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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39987	Forms of prayer used in the reformed churches in France before their persecution and destruction With an account of their manner of batizing, celebrating the Holy Supper, marrying and burying; with some additional remarks. Translated into English, for the use of such of the French nation as do desire to learn English; and may be serviceable to those English who are willing to improve themselues in the French language; and for the information of all of the reformed religion, and others. Unto which is also annexed the names of several learned French ministers, to evidence the truth of this translation.	Eglises réformées de France.; J. T.	1699 (1699)	Wing F1584B; ESTC R221545	24,972	145

Ame● An Exhortation Brethren let every o● of you present himself before the Lord hearti●● confessing his sins an● saying after me The Confession Lord God Almighty and everlasting Father we sincerely confess and c●knowledge before thy holy Majes●y that we are miserable sinners conceived and born in iniquity and Corruption inclined to do evil and averse to do good and that by our sins we continually transgress thy holy Commandments whereby we justly incur thy Divine Vengeance But O Lord we are truly sorrowful for our offences we condemn our selves and are sincerely penitent for our sins imploring the assistance of thy Grace in this our miserable condition Grant us therefore thy pity O God most gracious and merciful Father in the Name of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Blo● out our sins and iniquities bestow and daily increase in us the gifts of thy holy Spirit that we heartily acknowledging our unrighteousness may be deeply affected with sorrow which begets a true repentance in us whereby being dead to sin we may bring forth such Fruits o● Righteousness and Holiness that may be accept able unto thee by the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Vhis being done the Minister saith Let us sing to the honour and glory of God and for the consolation of our souls and giveth out part of some Psalm which is sung Afterward he begins again to pray and to desire of God the grace of his holy Spirit that his word may be faithfully expounded to the honour of his Name and to the Edification of the Church and that it may be received with such humility and obedience as is meet The Form of this prayer is left to the discretion of the Minister At the end of which h● repeats the Lords Prayer and after that these following preparatory words The word of God tha● we are to explain you shall find an● nameth the Text. At the end of the Sermon the Minister having read the Bills for the sick and made some Exhortations to prayer he begins in this manner Almighty God and Heavenly Father tho● hast promised to gran● our Requests that we shall make unto thee in the name of thy beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord and we are also taught by him and his Apostles to assemble our selves together in his Name promising he will be in the midst of us and that he will be our Intercessor towards thee for the obtaining all those things that are needful for us which we shall agree to pray for upon Earth We are first commanded to pray for those whom thou hast set over us as Superiors and Governors likewise in the behalf of all thy people in necessity and for all mankind therefore trusting in thy holy Doctrine and Promises for as much as we are here assembled in thy presence and in the name of thy Son Jesus Christ we heartily beseech thee good God and Father in the name of thy Son our only Saviour and Mediator to grant us thro' thy infinite mercy the free pardon of all our sins and be pleased so to draw and raise our thoughts and desires towards thee that we may make our supplications with all our hearts according to thy will and which is only most just and good Then the Minister prays for the King and the Royal Family by name We pray thee therefore O heavenly Father for all Kings Princes and Governours thy Servants unto whom thou hast committed the dispensation of thy Justice particularly for W. c. that it may please thee to endue them all with thy holy Spirit which alone is the truly principal good Increase those gifts daily in them that they acknowledging with a true Faith Jesus Chris● thy Son our Lord to be King of Kings and Lord of Lords as thou has● given him all power i● Heaven and on Earth they may seek to serve him and to exat hi● Kingdom in their Dominions governing their Subjects who are the works of thy hands and the Sheep of thy Pasture according to thy will so that we here and all men through the whole Earth being maintained in peace and delivered from the fear of our Enemies may praise thee all the Days of our Lives A Prayer for the Ministry We also pray thee O Father and Saviour for all those whom thou hast appointed Pastors over thy faithful Flock and unto whom thou hast committed the Charge of Souls and the dispensation of thy holy Gospel that it may please thee to guide them by thy holy Spirit that they may be found true and faithful Ministers of thy Gospel always endeavouring that all thy poor dispersed Flock may be gathered and brought unto the Lord Jesus Christ the principal Pastor and chief Bishop that through him they may daily improve in all Righteousness and Holiness Moreover we beseech thee to deliver all thy Churches from the mouths of Ravening Wolves and from all mercenary men who do only seek after their ow● profit and to gratifi● their ambition and have no regard to the advancement of thy holy Name nor to the salvation o● thy Flock We also pray thee most gracious and merciful Father for all mankind in general and as thou wilt be acknowledged Saviour of the whole world by the Redemption thereof purchased by thy Son Jesus Christ grant that such as are still strangers to him being in Darkness Error and Ignorance may by the illumination of thy holy Spirit and by the preaching of thy Gospel be brought to the true way of salvation which is to know thee the only true God and him whom thou hast sent Jesus Christ that those whom thou hast already visited with thy grace and enlightne● by the knowledge of thy word may daily increase in goodness and being enriched with thy spiritual blessing we may adore thee altogether with one heart and one mouth and give honour and obedience unto thy Christ our Master King and Legislator We likewise recommend unto thee O God of all Comfort all those whom thou visits and chastisest by Crosses or Tribulations and also those people whom thou dost afflict by War Pestilence or Famine and all such who do suffer by Want Imprisonment Sickness Banishment or any other Calamity in Body or Mind and especially all those for whom our prayers are desired be pleased to make them sensible of thy Fatherly Affection which is to visit them in order to their amendment that they may be heartily converted unto thee and being converted may receive perfect consolation and be delivered from all evil We more especially recommend unto thee all our poor Brethren who are dispersed under the Tyranny of Antichrist being destitute of the Food of Life and deprived of the liberty of thy publick Service and all those who are detained Prisoners or persecuted by the Enemies of thy Gospel that it may please thee O gracious Father to strengthen them by the assistance of thy holy Spirit so that they may never fall from thy word but may constantly persevere in thy holy