THE Path-way to please GOD. Which way whomsoeuer walketh especially in the time of anie worldly affliction shal be defended against all temptations Thy Word O Lord is a lanterne to my feet a light vnto my pathes Printed by W. Iaggard The Path-way to please God A godly Prayer O Almightie God and Heauenly father direct our steps in thy word and leade vs into the Path of thy commandements for thou art the GOD of our saluation so wee loue the habitation of thy house greatly do wee delight in the Companie of such as feare thee therefore will we worship and fall down and kneele before thee O Lord our â—aker for wee are the people of thy Pasture and the sheepe of thy handes O God heare vs in the truth of thy saluation Amen Godly prayers to be saide at all times For the morning O Heauenly Father I giue thee most heartie thankes land and praise for a number of thy blessings bestowed vpon mee and amongst the rest this is not the least that thou hast not only preserud me from my youth vp hitherto from mine enimies and aduersaries in this world but for that also thou hast defended and kept me this night past from all perils and dangers of the same and hast giuen mee qâ—â—et rest and sleepe and hast safely brought mee to the beginning of this day I beseech thee of thy abundant mercy and kindnes so to direct and gouern me in this day and euer with thy holy spirit that all my thoughts words deeds may only be in thy seruice faith feare loue to the glory of thy holye Name Amen For mercy and grace HAue mercy on mee O Lord remember not my faultes which deserue no fauor at thy hands nor any part of these thy benefits but mitigate thy anger which I haue deserued Bestow thy grace on me let thy holy Spirite euermore abide with mee so serue thee in holinesse and righteousnes of Life to the honor and glorie of thy holy name amen From all perils and dangers ONely in thee O mercifull Lorde lyeth all power and might to defend me from all perrilles dangers of this worlde and in my selfe is all disabilitie to doe any thinge which may please thee so that I am altogether subiect to the Worlde by the flesh wherin I was created to all other thinges else which may draw mee from thee if thou in mercy doe not defend mee that neither sathan sinne hel nor death haue the dominion vpper hand of mee Endue my heart O Lord with the true vnderstanding of thy holye worde that I may be redy manfully to fight vnder the standart of thy deare son Iesus Christ to whome with thee the holy ghost be praise now and for euer Amen To withstand all temptations MAke mee able O heauenly father through thy power to with stand all temptations whereby I may bee drawne from thee and ouer-throwe all those thine enemies who are too strong for me and to whom through sin and flesh I am become thral So shall I O Lord be able to liue in the world yeelde thee praise worlde without end At our vp-rising O Lord GOD and heauenly Father I humbly beseech thee that this my vp-rising thou wilt vouchsafe to looke vppon me and blesse me so bountifuly with thy grace that I may spend this day the rest of my life in thy Seruice that all my trauailes and endeuors may please thee and that I do not in anie thing swarue or fall from thee we most humblie beseech thee that thine eyes may attend vppon vs daily defend vs in sorrow succour vs cherrish comfort and gouern all our Counsels studies and labours in such wise that we may so spend this day according to thy most blessed will without hurting of our neighbor that wee may diligently warily auoide all things that should displease thee vnto the praise of thy most holy name through Christ our Lord Amen To the glorious and blessed Trinity Saue mee O Father my Creator through thy power O God the sonne haue pity vpon mee and bee thou mine aduocate to intreate for mee O holie Ghost I humbly beseech thee to remaine with me and gouerne me O blessed and glorious trinity three persons and one GOD strengthen mee comfort me and defend me for euer more amen Prouerbs chap. 21 WOnderfull are thy works O Lord God thine Omnipotency most meruailous thy wisdome most in searchable thy power more then any Creature can coÌ„prehend Ther is O Lord no power in earth that may contend or striue against thee or is able to abide the lest stroke of thy mighty hand If in thy power thou Correcte our Iust deseruings no wisedome no Counsaile nor policie may preuayle against thee O Lord. Therefore O God I am affraide of thy displeasure and my soule doeth tremble to think vpon my manifolde sinnes and iniquities and contrarywise mine assured hope trust and confidence in thee do thoroughly perswade mee of thy goodnesse and mercie and doe as it were conuert that feare which I haue of thy displeasure in respect of my sinnes into loue honor and obedience of thee in respect of all thy manifold beneuolences which I haue receiued at thy most bountifull hands thorough thy deere sonne Iesus Christ our Lord Amen That we may forsake the worlde and the vanities thereof LEt mee not O mercifull Lord and heauenly Father fall from thee to fal vnto the world and the vanities thereof Let not thy Grace nor feare fall from mee least mine enemies catch me in theyr snares Let mee not through the alurement of the world be drawn from thee and from the care of thee lest I forget to loue honor and obey thee as I ought To the glory of thy most holy name through thy deere son Iesus christ our Lord Amen A prayer to God for forgiuenesse of sinnes and offences O Lorde of thine infinite Mercy haue compassion vpon me Lay not to my charge my former offences but to graunt as thou hast hitherto vouchsafed to defend and proserue me through thy power so likewise I humbly beseech thee my Lord and Redeemer euermore hereafter to keepe me safe in thy protection against all perils and daungers of this world For in thee O louing father is all my hope in thee is my sure trust and confidence in thee alone resteth all my comfort ioy blisse happinesse and felicity of the world to come So be it ¶ A prayer declaring the Omnipotent power of God and the miserable estate of man O God whose mercy is most manifold whose goodnes is most excellent whose power is omnipotent and whose fauour is more then any Creature can deserue and contrariwise man a manifold sinner excelling al creatures in naughtines most weak and yet striuing agaynst thy power most sinneful and yet insteed of crauing thy fauour for pardon of our sins a thousaÌ„d wayes deseruing thy heauie displeasure These thinges considered with my selfe my louing sauiour make
that most earnestly toward the setting forth of thy glorie Lengt he nand prolong his happy daies graunt vnto him a long quyet and prosperous raign many yeares to indure continue euâ—n for thy trueths sake Blesse his Grace with the heauenly influences of thy Grace and holy spirit and euermore preserue and keepe him from all his enimies This O Lord wee beseech thee graunt for the loue of thy son Christ Iesus Amen A godly Prayer for Byshops and ministers of the word of God INflame and enure the hearts mindes and liues of all Byshops Pastors Ministers and professors of thy holye worde with perfect Loue and feruent zeale and affection toward the setting forth of thy glorious Gospell Giue them O Lorde aboundance of learning effectually to serch and finde out the hidden secrets and mysteries contained in the Scriptures and Letters containing and comprehending thy holye Worde Gospell and trueth written by the blessed Apostles Euangelists Prophets and left to them by Christ himselfe declaring his old and new Testament first written bythe finger of Gods owne hande as true and certaine testimonies of his great loue and Fauour towards vs and of his wonderfull workes and myracles wrought in the creation redemption and saluation of all vs wretched and sinfull People Lorde giue vs grace to be thankfull Let thy heauenly grace O Lord God cast out her bright beames of godlines into their harts and grant them true vnderstanding and perfect knowledge so that they may rightlie interpret set foorth and declare thy holy Scriptures to the edifying of weake simple and vnlearned people and that each one in his degree and calling may bee painfull Pastors and diligent shepheardes ouer the flocke committed to them Lord let their Doctrine liues agree in all vertuous and godly conuersation Grant that the dilligent trauels and carefull ouersights of all Byshops and cheefe Pastors bee examples to interior Ministers whereby they may bee approued faithfull members of thy glorious and most precious word and that of all parts the people may be truly taught sin abolished Idolatry rooted out Antichrist ouerthrown sathan trodden downe hel may be conquered the gospel may flourish and righteousnes may shine that God may haue due praise Thankes and glorie for euermore Amen A Godly Prayer for loue and obedience ALmightie God of thy manifold great mercies vouchsafe to poure into the hearts of all thy People earnest loue and true affection towards thy most holy Gospell make them dilligent and wiling hearers of thy worde and obedient followers and performers of thy heauenly will and pleasure in all their liues to the setting forth of thy glorye and the attainment of the onely true Saluation of their soules Establish also in theyr hearts true subiection vnto our most vertuous King faithfull obedience toward his lawes and iust dealing one with another that so all the whol nation of this English Flocke or Countrâ—y may agree and conseÌ„t to and in one vnity and agreement of one perfect religion and doctrine vtterly reiecting all sects schismes and erroneous Opinions whatfoeuer Lord thou hast promised by the holie Prophets that thou wilt giue to thy people a New heart that thou wilt deliuer to them a new Spirite that thou wilt take away their stony hearts and giue vnto them hearts of flesh that so they may walke in thy precepts that they may keepe thy iudgements and performe them that they shal be thy people and thou wilte bee their God O Lord let it so come to passe for thine only names sake to whom bee all honor and Glory both now and for euermore Amen A Prayer for the Church for daily encrease of Gods holy word LEt thy holye Worde O Lord daily increase let thy true church triumphe and thyne infallible trueth florish let vs forsake our old blindnes and ignoraÌ„ce and cleaue onely vnto thee In thee O Sauiour resteth our hope and confideÌ„ce Giue vs grace therefore to reioice onely in thy trueth and holy worde which testifieth thy great mercy towards vs. Giue vnto vs one heart one mouth and one spirite and that of one truth by and through the which wee may rightly agree in all things that may please thee Lord let vs perseuer in the same and we shall be saued Confirm and strengthen our heartes in faith Grant likewise that we being iustified by faith may haue peace with God thorough our Lord Iesus Christ to whom with the father and the holy Ghost be all praise honour and glorie both now and euermore Amen A fruitâ—full Prayer that God of his mercie woules stop the mouthes of all the wicked that rise vp against his trueth STop and shut vp O lord the mouths of al papists Anabaptists sectaries and scismatickes thorough whose erroneous and superstitous Doctrines thy people haue beene and yet are daily blinded in ignorance and the Glorious light of thy holye Gospell dimmed and almost vtterly extinguished if of thy mercy thou haddest not in time turned thy wrath away from vs restoring vs to thy louing and fauourable countenance againe sent vs a most godlye and gracious prince by whom thy vndoubted true church hath beneâ—â—dified and thy true and sincere Doctrine restored amongst vs God make vs to shew our selues thankfull therefore Plant in thy Church godly ministers and painfull preachers which are able by true and sound doctrine to stir vp thy people to the loue of thee and thy most holy word Such as are the true salt of the erth Mat. 5 13. And such as are the light of the world who hold forth the true Gospel of Christ to all the worlde Let them O Lord bee true fishers of men by whome we may be won vnto thee broght to thy folde By whom we may be carefully and truly taught our duties towardes thee in this worlde that after this life we may remaine and dwel with thee in thy heauenly Kingdome thorough our Lorde and onely Sauiour Iesus Christ Amen Godly prafers to our heauenly father for continuall grace and assistance to auoide the temptations of the world the deuil and flesh our monstrous enemies GRant vs O heauenlie father our humble petitions which we thy sinfull creatures destre of thee and vouchsafe of thy great mercie to send thy holy spirit into our hartes which may gouerne direct lead vs into al good things and defend vs from al manner of temptations Lord for thy manifolde mercies let thy Heauenlie grace alwaies remain with vs. Let thy truth be euermore with vs and make vs constant in the same that we nâ—uer be affraid of any thing that lieth in man ouer our bodies confessing that if thou be with vs in grace and truth man cannot preuaile against thee Encrease faith loue charity and fear of thee in the hearts of all people Let not the desires of the world draw vs from thee throgh the frailty of the Flesh which causeth our daylie fall from thee whereby sathan doth ouerthrow and triumph ouer vs who by all meanes seeks our vtter confusion both of body and soule Defend vs from all temptations of the Worlde the flesh and the deuill least we fall into them for to such as follow the world and flie from thee followe their owne destruction in this mortall life and euerlasting damnation in the world to come O mercifull God of thy goodnes and louing kindnesse strengthen vs be fauourable vnto vs and also blesse vs. Let thy holy spirite bee with vs for euermore and that by the operation of thy grace in vs wee may serue thee in all humblenesse and obedieÌ„ce due to thy glorious maiesty and that we may with all our harts acknowledge thee to bee the true Messias the offered Lamb euen our Sauiour and Redeemer Christ Iesus through whose death and merits aâ— people shall receiue saluation and thorough whose mediation the wrathe of our heauenly Father for our iniquities is appeased Before whoÌ„ as our chiefe and high iudge wee shall rise to iudgement who as the most high steward wil call vs to account of our trauels in this our pilgrimage render euery one their iust reward eyther with punishment or mercy Receiue vs O Lorde into thy mercifull tuition and protection and be our continuall Gouernour in the whole race of this our life Be thou also our defender and grant vnto vs thy countenance make vs strong against all temptations Weaken the strength of our great enemy Sathan Let not him and his ministers haue power ouer vs for that hee is but thy bondslaue whose power cannot preuail against vs without thy sufferance whose snares can take no hold vpon vs if thou direct our steps wherefore euen for thy mercie sake vouchsafe to consider our weakenes and grant that wee may do al things to please thee and finde fauour at thy hands who alone art our defender against Sathan and aâ—l his sleightes To whom be al praise honor and glory for euer and euer Amen FINIS London imprinted by W. Iaggard and are to bee folde by Iohn Hammon dwelling in Angell-alley in Aldersgate street 1617.
me ah vile wretched sinner almost in despaire desperate of Mercy but thy sweete and louing promises do encourage me with assured hope and vndoubted Faith that at what time soeuer I euen I a most wretched and abhominable sinner shall from my heart heartily and not with Wordes alone outwardly crie vnto thee for mercie remission of my sinnes and Fauour that then euen at that instant thou wilt haue compassion vppon mee and pardon and release mee of all my sinnes and iniquities To thee therfore O Lord God with most humble and harty Repentance I cry for mercy for my sins past and beseech thee of thy grace and holy Spirit to gouerne me euer heereafter and truely to guide mee in all truth and righteousnesse and in the perfect knowledge of thee thy holy lawes so long as I shall heere continue in this vale of misery euē for thy deerely beloued sonne Christ his sake So in most assured hope faithfull trust to thy mercies cleauing vnto thy promises laying my heauie burden vpon thy most mightie shoulders and prostrating my selfe before thy heauenly throne from the very bottome of my hart I cry vnto thee saying O our Father which arte in heauen A praier for grace wherin is declared the weakenesse of man ALmighty eternall and euerlasting God grant that thy holy Spirit may alwaies remaine in our hearts and that through the inspiration of thy most Heauenly grace we may euer-more performe the effects of thy holy Lawes and liue according to thy blessed commandements And although man is alwayes more prone readie to transgresse agaynst all thy precepts generally then any thing at all able to performe the least iotte of thy Diuine pleasure yet O most mercifull lord GOD of thy great and tender Mercie grant vs grace and willing mindes and obedient hearts diligently to reade thy Holye Scriptures for our learning and so to follow thē in our liuing that fruites thereof may spring out to thy glory and to the profit of our Neighbors Alwayes confessing and affirming with the holy Apostle that when we haue done al that wee can doe yet then wee are vnprofitable seruants Graunt vs thus thy grace O louing GOD that wee may liue in thy feare and leaue this transitory life in thy fauour and after this life remaine with thee in thy heauenly habitation amongest thy blessed Angelles singing to thee with heauenly melody O holy holy holye Lord God of Sabbath To whom be all laude praise and thankes for euermore Amen A prayer to our Sauiour Christ for remission of sins O Christ my Redeemer only sauiour vouchsafe of thy great clemency to haue regarde vnto mee whom thou hast redeemd who am nowe most miserably wrapt in so vnmeasurable a number of greeuous sins as nothing may ridde me from the heauie wrath of my heauenly father due for my deserts vnlesse thou bee mine aduocate and Peace-maker for me And I doe knowe assuredly that the Holie Spirite sent from my heauenly father thorough thy mediation and being thorough his bountifull goodnesse poured into my sinfull heart is the onelie and cheefe medicine salue and precious Oile which cureth and comforteth my wounded Conscience and wretched soule Haue mercie vppoa me O Christ and now beholde with thy Glorious eyes the Sorrowes and hearty greefes wherewith I am oppressed and as I am of a vile peece of earth made and constituted to the likenesse and shape of thine owne image thou hast also breathed life into me endued mee with reason So likewise I humbly beseech thee to shewe thy louing countenance vnto mee to grant that thy grace may euermore remaine with me to pardon and release me of al my sins and iniquities and whē thy good wil and pleasure is to dissolue this flesh in me and to take me out of this miserable life to thy mercie And in the meane time graunt vnto mee the perfect gift of patience and humblenesse of heart meekly to hear and suffer all those thy crosses and afflictions of bodye mind where-with it hath pleased thee in mercy thus loungly to visit me Strengthen me O my Sauiour that I despaire not and weaken the force of my ghostly enemie that hee haue no power to subdue my soule by any manner of temptation so shall my tongue hart and soule with full consent yeelde lawde and prayses to the high and glorious maiesty of thy heauenly father and to thee mine only sauiour with the holy Ghost with full assured trust by thine onely merites and bloudshedding O christ to haue full remission of my sins and so finally to obtaine a resting place in thy heauēly habitation for euer and euer world without end So be it Other prayers for remissin of sinnes and remedie against temptations TO thee O heauenly father king of all kings and most mighty Creator Gouernour of all thinges I thy most wretched creature presume with al humblenesse of heart to make my complaints vnto thee Hearken O God to the prayers which my sinfull soule doeth poure out before thy Diuine maiestie with assured confidence to be releeued at thy merciful hands Out of thine heauenly throne and Glorious habitation vouchsafe to behold the greeuous affliction of mee thy poore wretched seruant Make me strong by thy mightie Power to withstand al temptations and assaults of all mine Enemies both bodily ghostly least they preuaile against mee and ouercome mee Assist me alwaies with thy grace and renue in me an humble spirit and willing mind to performe my duty towards thee and my neighbour Increase in me true contrition of hart to confesse bewail lament my sinnes past and grant me grace to amend my life hereafter and persist onlie in those thinges which may please thee and be acceptable before thee Strengthen mee good Lord with thy power and grant perfect patience and meeknes vnto mee humbly and wilingly without grudging to suffer and obey thy louing corrections sith with my heare I doe acknowledge my selfe to haue deserued much greater punishments if thou shouldest deale with mee according to mine offences wherein O Lorde vouchsafe to spare mee grant vnto me thy fauour and louing countenaunce for thy deere sonne Iesus Christ his sake In whom with thee and the holye Ghost resteth my true perfect and onely saluaon which from my hart I confesse saying I beleeue in God c. Waken mee O my louing father from my sluggish sleeping in sin lighten my hart with thy heauenlie grace and shew thy bountiful mercie toward mee Asswage the rigour of thy heauie displeasure whiche I haue deserued Giue me diligence to hear and receiue thy holy word and let the same take such deepe root in my hart that I may truely learne to know thee and be diligent and carefull in dooing my dutie towards thee daily endeauouring my selfe to leade this my mortall life according to thy Godlye holy precepts Lorde let not any vile temptation worldlie desire or fleshly lust preuaile against me
doth fall from thee But euen for thine owne agony and passion sake I beseeche thee to intreate my Heauenly father for me to release and pardon my former negligence and wretched carelesse vnthankfulnes and to forgiue my great transgressions and offences Through which I haue spent so long a time without calling for Grace receiue my humble Petitions and heartie submission accept my repentance which my hart mind and soule doe yeelde vnto thee and with perfect consent agreement do earnestly sue vnto thee for thy fauour and louing countenaunce with assured hope that thou wilte intreat for me and strengthen me and that thorow thee I may obtaine grace froÌ„ aboue wherby I may euer hereafter truly serue my Lord God and neuer fall from him againe Suffer thou not my mercifull Redeemer that sathan and his wily Ministers and subtile spirits who according vnto theyr kinde can craftily change themselues into Angelles of light bearing or rather counterfeting the countenance of truth by their practises and sundry temtations are able to ouerthrow and deeeiue so manie ouer whome thou giuest them power to preuaile and generably ouer all creatures whose force is ouer-weake if thy grace and holy Spirit be not assistaunt or rather a defendant in the behalfe of vs miserable wretches against the assaultes and alluâ—ements of so great mighty aduersaries Wherefore O Christ in thy might defende vs keepe vs vnder thy protection bee thou our continuall mediatour vnto our Heauenlie Father for vs his prodigall children the straying sheepe from his folde and the widdowes lost groat Bee thou our aduocate that he may receiue vs againe as obedient and penitent children confessing our Sinnes against him with most harty repentance Our onelie hope and trust of saluation O Christ resteth in thee and our vtter and euerlasting Damnation commeth thorough our own manifold transgressions nothing can helpe vs nor other remedie wee haue none but this that it pleased our heauenly father to send thee to be our redeemer and Sauiour euen so many as doe faithfully beleeue through thy Death for vs to haue receiued full free redemption and remission of sins Such O Christ haue euerlasting life and shall not come vnto damnation but are escapt from death vnto life Bee thou therefore continually with vs iâ— grace faith and hope comforte vs in all distresse affliction and troubles accept and receiue our lamentable and greeuous complaints for our sins past Mollifie these our stome hearts that we may truly hartily and sincerelie cry vnto our heauenly father for mercy that we may serue him with all our hearts mindes and strength and diligentlie search the holy scriptures for in them we haue eternall life and they are the Testimonie and witnesse bearers of our Heauenly Father Deny not O most deere Christe thy mercie to vs penitent and sorrowfull sinners Let vs that seeke thy fauour and heartily repent vs of our wicked liues find release and forgiuenesse at thy pittifull hand Open vnto vs O Christ euen vnto vs that do earnestly knocke with the heauie Teares of our hearts at the still gentle gates of thy tender mercy those gracious gates froÌ„ which all Mercie doth abound according to that heauenly and gladde proclamation commanding vs to aske and wee shall obtain mercy to seek and wee shall finde fauour to knock and it shall be opened vnto vs what euen all aboundance of Grace plentie of mercy fauour free remission and forgiuenesse of sinnes yea and all ioy blisse and life euerlasting If we return from this worlde vnto thee if wee leaue following the desires thereof and cleaue vnto thee thou art the only peacemaker betwixt vs and our Heauenly father To whome with thee the holy Ghost bee all praise honor and glorie for euer Amen A praier to bee said going to bed Thankes be giuen to thee O Lord God for all thy mercies Hallowed be thy name for all thy wonderfull workes Vouchsafe this night to preserue me in thy safe custody as thou hast this day past defended me Make me strong thorough thee to vnderstand all maner of temptations illusions dreams and fantastes of the night through the deceits wherof a number of wretched souls haue faln from thee Ah my Lorde God I do heartily beseech thee that I may not onely receyue quiet rest of body but that my mind may also be quiet and my soul safely preserued from all perils and dangers Saue mee for Christe his sake in thy blessed tuition and lighteÌ„ in me the bright flames of thy grace Wee miserable sinners O Lord God euen all the nuÌ„ber of earthly creatures haue no power of our selues to withstand the assaults temptations of our bodilie and Ghostly aduersaries but through thee Againe such are the fierce temptations subtil baits and craftâ— flâ—ights of our Enemies that if thou bee not our defender our soules cannot escape the snares which day and night are laide to catch vs and bring our soules vnto confusion Louing father all this thou knowst and doost not wish the death of a sinner remember vs how weake wee are and defend vs sithe in thee is all our trust Let not our enemies by night or day preuayle against vs for if thou bee our keeper no euill can subdue and ouercome vs vnlesse thou O Lord God doest permit and suffer it Into thy hands commend I my Soule beseeching thee to receiue the same into thy blessed tuition Shew vnto me thy louing Countenance and make me thy true seruant strengthen me in all good things that may make me able to serue thee Let thy peace and grace remayne with me at all times and that the loue of thy blessed sonne Christ shewed towardes all creatures in redeeming vs may euermore continue towards vs to the comfort of our souls and let the comfortable fellowshippe of thy holy spirite direct all my thoughtes and workes assuring my Life in this vale of wretchednes that in my life I may serue thee and at my death glorify thee Through Christ our Lord Amen A prayer to be said in the time of sicknes Through the extremity of this thy gentle louing correction O Lord I am put in remembraÌ„ce of my greeuous sinnes through which I haue falne from thee I acknowledge to haue deserued more sharper scourge But such is thy mercie to chastice me so gently for which I hartily thank thee am hartily sorrie that I haue so much displeased thee Lord haue mercy vpon me and regard mine humble submission and reiect me not because I haue bene stubborne heretofore In thee alone resteth al my hope comfort consolation I trust through our Lord Iesus Christ thy deere son to haue remission and free pardon of all my sins and offences which are in numerable and which do deserue great punnishment if thou shouldest reuenge in thy wrath or deale with me according to my worldly actes but I do firmely beleeue that through the onely merits of christ al my
faults shal bee vtterly blotted out of thy sight at the day of thy general iudgment that my name shal be registred â—…n the booke of euerlasting â—…fe Mittigate O Lord GOD thy heauie wrath which I haue deserued â—…elease me of those punishments where-with thou 〈…〉 mercy hast prooued me Euen as thy will is O Lord solet it be with me vnto the end of this transitory life This thy gentle chastisement which we cal a gentle correctioÌ„ by the which we whom it hath pleased thee to visite are touched with grief of the stomack ache of the bones paine of the head and generally in all other partes of the Bodye is not a sufficient correction for vs. I know O lord God that in my selfe is not one good thought or deed and that thereby I thy miserable wretched creature haue iustly deserued death and damnation both of bodie and soule were not thy Mercies aboue my innumerable iniquities wherfore I do humblie sue vnto thee for reliefe and comfort in whome resteth all health of Bodye in this worlde and the saluation of the soul in the world to come nothing doubting but that it wil please thee to haue pity and compassion vpon me to restore vnto me my health again in this world and that alwayes I may heereafter liue in thy feare or that it wil please thee to dissolue this flesh in me and when thy good pleasure is take me out of this life giue mee a place with thee among thy holy Angels A prayer for Grace and Wisedome MOst mighty God and mercifull father pour into my hart thy heauenly grace Wisedome Comfort my sinfull soule with thy heauenly manna mollifie my hard heart with the sweete and pleasant Oyle of thy most holye word Suffer mee not O mercifull Lord to swerue or slide from the wayes of trueth but grant that by helpe of thy holie Spirit I may walke in the same vnto my liues end and let not thy heauenly wisdom depart froÌ„ me at any time during this life According to the multitude of thy mercies doe away mine offence Preserue mee from this my youth and infancy vnder thy fauourable protectioÌ„ Giue mee O Lorde that grace that I may euen to the graue continue a faithfull manly soldier in defence of thy trueth that I may in al my life daily grow to the ripe perfection of godly wisedom and truely and iustly acknowledge thee my onelyl God that I may only fear and honour thee That I may cleaue fast vnto thee that I may trust only to thee That I do not after the abhomination of any idolatrous people worship stocks or stones Neither let me O Lord hearken to any false Prophets that reach their own imaginations and not the word of God Now vouchsafe O Lord God to heare mee and let thy holy wisedom gouern mee I know O GOD that no creature can truly say I haue done my duty in the seruice of the Lord neither is it in the power of Man who is so deeply subiect to sinne to escape al these stumbling blocks which haue made our waies so dangerous and perillous thorough those innumerable slightes and practises where-with sathan our great enemie through his malice craft hath deuised to intrap our sinfull soules to our vtter destruction Lord of thy great mercy roote and pull out of my hart all the workes of sathan namely fornication Adulterie vncleannesse Wantonnesse pride enuy vnnaturall desires vnpure thoughts lewde behauiour ydlenesse and al other vicious and naughtie actions which beeing followed according to the pleasures and deligâ—ts of the Worlde in this Life bring with them euerlasting Damnation of bodye and soule in the worlde to come Encrease in mee O Lorde such aboundance of thy Grace Wisedome and Heauenly Blessing that thorough the operation of the same in mee I may prooue a true workman in thy haruest such a seruant as occupyeth his Maisters Tallent vnto gaine a witnes that beareth testimonie of Christ to all People and at all times and in euerie place continue constant in thy trueth during the whole course of this my mortal life In thy truth O God doe I delight therefore make mee perfect in that same In thee alone do I repose my whole trust and confidence saue me O god of all mâ—rcie and defend me against my enemies Establish and confirme mee O Lord in faith towardes thee Keepe thou my lips and gouerne my tongue Suffer not my hart to purpose any thing that may displease thee nor my tongue or lippes at any time to speak oght whereby I should purchase thy wrath Whosoeuer doth trust in thee O God shall vnderstand thy truth the faithfull shall haue rest in thy fauor but the vngodly according to their own wicked thoughts shal find corruption The soules of the iust are in the haÌ„ds of God and the force of deth shall not touch them All wisedom commeth from the Lorde and hath beene with him alwayes and is with him from the beginning The feare of the Lord doth expell sin Lord of thy great mercie graunt me thy Heauenly wisedom wherby I may truly learne to know thee rightly and be diligent to performe all thy precepts effectually Lord leaue mee not in my yong daies but let thy heauenly wisedome enter into my hart make thy habitation in my soule so shall I liue in thy fauour and perseuer in thy lawes through thy grace Let not them that trust in thee O Lord GOD of hoastes bee ashamed let not those that seek thee be confounded O God heare me in the truth of thy saluation In thee alone O heauenly Father are all good things generally what is not of thee is altogither nought Replenth ofesse me O Lord with all good gifts shewe thy louing countenance towardes mee gouerne me by thy grace coÌ„tinue me in the fauor and protect and defeÌ„d me now and euermore vnder the winges of thy manifolde mercies so shall no vile temptation haue power to preuaile against me Such is the force of thy Heauenly Wisedome O God that whosoeuer obtaineth the same and directeth his life accordingly shall prosper see good dayes O Lord GOD vouchsafe to graunt these things vnto mee for thy sons Christ his sake our onely Lord and sauiour Amen A godly praier for the preseruation of the Kings Maiesty GRant O lord God vnto this little Realme of England that our royall King Iames may long liue raigne and rule ouer vs poure the rich plentifull gifts of thy heauenly wisedome and grace into his godly heart by the continuall operation whereof he may euermore froÌ„ hence foorth as heeretofore his grace hath done ordaine establish good wholesome laws both for the increase maintenance and preseruation of the free passage of thy holy worde and sure and perfect establishing of the same in all parts of his Realmes and dominions according to his Highnesse godly will great care and zealous endeuour so many yeares already spent and