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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08365	A dialogue between a pastor and parishioner, touching the Lord's Supper. Wherein the most material doubts and scruples about receiving that holy sacrament, are removed, and the way thereto discovered to be both plain and pleasant. Very usefull for private christians in these scrupulous times. With some short prayers fitted for that occasion, and a morning and evening prayer for the use of private families / by Michael Altham, Vicar of Latton in Essex.	Altham, Michael, 1633-1705.	1687 (1687)	Wing A2933AB; ESTC R172247	65,705	236

Hands unto God in Prayer But though this ought to be the constant Frame and Temper of our Souls yet there are some particular Seasons when we ought seriously solemnly and on set purpose to exercise the same especially Morning and Evening And because all Masters of Families ought with the good Joshuah to take care that not only They themselves but those of their House serve the Lord and that this can never be well done without keeping up some Religious Order and Discipline in their Families it will not only be convenient but necessary for them to set apart some certain Times and Seasons wherein both they and their Houshold may jointly exercise this so immediate Act of Worship and together offer up their Prayers and return their Thanks and Praises unto God. This Part of Religious Worship I am afraid is too much neglected if not wholly laid aside in many Families at this Day To restore therefore this Holy Order and Discipline in private Families to revive the Exercise thereof and to assist those who are not already better supply'd in that Godly Practice I have Composed this following Prayer and do heartily wish that all Masters of Families would take care that either this or some such like Prayers be constantly at least every Morning and Evening used in their Houses The Prayer O Almighty most Merciful and Eternally Gracious Lord God! Thou art a God hearing Prayers therefore to Thee shall all Flesh come Thou art Good and doest Good Thou art the Great and Glorious Creatour of Heaven and Earth the Wise Orderer and Disposer of all things therein We the unworthiest of thy Creatures here on Earth are at this time prostrate in thy Presence humbly confessing our Sins and thankfully acknowledging thy Mercies We confess O Lord we have sinned against Heaven and against Thee and are no more worthy to be called thy People We have left undone those things which we ought to have done and we have done those things which we ought not to have done We have omitted many Duties and committed many Enormities We have sinned against great Light and great Love discovered to us in the Gospel of thy Son. Our Sins we confess have been so out of measure sinful that should'st Thou deal with us as we have deserved or measure out unto us a Vial of Wrath proportionable to the Ephah of our Iniquities it might in a drowning measure and manner fall upon us But with Thee O Lord is Mercy that Thou may'st be feared and therefore is it that we are once more humbly bold to offer our Persons and our Devotions to the Throne of Grace beseeching Thee for thy Mercy 's sake and for the Merit 's sake of thy dear Son and our Blessed Saviour in Mercy to look upon us to open our Eyes and make us sensible of our Sins to open our Hearts and make us sorrowful for our Sins to work in us a Repentance never to be repented of to subdue and mortifie in us all our Lusts and lustful Inclinations all our corrupt Thoughts and Imaginations And instead thereof to implant in us Principles of Holiness and true Righteousness Give us a lively Faith in thy Son a sincere and entire Obedience to thy Will a profound Humility and unwearied Patience under thy Hand and an holy Contentedness with every Estate and Condition wherein Thou shalt please to place us Justifie we pray Thee our Persons and sanctifie our Natures Wash us throughout in Soul and Body and Spirit that so both our Persons and our Performances may now and evermore be acceptable in thy Presence O Lord our Strength and our Redeemer With us we pray Thee be mindful of all Thine Bless thy Universal Church and every Member thereof particularly these Churches of England Scotland and Ireland And herein in a particular manner let the choicest of thy Blessings rest upon the Head and Heart of thy Servant but our dread Soveraign JAMES by thy Grace and especial Providence of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith in all Causes and over all Persons as well Sacred as Civil in these his Realms and in all other his Majesty's Dominions and Countries Supreme Moderator and Governour As Thou hast done Great things for Him so we pray Thee do Great things by Him In Him give unto us the Blessings of Government and in Him fulfil amongst us the Ends of Government Bless Him and Us in the Safety and Preservation of his Royal Person and in the Health and Happiness of his Royal Relations In particular Bless Him and Us in blessing his Royal Consort and our Gracious Queen MARY make her a joyful Mother of Children and happy in them And in Blessing be pleased to bless Katherine the Queen Dowager their Royal Highnesses Mary Princess of Orange the Princess Anne of Denmark and all the Royal Family Endue them with thy Holy Spirit enrich them with thy Heavenly Grace prosper them with all Happiness and bring them at last though late to thine Everlasting Kingdom Bless Him and Us in blessing the Ministers of thy Holy Word and Sacraments as well Arch-Bishops and Bishops as other Pastors and Curates Bless the Lords and the rest of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council Bless all the Nobility Gentry Judges Magistrates and Commonalty of the Realm Bless them all from the Highest to the Lowest with Religious Hearts towards Thee their God Loyal Hearts towards their Soveraign and Loving and Charitable Hearts one towards another And now O Lord we pray Thee for a Blessing upon Us even Us who are here before Thee at this time Bless Us in our Persons in our Off-spring in our Servants in our Relations in our Acquaintance in our Habitations and in all our Lawful Actions Thus far this Prayer may be used both Morning and Evening and the Morning Prayer may be continued thus LET thy good Hand of Providence be over us this Day for Good Let it preserve and defend us from all Dangers both of Soul and Body We are now going to Converse with a subtil and sinful World be Thou pleased to fortify our Minds against both the Allurements and Contagion thereof Let neither our own in-bred Lusts and Corruptions betray us nor the Power of Sathan nor Policy of the World prevail upon us to swerve from the ways of thy Commandments Be pleased O Lord to go in and out with us in all our Undertakings and to bless and prosper us therein Imprint upon our Minds such a warm and vigorous Sense of thy Divine Providence over us as may engage us always to walk in thy Ways and oblige us to study nothing more than how to serve and please Thee all our Days Nor are we mindful of our selves alone but of all those also who are in worse Condition than our selves who are any ways afflicted or distressed in Mind Body or Estate especially those who either desire or stand in need of our Prayers Let it please Thee to comfort and relieve them