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A08940	A true patterne of pietie meete for all Christian householders to looke vpon, for the better education of their families, in the feare and seruice of almightie God. Collected out of the fountaine of holy scriptures, for the especiall vse of the faithfull in the congregation of Malpasse in Cheshire. By Iohn Parker.	Parker, John, 1534-1592.	1592 (1592)	STC 19217; ESTC S109979	20,560	64

we thanke thée for all thy mercies and for this mercifull libertie wée inioye to come before thée Wee render from the bottome of our heartes all vnfained prayses vnto thy Maiestie for our creation and continuall preseruation for our health life libertie and peace for our foode rayment and all other thy benefites for the good of our bodies But especiallie wee confesse our selues infinitelie bounden for those blessings which are greater as our election before all worldes our redemption by Christ Iesus our vocation and calling by the gospel our sanctification by the Spirit for calling vs out of darkenes into thy meruellous light and for seperating vs in suche poore measure from the loue of this worlde and worldly commoditie We praise thée for thy worde for thy Sacraments and all thy vndeserued mercies not only vppon our selues but also vpon our Prince and countrey wée thanke thée for her gratious Maiestie and the peace we enioy vnder her wée thanke thée for the wise and honorable Counsellors the godly Maiestrates faithfull Ministers for all thy faithfull people Lorde continue still mercifull vnto vs in Christ Iesus Confirme vs in the Faith and obedience of thy Sonne as many as thou hast alreadie called and call all those that goe astray and hauing finished thy worke come spéedely in the cloudes for our full deliuerance we pray thée yea come Lorde Iesus come quickly Now Lord we commend our selues our soules and bodies into thy good handes beséeching thée to kéep and preserue vs this night to giue quiet rest and sléepe to our bodies and peace of conscience to our soules that we being preserued from daungers and restored to the vse of thy fauor the next day we may be careful to performe all good duties to thy Maiestie most to thy glorye and our comfortes in Christ Iesus In whose name for the continuance of thy fauor in graunting all these and all other good graces we praye as he hath taught vs saying Our father wich art in heauen halowed be thy name c. 7 Certaine petitions to be vsed in morning or euening prayer as occasion shall serue In time of any generall visitation as warre sickenes famine c. Say this petition O Lorde our God thou doost iustly correcte vs for our sinnes by this thy hand make it profitable vnto vs wée beséech thée and afflict not our land aboue measure least the enemie say where is their God become Wee are thy people the workemanship of thy handes remember therfore thy auncient mercies to our forefathers Abraham Isaac Iaacob and for Christs sake suffer not our enemies to preuaile ouer vs but put an ende to our miseries that we may liue and dwell in peace and inioy our former libertie to serue thée and the fruites of the earth in due time Let vs therfore sée the sinnes that most displease thée and repent truely of them that so thou mayest turne thy fauourable countenance towardes vs in our Lorde and Sauiour Christ Jesus In any particular visitation of thy selfe or anie of thy familie say this petition O Lorde our God thou art righteous in all thy dooings but wee are moste vnrighteous open our eyes to sée our sinnes which thus displease thée and touch our hartes with vnfaigned sorrow for the same that we may no longer prouoke thy displeasure And good Lorde graunt that we may sée thy purpose in thus afflicting vs that wée may finde out the cause and repent vs of it lay no more vpon this thy seruant then he is able to beare let not the enemie haue power ouer him but assist him with thy spirit against all assaults whatsoeuer graunt him patience and deliuerance out of this miserie in thy good time which way shal séeme best to thy Maiestie These and all good graces wee craue for Christ Iesus sake our onely Lorde and Sauiour Amen 8 Note That the night season must not bee spent in idle and filthie talking which becommeth not Christians but shall be giuen accompt of See Ephes 5 4. Math. 12.36 Therfore foure nightes in the weeke let them bee spent in honest and vertuous conference that tendeth to edification in reading Gods worde in singing of Psalmes as these scriptures commaunde vz. Ephes 4.29 Colloss 4.6 Ephes 5.19 Collossians 3.16 The other 2. nights let them bee passed away as oportunitie and health shall permit in conferring with our family and examining them in foure or fiue questions of these principles of Faith which followe as the scriptures commaund and exhort vs vz. Deu. 6.6.7.8.9 Eccle. 12.1 Dan. 12.3 2. Tim. 3.14.15 He. 5.12 1. Pet. 3.15 which Scriptures I pray you look ouer with aduise ¶ The Lords day must thus bee spent vz. IN hearing the worde and ioyning with the Congregation in praier and thankesgiuing In receauing the Sacraments when occasion shal serue In visiting the sicke reléeuing the poore meditating on Gods worde and his workes auoyding all lewd companie as also carding dycing c. at night to follow the example of the Church of Berea in calling to minde the things wee haue learned as these scriptures teach vs 1. Iohn 4.1.1 Th. 5.21 Act. 17.11 And in thus dooing the peace of God shall be vpon you ¶ A breefe Cathechisme Conteining the principles of the Christian faith meete to bee learned of all true Christian Families Question IS there any creature in heauen or in earth which must not be subiect vnto God Aunswere No Gen. 2.1 1.27 2.7 Exod. 20.2 Ioshua 24.14.15.24 Rom 11.36 1. Tim. 6.15 Apoc. 19.16 for he hath created both Angels and men and all other creatures both in Heauen and earth and all places to that ende that they shoulde serue and obey him Q. How is this seruice and obedience performed A. When we reuerence his word and kéepe his commaundements Luk. 12.47.48 17.9.10 because thereby wee manyfest both our subiection and his authoritie ouer vs as our Lorde and the God of power to require the same of vs. Quest What call you the worde of God or which are his commaundements Ans I call that the worde of God which is contained in sacred and holye Scriptures Iohn 5.39 Heb. 2.2 3.4 Luke 16.29.31 Deut. 4.13 Exo. 19.18.20 of the olde and new Testament commonly called the Byble and those are his commaundements which he gaue in Mount Sinay which are as it were an abridgement and summe of the whole scriptures Q. How many commaundements be there A. Ten. Q. Rehearse them Ans Then God spake all these wordes c. Exod. 20.1 ad Q. How can these silly and dumbe creatures bserue Gods woorde and Commaundements for you say that al creatures must obey him A. In continuing in that first order and estate wherein the Lord first placed them Psal 148.5.6 Psal 104.9 and whereto by his word hee first enioyned them Q. Howe is man inferiour to the vnreasonable creatures in this obedience A. In that our first Parentes hauing broken Gods Commandements Gen. 3

21.36 This priuate prayer was practised not only of our fathers before the law as appeareth in Abraham Gen. 18.18 and Gen. 24. where we read that his very seruaunt could frame a praier to God which no doubt hee had learned of his Master Also by Isaac Gen. 25.21 and Iacob Gen. 32.9 but also by the godly vnder the lawe as we reade of Moses Exod. 33.18 Deut. 9.20 No. 12.10 Ioshua 7.6.7.8 Iudg. 3.9.7 2. After the law in time of the Prophetes as appeareth Dan. 6.10 Chap. 9. totum Isay 37.15.16.17 Ier. 9.1.2 Chron. 20.18 c. and Dauid in his Psalmes in infinite places confirmeth the exercise of priuate prayer professing that he wil preuent the morning watch to praye and that he will pray at morning euening and noone-tide yea seauen times a day that is many times 3. This was vsed of the Apostles of our Sauiour as appeareth Actes 2.42 1.14 10.2 16 13. and for this cause both Iohn Baptist and our sauiour gaue to their disciples a forme of prayer as appeareth Luk. 11.1.2 For this cause vz. In that there was no greater comfort to the faithful then to talke to God by praier We reade the Saints haue praied in all places as Isaac in the fieldes Daniel in the Lyons denne the Apostles in prison and our Sauior Christ himselfe in the mountaines and wildernesse and others in other places as occasion serued 1. 3. We are to obserue the necessitie of this dutie of praiers Viz. Rom. 12.1 Regard of Gods commaund who as he commaunded the Children of Israel to offer morning and euening sacrifice so hath commaunded vs by the blessed Apostle to offer vp our soules and bodies as holy and acceptable Sacrifices vnto God 〈◊〉 12.1 not onely in praier but also in all other partes of his holy seruice 2. In respect of Gods promises made to them that call vpon him as Psal 50.15 Matth. 11.28 Deut. 4.7 3. Because of the threatnings denounced against those that doe not praye Ier. 10.23 Psal 79.6 4. In respect of our owne dayly necessities and wants he being the fountaine from whence we must fetch euery good and perfect gift Iam. 1.5 17. Iohn 3.27 and for this cause that we might see our wantes hee gaue vs a forme of prayer 4. We must be ●●●full to consider 〈◊〉 what 〈…〉 must pray viz. 1. That it be in the spirit that is not with carnall but with spirituall hartes our affections being lifted to heauen in so heauenly an action as also that it be trueth sinceritie not in the lips onely or in hypocrisie to be seene of men Math. 7.5.6 7. 15.8 9. 2. That we pray not for Gods benefites to consume them on our lusts and concupiscences but to imploy the same to Gods glorye least our prayers be vnprofitable Iam. 4.2 3. That we approach before God with a purpose to withstand and resist the sinnes which we confesse and pray against or else we praye in vaine Psal 66.8.72 Tim. 2.19 4. In prayer that wee be void of malice enuy and commend the estate of others as well as of our selues vnto God yea to pray for our enemies and especially to be mindefull to deale earnestly with the Lorde for the prosperous Math. 5.23 4.44 Psal 122.6 7. 1. Tim. 2.1 religious and happie estate of our Prince and gouernour both in Church and commonwealth yea and although any Magistrate should be a wicked man Prou. 27.27 yet to pray for him Lastly not to appoint God a time of hearing our prayers Iam. 5.8 but to tary his leasure who séeth what is best for vs. 5. Wee are to obserue the end 〈◊〉 prayer was ordayned viz. 1. To acknowledge our obedience vnto God the greatnes of his power from whom we receiue al things and to talk familiarly with him as one friend with an other alwaies prouided that we praye to none but him that onelie in the name of Iesus Christ Ioh. 16.23 16.23 Math. 6.9 2. To acknowledge our thankfulnesse to his Maiestie for all graces and mercies both spirituall and bodily as our election redemption sanctification his worde and Sacraments our creation preseruatiō health life libertie and peace and all good blessinges whatsoeuer Eph. 5.2.1 Pet. 1.3 c. 3. Because by praier we entertaine God in our houses and acknowledge our selues to haue renounced Sathan and to haue opened the doores of our hearts that God may come and dwell with vs and wee with him as one friend with an other Reuel 3.20 6. last thing To prepare vs vnto praier is to marke the effect of praier viz. That God neuer let the praiers of his seuantes goe emptie and returne without a blessing as was expedient for his glory and their good as appeareth by these scriptures Exod. 17. Ge. 35 5. 2. King 19.15.2 Chr. 20 36. Iosh 10 12 13. 1. Sam. 1 10. to 16.2 Chron. 6 18. 1. To conclude let vs remember that if we will haue God to heare our prayers wee must be ready to heare him calling vnto vs by his worde and the ministrie thereof as wee would haue him to heare vs when we call and not to turne backe our prayers 2. That if wee will haue God to heare vs Conclu thus Look Prou. 1.27 28. ad finem that we be readie and willing to heare the crie of our poore and needie brethren Pro. 21.13 cap. 11.17.24.25 Next to the preparatiue before wee come to laye downe the formes of prayer it selfe this is to be considered of vz. THat euerye Christian who will rightlie knowe and learne how to be thus prepared to serue God truly prouide by all meanes lawfull to procure and purchase the sacred holy Bible as the best and principal riches he can labour for according as God hath cōmaunded in Deu. where he teacheth that not onely Princes Deut. 17.9.10.11 but Subiectes must be acquainted with his lawes to know their dutie and both Dauid and Christ himselfe haue shewed the blessednes of them that meditate in Gods lawe night and day Psal 1.1 119 12. Iohn 5.39 search the holy scriptures wherein euerlasting life is contained and to moue vs hereunto we haue worthie examples in the primitiue Church of them that not only did labour in the scriptures to finde out the truth of the doctrines of the Apostles and to trie the spirits as Iohn cōmaundeth Acts 17 11. Iohn 1.4 but also traind vp their children from their Cradles in the knowledge of the same And fuxther because this is the pearle for the buying whereof a man must sell all hee hath if his abilitie will extend so farre and that it is the only fortresse for the afflicted consciences Math. 13.45 Prou. 23.23 Let euery man though neuer so poore constraine himselfe to bee honored with this Iewell without the which hee cannot knowe God not knowing him Rom. 10.14 ad 17. can neither rightly nor