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The psalter of David with titles and collects according to the matter of each Psalme : whereunto is added Devotions for the help and assistance of all Christian people, in all occasions and necessities.
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Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.
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melteth away for very heavinesse comfort thou me according unto thy word 5 Take from me the way of lying and cause thou me to make much of thy law 6 I have chosen the way of truth and thy judgements have I laid before me 7 I have sticken unto thy testimonies O Lord confound me not 8 I will run the way of thy commandements when thou hast set my heart at liberty The Prayer WE have chosen the way of thy truth O Lord and laid thy judgements before us and yet through our infirmities and the disadvantages of the flesh we are in heavinesse and drive on slowly like Pharaoh's chariots with the wheels off our souls and our desires cleave unto the dust and to things below and we are not active in thy services O quicken us according to thy word refresh our wearinesse comfort our sadnesse take from us the way of lying and vanity set our hearts at liberty from the bondage of sin from the fetters of temptation form the incumbrances of the world and then we shall run the way of thy â—ommandments never ceasing to run till we arrive at the land of eternall rest and righteousnesse where thou livest and reignest world without end Amen Morning Prayer V. TEach me O Lord the way of thy statutes and I shall keep it unto the end 2 Give me understanding and I shall keep thy Law yea I shall keep it with my whole heart 3 Make me to go in the path of thy commandements for therein is my desire 4 Encline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousnesse 5 O turn away mine eyes lest they behold vanity and quicken thou me in thy way 6 O stablish thy word in thy servant that I may feare thee 7 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of for thy judgements are good 8 Behold my delight is in thy commandements O quicken me in thy righteousnesse The Prayer O Lord God who art of infinite Sanctity and hast given us thy Law that we walking in so divine a rule may imitate the perfection of thy holinesse make us to go all our days in the path of thy Commandements take from us all greedy and inordinate appetite of the creature let not our hearts be incliâ—â—d to covetousnesse nor our eyes wander after vanity but grant that we being establisâ—ed in thy Law and walking in thy fear may persevere in the ways of righteousnesse keeping the way of thy Statutes even unto the end that the rebuke which for our sins we may justly fear may by thy mercies and pardon be taken away from us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen VI. LEt thy loving mercy also come unto me O Lord even thy salvation according unto thy word 2 So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers for my trust is in thy word 3 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of mâ— mouth for my hope is in thy judgements 4 So shall I alway keep thy law yea for ever and ever 5 And I will walk at liberty for I seek thy commandments 6 I will speak of thy testimonies also even before kings and will not be ashamed 7 And my delight shall be in thy commandments which I have loved 8 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments which I have loved and my study shall be in thy Statuteâ— The Prayer LEt thy loving mercy come unto us O Lord and thy salvation for thou always keepest promise and never disappointest the hopes of them that trust in thee Give us confidence and boldnesse in thee that we may never fear or blush to confesse thee before men but may speak of thy testimonies even before Kings and may never be ashamed of thy Word which is the ground of our hope but that our hands may be lift up to perform thy Law and our study our love and our delight may be in it even for ever and ever through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen VII O Think upon thy servant as concerning thy word wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust 2 The same is my comfort in my trouble for thy word hath quickned me 3 The proud have had me exceedingly in derision yet have I not shrinked from thy law 4 For I remembred thine everlasting judgements O Lord and received comfort 5 I am horribly afraid for the ungodly that forsake thy law 6 Thy Statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage 7 I have thought upon thy name O Lord in the night season and have kept thy law 8 This I had because I kept thy commandments The Prayer THink upon us O Lord in all our desires in all our fears in all our troubles let thy Law give us comfort redresse and satisfaction that in our trouble we may thence derive comfort in our fears we may there fix our anchor of hope and from thence we may get defence against the derisions and insolencies of the proud and grant that thy grace may reward thy grace in us and a further degree of sanctity may crown the first beginnings and when by thy assistances we think upon thy Name and keep thy Law we begge this onely that our reward may be still to keep thy Commandments Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour Amen VIII THou art my portion O Lord I have promised to keep thy law 2 I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart O be mercifull unto me according to thy word 3 I called mine own ways to remembrance and turned my feet unto thy testimonies 4 I made haste and prolonged not the time to keep thy commandements 5 The congregation of the ungodly have robbed me but I have not forgotten thy law 6 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgements 7 I am a companion of all them that fear thee and keep thy commandements 8 The earth O Lord is full of thy mercy O teach me thy Statutes The Prayer O Dear God be thou our portion and the lot of our inheritance and be mercifull unto us when ever we make our humble petition in thy presence and above all the desires of our souls let us receive satisfaction in this request give us repentance and thy holy Spirit that we calling our own ways to remembrance may be truly sorrowfull for our past sins and may make haste prolonging not the time but early and instantly turn our feet unto thy testimonies that we being companions of all that fear thee may be partakers of all the blessings in the communion of Saints through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen IX O Lord thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant according unto thy word 2 O learn me true understanding and knowledge for I have beleeved thy commandements 3 Before I was troubled I went wrong but now have I kept thy word 4 Thou art good and gracious O teach me thy statutes 5 The proud have imagined a lie against me but
confidence in God BE mercifull unto me O God be mercifull unto me for my soul trusteth in thee and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge untill this tyranny be overpast 2 I will call unto the most high God even unto the God that shall perform the cause which I have in hand 3 He shall send from heaven and save me from the reproof of him that would eat me up 4 God shall send forth his mercy and truthâ— my soule is among Lions 5 And I lie even among the children of men that are set on fire whose teeth are spears and arrows and thâ—ir tongue a sharp sword 6 Set up thy self O God above the heavens and 〈◊〉 glory above all the earth 7 They have laid a net for my feet and pressed down my soul they have digged a pit before me and are fallen into the midst of it themselves 8 My heart is fixed O God my heart is fixed I will sing and give praise 9 Awake up my glory awake lute and harp I my self will awake right early 10 I will give thanks unto thee O Lord among the people and I will sing unto thee among the Nations 11 For the greatnesse of thy mercy reacheth unto the Heavens and thy truth unto the Clouds 12 Set up thy self O God above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth The Prayer O Most high and mighty God who hast set thy self above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth do thou send from heaven and save us from the reproof of all our ghostly Enemies who would eate us for our soul is among Lions and the Devil is busie seeking to devour us O send out thy mercy and truth deliver us from the malicious slander of men and from the dreadfull accusations of the Devils at the day of judgement who are set on fire against us and their teeth are spears and arrows gnashing at us to tear us in pieces Let thy mercy sustain us let thy righteousnesse be interpos'd in answer for us that as our enemies accuse us thy mercies may acquit us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 58. A Prayer that Gods people may be delivered from the malice of wicked men ARE your minds set upon righteousnesse O ye congregation and doe ye judge the thing that is right O ye sons of men 2 Yea ye imagine mischiefe in your heart upon the earth and your hands deal with wickednesse 3 The ungodly are froward even from their mothers wombe assoon as they be born they go astray and speak lies 4 They are as venemous as the poyson of a serpent even like the deaf adder that stoppeth her eares 5 Which refuseth to hear the voyce of the charmer charm he never so wisely 6 Break their teeth O God in their mouthes smite the jaw-bones of the Lions O Lord let them fall away like water that runneth apace and when they shoot their arrows let them be rooted out 7 Let them consume away like a snaile and be like the untimely fruit of a woman and let them not see the sun 8 Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns so let indignation vexe him even as a thing that is raw 9 The righteous shall rejoyce when he seeth the vengeance he shall wash his footsteps in the bloud of the ungodly 10 So that a man shall say Verely there is a reward for the righteous doubtlesse there is a God that judgeth the earth The Prayer O Almighty Lord thou God that judgest the earth who preparest rewards for the righteous and executest vengeance against the ungodly deliver all thy chosen people from the peevishnesse of froward and ungodly men whose hands deale with wickednesse and they imagine mischief in their hearts And to thy servants give thy grace that our minds may be set upon righteousnesse that we may judge the thing that is right never refusing to hear thy voyce or stopping our ears like the deaf adder against thy holy precepts that we may have no iniquity in our mouths nor unrighteousnesse in our actions and at last we may have the reward of the righteous the inheritance of thy Kingdome through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 59. A Prayer against Hereticks and all other Enemies of the Church DEliver me from mâ—ne enemies O God defend me from them that rise up against me 2 O deliver me from the wicked doers and save me from the bloud-thirsty men 3 For lo they lie waiting for my soul the mighty men are gathered against me without any offence or fault of me O Lord. 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault arise thou therefore to help me and behold 5 Stand up O Lord God of hosts thou God of Israel â—o visit all the heathen and be not mercifull unto them that offend of malicious wickednesse 6 They go to and fro in the evening they grin like a dog and run about through the city 7 Behold they speak with their mouth and swords are in their lips for who doth hear 8 But thou O Lord shalt have them in derision and thou shalt laugh all the heathen to scorn 9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee for thou art the God of my refuge 10 God sheweth me his goodnesse plenteously and God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies 11 Slay them not lest my people forget it but scatter them abroad among the people and put them down O Lord our defence 12 For the sin of their mouth and for the words of their lips they shall be taken in their pride and why their preaching is of cursing and lies 13 Consume them in thy wrath consume them that they may perish and know that it is God which ruleth in Jacob and unto the ends of the world 14 And in the evening they will return grin like a dog and will goe about the City 15 They will run here and there for meat and grudge if they be not satisfied 16 As for me I will sing of thy power and will praise thy mercy betimes in the morning for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble 17 Unto thee O my strength will I sing for thou O God art my refuge and my mercifull God The Prayer O Lord God of Israel visit us with thy salvation and deliver us from the malice of wicked doers and the violences of blood-thirsty men Let not them prosper O Lord in their machinations whose preaching is of cursing and lies and who offend of malicious wickednesse shew us thy goodnesse plenteously that we may never forget thy mercies or thy Laws for thou art our defence and refuge and our mercifull God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 60. A Prayer in time of Warre or Temptation O God thou hast cast us out and scattered us abroad thou also hast been displeased O turn thee to us again 2 Thou hast moved the land and divided it heal the sores thereof for it shaketh