I am receaved into the heavenlie familie being made the sonne of my heavenlie Father the brother of Christ and the temple of the holie Ghost This is an holie and heavenlie laver In it therefore I am washed and purged from all my vncleannesse It is the laver of regeneration renovation By it therefore I am regenerated and renewed by the grace of the holie Ghost Whatsoever Christ my Saviour merited by his most holie obedience and by the effusion of his most precious blood of all that hee hath left the saving fount of baptisme as a pledge Therefore the conferring of baptisme is the besprinkling of the blood of Christ. That precious blood of Christ doeth make mee cleane from all my sinnes and maketh mee whiter than snow in the sight of God O eternall God thou hast made an eternall covenant with mee in baptisme vnto which I haue alwayes recourse by true and serious repentance Thou hast betroathed mee vnto thee for ever in judgement and righteousnesse in grace and mercie Thou hast given mee an earnest and pledge of thy Spirit in baptisme Therefore thou wilt not cast mee away from thy face but beeing mindfull of thy promise thou wilt leade mee into the joyes of the celestiall marriage As at the baptisme of Christ my Mediatour and head the heavens were opened So by the communion of the same baptisme thou hast opened vnto mee the gate of paradise As at the baptisme of Christ the holie Ghost descended vpon him and a voyce from heaven did testifie that hee was the beloved Sonne of GOD So by the same communion of the same baptisme I am made a partaker of the holie Ghost and adopted to bee a sonne of GOD. For which inestimable benefite I will giue thankes vnto thee my GOD for ever AMEN PRAYER XIII Hee rendereth thankes for the sacrament of the Lords Supper HOw great thanks doe Iowe vnto thee most high God for that in the most sacred mysterie of the supper thou doest feed me with the bodie and blood of thy Sonne What is there in heaven or in earth of more pryce and excellencie than that bodie which is vnited to thy Sonne personallie What more certaine testimonie and pledge of thy grace can there bee than the precious blood of thy Sonne poured out for my sinnes on the altar of the crosse The verie pryce of my redemption thou bestowest vpon mee that I may haue a most certaine testimonie of thy grace towards me As often as I fall through my sinnes from the covenant of baptisme So often by true repentance and the saving vse of this supper I am restored vnto it agayne It is a sacrament of the new Testament and it alwayes enricheth mee with new gifts of the Spirit In this bodie lyfe it selfe dwelleth and therefore it refresheth me quickneth mee vnto everlasting lyfe By the effusion of this blood satisfaction is made for our finnes And therefore by the drinking thereof the remission of my sinnes is confirmed vnto mee Christ sayeth it Trueth it selfe sayeth it Whosoever shall eate my flesh and drinke my blood hath eternall lyfe and I will raise him vp at the last day that is to the lyfe of glorie For this is the bread of lyfe which descended from heaven that whosoever shall eate thereof may not die but haue everlasting lyfe It is the eating by fayth that Christ so commendeth which must needs be added vnto the sacramentall eating that so that which was appoynted to lyfe may bee receaved by vs vn to lyfe I come therefore with true fayth vnto this heavenlie banquet beeing firmlie perswaded that the bodie which I eate was delivered vnto death for mee and the blood which I drinke was poured foorth for my sinnes I cannot in anie wise doubt of the remissioÌ„ of my sinnes when as it is confirmed by the participation of the pryce which was offered for my sinnes I cannot in anie wise doubt of Christ his dwelling in mee when hee sealeth vnto mee the same by the communion of his bodie and blood I cannot in anie wise doubt of the assistance of the holie Spirit when my Infirmitie is strengthened with such safegard I am not afrayde of Satans assaults when as this Angelicall foode doeth make mee strong to fight I am not afrayde of the allurements of the flesh when as this quickning and spirituall foode doeth corroborate mee by the vertue of the Spirit These taken and drunke doe make Christ to dwell in mee and mee in Christ. The good sheepherd will not suffer the sheepe that is fed with his owne bodie and blood to bee devoured by the infernall wolfe Neyther will the power of the Spirit suffer mee to bee overcome by the weaknesse of the flesh To thee O Saviour most benigne bee prayse honour and thanksgiving for ever and ever Amen PRAYER XIV Hee râ—â—ndâ—reth thankes to God for preserving vs from sundrie evills TO thee O eternall and mercifull GOD I render eternall thankes for that thou hast hitherto preserved mee from infinite evills and dangers and hast kept me safe by the guard of thy holie Angells Thy privatiue blessings by which thou doest keepe mee from evill are more in number than thy positiue by which thou doest conferre good vpon mee As manie evills of soule and bodie as I see in others so manie tokens doe I see of thy mercie towards mee For my deliverance from those evills is to be attributed as due onlie to thy goodnesse How great is the power of the devil How great is his subtiltie As often therefore as that malignant and most subtile spirit and our most potent adversarie doeth labour to doe vs anie mischiefe so often by the buckler of thy benignitie and by the guard of the holie Angells being protected I haue beene able to escape his nets But who can reckon vp the treacherous assaults and invasions of the devill Who can therefore reckon vp the riches of thy bountie When redst that I may bee able to endure and overcome all the violent invasions of the infernall powers Let my last word in this lyfe be the same with which thou didst consummate all vpon the crosse and receaue my soule which thou hast redeemed with so deare a pryce when I shall commend it into thy hands Let a blessed resurrection follow a blessed death In that great day of thy severe judgement delyver mee from that cruell sentence thou which in my lyfe didst with thy readie helpe protect mee Let my sinnes bee covered with the shadow of thy grace and overwhelmed in the bottome of the sea Let my soule bee bound vp in the bundle of the living that with all the elect I may come into the fellowship of everlasting joye Amen THE FOURTH PART Of Supplications for others THE ARGUMENT The meditation of our neyghbours wants and indigencies concerneth the common good welfare of the Church common-wealth and maketh vs looke vpon others miseries as our owne This is
nature Receaue them into the everlasting tabernacles of the citie which is aboue whoÌ„ thou hast vsed as thy instruments to conferre vpon mee so manie and so liberall benefits My heart propoundeth vnto thee the infallible promise of thy word that thou wilt of thy meere free grace recompence even a cup of colde water How much more then wilt thou bee liberall and bountifull to those that with full hand bestow benefits of all kyndes vpon those that want Let not thy graces cease to runne downe vpon them that poure foorth so plentifullie vpon others Let the fountayne of thy goodnesse alwayes spring vnto them from whom such plentifull rivers of liberalitie doe flow Grant I beseech thee most mercifull GOD that they which â—ow temporall thinges so liberallie may reape with much increase things spirituall Fill their soules with joy that feede the bodies of the poore with meat Let not the fruit of their bountie perish though they show it by bestowing of the goods that perish Giue vnto them that giue vnto others thou that art the giver of everie good gift blessed for ever Amen PRAYER VI. He prayeth for enemies and persecutors LORD Iesu Christ the onelie begoten Sonne of GOD that hast prescribed vs in thy word this rule of charitie Loue your enemies blesse them that curse you doe good to them that hate you pray for them that despitefullie vse you and persecute you I beseech thee who art most gracious and most readie to forgiue to forgiue myne enemies and the persecutours of the Church Giue vnto mee the grace of thy holie Spirit that I may not onelie forgiue myne enemies from myne heart but also pray for their health and salvation even from my soule Whet not against them the sword of severe revenge but anoynt their heads with the oyle of thy mercie and compassion Extinguish the sparks of hatred and anger that are in their hearts that they breake not foorth into the infernall flames of hell Let them know and acknowledge that Our lyfe is but a vapour and a smoake that soone vanisheth away that our bodie is but ashes dust that flyeth away that they beare not immortall anger in their mortall bodies nor entertayne into this brittle tabernacle of clay their soules enemie Let them know lykewyse that inveterate hatred is their greatest enemie because it killeth the soule and excludeth them from the participation of heavenlie lyfe Illumiminate their myndes that they beholding the glasse of thy divyne mercie may see the deformitie of anger and hatred Governe their wills that beeing moved by the example of thy divyne forgiuenesse they may leaue off and cease to bee angrie and to doe harme Grant vnto mee mercifull GOD that as much as in mee lyeth I may haue peace with all men and turne the hearts of myne enemies to brotherlie reconcilement Let vs walke with vnanimitie and concord in the way of this lyfe seeing that wee hope all for a place in our celestiall countrey Let vs not disagree vpon earth seeing that wee all desire to liue together heereafter in heaven Wee call vpon thee our Lord and our God which art in heaven And it is not meet for the servants of the same Lord to fall out one with another Wee are one mysticall bodie vnder Christ our head And it is base and shamefull for the members of the same bodie to fight one with another They which haue one fayth and one baptisme ought to haue one spirit and one mynde Neyther doe I pray alone for my private enemies but also for the publike enemies and persecutoures of the Church O thou which art trueth it selfe bring them into the way of trueth O thou which art power it selfe bring to nought their bloodie endeavours and attempts Let the brightnesse of thy heavenlie trueth open their blinde eyes that the raging madnesse and desire to persecute which they haue in their myndes may heereafter cease Let them know O LORD and acknowledge that it is not onelie a vaine thing but also verie dangerous to kicke against the prickes Why doe they imitate the furie of wolues when as they know that the blâ—â—â— of Christ the immaculate Lambeâ—â— as poured out for vs Why doe they thirst to shed that innocent blood for which they know that the blood of the verie Sonne of GOD was poured foorth vpon the altar of the crosse Convert them O LORD that they may bee converted vnto thee from their heart and so obtayne the fruit of their conversion in this life and in that which is to come Amen PRAYER VII Hee supplieateth for those that are afflicted and in miserie ALmightie eternall and mercifull GOD which art the Saviour of all men especiallie of the â—â—ythfull and by the Apostle hast commanded vs to make prayers for all men I intreate thee for all those that are afflicted and in miserie that thou wouldest support them by the consolatioÌ„ of thy grace and succour them by the ayde of thy power Indue with power and strength froâ— aboue those that labour and sweâ—â— in the most grievous agonie of Satans tentations Make them partakers of thy victorie O Christ thou which didst most powerfullie overcome Satan Let the cooler of thy heavenlie comfort raise vp those whose bones are become dry with the fire of griefe and sorrow Beare vp all those that are readie to fall and raise vp those that are alreadie fallen Bee mercifull vnto those that are sicke and diseased and grant that the disease of the bodie may bee vnto them the medicine of the soule and the adversities of the flesh the remedies of the spirit Let them know that diseases are the handmaydes of sinne and the forerunners of death Giue vnto them the strength of fayth and patience O thou which art the most true Physician both of soule and bodie Restore them againe vnto their former health if it bee for the everlasting salvation of their soules Protect all those that are great with childe and those that bee in labour Thou art he that doest deliver children out of the straytes of their mothers wombe doest propagate mankinde by thy blessing be present with those that bee in labour O thou lover and giver of lyfe that they be not oppressed with an immoderate weyght of sorrows Nowrish those that are orphanes and destitute of all helpe and succour Defende the widows that are subject to the reproaches of all men thou which hast called thy selfe the Father of the fatherlesse and the Iudge and defender of the widows Let the teares of the widows which flow downe from their cheekes breake through the clowds and rest not vntill they come before thy throne Heare those that bee in danger by sea which cry to thee and sende vp their sighes vnto thee seeing before their eyes their neighbours suffer shipwracke Restore libertie vnto those that are captiue that with a thankfull heart they may sing of thy bountie Confirme those that suffer persecution
a Comforter to the comfortlesse a Deliverer to the captiues and a Physician to the sicke Grant that the sicknesse of their bodies may make for the good of their soules Especiallie wee beseech thee to bee present with those that are at the poynt to die Fit them for their journey before their departure Arme them with faith and patience Seale vnto them by thy holie Spirit the pardon and forgiuenesse of all their sinnes And so let thy servants depart in peace and bee translated from death to lyfe to liue with thee for evermore Heare vs wee beseech thee praying for our brethren heare our brethren for vs and Iesus Christ our elder brother for vs all Wee know O Lord that thou hearest him alwayes Heare vs lykewyse wee beseech thee for his sake and accept our THANKSGIVING Wee render most heartie thankes vnto thee for our Saviours 4 Incarnation for his 5 Passion for our 3 Redemption by his most precious blood Wee thanke thee for â— forming vs in our mothers wombe for 1â— washing vs in the laver of baptisme for 6 calling vs by thy word for 7 expecting our conversion for 8 converting vs vnto the fayth for 13 strengthening our fayth by the participation of Christs bodie and blood for 9 sealing vnto vs the pardon of our sinnes for 15 giving vs a promise of everlasting lyfe Wee thanke thee for all other thy blessings 11 corporall and spirituall internall and externall for our 10 continuance in that which is good for 14 deliverance from all evill Wee thanke thee for thy often deliverances of this Church and kingdome from forreyne invasions and homebred conspiracies â— Wee thanke thee for 2 preserving vs ever since wee were borne for defending vs this night past from all perills and dangers for the quiet rest wherewith thou hast refreshed our bodies for thy mercie renewed vnto vs this morning Let thy mercie bee continued vnto vs this day let thy Spirit direct vs in all our wayes that wee may walke before thee as children of the light doing those thinges that are pleasing in thy sight Let the dew of thy blesing descende vpon our labours for without thy blessing all our labour is but in vaine Prosper thou the workes of our handes vpon vs O prosper thou our handie worke Grant that wee may conscionablie in our callings so seeke after thinges temporall that finallie wee lose not the thinges which bee eternall Wee are vnworthie O Lord wee confesse to obtaine anie thing at thy hands eyther for our selues or anie others even for the sinfulnesse of these our prayers But thou hast promised to heare all those that call vpon thee in thy Sonnes name Make good therefore we beseech thee thy promise vnto vs now calling vpon thee in thy Sonnes name and praying as he hath taught vs in his holie Gospell Our Father which art in heaven c. An Evening prayer for a familie gathered here and there out of Gerards Meditations and Prayers MOst glorious LORD GOD whose dwelling is in the highest heavens and yet beholdest the lowlie and the humble vpon earth wee blush and are ashamed to lift vp our eyes vnto heaven because we haue sinned against thee which dwellest in the heavens But looke downe wee beseech thee from heaven thy dwelling place and beholde the humilitie of thy servants heere on earth which prostrate themselues at the foot-stooll of thy mercie confessing their owne guiltinesse and begging pardon for their sinnes Wee confesse Almightie Creatour that thou madest vs at the first after thyne owne image thou cloathedst vs with innocencie as with a garment thou seatedst vs in paradise a place of all delight and pleasure But wee haue defaced thine image wee haue cast off our first covering we haue thrust our selues out of that pleasant place Wee ran away from thee and were not obedient vnto thy voyce Wee were lost and condemned before wee came into this world Our first parents sinned agaynst thee and we sinned in them They were corrupted and wee are inheriters of their corruption They were the parents of disobedience and wee are by nature the children of wrath Sinfull and vnhappie children of sinfull and vnhappie parents Thou mightest in thy displeasure after their fall haue plunged them into the bottâ—mlesse pit and made them the fewell of hell and sent their posteritie after them And neyther they nor wee could justlie haue complained Righteous O Lord art thou in thy judgements And our miserie is from our selues But great was thy mercie vnto vs. Wee came into this world in a flood of vncleannesse wallowing in our mothers blood and thou didst set open a fountayne for vs to wash in Wee were washed in the laver of baptisme and wee haue returned with the swyne to our wallowing in the myre Wee came from a place of darknesse into this world we lived as children of darknesse wee sat in darknesse and in the shadow of death Thou gavest vs thy word to bee a lanthorne vnto our feete and a light vnto our paths that in thy light wee might see light that so walking in the way of trueth wee might attayne everlasting lyfe But wee haue loved darknesse more than light haue not beene obedient vnto thy word Wee came into this world crooked even from our mothers wombe and thou gavest vs thy law to be a glasse wherein we might see our deformitie and a rule whereby to square all our actions words thoughts But wee haue shut our eyes that wee might not see and wee haue refused to bee ruled by thy law The law of sinne in our flesh doeth daylie captivate vs. The roote of originall sinne which lyeth hidden in vs doth everie day put foorth new branches All the parts and faculties of our bodies and soules are so manie instruments of vnrighteousnesse to fight agaynst thy divyne Majestie Our hearts imagine wicked things our mouthes vtter them and our handes put them in practice Thy mercies everie day are renewed vnto vs and our sinnes are everie day multiplied agaynst thee In the day of health and prosperitie we forget thee and we never thinke vpon the day of sicknesse and adversitie Thy benefits heaped vpon vs doe not allure vs to obey thee Neyther doe thy judgements infflicted vpon others make vs afrayde to offend thee What couldest thou O Lord haue done more for vs or what could wee haue done more agaynst thee Thou didst send thy Sonne in the fulnesse of time to take our nature vpon him to fulfill thy law for vs and to bee crucified for our sinnes Wee haue not followed the example of his holie lyfe but haue everie day afresh crucified him by our sinnes And now O LORD if wee shall become our own judges we cannot but confesse that wee haue deserved everlasting torments in hell-fire But there is mercie with thee O Lord therefore will wee not despare Our sins are manie in number But thy mercies are without number The weyght of our sinnes is great But the weyght
contrite and humbled my spirit is heavie and in a great straite by reason of the burden of my sinnes where with I am oppressed The cowrage of my heart hath failed and the sharpnesse of my eyes is decayed My heart is pressed and from thence gush out teares My spirit is oppressed and I forget to take my bread My heart is wounded and from thence gusheth out blood and a fountayne of teares Who knoweth how of thee offendeth Who knoweth the sorrow of the heart that is in a great straite by reason of offences My soule is dry and broken in pieces and thirsteth after the fountayne of lyfe O Christ feede mee with the dew of thy Spirit of grace My heart that is in a great straite sigheth vnto thee O thou true joye giue vnto mee peace and quietnesse of heart that beeing justified by sayth I may haue peace with God My heart condemnâ—â—h mee But doe thou absolue me who art greater thaÌ„ my heart My conscience accuseth mee But doe thou absolue me who hast fastned to the crosse the hand-writing of my coÌ„science I offer vnto thee ô my God my contrite humbled heart for a most acceptable sacrifice I offer vnto thee my sighs as the messengers of true serious coÌ„trition I offer vnto thee my teares as abundant witnesses of my vnfeigned griefe In my selfe I despare In thee is my trust In my selfe I faint In thee I am refreshed In my selfe I feele straitnesse In thee againe I finde enlargment I am troubled and burdened overmuch Thou shalt refresh mee and giue rest vnto my soule One deepe calleth vpon another The deepe of my miserie calleth vpon the deepe of thy mercie Out of the deeps doe I cry vnto thee Cast thou my sinnes into the deepe of the sea There is no soundnesse in my flesh by reason of thy anger neyther is there anie rest to my bones by reason of my sinnes For mine iniquities are gone â—ver my head and become too heavie for mee Cure my soule thou heavenlie Physician that I bee not swallowed vp of eternall death Take the burden of my sinnes from mee thou that hast taken it vpon thy selfe on the crosse that I despare not vnder the intollerable burden thereof Haue mercie on mee thou fountaine of grace and mercie Amen PRAYER IX Hee declareth the number and greatnesse of Gods benefits vnto vs and the grievousnesse of our sinnes HOlie God and just Iudge By how much the more benefites thou hast bestowed vpon mee by so much the more I grieue that I haue so often displeased thee so loving a Father As manie gifts as thou hast heaped vpon mee so manie bonds of loue hast thou sent over vnto mee Thou wouldest haue bound mee vnto thy selfe But I haue forgotten thee and thy beneficiencie and linked sinne vnto sinne Father I haue sinned against heaven and before thee I am not worthie to bee called thy sinne make mee as one of thy hired servants I am altogether displeased with my selfe Make thou mee altogether to please thee Thy large bountie and wonderfull patience haue often invited mee to repentance But hitherto I haue beene backward to come Thou hast often called mee O most Bountifull GOD by the preaching of thy word by the teaching of thy creatures by the punishment of the crosse and by inward inspiration But I haue stopped the eares of my heart altogether at thy call All the faculties of my soule all the members of my body are thy gifts I ought therefore with all the powers of my soule and parts of my bodie be readie to doe thee all holie service which is due vnto thee But I haue made them the more is my griefe the weapons of iniquitie and vnrighteousnesse The breath which I fetch is thine the aire which I sucke in is thine the suÌ„ne whose light I see daylie is thyne All these ought to haue beene vnto mee as furtherances and instruments to sanctitie of lyfe But I haue abused them the more is my griefe to the slaverie of sinne Thy creatures I should haue vsed to the glorie of thee the Creatour But I haue wickedlie abused them to thy dishonour In the light of the sunne I should haue put on the armour of light But therein haue I committed the works of darknesse How much soever is added vnto my lyfe commeth all from thy bountie Therefore my whole life ought to be employed in thy service on whom it doeth whollie depende And yet I haue scarce bestowed the least part therof in thy service As manie good inspirations as I haue felt within mee so manie hand-maydes of thy grace hast thou sent as ambassadours to invite mee most lovinglie to returne vnto thee by true repentance But alace how often haue I stubbornlie refused to giue them audience But yet receaue him who now at length returneth vnto thee with sighing a contrite heart Sprinkle mee with the blood of thy Sonne that so being purged from all the pollutions of the flesh and the spirit I may become whiter than snow and with all thy elect prayse thee in the heavenlie Ierusalem world without ende AMEN PRAYER X. Hee considereth the severitie of GODS anger agaynst our sinnes in the death and passion of CHRIST HOlie God and just Iudge I beholde thy Sonne hanging vpon the crosse and pouring foorth plentifull rivers of blood â— behold him and behold for verie terrour I â—aint altogether My â—innes are those yron nayls with which I haue boared his hands and his feete My sinnes are those pricking thornes with which his most sacred head which is to bee reverâ—â—ed of the Angelicall powers was crowned My sinnes are those stinging thoÌ„gs with which his most pure bodie the proper temple of Divinitie was scourged A cruell wilde beast hath torne in pieces the heavenlie Ioseph and embrued his coat with his blood I miserable sinner am that wicked beast for my sinnes did make an assault and rush vpon thy most beloved Sonne If thy most obedient Sonne is so vexed troubled for other mens sinnes What cause hath the vndutifull and disobedient servant to feare in regard of his owne sinnes The wounds of my soule must needs bee great indeede and mortall when as thy onelie begotten Sonne is so miserablie smitten for to cure them The disease of my soule must needs bee great indeed and mortall when as the heavenlie Physician and lyfe it selfe doeth die vpon the crosse to cure it I see the torment of his most holie soule I heare the miserable exclamation of my most holie Saviour vpon the crosse For mee it is hee is so vexed it is for my sinnes that hee complaineth that hee is forsaken of GOD. If the weyght of other mens sinnes doeth so exceedinglie presse the Almightie Sonne of God that it wringeth from him a bloodie sweat How intollerable shall the anger of God bee and how vnmeasurable shall bee his wrath agaynst the vnprofitable servant O
thou drye and vnhappie wood that hast alwayes served as a slaue the everlasting fire of hell What must thou feare when thou seest these things come to passe in the greene wood Christ is the greene tree In the roote of his divinitie in the loue of his humanitie in the boughes of his vertues in the leaueâ— of his holie wordes and in the fruit of his good works Hee is the cedar of chastitie the vine of joyfulnesse the palme of patience and the oliue of mercie But if the fire of the divyne anger inflameth this greene tree of lyfe How much more shall it consume the sinner lyke drye wood for his vnfruitfull workes In what capitall and bloodie letters are my sins ingraven in the bodie of Christ How conspicuous O thou most just GOD is thyne anger agaynst myne iniquities How straite must that captivitie needes bee in which my soule was held when so precious a ransome was payd for her delyverie How great must the staynes of my sinnes needs bee when rivers of blood flow downe from the bodie of Christ to wash them away O thou most just God and yet most mercifull Father consider what indignities thy Sonne hath suffered for me and forget the wicked works of me thy vnworthie servant Behold the proâ—unditie of his wounds and overwhelme my sinnes in the profound sea of thy mercie Amen THE SECOND PART Of thanksgiving for Benefits THE ARGUMENT The Meditation of Gods benefits doeth gather out of the garden of nature and of the Church sundrie those most fragrant 〈◊〉 of divine gifts and recreating it selfe with the odour thereof offereth againe to God the sâ—crifices of the lips for a savour of sweet smell Now the immense and innumerable benefits of God may be divided according to three articles of our Christian faith God hath created rédeemed and sanctified vs. Hee heapeth his benefits on vs in this life and hath promised greater vnto vs in the life that is everlasting Hee conferreth vpon vs the gift of the minde of the bodie and of fortune which wee caâ—â— externall goods He preserveth vs from evil and conserveth vs in good That which is pâ—â—t he covereth that which is to come hee governeth His privatiue blessings are more than his positiue In brieâ—e woe can neyther in word expresse nor in thoughâ— conceaue the number and dignitie of Gods benefits which will afford vnto vs hereafter in the world to come most plentifull matter of eternall praise and thanksgiving PRAYER I. Hee giveth thanks for our forming in the wombe and for our nativitie ALmightie eternal GOD Father Sonne and holie Ghost I giue thankes to thee I prayse thee I glorifie thee because thy hands haue fashioned mee and made mee whollie round about Thou formedst mee lyke clay in my mothers wombe Thou didst draw me lyke milke Thou didst curdlâ— mee lyke cheese With flesh and skinne hast thou covered mee and compacted mee together with bones and sinews Thou hast given mee lyfe and mercie and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit This thy great mercie bestowed vpon mee I will celebrate with perpetuall prayses Thy goodnesse I will sing of in continuall songs Thou didst protect mee in my mothers wombe I will confesse vnto thee For I am wonderfullie formed Marvelous are thy workes and that my soule knoweth right well My bones are not had from thee which thâ—n didst make in secret and deckedst me with divers members in the lower parts of the earth Thy eyes saw mee yet beeing imperfect and in thy booke were all my members written which day by day were fashioned when as yet there were none of them How precious vnto meâ— are thy thoughts O GOD How great iâ— the summe of them If I goe about to reckon them I finde them multiplied aboue the sands of the sea Thou didst show thy mercie vnto mee before I vnderstood it Thou didst prevent me with thy blessings before I did desire them Thy bountie did embrace mee on everie side before I could giue thankes for it Thou art hee who not onlie didst forme mee wonderfullie in the wombe but also didst take me out Thou art my hope even from my mothers breast Out of my mothers wombe I was cast vpon thee Thou art my GOD from my mothers wombe As often as I thinke vpon manie that haue beene extinct and never came to the light of this lyfe so often I admire and prayse thee for thy mercie which brought mee out of that prison into the theatre of this world safe and sound How manie yeares are past in which I was not and yet thou didst erect for mee this house of my bodie and didst bring mee out of that bottomlesse pit and the darknesse of my mothers wombe Thou gavest vnto mee a reasonable soule Thou madest mee a man not a stone or a serpent To thee O my God for this thy mercie bee honour and glorie for ever AMEN PRAYER II. Hee rendereth thankes for our sustentation I Render thanks vnto thee Almightie and mercifull God for that thou hast sustained me from the very first dayes of my life Naked I came into this world and thou coveredst mee most graciouslie Hungrie I entred into this world and thou hast hitherto fed me most bountifully In thee I liue moue haue my being Without thee I fall agayne into nothing and die Through thee I â—owe and moue my members Without thee I can neyther be partaker of life or motion Thyne is the sunne that giveth me light which I see daylie with mine eyes Thyne is the aire which I draw in with continuall breath The night is thine and the day is thine whose entercourses serue for my labour and rest Thyne is the earth whose fruits do nowrish mee most plentifullie Everie creature in heaven ayre earth and sea is thine and is appoynted for my vse and service Silver is thyne and gold is thyne Whatsoever is necessarie for the sustentation of this my present lyfe all that I receaue from thy most liberall and bountifull hands O GOD how liberall art thou to man-kinde All thinges thou createdst long agoe for the vse of man All thinges thou doest as yet preserue for the good of man Whatsoever thou of thyne infinite goodnesse affordest to the other creatures thou affordest also vnto me for as much as thou doest wonderfullie forme furnish and conserue them for my sake Some of the creatures serue to obey mee some to nowrish me some to cloathe me some to cure mee some to chastice mee But all of them to teach and informe mee Who can reckon vp those divers kindes of nutriments which thou hast created and doest as yet produce out of the earth vnto this day to nowrish vs Who can enumerate those divers species of herbs which thou doest everie yeare cause the earth to bring foorth to cure vs Who can in wordes comprehende those sundrie kindes of living creatures which were made for mans vse and
thee debter and guiltie in my roome It is I that trespassed and thou makest satisfaction It is I that committed rapine and thou makest restitution It is I that sinned and thou vndergoest the passion O Iesu most benigne I acknowledge the bowels of thy mercie and the fierie heat of loue Thou seemest to loue me more than thy selfe seeing thou deliverest vp thy selfe for mee O most innocent Iesu what hast thou to doe with the sentence of death O thou most beautifull amongst the sonnes of meÌ„ what hast thou to doe with spittings vpon thee O thou most righteous what hast thou to doe with whips and bonds These thinges belong not vnto thee They are all due vnto mee But thou of thine vnspeakable loue didst descend into the prison of this world and take vpon thee the shape of a servant and most willinglie vndergoe the punishment that was due vnto mee I was for my sinnes to bee adjudged to the lake that burneth with everlasting fire But thou by the fire of loue beeing burnt vpon the altar of the crosse doest free mee from it I was to bee cast away for my sinnes from the face of my heavenlie Father And thou for my sake complainest that thou art forsaken of thy heavenly Father I was to bee tormented of the devil his angels for ever and thou of thine infinite loue dost deliver thy selfe vnto the ministers of Satan to be afflicted and crucified for me As many Instruments as I see of thy passion so manie tokens doe I see of thy loue towards mee For my sinnes are those bonds those whips and those thorns which afflicted thee al which of thine vnspeakable loue thou enduredst for mee Thy loue was not yet satisfied with taking my flesh vpon thee but thou wouldest make it as yet more manifest by that most bitter passion of thy soule and bodie Who am I most mightie Lord that for mee disobedient servant thou thy selfe wouldst become a servant so manie yeares Who am I most beautifull Brydegroome that for mee the most filthie vassall of sinne and whore of the devill thou hast not refused to die Who am I most bountifull Creatour that for mee most vile creature thou hast not beene afrayde of the passion of the crosse I am to thee most loving Brydegroome the true spouse of blood for whom thou doest poure foorth such plentie of blood I am to thee most beautifull Lillie a thorne indeede that is full of prickles It is I that layde vpon thee a heavie and sharpe burthen with the weyght whereof thou wast so squeezed that drops of blood did distill aboundantlie from thy sacred bodie To thee Lord Iesu my alone redeemer and Mediator for this thine vnspeakable loue will I sing prayses for ever AMEN PRAYER VI. Hee rendereth thankes for our calling by the word VNto thee O Lord my God is most due all praise honour and thanksgiving for that thou wouldest by the preaching of thy word make manifest vnto vs that thy Fatherlie will and determinate counsell concerning our salvation By nature 〈◊〉 are darknesse wee sit in darknesse and in the region of the shadow of death But thou by the most cleare light of the Gospell doest dispell this darknesse In thy light doe we see light that is in the light of thy word wee see true light that lighteneth everie one that commeth into this world What vse were there of a treasure that is hid and a light that is put vnder a bushell I doe therefore declare with thankfulnesse that great benefite in that thou hast by the word of thy Gospell revealed vnto vs that treasure of benefits in thy Sonne How beautifull are the feete of those that bring good tydings and tell of salvation This peace of conscience and salvation of the soule by the preaching of the Gospell thou doest yet declare vnto vs and call vs vnto the kingdome of thy Sonne I was led into the by-paths of errours as it were a weake and miserable sheepe But thou hast called mee into the way again by the preaching of thy word I was condemned and vtterlie lost But thou in the word of thy Gospell doest offer vnto mee the benefits of Christ and in the benefits of Christ thy grace and in thy grace remission of sinnes and in remission of sinnes righteousnesse and in righteousnesse salvation and life everlasting Who can sufficientlie in words expresse those bowels of thy mercie yea who can in mynde conceaue the greatnesse and the riches of thy goodnesse The mysterie of our salvation kept secret from eternitie by the manifestation of thy Gospel thou doest lay open vnto vs. The counsels which thou hadst concerning our peace before the foundations of the world were layde thou doest reveale vnto vs by the preaching of thy word which is a lanthorne vnto our feete whiles wee goe through this darksome valley into light everlasting What had it profited vs to haue beene borne vnlesse by Christ thou hadst delivered vs when wee were captivated through sinne What had it profited vs to haue beene redeemed vnlesse thou hadst by thy word declared vnto vs the great benefit of our redemption Thou doest spread foorththy hands vnto vs all the day Thou knockest at the gaâ—â— of our heart everie day callest vs all vnto thee by thy word O Lord most benigne how manie thousand thousands of men doe liue in the blindnesse of Gentilisme and in errours and haue not seene that light of thy heavenlie word which thy bountie hath granted vs of all men most vnthankfull Alace how often through our contempt and vnthankfulnesse doe wee deserue that thou shouldest take from vs the candlesticke of thy word But thou of thy long patience doest make as if thou sawest not our sinnes of thy vnspeakable mercie doest yet continue vnto vs that most holie pledge and most precious treasure of thy word For which thy great benefite wee render vnto thee eternall thankes and wee humblie beseech thee to continue it still vnto vs. Amen PRAYER VII Hee rendereth thankes vnto God for the expectation of our conversion I Render vnto thee most mercifull Father immortall thankes for that thou wouldest with so great patience and long-suffering expect my conversion and hast brought mee out of the path of sinne vnto the fellowship of thy kingdome How great is thy long-suffering that thou hast not cast mee away from thy face and thrust mee downe into everlasting torments whereas I haue deserved it a thousand times How manie thousands hath death prevented before they could attaine vnto true repentance How manie sinners hath the devill made obstinate that they might not obtaine forgivenesse of their sinnes There was no distinction in nature betweene mee and them onelie thy goodnesse and long-suffering My offence was no lesse than theirs but thy grace did abound Thy mercie stroue with my miserie I went on in my sinne and thou didst goe on in thy mercie I differred my
the first of true and sincere charitie which bindeth vs all together into one mysticall bodie vnder one head which is Christ and commendeth vnto us a serious care of the whole Church and of all the particular members thereof That is not a true member of the bodie which laboureth not as much as in it lyeth to preserue in safetie the whole structure of the bodie That is not a true member of the bodie which suffereth not with a fellow-member that suffereth And the same reason is of force in the mysticall bodie of Christ. Whosoever therefore is a true and a living member of the Christian Church let him daylie pray For the conservation of the word For pastors and people For magistrates and subjects and For the oeconomicall and houshold estate For these are those three Hierarchies and holie magistracies appoynted by GOD for the safetie and preservation of this lyfe and for the propagation increase of the heavenlie kingdome Let him pray also For his kinsfolke and his benefactors to whom hee must acknowledge himselfe to bee bound in some speciall bond of dâ—etie Let him pray For his enemies and persecutors and seriouslie desire their conversion and salvation Let him pray lykewyse For all those that are afflicted and in miserie and show himselfe to bee moved with a fellow-feeling of their calamities PRAYER I. Hee prayeth for the conservation and continuance of the word and for the propagation and increase of the Church ALmightie eternall and mercifull GOD Father of our Lord Iesus Christ that by thy holie Spirit doest gather thy Church out of mankinde and in it doest keepe the heavenlie doctrine committed vnto it In humilitie I adore and worship thee and pray vnto thee that thou wouldest bee pleased to continue vnto vs the saving doctrine of thy word inviolable and everie day propagate and inlarge the bounds of thy Church Thou hast of thine infinite mercie lighted vnto vs that were in the darknesse of this world the light of thy word Suffer not therefore the clowds of humane traditions to extinguish it or to obscure it Thou hast given vnto vs thy word for the wholesome meat of our soules Suffer it not therefore by the delusion of the devill and the corruption of men to bee turned into poyson Mortifie in vs the sinfull lusts of the flesh that thirsteth after earthlie thinges that so wee may taste the spirituall delicates of thy word which is that heavenlie Manna No man can feele the sweetnesse thereof but hee that will taste and no man can taste whose palate is corrupted with aboundance of worldlie delights Thy word is the word of spirit and lyfe of light and grace Take away therefore the carnall affections and the corrupt senses of our hearts that it may shyne to us within and bee a light to leade vs vnto the light of everlasting lyfe From the light of thy word let there aryse in our hearts the light of saving fayth that in thy light wee may see light in the light of thy word the light of thy Sonne As in the olde tyme that heavenlie Manna descended in the wildernesse with a wholesome dew So lykewyse by the hearing of thy word let our hearts bee silled with the fire of the Spirit that our colde lukewarme flesh may be excited and may bee tempered agaynst the boylings of sinfull lusts Let the seed of thy word take deepe roote in our hearts that by the dew of thy holie Spirit watering it it may bring forth wholsome fruit plentiful increase lyke standing corne Protect O Lord the vineyard of thy Church in which thy word is as seed scattered and fruit is gathered vnto everlasting lyfe Set an hedge of Angelicall guard round about it that the wilde boares and the foxes breake it not downe the wild boares by violent persecutions and the foxes by fraudulent delusions Erect vp in it an high tower of thy fatherlie providence that by thy custodie it may bee free from all devastation But if thou shalt at anie tyme thinke good to presse the grapes of this vineyard in the presse of the crosse and of calamities let them beeripened first by the heat of thy grace that they may yeeld the most delicious fruits of fayth and patience Whatsoever is put into the roote of the vyne is converted in the grapes into the most sweet liquor of wine Grant I beseech thee that whatsoever shall happen vnto vs in this lyfe whether scoffings persecutions prayses or whatsoever else our soules may turne it into the wine of faith hope and charitie and into the fruit of patience and humilitie Out of this militant Church translate vs at length into the Church triumphant And let this tabernacle of clay bee changed into that most beautifull and everlasting temple of the heavenlie Ierusalem Amen PRAYER II. Hee supplicateth for Pastors and their hearers O Iesu Christ Sonne of the living God our alone mediatour and redeemer who being exalted at the right hand of the Father doest send pastors aud teachers of thy word by whose ministerie thou doest gather together vnto thee thy Church amongst vs I humblie intreate thee the onlie true GOD together with the Father and the holie Spirit to governe these thy ministers in the way of trueth and to turne the hearts of their hearers vnto the true obedience of the fayth There is no state or condition of men that is more subject to the hatred and treacheries of Satan than the ministers of thy word Defende them therefore by the buckler of thy grace and furnish them with the strength of patience that Satan by his sleights may not supplant them Giue I beseech thee vnto thy ministers that knowledge that is necessarie for them and a pious vigilancie in all their actions that they may first learne of thee before they presume to teach others Governe and illuminate their hearts by thy Spirit that beeing in the place of GOD they preach nothing else but the oracles of GOD. Let them feede the flocke that is committed vnto them which thou hast bought and redeemed with thy precious blood Let them feede the flocke out of true and sincere loue and not for covetousnesse and ambition Let them feede them with their mynde with their mouth and with their workes Let them feede them with the sermon of the mynde with the exhortation of the word and with their owne example that they may bee followers of his steps to whom the cure of the LORDS flocke was three severall tymes commended Stirre them vp that they may watch over their soules that are committed vnto them as being to giue a strict dâ—eouâ—â— for them in the day of judgement Whatsoever they exhort by the word of their holie preaching let them studiouslie labour to demonstrate the same in their actions lâ—st that beeing lazie themselues and loath to worke they labour in vaine to stirre vp others Vnto what good workes soever they stirre vp others let them
shyne by the same first themselues beeing set on fire by the holie Spirit Before the words of exhortation bee heard let them first proclayme by their workes whatsoever they shal speake with their tongues Thrust foorth faithfull labourers into thy harvest that they may gather together many handfulls of Saincts Open lykewyse the hearts of the hearers that they may receaue the seed with holy obedience Giue vnto them thy grace that with a pure heart they may keepe thy holie word committed vnto them bring foorth plentifull fruit with patience Let them hearkeÌ„ attentiuelie let them heare carefullie let them practice fruitfullie that the word which is preached vnto them for want of faith condemne them not in the last day There is a notable promise of thy bountie that thy word shall not returne vnto thee spoken in vaine Bee mindfull of this thy promise and blesse the labour of him that planteth and him that watereth Suffer not the infernall crowes to picke out of the fielde of the hearers hearts the seede of thy holie word Suffer not the spinie thicket of the thorns of pleasures riches to choake it Suffer not the hardnesse of the stonie ground to hinder the fructification of it But poure downe the dew of thy heavenlie grace from aboue and water thy heavenlie seede that the fruit of good workes lyke standing corne may spring vp most plenteouslie Knit together in a neare bond of loue and charitie the hearts of the pastors and of the hearers that they may labour together with mutuall prayers and raise vp one another with mutuall comfort Amen holie that Nurserie of the Church and Common-weale Giue vnto virgins widows and married persons true sanctitie of mynde and pure chastitie of bodie Let virgins cleaue vnto thee without anie distraction Let widows persevere in prayers and supplications night and day Let those that are married loue one another with mutuall loue Let them all serue thee with their whole heart in holinesse Let the marriage bed bâ—e vndeâ—â—â—ed and let the mindes of them all bee vnspoted Let them bee violets of humilitie and lillies of chastitie Let them bee roses of charitie and balsame of sanctitie Tye the hearts of them that are knit together in holie wedlocke with the bond of chaste loue that they may mutuallie embrace obey one another and persevere in thy holie service Preserue thou them from the treacheries of Asâ—â—â—deâ—â— that they burne not with mutuall hatred one towards the other Let the wife bee an helpe vnto her husband and comfort him in adversitie Let the indissoluble bond of matrimonie bee a token and seale vnto vs of the loue that is betweene Christ and the Church By how much the nearer the societie is betweene the man and the wyfe by so much the more fervent let their zeale bee in prayer By how much the more obnoxious and subject they are to dangers and calamities by so much the more conjoyned let their myndes bee in pietie and prayer Bee present by thy grace with religious parents that they may bring vp their children in holie admonitions and instructions and good discipline Let them acknowledge those fruits of wedlocke to bee thy gift and restore them againe vnto thee by godlie and faithfull instruction Let them shyne before them by the example of their godlie lyfe and not become guiltie of that grievous sinne of scandall Bende lykewyse the hearts of the children that they may performe due obedience vnto their parents that they may become sweete smelling plants of the heavenlie paradise and not vnprofitable wood adjudged to the flames of hell-fire Let them cast foorth a most pleasant smell of pietie obedience reverence and all kinde of vertue that they fall not into that most filthie sinke of sinne and so consequentlie into the pit of hell Let them remember the commandement of honouring their parents let them bee carefull to recompense their parents after the manner of storks let them remember to feede them as they haue beene fed by them that they precipitate not themselues into the gulfe of sundrie evills Let parents and children with joynt desires studie in this lyfe to worship thee the true GOD that they may beare parts in consort and together prayse thee in the lyfe to come Let servants â—â—ey their masters with alacritie and with feare and with singlenesse of heart not with eye-service or to please men but as it becommeth the servants of Christ. In lyke manner let masters embrace their servants with fatherlie kindnesse that they turne not their just government into tyrannicall crueltie Let their societie in their private house bee an oeconomicall private Churce beloved of God and of the Angells AMEN PRAYER V. Hee prayeth for parents brethren sisters kinsfolke and benefactours MOst holie and mercifull God from whom large heapes of sundrie benefites descende downe vpon vs who hast given vnto mee kinsfolke and benefactours to bee helps vnto mee in this present lyfe I beseech thee to bestow vpon them in the lyfe to come everlasting rewards Those whom thou hast joyned vnto mee in a speciall bond of nature and blood I doe speciallie coÌ„mend vnto thy protection Those vnto whom I doe owe speciall loue and respect with serious and fervent prayers I commend vnto thy keeping Grant that my kinsfolke may with joynt consent and vnanimitie serue thee in the true fayth and with true pietie that they may receaue all of them heereafter a crowne of eternall glorie Vnto my parents whom thou hast made next after thee the authours of my life and my informers in true pietie I cannot by anie meanes render deserved rewards I humblie beseech thee therefore who art the authour of all good and the rewarder of all benefits to recompence their benefits heere with temporall rewardes and heereafter with eternall Let the example of Christ thy Sonne who about the agonie of his death commended vnto his disciple the care of his mother let his example teach mee even to the last breath to take care for my parents Let nature it selfe by the example of the storke teach mee that I owe perpetuall thanks and rewards vnto them for their merits Vnto thee mercifull Father I commend the care and tuition of my brethren sisters and kinsfolke Let them become the brethren and sisters of Christ and so heirs of the kingdome of heaven Let vs all be joyned together in the kingdome of grace whom thou hast joyned together In the lyfe of nature And let vs all together with those whom by death thou hast separated from vs and taken vnto thy selfe let vs all at length be joyned together in the kingdome of glori Make vs all citizens of the heavenlie Ierusalem as thou hast made vs in this lyfe members of the true Church The same lykewyse I intreate of thee for all my benefactours whose health welfare both of soule bodie I am bound to desire and further even by the law of
for righteousnesse sake that they may get the conquest over all their enemies and purchase the everlasting crowne of martyrdome Bee present with all those that bee in danger and calamitie and grant that they may possesse their soules in true patience and denying their owne wills take vp their crosse Let them follow him vnder the crosse on whom they belieue that hee died for vs vpon the crosse And especiallie I commend vnto thee most gracious Father those which are about the gates of death and are betweene time and eternitie wrestle with all their strength with that last enemie Confirme them O thou most potent Conquerour of death Deliver them O most glorious Captaine and Author of lyfe that they bee not overwhelmed in the waues of tentations but by thy conduct they may be brought vnto the haven of everlasting rest Haue mercie vpon all men thou which are the Creatour of all Haue mercie vpon all men thou which art the Redeemer of all To thee bee prayse and glorie for ever and ever Amen FINIS The summe of GERARD'S prayers reduced into a forme of morning prayer for the vse of an English familie The foure capitall words signifie the foure parts of Gerards prayers and the Arithmeticall figures poynt at every prayer of those parts HOlie GOD and just Iudge Thy eyes are more pure than the sunne and cannot beholde anie thing that is vncleane The Cherubims and Seraphims cover their faces before thy glorious majestie The heavens of heavens are not cleane in thy sight How then shall earth sinfull earth dust and ashes appeare before thee Wee prefume not O LORD to come before thy tribunall to plead for our righteousnesse for all our righteousnesse is as filthie rags But wee prostrate our selues with all humilitie of bodie and soule at thy mercie-seate to make CONFESSION of our sinnes Heare Lord and haue mercie Wee confesse that 1 Wee sinned in the loynes of our first parenteâ— wee were conceâ—ved in sinne wee were shapeâ— in iniquitie 2 In our chyldhood originall sinne brought foorth actuall and actuall sinnes haue increased in vs ever since as our dayes haue increased Who can reckon vp the sinnes of his youth Who can tell how oft hee offendeth The just man sinneth seaven tymes a day But 3 Wee haue sinned seaventie tymes seaven tymes everie day 4 5 All thy holie lawes and coÌ„mandements wee haue broken in thought word and deed 6 We haue beene partakers of other mens sinnes 7 Wee are manie wayâ—s convinced of our sinnes We are convinced 8 By the contrition of heart and the testimonie of 〈◊〉 conscience 9 By the greatnesse of thy mercie and thy benefits bâ—stowed vpon vs 10 By the severitie of thy justice declared in the death and passion of thy Sonne our Saviour Iesus Christ. Thou art an holle God and hearest not sinners Thou art a just Iudge and thy justice must bee satisfied Wee are sinners and the wages of sinne is death Thy justice must bee satisfied or else wee cannot escape death Wee haue nothing of our owne to giue for the ransome of our soules Therefore wee offer vnto thee holie Father that which is not ours but thy Sonnes 1 For our originall sinne wee offer vnto thee just Iudge his originall righteousnesse who is righteousnesse it selfe for our conception in sinne we offer vnto thee his most sacred conception who was conceaved by the holie Ghost for our birth in sinne we offer vnto thee his most pure nativitie who was borne of a pure virgin 2 For the offences of our youth wee offer vnto thee his most perfect innocencie in whose mouth was found no guile 3 For our daylie slips and falls wee offer vnto thee his most perfect obedience who made it his meat and drinke to doe thy will in all things 4.5 For our often breach of thy commandements wee offer vnto thee his most perfect righteousnesse who fulfilled all thy commandements 6 For our communicating in other mens sinnes wee offer vnto thee his most perfect righteousnesse communicated vnto vs. 7. 8 9 10 For our most wicked and vngodlie lyfe wee offer vnto thee his most cruell and bitter death For â—s was hee conceaved for vs was hee borne for vs was hee crucified His blood still cryeth vnto thee in our behalfe Father forgiue them Accept wee beseech then the inestimable pryce of thy Sonnes blood for a full and plenarie satisfaction for all our sinnes yea O Lord wee know that thou hast accepted it alreadie Therefore with confidence wee put vp our PETITIONS vnto thee As thou hast redeemed vs by thy Sonne so also wee beseech thee to sanctifie vs by thy holie Spirit 1 Mortifie in vs everie day more and more all sinfull lusts and affections and quicken in vs all saving graces and vertues 2 Increase our sayth â— Confirme our hope 4 Inflame our charitie Teach vs to imitate the lyfe of Christ the true patterne of perfect obedience and onlie true rule of a godlie lyfe Teach vs 5 Humilitie 6 Patâ—ence 7 Meeknesse Genâ—lenesse 8 Chastitie Temperance Teaâ—h vs 9 To conteâ—â—e all earthlie thinges 10 To denye our selues 11 To overcome the world 12 Grant vs consolation in adversitie and true tranquillitie of the mynde Grant vs 13 Victorie in tentations and deliverance from the devills treacheries Grant vs in thyne appoynted tyme 14 A blessed departure out of this lyfe and a blessed resurrection vnto lyfe everlasting Wee pray not for our selues alone but in obedience to thy commandement wee make our SUPPLICATIONS vnto thee for all men â— Saue and desende the vniversall Church enlarge thou her borders and propagate thy Gospell 3 Blesse all Christian kings and governours especiallie thy servang CHARLES our most gracious Kin and governour Blesse togethe with him our gracious Queene MARIE Blesse vnto them and vs and our posteritie after vs our hopefull Prince Charles season him betymes with true religion that hee may bee an instrument of thy glorie the joye of his parents and the blesing of thy people Remember David and all his troubles the Ladie Elizabeth our Kings onelie sister and her princelie issue Suffer them not still to mourne in a strange land but restore them if it bee thy will to their former inheritance Blesse all our kings loyall subjects from the highest vnto the lowest Giue vnto the Senatours counsell and wisedome 3 To the magistrates justice and fortitude to those that are vnder them Christian subjection and obedience 2 To the ministers of thy word holinesse of lyfe and soundnesse of doctrine to the hearers of thy word diligent attention to the word preached and a care and conscience to liue hereafter Blesse 4 Everie familie in this kingdome this especiallie and all that belong vnto it Blesse our 5 parents brethren sisters kinsfolke benefactours and friends 6 Forgiue our enemies 7 Show pitie and compassion to all those that are afflicted and in miserie Relieue them according to their severall wants and necessities Bee thou a Father to the fatherlesse