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A66950	The Protestant's crums of comfort containing I. Prayers and meditations, with ejaculations for every day in the week, and other occasions. II. Thanksgivings for deliverances from Popery, tyranny, and arbitrary power. III. The rebellion in Ireland, and massacre of Paris. IV. The learned Bishop Usher's prophecy, concerning Ireland, and the downfall of Rome. V. Advice to the late besieged in London-Derry, under that reverend divine and valiant commander, Coll. George Walker. Illustrated with pictures suitable to each particular occasion.	Walker, George, of Londonderry.	1690 (1690)	Wing W342; ESTC R219333	41,249	189

Wednesday Morning DEliver me O Lord from the Evil Man and preserve me from the Wicked Man Which imagine mischief i● their Hearts and stir up stris● all the day long They have sharpened their Tongues like a Serpent Adders Poyson is under their Lips II. Keep me O Lord from the Hands of the Ungodly preserve me from the wicked Men which are purposed to overthrow my going The Proud have laid a s●are for me and spread a Net abroad with Cords yea and set Traps in my way III. I said unto the Lord thou art my God hear the Voice of my Prayers O Lord. O Lord God thou strength of my Health thou hast covered my Head in the day of Battle IV. Let not the Ungodly have his desire O Lord let not his mischievous Imagination prosper lest they be too Proud Let the mischief of their own Lips fall upon the head of them that compass me about A man full of Words shall not prosper upon the Earth Evil shall hunt the wicked Person to overthrow him The Prayer O Lord God the Strength of all those that depend upon thee deliver us from evil and wicked Men that neither their Examples may corrupt us nor their Counsels misguide us or their Mischief disturb our Safety II. But do thou O Lord cover our Heads in the day of Battle and Strife against all our Bodily and Ghostly Enemies that though they pursue us to overthrow us yet we may be safe on Earth under thy Favour and Almighty Protection and at the last being removed from all Fears and Dangers we may appear in thy sight amongst the Righteous for evermore Meditations for Wednesday Noon HEar my Prayer O Lord and consider my Desire Hearken unto me for thy Truth and Righteousness sake And enter not into Judgment with thy Servant for in thy sight shall no one living be justified II. For the Enemy hath persecuted my Soul he hath smitten my Life down to the ground he hath laid me in the Darkness as the men that have been long dead Therefore is my Spirit vexed within me and my Heart within me is desolate III. Yet do I remember the time past I muse upon all thy works Yea I exercise my self in the works of thy Hands I stretch forth my Hands unto thee my Soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty Land The Prayer MOst Righteous Judge and dear Redeemer hear us for thy Truth and Mercies sake free us from the hainous Guilt of all our Sins and renounce those Punishments due to us for the same II. Enter not at any time into Judgment with us for in thy sight no Flesh can be justified by its own worthiness Fortifie our Souls with the Holiness of a lively Faith which worketh by Charity that at last we enter into thy Holy of Holies even Life Everlasting Amen Meditations for Wednesday Night HEar me O Lord and that soon for my Spirit waxeth faint Hide not thy Face from me lest I be like unto them that go down into the Pit O let me hear thy loving kindness betimes in the Morning for in thee is my Trust Shew thou me the way that I should walk in for I lift up my Soul unto thee II. Deliver me O Lord from mine Enemies for I flie unto thee to hide me Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee for thou art my God Let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the Land of Righteousness III. Quicken me O Lord for thy Names sake and for thy Righteousness sake bring my Soul out of trouble And of thy goodness slay mine Enemies and destroy all them that vex my Soul for I am thy Servant The Prayer BOW down thine Ear O Lord and hear my Complaint support my weak Spirit with thy Heavenly Grace which is sufficient for me Hide not the light of thy Countenance from me but replenish me with the Beams of thy Mercy and Goodness II. Direct me in the way that I should walk in instruct me to do whatsoever pleaseth thee quicken my Soul in thy Paths which lead to Life Eternal and so continue the Conduct of thy Blessed Spirit to me that it may never depart from me till I am brought out of this temporal World and am safely arrived at thy Spiritual Kingdom Amen Meditations for Thursday Morning PRaise the Lord O my Soul while I live will I praise the Lord yea as long as I have any Being will I sing praises unto my God O put not your trust in Princes nor in any Child of Man ●or there is no help in them For when the Breath of Man goeth out he shall turn again to his Earth and then all his Thoughts perish II. Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help and whose hope is in the Lord his God Which made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that therein is which keepeth his promise for ever Which helpeth them to right that suffer wrong which feedeth the Hungry III. The Lord looseth Men out of Prison the Lord giveth Sight to the Blind The Lord helpeth them that are fallen the Lord careth for the Righteous The Lord careth for the Strangers he defendeth the Fatherless and Widow as for the way of the Ungodly he turneth it upside down The Lord thy God O Sion shall be King for evermore and throughout all generations The Prayer GReat God who art King for everlasting world without end vouchsafe us thy Grace and assist us with thy ready help that we may fix all our hopes in thee for thou alone art able to grant Deliverance II. Lord feed our Souls and satisfie us with thy Salvation when we hunger and thirst after thee revenge our Cause when we suffer wrong and heal our back-slidings Enlighten our Darkness that we walk not in the shadow of Death and let thy hand of Providence take care of us in all our necessities that when our life is expired and we return to that Earth from whence we were taken we may reign with thee for evermore Meditations for Thursday Noon I Cryed unto the Lord with my Voice yea even unto the Lord did I make my supplication I poured out my Complaints before him and shewed him of my trouble When my Spirit was in heaviness thou knewest my path in the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me II. I looked also upon my right hand and saw there was no Man that would know me I had no place to flie unto and no man cared for my Soul I cried unto thee O Lord and said thou art my Hope and my Portion in the Land of the Living III. Consider my Complaint for I am brought very low O deliver me from my Persecutors for they are too strong for me Bring my Soul out of Prison that I may give thanks unto thy Name which thing if thou wilt grant me then shall the Righteous resort unto my Company The Prayer THou art our Place O Lord to flee unto and the only Sanctuary wherein is

Body Mind or Estate especially those who suffer Persecution for enjoying the Light of thy Gospel and fly into this Land for Succour Hear us O Lord for them and thy whole Church and hear Christ for us all in whose Name and Word we further call upon thee saying Our Father c. A Prayer before the Communion O Merciful Jesu who diedst an ignominious Death upon the Cross for my Sins and didst bequeath in thy last Will and Testament this holy Sacrament for my Souls Nourishment My Sins O Lord are great but I lament my Uncleanness and renounce my Unworthiness II. I come not to thy Holy Table because Worthy but Necessitous I come to be made clean and purged from my Dross and Filthiness thy Body and Bloud can make me Clean thy Merits can make me a worthy Receiver and here is a Conveyance of thy blessed Body and Bloud in this Holy Sacrament Give my Sins thy Pardon my Soul thy Heavenly Grace and what thou dost convey seal unto me for thy alone sake my only Saviour and Redeemer Amen At receiving the Bread Blessed Jesu as thou hast given thy Flesh to be the Bread of Life and Salvation so vouchsafe to work in me by a lively Faith that I receiving the same may evermore continue in thee and thou in me Amen At receiving the Cup. Lord grant that as thy Bloud was shed to wash me a poor Sinner so grant that it may through a lively Faith take effect in me that I may become a fit Member of thee and live and die in thee for ever A Prayer after the Communion GLory Honour and Praise be given unto thee O Lord most Holy for all thy Mercies bestowed upon me I have now been partaker of Bread and Wine Lord make me partaker of thy Body and Bloud The one turns to the Nourishment of my Body but the other with thy Grace is the Nourishment of my Soul II. O let not thy precious Bloud be shed in vain for my Sins but let my hearty Repentance with thy Grace fully purge me from all Uncleanness I have this day been put in mind of the benefit by Christ's Death let me every day learn to die unto Sin and live the Life of the Righteous that at last I may become a new Creature Unto thee O Father my Creator and Preserver unto thee O Christ my Redeemer and Justifier unto thee O Holy Ghost my Sanctifier and Instructer be ascribed all Honour Power and Glory now and for evermore Amen For the Church WE beseech thee O Lord graciously to accept the Prayers of thy Church that she being delivered from all Adversity and Errour may serve thee in safety and freedom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For the King and Queen O Lord we beseech thee Bless our Sovereign Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary by thy Gracious Appointment our supream Governours enrich them with all increase of Vertues whereby they may be able to eschew Evil and to follow thee the Way the Truth and the Life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For the Royal Family We beseech thee O Lord to Bless Catherine the Queen Dowager Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne of Denmark and the rest of the Royal Family Grant that they may walk in the ways of thy Holy Commandments all the days of their Lives through Christ our Lord. Amen For the High Court of Parliament O Lord Bless the great Council of the Nation direct The joyfull Coronation of King William and Queen Mary at Westminster Abby April the 11th 1689. April ●he 11th 1689. Their Majesties went from 〈…〉 c-hall to Westminster 〈…〉 Heralds being ready 〈…〉 Peers in the Lords House and the P●eresses in the Painted Chamber so that 〈…〉 even in the Morning The● Majesties and the wh●… Proceeding were conducted to Westminster-hall where a Throne being erected 〈…〉 Majesties took Their Sea● and after the Ceremon● was ended the Proceeding began from Westminster-Hall to the Abby where bein●…d in Order the Lord ●ishop of London began ●…th the Recognition which ended with an universal Acclam●tion of Joy then the 〈…〉 of St. Asaph and Ban●r sung the L●●t●ny 〈…〉 ended the Communion Service began the Epistle taken out of the 1. Pet. 2. 〈…〉 17. read by the Bishop o● Carlisle the Gospel 〈…〉 22. 16. 22. read by the Bishop of St. Asaph then followed the Sermon by the 〈…〉 of Salisbury whose Tex● was 2. Sam. 23. 3. 4. 〈…〉 God of Israel said the Roc● of Israel spake c. S●●mon being ended T●… Majesties took the Oath a●d were solnmnly anoi●…nd 〈…〉 Crowns placed on their Heads by the Lord Bishop of London assisted by 〈…〉 Lord Bishop of Rochest● upon which the Dr●…t the Trumpets sounded the great Guns were fired yet were drowned in a man●…y the loud Shouts and ●…lamations of the Peopl●… Many other Royal Ceremonies ●as used too tedious to insert in this narrow 〈…〉 About Eight in the Eve●ing Their Majesties r●…d to White-hall and prosper all their Consultations grant that what they do may be to the advancement of thy Glory the good of thy Church the safety honour and welfare of our Sovereign Lord and Lady and their Kingdoms that all things may be so well ordered and firmly settled by their good endeavours upon the best and surest Foundations that Peace and Happiness Truth and Justice Religion and Piety may be established among us for all Generations These and all other Necessaries for them for us and thy whole Church we humbly beg for thy Son's sake our Saviour Amen For the Clergy Almighty and everlasting God who by thy Spirit dost sanctifie and govern the whole Body of thy Church Graciously hear our Prayers for all those whom thou hast Ordained and called to the publick Service of thy Sanctuary that by the help of thy Grace they may faithfully serve thee in their several degrees through Jesus Christ our Lord. For Friends I beseech thee O Lord for all those to whom I am indebted for my Birth Education Instruction Promotion their Necessities are known unto thee thou art rich in all things reward them for these Benefits with Blessings both Temporal and Eternal For a Family Almighty and Everlasting God send down thy Holy Angel from Heaven to visit protect and defend all that dwell in this House through Christ our Lord. For a Friend Almighty and Everlasting Lord God have Mercy upon thy Servant N. and direct him by thy Goodness into the way of Eternal Salvation that through thy Grace he may desire those things which please thee and with his whole Endeavour perform the same through Jesus Christ our Lord. For Peace O God from whom all Holy Desires all good Counsels and all just works do proceed give unto us thy Servants that Peace which the World cannot give that both our Hearts may be set to obey thy Commandments and also that by thee we being defended from the Fear of our Enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness through the

Lord not unto us but unto thy Name give the Praise for thy loving Mercy and for thy Truths sake Wherefore shall the Heathen say Where is now their God As for our God he is in Heaven he hath done whatsoever pleaseth him II. Their Idols are Silver and Gold even the Work of Mens hands They have Mouths and speak not eyes have they and see not They have Ears and hear not Noses have they and smell not They have hands and handle not Feet have they and walk not neither speak they through their Throat They that make them are like unto them and so are all such as put their Trust in them III. But thou House of Israel trust thou in the Lord He is ●●eir succour and defender Ye House of Aaron put your Trust in the Lord He is ●heir helper and defender The Lord hath been mind●ull of us and he shall bless ●…s Even he shall bless the ●ouse of Israel he shall bless ●●e House of Aaron He shall bless them that ●…ar the Lord both small and ●…reat The Prayer ALmighty God whose Dwelling is in the highest Heavens and ●st whatsoever pleaseth thee both in heaven and on Earth give Grace 〈…〉 beavenly Father that in all our ●…ubles and calamities we may put 〈…〉 who le Trust in thee who art our ●…y succour defender and deliver II. Let us evermore praise thy holy Name and never ascribe to our selves any Honour and Glory or Thank● of any good Action or prosper o● Success but to thee alone who a●● the Author and Giver of all good things Keep us from Idolatry from worshipping vain Imagination● and any thing which is contrary to t●● Gospel Bless us in all our way● that when we go from hence we 〈…〉 inherit thy Kingdom Amen Meditations for Monday Night I Will lift up mine Eyes un● the Hills from when cometh my Help My Help cometh even from the Lord which hath ma● Heaven and Earth II. He will not suffer thy Fo● to be moved and he th● keepeth thee will not sleep Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor ●●eep III. The Lord himself is thy Keeper The Lord is thy Defence upon the right hand So that the Sun shall not ●urn thee by day nor the Moon by night IV. The Lord shall preserve thee ●●om Evil Yea it is even he ●hat shall keep thy Soul The Lord shall preserve thy ●oing out and thy coming in ●●om this time forth for evermore The Prayer O GOD from whence cometh all our Help and Succour pre●…ve us by thy Power and Providence ●…at nothing either by day or night ●…ay molest our Peace or disturh our ●afety suffer not the Vanities of ●…e one to allure us nor the Terrours 〈…〉 the other to amaze and affright us II. Let our Feet be immoveable an● fixed upon the Rock and Foundation Christ Jesus and so dispose of o● going out and coming in that ● may not swerve from thy Commandments but walk according to t● Holy Rule in all things who art o● Lord and Saviour Meditations for Tuesday Morning THey that put their Tr●… in the Lord shall be ev●… as the Mount Sion which m●… not be removed but stande●… fast for ever The Hills stand about Jerusalem even so standeth t●… Lord round about his Peop●… from this time forth for ev●… more II. For the Rod of the Ungo●… cometh not into the lot of t●… Righteous lest the Righteous out their hands unto Wickedness Do well O Lord unto ●hose that be good and true of Heart As for such as turn back un●o their own wickedness the ●ord shall lead them forth with the Evil-doers but ●eace shall be upon Israel The Prayer MErciful God our only Trust and Confidence and whosoever ●usteth in thee shall not be removed ●●t stand fast for ever let thy Pow●● and Glory stand round about us ●nd all thy Holy People like Hills ●…r our Protection and Safety that ●…e may be sheltered from our Enemies II. Permit us not to put our hands to Wickedness neither let us partake 〈◊〉 the Lot of the Ungodly whom thou or dainest for Destruction B●… let us receive that Blessing which o●… Lord and Saviour hath left 〈…〉 Church even the Peace of God t●… Father Son and Holy Ghost 〈…〉 whom be all Honour and Glory Wor●… without end Amen Meditations for Tuesday Noon WHen the Lord turned again the Captivity 〈…〉 Sion then were we like unt●… them that dream Then was our Mouth fil●…ed with Laughter and o●… Tongue with Joy II. Then said they among th● Heathen the Lord hath do●… great things for them Yea the Lord hath do●… great things for us already whereof we rejoyce III. Turn thou our Captivity O Lord as the Rivers in the South They that sow in Tears shall ●eap in Joy He that now goeth on his way weeping and beareth ●orth good Seed shall doubt●ess come again with Joy and ●ring his Sheaves with him The Prayer GRacious God who hast promised Life and Salvation to thy cho●en Servants and hast wrought ●ighty things for them already ●hereof they rejoyce Deliver us we ●eseech thee from the Slavery and ●etters of Sin and Misery dissipate ●nd scatter all our Enemies which ●ay close Siege to us seeking to destroy us II. Fill our Hearts with Con̄t●ition ●or having trespassed against thee teach us that Divine Art of Self denial to mo●tifie our Affection 〈◊〉 our Lust and extinguish a●●●●shly Temptations that when th● great Harvest shall come ●e may 〈◊〉 admitted as Fellow Labourers 〈◊〉 work in thy Spiritual Kingdom through Jesus Christ. Amen Meditations for Tuesday Night OUT of the Deep have called unto thee O Lord Lord hear my Voice Oh let thine Ears conside● well the Voice of my Complaint II. If thou Lord wilt be extream to mark what is done a● miss O Lord who may a● bide it For there is Mercy with thee therefore snalt thou b● feared I look for the Lord my Soul doth wait for him in his Word is my Trust. III. My Soul flieth unto the Lord before the Morning Watch I say before the Morning Watch. O Israel trust in the Lord for with the Lord there is Mercy and with him is plenteous Redemption And he shall redeem Israel from all his Sins The Prayer O Blessed Lord who with thy most precious Blood didst pay ●ur Ransom to purchase for us Freedom and Salvation With thee ●here is Mercy and plenteous Redemption O let the height of that Mercy ●ake us out of the bottomless Pit of ●in and Misery II. Be not extream O Lord in marking out what we have done amiss in our Life time but rather blot out th● Hand-writing which is against us And as thy boundless Mercy pardon● what is past so let the sweetness of i● create thy Fear in our Hearts that we may never more dare to offend s● gracious and merciful a Saviour a● thou art to us Grant this O Lord I beseech thee for thy alone sake Amen Meditations for

Death of thine only Son hast redeemed us from death to life and hast continually a care of us preserving us as the Apple of thine Eye from the dangerous Assaults of Satan and providest for us all things necessary that more Thanks and Praise is due unto thee than the Tongue of Men or Angels can declare II. Accept these my Praises and Thanksgivings O Lord Ibeseech thee and encrease in me a daily desire to praise thy Goodness acknowledging every good and perfect Gift to come from thee to whom with the Son and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory now and for evermore Amen To God for all his Benefits Most merciful God we yield thee humble thanks for thy continual favour and kindness towards us thy poor and unworthy Creatures for whose Salvation when we were lost thou wert pleased even of thy mere Love to send thine only beloved Son Christ Jesus into the World taking humane Nature upon him and suffering most bitter pangs of Death upon the Cross to redeem us again to thy favour II. Such O Lord was thine unspeakable Love for which we are never able to pay the least recompence but give us O Lord thankfull and obedient hearts that we may yield thee praises not only with our Lips but in our lives not only in giving thy Son for us but in leaving unto us a continual remembrance of the same thine unspeakable Love thy Holy Gospel wherein consists the rule whereby we are directed and though Heaven and Earth pass away yet not one tittle of that shall decay or diminish for without which we should have been in our accustomed Ignorance accept us we beseech thee in thy Son our blessed Lord and Saviour Amen Christian Courage IN AFFLICTION A Prayer before the following Advice to the besieged Souldiers in London-Derry under the Command of that worthy Divine and most Loyal and Valiant Commander Col. Walker O Most Eternal Lord God whose Providence never fails those who trust in thy Name and Word mercifully we beseech thee to cast down thy Eyes of Pity and Compassion upon us miserable Sinners which are here met together we do in all humility prostrate our selves before thy Divine Majesty beseeching thee to pardon all our Sins and help our Infirmities O Lord we are not able of our selves to do any thing but offend thee committing daily and hourly Sins without number but O Lord hear thy Son Christ Jesus for us and nail them to his Cross that they may never rise up in Judgment against us either to shame us in this World or condemn us in the World to come bury them in the bottomless Sea of thy Mercy and Forgetfulness that they may never appear before thee to hinder thy Favours unto us seal the remission of them to our Souls and Consciences that they may not disturb or distract us in our Devotions and Duty pour thy Grace and holy Spirit into us that may enable us to walk before thee in Holiness Righteousness and in Sobriety all the days of our lives Bless we beseech thee our dear and dread Soveraign Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary Katherine the Queen Dowager the Princess Anne of Denmark and the rest of the Royal Family Bless the Archbishops and Bishops with the rest of the Dispencers of thy holy Sacraments and grant that the light of thy Gospel may never depart from us And Lastly we come unto thee for a Blessing upon our Governours Commanders and fellow Souldiers guide and conduct them in this Calamity fortifie them with Courage and Strength against our Romish Adversaries that thy Name may be glorified our Lives preserved and our Souls Eternally saved in the great day of the Lord Jesus when all flesh shall appear Grant that our Meeting at this time may be for the better and not for the worse to praise and glorifie thy holy Name in whose holy Name and Word we put up these our imperfect Prayers in that most absolute and perfect form of Prayer which Christ himself bath taught us Our Father c. Christian Courage IN AFFLICTION A Discourse by way of Advice to the besieged in London-Derry 2 Chron. 20. Chap. Verse 9. latter part of it Be not afraid nor dismay'd by reason of this great multitude for the Battel is not yours but God's THE Context runs thus And he said Hearken ye all Judah and ye Inhabitants of Jerusalem and thou King Jehoshaphat Thus saith the Lord unto you Be not afraid nor dismaied by reason of this great multitude for the Battel is not yours but God's These are the words of God which he commanded Jahaziel the Prophet to deliver to Jehoshaphat King of Judah When the Moabites and Ammonites came to make War against him to dispossess him of his Kingdom verse the 8th of this Chapter and may be a seasonable Text for this Auditory Our Sins indeed are many which have justly provoked God's heavy Wrath against us and our Enemies are very numerous which surround us therefore now let us cry mightily unto God earnestly beseeching him that he would pardon all our Sins blot out all our Iniquities and receive us graciously let us sincerely repent and be heartily sorry for our manifold Transgressions committed against him so shall we by his Divine Assistance be in a readiness to encounter with Roman Malice these Moabites and Ammonites who are Enemies to our Lives Religion Laws and Liberties and be animated with Courage to go out cheerfully against Rome's Force and Cruelties fighting manfully the Lord's Battel every one of us laying his hand upon his Heart with this comfortable Expression in our Mouths Be not afraid nor dismaied by reason of this great multitude for the Battel is not ours but God's Servile Fear is the harbinger of the Guilty and a slavish timorousness belongs not to the Strong and Couragious but a God like Fear attends upon the Vertuous and produces Success in their Undertakings Holy Job that great Proficient in God's School and great Example of Christian Patience tells you Job 28. 28. The fear of the Lord that is Wisdom and to depart from Evil is Understanding This is the only supream Good and Fear which secures us from committing shameful Acts and creates a circumspection in our Lives for as the shadow of the Body is followed by the Sun so doth Glory attend Vertue in our progress to Christ. Let us then put our whole trust in God in this time of danger and take the Royal Prophets resolution Psal. 118. 6. Not to fear what man can do unto us but rather fear the Lord who pitieth those that fear him Psal. 103. 13. It is the Duty of every one of us to be circumspect in our Lives but more especially at this season and time of Affliction when the hand of God is stretched out against us when the Enemy waits even at our doors ready to devour us when they stand gaping ready to swallow us up quick and none of us can prognosticate how soon his