lord, shalt [be extreme to] mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it? whosoever may, yet [most] certainly I shall not: For I am a sea of sin, and am not worthie [so much as] to look up to Heaven, by reason of the multitude of my sins which cannot be numbered, evil speakings, injuries, &c. and [besides] a thousand other abominable passions [there are] from which I have not refrain'd my self. For with what wickedness am I not defil'd? to what sins am I not inslav'd? I am [altogether] become an unprofitable servant to thee my God, and to all mankind. Now that I am fallen into such sins as these, who shall raise me up again? O Lord, thou art my God, in thee is my trust; be thou my Saviour according to the bowels of thy compassion, and be merciful to me according to the greatness of thy mercie, [Page 70] and reward me not according to my works, but turn thy self to me, and [turn] me to thee. Forgive me all the sins that I have committed against thee, [and] save me for thy mercies sake: and where sin has abounded, [there] let thy Grace abound much more; so shall I praise and glorifie thee all the days of my life: For thou art the God of those that repent, and the Saviour of sinners. Glorie be to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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O Lord, by thy The first hour, i.e. from Sun-rise to 9 in the morning. mercie I am risen out of my Grave, where I might have slept in death, but that thou preservedst me. Make it, I beseech thee, a Resurrection to Grace in this life, and to Glorie in the life to come, through Jesus Christ who merited both for us. Amen.

This day by the Resurrection of thy Son our blessed Saviour was made Holy to us: give me that Grace that I may keep it Holy to thee, through Jesus Christ. Amen.

O send out thy Light Psal. 43.3, 4. and thy Truth, that they may lead me, and bring me unto thy holy Hill, and to thy Dwelling; that I may go unto the Altar of thee, O my God, even the God of my joy and gladness, and give thanks unto thee.

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Almightie and everlasting God, who governest 2 Sund. after Epiph. all things both in Heaven and Earth; mercifully hear my supplications for my self and all thy People, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

Almightie God, I humbly 1 Sund. in Advent. beseech thee, give me Grace to cast away the works of darknefs, and to put on the Armour of Light now in the time of this mortal life, (in which thy Son Christ Jesus came to visit us in great humilitie) that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious Majestie to judge both the quick and the dead, I with all thy faithful servants may rise up to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and for ever.

Blessed God, which hast 2 in Advent. caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant [Page 73] unto me and all Christians, that we may in such wise hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort thereof, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Lord, I humbly beseech 4 in Advent. thee, raise up thy power and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas by our sins we are sore let and hindered, thy bountiful Grace and Mercie, through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, may speedily deliver us: To whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glorie, World without end.

LOrd, let thine Angels The third hour, or 9 in the morning. Psal. 34.7, 8. tarrie round about me, and deliver me; that I may taste and see how gracious thou my Lord art, and how blessed the man is that trusteth in [Page 74] thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I will wait for thy loving Psal. 48. 9. kindness, O God, in the midst of thy Temple, and there will I praise thee. Amen.

Lord, let me behold thee Psal. 63. 3. in thy Sanctuarie, and there see thy Power and Glorie. For thy loving kindness is better than life, therefore my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I magnifie thee all my life, and lift up my hands in thy Name. O, satisfie me with that Riches of Mercie which is in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O how amiable are thy Psal. 84. 1. Dwellings, thou Lord of Hosts! My soul hath a desire and a longing to enter into the Courts of thee, O Lord; my heart and my flesh rejoyceth in thee, O merciful God.

Lord, I humbly beseech 1 Sund. after Epiph. thee to hear and accept my Prayers for my self, and for [Page 75] thy people which call upon thee; and grant that we may perfectly know what things we ought to do, and also have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Almightie and everlasting 3 after Epiph. God, mercifully look upon all my infirmities; and in all dangers and adversities, stretch out thy right hand to help and defend me, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

God, thou which knowest us to be set in the midst 4 after Epiph. of so many and great dangers, that for mans frailtie we cannot always stand upright; Grant, I most humbly beseech thee, to me the health of bodie and Soul, that all those things which I suffer for sin, I may by thy help well pass and overcome, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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O Lord, the Sun is at Sixth hour, i. e. Noon. height for this day upon me, but lift up the light of thy countenance, and I shall be whole. Make all darkness and spiritual shadows short upon me, and shorter in me, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Who can tell how oft Psal. 19. 12, 13. he offendeth? O cleanse thou me from my secret sins; keep me also, O Lord, from Against Presumption. presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me: And keep me innocent from the great offence, I humbly beseech thee. Amen.

Blessed are they that Psal. 84. 4. dwell in thy House, they will be alway praising thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are thy ways. Lord, thus bless the heart of thy servant, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

[Page 77] * O [Most] holy, adorable, and longsuffering Trinitie! for thou art [indeed] long-suffering, who bearest so long with those that divide thee. O holy Trinitie, who hast long since vouchsafed me [the honour] to be thy Worshipper and Proclaimer unfeigned. O holy Trinitie, whom every man must one day acknowledge either by illumination or by punishment, I pray thee make and accept even those also to be thy Adorers who now blaspheme thee, that not one even of the least of these may perish. And this, though on condition that I lose some part of thy favour; for I dare not say what the Apostle does. Grant this by and for the merits of Jesus Christ our Redeemer.

ALmightie God, who Collect for Easterday. through thine onely begotten Son Jesus Christ, hast overcome Death, and opened to us the gate of Everlasting Life; I humbly [Page 78] beseech thee, that as by thy For Grace. special Grace preventing me, thou dost put into my mind good desires, so by thy continual help I may bring the same to good effect, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

ALmightie God, who hast 1 Sund. after Easter. given thine onely Son to die for our Sins, and to rise again for our Justification; give me Grace so to put away the leven of Against Malice. Malice and all Wickedness, that I may always serve thee in pureness of living and in truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Almightie God, who 2 Sund. after Easter. hast given thine onely Son to be unto us both a Sacrifice for sin, and an Example of godly life; give me Grace that I may always most thankfully receive that inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour to follow the blessed steps of [Page 79] his most holy life, even for the same thy Son Jesus Christ his sake.

LOrd, give me that Ninth hour, i. e. 3 afternoon. Psal.37. 7, 8. Grace, that I may hold me still by thee, and abide patiently upon thee. That I may not grieve my self at the man whose way doth prosper, nor against him that doth after evil counsels. That I may leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure, lest I fret my self, and be moved to do evil. Amen.

* The Lord grant that here, Paulinus Epist. 9. Princip. in me, and for me, he may be a consuming fire: And [O] that my heart may be kindled with this fire, that it may be an eternal light to me, lest my soul burn in it unto everlasting punishment; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, make me like a Psal. 52. 8. green Olive-tree in thy House; for I [Page 80] trust in thy tender mercie for ever: And I will always praise thee for that thou hast done, and hope in thy Name for ever.

O Lord, I beseech thee, For my self. make me remember how much more than other men I have need to call upon thee. My charge is great, and my strength little; O give me Grace to come often before thee, and to ask that help, which thou art readier to give than I to ask, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Have mercie upon me, Psal. 9. 13. Aug. 14.1629. O Lord: Consider the troubles which I suffer of them that hate me, O thou which didst lift me up from the gates of death. Amen.

O Lord, increase in For all Graces. me Faith and Devotion: replenish my heart with all goodness, and by thy great mercie keep me in the same. Give me godly zeal in Prayer, true humilitie in Prosperitie, [Page 81] perfect patience in Adversitie, and continual joy in the Holy Ghost; even for Jesus Christ his sake, my onely Lord and Saviour.

O God, who hast taught Collect for Whitsunday. the hearts of thy faithful People by sending to them the Light of thy holy Spirit; grant me by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoyes in his holy comfort, through the ments of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unitie of the same Spirit, one God, World without end.

ALmightie and everlasting Collect for Trinity-sund. God, who hast given unto thy servants Grace by the confession of true faith to acknowledge theGlorie of the eternal Trinitie, and in the power of the Divine Majestie to worship the Unitie; I humbly beseech thee, bless me also, that I may live in the stedfastness of this Faith, [Page 82] and through it be evermore defended from all Ghostly and Bodily dangers, for thy mercies sake, who [...] and reignest one God, world without end.

O My God, incline thine At Evening. Dan. 9.19. ear and hear, open thine eyes and see. O Lord, forgive: O Lord, consider and do it, for thine own sake, O my God, and for my Saviour Jesus Christ his sake.

Lord, let me not be afraid, Psal. 49.16, 17. For Patience. though one be made rich, or though the glorie of his house be increased: For he shall carry nothing away with him when he dieth, neither shall his pomp follow him. But ever make me afraid to offend thee. Amen.

Mine eyes long sore for Psal. 119.82. thy Word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? Lord, comfort me, for I am become like a bottle in the smoak; yet let me not, I [Page 83] beseech thee, forget thy Law, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord God, which Sexages. Sunday. seest that I put not my trust in any thing that Against Adversity I do; mercifully grant that I may be defended against all Adversitie, through Jesus Christ my Lord and onely Saviour.

O Lord, which hast Quinquages. Sund. taught us that all our doings without Charitie are nothing worth; send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into my heart that most excellent gift of Charitie, the very For Charity. bond of Peace and all Vertues, without the which whosoever liveth, is counted dead before thee. Grant this for thy onely Son Jesus Christ his sake.

O Lord, fill me with The Compline: a Prayer before bed-time. Grace that I may fulfil all the service which I owe thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[Page 84] O Lord God, spare, I Amos 7.2, 5. beseech thee: who shall raise up Jacob? for he is small. Spare him therefore, O Lord; spare thy People, spare me. Say unto my soul, thou hast repented of the evil intended, and it shall not be.

Lord, when I am asleep, Prov. 3.24. For Sleep. let me not be made afraid; but let my sleep be sweet, that I may be enabled to serve thee. Amen.

Grant, I beseech thee, 4 Sund. in Lent. most merciful Father, that I who for my evil deeds am worthily punished, may by the comfort of thy Grace be mercifully For Relief. relieved, through Jesus Christ our onely Lord and Saviour.

COnsider and hear At bed-time, and in the night if thou wake. Psal. 13. 3. me, O Lord my God: Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death.

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O Lord, thou hast proved Psal. 17.3. and visited my heart, in the nightseason thou hast tried me: O blessed Father, purge me that thou mayest find no wickedness in me; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, hear me, that Psal. 119. 164. seven times a day I may praise thee, and be acquainted with that great peace which they have that love thy Law.

O Lord, from whom all 5 Sund. after Easter. good things do come; grant unto me thy humble servant, that by thy holy inspiration I may think those things For good thoughts. that are good, and by thy merciful guiding may also perform the same, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Entrance into the Church.

LOrd, I will come into thy Psal. 9.7 house upon the multitude of thy mercies, and in thy fear will I worship towards thy holy Temple. O bless me that I may. Amen.

Hear the voice of my Psal. 28.2. humble Petitions, O Lord, when I crie unto thee in this place, when I hold my hands towards the mercies sent of thy holy Temple, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

I will dwell in thy Tabernacle Psal. 61. 4. for ever, and my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. O Lord, hear our desires, and give an heritage unto those that pray unto thee, and fear thy Name. Amen.

O my God, I will go into Psal. 100.3, 4. thy Gates with thanksgiving, and into thy Courts with praise: I will be thankful unto thee, [Page 87] and speak good of thy Name: For thou, Lord, art gracious, thy mercie is everlasting, and thy truth endureth from Generation to Generation. Amen.

O Lord, I love the habitation Psal. 26. 8. of thy House, and the place where thine Honour dwelleth. O shut not up my soul with impenitent sinners, but give me plentie of thy Grace, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

In the Holy Sacrament.

* FOrgive me, [O Lord] Preparations. whatsoever I have transgrest against thee, from [the time of] my infancie even to this very moment, [whether] against knowledge or through ignorance, at home or abroad, sleeping or waking, in thoughts, words, or deeds, [whether occasion'd] through the fierie darts of [our ghostly] Enemie, or by the unclean desires [Page 88] of my [own] heart; have mercie upon me, and grant me pardon, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almightie God and most merciful Father, give me, I beseech thee, that grace, that I may duely examine the inmost of my heart, and my most secret thoughts, how I stand before thee. Lord, I confess all my sins, and my unworthiness to present my self at thine Altar. But thou canst forgive sin, and give repentance; do both, gracious Father, and then behold I am clean to come unto thee. Lord, make me a worthie Receiver of that for which I come, Christ, and remission of sin in Christ: And that for his own mercie sake and thine. Amen.

O Lord, into a clean, charitable, and thankful heart, give me Grace to receive the blessed Bodie and Bloud of thy Son, my most blessed Saviour, that it may more perfectly cleanse me from all dregs of sin; that being made clean, it may nourish me in Faith, Hope, Charitie, and Obedience, [Page 89] with all other fruits of spiritual life and growth in thee: that in all the future course of my life, I may shew my self such an ingrafted member into the Bodie of thy Son, that I may never be drawn to do any thing that may dishonour his Name. Grant this, O Lord, I beseech thee, even for his merit and mercie sake. Amen.

O Lord God, hear my Prayers. I come to thee in a stedfast Faith; yet for the clearness of my Faith, Lord, enlighten it; for the strength of my Faith, Lord, increase it. And behold, I quarrel not the words of thy Son my Saviour's blessed Institution. I know his words are no gross unnatural conceit, but they are spirit and life, and supernatural. While the World disputes, I believe. He hath promised me if I come worthily, that I shall receive his most precious Bodie and Bloud, with all the benefits of his Passion. If I can receive it and retain it, (Lord, make me able, make me worthie) I know I can no more die [Page 90] eternally, than that Bodie and Bloud can die and be shed again. My Saviour is willing in this tender of them both unto me: Lord, so wash and cleanse my Soul, that I may now and at all times else come prepared by heartie Prayers and Devotion, and be made worthie by thy Grace of this infinite Blessing, the Pledge and Earnest of Eternal Life, in the merits of the same Jesus Christ, who gave his Bodie and Bloud for me.

Almightie God, unto Coll. for purifying the Heart. whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; cleanse the thoughts of my heart by the inspiration of thy holy Spirit, that I may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnifie thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

* O God the Father of A brief Litany. Heaven, who hast delivered thy onely begotten [Son] to death for us.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the [Page 91] World, who by thy precious Bloud hast cleansed us from our sins.

O God the Holy Ghost the Comforter, who by thy Grace dost visit and establish the hearts of thy Saints.

O [most] holy, high, eternal, happie, [ever] blessed Trinitie; [O] good Father, holy Son, loving Spirit, by whose operation we receive our Being, by whose love we obtain Grace, and in contemplation of whom we hope for Glorie; whose Majestie is unspeakable, [whose] Power is incomparable, [whose] Goodness is inestimable: [O} thou that art the Lord both of Quick and Dead, I adore thee, I call upon thee, and with the utmost affection of my heart I bless thee, now and for evermore. Amen.

* O Lord Jesu, grant us while we live Mercie and Grace: guide us thy Servants by thy perpetual Light; grant to thy Church Truth and Peace; grant me a most wretched sinner Repentance and Forgiveness. Amen.

* O Lord, I pray thee correct those [Page 92] that are in errour, convert the unbeliever, increase the Faith of thy Church, root out [of it] all Heresies, discover [and confound] her secret designing Enemies, and break in pieces those that are openly fierce, violent, and impenitent, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

* O merciful Father, let my Benefactors obtain eternal Rewards in Heaven, for the benefits [which] they have bestowed upon me on Earth. I pray thee also, that thou wouldest [vouchsafe to] bring me, together with those whom I have prayed for, or whom I am bound to pray for, and together with all the People of God, into thy Kingdom, that there we may appear in Righteousness, and be fully satisfied with [thy] Glorie, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, consider my Complaint, for I am brought very low. O Lord, how long wilt thou be angrie with thy servant that prayeth? O Lord, [Page 93] give me Grace and Repentance, and thou canst not be angrie with my Prayer. O Lord, I am thine, save me, and deliver me not into the will of mine enemies, especially my ghostly Enemies. O Lord, I am thy servant, thy unprofitable wastful servant, yet thy servant. O Lord, set my accounts right before thee, and pardon all my mis-spendings and misreckonings. O Lord, I am thy son, thy most unkind, prodigal, run-away son, yet thy son. O Lord, though I have not retained the love and dutie of a son, yet do not thou cast off (I humbly beg it) the kindness and compassion of a Father. O Lord, in thy Grace I return to thee; and though I have eaten draugh with all the unclean Swine in the World, in my hungrie absence from thee, yet now, Lord, upon my humble return to thee, give me, I beseech thee, the Bread of Life, the Bodie and Bloud of my Saviour into my soul, that I may be satisfied in thee, and never more [Page 94] run away from thee, even for Jesus Christ his sake, that gave himself for me.

* O merciful God, 3 Coll. for Goodfriday. who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor wouldest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; have mercie upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks, and take from them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word; and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to thy flock, that they may be saved among the remnant of the true Israelites, and be made one Fold under one Shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the holy Spirit, one God, World without end.

* As I must [one Whilst standing at the Altar (if it may be:) if not, in the morning. day] appear and answer at thy dreadful Tribunal, where there shall be no respect of persons, so at this [Page 95] time, ere the day of Judgment overtakes me, I prostrate my self before thy holy Altar; and being burdened by my own Conscience, I lay open my evil thoughts and ungodly deeds before thee and thy glorious Angels. I beseech thee, O Lord, regard my lowliness, and forgive me all my sins, which are more in number than the hairs of my head. For what evil have I not design'd in my heart? but many and most abominable things have I committed in very deed: For I am guiltie, O Lord, of Envie, Gluttonie, &c. All my Senses [and] all my Members have I polluted. But incomparable is the multitude of thy Bowels, and unspeakable [is] the mercie of thy Goodness, through which thou bearest with my sins. Wherefore, O King whom we can never praise enough, O thou long-suffering Lord, magnifie the wonders of thy mercie upon me a sinner, discover [in me] the power of thy kindness, shew forth the goodness of thy most [Page 96] merciful favour, and receive me a Prodigal returning [unto thee,] through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord God, how I Immediately before the sight of the Bread. receive the Bodie and Bloud of my most blessed Saviour Jesus Christ, the price of my Redemption, is the very wonder of my soul, yet my most firm and constant belief upon the words of my Saviour. At this time they are graciously tender'd to me and my Faith: Lord, make me a worthie Receiver, and be it unto me as he hath said.

Lord, I have received Immediately after receing both kinds. this Sacrament of the Bodie and Bloud of my dear Saviour. His mercie hath given it, and my faith received it into my soul. I humbly beseech thee speak mercie and peace unto my Conscience, and enrich me with all those Graces which come from that precious Bodie and Bloud, even till I be [Page 97] possessed of Eternal Life in Christ. Amen.

* O thou that sittest on high with the Father, and art here invisibly present with us; come and sanctifie these [thy] gifts [here present], and those also by [whom] and [those] for whom, and the end for which they are offered up.

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POnder my words, In the Morning. Psal. 5. 1, 2, 3. O Lord, consider my Meditations; O hearken unto the voice of my calling, my King and my God: for unto thee will I make my Prayer. My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord: early in the morning will I direct my Prayer unto thee, and will look up. But make me remember that thou art God, and hast no pleasure in wickedness, neither shall any evil dwell with thee.

O Lord, bless me, and Psal. 96. 2. Thanksgiving. I will sing unto thee, and praise thy Name, and be telling of thy salvation from day to day.

O Lord, let Counsel Prov. 2. 11. Against Evil Counsel. preserve me, and Understanding keep me. Deliver me from the evil way, and [Page 99] from the man that speaketh froward things; and from all such as leave the ways of Righteousness, to walk in the ways of Darkness: even for Jesus Christ his sake.

O Lord, I know the way Jer. 10. 23. of man is not in himself: It is not in man that walketh to direct his own steps. Therefore, O Lord, I beseech thee, make me know my For direction in walking. way, and direct my steps to thy honour and my own salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

BE not wroth with The third hour. 2 Esdr. 8. 45, 31. For Mercy. me, O Lord, but spare me and have mercie upon me: for thou wilt be merciful unto thy creature. O Lord, I and my Fathers have all had the same sickness: but, because of us that are sineers, thou shalt be called merciful, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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O Lord, guide me here Psal. 74. 24. For Counsel. with thy Counsel, and after that receive me into Glorie. For whom have I in Heaven but thee? and there is none upon Earth that I desire, in comparison of thee. O Lord, preserve Thirst for God. me in those longings after thee. Amen.

O God, take from me Psal. 119.29. the way of lying, and cause me to make much of thy Law, that I may chuse the way For Truth. of Truth, and lay thy Judgments before me: that I may stick unto thy Testimonies, For Obedience. and run the way of thy Commandments, when thou hast set my heart at libertie. Amen.

O God, the strength of 1 Sund. after Trin. all them that trust in thee; mercifully accept my Prayers: and because the weakness of mans nature can do no good thing without thee, grant me the For Grace. help of thy Grace, that in [Page 101] keeping of thy Commandments I may please thee both in will and in deed, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, thou art just, The sixth hour. Tob. 3. 2, 3, 6. and all thy ways are mercie and truth: thou judgest truly for ever; remember me, and look upon me: punish me not For Mercy. according to my sins or my ignorances, or my Fathers which have sinned before thee: deal not with me according to my sins, but as seemeth best unto thee, O Lord my strength and my salvation. Amen.

Lord, I acknowledge Jer. 14. 20. For Pardon. my wickedness, and the iniquitie of my Fathers: we have sinned against thee, O Lord, be merciful. Amen.

Remember not, Lord, Engl. Litany. our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, [Page 102] spare thy People whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious Bloud, and be not angrie with us for ever.

Lord, I beseech thee, 3 Sund. after Trin. mercifully to hear me: And as thou hast given me an heartie desire to pray, so grant that by thy mightie aid I may For Protection. be defended both in soul and in bodie, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, I beseech Aug. Serm. 18. thee, accept the Prayers that I offer [thee]; give what I ask, forgive what I fear: for thou through thy Christ art the onely hope of sinners, and through him I hope for pardon of my sins.

O Lord, be gracious unto Ninth hour. 2 Macc. 1. 3, 4, 5. me, and give me an heart to worship thee, and to do thy Will; and open my heart in thy Law, and send me peace: hear my Prayers, and be For Mercy. [Page 103] reconciled to me, and never forsake me in the time of trouble, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Remember me, O Lord, Psal. 106.4. Remember me. according to the favour that thou bearest unto thy People. O visit me with thy salvation, that I may see the felicitie of thy chosen, and rejoyce in the gladness of thy People, and give thanks with thine Inheritance.

O God, the Protector of 4 Sund. after Trin. all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy; increase and multiplie upon me thy mercie, that thou being my Ruler and Guide, I may so pass through things temporal, that I finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Grant, O Lord, that I may live in thy fear, die in thy favour, rest in thy peace, rise in thy power, raign in thy glorie, for thy onely beloved Son's sake Jesus Christ our Lord.

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HEar, O Lord, consider At Evening. Psal. 17. 1. To be heard. my complaint, hearken unto my prayer that goeth not out of feigned lips; and prevent me in mercie, before the Evening of my days close up upon me; even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

* O Lord, I pray thee S. Hilar. l. 12. de Trin. p. 195. let not my weakness distract me, but let my speech be of that alone in which the salvation of my soul consists; and let me never break forth to that degree both of folly and wickedness, as to wish to be a Judge of thy Omnipotence, and of thy Sacraments; and suffer me not to exalt my weak opinion above either the divine determination of thy Infinitie, or that belief of thy Eternitie which has been revealed to me.

* Lighten our darkness Coll. for Evening, against all dangers. I beseech thee, O Lord, and by thy mercie keep off all the snares [and dangers] [Page 105] of this whole night from me, and from all thy faithful; from our souls [more] especially, but [even] from our bodies also, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O God, which hast prepared 6 Sund. after Trin. for them that love thee, such good things as pass mans understanding; pour into my heart such love towards thee, For Obedience. that I obeying thee in all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that I can desire, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

ENcline thine ear unto The Compline. Psal. 17. 6, 7, 8. me, O Lord, and hearken unto my words. Shew thy marvellous loving kindness, thou that art the Saviour of them that put their trust in thee. Keep me as the apple of thine For Defence. eye, and hide me under the shadow of thy wings, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

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O Lord, I cry unto Psal. 141. 2. To be heard. thee, let my Prayer be set forth in thy sight as Incense, and the lifting up of my hands be an Evening-Sacrifice, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

The Lord is my strength Psal. 28. 8. and my shield; my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart danceth Thanksgiving. for joy, and in my song will I praise him.

O Lord of all power and 7 Sund. after Trin. might, who art the author and giver of all good things; graft in my heart the love of thy Name, increase in me For true Religion. true Religion, nourish me with all goodness, and of thy great mercie keep me in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

LOrd, let me know Bed-time, and at night if thou wakest. Psal. 39.5. &c. my end, and the number of my days, [Page 107] that I may be certified how long I have to live. Behold, thou At Death. hast made my days as it were a span long, and my age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is altogether vanitie. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope? truly my hope is even in thee. Deliver me from all mine offences, and make me not a rebuke to the foolish, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

* O Lord, I give and offer Greg. Naz. Orat. 8. For submission. up unto thee my self and all that is mine, [my] actions and words, [my] repose and silence; onely do thou preserve and guide me, and direct my hand & mind & tongue to things that are honest and acceptable to thee, and withdraw me from any thing from which it were better to abstain, by and for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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TUESDAY.

LOrd, preserve me, In the Morning. Psal. 1. 1, 2. For Preservation. that neither this day, nor any day of my life, I may walk in the counsel of the ungodly, stand in the way of sinners, or sit down in the seat of the scornful; but that my delight may be in thy Law, O Lord, and my exercise in it day and night.

* O Sun of Righteousness, Erasmus. For Illumination. Father and Original [cause] of all things; when we are influenc'd from above by thee, we receive new life; when we are cherisht by thy [blessed] beams, we grow up [in Grace]; when we are inflamed by thy love, we are made perfect; when we are forsaken of thee, we perish. O thrice-happie are they upon whom thou arisest with the dew of mercie! O Lord Jesus, bless me with thy light, and scatter the clouds of my ignorance, [Page 109] and the [thick] darkness of my sins, that I may not go astray from the way of thy Commandments, but follow thee unto Light eternal, through thee thy self, my onely Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

O Lord, thou art my Prov. 3.26. Assurance; I humbly beseech thee, preserve my foot from taking, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

O Lord, give me, I 9 Sund. after Trin. For good thoughts. beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful; that I who cannot be without For Grace. thee, may by thee be able to live according to thy will, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, I lift up my Third hour. Psal. 25.1, 3, 4, &c. For Assistance. soul to thee; my God, I have put my trust in thee: O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me. Shew me thy ways, O God, and teach me thy paths. Lead me forth in thy truth, [Page 110] and learn me: for thou art the God of my salvation; in thee is my hope all the day long. Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving kindness, which hath been ever of old. O remember not the sins and offences of my youth, or my riper age; but according to thy mercie think thou upon me, O Lord, for thy goodness, and the merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour.

Almightie God, who seest 2 Sund. in Lent. that we have no power of our selves to help our selves; keep me, I beseech thee, For Preservation. both outwardly in my bodie, and inwardly in my soul, that so I may be defended from all adversitie which may happen to my bodie, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt my soul, through Jesus Christ my Lord and onely Saviour.

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HEarken unto my Sixth hour. Psal. 27. 8, 9, 10, 11. To be heard. voice, O Lord, now I cry unto thee: have mercie upon me, and hear me. My heart hath talked of thee, Seek ye my face; thy face, Lord, will I seek. O hide not thou thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in displeasure. Thou hast been my succour, leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. Amen.

At evening, morning, Psal. 55. 18. Paulin. Epist. 17. pag. 181. and at noon-day will I pray, and that instantly: Lord, hear my voice. O For Deliverance. deliver my soul in peace from the practices that are against me. Amen.

Let thy merciful ears, 10 Sund. after Trin. O Lord, be open to the Prayers of me thy humble servant; and that I may obtain my Petitions, make me to ask such things as shall please thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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LOrd, let me not be Ninth hour. Psal. 31. 19, 21. Glory to God. confounded, for I have called upon thee. O how plentiful is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men! Lord, I trust in thee, have mercie upon me.

My tears have been Psal. 42. 3. In bad times. my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God? But let them have no cause to say it any more, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

ALmightie God, which 3 Sund. after Easter. shewest to all men that are in errour, the light For Illumination. of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of Righteousness; grant, I beseech thee, unto me, and all them that are admitted into the Fellowship of Christs Religion, [Page 113] that we may eschew those things which are contrarie For Obedience. to our Profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

* O Lord my Saviour, In the Evening. St. Ambrose Serm. 8. on Psal. 118. in whose power it is to remit sins, I beseech thee say unto me, Loose thee from thy chains, come out of the bonds of thy sins; and when thou sayest it, loose those cords of my errours wherewith I am entangled and bound: for though I am the most wicked of all men, and to be abhorred by reason of my continuance in sins, yet when thou commandest, I shall be free from them.

Lord, give me grace that Psal. 91.1. For Help. I may dwell under the defence of the most highest, and that I may abide under thy shadow, O thou Almightie: for thou art my hope and my strong hold; in thee will I [Page 114] trust, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, thou which declarest 11 Sund. after Trin. thy Almightie power most chiefly by shewing mercie and pitie; give unto me abundantly thy grace, that I running to thy promises, may be made partaker of thy heavenly treasure, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O God, thou art my The Compline. Psal. 46. 1. hope and strength, a very present help in trouble; confirm me, that I may not For Help. fear, though the earth be moved, and the hills carried into the midst of the sea; though the waters thereof rage and swell, and the mountains shake at the tempest of the same. O be in the midst of my soul, and I shall never be moved. Amen.

O Lord, look upon Psal. 119.122. For mercy. me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do to [Page 115] those that fear thy Name. Order my steps in thy Word, and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.

Almightie God, give 14 Sund. after Trin. Increase of Grace. unto me, I beseech thee, a full increase of Faith, Hope and charitie: And that I may obtain that which thou dost promise, make me love that which thou dost command, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

LOrd, I call upon thee At bed-time, and in the night if thou wakest. Psal. 50. 15. in the day of my trouble, in the night of my heaviness. O deliver me, and I will glorifie thee. Amen.

O Lord, correct me, but Jer. 10.24. with judgment, not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. And grant that thy correction may amend me, and make me thine, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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* Look on me also, O St. Ambrose. For Penitence. Lord Jesus, that I may call to mind my own sins, and wash away my offences with tears; grant me, I beseech thee, the tears of St. Peter: I would not have the joy of a sinner. That I may obtain this, turn thee, O Lord, and look upon me, and grant the same Cock may waken even me a most miserable sinner, that being delivered, I may sing unto thee for ever and ever.

O eternal God and merciful 4 Sund. after Easter. For Obedience. Father, grant, I humbly beseech thee, that I may love all those things which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that amongst the sundrie and manifold changes of the world, my heart may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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WEDNESDAY.

O Lord, I have sinned In the morn. Baruch 2.12, 14. For Penitence. and dealt wickedly; nay, offended in all thine Ordinances. Let thy wrath turn from me, for I am weak; and hear my prayers, and deliver me for thine own sake, and the merits of my Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Gracious Father, without thee I can do nothing but sin; nor can I confess it to have pardon but by thee. I was conceived and born in sin: And though thou didst wash me from that in the laver of Baptism, yet I have since defiled my self again, and by many grievous actual sins, have made my self a sinner above all other men, considering the great measure of grace that thou hast given me. Lord, increase thy grace, and by it weaken first, and then cut off my resistance, [Page 118] that I may see, and confess, and hate, and forsake all my sins, and find mercie and salvation in the merits of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

O Lord, early this Psal. 119.147. To be heard. morning do I crie unto thee; for in thy Word is my trust. Hear me, O Lord, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, let me hear thy Psal. 143. 8. loving kindness betimes in the morning, for in thee is my trust. O shew me the way that I should walk in this day, and all the days of my life; for I lift up my soul unto thee in the mercies of Jesus Christ.

DEliver me, O Lord, from Third hour. Psal. 39. 9, 7, 8. all mine offences, and make me not a rebuke to the foolish. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain. But Lord, what For Hope. is my hope? truly my hope [Page 119] is even in thee: and there let it still continue acceptable in Jesus Christ our Lord and onely Saviour.

O Lord, look upon me For Penitence. in mercie; in the greater mercie, because the Calling and Place I am in must give a stricter account to thee. Look therefore upon me, O Lord, but not till thou hast nailed my sins to the Cross of Christ: not till thou hast bathed me in the Bloud of Christ: not till I have hid my self in the Wounds of Christ; that so the punishment which should else overtake me, may pass over me: then look, and say unto my soul, I have forgiven thee; and by the work of thy mercie in my soul make me feel it, through Jesus Christ our onely Lord and Saviour. Amen.

* O Lord, who bringest Gr. Naz. Orat. 6. For my Flock. the great Flocks to perfection, and increasest the little ones by thy Grace; comfort me abundantly according to the exceeding [Page 120] greatness of thy bountie, and feed and preserve my Flock, together with my self, through Jesus Christ the chief Shepherd, and our [onely] Saviour.

O Lord, plead thou my Sixth hour. Psal. 35.1, 3. For Defence. cause with them that strive with me, and fight against them that fight against me. Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me. Say unto my soul, I am thy Salvation. Even so. Amen.

Give ear, O Lord, unto Psal. 86. 6. To be heard. my Prayer, and ponder the voice of my humble desires. In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee; for thou hearest me. Amen.

Deliver my soul, O Psal. 120. 2. Deliverance. God, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. Amen.

Keep me, O Lord, thy 15 Sund. after Trin. poor humble servant, with [Page 121] thy perpetual mercie: And because the frailtie of man without thee cannot but fall, preserve me ever by thy help, and lead me to all things profitable to my salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, give me such Ninth hour. Esai. 55. 6, 7. Grace, as I may seek thee while thou mayest be found, and call upon thee while thou art near; that I may detest For Penitenca. and forsake the wickedness of my ways, and the unrighteousness of my own imaginations; that I may return unto thee, and thou have mercie upon me, in Jesus Christ my onely Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

Teach me thy ways, O Psal. 86. 11. For the fear of God. Lord, and I will walk in thy truth. O knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name.

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Lord, I beseech thee, 17 Sund. after Trin. For Grace. grant that thy Grace may alway prevent and follow me, and make me continually to be given to all good works, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

HAve mercie upon At Evening, Psal. 51. 1. For Penitence. me, O God, after thy great goodness, and according to the multitude of thy Mercies do away mine offences. Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin: for I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. But let not this Evening take from me the light of the Sun of Righteousness, Jesus Christ my Saviour. Amen.

* Vouchsafe, O Lord, to St. Aug. Serm. 30. hear my Prayers. According to thy good pleasure, drive out the Enemie by thy might, from my thoughts and deeds. Increase my Faith, govern For all Gifts. my mind, grant me spiritual [Page 123] thoughts whilst I lie waking on my bed, and conduct me to thy bliss, through Jesus Christ thy Son and our Saviour.

O Lord, I beseech thee, 18 Sund. after Trin. For Obedience. give me grace to avoid the infections of the Devil, and with a pure heart and mind to follow thee the onely true God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

LOrd, I offer up unto Compline. Psal. 51. 17. Penitence. thee my Evening-Sacrifice; thy Sacrifice, even a troubled spirit, a broken and a contrite heart, which thou wilt not despise, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* O Lord, I humbly pray thee look upon me, and cleanse my mind and my thoughts from unclean motions, and from all filthiness of the Flesh and Spirit, and from every work of the Devil, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[Page 124] * O Lord, graciously shew For mercy. forth thy unspeakable mercie, and both free me from the sins I have committed, and deliver me from the punishments I have deserved, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, for as much as 19 Sund. after Trin. without thee I am not able to please thee, grant that the working of thy mercie may in all things direct and rule my heart, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, give me that Bed-time, and at night if thou wakest. grace, that I may remember thee upon my Bed, and think upon thee when I am waking. Thou hast Psal. 63. 6. been my helper; therefore under the shadow of thy wings I will hope to pass through the darkness of this night, in the comfort of Jesus Christ my Lord and onely Saviour. Amen.

[Page 125] O Lord, make mine Psal. 119.148. eyes prevent the night-watches, that I may be occupied in thy Words.

O Lord, thou which hast made the night for man to rest in, as well as the day to labour; grant, dear Father, that I may so take my bodily rest, that my soul may continually watch for my deliverance out of this mortal life. And that my sleep For moderate Sleep. be not excessive, according to the insatiable desires of the flesh, but sufficient to relieve and maintain Nature; to live and serve thee in all sober and godly conversation, through the aid and assistance of Jesus Christ my onely Lord and Saviour.

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THURSDAY.

O Hold thou up my In the morn. Psal. 17. 5. goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. Amen.

* Help me, my Lord Jesu, St. Aug. de Haeres. For Help. and gird thy sword about thy thigh, O thou most Mightie. Go forth, O thou most powerful of all: Kill me in my self, that I may live to thee, and let my Enemies cease to persecute me. Amen.

O God, thou art Psal. 63. 1. For Consolation. my God, early will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth greatly after thee, in a barren and drie land, where no water is. O satisfie this thirst with thy freshest waters of comfort, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[Page 127] O Lord, have mercie Esay. 33.2, 5, 6. upon me; I have waited for thee: Be thou my arm in the morning, and my help in the time of trouble; that I may exalt thy Name which dwellest on high, that I may live in the stabilitie of thy times, and that thy fear may be my treasure, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

O Almightie God For Ascension day. and merciful Father, grant, I beseech thee, that as I do believe thy onely Son our Lord to have ascended into the Heavens; so I, and all thy faithful Servants, may in heart and mind thither ascend, and with thee continually dwell. Amen.

O God, the King of glorie, Sund. after Ascension. who hast exalted thine onely Son Jesus Christ with great triumph into thy Kingdom in Heaven; I beseech thee leave neither thy Church, nor my poor self comfortless; but send us thy Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the [Page 128] same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone is before, who liveth and raigneth with thee, one God, world without end.

HEar my Prayer, O Third hour. Psal. 55. 2. To be heard. God, and hide not thy self from my petition. Take heed unto me and hear me, how I mourn in my Prayer and am vexed. Give me strength and comfort in thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, the proud are Psal. 86. 14. Against Enemies. risen against me, and the Congregation of factious men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes. But thou, Lord God, art full of compassion and mercie, long suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth. O turn thee then unto me, and have mercie upon me: shew some token upon me for good, that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou Lord hast holpen me, [Page 129] and comforted me in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Assist me mercifully, English Liturgy. For Defence. O Lord, in these and all other my supplications and prayers, and dispose my ways towards the attainment of everlasting salvation, that among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, I may ever be defended by thy most gracious and readie help, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Deliver me from them Sixth hour. Psal. 55. 22. Against Flatterers. whose words are softer than butter, when they have war in their heart: And from them whose word, are smoother than oyl, while they are very swords. Lord, I cast my burthen upon thee, that thou mayst sustain me, and not suffer me to fall for ever. Amen.

Bless me, O Lord, when Psal. 94. 12. In time of Correction. thou chastenest me, and teachest me in thy Law; that thou mayst give me [Page 130] patience in time of adversitie, till the pit be digged up for the ungodly. O Lord, fail me not, neither forsake me, for I am part of thine Inheritance in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Almightie and merciful God, of thy bountiful 20 Sund. after Trin: For Defence. goodness keep me from all things that may hurt me; that I being readie both in bodie and soul, may with a For Obedience. free heart accomplish those things that thou wouldest have done, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

* O Eternal God, I humbly Ninth hour. For Patience. St. Aug. beseech thee, that whilst I am on Earth, as far as earthly things serve me, they may remember me that I am their owner, but by thy appointment; and so far forth as they offend me, let them teach me to serve thee my Lord; whom when I do not obey, they are [Page 131] wont to become offensive for just vengeance: that whether they serve me or not, [yet] I may always serve thee, in and through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Hold not thy tongue, Psal. 109. 1. Against Revilings. O God of my praise; for the mouth of the ungodly, yea, and the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me: and they have spoken against me with false tongues; they compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. But I give my self unto prayer. Lord, forgive them, and hear me. Amen.

O God, which art the Morner-prayer, Coll. for Peace. author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; defend And for Defence. me and all thy servants in all assaults of our enemies, that we surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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* TEach me, O my Lord At Evening. St. Aug. Jesus, [and] instruct me, that I may learn from thee what I ought to teach [others] concerning thee. Amen.

Deliver me, O Lord, Psal. 140. 1, 2. Against Enemies. from the man that is evil, and preserve me from the cruel man, which imagines mischief in his heart, and stirs up strife all the day long. The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread their net abroad with cords, and set traps in my way. Lord, keep me from treacherous hands, and preserve me, that though they purpose, yet they may not be able to overthrow my goings, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O God, from whom Collect 1. Evening-prayer. all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; give unto me, and all thy servants, that Peace For Peace. which the world cannot [Page 133] give, that both our hearts may be set to obey thy Commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour.

HAve mercie upon The Complint. Psal. 57. 1. For Hope. me, O God, have mercie upon me, for my soul trusteth in thee, and in the shadow of thy wings will I trust, till these and all other my afflictions be over-past. O send out thy mercie and truth upon me, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

* O merciful Lord, who comest St. Aug. not [in] to the proud heart, humble thou my soul. O thou who art seen by those onely that are pure in heart, give me true puritie of heart. O Lord, I am athirst Thirst for God. [for thee], give me the pledge of the Inheritance [which is] to come, give me at least a drop [Page 134] of thy heavenly showers to refresh my thirst, for I burn with Love. Neither do I beg this for my own merits, for I am most unworthie [so much as] to tast it, but for thy mercies, and the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Almightie God, English Liturgy. For Preservation. vouchsafe, I beseech thee, to direct, sanctifie and govern both my heart and bodie in the waies of thy Laws, and in the works of thy Commandments, that through thy mightie protection, both here and ever, I may be preserved by night and by day, in bodie and in soul, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

O Lord, I crie unto Bed-time, and at night if thou wakest. Psal 77. 1, 2. thee, hearken unto me, O God. Thou holdest my eyes waking: I am so feeble that I cannot speak: And in the night season my soul refuseth comfort; [Page 135] yet even then give me In time of great trouble. grace especially, that I may commune with mine own heart, and search out my spirits, and compose them in thee, that I may rise to serve thee.

Grant, O Lord, to me that Sleep. am lying down to sleep, rest both of bodie and soul. Preserve me from the dismal sleep of sin, from all the black defiling pleasures of the night. Quench the fierie Darts of the evil one which he aims craftily against me. Subdue the Rebellions of my flesh, and lay asleep in me all earthly and worldly thoughts, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

I humbly beseech thee, Collect at the end of the Liturgy. O Father, mercifully to look upon my infirmities; Defence. and for the glorie of thy Names sake, turn from me and the rest of thy servants, all those evils which we most justly have deserved: And grant that in all our troubles [Page 136] we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercie, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and glorie, through our onely Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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* O Great God, Almightie In the. Morn. St. Aug. God, God of infinite goodness, whom we ought to believe and apprehend to be inviolable and incorruptible: O thou Trinitie in Unitie, whom the Catholick Church adores; I that have experienc'd thy mercie in my self, do [most] humbly entreat thee that thou wouldest not suffer those men to differ from me in thy Worship, with whom I have perfectly agreed in all conversation from my Childhood; and suffer thou not either me or them to wander from thy truth and salvation which is in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Lord, I will call upon Psal. 88. 13. thee, and early shall my prayer come before thee. Lord, do not abhor my soul, neither hide thy face from me, for Jesus Christ his sake.

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Lord, make me to have 2 Sund. after Trin. Fear and love of God. a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name; for thou never failest to help and govern them whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast love. Grant this even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Almightie and everlasting Passion of our Lord. God, which of thy tender love towards man, hast sent our Saviour Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the Cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humilitie; mercifully grant that I may both follow the example of his patience, and be made partaker of his resurrection, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almightie God, I humbly First Collect for the day. For the Church. beseech thee graciously to behold thy Familie, for the which our Lord Jesus Christ was content to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of [Page 139] wicked men, and to suffer death upon the Cross, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.

Almightie and everlasting Second Coll. for the day. God, by whose Spirit the whole bodie of the Church is governed and sanctified; receive these my supplications and prayers which I offer up before thee, for all estates of men in For all men. thy holy Church, that every member of the same, in his vocation, may truly and devoutly serve thee, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

* 'TIs now long, O Lord, Third hour. St. Aug. that I have been striving against Heresies, and I am almost tired. Come, my Lord Jesus, thou most mightie Warrier, thou Captain of the Armies of the Lord, who hast overcome the Devil and the World; lay hold on the shield and buckler, and stand up to help me.

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Deal with me, O God, Psal. 109. 20. Deliverance. according to thy Name; for sweet is thy mercie. O deliver me, for I am helpless and poor, and my heart is wounded within me. Lord, save my soul. Amen.

Mine eyes are ever looking Psal. 25. 14. unto thee, O Lord; O pluck my feet out of the net. Amen.

Almightie God, who English Liturgy. hast promised to hear the Petitions of them that ask in thy Son's Name, I beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to me, now that in his Name I make my prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant that those things which I To be heard. have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of my necessitie, and to the setting forth of thy glorie, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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O Remember not my Sixth hour. Psal. 79. 8. For Pardon. old sins, but have mercie upon me, and that soon, for I am come to great miserie. Help me, O God of my salvat io n deliver me, and be merciful unto my sins, for thy Names sake. Amen.

Not unto us, O Lord, Psal. 115.1. not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praise; and that for thy loving mercie and for thy truths sake.

* O thou Father, Son, and St. Athan. Holy Ghost, one God, who hast declared unto us the Unitie of the Deitie, and hast revealed the undivided glorie of the onely ever-blessed Divinitie, and demonstrated the perfect eternitie of thy Trinitie; Trinity-sunday. grant me, I beseech thee, Faith and Obedience in this life, and Glorie in the life to come, by and for the sake of Jesus Christ our Redeemer.

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O Lord God of Hosts, Ninth hour. Psal. 80. 4. how long wilt thou be angrie with thy poor servant that prayeth? O turn me again, O God; shew the light of thy countenance, and I shall be whole. Amen.

* Glorie be to thee, St. Chrysost. l. 3. de Sacerdotio. glorie be to thee, O Lord! How great is the depth of thy mercie! how great the abundance of thy patience! Behold how some that have been raised from a mean and obscure degree to honour and renown, under pretence of thy Name, how they abuse their honour, and use it against thee the Donor: they are unjust, and assume to themselves what they should not dare against thy most holy Mysteries: they use their utmost to thrust out men of approv'd integrity, that profligat men may with the greatest fecuritie and licentiousness put all things into confusion. Arise, O Lord, and help [Page 143] thy Church, and suffer For the Church. not my soul to come into their counsels, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, I will crie day At Evening. Psal. 88.1, 2. and night before thee, let my prayer enter into thy presence; encline thine ear unto my calling, for my soul is full of trouble, Against Affliction. and my life draws nigh unto the pit. O let not thine indignation lie too hard upon me, neither vex me with all thy storms; but remember of what mould thou hast made me, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

* O Lord, let me St. Hilary, l. 12. de Trinitate. have no idle contention about words, but let me constantly profess the Faith without delays. Preserve in me, I beseech thee, an unblemished reverence to thy Faith; and grant me this restimonie of my Conscience, whilst I have my being, that I may alwaies [Page 144] retain that Profession which I made at the Sacrament of my new Birth, when I was baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. That I may acknowledge thee the Father, and together with thee may adore thy Son, and may merit thy holy Spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, be merciful unto Compline. Psal. 92. 1, 2. For Mercy. me, and I will sing praises unto thy Name; yea, I will tell of thy loving kindness early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night-season. O bless me, and fulfil all thy works of grace in me, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

* Grant me, O Lord, a At Night. watchful mind and sober thoughts, a pure heart and pleasant sleep, and free from all diabolical phancies. And raise me again, O Lord, at the hour of prayer, that I may adhere firmly to thy precepts, and keep an [Page 145] entire remembrance of thy Judgements.

LOrd, remember thy Bed-time, and at night if thou wakest. Psal. 119. 49, 54. promise unto thy servant, wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust. That thy statutes may be my songs in the house of my pilgrimage; and that I may remember thy Name in the night-season.

* Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my soul and bodie; for thou hast created and redeemed them, O Lord thou God of truth. And together with my self, I commend unto thee all that is mine; for thou [Lord] hast graciously bestow'd them on me, according to thy good pleasure. Cause me therefore, O Lord, both to lie down and sleep in peace, for it is thou onely makest me to dwell in safetie, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

* O Lord and maker of Gr. Naz. Orat. 10. all things, O God the Father and Governour of [Page 146] thine, O thou disposer of Life and Death, O thou preserver and benefactor of Souls; O thou that makest all things, and changest them by the creating Word which framed them both seasonably and wisely, according to the depth of thy Wisdom and Providence! govern thou my life Death. in the flesh as long as shall be most expedient for me and thy Church. And in thy good time receive me, I beseech thee, as one prepared, not surprized, so as I may not flie thee at the last day, nor come with an unwilling mind like one forcibly broke off and snatcht away from this world, but that I may go readily and chearfully to that [most] blessed and eternal life which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom be glorie for ever and ever.

* O Lord my God, call S. Aug. Ser. 53. de Diversis. me, that I may come to thee; fix me, that I may not leave thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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SATURDAY.

O Lord, I will sing In the morn. Psal. 59. 16. Praise. of thy power, and will praise thy mercie in the morning, for thou hast been my defence and my refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing; for thou, O God, art my defence and my merciful God.

The glorious Majestie of Psal. 90.17. Blessing. thee, O Lord my God, be upon me: prosper thou the work of my hands upon me, O prosper thou my handie-work. Amen.

O Lord, open mine Psal. 119. 18. Illumination. eyes that I may see the wonders of thy Law. I am a stranger upon earth, O hide not thy Commandments from me: for thy Testimonies are my delight and my counsellors. Lord, continue that favour to me, that so they may ever be.

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O Lord our heavenly Morning-prayer. Collect for Grace. Father, Almightie and everlasting God, who hast safely brought me to the beginning of this day; defend For Aid. me in the same with thy mightie power, and grant that this day I fall into no sin, nor run into any kind of danger; but that all my doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that which is righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O My soul, wait thou Third hour. Psal. 62. 5. still upon my God, for my hope is in him: he is my strength and my salvation, he is my defence, so that I shall not fall. So Amen, Lord Jesu,

O Lord God, be Ezekiah's prayer. 2 Chron. 30. 19. Mercy for imperfection. merciful unto every one that prepares his whole heart to seek thee, O Lord God, the God of his Fathers, though he be not according to [Page 149] the Purification of the Sancturie.

O Lord, I walk in the Psal. 138. 7. Against Enemies. midst of trouble, I beseech thee refresh me. Stretch forth thy hand upon the furie and the cunning of mine Enemies, that thy right hand may save me. O make good thy loving kindness towards me, and despise not, I beseech thee, the work of thine own hands. Amen.

I deal with the thing Psal. 119. 121. Against Enemies. that is lawful and right; O give me not over unto mine Oppressors. Amen.

O make me, thy poor servant, vers. 122. still to delight in that which is good, that the proud do me no wrong, for Jesus Christ his sake.

Almightie God, the English Liturgy. Fountain of all Wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; I beseech thee to have compassion upon [Page 150] my infirmities; and those Infirmities. things which for my unworthiness I dare not, and for my blindness I cannot ask, vouchsafe to give me, for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, I will put my Sixth hour. Psal. 62.8. trust in thee always: O let thy people do it with me, and I will pour out my heart before thee, O God my hope. Amen.

O that my waies were Psal. 119. 5. For direction in walking. made so direct that I might keep thy Statutes! O Lord, direct them.

O Lord, teach me the Psal. 119.33. way of thy Statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end: yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart. O stablish thy Word in For the fear of God. thy servant, that I may fear thee; and that for Jesus Christ his sake.

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O Lord, I will call Ninth hour. Psal. 81. 7. To be heard in trouble. upon thee in my troubles, O deliver me and hear me; and then especially at what time any storm falls upon me, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

Blessed art thou, O Psal. 119.10, 12. Direction of our ways. Lord, O teach me thy Statutes: That my whole heart may seek thee, and that I may not go wrong out of thy Commandments: That I may take greater delight in the way of thy Testimonies, than in all manner of riches.

O Praise the Lord, all Evening. Psal. 134. 1. The Praise of God. ye his servants, ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord. With these, O Lord, I lift up my hands to thy Sanctuarie, and will praise thy Name. O Lord, be with me this Evening in all the mercies of Jesus Christ my Saviour.

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* Thou knowest the infirmitie of my wretched flesh, O thou that madest me: Thou knowest the watchfulness of my invisible Enemies, O thou that seest them. For Protection. [O] protect me under the wings of thy goodness, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, there is no hiding Compline. Psal. 139. 10. me from thy presence: for if I should say, the darkness shall cover me, then shall my night be turned to day. For the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is as clear as the day; the darkness and the light to thee are both alike. Therefore, O God, Confession. I present my self open before thee; O cleanse my soul, that it may rejoyce to be seen of thee in Jesus Christ. Amen.

* The day being now Thanksgiving. passed over, O Lord, I give thanks unto thee, I glorifie thee that I have passed it away without [Page 153] scandal; I magnifie thee with a Song, because I have passed it without falling into any snare, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thy righteousness, O Psal. 71. 17, 19. &c. God, is very high, and great things are they which thou hast done for me. O God, who is like unto thee! Thou hast brought me to great honour, and comforted me on every side. Therefore Praise of God. will I praise thee and ty righteousness, O God, and unto thee will I sing, O thou holy One of Israel. My lips will be glad when I sing unto thee, and so will my soul which thou hast delivered. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for many are confounded and brought to shame that have sought to do me evil. O Lord, Thanksgiving. continue thy blessings to me, and multiply my thankfulness to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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O Lord, thou keeper Bed-time, and at night if thou wakest. Psal. 121. 4. of Israel, which in the watch over thy servants dost neither slumber nor sleep; be my keeper, and preserve me this night. O keep my soul.

Lord, give me grace to Psal. 119.59. Procrastinating. make haste, and not prolong the time to keep thy Commandments. That I may call my own waies to remembrance, and turn my feet to thy Testimonies. And then at midnight will I rise and give thee thanks, because of thy righteous judgments, O Lord my strength and my Redeemer. Amen.

Wo is me, that I am Psal. 120. 4. constrained to dwell with Mesech, and to have my habitation among the tents of Kedar: For my soul hath too long dwelt among them that are enemies unto peace: Too long, O Lord, but that it is Death. thy good pleasure to continue [Page 155] my dwelling in this vale of miserie.

* What art thou, O my Adoration and Glorification of God. St. Aug. lib. 2. Confess. cap. 4. God? what art thou, I beseech thee, but the Lord my God? For who is Lord besides our Lord? or who is God besides our God? O thou supream, most powerful, most merciful, most just, most secret, most present, most beautiful, most mightie, most incomprehensible; most constant, and yet changing all things; immutable, never new and never old, yet renewing all things; ever in action, and yet ever quiet; heaping up, yet needing nothing; creating, upholding, filling, protecting, nourishing and perfecting all things. Thou lovest, and yet thou art not transported; thou art jealous, yet thou art void of fear; thou dost repent, yet thou art free from sorrow; thou art angrie, and yet never art unquiet; thou takest what thou findest, yet didst thou never lose any thing; [Page 156] thou art never poor, and yet thou art glad of gain; never covetous, and yet thou exactest profit at our hands. We bestow largely upon thee, that thou mayst become our debtor, yet who hath any thing but of thy gift? Thou payest debts, when thou owest nothing: thou forgivest debts, and yet thou losest nothing. And what shall I say, O my God, my life, my joy, my holy, dear delight? Or what can any man say, when he speaketh of thee? And wo be to them that speak not of thee, but are silent in thy presence. Have mercie upon me, O Lord, that I may speak unto thee, and praise thy Name.

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Prayers added since the restoring of this Book to me, which was taken from me in a search by Mr. Prynne, May 31. 1643. and with much difficulty restored unto me, Nov. 6. 1644.

* GRant, O Lord, that Aug. Serm. 193. de Temp. I may be readie to meet thee at thy second coming, lest thou shouldest find me such a one as thou desirest not [to find me]. O thou, who that thou mightest not find me such, hast undergone all punishments for me, even that thou mightest not inflict upon me any punishments, but mightest everlastingly reward me.

* O Lord, let it be my care The same, Serm. 198. so to behave my self, through the help of Christ, that I may [be able to] receive thee my most holy Lord, that thou mayst not onely be my Guest, but mayst abide [Page 158] with me for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

* O eternal God, I sue to The same, Serm. 202. thee for help, that of thy goodness thou wouldest vouchsafe to give me [the] true Wisdom and perfect Charitie; for thou, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, hast the Glorie and the Kingdom for ever and ever.

* O merciful God, who The same, Serm. 204. hast afforded me so many favours, adde [to the rest] this also, that I may retain the right Faith in all humilitie, that I may preserve perfect Charitie with all men, that I may seriously endeavour to serve thee my Lord with a pure heart and a chast bodie, even to my life's end; that after [all] my labours, I may hear that most desirable voice, Well done, thou good servant, enter thou into the Joy of thy Lord,

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Praise and Thanksgiving.

I Will magnifie thee, O For deliverance from Enemies. Psal. 30. 1. Lord, for thou hast set me up, and not made my foes to triumph over me. O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me, thou hast kept my life from them that go down into the pit. Sing praises unto the Lord, O my soul, and give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his holiness. Amen.

O my soul, be joyful in Psal. 35. 9. the Lord, and rejoyce in his Salvation. All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him! yea, the poor and him that is in miserie, from him that spoileth him. Amen.

I will give thanks unto Psal. 7. 18. thee, O Lord, according to thy righteousness, and I will praise thy Name, O Lord most high.

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O Lord, thou art high Psal. 47. 2, 3. After victory in War. and terrible, a great King over all the Earth; thou hast subdued the people under us, and the Nations under our feet: therefore will I sing praises unto thee, O God, who art greatly to be exalted. Amen.

Thy Vows are upon Psal. 56. 12. me, O my God, I will render praise unto thee; for thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, that I may yet walk before thee, O my God, in the light of the living, and bless thee.

* Thanks be to thee, S. Aug. Orat. de 5. Haeres. cap. 7. O God; thanks be to thee, O true and undivided Trinitie, O Veritie, one and three, O Unitie, three and one. Thanks be to thee, O God the Father, who hast both manifested thy Son unto me, and given him to be my Teacher: O grant likewise that he may be so for ever, according to thy mercies of old time.

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My heart is readie, O Psal. 57. 7. Lord, my heart is readie, I will sing and give praise; yea, I will praise thee among the people, and I will sing unto thee among the Nations. O let thy Mercie, which is great unto the Heavens, and thy Truth, which reacheth unto the Clouds, embrace me and preserve me to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I will give thanks unto Psal. 9.1. thee, O Lord, with my whole heart, I will speak of all thy marvellous works: I will be glad and rejoyce in thee, yea, my songs will I make of thy Name, O thou most highest. For thou hast maintained my right and my cause, thou art set in the Throne that judgest right. Lord, continue to be my defence against the oppressor, and my refuge in due time of trouble, that I may ever rejoyce in thy Salvation Jesus Christ. Amen.

My trust is in thee, O Psal. 13. 5. God, and my heart is joyful in thy salvation. I will sing unto thee, O [Page 162] Lord, because thou hast dealt so lovingly with me; yea, I will praise thy Name, O Lord most highest. Amen.

O praise the Lord with Psal. 22.23. me, ye that fear him, magnifie him all ye of the Seed of Jacob. My praise shall be of thee in the great Congregation, and my vows will I perform in the sight of them that fear thee. Amen.

What profit is there in Psal. 30. 9. my bloud, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust give thanks unto thee, or shall it declare thy truth? Hear, O Lord, and have mercie upon me; Lord, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness: therefore will I sing of thy praise without ceasing. O my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. Amen.

I will alwaies give thanks Psal. 34.1. unto thee, O Lord, thy [Page 163] praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast of thee, O my God, and the humble shall hear thereof and be glad. For I sought thee, O Lord, and thou heardest me, and didst deliver me out of all my fear, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Let my mouth be filled Psal. 71. 8. with praise, and with thy glorie every day. Amen.

O Lord, who is like unto Psal. 71.20. to thee? For thou hast shewed me great troubles and adversities; but thou wilt, I hope, return and quicken me, thou wilt return and take me out of this depth. Amen.

I will thank thee, O Psal. 86. 12. Lord my God, with all my heart, and will praise thy Name for ever: For great is thy mercie towards me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost Hell. O deliver it still, for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, I give thee humble and [Page 164] heartie thanks for the measure of knowledge which thou hast given me of thy truth; for giving me a love to it, and thy Church; for quieting my soul in the midst of thy Churches distractions; for the measure of rest and repose which thou hast given me in thee, whereas no true content is found without thee. Lord, I give thee humble thanks likewise for the temporal blessings which thou hast heaped on me; the favour of my Leige Lord and Soveraign; the place to which thou hast raised me; the means which thou hast given me to do good. Lord, I cannot name all thy blessings, how shall I thank thee for them? Lord, I will thank thee for them, by honouring thee in them. O give a heart to desire all this, and grace to perform it; that my sins may be forgiven me, and that I may be thine, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O praise the Lord, for he Psal, 135. 3. Psal. 138. 1. is gracious: O sing unto [Page 165] his Name, for it is lovely. I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will worship towards thy holy Temple, and praise thy Name; and that because of thy loving kindness and truth, for thou hast magnified thy Name and thy Word above all things. Lord, give me grace to obey thy Word, and to honour thy Name for ever, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

In Prosperity.

LOrd, this is the time Psal. 19. 13. of fear, keep thy servant from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me: That though my sins be many and great, yet I may be innocent from the great offence, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, make me worthie of the place to which thou hast raised me in thy Church, that all my endeavours [Page 166] may be to make Truth and Peace meet together. In this course give me understanding to discover my enemies, and wisdom to prevent them; a heart to love my friends, and carriage that may bind them. Lord, make me love thy Church, and the place where thine honour dwelleth; that as thou hast honoured me above many others, so I may honour thee above all, and spend whatsoever is acceptable in the poor remainder of my life to serve thee in thy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, turn away mine Psal. 119.37. eyes that they behold not vanitie, and quicken thou me in thy way.

* O merciful Lord, Salvian. de Gub. Dei. l. 6. p. 222. when thou hast prevailed with thy self (for [alas] we never live so as to be worthie to prevail with thee) to give us seasonable weather, plentiful crops, and peaceful times that enrich us with [Page 167] all good things, and abundance of increase, even above our wishes; [O] suffer me not to be corrupted through so great prosperitie of happie events, lest I should altogether forget thee and my self too; but increase also my humilitie and my thankfulness, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

In time of Pestilence.

DEliver me, O Lord, Psal. 39. 9, 11 from all my offences, and make me not a rebuke to the foolish. Take, I humbly beseech thee, thy plague away from thy people, for we begin to be consumed by means of thy heavie hand. And for Jesus Christ his sake, lay neither me nor mine under this uncomfortable disease. Amen.

O Lord, deliver me from Psal. 91. 3. the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence: O defend me [Page 168] under thy wings, and keep me safe under thy feathers, that I may not be afraid for any terrour by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day; for the pestilence that walketh in the darkness, nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. Though thousands fall beside me, and ten thousands at my right hand, yet let it not come near me, even for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, thou art my vers. 10. hope, I beseech thee let no evil happen unto me, neither let any plague come nigh my dwelling; but give thine Angels charge over me to keep me in all my waies, O Lord my strength and my Redeemer. Amen.

O let the sorrowful Psal. 79. 12. sighing of them whom thou hast visited come before thee; and according to the greatness both of thy power and mercie, preserve thou them that are appointed to die, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

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O Lord, I beseech thee Septuag. Sunday. If the Family be infected. favourably to hear the prayers of thy humble servant, that I and my Family, which are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, from this and all other infection both of soul and bodie: that so we may live both to serve and to praise thee, to the glorie of thy great Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord and onely Saviour. Amen.

O Almightie God, which English Liturgy. in thy wrath, in the time of King David, didst slay with the plague of Pestilence threescore and ten thousand, and yet remembring thy mercie didst save the rest; have pitie upon us miserable sinners, that now are visited with great sickness and mortalitie; and like as thou didst then command thine Angel to cease from punishing, so it may now please thee to withdraw from us this plague and grievous sickness, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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O Lord God, who Engl. Liturgy. Thanks giving for deliverance from the Plague. hast wounded us for our sins, and consumed us for our transgressions by thy late heavie and long-continued Visitation, and in the midst of that Judgment remembring mercie, hast redeemed us from death; we offer up unto thee our selves, our souls and bodies (which thou hast now delivered) to be a living sacrifice unto thee. And here I offer up unto thee, most merciful Father, in the name of all thy people, all possible praise and thanks, and shall ever magnifie thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

In Old Age.

O Lord, cast me not off Psal. 71. 9. in the time of mine Age, forsake me not now my strength begins to fail me. Amen.

[Page 171] Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, now I am grayheaded, ver. 16. until I have declared thy strength unto this Generation, and thy power to all them that are to come. Amen.

O Lord, though thou Psal. 89. 44. hast shortned the daies of my Youth, yet cover me not with dishonour. Hide not thy self from me for ever, but remember how short my time is, and make me remember it, O Lord. Amen.

O Lord, teach me to Psal. 90. 12. number my daies, that I may apply my heart unto wisdom. Amen.

O Lord, hide not thy Psal. 102. 2. face from me in the time of trouble; for my daies are ver. 3. consumed away like smoke, and my bones are burnt up like a fire-brand. My daies ver. 11. are gone like a shadow, and I am withered like grass. Thou, O Lord, hast brought ver. 23. down my strength in my [Page 172] journey, and shortened my daies. But, O my God, take me not away ver. 24. but in the timeliness of my age, that I may continue to serve thee, and be faithful in thy service, till thou remove me hence.

For the Sick and Afflicted.

O Let the sorrowful Psal. 79. 12. Alias the Sick, the Afflicted. sighing of the Prisoners come before thee, and according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou them that are appointed to die, even for Jesus Christ our Lord.

In time of Sickness.

O Lord, the sorrows of Psal. 18. 3, 4, 5. death compass me, and the snares of it are readie to overtake me. When thou wilt dissolve my Tabernacle, thou alone knowest: [Page 173] therefore in this my trouble I will call upon thee my Lord, and will complain unto my God. O be with me at the instant of my death, and receive me for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

Into thy hands I commend Psal. 31. 6. my spirit, for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of Truth.

O Lord, thy hand is heavie Psal. 32. 4. upon me day and night, and my moisture is become like the drought in Summer. I acknowledge my sin unto thee, O Lord, and my unrighteousness have I not hid. O Lord, be merciful unto me. Amen.

O Lord, hear my prayer, Psal. 39.13. and with thine ears consider my calling; hold not thy peace at my tears. For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my Fathers were. O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength before I go hence and be no more seen. Amen.

* O Lord, in the midst of life we are [Page 174] in death: from whence or of whom do we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who yet art justly displeased with us for our sins? O holy and mightie, O holy and merciful Saviour, deliver me not into the most bitter pains of eternal death. O cast me not away in the time of my sickness, forsake me not when my strength faileth me. Before thee, O Lord, is all my desire, and my groanings are not hid from thee. Thou knowest, O Lord, [all] the secrets of my heart; I beseech thee shut not the ears of thy mercie to my prayers. But spare me, O Lord most holy, O God most mightie, O holy and most merciful Saviour, thou most worthie Judge eternal; suffer me not at my last hour for any terrour of death to fall from thee. Amen, O Lord Jesus my Saviour.

O Lord, the snares Psal. 116.2, 3. of death compass me round about, the pains of hell get hold upon me. I have found trouble and [Page 175] heaviness, but will call upon thy Name, O Lord; O Lord deliver my soul. Deliver my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling: that I may walk before thee in the land of the living. Amen.

Thou, O Lord, hast chastened Psal. 118.18. and corrected me, but not given me yet over unto death. Open me the gates of righteousness, that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. Amen.

There is no health in my flesh by reason of thy wrath, neither is there any rest in my bones by reason of my sin. Yet, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and heal me, even for thy Names sake.

O Lord, I give thee Deliverance from a great Sickness, which began Aug. 24. 1629. humble and heartie thanks for the great and almost miraculous bringing of me back from the bottom of my Grave. What thou hast further for me to do or to suffer, thou alone [Page 176] knowest: Lord, give me patience and courage, and all Christian resolution to do thee service, and grace to do it. And let me not live longer than to honour thee, through Jesus Christ.

For the Sick.

* O God, by whose appointment the moments of our life run out, I bessech thee receive my prayers for thy sick servants, in whose behalf I most humbly beg the assistance of thy mercie, that their health being restored to them, they may return thanks to thee in thy [holy] Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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At the Visitation of the Sick.

* ARe you perswaded,

1. That no sickness or cross comes to any one by chance, or at all adventures?

2. But that they come from God, without whose providence no bodie is afflicted with diseases?

3. And that God being most wise, never will suffer any thing to befal us, but when it is expedient [to be so?]

4. And that this sickness or cross which God has now sent upon you, is [therefore] expedient for you?

5. And moreover, that God has the assection of a Father towards us? And that a Father, whether he be indulgent to his Children, or whether he correct them, is a Father alike [in both], and that [Page 178] he does the latter with no less kindness, nay perhaps with greater, than [he does] the former?

6. That for a long time he has bestowed good things upon you; and though now he gives you evil things, yet he would not have brought the evil upon you but onely to be the occasion of greater good, that is, that you may return to him?

7. That 'tis an effect of his [gracious] favour, that notwithstanding you have so often rejected him, yet he does not leave you so, but does visit you at last, and seek [after] you again?

Now if this be the Case, submit your own Will in this matter to the Divine Will, a Sacrifice, which is of all others next to that of Christ [himself] the most acceptable unto God.

* Do you confess,

1. That you have not lived so well [Page 179] as you ought? nay, that you lived ill, and that you have often and grievously sinned?

2. Is there any [particular] sin besides or above the rest? or are there any sins that lie heavie upon your Conscience, so that you need the benefit of a peculiar Absolution?

3. Have you any scruple about those things which appertain to Faith or Religion?

4. Do you call to mind the past years of your life in the bitterness of your soul?

5. Would you wish to feel greater bitterness for them than you are now sensible of? and would you be glad if you felt more? and are you grieved that you feel no more?

6. Do you desire to have your minde enlightned concerning those things which you are ignorant of, or which you have forgotten, that you may repent [Page 180] of them? and does it also repent you that either you do not know them, or have forgotten them?

7. Do you purpose, if you live, to judge [your self], and [to] take vengeance upon your self for your offences?

8. Do you purpose, if you live, to amend your life, and to avoid both the means and [the] appearances of those sins which you have lived in?

9. Do you solemnly promise thus much?

10. And do you desire to be freely admonisht of this [your] promise?

Do you believe

1. Those matters that are contained in the Articles of [the] Christian Faith once delivered to the Saints?

2. [And] that you cannot be sav'd unless you do believe them?

[Page 181] 3. Do you rejoyce and give [heartie] thanks to God [for] that you were born in this Faith, [that you] have liv'd in it, and that now you shall die in it?

4. Do you your self desire, and would you have us in your name humbly to beg of God that this Faith in him may not decay in you, and [especially] that it may not [fail] when you are just at the point of death?

5. Do you desire also that the fruit this of [your] Faith, and chiefly of yourFaith in the death of Jesus Christ, may not be lost at your death, how much soever it may have been lost in your life-time?

6. If your sense should fail, or if [your] pain or weakness should bring you to that pass that any expressions should fall from you [that are] contrarie to Religion or its precepts, would you have them be accounted as not spoken [by you]? and do you renounce them as none of yours?

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Do you forgive

1. Those that any manner of way have offended you, as [freely as] you your self would be forgiven?

2. And do you desire of God that he also would forgive them?

3. And do you forgive them the satisfaction they are bound to make you upon account of those things wherein they have offended you, [whether] in word or deed?

4. Will you have thus much signified in your name to those that have offended you, that you for your part have forgiven them all their injuries?

5. Would you be readie to forgive them if they had done you more and greater mischiefs?

6. Would you be glad if you had more [enemies] to forgive, that so God might bestow on you a more plentiful remission of your own sins?

[Page 183] * 1. IF you your self have offended any [others] do you beg pardon of them [likewise], [and desire] that they may forgive you?

2. Whom do you chiefly remember [that you have offended]? and would you have thus much made known to them in your name?

3. Forasmuch as no forgiveness is to be hop'd for of sins against the eighth or ninth Commandment of God's Law, unless restitution be made, are you readie to restore Goods to those whom you have wronged in their Estates? and repair the credit of those whom you have injured in their good Name; and that without fraud or delay?

4. And now at last, can you call to mind who these are?

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The Apostles Creed paraphras'd.

* OLord, I believe (help thou my unbelief). [I believe] that thou the Father, Son and Holy Ghost art one God.

I believe,

That of thy unlimited goodness and power thou didst create the Heavens and the Earth.
That of thy unbounded love thou hast gathered together in one, all things in Christ:
- Who was made Flesh, and [was] conceived.
- Was born, suffered, was crucified,
- Dead, buried, descended,
- Rose again, ascended, sitteth,
- Shall return, shall reward.

I believe,

That by the power and operation of thy holy Spirit, thou hast [Page 185] called thy Church out of all the world unto Holiness.
That in it we are made partakers of all good things, and of forgiveness of sins.
That in it we expect the Resurrection of the Flesh, and life everlasting.

* LOrd, I believe, (O supply thou my want of Faith.)

I believe

The affectionate kindness of the Father.
The saving power of the Almightie.
The wisdom of the Creator, in the preservation, government, and consummation of the world.
The great mysterie of Godliness, that for us men, and for our salvation, God was manifested in the flesh, [even] the Lord Jesus, the Son of the Father, the Anointed of the Spirit.
[Page 186] That he was conceived and born to cleanse us from the filthiness of our Conception and Birth.
That he suffered, what we ought [to have suffered], most unspeakable torments, that we might escape them.
That he was crucified, dead, and buried, that we may not be afraid to undergo the same things for his sake.
That he descended to [that (dismal) place] whither we must have gone, that he might wholly excuse us from it.
That he rose again, ascended, and sitteth [in that place] where we had no portion, that even we also might inherit it.
That he shall come to judge the World, that he may take us up [into his glorie.]

I believe [that] he is come,

By his Conception and Birth, the Purifier of our Nature.
[Page 187] By his Suffering on the Cross, Death, and Burial, the Redeemer of our Bodies.
By his Descent, a [triumphant] Conqueror over Hell and Death.
By his Resurrection, the first Fruits of them that sleep.
By his Ascension, our Forerunner [gone to prepare a place for us.]
By his Session [at the right hand of God] the Intercessor, or our Advocate.
By his second coming to Judgment, the Finisher of our Faith. Thus
Instead of the I behold
Destroyer, Jesus [a Saviour.]
Tormenter, A Mediator.
Accuser, An Advocate.
Slanderer, An Intercessor.
Enslaver, A Redeemer.
Sting [of the Serpent] Christ [the Anointed.]

But I believe also the Quickning and Sanctifying Power of the Holy Ghost.

[Page 188] [A Power that works]

[Inwardly and] invisibly, [openly and] outwardly, effectually, as the Wind [that bloweth where it listeth.]
By Reproof, by Compunction [of the heart], by Doctrine, by Admonition; as an Advocate, as the Comforter, as a Witness; by Diffusion of Charitie, by Illumination of Knowledge.

I believe also

The mystical Bodie of this Holy Spirit, [consisting of] those that are called out of the whole world unto belief of the Truth and Holiness of life.
The mutual fellowship of the members of that Bodie.
The remission of sins in this present time, and the hope of a future Resurrection, and of our translation to the life eternal.

[Page 189] * O Lord, give me Faith, not such Faith as would make the Law of none effect:

But such Faith as
- Works by Love.
- Is powerful in working.
- Overcomes the World.
[And besides] a most holy Faith,
- That I may love thee as a Father, and fear thee [as] the Almightie.
- That I may commit my soul unto thee in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
- That Christ may be formed in me, and that I may be conformed unto his Image.
- That I may give [him] thanks for those things which he has suffered for me, [that I may] suffer [together] with him; [that I may] suffer for him, whatsoever he shall see good.
- That for his Cross, Death, [and] Burial, I may revenge, crucifie, [Page 190] kill, burie my sins, which caused [all] these.
- That for his descent into Hell, I may descend thither whilst I live [here], by frequent meditations [upon it].
- That I may be [made] conformable to his Resurrection, by [my] rising again to newness of life.
- And to his Ascension, by meditating upon and seeking [after] those things that are above.
- That I may be also mindful of his Session [at Gods right hand] whensoever I want any gift of heavenly consolation, and as often as I am cold in my Devotions.
- And that I may never forget his second coming at the day of Judgment, [O] that I may alwaies think I hear the noise of the last Trumpet sounding, and that I may pray without ceasing till I am placed at the right hand.

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Preparatory Meditations for Death.

O Lord, quicken and comfort my soul, for I have sinned against thee. Lord, I call to mind all the years of my life past in the bitterness of my soul for my sin. My misdeeds have prevailed against me, O be thou merciful unto my sin; O for thy Names sake, be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. Amen.

Namely and especially, O Lord, be merciful unto me, &c.

Herein, O Lord, be merciful unto thy servant. O Lord, lay not these, nor the rest unto my charge.

O let the depth of my sin call up the depth of thy mercies, of thy grace. Lord, let it come, that where my sin hath abounded, grace may superabound.

Lord, I believe, help thou my unbelief.

O Lord, though thou kill me, yet [Page 192] will I put my trust in thee.

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, yet will I fear no evil. For I hope verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

O let this Cup pass from me; nevertheless, if it may not pass from me, but that I must drink of it, thy will be done.

Thou art the Lord, do what seemeth good in thine own eyes.

For I will take it as the Cup of Salvation, and give thanks to thy Name, O Lord.

O Lord, grant that all the daies of my appointed time upon earth, I may wait when my changing shall come.

O that thou wouldst hide me in the grave, and keep me secret until thy wrath be past, and appoint me a time in which thou wilt remember me.

Say unto my soul, O say it now, I am thy Salvation.

Command my spirit, whenever thou wilt command it, to be received up to thee in peace.

[Page 193] O bid me come unto thee: say unto me, This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

Lord, thus, and now let thy servant depart in peace, that mine eyes may see thy Salvation.

O Lord, thou blessed Trinitie, three Persons and one God, have mercie upon me.

I commend my self into thy hands, as to a faithful Creator.

Lord, receive thine own Creature, not made by any strange God, but by thee the onely living and true God.

Despise not, O Lord, the Psal. 138. 8. work of thine own hands.

I am created to thine Gen. 2. Eph. 4.24. own Image and likeness; O suffer not thine own Image to be defaced, but renew it again in righteousness and true holiness.

I commend my self into thy hands, as to a most gracious Redeemer: for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of Truth.

[Page 194] O Lord, I am the price of thy Bloud, of thy most precious Bloud; O suffer not so great, so unvaluable a price to perish.

O Lord, thou camest down from Heaven to redeem that which was lost; suffer not that to be lost which thou hast redeemed.

I commend my self into thy hands, as to my most blessed Comforter.

O Lord, I am wearie and heavie laden, and I come to thee, to be refreshed by thee. Behold, O Lord, I have been the Temple of thy holy Spirit; I have, I confess, strangely polluted it; yet destroy me not, but dedicate me anew, and sanctifie me to thy self yet once again.

O Lord, I wear thy Dan. 9.19. Name: 'tis thy Name that is called upon me. For thy Names sake therefore be merciful unto me. O spare, Lord, if not me, yet thine own Name in me. And do not so remember my sin, O Lord, do not, as that in remembring it, thou forget [Page 195] thine own Name. I have Neh. 1.11. desired to fear thy Name, to love and to honour thy Name. And I now desire to depart this life, in the Invocation and Confession of thy Name. Lord, I confess it, and call upon it: O come Lord Jesu. Amen.

O Lord, I have sinned,

1. But I have not denied thee; O never let the Enemie prevail with me to denie thee.

2. But I believe; O Lord, increase my Faith, and let me never be confounded.

3. But I hope; and what is my hope, but in thee alone? receive me, O Lord, according to thy Word, and let me not be disappointed of my hope.

4. But I have prepared and directed my heart to seek thee; and though [I am] not [purified] according to the purification of the Sanctuarie, yet O Lord Jesu, [Page 196] quench not the smoaking flax, nor break the bruised Reed.

5. But I bear thy correction patiently, and I hold my tongue, because thou Lord hast done it.

6. But I forgive those that have trespassed against me, and thou hast promised forgiveness to him that forgives them.

7. But I cast my self upon thee, [O] withdraw not thy self [from me] and in no wise cast me out when I come unto thee.

8. But I desire to depart confessing unto thee, and calling on thy Name.

Wherefore not for my sake, O Lord, nor for any thing that belongs to me, but for thine own sake, for thy Names sake, for the glorie of thy [great] Name, and for thy Truths [sake], for thy many great [and] wonderful mercies [sake], for the sake of Christ the Mediator, and of the Holy Ghost the Comforter, receive me that am returned to my self, and returning unto thee. Amen.

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And therefore O Lord my God,I shew forth, I offer, I commemorate,
Between thee and me,
Christ the Priest, the Lamb, the
Sacrifice.
Between me and Satan,
Christ a King, a Lion, a [trium­phant] Conqueror.
Between me and sin,
Christ's Innocencie in his Life.
Between the punishment of me and [my] sins,
Christ's Satisfaction, Passion, [and]
Bloud-[shedding]
Between me and [my] want of Righteousness,
Christ's Righteousness and unsin­ning Obedience.
Between me and my unwor­thiness to be rewarded,
Christ's Merits.
Between me and my want of sorrow for [my] sins,
Christ's Tears and [bloudie] sweat.
[Page 198] Between me and my want of fervencie in Prayer,
Christ's Intercession.
Between me and my own
Conscience, or the Accusati­on of Satan,
Christ the Advocate.
Between me and [my] Con­cupiscence,
Christ's Love.

Let it be acceptable unto thee, O Lord, for the same Christ's sake. Amen.

O Lord, I have sinned,

But

I do not cover my sin.
I do not excuse [it].
I willingly confess[it].
I reflect on it in the bitterness of my soul.
I abhor my self for the sins I have committed against thee: [O] give me grace, that I may judge and take vengeance on my felf, that I may not depart this most miserable life without forgiveness.

[Page 199] O Lord, I have not onely Psal. 78.40. sinned, but provoked thee with many and grievous sins; yet, I beseech thee, remember that I am but flesh, even a wind that passeth and cometh not again.

* And the mercie of my [blessed] Saviour can avail more towards the salvation of me a sinner, than my iniquitie can do to my destruction. Amen.

* O Lord Jesus, in thee S. Aug. T. 3. in S. Johan. there was [found] no cause of death, and yet didst thou suffer death for me: I have deserved death; give me grace [O Lord] that I may not fear to die, and that I may be prepared for it. Amen.

* O Lord Jesus, for those bitter pains which thou didst endure on the Cross for me a most miserable Creature, and especially at that hour when thy most pretious soul went forth from thy blessed body, I beseech thee have mercy on my Soul when she takes her flight, and bring her unto life eternal.

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Absolution.

OUr Lord Jesus Christ, who hath lest power to his Church to Absolve all sinners which truly repent and believe in him, of his great mercie forgive thee thine offences. And by his Authoritie committed to me, I Absolve thee from all thy sins, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Consecrations, Ordinations.

O Lord, I am now at thy 1 Tim. 5. 22. Altar, at thy work: keep me that I lay not my hands suddenly upon any man, lest I be partaker of other mens sins; but that I may keep my self pure, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, give me grace, 2 Tim. 1.6. that as oft as they shall [Page 201] come in my way, I may put them in remembrance whom I have ordained, that they stir up the gift of God that is in them by the putting on of my hands, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Grant, O Lord, I beseech 5 Sunday after Trin. For the Church. thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy Governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, I beseech thee, 16 Sund. after Trin. let thy continual mercie cleanse and defend thy Church. And because it cannot continue in safetie without thy succour; preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, I beseech thee, 22 Sund. after Trin. keep thy Houshold the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection it may be free [Page 202] from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glorie of thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For his Episcopal Charge.

* O God the Pastor and S. Davids, Bath, London. Governor of all thy faithful people, look down in mercie upon me thy servant, whom thou hast been pleased to appoint chief Pastor of the Church of Canterbury; grant, I most humbly beseech thee, that I may profit those whom I am set over, both by [my] Doctrine and [my] Example; that I together with my Flock committed to my charge, may come [at last] to eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

* O my God, my most St. Aug. lib. 22. cont. Faust. c. 22. de Mose. merciful Father, let thy grace work so in me, that I may be [truly] humble in the refusal of every [Page 203] great Office, and yet obedient to undertake it; that I may be faithful in the possession, and courageous in the administration of it; [that I may be] watchsul in ruling [them], earnest in correcting them, servent in loving them, patient in bearing with them, prudent in governing them: That in behalf of those who are under my care, I may wrastle with God when he has a Controversie with them, and stand in the gap when he is angrie, through the faith and merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

O Lord, as the rain cometh Esai. 55.10. down from Heaven, and returns not thither, but waters the Earth, and makes it bud and bring forth, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to him that eateth: So let thy Word be that goeth out of my mouth; let it not return to me void, but accomplish that which thou wilt, and prosper in the thing whereto thou hast sent it, that the people committed to my charge may go out with joy, and [Page 204] be led forth in peace to thy freshest waters of comfort, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Son of God, thou which takest away the sins of the world, have mercie upon me in this heavie Charge.

At the laying of the first Stone of a Chappel.

O Lord merciful and Hammersmith-Chappel, March 11. 1629. gracious, this thy People are preparing to build a place for thy Service: Accept, I humbly beseech thee, their present Devotion, and make them perfect both in their present and future dutie; that while thou givest them ease to honour thee, they may with the greater alacritie go on in thy Service. And now, O Lord, I have by thy mercie and goodness, put to my hand to lay the first Stone in this Building: 'tis a Corner-stone; make it, I beseech [Page 205] thee, a happie Foundation, a durable Building. Let it rise up, and be made, and continue a House of Prayer and Devotion through all Ages; that thy People may here be taught to believe in Jesus Christ the true Corner-stone, upon whom they and their souls may be built safe for ever. Grant this for the merit of the same Jesus Christ our most blessed Lord and Saviour: To whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit, be ascribed all Power, Majestie, and Dominion, this day and for ever.

Vpon Admission into the Church.

GOd, who of his mercie hath given you grace to give your self to his Church; preserve and keep you in his Truth, free both from Superstition and Prophaneness. The Lord bless and keep you. The Numb. 6.24. Lord make his face shine upon you, and be merciful unto you. [Page 206] The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace in Conscience, and constancie in Truth. And by the power of Ministration committed to me by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I re-admit you into the Fellowship of his Church, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

For the Duke of Buckingham.

GRacious Father, I humbly beseech thee bless the Duke of Buckingham with all spiritual and temporal blessings, but especially spiritual. Make and continue him faithful to his Prince, serviceable to his Countrie, devout in thy Truth and Church: a most happie Husband, and a blessed Father; filled with the constant love and honour of his Prince; that all thy blessings may flow upon himself and his Posteritie after him. Continue him a true-hearted friend to [Page 207] me thy poor servant whom thou hast honoured in his eyes: Make my heart religious and dutiful to thee, and in and under thee, true, and secret, and stout, and provident in all things which he shall be pleased to commit unto me. Even so, Lord, and make him continually to serve thee, that thou mayest bless him, through Jesus Christ our onely Lord and Saviour.

O most merciful God The Spanish Journey. and gracious Father, the Prince hath put himself to a great Adventure; I humbly beseech thee, make a clear way before him: Give thine Angels charge over him, be with him thy self in mercie, power, and protection; in every step of his Journey; in every moment of his time; in every Consultation and Address for action; till thou bring him back with safetie, honour, and contentment, to do thee service in this place.

Bless his most trustie and faithful servant the Lord Duke of Buckingham, [Page 208] that he may be diligent in service, provident in business, wise and happio in counsels: for the honour of thy Name, the good of thy Church, the preservation of the Prince, the contentment of the King, the satisfaction of the State. Preserve him, I humbly beseech thee, from all envie that attends him; and bless him, that his eyes may see the Prince safely delivered to the King and State, and after it live long in happiness to do them and thee service, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O most gracious God The Isle of Re, 1627, and merciful Father, thou art the Lord of Hosts; all victorie over our Enemies, all safetie against them is from thee: I humbly beseech thee go out with our Armies, and bless them. Bless my dear Lord the Duke that is gone Admiral with them, that wisdom may attend all his Counsels, and courage and success all his Enterprizes: that by his and their means thou wilt be pleased [Page 209] to bring safetie to this Kingdom, strength and comfort to Religion, victorie and reputation to our Countrie: And that he may return with our Navie committed to him, and with safetie, honour, and love both of Prince and People. Grant this for thy dear Sons sake, Jesus Christ our Lord.

O merciful God, thy His death, Aug. 23. 1628. Judgments are often secret, always just: At this time they were temporally heavie upon the poor Duke of Buckingham, upon me, upon all that had the honour to be near him. Lord, thou hast (I doubt not) given him rest, and light and blessedness in thee. Give also, I beseech thee, comfort to his Ladie. Bless his Children, uphold his Friends, forget not his Servants. Lay open the bottom of all that irreligious and graceless Plot that spilt his bloud. Bless and preserve the King from danger, and from securitie in these dangerous times. And for my self, O Lord, [Page 210] though the sorrows of my heart are inlarged, in that thou gavest this most honourable Friend into my bosom, and hast taken him again from me; yet blessed be thy Name, O Lord, that hast given me patience. I shall now see him no more till we meet at the Resurrection: O make that joyful to us and all thy faithful servants, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

Anniversaries.

O Eternal God and merciful Father, with whom do rest the souls of them that Apr. 11. 1594. the death of my Father, being Wednesday. And Nov. 24. 1600. the death of my Mother. die in thy faith and favour; have mercie upon me, and grant that my life may be a preparation to die, and my death an entrance to life with thee. As upon this day it pleased thee to take my dear Father to thy [Page 211] mercie, when I was yet young. O Lord, he was thy servant, thy meek, humble, faithful servant: and I assure my self he is in rest, and light, and blessedness. Lord, while I am here behind in my pilgrimage, shower down thy grace upon me. Thou hast been more than a Father to me: thou hast not suffered me to want a Father; no, not when thou hadst taken him from me. O be pleased to be a Father still, and by thy grace to keep me within the bounds of a Sons obedience. Thou hast given me temporal blessings beyond desert or hope; O be graciously pleased to heap spiritual blessings on me, that I may grow in faith, obedience, and thankfulness to thee; that I may make it my joy to perform dutie to thee. And after my painful life ended, bring me, I beseech thee, to thy joys, to thy glorie, to thy self; that I and my Parents, with all thy Saints and Servants departed this life, may meet in a blessed glorious resurrection, ever [Page 212] to sing praises and honour to thee, in and through Jesus Christ our Lord.

* Have regard unto Decemb. 26. 1605. being Thursday, and the Feast of St. Stephen. Com. of Devon, and E. M. in the year 1609. thy servant, O my God, and be merciful to me according to the bowels of thy mercie. Behold, I am become a reproach to thy Name, by serving my own ambition and the sins of other men. And though the perswasion of others moved me to do this [thing], yet my own Conscience cried aloud against it. I beseech thee, O Lord, by the mercies of Jesus, enter not into judgment with thy servant, but hearken to his bloud that pleads for me; and let not this Marriage divorce my soul from thy embraces. O how much better had it been [for me] (if I had been but duely mindful of this day) rather to have suffered Martyrdom with thy first Martyr, for denying the vehement importunitie of those my friends who [Page 213] were either too unfaithful [to me] or else too ungodly. I flattered my self with hope that this sin should have been hid in darkness, but loe, the night presently vanished, and the day it self was not more apparent than I that committed it. Thus it pleased thee, O Lord, for the abundance of thy mercie, to cover my face with confusion, that I might learn to seek thy Name. O how grievous to me, still even at this day, is the remembrance of this my sin, even after [those] so many and so often-repeated prayers which I have poured out before thee from my sorrowful and troubled spirit! O Lord, have mercie, hear the prayers of thy most dejected and lowly servant. Spare me, O Lord, and forgive [me] all those sins which brought in this, and which followed upon it: For I confess, O Lord, that yet [once] again, and upon the very same day of the returning year, for want of due caution still, and sufficient humiliation, I fell into another [Page 214] grievous sin; I was stoned again, not for my sin, but by it. Now, O Lord, raise me up again entirely, that I may no longer lie dead in my sins; but grant that I may live, and living may rejoyce in thee, through the merits and mercies of Jesus Christ our Saviour.

O merciful God, thou hast shewed me much July 28. 1617. Munday. E. B. And March 6. 1641/2. mercie, and done great things for me; and as I was returning, instead of thankfulness, I wandered out of my way from thee, into a foul and a strange path. There thou madest me see both my folly and my weakness; Lord, make me ever see them, ever sorrie for them. O Lord, for my Saviours sake forgive me the folly, and strengthen me against the weakness for ever. Lord, forgive all my sins, and this; and make me by thy grace, thy most true, humble, and faithful servant all the days of my life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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* O [most] merciful Sept. 26. 1617. being Friday. Fire, and the peril thereof. Father, whither shall I turn my self? who both [in my] going out and coming in have sinned against thee. I a Prodigal departed like the Prodigal into a far Countrie, and riotously wasted my substance which thou gavest me. There first of all I grew sensible that all I had was consumed, and my self not worthie of [any] better companie than the Swine; and yet neither that filthie life, nor the famine of thy Grace, did [so much as] make me think of returning to a better temper. But now at my return from this unhappie Journey, behold, O Lord, thy Judgments overtake me, a Fire catches hold of the roof under which I was; for God saw and delayed not long, but a fire was kindled in Jacob, and there came up heavie displeasure against Israel. My wickedness (no doubt) it was which threatned this conflagration to the Colledge and to my self: For whilst [Page 216] I was busily employed about putting out the fire, I was within very little of being destroyed by it, when loe, thy mercie, O Lord, rescued me from the flames almost by miracle: For whilst a friendly hand of one that stood by thrust me away with a kind of violence, the very same instant, at that very place where I intended to take up my standing, the fire that had been [a while] pent in, broke out, the stairs sunk down all in flames, and if the fire had found me there, I had also perisht. O my sins, which I never can bewail enough! O thy mercies, O Lord, which I can never sufficiently extol! O Repentance, that never was more necessarie for me! O thy Grace, O Lord, which I ought to implore with all Humilitie and without ceasing! I arise, O Lord my Father, and loe, I come; my pace indeed is but slow, and ['tis] unsteadie, but yet I come, and [I] consess I have sinned against Heaven and before thee, and am no more worthie to be called thy [Page 217] Son. Let me be what thou wilt, O Lord, so I [may] be but thine. Wash away my sins in the bloud of thy Son, that I may be thine: And grant, I beseech thee, that as the terror then, so now the remembrance of that fire may daily burn up [in me] all the dregs and relicks of my sins, that I may grow more circumspect [for the future] that a better fire of Charity and of Devotion may inflame me with [the] love of thee, and [with] hatred of sin, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* O [most] Feb. 5. 1628. being Wednesday according to the Julian Account, I broke a Vein; and again, March 6. being Sunday, walking in my Chamber in the Tower of London, 1641/2. merciful Lord, glorified be thy ever - blessed Name: for behold, whilst I was attending on the King, according to my Place, unmindful of thee, and of the misfortunes that are incident to mankind, and having too much confidence in my self, by an unhappie leap in the road, I fell to the ground, [Page 218] mistaken ground, and broke a Tendon. I was helpt up into a Coach, and came to Hampton: The torment [I had] was such as the Nerves are wont to feel, and [so great, that] the very anguish [of it] had certainly cast me into a violent burning Fever, but that a vast quantity of Bloud flowed out, [and so] delivered me from that fear. It brought me very low, and I went lame [for] almost two years: I am sensible of some weakness [by it] still; but immortal thanks be unto thee, O [thou] ever-blessed Trinity, thou hast given me the use of my legs perfectly enough, and hast establisht my goings beyond all mens expectation. Direct them now, O Lord, in the ways of thy Commandments, that [so] I may never halt between thee and a false Worship, nor between thee and the World; but that I may walk uprightly, and run the way of thy Testimonies when thou hast enlarged my heart. I pray thee therefore set my heart at liberty without delay, [Page 219] and confirm my steps in the paths of thy righteousness, by and for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

O eternal God, and May 11. 1640. My house at Lambeth beset with violent and base people. my most merciful Father, as this day the fury of the enraged multitude was fierce upon me and my house, to destroy me, and to pillage it; it pleased thee in mercy to preserve both, and bring some of them to shame and punishment. I have sinned many ways against thee, O Lord, and this was a loud call of thine, and a merciful, to bring me to repentance; which I beseech thee give me grace to hear and obey. But what I have done to hurt or offend them, that should stir up this rage against me, I know not. Lord, in thy mercie look down upon me; fill my heart with thankfulness for this great deliverance, and suffer me not to forget it, or the Examination which I took of my self upon it. And as for them and their like, let them not have their desire, O [Page 220] Lord, let not their mischievous imaginations prosper against me, nor their furie lay hold upon me, lest they be too proud, and lest I end my wearie days in miserie. Yet forgive them, O Lord, for they know not why they did it. And according to thy wonted mercie, preserve me to serve thee; and let the same watchful Protection which now defended me, guard me through the remainder of my life. And this for thine own goodness sake, and the merits of my Saviour Jesus Christ.

O eternal God and Decemb. 18. 1640. I was accused by the House of Commons of High-Treason. merciful Father, I humbly beseech thee look down upon me in this time of my great and grievous affliction. Lord (if it be thy blessed will) make mine Innocencie appear, and free both me and my Profession from all scandal thus raised on me. And howsoever, if thou be pleased to trie me to the uttermost, I humbly beseech thee, give me full patience, [Page 221] proportionable comfort, contentment with whatsoever thou sendest, and an heart readie to die for thy Honour, the Kings Happiness, and this Churches Preservation. And my zeal to these is all the sin (humane frailty excepted) which is yet known to me in this particular, for which I thus suffer. Lord, look upon me in mercie, and for the merits of Jesus Christ, pardon all my sins many and great, which have drawn down this Judgment upon me, and then in all things do with me as seems best in thine own eyes: and make me not onely patient under, but thankful for whatsoever thou dost, O Lord my strength and my Redeemer.

O eternal God Octob. 24. 1643. I received additional Articles, and Summons to my Tryal. and merciful Father, after long imprisonment I am now at last called to answer; I most humbly beseech thee to strengthen me through this Tryal, to preserve the patience with which thou hast hitherto [Page 222] to blessed me through this affliction. Suffer no coarse language, or other provocation, to make me speak or do any thing that may mis-become my person, mine age, my calling, or my present condition. And, Lord, I beseech thee, make me able to clear to the world that Innocencie which is in my heart concerning this Charge laid against me. Grant this, O Lord, for Jesus Christ his sake.

O merciful Lord, I have had a long and a Nov. 1. 1644. I received Summons to appear in the House of Commons next morning. tedious Tryal: and I give thee humble and heartie thanks for the wonderful strength that I have received from thee in the bearing up of my weakness. Lord, continue all thy mercies towards me, for the storm gathers and grows black upon me, and what it threatens is best known to thee. After a long Tryal I am called to answer in the House of Commons; and that not to Evidence, but to one single man's report of Evidence, and [Page 223] that made without Oath. What this may produce in present or in future, thou knowest also. O Lord, furnish me with patience and true Christian wisdom and courage, to bear up against this drift; and send not out thy storms to beat upon me also, but look comfortably upon me to my end, in and through the merits of Jesus Christ my Lord and onely Saviour.

Prayers upon sundry Publick Occasions.

MOST gracious For the High Court of Parl. 1625. In a Fast for that great Plague. God, we humbly beseech thee, as for this Kingdom in general, so especially for the High Court of Parliament, under our most Religious and Gracious King at this time assembled; that thou wouldest be pleased to bless and direct all their Consultations, to the preservation of thy Glorie, the good of thy Church, [Page 224] the safetie, honour, and welfare of our Soveraign and his Kingdoms. Lord, look upon the humilitie and devotion with which they are come into thy Courts. And they are come into thy House in assured confidence upon the merits and mercies of Christ (our blessed Saviour) that thou wilt not denie them the grace and favour which they beg of thee. Therefore, O Lord, bless them with that wisdom which thou knowest necessarie to speed, and bring great designes into action; and to make the maturitie of his Majesties and their Counsels, the happiness and the blessing of this Commonwealth. These, and all other necessaries, for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus Christ our most blessed Lord and Saviour.

O eternal God and our For the Navy, 1625. most gracious Father, thou art the Lord of Hosts, and the strength of all Nations [Page 225] is from thee: If thou keepest not the Citie, the Watchman waketh but in vain. And no Victorie can wait upon the justest designes, upon the wisest Counsels, upon the strongest Armies, if thou teach not their hands to war, and their fingers to fight. Thou art the steadie hope of all the ends of the Earth, and of them which go and remain in the broad Sea. Lord, at this time we need thy more special Assistance both by Land and Sea; and sor the mercie of Christ, deny us neither. Be with our Armies, and the Armies of our Allies and Associates by Land; be with our Navie at Sea. Be not from the one, nor from the other, in power and in great mercie, until thou hast brought them back with honour and a setled Peace. Lord, turn our Enemies sword into their own bosom: for we sought Peace and ensued it; and while we did so, they did more than make themselves readie to battel. We are thy servants, truly and heartily sorrie for our sins. Lord, forgive [Page 226] them, and then we will trust upon thee, that thou wilt pour down all thy Blessings upon this and all other designes and actions of this State, undertaken for thy glorie, the honour of our most gracious King CHARLES, and the peace and welfare of this Church and Commonwealth. Grant this we humbly beseech thee, for Jesus Christ his sake, our onely Mediator and Advocate.

Most gracious God, In time of Pestilence and unseasonable Weather, 1625. we humbly beseech thee pardon and forgive all our many, great, and grievous transgressions. We may not hope thou wilt take off thy punishments, until thou hast forgiven our sins. We may not think thou wilt forgive our sins, until our humiliation and repentance come to ask forgiveness. We have been too slow to come, and now thou hast apparell'd thy Mercie in Justice, to force us to thee. Lord, we believe, but do thou increase our Faith, our Devotion, our [Page 227] Repentance, and all Christian Vertues in us. At this time the Vials of thy heavie displeasure drop down upon us; and while we smart under one Judgement, thou threatnest the rest. The Pestilence spreads in our Streets, and so as if it sought whom to devour. No strength is able to stand against it, and it threatens to make Families, nay, Cities desolate. While the Pestilence eats up thy People, we hear the sound of War, and the Sword calleth for such as it would devour. In the mean time the Heavens are black over us, and the Clouds drop leanness; and it will be Famine to swallow what the Pestilence and the Sword shall leave alive, unless thou send more seasonable Weather to give the Fruits of the Earth in their season. Our sins have deserved all this and more, and we neither do nor can denie it. We have now hither to go, but to Mercie. We have no way to that, but by the All-sufficient merit of thy Son our blessed Saviour. Lord, for [Page 228] his merit and mercies sake, look down upon us thy distressed servants; command thine Angel to stay his hand, and remember that in death we cannot praise thee, nor give thanks in the Pit. Go forth with our Armies when they go, and make us remember that all our strength and deliverance is in thee. Clear up the Heavens over us, and take not from us the great plentie with which thou hast crowned the Earth: but remember us, O thou that feedest the Ravens when they call upon thee. Lord, we need all thy mercies to come upon us, and thy mercies are altogether in Christ, in whom, and for whose sake we beg them of thee, who livest and reignest in the unitie of the Spirit, one God, world without end.

O eternal God and In danger of Enemies, 1626. most merciful Father, we humbly beseech thee be merciful unto us, and be near to help us in all those extremities which our sins threaten to bring upon us. [Page 229] Our Enemies are strengthened against us, by our multiplied Rebellions against thee. And we deserve to suffer whatever our Enemies threaten. But there is mercie with thee that thou mayest be feared. O Lord, shew us this mercie, and give us grace so to fear thee, as that we may never be brought to fear or feel them. And whensoever thou wilt correct us for our sins, let us fall into thy hands, and not into the hands of men. Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake, our onely Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

O eternal God and most gracious Father, we have deserved whatsoever thy Law hath threatned against sinners. Our contempt of thy Divine Worship is great, and we hear thy Word, but obey it not. Forgive us, O Lord, forgive us these and all other our grievous sins. Give us light in our Understanding, readiness and obedience in our Will, discretion in our Words and Actions; true, serious, and loyal endeavours for the peace and [Page 230] speritie of Jerusalem, the unitie and glorie of this Church and State: that so we may love it and prosper in it, and be full of grace in this life, and filled with glorie in the life to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O most merciful God, Thanks giving for ceasing the Plague, 1626. we give thee praise and thanks for the wonderful ceasing of the late raging Pestilence in the chief Citie of this Kingdom, and other places. Lord, shew us yet farther mercie, and look upon all parts of this Land with tender compassion. Keep back the destroying Angel, that he enter not into places that are yet free, nor make farther waste in those which are alreadie visited. Comfort them that are sick, preserve them that are sound, receive them that die to mercie; that living and dying they and we may continue thy faithful servants, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O most gracious God In danger of Enemies, 1626. and loving Father, we [Page 231] have felt thy manifold mercies, no Nation more; and we have committed sins against thee, few Nations greater. Enter not into judgment with us, O Lord, but for Christ and his mercie sake, pacifie thine anger, and save us from the malice and crueltie of our Enemies. They are our crying sins that have called them upon us. Let it be an addition to thy wonted mercie, to restrain their furie. To this end, Lord, put thy bridle into their mouths, and thy bit between their teeth. Frustrate their designes, and let them find no way in our Seas, nor any path in our Flouds: but scatter them with thy tempest, and follow them with all thy storms; that we being delivered by thy hand, may bless and honour thy Name, devoutly serving thee all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, thou gracious 1626. 1628. Governour of all the Kingdoms of the Earth: Look down, we beseech thee, in mercie upon this Realm, and upon all other Reformed [Page 232] Churches. Save and deliver us and them from the hands of all such as threaten our destruction. Protect the person of our gracious Soveraign, direct his Counsels, go forth with his Armies, be unto him and to us a wall of brass, and a strong tower of defence against his and our Enemies; that so we being safe through thy mercie, may live to serve thee in thy Church, and ever give thee praise and glorie, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O eternal God, For the safe child-bearing of the Queens Majesty, 1628. and merciful Father, all peace & strength of Kingdoms is from thee: and lineal Succession is thy great blessing both upon Princes and States; the great means to preserve unitie, and confirm strength. We therefore give thee humble and heartie thanks, as for all thy blessings, so especially at this time for thy great mercie and loving kindness to our dread Soveraign, his Royal Queen, and this whole State, in [Page 233] giving her Majestie hope of her longdesired Issue, thereby filling their and our hearts with gladness. Lord, go along with thine own blessings to perfect them. Be with her in soul and in bodie, preserve her from all dangers. Keep her safe to and in the hour of Travel, that there may be strength to bring forth her Joy and our Hope. And make her a joyful Mother of many Children, to the glorie of thy great Name, the happiness of his Majestie, the securitie of this State, and the flourishing of the Church and true Religion amongst us. Grant this, even for Jesus Christ his sake, our onely Lord and Saviour.

O eternal God For the safe child-bearing of the Queens Majestie, 1629. and merciful Father, since lineal Succession is, under thee, the great securitie of Kingdoms, and the very life of Peace; we therefore give thee most humble and heartie thanks for the great blessing which thou hast again [Page 234] begun to work for our gracious King CHARLES and this whole State, in giving the Queens Majestie further hopes of a desired and happie Issue. And as we give thee humble and heartie thanks for this, so we pray thee to perfect this great blessing thus begun, to preserve her from all dangers, and to be with her by special assistance in the hour of Travel. Lord, make her a happie Mother of successful Children, to the increase of thy glorie, the comfort of his Majestie, the joy of her own heart, the safetie of the State, and the preservation of the Church and true Religion among us. Grant this even for Jesus Christ his sake, our onely Saviour and Redeemer.

O most merciful A Thanksgiving for the Queens safe delivery, and happy birth of Prince Charles, 1630. May 29. God and gracious Father, thou hast given us the joy of our hearts, the contentment of our souls for this life, in blessing our dear and dread [Page 235] Soveraign, and his vertuous Royal Queen with a hopeful Son, and us with a Prince, in thy just time and his to rule over us. We give thy glorious Name most humble and heartie thanks for this. Lord, make us so thankful, so obedient to thee for this great mercie, that thy goodness may delight to increase it to us. Increase it, good Lord, to more Children, the prop one of another against single hope. Increase it to more Sons, the great strength of his Majestie and his Throne. Increase it in the Joy of his Royal Parents, and all true-nearted Subjects. Increase it by his Christian and happie Education both in Faith and Goodness; that this Kingdom and People may be happie in the long life and prosperitie of our most gracious Soveraign and his Royal Consort. And when fulness of days must gather time, Lord, double his Graces, and make them apparent in this his Heir and his Heirs after him, for all Generations to come, even for Jesus [Page 236] Christ his sake, our Lord and onely Saviour.

O most gracious A Thanksgiving for the Queens safe delivery, and happy birth of the Lady Mary, Nov. 4. 1631. God and loving Father, we give thee, as we are bound, most humble and heartie thanks for thy great mercie extended to us and this whole State, in blessing the Queens Majestie with a happie deliverance in and from the great pains and perils of Child-birth. We humbly beseech thee to continue and increase this Blessing; to give her strength, that she may happily overcome this, & all dangers else: that his most gracious Majestie may long have joy in her happie life: that she may have joy in his Majesties prosperitie; that both of them may have comfort in the Royal Prince Charles, the newborn Princess the Lady Mary, and with them, in a hopeful, healthful, and successful Posteritie: that the whole Kingdom may have fulness of joy in them; and that both they and we [Page 237] may all have joy in the true honour and service of God: that both Church and Kingdom may be blessed, and their Royal Persons filled with honour in this life, and with eternal happiness in the life to come, even for Jesus Christ his sake, our onely Lord and Saviour.

O eternal God and A Thanksgiving for his Majesties Recovery from the Small Pocks, 1632. merciful Father, we give thee all humble and heartie thanks for our most gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles, both for the gentleness of thy hand in a disease otherwise so troublesome and fearful, and for the mercifulness of thy hand in taking it off so soon, and so happily. We know and acknowledge before thee our sins, and what grievous punishments they have deserved. But, Lord we beseech thee still to remember us in mercie, and long to bless our gracious King with life, and health, and strength, and happiness; and above all, with the fear of thy holy Name: [Page 238] that so he may continue under thee, and over us, a Father of the State, a Patron of the Church, a Comfort to his Royal Queen, till he see his Childrens Children, and peace upon Israel. Grant this, good Lord, even for Jesus Christ his sake.

Most gracious God A Thanksgiving for the Queens safe delivery, and happy birth of James D. of York. and loving Father, we give thee all humble and heartie thanks for thy great mercie in blessing the Queens Majestie with a happie deliverance in and from the great pains and peril of Child-birth. We humbly beseech thee to continue thy mercies towards her, that she may happily overcome this and all other dangers; that his most gracious Majestie may long have joy in her most happie life, and both of them comfort in the Royal Prince Charles, and the rest of their Princely Issue; particularly in the new-born Prince the Duke of York; that they all may prove a healthful, hopeful, and a successful [Page 239] Posteritie; that both Church and Kingdom may have fulness of joy in them: That their Majesties Royal Persons may be filled with honour in this life, and with eternal happiness in the life to come. And this even for Jesus Christ his sake, our onely Saviour and Redeemer.

O eternal God and merciful Father, A Prayer for the Kings Majesty in his Northern Expedition, 1639. by whom alone Kings reign, thou Lord of Hosts, and giver of all Victorie; we humbly beseech thee to guard our most gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles; to bless him in his Person with health and safetie, in his Counsels with wisdom and prudence, and in all his Actions with honour and good success. Grant, blessed Lord, that Victorie may attend his designes, and that his Liege-people may rejoyce in thee; but that shame may cover the face of thine and his treacherous Enemies. Give him, blessed Father, so to settle his Subjects [Page 240] in Peace, and the true fear of thy Divine Majestie, that he may return with joy and honour, and proceed long to govern his Kingdoms in peace and plentie, and in the happiness of true Religion and Pietie all his days. These blessings, and whatsoever else shall be necessary for him, or for our selves, we humbly beg of thee, O merciful Father, for Jesus Christ his sake, our onely Mediator and Redeemer.

O eternal God and For the King in his Northern Expedition, 1640. merciful Father, by whom alone Kings reign, thou Lord of Hosts and giver of all Victorie; we humbly beseech thee both now and ever to guide and preserve our most gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles: To bless him in his Person with health and safetie, in his Counsels with wisdom and prudence, and in all his Actions with honour and good success; especially against those his traiterous Subjects, who having cast off all Obedience [Page 241] to their Anointed Soveraign, do at this time in rebellious manner invade this Realm. Grant, blessed Lord, that Victory may attend his Majesties designes, that his Liege-people may rejoyce in thee; but that shame may cover the faces of thine and his treacherous Enemies. Enable him (blessed Father) so to vanquish and subdue them all, that his Loyal Subjects being setled in Peace and the true fear of thy holy Name, he may return with joy and honour, and continue to govern his Kingdoms in peace and plenty, and in the happiness of true Religion and Piety all his days. These Blessings, and whatsoever else shall be necessary for him, or for our selves, we humbly beg of thee, O merciful Father, for Jesus Christ his sake, our onely Mediator and Redeemer.

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His Grace's Speech, according to the Original, written with his own hand, and delivered by him upon the Scaffold on Tower-hill, Jan. 10. 1644. to his Chaplain Dr. Sterne, after Lord Archbishop of York.

Good People,

THis is an uncomfortable time to preach; yet I shall begin with a Text of Scripture, Heb. 12. 2. Let us run with patience that race which is set before us: Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the Cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

I have been long in my Race, and how I have looked unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of my Faith, he best knows. I am now come to the end of my Race, and here I find the Cross, a death of shame. But the shame [Page 243] must be despised, or no coming to the right hand of God. Jesus despised the shame for me, and God forbid that I should not despise the shame for Him.

I am going apace (as you see) towards the Red Sea, and my feet are upon the very brink of it: An argument (I hope) that God is bringing me into the Land of Promise; for that was the way through which he led his People.

But before they came to it, he instituted a Passeover for them. A Lamb it was, but it must be eaten with sowre herbs, Exod. 12. 8. I shall obey, and labour to digest the sowre herbs, as well as the Lamb: And I shall remember it is the Lords Passeover. I shall not think of the herbs, nor be angry with the hands that gathered them; but look up onely to him who instituted that, and governs these. For men can have no more power over me than what is given them from above, S. John 19.11.

[Page 244] I am not in love with this passage through the Red Sea, for I have the weakness and infirmity of flesh and bloud plentifully in me. And I have prayed with my Saviour, Vt transiret calix iste, that this Cup of red Wine might pass from me, S. Luke 22.42. But if not, Gods will, not mine, be done. And I shall most willingly drink of this Cup as deep as he pleases, and enter into this Sea, yea, and pass through it in the way that he shall lead me.

But I would have it remembred (good People) that when Gods servants were in this boisterous Sea, and Aaron among them, the Egyptians which persecuted them, and did in a manner drive them into that Sea, were drowned in the same waters, while they were in pursuit of them.

I know my God, whom I serve, is as able to deliver me from this Sea of bloud, as he was to deliver the three Children from the Furnace, Dan. 3. And (I most humbly thank my Saviour [Page 245] for it) my resolution is as theirs was: They would not worship the Image which the King had set up, nor will I the Imaginations which the People are setting up. Nor will I forsake the Temple and the Truth of God, to follow the bleating of Jeroboam's Calves in Dan and in Bethel.

And as for this People, they are at this day miserably misled: God of his mercie open their eyes, that they may see the right way. For at this day the blind lead the blind; and if they go on, both will certainly into the ditch, S. Luke 6. 39.

For my self, I am (and I acknowledge it in all humility) a most grievous sinner many ways, by thought, word, and deed: And yet I cannot doubt but that God hath mercy in store for me a poor penitent, as well as for other sinners. I have now upon this sad occasion ransacked every corner of my heart; and yet I thank God I have not found among the many, any one sin which deserves [Page 246] death by any known Law of this Kingdom.

And yet hereby I charge nothing upon my Judges: for if they proceed upon proof by valuable Witnesses, I or any other Innocent may be justly condemned. And I thank God, though the weight of the Sentence lie heavie upon me, I am as quiet within as ever I was in my life.

And though I am not onely the first Archbishop, but the first man that ever died by an Ordinance in Parliament, yet some of my Predecessors have gone this way, though not by this means. For Elphegus was hurried away and lost his head by the Danes; Simon Sudbury in the fury of Wat Tyler and his fellows. Before these, S. John Baptist had his head danced off by a lewd woman: And St. Cyprian Archbishop of Carthage submitted his head to a persecuting sword. Many examples great and good; and they teach me patience. For I hope my Cause in Heaven will look of another [Page 247] dye, than the colour that is put upon it here.

And some comfort it is to me, not onely that I go the way of these great men in their several Generations, but also that my Charge, as soul as it is made, looks like that of the Jews against S. Paul, Acts 25. 8. for he was accused for the Law and the Temple, i. e. Religion. And like that of St. Stephen, Acts 6. 14. for breaking the Ordinances which Moses gave, i. e. Law and Religion, the Holy Place and the Law, ver. 13.

But you will say, Do I then compare my self with the integrity of St. Paul and St. Stephen? No, far be that from me. I onely raise a comfort to my self, that these great Saints and Servants of God were laid at in their times as I am now. And it is memorable that St. Paul, who helped on this Accusation against St. Stephen, did after fall under the very same himself.

Yea, but here's a great clamour [Page 248] that I would have brought in Popery. I shall answer that more fully by and by. In the mean time you know what the Pharisees laid against Christ himself, St. John 11. 48. If we let him alone, all men will believe on him: Et venient Romani, and the Romans will come, and take away both our Place and the Nation. Here was a causeless cry against Christ, that the Romans would come. And see how just the Judgement of God was. They crucified Christ for fear lest the Romans should come; and his death was it which brought in the Romans upon them; God punishing them with that which they most feared. And I pray God this clamour of Venient Romani, of which I have given no cause, help not to bring them in. For the Pope never had such a Harvest in England since the Reformation, as he hath now upon the Sects and Divisions that are amongst us. In the mean time, by honour and dishonour, by good report and evil report, as a deceiver and yet true, [Page 249] am I passing through this world, 2 Cor. 6. 8.

Some particulars also I think it not amiss to speak of.

1. And first, this I shall be bold to speak of the King our gracious Soveraign: He hath been much traduced also for bringing in of Popery. But on my Conscience (of which I shall give God a present account) I know him to be as free from this Charge as any man living: And I hold him to be as sound a Protestant according to the Religion by Law established, as any man in his Kingdom; and that he will venture his life as far and as freely for it. And I think I do or should know both his affection to Religion, and his grounds for it, as fully as any man in England.

2. The second particular is concerning this great and populous City (which God bless.) Here hath been of late a fashion taken up to gather hands, and then go to the great Court of the Kingdom, the Parliament, and [Page 250] clamour for Justice; as if that great and wise Court, before whom the Causes come which are unknown to the Many, could not or would not do Justice but at their appointment: a way which may endanger many an innocent man, and pluck his bloud upon their own heads, and perhaps upon the Cities also.

And this hath been lately practised against my self: the Magistrates standing still and suffering them openly to proceed from Parish to Parish without check. God forgive the setters of this, with all my heart I beg it; but many well-meaning people are caught by it.

In St. Stephen's case, when nothing else would serve, they stirred up the people against him, Acts 6. 12. And Herod went the same way; when he had killed St. James, yet he would not venture upon St. Peter, till he found how the other pleased the people, Acts 12. 3.

But take heed of having your hands [Page 251] full of bloud, Esai. 1. 15. for there is a time best known to himself, when God above other sins makes Inquisition for bloud. And when that Inquisition is on foot, the Psalmist tells us, Psal. 9. 12. that God remembers; but that's not all, he remembers, and forgets not the complaint of the poor, i. e. whose bloud is shed by Oppression, ver. 9.

Take heed of this: 'Tis a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, Heb. 12. but then especially, when he is making Inquisition for bloud.

And with my Prayers to avert it, I do heartily desire this City to remember the Prophecy that is expressed Jer. 26. 15.

3. The third particular is the poor Church of England. It hath flourished, and been a shelter to other neighbouring Churches, when storms have driven upon them: but alas now it is in a storm it self, and God onely knows whether or how it shall get out. And [Page 252] which is worse than a storm from without, it is become like an Oak cleft to shivers with wedges made out of its own body; and at every cleft profaneness and irreligion is entering in; While (as Lib. 2. de vitae contempt. cap. 4. Prosper speaks) men that introduce prophaneness are cloaked over with the name Religionis Imaginariae, of Imaginary Religion: for we have lost the Substance, and dwell too much in Opinion. And that Church, which all the Jesuits Machinations could not ruine, is fallen into danger by her own.

4. The last particular (for I am not willing to be too long) is my self. I was born and baptized in the bosome of the Church of E gland established by Law. In that Pr fession I have ever since lived, and in that I come now to die.

What clamours and slanders I have endured for labouring to keep an Uniformity in the external Service of God, according to the Doctrine and [Page 253] Discipline of this Church, all men know, and I have abundantly felt. Now at last I am accused of High-Treason in Parliament, a Crime which my soul ever abhorred. This Treason was charged to consist of two parts: An endeavour to subvert the Laws of the Land; and a like endeavour to overthrow the true Protestant Religion established by Law.

Besides my Answers to the several Charges, I protested mine innocency in both Houses. It was said Prisoners Protestations at the Bar must not be taken. I must therefore come now to it upon my death, being instantly to give God an account for the truth of it.

I do therefore here in the presence of God and his holy Angels, take it upon my death, that I never endeavoured the Subversion either of Law or Religion. And I desire you all to remember this Protest of mine for my innocency in this, and from all Treasons whatsoever.

[Page 255] I have been accused likewise as an Enemy to Parliaments: No, I understand them, and the benefit that comes by them, too well to be so: But I did dislike the misgovernments of some Parliaments many ways, and I had good reason for it; for Corruptio optimi est pessima. And that being the highest Court, over which no other hath jurisdiction, when 'tis misinformed or misgoverned, the Subject is left without all remedy.

But I have done. I forgive all the world, all and every of those bitter Enemies which have persecuted me; and humbly desire to be forgiven of God first, and then of every man.

And so I heartily desire you to joyn in prayer with me.

O Eternal God and merciful Father, look down upon me in mercy, in the riches and fulness of all thy mercies. Look upon me, but not till thou hast nailed my sins to the Cross of Christ, not till thou hast [Page 254] bathed me in the bloud of Christ, not till I have hid my self in the wounds of Christ; that so the punishment due unto my sins may pass over me. And since thou art pleased to try me to the uttermost, I most humbly beseech thee, give me now in this great instant, full patience, proportionable comfort, and a heart ready to die for thine honour, the Kings happiness, and this Churches preservation. And my zeal to these (far from arrogancy be it spoken) is all the sin (humane frailty excepted, and all incidents thereto) which is yet known to me in this particular, for which I come now to suffer: I say in this particular of Treason. But otherwise my sins are many and great; Lord, pardon them all, and those especially (whatever they are) which have drawn down this present Judgment upon me. And when thou hast given me strength to bear it, do with me as seems best in thine own eyes. Amen.

[Page 256] And that there may be a stop of this issue of bloud in this more than miserable Kingdom, O Lord, I beseech thee give grace of repentance to all Bloud-thirsty people. But if they will not repent, O Lord confound all their devices, defeat and frustrate all their designes and endeavours upon them, which are or shall be contrary to the glory of thy great Name, the truth and sincerity of Religion, the establishment of the King and his Posterity after him in their just Rights and Priviledges, the honour and conservation of Parliaments in their just power, the preservation of this poor Church in her Truth, Peace, and Patrimony, and the settlement of this distracted and distressed People under their ancient Laws, and in their native Liberties. And when thou hast done all this in meer mercy for them, O Lord, sill their hearts with thankfulness, and with religious dutiful obedience to thee and thy Commandments all their days. So, Amen, Lord [Page 257] Jesus, Amen. And receive my soul into thy bosom. Amen.

Our Father which art in heaven, &c.

The Lord Archbishop's Prayer as he kneeled by the Block.

LOrd, I am coming as fast as I can. I know I must pass through the shadow of death, before I can come to see thee. But it is but Vmbra mortis, a meer shadow of death, a little darkness upon Nature: but thou by thy Merits and Passion hast broke through the jaws of death. So, Lord receive my soul, and have mercy upon me: and bless this Kingdom with peace and plenty, and with brotherly love and charity, that there may not be this effusion of Christian bloud amongst them, for Jesus Christ his sake, if it be thy will.

Then he laid his head upon the Block, and after he had prayed to himself, said aloud, Lord receive my soul; which was the signal given to the Executioner.

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THE CONTENTS.

* THe Division of the hours of Prayer: pag. 1
The Office for every day: 3
A Prayer for preventing Grace: ibid.
A Confession and Prayer by L.A.W.: 4
A Prayer for forgiveness of sins: 5
for Gifts and Graces: 6
A thanksgiving: 7
A Prayer for the Catholick Church: 8
A Prayer for this particular Church: 9
A Prayer for the King: ibid.
for Friends and Relations: 10
for Servants: ibid.
for those in affliction: 11
for all men, even our Enemies: ibid.
* for resignation of himself in the hour of death: 12
* A dayly Examination of Conscience: 14
A dayly Prayer: 15
A Prayer for the King: 16
for the Church: 17
for the Church of England when robb'd of her Revenues: 20
for the Commonweal: 21
for the Kingdom of England: 22
* for House and Family: 23
for government of the Tongue: ibid.
against Temptations: 25
* for a good Journey: 26
for Rain: 28
for fair Weather: ibid.
in time of Fasting: 29
in Lent: 30
[Page] for the Fast of the four Ember-weeks: ibid.
An earnest Prayer: 31
in time of Afflictions, Perils, and Adversities: 32
in Misery and Adversity: 38
in Trouble and Heaviness: 40
against Reproach: ibid.
against Fraud and Deceit: 42
in time of Fear: 44
in Poverty: 45
in Imprisonment: 46
against Banishment: 47
against the violent: 48
for strength in Martyrdom: 49
in time of Dearth and Scarcity: 50
in time of War: 51
against our Enemies: 56
for our Enemies: 59
Penitentials: 60
Confessions: 68
A Prayer for Sunday, the first hour: 71
second Sunday after Epiphany: 72
first Sunday in Advent: ibid.
second Sunday in Advent: ibid.
the third hour: 73
first Sunday after Epiphany: 74
third Sunday after Epiphany: 75
fourth Sunday after Epiphany: ibid.
the sixth hour: 76
against Presumption: ibid.
* for salvation of desperate Sinners: 77
A Collect for Easter-day, for Grace: ibid.
first Sunday after Easter: 78
second Sunday after Easter: ibid.
the ninth hour: 79
for himself: 80
for Graces: ibid
Collect for Whitsunday: 81
Collect for Trinity-sunday: ibid.
[Page] A Prayer at Evening: 82
for Patience: ibid.
Sexages. Sunday: 83
Quinquages. Sunday, for Charity: ibid.
The Compline, a Prayer before bed-time: ibid.
for Sleep: 84
for Relief: ibid.
fourth Sunday in Lent: ibid.
A Prayer at bed-time, and in the night if thou wake: ibid.
fifth Sunday after Easter: 85
for good thoughts: ibid.
Meditations at entrance into the Church: 86
* preparatory Devotions to the Holy Sacrament: 87
* Collect for purifying the heart: 90
* A brief Litany in order to the blessed Sacrament: ibid.
* for the Church: 91
* against the Enemies of the Church: ibid.
* for Benefactors: 92
* An humble Confession, a Prayer before the Sacrament: ibid.
Collect for Goodfriday: 94
* Ejaculations whilst standing at the Altar, or in the morning before receiving the Sacrament: ibid.
Immediately before the sight of the Bread: 96
* Immediately after receiving both kinds: ibid.
A Prayer for Munday-morning: 98
a Thanksgiving: ibid.
against evil Counsel: ibid.
for direction in walking: ibid.
the third hour, for mercy: 99
for Counsel, thirst for God, for Truth, for Obedience, 1 Sund. after Trin. for Grace: 100
the sixth hour, for mercy, for pardon: 101
3 Sund. after Trin. for protection: 102
the ninth hour, for mercy, for Remembrance: ibid.
[Page] 4 Sund. after Trin.: 103
in the Evening, a Prayer to be heard: 104
* Collect for Evening against all danger: ibid.
6 Sund. after Trin. for Obedience: 105
the Compline, or before bed-time, for Defence: ibid.
To be heard, Thanksgiving
7 Sund. after Trin. for true Religion: 106
at bed-time, and at night if thou wakest: ibid.
at death, for submission: 107
For Tuesday-morning, for Preservation: 108
for Illumination: ibid.
9 Sund. after Trin. for good thoughts
the third hour, for Assistance: 109
for Preservation, 1 Sund. in Lent: 110
the sixth hour, to be heard, for deliverance, 10 Sund. after Trin.: 111
the ninth hour, glory to God, in bad times: 112
3 Sund. after Easter, for Illumination: ibid.
for Obedience: 113
* in the Evening: ibid.
for Help, 11 Sund. after Trin: 114
the Compline, for Help, for mercy: ibid.
14 Sund. after Trin. for increase of Grace: 115
at bed-time, & in the night if thou wakest: ibid.
* for Patience: 116
4 Sund. after Trin. for Obedience: ibid.
For Wednesday-morning, for Penitence: 117
to be heard: 118
the third hour, for Hope: ibid.
for Patience, for my Flock: 119
the sixth hour, for Defence, for Deliverance, 15 Sund. after Trin.: 120
the ninth hour, for Penitence, for the fear of God: 121
17 Sund. after Trin. for Grace: 122
at Evening, for Penitence, * for Gifts: ibid.
18 Sund. after Trin. for Obedience: 123
[Page] The Compline, for Penitence, * for Mercy: ibid.
at bed-time, and at night if thou wakest: 124
for moderate Sleep: ibid.
For Thursday-morning, for Help, for Consolation: 126
for Ascension-day, Sund. after Ascension: 127
the third hour, to be heard, against Enemies, for Defence: 128
the sixth hour, against Flatterers, in time of Correction: 129
20 Sund. after Trin. for Defence, for Obedience: 130
the ninth hour, for Patience: ibid.
against Revilings, for Peace, for Defence: 131
at Evening, against Enemies, Evening-prayer for Peace: 132
the Compline, for Hope, * thirst for God: 133
for Preservation: 134
at bed-time, and at night if thou wakest: 135
in time of great Trouble, * for Sleep: ibid.
a Collect for Defence: ibid.
For Friday-morning, * a Prayer out of St. Aug.: 137
2 Sund. after Trin. for fear and love of God, Passion of our Lord, 1 Collect for the day, for the Church: 138
2 Collect for the day, for all men: 139
The third hour, * a Prayer out of St. Aug.: ibid.
for Deliverance, to be heard, out of the Liturgy: 140
the sixth hour, for Pardon: ibid.
* for Trinity Sund. out of S. Aihanasius: 141
The ninth hour, a Prayer for the Church, out of St. Chrysost.: 142
At the Evening, a Prayer against Affliction: 143
A Prayer out of St. Hillary: ibid.
The Compline, a Prayer for Mercy, * at night: 144
Bed-time, and at night if thou wakest, a Prayer: 145
* Another Prayer: ibid.
[Page] * Another out of Gregory Nazian.: ibid.
* Another out of St. Augustin: ibid.
Saturday-morning, Praise: 147
A Prayer for Gods Blessing; another for Illumination: ibid.
Collect for Grace, out of the Liturgy: ibid.
The third hour, a Prayer
Ezekiah's Prayer: 148
A Prayer against Enemies: 149
A Prayer out of the Liturgy: ibid.
The sixth hour, a Prayer for direction in walking: 150
A Prayer for the fear of God: ibid.
The ninth hour, a Prayer to be heard in trouble: 151
A Prayer for direction of our ways: ibid.
Evening, the praise of God: ibid.
* A Prayer for Protection: 152
The Compline, a Confession, a Thanksgiving: ibid.
Bed-time, and at night if thou wakest
A Prayer against Procrastination: 154
* Adoration and Glorification of God, out of S. Aug.: 155
* A Prayer out of S. Augustin: 157.
* Another out of the same: ibid.
* Another out of the same: 158
Another out of the same: ibid.
Praise and Thanksgiving, for deliverance from Enemies: 159
After Victory in War: 160
* A Thanksgiving out of St. Augustin: ibid.
Several out of David's Psalms: 161
A Prayer in time of Prosperity: 165
Another out of Salvian: 166
Prayers in time of Pestilence: 167
if the Family be infected: 169
A Thanksgiving for deliverance from the Plague, out of the Liturgy: 170
Prayers in old Age: 171
for the sick and afflicted, in time of sickness: 172
A Thanksgiving for deliverance from great sickness: 175
A Prayer for the sick: 176
* At the Visitation of the sick, Questions to be propos'd: 177
* Confessions to be made
* Things to be believed and done: 180
* Forgiveness of Enemies: 182
* Desire of forgiveness from others
* The Apostles Creed paraphras'd: 184
* Preparatory Meditations for Death: 191
* A preparatory Confession: 195
Absolution: 199
[Page] Consecrations, Ordinations: 200
For the Church: 201
* For his Episcopal Charge: 202
A Prayer out of St. Augustin: ibid.
At laying the first Stone of a Chappel at Hammersmith: 204
Upon Admission into the Church: 205
For the Duke of Buckingham: 206
Upon the Spanish Journey: 207
On the Expedition to the Isle of Ree
On the Duke of Buckingham's Death: 209
Anniversaries on the death of his Father and Mother: 210
* A Prayer on the Feast of St. Stephen: 213
A Prayer on March 6. 1642.: 214
* Thanksgiving for deliverance from fire: 215
Thanksgiving for deliverance after imminent dangers, when beset with violent and base people: 219
When I was accused of High-Treason: 220
When I received my Summons to Tryal: 221
Upon my Summons to appear ar the House of Commons: 222
For the High Court of Parliament: 223
For the Navy: 224
In time of Pestilence and unseasonable Weather: 226
In danger of Enemies: 228
Thanksgiving for ceasing the Plague: 230
In danger of Enemies: ibid.
For safe Child-bearing of the Queen: 233
Another of the same: ibid.
A Thanksgiving for the birth of Prince Charles: 234
A Thanksgiving for the safe delivery of the Lady Mary: 236
A Thanksgiving for his Majesties recovery from the Smallpox: 237
A Thanksgiving for the delivery of James Duke of York: 238
A Thanksgiving for the King in his Northern Expedition: 240
Another for the same: ibid.
His Grace's Speech, according to the Original, written with his own hand, and delivered by him upon the Scaffold on Tower-hill, Jan. 10. 1644. to his Chaplain Dr. Sterne, after Lord Archbishop of York: 242

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Instead of the	I behold
Destroyer,	Jesus [a Saviour.]
Tormenter,	A Mediator.
Accuser,	An Advocate.
Slanderer,	An Intercessor.
Enslaver,	A Redeemer.
Sting [of the Serpent]	Christ [the Anointed.]

The daily office of a Christian being the devotions of the most Reverend Father in God Dr. William Laud, late archbishop of Canterbury : wherein several catechetical paraphrases ...

Author: Laud, William, 1573-1645.1683

The Lords Prayer.

The Apostle's Creed divided into Ar­ticles.

The Office for every day.

The daily Examination of Conscience.

A daily Prayer.

For the King.

For the Church.

For the Commonweal.

For the Kingdom of England.

For House and Family.

For government of the Tongue.

Against Temptations.

For a good Journey.

For Rain.

For Fair Weather.

In Fasting.

In Lent.

The Fast of the four Ember-weeks.

Earnest Prayer.

In time of Afflictions, Perils, and Ad­versities.

In Misery and Adversity.

Against Reproach.

Against Fraud and Deceit.

In time of Fear.

In Poverty.

In Imprisonment.

Against Banishment.

Against the Violent.

For strength in Martyrdom.

In time of Dearth.

In time of War.

Against Enemies.

For Enemies.

Penitentials.

Confessions.

SUNDAY.

Entrance into the Church.

In the Holy Sacrament.

MUNDAY.

TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY.

THURSDAY.

FRIDAY.

SATURDAY.

Prayers added since the restoring of this Book to me, which was taken from me in a search by Mr. Prynne, May 31. 1643. and with much difficulty re­stored unto me, Nov. 6. 1644.

Praise and Thanksgiving.

In Prosperity.

In time of Pestilence.

In Old Age.

For the Sick and Afflicted.

In time of Sickness.

For the Sick.

At the Visitation of the Sick.

The Apostles Creed paraphras'd.

Preparatory Meditations for Death.

Absolution.

Consecrations, Ordinations.

For his Episcopal Charge.

At the laying of the first Stone of a Chappel.

Vpon Admission into the Church.

For the Duke of Buckingham.

Anniversaries.

Prayers upon sundry Publick Occasions.

His Grace's Speech, according to the O­riginal, written with his own hand, and delivered by him upon the Scaf­fold on Tower-hill, Jan. 10. 1644. to his Chaplain Dr. Sterne, after Lord Archbishop of York.

The Apostle's Creed divided into Articles.

In time of Afflictions, Perils, and Adversities.

Prayers added since the restoring of this Book to me, which was taken from me in a search by Mr. Prynne, May 31. 1643. and with much difficulty restored unto me, Nov. 6. 1644.

His Grace's Speech, according to the Original, written with his own hand, and delivered by him upon the Scaffold on Tower-hill, Jan. 10. 1644. to his Chaplain Dr. Sterne, after Lord Archbishop of York.