World have mercy upon him Save and deliver him Oh GOD the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Son haver mercy upon him strengthen and comfort him Oh Holy blessed and glorious Trinity have mercy upon him Remember not Lord our offences call not to minde the offences of his forefathers but spare him good Lord spare thy servant whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood and bee not angry with him for ever From thy wrath and heavy indignation from the guilt and burden of his sins from the dreadfull sentence of the last Judgement Good Lord deliver him From the sting and terrour of Conscience from the danger of impatience distrust or despaire from the extremity of sicknesse anguish or agony that may any way withdraw his minde from thee Good Lord deliver him From the bitter pangs of eternall death from the gates of hell the power of darkenesse the illusions and assaults of our Ghostly enemy Good Lord deliver him By thy manifold and great mercies by the manifold and great mercies of Jesus Christ thy Son his Agony and bloody sweate strong crying and teares bitter Crosse and Passion mighty Resurrection glorious Ascension effectuall and most acceptable intercession mediation By the graces and comforts of the Holy Ghost Good Lord deliver him For thy names sake the glory of thy name thy loving mercy thy truths sake thine owne selfe In this time of his most extremity in this his last and greatest need in the houre of death and at the day of Jndgement Good Lord deliver him Deliver him O Lord from all danger and distresse from all paines punishments both bodily and ghostly Amen As thou diddest deliver Noah from the flood so save and deliver him Lot from the fire of Sodome so save c. Isaac from present death so save c. Iob fnom his tentations so save c. Moses from the hand of Pharoah so save c. Daniel from the Lyons den so save c. Ionas from the belly of the Whale so save c. And as thou hast delivered all thy blessed Saints and servants from all their terrors and torments so deliver his soul and receive it to thy mercy We sinners do beseech thee to heare us good Lord That it may please thee to remember him with the favour thou bearest unto thy people and to visit him with thy salvation We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to save and deliver his Soule from the power of the enemy lest as a Lyon he devoure it and teare it in peeces if there be none to helpe We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to be mercifull and to forgive all his sinnes which by the malice of the devill or by his owne frailty hee hath at any time of his life committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee not to lay to his charge what in concupiscence of his eyes in pride of life vanity or superfluity he hath committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee not to lay to his charge what in carnall desires of the flesh in lust or in the uncleane passions therof hee hath committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee not to lay to his charge what in the fiercenesse of his wrath in the eagernesse of an angry spirit hee hath committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee not to lay to his charge what in vaine and idle words in the loosenesse and slipperynesse of the tongue he hath committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to make him partaker of all thy mercies and promises in Christ Jesus We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to vouchsafe his soule the state of joy blisse and happines with all thy blessed Saints in thy heavenly Kingdome We beseech thee c. That it may pleasethee to grant his body rest and peace and a part in the blessed resurrection of life and Glory We beseech thee to heare us good Lord Sonne of God we beseech thee to heare us O Lord God Lamb of God Sonne of the father that takest away the sinnes of the world have mercy upon him thou that takest away the sins of the world grant him thy peace Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the father have mercy upon him Lord have mercy upon him Christ have mercy upon him Lord have mercy upon him Our father which art in heaven c. Oh Lord deale not with him after his sinnes Neither reward him according to his iniquities O God mercifull father that despisest not the sighings of a contrite heart nor the desire of such as be sorrowfull mercifully assist our prayers which wee make before thee at such times specially when our greatest and grievous extremities are ready to oppresse us And O Lord graciously heare us that those evills those illusions terrours and assaults which thine and our enemy worketh against us may bee brought to naught and by the providence of thy goodnesse bee dispersed that we thy servants beeing swallowed up with no tentations may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church through Iesus Christ our Lord 11. Severall choyce expressions of prayer to be used for the sicke party In the midst of life we are in death of whom then may we seeke for succour but of thee O Lord who for our sinnes art most justly displeased with us Yet O Lord most holy O Lord most mighty O holy and most mercifull father deliver us not over to the paines of Eternall death Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts shut not up against us the cares of thy mercy but spare us O Lord most holy O Lord most mighty O immortall and most mercifull father Thou most worthy Judge eternall suffer us not in our last houre for any terrour of death to fall away from thee We commend unto O Lord the soule of this thy servant He or she is the worke of thine hands Despise not O Lord the worke of thine owne hands The likenesse of thine Image Suffer not O Lord thine Image to be utterly defaced The price of thy blood Let not so great a price be cast away A Christian man or woman the name of thy Son is called upon him For thy names sake be good unto thy name Thine O save him Give not over that which thine is to the will of the enemy Though he have sinned yet thy name hath hee not denyed but called upon it and confessed it unto his lives end and there is no name under heaven but thine wherein he expecteth salvation Though he have sinned yet he hath not hid his sinne nor excused it Psal. 141.4 but acknowledged it and beene sorry for it and wisheth even teares of blood wherewith to lament it Though he have sinned yet others also have sinned against him which from the heart he forgiveeth and
the Lord did I make my supplication 2. I powred out my complaint before him and shewed him of my trouble 3. When my spirit was in heavinesse thou knewest my path 4. I looked also on my right hand and loe there was none to helpe me 5. I had no place to flie unto and none was able to deliver my Soule 6. I cryed unto thee and said thou art my hope and my portion in the Land of the Living O consider my complaint for I am brought very low 9. Bring my soule out of prison that I may give thankes unto thee which thing if thou wilt grant me then shall the righteous resort unto my company Psal. 141.8 Mine eyes looke unto thee O Lord In thee is my trust O cast not out my soule Psal. 88. 1. O Lord God of my salvation I have cryed day and night before thee 2. O let my prayer come into thy presence Incline thine eare unto my calling 3. For my soule is full of trouble my life draweth nigh unto the Grave 9. Lord I have called daily upon thee I have stretched out mine hands unto thee 10. Dost thou sher wonders among the dead or shall the dead rise up againe and praise thee 11. Shall thy loving kindnesse bee shewed in the grave or thy faithfulnesse in destruction 12. Shall thy wonderfull workes be knowne in the darke or thy righteousnesse in the Land where all things are forgotten 13. Unto thee doe I crie Lord and early shall my prayer come before thee 14. Lord why abhorrest thou my soule and why hidest thou thy face from me 15. I am in misery and like unto him that is at the poynt to dye from my youth up thy terrors have I suffered with a troubled minde 16. Thy wrathfull displeasure goeth over me and the feare of thee hath undone me Psal. 141. 1. Lord I will call upon thee haste thee unto me and consider my voyce when I cry unto thee 2. Let my prayer be set forth in thy presence as the incense let the lifting up of my hands bee as an evening sacrifice Psal. 79. 5. Lord how long will thou be angry for ever and shall thy Jealousy burne like fire 8. Oh remember not mine old sinnes but have mercy upon me for I am come to great misery 9. Help me O god of my salvation for the Glory of thy Name Oh deliver me and be mercifull unto my sinnes for thy names sake Psal. 143. 6. Lord I stretch forth my hands unto thee my soul gapeth unto thee like a thirsty Land 7. Heare me O Lord and that soone for my spirit waxeth faint hide not thy face from me lest I become like unto them that goe downe into the silence Psal. 13. 1. How long wilt thou forget me O Lord for ever how long wilt thou hide thy face from me 2. How long shall I seek Counsel in my soule and be so vexed in my spirit how long shall mine enemies triumph over mee 3. Consider and heare me O God lighten mine Eyes that I sleepe not in death Psal. 30. 6. In my prosperity I said I shall never be removed thou Lord of thy goodnes had'st made my state so strong 7. Thou did'st turne away thy face from me and I was sore troubled 8. Then cryed I unto the Lord and gat me to my God right early 9. What profit is there in my blood if I goe downe into the pit Shal the dust give thanks unto thee or shal it declare thy truth 10. Heare me O Lord and have mercy upon me and be thou my helper Psal. 77. 1. I will cry unto the Lord with my voyce yea even unto God will I cry with my voyce and hee shall hearken unto me 2. In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord my sore ran and ceased not In the night season my soule refused Comfort 3. When I am in heavinesse I will thinke upon God when my heart is vexed I will complaine 4. Thou holdest mine eyes waking and I am so feeble that I can scarce speake 5. I have considered the dayes of old and the years that are past 6. I call to remembrance my songs and in the night I commune with mine owne heart and search out my spirits 7. Will the Lord absent hinselfe for ever and will he be no more intreated 8. Is his mercy cleane gone for ever is his promise come utterly to an end for evermore 9. Hath God forgotten to be Gracious and will he shut up his loving kindnesse in displeasure 10. And I said it is mine owne infirmity but I will remember the yeares of the right hand of the most High O God there is no strength in us neither doe we know what to do but onely we lift up our eyes unto thee 2. Chron. 20.12 O Lord how long wilt thou looke upon this This thou hast seene Lord hold not thy tongue then go not farre from me O God Psal. 35.17.22 Save me O God for the waters are come even unto my soule Psal. 69.1 Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered let them also that hate him flee before him Psal. 68. 1. Lord it oppresseth me answer thou for me Esay 38. 14. Thou shalt answer for me O Lord my God Psa. 38.15 9. A Prayer to be used by the Minister O Lord it is a great presumption that one sinner should dare to cōmend another to thy divine Majesty especially the greater the lesse and who would not feare to undertake it but only that thy Commandement it is by thy holy Apostle when any is sick that the Minister should be called for that they should pray for the sick party and that their prayers thou wilt receive and save and forgive the sinnes of the party so prayed for And now behold O Lord we that are no way meete but unworthy utterly unworthy to sue for ought for ourselves charitie and compassion so binding us are enforced to become suitors to thee for others Even O Lord for this thy servant ready 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 mightest deny to our unworthinesse deny not we beseech thee to thine owne gracious goodnesse O Lord forgive us our sinnes our great and grievous sinnes oft and many times committed long and many yeares most wretchedly continued that so we may be meete to pray for others that so we may make our prayers unto thee in an acceptable time Graciously looke upon our afflictions pitifully behold the sorrowes of our hearts Mercifully forgive the sinnes of thy people Favourably with mercy heare our prayers Both now and ever vouchsafe to heare us O Christ Graciously heare us O Christ Graciously heare us O Lord Christ 10. A Letany to be used for the sicke OH God the Father of Heaven have mercy upon him or her keepe and defend him Oh God the Sonne Redeemer of the
kind patient long-suffering slow to wrath long containing it selfe Winking at the sins of men because they should amend Wisd. 11.23 Hee being full of compassion for bare them 40. yeares and forgave their iniquity and destroyed them not Yea many a time turned he away his anger and stirred not up all his wrath Psal. 78.38 O that thou hadst knowne this It is the mercy of God that wee are not all consumed Secondly milde in correction so that his judgments want not mercy his punishments are parts of mercy I will visite their transgression with a rod and their iniquity with stripes neverthelesse my loving kindnesse will I not utterly take from him Psal. 89. 32. He hath not dealt with us after our sins nor rewarded us according to our iniquities Psa. 103. 10 Little correction sufficeth a Father for great offences How shall I give thee up Ephraim Hos. 11.8 Thirdly Placability because his wrath is easily appeased Hee will not alwayes chide neither will hee keepe his anger for ever Psal. 103.9 His anger endureth but a moment Psal. 30.5 In a little wrath hid I my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercy on thee c. Esa. 54.8 In wrath hee remembreth mercy Hab. 3.2 When I said my foote slippeth thy mercy O Lord helped me Psal. 104. 13. I said I will confesse my transgression unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin Ps. 32.5 David said I have sinned against the Lord and Nathan said unto David The Lord hath put away thy sinne thou shalt not dye 2 Sam. 1. 8. Though for no other cause yet for mine owne sake saith the Lord Esa. 43.25 The Lord is mercifull and will not keepe anger for ever Ier. 3.12 The Lord waiteth that he may be gracious unto you Esa. 30.18 Fourthly Compassion for though we suffer deservedly yet hee pityeth us in our misery He is said to have bowels of mercy or tender mercy Luk. 1.78 The Lord is very pityfull and of tender mercy Iam. 5.11 Neverthelesse he regarded their affliction when he heard their cry Psal. 106. 44. Hence hee heareth sinners being in trouble who in their prosperity knew him not If wee seeke him in the time of trouble he will heare us and be mercifull to us Fifthly Readinesse to pardon Psal. 130.4 As David at first would not looke on Absalon yet afterwards kissed him A Father will not only pardon a prodigall Son returning but put on him a robe and a ring and kill a fatted calfe Lu. 15.22 There is joy and triumph in heaven over one sinner that repenteth Luk. 7. Neither doth God onely pardon small faults but great sinnes They say if a man put away his wife and shee goe from him and become another mans shall hee returne unto her againe shall not that woman be greatly polluted but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers yet returne againe unto me saith the Lord Ier. 3. 1. And thus he did to his Disciples leaving him Peter denying him with an oath the theefe blaspheming him and the Jews crucifying him Act. 3.15.19 He is kind unto the unthankfull and to the evill Luk. 6.35 Sixthly Neither doth he onely grant pardon but grace also preventing following compassing about on every side Psal. 79.8 23.6 32.10 Seventhly What ever good worke we doe being assisted by his grace he will reward it Hee crowneth us with loving kindnesse and tender mercies Psal. 103.4 He is mercifull and rewardeth us farre above what we deserve He suffereth not a cup of cold water to be given without a reward Eightly Neither is he mercifull by nature onely but also by practice Hee hath learned to be gracious and shewed it for ever of old Psal. 25.6 We say rightly therefore Our Fathers trusted in thee they trusted and thou didst deliver them Psal. 22.4 Hath God forgotten to be gracious hath he in anger shnt up his tender mercies Psal. 77.9 The Fountaine is not dryed up his hands are not shortened his eares are not heavy Where are thy former loving kindnesses Psal. 89.49 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for I have said mercy shall be built up for ever Ninthly As God sheweth mercy so he promiseth it so saith David Remember the word unto thy Servant upon which thou hast caused mee to hope Psal. 119.49 For what if some did not beleeve shall their unbeleefe make the faith of God without effect Rom. 3.3 If Isaac could not change his word Gen. 27. 33. The Persians theirs Dan. 6.8 Nor Pilate his Iob. 19. 22. Surely Gods promises shall never be altered I will not let thee goe except thou blesse me Gen. 32.26 Yea Lord even dogges eate of the crummes that fall from their Masters table Mat. 15.27 But all these are as one in Christ whereby are given unto us many great and pretious promises 2 Pet. 1.4 And in whom all promises are yea and Amen 2 Cor. 1. 19. Whom to have named is sufficient Jesus thou Sonne of David have mercy on us Mat. 15.22 Jesus this is his name because he saveth us from all our sinnes Mat. 1.21 Lord do not so remember my sins as to forget thy mercy Aug. Sonne of David who forgave railing Shimei thy sworne enemy And thou Lord forgive Christ heare us Christ intercede with us and for us Expiate our sinnes Procure thy Fathers favour give us what thou art thy selfe Say to my Soule I am thy salvation Thy apostle hath not said in vaine This is a faithfull saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chiefe 1 Tim. 1.15 Where sinne abounded grace did much more abound Rom. 5.20 He hath concluded them all in unbeleife that hee might have mercy upon all Rom. 11.32 He commandeth his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for us Rom. 5.8 And another Apostle speaketh to the same purpose Christ also hath once suffered for sinnes the Just for the unjust that he might bring us to God 1 Pet. 3.18 So a third Mercy rejoyceth against Judgement Iam. 2.13 And a fourth if any man sin we have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sinnes and not for our sins onely but also for the sinnes of the whole world 1 Io. 2.1,2 Yea he himselfe saith Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest Mat. 11.28 I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance Luk. 5.32 These words have not beene uttered in vaine they cannot be so uttered Wherefore in the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soule Psal. 94. 19. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that wee may obtaine mercy and finde grace to helpe in the time of need Heb. 4. ult. Now therefore O our God heare the prayer of thy servant and his supplications and cause thy
thy holy hill and Heavenly Kingdome Psal. 15. Send thine Angell to meete him and to bring him into Abrahams bosom Luke 16. Place him in the habitation of Light and peace of joy and gladnesse Receive him into the armes of thy mercy and give him an inheritance with thy Saints in light there to raigne with thine elect Angels thy blessed Saints thy holy prophets and glorious Apostles in all joy and glory felicity and happinesse for ever and ever 13. Scriptures to be applyed to those who survive when the party is departed Pretious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints Psal. 116. I heard a voyce from Heaven saying Write Blessed are the dead that dye in the Lord for they rest from their labours and their workes follow them Moses Wee have sinned O Lord thou hast set our faults before thee and our secret sinnes in the sight of thy countenance Psal. 90.8 Returne O Lord how long and bee pacifyed towards thy servants Psa. 90. 13. Iob. I have sinned what shall I doe unto thee O thou preserver of mankind why hast thou set mee as a marke against thee that I am become a burden to my selfe Iob 7. 20. Have mercy upon mee O Lord and restore unto me my righteousnesse againe Say concerning me Lord deliver him for I have received a Reconciliation Iob 33. v. 24 That I have offended thee woe is me Iob 10.15 Yet if thou kill mee I will put my trust in thee Iob 13.15 David My misdeeds have prevailed against me Psal. 65. 3. O bee thou mercifull unto my sinne ibid. I have gone astray like a sheepe that is lost O seeke thy servant for I do not forget thy Commandements Psalm 119. ult. Wee have sinned with our Fathers wee have done amisse and dealt wickedly Psal. 105. For thy names sake O Lord bee mercifull unto our sinne for it is great Psal. 25. My foote hath slipped let thy mercy O Lord lift me up Psal. 94. Esay Behold thou art angry for we have sinned we all have beene as an uncleane thing and all our Righteousnesse as a defiled cloath Wee all fade as a leafe and our iniquities like a winde have taken us away But now O Lord thou art our Father wee are but as clay and thou art our Potter wee all are the worke of thy hands Be not angry O Lord above measure neither remember our iniquities forever Lord we beseech thee remember wee are thy people Jeremy Lord our iniquities are against us our rebellions be many we have sinned against thee Yet deale thou with us according to thy name for thou Lord art in the middest of us and thy name is called upon us O Lord forsake us not O Lord thou hope of Israell the Saviour of it in the time of trouble forsake us not Daniel Wee have sinned O Lord we have transgressed and done wickedly yea we have rebelled and have departed from thy precepts and from thy Commandements O Lord righteousnes belongeth unto thee but unto us confusion and shame of face because of all the offences wee have committed against thee Yet compassion and forgivenesse is with thee O Lord though wee have rebelled against thee O Lord according to thy goodnesse I beseech thee let thine anger and thy wrath bee turned away from us and cause thy face to shine upon thy servant O my Lord incline thine eare and heare open thine eyes and behold my affliction for wee doe not present our supplications before thee in our owne righteousnesse but for thy manifold and great mercies O Lord heare O Lord forgive consider and doe it O Lord deferre not for thine owne sake O my God Ionas O Lord in following lying vanities I have forsaken mine owne mercy for the which I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes Ion. 2.4 Yet I remember thee O Lord yet will I look againe towards thy holy Temple O Lord heare and have mercy The Prodigall Child Father I have sinned against heaven and against thee I am no more worthy to be called thy sonne But forgive mee and make me one of the meanest of thy hired servants Luke 15. 28. Lord bee mercifull unto me a sinner Jesu Master have mercy upon us Have mercy upon mee Lord thou Son of David Mat. 15. O Lord helpe me O Lord even the little whelps eate of the crums of thy Table Paul O Lord I am carnall and sold under sinne and in me that is in my flesh dwelleth no good The good things I doe not which I would the evill that I would not that doe I. Though I consent to the Law according to the inner man yet I feele another Law in my nature rebelling against the Law of my minde and leading me captive to the Law of sinne O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from this bodie of death Rom. 7.14 But this is a true saying and by all meanes worthy to bee received That Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners whereof I am chiefe Peter We have spent the time past of our life after the lust of the heathen walking in wantonnesse lust surfetting uncleannesse and other excesses 1 Pet. 4. But thou hast redeemed us O Lord by the precious blood of Christ the undefiled Lambe 1 Pet. 1. Have mercy upon us in that name besides which thou hast given none under heaven whereby wee must be saved Act. 4. Iohn If we say wee have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us If our heart condemne us not God is greater then our heart knoweth all things But wee confesse our sinnes and confessing them we have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sinnes Iames In many things we offend all But Lord let thy mercy triumph over thy Justice 14. A forme of Confession according to the tenne Commandements 1. 1. I have not studyed to know and seeke thee as I ought 2. Knowing thee I have not glorified thee nor beene thankefull to thee especially not for thy chastisements 3. I have doubted of thy promises and not trusted to thy helpe 4. I have made flesh mine arme and have hoped for prosperity from man rather then from thee 2. 1. I have touching thee been full of roving imaginations and evill thoughts 2. I have not worshipped thee in spirit and truth 3. I have not performed the duty of invocation with that reverence which I should 4. I have drawne neere unto thee with my lippes but my heart hath beene farie from thee 3. 1. I have not with due regard taken thy name into my mouth 2. I have with rash oathes and eager execrations oft abused it 3. I have not given occasion to others to sanctifie thy name but have caused it to bee evill spoken of through mine evil dealing 4. I have not duely regarded and reverenced those things wheron thy name is imprinted 4. 1. I have not spared to absent my selfe from thy holy
56. In height Psa. 103. 11. Psal. 36.5 108.4 In depth Psa. 42.9 In length Psal. 26.6 13.6 There is no end of his salvation Psal. 71.13 Mercy shall be set up for ever Psal. 89. 4. His mercy is over all his workes Psal. 145.9 As is his Majesty so is his mercy Psal. 102.40 His propertie is to have mercy Esay 28.21 Hee is the father of mercyes 2 Cor 1. 3. Hee is mercy it selfe Psa. 59. He was so mercifull that he forgave their misdeedes and destroyed them not Yea many a time turned hee his face away and wold not suffer his whole displeasure to arise for he considered they were but dust Psal. 78. 1.38 The Lord waiteth that he may have mercy on you Esay 30.18 In the father of the lost child his image Luke 5. 22. God hath shut up all under sinne that he might have mercy upon all Rom. 11. 32. Where sin aboundeth there grace doth over-a-bound Rom. 5. 20. Mercy ttiumpheth over Iustice Iam. 2. 1. This is a true saying and by all meanes worthy to be received that Iesus Christ came into the world to save sinners In this God set forth his love to us that when wee were his enemies Christ dyed for us Rom. 5. 10. Christ dyed once for our sinnes the just for the unjust that he might offer us unto God 1. Pet. 3. 18. Wee have an Advocate with the father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sinnes and not for ours onely but for the sins of the whole world 1. Ioh. 2.2 I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance Mat. 9. 13. Come unto mee you that travaile and be heavy laden I will refresh you Mat. 11. 20. Of them that come to mee I cast none out Ioh. 6.37 Thou never failest them that seeke thee Psal. 9.10 Why art thou so heavy O my soule and why art thou so disquieted within mee O put thy trust in God for I shall yet give him thanks for he is the helpe of my Countenance and my God Returne thou unto my rest O my soule for the Lord hath beene gracious unto thee If the Lord had not helped mee it had not failed but my soule had been put to silence In the middest of the troubles that were in mine heart thy Comforts have refreshed my soule Neverthelesse my soule waite thou still upon God for of him cometh my salvation He verily is my hope and my strength he is my defence so that I shall not greatly fall Let us goe with boldnesse unto the Throne of grace that wee may finde mercy in the time of need Act. 4. ult. 16. Expressions of Gods Mercy fit to be used to him in Prayer Lord Of life and death of sickenesse and health and al things thereto belonging By whose appointment wee were borne and againe by whose appointment wee mâ—â— dye our time is in thine hand and unt 〈…〉 belong the issues 〈…〉 Th 〈…〉 est nothing th 〈…〉 made nor doe 〈…〉 terly forsake the workes of thine owne hands Thou that art a defence for the oppressed a refuge in the needfull time of trouble Thou that never failest them that seeke thee and to whom none ever prayeth without hope to be heard Thou that promised the poore shall not alway be forgotten that the patient abiding of the meeke shall not perish for ever For the comfortlesse troubles sake of the needy and for the deepe sighing of the poore arise O Lord and men shall know that it is thy hand and that it is thou Lord that hast done it O Lord Whose mercy reacheth to the Heavens and whose faithfulnesse to the clouds Of whose mercies there is neither number nor end The greatenesse of whose goodnesse is not shut up under any time Who callest unto thy vineyard even at the eleventh houre Which rulest not with rigour but with meekenesse doest governe the things thou hast made Thou that killest and revivest that bringest to the gates of death and bringest backe againe That hatest nothing of that thou hast made that hast shut up all under sin that thou mightest have mercy upon all Lord The Saviour and saving health of all the faithfull The fountaine of all grace and goodnesse The father of mercies and Consolation Thou that upholdest all such as are faling And liftest up those that be downe Thou that healest the broaken in heart And givest medicine to cure their sicknesse The Comfort of them that be in heavinesse The strength of them that be in weakenesse The health of them that be in sickenesse Heare O Lord and have mercy Looke downe from heaven behold and visit visit with thy salvation A Confession The Foundation and ground-worke of Prayer is Faith Theoph. The ground of Faith is the promise of God Lift up your hearts He which giveth us life teacheth us to pray The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds Eccles. 35.17 Prayer is a conference with God I will set my sinnes before mee that they may not appeare before thee Lord my heart is ready Lord I feare it is not ready Would God it were so Woe is mee that it is not so Lord I fit and prepare my selfe Assist my preparation and make me more fit A Confession of the Faith Lord I beleeve helpe my unbeleefe First In God 1. The Father 2. Almighty 3. Creator of Heaven and Earth In the Father naturall affection Almighty power of deliverance Creator providence To Preserve To Governe To Perfect consummate all things Secondly In Jesus Christ His only Sonne Our Lord The great Mystery of godlinesse God manifest in the flesh for us men and for our Salvation God and Man The Son of the Father Anointed of the spirit Our Lord As Creator As Redeemer 1. That he was conceived To purge forth the sin wherin we are conceived 2. Was Borne To clense us of the sin wherein we are borne by nature 3. Suffered What we should have done that we might not suffer 4. Was Crucified To take away the curse of the Law 5. Dyed To take away the sting of death 6. Was Buried To take away the corruption of our bodies in the grave 1. That he descended into bell Whither we should have gone that wee may never come there 2. Rose againe from the dead That being made the first fruites of them that sleepe he might raise our nature together with himselfe 3. Ascended up into heaven That he might prepare a place for us 4. Now sitteth at the right hand of God that he might make intercession for us 5. Whence he shall come That he may receive us 6. To be a Iudge For the consummation of all things Thirdly In the Holy Ghost And in him power from on high to sanctifie and quicken unto eternall life Outwardly and visibly but powerfully and manifestly working in us by the illumination of knowledge infusion of grace In Reproofe In Instruction In Long sufferance In Assistance In Witnesse-bearing In Consolation Grace is the fruite of the