Life and Death Amen ALmighty God Father of all Mercies I thine unworthy Servant do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy Goodness and Loving Kindness bestowed on me Above all for the Redemption of the World by our LORD JESVS CHRIST in Him for the means of Grace and for the Hope of Glory For all the Blessings of this Life for thy Creating and for thy Protection of me all my Days and particularly that this Day past thou hast preserved me in my Health and assisted me in my Devotions * or prospered me in my Affairs Give me I beseech Thee a due Sense of these thy Mercies and Grace and Power to express it by an Obedience to all thy Commandments Go on to preserve and take me into thy Protection this night Lighten my Darkness O Lord and by thy great Mercy Defend me from all Perils and Dangers of this night for the Love of thy only Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Subjoyne to these or the like your Ordinary Devotions the Two Collâ—cts for Preparation to the Holy Communion which are above-written as also the Cii Psalm Hear my Prayer O Lord c. Glory be to the Father c. Concluding all with the aforementioned Benediction THe Lord fulfill all the Desires and Petitions of thy Servant as may be most expedient for me The Lord bless me and keep me the Lord lift up the Light of his Countenance upon me and give me Peace both now and for evermore Amen AS you Vndress your self consider that the Time is coming when your Body must return Naked unto the Dust and both Soul and Body appear at God 's Tribunal to give an accompt of all Actions done in the Flesh In the mean time you must endeavour to cleanse it by Repentance that God who is of more pure Eyes then to behold Iniquity may behold and accept it As you enter into your Bed Say IN the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ who was Crucified upon his Cross and laid inâ—… his Grave for me I lay me down to rest He Bless me and keep me He save me and Raise me up again and bring me at last unto Life Eternal Amen As you betake your self to sleep Say I Will lay me down in Peace and take my rest for it is Thou Lord only that makest me dwell in safety Amen Have Mercy upon me O Lord Now and at the Hour of Death Amen Preserve me while I am Waking Defend me while I am Sleeping that my Soul may continually Watch for Thee and both Body and Soul may rest in thy Peace for ever Amen Should you in the Night-time lye Awake Say O Lord Thou hast proved and visited my Heart in the Night-Season thou hast tried me O Blessed Father purge me that thou mayest find no wickedness in me through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen LOrd give me Grace to make hast and not to prolong the time to keep thy Commandments that I may call my own ways to Remembrance and turn my Feet to thy Testimonies And then at Mid-night will I give Thee thanks because of thy Righteous Judgments O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer Amen In case you are not presently disposed to sleep devoutly Repeat the Lj. Psalm which to that purpose you must be careful to get by heart Have Mercy upon me O God c. Glory be to the Father c. HAving thus ordered your Penitential Devotions on the Fryday you have the less to do on the Saturday nothing but to guard your self more strictly against Temptations that they prevail not upon you to which purpose Be much in Reading the Scripture or some Good Book particularly The whole Duty of Man the Third Partition of it concerns the Lord's Supper which after Evening-Prayer read considerately over applying every Passage to your self as being some way or other concern'd in it PArt of this Day you may bestow in Offices of Charity As Visiting your sick Freinds or reconciling your self to any with whom you may have had any Difference as you shall find occasion or as you shall be directed by your Spiritual Guide On Sunday-Morning you rise by Six a Clock and subjoyn to your Morning-Prayers those Two Collects for Preparâ—tion above mentioned After this consider How you may with due Devotion comport your self at the Holy Altar and what are those particular Duties and Graces you are there to exercise You will find an account of them in the Third Partition of the Whole Duty of Man Then examine the State and Temper of your Heart whither it be Tender and affectionately disposed to Relentings for your Sins Purposes against them and a Resolution for a Holy Life To humble Reliances and trust on God in our Saviour's Bloud for Pardon To Spiritual Joy and Thankfulness To Good Will towards all men To Charity and Liberality and the like Otherwise have an Hearty Desire and use your utmost endeavour which will be accepted to bring it to such a Disposition If after all this be done you have any Spare-Minutes before Church or Chappel-Time you would do well to bestow them in Reading over the Communion-Service by which means you will be able with more Readiness and Devotion to go along with the Priest in the Publique Ministration of it About an Hour before you go forth Review â—he Accompt of your sins noted in your Paper 〈◊〉 your Heart go along with the Reading of them Sorrowing for them and Resolving against them After this humbly Kneel and Repeat the LI. Psalm Have Mercy upon me c. Glory be to the Father c. Then these following Collects or as many of them as you have Time for 1. O Blessed Jesu who didst take upon Thee our Nature and suffer Death upon the Cross for our Redemption and hast commanded us to continue the Memory of this thy precious Death till thy Coming again Oh! Let not the inestimable Benefits of it be frustrated by my manifold and grievous sins But inspire my Soul with those Graces which may qualifie me to Receive them tendered unto me in this Blessed Sacrament O Lord Thou seest that I have no power of my self to help my self Oh! Let the pittifulness of thy great Mercy loose me from the Chains of those sins wherewith I am tied and bound that being thus set at Liberty I may here with Chearfulness run the ways of thy Commandments and hereafter enter into thy Joy O Blessed Saviour and Redeemer Amen 2. Thou O God and Saviour knowest how vile I am and with what Eagerness I have pursued the Paths that lead unto Everlasting Death How often hath this Feast been prepared I lovingly Bidd and called thereto but have with frivolous Excuses absented my self Or if I have come I have brought such Troops of thy professed Enemies Vn-repented Sins along with me as if I came not to adore but to defie Thee not to Commemorate but to Renew thy Passion I am not worthy O Lord I am not worthy to come into thy
of the fâ—…ty of our Nature we cannot always stand 〈◊〉 right grant to me such strength and Proteâ—… on as may support me in all Danger 〈◊〉 carry me through all Temptations 〈◊〉 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Set apart the Friday of every such Week as a Day of Holy Fasting and Abstinence rising Earlier than usually if your Health will permit you at Five of the Clock When you Awake Pray LIghten mine eyes O Lord that I sleep not in Death Then meditate upon and acknowledg Gods goodness for Preserving you the last Night who might and deservedly too have Suffred Death to Seize on you whilst Sleeping and hurryed you hence to render an account of what you have done in the flesh the result of which will be to Think How on the Supposal of this Dreadful Surprize you were Prepared and to Conclude Happy is that Servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find Doing his will And then humbly commending your self to God Say â—Nto thy hands O Lord I commend this Day my soul and my Body beseeching â—ee to be ever with me to direct sanctifie â—…overn me in the ways of thy Laws and 〈◊〉 works of thy commandments that 〈◊〉 thy most mighty protection both here and ever I may be preserved both in Body and Soul to serve Thee the only True God through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen After which Presently Arise and at your Up-rising Say JN the name of God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost Amen Blessed be God the Holy and undivided Trinity now and for ever Amen I Arise from my Bed to Glorify Him He of his infinite mercy Bless and Keep me this Day and for evermore Amen I Laid me down and slept and rose up again for the Lord hath Sustained me At your Apparrelling Say CLoath me O Lord with the Ornaments of thy heavenly Grace and Cover me with the Robes of Righteousness Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fullfil the lusts thereof At the Washing of your Hands say WAsh me clean O Lord from my â—…edness and Cleanse me from my 〈◊〉 Amen Supposing you thus Apparralled 〈◊〉 by Six of the Clock T is tim◠〈◊〉 retire your self to your ordinary Morning Prayers which I would advise you e're you Kneel down to begin with Prostration thus At the Name of Jesus God blessed for ever let every Knee Bowe both of things in Heaven things in Earth and things under the Earth Glory be to Thee O Lord most High Then upon Your Knees Say GOd be in my Head and in my Vnderstanding that I may know in this my Day the things which do concern my everlasting peace God be in my Eyes and in my Seeing that they may alwayes be looking up to thy Mercy-Seat and that they be not as so many Casements to let in Vanity God be in my Mouth and in my Speaking to guard and fence it from Idle Words and that it may at no time be a Door to let out Folly God be in my Ears and in my Hearing â—t they may be always open to sound and â—…lsom Counsels and deaf to corrupt and 〈◊〉 Communications 〈◊〉 be in my Heart and in my Thinking 〈◊〉 â—erve it from being a sink of Uncleanâ—… 〈◊〉 that it may never be suffered either 〈◊〉 or deceive others God be at my End and my Departing that so my Death may be precious in the sight of the Lord with whom I pray that I may live for Evermore Amen And so Prevent me O Lord in all my Doings with thy most Gracious Favour and further me with thy continual Help that in all my works begun continued and ended in Thee I way glorifie thy Holy Name and finally by thy mercy may obtain everlasting Life through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Adding Our Father c. My Voice shalt Thou hear betimes O Lord early in the Morning will I direct my Prayer unto Thee and I will look up O Lord open thou my Lips And my Mouth shall shew forth thy Praise O God make speed to save me O Lord make hast to help me Glory to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the Beginning is now c. Psal xcv O Come let us sing unto the Lord c. Glory be to the Father c. After which read One or more of Davids's Psalms in order Beginning with the First and so onward concluding each Psal with Glory be to the Father c. Then a Chapter out of the Proverbs of Solomon or the New Testament and after that We Praise Thee O God c. Or * Especially in the Holy Time of Lent O All ye Works of the Lord Bless c. Or Blessed be the Lord God of Israel c. Goncluding the Two last of these Hymns with Glory be to the Father c. Then the Creed I Believe in God c. After which Kneel and Pray Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me Our Father c. Blessing and Honour and Glory and Power be unto him that Sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb for ever and ever Amen GLory be to God on high on earth Peace good Will amongst Men I Praise Thee I Bless Thee I Worship Thee I Glorify Thee I give thanks to Thee for thy great Glory â—nd Goodness O Lord God Heavenly â—…g God the Father Almighty For thy Son Jesus Christ manifested in the Flesh to destroy the works of the Devil and who is the fountain of all those mercys both Spiritual and Temporal so freely and plentifully bestowed on me thy most unworthy Creature particularly that thou hast protected me this last Night from all perills ghostly and bodily and brought me to see the light of another Day whereas thou mightest justly have suffered me to sleep in death by reason of those manifold and hainous sins wherewith I have from time to time offended thy Divine Majesty I have sinned and what shall I say unto Thee O thou Preserver of Man I have left undone those things which I ought to have done and I have done those things which I ought not to have done and there is no health in me But thou O Lord Have mercy upon me a most miserable offender Oh Thou who desirest not the Death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and Live Have mercy upon me Spare and Restore me who do here in all humility confess my faults and do desire to be Penitent for them Have regard to thy Blessed Son who is our Advocate with Thee O Father and the Propitiation for all our sins for whose sake mercifully Grant unto me true Repentance and the assistancâ— of thy Holy Spirit which may teach and â—…able me to please Thee hereafter in all gâ—… things to deny ungodliness and wordly 〈◊〉 and to live Godly and soberly in this prâ—… World that so at last I may come to 〈◊〉 â—…ternal joy through Jesua
me to an Accompt for thaâ— and all other my sins c. From which Occasions you may easâ—…â—…ceive what remedies to use against it 1. To labour for a Grave and modest Carriage of my self considering my Age quality Degree c. 2. To avoid vain and light Persons or if that may not be done not heeding them or seriously rebuking them 3. To entertain all awful and Dreadful Apprehensions of the Great God who seeth what I doe and how I comport my self As also of the Holy Angels who may truly enough be Believed from the intimations of the Apostles St. John Revel viii and St. Paul 1 Cor. xi 10. to be present at Holy Mysterys To these may be added 4. Lifting up my Eyes to Heaven or fixing them on the Preist not in the least letting them loose on whatever objects may present themselves These I then Resolved to consider and practise and will therefore frequently Read them over Even soe Amen Lord Let thy Grace be â—…fficient for me Lead me not into Temptation 〈◊〉 Deliver me from evil Amen 〈◊〉 Kneeling down Pray for Devotion 〈◊〉 any other Grace the contrary sin 〈◊〉 you have now found your self guilty of and Resolved against You will find Prayers to this purpose at the latter-end of this Book As for Devotion Thus MOst Great God who hast not only permitted but invited us needy and miserable Creatures to present our Petitions to Thee Oh! let me set a true value on this most inestimable priviledge I come unto Thee O Lord as a Worm to my sovereigne Maker I come as an heinous offender to a just and severe judge Let I pray Thee my Addresses in thine House be with a Reverence someway answerable to thine awful Majesty Give me an hearty desire to pray and such a pure intention and sixedness of mind upon Thee that I may no more incur the Guilt of Drawing nigh unto Thee with my Lips when my heart is far from Thee But may so Ask that I may receive seek that I may find knock that it may be opened unto me that so from praying to Thee here I may be Translated to the Praising Thee Eternally in thy Glory hereafter through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen This exercise being finished about thre◠〈◊〉 the Clock the time appointed for the Evâ—… 〈◊〉 service At your Return from the Churc◠〈◊〉 Chappel if you have not fully satisfied yoâ—… own Conscience but require further Comfort or Counsell you are to goe to some Discreet and Learned Minister of Gods word especially to him under whose Ministry God hath placed you not being Curious or censorious in your choice as to this particular and open your Greif by Confession that so you may receive the benefit of Absolution together with Ghostly Counsel and advice to the quieting of your Conscience and the avoiding of all Scruple and Doubtfulness This being done as it ought to be with Submission and sobriety you may with Comfort Retire into your Closet and upon your Knees Say Our Father c Deliver us from evill Amen ALmighty God unto whom all hearts be open all desires known and from whom no secrets are hid cleanse the Thoughts of my heart by the Inspiration of thy Holy Spirit that I may perfectly love thee and worthily Magnifie thy Holy Name through Christ our Lord. Amen Then Read upon your Knees the Ten Commandments as they are set down in Our Communion Service 〈◊〉 Spake these Words c. after each Comâ—…dwent Say Lord have mercy upon me and Incline my heart to keep this Law Thou shalt not Covet c. Lord have mercy upon me and write all these thy Laws in my heart I beseech thee O Almighty Lord and everlasting God vouchsafe I beseech thee to direct Sanctifie and Govern both my Soul and Body in the ways of thy Laws and in the works of thy Commandments that through thy most mighty Protection both here and ever I may be preserved both in Body and Soul through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen Then stand up and heartily repeat your Creed I believe in God c. After which Kneel again and pray Almighty everlasting God heavenly Father I give thee humble thanks that thou hast vouchsafed to bring me to the knowledge of this faith in thee and do beseech thee that thou wouldst keep me stedfast in this faith and evermore defend me from all adversities who livest and reignest one God World without end Amen Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me OH Christ Hear me and Remember now that Hour in which thou didst once Commend thy Blessed Spirit into the hands of thy heavenly Father when with a Torn Body and a Broken Heart thou didst shew forth the Bowels of thy mercy and Dye for us I beseech thee O thou Brightness and Image of God Assist me by this thy most precious Death that being Dead unto the world I may live only unto Thee and at the last hour of my Departure from this mortal Life I may Commend my Soul into thine hands and thou mayst receive me into life immortal there to Reign with thee for ever and ever Amen Grant me in the mean time Gracious Lord a pure intention of heart and a stedfast resolution to despise all vanity to fight the Battels of the Lord manfully against the world the flesh and the Devil to spend my time religiously and usefully to speak gracious words to walk always in thy presence to preserve my Soul and and Body in holiness fit for the habitation of the Spirit of God Amen 〈◊〉 Lord and my God Give me I beseech 〈◊〉 wise a sober a patient an understandâ—…â—…evout a religious a Couragious heart 〈◊〉 â—…temperate reins and thoughts a soul full of Devotion to doe thee Service and do thou make my services acceptable to thee while I live and my soul ready for thee when I Dye Amen O Lord Increase in me Faith and Devotion replenish my heart with all Goodness and of thy Great mercy keep me in the same Give me true humility in prosperity patience in adversity and continual joy in the Holy Ghost Amen O Lord Give me Spiritual wisdom that I may discern what is pleasing to thee and follow what belongs unto my Peace and let the knowledg and Peace of God and of Jesus Christ our Lord be my Guide and my portion all the Days of my life Amen O Lord make me humble to my Superiors and friendly to my Equals thankfull to my Benefactors loving to my Relations and Charitable to my Enemies to be Gentle and easily entreated slow to anger and readily admonished fully prepared and throughly furnished for every Good word and work Amen O Lord Give me a peaceable Spirit 〈◊〉 quiet life free from Debt and deadly Sin give me Grace to abstain from all appearance of evil and to doe nothing but what is of good report to confess Christ and his holy Religion by an holy and obedient life and
let his People serve him with Honour and Obedience and let him so duly serve Thee here on Earth that he may hereafter Everlastingly serve Thee in Heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen I Beseech Thee O Lord to Save and Defend all Christian Kings Princes and Governours especially thy Servant CHARLES King that under him we may be godly and â—…tly governed and Grant unto his whole â—…ncel and to all that are put in Authority â—…der him that they may truly and indiffâ—…enâ—… Minister Justice to the punishment of Wâ—ckâ—…ess and Vic and to the mainteâ—… 〈◊〉 thy true Religion and Vertue Amen ALmighty God the God of all mercy I humbly beseech Thee to pour down the riches of thine abundant Goodness upon the Head of thine Hand-maid our most Gracious Queen KATHERINE that she being continually beautified with the Royal Ornaments of thy heavenly Grace may be holy and Devout as HESTER Loving to the King as RACHEL fruitful and wise as REBECCA and Obedient as SARAH and with long life and glory continuing in her high and Princely estate she may at the last be brought to the great happiness of thine everlasting estate hereafter through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen ALmighty God the fountain of all goodness I humbly beseech Thee to bless the most Illustrious Prince James Duke of YORK and all the Royal Family Endue them with thy Holy Spirit enrich them with thy heavenly Grace prosper them with all happiness and bring them to thine everlasting Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ALmighty God who alone workest great Marvels Give grace to all Bishops Priests and Deacons especially to those under whose Despensations I live Illuminate them with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word and grant that by their Preaching and living they may set it forth and shew it accordingly and also rightly and duely administer thy holy Sacraments Grant this for thy Son Jesus Christ his sake Amen O Thou God of Truth Bring into the way of Truth all such as have err'd are deceiv'd O Thou Father of Comforts succour help and comfort all that are in danger necessity and tribulation preserve all that travel by land or by water all women labouring of Child all sick persons and young Children shew thy pitty upon all Prisoners and Captives provide for the Fatherless Children and Widows and all who are desolate and Oppressed yea have mercy upon all men especially those whom thou hast called to the Knowledg of and Faith in thy Son Jesus Christ Amen ALmighty God who hast commanded me to honour my Father and my Mother Grant me of thy goodness and Grace so to love and honour them to fear and obey them to help and to pray for them as thou in thy holy Word hast directed and charged me to do that both in their lives and Deaths their Souls may bless me Give them I pray Thee peace and plenty Defend them from all dangers both of body and soul keep them in the stedfastness of thy Faith and in the obedience of thy holy Commandments Bless them O Lord and all other my Relations and Benefactors make us doubly dear to each other both in the flesh and in the Lord and that for our Lord Jesus Christ his sake Amen O God from whom every good and perfect gift proceedeth Accept my Praise and Thanksgiving which I offer unto thee for all thy Mercys and Benefits from time to time vouchsafed unto me For my Health Peace Liberty Freinds and all other Blessings of this Life For Jesus Christ the Fountain of all for his Conception Birth Circumcision for his Baptism Fasting Temptation for his Holy and most exemplary Life for his bitter cruel and yet patient and Meritorious Death for his Victorious Triumphant Desension into Hell for his Glorious Resurrection and Asension for the Coming of the Holy Ghost the Eternal Comforter upon the Apostles on the Day of Pentecost And from that time for the constitution of a Catholique and Apostolique Church which is to Continue to the end of the World and I beseech that O Lord Give me that due sense of all thy Mercys that my heart may be unfeignedly thankful and that I may shew forth thy Praise not only with my Lips but in my life by giving up my self unto thy service and by walking before Thee in Holiness and Righteousness all my Days through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ALmighty God who by thy Holy Apostle hast taught us not only to make Prayers supplications but also to Give thanks for all men I offer up unto thee most high Laud and humble thanks for all thy wonderful Graces and Virtues which thou hast declared in All thy Saints cheifly in the Glorious and most Blessed Virgin †S. Luke 〈◊〉 MARY the Mother of thy Son Jesus Christ all others who have Departed this Life with the Seal of Faith and do now rest in the sleep of Pâ—aâ—e such as were the Patriarchs Prophets Apostles Martyrs Confessors Holy Virgins pious Matrons and * 1 Tim. â— 3 16. Devout Widows who have washed the feet of the Saints Beseeching Thee that we â—ay still continue in their H. Communion enjoy the comfort thereof while we are on earth folâ—…ving with a glad will and mind their holy Examples of godly living and stedfastness in thy Faith and that at the last Day we with them and They with us may attain to the Resurrection of the just and have our perfect Consummation and Bliss both in Body Soul in thy eternal and everlasting Glory through Jesus Christ our Lord to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be Ascribed by us as it is by Angels and Archangels and the whole Company of Heaven all Honour and Glory World without end Amen ALmighty God who hast promised to hear the Petitions of them that ask in thy Son's Name I beseech Thee mercifully to incline thine Ears unto me now that in his Name I have made my Prayers and Supplications unto Thee and grant that those things which I have faithfully asked according to thy Will may effectually be obtain'd to the Relief of my Necessity and to the setting forth of thy Glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen THe Peace of God which passeth all understanding The Blessing of God Almighty the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost the virtue of Christ's Blessed Cross and Passion be with Me now at the Hour of Death and in the day of Judgment Amen Thus may you end your Course of Prayers for every Friday preceding a Communiâ—…-Sunday They are such I think as may â—…t your Leisure and Condition if not you are prudent enough to leave out or alter what you see good I have too all along supposed your Constitution strong enough to hold out such a Fast if your Health will not bear it in God's Name Eat but moderately and let your Food be Mean and Ordinary such as a Crust of Bread a little Wine or a Glass of Small-Beer