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A23804 The whole duty of prayer containing devotions for every day in the week, and for several occasions, ordinary and extraordinary / by the author of The whole duty of man ... Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681. 1692 (1692) Wing A1195; ESTC R7356 61,296 178

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THE Whole Duty OF PRAYER Containing DEVOTIONS FOR Every Day in the Week AND FOR Several Occasions Ordinary and Extraordinary By the Author of The Whole Duty of Man Necessary for all Families Psal. 65. 2. O thou that hearest Prayers unto thee shall all flesh come London Printed for I. P. and sold by Ric. Ianaway in Queens-Head-Alley in Pater-Noster-Row 1692. THE Preface I Need not Recommend this small Manual to the World since it hears the Name of so Learned an Author whose Works have given sufficient demonstration of his Worth and Excellency and will to his lasting Honour be venerated in all Ages This Pattern of Piety hath lay concealed for many years and was at first Dedicated to the service of an honourable Lady in whose Cabinet it hath been choicely kept as one of her precious Iewels it was never design'd for the Press by reason the Reverend Authors Modesty should not be offended Upon her Bed of Mortality she was pleased to honour me so far as to commit it to my Care with a particular Charge not to publish it but one of her Mercenary Servants by their vigilant Industry had Plagiary-like got a Transcript and since this Pious and Honourable Persons Decease did design it for the Press being unwilling so much Injustice should be acted against so Worthy a Person I was forced to Cancel my Obligation and to hand with all speed the Original to be Printed that I might prevent any Surreptitious Copy What Alterations I was forced to make was leaving out the Praying for our Royal Ancestors and placing in our Royal Soveraign Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary c. Some additional Prayers I thought proper to insert as Thanksgiving for His Majesties Safe Return and the Success of his Royal Navy and Armies a Duty enjoyned on the Church in Publick and ought to be the Duty of every Christian in Private Lastly I have added some few Graces which may be necessary for Minor Christians I shall now conclude with the Words of St. Paul to Timothy 2 Epistle 2 Chapter Verse the 7th Consider what hath been said and the Lord give thee Understanding in all things G. B. THE Whole Duty OF PRAYER What Prayer is and the Parts of it PRayer is the Duty both of Soul and Body it is an humble address unto God for whatsoever we stand in need of either in relation to this Life or that which is to come The First part of this Duty is Confession which is the acknowledging of our Sins in all Humility before the great Author of our Being Now Confession is twofold general and particular the general is when we Confess only we are sinful without naming any particulars which indeed belongs to publick Prayer but the acknowledging our Sins to God is very necessary whether Publick or Private Particular Confession is when we express the several sorts and acts of our Sins and what ill habits we are most prone to this is proper for Private Prayer and ought often to be used for we cannot repeat too often our soulest Sins which we are guilty of nor cannot enough bewail our own unworthiness in committing them THE next part of prayer is by way of Petition which is begging of God whatever we stand most in need of either for our Souls or Bodies first for our Souls we must beg pardon and absolution for all our Sins in the name of Jesus Christ who obtained it with his blood Secondly we must earnestly beseech the grace and assistance of Gods blessed Spirit to enable us to forsake all sin and wickedness and to live in obedience to him then it will be very necessary to beg all these particular graces faith hope Charity love zeal purity and repentance if thou art proud pray for Humility if lustful for Chastity if guilty of gluttony pray for temperance and so for all other vertues thou standest most in need of IN Petitioning for our Bodies we are to beg of God such accommodations of life as are necessary for us but in such a degree and measure as his all-seeing Wisdom Knows is most suitable to our state and Conditions the next duty and Third part of Prayer is deprecation which consists in praying to God to turn away from us either the evil of sin or the evil of punishment to pray against the evil of sin is to beg earnestly of God to preserve us by his Grace from falling into any sin and when we are under any great temptation and even ready to yield then we must Humbly beseech him either to withdraw the temptation or else by the Power of his Grace Strengthen us against it next we are to pray against the evil of Punishment which are two sorts Spiritual and Temporal Spiritula punishments are the wrath of God the with-holding of his Grace and Everlasting Damnation temporal punishments is loss of Friends goods or reputation but in these things we must wholy Submit to the will of God unto whom all we have belongs A Fourth Duty in Prayer is intercession which is praying for all sorts and Conditions of Men as Governours in Church and State our Parents Husband Wife Children or other Relations and Friends for all those in affliction either in Body mind or Estate nay even for our very Enemies according to the example of our Lord and Master who prayed for his very Crucifiers Father forgive them for they know not what they do The fifth Duty of Prayer is thanksgiving praising and blessing God for all his mercies Spiritual and Temporal Spiritual blessings are his sending his Son into the World for our Redemption and his holy Spirit to Sanctifie us that we are born Christians and are made partakers of his holy word and Sacraments We are likewise to return him thanks for his patience and long suffering in not Cutting us off in our Sins and Follies Temporal blessings which we are to give thanks for may be for the prosperity of a Church or Nation and all diliverances which are remarkable Some belongs to our selves as Health Wealth Food Rayment Friends with many other Mercies we daily receive from God which whoever receives the least blessing is indebted all his life time to Praise the author and giver of all good things THESE forementioned parts of our duty in Prayer are to be made use of both in private and publick that is in the Church and in our Closet but more especially in the Church to which place there is a peculiar Blessing belongs which Christ hath promised that where two or three are gathered together in his Name he will be in the midst of them The second Duty of publick Prayer is that in a family and that indeed ought to be the Masters Care to provide for the Souls of those that belong to him as to provide food for their Temporal Nourishment Now if he neglects this Duty and takes no care of his Household in this important affair that Man cannot well be esteemed a Christian but a