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A20958 The right way to heauen prayers and meditations of the faithfull soule with the spirituall morning sacrifice and consolations for the sicke. Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; Baylie, Richard. 1630 (1630) STC 7337; ESTC S118723 104,298 556

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father_n have_v give_v you_o all_o thing_n f._n s._n n._n be_v strong_a in_o jesus_n christ_n who_o call_v and_o invite_v you_o by_o his_o prophet_n apostle_n and_o evangelist_n to_o resort_v and_o free_o to_o make_v towards_o he_o say_v you_o that_o thirst_v come_v unto_o the_o great_a fountain_n come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o travel_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o f._n s._n n._n believe_v steadfast_o that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v discharge_v and_o set_v you_o free_a from_o all_o your_o sin_n and_o have_v reconcile_v you_o unto_o god_n his_o father_n unto_o who_o in_o all_o humility_n and_o repentance_n say_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o your_o heart_n lord_n god_n almighty_a have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o a_o poor_a miserable_a sinner_n for_o thy_o son_n jesus_n christ_n my_o lord_n and_o saviour_n his_o sake_n and_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o death_n &_o passion_n be_v please_v to_o receive_v my_o soul_n which_o i_o commend_v into_o thy_o hand_n f._n 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and_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o by_o beginning_n our_o help_n be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n then_o to_o present_v unto_o he_o the_o general_a confession_n of_o sin_n and_o consequent_o this_o present_a prayer_n as_o it_o follow_v o_o lord_n god_n almighty_a and_o father_n of_o mercy_n we_o be_v here_o assemble_v together_o in_o the_o name_n of_o thy_o well-beloved_a son_n our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n through_o who_o we_o be_v bold_a to_o present_v ourselves_o before_o thou_o to_o call_v upon_o thy_o holy_a name_n have_v our_o sole_a refuge_n unto_o thy_o sovereign_n and_o transcendent_a goodness_n which_o we_o not_o only_o desire_v to_o be_v sensible_a of_o and_o to_o taste_v in_o ourselves_o but_o also_o in_o the_o necessity_n of_o thy_o poor_a creature_n here_o afflict_v with_o corporal_a sickness_n and_o with_o the_o affliction_n and_o calamity_n of_o mind_n we_o know_v lord_n that_o just_o thou_o visite_a and_o chastne_v he_o with_o thyrod_n 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the_o say_a church_n be_v compose_v of_o many_o quarter_n and_o it_o not_o be_v possible_a for_o i_o to_o be_v with_o they_o all_o necessity_n require_v that_o they_o often_o supply_v my_o absence_n in_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_a whereunto_o they_o require_v my_o assistance_n by_o this_o small_a precedent_n my_o purpose_n be_v to_o cause_v some_o few_o copy_n to_o be_v print_v to_o put_v into_o their_o hand_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o give_v they_o that_o assistance_n with_o more_o ease_n and_o with_o more_o conveniency_n but_o when_o it_o be_v further_o allege_v unto_o i_o it_o may_v serve_v also_o for_o the_o use_n of_o other_o either_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o obligation_n thereunto_o by_o the_o same_o charge_n or_o for_o that_o they_o be_v so_o move_v out_o of_o their_o christian_a zeal_n employ_v themselves_o in_o that_o pious_a and_o charitable_a duty_n of_o visit_v and_o comfort_v the_o sick_a and_o that_o moreover_o and_o beside_o the_o reason_n hereof_o will_v 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and_o salvation_n which_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n set_v forth_o ro._n 8.28_o that_o to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a now_o he_o there_o speak_v express_o of_o affliction_n in_o the_o rank_n whereof_o be_v sickness_n now_o they_o love_v god_n who_o first_o of_o all_o be_v belove_v of_o he_o and_o as_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v call_v according_a to_o his_o determinate_a purpose_n that_o you_o be_v of_o this_o number_n you_o have_v occasion_n to_o take_v your_o assurance_n thereof_o by_o the_o faith_n he_o have_v give_v you_o in_o make_v you_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v your_o father_n and_o saviour_n in_o his_o well-beloved_a son_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n and_o cause_v you_o to_o receive_v his_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n which_o be_v he_o that_o give_v testimony_n and_o bear_v witness_n with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n his_o heir_n and_o coheir_n with_o christ_n rom._n 8.11.16.17_o hereof_o 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