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A49921
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The labouring persons remembrancer, or, A practical discource of the labour of the body with suitable devotions.
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Lee, Francis, 1661-1719.
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Wing L841; ESTC R37963
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Bond of Peace and of all vertuous Acts. Grant this O Heavenly Father for thine only Son Iesus Christ's sake Amen For Patience LEt thy merciful Ears O Lord be open to my Petitions and thy Grace ever ready to support me that I duly considering how poor and naked and miserable Sin has made me may learn stedfastly to shun all unrighteousness and patiently to undergo as much of its evil as thou in thy Wisdom hast appointed for me that following the Example of thy Son my only Saviour I may also with him be made partaker of his Resurrection thro' the same Iesus Christ. Amen For Meekness BLess me O my God with such a meek and humble Spirit as I may never be unman'd by any Passion or trouble may neither be exalted by the Praise nor depress'd by the Contemt and scorn nor hurried into any unseemly behaviour by the Injuries or Affronts of the World but may comply with every Event in my Emploiment and submit my self wholly to thy righteous Judgment being never angry at any thing but my own Sins and and grieving for the Sins of others which I humbly beseech thee not to lay to their charge for the sake of Iesus Christ my most blessed Lord and Saviour Amen For Contentment O Lord most high the Maker both of the Rich and the Poor look down graciously I beseech thee upon me thy poor Servant and of thy great mercy drive out of me all Murmuring Ambition Covetousness and Envy That I duly acknowledging thy Sovereign Power over me and thy Wisdom and Justice in the disposal of this World according to divers Ranks and Degrees may sincerely submit my self to the State wherein thou hast been pleas'd to place me below many others and utterly resign my self up to thy Providence and Guidance And if good Lord I have at any time murmur'd or repin'd at my Condition or coveted and envied that of those above me of thy great Goodness pardon me and make me so much the more watchful for the time to come thro' Iesus Christ. Amen For Devotion GIve me gracious Lord such a Contemt of every thing below that I may never in the least set my Heart on Riches or Honour but always labour to lay up my treasure in Heaven and seek for that Crown which thou art ready to give to as many as earnestly strive for it And to this end I humbly beseech thee to enliven this drossy and earthly Heart that it may never be so detain'd by the things beneath but that it may freely mount towards Thee constantly fly to thy Throne for succour and assistance that I may not be found more diligent to provide Food and Raiment for this Body than to feed and clothe my Soul with thy Grace which I fully trust thou wilt give me if I shrink not from taking a little pains for this so noble a Pearl thro' the Merits of Iesus Christ thy Son my only Advocate and Redeemer Amen III. That thou may'st the better preserve a constant sense of God in thy daily Emploiment and of that continual Worship and Homage which thou art oblig'd to pay him thereby I advise thee dear Christian to accustom thy self to lift up thy Soul to God which may be done without any hindrance at all to Business by some Verses out of the Psalms in which thou findest the greatest Relish or by some such short Prayers and Divine Breathings which I have here gather'd for thy use on several Occasions God grant they may raise and keep in thy Heart such pious Dispositions GODLY BREATHINGS I. When the Soul feels it self opprest with Bodily Labour or Calamity I Come unto thee weary and heavy laden Blessed Iesu do thou refresh me with thy Mercies O give me thy Rest. Help me O God my Saviour and for the glory of thy Name deliver me Have mercy upon me O Lord for I am weak O Lord heal me for I am sore vexed Shall the needy alway be forgotten O Lord or the expectation of the poor perish for evermore Arise O Lord God and lift up thine hand forget not the poor Thou Dear Iesu art the helper of the afflicted and the friendless And unto thee therefore doth the poor commit himself Thou hearest the desire of the poor thou preparest his heart and thine ear hearkens thereto II. When the Soul feels an inward Rest and Satisfaction for Blessings receiv'd THou hast not despis'd O Lord nor abhorr'd the low estate of the poor neither hast thou hid thy face from me but when I call'd unto thee didst hear me from thy holy Hill Thou Lord regardest the lowliness of thy Servant wherefore my Soul shall magnify thee for ever My help cometh from the Lord who made both Heaven and Earth who puts down the Mighty from their Seat and exalts the Humble and Meek My praise shall be of thee O my God in the great Congregation my Vows will I perform for this thy mighty condescension in the sight of them that fear thee III. At the Beginning of any Business or Work THe Lord Iesus Christ be with my Spirit Soul and Body Lord prosper thou the Works of my hands O prosper thou my Handy-work In the Name of God Amen Let this and every thing O Lord be to thy glory IV. At going forth ORder my steps O Lord in thy Word and let not any Iniquity have dominion over me this day Give thine Angels charge over me to keep me in all my ways but especially from all Deceit Envy and Impatience Blessed Iesu hold thou up my Goings in thy paths that my footsteps slip not V. On all Occasions LOrd I am nothing I have nothing and desire nothing but Thee Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me As for me I am poor and needy but the Lord careth for me Thou art my Helper and Redeemer make no long tarrying O my Lord. VI. At Meals HOw Blessed are they that fear the Lord and walk in his ways For thou shalt eat the Labour of thine hands O well is it with thee and happy shalt thou be O tast and see how good the Lord is filling my heart with food and gladness VII At the sight of a Rich Miser MAn walks in a vain shadow and disquiets himself in vain he heaps up Riches and can't tell who shall gather them And now Lord what is my hope truly my hope is even in Thee sweet Iesus O grant that I may lay up Treasures for my self in Heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt nor thieves break through and steal O let me never labour to treasure up Wrath against the day of Wrath or to bid my Soul Here take its Rest. So teach me good Lord to number my days that I may apply my heart unto Wisdom Amen VIII For Grace LOrd lift up the Light of thy countenance upon me for I am a poor and needy creature not able to do any thing good without Thee Lord incline my heart