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A09024	Abba father: or, a plaine and short direction concerning priuate prayer Also, sundry godly admonitions concerning time, and the well vsing of it. By Elnathan Parr, minister of the word.	Parr, Elnathan, d. 1622.	1618 (1618)	STC 19312; ESTC S100366	23,147	146

tenance Secondly faith to rest vpon God in all estates not vpon the meanes Thirdly not to vse vnlawfull meanes Fourthly that God would blesse his gifts vnto thee and that thou mayst vse them soberly and comfortably Fifthly thou mayst here make vse of the direction concerning thy personall calling 5 Petition Forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue c. 1 Here make vse of the confession of sin and petition for pardon for faith and repentance according to the former direction 2 Here also desire a charitable heart toward thy neighbours as thou desirest to bee forgiuen so to forgiue others and to be ready to grant the pardon thou crauest 6. Petition Leade vs non into tentation but deliuer vs from euill Here desire strength against Satan his tentations and against all things whereby thou mayst be drawne from faith in God and holy obedience making vse of that which is in the Petition for perseuerance according to the former direction And for conclusion as our Sauior concludes with a kind of praise to God so doe thou The heads of thankfulnes thou mayst make the graces which God hath giuen thee according to euery petition First for making thee in any measure studious of his glory Secondly for giuing thee his Spirit Thirdly for his word Fourthly for his prouidence ouer thee Creating Preseruing thee Fifthly for pardon of sinne Iustification Sanctification c. Sixthly for strength in any tentation If thou wilt bestow some time and study to practise according to this I cannot but be perswaded that thou shalt find much benefit which God grant To conclude I would admonish a learner of fiue things First enter not vpon the practise here commended till thou hast these generall proiects perfect in thy head or some other Secondly in the meane time make vse of some good praier-book and out of it get by hart such prayers as best befit thy deuotion and necessities or if thou canst not reade vse some others help to reade thē or repeate them to thee at least neglect not to say vpon thy knees reuerently the Lords prayer alwaies prouided that thou well vnderstand the meaning of euery petition or otherwise thou shalt take GODS name in vaine Secondly giue not ouer this course though thou findest it hard but ouercome the difficulty with thy diligence and paines To giue ouer a good exercise for difficulties argues idlenesse and sloth All good things are hard to vs because of our corruption and prayer of all holy exercises the hardest wee must force nature Children learne not to speake perfectly in a day or a moneth much lesse can wee crie Abba Father perfectly and distinctly vpon the sudden Redeeme some of the time thou bestowest vpon thy pleasures and vanities and bestow it this way it shal neuer repent thee Fourthly remember that the Pharisies could make excellent prayers and the Reprobate can ●●ie Lord Lord. A wicked man may attaine thus farre as to make prayers very notable but with feeling and in faith to cry Abba Father a wicked man cannot This is prayer and a certaine token of Adoption the other is not Fifthly labor to haue grace in thy heart and whatsoeuer thou askest in prayer practise in life He that prayes for the pardon of his sinnes and for grace to liue well and yet neither endeuoureth to auoid sin or to practise pietie mockes God and shall not goe vnpunished Liue as thou prayest that thou mayest liue euer So be it PSAL. 66.18 If I regard wickednesse in my heart the Lord will not beare me 2. TIM 2.19 Let euery one that calleth on the name of Christ depart from iniquitie Now to the only wise God who is able to doe aboue all wee aske or thinke the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost bee praise in the Church throughout all generations for euer Amen FINIS Short and godly Admonitions concerning Time and the v●● of ing●●●ered out of Eph. 5.16 Redeeming the Time because the daies are euill Here are two par●● An exhortation To 〈◊〉 d●e●● the Ti●● A reason Because 〈◊〉 dayes are euill Redeeming the time TIme is the measure of Motion Opportunity is that part of time which is fittest for our affaires This is meant here as it is the measure of good motions called also occasion season due time It is the beautie of things for euery thing is beautifull in his time a Eccles 3.11 Meates are welcomest when they are in season so a word spoken in due season is comely b Prou. 25.11 Euen a refreshing of the wearie soule c Esay 51.4 As some imprison truth in vnrighteousnes (d) Rom. 1.18 so doe they time (e) Hierome It is charitie to redeeme time by righteousnes Opportunitie of time is a rich commoditie the couetousnesse of it to doe well is an honest couetousnesse As Merchants f Augustine obserue carefully the seasons of buying in and venting their Merchandise so buy thou and redeeme time to doe good They that loose time are the greatest loosers and wastfullest prodigals for of all other possessions two may be had together but two moments of time cannot be possessed together This precious commoditie is most out of request with great and rich men who consume and mispend time as fast as their vnthriftie children doe their inheritances Idlenesse vanity and neglecting the pretious time is the disease of great and rich men as they say the Gout is these can find time to dally to court to be riotous c. but not to pray and serue God therfore for the most part they are most poore in the best things Time is the price of time when thy profit thy pleasure thy vaine delights thy lusts call thee after them exchange time for time As thou giuest thy money for meate and apparrell so giue these things to purchase the time of prayer and wel-doing Salomon saith Buy the truth g Prou. 23.23 but Pilate saith What is truth h John 18.38 so Paul saith buy the time but our profane wretches say What is time let vs spend it say they as though it were little worth Time is Gods creature he allowes thee no time to bee vaine and wicked but hee giues thee time that thou mayst repent and doe good Make thy aduantage of it Of the time thou bestowest in prayer singing of Psalmes reading the Scriptures and good bookes and in doing good it shall neuer repent thee But time otherwise spent wil one day torment thy conscience Thou must giue account for time on this moment depends eternitie of blessednesse if it be well of miserie if it be ill imployed It is great wisdome to know the time and to redeeme it i Eph. 5.15.16 The men of Isachar were in great account with Dauid because they had vnderstanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do so are they in great account with God k 1. Chr. 12.32 who regard and vse the season of well doing When a poore man

ABBA FATHER OR A PLAINE AND short direction concerning Priuate Prayer Also SVNDRY GODLY ADmonitions concerning Time and the well vsing of it By ELNATHAN PARR Minister of the Word Rom. 8.15 Ye haue receiued the spirit of Adoption whereby we cry Abba Father Ephes 5.16 Redeeme the time because the dayes are euill LONDON Imprinted by F. K. for Samuel Man and are to be sold at the signe of the Swan in Pauls Church-yard 1618. TO THE VERY HONORABLE and most worthy Lady the Lady Iane Cornwaleys wife to the very Noble and Religious Gentleman Master NATHANAEL BACON Esquire Grace and Peace PRaier is the true Christian proper element without which hee can no more liue then without fire Breath is the instrument of the life of the body Prayer is the breath of the soule I haue obserued in many a difficulty of this breathing which I haue endeauoured according to my simple skill something to remedie by this direction I humbly desire your Ladiship to giue it leaue to passe vnder your worthy Name I confesse it can bee no waies vseful to you but it may bee to weaker Christians who are yet as babes newly beginning to cry Abba Father Herein I present my thankfull mind to your Ladiship whose great fauours and encouragements my deserts can neuer equall I daily pray for your Ladiship that as God hath highly aduanced your Name on earth for godlinesse so he would in the time appointed glorifie your soule in heauen for the merits of your Iesus Your Ladiships deuoted seruant in all humble obseruance ELN PARR TO THE CHRISTIAN READER encrease of all good gifts TO condemne a set forme of prayer argues want of sobrietie and wisdome In publike prayers in the Congregation it is necessary to haue a prescribed forme called Liturgy or Diuine Seruice which for more ease of memory is to be read out of the booke The ancientest Fathers in the peace of the Church haue by their practice so iudged it many Councels haue approued it and the best reformed Churches follow it As for priuate prayer of one Christian alone it is more expedient that it bee vttered without a booke and the most compleat performance of that duty is when a Christian is able not onely to repeate and apply to his owne soule and conscience a prayer conceiued by another but also vpon fit matter and heads suteable to the occasion to conceiue and vtter prayers of his own Yet seeing there are many to whom God hath not giuen memory and vnderstanding fitting to expresse in a continued speech the desires of their hearts for such haue I written this direction The reason why I haue vndertaken this businesse considering there are so many good Prayer-bookes in euery mans hand is first because though it bee cōmendable to vse a booke yet it is more comfortable to pray of our selues whose wants may be such as that we shall hardly finde them sufficiently expressed in any booke for euery man is best acquainted with his owne heart Secondly a man may be cast into prison and his booke taken from him how vncomfortably must he needs passe his time if he cannot pray without his booke The booke cannot be vsed in the darke when we may haue iust occasion to pray The booke may bee forgotten or lost but if thou attainest this gift thou canst neuer loose it vnlesse thou loosest thy selfe For these reasons I commend this Treatise to thee which I could haue amplified further and it may be clothed it with a more elegant stile But I aimed at thy profit remembring that I directed beginners for whom shortnesse and plainnesse are most fitting If thou profitest by this which I heere propound to thee praise God and in thy prayers forget not him who hath at least endeauoured to further thee If thou profitest not yet I haue done my good will for the which I desire thee to loue Thy true friend in Iesus Christ Eln. Parr Abba Father OR A PLAINE AND short direction concerning priuate Prayer PRayer is a holy conference of a godly mind with God whereby beleeuing we aske things necessary and giue thanks for benefits receiued Prayer is either Mentall onely or Vocall also this 1. Extraordinary or 2. Ordinary this 1. Publike or 2. Priuate this 1. Lesse priuate with the familie 2. More priuate by one alone Publike is that which is vsed in the publicke Congregation by the Minister with the people Priuate is that which is vsed by priuate persons in priuate places of this is this present Direction It is a great blessing that God will vouchsafe to attend and receiue our deuotions poured forth in any priuate place Great Personages require places sutable to their Greatnes but thy great God respects not the place how meane so euer but the necessitie of his seruant Where there is a Ieremy a Daniel or a Ionas a dungeon a Lions den the belly of a Whale are godly Oratories But remember that neuer any man prayed well priuately who contemned or neglected the publicke prayers in the Church For the comfortable performance of this priuate seruice two things are to be considered viz. 1. Preparation 2. Execution Preparation is an holy and considerate fitting our selues for this dutie This is necessary in a threefold respect 1. Of the person before whom wee present our selues which is the Almighty 2 Of the importance of the thing it selfe which is a speciall part of diuine worship 3 Of the consequence of this duty which is the obtaining of things needfull for this and a better life Vnto this preparation seuen things belong 1 First a fit place which must bepriuat a Ma. 6.5.6 Christ himselfe went into a mountaine alone to pray b Ma. 14.23 and into a solitary place c Mar. 1.35 So Peter went vp to the vpper part of the house d Act. 10.9 not but that it is lawfull to pray euery where e 1. Tim. 2.8 But priuacy is to be chosen that being sequestred from company we may the more fully descend into our owne hearts and be the freer from ostentation and hypocrisie and from discursation and wandring of mind 2 Secondly a fit time All times are for this exercise f Eph. 6.18 1. Thes 5.17 euen the night is a sweet time for prayer as Dauids midnights practise g Psa 119.62 and our Sauiours whole nights spent in prayer h Luk. 6.12 Lam. 2.19 doe testifie Thou canst not alwaies but at certaine set times speake to great men but thou maist alwaies speak to thy God Yet for set and ordinary prayer some choise of time would be vsed I think it to be most comfortable to begin and end the day with praier as the ordinary sacrifice of the Iewes was morning and euening instituted by God 3. Thirdly a freedom of mind from thoughts of the world and the affaires thereof for earthly things are heauy and their thoughts depressing which hinder the ascēt of the mind to God 4 Repentance and a