Favours upon this Land of our Nativity and with the choicest of thy blessings bless the King upon the Throne and all the Royal Family sanctifie the Lives and the Studies oâ thy Servants that labour in thy Word oâ Doctrine Bless his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council and all others iâ Authority with necessary Favours Bless the Nurseries of good Learning all Grammar-schools the famous Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and the Inns of Court Bless this City and Place wherein we live Remove the Punishments due for the Sins thereof and give them Grace to repent in time lest they be destroyed Bless all our Friends Relations and others for whom thou hast appointed us to make Prayers and Supplications Bless this Family with Grace and Peace that they all may know their several Duties towards thee and one towards anâther And all we beg for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee O Father and the Blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory ascribed by us here and all thine elsewhere both now and for evermore An Evening Prayer for a Family O Lord God Father of all Mercies and God of all Consolations we ãâã come this Evening by thy great Mercy ãâã to the Throne of Grace to beg Grace oâ thee to help us in the time of Need anâ also to return thee hearty thanks for ãâã multitude of thy great Mercies but ãâã especially for thy merciful preservatin oâ us this Day and all the Times and Days of our Lives that thou hast by thy mighty Power and streched out Arm brought us out of innumerable Perils and Dangers and hast attended us both by Night and by Day and poured upon us contrary to our deserts so many Excellent Blessings and Benefits both Spiritual and Temporal Good Lord we beseech thee keep us as thou hast done hitherto from Day to Day and make us steadfast in the profession of thy Holy Name and keeping of thy Commandments that neither the Wrath of Man nor the Malice of the Devel may turn us away from thee Lord turn thy back upon our Iniquities blot ouâ our Transgressions and remember our Sins noÌ more in which we have so much delighted change our corrupt and polluted-Hearts and wash and cleanse us in the Blood of our dear Redeemer Forgive us all that is past and grant us the assurance of that Forgiveness seal'd up iââur Consciences by thy Holy Spirit Forgive us our intolerable Barenness in good Works our base Unthankfulness and the Abuse of thy Grace and strike our stony âearts with the Rod of thy Fear that wâ may attain unto a due Thankfulneness for ãâã thy Favours and a most unfeign'd and ârnest Repentance of our Sins O Lord âess us all this Night and after our Boâies have been refreshed do thou bring us ââ the light of another day wherein we âay praise thy great Name in the Land âf the Living Sanctifie us by thy Word ââroughout Soul Body and Spirit for thy âord is Truth Bless this Nation preâerve the King and all that are in Auâhority and all thy Children Raise up ââe Heavy-hearted that mourn in Zion Give them Beauty for Ashes the Oil of âoy for Mourning and the Garments of âraise for the Spirit of Heaviness Lord âe merciful unto them whom thou hast âade any way helpful unto us Bless every one of us in our proper station that we âay serve thee with all our Hearts fear âhy Majesty and love thy Precepts These âhings O Lord and what ever thou knowâst is needful for us we humbly crave of âhee in the Name and Merits of Jesus Christ our blessed Redeemer saying as âe hath taught us Our Father which art in Heaven c. A Prayer against the Temptations of the Worlâ the Flesh and the Devil O Most merciful Father and mighâ God of Jacob a strong Tower ãâã the Faithful a Rock of Defence an Refuge for all the Distressed thou knoâest I am set in the midst of many Daâgers my Weakness is very great insâmuch as that without thy help I cannot âvoid being ruined and that for ever beseech thee preserve my Body and Soâ from all Temptations and Snares of thâ Devil and suffer not my Senses to taâ that Pleasure and Delight in the things ââ this World as I used to do but Lord lâ me use them as if I used them not anâ take my Affections more and more off them and settle them upon their rigâ Objects those things that are above Lord do thou take from me all that ãâã Deformed and of a corrupt Nature anâ work and establish that which thy Graââ hath wrought in me that having on thâ Armour I may be able to stand against aâ the Besetments of the Enemy Let mâ not be drawn away into any Sensuality ãâã any desire of the Flesh but give me power to overcome it that I may live soberly righteously and godly in this present evil World and serve thee better and live âore in the Spirit Lord preserve me ârom the darkness filthiness and deceitâulness of this World that I may not faâhion my self like unto it to follow a Mulâitude but being changed by the renewâng of the Mind I may walk upââghtly âefore thee all the days of my appointed âime till my change comes O Lord do âhou be a present help unto me in the time âf Trouble for in thee I do and will âut my trust and confidence therefore âead me no further into Temptations than âhou art pleased to give me strength to oâercome them O Lord that I may with âârong Faith resist Satan and help me to âull down his Kingdom more and more ãâã Watching Fasting and Praying morâfying the Deeds of the Flesh and let thy âighteous Law be my meditation Day ând Night and not the foolish Vanity and ânful Pleasures of this World Let not ârosperity make me forget thee nor Adâersity cast me into Despair but let me âake all thy dealing with me whether on âhe one hand or on the other in love from âee which is that wherein thy Dispensaâons are towards me Lord arm me with thy Spirit encourage me with thy Prâsence and let me always feel the effectuââ working of thy Power which is ever madâ perfect thro' Weakness even for Chriââ Jesus his sake A Prayer for the Remission of Sins O Glorious Lord God and everlastinâ Father I a wretched and an uâdone Sinner without thy Mercy aâ come before thee to beg favour of thee foâ all my Offences begging praying deâring and beseeching thy heavenly Majestâ that thou would'st in Mercy look dowâ upon me I cannot but confess were not for the hope I have of thy Mercy aâ the hold of thy Comfort and the reneâing Graces I sometimes receive from thâ and that sweet rellish I have of thy gooâ Gifts and thy Heavenly Word I sink inââ Despair for my sins are continually bâfore me if I go they follow me if run they fly after if I look back the staâe upon me if I go forward
and if not for a small time much less for Eternity and if not for the Torment of one part much less of the whole And as one that floateth half choaked and wearied in the Sea ceaseth noâ to wrestle with the Waves to cast forth his Hands every way altho' he graspeth nothing but thin and weak Water which continually deceiveth his pains so they that both swim and sink in this depth of Death shall always strive and struggle therewith altho' they neither find nor hope for any help O deadly Life O immortal Death what shall I term thee Life wherefore then dost thou kill Death and wherefore dost thou then endure There is neither Life nor Death but there is some good in it for in Life there is some Ease and in Death an End but thou hast neither Ease nor End What then shall I term thee Even the bitterness of both for of Death thou hast the Torment without any End of Life thou hast the Continuance without any Ease God hath taken away both from Life and Death all that which is Good the rest he hath mixed together and therewith tempered the Torments of Hell O unsavoury Composition of the Cup of God's wrath a death always living and an end ever in beginning a Death which shall not devour but tear and eat but not consume And as this Death can never die so shall it never be satisfied or weary in gnawing upon every part of his most miserable Prey O Intolerable Vengeance and equal with Eternity which no means can moderate no patience can endure no time can end but so long as God shall live so long shall the damned die and when he shall cease to be happy which can never be then shall they cease to be miserable A Star which is far greater than the Earth appeareth to be a small Spot in comparison of the Heavens much less shall the Age of Man seem much less the Age and Continuance of the World in regard of these eternal Pains The least Moment of Time if compared with Ten-Millions of Years because both terms are definite and the one a part of the other beareth althâ a very small yet some Proportion but this or any number of Years in respect to Eternity is nothing less than just nothing All things that are finite I may be compared together but between that which is finite and that which is infinite there is no comparison Neither is it any piece of Injustice to inflict Eternal Punishment for sins that were done but for a time because the just and severe Judge doth not weigh the Actions only but the Hearts of Men For therefore do the wicked sin for a time because they have but a time to live but they are desirous to live for ever because they are desirous to offend for ever being more desirous to sin than to live and not regarding life but only to enjoy the Pleasures of sin and therefore it is just that they shou'd never want punishment who ever had a will to offend that they should never find an end of Revenge who would never have made an end of sin Again as God is infinite both in Majesty and Mercy it followeth that every Offence against that Majesty is also infinite and therefore worthy infinitely to be punish'd And surely if a Man that is sharply pinch'd with some one particular Pain be it but the a king of one of his Teeth doth think one Night exceeding long tho' he lieth in a soft Bed well applied and cared for for if he tur'neth often and telleth the hours and thinketh every one long till it be Day how tedious can we think Eternity will seem to those that shall be continually perplexed and torn with those Eternal torments not only the Body but primarily the Soul in a dark Babylonian Furnace foaming forth most horrible Heat And if Forty Days Rain driven with the Tempest of God's Wrath was sufficient to destroy the whole World what shall we conclude of the full Storm and Stream of his Rage wherein the fiery Darts of his Fury shall never cease to beat upon his Enemies O dreadful Fire kindled by the breath of God's Eternal Wrath more exceeding the fire of this World than can be imagined O ugly Darkness cursed by the Mouth of God O Eternal Night both inward of the Soul and outward of the Body in regard whereof the palpable Darkness of Aegypt was scarce a Day which light Clouds over cast O long and loathsome Night wherein the Morning will never appear wherein the hope of Light is no less desperate than the desire violent Is this O Lord the wages of Sin is this the punishment of wicked Doers of whom I am one in so deep a degree that it is no wonder if my Conscience tremble and my Soul cleave with Sighs and my Eyes drowned with Tears The Penitent Sinner's Holy Resolutions to a thorough Reformation IS it so is my Case so deplorable and desperate must my sinful Life end in the entring into those eternal Flames must my Frolicks die into everlasting Burnings must my jolly Hours be turn'd into bitter Weepings and Wailings must my breaking of God's Holy Commandments cause me to be fetter'd in Chains and that forever in utter Darkness where there is nothing but hideous and fearful cryings and groanings Is it so Hath God told me that cannot lye and shall I not have the Faith to believe him Yes I will If this be the Exit of a sinful Life tell me no more of those Dalilah's of those Pleasures I have formerly taken a delight in There is no playing with Sin I will get clear of it whatever it cost me I will give ear to its bewitching Enchantments no more I will not for a few merry hours hazard my eternal Safety Heaven is not a thing to be lightly esteem'd it is of more value than a thousand Worlds and I believe it to be so and why should I be so foolish and careless as not to take any care to fit my self for an Admittance into it I know not how soon my Change may come and if it should come and I not prepar'd I am undone and that for ever therefore I will bid my old Friends farewel farewel fine Clothes and farewel all delicious Living farewel Carding and Dicing Hunting and all manner of Revelling whatsoever that I have taken any delight in for my Delight shall be for the future in fearing and serving of God and in keeping of his Commandments which was the chief End of my being made a rational Creature therefore away with your Enâicements your Traps and Snares whereby you would delude and deceive me till you drag me into Hâll's Everlasting Flames for I see what all Lewdness will come to which is dreadful to me therefore molest and trouble me not I will run the pleasanâ ways of God's holy Commandments I wilâ ascend God's holy Hill I will make haste to Mount Sion I will be kept in the Tents of
of this Sacrifice of Thanks giving for thy great Mercy in appearing so wonderfully for me to my great Ease and Comfort in that dreadful and painful Hour of Child-bearing that thou hast been pleased safely to deliver me from the Perils of it and to lengthen out my Days in the Land of the Living and to see the Fruit of my hard Labour and Travail Lord grant that it may prosper and grow up in thy Fear to thy Glory and both our Comforts And grant Lord that I may live worthy of this Mercy and make thee some grateful Returns for all thy Mercies Pardon and forgive me all my Sins and preserve me from sining against thee any more And all I beg upon the account of thy dear Son To whom with the O Father and with the blessed Spirit be all Honour Praise and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer for all Christian Vertues as Love Faith Hope and Charity c. O Lord Father of all Mercies and God of all Consolations bless me with all thy Spiritual Blessings and Heavenly Graces make me rich in Love strong in Faith full in Assurance of Hope and abound in all Charitable Actions according to that Sufficiency thou hast been pleâsed to bless and entrust me with that I may have nothing to answer for at that great and terrible Day wherein the Secrets of all Hearts shall be opened and every one rewarded according to their Doings Lord grant that thy Graces may all flourish in me as the Bay-Tree that so by my good Example others may return to thee their Lord and Saviour and so have cause to sing Praises to thy Great Name for all thy Wondrous Works Lord keep me from Insolence and Pride and grant me true Humility and Zealousness of Mind and give me a true Consideration of my own Vileness that so I may tremble and stand in Awe before thee as a sinful Man having always a better esteem of others than my self Gracious Lord when the Devil shall accuse my own Conscience bear Witness against me and the whole World forsake me for my Sins do thou be my Strength my Salvation my Rock and strong Tower of Defence against these potent Enemies of my Soul Enflame my Dead Heart with the Heavenly Affection of an unseign'd Love that I may love and adore thee above all and my Neighbour as my self Grant me a good Mind to help and succour all to my Ability to forbear and forgive all that ever any did against me Let not the least Spark of Envy or Wrath lodge within my Breast nor never let the Sun go down upon my Anger but let me be satisfied that Vengeance is thine and that thou art so just that thou wilt send it upon the Heads of those that fear thee not and call not upon thee but that live in Envy and Malice and Implacableness of Spirit against thy Children Give me Grace O Lord to follow the Example of all good Men and keep me from that hateful Sin of Sloath and Iâleness which is the High-way to Want and Beggary Grant me a contented mind and moderate my Desâres towards the Things of this World and Lord be with me at the Hour of Death and when I go hence and be no more seen I may be admitted into thy Kingdom of Glory that I may eternally sing Hallelujah's to thy great Name Grant this O God and whatever else I stand in need of for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all Honour Praise and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer for all Earthly Blessings O Lord God Eternal which causeth the Sun to shine upon the Just and the Unjust satisfie the Desires of thy Servants with thy bountiful Goodness we cannot but must humbly acknowledge that we are not worthy of the least of thy Favours but that it is of thy Eternal Goodness we are living Monuments of thy mercy all this Day Lord do thou supply our daily Necessities and give us this Day and every Day our daily Bread Bless the manuring of our Ground prosper ãâã Corn and bless the Seed-time with the Former and Latter Rain in their due Seasons Keep our Fruits while they be upon the Earth from Haâl and Thunder from excessive Droughts over much Raâo and Mildews and send us a joyful Harvest O Lord bless and increase our Cattle and keep them from those Casualties they are obnoxious to amd bless our ââskeâ and our Store and keep our Granaries Barns and Store Houses from Fire and boisterous Winds Thieves aâd sudden Inundations Prosper all our Undertakiâgs whether by Sea or Land Be thou a present Hâlp in time of Trouble and turn our Dearââs into Cheapness and Scarcity into Pleâty And Lord open the Hearts of those to whom thou hast dealt liberally that as thou hast been to them they may be to their poor Fellow-Creatures that are in Want Help us O Lord in all our Straits and oppress us not with too much Poverty neither let us be puffed up in the Day of Prosperity but keep us in Evenness of Temper in either extreme that we may live in thy Fear and die in thy Favour And all this we beg upon the Account of thy dear Son and our blessed Redeemer to whom with thee O Father and the blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory both now and for evermore Graces before and after Meat Grace before Meat O Lord God Maker of Heaven and Earth who hast created âll things for the use and service of Men Bless these thy Creatures which thou hast provided for us and set before us at this time that they may strengthen our Bodies so that thereby we may be the better able to live to thy Praise Honour and Glory both now and for evermore Grace after Meat ALmighty God and Everlasting Father who out of thy infinite Goodness hast most plentifully fed us for which and all other Mercies we return thee hearty Thanks begging of thee so to direct and guide us as that we may in some measure live answerable to thy Goodness to us All which we beg for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee O Father and the holy Spirit be Praise Honour and Glory henceforth and for evermore Grace before Meat MOst Gracious Father we crave thy Blessing upon these good Creatures that thou by thy good hand of Providence hast bestowed upon us grant that they may give Nourishment to these our mortal Bodies and sanctifie them so unto us as that we may live to thy Praise to thy Honour and to thy Glory both now henceforth and for evermore Grace after Meat MOst Bountiful and Gracious Lord God whose Goodness is extended to the uttermost Parts of the Earth what cause have we to praise and magnifie thy holy Name for this great and singular mercy of daily taking care for us and plentifully feeding of us with the best and choicest of thy Creatures As thou hast filled our Bodies with them so fill
our Souls with the Graces of thy holy Spirit And all we beg upon the Account of thy dear Son To whom with thee O Father and the blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory for ever and ever Grace before Meat O Lord it is by thy Goodness and Mercy that we are here before thee this Day to partake of thy great Mercy in providing such a plentiful Table for us Grant Lord that what we eat at this time may so refresh and strengthen us as thereby we may not only be able but obliged by thy great Goodness towards us to serve thee with all our might with all our strength and with all our Soul unto our Live's End Grace after Meat GOD of all Blessings and Gonsolations we return thee our humble and hearty Thanks for thy satisfying our Bodies at this time when Thousands of our Fellow-Creatures are in great want Lord grant that we may live up to this and all other Mercies for Jesus Christ his sake our Lord. Grace before Meat THou King of Kings and Lord of Lords Bless these thy Creatures that thou hast filled our Table with at this time Bless the King upon thâ Throne and all the Royal Family with the choice of thy Blessings Bless the Christian Churches iâ this Land of our Nativiây And all we beg for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee O Fatheâ and the blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour anâ Glory both now and for evermore Grace after Meat THou Prince of Peace and everlasting Father who hast filled our Bodies in a most plentiful manner at this time so fill the Souls of the âing and all the Royal Family and ours with the âest of thy Servants every where with the Graces of thy most holy Spirit whereby we may be conâucted to thy Everlasting Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen HYMNS and Spiritual SONGS of Praise to Almighty GOD for our happy Deliverance from Popery and the horrid Cruelty and Barbarity of Blood-thirsty Men. A HYMN O Lord thou hast been merciful To thy beloved Land âor England thou hast saved By thy Almighty Hand From the Barbarous Cruelty Of all those that have sought With all their Power to destroy Their Plots are come to nought The Cruelty they did design O Lord was very great Thy People all for to destroy This Land to ruinate But these our Enemies O Lord Thou hast caused to fall And from that Ruine they design'd O Lord thou hast sav'd us all A SONG of Praise THerefore thy praises Lord we 'll sing To the Honour of thy Name For this Salvation thou hast wrought We 'll magnifie the same When thou appeard'st our Foes they fell And perish'd at thy Sight For thou didst maintain our Cause And do the Thing that 's right Our Enemies thou hast cast down Their Counsels overthrown Thou hast put out their Names that they May never more be known O Lord thou wast our Refuge then When we were sore opprest A Refuge will he be in time Of Trouble and Distress SONG II. LEt 's praise the Lord with all our Hearts Let 's praise God while we live While we have Beings to our God Let 's Songs of praises give Trust not in great Men not at all In whom there is no stay Their Breath departs to Earth they turn That Day their Thoughts decay O! happy are all those and blest Whom Israel's God doth aid Whose hopes upon the Lord do rest And on that God are staid Who made the Earth and Heavens high Who made the Swellings deep And all that is within the same Who Truth doth ever keep Who righteous Judgment executes For those oppress'd that be Who to the Hungry giveth Food And sets the Captive free Who giveth to the Blind their Sight The bowed down doth raise The Lord doth dearly love all those That walk in upright ways A Song of Praise TO render Thanks unto the Lord It is a comely thing And to thy Name O thou most High Due Praise aloud to sing Thy Mercies great for to shew forth When shines the Morning-Light And to declare thy Faithfulness With Pleasure every Night How great Lord are thy Works each Thought Of thine O deep it is A wicked Man he knoweth not Fools understand not this When those that lewd and brutish are Spring quickly up like Grass And Workers of Iniquity Do flourish all apace It is that they for ever may Destroyed be and slain But thou O Lord art the most high For ever to remain For all thine Enemies O Lord Thine Enemies perish shall The workers of Iniquity Shall be dispersed all A Song of Praise O England all with joyful Sounds Up high your Voices raise Sing to the Honour of God's Name And Glorious make his Praise Say unto God how terrible In all thy Works art thou Thro' thy great Power thy Foes to thee Shall all be forc'd to bow All on the Earth shall worship thee They shall thy praise proclaim Songs they shall sing most cheerfully To thy most glorious Name For this great mercy thou hast wrought By thy Almighty power Poor England to redeem and save From those that would devour Just at the Pit of Destruction O Lord we all did stand And nothing could us save from it But thy Almighty Hand O blessed be thy Glorious Name To all Eternity The whole Earth let thy Glory fill Amen so let it be O Come let us sing to the Lord Come let us every one â joyful noise make to the Rock Of our Salvation Let us before his gresence come With praise and thankful Voice Let us sing psalms to him with Grace and make a cheerful noise For God a great God and great King Above all Gods he is âepths of the Earth are in his Hands The strength of Hills are his To him the raging Sea belongs For he the same did make The dry Land also from his Hands Its Form at first did take O come let 's worship him therefore Let us bow down withal And on our Knees before the Lord Our Maker let us fall For he 's our God the People we Of his own pasture are And of his Hand the Sheep to day If ye his Voice will hear A Prayer for King William MOst Glorious and ever-blessed Lord God Maker of Heaven and Earth who dost from thy Throne behold all the Inhabitants of this lower World we humbly pray and beseech thee for âesus Christ thy dear Son's sake to bless with the âhoicest of thy Blessings our Gracious Sovereign âing William who by thy great and wonderful Pro ãâã under thee and thy Christ is come ãâã supream Head and Governour of ââis Land and ââtion wherein we live Lord do thou endow hiâ with all thy heavenly Graces and bless all his Uâdertakings against his and our implacable Enemieâ whether by Sea or Land Lord let his and our Enemies fall before him and carry him through this great Work thou hast brought him hither to manage that he may settle this Nation in Peace that every one of ââ may live and enjoy in Trânquility of mind all thoâe Earthly blessings thou hast our of thine Infinite Goodness and Mercy bestowed upon us Lord let thy Gospel flourish once more in thiâ Nation that thy Name may be glorified to ãâã Ends of the Earth O Lord be our King's Defender and Keeper in all His Battles And Lord do thou fight them for him and then he will be crown'd with Success and let him see the End of all his Enemies and finally after this Life he may inheriâ those Eternal Joys thou hast in store for those thaâ love thee and long for thy appearance All this we beg for Jesus Christ his sake to whom with thee O Father and the holy Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory both now henceforth and for evermore FINIS
Wickedness no longer therefore lift up your Head O ye Gates and be ye lifted up ye Everlasting Doors I will force my way thro' I will enter and all that ever Men or Devils can do unto me shall not hinder shall Tribulation or Distress or Persecution or Famine or Nakedness Peril or Sword these can but kill the Body but I have an immortal Soul that is of greater value if I save that I save all and shall I fear dangers in striving to be abundantly satisfy'd with the Fatness of God's House I see a City which hath Foundations whose Builder and Maker is God I see a-far off a House made without Hands eternal in the Heavens farewel deceitful Heart I will give Ear to your false Suggestions no more I have a more sure word of Prophecy whereunto I resolve to take heed how often hast thou taught me to hide my Sins and call them by wrong Names that I might excuse my self for departing from them But dare I presume to think to deceive the all-wise God No God will not be blinded he will not be mocked he is not asleep like Baal or gone a Hunting No Canst thou draw a Curtain before the Eyes of Infinite Wisdom No he sits and sees and observes all the Actions of Men therefore I am ashamed knowing what I have done I have called my Pride Decency my Covetousness Frugality my Drunkenness Good-Fellowship my Lasciviousness Impossibility of resisting the Dictates of Nature my slandering others but saying what I hear And thus I have deceived my self but I will for the future be deceived no more but I will hearken unto what the Lord will say unto me and not to my base and deceitful Heart's Lust I have seen enough of Impiety I will stay no longer in Sodom these flowery Meadows these pleasant Fields shall make me lie down no more I see there 's Death in the Pot and the great Day of God's eternal Wrath is hastening therefore I come Lord I will stand off no longer I have staid in the service of Sin and of the Devil too long already I will give ear to what thou shalt be pleased to say to me I will turn my back no more upon thee I will harden my heart no more It is the voice of my beloved that knocks I will arise and let him in Awake up my Glory Awake I have slumbered too much get up my drowsie Affections the Lord is at hand O my God! wilt thou spread forth thy blessed Arms to embrace and receive such a wretched Creature as I am filled with all manner of wickedness and Deceit and having known the Judgment of God that they who commit such things are worthy of Death have not only done the same but have had pleasure in them that do them is there Mercy in store for such a Rebel then I heartily renounce the Devil and all his Works therefore arise O Lord and let thy Enemies be scatter'd and appear for me with thy Almighty Power and out stretch'd Arm and deliver me from this Slavery this hard Bondage that I am under Deliver me from these my Enemies that seek my utter Destruction Methinks I see them quaking and trembling before God's Tribunal that thought it below them while upon Earth to make Religion their business Methinks I see them how they are ashamed of their Madness and Folly and methinks I hear them caâl and cry to the Rocks and Mountains to fall upon them to hide them from the Face of him that sits upon the Throne Direct me O Lord and teach me by thy holy Spirit draw me and I will run after thee teach me to sing the Song of Sion guide me in the Path of Life Leave not my Soul in Hell pull it out I have made a solemn choice of God for my Portion leâ me know how I must love him I will obey your Counsel I will act according to your Directions be not afraid of me I will not turn my back in the day of Battle I have done with these fading deceitful Pleasures I find no Comfort no enjoyment in them they may please for a while but they cannot satisfie for ever Nay they are destructive both to Soul and Body Solomon took a tryal of them all and found them so and so all Men are forc'd to confess at last and too often when it is too late I see most Men of another Mind when they come to die to what they are in the time of their strength and health and Liberty But O my Soul come not then into their Secret unto their Assembly my Honour be thou not united Take warning by these sad Examples There are many Snares laid I am beset with temptations but I will hug those Monsters no more but will resist and overcome them by thy Power Come my Soul ascend to higher Thoughts Hopes and Labours and away with thy soft Wishes and dull Endeavours are these fit for seeking Eternal Joys doth a slow pace become a Man that is resolv'd for Eternity The Voice of the Lord is powerful the voice of the Lord is full of Majesty the Voice of the Lord breaks the Cedars and art thou the only Creature he cannot shake it's done I am sensible and I am resolved Resolution will go far as I may see by these Examples Resolution made David run thro' a Troop and leap over a Wall Psal 18. 29. It was his Resolution made him say thus Psal 119. 46 106. I have sworn and will perform it that I will keep thy righteous judgments I will speak of thy Testimonies before Kings and will not be ashamed and I will delight my self in thy Commandments My hands will I lift up unto thy Precepts which I have loved and I will meditate in thy Statutes It was Resolution made Shadrach Meshech and Abednego go voluntarily into the Fire It was Resolution made St. Paul ready not only to suffer but to die at Jerusalem for the Name of Jesus Resolution made David's Worthies draw Water out of the Well of Bethlehem Resolution made Ignatius despise Fire Sword and wild Beasts Resolution made Empedocles give himself to the Flames and Artalus to sit down as one unconcern'd in the fiery Chair his Enemies had prepared for him and Resolution made Job bear his great Losses Shall I be faint-hearted shall I be a Coward shall these and others resolve to part with anything so much as their very Lives for their Saviour's Sake Lord I am resolved with these Worthies to undergo any thing for the advancement of thy Honour and Glory My heart is ready to obey all thy Commands therefore Lord make me clean help me to put a way the evil of my doingâ and learn me to do well that so I may siâ no more against thee or grieve thy Holy Spirit I am convinced that thy service iâ perfect freedom he that enters upon it is under the Government of a good and a lawful Prince he feels nothing that iâ burthensome unto him
thou visitest him with Everlasting Loving kindness anâ thou givest thy Angels charge over him and thou wilt not suffer any harm to come unto him thou aât with him in his distress and when he weeps thou holdest a Bottle under to catch his Tears thou bindest up his Wounds and healest all his Sores thou watchest over him and thy Ears are open to his Prayers and his Groans are not hiâ from thee his Peace is made with thee so here they that truly fear and serve thee are free from all slavish fears nothing but Love rules in their Hearts which makes their Yoak easie and their Burthen light and the Narrow way full of delight and satisfaction they have peace of Conscâence a peace which passeth all understanding so that the Devil can make no War against them to do them any harm he may raise a Storm and lay a Siege but he cannot overthrow for he that is for them is stronger than he that is against them he may set their House on fire but he cannot consume them and rain Brimstone upon them but they have a Tower to flee to a Place of Refuge and Defence Who is a strong Towâr in the day of distress and the Righteous âlee unto it and are safe Ah Lord these are great and glorious Priviledges that âhy chosen ones are made Partakers of O Lord make me one of these and âuide me by thy Counsel until thou shalt âing me unto Glory âome Considerations of the Glory of the Saints in Heaven THis Felicity is represented to us by many Names but most especially Two taken from Two things in this World which we affect most that is Life and a Kingdom First Life Luke 10. 15. Master who shall I do to inherit eternal Life And Secondly A Kingdom Matt. 22. 3â Mark 12. 28. Luke 2. 32. Fear not littââ Flock for it is your Father's pleasure to giââ you a Kingdom The Nature of Life is so sweet to all Meâ because naturally we desire to preserve oâ Being even in this mortal Life which ãâã fast chained not only to infinite change oâ Calamities but to many Dangers and fânally to Death it self but that Life whicâ is the blessed State of those who have a fuâfruition of God is a true lively and perfect Life a pure Life a holy Life a securââ Life a Life free from Molestation frââ from Change a most happy Life as weâ for the Glory thereof as for the Eternity In this Glory there may be degrees ãâã there can âe no defect altho' like Sâaââ one Saint shall differ from another yet aââhall shine altho' like Vessels one sâaâââ hold more than another yet all shall ãâã full Neither shall this difference cause âny to complain First Because in theâselves they shall find no want And ââcondly Because the Glory of others shaââ be as their own And yet this Glory could not make Life âappy if it were not also perpetual The âore glorious it is to be enjoyed the more ââievous it would be to determine the âery Thoughts of Ending wou'd much âbate the pleasures of Enjoying but Eterâity addeth so much to Contentment in âhis Glorious Life as it addeth to contiâuance it maketh the Pleasures of this âife even like it self no less than infinite Likewise a Kingdom is of such Estimaââon among Men that for it they will venâure their Estates their Lives their Souls âay they will surmount all difficulties and âangers they will make their way thro' âlood through Wounds through Death ãâã self to attain it altho' it be but a small Corner-Kingdom upon Earth incident to ânumerable Casualties and Care But his Kingdom is a Heavenly Kingdom ãâã âternal Kingdom a most blessed Kingdââ ãâã Tim. 4. 18. 2 Pet. 1. 11. Luke ãâ¦ã âat 23. 34. a Heavenly Kingdom ãâ¦ã ââove the tempestuous Troubles of this ãâã ââriour World an eternal Kingdom subââct neither to declination nor change a âlessed Kingdom furnished with all Feliââties without any mixture of Misery or ârief the Excellency whereof may be consider'd in two principal Points Largâness and Magnificence which may not bâ obscurely conjectured For if it be true which all Authors aâfirm That many Stars do far exceed thâ whole Body of the Earth in greatness seeing these Stars bear so small a Proportion in regard of that Heaven whereoâ they are fixed the Face whereof is opeâ to our View how little is the compass â all the Kingdoms upon the Earth in coâparison to the Celestial Kingdom which ãâã above the Starry Heaven and in unknowâ dimensions exceedeth that Sphear Be astonish'd O my Soul and altogether wrap from thy bodily Senses upon consideration both of the Greatness of this Kingdom and the unspeakable Goodness ââ the King thereof who hath said unto the ââncerning the same as once he said untâ ãâã of the Land of Canaan Lift â ãâ¦ã âyes now and look from the Place whââ ãâã art for all the Land which thou seest âââââve unto thee for ever Gen. 13. 14 15. Proceed also to consider the Beauty anâ Majesty of that Kingdom even by thâ Rule which the Apostle hath taught Roâ 1. 20. In esteeming the invisible Works â God by those that are visible If then God hath provided for these our base Bodies and sinful Souls such excellent such abundant Pleasures from the Service of all Creatures in this World âow excellent how innumerable are those Pleasures which are prepared for those glorified Bodies and Souls which shall behold him Face to Face If the Delights âe so great and various which he imparteth to the Evil as well as the Good to his Enemies as to his Friends what hath he reserved for his good best and choicest Friends If our Prison yield such fair contentments what will he do for us in his Royal Court If we find such Comfort in this stormy time of Tears what may we expect in the sweet Sun shine of Joy If this corruptible World which he set up for a small time as a Cottage or Out-house be so gorgeous so magnificent that many desire no other Heaven what Estimation shall we make of his principâl and Princely Palace His Eternal Habitation prepar'd before all Worlds to set forth his Majesty and Glory and for the uttermost declaration both of his Wisdom and Power It is very like that the Palace of Babylon was exceeding fair whereof Nebuâhadnezzar so much gloried Is not this great Babel which I have built for the Houâ of the Kingdom for the Honour of my Majâsty But assuredly all this World of ouâ which holdeth a middle state between Heâven and Hell and in some sort participateâ of both surpasseth and it surpasseth nâ Hell so far in Beauty and Glory as it surpassed by the Royal Court of Heaveâ which being framed fit for the Majesty greeable to the Estate of Almighty God no less gorgeous and great than his Wiâdom could contrive and his Power pââform and that is above all compass of coâparison Infinite Ps 84. 11. 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And St. Marâ 14. 22 23. And as they did eat Jesus tooâ Bread and blessed it and brake it and gave tâ them and said Take eat this is my Body Anâ he took the Cup and when he had given thanks he gave it to them and they all drank of it Luk 22. 19 20. And he took Bread and gave thanks and brake it and gave unto them saying This is my Body which is given for you do this in remembrance of me Likewise also the Cup after Supper saying this Cup is the New Testament of my Blood which is sheâ for you And by St. Paul we have a hint oâ it 1 Cor. 11. 23 24 25. For I have receiv'â of the Lord that which also I have delivereâ unto you that the Lord Jesus the same night that he was betrayed the same night took Bread And when he had given thanks he brake it and said Take eat this is my Body which is broken for you This do in remembrance of me And the reason that is given is For as often as ye eat of this Bread and drink of this Cup ye do shew forth the Lord's Death till he come How we ought to examine and resolve with our selves before we Communicate in this great Ordinance WE are Exhorted to it by the Apostle St. Paul 1 Cor. 11. 28. But let â Man examine himself and so let him eat of that Bread and drink of that Cup. The Apostle's reason is Because he that eateth and drinketh Unworthily eateth and drinketh Damnation to himself not discerning the Lord's Body O Dreadful that any shou'd be so careless so heedless and presumptuous to go to this Table of the Lord and not be fitted and prepared for it when they that run may read the fatal Consequence of Unworthy Receiving Therefore that you may not come to this Ordinance and go away in a far woâse Condition than you came fit and prepare your self for it First by examination examine thy own Heart which is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked who can know it and try your own ways see what you are doing whether serving of God or the Devil or your self And if you have been serving your self or the Devil do so no more but turn from all your wicked ways with a full resolution and purpose of heart and ceaâ from doing evil learn to do well Examine and see what God hath saiâ concerning those that break his Statuteâ that observe not his Commandments tâ keep them that are stubboân careless anâ unconverted Sinners that will not havâ God for their Portion nor none of hâ ways but will walk after the imaginatioâ of their own Hearts striving as it werâ with all their might to make sure of Eternal Burnings which will be the certaiâ Portion of all the Workers of Iniquity a God himself hath declar'd that cannoâ Lye Ask thy self the Question whether thoâ art one of those head strong Sinners or noâ Why shouldst thou be afraid to ask thiâ Question when no less than eternal Joyâ or eternal Woes depend upon it I am not afraid to look over my Estate to seâ whether I am a rich Man or a poor anâ why shou'd I be afraid of seeing whetheâ I am a wise Man or a Fool a Friend ââ an Enemy to God and whether the blesed Portion of the Righteous or the cuâsed Portion of the Wicked will fall to mâ Share What means my living in so many known Sins and be contented to perform some formal Ceremonies in the Service of God and now and then put up a dead âull heartless Prayer and put him off with âhe world's leaving O dreadful poor deâuded Soul that I am to think that the All-wise God maker of Heaven and Earth and the Fountain of Waters will be conâented with these false hypocritcal and indifferent Actions No God is not such a âne as my self he is of purer eyes than to behold such Wickedness with any approbation Therefore take heed O my Soul and âheat not thy self any longer but turn to âhe Lord with singleness and uprightness of Heart and serve him with a ready and â thankful Mind and take as much nay more pleasure in obeying his Commandments in doing his Will in observing his âtatutes and Judgments as ever thou didst ââ thy most darling Sin in deceitful Daliâh's which will certainly bring thee to âverlasting Ruine and Destruction if thou âost not leave them and forsake them and âeave to the Lord and fear his dreadful âame and love him with all thy Heart ââd with all my Soul and with all thy Mind ââd with all thy Strength and thy Neighbours as thy self and love mercy and do justly and walk humbly with thy God and then thou wilt be fit and prepared for this Heavenly Banquet whereby thy Soul will be infinitely refreshed and the Souls of all those that are Receivers in the true Faith Fear and Love A Prayer to be used before the Receiving of the Blessed Sacrament MOst Holy Lord God and Everlasting Father who out of thy infinite loving kindness to Mankind gavest thy only begotten Son to make satisfaction to thy Justice for the Sins of the whole World O Lord thy Mercy is very great towardâ me and all Men in that we have sinned and thou hast appointed thy only Son to bear the Burthen of the Punishment foâ them O Lord do thou fit and preparâ me by thy Heavenly Grace for this thy great Ordinance and so grant me by thy Strength as that I may perform my paâ of it with that holy Fear and Reverenâ as I ought And Lord Grant I may râceive that benefit by it thou designest ââ in it which is that Soul-satisfying Cordiâ the fresh stream of thy Everlasting Lovâ Lord make me more and more sensible by it of thy great Loving-kindness towards me O Lord grant this and abundantly more than I am able to ask or think for thy dear Son's sake to whom with thee O Father and the blessed Spirit be all Honour Praise and Glory from this time henceforth and for ever At the time of Receiving you may use these Ejaculations BLess the Lord O my Soul and all that is within me bless his holy Name for his wonderful Mercy and Loving-kindness to me is very great Magnifie the Lord O my Soul and sing Praises to the most high God for he hath visited and redeemâd his People with his most precious Blood At the Receiving of the Bread say THis is that Bread which came down from Heaven That whosoever eateth âhereof shall never hunger Thou hast dealt âây Bread to the Hungry O feed me with âis Bread of Life O strengthen my Faith ând open my Mouth with fervent desires âat I may eat not to satisfie my Bodily âunger but Spiritual and to the refreshâent of my Immortal Soul O let my Soul feel the Efficacy of thy Grace that may not eat unworthily O Lord I beseech thee to direct me by thy holy Spiriâ to receive it worthily
Pious Godây and Charitable Action Grant this O Lord and whatever more thou seest I stand in need of for thy dear Son's sake To whom with thee O Father and the Holy Ghost be all Praise Honour and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer for one that is going to Sea O Lord God Eternal who made the Seas and the Fountains of Waters at whose Commands the Winds are I beg of thee to go along with me and preserve me by thy Power and Outstreched Arm from the Perils of the âreat Deep and carry me safe to my desired Haven and Lord forgive me all ây Sins heal all my Back-slidings and âe me freely grant me thy Grace âhat I may live in thy Fear and walk âârightly before thee with singleness of âeart that so I may live to the Praise ââd Glory of thy Great Name and the âverlasting Salvation of my precious and ââmortal Soul And Lord as I have âgged of thee to carry me safe to my ââsired Haven so bring me home again âat so I may have an occasion and opâortunity with my Friends and Relatiâns to sing Praises to thy great and glorious Name for all thy Mercies but more especially that thou hast kept me from the merciless Waters and the Raging of the great Deep So begging thy Protection for my Preservation I resign up my self to thee who art the God of all Power and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer in distress of Weather at Sea either by Storm or Tempest O Lord God Eternal maker of Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that therein is We miserable Offenders who have justly pull'd down thy Vengeance upon our Heads by the greatness of our Sins we have provoked thy Wrath we have deserved to be swallowed up quick by these raging Waves O Lord the Floods come over us and even enter into our very Souls O Lord the Sea rages and rises up against us Here we see thy woundrous Judgments in the greaâ Deep which unless thou preserve us wilâ swallow us up in a Moment Lord wâ cannot but confess we have sinned againâ thee with a high hand and therefore justlâ is thyfierce Anger kindled upon us aââ thy intolerable Judgments come up again us there is none to help us Therefore O Lord for thy tender Mercy sake appear for us and save us Cease these Storms and Tempest Cease we beseech thee these swelling raging Billows Command these blustering Winds and they shall obey thee for we are at the pit of Destruction just ready to be swallowed up Save us Master or we perish Lord increase out faith Merciful Father we beseech thee to take us into thy Protection and if thou hast appointed Death for us O Lord be thou present we beseech thee to receive our Souls into thy Bosom till the general Resurrection of our Bodies and then receive our Souls and Bodies into thy Kingdom If thou dost design us for Life grant that these Afflictions may be so sanctified unto us as to cause us for the future to live a Godly Righteous and Sober Life all our Days Grant this O God for thy dear Son's sake Amen A Thanksgiving for a safe Return from Sea FAther of all Mercies and God of all Consolations I cannot but must confess that I am obliged to return thee hearty thanks for all thy Mercies But more especially at this time I am and do return thee my humble and hearty Thanks for thy great Mercy in bringing me safe over the great Waters tâ roughâ many Perils and Dangers to my own Habitation and to the Enjoyment of all my Friends and Relations for which singular Mercy O Lord do thou give me a Heart to live answerable to it that thou may est have the Praise and I reap the Everlasting Comfort of it and I will sing Praises to thy Great Name for thou art my Salvation my Rock and strong Tower of Defence and Praises wait for thee O God in Sion for thou art worthy to be praised both now henceforth and for evermore A Prayer for one that is going a long Journey O Lord God lead me in the Paths oâ Righteââsness and direct my Goings in thââay of Truth We are boââ to Travel and many have no certaiâ place of abode our Days are like a Spaâ and our Laves pass away swifter than Post O what is Man that thou art ãâã ful of him or the Son of Man that tââ hast any regard for him We are like to Bubble a Blast we go hence and are seen no more Teach me Lord to number my days that I may apply my heart unto Wisdom Direct myâsteps in the way of truth and guide and govern me in my Travel that I may go on with Comfort in this my Journey Be thou my God my Help and Guide to direct me in my way and Business Keep me from all danger of Thieves or other Mischief and Trouble that I may have no disturbances in my Journey no lets or hindrances nor sorrow nor heaviness bââ for my Sins O Lord keep and bless all my Friends and Relations at home and abroad in Health and Peace O Lord let me have the comfortable enjoyment of thy holy Spirit upon the way that so it may assist me that I may think discourse and act nothing but what is well pleasing to thee And all this I bâg for Jesus Christ his sake Amen A Prayer for a sick Person O God of all Comforts who art a present help in time of Trouble to them that faithfully rely upon thee for thy help and assistance in their Troubles Lord ãâã hast laid me upon a Bed of Languishing and upon a rowling pillow where I cannot find relief or ease or comfort for my Body Lord do thou sanctifie this sore affliction unto me I cannot but confess I have sinned and done wickedly and grieved thy holy Spirit from time to time yet merciful Saviour return unto me that I may have a feeling of thy good Spirit Let not the sins of my Youth nor the iniquity of that time be upon me But Lord as thou hast laid thy afflicting Hand upon me arm me with ââatience that I may endure this Visitation patiently If thou art pleased to dispose of me for another life then make me fit for thy Kingdom Arm me and strengthen me to bear the But then without mourning against thee but make me to undergo this Affliction willingly and to fight it out manfully What am Iâ a poor worthlesâ Worm â I have noâ Comfort but from thee Restore me ââ Health and amendment of Life or else take me into thy Kingdom of Glory Lord cease my Pain ease my Grief Lord I intreat thee to grant that neither the Devil nor the World may ever have power over me any more to make me disobey thee Send thy good Angels both to keep me in Sickness and in Health and grant that I may be always fitted and prepared for death that I may not be afraid of it if it
be thy Will Let me recover a little strength Spare me a little before I go hence and be no more O grant that I may find thy Grace work in me for my good that if it be thy Will to take me hence receive me to thy self Come Lord Jesus come quickly So I commit and commend my self to thee in that Prayer thou hast taught me saying Our Father which art c. Lord strengthen my Faith to the end I believe in God c. A Prayer for a young Virgin MOst Glorious and Everlasting Father look in Mercy Pity and Compassion upon thy poor Hand-Maiden and grant me the for giveness of my Sins and grant that all thy Graces may flourish in me that I may be in favour both with God and Man Crown my Virginity with pious and chaste Thoughts that I may be as watchful to wait for thy coming as the Wise Virgins that I may enter with thee and them into thy Blessed Kingdom before the Door be shut Give me such good and heavenly Thoughts that a good Name is better than any thing that I can enjoy and let me not part with my Reputation for the greatest Offers this World can afford but help me to live a sober meek and chaste Life by the gracious assistance of thy most holy Spirit O defend me frome base and slandrous Tongues and all wicked Temptations O Lord make me faithful and honest in all my actions in this Life that whatsoever Charge is committed to my Care I may be so careful of it that nothing may be wanting when I come to resign it up Marry me O Lord to thy self in Mercy and Righteousness and if thou shalt be pleased to call me to the honourable Estate of Matrimony let me take Rachel Rebecca and Sarah for my Examples in Love Wisdom Faithfulness and Obedience to my Wife and towards all Persons with whom I have to do Let me behave my self in all things so as becometh one that is wholly devoted to thy Service Grant these things O Lord and whatever else thou knowest I stand in need of for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee O Father and the Holy Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory both now henceforth and for evermore The Wife's Prayer for her Husband O Lord God as thou hast joyned me in thy Fear and Name in thy great Mercy to a loving and kind Husband grant that I may be so loving kind and obedient to him as may conduce to thy Glory and both our Comforts so endue me with a meek and quiet Spirit and defend me and him from the power of all Temptation that may attend us that so thy Strength may be made perfect in our Weakness Grant us both the assistance of thy holy Spirit that so it may teach us to love and cherish each other and give us the Gifts of Chastity and Sobriety that bothin body and mind we may live a pure Life binging up our Children and Servants in thy Fear and Dread O Lord forgive us all our Sins and grant us both Grace to love fear and serve thee our appointed time till our Change come that so ãâã this Life we may reap the Comfort of ãâ¦ã enjoy and receive the Fruit of ãâ¦ã that is laid up in thy mercies ãâã all I beg upon the account of thy âear Son To whom with thee and the âoly Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory âoth now henceforth and for Evermore The Widow's Prayer EVerlasting Lord God a poor distress'd and afflicted Servant of thine is come before thee to beg the forgiveness of all her Sins and to be a comfortable Husband to me in this my desolate and forlorn condition And Lord as thou hast been pleased to lay so great an Affliction upon me as to take so loving and kind a Husband from me give me out of thy tender and everlasting Mercies some other blessings to ease the Sorrows of my poor afflicted Soul Lord do thou give me Beauty for Ashes the Oil of Joy for Mourning and the Garment of Praise for the Spirit of Heaviness that so after this Night of Afflictions I may have some refreshing Comforts and Encouragements to sing Praise to thy great and glorious Name in the land of the living and tell my Friends Neighbours and Kinsfolk how good thou the Lord hast been to me and what great things thou hast dweâ for me whereof I shall be glad And O sakeâ bless me in all honest Endeavours supply all my Wants whether Spiritual or Temporal and let me have the comfortable Fellowship of thy most holy Spirit tâ direct me in all my ways that I may do nothing that tends to the dishonour of thy great Name or the disconsolation of my precious and immortal Soul I pray thee order my Children and Servants Hearts and Minds as that they may love and fear thee as they ought Lord do these things for me and more abundantly than I am able to ask or think for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee O Father and the Blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer for a Woman with Child HEavenly Father and God of all Power and Glory who createdst the Heavens and the Foundations of the Earth and all that in them is who createdst Man in thine own Image but he hath found out many Inventions Lord I am come to supplicate thy Majesty and to implore thy infinite Goodness to bless me in this Condition I am now in of Child-bearing and grant that the Fruit of my Womb may have all the Parts and Members that it ought to have and in their right places and stations and whatever Weakness it may bring upon my Body do thou grant me patience to bear it with all the submission imaginable to thy Will and grant that all thou dost for me and to me may be sanctified that so I may make a right use and improvement of it to the Praise of thy glorious Name and to the everlasting Comfort of my immortal Soul Lord preserve me from untimely Birth grant through Faith Prayer and Patience I may escape all sudden Fears Lord do thou stand by me when I draw near to my hard labour and let thy everlasting Arms be under me to bear me up under those intolerable Pangs which attend that dreadful Hour and grant that the fruit of my Womb as it grows up in bodily Strength so let it grow also in spiritual Strength in thy Faith Fear and Love And grant me O Lord a patient and quiet Spirit at that Hour and safe Deliverance in due Time and make me a joyful Mother Forgive and forget all my past Offences and bless my poor Infant and take it into thy Covenant and give me Wisdom and Strength to bring it up in thy Fear and to thy great Glory and my further Joy through Jesus Christ our Lord. A Thanks giving for safe Deliverance from the Perils of Child-bearing O Lord God Eternal accept