Syracusians 28 f 29 g 30 A  31 b  August hath xxxj dayes 1 c Aaron died in the mountaine of Hor being a 123. yeares old 40. yeares after the comming out of Egypt Num. 20. 33.38.39 2 d 3 e 4 f 5 g  6 A  7 b  8 c  9 d  10 e The 10. the Temple of Ierusalem was set on fire by the souldiers of Titus and hath not since bene builded againe Iosephus lib. 6. cap. 26. 11 f 12 g 13 A 14 b  15 c  16 d  17 e  18 f  19 g Dogge dayes end 20 A  21 b  22 c  23 d  24 e Bartholomevv Apostle 25 f  26 g  27 A Religion as on this day was refourmed according to Gods expresse trueth in the most renoumed citie of Geneua Anno. 1535. 28 b 29 c 30 d 31 e  September hath xxx dayes 1 f  2 g  3 A  4 b  5 c  6 d  7 e Our Soueraigne Ladie QVEENE ELIZABETH was borne as vpon this day at Greenewich Anno 1532. 8 f 9 g 10 A The 9. of this moneth Ierusalem was put to fire and sword and wholy ouerthrowne as Christ foretold them Iosephus lib. 7. cap. 26. 11 b 12 c 13 d 14 e Chrysostome being chased out of his Church of Constantinople as vpon this day dyed 15 f 16 g 17 A  18 b  19 c  20 d  21 e S. Matthevve Apostle 22 f  23 g  24 A  25 b The 25. Nehemias did finish the repayring of the walles of Ierusalem Anno 1444. before christ Nehe. 6.15 26 c 27 d 28 e  29 f S. Michael 30 g  October hath xxxj dayes 1 A  2 b The Iewes fasted and wept for Godolias Iere. 41. 42. 3 c 4 d  5 e  6 f  7 g  8 A  9 b  10 c The 10. day was the feast of reconciliation which was the onely day that God ordained to fast 11 d 12 e 13 f  14 g  15 A  16 b  17 c  18 d Luke Euangelist 19 e The 17. day which was the 150. after the beginning of the floud the Arke rested vpon the mountaine Ararat in Armenia Gen. 8. 20 f 21 g 22 A 23 b  24 c The 24. Titus gaue foorth 3000. Iewes to the wilde beastes Anno. 73. 25 d 26 e  27 f  28 g Simon and Iude. 29 A  30 b  31 c  Nouember hath xxx dayes 1 d All Saintes 2 e  3 f  4 g  5 A The 10. This day happened the woeful slaughter of Varna where Ladislaus king of Hungarie was slaine by the Turke Anno. 1444. Also as vpon this day Martin Luther was borne Anno 1483. 6 b 7 c 8 d 9 e 10 f 11 g  12 A  13 b  14 c  15 d The 15. day was the counterfet feast by Ieroboam after he had withdrawne the tenne tribes of Israel from the obedience of Roboham their lawfull king the which he ordained in Dan and Bethel after he had set vp the golden calues to the intent the people should goe no more to worshippe in Ierusalem 1. Kings 12. 16 e 17 f 18 g 19 A 20 b 21 c 22 d 23 e 24 f  25 g The 17. day of this month QVEENE ELIZABETH beganâ—e her reigne 26 A 27 b  28 c  29 d  30 e Andrevve Apostle December hath xxxj dayes 1 f  2 g  3 A  4 b  5 c The shortest day 6 d  7 e  8 f  9 g  10 A  11 b  12 c The 15. day the yeare before the Natiuitie of Christ 165. Antiochus the greate set vp an Idol vpon the altar of the Lord in Ierusalem 1. Macha 1. 13 d 14 e 15 f 16 g The 20. day Esdras gaue foorth proclamation to the Israelites to forsake their strange wiues that they had married and to send them away 1. Esdr. 9. 17 A 18 b 19 c 20 d  21 e Thomas Apostle 22 f  23 g S. Iohn Euangelist died in Ephesus being of the age of 89. yeres vnder Traiâ—n 24 A 25 b The Natiuitie of Christ. 26 c S. Stephen 27 d S. Iohn Euangelist 28 e Innocentes 29 f the Emperour about 30. yeres after the destruction of Ierusalem 30 g  A  A rule to knowe when the Terme beginneth and endeth HIlarie Terme beginneth the three and twentie of Ianuarie if it be not Sunday if it be then the next day after and endeth the twelfth of Februarie Easter Terme beginneth seuenteene dayes after Easter and endeth foure dayes after the Ascension Trinitie Terme beginneth the next day after Corpus Christi day endeth the wednesday fortnight after Michaelmas Terme beginneth the ninth of October if it be not Sunday endeth the seuen and twentie of Nouember Eight dayes before any Terme begin the Exchequer openeth except Trinitie Terme which openeth but 4. days before An Almanacke for 21. yeares The yeares of our Lorde Dominical let Easter day VVhit sunday Aduent Sunday 1578 E 30. Mar. 18. May. 30. Nouem 1579 D 19. April 7. Iune 29. 1580 CB 3. 22. 27. 1581 A 26. Mar. 14. 3. Decemb. 1582 G 15. April 3. Iune 2. 1583 F 31. Mar. 19. May. 1. 1584 ED 19. April 7. Iune 29. Nouem 1585 C 11. 30. May 28. 1586 B 3. 22. 27. 1587 A 16. 4. Iune 3. Decemb. 1588 GF 7. 26. May. 1. 1589 E 30. Mar. 18. 30. Nouem 1590 D 19. April 7. Iune 29. 1591 C 4. 23. May. 28. 1592 BA 26. Mar. 14. 3. Decemb. 1593 G 15. April 3. Iune 2. 1594 F 31. Mar. 19. May. 1. 1595 E 20. April 8. Iune 30. Nouem 1596 DC 11. 30. May. 28. 1597 B 27. Mar. 15. 27. 1598 A 16. April 4. Iune 3. Decemb. AN INTRODVCTION TO PRAYER FOR AS MVCH AS OF our selues we are destitute of all good thinges and vtterly voyde of all necessarie helpes to saluation the Lorde our GOD of his owne free mercy and goodnes offereth himselfe to vs in Christ and in him he giueth vnto vs in the steede of our miserie all felicitie in the steede of our pouertie the vnspeakeable riches of his grace he openeth vnto vs in him the treasures of heauen that our Faith might wholy beholde him and our Hope be fully fixed vppon him In whome it hath pleased him that the fâ—lnesse of his grace shoulde dwell that from thence we might all drawe as out of a most plentifull founteine the waters of eternall life This secrete and great miserie is reueiled to such onely whose eyes the Lorde hath opened to see light in his light Therefore since we are taught by Faith that whatsoeuer wee haue neede of and is wanting in vs the same is laid vp with God for vs in Christ it remaineth that we seeke it in him and with Prayer craue it of him The Apostle therefore to shewe that true faith cannot be separate from the inuocation of Gods holy name hath set
William Laud Arch-B of Canterbury Prymat of England W.M. sâ—ulps CHRISTIAN Praiers and holie Meditations as wel for Priuate as Publique exercise Gathered out of the most godly learned in our time by Henrie Bull. Wherevnto are added the praiers commonly called Lidleys praiers PSAL. 55. In the Euening and Morning and at Noone vvill I pray vnto the Lorde and he vvill heare my praier ¶ AT LONDON Printed by Henrie Middleton dwelling in Fleetestreate at the signe of the Falcon. Ianuarie hath xxxj dayes 1 A The Circumcision of Christ. 2 b On which day Noe being in the Arke vpon the waters began to see the tops of the high mountaines Gene. 8.13 3 c 4 d 5 e  6 f The Epiphanie Or apparition of our Lord Iesus 7 g 8 A  9 b  10 c The 10. Nabuchodonosor besieged once againe Ierusalem 2. Reg. 15. 11 d 12 e  13 f  14 g  15 A The midde Winter after Ptolomaeus 16 b  17 c The 17. the good Prince Scanderbeg king of Epirus a scourge to the Turke as vpon this day died 1466. 18 d 19 e 20 f  21 â— Â 22 A The 22. the Duke of Somerset as vpon this day was beheaded 1552. 2â— b 24 c  25 d  26 e  27 f The 27. Saint Paul as vpon this day of a persecuter was conuerted as he ioinneyed vnto Damascus Actes 9.3 28 â— 29 A 30 b  31 c  Februarie hath xxviii dayes 1 d  2 e The Purification of Marie 3 f As vpon this day Christe our Sauiour was offered vnto the Lord in the Temple at Ierusalem and his mother the Virgine Marie was purified according to the Lawe Luk. 2.22 4 g 5 A 6 b 7 c 8 d  9 e  10 f  11 g The 11. Noe fourtie daies after he had seene the toppes of the mountains sent out the Rauen and after that the Doue which returned Gen. 8. 12 A 13 b 14 c 15 d  16 e  17 f  18 g The eighteene day Noe put out once againe the Doue which brought an Oliue braunche 19 A 20 b 21 c  22 d  23 e  24 f Matthie Apostle 25 g The Doue was sent the third time returned no more to Noe. 26 A 27 b  28 c  March hath xxxâ— dayes 1 d  2 e  3 f The thirde the Temple of Ierusalem was wholie finished and consecrated 1. Esdras 6. 4 g 5 A 6 b  7 c  8 d  9 e  10 f The 10. as vpon this day Christ being on the other side of IordeÌ„ was aduertised of the sicknesse of Lazarus Ioh. 11.3 11 g 12 A 13 b The 13. the feast of Hester was celebrated bicause that day was appointed to put the Iewes to death 14 c 15 d 16 e The 16. Lazarus was raised vp againe Iohn 11. 17 f 18 g  19 A  20 b The 20. Christ made his entrance into Ierusalem 21 c 22 d  23 e  24 f The 24. he made his Supper 25 g Annuntiation of Marie 26 A The 25. was taken 27 b The 26. was crucified 28 c The 27. he rested in the Sepulchre 26 d The 28. he rose againe from death 30 e  31 f  Aprill hath xxx dayes 1 g Noe vncouered the Arke Gene. 8. 2 A The tabernacle was prepared by Moses Exod. 40. 3 b 4 c  5 d Iesus Christ the eight day after his resurrection appeared againe to the Apostles which were assembled where S. Thomas was present 6 e 7 f 8 g 9 A  10 b The 10. the people of Israel went ouer Iorden drie footed Iosua 3.4 11 c 12 d The 13. Assuerus gaue out proclamation to put all the Jewes within his kingdome to death Hester 3. 13 e 14 f 15 g The 14. was the celebration of the Passeouer 16 A 17 b The 15. the people came out of Egypt Exod. 22. 18 c 19 d The 18. the people went ouer the red sea drie footed Pharao was drowned with all his hoast 20 e 21 f 22 g The 22. the people came to Mara the waters whereof they could not drinke Exod. 5. 23 A 24 b 25 c Marke Euangelist 26 d The 24. the reuelation was made to Daniel of that which should come to passe from the time of the Kinges of Persia vnto Christ and from thence vntil the ende of the world Dan. 10.11.12 27 e 28 f 29 g 30 A May hath xxxj dayes 1 b Philip and Iacob 2 c  3 d The ascension of Christ into heauen fourtie dayes after his resurrection Mark. 6. 4 e 5 f 6 g God commaunded Noe to carrie victuals into the Arke Gen. 6. 7 A 8 b  9 c  10 d  11 e  12 f  13 g  14 A The 14. Ezekias did first celebrate the Passeouer Para. 30. 15 b 16 c The 15. the children of Israel murmured after flesh and God sent them plentie of Quailes 17 d 18 e 19 f This was the thirtie day after the departure from Egypt Exod. 16. 20 g 21 A The 16. day GOD made Manna to rayne down Exod. 16. 22 b 23 c The 17. Noe entered into the Arke Gen. 17. 24 d 25 e The 20. The people departed from mount Sina Num. 9. 26 f 27 g The 22. fire from aboue consumed a part of the hoast of Israel Num. 11. 28 A 29 b  30 c  31 d  Iune hath xxx dayes 1 e This day the children of Israel came to mount Sina and went thence the third moneth where they taried almost a yeare 2 f 3 g 4 A 5 b  6 c The 6 the Temple of Diana in Ephesus was burned the yeare before Christ 54. 7 d 8 e 9 f  10 g  11 A  12 b  13 c The 13. day of this moneth king Assuerus gaue out proclamation in fauour of the Iews against Haman and his conspiracie Hest. 8. 14 d 15 e 16 f 17 g  18 A  19 b  20 c  21 d  22 e  23 f  24 g Iohn Baptist. 25 A  26 b The Arke of Noe was lifted vp the seuen and twentie day by the waters of the floud Gen. 7. 27 c 28 d 29 e Peter the Apostle 30 f  Iulie hath xxxj dayes 1 g  2 A  3 b  4 c  5 d  6 e The 6. day of this moneth the Iosias of our age EDWARD the sixt king of England died Anno. 1553. 7 f 8 g 9 A Dogge dayes beginne 10 b The 9. of this moneth the citie of Ierusalem assieged by the space of eighteene mone hâ— was finally taken by the king of Babylon Iere. 39. 11 c 12 d 13 e 14 f  15 g About this time the great Sweat beganne in England Anno. 1551. 16 A 17 b  18 c  19 d  20 e  21 f  22 g Marie Magdalen 23 A  24 b  25 c Iames Apostle 26 d  27 e As vpon this day the Atheniens receiued a great ouerthrowe in Sicilia of the
it pleaseth thee to heare my prayers and assuredly wilt saue me for euer But alas howe farre am I from these lamentings and reioycings By reason whereof I deserue damnation Oh be mercifull vnto me and forgiue me and of thy goodnesse grant me thy holie spirite to reueale to me my blindenesse obliuion and contempt of thy kingdome power and glorie with the greatnesse of my doubtings that I may heartily as lament them so haue them pardoned and taken from me through the merites of Iesus Christ thy sonne Againe giue me thy holy spirit to reueale to me in such sort thy kingdom power glory and eternitie that I may always haue the same before mine eyes be moued with the admiration thereof labour effectually to set foorth the same and finally as to haue the fruition thereof after this life so to increase in an assured certaine and liuely expectation of the same that I may alwayes and in all thinges reioyce in thee through Christ and giue lauds thankes and prayses perpetually vnto thy most holy name Oh blessed Father Sonne and holy Ghost three persons and one God to whome be all honour and glorie world without end Here thinke that if the kingdome power glorie and eternitie be Gods which is our Father what our dignitie is which be his children If the power be our fathers of whome should we be afraid If the diuell be subiect to the Lordes power and kingdome as he is howe can the subiect haue power ouer vs which be sonnes and heires in that he hath not power ouer Porkets without the prouidence and permission of God Therefore full well should we pray Lead vs not into temptation rather then let vs not be lead into temptation for power is the Lords and the diuell hath none but that he hath of Gods gift No he were not able to receiue power if God did not make him able although the execution of it is rather of Gods permission Giue all thankes prayse and glorie to God our Father through Christe our Lord and Sauiour So be it Iohn Bradford PRIVATE PRAYERS for the Morning and Euening and for other times of the day When you awake out of your sleepe pray thus MOst mercifull God and father of our Sauiour Iesus Christ I most humbly thanke thee for the sweete sleepe and comfortable rest which thou hast giuen me this night past beseeching thee that like as thou hast nowe awaked my bodie from sleepe so thou wouldest awake my soule from the sleepe of sinne and darkenesse of this world and that which thou hast now awaked out of sleep thou wouldest after death whereof this sleepe is but an image restore and raise againe to life euerlasting O gratious God make my bodie I heartily pray thee such a companion or rather a minister of godlinesse to my soule this day and all the time of this present life that in the life to come it may be partaker with the same of euerlasting happinesse through Christe Iesus our Lord. Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead and Christ shall shew light vnto thee Ephe. 5. Occasions to Meditate Here call to mind the great mirth blessednes of the euerlasting resurrection Also remember to muse vpon that most cleare light that bright morning and newe clearenesse of our bodies after the long darkenesse which they haue bene in All then shall be full of vnspeakable ioy and felicitie When you behold the day-light pray O Lord God thou most glorious true light from whence this light of the day and sunne doth spring and shine vnto vs O light which lightenest euerie man y commeth into this world O light whiche knowest no night nor euening but art alway a midday most cleare and faire without whom al is most horrible darkenesse and by whom al things are most cleare and bright O thou wisedome of the eternal father of mercies lighten my minde that I may see those thinges only which please thee and may be blinded to al other things Grant me so to walke in thy wayes by the light of thy holy worde that nothing else may be light and pleasant vnto me Lighten mine eyes Oh Lorde that I sleepe not in death least mine enimies say I haue preuailed against him Psal 30. Occasions to Meditate Muse a while how much the light and eye of the minde and soule is better then of the bodie Also howe much more we ought to care for the soule that it may see well then for the bodie Moreouer that beastes haue bodily eyes as well as men but men only haue eyes of the minde and that such as are godlie wise When you arise pray OUr first parents cast downe them selues from a most excellent high honorable state into shame miserie into the deepe sea of all wickednesse and mischiefe but oh Christ thou putting forth thy hand didst raise them vp againe Euen so we except we be raised vp by thee shall lie still for euer O good Christe our most gratious redeemer as thou doest mercifully rayse vp now this my body euen so I beseech thee raise vp my minde and heart to the true knowledge loue of thee that my conuersation may be in heauen where thou art If you be risen with Christ thinke vpon those things that be aboue Col. 3. Occasions to Meditate Thinke howe foule the fall of Adam was by reason of sinne and so of euery one of vs from the height of Gods grace Againe thinke vpon the inestimable benefite of Christe by whose helpe we daily arise againe from our fallings When you apparel your selfe pray O Christe clothe me with thine owne selfe that I may be so farre from making prouision for the flesh to fulfill the lustes therof that I may cleane put off all desires and crucifie the kingdome of the flesh in me Be thou vnto me a garment to keepe me warme and to defend me from the cold of this world If thou be absent deare Lorde all things are colde weake and deade but if thou be with me all things are warme fresh and chearefull c. Graunt therefore that as I compasse this my bodie with this garment so thou wouldest cloth me wholy but specially my soule with thine owne selfe Put vpon you as the elect of God bowels of mercie meekenesse loue peace c. Col 3. Occasions to Meditate Call to minde a little howe we are incorporate into Christ. Againe howe he doth cloth vs gouerne and nourish vs and vnder his winges protection prouidence preserueth vs. When you are made readie to begin the day withall pray O Almightie God and most mercifull father thou knowest and hast taught vs also something to know that the weakenesse of man and woman is great that without thy grace they can neither doe nor thinke any good thing Haue mercie vpon me I humbly beseech thee thy most weake fraile and vnworthie childe Lighten my minde that I may with pleasure looke vpon good things only Inflame my hart
with the loue therof that I may carefully couet them and at the last by thy gratious conducting may happily attaine them through Iesus Christ our Lorde I distrusting altogether mine owne weakenesse commend and offer my selfe both soul and body into thy handes Thy louing spirite lead me foorth into the land of righteousnes Psal. 143. Cogitations meete to begin the day withall Thinke first that man consisteth of soule and body and that the soule is from heauen heauenly firme and immortall but the bodie is from the earth earthly fraile and mortal Againe thinke that though by reason of sinne wherein you are conceiued and borne the partes of the soule which doe vnderstande and desire be so corrupt that without speciall grace to both partes you can neither knowe nor loue any good thing in Gods sight much lesse then doe that is good yet this notwithstanding thinke that you are regenerate by CHRISTES resurrection which your Baptisme requireth you to beleeue and therefore haue both those partes something reformed both to knowe and to loue and therefore to do also some good in the sight of God through Christe for whose sake our poore doings are accepted for good the euill and infirmitie cleauing thervnto not beeing imputed through faith Thinke that by faith which is Gods seede for they which beleeue are borne of God and made Gods children giuen to those that be ordained to eternall life thinke I say that by faith you receiue more and more the spirite of sanctification through the vse of Gods word and sacramentes and earnest prayer to illuminate your mindes vnderstanding iudgement and reason and to bowe forme frame and inflame your affections with loue and power to doe that which is good and therefore vse you the meanes aforesaid accordingly Thinke that by this spirite you are through faith coupled to Christe as a liuely member and so to God and as it were made one with him and by loue which springeth out of this faith you are made one also with all that be of God and so you haue felowship with God and all good men that euer were or shall be in all the good that God and all his Saintes haue or shall haue Thinke that as by faith and loue through the spirite of God you are nowe entred into this communion the blessednesse whereof no tongue can expresse so after this life you shal first in soule and in the last day in bodie also enioy for euer the same societie most perfectly which nowe is but begunne in you Thinke then of your negligence that doe so little care for this your happie estate Thinke vpon your ingratitude to God for making you redeeming you calling you and so louingly adopting you Think vpon your folly in fantasing so much earthly bodily pleasures Thinke vpon your deafnesse and blindnesse which heare not God not see him he calling you so diligently by his workes word and sacraments Thinke vpō your frowardnes which will not be led of God and his spirit Thinke vpon your forgetfulnes in consideration of your heauenly estate how your body is the temple of the holy Ghost your members are the members of Christ the whole world and all things therein are your owne Therefore say vnto your soule O my soul arise follow God contemne this world purpose wel and pursue it long for the Lords comming be readie and watch that he come not vpon thee vnwares And for so much as you must liue to Gods pleasure see the vocation and state of your life wherevnto God hath called you and pray to God for grace knowledge and abilitie to take the most profitable thinges in hand well to begin better to goe on and best of all to end the same to Gods glorie and to the profit of your brethren and thinke that time lost wherein you speake not or doe not or at the least thinke not some thing to Gods glorie and the commoditie of your brethren When you go foorth of the doores pray NOwe must I walke among the snares of death stretched out of sathan and of his mischieuous ministers in the world carying with me a friende to them both and a foe to my selfe euen this body of sinne and sinnefull flesh Oh graund captaine Christ lead me and guide me I beseech thee Defend me from the plagues subtilties whereof I am in danger Graunt that I may take all things that happen as I should doe and setting mine eyes vpon thee onely I may so goe on forward in thy wayes as by nothing I be hindred but rather furthered so that all my doings may tend to thy glorie Shewe me thy wayes O Lord and teach me thy pathes Psal. 25. Occasions to Meditate Consider howe vainely the most part of men are occupied how many wayes they trouble and cumber themselues thereby much alienating their mindes from the knowledge and cogitation of that which they should most esteeme and so become a lette and an offence to others As in going abroad you will see that your apparell be seemely in the sight of men so see howe seemely you appeare in the sight of God. When you are going any iourney pray THis our life is a pilgrimage From the Lord we came and to the Lord we make our iourney howbeit through dangerous and perillous wayes which our cruell enimies haue and do prepare for vs being nowe more then starke blinde by reason of sinne O Christ which art a most true loades-man and guide and also most expert faithfull and friendly put thou out thine hande open mine eyes make thy high way knowne vnto me which thou diddest first enter into out of this corruptible life and hast prepared the same for vs to immortalitie Thou art the way leade vs vnto the father by thy selfe that all we may be one with him as thou and he together be one Shewe me the way that I should walke in for I lift vp my soule vnto thee Psal. 124. Or pray thus MErcifull father thou art wont to send to thy seruaunts men of simple hearts thine Angels to be their keepers as it were guides as elder brethren to watch vpon thy weake children So diddest thou to young Tobias to Iacob to Abrahams seruant to Iosua c. O gratious God though we be much vnlike vnto them so many are our sinnes yet for thine owne goodnesse sake send thine holie Angels to pitch their tents about vs to hide vs and defend vs from Sathan his slaues to carrie vs in their handes that we come not into further daunger then thou wilt deliuer vs out of for thine owne sake His Angels are ministers for them that are heires of saluation Heb. 1. Sathan sleepeth not but seeketh alwayes to destroy vs. 1. Pet. 5. Occasions to Meditate Thinke something howe wee are straungers from our countrie from our home from our original I meane from god Againe thinke vpon our madnesse that doe linger and loyter so gladly in this our iourney and pilgrimage Also
and giue vnto vs a true and liuely faith working in vs vnfained repentance and amendment of our sinnefull life Haue mercy vpon vs and forgiue vs our sinnes for thy Sonnes sake certifie our consciences of remission of the same by thy holy spirite by whose operation so mortifie in vs our olde man the whole body of sinne that we continually dying vnto sinne may walke in newnesse of life to the glorie of thy holie name through Iesus Christ our Sauiour Amen An other confession of sinnes O Eternal God and most merciful father we confesse and acknowledge here before thy diuine maiestie that we are miserable sinners conceiued and borne in sinne and iniquitie so that in vs there is no goodnesse for the flesh euermore rebelleth against the spirite whereby we continually transgresse thy holie precepts and commaundements and so purchase to ourselues through thy iust iudgement death and damnation Notwithstanding O heauenly father for as much as we are displeased with our selues for the sinnes we haue committed against thee and doe vnfeinedly repent vs of the same we most humbly beseech thee for Iesus Christes sake to shew thy mercy vpon vs to forgiue vs al our sinnes and to increase thy holy spirit in vs that we acknowledging from the bottome of our harts our owne vnrighteousnesse may from hencefoorth not onely mortifie our sinfull lustes and affections but also bring foorth such fruites as may be agreeable to thy most blessed wil through Iesus Christ our onely Sauiour whome thou hast already giuen an oblation and an offering for our sinnes and for whose sake we are certainly persuaded that thou wilt denye vs nothing that we shall aske in his name according to thy will. For thy spirite doth assure our consciences that thou art our mercifull father and so louest vs thy children through him that nothing is able to remoue thy heauenly grace and fauour from vs To thee therfore with the sonne and the holy Ghost be all honour and glorie world without end So be it A prayer to be said in the Morning O Eternall GOD and heauenly father seeing that by thy great mercy we haue quietly passed this night graunt we beseech thee that we may bestowe this day wholy in thy seruice so that all our thoughts wordes and deedes may redound to the glory of thy name and good example of our brethren And as it hath pleased thee to make the sunne to shine vpon the earth to giue vs bodilie light euen so vouchsafe to illuminate our vnderstanding with the brightnesse of thy spirit to direct vs in the way of righteousnesse so that what thing so euer we shall applie our selues vnto our speciall care and purpose may be to walke in thy feare and to serue and honour thee looking for all our wealth prosperitie to come from thy only blessing and that we may take nothing in hand which shall not be agreeable to thy most blessed will. Furthermore that we may in such sort trauell for our bodyes and for this present life that we may haue alwayes a further regard that is to the heauenly life which thou hast promised to thy children and in the meane season that it may please thee to preserue and defend vs both in bodie and soule to strengthen vs against al the temptations of the diuell and to deliuer vs from all perils and daungers that may happen vnto vs if we be not defended by thy godly power And for as much as to begin well and not to continue is nothing we beseech thee to receiue vs not onely this day into thy holy protection but also for the time of our whole life continuing and increasing in vs daily thy grace and good giftes therof vntill thou shalt bring vs to that happie state where we shal fully and for euer be ioyned vnto thy Sonne Iesus Christ our Sauiour which is the true light of our souls shining day and night perpetually And to the end that we may obtaine such grace at thy hand vouchsafe most mercifull father to forgiue and forget all our sinnes which we haue heretofore committed against thee and for thine infinit mercies sake to pardon the same as thou hast promised to those that aske of thee with vnfeined heart for whom as for our selues we make our humble petitions vnto thee in the name of thy sonne our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ in such sort as he hath taught vs saying Our father c. An other prayer to be said in the Morning O Almightie and most gratious God we hartily thanke thee for the sweete sleepe and comfortable rest which thou hast giuē vs this night past and for as much as thou hast commaunded by thy holy word that no man should be idle but all occupied in godly and vertuous exercises euery man according to his calling we most humbly beseech thee that thine eyes may attend vpon vs daily defend vs cherish comfort gouerne vs and al our counsels studies and labors in such wise that we may spend and bestowe this day according to thy most holy will setting thee alwaies before our eyes lyuing in thy feare working that may be found acceptable before thy diuine Maiestie through Iesus Christ our lord So be it An other prayer for the Morning WE humblie and heartily giue thankes vnto thee O heauēly father through thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christ that to thy innumerable benefites hitherto powred vpon our soules and vpon our bodies thou hast kept vs this night past from many euills both spirituall and corporall and nowe of thy mercy doest offer giue vs time to repent and to amend our liues so that we might liue hencefoorth not as we will but as thou wilt and as our bodyes doe drawe continually nearer and nearer their end the graue I meane so our soules might approch to their end that is heauen and not hell for in one state we stand not still but either we are nearer nearer the happie state of life or else the vnhappie condition of death eternal Wherefore we beseech thee to be mercifull vnto vs good father and as of thy goodnesse thou giuest vs time to repent and liue godlie so of the same thy goodnesse in Christe we humbly beseech thee to giue vs thy gratious gift of true holie perfect perpetuall repentaunce that we may more and more lament our former sinfull life trusting vnfeignedly in thy rich mercy through the merites of Iesus Christe for the pardon of all our sinnes and that we may vnfaignedly purpose and effectually labour to amende our liues this day so long as we haue to liue in all our doings and wordes and euen in our verie thoughtes to the praise of thy holie name and good example of our brethren And for as much as thou knowest our weaknesse our ignoraunce and great vntowardnesse to carrie any great crosse or affliction we beseech thee our sweete father so to temper and order al things towards vs this day
Psal. 6. Psal. 89. Psal. 57. Eccle. 2. Iob. 13. Luk. 15. Ephe. 5. Esai 53. Heb. 9.10 Esai 59. A prayer to God the sonne Iohn 14. A prayer to the holy ghost Zach. 12. A thanksgiuing to the sonne A thanksgiuing to the holy Ghost 1. Pet. 5. Num. 29. Deu. 9. Ios. 7. Matth. 13 Luke 11. Rom. 8. Iames. 5. 1. Iohn 5. Rom. 12. WisdoÌ„ 9 â–ª 2. Cor. 3. Iohn 19. Philip. 2 Psal. 40. 1. Pet. 1. 1. pet 5. Luke 17. Psal. 95. Heb. 3.15 1. Iohn 2 1. Tim. 2. Rom. 15. 1. Cor. 1. Ephe. 4. Ioh. 21. Math. 28. 2. Iohn 9. Mark. 6. Pro. 21. Rom. 17. Ioh. 16. Rom. 13. Iohn 16. Iohn 16. 2. Cor. 2. Rom. 12. Iacob 5. 2. Cor. 1. Heb. 13. Heb. 13. Rom. 8. Psal. 41. Iohn 1. 1. Pete 1. Actes 2. Math. 10. Luk. 21. Gene. 1. Ephe. 2. Galat. 1 Gen. 3. Actes 4. Heb. 9. Apoc. 5 Iohn 3. Heb. 8. Heb. 4. 1. Pet. 1. Esa. 43.53 Matth. 3.17 Iere. 31. Heb. 8. Rom. 5. Heb. 2. Iohn 6. Gen. 3. Rom. 5 Ephe. 3. Ephe. 2. Ioh. 6.17 Gene. 6. Rom. 3. Esai 64. Psal. 5.12 Rom. 7. Math. 16. 1. Cor. 2. Luk. 11. Mark. 10. Matth. 16 Luk. 22. 1. Cor. 11. Iohn 8. Galat. 5. Rom. 8. 1. Pet. 1. Ephe. 5. Ephe. 2. Heb. 4. Rom. 3. Math. 25. Philip. 3. Ephe. 1. Ephe. 2. Apoc. 13. Rom. 3. Ephe. 2. Titus 3. Rom. 8. 1. Cor. 10 Rom. 4. Iohn 6. Luk. 25. Galat. 5. 1. Tim. 4. Ephe. 5. 2. Pet. 3. Matth. 5. 1. Pet. 2. Esai 64. Psal. 77. Esai 49. Psal. 10. â—sal 104. â—sal 147. Psal. 77. Psal. 77. Matth. 11 Rom. 8. Rom. 8. Ephe. 1. Rom. 8. Matt. 27. Psal. 9 5. Osee. 6. Actes 1. Ionas 3. Psal. 51. Lamen 3 Esai 64. Iudeth 8 Iob. 11. Sapi. 124 Esa. 65. Tobias 3 Iob. 5. Oseas 6. Sapie 22 Psal. 6. Psal. 25. Baruc. 3. Ionas 2. Danie 9. Psal. 70. Pal. 85. Psalm 94 â–ª Psal. 62 â–ª Psalm 50 Psal. 40 Psal. 17. Pal. 33. Psal. 27. Psa. 106. Psal. 86. Psa. 103. Psal. 57. Psa. 108. Psal. 103 Psam 71. Psalm 68 Psal. 47. Psal. 145. Psal. 72. Psa. 104. 1. Tim. 4. Tim. 2 Iohn 6. 1. Cor. 10 Ephe. 9. Psal. 38. Luke 15. Psal. 38. Rom. 7. Psal. 51. Psa. 51. Psal. 9. Psal. 25. Psalm 2â— Psal. 63. Psal. 130 Iob. 15. Psal. 83. Esai 52 Esai 61. â—sal 119 Psal. 25. Psal. 119. Psalm 36 Psal. 119 Psal. 141. Psa. 119. Mat. 27. Actes 7. The olde man. The new man. Why the olde man is stroÌ„ger then the new In what respect one maÌ„ is both an old man also a new maÌ„ How one man may be called alwaies sinnefull alwais iust Why the olde man oftentimes preuaileth against the new maÌ„ The olde man so mightily preuaileth somtimes against the new man in the children of God that the spirit and seede of God seemeth to be vtterly taken froÌ„ them whereas in deede it is not so as afterward to their great coÌ„fort they finde and feele 2. Pet. 1. The law pertaineth to the olde man and the Gospel to the new man. What the lawe is What the Gospel is The conscience feared beaten downe with the terror of Gods iudgmeÌ„t against sin may not look vpon the lawe but fle to the Gospel for relief coÌ„fort Iohn 13. WheÌ„ the conscience is quiet at peace with God the law serueth only to kepe downe the olde man Num. 25. The Table AN introduction to prayer fol. 17. A meditatioÌ„ concerning prayer 49. A meditation vpon the Lords prayer 68. Priuate prayers for the morning euening other times of the day 132 VVhen you avvake out of your sleepe eod VVhen you beholde the day light 134 VVhen you arise 135. VVhen you apparell your selfe 136. VVhen you are made readie to beginne the day vvithall 138. Cogitations meet to begin the day vvithal 139 VVhen you goe foorth of the dores 143 VVhen you are going ann iourney 145 VVhen you are about to receiue your meat 148 In the meale time 150 After your meat 152 VVhen you come homâ— againe 155 At the Sunne going dovvne 156 VVhen the candles be light 158 VVhen you make your selfe vnready 160 VVhen you enter into your bed 161 VVhen you feele sleepe to be comming 163 A general confession of sins vvith other prayers for the morning and euâ—ning to be vsed in families and publike assemblies 165 An other confession of sinnes 167 A prayer to be said in the morning 169 An other 172 An other 173 An euening prayer 176 An other 181 An other 183 A prayer for remission of sinnes 185 A prayer for the true knovvledge of the mysterie of our redemption in Christ. 197 A forme of thankesgiuing for our redemption and a prayer for the strength and increase of faith 200 A thankesgiuing to God for his greate benefites 202 A prayer for true mortification 205 A meditation for the exercise of true mortification 211 A meditation of the coÌ„ming of Christ to iudgment and of the revvard both of the faithfull and vnfaithfull 215 A meditation of the life euerlasting the place vvhere it is the incoÌ„parable ioyes therof 222 An other meditation of the blessed state felicitie of the life to come â–ª 231 A meditation of the presence of God. 238 A meditation of the prouidence of God. 240 A meditation of Gods povver beautie goodnes c. 245 A meditation concerning the sober vsag of the body that it may be subiect and obedient to the soule 249 An other meditation concerning the sober vsag of the body and pleasures in this life 252 A meditation of death and the commodities it bringeth 256 A meditation vppon the passioÌ„ of our sauiour Iesu Christ. 259 A prayer to Christe crucified 267 A Prayer to Christ ascended and reining in glorie 268 A prayer for true repentance 272 A praier for the strength increase of faith 273 A prayer for the true sense and feeling of Gods fauour and mercie in Christ. 274 A prayer against our spirituall enimies the diuell the vvorlde and the flesh 279 A praier for the present helpe in tentation 281 Remedies against sinfull motions and tentations 284 A prayer for the auoyding of Gods heauie vvrath and vengeance for our sinnes 286 An other 263 A prayer to be said of such as suffer any kind of crosse 595 A prayer of the afflicted for the profession of gods vvord 299 A prayer to God the father â–ª the sonne and the holy ghost 302 A thankesgiuing to God the father the sonne the holy ghost 307 A prayer to God for his heple and protection against the obstinat enemies of the truth 310 A prayer for the afflicted and persecuted vnder the tirannie of Antichrist 312 A prayer to be said before the preaching of gods vvord 314 A prayer to be saide after the preaching of gods vvord 316 A prayer to be said before the receiuing of the communion 323 A thankesgiuing after the receiuing of the communion 326 A lamentation of a sinner afflicted in conscience for his offeÌ„ces 327 A prayer for the sicke 338 A prayer to be said at the houre of death 339 A prayer for a vvomaÌ„ vvith child 343 A psalm to be said in the time of any common plague sicknesse or other crosse and visitation of God. 346 A Psalme of thankesgiuing for deliueraÌ„ce froÌ„ the plague or any other kinde of sicknesse or affliction 350 Prayers to be saide before meales after 354 An other prayer to be said before meales 455 An other 356 A thankesgiuing after meales 357 An other thankesgiuing after meales 359 An other 360 An other 361 Prayers commonly called Lidleys Prayers with certaine godly additions A ConfessioÌ„ of sins 362 A confession of sins and a prayer for the remission thereof 374 A prayer for the true knovvledge and vnderstanding of the vvord of God. 380 A prayer for the leading of a godly life 383 A prayer for the deliuerance from sin to be restored to Gods grace fauour againe 387 A prayer necessarie to be said at all times 489 A prayer for grace and remissâ—on of sinnes 392 Prayers taken out of the first Psalme 395 Prayers taken out of the second Psalme 400 A prayer vvhich M. Iohn Bradford said a little before his death in Smithfield 404 The Letanie 409 For the Queenes maiestie 420 For Bishops and ministers of the Church 421 For raine 421 For faire vvether 422 In the time of dearth famine 423 In the time of vvarre 423 In the time of any coÌ„moÌ„ plage or sicknes 424 For the strength and comfort of the holy ghost 425 For sure hope and trâ—â— taste of euerlasting life 426 For the true knovveledg of god his vvord a life agreeable to the same ibid. For the strength increase of faith 427 For a godlie life 428 For the true perseuerance and assured hope of eternall life 429 A prayer for the obteining of our petitioÌ„s 429 A godly instruction conteining the summe of all the Diuinitie necessarie for a Christian conscience 431 FINIS Imprinted at London by Henrie Middleton dwelling in Fleetestreate at the signe of the Faulcon