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A64745	The Mount of Olives: or, Solitary devotions. By Henry Vaughan silurist. With an excellent discourse of the blessed state of man in glory, written by the most reverend and holy Father Anselm Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, and now done into English.	Vaughan, Henry, 1622-1695.; Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1033-1109.	1652 (1652)	Wing V122; ESTC R203875	62,277	216

lost man Blessed be the hour in which thou wert born and the hour in which thou didst die Blessed and for ever hallowed be thy most comfortable and glorious name the name JESUS CHRIST at which every knee shall bow of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth for thy name is above every name and there is no other name by which we can be saved O most holy most humble and harmlesse Lamb how didst thou make thy self of no reputation and becamest obedient to the death of the Crosse for my sake And when thou wert to drink the cup of thy Fathers anger due to my sins didst instead of it ordain and bequeath to me the cup of life and everlasting salvation O Lord give me a heart to understand and eyes to see what thou hast done for me O never suffer me to crucifie thee again by returning to my former iniquities and pollutions but write thy sufferings and the price of my redemption in the tables of my heart set them for a signet upon mine hand and for a bracelet upon mine arme that by a continual and careful remembrance of them I may in the strength of this bread received to day at thy table travel to thy holy mountain and that this drink which I drank out of the spiritual rock may become a Well of living waters springing up in me to eternal life Grant this G God for thy glories sake and for that love and mercies sake which brought thee hither out of thy Fathers bosome to suffer so many things for his Elects sake Amen! Worthy is the Lamb that was slaine to receive power and riches and wisdome and strength and honour and glory and blessing for he hath redeemed us to God by his blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation and hath made us unto our God Kings and Priests and we shall reigne on the earth Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead my Lord Iesus that great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting Covenant Make me perfect in every good work to do his will working in me that which is well-pleasing in his sight through Iesus Christ to whom be glory for ever and ever Amen! A Prayer in time of persecution and Heresie MOst glorious and Immortall God the Prince of peace unity and order which makest men to be of one mind in a house heale I beseech thee these present sad breaches and distractions Consider O Lord the teares of thy Spouse which are daily upon her cheeks whose adversaries are grown mighty and her enemies prosper The wayes of Zion do mourne our beautiful gates are shut up and the Comforter that should relieve our souls is gone far from us Thy Service and thy Sabbaths thy own sacred Institutions and the pledges of thy love are denied unto us Thy Ministers are trodden down and the basest of the people are set up in thy holy place O Lord holy and just behold and consider and have mercy upon us for thy own names sake for thy promise sake suffer not the gates of hell to prevaile against us but return and restore us that joy and gladnesse may be heard in our dwellings and the voyce of the Turtle in all our land Arise O God and let thine enemies be scattered and let those that hate thee flee before thee Behold the robbers are come into thy Sanctuary and the persecuters are within thy walls We drink our own waters for money and our wood is sold unto us Our necks are under persecution we labour and have no rest Yea thine own Inheritance is given to strangers and thine own portion unto aliens Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever and forsake us for so long a time Turne thou us unto thee O Lord and we shall be turned renew our dayes as of old O Lord hear and have mercy and be jealous for the beloved of thine own bosome for thy truth and for the words of thine own mouth Help us O God of our salvation and for thine own honours sake deal Comfortably with us Amen Amen A Prayer in adversity and troubles occasioned by our Enemies O Holy and almighty God full of goodness and compassion look I beseech thee with thine Eye of mercy upon my present sad sufferings and most bitter afflctions Behold O God I put my mouth in the dust and confess I have deserv'd them I despise not thy Chastenings but begge grace of thee that I may not faint and that they may yeild the fruits of righteousnesse unto me who am now exercised by them Thou seest O God how furious and Implacable mine Enemies are they have not only rob'd me of that portion and provision which thou hadst graciously given me but they have also washed their hands in the blood of my friends my dearest and nearest relatives I know O my God and I am daily taught by that disciple whom thou did'st love that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him Keep me therefore O my God from the guilt of blood and suffer me not to stain my soul with the thoughts of recompense and vengeance which is a branch of thy great prerogative and belongs wholly unto thee Though they persecute me unto death and pant after the very dust upon the heads of thy poore though they have taken the bread out of the childrens mouth and have made me a desolation yet Lord give me thy grace and such a measure of charity as may fully forgive them Suffer me not to open my mouth in Curses but give me the spirit of my Saviour who reviled not again but was dumb like a Lamb before his shearers O Lord sanctifie all these afflictions unto thy servant and let no man take away my crown Remember those that are in troubles for thy truth and put their tears into thy bottle Grant this O merciful Father for my dear Saviours sake and bring me quickly into thy Kingdom where I shall have all these tears wiped away from mine eyes Amen Amen! MAN IN Darkness OR A DISCOURSE OF DEATH Eccles. 11.7 8 9 10. TRuly the light is sweet and a pleasant thing it is to behold the Sun But if a man live many dayes and rejoyce in them all yet let him remember the dayes of darknesse for they are many Rejoyce O young man in thy youth and let thy heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth and walk in the wayes of thy heart and in the sight of thine eyes but know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into judgement Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart and put away evil from thy flesh for childhood and youth are vanity Draw neer fond man and dresse thee by this glasse Mark how thy bravery and big looks must passe Into corruption rottennesse and dust The fraile Supporters which betray'd thy trust O weigh in time thy last and loathsome state To purchase heav'n for tears is no hard

make haste to help me O Lord Upon some suddaine fear O set me upon the Rock that is higher then I for thou art my hope and a strong tower for me against my enemy Upon any disorderly thoughts Make me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me Upon any occasions of sadnesse Thy rebuke hath broken my heart I am full of heavinesse but thou O Lord shalt lift me up again Upon any Diffidence Thou art my hope O Lord even from my youth through thee have I been holden up ever since I was borne though thou shouldst kill me yet will I trust in thee When thou dost any good work Not unto me O Lord not unto me but unto thy name give the praise When thou art provoked to anger Give thy peace unto thy servant O God let no man take away my Crown In patience O Lord let me possesse my soul. For thine Enemies Lord lay not this sinne to their Charge they know not what they do Upon any gracious deliverance or other mercies conferr'd upon thee The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want He maketh me to lie down in green pastures he leadeth me besides the still waters He hath prevented me with the blessings of goodnesse he hath granted me my hearts desire and not with-holden the request of my lips Surely goodnesse and mercy shall follow me all the dayes of my life And I will dwell in the house of my God for ever Upon any losses or other adversities Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evill Naked came I out of my mothers womb and naked shall I return thither the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away blessed be the name of the Lord. When thou hearest that any is dead Teach me O Lord to number my dayes that I may apply my heart unto wisdome Upon thought of thy sins Turn away thy face from my sins O Lord and blot out all mine offences Praise the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits who forgiveth all thy sins and healeth all thine Infirmities When thou art weary of the cares and vanities of this world Like as the Hart brayeth for the water-brooks so thirsteth my soul after thee O God O who will give me the wings of a Dove that I may slie and be at rest ¶ Admonitions with Meditations and Prayers to be used before we come to the Lords Supper ALl the Sacraments of the New Testament in those that come to participate them require a most Exquisite and sincere preparation But this Sacrament of the Lords Table because in Institution and Effect it is the highest of all requires the most perfect and purest Accomplishments Our preparation to this Sacrament is not perfected by Contrition onely and Confession of sins both which are unavoidably requisite but if we will be worthy receivers and partake of those graces which are exhibited unto us in this heavenly banquet there are many other duties we must necessarily performe for this Sacrament is of an infinite vertue having in it the Wel-spring of all graces even Iesus Christ with all the merits of his most bitter passion which admit neither number nor measure Wherefore such as our pre-disposition is such also shall our proportion be of this spiritual Manna for as he that cometh to a Well to draw water takes no more thence then what his vessel contains which yet he cannot impute unto the Well but unto his Pitcher which could hold no more so they that come unto this glorious Sacrament receive onely so much grace as their preparation and holines makes them capable of Now there are required of us before we presume to lay hands upon this bread of life three things 1. Purity of Conscience 2. Purity of Intention 3. Fervent and effectual Devotion We must as far as it lies in us refrain from all actual sins in thought word and deed Secondly We must do it to a good end not for any private benefit not by compulsion or for fear of Censure or any other Ecclesiastical correction not out of Custome nor for any sensual devotion or joy because of the confluence and company at these love-feasts Thirdly and lastly we must watch over our owne souls and take heed that no wind blows upon our garden but the spiritual and eternal we must labour for an heavenly setlednesse sanctified affections holy hopes new garments a clean heart and a right spirit Cant. 2. The soul must be sick of love she must long for the banqueting house nothing now must appear but flowers nothing must be heard but the singing of birds and the voice of the Turtle Lord God saith S. Ambrose with what contrition of heart with what fountains of tears with what reverence fear with what chastity of body and purity of mind should this divin mystery be celebrated where thy flesh is the meat where thy blood is the drink where the creature feeds upon the Creatour and the Creatour is united unto the creature where Angels are spectators and God himself both the Priest and the Sacrifice what holinesse and humility should we bring thither O what pure things most pure must those hands be which bring my God to me As therefore some rich odoriferous water is distill'd out of many and several sorts of fragrant herbs and flowers so our devotion at this soveraigne Sacrament should be composed of many spiritual acceptable affections with God as amongst others are profound humility unmeasurable reverence ardent love firme faith actuall charity impatient hunger and an intollerable longing after this heavenly banquet And because we may not touch these white robes with dirty hands nor come neer the Rose of Sharon with ill sents and offensive fumes it hath been ever the Custom of Gods Church to injoyn and set apart a certain limited time of purification before this mysterious solemnity wherein all religious and worthy Communicants addressed and prepared themselves in some measure for this unmeasurable mercy Such was in our Church that more strict and holy season called Lent and such still are the preparation-dayes before this glorious Sabbath in all true Churches Two dayes were given the Israelites to sanctifie themselves and to wash their clothes that they might be ready against the third day upon which the Lord was to come downe in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai And this onely at the reception of the Law which was given by Angels much more then ought we to wash and cleanse our vessels from all vaine affections idle words and actions and to separate our selves from the world for three dayes at least that we may be ready against that great and blessed day wherein we are to come not to a mountain that might not be touched nor to the sound of a Trumpet nor to the voice of words spoken to us out of the midst of fire but to the general assembly and Church of the first-borne which are written in

Prayers and Meditations before receiving the Lords Supper p. 36 A Prayer for the Grace of Repentance with a Confession of sins p. 47 A particular Meditation before receiving the holy Communion p. 51 A Prayer when thou art upon going to the Lords Table p. 59 An Ejaculation immediately before the receiving p. 60 Admonitions after receiving the holy Communion p. 61 A Prayer after you have received p. 63 In time of Persecution and Heresie p. 66 In Troubles occasioned by our Enemies p. 68 MAN in DARKNESSE or a Discourse of Death p. 71 A Prayer in time of sicknesse p. 127 A Prayer in the hour of Death p. 130 MAN in GLORY or a Discourse of the blessed estate of the Saints in Heaven p. 133 FINIS ADMONITIONS FOR Morning-Prayer THe night saith Chrysostome was not therefore made that either we should sleep it out or passe it away idly and Chiefly because we see many worldly persons to watch out whole nights for the Commodities of this life In the Primitive Church also the Saints of God used to rise at midnight to praise the Rock of their salvation with Hymns and Spiritual Songs In the same manner shouldst thou do now and Contemplate the Order of the Stars and how they all in their several stations praise their Creator When all the world is asleep thou shouldst watch weep and pray and propose unto thy self that Practise of the Psalmist I am weary of my groaning every night wash I my bed and water my Couch with my tears for as the Dew which falls by night is most fructifying and tempers the heat of the Sun so the tears we shed in the night make the soul fruitful quench all Concupiscence and supple the hardnesse we got in the day Christ himself in the day-time taught and preach'd but continued all night in prayer sometimes in a Mountain apart sometimes amongst the wild beasts and sometimes in solitary places They whose Age or Infirmity will not give them way to do thus should use all Convenient means to be up before the Sun-rising for we must prevent the Sunne to give God thanks and at the day-spring pray unto him Wisd. 16. It was in the morning that the Children of Israel gathered the Manna and of the Just man it is said That He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him and will pray before the most high Eccl. 39. So soon therefore as thou dost awake shut thy door against all prophane and worldly thoughts and before all things let thy God be first admitted offer unto him thy first fruits for that day and commune with him after this manner When thou dost awake O God the Father who saidst in the beginning Let there be light and it was so Inlighten my Eyes that I never sleepe in death lest at any time my Enemy should say I have prevailed against him O God the Sonne light of light the most true and perfect light from whom this light of the Sun and the day had their beginning thou that art the light shining in darknesse Inlightning every one that cometh into this world expell from me all Clouds of Ignorance and give me true understanding that in thee and by thee I may know the Father whom to know is to live and to serve is to reigne O God the Holy Ghost the fire that inlightens and warms our hearts shed into me thy most sacred light that I may know the true Joyes of Heaven and see to escape the illusions of this world Ray thy selfe into my soul that I may see what an Exceeding weight of glory my Enemy would bereave me of for the meer shadowes and painting of this world Grant that I may know those things which belong unto thee and nothing else Inflame me with thy divine love that with a true Christian Contempt I may tread upon all transitory Pleasures and seek only those things which are eternal Most blessed Trinity and one eternal God! as thou hast this day awaked me from this bodily sleep so awake my soule from the sleep of sin and as thou hast given me strength after sleep now again to watch so after death give me life for what is death to me is but sleep with thee to whom be ascribed all glory wisdome majesty dominion and praise now and for Ever Amen When thou dost arise ARise O my soul that sleepest arise from the dead and Christ shall give thee light Arise O daughter of Sion O my soul redeemed with the blood of Christ sit no more in the dust of thy sins but arise and rest in that peace which is purchas'd by thy Saviours merits Christ Iesus my most merciful and dear Redeemer as it is thy meer goodness that lifts up this mortal and burthensome body so let thy grace lift up my soul to the true knowledge and love of thee grant also that my body may this day be a helper and servant to my soul in all good works that both body and soul may be partakers of those Endlesse Joyes where thou livest and reignest with the Faher and the Holy Ghost one true God world without End Amen As soone as thou art drest before thou comest forth from thy Chamber kneel down in some convenient place and in this or the like Prayer commend thy self for that day unto thy Creator's Protection ALmighty eternal God the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ I blesse and praise thy holy name and with my whole heart give thee all possible thanks that out of thine infinite goodness thou wert pleased to watch over me this night to resist my adversary and to keep me from all perils of body and soul O thou that never slumbrest nor sleepest how careful hast thou been of me how hast thou protected me and with thy holy angels thy ministring spirits sent forth to minister for the heirs of salvation incompast me about yea with what unmeasurable love hast thou restored unto me the light of the day and rais'd me from sleep and the shadow of death to look up to thy holy hill Justly mighst thou O God have shut the gates of death upon me and laid me for ever under the barres of the Earth but thou hast redeemed me from Corruption and with thy Everlasting armes enlarged my time of Repentance And now O Father of mercies and God of all Consolation hear the voyce of thy Supplicant and let my cry be heard in thy highest heavens As I do sincerely love thee and beg for thy Protection so receive thou me under the shadow of thy wings watch over me with the Eyes of thy mercy direct me in the wayes of thy Law and enrich me with the gifts of thy Spirit that I may passe through this day to the glory of thy great name the good of others and the comfort of my own soul. Keep me O my God from the great offence quench in me all vain Imaginations and sensual desires sanctifie and supple my heart with the dew of thy