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A51405 The Countess of Morton's daily exercise: or, A book of prayers, and rules how to spend the time in the service and pleasure of Almighty God. Morton, Anne Douglas, Countess of, d. 1700.; Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660. 1679 (1679) Wing M2817A; ESTC R216837 16,448 141

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the World to come III. I believe that thou wast conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Blessed Virgin Mary without spot of sin thereby to cleanse us from all sin IV. I believe that thou didst suffer what otherwise we must have suffered for ever That thou wast crucified to set us free from the Curse of the Law That thou didst Dic and thereby take away the sting of Death That thou wast buried in the Grave and hadst the Victory over it to assure us that our Bodies shall not corrupt there for ever V. I believe that thou didst descend into Hell to triumph over it and to free us from the fear of ever coming into that Place That the third day thou didst rise again from the dead in our Nature the First-fruits of them that are asleep in their Graves who are thereby assured that they also shall not sleep there for ever VI. I believe that thou didst ascend up into Hea bring forth the fruits of the Spirit and ever seek thy Honour and Glory Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to have mercy upon all Men. Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to save and preserve our most Gracious King and All his Royal Family Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to reduce them that have gone astray from thy ways to comfort them that are in sorrow to relieve them that are in need and tribulation and to amend all our Lives according to thy Holy Word Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me O Lord God Lamb of God Son of the Father that takest away the sins of the World Have mercy upon me and grant me thy Peace Amen RULES AND PRAYERS FOR THE AFTERNOON Advertisements Rules and Advertisements I. AFter this you may pass the rest of the Day in what lawful Recreations or imployments you judge to be meet for you II. Spend some while before Night in Reading and read with attention but let your Books be chosen with advice and care for your instruction and knowledge in all good things and specially for your Spiritual Benefit V. If you have the Government of a Family take special heed that they live not disorderly or idlely to the offence of Almighty God and the scandal of others VI. And forget not as often as you can to be present and to assist at the publick Offices and Divine Services of the Church there to attend and perform the Homage and Worship of Almighty God and to be instructed in his holy Word for that is a Duty and a Service most highly pleasing to him VII Remember and you will much help your self if you remember it that you are continually in the presence of God and ought to live continually in his fear and in obedience to his Commandments VIII Upon all occasions offered to you exercise your Charity and let not the day pass you without some good work done by you either of real Honour to God or of real Charity to them that want it After-Noon After-Noon retire you self a while and use the Psalm Lesson Hymn and Prayers following UNto thee I lift up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the Heavens my Soul waiteth still upon thee that thou mayest bless me O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling my King and my God for unto thee do I make my Prayers Shew Thou me the way that I should walk in and teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee I will take heed to my ways that I offend not in my tongue and I will make a covenant with mine eyes that they behold not vanity O let not my footsteps erre from the path of thy Commandments But let my delight be in walking after the Precepts of thy Law Thy Law is an undefiled Law converting the Soul and giveth light unto the eyes Keep thy Servant from all presumptuous sins that they may not get the dominion over me and cleanse thou me from all my secret faults That so I may be acceptable in thy sight O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer Glory be to the Father The Lesson IF sinners entice thee do not thou consent unto them These things doth the Lord abhor A prood look and a lying tongue an heart that deviseth wickedness and mischief a false witness that speaketh not the truth and whosoever soweth discord among others In the multitude of words there will be sin Keep innocency and do the thing that is right for that will bring a man peace at the last Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus and confess him to be the Lord who was obedient to the Death of the Cross for the Redemption of Mankind unto the Praise and Glory of God the Father The Hymn WHO more can crave Than God for me hath done To free a Slave That gave his only Son Bless'd be that Hour when he repair'd our loss I never will Forget my Saviour's Cross The Prayers I. O God who knowest the frailties and infirmities of my weak nature and in the midst of how many Dangers I live being continually subject to the deceits of the World the Flesh and the Devil and having no Power of my self to help my self mercifully look upon me and because I cannot continue in safety without thy Succour preserve me evermore by thy help and Goodness and keep me both outwardly in my Body and inwardly in my Soul that among the sundry and manifold Dangers of this World my Heart may be set to attain everlasting Salvation and my Affections may surely there be fixed where true Joys are to be found through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen II. O God the strength of all that trust in thee mercifully accept these my humble Supplications and Prayers and grant me the help of thy grace that I may please Thee both in Will and Deed and obtain thy Peace all the days of my Life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen III. ALmighty and everliving God I give Thee most humble thanks for that Thou hast vouchsafed favourably to call me to the knowledge of thy Grace and Faith in Thee Increase this Knowledge and confirm this Faith in me evermore Give me the comfort of thy Holy Spirit and multiply upon me thy manifold Gifts of Grace the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding the Spirit of Counsel and Ghostly Strength the Spirit of Knowledge and true Godliness and fulfil me O Lord with the Spirit of thy holy Fear through Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYERS AT NIGHT AND BED-TIME Retire your self again AND when you have thought upon all the day past how you have spent it that is what good or evil Actions you have done and what bad inclinations you have resisted or amended asking God pardon for all your offences use these Prayers The Psalm and Prayers LEt my Prayer be set forth in thy sight O Lord as the Incense And the lifting up of my Hands be as