THE Path-way to please GOD. Which way whomsoeuer walketh especially in the time of anie worldly affliction shal be defended against all temptations Thy Word O Lord is a lanterne to my feet a light vnto my pathes Printed by W. Iaggard The Path-way to please God A godly Prayer O Almightie God and Heauenly father direct our steps in thy word and leade vs into the Path of thy commandements for thou art the GOD of our saluation so wee loue the habitation of thy house greatly do wee delight in the Companie of such as feare thee therefore will we worship and fall down and kneele before thee O Lord our â—aker for wee are the people of thy Pasture and the sheepe of thy handes O God heare vs in the truth of thy saluation Amen Godly prayers to be saide at all times For the morning O Heauenly Father I giue thee most heartie thankes land and praise for a number of thy blessings bestowed vpon mee and amongst the rest this is not the least that thou hast not only preserud me from my youth vp hitherto from mine enimies and aduersaries in this world but for that also thou hast defended and kept me this night past from all perils and dangers of the same and hast giuen mee qâ—â—et rest and sleepe and hast safely brought mee to the beginning of this day I beseech thee of thy abundant mercy and kindnes so to direct and gouern me in this day and euer with thy holy spirit that all my thoughts words deeds may only be in thy seruice faith feare loue to the glory of thy holye Name Amen For mercy and grace HAue mercy on mee O Lord remember not my faultes which deserue no fauor at thy hands nor any part of these thy benefits but mitigate thy anger which I haue deserued Bestow thy grace on me let thy holy Spirite euermore abide with mee so serue thee in holinesse and righteousnes of Life to the honor and glorie of thy holy name amen From all perils and dangers ONely in thee O mercifull Lorde lyeth all power and might to defend me from all perrilles dangers of this worlde and in my selfe is all disabilitie to doe any thinge which may please thee so that I am altogether subiect to the Worlde by the flesh wherin I was created to all other thinges else which may draw mee from thee if thou in mercy doe not defend mee that neither sathan sinne hel nor death haue the dominion vpper hand of mee Endue my heart O Lord with the true vnderstanding of thy holye worde that I may be redy manfully to fight vnder the standart of thy deare son Iesus Christ to whome with thee the holy ghost be praise now and for euer Amen To withstand all temptations MAke mee able O heauenly father through thy power to with stand all temptations whereby I may bee drawne from thee and ouer-throwe all those thine enemies who are too strong for me and to whom through sin and flesh I am become thral So shall I O Lord be able to liue in the world yeelde thee praise worlde without end At our vp-rising O Lord GOD and heauenly Father I humbly beseech thee that this my vp-rising thou wilt vouchsafe to looke vppon me and blesse me so bountifuly with thy grace that I may spend this day the rest of my life in thy Seruice that all my trauailes and endeuors may please thee and that I do not in anie thing swarue or fall from thee we most humblie beseech thee that thine eyes may attend vppon vs daily defend vs in sorrow succour vs cherrish comfort and gouern all our Counsels studies and labours in such wise that we may so spend this day according to thy most blessed will without hurting of our neighbor that wee may diligently warily auoide all things that should displease thee vnto the praise of thy most holy name through Christ our Lord Amen To the glorious and blessed Trinity Saue mee O Father my Creator through thy power O God the sonne haue pity vpon mee and bee thou mine aduocate to intreate for mee O holie Ghost I humbly beseech thee to remaine with me and gouerne me O blessed and glorious trinity three persons and one GOD strengthen mee comfort me and defend me for euer more amen Prouerbs chap. 21 WOnderfull are thy works O Lord God thine Omnipotency most meruailous thy wisdome most in searchable thy power more then any Creature can coÌ„prehend Ther is O Lord no power in earth that may contend or striue against thee or is able to abide the lest stroke of thy mighty hand If in thy power thou Correcte our Iust deseruings no wisedome no Counsaile nor policie may preuayle against thee O Lord. Therefore O God I am affraide of thy displeasure and my soule doeth tremble to think vpon my manifolde sinnes and iniquities and contrarywise mine assured hope trust and confidence in thee do thoroughly perswade mee of thy goodnesse and mercie and doe as it were conuert that feare which I haue of thy displeasure in respect of my sinnes into loue honor and obedience of thee in respect of all thy manifold beneuolences which I haue receiued at thy most bountifull hands thorough thy deere sonne Iesus Christ our Lord Amen That we may forsake the worlde and the vanities thereof LEt mee not O mercifull Lord and heauenly Father fall from thee to fal vnto the world and the vanities thereof Let not thy Grace nor feare fall from mee least mine enemies catch me in theyr snares Let mee not through the alurement of the world be drawn from thee and from the care of thee lest I forget to loue honor and obey thee as I ought To the glory of thy most holy name through thy deere son Iesus christ our Lord Amen A prayer to God for forgiuenesse of sinnes and offences O Lorde of thine infinite Mercy haue compassion vpon me Lay not to my charge my former offences but to graunt as thou hast hitherto vouchsafed to defend and proserue me through thy power so likewise I humbly beseech thee my Lord and Redeemer euermore hereafter to keepe me safe in thy protection against all perils and daungers of this world For in thee O louing father is all my hope in thee is my sure trust and confidence in thee alone resteth all my comfort ioy blisse happinesse and felicity of the world to come So be it ¶ A prayer declaring the Omnipotent power of God and the miserable estate of man O God whose mercy is most manifold whose goodnes is most excellent whose power is omnipotent and whose fauour is more then any Creature can deserue and contrariwise man a manifold sinner excelling al creatures in naughtines most weak and yet striuing agaynst thy power most sinneful and yet insteed of crauing thy fauour for pardon of our sins a thousaÌ„d wayes deseruing thy heauie displeasure These thinges considered with my selfe my louing sauiour make
doth fall from thee But euen for thine owne agony and passion sake I beseeche thee to intreate my Heauenly father for me to release and pardon my former negligence and wretched carelesse vnthankfulnes and to forgiue my great transgressions and offences Through which I haue spent so long a time without calling for Grace receiue my humble Petitions and heartie submission accept my repentance which my hart mind and soule doe yeelde vnto thee and with perfect consent agreement do earnestly sue vnto thee for thy fauour and louing countenaunce with assured hope that thou wilte intreat for me and strengthen me and that thorow thee I may obtaine grace froÌ„ aboue wherby I may euer hereafter truly serue my Lord God and neuer fall from him againe Suffer thou not my mercifull Redeemer that sathan and his wily Ministers and subtile spirits who according vnto theyr kinde can craftily change themselues into Angelles of light bearing or rather counterfeting the countenance of truth by their practises and sundry temtations are able to ouerthrow and deeeiue so manie ouer whome thou giuest them power to preuaile and generably ouer all creatures whose force is ouer-weake if thy grace and holy Spirit be not assistaunt or rather a defendant in the behalfe of vs miserable wretches against the assaultes and alluâ—ements of so great mighty aduersaries Wherefore O Christ in thy might defende vs keepe vs vnder thy protection bee thou our continuall mediatour vnto our Heauenlie Father for vs his prodigall children the straying sheepe from his folde and the widdowes lost groat Bee thou our aduocate that he may receiue vs againe as obedient and penitent children confessing our Sinnes against him with most harty repentance Our onelie hope and trust of saluation O Christ resteth in thee and our vtter and euerlasting Damnation commeth thorough our own manifold transgressions nothing can helpe vs nor other remedie wee haue none but this that it pleased our heauenly father to send thee to be our redeemer and Sauiour euen so many as doe faithfully beleeue through thy Death for vs to haue receiued full free redemption and remission of sins Such O Christ haue euerlasting life and shall not come vnto damnation but are escapt from death vnto life Bee thou therefore continually with vs iâ— grace faith and hope comforte vs in all distresse affliction and troubles accept and receiue our lamentable and greeuous complaints for our sins past Mollifie these our stome hearts that we may truly hartily and sincerelie cry vnto our heauenly father for mercy that we may serue him with all our hearts mindes and strength and diligentlie search the holy scriptures for in them we haue eternall life and they are the Testimonie and witnesse bearers of our Heauenly Father Deny not O most deere Christe thy mercie to vs penitent and sorrowfull sinners Let vs that seeke thy fauour and heartily repent vs of our wicked liues find release and forgiuenesse at thy pittifull hand Open vnto vs O Christ euen vnto vs that do earnestly knocke with the heauie Teares of our hearts at the still gentle gates of thy tender mercy those gracious gates froÌ„ which all Mercie doth abound according to that heauenly and gladde proclamation commanding vs to aske and wee shall obtain mercy to seek and wee shall finde fauour to knock and it shall be opened vnto vs what euen all aboundance of Grace plentie of mercy fauour free remission and forgiuenesse of sinnes yea and all ioy blisse and life euerlasting If we return from this worlde vnto thee if wee leaue following the desires thereof and cleaue vnto thee thou art the only peacemaker betwixt vs and our Heauenly father To whome with thee the holy Ghost bee all praise honor and glorie for euer Amen A praier to bee said going to bed Thankes be giuen to thee O Lord God for all thy mercies Hallowed be thy name for all thy wonderfull workes Vouchsafe this night to preserue me in thy safe custody as thou hast this day past defended me Make me strong thorough thee to vnderstand all maner of temptations illusions dreams and fantastes of the night through the deceits wherof a number of wretched souls haue faln from thee Ah my Lorde God I do heartily beseech thee that I may not onely receyue quiet rest of body but that my mind may also be quiet and my soul safely preserued from all perils and dangers Saue mee for Christe his sake in thy blessed tuition and lighteÌ„ in me the bright flames of thy grace Wee miserable sinners O Lord God euen all the nuÌ„ber of earthly creatures haue no power of our selues to withstand the assaults temptations of our bodilie and Ghostly aduersaries but through thee Againe such are the fierce temptations subtil baits and craftâ— flâ—ights of our Enemies that if thou bee not our defender our soules cannot escape the snares which day and night are laide to catch vs and bring our soules vnto confusion Louing father all this thou knowst and doost not wish the death of a sinner remember vs how weake wee are and defend vs sithe in thee is all our trust Let not our enemies by night or day preuayle against vs for if thou bee our keeper no euill can subdue and ouercome vs vnlesse thou O Lord God doest permit and suffer it Into thy hands commend I my Soule beseeching thee to receiue the same into thy blessed tuition Shew vnto me thy louing Countenance and make me thy true seruant strengthen me in all good things that may make me able to serue thee Let thy peace and grace remayne with me at all times and that the loue of thy blessed sonne Christ shewed towardes all creatures in redeeming vs may euermore continue towards vs to the comfort of our souls and let the comfortable fellowshippe of thy holy spirite direct all my thoughtes and workes assuring my Life in this vale of wretchednes that in my life I may serue thee and at my death glorify thee Through Christ our Lord Amen A prayer to be said in the time of sicknes Through the extremity of this thy gentle louing correction O Lord I am put in remembraÌ„ce of my greeuous sinnes through which I haue falne from thee I acknowledge to haue deserued more sharper scourge But such is thy mercie to chastice me so gently for which I hartily thank thee am hartily sorrie that I haue so much displeased thee Lord haue mercy vpon me and regard mine humble submission and reiect me not because I haue bene stubborne heretofore In thee alone resteth al my hope comfort consolation I trust through our Lord Iesus Christ thy deere son to haue remission and free pardon of all my sins and offences which are in numerable and which do deserue great punnishment if thou shouldest reuenge in thy wrath or deale with me according to my worldly actes but I do firmely beleeue that through the onely merits of christ al my
that most earnestly toward the setting forth of thy glorie Lengt he nand prolong his happy daies graunt vnto him a long quyet and prosperous raign many yeares to indure continue euâ—n for thy trueths sake Blesse his Grace with the heauenly influences of thy Grace and holy spirit and euermore preserue and keepe him from all his enimies This O Lord wee beseech thee graunt for the loue of thy son Christ Iesus Amen A godly Prayer for Byshops and ministers of the word of God INflame and enure the hearts mindes and liues of all Byshops Pastors Ministers and professors of thy holye worde with perfect Loue and feruent zeale and affection toward the setting forth of thy glorious Gospell Giue them O Lorde aboundance of learning effectually to serch and finde out the hidden secrets and mysteries contained in the Scriptures and Letters containing and comprehending thy holye Worde Gospell and trueth written by the blessed Apostles Euangelists Prophets and left to them by Christ himselfe declaring his old and new Testament first written bythe finger of Gods owne hande as true and certaine testimonies of his great loue and Fauour towards vs and of his wonderfull workes and myracles wrought in the creation redemption and saluation of all vs wretched and sinfull People Lorde giue vs grace to be thankfull Let thy heauenly grace O Lord God cast out her bright beames of godlines into their harts and grant them true vnderstanding and perfect knowledge so that they may rightlie interpret set foorth and declare thy holy Scriptures to the edifying of weake simple and vnlearned people and that each one in his degree and calling may bee painfull Pastors and diligent shepheardes ouer the flocke committed to them Lord let their Doctrine liues agree in all vertuous and godly conuersation Grant that the dilligent trauels and carefull ouersights of all Byshops and cheefe Pastors bee examples to interior Ministers whereby they may bee approued faithfull members of thy glorious and most precious word and that of all parts the people may be truly taught sin abolished Idolatry rooted out Antichrist ouerthrown sathan trodden downe hel may be conquered the gospel may flourish and righteousnes may shine that God may haue due praise Thankes and glorie for euermore Amen A Godly Prayer for loue and obedience ALmightie God of thy manifold great mercies vouchsafe to poure into the hearts of all thy People earnest loue and true affection towards thy most holy Gospell make them dilligent and wiling hearers of thy worde and obedient followers and performers of thy heauenly will and pleasure in all their liues to the setting forth of thy glorye and the attainment of the onely true Saluation of their soules Establish also in theyr hearts true subiection vnto our most vertuous King faithfull obedience toward his lawes and iust dealing one with another that so all the whol nation of this English Flocke or Countrâ—y may agree and conseÌ„t to and in one vnity and agreement of one perfect religion and doctrine vtterly reiecting all sects schismes and erroneous Opinions whatfoeuer Lord thou hast promised by the holie Prophets that thou wilt giue to thy people a New heart that thou wilt deliuer to them a new Spirite that thou wilt take away their stony hearts and giue vnto them hearts of flesh that so they may walke in thy precepts that they may keepe thy iudgements and performe them that they shal be thy people and thou wilte bee their God O Lord let it so come to passe for thine only names sake to whom bee all honor and Glory both now and for euermore Amen A Prayer for the Church for daily encrease of Gods holy word LEt thy holye Worde O Lord daily increase let thy true church triumphe and thyne infallible trueth florish let vs forsake our old blindnes and ignoraÌ„ce and cleaue onely vnto thee In thee O Sauiour resteth our hope and confideÌ„ce Giue vs grace therefore to reioice onely in thy trueth and holy worde which testifieth thy great mercy towards vs. Giue vnto vs one heart one mouth and one spirite and that of one truth by and through the which wee may rightly agree in all things that may please thee Lord let vs perseuer in the same and we shall be saued Confirm and strengthen our heartes in faith Grant likewise that we being iustified by faith may haue peace with God thorough our Lord Iesus Christ to whom with the father and the holy Ghost be all praise honour and glorie both now and euermore Amen A fruitâ—full Prayer that God of his mercie woules stop the mouthes of all the wicked that rise vp against his trueth STop and shut vp O lord the mouths of al papists Anabaptists sectaries and scismatickes thorough whose erroneous and superstitous Doctrines thy people haue beene and yet are daily blinded in ignorance and the Glorious light of thy holye Gospell dimmed and almost vtterly extinguished if of thy mercy thou haddest not in time turned thy wrath away from vs restoring vs to thy louing and fauourable countenance againe sent vs a most godlye and gracious prince by whom thy vndoubted true church hath beneâ—â—dified and thy true and sincere Doctrine restored amongst vs God make vs to shew our selues thankfull therefore Plant in thy Church godly ministers and painfull preachers which are able by true and sound doctrine to stir vp thy people to the loue of thee and thy most holy word Such as are the true salt of the erth Mat. 5 13. And such as are the light of the world who hold forth the true Gospel of Christ to all the worlde Let them O Lord bee true fishers of men by whome we may be won vnto thee broght to thy folde By whom we may be carefully and truly taught our duties towardes thee in this worlde that after this life we may remaine and dwel with thee in thy heauenly Kingdome thorough our Lorde and onely Sauiour Iesus Christ Amen Godly prafers to our heauenly father for continuall grace and assistance to auoide the temptations of the world the deuil and flesh our monstrous enemies GRant vs O heauenlie father our humble petitions which we thy sinfull creatures destre of thee and vouchsafe of thy great mercie to send thy holy spirit into our hartes which may gouerne direct lead vs into al good things and defend vs from al manner of temptations Lord for thy manifolde mercies let thy Heauenlie grace alwaies remain with vs. Let thy truth be euermore with vs and make vs constant in the same that we nâ—uer be affraid of any thing that lieth in man ouer our bodies confessing that if thou be with vs in grace and truth man cannot preuaile against thee Encrease faith loue charity and fear of thee in the hearts of all people Let not the desires of the world draw vs from thee throgh the frailty of the Flesh which causeth our daylie fall from thee whereby sathan doth ouerthrow and triumph ouer vs who by all meanes seeks our vtter confusion both of body and soule Defend vs from all temptations of the Worlde the flesh and the deuill least we fall into them for to such as follow the world and flie from thee followe their owne destruction in this mortall life and euerlasting damnation in the world to come O mercifull God of thy goodnes and louing kindnesse strengthen vs be fauourable vnto vs and also blesse vs. Let thy holy spirite bee with vs for euermore and that by the operation of thy grace in vs wee may serue thee in all humblenesse and obedieÌ„ce due to thy glorious maiesty and that we may with all our harts acknowledge thee to bee the true Messias the offered Lamb euen our Sauiour and Redeemer Christ Iesus through whose death and merits aâ— people shall receiue saluation and thorough whose mediation the wrathe of our heauenly Father for our iniquities is appeased Before whoÌ„ as our chiefe and high iudge wee shall rise to iudgement who as the most high steward wil call vs to account of our trauels in this our pilgrimage render euery one their iust reward eyther with punishment or mercy Receiue vs O Lorde into thy mercifull tuition and protection and be our continuall Gouernour in the whole race of this our life Be thou also our defender and grant vnto vs thy countenance make vs strong against all temptations Weaken the strength of our great enemy Sathan Let not him and his ministers haue power ouer vs for that hee is but thy bondslaue whose power cannot preuail against vs without thy sufferance whose snares can take no hold vpon vs if thou direct our steps wherefore euen for thy mercie sake vouchsafe to consider our weakenes and grant that wee may do al things to please thee and finde fauour at thy hands who alone art our defender against Sathan and aâ—l his sleightes To whom be al praise honor and glory for euer and euer Amen FINIS London imprinted by W. Iaggard and are to bee folde by Iohn Hammon dwelling in Angell-alley in Aldersgate street 1617.