forgive Consider and do it O Lord. Defer not for Thine own sake O my God Ch. 9. V. 5 7 9 16 17 18 19. P. Jonas O Lord in following vanities I have forsaken mine own mercie For which I am cast out of the fight of Thine eies Yet I remember Thee O Lord yet will I look yet again toward Thy Holie Temple O Lord hear and have mercie Ch. 2. v. 8. 4. Prodigal child Father I have sinned against heaven and against Thee I am no more worthie to be called Thy son But forgive me and make me one of the meanest of Thy hired servants S. Luke 15.18 19. God be merciful to me a sinner S. Luke 18.13 JESU Master have mercie upon us S. Luke 17.13 Have mercie on me O Lord Thou son of David S. Mat. 15.22 O Lord help me v. 25 O Lord even the little whelps eat of the crumbs of Thy table Ver. 27. S. Paul O Lord I am carnal and sold under fin And in me that is in my flesh dwelleth no good Rom. 7.14 18. The good thing I do not which I would The evil that I would not that do I. V. 15. Though I consent to the Law according to the inner man V. 22. Yet I feel another law in my nature rebelling against the Law of my mind and leading me captive to the Law of sin V. 23. O wretched man that I am who shal deliver me from this bodie of death Ver. 24. But this is a true saying and by all means worthie to be received That JESUS Christ came into the world to save sinners wherof I am chief 1 Tim. 1.15 S. Peter We have spent the time past of our life aster the lusts of the heathen walking in wantoness lust surfeting uncleaness and other excesses 1 S. Pet. 4.3 But Thou hast redeemed us O Lord by the pretious blood of Christ the undefiled Lamb. 1 S. Pet. 1.1 18 19. Have mercie upon us in that Name besides which Thou hast given none under heaven wherby we must be saved Acts 4.12 S. John If we say we have no fin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us 1 S. John 1.8 If our heart condemn us not God is greater then our heart and knoweth all things 1 S. John 3.20 But we confess our sins and confessing them we have an Advocate with the Father JESUS Christ the Righteous and He is the propitiation for our sins 2 S. John 1.2 S. James In many things we sin all Ch. 3. V. 2. But Lord let Thy mercie triumph over Thy Justice Ch. 2. V. 13. A Confession of sins according to the branches of the Decalogue I. I Have touching Thee O Lord been full of roving imaginations and evil thoughts I have not studied to seek and know Thee as I ought Knowing Thee I have not glorified Thee nor given thanks to Thee accordingly I have doubted of Thy promises and not trusted to Thy help I have made flesh mine arm and hoped for prosperitie from man rather then from Thee I have not performed the dutie of Invocation with that reverence I ought I have not been thankful specially not for Thy chastisements II. I have not worshiped Thee in spirit and truth I have drawn neer to Thee with my lips but my heart hath been far from Thee I have been more careful of the outward ceremonial part of Thy worship then of the inward and spiritual III. I have not with due regard taken Thy Name into my mouth I have with rash oaths and eager execrations oft abused it I have not given occasion to others to sanctifie Thy Name but have caused it to be evil spoken of through mine evil dealing I have not duely regarded and reverenced those things wheron Thy Name is imprinted IV. I have not to Thy Sabbath or Sanctuarie brought that care which I should I have not spared to absent my self from Thy Holie Assemblies without sufficient cause I have not spent the days assign'd to Holie exercises upon them chiefly but have in them too much intended mine own private business I have been content in them with the use of the Means alone without any practise at all V. I have not so reverently spoken nor so dutifully carried myself toward some whom Thou hast placed over me as was meet I should I have not so carefully prayed for them as was requisite I have not opposed to them who unreverently in terms used them Chiefly those who have had me in government touching my soul. VI. I have not wished or provided for the good of my neighbor as I should but rather maligned been angrie and quareled with them and sought revenge upon everie light injurie I have not had that compassion on the poor that I should nor ministred to their necessities I have not defended them against the wrongs of others as I might I have not rejoiced in the good success of my neighbor but envied his welfare VII I have not possessed my vessell in holiness and honor nor preserved it from pollution as the Temple of God should be I have suffered my phancie to wander licentiously Mine ears and tongue I have not kept as I should I have not eschued the occasions of lust nor made the covenant with mine eies that I should I have not brought under my bodie nor kept it in subjection with such abstinence as I should I have more studiously and with more cost intended my flesh then my spirit VIII I have not reckoned godliness gain nor been content with my estate but wished an higher I have not been so exact in paying and dealing with those I have dealt withall as in justice I was bound I have by undue means interverted to my use that which was not mine I have not of that whereof I had more then enough been willing to part with to the relief of the needie IX I have not been so studious of speaking the truth as I should I have been desirous to seem and to be reputed more then I was I have not had that care of the good name of my brother I was bound I have not so hated flatterie as I should I have not so stood for and defended the truth as was meet I should X. I have been full of wandering desires wicked affections unlawful concupiscences evil suspitions and surmises and inordinate lusts touching my neighbor and that which is his The Triumph of Mercie in many Gradual Expressions and Remembrances propounded to us in the Holie Scriptures GOD In his Mercie is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Corin. 10.1 Gen. 18.32 Takes all in the better part If it will admit any good sense so he construes it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 10.1 Meek not irritable not easily stirred up or provoked 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Wisd. 11.24 Sees and sees not makes as if He did not see 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Acts 17.30 Overlooks looks beyond our sins looks not at them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 P. Micha 7.18 Passeth by or over them
not far from me O Lord. V. 22. Psal. 69. Save me O God for the waters are come in even unto my soul. ver 1. Psal. 68. Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered let them also that hate Him flee before Him ver 1. P. Isa. 38. Lord it oppresseth me answer for me v. 14. Psal. 38. Thou shalt answer for me O Lord my God ver 15. Psal. 130. Out of the deep have I called unto Thee O Lord Lord hear my voice ver 1. O let Thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint ver 2. Psal. 79. O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before Thee according to the greatness of Thy power preserve Thou those that are appointed to die ver 12. A Praier to be used by the Priest begging Pardon of his own unworthiness and acceptance of his devotions for the sick O Lord it is a great presumption that one sinner should dare to commend another to Thy Divine Majestie especially the greater the less and who would not fear to undertake it But Thy commandment it is by Thy Holie Apostle When any is sick that the Priests should be called for that they should pray for the sick partie and that their praiers Thou wilt receive and save and forgive the fins of the partie so praied for And now behold O Lord we that are no way meet but unworthie utterly unworthie to sue for ought for our selvs charitie and compassion so binding us are enforced to become suitors to Thee for others Even O Lord for this Thy servant readie to depart this world To Thee we hope to Thee we desire to Thee we intreat and pray in all meek manner and even from the bottom of our hearts O Lord that which justly Thou mightst denie to our unworthiness denie not we beseech Thee to Thine own gracious goodness O Lord forgive us our sins our great and grievous sins oft and many times committed long and many years most wretchedly continued that so we may be meet to pray for others that so we may make our praier unto Thee in an acceptable time Graciously look upon our afflictions Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts Mercifully forgive the sins of Thy people Favorably with mercie receive our praiers Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us O Christ. Graciously hear us O Christ. Graciously hear us O Lord Christ. A Letanie for the sick person in danger of death O God the Father of Heaven have mercie upon h. keep and defend h. O God the Son Redeemer of the world have mercie upon h. save and deliver h. O God the Holie Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Son have mercie upon h. strengthen and comfort h. O Holie Blessed and Glorious Trinitie have mercie upon h. Remember not Lord h. offenses Call not to mind the offenses of h. forefathers But spare h. good Lord spare Thy servant whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy pretious bloud and be not angrie with h. for ever From Thy wrath heavie indignation The guilt and burthen of h. fins The dreadful sentence of the last Judgment Good Lord deliver h. From The sting and terror of Conscience The danger of impatience distrust or despair The extremitie of fickness anguish or agonie that may any way withdraw h. mind from Thee Good Lord deliver h. From the Bitter pangs of eternal death Gates of Hell Power of darkness Illusions assaults of our ghostlie enemie Good Lord deliver h. By Thy manifold and great mercies By the manifold and great Merits of JESUS Christ Thy Son By His Agonie and bloodie Sweat Strong Crying and Tears Bitter Cross and Passion Mightie Resurrection Glorious Ascension Effectual and most acceptable Intercession and Mediation By the Graces and Comforts of the Holie Ghost Good Lord deliver h. For Thy Names sake The glorie of Thy Name Thy loving Mercie Thy Truths sake Thine own self In this Time of h. most extremitie H. last and greatest need In the Hour of death and Day of Judgment Good Lord deliver h. Deliver h. O Lord from all danger and distress from all pains and punishments both bodilie and ghostlie Amen As Thou didst deliver Noah from the Flood so save and deliver h. Lot from the fire of Sodom so save and deliver h. Isaac from present death so save and deliver h. Job from all his tentations so save and deliver h. Moses from the hand of Pharaoh so save and deliver h. Daniel from the Lions den so save and deliver h. Jonas from the belly of the Whale so save and deliver h. And as Thou hast delivered Thy blessed Saints Servants from all their terrors and torments so deliver h. soul and receive it to Thy mercie We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please Thee to remember h. with the favor Thou bearest unto Thy people and so vifit h. with Thy salvation We beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please Thee to save and deliver h. soul from the power of the enemie lest as a Lion he devour it and tear it in pieces if there be none to help We beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please Thee to be merciful and to forgive all h. sins and misdeeds which by the malice of the Devil or by h. own frailtie h. hath at any time of h. life committed against Thee We beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please Thee not to lay to h. charge what in concupiscence of the eie pride of life vanitie or superfluitie h. hath committed against Thee We beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please Thee not to lay to h. charge what in the fierceness of h. wrath or in the eagerness of an angrie spirit he hath committed against Thee We beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please Thee not to lay to h. charge what in vain and idle words in the loosness and slipperiness of the tongue h. hath committed against Thee We beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please Thee to make h. partaker of all Thy mercies and promises in Christ JESUS We beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please Thee to vouchsafe h. soul the estate of joy bliss happiness with all Thy blessed Saints in Thy heavenly Kingdom We beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please Thee to grant h. bodie rest and peace and a part in the blessed Resurrection of Life and Glorie We beseech Thee to hear us good Lord. Son of God we beseech Thee to hear us O Lord God Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world have mercie upon us Thou that takest away the sins of the world have mercie upon us Thou that takest away the sins of the world grant h. Thy peace Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father have mercie upon us Lord have mercie upon us Christ have mercie upon us Lord
have mercie upon us Our Father who art in heaven c. O Lord deal not with h. after h. sins Neither reward h. according to h. iniquities O God merciful Father that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart nor the desires of such as be sorrowful mercifully assist our praiers which we make before Thee At such times specially when our greatest and most grievous extremities are readie to oppress us And O Lord graciously hear us that those evils those illusions terrors and assaults which Thine or our enemie worketh against us may be brought to nought and by the providence of Thy goodness may be dispersed that we Thy servants being swallowed up with no tentations may evermore give thanks unto Thee in Thy Holie Church through JESUS Christ our Lord. Amen An humble recognition of humane frailtie and a deprecation of falling from God IN the midst of life we are in death of whom then may we seek for succor but of Thee O Lord who for our sins art most justly displeased with us Yet O Lord most Holie O Lord most mightie O Holie and most merciful Father deliver us not over to the bitter pains of eternal death Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts shut not up against us the ears of Thy mercie but spare us O Lord most Holie O Lord most mightie O immortal and most merciful Father Thou most worthie Judg eternal suffer us not in our last hour for any pains of death to fall from Thee Ch. Engl. Office for Burial An affectionate recommendation of the sick person to Gods mercie grounded upon his special relations to God and the sinceritie of his soul. I. WE commend unto Thee O Lord the soul of This Thy servant He is the Work of Thy hands Despise not O Lord the work of Thine own hands the Likeness of Thy Image Suffer not O Lord Thy Image to be utterly defaced the Price of Thy Blood Let not so great a Price be cast away a Christian the Name of Thy Son is called upon him For Thy Names sake be good unto Thy Name He is Thine O save him Psal. 119. 94. Give not over that Thine is into the will of the enemie Though he hath finned yet Thy Name hath he not denied but called upon it and confessed it unto his lifes end And there is no other Name under heaven but Thine wherby he hopeth to be saved Acts 4. 12. Though he hath finned yet he hath not hid his sin Job 31. 33. nor excused it Psal. 141. 4. but hath confessed it and been sorrie for it and wisheth even tears of blood wherwith to lament it Though he hath sinned yet others also have sinned against him whom he from the heart forgiveth and desireth forgiveness of them at Thy gracious hands O stablish Thy word with Thy servant Psal. 119. 38. and let him not be disappointed of his hope Psal. 119. 116. Though he hath sinned yet in Thee he trusteth O suffer him not for ever utterly to be confounded Though he hath sinned yet he seeketh Thee And Thou Lord never failest them that seek Thee Psal. 9. 10. Though he hath sinned yet he cometh to Thee And of them that come to Thee Thou castest none out S. John 6.37 II. O Lord Let not the guiltiness of a sinner more prevail to condemn then the gracious goodness of a most merciful Father to acquit and to pardon O let not the unrighteousness of man make the goodness of God of none effect Rom. 3.3 O Lord do not so remember the unkindness of this Thy Child that therby Thou forget the compassion and kindness of a Father Do not so think upon our sins that Thou therby forget Thine own nature and propertie which is alway to have mercie Ch. Engl. Liturgie Do not so remember our sins that Thou therby remember not Thine own Name which is JESUS a most loving and kind Savior III. Lord If Thy Life in our Life hath not sufficiently appeared yet let not Thy Death lose the full power and effect therof in our death also Suffer not O Lord in both so great a price to perish Lose not O Lord that which Thou hast redeemed since Thou camest to redeem that which was lost S. Matth. 18.11 S. Luke 19.10 That which was so dear to Thee to redeem suffer not to be lost as a thing of no value A Praier for Mercie and Divine assistance to uphold the sick person in his present affliction HAve mercie upon him O Lord consider the pains which he suffereth Thou who only dost deliver from the gates of death Psal. 9.13 Shew Thy marvellous loving kindness Thou that art the Savior of them that put their trust in Thee Psal. 17.7 O keep him as the apple of Thine eie hide him under the shadow of Thy wings Psal. 17. 8. O let Thy merciful loving kindness be his comfort according to Thy word unto Thy servant Psal. 119. 76. He is troubled above measure Psal. 119. 107. O be merciful to him according to Thy goodness O consider his adversitie and deliver him for he is brought very low Psal. 142. 7. His eies long sore for Thy Word saying O when wilt Thou comfort me Psal. 119. 82. His eies are wasted away with looking for Thy health and for the word of Thy righteousness Psal. 119. 123. O think Thou upon him O Lord as concerning Thy word wherin Thou hast caused him to put his trust Psal. 119. 49. O look Thou upon him and be merciful unto him as Thou usest to do to those that love Thy Name Psal. 119. 132. Cast him not away in the time of his weakness forsake him not now when his strength faileth him Psal. 71. 9. In the multitude of the sorrows that are in his heart let Thy comforts O Lord refresh his soul. Psal. 94. 19. O Lord when it oppresseth comfort Thou him P. Isa. 38. 14. O Lord let thy strength be made perfect in his weakness 2 Cor. 12. 9. Let no tentation oppress him but such as is incident to Thy children But as Thou art faithful O Lord so suffer him not to be tempted above that he is able But good Lord with the tentation give an happy issue that he may be able to overcome it 1 Cor. 10. 13. O Lord though he be afflicted on every side yet let him not be distressed though in want of some of Thy comforts yet not of all though chastened yet not forsaken though cast down yet not perish 2 Cor. 4. 8 9. A Praier for the Grace of God and the Pardon of the sins of the sick partie REmember him O Lord with the favor Thou bearest unto Thy children O visit him with Thy salvation That he may see the felicitie of Thy chosen and rejoice with the gladness of Thy Saints and give thanks with Thine inheritance Psal. 106.4 5. O remember not his former sins but have mercie upon him O Lord and that soon for he is come to great extremitie Help him O Lord God of his
A MANUAL OF DIRECTIONS FOR THE SICK With many sweet Meditations and Devotions of the R. Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews late L. Bishop of Winchester To which are added Praiers for the Morning Evening and H. Communion Translated out of a Greeke MS. of His Private Devotions By R. D. B. D. London Printed for Humphrey Moseley at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard 1648. To the Christian READER THe great errand of our coming into this World is but to prepare ourselvs for a better Which being the chief scope and aim of this Manual I cannot but commend his pious intention who formerly presented it to publik view But observing a great want of that Impression besides many literal imperfections omissions and misquotations of Holy Scriptures therin and generally so great a want of that care and exactness which was due to any piece of him to whom it claim'd relation and which made the child so unlike the Father I counselled this Second Edition of it assuring myself that it would be an acceptable service to the Church of God and not a little ingage the world in a reverend estimation of this holie Prelate who not only taught them the way to heaven by his incomparable Sermons but also assisted them in it by his Example and Devotions It hath been too great a fault in all ages to wrap up their drugs in gold and to vent false wares under glorious titles imposing an the world and on famous Authors many broken and imperfect Reliques That this Reverend Father hath suffered somwhat by this false play is too notorious in the world and in the former Impression of this Manual there were som crude additions which though not justifiable by any authentik evidence or Remain of his were yet impos'd on him and us and dar'd to call him Master These being hence remanded to their proper place of silence and obscuritie I give you this as his genuin issue Which I am the rather induced to beleive so not only by the internal arguments the spirit and genius the method and peitie thereof but also by the external testimonie and conveighance of it to us as His under the fair hand of his Amanuensis from which collated with another Manuscript and that in print I give you this corrected That it was conceived and used by him in his ordinarie Visitation of the Sick when he was Vicar of St. Giles Creeplegate though I take for no good Topick to gain your entertainment of it by yet this persuasion it may happily beget that all the business of a Parish-Priest is not consined to the Pulpit but that there is other business if the people could think on it wherein to imploy men of that Profession which if so wel attended as it ought we should not hear of so many scandalous complaints against a lazie Clergie nor be so much infested by sacrilegious intruders into our Sacred Office Your pardon if I tell you what I mean not in mine own but his expressions who knew better what belonged to the Court of Conscience I take it to be an Error to think the fruits of Repentance and the worth of them to be a matter any common man can skil of wel enough needs never ask S. John or S. Paul what he should do knows what he should do as wel as S. Paul or S. John either And that it is not rather a matter wherin we need the counsel and direction of such as are professed that way Truly it is neither the least nor the last part of our learning to be able to give answer and direction in this point But therfore laid aside and neglected by us because not sought after by you Therfore not studied but by very few quia nemo nos interrogat because it is grown out of request quite We have learn'd I know not where a new a shorter course which flesh and blood better likes of To pass the whole course of our life and in the whole course of our life not to be able to set down where or when or what we did when we did that which we call Repenting What fruits there came of it what those fruits might be worth But even a little before our death and as little as may be not til the world have given us over then lo to come to our Quid faciemus to ask What we shal do when we are able to do nothing And then must one come and as we call it speak comfortably to us that is minister to us a little Divinitie Ladanum rather stupefactive for the present then doing any sound good and so take our leaves to go meet with ira ventura This way this fashion of Repenting Saint John knew it not it is far from his fructus dignos S. Paul knew it not it is far from his opera digna And I can say little to it but I pray God it deceive us not It is not good trying conclusions about our souls This I take for so fair an item to a tender and pious Christian as I doubt not of diverting him therby from deferring the making of his accompts eaven with heaven til the Cross or Bed of sickness call upon him Sure that 's no time or place to contest with two such Enemies as are Infirmities and Sins and an Age is too short a time to provide ourselvs in for Eternitie With this Protest and Caveat against this Unchristian course and fashion of the World I commend This to you as your Vade mecum and as your faithful friend and Counseller Which though it speak in special to the Sick will be found upon serious thoughts to be servieeable to all estates and conditions whatsoever whether in Sickness or Health Prosperitie or Adversitie making in us such deep impresses of the Divine Excellencie and our Human Frailtie as must needs force us from the cobweb comforts of This to the desire of enjoying those more solid and immutable in a better World in the Expressions and with the Longings of the Roial Prophet My foul is athirst for God yea even for the living God when shal I come to appear before the presence of God! Psal. 42. 2. I need not mind you of the reading of the Psalms after the Old Translation of the Liturgie For besides that there was no other then in being the constant use of those Expressions to which the Church was so habituated in her dailie Offices had made them so familiar and known to all that any other reddition of them might have been taken for the greatest injurie and invasion that could possibly have been made upon Devotion One presumption I shal promise myself your pardon of My affixing Titles and Inscriptions They being wholy designed out of charitie for the better use and service of the Many who not being able to digest and apply what is given in gross may under these special and distinct Heads find matter proper for their Meditations and Devotions according to their several exigencies