me to an Accompt for thaâ— and all other my sins c. From which Occasions you may easâ—…â—…ceive what remedies to use against it 1. To labour for a Grave and modest Carriage of my self considering my Age quality Degree c. 2. To avoid vain and light Persons or if that may not be done not heeding them or seriously rebuking them 3. To entertain all awful and Dreadful Apprehensions of the Great God who seeth what I doe and how I comport my self As also of the Holy Angels who may truly enough be Believed from the intimations of the Apostles St. John Revel viii and St. Paul 1 Cor. xi 10. to be present at Holy Mysterys To these may be added 4. Lifting up my Eyes to Heaven or fixing them on the Preist not in the least letting them loose on whatever objects may present themselves These I then Resolved to consider and practise and will therefore frequently Read them over Even soe Amen Lord Let thy Grace be â—…fficient for me Lead me not into Temptation 〈◊〉 Deliver me from evil Amen 〈◊〉 Kneeling down Pray for Devotion 〈◊〉 any other Grace the contrary sin 〈◊〉 you have now found your self guilty of and Resolved against You will find Prayers to this purpose at the latter-end of this Book As for Devotion Thus MOst Great God who hast not only permitted but invited us needy and miserable Creatures to present our Petitions to Thee Oh! let me set a true value on this most inestimable priviledge I come unto Thee O Lord as a Worm to my sovereigne Maker I come as an heinous offender to a just and severe judge Let I pray Thee my Addresses in thine House be with a Reverence someway answerable to thine awful Majesty Give me an hearty desire to pray and such a pure intention and sixedness of mind upon Thee that I may no more incur the Guilt of Drawing nigh unto Thee with my Lips when my heart is far from Thee But may so Ask that I may receive seek that I may find knock that it may be opened unto me that so from praying to Thee here I may be Translated to the Praising Thee Eternally in thy Glory hereafter through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen This exercise being finished about thre◠〈◊〉 the Clock the time appointed for the Evâ—… 〈◊〉 service At your Return from the Churc◠〈◊〉 Chappel if you have not fully satisfied yoâ—… own Conscience but require further Comfort or Counsell you are to goe to some Discreet and Learned Minister of Gods word especially to him under whose Ministry God hath placed you not being Curious or censorious in your choice as to this particular and open your Greif by Confession that so you may receive the benefit of Absolution together with Ghostly Counsel and advice to the quieting of your Conscience and the avoiding of all Scruple and Doubtfulness This being done as it ought to be with Submission and sobriety you may with Comfort Retire into your Closet and upon your Knees Say Our Father c Deliver us from evill Amen ALmighty God unto whom all hearts be open all desires known and from whom no secrets are hid cleanse the Thoughts of my heart by the Inspiration of thy Holy Spirit that I may perfectly love thee and worthily Magnifie thy Holy Name through Christ our Lord. Amen Then Read upon your Knees the Ten Commandments as they are set down in Our Communion Service 〈◊〉 Spake these Words c. after each Comâ—…dwent Say Lord have mercy upon me and Incline my heart to keep this Law Thou shalt not Covet c. Lord have mercy upon me and write all these thy Laws in my heart I beseech thee O Almighty Lord and everlasting God vouchsafe I beseech thee to direct Sanctifie and Govern both my Soul and Body in the ways of thy Laws and in the works of thy Commandments that through thy most mighty Protection both here and ever I may be preserved both in Body and Soul through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen Then stand up and heartily repeat your Creed I believe in God c. After which Kneel again and pray Almighty everlasting God heavenly Father I give thee humble thanks that thou hast vouchsafed to bring me to the knowledge of this faith in thee and do beseech thee that thou wouldst keep me stedfast in this faith and evermore defend me from all adversities who livest and reignest one God World without end Amen Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me OH Christ Hear me and Remember now that Hour in which thou didst once Commend thy Blessed Spirit into the hands of thy heavenly Father when with a Torn Body and a Broken Heart thou didst shew forth the Bowels of thy mercy and Dye for us I beseech thee O thou Brightness and Image of God Assist me by this thy most precious Death that being Dead unto the world I may live only unto Thee and at the last hour of my Departure from this mortal Life I may Commend my Soul into thine hands and thou mayst receive me into life immortal there to Reign with thee for ever and ever Amen Grant me in the mean time Gracious Lord a pure intention of heart and a stedfast resolution to despise all vanity to fight the Battels of the Lord manfully against the world the flesh and the Devil to spend my time religiously and usefully to speak gracious words to walk always in thy presence to preserve my Soul and and Body in holiness fit for the habitation of the Spirit of God Amen 〈◊〉 Lord and my God Give me I beseech 〈◊〉 wise a sober a patient an understandâ—…â—…evout a religious a Couragious heart 〈◊〉 â—…temperate reins and thoughts a soul full of Devotion to doe thee Service and do thou make my services acceptable to thee while I live and my soul ready for thee when I Dye Amen O Lord Increase in me Faith and Devotion replenish my heart with all Goodness and of thy Great mercy keep me in the same Give me true humility in prosperity patience in adversity and continual joy in the Holy Ghost Amen O Lord Give me Spiritual wisdom that I may discern what is pleasing to thee and follow what belongs unto my Peace and let the knowledg and Peace of God and of Jesus Christ our Lord be my Guide and my portion all the Days of my life Amen O Lord make me humble to my Superiors and friendly to my Equals thankfull to my Benefactors loving to my Relations and Charitable to my Enemies to be Gentle and easily entreated slow to anger and readily admonished fully prepared and throughly furnished for every Good word and work Amen O Lord Give me a peaceable Spirit 〈◊〉 quiet life free from Debt and deadly Sin give me Grace to abstain from all appearance of evil and to doe nothing but what is of good report to confess Christ and his holy Religion by an holy and obedient life and
henceforth I put off concerning my former Conversation the Old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful Lusts and be renewed in the spirit of my mind And that I put on the New Man which after thee is created in Righteousness and true Holiness to which purpose be pleased to watch over me for good to keep me both outwardly in my Body and inwardly in my Soul O God thou seest that I have no power of my self to help my self thou knowest me also to be set in the mid'st of so many and great dangers that by reason of the frailty of my Nature I cannot always stand upright grant to me such strength and protection as may support me in all dangers and carry me through all temptations through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen O Thou with whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning let thy holy Spirit direct me in all things let thy grace always prevent and follow me and preserve me against all assaults of my spiritual enemys especially of my own treacherous heart which is deceitful above all things wicked desperately wicked O Lord thou knowest it how often hath it betray'd me to the breach of thy holy Laws to the violation of all these Vows and Promises which I have made to thee How often have I turned my back in the day of battle O let me no more thus start aside like a broken bow but be stedfast unmoveable always abounding in the work of the Lord resisting the Devill that he may flee from me subduing my flesh and bringing it into subjection Crufying and overcoming the World And therefore let those solemn Vows which I have now made to forsake my sins never depart from my mind but let the remembranee of them excite me to fight manfully under thy Banner and continue thy faithful Servant and Souldier unto my Life's end Amen O Lord I do here humbly present unto thee my Soul and Body to be a living holy and reasonable Sacrifice unto thee I beseech thee sanctifie my Body that from a polluted Dunghil it may become the Temple of God Sanctify my Soul and receive it for thy dwelling place the seat of thy Spirit and an house of Prayer and Holy Meditations Sanctifie me throughout that both my Body Soul and Spirit may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to whom with thee O Father and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end Amen THus have you closed your Communion-Devotions It only remains that you bestow the greatest part of the Afternoon in Reading Praying Meditating good Conferences and the like and when your Condition calls you to your usual Converses you are still to remember you have a great business which lies upon your hands which is the performance of those promises you have now made to God to which purpose frequently recollect them to mind and let the remembrance of them be your refuge against all temptations to your old sins whenever they assault you knowing what a grievous thing it is to break that Vow which you have seal'd in your Saviours Blood to have that Blood through which only you can have pardon to witness against you which God forbid To your Evening Prayers that Sunday night immediately before the Blessing subjoyn this Collect. O Blessed JESUS who hast this day made me a Partaker of thy blessed Body and Blood thy Mercy hath given it and my Faith hath received it into my Soul O let me ever feel the happy virtue and effects of it Put thy fear into my heart to keep those Vows and Promises which I have on this solemnity tendred unto thee in my mind that I may not sin against thee enrich me with all those graces which come from this precious Body and Blood and hereafter bring me to thy everlasting glory for thy merits and mercies sake Amen THus not to detain you longer I have recommended to you the aforesaid Devotions to be us'd on the Friday in every moneth which precedes a Communion especially the Fridays before the three solemn times which our Church hath Consecrated to this Blessed purpose Christmas Easter and Whit-Sunday supposing that your health and important occasions will permit it otherwise you are not tyed to the strictness of them though you are oblig'd to receive this Sacrament whensoever an opportunity offers it self To capacitate you for a worthy Communication thereof at all times I do lastly and heartily advise you to maintain a constant course of daily Prayers at Morning and Evening throughout the year every Night recalling the Actions of the past-day and repenting for the sins of it the practice whereof will fit you for the Communion at any time when 't is occasionally tendered to you I mean when you are suddenly call'd to Communicate with a dying person or come accidentally into a Congregation where 't is to be received and all fit Guests are invited to it in those cases you are by no means to turn your back upon it but bestowing that little time which is before you in Recollecting Repenting Exerting your Faith Love Thankfulness c. Omiting nothing of the strictness which is required in the Act of Receiving and performing afterwards to your power what you secretly promis'd receive it with the rest in the name of God beginning with the Prayers afore mentioned page 68. which are to be said whil'st the Priest is preparing to read the Sentences Almighty God who hast of thine infinite mercies vouchsaf'd c. But this I advise on supposal you carry about with you such an habitual preparation which is acquired by keeping a strict course of daily private Devotions otherwise you sin sadly However be careful to Communicate whenever you are solemnly invited to it i. e. every moneth or oftner and with due remembrance of him whose death you do hereby shew forth till he come God Almighty make you a worthy participant of his Body and Blood here that you may for ever enjoy Him hereafter Amen Collects for particular Graces For Faith ALmighty God whom without Faith it is impossible to please grant me I beseech thee so perfectly to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ that my Faith in thy sight may never be reproved and being called to the knowledg of thy Grace and Faith in thee and admitted into the fellowship of Christs Religion I may eschew those things which are contrary to my Profession and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Hope BLessed Lord who hast caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning grant that I may in such wise hear them read mark learn and inwardly digest them that by Patience and Comfort of thy Holy Word I may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ and that I may therefore purifie my self even as he is pure that when he shall appear again with power
Christ 〈◊〉 Amen ALmighty God our heavenly Father who of thy Great mercy hast promised Forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty Repentance and true Faith turn unto Thee Have mercy upon me Pardon and Deliver me from all my sins Confirm and Strengthen me in all Goodness and bring me unto everlasting Life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen O Lord our heavenly Father Almighty and everlasting God who hast safely brought me to the beginning of this Day Preserve me in the same and all other Dayes of my Life from all sin and Danger and by thy Gracious Governance dispose all my Thoughts Words and Actions this Day to thy Glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen MOst Gracious God I humbly beseech thee as for this Kingdom in General so especially for Him who is the Supreme Governour thereof O Lord Grant the King 〈◊〉 long Life that his Years may endure as maâ—… Ages furnish him with safe and wise Counâ—… and give him an heart of Courage and 〈◊〉 â—…ancy to pursue them Oh! Prepare thy â—…ing Mercy and Faithfulness for him that 〈◊〉 preserve him Let thy Name O God 〈◊〉 defend him send him help from thy Sanctuary and strengthen him out of Sion And let us his Servants under Thee see with joy that Thou helpest thine Anointed and that Thou wilt hear him from thy holy Heaven even with the wholsom strength of thy Right Hand so will we alwayes sing Praises unto thy Name through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen BLess O Lord the Queens Majesty the Duke of York and all the Royal Family Prosper them with all Happiness and make them all Instrumental to the furtherance of thy Glory in this World and bring them to thine Everlasting Kingdome in the World to Come through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen GIve Grace O Heavenly Father to all Bishops and Curates especially to Him whom by thy good Providence thou hast appointed my Spiritual Pastor and Guide Grant that I may reverence his Person and havâ— regard to his good and wholesome Counsellâ—… so that by him I may be conducted and 〈◊〉 â—…ther with him enter into thine Eterna◠〈◊〉 through Jesus Christ Amen O God the Creator and preserve 〈◊〉 mankind I beseech thee for 〈◊〉 conditions of Men and especially for thy Holy Catholique Church that one Faith may be Vniformly professed as thy Church is and can be but one purge it from all Atheism Heresy and Schism and grant that all they who do profess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word and hold the Faith in unity of Spirit in the bond of Peace and in Righteousness of life through him who is the only head over all things to his Church Jesus Christ our Lord Amen O God of Mercy 's and Father of Comforts have Mercy and comfort all those who are any wayes Afflicted or Distressed in Mind Body or Estate Relieve them according to their several necessities give them Patience under their sufferings and an happy issue out of all their Afflictions for Jesus Christ his Sake Amen GRacious Lord bless all those who are near or dear unto me and make them near and dear to thine own self All my Kindred * â—…re insert â—…est Reâ—… All other my Friends Acquaintants Benefactors particularly * â—…artiâ—…â—…hom Forgive me and them all our sins and continue us thy servants in life and death Amen To these or the like your Morning Prayers subjoyn on every such fasting day the two Collects for preparation for the Communion above written and the cxliij Psal still kneeling Hear my Prayers O Lord and consider my desire c. Glory be to the Father c. Conclude all with The Lord fulfil the desires and Petitions of thy Servant as may be most expedient for me The Lord bless me and keep me The Lord lift up the light of his Countenance upon me and give me Peace both now and ever-more Amen Arising from Prayer you must presently set your self to recollect your Life past especially since you last received by that Catalogue of sins set down in the whole duty of man or by that which is more concise at the latter end of that most excellent Manuel of Bishop Andrews pag. 82. of his Directions for the Sick reading it consideringly over and at every particular ask your Soul whether you are guilty of that sinâ—… and commit to writing those Sins you discoâ—… your self guilty of with their respective agâ—…â—…vations viz. If they were committed 〈◊〉 knowledg or on mature deliheration or 〈◊〉 the resistances of Conscience c. I suppose this duty of self examinaâ—… 〈◊〉 cated by the Apostle 1 Cor. xj 28. and most necessary to this great work dispatch'd by nine a Clock when taking the paper in your hand humbly prostrating your self say The good Lord pardon every one that prepareth his heart to seek God the Lord God of his Fathers though he be not cleansed according to the Purisication of the Sanctuary Then kneel and pray Psalm cxxxth Out of the deep have I called unto thee O Lord c. Glory be to the Father c. O God to whom Vengeance belongeth O God to whom Vengeance belongeth shew thy self but let it be in pity and compassion to thy wretched and unworthy Servant who in all humility confess my self a Wicked and Sinful Creature I acknowledg those sins which if I would I cannot hide from thee my sins of Pride and Vain-Glory of Hatred and Envy of Gluttony and Wantonness I accuse my self of my wicked desires and thoughts which I have conceived * 〈◊〉 these marks 〈◊〉 recourse to â—…s noted in â—…er of my wanton and evil words which I have spoken * 〈◊〉 these marks 〈◊〉 recourse to â—…s noted in â—…er of my naughty and ungodly deeds which I have committed * 〈◊〉 these marks 〈◊〉 recourse to â—…s noted in â—…er I acknowledg and bewail these 〈◊〉 â—old sins and wickednesses which I from time to time most grievously have committed by thought word and deed against thy divine Majesty provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against me I do earnestly repent and am heartily sorry for these my misdoings the remembrance of them is grievous â—o me the burden of them is intollerable Have mercy upon me have mercy upon me most merciful Father for thy Son Jesus Christ's sake forgive me all that is past and grant that I may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of Life to the honour and glory of thy Name through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Forgive me my sins O Lord forgive me the sins of my Age and the sins of my Youth the sins of my Soul and the sins of my Body my Secret and my Whispering sins my Presumptuous and my Crying sins the sins that I have done to please my self and the sins that I have done to please others Forgive me my Wanton and idle sins forgive me my serious and deliberate sins forgive me those sins which
you must by no means fail to be present at In the mean time let no sinful thoughts possess your Soul no vain or idle Communication proceed out of your mouth but such as may tend to edifying Examine exhort incourage your Servants or those about you whom you have commanded or who purpose to Receive this B. Sacrament with you and be careful to avoid the Conversation of those who may probably tempt you to sin and vanity Returning from Church or Chappel about Twelve of the Clock Humble your self again before God and Pray Our Father c. Deliver us from evil Amen Then the xxxij Psalm Still upon your knees Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven and whose sin is covered c. Glory be to the Father c. Almighty and everlasting God who hatest nothing that thou hast made and dost forgive thâ—…s of all them that are penitent Create 〈◊〉 â—…e in me a new and contrite heart that I 〈◊〉 lamenting my sins and acknowledging 〈◊〉 â—…chedness may obtain of thee the God of all mercy perfect remission and forgiveness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Almighty and most merciful Father who for my many and grievous Sins committed against thee since the last solemn time of my Humiliation and Repentance mightest most justly have cut me off in the midst of my days But in the multitude of thy mercies hast hitherto spared me Accept I most heartily beseech thee mine unfeigned sorrow for all my former transgressions and grant that I may never so presume of thy mercy as to despise the riches of thy goodness but that thy forbearance and long suffering may lead me to Repentance and amendment of my sinful life to thy honour and glory and my final Acquittance and Absolution at the last day through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen O Lord make clean my heart within me And take not thy Holy Spirit from me In the Name of God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost Amen I who am a wretched Sinner here personally appearing and prostrate unto the Majesty of the Great and dreadful God and in the presence of his Holy Angels having in remembrance the exceeding mercies of his great Goo◠〈◊〉 * Here Throw your self 〈◊〉 the Ground wards me as in manifold instances so especially in this that in the day of my Christ'ning I was so happily and holily Vowed and Dedicated unto God to be his Child and to live in his continual Service and that contrary to the profession which was then made in my name I have so many and sundry times so grievously violated my vows and profaned my sacred promises and employed my Soul to the service of the World the Flesh and the Devil At length recalling my self and with all lowliness and devotion casting my Soul and Body prostrate before the dreadful Throne of his Justice do acknowledg confess and yeild my self a miserable wretched Sinner guilty of that Death and Passion which Christ once suffered for me upon the tormenting Cross But turning my self to the Throne of his infinite mercy and with all my might and force from the very Deep of my heart detesting the iniquities of my fore-pass'd Life I most humbly beg and crave pardon for the same with an entire Absolution from all my sins eâ—… for the precious Death and Passion sake of 〈◊〉 Lord and Saviour unto whom I promise 〈◊〉 â—onfirm again I do avow and solemnly reâ—… 〈◊〉 sacred Profession of loyal service and 〈◊〉 which was made in my behalf unto him 〈◊〉 â—…ly Baptisme renouncing unfeignedly 〈◊〉 of this wicked World the lusts of the Flesh and the suggestions of the Devil and converting my self to my most gracious and merciful God I desire deliberate purpose and fully resolve to honour him serve him and obey him for ever hereafter giving and dedicating to him for this end the faculties of my Soul and the members of my Body to be his faithful loyal and obedient Subjects and Servants for ever without unsaying revoking or repenting me of this my holy and sacred promise or any part thereof And I most humbly beseech Almighty God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost to confirm me in this constant resolution of abandoning these my sins and living an holy Life and to accept of this my broken and contrite heart which he hath promised not to despise entirely desiring his Fatherly goodness that as he hath given me a will and desire to purpose so he would give me strength and grace to perform all holy actions through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen LOrd I pray thee that thy Grace may always prevent and follow me and make me continually to be given to all good worâ—… through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen LOrd I beseech thee grant thy Sâ—… Grace to withstand the temptatâ—… 〈◊〉 the World the Flesh the Devil an◠〈◊〉 pure bea rt and mind to follow thee the only true God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen O God whose nature and property is ever to have mercy and to forgive Receive my humble Petitions and though I be tied and bound with the chain of my sins yet let the pittifulness of thy great mercy loose me for the honour of Jesus Christ our Mediator and Advocate Amen O Saviour of the world save me who by thy Cross and Passion hast Redeemed me help me and save me I beseech Thee O God To the King Eternal the Immortal Invisible and only Wise God who is the ever Blessed and Adorable Trinity be all Honour and Glory now and for ever Amen Having thus ended your mid-day Devotions review your Catalogue of sins Fix on that sin you find your self mostly addicted to labour for a Godly sorrow and relentings of heart on the sight of it resolve against all future perpeâ—…tions of it carefully using all remedies which â—…y tend to suppress it To which purpose 〈◊〉 â—ine your self concerning those occasions 〈◊〉 â—…ucements which lead you to it and proâ—… â—…ell as you can against them noting in 〈◊〉 â—…k those Occasions and Remidies which reason or experience may prompt you to As for example Suppose your self guilty of Irreverence or want of Devotion in the service of God write down what doth commonly induce you to it what remedies are most proper to the cure of it Thus In the year 1673 March 28th being Good Friday or be it any other day I Fasted being to Receive the Communion the following Sunday and in the exercise of this holy Duty on Exammination I found my self much guilty of Irreverence in the worship of God anâ— discovered these Temptations to it Too much addicting my self to childish an light Deportments at all times and thereforâ— can hardly remit of them when I come intâ— Gods Presence 2. Listning too much to the vain Discource and observing the impertinent Actions of Others 3. Want of Consideration in whose Presencâ— I am to wit of the Great Majesty of Heaven of that God who if I doe not reperâ— will strictly call
Life and Death Amen ALmighty God Father of all Mercies I thine unworthy Servant do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy Goodness and Loving Kindness bestowed on me Above all for the Redemption of the World by our LORD JESVS CHRIST in Him for the means of Grace and for the Hope of Glory For all the Blessings of this Life for thy Creating and for thy Protection of me all my Days and particularly that this Day past thou hast preserved me in my Health and assisted me in my Devotions * or prospered me in my Affairs Give me I beseech Thee a due Sense of these thy Mercies and Grace and Power to express it by an Obedience to all thy Commandments Go on to preserve and take me into thy Protection this night Lighten my Darkness O Lord and by thy great Mercy Defend me from all Perils and Dangers of this night for the Love of thy only Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Subjoyne to these or the like your Ordinary Devotions the Two Collâ—cts for Preparation to the Holy Communion which are above-written as also the Cii Psalm Hear my Prayer O Lord c. Glory be to the Father c. Concluding all with the aforementioned Benediction THe Lord fulfill all the Desires and Petitions of thy Servant as may be most expedient for me The Lord bless me and keep me the Lord lift up the Light of his Countenance upon me and give me Peace both now and for evermore Amen AS you Vndress your self consider that the Time is coming when your Body must return Naked unto the Dust and both Soul and Body appear at God 's Tribunal to give an accompt of all Actions done in the Flesh In the mean time you must endeavour to cleanse it by Repentance that God who is of more pure Eyes then to behold Iniquity may behold and accept it As you enter into your Bed Say IN the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ who was Crucified upon his Cross and laid inâ—… his Grave for me I lay me down to rest He Bless me and keep me He save me and Raise me up again and bring me at last unto Life Eternal Amen As you betake your self to sleep Say I Will lay me down in Peace and take my rest for it is Thou Lord only that makest me dwell in safety Amen Have Mercy upon me O Lord Now and at the Hour of Death Amen Preserve me while I am Waking Defend me while I am Sleeping that my Soul may continually Watch for Thee and both Body and Soul may rest in thy Peace for ever Amen Should you in the Night-time lye Awake Say O Lord Thou hast proved and visited my Heart in the Night-Season thou hast tried me O Blessed Father purge me that thou mayest find no wickedness in me through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen LOrd give me Grace to make hast and not to prolong the time to keep thy Commandments that I may call my own ways to Remembrance and turn my Feet to thy Testimonies And then at Mid-night will I give Thee thanks because of thy Righteous Judgments O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer Amen In case you are not presently disposed to sleep devoutly Repeat the Lj. Psalm which to that purpose you must be careful to get by heart Have Mercy upon me O God c. Glory be to the Father c. HAving thus ordered your Penitential Devotions on the Fryday you have the less to do on the Saturday nothing but to guard your self more strictly against Temptations that they prevail not upon you to which purpose Be much in Reading the Scripture or some Good Book particularly The whole Duty of Man the Third Partition of it concerns the Lord's Supper which after Evening-Prayer read considerately over applying every Passage to your self as being some way or other concern'd in it PArt of this Day you may bestow in Offices of Charity As Visiting your sick Freinds or reconciling your self to any with whom you may have had any Difference as you shall find occasion or as you shall be directed by your Spiritual Guide On Sunday-Morning you rise by Six a Clock and subjoyn to your Morning-Prayers those Two Collects for Preparâ—tion above mentioned After this consider How you may with due Devotion comport your self at the Holy Altar and what are those particular Duties and Graces you are there to exercise You will find an account of them in the Third Partition of the Whole Duty of Man Then examine the State and Temper of your Heart whither it be Tender and affectionately disposed to Relentings for your Sins Purposes against them and a Resolution for a Holy Life To humble Reliances and trust on God in our Saviour's Bloud for Pardon To Spiritual Joy and Thankfulness To Good Will towards all men To Charity and Liberality and the like Otherwise have an Hearty Desire and use your utmost endeavour which will be accepted to bring it to such a Disposition If after all this be done you have any Spare-Minutes before Church or Chappel-Time you would do well to bestow them in Reading over the Communion-Service by which means you will be able with more Readiness and Devotion to go along with the Priest in the Publique Ministration of it About an Hour before you go forth Review â—he Accompt of your sins noted in your Paper 〈◊〉 your Heart go along with the Reading of them Sorrowing for them and Resolving against them After this humbly Kneel and Repeat the LI. Psalm Have Mercy upon me c. Glory be to the Father c. Then these following Collects or as many of them as you have Time for 1. O Blessed Jesu who didst take upon Thee our Nature and suffer Death upon the Cross for our Redemption and hast commanded us to continue the Memory of this thy precious Death till thy Coming again Oh! Let not the inestimable Benefits of it be frustrated by my manifold and grievous sins But inspire my Soul with those Graces which may qualifie me to Receive them tendered unto me in this Blessed Sacrament O Lord Thou seest that I have no power of my self to help my self Oh! Let the pittifulness of thy great Mercy loose me from the Chains of those sins wherewith I am tied and bound that being thus set at Liberty I may here with Chearfulness run the ways of thy Commandments and hereafter enter into thy Joy O Blessed Saviour and Redeemer Amen 2. Thou O God and Saviour knowest how vile I am and with what Eagerness I have pursued the Paths that lead unto Everlasting Death How often hath this Feast been prepared I lovingly Bidd and called thereto but have with frivolous Excuses absented my self Or if I have come I have brought such Troops of thy professed Enemies Vn-repented Sins along with me as if I came not to adore but to defie Thee not to Commemorate but to Renew thy Passion I am not worthy O Lord I am not worthy to come into thy
and great glory I may be made like him in his Eternal and glorious Kingdom where with thee O Father and thee O Holy Ghost he liveth and reigneth ever one God World without end Amen For the Love of God O God who hast prepared for them that Love thee such good things as pass mans understanding pour into my heart such Love towards thee that I Loving thee above all things may obtain thy promises which exceed all that I can desire through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen For Charlty O Lord who hast taught me that all our doings Without Charity are nothing worth send thy Holy Ghost and pour into my heart that most excellent gift of Charity the very bond of peace and of all virtues without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake Amen For Chastity O Holy Jesus who wert conceived in the womb of a Virgin I beseech thee grant thy servant grace to withstand all temptations of the flesh and with a pure and clean heart to follow thee the only God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Contrition ALmighty and everlasting God who hatest nothing that thou hast made and do'st forgive the sins of all them that are penitent Create and make in me a new and Contrite Heart that I worthily Lamenting my sins and acknowledging my Wretchedness may obtain of thee the God of all mercy perfect Remission and Forgiveness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Anen For Devotion MOst great God who hast not only Permitted but invited us needy and miserable Creatures to present our petitions to thee O let me set a true value on this most invaluable Privilidge I come unto thee O Lord as a Worm to my Soveraign Maker I come as an Hanious Offender to a just and Severe Judg let I pray thee mine addresses to thine house be with a Reverence some way answerable to thine Awfull Majesty give me an hearty desire to pray and such a Pure Intention and Fixedness of Mind upon thee that I may no more incurre the guilt of drawing near to thee with my Lips when my Heart is far from thee but may so aske that I may recieve seek that I may find knock that it may be opened unto me that so from praying to thee here I may be translated to the praising thee eternally in thy glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For the Fear of God MOst great God who only art high and to be fear'd O put thy fear into my heart that I may not sin against thee let me never so misplace my Fear as to be affraid of man whose breath is in his Nosthrills but fill me O Lord with the Spirit of thy holy Fear which is the beginning of Wisdom and let it preserve me in a perpetuall conformity to thy will in all things through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Contentedness O God Heavenly Father who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast promised to all them that seek thy Kingdom and the righteousness theteof all things necessary to their bodily sustenance keep me I beseech thee under the protection of thy good providence and learn me in whatsoever state I am therewith to be Content grant me grace to forsake all Covetous desires and Inordinate love of Riches and so to pass through things Temporal that I finally loose not the things eternall but that among all the sundry and manfold changes of the world my heart may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be sound through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Diligence O Lord who in thy holy Gospel didst sentence the Slothfull and unprofitable Servant to be cast into outer darkness grant that I may not stand here all the day idle but may give all Diligence to make my calling and Election sure make me in some measure usefull to my self and others both as to This and a better life O let me never lay mine eyes to sleep nor mine eye-lids to slumber but learn and labour to get my own living and to do my duty in that State of life whereto it hath pleased thee to call me through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Humility ALmighty God who resistest the Proud and givest grace to the Humble mercifully grant that I may follow the example of the great Humility of thy Blessed Son who did humble himself to take upon him our flesh and to Suffer death upon the Cross Convince me that I am less then the least of all thy mercy's that as I am vile in my self so let me be vile in mine own eyes and may therefore esteem every man better then my Self Grant this O Father for thy Son Jesus Christ's sake A-Amen For Justice O Thou King of Righteousness who lovest righteousness and art mighty to save give me grace to obtain this love of thine by cleansing my heart hands from all fraud and injustice O grant that I may most strictly observe that sacred Rule of Doing unto all men as I would they should doe unto me that I hurt no body in word or deed but be true and just in all my dealings that so keeping innocency and taking heed unto the thing that is right I may have peace at the last even peace with Thee Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Meekness ALmighty God who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a Sacrifice for sin and also an ensample of Godly life give me grace to learn of him who was meek and lowly of heart to put on bowels of mercy meekness and long-suffering to be so far from offering the least injury that I may never return the greatest And grant I beseech thee that the course of this World may be so peaceably ordered by thy Governance that I may joyfully serve thee in all Godly quietness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Sincerity O Holy Lord who searchest the heart and tryest the reins try me I beseech thee and seek the ground of my heart purge it from all hypocrisie and suffer not any a cursed thing to lurk within me give me truth in the inward part to be pure in heart that I may be qualified to see thee in thy Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Temperance GRacious Lord who refreshest us with thy good Creatures and art the Authour of all the good things which we do enjoy give me grace I pray thee to use them with thankfulness and moderation let me never be overcharged with Surfeiting and Drunkenness nor my Table be ever made a snare unto me but may so eat and drink that my flesh may be subdued to the Spirit and I may ever obey thy godly motions in Righteousness and true Holiness to thy honour and glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Thankfulness GRacious God who hast taught me that it is a joyful and pleasant thing to be thankful suffer me not I beseech thee to loose my part in that divine pleasure but make me truly and unfeignedly thankful unto thee for all thy mercies let thy mercies lead me to Repentance and give me grace to improve them all to the advancement of thy glory and the furtherance of my Salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Trust in God O God who never failest to help and govern them whom thou do'st bring up in thy stedfast fear and love Grant I pray thee that I may lean only upon the Hope of thy Heavenly grace and in all my troubles put my whole trust and confidence in thy mercy casting all my care upon thee and being careful for nothing but to keep thy testimony 's and think upon thy Commandments to do them Grant this O Father for Jesus Christ his sake Amen For Perseverance O Lord raise up I pray thee thy power and come among us and with great might succour me that whereas through my sins and wickedness I am sore let and hindred in running the Race that is set before me thy bountiful grace and mercy may help and strengthen me to hold out unto the end that so I may be saved to be faithful unto death that I may receive a Crown of life nourish me I pray thee with all goodness and of thy great mercy keep me in the same through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen FINIS