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A91785 A ladies legacie to her davghters. In three books. Composed of prayers and meditations, fitted for severall times, and upon severall occasions. As also several prayers for each day in the weeke. / By Madam Elizabeth Richardson, wife to the late Sir Thomas Richardson knight, Lord Chiefe Justice of the Kings Bench. Cramond, Elizabeth Richardson, Baroness, d. 1651. 1645 (1645) Wing R1382; Thomason E1165_4; ESTC R210104 81,683 176

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A LADIES LEGACIE TO HER DAVGHTERS In three BOOKS Composed of Prayers and Meditations fitted for severall times and upon severall occasions As also severall Prayers for each day in the Weeke By Madam Elizabeth Richardson wife to the late Sir Thomas Richardson Knight Lord Chiefe Justice of the Kings Bench. LONDON Printed by Tho. Harper and are to be sold at his house in Little Britaine 1645. VIRTVTE HONOS ACQVIRITVR The Contents of the Prayers contained in these three Books BOOK I. A Preface or inducement to Prayer Pag. 7 1. A preparation to Prayer 11 2. A Prayer to the Holy Ghost 12 3. A Preface to any Prayer 13 4. A confession of finnes c. 14 5. A Prayer for the Lords day before we go to Church 16 6. An entrance to Prayer 18 7. A short thanksgiving at the first sight at the morning light 19 8. A private morning Prayer ibid. 9. A thanksgiving 21 10. A Prayer for the afternoone 22 11. A short Prayer for the night 24 12. A short Prayer in bed before sleep 26 13. A Prayer before the receiving the Sacrament ib. A short meditation direction or preparation c. 29 14. A thanksgiving after the holy Communion c. 32 15. A short Prayer for conclusion to any Prayer 34 16. A Prayer for the Lords day in the afternoone c. 35 17. A Prayer to the Trinity for direction and acceptance from God of all our Prayers 38 18. Another Prayer for the afternoone for many severall blessings 39 19. A Prayer of three petitions to the blessed Trinity c. 42 20. The conclusion to this book c. 45 21. A thanksgiving to Almighty God for his most mercifull preservation of my noble kinswoman c. 47 22. A Petition of the Author for her selfe 48 BOOK II. AN Exhortation concerning Prayer Pag. 53 1. A short Petition to precede any other Prayers ib. 2. A Prayer to God the Holy Ghost for the true spirit of grace in Prayer 54 3. A short preface before any other Prayers for the Lords day 56 4. A Prayer for the Lords day at first awaking ibid. 5. A Prayer for the Lords day in the morning c. 58 6. A Prayer to be said at the Church c. 60 7. Another shorter Prayer to the same purpose 61 8. A prayer afer the Sermon is ended c. 62 9. A prayer for the Lords day at night c. 63 10. A prayer for Munday to God the Father at first awaking 65 11. A morning prayer for Munday to God the Father 66 12. A prayer to God the Father for Munday night 69 13. The conclusion for Munday to be said last 72 14. A prayer at first awaking for Tuesday ibid. 15. A prayer for Tuesday morning 73 16. A prayer for Tuesday at night 76 17. The conclusion for Tuesday to be said at night c. 79 18. A prayer for Wednesday at first awaking 80 19. A prayer for Wednesday morning 82 20. An evening prayer for Wednesday 85 21. The conclusion for Wednesday night 87 22. A prayer for Thursday morning at first awaking 89 23. A prayer for Thursday morning 90 24. A prayer for Thursday night 93 25. The conclusion for Thursday night 95 26. A prayer for Friday at first awaking 96 27. A morning prayer for Friday 98 28. A prayer for Friday night 101 29. The conclusion for Friday night 103 30. A prayer at first awaking for Saturday 104 31. A prayer for Saturday morning 105 32. A prayer for Saturday night 108 33. The conclusion for Saturday night c. 111 BOOK III. 1. A Short Preface before any other prayers or petitions 113 2. A short thanskgiving at first sight of the morning light ibid. 3. A prayer for helpe in present temptation c. 114 Munday 1. A thanksgiving to the blessed Trinity 116 Tuesday 2. A prayer for grace and true faith 117 Wednesday 3. A prayer for charity 119 Thursday 4. A prayer for spirituall graces 120 Friday 5. A prayer for defence c. 123 Saturday 6. A prayer for the true spirit of prayer c. 124 A short prayer to be joyned to the former prayers c. 125 7. A prayer containing 7 humble petitions c. 126 1. A sorrowfull widows prayer c. 133 2. A prayer for mercy in time of affliction 136 3. A prayer for due preparation before the Communion of the Lords Supper 140 4. An humble thanksgiving after the receiving c. 145 1. A meditation concerning death 147 2. A prayer to live blessedly and dye happily 154 3. A prayer to be prepared for a happy death c. 156 4. A prayer in sicknesse c. 159 5. A prayer in the time of sicknesse to be fitted c. 161 6. My prayer of thanksgiving c. 165 7. My conclusion c. 167 8. Another short prayer 168 A LADIES LEGACIE TO HER DAVGHTERS MY dearly beloved Daughters of which number I account my two sons wives my daughters in law the Countesse of Marlborough and Mrs. Francis Ashbournham to be mine also assuring my selfe of your loves and kinde acceptance I present this little Booke unto you all which being mine I hope you will carefully receive it as comming from my love and affection towards you and that you will please for my sake the more to imploy it to your good to which I will while I live daily adde my prayers and blessing for your present and future happinesse and that this my poore labour may prove a happy furtherance to all your good endeavours towards vertue and piety Therefore let me as a Mother intreat and prevaile with you to esteem so well of it as often to peruse ponder practice and make use of this Booke according to my intention though of it selfe unworthy for you shall finde your greatest happinesse will be in the true feare constant love and faithfull service of Almighty God which never faileth of comfort and reward he being the only and most liberall giver of all good gifts and blessings both spirituall and temporall to whose infinite mercy and gracious guidance I most humbly commend you all and daily will doe the like in my prayers so long as I live And further most deare hearts consider That these Petitions are presented to a most bountifull and Al-sufficient Lord that vouchsafeth in Christ to make us his adopted children and to be our Gracious Father who gave his only Son for us in whom he will deny us nothing And greater benefits then here are asked cannot bee received therefore give me leave since I have such great interest in you to perswade and obtaine of you all often to beg these blessings of God by these prayers faithfully offered up unto his Majesty Whereby you shall glorifie his holy Name make your selves eternally blessed and bring much joy and comfort to Your most affectionate Mother ELIZ. ASHBOURNHAM I Had no purpose at all when I writ these books for the use of my selfe and my children to make