Thirdly to pray against and lastly to giue thankes Phi. Because confession petition deprecatioÌ„ and thankes giuing being the speciall parts of praier 1 Tim. 2.1 I must vnderstand them all to be in euerie petition of this absolute forme of praier Euch. Which is the second petition Phil. Thy kingdome come Thy kingdom come Euch. Why doth it next follow Hallowed be thy name k Math. 5.31 Phil. 1. Because it is the first meanes by which Gods name is hallowed 2. Because next to the hallowing of his name we ought cheifely to pray that Gods Kingdome may come Euch. Why is it set before Thy will be done Phil. Because no man can euer doe Gods will in any thing till such time as Gods kingdome bée erected in his heart Euch. How proue you this Phil. By these reasons 1. Because no man can doe Gods wil that is not Gods subiect l Ioh. 1.24 2. No man can kéepe Gods lawe but by Gods grace m Psal 119.32 3. Because without faith we cannot please God a Hebr. 11.6 4. Because the end of the commandement is Loue out of a pure heart good conscience and faith vnfained b 1 Tim. 1.5 Euch. But may not a bad man doe that which is good Phil. Hée may doe that which is good in it selfe but because hée is out of Christ c Ioh. 15.5 or béeing in Christ doeth it to a bad end it shall not bée good to him d 1. Cor. 13 3. So to giue almes is a good thing but if our persons bée not iustified béefore God and this action be not to the glorie of God it will neuer proue good to vs. Euch. Howe many sortes of kingdomes are there Phil. 3. The kingdome of Satan The kingdomes of men and the kingdome of God e Eph. 6.12 Euch. What is the kingdome of God Phil. It is that spirituall rule which God through Christ doeth by grace béeginne in vs in this life and by glorie will accomplish in the life to come f Dan. 2.37 g math 25.37 6.31 Rom. 14.17 Euch. Howe many things may wée obserue in this kingdome Phil. Twelue 1. That Christ is king 2. The subiects are Christians 3. The lawes are the word 4. The enemies are satan sin death hell damnation the flesh the wicked 5. The rewards are the good things of this life and eternall happinesse in the life to come 6. The Chasticementes are afflictions 7. The weapons are faith hope loue the word and praier 8. The time of it is to the worldes end 9. The place is this world and the world to come 10. The officers are preachers 11. The vice-gerents are gouernors 12. It is exercised vpon the conscience of man Euch. How is the kingdome of God said to come Phil. 1. When it is erected where it was not before 2. When it is increased where it was 3. When it is repaired from former decaies 4. When it is perfected and fully accomplished Euch. What are the wants you doe here bewaile Phil. 1. I bewaile mine owne and others bondage vnto sin that the best of vs do but weakely yeeld to Christ scepter 2. I bewaile the want of the word and Sacraments by which this kingdome is erected in mens hearts 3. I bewaile that there be so many hinderers of this Kingdome as namely the flesh to infect the world to allure the deuill to seduce Antichrist to with-drawe the Turke to withstand and the wicked to trouble men that should bee subiectes of this Kingdome Euch. What doe you praie for in this petition Phil. 1. For Godly Magistrates that they may erect establish and repaire this Kingdome 2. For Godly Ministers that by life Doctrine they may bring many Subiectes to this Kingdome 3. That both Magistrates and Ministers may bée preserued for the good of this Kingdome 4. That by politicke Lawes and powerfull Preaching abuses may bée reformed and they without conuerted to liue in this Kingdome consisting in righteousnesse peace and ioye in the holie Ghost a Rom. 14.15 5. That in mine and many others hearts this Kingdome may bée erected that wée may growe in grace and in the sauing knowledge of Christ Iesus 6. That both by the hower of death and by the comming of Christ to Iudgment this Kingdome in me all and Godes chosen may be accomplished Euch. What doe you here praie against Phil. I praie against all thinges that doe or may hinder this kingdome as want of gouernors bloudy Lawes tolleration of Idolatrie idle and euil Ministers false and erronious doctrine infidelitie impenitencie all raigning sinnes both in me and others and lastly against all wicked both men and angels or whatsoeuer may hinder the kingdome of Christ Euch. What doe you giue thanks for Phil. I giue thankes for all Godly gouernours good Lawes painefull preachers sound doctrine and that measure of grace which is bestowed on me many others that God suffereth not Satan to take away gouernement to enact euil lawes to set vp euil ministers but that both I and others liuing in the Church may yéeld obedience to Christs scepter and doe grow vp in the graces of Gods spirit Euch. Thy wil be done in earth as it is in heauen Which is the third petition Phil. Thy wil be done in earth as it is in heauen Euch. Why doeth this follow Thy kingdom come Phil. To teach me first to trie my selfe secoÌ„dly to iudge of others whether as yet we be in the state of grace or not for as many as truly be in Gods kingdoÌ„e caÌ„not but immediatly do gods wil for obedience to gods wil is an effectual signe that the kingdoÌ„ of God is in vs. a 1. Ioh. 3.3 Euch. But what if you sée that men â—o not Gods wil may you say that such are not in the state of grace Phil. That such persoÌ„s as yet are not in the state of grace I may say for as fire is known by heat the sun by light a trée by fruite so is faith knowen by workes Shew me thy faith by thy works saith S. Iames Yet must I leaue such to God and pray for their conuersion in their due time Euch. What must you iudge of an hypocrite who seemeth to do Gods will b 1. Chro. 28.11 Phil. I must iuge of such a one that he is in the state of grace till such time as he manifest his hypocrisie for that sin being inward except it be by special reuelation is onely knowen to God I must iudge of each trée by the fruits c math 7.20 Euch. What doe you here meane by Gods will Ph. b Deut. 29.29 Gods will is either secret or reueled his secret wil is known only to himself as who are elect who reprobates when the day of iudgement shal be his reueled wil is set down in the booke of god c The same verse in such works as dayly god doth discouer to man Euch. What is it to doe Gods
Christ Iesus the foode of the soule Phil. Indeede many auncient Fathers and some of our English Protestant writers haue so vnderstood this petition and I am bound to pray that God will euer giue me this Bread Ioh 6. But I am taught that this Bread is not meant here Euch. By what reasons are you taught the contrary Phil. 1. Because I pray for such things in the second petition going before 2. Because temporall things beeing to be praied for they can haue no fitter place to bee desired then in this 3. Seeing this prayer is a rule of all our prayers wee must in some one petition craue things temporall of God 4. Many auncient and the most new writers thinke so Euch. What then do you meane by Bread Phil. I meane properly that kinde of sustenance which we cal Bakers bread but figuratiuely all things which are or may be for the good of my bodie and this naturall life as strength by nourishment health by phisick warmth by apparell sufficiency by labour and the blessing of God in the vse of all these such like Euch. Why doe you aske all these thinges vnder the name of bread Phil. First because bread is absolutely necessary for mans life 2. To teach vs frugality in vsing Gods creatures 3. To make vs content with whatsoeuer God sendeth 4. To make vs thankefull if GOD giue more then bread Euch. Why do you pray that GOD would giue bread Phil. To teach mee that all riches whether of inheritance or by gift paines trades office seruice wit mariage or any other meanes are the gift of GOD who onely giueth man power to gette riches Deutronomie 8.18 Euch. What vse make you of this that riches are Gods gift Phil. These vses I ought to make 1. To acknowledge that all that I haue cometh from God and not by my selfe or any other a pro. 10.27 2. That I must not bee proud of them because I haue receiued them b Rom. 11.20 3. To admire Gods fauour who hath made me rich and others poore c 1. Chro. 29.16 4. To vse them to the glory of God the good both of my selfe and others d Tim. 6.17 5. If I want such thinges to aske them of God e Geni 29.20 6. To teach mee to gett my substance with a good conscience that so I may sée they come from God f 1. Sam. 12 6. 7. That I despise not my poore bretheren who haue not such a larges of Gods blessings as my selfe g pro. 17.5 8. To be coÌ„tent if god make me poore h Iob. 1.21 Euch. But what néede haue rich men so make this prayer It séemeth this is the poore mans pater-noster Phil. You told mée that there is a twofold title to riches Iure fori Iure poli the one ciuill in the Courts of men the other religious in the high Court of God Nowe rich men may haue a ciuill title without praieing but they must pray for a religious right to riches and this is onely as they are the sonnes of God Without this title before God they are vsurpers cannot say that their riches are their owne Euch. Why then good rich men néed not to pray thus for they haue a religious title to riches Phil. It is true indéede yet because it is one thinge to haue riches and another thinge to haue a blessing vppon riches they must pray that as God hath giuen vnto them riches so those riches may in vse bee blessed both to themselues and also to theirs Euch. What then doe you pray for in this word Giue Phi. 1. I pray that God would giue me a ciuil title to riches 2. That hée would giue me a religious title 3. That he would giue me leaue to vse them 4. That hee would giue me mine comfort by them Euch. Why doe you saie Giue vs not Giue me Phil. To teach me 1. To pray especially for the prosperity of the godly a Psal 122.6 2. To wish aswel to others as my self b 1. Ioh. 4.21 3. To pitie the poore estate of my bretheren c Luk. 10.33 4. Not to repine at the estate of my betters d math 20.11 5. Not to contemne such as are in pouertte e Pro. 17.5 Euch. But what if God giue you not riches what remedies were prescribed you against the desire of them Phil. 1. That God euen in famine doth quicken and reuiue them which feare him Psal 33.18 2. Godlinesse is great gaine if the minde of man bée therewith contented 1. Tim. 6.6 3. Wee doe looke for eternall life therfore wée should not care too much for this life 4. We are seruants in our Fathers house therefore he wil bestowe vpon vs things conuenient 5. Many are set aloft and afterward haue the greater downefall 6. Adam not contented with his owne estate brought himselfe his posteritie to destruction 7. Wee brought nothing into this world and it is certaine we shal carrie nothing out Euch. What doe you meane by This day This day Phil. By this daie I meane the present moment of time in the which I doe liue and wherein especially I stand in néede of things for this life Euch. Why do you not pray that God would giue you bread for a wéeke or a moneth or a yeare but for a day Phil. 1. Because each day we néede both bread it selfe and with it the blessing of God vpon bread a Deu. 8.3 2. To teach mee to be content with my present estate and not to care too much for the time to come b Math. 6.32 3. That each day I may sée Gods singular prouidence Euch. Because you praie onely for bread to daie tell me Is it not lawfull to pray to be rich Phil. It is very inconuenient if not vtterly vnlawfull to pray to bee rich as you taught me in your Sermon vppon this petition Euch. By what reasons was this â—oint proued Phil. 1. Because riches are snares to â—ntrappe men a 1. Tim. 6.9 2. Such a praier argueth discontentednesse b psal 4 11-12 3. Couetousnesse is a most greuious sinne c He. 13.5 4. Iacob and Agur in the booke of the prouerbes praied onely for foode and raiment c pro. 31.7 d 1. Tim. 6.10 5. In praying to bee rich it séemeth wee are not content to depend vppon God 6. It is a signe of excéeding pride that by riches we would be aboue our brethren Euch. What then must you doe in this case Phil. I must pray neither for riches nor pouertie but goe on in my calling with faithfull diligence and wayting for a blessing from the Lord be thanckfull for whatsoeuer he shall send Euch. But because you must praie for this daies bread may you not lay vp for the time to come Phil. Yes I may 1. Ioseph did for seauen yeares to come The apostles did when they heard of a famine by Agabus the
pray for 2. To be perswaded that we shall receiue it Math. 9.11 though infidelitie be mixed with our faith 3. Not to vse this word Amen so vnaduisedly as we doe but to knowe what it is to which we say Amen least by ignorance we seale a cursse to our selues and others Many of the like sort are in Daniel and the Gospels as Golgotha 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eli Eli Lamma sabach thani c. 4. That Latin Gréeke and Hebrew wordes may be vsed when they growe so common that other people of a nation doe vnderstand them for here is the Hebrew worde Amen vsed in Gréeke Latin and English Euch. What now haue you to say of all that hath béene taught you Phil. No more but this that I and many others are bounden excéedinglie to Almightie God that we liue in such a Kingdome where our children are so taught in the trade of their waies that when they are olde they may followe it And thou O Lord to whom Kingdome power and glory belongeth kéepe the Scepter of thy Gospel long amongst vs that the children to be borne may feare thy name Amen A short prayer vpon the Lords prayer O Our Father high in creation swéete in loue rich in mercy Which art in heauen the glasse of eternitie the crowne of incunditie the treasure of falicitie Halowed be thy name that if may be Honye to the mouth Musique to the eare a fire in the heart Thy kingdome come pleasant without mixture safe without annoyance sure without losse Thy will be done that we may flye that thou hatest loue that thou louest and by thée doe that thou commandest In earth as it is in heauen willingly readily faithfullie Giue vs this day our dayly bread necessarie for this life not superfluous for our delightes nor wanting to our necessities And forgiue vs our debts against thée our neighbour and our selfe As wee forgiue our debters who haue wronged vs in our body goods name And lead vs not into temptation of the world flesh diuell But deliuer vs from euill past present to come spirituall corporall eternall And this we aske because thine is the Kingdome for thou rulest al Power for thou canst doe all and glory for thou giuest all nowe whilst wee liue and for euer whilst we shall liue Amen neyther doubt we but that we shall certainly obtaine these things because thou art louing as our father and powerfull in heauen Thou saist Amen by commanding art Amen by performing we say Amen by beléeuing and hoping say but the word and we shall be cured Dauid tentatur tentatus orat orans Liberatur liberatus gratias agit August Dauid is tempted being tempted he prayeth praying is deliuered and being deliuered he giueth thankes This is the summe both of Dauids Psalmes and the Lords prayer Math. 26.41 Watch and pray that you fall not into temptation Errata pag. 60. lin 14. and line 20. for beates reade leaues pag. 76. lin 9. that Dauid read euen Dauid lin 14. our God read God once line 18. reape reade heape A Christian Directed AT LONDON Printed for William Cotton 1606. A Christian directed Question I Sée that you remember much concerning Christs prayer what must you obserue in your Christian practise An. As I am bounden to pray continually so am I bounden to watch cōtinually that neither by Sathans subtilitie or the worlds vanitie or mine owne securitie I be not surprised Quest Why ought you thus to watch An. 1. Because I walke in the presence of God 2. Because I walke amongst manie occasions of sinne 3. Because of my selfe I am shiftles to auoid them 4. Because I can go about no good thing but either Sathan or my lasts wil be readie to molest me 5. Because manie excellent men haue fallen verie greiuousely for want of watchfulnes 6. If I can thus watch without ceasing I shall gette in each action the peace of a good conscience which is the greatest iewell in the world 7. I shal be readie for anie temptation especially for death and the day of iudgement 8. I shall be sure to doe no such thing whereof I can not giue an accoumpt to God 9. I shall stoppe the mouthes of mine aduersaries when they call in question my righteous dealing 10. I shall cause my religion to bee well spoken of whylst others obserue my Godly conuersation Quest What must you doe that you may thus watch An. 1. I must euer walke in faith and to each part of Gods seruice it is my duty to bring it with me 2. I must haue Gods warrant with mee without which faith is no faith 3. I must sée what calling I haue to each thing without which a good thing may be sin 4. I must looke to my thoughts my words mine actions my gesture myne apparell my diet my recreations my gettings my spendings and howe I may kéepe holie the Sabbath day Quest What rules haue you learned for your thoughts Ans 1. That I be careful to kéepe a more narow watch ouer my thoughts words and déedes then heretofore I haue done to doe them more waryly for Gods glorie mine owne comfort and my bretherens benefit 1. Cor. 6.20 1. Pet. 1.15 Prouerb 4.13 2. That I cleanse my heart from the very first motions of all sinnefull thoughts as of Lust Anger Pride Couetousnesse Malice Stubournenesse euill Suspition as knowing that the least sinne deserueth death and doth depriue mée of parte of my comfort in my saluation Ephe. 4.23.31 Math. 15.18.19 Col. 3.2.8 3. That all my lawfull affections be moderate and without excesse and greater alwaies vpon heauenly then earthly things Col. 3.1.2 Phil. 3.20 4. That I fulfill not my minde in all things for then I shall often sinne let mee consider therefore whether that be lawfull I desire and for the glory of God Rom. 14.23 5. That I bestowe no more care and thought on the world then I néeds must for the moderate maintayning of my selfe those that belong to mée left my thoughts be distracted too much frō heauenly thinges 1. Tim. 6.8.9 Gen. 24.63 6. That I suffer not my minde to be occupied with vnprofitable curious and vaine meditations for which I cannot giue a sufficient reason to God and man if I were asked Pro. 6.14 Zach. 8.17 7. That I thinke better of my brethren then of my selfe and the more I excell in any thing bée the more humble before God and man Rom. 12.16 Phil. 2.3 8. That I take some time euery day to meditate vpon and to mourne for the miseries and iniquities of the age wherein I liue and pray to God for remedie Psal 69.9 10. Ezech. 9 4. 9. That I thinke often of the vanity of my life vpon my departure hence dayly looking for my Sauiour in the Cloudes and wishing rather a good life then a long Psalme 90.9.10.15 10. That I carefully meditate and remember euery good thinge I heare or learne that I may readily practise it when time occasion
vnder the burden of them make vs good god displeased with our selues because by sin wee haue dishonored thy maiesty Stir vp our dead dul harts that we may hunger after Christ his righteousnesse and after euery drop of his precious bloud In that son of thine looke on vs thy seruants and for his merits righteousnes vouchsafe good God mercifullie and freelie to doe awaye all our offenses Wash them away in his bloud and by the puritie of his spirite clense our hearts from the pollution and impuritie of them all say vnto our soules thou art our saluation let thy spirite in our hearts crie Abba Father Teach vs O Lord thy way and we shall walk in thy trueth O knit our hearts vnto thee that we may feare thy name And because through corruption in our harts and sin in our liues our faith is feeble and our confidence small we do humbly beseech thee to strengthen our faith by the daily meditation and particular application of thy mercifull promises made vnto vs in thy son Christ that neither in the dangers of this world nor the trobles of conscience nor in the hour of death wee may fall from thee Gratious father expell out of our hearts all carnall confidence the vnderminer of our faith teach vs in the spirit of tru humility to deny our selues to rely only vpon thee the merit of christ in the mater of our saluation And because it is not enough to com vnto thee by praier to sue vnto thee for pardon but al that ar in christ must be new creatures therfore we cal vpon thee for the spirit of regeneration mortify therby the corruptions of our flesh quicken vs thereby in the inner mā By the powr of Christs deth let vs dy vnto sin by the power of his resurrectiō let vs rise to righteousnes newnes of life let the one as a corrosiue eat vp the dead flesh of vngodlines the other as a spur stir vs vp to holines Illuminatour minds that we may know thy will giue vs spiritual vnderstāding to discern good euil Sanctify our memories to tresure vp good things purify our consciences to haue peace in thee reform our wils to doe thy wil let al our affections be ordered aright Teach vs to fear thee continually whersoeuer we ar to neglect al things in regard of christ to loue thee our brethren for thy sake to be zealus of thy glory to be greeued at our other sins ioyful when we cāpleas thee Let our bodies the instruments of sin be euer heerafter clensed by thy spirit that they may bee temples for that spirit to dwel in keepe our eies from beholding vanitie our eares from harkning to variety our mouths frō speking blasphemy our hands frō committing of iniquity our bodies from the action of adultery Let our light so shine before mē that they seeing our good works may glorify thee our heauenly father Make vs to remember that as we are sons wee must depend vpon thee as we ar seruants wee must obey thee and as we are christians we ought to walk worthy of our vocatiō and calling And because we haue al som particular calling either of rule or seruice or trust or fauor make vs from the highest to the lowest Faithful in our callings to remēber that a day wil come in which we must giue an accompte vnto thee of all our actions doon in this flesh whether they be good or euill Take away from vs all oportunity of sinning make vs euer thankful that we liue so as wee want allurementes to many sinnes Cause vs to see how deformed sin is in it selfe to what confusiō it is like to bring vs Lord make vs to fly the very occasiōs of sin to resist the beginnings of al tēptation let not a night pas ouer our heads in which we examin not howe wee haue spent the day neuer let vs come into any company wherin we may not not doe or receiue som good Keep vs that we fashiō not ourselues to this world but rather imitate the fashion of the moste godly in our callings Let vs neuer count any sin to be a little one because that our sauior died for the least And because we liue in dangerous times wherin many ar withdrawne from the profession of thy trueth Lord giue vs harts neuer to entertain any such doctrine which cannot be warranted out of thy word nor to admit of any such teachers as goe about to withdraw vs frō obedience to our gouernors if any one fal into any sin let vs restore such an one with the spirit of meeknes cōsidering our selues that we also may be tempted We further acknowledge most gracious God that our life is a war-fare vpon earth our enemies are sinn Satan the flesh Lord helpe vs in this spitituall combat are we weak be thou strong ar we tempted with the tēptation giue an issue may we be ouercom tech vs to watch ouer our own harts waies is there any one ◅une which we are weak to resist in the act of temptation giue vs power to resist it that by this means we may haue as iust cause to praise thee in our cōquests as we haue many reasons to hūble our selues in our foyles We see also most all seeing God that none cā liue godly in this world but they must suffer persecutions either Ismaell wil reuile them with a reproachful tongue or Esau wil pursue them with a blody sword what now must we do in these days of trial whether shal we come for helpe but to thee To thee therfore must wee come O Lord our god crauing wisdom to forsee prouidence to preuent patience to beare harts to be prepared for this fierytrial that by the denial of our selues distasting the worlde liking of heauen and heauenly things wee may make a good vse euen of the least affliction Confound in euery on of vs the cursed workes of the diuel Increase in vs dayly the giftes of thy spirit Fit vs for such calings in which thou hast or wilt place vs make vs to referre the strength of our bodies the giftes of our minde our credit in this world what so euer grace thou hast alredy or wilt hereafter bestow vpon vs to the glorye of thy name the good of thy church the eternal saluacion of our own souls And howe soeuer we liue heer in this Babilon of the world lord let our conuersation be euer in heauē that whether we eat or drink or what soeuer we do else wee may heare alwayes this voice soūding in our eares arise you dead come vnto iudgment Many other things haue we to beg for our selus that our ignorāce knoweth not to aske or forgetfulnes remēbers not to ask hear vs for thē in thy beloued son And giue vs leaue now good god to pray to thee for others Ther ar no christiā peple at
any time asseÌ„bled but they are redy to praye for vs therfor it is our duty to pray for theÌ„ We therfore coÌ„mend to thee thy whole church each meÌ„ber of the same be good gracius to these churches of EnglaÌ„d Scotland FraÌ„ce IrelaÌ„d giue the Gospel a free passage euery whâ—… put on the meanes by which it may be publisht wher it is nâ—t or maintained wher it is Deuid not O thou indiuisible goâ—… deuid not Ephraim against Manasses nor Manasses against Ephraim nor both of them against Iudah The coat of thy son was wtout seam let the church of thy son be without seame Our aduersaries get ground and work vpon our diuision knit vs so together that there worke may be as the coÌ„fusion of Babel Ar there any means to hinder the curraÌ„t of thy gospell stop them in the head poyson them in the stream stay theÌ„ in the time let their labor he like his that wold repair Iericho To this end bee good to the light of our eies the breathe of our nostrils the procurer of our happines thy Salomon our King preserue his bodie in health his soule in soundnes his hart in thy trueth his life in honor his honor from vnder miners his ears from flatterers the haue of each kingdome Keep him that he may euer maintain thy truth Defend him against the insinuation of practising papists who will neuer wish wel vnto him vnlesse they see we do wish wel vnto thee Let thy good spirite hee with Ioâ—… doâ—… prince season his young yeares with the knowledge of thy will that as hee groweth in yeares so he may grow in staâ—… fauor both with god and men Be good vnto them that haue the â—…ition of him make them instruments of much good that may be done by him Preserue with these our gratious Queene let vs see her as a fruitfull vine about the Kings house and her children like to oliue plantes round about his table And because wher many counsellors are there is peace O Lorde blesse his honorable counsail in al things let them take counsail at thy word and in euerie consultation aime at thy glorie The peeres of our land the pillars of our kingdome wee commend vnto thee make them contented with their present honors and to continue loyall to their vndoubted soueraigne And because the preachers of thy worde are the pillars of thy church blesse them all from the highest to the lowest that both by life and doctrine they may set out thy most holie word Take from the great the spirit of ambition and from the meane the spirit of contention that both may labor as much as they may to oppose themselues against the common aduersarie and not to aduantage him by intestine diuision Blesse the people of this laÌ„d such as are called confirme them such as are not conuert them to that purpose send faithfull pastor into each congregation who may speake a word in due season vnto theÌ„ Couch all our hearts from the highest to the lowest with true repentance that thy iudgementes present imminent may be preuented remoued thy mercies stil continued to vs our posterity after vs especially in the true ministery of the word and sacraments that such as suruiue vs may praise thy name Bee mercifull to all thine afflicted ones be they sick in bed distressed in conscience pinched with pouerty disgraced for thy truth or kepte in prison and deliuered to death releeue them in theyr necessity strengthen them in their weaknes comforte them in ther distresse mitigate their sorrows turne al their troubles to thy glory and theire good To this end giue thy seruaÌ„ts coÌ„fort by thy word sufficiency of things needful for them bles the fruits of the earth disappoint both Turk Pope from incroching vpon thine inheritance let all such prosper as sight thy battails and let thy gospel be preached from the one end of the worlde vnto the other In thy good time let the sun of thy gospel shine vpon Iews Turks Infidels Atheists and papists belonging to thee Be good to our kinsfolkes in the flesh our friendes in the spirite and them to whome wee are any wise bounden or desire to bee commended to thee in these our praiers and supplications Haue mercy vpon vs nowe calling vpon thy name forgiue our sins and manifolde deffects in this holye duty accepting at our handes this our obedience in Christ And because thou hast bin good vnto vs many wayes make vs thankfull vnto thee for all thy mercies as our election in thy loue our redemption in thy sonne our sanctification by thy spirit our preseruation by thy prouidence our health in body peace of conscience our life in thy church our gratious Gouernours our painfull Preachers our christian friends our desire to please thee and that wee haue the ministration of thy word and sacraments and can shew loue euen to our enimies We thanke thee O Lord for all graces of thy spirit as faith in thy promises hope of eternall life feare of thy name loue to thy maiesty zeale to thy glory affection to our bretheren patience vnder the crosse strength against our seuerall temptations humility gentlenesse méekenes forbearing with many other giftes and graces of thy spirit all which wee acknowledge haue procéeded from thy méere mercie O let vs not hee negligent in the vse of all good meanes by which thy grace may dayly growe vp in vs. We do also with all thankfulnesse remember all the blessings of this life our deliuerance from our enimies in 88. our preseruation from the pestilence in 93. our protection from Gunpowder in 95. as all other fauors which we do enioye vnder the blessed gouernment of our gratious Prince and for all thy goodnes vnder our lase noble Queene We thanke thee that thou hast sustained vs in great weaknes releiued vs in much necessity coÌ„forted vs in much distresse resolued vs in many doubts deliuered vs from many dangers preserued vs from many sinnes made vs willing to desire to do thy will and bestowed vpon vs such a larges of thy good creatures that we are more fit to giue then receiue Blesse vs nowe and euer hereafter keepe vs and all ours and all that are nere about vs from all dangers whatsoeuer and grant vs all such a portion of thy grace that whether we stay at home or goe abroad watch or sléepe rate or drinke buy or sell bee in labour or recreation we may euer labour to glorifie thy high and great name in the workes of such callings as thou shalt cal vs vnto and fit vs for through Iesus Christ our Lord and Sauiour in whose name and in whose wordes wee further call vpon thée saying Our Father which art c. O LOrd blesse vs and kéepe vs O Lord make thy face shine vpon vs O Lord graunt vnto vs thy sweete and euerlasting peace especially that peace of conscience which the world cannot giue with the
many oportunities to meete together we beseech thee to blesse vs and our méeting at this time and all thy good creatures prouided for vs and graunt that we may vse them soberlie as in thy presence and receiue them thankfully as from thine hand to the glory of thy name the good of our bodies and the future saluation of our soules through Christ our Lord and alone blessed Sauiour Amen Grace before meate ALmighty Lord God and our mercifull Father we beséech thy Maiesty to bée good vnto vs in the pardon and forgiuenesse of our sinne past by the assistance of thy good and holy Spirit to preuent all them that are to come to watch ouer vs as thou hast done by thy special prouidence to direct vs continually by thy holy word to blesse vs in the vse of all thy good creatures that nowe we shall receiue from thy bountifull hand giuing strength to them to nourish vs and giuing hearts vnto vs to bée thankefull vnto thée for the same And graunt that whether wée eate or drinke or whatsoeuer wée doe else wée may doe all to the glory of thy most holy name through Christ thy Sonne and our onely Sauiour Amen Grace after meate VVE beséech thy Maiestie eternall God and gracious Father to make vs truly and vnfainedly thankful vnto thée for all those mercies that we haue receiued and for all those iudgements that we haue escaped both temporall concerning this life and eternall concerning that life to come for thy gracious prouidence this day past for our comfortable peaceable chearfull méeting together in thy feare at this time and for all thy good creatures bestowed vpon vs for the comforting refreshing of these féeble and weake bodies of ours Now we humbly intreate thée that as thou hast fed them with that food which is conuenient necessary for the same so it would please thée to féed our soules with that food which perisheth not but endureth to eternall euerlasting saluation so as we may séeke so to passe through these thinges temporall that finally wee loose not things eternall Blesse with vs thine vniuersall Church our Kings and Quéenes Maiesty the Prince their Realmes O Lord continue thy truth peace among vs with the pardon and forgiuenesse of all our sins this day at this time and heretofore committed against thée through Christ our Lord and blessed Sauiour Amen Another after meat O Lord of eternall glory who half elected vs in the loue of a Father redeemed vs by the obedience of thy Sonne sanctified vs by the operation of thy spirit preserued vs hitherto by thy gratious prouidence instructed vs many times by thy good holy word and now at this present and often heretofore most graciously and bountifully refreshed comforted vs with thy good creatures with the mutuall societie comfort one of another hast bestowed many other good blessings and benefits vpon vs as health of body peace of conscience and abundance of thy good creatures which thou hast denied to many of thy seruants deare children which deserue the same as well as our selues thy maiesties name bee blessed and praised of vs and thy whole church both now and for euermore Amen Serenissimo Regi Iacobo Franciscj Bertj Carmen gratulatorium PApa quid effrendis quid frendis Roma superbaÌ„ Quod nunc te faciat dic mihi nunc quid habes Bella quid Arma Minae quid Bellarmine tonasti Quid nostros sic tu mordicus ore premis Quid parsone canis tu personale Britanne Siccine relligio fulta cruore tua Sanguine placari diuos animisque litandum Anglorum stulti creditis vnde fides Vana fides falsa fides hac luditur arte Nescia plebs vera religione fâ—ui Sperastis sine spe sed spem deusipse fefellit Etquam sperastis non fuit atra dies Non fuit atra dies quam fex haec vestra papalis Stuxerat in vestrum concidit illa caput Nil ficti factique dei nil lignea virgo Et nil sanctorum saxea turba valet Non ea nostra voco vis haec Romana valete Nil mihi vobiscum ludite vos alios Ludite vos alios non hijs deludimur Angli Relligio vestra est san guinolenta nimis Aspicite ô ciues et vos generosa propago Dicite non veros credilis esse lupos Credimus et mentes si non dementia fallat Hic iterum talis non metuenda dies Sume animum gladiumque tibi viresque Iacobe Pugnabit pro te qui titus ipse deus Sume animos gladios nostras accipe vires Quod magis est nostram sume Iacobe fidem Same animos animasque simul tesospite nostrum Quicquid erit nostrum non erit omne tuum Omne tuum pia vota preces adiungimus istis Qua possis multo fortior esse fidem His fortis satis esse potes his vtere pennis Ne te decipiat Roma cruenta caue FINIS