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A27790
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The Psalter of David with titles and collects according to the matter of each psalm.
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Vaughan, Robert.
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Wing B2402; ESTC R37329
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blesse her for ever with righteousnesse and let the oyle of gladnesse refresh her amidst the multitude of her sorrows and afflictions And because she is the daughter of a King and thou takest pleasure in her beauty let her not alwayes be clothed in mourning garments but let her be decked with exteriour Ornaments and secular advantages such as may truly promote the interests of holy Religion Let Kings and Queenes be nursing Fathers and nursing Mothers unto her and so let the sound of thy Gospell goe into all the Earth that her children may be Princes in all Lands and Ministers of thy Kingdome advancing thy honour and furthering the salvation of all men for whom thou did'st give thy precious bloud that all people may worship thee and give thee thankes for ever who together with the Father and the holy Ghost livest and reignest one God world without end Amen PSALME 46. A Prayer for protection and for confidence in God in times of publike distractions and for the peace of Christendome GOd is our hope and strength a very present help in trouble 2 Therefore will we not fear though the earth bâ— moved and though the hills be carried into the midst of the Sea 3 Though the waters thereof rage swell and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same 4 The rivers of the floud thereof shall make glad the City of God the holy place of the tabernacle of the most highest 5 God is in the midst of her therefore shall she not be removed God shall help her and that right early 6 The Heathen make much adoe and the Kingdomes are moved but God hath shewed his voice and the earth shall melt away 7 The Lord of hosts is with us the God of Iacob is our refuge 8 O come hither and behold the works of the Lord what destruction he hath brought upon the earth 9 He maketh Warres to cease in all the World he breaketh the bow and knappeth the spear in sunder and burneth the Chariots in the fire 10 Be still then and know that I am God I will be exalted among the Heathen and I will be exalted in the earth 11 The Lord of hosts is with us the God of Iacob is our refuge The Prayer O most mercifull Saviour Iesu Prince of Peace at whose birth all the Kingdoms of the World were in Peace and tranquillity be thou in the midst of us for our refuge and present help in times of trouble and publike calamities when the Kingdome is moved and the hearts of men shake at the tempest of the same Deare God unite all the parts of Christendom with the union of Faith Charity and the fruits of them a blessed universall Peace Break the bow of the mighty knappe the spear of the Warriour in sunder and burn the Chariots in the fire thaâ— Warres may cease in all the World and we all may feel the promised blessing of the Gospell that our Swords may be converted into plow-shares and our Speares into pruning hooks that thy Name and thy Kingdome may be exalted among the heathen and in all the Nations of the earth who livest and reignest over all in the unity of the blessed Trinity God eternall world without end Amen PSALME 47. A Prayer for the exaltation of Christs Kingdome and that all the Princes of the World may joyntly adore Iesus reigning in the Heavens EVENING PRAYER O Clap your hands together all ye people O sing unto God with the voice of melody 2 For the Lord is high and to be feared he is the great King upon all the earth 3 He shall subdue the people under us and the nations under our feet 4 He shall choose out an heritage for us even the worship of Iacob whom he loved 5 God is gone up with a merrie noise and the Lord with the sound of the trump 6 O sing praises sing praises unto our God O sing praises sing praises unto our King 7 For God is the King of all the earth sing ye praises with understanding 8 God reigneth over the heathen God sitteth upon his holy seat 9 The Princes of the people are ioyned unto the people of the God of Abraham for God which is very high exalted doth defend the earth as it were with a shield The Prayer O Lord God King of Heaven who raignest a great King in all the Earth thou art high above all creatures and art to be feared in all the Kingdoms of the earth let the seed of thy Gospell be disseminated in all the corners of the habitable World let thy grace break downe all the strong holds of sinne and Satan subduing all people under thee and the Nations under thy feet that the Princes of the Nations that have not known thy name may be joyned to thy people the people of the God of Abraham becomming one sheepfold under one sheapheard Iesus Christ our blessed Lord our Saviour and Redeemer Amen PSALME 48. A Prayer for the prosperity of the Church GReat is the Lord and highly to be praised in the City of our God even upon his holy hill 2 The hill of Sion is a fair place and the ioy of the whole earth upon the north side lieth the City of the great King God is well known in her palaces as a sure refuge 3 For lo the Kings of the earth are gathered and gone by together 4 They marbelled to see such things they were astonied and suddenly cast downe 5 Feare came there upon them and sorrow as upon a woman in her travail 6 Thou shalt break the ships of the sea through the east wind 7 Like as we have heard so have we seen in the City of the Lord of hosts in the City of our God God upholdeth the same for ever 8 We wait for thy loving kindnesse O God in the midst of thy temple 9 O God according unto thy name so is thy praise unto the worlds end thy right hand is full of righteousnesse 10 Let the mount Sion reioyce and the daughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgements 11 Walk about Sion and go round about her and tell the towers thereof 12 Mark well her bulwarks set up her houses that ye may tell them that come after 13 For this God is our God for ever and ever he shall be our guide unto death The Prayer O Great God who art highly to be praised who hast manifested thy power and thy mercy in the constitution propagation and defence of thy Holy Church by the miraculous assistances and effects of thy Holy Spirit insomuch that the Kings of the earth marvailed to see such things and were astonied and suddenly cast down acknowledging the powers of thy Kingdome and submitting to thy lawes with faith and obedience be pleased according to thy gracious promise to uphold the same for ever let not the gates of Hell prevaile against thy Church be thou known in her palaces as a sure refuge make her the joy of the whole
dwell in the tents of ungodlinesse 12 For the Lord God is a light and defence the Lord will give grace and worship and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life 13 O Lord God of hosts blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee The Prayer O Lord God of hosts who dwellest in the heavens seated in essentiall and eternall felicities fill our hearts with desires and longings to enter into those Courts where thou sittest attended with the beauteous orders of Angells and millions of beautified spirits and that our desires may receive infinite satisfactions give us thy helpe that we going through the vale of misery the pooles may be filled with water our hearts and eyes may runne over with teares of repentance and overflow with sorrow and contrition for our sinnes that we living a godly life going from strength to strength from vertue to vertue at last we may appeare in Sion unto the God of Gods beholding the face of thine anointed thy Christ and our Iesus and may dwell one day in thy Courts even all the long day of eternity through the same Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 85. A thanksgiving for Gods free mercy in the pardon of our sinnes and a prayer for the continuance and increase of his mercies to us LOrd thou art become gratious unto thy land thou hast turned away the captivity of Iacob 2 Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people and covered all their sinnes 3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure and turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indignation 4 Turn us then O God our Saviour and let thine anger cease from us 5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another 6 Wilt thou not turn againe quicken us that thy people may reioyce in thee 7 Shew us thy mercy O Lord and grant us thy salvation 8 I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me for he shall speak peace unto his people and to his saints that they turne not again 9 For his salvation is nigh them that feare him that glory may dwell in our land 10 Mercy and truth are met together righteousnesse and peace have kissed each other 11 Truth shall flourish out of the earth and righteousnesse hath looked down from heaven 12 Yea the Lord shall shew loving kindnesse and our land shall give her increase 13 Righteousnesse shall go before him and he shall direct his going in the way The Prayer O Most gracious God who art reconciled unto us in our Saviour Iesus having for his sake forgiven the offences of thy people and covered all their sinnes with the robe of his most immaculate sanctity and righteousnesse let thy grace convert and quicken us that we may rejoyce in thee and thy salvation in faith of thy promises in hope of the actuall communication of thy mercies to us and in love to thee for so great blessings and redemption and when thou hast spoken peace unto our soules and reconciled us to thy selfe in the bloud of thy Son give us the grace of perseverance that we may never turne again to folly but may follow mercy and truth all our dayes and at last be satisfied with thy righteousnesse and peace eternall through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 86. A prayer for sanctity and preservation MORNING PRAYER BOw down thine eare O Lord and heare me for I am poore and in misery 2 Preserve thou my soule for I am holy my God save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee 3 Be mercifull unto me O Lord for I will call daily upon thee 4 Comfort the soule of thy servant for unto thee O Lord do I lift up my soule 5 For thou Lord art good and gracious and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee 6 Give eare Lord unto my prayer and ponder the voyce of my humble desires 7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee for thou hearest me 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee O Lord there is not one that can do as thou doest 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee O Lord and shall glorifie thy Name 10 For thou art great and doest wonderous things thou art God alone 11 Teach me thy way O Lord and I will walke in thy truth O knit my heart unto thee that I may feare thy Name 12 I will thanke thee O Lord my God with all my heart and will praise thy Name for evermore 13 For great is thy mercy toward me and thou hast delivered my soule from the nethermost hell 14 O God the proud are risen against me and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soule and have not set thee before their eyes 15 But thou O Lord God art full of compassion and mercy long-suffering plenteous in goodnesse and truth 16 O turne thee then unto me and have mercy upon me give thy strength unto thy servant and helpe the son of thine handmaid 17 Shew some good token upon me for good that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed because thou Lord hast holpen me and comforted me The Prayer O Lord God good and gracious and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee give eare unto our prayers and ponder the voyce of our desires when ever we call upon thee in our trouble Let the soules of thy servants be refreshed with thy comforts and defend us from the congregations of proud and naughty men Turne thee unto us with mercy give thy strength unto us teach us thy lawes make us to walke in thy truth give us the feare of thy Name and knit our hearts to thee with the indissoluble bands of charity and obedience that our soules being saved from the nethermost hell we may worship thee O Lord glorifie thy name who art full of compassion and mercy long-suffering and plenteous in goodnesse and truth which thou hast manifested to us in our deliverance and redemption through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 87. A contemplation of the excellencies of Sion or the celestiall Ierusalem HEr foundations are upon the holy hills the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than all the dwellings of Iacob 2 Uery excellent things are spoken of thee thou city of God 3 I will thinke upon Rahab and Babylon with them that know me 4 Behold ye the Philistims also and they of Tyre with the Morians lo there was he borne 5 And of Sion it shall be reported that he was borne in her and the most High shall stablish her 6 The Lord shall rehearse it when he writeth up the people that he was borne there 7 The singers also and trumpeters also shall he rehearse all my fresh springs shall be in thee The Prayer O Lord God who dwellest in Sion and delightest to have thy habitation in the hearts of men thou hast built the