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
I know and those sins which I know not the sins which I have laboured 〈◊〉 long to hide from others that now I have 〈◊〉 hid them from my own memory Forgive 〈◊〉 them O Lord Forgive them all of thâ—… 〈◊〉 mercy let me be Absolved from all my 〈◊〉 and of thy bountiful goodness let 〈◊〉 â—…vered from the bands of those sins which by my frailty I have committed Grant this O Heavenly Father for Jesus Christ his sake our Blessed Lord and Saviour Amen Adding this short Litany and the following Prayers O God the Father of Heaven have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner O God the Son Redeemer of the World have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner O God the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Son have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner O Holy Blessed and Glorious Trinity Three Persons and one God Have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner Remember not Lord mine offences nor the offences of my fore-Fathers neither take thou Vengeance of my sins Spare me good Lord â—…re thy Servant whom Thou hast Redeemed 〈◊〉 thy most precious Blood and be not anâ—… with me for ever Spare me Good Lord. 〈◊〉 all evil and mischief from sin from the 〈◊〉 assaults of the Devil from thy wrath 〈◊〉 â—verlasting Damnation Good Lord Deliver me From all blindness of Heart from Pride Vain-Glory and Hypocrisie from Envy Hatred and Malice and from all Uncharitableness Good Lord Deliver me From Fornication and all other deadly sin and from all the deceits of the World the Flesh and the Devil Good Lord Deliver me From c. Here insert those sins of which you have found your self guilty and wrote in the paper Good Lord Deliver me From hardness of Heart from Contempt of thy Word and Commandment from any evil thought which may assault and hurt my Soul Good Lord Deliver me From all Adversities which may happen to the Body from noysome and infectious Diseases and from sudden death Good Lord Deliver me By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat by thy Cross and Passion by thy precious Death aâ—… Burial and by thy Victorious Descention inâ—… Hell Good Lord deliver me By thy Glorious Resurrection and 〈◊〉 on and by the wonderful coming of 〈◊〉 Ghost Good Lord Deliver 〈◊〉 In all time of my Tribulation in all time of my Wealth in the hour of Death and in the â—ay of Judgment Good Lord Deliver me I who am a most miserable sinner do beseech thee tâ— hear me O Lord God to keep and strengthen me in the true worshiping of Thee and to give me Grace to serve thee in Righteousness and Holiness all the days of my Life I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to be my Defender and Keeper giving me the Victory over the World the Flesh and the Devil I beseech thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to endue me with true knowledg of thy Word with Grace Wisdom and Understanding I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to give me increase of Grace to hear meekly thy Word and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit I beseech thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to give me an heart â—…ve and Dread Thee and diligently to live 〈◊〉 Commandments I beseech thee to hear me Good Lord. 〈◊〉 may please Thee to strengthen me â—…nd to comfort and help me when I am weak-hearted to raise me up when I fall and finally to beat down Satan under my feet I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to succour help and comfort me when I am in danger necessity and Tribulation I beseech thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to give me as at all times so now especially due preparation of mind that I may worthily participate this holy Sacrament I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. To this end may it please Thee to forgive mine Enemies Persecutors and Slanderers and to turn their hearts I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to give me true Repentance to forgive me all my sins negligences and ignorances to endue me with a lively and a stedfast Faith and a sincere Resolution to amend my Life according to thy holy Word I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. Son of God I beseech Thee to hear me O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of 〈◊〉 World Grant me thy Peace O Lamb of God that takest away the 〈◊〉 the World Have mercy upon me O Christ Hear me Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me Our Father c. Deliver us from Evil Amen O Lord deal not with me according my to sins Neither reward me after my Iniquities Have mercy upon me O Lord after thy great Goodness according to the multitude of thy mercys do away my offences c. Psal lj Repeat the whole Psalm kneeling ending with Glory be to c. O Lord I beseech Thee mercifully to hear me and spare me and all those who do confess their sins unto Thee that they whose Consciences by sin are accused by thy merciful Pardon may be Absolved through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen O most mighty God and merciful Father who hast compassion upon all men and hatest nothing that thou hast made who wouldest not 〈◊〉 Death of a sinner but rather that he should 〈◊〉 from his sin and be saved Mercifully 〈◊〉 me my Trespasses receive and comfort 〈◊〉 am grieved and wearied with the burâ—…â—…y sins Thy property is always to have 〈◊〉 Thee only it appertaineth to forgive sins Spare me therefore Good Lord spare me spare thy Servant whom thou hast Redeemed enter not into Judgment with thy Servant who am vile earth and a miserable sinner But so turn thine anger from me who meekly acknowledg my vileness and truly repent me of my faults and so make hast to help me in this world that I may live with Thee in the world to come through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen TUrn thou me O good Lord and so shall I be turned be favourable O Lord be favourable to thy Servant who turns to Thee in Weeping Fasting and Praying For thouart a merciful God full of Compassion long-suffering and of great pitty Thou sparest when we deserve punishment and in thy Wrath thinkest upon mercy Spare thy Servant good Lord spare me and let me not be brought to Confusion Hear me O Lord for thy mercy is great and after the multitude of thy mercies look upon me through the Merits and Mediation of thy blessed Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen THe Lord bless me and keep me th◠〈◊〉 lift up the light of his Countenanâ—… 〈◊〉 me and give me peace now and for evâ—… 〈◊〉 Amen The time following to Eleaven of the Clock you may bestow in dressing and fitting your self for the publick Prayers of the Church which then
presence much less to eat the Flesh of the Sacrificed Lamb For my sins O Blessed Jesu went along in Confederation with the High Priests in Treachery with Judas in Injustice with Pilate in Malice and Cruelty with the People Oh! what punishment then shall I be thought worthy of who have thus trampled under foot the Son of God and counted the Bloud of the Covenant an Unholy Thing Where shall I vile Wretch appear who have put my LORD to Death Who have crucified to my self the SON of GOD afresh and put thee to an open shame Where should I appear but before my Saviour who hath loved and dyed for me though I have hated and Murthered him Thy Bloud O Jesu is my only Refuge Oh! Let the Cry of it speak on my Behalf and may it speak better things than the Bloud of Abel Be merciful unto me O God be merciful unto me for my Soul trusteth in Thee and in the clefts of thy Wounds shall be my Refuge until thy Father's Indignation be overpast Oh Blessed Advocate and Mediatour Intercede for me with thy Father and ours thy God and ours and grant that by the Grace which thou hast found by the prerogative which thou hast deserved by the mercy which thou hast purchased for me as thou hast been partaker of my sufferings and Infirmities so I by thy Death and Resurrection and by thy infinite gracious Intercession may be made partaker of thy Holyness and thy glory even for thy own Merits sake Amen 3. O Lord who hast promised that if I open my mouth wide Thou wilt fill it I pray thee to open it and not my mouth only but my heart also Oh! Create in thy servant a great hunger and thirst after the things of thy Kingdom and the righteousness of it after all thy holy graces and all the holy ministerys of Grace that I may long for the Bread of Heaven thirst after the fountain of Salvation and as the Hart panteth after the water-Brooks so my soul may desire Thee O Lord Oh! Kindle such an holy flame in my Soul that it may consume all my sins and cursed affections that I may never again desile the place which thou hast chosen for thy Temple Thou diedst O Dear Jesu to redeem me from all iniquity Oh! let me not again sell my self to work wickedness I am a sinner a Greivous one not worthy to look up to heaven But be thou pleased to look down into the Dust and lift up a Sinner from the Dunghil Let me not perish in my folly or be consumed in thy heavy displeasure Give me time and Space to repent and give me powers of Grace that as by thy Holy Inspiration I doe Sincerely fixedly resolve on an intire Reformation So by thy mercifull Guidance I may faithfully perform the same Amen 4. O Thou Great Physitian of Souls Heal me of those many and foul Diseases which my Soul groans under Grant that I may now so Touch thee that every one of those loath-some issues may immediately stanch that these sicknesses may not be unto Death but to the Glory of thy mercy in pardoning to the glory of thy Grace in purifying so polluted a wretch Oh Christ hear me Inspire me with an holy Zeal to mortifie my sins support me with an Holy Hope confirm me with an excellent and unreproveable â—aith and inkindle in me a never failing â—…arity Let me judg my self that I be not judged by thee condemn my self that I be not condemned with the world But Receiving this Holy Sacrament with a penitent heart and a lively Faith I may partake the great benefits of it I may dwell in Christ and Christ in me I may be one with Christ and Christ with me The Lord be mercifull unto me and grant this for his own Bowells and Compassions sake Amen Then these Collects of Intercession MErcifull God who hast made all men and wouldst not the Death of a sinner but rather that he should Turn from his wickedness and live to which purpose Thou hast sent thy Son out of thy Bosome to suffer death upon the Cross for our Redemption look down in mercy and pity upon Poor Mankind whose portion is folly and misery shame and Death Bring all sinners to Repentance enlighten all that sit in darkness all Jewes Turks Infidels Hereticks and Schismaticks Take from them all blindness hardness of heart and contempt of thy word and Commandment so fetch them home blessed Lord unto thy fold that they may be saved among the remnant of the true Israelites and be made One Fold under one Shepherd Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen GRracious Lord I doe more especially humbly present to thy divine Majesty this Glorious sacrifice which thy blessed Son made upon the Cross in the behalf of all Christans throughout the World give unto them all O God a portion of all the good Prayers which are made in heaven and earth the Intercession of our Lord and the supplications of all thy servants Oh! Let us walk worthy of that Holy vocation wherewith we are called let us who name the name of Christ depart from iniquity and Unite us in the bonds of the Common Faith and an holy Charity that no interests or partialitys no sects or opinions may keep us any longer in darkness and division But that we may with one mind and one mouth Glorify thee the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Amen O Father of Mercys Be mercifull to this Miserably Divided Church in which we live according to all thy righteousness let thine anger be turned away from us let Religion and virtue season all sorts of men therein Forgive us all our sins Turn thee unto us and bless us that the world may say Blessed is this people whose God is the Lord Jehovah and Blessed are the solk whom he hath chosen to him to be his Inheritance Oh! Lord Hear and cause thy Face to shine upon this thy Sanctuary which is thus Sadly desolate for the Lords sake Amen O King of Kings and Lord of Lords give I Pray thee the Spirit of Government and Holiness to all Christian Kings Princes and Governors especially to thy Servant CHARLES our King Grant that his people may obey him and he may obey thee and live in honesty and peace justice and holy Religion being a Nursing Father to the Church an Advocate for the oppressed a Patron for the Widdows and a Sanctuary for the miserable and Fatherless that he may Raign with thee forever in the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ Amen O Thou Fountain of all Gooâ—ness be pleased to bless and protect our Gracious Queen CATHERINE JAMES Duke of York and all the Royal Family endue them with all Heavenly Graces answerable to their Births make them Instruments of thy Glory here and partakers of thy Glory hereafter Amen O God who alone doest great wonders Be Gracious unto all those who wait at thine Altar the Bishops and all the Clergy Open thou their Lips that their