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A27107 The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please God / amplified by the author Bayly, Lewis, d. 1631. 1695 (1695) Wing B1502; ESTC R29026 286,386 487

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the_o sincere_a worship_v of_o the_o true_a and_o 3._o only_o god_n and_o indeed_o a_o prayer_n in_o private_a devotion_n shall_v be_v one_o 10._o continue_a speech_n rather_o than_o many_o break_a fragment_n 6._o last_o when_o such_o thought_n come_v into_o thy_o head_n either_o to_o keep_v thou_o from_o prayer_n or_o to_o distract_v thou_o in_o pray_v remember_v that_o those_o be_v the_o 19_o fowl_n which_o the_o evil_a one_o send_v to_o devour_v the_o good_a seed_n and_o the_o carcase_n of_o thy_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n but_o endeavour_n with_o 11._o abraham_n to_o drive_v they_o away_o yet_o notwithstanding_o if_o thou_o perceive_v at_o some_o time_n that_o thy_o spirit_n be_v dull_a and_o thy_o mind_n not_o apt_a for_o prayer_n and_o holy_a devotion_n strive_v not_o too_o much_o for_o that_o time_n but_o humble_v thyself_o at_o the_o sense_n of_o thy_o infirmity_n and_o dulness_n know_v that_o god_n accept_v the_o 31._o willing_a mind_n though_o it_o be_v oppress_v with_o the_o 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so_o rule_v my_o heart_n that_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v think_v do_v or_o speak_v this_o day_n may_v tend_v to_o thy_o glory_n the_o good_a of_o other_o and_o the_o peace_n of_o my_o own_o conscience_n and_o to_o this_o end_n i_o commend_v myself_o and_o all_o my_o way_n and_o action_n together_o with_o all_o that_o do_v belong_v unto_o i_o unto_o thy_o gracious_a direction_n and_o protection_n pray_v thou_o to_o keep_v both_o they_o and_o i_o from_o all_o evil_n and_o to_o give_v a_o blessing_n to_o all_o our_o honest_a labour_n and_o endeavour_n defend_v thy_o whole_a church_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o antichrist_n preserve_v our_o gracious_a king_n from_o all_o conspiracy_n and_o treason_n grant_v he_o a_o long_a and_o prosperous_a reign_n over_o we_o bless_v our_o gracious_a queen_n mary_n prince_n charles_n the_o lady_n ma●●_n the_o lady_n elizabeth_n and_o her_o princely_a ●●sue_n endue_v they_o with_o thy_o grace_n and_o defend_v they_o from_o all_o 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business_n or_o haste_n though_o never_o so_o great_a a_o sufficient_a excuse_n to_o omit_v prayer_n in_o the_o morning_n but_o meditate_v 1._o that_o the_o great_a thy_o business_n be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o need_n thou_o have_v to_o pray_v for_o god_n good_a speed_n and_o blessing_n thereon_o see_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o nothing_o can_v prosper_v without_o his_o blessing_n 2._o that_o many_o a_o man_n when_o he_o think_v himself_o sure_a have_v be_v soon_o cross_v so_o may_v thou_o 3._o that_o many_o a_o man_n have_v go_v out_o of_o his_o door_n and_o never_o come_v in_o again_o varro_n many_o a_o man_n who_o rise_v well_o and_o lively_a in_o the_o morning_n have_v be_v see_v a_o dead_a man_n ere_o night_n so_o may_v it_o befall_v thou_o and_o if_o thou_o
day_n 5._o pray_v for_o rest_n and_o protection_n that_o night_n 6._o remember_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n the_o king_n and_o the_o royal_a posterity_n our_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n and_o all_o our_o brethren_n visit_v or_o persecute_v 7._o last_o commend_v thyself_o and_o all_o thou_o to_o his_o gracious_a custody_n all_o which_o thou_o may_v do_v in_o these_o or_o the_o like_a word_n a_o prayer_n for_o the_o evening_n o_o most_o gracious_a god_n and_o love_a father_n 3._o who_o be_v about_o my_o bed_n and_o know_v my_o down-lying_a and_o my_o uprising_n and_o be_v near_o unto_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n 18._o i_o wretched_a sinner_n do_v beseech_v thou_o to_o look_v upon_o i_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o not_o to_o behold_v i_o as_o i_o be_o in_o myself_o for_o than_o thou_o shall_v see_v but_o a_o unclean_a and_o defile_a creature_n conceive_v in_o sin_n and_o live_v in_o iniquity_n 5._o so_o that_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n to_o heaven_n 13._o know_v how_o grievous_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o 18._o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o for_o o_o lord_n i_o have_v transgress_v all_o thy_o commandment_n and_o righteous_a law_n 11._o not_o only_o through_o negligence_n and_o infirmity_n but_o oftentimes_o through_o wilful_a presumption_n contrary_a to_o my_o knowledge_n yea_o contrary_a to_o the_o motion_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n reclaim_v i_o from_o they_o so_o that_o i_o have_v wound_v my_o conscience_n and_o grieve_v thy_o holy_a spirit_n by_o who_o thou_o have_v seal_v i_o to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n 30._o thou_o have_v consecrate_v my_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o wretched_a sinner_n have_v defile_v both_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o pollution_n and_o uncleanness_n my_o eye_n in_o take_v pleasure_n to_o 3●_n behold_v vanity_n my_o ear_n in_o hear_v impure_a and_o unchaste_a speech_n my_o 5._o tongue_n in_o lease_v and_o evil_a speak_n my_o 15._o hand_n be_v so_o full_a of_o impurity_n that_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o lift_v they_o up_o unto_o thou_o and_o my_o 16._o foot_n have_v carry_v i_o after_o my_o own_o way_n my_o understanding_n and_o reason_v which_o be_v so_o quick_a in_o all_o earthly_a matter_n be_v only_o blind_a and_o stupid_a when_o i_o come_v to_o meditate_v or_o discourse_v of_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a thing_n my_o memory_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o treasury_n of_o all_o goodness_n be_v not_o so_o apt_a to_o remember_v any_o thing_n as_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v vile_a and_o vain_a yea_o lord_n by_o woeful_a experience_n i_o find_v that_o natural_o 5_o all_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o and_o these_o my_o sin_n be_v more_o in_o number_n than_o the_o hair_n upon_o my_o head_n 12._o and_o they_o have_v grow_v over_o i_o like_o a_o loathsome_a leprosy_n that_o from_o the_o crown_n of_o my_o head_n to_o the_o sole_a of_o my_o foot_n 6._o there_o remain_v no_o part_n which_o they_o have_v not_o infect_v they_o make_v i_o seem_v vile_a in_o my_o own_o eye_n 22._o how_o much_o more_o abominable_a must_v i_o then_o appear_v in_o thy_o sight_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o sin_v have_v almost_o take_v away_o the_o conscience_n of_o sin_n and_o pull_v upon_o i_o such_o dullness_n of_o sense_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n that_o thy_o judgement_n denounce_v against_o my_o sin_n by_o the_o faithful_a preacher_n of_o thy_o word_n do_v not_o terrify_v i_o to_o return_v unto_o thou_o by_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o they_o and_o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v but_o deal_v with_o i_o according_a to_o thy_o justice_n and_o my_o desert_n i_o shall_v utter_o be_v confound_v and_o condemn_v but_o see_v that_o of_o thy_o infinite_a mercy_n thou_o have_v spare_v i_o so_o long_o and_o still_o wait_v for_o my_o repentance_n i_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o for_o the_o bitter_a death_n and_o bloody_a passion_n sake_n which_o jesus_n christ_n have_v suffer_v for_o i_o that_o thou_o will_v pardon_v and_o forgive_v unto_o i_o all_o my_o sin_n and_o offence_n and_o open_a unto_o i_o that_o ever_o stream_a fountain_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n 1._o which_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o open_v under_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o the_o penitent_a of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n that_o all_o my_o sin_n and_o uncleanness_n may_v be_v so_o bathe_v in_o his_o blood_n bury_v in_o his_o death_n and_o hide_v in_o his_o wound_n that_o they_o may_v never_o be_v more_o see_v to_o shame_v i_o in_o this_o life_n or_o to_o condemn_v i_o before_o thy_o judgment-seat_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v to_o come_v and_o for_o as_o much_o o_o lord_n as_o thou_o know_v that_o it_n be_v not_o in_o man_n to_o turn_v his_o own_o heart_n 23._o unless_o thou_o do_v first_o give_v he_o grace_n to_o convert_v and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a with_o thou_o to_o make_v i_o righteous_a and_o holy_a as_o to_o bid_v i_o to_o be_v such_o o_o my_o god_n aug._n give_v i_o grace_n to_o do_v what_o thou_o command_v and_o then_o command_v what_o thou_o will_v and_o thou_o shall_v find_v i_o willing_a to_o do_v thy_o blessed_a will_n and_o to_o this_o end_n give_v unto_o i_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n 20._o which_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v to_o the_o 13._o world_n end_n unto_o all_o thy_o elect_a people_n and_o let_v the_o same_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n purge_v my_o heart_n heal_v my_o corruption_n sanctify_v my_o nature_n and_o consecrate_v my_o soul_n and_o body_n that_o they_o may_v become_v the_o 17._o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o serve_v thou_o in_o 75._o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n that_o when_o by_o the_o direction_n and_o assistance_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n i_o shall_v 7._o finish_v my_o course_n in_o this_o short_a and_o transitory_a life_n i_o may_v cheerful_o leave_v this_o world_n and_o resign_v my_o 5._o soul_n into_o thy_o fatherly_a hand_n in_o the_o assure_a confidence_n of_o enjoy_v everlasting_a life_n with_o thou_o in_o thy_o heavenly_a 34._o kingdom_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v for_o thy_o elect_a saint_n who_o love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o 8._o expect_v his_o appear_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n o_o father_n i_o beseech_v thou_o let_v thy_o holy_a spirit_n work_v in_o i_o such_o a_o serious_a repentance_n as_o that_o i_o may_v with_o tear_n lament_v my_o sin_n past_a with_o grief_n of_o heart_n be_v humble_a for_o my_o sin_n present_a and_o with_o all_o my_o endeavour_n resist_v the_o like_a filthy_a sin_n in_o time_n to_o come_v and_o let_v the_o same_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n likewise_o keep_v i_o in_o the_o unity_n of_o thy_o church_n lead_v i_o in_o the_o truth_n of_o thy_o word_n and_o preserve_v i_o that_o i_o never_o swerve_v from_o the_o same_o to_o popery_n nor_o any_o other_o error_n or_o false_a worship_n and_o let_v thy_o spirit_n open_v my_o eye_n more_o and_o more_o 18._o to_o see_v the_o wondrous_a thing_n of_o thy_o law_n and_o open_v my_o lip_n 15._o that_o my_o mouth_n may_v daily_o defend_v thy_o truth_n and_o set_v forth_o thy_o praise_n increase_v in_o i_o those_o good_a gift_n which_o of_o thy_o mercy_n thou_o have_v already_o bestow_v upon_o i_o and_o give_v unto_o i_o a_o patient_a spirit_n a_o chaste_a heart_n a_o content_a mind_n pure_a affection_n wise_a behaviour_n and_o all_o other_o grace_n which_o thou_o fee_v to_o be_v necessary_a for_o i_o 14._o to_o govern_v my_o heart_n in_o thy_o fear_n and_o to_o guide_v all_o my_o life_n in_o thy_o favour_n that_o whether_o i_o live_v or_o die_v i_o may_v live_v and_o die_v unto_o thou_o who_o be_v my_o god_n and_o my_o redeemer_n and_o here_o o_o lord_n according_a as_o i_o be_o bind_v i_o render_v unto_o thou_o from_o the_o altar_n of_o my_o humble_a heart_n all_o possible_a thanks_o for_o all_o those_o blessing_n and_o benefit_n which_o so_o gracious_o and_o plentuous_o thou_o have_v bestow_v upon_o my_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o this_o life_n and_o for_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v namely_o for_o my_o election_n creation_n redemption_n vocation_n justification_n sanctification_n and_o preservation_n from_o my_o childhood_n until_o this_o present_a day_n and_o hour_n and_o for_o the_o firm_a hope_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o of_o my_o glorification_n likewise_o for_o my_o health_n wealth_n food_n raiment_n and_o prosperity_n and_o more_o especial_o for_o that_o thou_o have_v defend_v i_o this_o day_n now_o past_a from_o all_o peril_n and_o danger_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n furnish_v i_o with_o all_o necessary_a good_a thing_n that_o i_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o and_o as_o thou_o have_v ordain_v the_o day_n for_o
iniquity_n be_v full_a he_o will_v make_v 25._o the_o land_n to_o spew_v out_o every_o canaanite_n religion_n then_o and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o a_o family_n be_v the_o best_a building_n and_o sure_a entail_v of_o house_n and_o land_n to_o a_o man_n and_o his_o posterity_n for_o the_o righteous_a man_n shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n 29._o and_o dwell_v therein_o for_o ever_o as_o therefore_o thou_o desire_v to_o have_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o thy_o self_n and_o upon_o thy_o family_n either_o before_o or_o after_o thy_o own_o private_a devotion_n call_v every_o morning_n all_o thy_o family_n to_o some_o convenient_a room_n and_o first_o either_o read_v thyself_o unto_o they_o a_o chapter_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v read_v distinct_o by_o some_o other_o if_o leisure_n serve_v thou_o may_v house_n admonish_v they_o of_o some_o remarkable_a note_n and_o then_o kneel_v down_o with_o they_o in_o reverend_a sort_n as_o be_v before_o describe_v pray_v with_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n morning_n prayer_n for_o a_o family_n o_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o heavenly_a father_n who_o be_v the_o only_a creator_n and_o governor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o contain_v we_o confess_v that_o we_o be_v unworthy_a to_o appear_v in_o thy_o sight_n and_o presence_n consider_v our_o manifold_a sin_n which_o we_o have_v commit_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o how_o that_o we_o have_v be_v bear_v in_o sin_n and_o do_v daily_o break_v thy_o holy_a law_n and_o commandment_n contrary_a to_o our_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n albeit_o that_o we_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v our_o creator_n who_o have_v make_v we_o our_o redeemer_n who_o have_v buy_v we_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o thou_o only_o beget_v son_n and_o our_o comforter_n who_o bestow_v upon_o we_o all_o the_o good_a and_o holy_a grace_n which_o we_o enjoy_v in_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o if_o thou_o shall_v but_o deal_v with_o 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