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The most Reverend Father Father i [...] God Dr. William Laud lat [...] Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, and Metropolitan of a [...] England.

[Page] Officium Quotidianum: OR A MANUAL OF PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. BY The Most Reverend Father in God Dr. William Laud late Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury.

[...].’ B [...]s. rom. 1. 594.

The Second Edition.

LONDON, Printed for Robert Crofts at the Crown in Chancery lane. 1663.

‘Et Conversus vivifi­casti Me,’Psal. 71. 20.
‘O come hither, and hearken all ye that fear God, and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul,’Psal. 66. 14.

Pater no­ster, Oratio Dom, Gerson aliter par. 3. p. 1147.LAEsus est, sed tamen Pater

qui es in coelis; Eminenter, noninclusivè

Sanctifice­tur In Me, per Me, super Me

Nomen tuum: Patris in Nobis, ut simus filii Patris nostri

Adveniat regnum tuum Ut destruatur Regnum Peccati, per quod reg­nant Mors & Diabolus.

Fiat vo­luntas tua, sicut, &c. In me qui sum terra, si­cut in Sanctis Angelis.

Panem Et super Coelestem & Corporeum.

nostrum Proprium, licitè acqui­situm

[Page] quotidia­num, &c. Pro quotidiana necessitate

Et remitte nobis Debita, si­cut, &c. Talenta dimitte nobis, minuta remittenti­bus,

Et ne nos inducas in tentatio­nem. Nec facias intrare du­ctos, promosque

Sed Libera Nos Ab Authorà Malo Extra Nos Diabolo & Mundo: Intra

à Malo. Nos Nobis ipsis. a Malo Culpa per gratiam; & poenae per misericordiam.

Quia tu­um est Omniper Pacem.

Regnum, Absolutum in Se.

Potentia, Independens ab aliis.

Gloria, Circumfulgens Omnia & in Omnibus

Tuum, Amen. Et à Te, & per Te, & ad Te, in Gloria & Salute servorum tuorum. Amen.

Oratio Dominica.

The Pre­face.OUr Father which art in Heaven,

Petiti­ons.1 Hallowed by thy Name;

2 Thy Kingdom come.

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

4 Give us this day our daily Bread:

5 And forgive us our Tres­passes, as we forgive them that trespasse against us.

6. And lead us not into Temptation:

7 But deliver us from Evil.

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

Amen.

Symbolum Apostolicum divi­sum in Articulos.

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

2. And in Jesus Christ, his only 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.

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

8. I Believe in the Holy Ghost.

[Page] 9. The Holy Catholike Church; The Communion of Saints.

10. The forgiveness of sins.

11. The Resurrection of the Body.

12. And the life Everlasting,

Amen.

OFFICIUM QUOTIDIANUM

In Nomine Patris, & F. & Sp. Sti. Amen.

O Lord I am ris­en up and fal­len prostrate before thee; Pro Gra­tia preve­niente.prevent mee, I beseech thee, in 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 Lyt. Angl. glorifie thy holy Name, [Page 2] and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life: Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Almighty God and most merciful father, Al-merci­ful, Mercy it self; I have erred willingly, and stray­ed Confes­sio cum precatio­ne. willingly, nay even from thy wayes, more like an untamed heifer, then a lost and 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 lawes. I have left un­done, Per L. A. W. not done at all, those things which I ought to have done. And I have [Page 3] 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 all, O God, which confesse their faults: Restore me and them all, O God, 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 gracious, most [Page 4] sweet promises declared unto Mankinde in Christ Jesus our Lord. Grant therefore, O most merci­full Father, for his sake, who is our Redeemer, Ad­vocate, Authour, and Fin­nisher 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, Amen.

O Eternal God, and most merciful Father, par­don I beseech thee, all the sins, Omissions and Com­missions, Pro re­missione Peccato­rum. thoughts, words, and deeds, by which I [Page 5] have provoked thee to an­ger, from the time of my birth unto this present moment, that no one, nor all of my sins together, may ever be able to cry oftner, or louder in thy ears for vengeance, then the cry of my prayers may ascend up unto thee for mercy and forgiveness, and obtain that they sue for; particularly, I humble be­seech thee, forgive unto me my great and clamorous sins, such as are, &c.

O Lord, against heaven and against thee have I sin­ed, and committed foul transgressions, in thy sight, but I beseech thee, wipe them all out of the book [Page 6] of remembrances, which thou hast written; through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour, Amen.

Give unto me, O Lord Pro Do­nis. I humbly beseech thee, a wise, a sober, a patient, an understanding, a devout, a religious, a courageous heart: Chast and tempe­rate reynes and thoughts. A soul full of devotion to do thee service, strength a­gainst all temptations, espe­cially the temptations of &c. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Lord I give the humble Gratia­rnm Actio. and hearty thanks; in­crease my thankfulnesse I beseech thee, for all bene­fits and blessings, both Spi­ritual, [Page 7] 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 thy glorious Name. Particu­larly, I give thee most un­feigned thanks for my pre­servation from the time of my birth unto this present moment; for, &c. for bringing me safe to the be­ginning of this day, in which and all the dayes 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 [Page 8] glory, and honour of thy Name, the good of the Church, and the discharge of my duty, the salvation of my soul, in the day of my appearance, and ac­count, to be made before thee; through Jesus Christ our Saviour and redeemer Amen.

O Eternal God, and merciful Father, I humbly Pro Ec­clesia Cathol. beseech thee, blesse thy whole Catholike Church; wheresoever spread upon the face of the whole earth; good Lord purge it from all Atheism, Heresie, Schism, and superstition, factious maintenance of groundlesse Opinions, that Unifor­mitas. one Faith, one Lord, one [Page 9] Baptism, may in all places be 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 the Church the body, all the dayes of my life, and through the hour of my death, through the merits, and by the Grace of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour, Amen.

O Most Mercifull God, Pro Ec­clesia part. bless this particular Church in which I live, make it, and all the members of it, sound in faith and holy life, that they may serve thee, and thou blesse them, [Page 10] through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Lord, blesse our most Pro Rege. Gracious Soveraign; trea­sure up in him all thy hid­den blessings; make him, and keep him, a devout ser­vant to thee, a constant Pa­stour of thy Church and Truth, that he may live long, and be ful of honoura­ble successe all his dayes, in his person, in his actions, in his Queen, in his children, in his servants, in his peo­ple; and Crowned with glory after life: under him blesse the whole State, Ec­clesiastical and Civil, that righteousnesse and peace may kisse each other, and we serve and honour thee [Page 11] for ever, Amen.

Good Lord bless all the Pro Ami­cis & Consan­guineis. places to which thou hast made me have any nearer reference, the place where I was borne, &c. Every Soul contained in any of these: All my friends, kin­dred, acquaintance: Any unto whom thou hast made me any wayes beholding: especially my nearer and bosome friends, all those, &c. Lord I beseech thee, forgive me, and them, all our sins; and continue us thy servants, both in life and death, Amen.

Gracious Father, bless my servants, and make Pro Ser­vis. them thine; give them grace to serve thee first, [Page 12] then me, with faithfulness, soberness and dilgence Make me ever willing, and in some measure able, to repaire unto them, the time, and the strength which they, either have, or shall spend, to do me service, even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen.

O Lord, blesse all the Pro Af­flictis. afflicted members of the Body of thy Son, where­soever, howsoever af­flicted; send them constant patience, and 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 [Page 13] to all those mercies, which I would or should S. Aug. 2. cont. Adv. Sa. Le. & Proph. cap. 2. desire thou shouldest shew unto my own soul; if at any time, thou shalt be pleased to make mine estate, as theirs is at this present. And O Lord be merciful, Amen.

Blessed Father, blesse all Pro om­nibus, eti­am Ini­micis. sorts of men in their parti­culars; mine enemies wish I forgiveness of sins. Turn their heart, that they may no longer hate thy servant; and if they will not be turned, deliver me not over, I beseech thee, into their power. And, next after the salvation of my soul, I humbly beg it; de­liver me not into the [Page 14] hands of men, to the shame and scorne of the world, Amen.

Submis­sio Mei.O Domine Jesu, da quod Jubes, & Jube quod vis; fa­cias animam meam paratam in adventum tuum, & veni quando vis. Des mihi, ad minimum, sufficientem, si placet pacatissimam patien­tiam; & veni quo modo vis, O tu qui salus es omnium spe­rantium in te. Et in super interpone, obsecro O Domine Jesu, Mortem, Crucem, Pas­sionem, Meritum & Sangui­nem tuum inter Judicium tuum & animam meam, Nunc & semper, & pracipuè in hora Mortis meae: Quae Mors, obnixé precor, nun­quam Hora Mortis. sit subitanea, nunquam [Page 15] adveniat & inveniat me im­paratum: Nunquam it a ad­veniendo saeviat, quin ut re­tineam Fidem, spem & Cha­ritatem Memoriam & intel­lectum sanum, usque ad Ex­tremum halitum. Et esto mi­hi in Deum Protectorem. Des Peccatis meis Misericordi­am & veniam, Ecclesiae Pa­cem & Concordiam; Mihi Peccatorum primo, Gratiam in hâc vita, & Gloriam in futura. Ita, Ita venias Do­mine Jesu, & miserere Mei, Amen.

Lord here I am, do with me as it seemeth best in thy own eyes; only give me, I humbly beseech thee, a penitent and a patient spi­rit, to expect thee, Amen.

[Page 16] Lord, make my service acceptable to thee while I live, and my soul ready for thee when I dye, A­men.

Our Father which art in heaven, &c.

I.

O Lord by thy mercy I Hora 1. h. e. Ma­ne. am risen out of my grave where I might have slept in death, but that thou preserved'st me. Make it I beseech thee, a resurrection to grace in this life, and to glory 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 [Page 17] holy to us. Give me that grace, that I may keep it holy unto thee, through Jesus Christ, Amen.

O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to 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 Gladnesse, and give thanks unto thee, Amen. Psal. 43. 3, 4.

Almighty and everlast­ing Dom. 2. post Epiph. God, who governs all things both in heaven and earth; mercifully hear my prayers for my self, and all thy people; and grant us thy peace, even all the dayes of our life, [Page 18] even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen.

Almighty God, I hum­bly Adventus Dom. 1. beseech thee, give me grace to cast away the works of darkness, and to put on the Armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visite us, in great humi­lity; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious Majesty, 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 raigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and for ever, Amen.

[Page 19] Blessed God, which hast Adventus Dom. 2. caused all holy Scripture to be written for our lear­ning; grant unto me and all Christians, that we may in such wise read, hear, 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 besech Adventus Dom. 4. thee, raise up thy power and come amongst us, and with great might succour us; that whereas by our sins we are sore let and hin­dered, thy bountiful grace [Page 20] and mercy, through the satisfaction of thy Son, our Lord, may speedily deliver us; to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end, A­men.

Lord, let thy Angels [...] 3. [...]. e. no­ [...]a Matu­ [...]ina. tarry round about me, and deliver me, that I may taste and see how gracious thou, my God, art; and how blessed the man is that trusteth in thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord, A­men. Psal 34.

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

[Page 21] Lord, let me behold thee in thy Sanctuary, and there see thy power and glory, for thy loving kind­nesse 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: Oh! satisfie me with the riches of thy mercy, which is in Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Psal. 63. 2.

O how amiable are thy dwellings, O 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 rejoyce in thee, O merciful GOD, [Page 22] Amen. Psalm 84. 1.

Lord, I humbly be­seech Dom. 1. post Epiph. thee to hear, and ac­cept my prayers for my self, and for the people that call upon thee; and grant that we may perfect­ly know all things we ought to do, and also, have grace and power, faith­fully to fulfil the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Almighty and everlast­ing Dom. 3. post 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, Amen.

God, thou which know­est Dom. 4. post Epiph. [Page 23] us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that for mans frailty we cannot al­waies stand upright; grant I most humbly beseech thee, to me, the health both of body and soul, that all those things which I suffer for sin, I may, by thy help, well passe and overcome, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Lord, the Sun is at Hora 6. h. e. Me­ridie. the height for this day; lift up the light of thy countenance upon me, and I shall be whole. Make all darknesse, and spiritual shadows short upon me, and shorter in me, through Jesus Christ our Lord, A­men.

[Page 24] Who can tell how oft­he offendeth? O cleanse thou me from my secret sins; Keep me, also, O Lord, from presumptuous Praesump­tio. sins, lest they get the Do­minion over me: and keep me innocent from the great offence, I humbly beseech thee, Amen. Psal. 19. 12, 13.

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, they will be alwayes praising thee; blessed is the man, whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are thy wayes. Lord, thus blesse the heart of thy servant, for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 84. 4.

O Sancta Adoranda & [Page 25] Longanimis Trinitas! Lon­ganimis n. es, quae eos à qui­bus Orar. Naz. 13. scinderis, tam diu tole­ras. O Trinitas, Cujus E­go, ut Cultor & minimè fictus Praeco essem, jampri­dem Charites. dignus habitus sum. O Trinitas, omnibus aliquando vel per Illuminationem vel per poenam agnoscenda! Oro te, ut hos, qui nunc Contu­meliis te afficiunt, adorato­res accipias, ne quisquam vel ex Minimis pereat: Et hoc, etiamsi mihi proptereà aliqua Gratiae Jactura faci­enda Sit. Neque n. tantum dicere audio, Quantum A­postolus. Concede autem hoc, per & propter Merita Jesu Christi, Redemptoris Nostri, Amen.

[Page 26] Almighty God, who Dom. Paschae. through thy onely begot­ten Son Jesus Christ, hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; I humbly beseech thee, that as by thy special Grace prevent­ing Pro Gra­tia. 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, Amen.

Almighty God, who Die Mar­tis in Pasch. hast given thine Only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our Justifica­tion, give me grace so to put away the Leaven of Malice, and all wicked­nesse, Contra Malitiam. that I may alwayes [Page 27] serve thee in purenesse of living, and in truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Almighty God, who Dom. 2. post Pasch. hast given thine onely Son, to be unto us both a sacri­fice for sin, and an exam­ple of good life; give me grace, that I may alwayes most thankfully receive that inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour to sollow the blessed steps of his most holy life: Even for the same thy Son Jesus Christ his sake, Amen.

Lord, give me that grace, Hora 9. h. e. tertia pomeridi­ana. that I may hold me still by thee, and abide pati­ently upon thee; that I may not grieve my self at [Page 28] the man whose way doth prosper, nor against him that doeth 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.

Tribuat hîc Mihi Domi­nus, Paulin. [...]. 9. ut in Me, pro me fiat Ignis Consumens: Et ardeat hoc Igne Cor Meum in Lu­men AEternum Mihi: Ne codem ardeat Anima Mea in Poenam perennem; Per Jesum Christum Dominum Nostrum, Amen.

O Lord, make me like a green Olive Tree in thy house, for I trust in thy tender mercy for ever; and I will alwayes praise [Page 29] thee for that thou hast done, and hope in thy name for ever, Amen. Psal. 52. 8.

O Lord, I besech thee, Pro Meipso. make me remember how much more then other men, I have need to call upon thee. My Charge is great, and my strength is little; O give me grace to come alwayes before thee, and to ask that help which thou art readier to give, then I to ask, through Je­sus Christ our Lord, A­men.

Have mercy upon me, Aug. 14. 1629. O Lord, consider the trou­bles which I suffer of them that hate me, O thou which didst lift me up [Page 30] from the gates of death, A­men. Psal. 9. 8.

O Lord, increase in me Pro Omni Dono. Faith and Devotion; re­plenish my heart with all Goodnesse, and by thy great mercy keep me in the same. Give me God­ly zeal in Prayer, True Humility in Prosperity, Perfect Patience in adver­sity, and continual Joy in the Holy Ghost: Even for Jesus Christ his sake, my onely Lord and Saviour, Amen.

O God, who hast Pente­coste. taught 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 [Page 31] right Judgement in all things, and evermore to rejoyce in his holy Com­fort, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Savi­our, who liveth and reign­eth with thee in the unity of the same Spirit, One God world without end, Amen.

Almighty and everlast­ing Dom. Trinit. God, which hast gi­ven unto thy servants grace, by the confession of the true Faith, to ac­knowledge the Glory of the AEternal Trinity, and in the power of the Di­vine Majesty, to worship the Unity: I humbly be­seech thee, blesse me also, that I may live in the sted­fastnesse [Page 32] of this Faith, and through it, be evermore defended from all Ghost­ly and Bodily dangers, for thy mercy sake, who livest and raignest one God, world without end, Amen.

O my God, incline thine Vesperi. Ear and hear; open thine Eyes and see. Lord for­give; O Lord, consider and do it; for thine own sake, O God, and for my Saviour Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Dan. 9. 19.

Lord, let me not be a­fraid, Patientia. though one be made rich, or though the glory of his house be increased; for he shall carry nothing away with him when he dyeth, neither shall his [Page 33] Pomp follow him. But e­ver make me afraid to of­fend thee, Amen. Psal. 49. 16, 17.

Mine eyes long sore for 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 be­seech thee, forget thy Law, even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 119. 82.

O Lord God, which Dom. Sexagesi­ma; Con­tra Adver­sitatem. seest that I put not my trust in any thing that I do, mercifully grant that I may be desended against all adversities, through Jesus Christ my Lord and onely Saviour, Amen.

O Lord, which hast Dom. Quinquagesima. [Page 34] taught us, that all our do­ings without charity, are nothing worth, send thy holy Ghost, and pour into my heart that excellent Pro Cha­ritate. gift of charity, the very 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, Amen.

O Lord, fill me with Comple­torium. The Com­plyne is before bed-time. grace, that I may fulfill all the service I owe thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Lord God, spare I beseech thee; who shall raise up Jacob, for he is small? Spare him there­fore, [Page 35] O Lord; spare thy people: spare me. Say un­to my soul, Thou hast re­pented of the evil intend­ed, and it shall not be, Amen. Amos 7. 2, 5.

Lord, when I am asleep, Somnus. let me not be made afraid, but let my sleep be sweet, that I may be enabled to serve thee, Amen. Prov. 3. 24.

Grant I beseech thee, Dom. 4. Quadra­ges. Pro Auxi­lio. most mercifull Father, that I, which for my evil deeds am worthyly punished, may, by the comfort of thy grace, be mercifully relieved, through Jesus Christ our only Lord and Saviour, Amen.

Consider and Hear me, Bed-time. Et nocte, si vigiles. [Page 36] O Lord, my God; Lighten my eyes, that I sleep not in Death, Amen. Psal. 13. 3.

O Lord, thou hast pro­ved and visited my heart in the night season; Thou hast tryed me, O blessed Father; purge me, that thou mayest find no wick­ednesse in me, through Je­sus Christ our Lord, Amen. Psal. 17. 3.

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

O Lord, from whom Dom. 5. post Pasch. all good things do come; [Page 37] grant unto me thy hum­ble servant, that by thy holy Inspiration, I may think those things that are Cogita­tiones. good; and by thy merci­full guiding, may also per­form the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

II.

POnder my words, O Mane. Lord; Consider my Meditations: O hearken unto the voyce of my call­ing, My King and My God; for unto thee will I make my prayer: My voyce shalt thou hear be­times, O Lord; early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will [Page 38] look up. But make me to remember, that thou ar [...] God, and hast no pleasure in wickednesse, neither shal [...] any evil dwell with thee, Amen.

Gratiae.O Lord bless me, and I will sing unto thee, and praise thy Name; and be telling of thy salvation from day to day, Amen, Psal. 96.2.

Consili­um.O Lord, let Counsell preserve me, and under­standing keep me; deliver me from the evil way, and from the man that speak­eth forward things: and from all such as leave the wayes of righteousnesse, to walk in the wayes of darknesse, even fot Jesus [Page 39] Christ his sake, Amen. Prov. 2. 11.

O Lord, I know the way Viarum directio. of Man is not in Himself; It is not in man that walk­eth, to direct his owne steps; Therefore, O Lord, I beseech thee, make me know my way; and direct my steps to thy honour, and my owne salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Jerem. 10. 23.

Be not wrath with me, Hora tertia. O Lord, but spare me, and have mercy upon me; for thou wilt be merciful unto Pro Mise­ricordia, thy Creature. O Lord, I and my fathers, have all had the same sickness; but because of us that are sin­ers, [Page 40] thou shalt be called Merciful, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. 2 Esdras 8.

O Lord, Guide me here Consili­um. with thy Counsel, and af­ter that, receive me into Glory. For, whom have I in Heaven but thee; and there is none upon earth that I desire, in compari­son of thee. O Lord, pre­serve me in those longings towards thee, Amen. Psal. 74. 24.

O Lord, take from me Veritas. the way of lying, and cause Obedien­tia. me to make much of thy Law; that I may chuse the way of truth, and lay thy judgements before me; that I may stick unto thy [Page 41] Testimonies, and run the way of thy Commande­ments, when thou hast set my heart at liberty, Amen. Psal. 119. 26.

O God, the strength of Dom. 5. post Trinit. all them that trust in thee, mercifully accept my pray­ers; and because the weaknesse of mans nature can doe no good thing without thee; Grant me Pro gratia the help of thy Grace, that in keeping of thy Com­mandements, I may please thee both in will and in deed, through Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Lord, thou art just, Hora Sexta, and all thy wayes are mer­cy and truth; thou judgest truly for ever: remember [Page 42] me, and look upon me; punish me not according to my sinnes, or my Igno­rances, or my Fathers that have sinned before thee. Miseri­cordia. Deal not with me accord­ing to my sins, but as see­meth best unto thee, O Lord, my strength and salvation, Amen. Job 3. 2, 3, 6.

Lord, I acknowledge my Venia. wickedness, and the ini­quity of my Fathers; we have sinned against thee, O Lord be merciful, Amen. Jer. 14. 20.

Lord, I beseech thee, Dom. 3. post Trinit. mercifully to hear me; and as thou hast given me an hearty desire to pray, so Pro de­fensione. grant that by thy mighty [Page 43] aid I may be defended both in soul and body, through Jesus Christ our Lord, A­men.

O Lord, be gracious un­to Hora nona. 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 Miseri­cordia. prayer, and be reconciled to me, and never forsake me in the time of trouble, for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. 2 Mach. 1. 3, 4, 5.

Remember me, O Lord, according to the favour that thou bearest to thy people; O visit me with thy salvation; that I may see the Felicity of thy Chosen; and rejoyce in [Page 44] the gladness of thy people, and give thanks with thine inheritance, Amen. Psalm 106.4.

O God, the Protector Dom. 4. post Trinit. of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy; encrease and multiply upon me thy mercy: that thou being my Ruler and Guide, I may so passe through things Temporal, that I lose not the things AEter­nal. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen.

Grant, O Lord, that I may live in thy fear, and die in thy favour; rest in thy peace, rise in thy pow­er, raign in thy Glory; [Page 45] for thy beloved Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Hear, O Lord, Consi­der Vesperi. my complaint, hearken unto my prayer, that go­eth not out of feigned lips; and prevent me in Mercy, before the Even­ing of my days close upon me; Even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 17. 1.

O Domine Oro Te, Ultra S. Hillar. l. 12. do Trinit. p. 195. se Infirmitas mea non tendat, sed loquatur hoc solum in quo Animae Salus est. Neque in id stultitiae simul & Impie­tatis unquam erumpam, ut Omni potentiae tuae & Sacra mentorum Arbiter esse ve­lim. Neque permittas me [Page 46] erigere Infirmitat is Meae sensum, ultra aut Infini­tat is Tuae religiosam Opinio­nem, aut significatam Mihi AEternitat is tuae fidem. A­men.

Illumina Quaeso Domine, Collect. Vesp. pro auxilio contra Omnia pericula. tenebras nostras, & totius hujus Noctis insidias à Me & Omnibus fidelibus tuis, ab animabus precipuè, sed & à Corporibus nostris re­pelle Propitius, Per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

O God, which hast pre­pared Dom. 6. post Tri­nit. for them that love thee, such good things, as pass mans Vnderstanding, pour into mine heart such love towards thee, that I Obedi­entia. obeying thee in all things, [Page 47] may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that I can desire, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Incline thine ear unto Comple­torium. me, O Lord, and hearken unto my words; shew thy marvellous loving kinde­ness, thou that art the Sa­viour of them that put their trust in thee. Keep me as the Apple of thy Pro de­fensione. Eye, and hide me under the shadow of thy wings; Even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psalm 17. 6, 7, 8.

O Lord, I cry unto thee: Exau­dire. let my Prayer be set forth in thy sight as Incense; and the lifting up of my hands be an Evening sacrifice, [Page 48] even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psalm 141. 2.

The Lord is my shield Gratiae. and my strength, my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise thy Name, Psal. 28. 8.

O Lord of all Power Dom. 7. post Trinit. and Might, who art the Author and Giver of all good things, graff in my heart the love of thy Name; increase in mee true Religion; nourish me Religio. with all goodness, and of thy great Mercy keep me in the same, through Je­sus Christ our Lord, A­men.

[Page 49] Lord let me know my Bed-time. Et nocte, si vigiles. End, and the number of my dayes, that I may be certified how long I have to live. Behold, thou hast made my dayes as it were a span long, and my Age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is altogether va­nity: For 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 unto the foolish, Even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psa. 39. 5.

[Page 50] O Domine, mea, omnia Gr. Naz. Or at. 8. Submis­sio mei­ipsius. & Meipsum Tibi dono of­fero; Actionem & Sermo­nem, Quietem & silentium: Tantum Me habeas, & du­cas; & Manum, & Men­tem & Linguam ad ea quae honesta sunt & tibi grata moveas: Et ab omnibus à quibus abstinere praestat ab­ducas; Per & propter Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

III.

Mane:LOrd preserve me, that neither this day, nor Preser­vatio. any day of my life, I may walk in the Counsel of the ungodly, stand in the way of sinners, or sit down in [Page 51] the seat of the scornfull; but that my delight may be in thy law, O Lord; and my Exercise in it day and night, Amen.

O Sol Justitiae, Pater & Erasmus. Origo Omnium; Tuo sydere afflari reviviscere est: Tuo foveri Lumine proficere est: Tuis accendi flammis perfi­cere est: Abs te deseri peri­re Illumi­natio. est. O ter foelices, qui­bus Mitis & Rosidus exo­reris. Bees me, O Domine Jesu, Lumine Tuo: Et discute Nebulas Ignorantiae meae, & Caliginem Peccato­rum meorum: ut non aber­rans à via mandatorum tuo­rum, te sequar in Lumen aeternum, Per te ipsum uni­cum Salvatorem & Redemp­torem [Page 52] meum. Amen.

O Lord, thou art my Assurance; preserve my foot from taking, I hum­bly beseech thee, Even for Jesus Christ his sake, A­men. Prov. 3. 26.

O Lord, give me, I be­seech Dom. 9. post Trinit. Cogitati­ones. thee, thy Spirit, to think and do alwayes such things as be rightful; that I who cannot be without thee, may by thee be able to live according to thy will, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Lord, I lift up my Hora Tertia. soul to thee, My God, I have put my trust in thee, O let me not be confoun­ded, neither let my ene­mies triumph over mee. [Page 53] Shew me thy wayes, O God; and teach me thy pathes: Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me thy statutes; 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 kindnesse which hath been ever of old: O remember not the sins and offences of my youth, or of my riper Age; but ac­cording to thy mercy, think thou upon me, O Lord, for thy goodnesse, and the merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour, A­men.

Almighty God, who Dom. 2. Quadra­ges. [Page 54] seest that wee have no power of our selves, to help our selves; keep me, Per pre­servati­one. I beseech thee, both out­wardly in my body, and inwardly in my soul, that so I may be defended from all adversity which may hap­pen to my body, and from all evill thoughts which may assault and hurt my soul, through Jesus Christ my Lord and only Saviour, Amen.

Hearken unto my voyce, Hora Sexta. O Lord, now I cry unto thee; have mercy upon Exau­dire. me and hear me. My heart hath talked of thee, seek ye my face; Thy face, Lord, will I seek. O hide not thy face from me, nor [Page 55] cast thy servant away in Displeasure. Thou hast been my succour, leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation, A­men. Psalm 27. 8, 9, 10. 11.

At Evening, Morning, Paul'n. Epis. 17. p. 181. and at Noon day will I pray, and that instantly; hear my voyce. O deli­ver my soul in peace from the practices that are a­gainst mee, Amen. Psalm 55. 18.

Let thy merciful Ears, Dom. 10. post Trin. O Lord, be open to the prayers of me, thy hum­ble servant; and that I may obtain my petitions, make mee to aske such things as shall please thee, [Page 56] through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Lord, let me not be con­founded, Hora Nona. Psal. 31. 19. 21. Gloria Dco. 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 mercy upon me, Amen.

My tears have been my Tempore adverso. 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, Amen. Psal. 42. 3.

[Page 57] Almighty God, which Dom. 3. post Pasch. shewest to all men that are in Errour, the light of thy truth; to the intent, that they may return into the way of Righteousnesse: Grant, I beseech thee, un­to Illumina­tio. me, and all them that are admitted into the fel­lowship of Christs Reli­gion, that we may eschew those things which are contrary to our professi­on, and follow all such Obedien­tia. things as are agreeable to the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Domine Salvator. Qui Vesperi. habes in potestate Peccatum solvere, Dicas mihi, Oro, Exi de vinculis tuis, Exi de [Page 58] nexibus peccatorum tuorum; & dicendo solve funes Er. S. Ambr. Serm. 8. in Psalm. 118. rorum meorum quibus Cir­cumdatus & ligatus sum. Etsi enim nequissimus sim. omnium & detestabilis usu Venia. Peccatorum; Te tamen ju­bente, liber co. Amen.

Lord give me grace, that Auxilium I may dwell under the de­fence of the most highest, and that I may abide under thy shadow, O thou Al­mighty; for thou art my hope, and my strong hold, in thee will I trust, through Jesus Christ our Lord, A­men. Psal. 91. 1.

O God, thou which de­clarest Dom. 11. post Trinir. thy Almighty pow­er, most chiefly, by shew­ing mercy and pity, Give [Page 59] unto me abundantly thy Gratia. grace, that I running to thy promises, may be made partaker of thy hea­venly treasure, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O God, thou art my Comple­torium. hope and my strength, a present help in trouble. Confirm me, that I may not 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 Auxili­um. soul, and I shall never be removed, Amen. Psalm 46. 1.

[Page 60] O Lord, look upon me, Misericor­dia. and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do to those that fear thy name. Order my steps in thy Word, and so shall no wickedness have domini­on over me, Amen. Psal. 119. 132.

Almighty God, give un­to Dom. 14. post Trinit. Pro omni dono. me, I beseech thee, a full encrease of Faith, Hope, and Charity. And that I may obtain that which thou dost promise, make me love that which thou doest Command, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Lord, I call upon thee Bed-time. Et nocte, si vigiles. in the day of my trouble, in the night of my heavi­ness: [Page 61] O deliver me, and I will glorifie thee, Amen. Psal. 50. 15.

O Lord correct me, but with Judgement; not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. And grant that thy Correction may amend me, and make me thine, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Jer. 10. 24.

Respice Me quoque, O Domine Jesu, ut propria possim recognoscere Peccata, & fletibus piis culpas solve­re. Da, quaeso, lachrymas Petri; Nolo Laetitiam Pec­catoris. Utque hic fiat, Re­spice tu, & des, ut mihi eti­am miserrimo Peccatorum Coeli quoquè gallus cantet; ut [Page 62] liberatus tibi Cantem in sa­cula saeculorum. Amen.

O Eternal God, and Dom. 4. post Pasch. Merciful Father, Grant, I humbly beseech thee, that I may love all those things that thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost Obedi­entia. promise; that among the sundry 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,

A­men.

IV.

O Lord, I have sinned, Mane. and dealt wickedly; nay, offended in all thy [Page 63] Ordinances. Let thy wrath turn from me, for I am weak: And hear my prayers Poeni­tentia. and deliver me, for thy own self, and the merits of my Saviour Jesus Christ, Amen.

Gracious Father, with­out thee I can do nothing but sin; nor can I confesse 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 Bap­tisme, 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 which [Page 64] thou hast given me. Lord, encrease thy grace, and by it, weaken first, and then cut off my Resistance; that I may see, and con­fess, and hate, and for sake all my sins, and find mer­cy and salvation in the merits of my Blessed Sa­viour Jesus Christ, A­men.

O Lord, early this mor­ning Exau­dirc. did I cry unto thee, for in thy Word is my trust: Hear me, O Lord, for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 119. 147.

O Lord, let me hear thy loving kindnesse be­times in the morning, for in thee is my trust. O shew me the way that I [Page 65] 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 our Lord, Amen. Psal. 143. 8.

Deliver me, O Lord, Hora tertia. from all my 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 is Spes. my hope? Truely, my hope is even in thee; and there let it still continue, acceptable in Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Psal. 39. 6, 7, 8.

O Lord, look upon me Poeni­tentia. in mercy, in the greater mercy, because the Call­ing [Page 66] 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 I have hid my self in the wounds of Christ: That so the punishment which would otherwise overtake me, may passe over Me. Then look, and say unto my soul, I have forgiven thee; and by the work of thy mercy in my soul, make me feel it, through Jesus Christ my Lord and only Saviour, Amen.

O Domine, Qui Magnos Gr. Naz. Orat. 6. in fine. P. 144. Greges Perficis, & Parvos per Gratiam auges, Per am­plissimam [Page 67] Benignitatem tuam copiosè me Consolare, & Gregem mcum, mecum & Pro Gre­ge. Pasce, & Conserva: Per Jesum Christum summum Pastorem, & salvatorem no­strum, Amen.

O Lord, plead thou my Hora Sexta. Defensio. 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, Amen. Psal. 35. 1, 3.

Give ear, O Lord, unto Exaudire. my prayer, and ponder the voyce of my humble desires. In the time of my trouble will I call upon [Page 68] thee; for thou hearest me, Amen. Psal. 86. 6.

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

Keep me, O Lord, thy Dom. 15. post Trinit. poor humble servant, with thy perpetual mercy; and because the frailty 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, A­men.

O Lord, give me such Hora Nona. grace, that I may seek thee while thou mayest be found; and call upon thee while thou art neer: that [Page 69] I may detest and forsake the wickedness of my waies and the unrighteousnesse of my own imaginations, that I may return unto thee, and thou have mercy upon me, in Jesus Christ my Lord and onely Saviour, A­men.

Teach me thy wayes, Timor Dei. O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth. O knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy name, Amen. Psal. 86. 11.

Lord, I beseech thee, Dom. 17. post Trinit. grant that thy grace may alwayes prevent and fol­low me; and make me continually to be given to all good works, through [Page 70] Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Have mercy upon me, Vesperi. O God, after thy great goodnesse, and according to the multitude of thy mercies, do away my of­fences; Poeni­tentia. wash me through­ly from my wickednesse, and cleanse me from my sins: 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 Righteousnesse, Jesus Christ my Saviour, A­men.

O Domine, Exaudire dig­nare S. Aug. Serm. 30. de ver. Dom. Preces meas in Bene­placito tuo. Inimicum ab Actibus meis & Cogitatio­nibus [Page 71] virtute tuâ expelle. Multiplica mihi fidem: Gu­berna Mentem: Spirituales Pro Om­ni dono. Cogitationes concede super stratum vigilanti: et ad Beatitudinem tuam produ­cito; Per Jesum Christum filium tuum, & salvatorem nostrum. Amen.

Lord, I beseech thee, Dom. 18, post Trinit. give me grace to avoid the Infections of the Devill; and with a pure heart and mind, to follow thee the Obedien­tia. onely true GOD, A­men.

Lord, I offer up unto Comple­torium. thee my Evening sacrifice, thy Sacrifice, even a trou­bled spirit, a broken, and Poenitentia. a contrite heart, which thou wilt not despise, in [Page 72] Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Domine, Supplex te Oro, Respice Me, & purga mentem meam & Cogitatio­nes meas ab impuris Concu­piscentiis & ab omni Inqui­namento Carnis & spiritus, & ab omni Diabolica Opera­tione, Per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. A­men.

O Domine, Inestimabilem Misericor­dia. Misericordiam tuam cle­menter ostende, & simul exue Me à Peccatis quae Com­misi, & Eripe Me à Poenis quas merui, Per Jesum Christum Dominum Nostrum. Amen.

O God, for as much as Dom. 17. post Trinit. without thee, I am not [Page 73] able to please thee, grant, that the working of thy mercy, may in all things direct and rule my heart, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Lord, give me that Bed-time. Et nocte, si vigiles. grace, that I may remem­ber thee upon my bed; and think upon thee when I am waking: Thou hast been my helper, therefore under the shadow of thy wings, I will hope to passe through the darknesse of this night, in the comfort of Jesus Christ my Lord and only Saviour, Amen. Psal. 63. 6.

O Lord, make my eyes prevent me the night wat­ches, that I may be occu­pied [Page 74] in thy words, Amen. Psal. 119. 148.

O Lord, thou which Somnus. hast made the night for man to rest in, as well as the day to labour; Grant, O 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 be not excessive, after the Insatiable desires of the flesh, but sufficient to re­leive and maintain Nature, to live and serve thee in all sober and godly Conver­sation; through the ayd and assistance of Jesus Christ my only Lord and Saviour,

Amen.

V.

O Hold thou up my Mane. goings in thy pathes, that my footsteps slip not, Amen. Psal. 17. 5.

Subveni Domine meus S. Aug. de. 5. Haer. c. 7. Jesu, Et Accingere Gladi­um tuum circa Femur, Po­tentissime; Omnium Poten­tissime Auxilium egredere, Occide Me in Me, ut vivam in te, & desinant Inimici persequi me. Amen.

O God, thou art my Conso­latio. God, early will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth greatly after thee in a bar­ren and dry land, where no water is. O satisfie this [Page 76] thirst with the freshest wa­ters of comfort, in Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Psal. 63. 1.

O Lord, have mercy 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 stability of thy times, and that thy fear may be my treasure, even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Esay 33. 1, 5, 6.

O Almighty God, and Ascensi­onis dies. mercifull Father, grant, I beseech thee, that as I do believe thy only Son our Lord, to have ascended [Page 77] into the heavens, so I, and all thy faithfull servants, may in heart and mind thither ascend, and with thee continually dwell, A­men.

O God, the King of D om. post Pasch. Glory, who hast exalted thy only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph into thy Kingdome 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 same place, whi­ther our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and raigneth with thee, One God world without end, Amen.

[Page 78] Hear my prayer, O God, Hora Tertia. and hide not thy self from my petition; take heed Exaudire. 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. Psal. 55. 1.

O God, the proud are Inimici. 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 mercy, long-suffering, plenteous in goodnesse and truth. O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me; [Page 79] shew some token upon me for good, that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me, in Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Psal. 86. 14.

Assist me mercifully, O Lyt. Ang. Pro de­fensione. Lord, in these my suppli­cations and prayers; and dispose my way 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 ready help, through Jesus Christ our Lord, A­men.

O deliver me from them Hora Sexta. [Page 80] whose words are softer Contra blandi­tes. then butter, when they have war in their hearts; and from them whose words are smoother then oyl, while they are very swords: Lord, I cast my burthen upon thee, that thou mayest sustain me, and not suffer me to fall for ever, Amen, Psal. 55. 22.

Blesse me, O Lord, when Cor­rectio. thou chastenest me, and teachest me in thy laws; that thou mayest give me patience in time of adver­sity, till the pit be digged up for the ungodly. O Lord, fail me not, neither forsake me; for I am part of thy inheritance, through [Page 81] Jesus Christ our Lord, A­men. Psal. 94. 12.

Almighty and Merci­ful Dom. 20. post Trinit. God, of thy bountiful goodnesse, keep me from all things, that may hurt Pro de­sensione. me, that I being ready both in body and soul, Pro Obe­dientia. may with a free heart ac­complish those things that thou wouldst have done; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Hora Nona.O AEterne Deus! quan­diu hîc in terris sum, supplex Oro, In quantum terrena mi­hi serviunt,Patien­tia. doceant me esse Dominum suum, sed à Te constitutum: In quantum molesta sunt, doceant me ser­vire S. Aug. cont. Epise. funda. cap. 37. tibi Domino meo, Cui dum non obtempero, illa in [Page 82] vindictam justam molesta esse solent: ut sive illa mihi serviant, sive non, Ego sem­per serviam tibi: In & per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Hold not thy tongue, Oppro­brium. O God of my praise, for the mouth of the ungodly, yea and the mouth of the deceitfull 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. Psal. 119. 11.

O God, which art the Coll. 2. per Mat. [Page 83] Author of Peace, and lo­ver of Concord, in know­ledge of whom standeth our AEternal life, whose service is perfect freedom: Pro pace & defen­sione. Defend 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 adversary, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Dic O Domine meus Jesu, Vesperi. S. Aug. de 5. Haer. c. 7. doce, discam (à te) quod do­ceam (de te), Amen.

Deliver me, O Lord, Inimici. from the man that is evill, and preserve me from the cruell man, which ima­gineth mischief in his heart, and stirreth up strife [Page 84] all the day-long. The proud have laid a snare for me, and spred 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. Psal. 140. 2.

Coll. 1. pre vesp. Pro Pace.O God, from whom all holy desires, all just Counsells, and all good works do proceed, give unto me and all thy ser­vants, that peace which the world cannot give, that both our hearts may be set to obey thy Com­mandements: [Page 85] and also that by thee we being de­fended from the fear of our enemies, may passe our time in rest and quiet­nesse; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour, Amen.

Have mercy upon me, O Comple­torium. God, have mercy upon me, for my soul trusteth in thee and in the shadow of thy Spes. wings will I trust, till these afflictions be over-past. O send out thy mercy and truth upon me, even for Je­sus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 57. 1.

O Domine Misericors, qui S. Aug. Nom. Scalae paradisi ca. 4. ad cor Altum non accedis, humilia Animam meam! O Tu, qui non videris nisi à [Page 86] mundis cordibus veram Cor­dis Munditiem dato mihi. Sitio, O Domine, saltem da Guttam Coelestis Pluviae qua refrigerare possium sitim me­am, quia Amore ardeo.Sitire Deum. Nec hoc peto Domine propter merita mev, Indignissimus enim sum qui gustem, sed pro Misericordia tua, & meritis salvatoris nostri Jesu Christi, Amen.

Lyt. Angl. Praeser­vatio.Almighty God, vouch­safe, I beseech thee, to di­rect, sanctifie, and govern both my heart and body, in the wayes of thy lawes, and in the works of thy Commandements, that through thy mighty pro­tection, both here and e­ver, I may be preserved [Page 87] by night and by day, in body and in soul, through our Lord and Saviour Je­sus Christ, Amen.

O Lord, I cry unto thee, Bed­ti me. Et nocte, si vigiles. 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: yet even then give me grace especially, that I may commune with my owne heart, and search out my spirits, and compose them in thee, that I may rise to serve thee, Amen. Psal. 7. 1, 2.

Da Mihi, Domine, dor­mitum Somnus. abeunti requiem Cor­poris & Animae. Custodi me [Page 88] a Caliginoso peccati somno! Ab omni tenebrosa & noctur­na Mollitie. Ignita malig­ni tela dolosè in me vibrata extinguito. Rebelliones Car­nis meae reprimito: Et om­nem terrenam & mundanam in Me Cogitationem so­pito; Per ipsum Chri­stum Dominum nostrum, Amen.

I humbly beseech thee, Coll. in sine Lyt. Angl. Defensio. O Father, mercifully to look upon my infirmities; and for the Glory of thy Name 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, we may put our whole trust and confi­dence [Page 89] in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holinesse and purenesse of living, to thy honour and glory, through our onely Mediatour and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

VI.

Mane.DEus Magne, Deus Om­nipotens, Deus summae Bonitatis; quem Inviolabilem & Incorruptibilem credi & intelligi fas est: Trina unitas, S. Aug. lib. 1. Rhe. cap. 15. quam Catholica Ecclesia colit, supplex Oro, expertus in meipso misericordiam tuam, ne homines cum quibus mihi in pueritia in omni victu suit summa Con­sensio, [Page 90] in tuo cultu à me dis­sentire permittas: Nec vel me, vel illos à veritate & salute quae est in Jesu Christo, Amen.

O Lord, I will call up­on 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, Amen. Psal. 88. 13.

Lord, make me to have Dom. 2. post Trinit. a perpetual fear and love of thy holy name; for thou never failest to help and govern them, whom thou Timere & amare Deum. dost bring up in thy stead­fast love. Grant this, even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen.

[Page 91] Almighty and Everlast­ing Paras­cue, h. e. Dom. an­te pasch. 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 humility, 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.

Almighty God, I hum­bly Coll. 1. Dies. beseech thee, graci­ously to behold thy fami­ly, for the which our Lord Jesus Christ was [Page 92] content to be betrayed, Ecclesia. and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the Crosse, who liveth and raigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, word without end, A­men.

Almighty and everlast­ing Coll. 2. Dici. God, by whose Spirit, the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified, receive these my supplications and pray­ers, which I offer up before Pro Om­nibus. thee, for all Estates of men, in thy holy Church; that every member of the same, in his vocation, may truely and devoutly serve thee, through our Lord [Page 93] Jesus Christ, Amen.

Dieu est, O Domine, Ex quo Hora tertia. contra haereses laboravi, & sum penè fatigatus: veni Domine meus Jesu Praelia­tor fortissime, Princeps Ex­ercitus S. Aug. de 5. Haer. 7. Domini qui Diabolum vicisti & saeculum; Appre­hende arma & scutum, & exurge in adjutorium Mihi. Amen.

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

My eyes are ever looking unto thee: O Lord, pluck my feet out of the [Page 94] net, Amen. Psal. 25. 14.

Almighty God, who Lyt. Angl. hast promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy sons Name, I be­seech thee, mercifully to encline thy Ear unto me, Exaudire. now that I make my pray­ers and supplications unto thee; and grant that those things which I have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectual­ly be obtained, to the relief of my necessity, and the setting forth of thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O remember not my Hora Sexta. old sins, but have mercy upon me, and that soon, [Page 95] for I am come to great mi­sery. Help me, O God of Venia. my salvation; O deliver me, and be merciful to my sins, for thy names sake, Amen. Pial. 79. 8.

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praise, end that for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake, Amen. Psal. 115. 1.

O Tu unus Deus, Pater & S. Athan. lib. 5. de. unita deitate Trin. p. 444. Dom. Trinit. Fili & S. Spiritus, qui uni­tam Deitatem Nobis decla­rasti, & S. S. solius Divi­nitatis indivisam Gloriam revelasti, & perfectam Tri­nitatis Tuae sempiternita­tem demonstrasti; Da No­bis, Obsecro, fidem & Obe­dientiam in hâc vita, & [Page 96] Gloriam in futura: Per & propter Redemptorem no­strum Jesum Christum, Amen.

O Lord God of hosts, Hora Nona. how long wilt thou be angry with thy poor ser­vant that prayeth. O turn me again, O God, shew me the light of thy Coun­tenance, and I shall. be whole, Amen. Psal. 80. 4. S. Chry. lib. 3. de Sacerdo­tio.

Tibi Gloria, tibi Gloria Domine; quanta apud te Clementiae abyssus? quanta Patientiae Copia? En, qui Nominis tui praetextu ex ig­nobilibus & obscuris, Clari & Illustres effecti sunt, ho­nore abutuntur, & Contra Te qui honorem largitus es, [Page 97] audentque non audenda; in S. S. Mysteria tua Injurii; ut homines perditis moribus praediti summa cum quiete & licentia conturbanti omnia. O Domine, Exurge, Adjuva Ecclesiam tuam, & ne sinas Ecclesia. Animam meam in eorum Consilium descendere; Per Je­sum Christum Dominum no­strum, Amen.

O Lord, I will cry day Vesperi. and night before thee, let my prayer enter into thy presence; incline thy ear unto my calling: for my Afflictio­nes. soul is full of trouble, and my life draws nigh unto the pit. O let not thy Indignation lye too hard upon me, neither vex me with all thy storms; but [Page 98] remember of what mould thou hast made me, even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen.

O Domine, ne sit mihi S. Hilar. l. 12. de Trinitate. inutilis Pugna verborum, sed, incunctantis fidei constans professio. Conserva in me, Oro, fidei incontaminatam Religionem: & usque ad excessum spiritus mei hanc Conscientiae meae vocem dona mihi; ut quod in Regenera­tionis meae symbolo Baptiza­tus in Pa: & F. & Sp. Sto professus sum semper ob­tineam; ut te habeam Pa­trem, & unà tecum filium tuum adorem, & Sp. Sanctum tuum promerear; Per Je­sum Christum Dominum no­strum. Amen.

[Page 99] O Lord be merciful un­to Comple­torium. me, and I will sing prai­ses unto thy name, yea I wil tell of thy loving kindnesse early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night season: O blesse me, and fulfill all thy works of grace in me, even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 92. 1, 2.

Dona mihi Domine, men­tem Nox. vigilem, Cogitationem sobriam, Cor castum, somnum placidum, & ab omni diabo­lica cogitatione liberum; & deinde excita me Domine ho­ra Orationis, ut praeceptis tu­is firmiter adhaeream, ut memoriam retineam inviola­tam Judiciorum tuorum, Amen.

[Page 100] Lord, remember thy Bed-time. Et nocte, si vigiles. 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, Amen. Psal. 119. 54, 55.

In manus tuas Domine Commendo animam meam & corpus meum; creasti e­nim & redemisti ea, Domine Deus veritatis. Commendo etiam mecum & mea Omnia; Tu enim mihi gratiosè lar­gitus es illa pro beneplacito tuo. In Pace ergo me, simul cubare & dormire facias, O Domine. Qui solus me habi­tare facias securè; Per Je­sum [Page 101] Christum Dominum nostrum, Amen.

O omnium Domine & Ef­fector; Gr. Naz. Orat. 10. p. 176. O Deus tuorum Pater & Gubernator; O vitae & Mortis Arbiter; O Anima­rum Custos & Benefactor; O Qui omnia facis, & tem­pestive, & ut ipse pro sapi­entiae tuae & Administratio­nis altitudine nosti, artifice Sermone transmutas, Me Opportuno tempore tuo susci­pe, tamdiu in Carne vitam meam moderatus, quamdiu conducibile fuit mihi ipsi, & Ecclesiae: Et suscipe quaeso ob metum tuum paratum, Non turbatum, nec in Ex­tremo Mors. tempore Terga ver­tentem; Nec invito Animo tanquam abstractum & a­vulsum [Page 102] à Mundo, sed ut promptè & alacriter ad bea­tam illam & aeternam vi­tam proficiscentem, quae est in Domino nostro Jesu Chri­sto, Cui Gloria in saecula sae­culorum, Amen.

VII.

Mane.O Lord, I will sing of thy power, and praise thy mercy in the morn­ing, for thou hast been Laus Dei. 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 mercifull God, Amen. Psal. 59. 16.

[Page 103] The Glorious Majesty Bene­dictio. of thee, O Lord, my God, be upon me, prosper thou the works of my hands upon me, O prosper thou my handy-work, Amen. psal. 90. 17.

O Lord, open my eyes, Illumi­natio. that I may see the won­ders of thy law: I am a stranger upon earth, O hide not thy Commande­ments from me, for thy testimonies are my de­light and my Counsellors. Lord, continue thy favour to me, that so they may ever be, Amen. Psal. 119. 18.

O Lord, our heavenly Coll. prae Mat. Father, Almighty and everlasting God, which [Page 104] hast safely brought me to Pro Gra­tia. the beginning of this day, defend me in the same with thy mighty power; and grant, that this day I Auxilium fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of dan­ger, but that all my do­ings may be ordered by thy governance, to do al­wayes that which is righ­teous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Hora tertia.O my soul, wait thou 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, Amen. Psal. 62. 5.

[Page 105] O Lord God, be mer­cifull Orat. Ezekiae. Imper­fectio. to every one that prepares his whole heart to seek thee, O Lord God, the God of his fa­thers, though he be not according to the purifica­tion of the Sanctuary, Amen. 2 Chronic. 30. 19.

O Lord, I walk in the Inimici. midst of troubles, I be­seech thee refresh me; stretch forth thy hand up­on the fury of my Ene­mies, that thy right and thy cunning hand may save me. O make good thy loving kindnesse to­wards me: And despise not, I beseech thee, the work of thy own hands, [Page 106] Amen. Psal. 138. 7.

I deal with the thing that is lawful and right; O give me not over to my Oppres­sors, Amen.

O make me, thy poor servant, still to delight in the thing that is good, that the proud do me no wrong, for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 119. 121, 122.

Almighty God, the Lyt. Ang. fountain of all wisdome, who knowest our necessitie before we ask, and our Ignorance in asking, I beseech thee to have Infirmi­tas. Compassion upon my Infirmities; and those things which for my un­worthinesse I dare not, and [Page 107] for my blindness I cannot ask, vouchsafe to give me, for the worthynesse of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Lord, I will put my Hora Sexta. trust in thee alwayes: O let the people do it with me, and I will pour out my heart before thee, Amen. Psal. 62. 8.

O that my wayes were Viarum directio. made so direct, that I might keep thy statutes: O Lord direct them, A­men. Psal. 119. 5.

O Lord, teach me the Timor Dei. 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 thy servant, [Page 108] that I may fear thee; And that for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 119. 33.

O Lord, I will call up­on Hora Nono. thee in my troubles: O deliver me and hear me; Exaudire. and then especially, what time any storm falls upon me; Even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 81. 7.

Blessed art thou, O Lord: Viarum directio. O teach me thy statutes; that my whole heart may seek thee: and that I may not go wrong out of thy Commandements; that I may take greater delight in thy testimonies, then in all manner of riches, Amen. Psal. 119. 10, 12.

[Page 109] O praise the Lord all ye Vesperi. his servants, ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord: with these; O Laus Dei. Lord, I lift up my hands unto thy Sanctuary, and will praise thy name: O Lord, be with me this E­vening, in all the mercies of Jesus Christ my Sa­viour, Amen. Psal. 134. 1.

Miserae Carnis meae Infir­mitatem, Pro­tectio. tu nosti qui finxisti me. Invisibilium hostium meorum vigilantiam, Tu nosti, qui vides eos: protegat me Ala Bonitatis tuae; Per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum, Amen.

O Lord, there is no hi­ding Comple­torium. me from thy pre­sence: for if I should say, [Page 110] the darknesse shall cover Confessio. me, then shall my night be turned to day; for the darknesse is no darknesse with thee, but the night is as clear as the day; the darknesse and the light, to thee, are both alike: there­fore, O God, I present my self open before thee; O cleanse my soul, that it may rejoyce to be seen of thee, In Jesus Christ, Amen.

Die jam transacto, Gra­tias Gratia­rum Actio. tibi ago Domine; Glori­am tibi tribuo, quod sine scan­dalo, Hymnis effero quod liber ab insidiis diem tran­segerim, Per Jesum Chri­stum Dominum nostrum, Amen.

[Page 111] Thy Righteousnesse, O Laus Dei. 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 will I praise thee and thy righteousnesse, 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 righteousnesse all the day long; for many are confounded and brought to shame, that seek to do [Page 112] me evil. O Lord, continue thy blessings to me, and multiply thankfulnesse to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Psal. 71. 17. 19.

O Lord, thou keeper of Bed-time. Et nocte, si vigiles. I rael, which in the watch of thy servants, dost nei­ther slumber nor sleep, be my keeper, and preserve me this night: O keep my soul, Amen. Psal. 121.4:

O Lord, give me grace Procrasti­natio. to make hast, and not to prolong the time to serve thee, to keep thy Com­mandements; that I may call my owne ways to re­membrance, and turn my feet to thy testimonies, and then at mid-night will [Page 113] I rise and give thee thanks, because of thy righteous Judgments; O Lord my strength and my Redee­mer, Amen. Psalm 119. 59.

Woe is me, that I am 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 to peace; Too long, Mors. O Lord, but that it is thy good pleasure to continue my dwelling in this vale of misery, Amen. Psalm 120. 4.

Quid es O Deus meus? quid rogo, nisi Dominus De­us? Quis enim Dominus [Page 114] praeter Dominum, aut quis Deus praeter Deum nostrum? Adoratio & Glori­ficatio dei mei Summe, Optime, Potentissi­me, Misericordissime, & Justissime, secretissime, & prasentissime, Pulcherrime S. Aug. lib. 2. Cons. cap. 4. & fortissime, stabilis & In­comprehensibilis, Immutabi­lis mutans Omnia; Nun­quam Novus, nunquam ve­tus, innovans omnia, & in vetustatem perducens super­bos, & nesciunt: Semper agens, semper quietus, col­ligens & non egens; Por­tans & implens & proie­gens. Creans & nutriens & perficiens. Quaeris quum ni­hil desit tibi. Amas, nec aestuas. Zelos, & securus es. Poenitet te, & non do­les. Irasceris, & tranquil­lus [Page 115] es. Opera mutas, non Consilium. Recipis quod invenis, & nunquam ami­sisti. Nunquam inops, & gaudes Lucris. Numquam Avarus, & usur as exigis. Supererogatur tibi & de­beas, & quis & quicquam non tuum? Reddis debita, nulla debens. Donas debita, nihil perdens. Et quid di­cemus Deus meus, vita mea, Dulcedo mea sancta? Aut quid dicet aliquis, quam de te dicit? Et vae tacentibus de te, quoniam loquaces mul­ti sunt. Miserere Mei Deus, ut loquar de, te & glorificem Nomen tuum. Amen.

Lord, this is the time Presump­tio. of fear, keep thy servant from presumptuous sins, [Page 116] 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. Psalm 19. 13.

O Lord make me wor­thy of the place to which thou hast raised me in thy Church, that all my en­devours may be, to make Truth and Peace meet to­gether. In this course give me understanding to dis­cover my Enemies, and wisdome to prevent them; An heart to love my Friends, and carriage that may bind them. Lord, make me to love thy [Page 117] Church, and the place where thy 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 my eyes, that they behold not vanity, and quicken thou me in thy way, Amen. Psal. 119. 37.

O Domine Misericors Salvia­nus, lib. 6. de gu­bern. dei. pag. 222. quando à te ipse exoratus pa­cificos dies, proventus ube­res, divitem bonis omnibus tranquillitatem & abundan­tiam [Page 118] dederis super vot a cres­centem; ne sinas me tanta secundarum rerum prosperitate corrumpi, ne & tui penitus obliviscar & mei; sed humi­litatem & gratititudinem adauge, Per Jesum Chri­stum Dominum nostrum, Amen.

Visita quaeso Domine habi­tationem meam, & Omnes infidi & Inimici ab eà longè repellantur: Angeli tui Sancti habitent in eâ, & nos in pace & sanitate custodiant: & benedictio tua sit super Nos semper, Per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum, Amen.

Linguae Froenum.

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

Lord keep my tongue from evill, and my lips that they speak no guile; that so I may eschew evil, and do good, seek peace, [Page 120] and ensue it, Amen. Psalm 34. 12, 13.

O Lord, give me the mouth of the righteous, that it may be exercised in wisdome, and that my tongue may be talking of Judgment, Amen. Psalm 37. 31.

Lord, I have said in thy Grace, I will take heed to my wayes, that I offend not with 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 to me. Hear me, and grant, Even for Jesus Christ his [Page 121] sake, Amen. Psal, 39.1, 2.

Let the free-will Offer­ings of my mouth please thee, O Lord; and teach me thy Judgments, Amen. Psal. 119. 108.

O Lord, set a watch be­fore my mouth, and keep the door of my lips; and let not my heart be incli­ned to any thing that is evil, Amen. Psal. 141. 3.

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

Afflictiones.

IF I find favour David fugiens. in thy 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 joyfull and glad in thee: But if thou say, (O for Jesus Christ his sake, say it not,) I have no pleasure in thee, Be­hold, here I am, do with me as seems good in thy [Page 123] own Eyes, Amen. 2 Sam. 15. 25.

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

O Lord, whatsoever thou shalt lay upon me, I will hold my peace, and not open my mouth, be­cause it is thy doing, A­men. [Page 124] Psal. 38. 10.

O Lord, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant according to thy Word; 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. Psal 119.65, 75.

I know, O Lord, that thy Judgments are right, and that thou of very faithfulnesse hast caused me to be troubled. O let thy merciful kindnesse be my comfort, according to thy Word, to thy servant, [Page 125] even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 119. 75.

O Lord Almighty, O God of Israel, the soul that is in trouble, and the spirit that is pierced cry­eth unto thee; Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, for thou art mercifull; and have pity upon me, be­cause I have sinned before thee; for thou endurest for ever: but unlesse thou have mercy, I utterly pe­rish: Have mercy therefore, even for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen.

O Lord, remember the promise, that the poor shall not alwayes be for­gotten, nor the patient a­biding [Page 126] of the meek perish for ever, Amen. Psal. 9. 18.

Lord, I will be glad and rejoyce in thy mercy, for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my soul in adversities, Amen. Psal. 31. 8.

Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am in trou­ble, and my eye is consu­med for very heavinesse, yea my soul and my bo­dy: my strength faileth me because of my Iniquity, and my bones are consu­med. I am even become like a broken vessel; for I have heard the Blasphemy of the multitude, and fear is on every side: but my [Page 127] hope hath been, and is in thee, O Lord; thou art my God, save me and deliver me, for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 31. 10, 12, 14, 15, 16.

Why art thou so full of heavinesse, O my soul? and why art thou so dis­quieted within me? O but 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. Psalm 42. 6.

Up Lord, why sleepest thou? Awake, and be not absent from us for ever: wherefore hidest thou thy [Page 128] face, and forgettest our misery, and trouble? For our soul is brought low, even unto the dust, our belly cleaves unto the ground. Arise, O Lord, and help us, and deliver us for thy mercies sake, Amen. Psal. 44. 23.

In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never be put to confusion; de­liver me in thy righteous­nesse: bow down thy Ear to me, make hast to deliver me: be thou my strong rock, and house of de­fence, that thou mayest save me. Be thou also my Guide, and lead me for thy names sake, Amen. Psal. 31. 1.

[Page 129] O God, the enemy cry­eth 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 sallen upon me: Fearfullnesse and trembling, and an horrible dread have over­whelmed me; and I said, O that I had wings like a Dove, that I might make haste to escape the storm, wind, and tempest: but be thou my helper, and I will magnifie thee, O Lord my strength, and my Redee­mer, Amen. Psal. 55. 3.

[Page 130] O be thou my help in trouble, for vain is the help of men, Amen. Psal. 60. 11.

Gracious Father, the life of man is a warfare up­on earth, and the dangers that assault us are diversly pointed against us: I be­seech thee, be present with me in all the course and passages of my life; but especially in the services of my calling; suffer not malice to be able to hurt me, nor cunning to cir­cumvent me; Nor vio­lence to oppresse me; Nor falshood to betray me. That which I cannot fore­see, I beseech thee pre­vent. That which I can­not [Page 131] withstand, I beseech thee master: That which I do not fear, I beseech thee unmask and frustrate; that being delivered from all dangers, both of body and soul, I may praise thee, the Deliverer; and see how happy a thing it is, to make the Lord of hosts my helper, in the day of fear and trouble. Espe­cially, O Lord, blesse and preserve me at this time from, &c. that I may glo­rifie thee for this delive­rance also, and be safe in the merits and mercies of Jesus Christ my only Lord and Saviour, Amen.

O Lord, thou hast fed me with the bread of af­fliction, [Page 132] and given me plenty of tears to drink. I am become a very strife to my neighbours, and my 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. Psal. 80. 5.

Help me, O Lord my God, O save me accord­ing to thy mercy; and the world shall know, that this is thy hand, and that thou Lord hast done it; Amen, Lord Jesu, Amen. Psal. 109. 25.

If my delight had not been in thy law, I should have perished in my trou­ble: [Page 133] O continue my de­light, Amen. Psal. 119. 92.

Pestilentia.

DEliver me, O Lord, from all my offences, and make me not a rebuke to the foolish; take, I humbly beseech thee, thy plague away from Pestilen­tia. thy people, for we are even consumed by means of thy heavy hand: and for Jesus Christ his sake, lay neither me, nor mine, un­der this uncomfortable [Page 134] disease, Amen. Psal. 39. 9, 11.

O Lord, deliver me from the snare of the hun­ter, and from the noisome pestilence: O defend me under thy wings, and keep me sase under thy fea­thers; that I may not be afraid for any terrour by night, nor for the arrow that flyeth by day; for the pestilence that walketh in the darknesse, nor for the sicknesse that destroyeth at noon-day; though thou­sands fall before me, and ten thousands at my right hand, yet let it not come neer me, for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psalm 91. 3.

[Page 135] O Lord, thou art my hope, I beseech thee, let no evil happen unto me, neither let any plague come nigh my dwelling; but, give thy Angels charge over me, to keep me in all my wayes, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer, Amen. Psa. 91. 10.

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

O Lord, I beseech thee, Dom. Seprua­gtsima. [Page 136] favourably to hear the prayers of thy humble servant; that I, and my Si pesti­lentia fa­miliam intret. Family, that are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully deli­vered by thy goodnesse, from this and all other In­fection, both of soul and body, that so we may live both to serve and praise thee, to the glory of thy great Name, through Je­sus Christ our Lord and on­ly Saviour, Amen.

O Almighty God, which Lyt. Ang. in thy wrath in the time of King David, didst slay with the plague of Pesti­lence, threescore and ten thousand, and yet remem­bring thy mercy, didst [Page 137] save the rest; have pity upon us miserable sinners, that now are visited with great sicknesse and morta­lity; and like as thou didst then command thy Angel to cease from punishing, so it may now please thee to withdraw from us this plague and grievous sick­nesse, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

O Lord, who hast woun­ded Lyt. Ang. Gratia­rum. actio, post libe­rationem. us for our sins, and consumed us for our transgressions by thy late heavy and long continued visitation, and in the midst of thy judgement remem­bring mercy, hast redeem­ed us from death; we offer up unto thee our [Page 138] 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, Amen.

O Lord, the sorrows of death compass me, and the snares of death are ready to overtake me; when thou wilt dissolve my tabernacle, thou alone knowest; therefore in this my trouble I will call upon thee, O Lord; and will complain unto my God: [Page 139] O be with me at the in­stant of my death, and re­ceive me, for Jesus Christ his sake, Amen. Psal. 18. 3, 4, 5.

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

O Lord, thy hand is heavy 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 unrighteousnesse have I not hid: O Lord be merciful unto me, A­men. Psal. 34. 4.

O Lord, hear my pray­er, and with thy ears con­sider [Page 140] 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 a little, that I may recover my strength, before I go hence, and be no more seen, Amen. Psal. 39. 13.

O Domine mediâ vità in morte sumus: unde aut à quo quaerimus auxilium nisi à te Domine? qui tamen pro peccatis nostris meritò infen­sus est nobis. Sancte, fortis; sancte, Misericors salvator, amarissimis poenis mortis aeternae ne tradas me: Ne projicias me in tempore aegritudinis meae, quum de­ficit virtus mea ne derelin­quas [Page 141] me. Domine, ante te omnia desideria mea, & suspiria mea à te non sunt abscondita; Nosti Domine: Tu Domine, Nosti intima Cordis mei, ne, quaeso, occlu­das precibus meis aures mi­sericordiae tuae: quin parce mihi, O Domine Sanctissime, O Omnipotens Deus, Sancte, & salvator maximè miseri­cors. Dignissime & AEterne Judex, ne sinas me in horâ meâ novissima pro quocunque terrore mortis excidere à te; Amen: O Domine Salvator Jesu.

O Lord, the snares of death compasse me round about, the pains of hell get hold upon me: I have found trouble and heavi­ness, [Page 142] but I will call upon thy name, O Lord; O Lord deliver my soul, de­liver my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before thee in the land of the living, Amen. Psal. 116. 2, 3.

Thou, O Lord, hast chastened and corrected me, but not given me yet over unto death: Open me the gates of righteous­nesse, that I may go into them, and give thanks un­to the Lord, Amen. Psal. 118. 18.

There is no health in my flesh, by reason of thy wrath; neither is there any rest in my bones, by rea­son [Page 143] of my sins: yet, O Lord, be mercisul to me, and heal me for thy names sake, Amen.

O Lord, I give thee Liberatio à morbo Gravissi­mo, in quem in­cidi. Aug. 14. Ann. 1629. humble and hearty thanks, for the great, and almost miraculous bringing mee back from the bottome of my Grave; what thou hast farther for me to do, or suffer, thou alone 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 then to honour thee: through Jesus Christ,

A­men.

INDEX.

A
AMici.
folio 11.
Afflicti.
f. 12
Auxilium.
fol. 58, 59, 75, 104.
Tempore adverso.
56
Afflictiones.
f. 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132.
Adoratio & glorificatio dei mei
114.
Adventus
Dom. 1.
f. 18
Dom. 2.
19
Dom. 4.
19.
[Page] Dies Ascensionis.
fol. 76
Dom: post Asc.
77
B
BLandientes.
fol. 80.
Benedictio.
103
C
COnfessio peccatorum.
fol. 2, 110
Completorium, quid?
fol. 34. in Margine.
Completorium,
fol. 34 47, 59, 71, 95, 99, 109
Concubium. i. Bed-time,
fol. 35, 49, 60, 73, 87, 100, 112
Charitas.
25, 34
Cogitationes.
37, 52
Consilium.
38, 40
Consolatio.
75
Correctio.
80
D
DOna.
fol. 6. 30, 60, 71
Directio viarum.
39
Defencio.
fol. 42, 47, 67 79, 81
E
ECclesia Cathol.
fol. 8, 92,
Ecclesia Part.
9, 97
Exaud re.
47, 54 64, 67, 78, 94, 108
post Epipha­niam.
Dom. 1.
fol 22
Dom. 2.
17
Dom. 3.
22
Dom. 4.
22
G
Gratia.
fol. 1, 26, 41, 59, 104
Gratiae,
6, 38, 48
Gloria Deo.
56
Grex.
67
H
HOrae Orationis, viz.
Prima,
Mane.
Tertia,
i. e. Nona Matutina.
Sexta,
Meridies.
Nona.
Tertia pomeri­diana.
Vesperi,
Completorium,
Concubium: quas omnes videas sub literis Capitali­bus, M. P. V. B.
Hora Mortis.
fol. 14, 101, 113
I
INimici,
fol. 13, 78, 83, 105
Illuminatio.
51, 57, 103
Imperfectio.
105
Infirmitas.
106
L
LAus Deo.
fol. 102, 109
Linguae Froenum.
119, 120, 121
Liberatio à pestilentia.
136
Liberatio a morbo gravissimo in quem incidi, Aug. 14. 1629.
143
M
MAne.
fol. 16, 37, 50, 62, 75, 89, 102
Nona Matutina.
20, 39, 52, 65, 78, 80, 93, 104
Meridics.
fol. 23, 42, 43, 56, 67, 69, 80, 94. 107, 108
Malitia.
26
Misericordia.
39, 42, 43, 60, 72
[Page] Mors.
fol. 14, 101, 113
Submissio Mei-ipsius.
14, 50
Pro meipso.
29,
O
ORat. Gr. Naz.
fol. 25, 50, 66
Orat. S. Hilar.
45
Orat. Ezekiae.
105
Obedientia.
40, 46, 57, 62, 71, 91
Opprobrium.
82
Pro Omnibus.
13, 92.
P
PEccatorum Confessio.
fol. 2, 110
Peccatorum remissio.
4
Patientia.
32, 91
Presumptio.
24, 115
Preservatio.
50, 44
[Page] Poenitentia.
fol. 63, 65, 70, 71
Pax.
83, 84
Protectio.
109
Procrastinatio.
112
Pestilentia.
fol. 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143
Hora tertia pomeridiana.
fol. 27, 43, 54, 56, 91, 96, 108
Parasceue, i. e. Dom. ante Pasch:
91
Die Martis Pasch.
26
post Pasch.
Dom. 1.
fol. 26
Dom. 2.
27
Dom. 3.
57
Dom. 4.
62
Dom. 5.
63
Pentecoste.
fol. 30
Q
Dom. Quing.
fol. 33
Dom. 2. Quadr.
63
Dom. 4. Quadr.
35
R
Pro Rege.
fol. 10

S

SItire Deum.
fol. 86
Spes.
65, 95
Somnus.
35, 74, 87
Pro Servis.
11
Submissio mei-ipsius.
14, 50, 122
Dom. Septuag.
135
Dom. Sexag.
33
T
TImor Dei.
fol. 69, 90, 107
Trinit as.
95, 98
Dom. Trin.
31
[Page] post Trinit.
Dom. 1.
fol. 41
Dom. 2.
90
Dom. 3.
42
Dom. 4.
44
Dom. 5.
41
Dom. 6.
46
Dom. 7.
48
Dom 9.
52
Dom 10.
55
Dom. 11.
58
Dom. 14.
60
Dom. 15.
68
Dom. 17.
69
Dom. 18
71
Dom. 19.
72
Dom. 20.
91
V
VEsperi.
fol. 32, 45, 57, 70, 83, 97, 109
Vniformitas.
8
[Page] Veritas.
fol. 40
Venia.
fol. 42, 58, 95
Viarum directio.
fol. 39, 107, 108.
FINIS.

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