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A39987 Forms of prayer used in the reformed churches in France before their persecution and destruction With an account of their manner of batizing, celebrating the Holy Supper, marrying and burying; with some additional remarks. Translated into English, for the use of such of the French nation as do desire to learn English; and may be serviceable to those English who are willing to improve themselues in the French language; and for the information of all of the reformed religion, and others. Unto which is also annexed the names of several learned French ministers, to evidence the truth of this translation. Eglises réformées de France.; J. T. 1699 (1699) Wing F1584B; ESTC R221545 24,972 145

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Religion help and assist them according to their several necessities comfort them in their afflictions preserve them from the rage of Wolves and increase in them all the gifts of thy Spirit to the end that they may glorifie thee both in Life and Death Finally O God and Father grant also to us who are here assembled in the Name of thy Son Jesus Christ for the sake of his word and of his holy Communion that we may sincerely and without hypocrisie acknowledge how miserable we are by Nature and what Condemnations we deserve and daily draw down upon our selves by our wicked and disorderly Lives that we seeing there is no good thing in us and that our Flesh and Blood are not capable of inheriting thy Kingdom we may with all affection and steadfast confidence intirely surrender up ou● selves unto thy dear Son Jesus Christ our only Saviour and Redeemer that he dwelling in us may mortifie our old Adam and renew in us better Life whereby thy holy and glorious Name may be exalted and glorified by all and in all places Then he proceeds thus Hear us O merciful Fath●r for Jesus Christs sake in whose Name and words we further call upon thee Our Father c. The Minister having said the Lords Prayer and the Apostles Creed he gives some part of the Psalms which is sung and before the Congregations g● forth of the Church he gives the following B●n●diction which is according to what our Lord commanded in the sixth Chapter of Numbers The Lord bless you and keep you the Lord make his Face to shine upo● you and be gracious unto you the Lord lift up his countenance upon yo● and give you peace Ame● A further Blessing th● Minister says to the people Go in Peace and fo● the Love of God remember the Poor This following Pray● is added to the former i● time of great danger an● distress And also as thou ha● the Dominion and Government over us all grant that we may daily learn more and more to submit and humble our selves before thy Majesty and as thou art King and Ruler every where we beseech thee to guide thy People by thy Word and by the Efficacy of thy Spirit confounding thy Enemies by the power of thy Truth and Justice that so all Power and Dominion contrary to thy Glory may be daily destroyed and brought to nought until thy Kingdom be perfected and fully established when thou shalt appear in Judgment in the Person of thy Son Grant that we and all Creatures may render thee true and perfect Obedience even as th● Heavenly Angels wai● only to execute thy Commands so that thy Wil● may be intirely fullfilled and that all may devot● themselves to thy Service and Pleasure and renounce their own Wills and all the desires of thei● flesh Grant that we may walk in the love and fea● of thy Name and be nourished by thy bountifu● goodness that thou giving us all things which are needful and expedien● for us we may eat ou● Bread in peace and seeing that thou carest for us we may the better acknowledge thee to be our Father and expect all good things from thy hand and by withdrawing our confidence from all Creatures may place it wholly in thee and in thy goodness because in as much as during this mortal Life we are poor sinners so full of frailty that we continually fall and go astray from the right way be pleased to pardon all our sins whereby we are liable to thy Judgment and to deliver us by thy pardon from the Eternal Death in which we are that may please thee not t● impute to us our Iniqu●ties as we according t● thy Commandment pa●don all the Injuries w● have received from ●thers and instead of see●ing Vengeance do goo● to our Enemies Finally we pray tha● it may please thee to support us henceforth by th● power that we may n●● fall through the infirmit● of our flesh and for 〈◊〉 much as we are so wea● of our selves that we can not continue steadfast on moment and on the othe● side so continually surrounded and assaulted by so many Enemies as the Devil the World Sin and our Flesh not ceasing to war against us grant we may be strengthned with thy holy Spirit and so armed with thy grace that we may constantly resist all Temptations and persevere in that spiritual Warfare until we shall obtain a full Victory and Triumph at length in thy Kingdom with our Captain and Protector our Lord Jesus Christ Amen Vpon such days as they celebrate the Lords Supper they add to the former this following Prayer As our Lord Jesus Chris● hath not only once offer'd his Body and Blood unto thee upon the Cross fo● the remission of our sins but also communicate them unto us for our nourishment to eternal life grant that we may with true sincerity of heart and ardent Zeal receiv● such benefits by a tru● Faith that we may par● take of his Body an● Blood yea and enjoy the●● entirely he being tru● God and true Man 〈◊〉 truly the holy Celesti● Bread to quicken us t● the end that we may liv● no more to our selves according to our vicious and corrupt nature but that he may live in us and bring us to an holy blessed and eternal life grant therefore that we may be made true partakers of the new and everlasting Covenant of Grace being fully assur'd that thou wilt ever be to us a gracious Father in not imputing our sins unto us and as to thy beloved Children and Heirs wilt provide for us all things necessary as well for our Bodies as Souls that we may continually give thee thanks and glorifie thy holy Name by Words and Works Therefore heavenly Father give us grace this day to celebrate the blessed memory o● thy Dear Son in this manner and to set forth the benefit of his Death so that we receiving new increase and strength in Faith and in all goodness may with the greater confidence call thee Our Father and glory in thee Amen After the holy Sacrament is ended they use this following Thanksgiving or the like Heavenly Father we give thee Eternal Praise and Thanks in that thou hast bestowed upon us poor sinners so great a blessing and brought us to the Communion of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord having delivered him unto Death for us and given him for our spiritual nourishment unto life everlasting Grant that we may never forget thy mercies but having them engrafted in our hearts we may continually grow and increase in good works and in so doing we may order all our lives to the advancement of thy glory and to the Edification of our Neighbours by the same Jesus Christ thy Son who in the Unity o● the holy Spirit liveth and reigneth with thee God eternally blessed Amen For as much as the Scripture teaches That Wars Pestilence and other such Adversities are Visitations sent from God by which he punisheth us for our sins when