happiness in thy heavenly Kingdom In the mean time O Lord whilst it is thy blessed will and pleasure that I may continue to spend and end that small number and remnant of my daies that I may apply my heart to wisdom and as thou dost add daies to my life so I beseech thee to add repentance and amendment to my sinful daies that as I grow in years I may grow in grace and favour with thee and all thy people and to this end give unto me a supply of all those graces which thou knowest to be wanting in me and necessary for me with an increase of all those good gifts wherewith thou hast already endowed me that so I may be the better enabled to lead such a godly life and an honest conversation as that thy Name may thereby be glorified others may take good example by me and my soul may cheerfully feed on the peace of a good conscience and be more replenished with the Joy of the Holy Ghost And here O Lord according to my bounden duty I give the most humble and hearty thanks for all those blessings which of thy goodness thou hast bestowed upon me and namely for that thou hast of thy free grace and love according to thine eternal purpose elected me before the foundation of the world was laid unto salvation in Jesus Christ For that thou hast created me in thine own Image and hast begun to restore that in me which was lost in our First Parents For that thou hast effectually called me by the working of thy Holy Spirit in the Preaching of the Gospel and the Receiving of thy Sacrament to the knowledge of thy saving grace and obedience to thy blessed Will For that thou hast bought and redeemed me with the blood of thy only begotten Son from the torment of Hell and thraldom of Satan For that thou hast by Faith in Christ freely justified me who am by nature the child of wrath For that thou hast in good measure justified me by thy Holy Spirit and given me so large a time to repent together with the means of Repentance I thank thee likewise good Lord for my life health wealth liberty food rayment peace prosperity and plenty and for that thou hast preserved me this night from all perils and dangers of soul and body and hast brought me safe to the beginning of this day and as thou hast now awakened my body from sleep so I beseech thee to awaken my body from sin and carnal security and as thou hast caused the light of the day to shine in our bodily eyes so good Lord cause the light of thy Word and Holy Spirit to illuminate my understanding and give me grace as one of thy children of light to walk in all holy obedience before thy face this day and all the daies and time of my whole life and that I may endeavour to keep faith and a good conscience towards God and towards all men in all my thoughts words and dealings and so good Lord bless all studies and actions which I shall take in hand this day as that they may tend to thy glory the good of others and the comfort of my own soul and conscience in that day when I shall make my final request unto thee for them O my God keep thy servant that I do not evil unto any man this day and let it be thy blessed will not to suffer the Devil nor his wicked Angels nor any of his evil members or my malicious enemies to have any power to do me any hurt or harm this day but let the eyes of thy holy providence watch over me for good and not for evil and command thy holy Angels to pitch their tents round about me for my defence and safety in my going out and my coming in as thou hast promised they should do about them that fear thy Name for into thy hands O Father I do here commend my soul and body my actions and all that ever I have to be guided and protected by thee being assured that whatsoever thou takest into thy custody cannot suffer or take any hurt or harm and if I at any time this day shall through frailty forget thee yet Lord I beseech thee do thou in mercy remember me And I pray not alone for my self unto thee O Father but I beseech thee also be merciful unto thy whole Church and chosen people wheresoever they live upon the face of the whole Earth defend them from the rage and tyranny of the Devil the World and Antichrist give thy Gospel a free and a joyful passage through the world for the conversion of those who belong to thine Election and Kingdom Bless the Church and Kingdoms wherein we live with the continuance of peace and true Religion and Justice Defend our gracious King Charles from all his enemies and grant him a long life in health and all happiness to raign over us Bless our gracious Queen Katherine James Duke of York and all the rest of the Royal Family increase in them all heroical and spiritual graces which may make them fit for those places for which thou ordainedst them direct all the Nobility Bishops and Magistrates of this Kingdom and Commonwealth govern thou them that they may govern the Commons in true Religion Justice Obedience and Tranquility Be merciful unto all the people that fear thee and call upon thy Name and comfort as many among them as lie sick or are comfortless in body or mind especially be favourable to all such as suffer any trouble or persecution for the testimony of the Truth and holy Gospel and give them a gracious deliverance out of all their troubles which way it shall seem best to thy wisdom for the glory of thy Name the farther inlarging of the Truth and the more ample increase of their comfort and consolation Hasten thy coming O blessed Saviour and end these sinful daies and give me grace that like a wise Virgin I may be prepared with Oil in my Lamp to meet thee the sweetest Bridegroom of my soul at thy coming whether it be by the day of death or the day of judgment and then Lord Jesus come quickly even Lord Jesus come when thou wilt these and all other graces which thou knowest to be needful and necessary both for my soul and my body this day and for ever I humbly beg and crave at thy hands O Father giving thee thy praise and glory in that absolute form of prayer which Christ himself hath taught me to say unto thee Our Father which art in Heaven hallowed be thy Name c. Another Shorter Morning Prayer O Most gracious God and merciful Father I thine unworthy servant do acknowledge that as I have been born in sin so I have lived in iniquity and broken every one of thy commandments in thought word and deed following the desires of my own will and lusts of my flesh not caring to be governed by thy holy Word and Spirit therefore I have
a better life therefore we do here from our very souls render unto thee most humble and hearty thanks from our very souls for all thy blessings and benefits bestowed upon our souls and our bodies acknowledging thee to be that Father of Light from whom we have received all those good and perfect gifts and unto thee alone for them we ascribe to be due all glory honour might majesty and praise both now and for ever more But more especially we praise thy Divine Majesty for that thou hast defended us this day past from all perils and dangers so that none of those Judgments which our sins have deserved have fallen upon any one of us Good Lord forgive us the sins which this day we have committed against thy Divine Majesty or our Brethren and for Christ his sake be reconciled unto us for them and we humbly beseech thee likewise of thine infinite goodness to defend and protect us this night and all that belong unto us from all perils and dangers of fire robbery terrours of evil Angels or any other fear which for our sins might justly have fallen upon us and that we may be safe under the shadow of thy wings and to this end and purpose we here recommend our bodies and souls and all that we have unto thine Almighty Protection Lord bless and defend both us and them from all evil whilst we sleep do thou O Father who never slumberest nor sleepest watch over thy children and give a charge to thy holy Angels to pitch their tents round about our houses and dwellings this night to guard us from all dangers that sleeping with thee we may the next morning be awakened by thee and so being refreshed with moderate sleep we may be the fitter to set forth thy glory in the conscionable duties of our callings and we beseech thee O Lord to be merciful likewise to thy whole Church and to continue the tranquility of these Kingdoms wherein we live turning from us those plagues which the crying sins of this Nation do cry aloud for O Lord preserve the principal member thereof our most gracious King Charles endue his Royal heart with grace wisdom and understanding and grant that his daies may be many prosperous vertuous and happy cloath his enemies with shame but upon his head let his Crown flourish Bless our gracious Queen Katherine James Duke of York and the rest of the Royal Family endow them with thy grace and defend them from all evil Bless all our Magistrates and Ministers with all those graces and gifts necessary for their places govern thou them that they may govern us in peace godliness and true Religion Bless all that fear thee and call upon thy Name all our Christian Brethren and Sisters that suffer sickness or any other affliction or misery especially those who do any where suffer persecution for the testimony of thy holy Gospel grant them patience to bear thy Cross and deliverance when and which way it shall seem best to thy Divine Wisdom and Lord suffer us never to forget our last end and those reckonings which then we must render unto thee in health and prosperity make us mindful of sickness and of the evil day that is behind that these things may not overtake us as a snare but that we may in some good measure like wise Virgins be found prepared for the coming of Christ the sweet Bridegroom of our souls And now O Lord most holy and just we confess there is no cause why thou who art so much displeased with sin shouldest hear the prayers of sinners but for his sake who suffered for sin and sinned not in the only mediation therefore of thine eternal Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour we humbly beg these and all other graces which thou knowest to be needful for us and for thy whole Church shutting up these our imperfect requests in that most holy prayer which Christ himself hath taught us to say unto thee Our Father which art in Heaven c. A Morning Prayer for the Sabbath Day O Most High O Eternal God all whose works are glorious all whose thoughts are very deep there can be no better thing than to praise thy Name and declare thy loving kindness in the morning on thy holy and blessed Sabbath day for it is thy Will and Commandment that we should sanctifie this day in thy service and praise him and in the thankful remembrance of the Creation of the world by the power of thy Word so of the Redemption of mankind by the death of thy Son thine O Lord I confess is greatness and power and glory and victory and praise for all that is in Heaven and Earth is thine thine is the Kingdom O Lord and thou excellest as head over all both riches and honour come of thee and thou raignest over all and in thine hand is power and strength and in thine hand it is to make great and to give grace unto all now therefore O my God I praise thy glorious Name that whereas I wretched sinner having so many waies provoked thy Majesty to anger and displeasure thou notwithstanding of thy favour and goodness passing by prophaneness and infirmities hast vouchsafed O heavenly Father to add this Sabbath again to the number of my daies and vouchsafe O heavenly Father for the merits of Jesus Christ thy Son whose glorious Resurrection thy whole Church celebrateth this day to pardon and forgive me all my sins and misdeeds especially O Lord cleanse my soul from those filthy sins which my corrupt nature is most prone unto with the blood of thy most pure and undefiled Lamb and let thy Holy Spirit more and more subdue my corruptions that I may be renewed after thine own Image to serve thee in Righteousness and true Holiness all the daies of our life and as of thy mercy thou hast brought me safe to the beginning of this day so I beseech thee to make it a day of Reconciliation betwixt my sinful soul and thy Divine Majesty give me grace to make it a day of Repentance unto thee that thy goodness may seal it to be a day of pardon unto me and that I may remember that the keeping holy of this is a commandment which thine own finger hath written that on this day I might meditate on thy glorious works of our Creation and Redemption and learn how to keep all the rest of thy holy Laws and Commandments and when anon I shall with the rest of the holy Assembly appear before thy presence to offer unto thee our morning Sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving and to hear what thy Spirit by the preaching of thy Word shall speak unto thy servant oh let not my sins stand as a cloud to stop my prayers from ascending unto thee or keep back thy grace from descending by thy Word into my heart I know O Lord and tremble to think that three parts of the good seed falls upon bad ground O let not my heart be
art good and gracious O teach me thy Statutes O let my heart be sound in thy Statutes that I be not ashamed quicken me after thy loving kindness and so shall I keep the Testimonies of thy mouth O how sweet are thy words unto my Taste yea sweeter than Honey unto my Mouth through thy Commandments I get understanding therefore I hate all wicked ways let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee O Lord teach me thy Judgements O establish me according to thy word that I may live and let me not be disappointed of my hope hold thou me up and I shall be safe yea my delight shall ever be in thy Statutes O deal with thy Servant according to thy loving Mercy and teach me thy Statutes order my steps in thy word so shall no wickedness have Dominion over me O deliver me from the wrongful dealing of Men so shall I keep thy Commandments Righteous art thou O Lord and true in thy Judgement I call with my whole heart O Lord hear me I will keep thy Statutes Early in the Morning O Lord do I cry unto thee for in thy Word is my trust hear my voice O Lord according to thy loving kindness quicken me as thou art wont Psalm 119. O consider my Adversary and deliver me for I do not forget thy Law I am as glad of thy word as one that findeth great spoils great is the grace that they have which love thy Law and they are not offended at it I have kept thy Commandments and Testimonies for they are not offended at it O let my Soul live and it shall praise thee and thy Judgements shall help me I have gone astray like a Sheep that is lost O seek thy Servant for I do not forget thy Commandment when I was in trouble I called upon the Lord and he heard me my help cometh even from the Lord which hath made Heaven and Earth the Lord shall preserve my going out and my coming in from this time forth and for evermore 120.1.121.2 8. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the Heavens 123.1 They that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as Mount Sion which may not be removed but standeth fast for ever the Hill standeth about Jerusalem even so standeth the Lord round about his people from this time forth and for evermore 125.1 2. If thou O Lord be extreme to mark what is done amiss O Lord who may abide it there is mercy with thee therefore shalt thou be feared O Israel trust in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercy and with him is plenteous Redemption and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins 130.3 4 7 8. the Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David and he shall not shrink from it if they will keep my Covenant and my Testimony that I shall learn them their Children also shall sit upon thy seat for evermore 132.11 13. Behold how good and pleasant a thing it is for Brethren to dwell together in unity for the Lord promises his blessing and life for evermore 133.1 4. Lift up your hand in the Sanctuary and praise the Lord 134.3 whatsoever the Lord pleased that did he in Heaven and in Earth in the Sea and in all deep places thy Name O Lord endureth for ever so doth thy Memorial O Lord from one Generation to another for the Lord will avenge his people and be gracious unto his Servants 135.6 16 14. O give thanks unto the Lord for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for ever 136.1 O Lord thou hast searched me out and known me thou knowest my down-sitting and my up-rising thou understandest my thoughts long before thou art about my path and about my bed and spyest out all my ways for loe there is not a word in my Tongue but thou O Lord knowest it altogether try me O Lord and seek the ground of my heart prove me and examine my thoughts look well if there be any way of Wickedness in me and lead me in the way everlasting 139.1 2 3 23 24. O Lord God thou strength of my health thou hast covered my head in the day of battle sure I am the Lord will avenge the poor and maintain the cause of the helpless the Righteous also shall give thanks unto thy Name and the Just shall continue in thy sight 140.7 12 13. Lord I call upon thee haste thee unto me and consider my voice when I cry unto thee O let not my heart be enclined to any evil thing let me not be occupied in any ungodly work with the Men that work wickedness lest I eat of such things as please them 141.1 4. I poured out my complaint before him and shewed him of my trouble when my Spirit was in heaviness thou knewest my path in the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me 142.2 3. Hear my Prayer O Lord and consider my desire hearken unto me O Lord for thy Truth and Righteousness sake teach me to do the thing that is right for thou art my God let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the Land of Righteousness 143.1 10. The Lord is loving unto every Man and his mercy is over all his works great is the Lord and marvellous worthy to be praised there is no end of his greatness the Lord upholdeth all such as fall and lifteth up all those that be down the eyes of all wait upon thee O Lord and thou givest them Meat in due season thou openest thine hand and fillest all things living with plenteousness the Lord is Righteous in all his ways and holy in all his works the Lord is nigh unto all that call upon him yea all such as call upon him faithfully he will fulfill the desire of them that fear him he also will hear them and will help them 145.3 9 14 15 16 17 18 19. O praise the Lord for it is a good thing to sing praise unto our God yea a joyful and a pleasant thing it is to be thankful he healeth those that are broken in heart and giveth Medicine to heal their sickness he telleth the number of the Stars and calleth them all by their Names great is our Lord and great is his power yea his Wisdom is infinite which giveth fodder to the Cattle and feedeth the young Ravens that call upon him but the Lords delight is in them that put their trust in his mercy 147.1 3 4 5 9 11. For the Lord hath pleasure in his people and helpeth the meek hearted 149.4 O praise God in his Holiness praise him in the Firmament of his Power Praise him in his noble Acts praise him according to his excellent greatness let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord 150.1 2 6. O Lord let the Words of my Mouth and the Meditations of my Heart be now and evermore acceptable in thy sight O Lord my strength and my Redeemer A Prayer for the Morning HEar me when I
until he seeth his desire upon his enemies therefore not unto us O Lord not unto us but give the praise unto thy Name for thy loving mercy for thy Truth sake as for our God he is in Heaven he hath done whatsoever pleased him Gracious is the Lord and righteous yea our God is merciful O blessed Jesu who didst descend from Heaven into the womb of the blessed Virgin like Rain into a fleece of wooll thou that punishest the wrong doer and defendest the Children of the poor and them that have no helper have mercy upon thy Church be pleased by her Ministry to extend thy blessing upon thy dominion from the one Sea to the other even to the worlds end that all the Kings of the earth may fall down before thee and all Nations may do thee service Make thy righteous people to flourish and subdue their enemies under them deliver them from falshood and wrong that they may be blessed with abundance of grace and be satisfied with thy righteousness and salvation through thy mercies O blessed Saviour and Redemer Jesu Amen The Collect. THE Lord of all power and might who art the Author and giver of all good things graft in my heart the love of thy Name increase in me true Religion inrich me with all goodness and of thy great mercy keep me in the same through Jesus my Lord. Amen A Prayer that we may have our portion in God and not in the good things of the men of this world O Lord God who art loving unto all thy people even unto such as are of a clean heart give me a heart humble and merciful that I may never be holden with pride nor overwhelmed with cruelty and sanctifie my words and lips that I may never blaspheme thy holy Name nor my talking be ever against thee or thy honour O God most highest give unto me such religious and mortified affections that I may never thirst after temporal advantages and prosperity of the world Set not my feet in slippery places lest I be suddenly cast down and have my portion in the lot of the wicked who perish and come to a fearful end Guide me with thy counsel that I holding me fast by thee and putting my trust in thee O God thou mightest be the strength of my heart the hope of my soul and the ground of all the confidence and content in this life and after this life is ended thou mayest receive me with glory and be my portion for ever through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen A Prayer that we may fear God's Judgments and be freed from the terrours of men and a Motive to move thereunto THE Lord preserveth the simple I was in misery and he helped me for his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards me and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever Praise the Lord O give thanks unto the Lord for he is gracious because his mercy endureth for ever I called upon the Lord in trouble and he heard me The Lord is on my side I will not fear what man can do unto me The Lord taketh my part with them that help me therefore I shall see my desire upon mine enemies It is better to trust in the Lord than to put any confidence in Princes The Lord is my strength and my song he is become my salvation The Lord hath chastened and corrected me but he hath not given me over unto death Help me now O Lord send me now prosperity Thou art my God I will praise thee Thou chargest that I should diligently keep thy Commandments O that my waies were made so direct that I might keep thy Statutes so shall I not be confounded while I have respect unto thy Commandments I will keep thy Testimonies O forsake me not utterly Blessed art thou O Lord teach me thy Statutes I have had as great delight in the waies of thy Testimonies as in all manner of riches My delight shall be in thy Statutes and I will not forget thy Word therefore O Lord do well unto thy servant that I may live and keep thy Word Open thou mine eyes that I may see the wonders of thy Law Turn not from me neither rebuke me for I have kept thy Statutes My soul melteth away for very heaviness O comfort thou me according to thy Word Take from me the way of lying and cause thou me to make much of thy Law I have chosen the way of Truth and thy Judgments have laid before me I have stuck unto thy Testimonies O Lord confound me not O Lord God whose dwelling is in the Heaven and thy Name is great in all the world plant the dread and reverence of thee and thy power in my heart Let threatnings and thy Judgments which are heard from Heaven and executed upon disobedient and gainsaying people make me to tremble at the remembrance of my sins and in consideration of my weaknesses and demerits and let thy mercies and the remembrance of thy infinite loving kindnesses make my heart still full of eavenness and tranquility that I may not fear the fierceness of man or the wrath of those spirits thou can refrain lest I be disturbed in my duty towards thee that I never offend against thee but may pass from fear to love from apprehensions of thy wrath to the sense and comforts of thy mercies through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen The Collect. O God whose never failing providence ordereth all things both in Heaven and Earth I humbly beseech thee to put away from me all hurtful things to give me those things that be profitable for me through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen A Prayer that God may remove from me all fearfulness and doubt of his favour and mercy TEach me O Lord the way of thy Statutes and I shall keep it unto the end Give me understanding and I shall keep thy Law yea I shall keep it with my whole heart Make me to go in the path of thy Commandments for therein is my delight Incline my heart to thy Testimonies and not to covetousness O turn away mine eyes lest they behold vanities and quicken thou me in thy way O stablish thy Word in thy servant that I may fear thee Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of for thy Judgments are good Behold my delight is in thy Commandments O quicken me in thy Righteousness O take not the word of thy Truth utterly out of my mouth for my hope is in thy Judgments so shall I alway keep thy Law yea for ever and ever O think upon thy servant as concerning thy Word wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust the same is my comfort in my trouble for thy Word hath quickened me O turn me into true understanding and knowledge for I have believed thy Commandments Before I was troubled I went wrong but now I have kept thy Word Thou art good and gracious O teach me thy Statutes It is good for me that I have been in trouble that
scattereth abroad all the ungodly My mouth shall speak the praises of the Lord and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name The Lord looseth men out of prison The Lord giveth sight to the blind The Lord helpeth them that are fallen The Lord careth for the Righteous The Lord careth for the strangers he defendeth the fatherless and the widow as for the way of the ungodly he turneth it upside down he healeth those that are broken in heart he giveth medicine to heal their sickness he telleth the number of the Stars and calleth them all by their name Great is our God and great is his power yea his wisdom is infinite O Lord God of my salvation who for my sake was wounded and didst die and lie in the grave but yet alone of all that ever died wert free among the dead and by thine own power didst rise again with victory and triumph have mercy upon thy servant for thine indignation lieth hard upon me thou hast vexed me with all thy storms my soul is full of trouble by reason of my sins and my life draweth nigh to the grave O restore unto me thy favour and let me not go down into the dark nor my life into the place where all things are forgotten but let me shew forth thy loving kindness amongst thy Redeemed ones in the Land of the Living for the Living the Living they shall praise thee and confess the holiness and the marvelousness of thy holy Name O hide not thou thy face from me but give me health of body and restore and preserve me in the Life of Righteousness and so bless me with opportunities of doing thee service that I may redeem the time past and by thy grace may grow rich in good works alwaies abounding in the work of the Lord that when thou shall demand my soul to be rendered up into thy hands my soul may not approve of thee nor suffer thy terrours but may feel an eternity of blessing in the Resurrection of the Just through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen The Collect. ALmighty and everlasting God who art alwaies more ready to hear than I to pray and art wont to give more than I either desire or deserve pour down upon me the abundance of thy mercy forgiving me those things whereof my conscience is afraid and give me those good things which I am not worthy to ask but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thy Son my Lord. Amen A Meditation for Death and a Prayer preparatory to it THE Lord is with them that fear him and put their trust in his mercy for the Lord hath pleasure in his people and helpeth the meek hearted The Lord of Hosts can do all things there is nothing too hard for him therefore let every thing that hath a mouth praise the Lord. Open my mouth O my God that I may set forth thy praise Hear my voice O Lord according to thy loving kindness quicken me as thou art wont Be thou nigh at hand O Lord for all thy Commandments are true I call with my whole heart hear me O Lord and I will keep thy Statutes yea even upon thee do I call and I shall keep thy Testimonies O consider mine adversity and deliver me Avenge thou my cause and deliver me and quicken me according to thy Word for great is thy mercy O eternal God whose being was before the mountains were brought forth before the Earth and the World was made even from everlasting World without end Have mercy upon me weak and impotent poor servant of thine the child of man who fades away suddenly like the grass remove my misdeeds far from before thee and my secret sins from the sight of thy countenance Be not angry with me neither consume me in thy displeasure Teach me to number all the daies of my life and to reckon on still to the day of death that when my daies are gone and my years are brought to an end like a tale that is told thou mayest turn unto me at the last and be gracious unto me in the free pardon of all my sins in restraining the power and malice of all my Ghostly enemies in giving me opportunity of all spiritual assistances and advantages that my lamp being trimmed and burning bright with charity and devotion I may enter into the Bridechamber there for ever to behold the glorious Majesty of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen The Collect. A Almighty and mercifull God of whose only gift it cometh that thy people do unto thee return laudable service grant I beseech thee that I may so faithfully serve thee in this life that I may not finally fail to attain thy heavenly promises through the merit of Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen A Prayer for Protection in all Dangers O Lord quicken me as thou art wont and hide not thy face from me in time of distress As for lyes I hate and abhor them but thy Law do I love Consider O Lord how I love thy Commandments O quicken me according to thy loving kindness for I am glad of thy Word as one that findeth great spoils Great is the peace that they have which love thy Law and are not offended at it Lord I have looked for thy saving health and done after thy Commandments O let my complaint come before thee O Lord give me understanding according to thy Word and let my supplication come before thee and deliver me according to thy Word Let thine hand help me for I have chosen thy Commandments I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost O seek thy servant for I do not forget thy Commandments When I was in trouble I called upon the Lord and he helped me Deliver my soul O Lord from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue O Lord God my hope and my strong hold have mercy upon me and defend me under the shadow of thy wing that I trusting under thy defence may by thy faithfulness and truth be defended and covered as with a shield and buckler Give thy Angels charge concerning me and my habitation that I may be preserved and kept in all my waies and that no evil happen unto me no plague come nigh my dwelling no terrours of the night no arrows of thy vengeance by day may disturb my peace or safety Let thy ministring Spirits bear me in their hands and keep me from precepice from fracture of bones from dislocations noisom or sharp diseases stupidity and deformity that I may tread under my feet all the snares of the roaring Lion and the great Dragon the Devil who seek my bodily and ghostly heart do thou O Lord set thy love upon me and deliver me from all my troubles and put an end to all my discontents which I suffer of them that hate me without a cause and at the end of my daies shew me thy salvation and satisfie me with long life even of a blessed eternity in this heavenly Kingdom through Jesus Christ my