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Institutiones piæ or directions to pray also a short exposition of the Lords Prayer the Creed the 10 Com[m]andements Seauen Penitentiall Psalmes and Seauen Psalmes of thanksgiuing. by HI.
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Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.; Isaacson, Henry, 1581-1654.
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and suitable to his nature to haue mercy but hee is hardly drawne to punish as being a worke altogither vnsuitable to his disposition To them that loue mee With their whole heart without hypocrisie and doe not impart that worship to others which is due to him And keepe my Commandements In obedience walking in his waies All his Commandements but chiefely this concerning his worship The third Commandement Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord wil not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his Name in vaine THe Name of the LORD which in it selfe is Holy True and Iust Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord in vaine And therefore wee ought not to prophane it or take it in our mouthes lightly or vpon euery small occasion Herein we offend When we Blaspheme God either openly or in our hearts When we vse his Holy Word to any prophane scurrilous or impure end When we commit Periurie When we murmure against him When we leaue his Prouidence and consult with Witches or the like When we sweare vpon triuiall and light causes When we curse or vse vnlawfull Imprecations When wee performe not that which we faithfully promise When we in any action of our owne detract from Gods Glory and attribute and arrogate too much to our selues For the Lord will not c. The Lord and Iudge of Heauen and Earth who seeth and obserueth all our actions is so farre from conniuing at this sinne that without repentance he will condemne euery one that offendeth therein Saul 1. Sam. 14. â—… for vnaduised Cursing and adiuration lost a victory against the Philistims 1. Sam. 14.24 For consulting with a Witch 31.4 was with his sonnes brought to vntimely ends Sennacherib 2. Kings 19.10 for blaspheming God was slaine by his owne sonnes Ananias Act. 5.5 for lying to the holy Ghost died suddenly The fourth Commandement Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabboth day c. IN this Commandement are two things contained 1. A Precept or declaration of the will of God To set apart some day 1. To the publique worship of God 2. In ceasing from our labours 2. A Reason of the Commandement 1. Because God after the Creation rested on the seuenth day 2. Because he also blessed and Sanctified it Remember Let not worldly cares put it out of thy minde but obserue it with all care and Religion 1. Not without great cause was this Precept so strictly vrged 1. Because by the neglect of it ariseth the neglect of all Spirituall duties 2. Because that in it was contained a Type or shadow of the great and euerlasting Sabboth which is our Sanctification 3. Because that we haue therby some time to shew mercy to our seruants and beasts wearied with labour That thou keepe holy c. In frequenting the Church and there to exercise thy selfe In Prayer Hearing the Word Receiuing the Sacraments In pious and religious workes as Visiting the sicke Releeuing the poore Meditating on Gods worke Praising him for them In refraining from sinne In resting from seruile labour And although that part of the Iewes Sabboth be abrogated which respected the Seuenth day Sacrifices and other exterior acts of Gods worship commanded and enioyned to the Iewes yet the Church hath appointed in stead thereof the Lords day or Sonday called the first day of the weeke wherein all Christians are bound to retaine and obserue all the duties of the first Sabboth Reue. 1.10 Act. 20.7 1. Cor. 16.2 auoiding the Iewish strict and superstitious Ceremonies Sixe dayes c. In following the vocation appointed there by God wherein thou art to omit nothing necessary for the sustentation of thy family And not to spend those sixe dayes wholly in idlenesse pleasures or excesse Nor in the publique duties of the Sabboth and thereby neglecting the care ouer thy family But the seuenth day In that day neither thou nor any of thy familie or cattell shall doe any seruile labour except in case of necessity and preseruation of Gods Creatures from damage or losse but ye shall spend it in those religious duties formerly set downe In case of necessitie Mar. 2.27 The Sabboth being made for man and not man for the Sabboth we are to conceiue that it was ordeined not to destroy but to preserue him and therefore all workes are not forbidden that day 1. As dressing of meate Numb 28.1 By the example of the Priests who on the Sabboth killed the Beasts for sacrifice and dressed the rest And of Christs Disciples plucking eares of corne Mat. 12.1 and Tertullian saith that the Ancient and Primitiue Church neuer fasted on the Sabboth day De Coron militis c. 3. 2. Ministring Phisicke to the sicke Luc. 6. By the example of our Sauiour healing on that day Io. 5. 3. Sauing Corne Hay Houses and the like from perishing By our Sauiours question to the Pharises Mat. 12.11 2. The Reason why God commanded the obseruation of the first Sabbath was 1. Because after God by his Word had created the vniuerse of nothing hee rested himselfe from all the worke that he had made Gen. 2.2 2. Because this day was by him blessed and sanctified And the Reason why the Seuenth day was changed into the first day of the weeke vpon which the Christians Sabbath is obserued was in remembrance of our Sauiours Resurrection which hapned on this day as may be gathered by Christs selecting that day to appeare twice to his Apostles after his Resurrection Ioh. 20,19.26 The second Table The fifth Commandement Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy dayes may be long in the Land which the Lord thy God giueth thee AS the first Table teacheth the Honor and loue of God so doth the second the Dutie we owe to our Neighbour And the first Commandement of this Table enioyneth vs to honour and reuerence our Parents as being the thing which God esteemeth next in degree to his Honor. And it containeth First A Precept Secondly A Promise 1 The Precept is Generall and Particular 1 The Generall comprehendeth our Dutie to all our Elders and Superiors whom God hath set ouer vs for our gouernement and preseruation which dutie is of necessitie to be performed in respect of the vpholding of Politique gouernement 2. The particular Precept conteineth our dutie to our naturall Parents Father and Mother of what degree estate or condition soeuer they be Whether Poore or Rich Good or Bad this Commandement layeth hold on vs. Honour thy Father and Mother That which we are enioyned to doe by these words is to Reuerence them as from whom we receiued our being Loue them for their care sorrow and paines in our education Obey them in all lawfull things as being appointed by God to command ouer vs. Be thankefull to them In requiting their charge and loue In ministring to their necessities Be
thee Esa 38.3 how I haue walked before thee in truth with a perfect heart and haue done that which is good in thy sight Most louing Father who takest care of all men I commend vnto thee my soule as a childe that can of himselfe doe nothing defend me I pray thee from all mine enemies spirituall and temporall keepe my body and soule pure chaste and vndefiled that I offend not either in obscene speech impure thought or vncleane act My chastity is a more pretious Iewell then I can keepe without thy helpe I therefore beseech thee who louest the pure in heart to keepe my heart pure be thou my guide and preseruer lest in the heate of concupiscence I forget thee Giue me grace O Lord to serue and obay my Parents and those to whose gouerment I am committed and that in all humility And grant that if thou shalt be pleased to call me to the honourable estate of Wedlocke I may be matched with one with whom I may serue thee in peace and holinesse all the dayes of my life at the last rest with thee in thy heauenly Kingdome through Iesus Christ our Lord. For a Seruant BLessed Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ who when thou wert the Son of God and Lord of all the World didst take vpon thee the forme of a Seruant Phillip 2.7 that by thy obedience thou mightst worke the saluation of all people as well bond as free I pray thee that since thou hast bin pleased to call me to the stare of a Seruant thou wouldst giue me an humble and obedient heart and make me contented with this condition of life as alotted to me by thy prouidence Grant that I may with gentlenesse of Spirit and singlenesse of heart and willingnesse of minde serue those vnder whom I am placed and that I may not either murmure against them or enuy those that seated in a higher estate that I may obey them in all their honest commands in all feare and true respect not with eye-seruice as men-pleasers Col. 3.22 but withall my heart and the rather because thy commandement bindeth me so to doe Grant that seruing them diligently faithfully and carefully I may auoide their displeasure and obtaine thy fauour and blessing and at the end of my dayes come to that blessed place where Thou with the Father and blessed Spirit dost raigne world without end Before a Iourney ALmighty euerlasting God who art the Way the Life and the Truth behold I beseech thee amongst how many dangers of the World Flesh and Deuill I am to passe so that without thy aid I cannot safely passe through this vale of misery Lead guide and direct me therefore O Lord in the high and right Way whither I would goe that I turne neither to the right hand or the left nor become a pray to mine enemies O Lord thou hast a generall care ouer thy creatures I therefore in this my Iourney commend vnto thee my soule and body defend me from all perills I beseech thee O Lord which didst send thy Angell as a Companion or Fellow-Traueller with the Sonne of Tobias Tob. 5.4 and didst preserue Abraham and all other thy Seruants in their trauells vouchsafe thy blessed Angell to guide and conduct me Be thou my comfort in the way and a defence in all dangers Prosper the businesse which I goe about and make this enterprise successefull to me And grant that my affaires being dispatched I may returne home safe in body and minde Preserue in my absence my family all I possesse that I being returned in safety and they securely preserued we may all together giue thankes to thy glorious Name through Iesus c. After a Iourney I Giue thee thankes O gratious Lord for thy great mercies to me all the dayes of my Life Thou art he which created me and thou art also he that preseruest that which thou hast created How often O Lord hast thou turned thine eyes from my sinnes and made as though thou didst not see them How often and that iustly mightst thou haue with-held thy hand of preseruation from me and yet thy patience hath beene so great towards me that thou hast suffered no harme to befall me And as I owe thee many thankes for thy former preseruations so now I am further obliged to thee in that thou hast at this time not onely guided me to the place whither I intended to goe but hast also brought me backe in safety and in my absence hast preserued all things vnto me Good Lord giue me grace to be alwaies mindfull of these and all other thy benefits to me and to be truely thankfull to thee for them And grant that as by thy mercy I haue well ended my affaires abroad and am safely returned to this temporall habitation so my Spirit after this Pilgrimage may returne to thy Heauenly Mansion and there abide with thee for euer and that euen for the merits of our onely Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ Amen Intercession IN which we are to pray For all Mankinde For the conuersion of Iewes Turkes Heathen to the truth For all Christians That they may be strengthned that stand That they may bee conuerted that are in error For the Churches throughout the World that they may be vnited in Religion For our Church that whatsoeuer is amisse in it may bee amended For the Kings Maiestie and his prosperitie For all Kingdomes Christian For Ours and each part of it that it may flourish in peace For the Clergy That they may Teach Liue well For wisedome in the Counsell Integrity in the Iudges Strength in our Armies Discretion in the Magistrates Obedience in the People For the prosperitie and good successe Of Merchants Husband-men Artificers Trades-men And that they may liue carefully and honestly in their vocations For the prosperous education of Youth either in Vniuersities Schooles or Other parts of the Kingdome For our Parents Kindred Friends Neighbours and Benefactors For those of whom wee haue the charge committed to vs. Either in Church Common wealth or Families For our Enemies especially those that hate vs without cause that God would conuert them For those that commend themselues to our prayers and whose affaires and troubles will not suffer them to pray as they ought For those who are in affliction of Body or Minde Who are in danger or want in Prison or condemned to Death For those that Excell In qualities of the minde Strength of Body Abundance of Wealth That they exalt not themselues aboue their brethren For those who vndertake any notable Action which may redound To the Glory of God The Peace of the Church The Honour of the Kingdome Deprecation Psal â—…38 1 O Lord rebuke me not in thy wrath Psal 44.23 Cast me not off for euer Psal 51.11 Cast mee not away from thy presence Psal 69.17 Hide not thy face from me Psal 40.11 With-hold not thy mercy from me Psal 38.11 Forsake me not