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A25409 The private devotions of the Right Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrewes. Late Bishop of Winchester. Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626. 1647 (1647) Wing A3150; ESTC R207734 32,173 192

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I beleeve in the Father one God Word Spirit In the Father THat by his infinite power all things were created In the Sonne That by his goodnesse and his love Mankinde was redeemed to which purpose the world became flesh And was Conceived and Borne Suffered and was Crucified Dyed and was buried Descended rose againe Ascended and sate at the right hand of God from whence he shall returne reward every one according to his worke In the Holy Ghost That by his illumination and his sacred inspiration his elect people are called out of the whole world to the beleife of the truth and to holinesse of conversation In whom wee are made partakers of the communion of Saints and the remission of sinnes in this present world And in whom we faithfully expect the resurrection of the flesh and life eeverlasting in the world to come This I beleeve Iob. 11. 26 O Lord helpe thou my unbeleife Mar. 9. 24. But above and before all I beleive that thou wert Christ the son of the living God Mat. 16. 16. Prayer for Faith ANd ô Lord grant that I may love thee as a Father for thy indulgence adore thee as Almighty for thy power and by good works commend my Soule unto thee as a faithfull Creatour 1 Pet. 4. Grant also that I may receive From Jesus Salvation Anoynting From Christ From the onely begotten Son Adoption   That I may worship and serve him in faith For his conception For his Nativitie in humilitie For his sufferings in patience For his Crosse in my crucifying all occasions to sin For his death in the mortification of my flesh For his Sepulture in burying my bad purposes by good works For his descent in my meditation upon hell For his resurrection in newnesse of life For his ascention in my contemplation of heavenly things For his Session in my choice of the better part on the right hand For his returne in the feare of his second comming For his future judgement in the judging of my selfe before I come to be judged And grant me further the inspiration of saving grace from thy most holy Scepter that I may participate of vocation Sanctification in the holy Catholique Church And that I may have my Communion in The Mysteries The grounds The watchings The prayers The Teares The Fastings and all the sufferings of the Saints To my firme perswasion of the remission of my sins and to the confident hope of my Resurrection and translation to life eternall Confession of Hope O Thou which art the Hope of all the ends of the Earth and of them which remaine afar off in the Seas Psal. 65. 6. Thou upon whom our Fore-fathers did depend v. 22. 4. And thou deliveredst them upon whom they only relyed and were not confounded v. 5. Thou which art my hope from my youth from the breasts of my Mother and to whom I have beene intrusted from the very wombe v. 9. 10. Bee thou my hope still and still ever and ever and my portion in the land of the Living I hope on thy Nature thy Name thy Word thy Practise O let mee not bee confounded by this hope of mine Tou Lord shalt save both Man and Beast Psal. 36. 7. How excellent is thy mercy ô God therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow dow of thy wings v. 39. 8 And now Lord what is my hope truly my hope is even in thee My soule fainteth with longing for thy salvation Psal. 119. 81. Yet have I good hope because of thy Word O think upon thy Servant as concerning thy Word wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust v. 49. Why art thou so full of heavinesse ô my soule and why are thou so disquieted within me O put thy trust in God for I wil yet praise him which is the helpe of my countenance and my God Psal. 42. 14 15. Against hope I will believe in hope Rom. 4. 18. And though hee slay mee yet will I trust in him Iob 13. 15. Intercession HEar our prayers good Lord we beseech the for thy creatures For healthfull times seasons fruitfull Peacefull For man-kind for the succour and comfort of all that are in distraction of minde In sickenesse in poverty in perplexity For the sobriety and thankfulnesse of all that are in minde quiet sound in body in estate wealthy and free from all trouble For the conversion of all Turks Jewes Pagans Atheists For all Christians They which continue in truth grace may be established That they which wander in errour and sin may be reduced into the right For al churches throughout the whole world their unity and confirmation For this Church of ours that the defects thereof may be supplyed that al Heresies and scandals both publique and private may be removed that the Clergy may deliver the Word sincerely and walke in it uprightly For the Laity that they be not overweined with their own understanding but rather be perswaded by the instruction and obedience to the authority of their Superiours For all Common-wealths their establishment and tranquility for this Realm of ours for all Incorporations in it for this City that they may be freed and preserv'd from all danger and distresse For our King and his Queene and for their safety and prosperity For the Councell and their prudence For the Judges and their uprightnesse For our forces and their fortitude For the Communalty and their temperance and holy simplicity For our Husbandmen Merchants Artificers Even to the baser Tradesman even to the Beggars For our Posterity now springing up for the good education of the Issue Royall the young Nobility Gentry of all Students and learners in the Universities in the Innes of court in Schooles and Trades that as they grow in years so they may encrease also in wisedome and in favour both with God and men For all such as are recommended to our prayers By nearnesse of Kindred and affinity By beneficense towards us Morall friendship Christian charity Familiar neighbourhood Fellowship in Household Or mutuall promise For those that are in their last extreamity or in any eminent danger For those which have undertaken any great work for the glory of thy Name or the peace of the Church For those which are bountiful towards any holy designes or towards the poo And lastly but most especially for all those whom in word or in deed I have any wayes at any time wronged Deprecation or Prayer against evills O Father of Heaven which hast created us O Sonne of God which hast redeemed us O sacred Spirit which hast regenerated us Remember not our offences nor the transgressions of our Fore-fathers Neither take thou vengeance for their sinnes and ●ine upon me But spare us good Lord spare thy people in thy people thy servant whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood and be not angry with us for ever Be mercifull be merciful O Lord and spare us and be not angry