but that our faith may bee firme our hope assured and our confidence in thee alwaies constant to expect the good pleasure in performance of thy gracious promises but that I may loue and honour thee aboue and more then all creatures which are corruptible the workemanship of thy hands and which as they haue their being from thee so they can not bee at all or subsist without thy sustentation As thou art O Lord graunt that wee may honour thee as thou art our God that wee may praise thee World without end Amen Thou shalt haue no other Gods but me THe Heathen O LORD GOD euerlasting giue thy glory vnto stickes stones and other imaginary idle vaine and euill things The Infidels and vnbeleeuers doe either openly or secretly deny thy Deitie and diuine incomprehensible Majestie The ignorant and evill instructed people though they by custome professe somewhat of thy seruice and power yet they know not what it is but either through euill instruction or for want of instruction know not or care not how to keepe thy Commandements O Lord teach them that beleeue amisse the wayes of truth and to amend their errors those that beleeue not touch their hearts make them to tremble at thy terrors and diuine Iustice which yet they feele not and so to entertaine Faith that their soules may be saued Teach vs that professe thy truth to practise it That we may haue none other Gods but thee the True and onely Euerliuing GOD There is none other but onely thou that art good and goodnesse it selfe How then shall wee stand in iudgement before thee who preferre and accompt any any created thing before or in comparison of thee O let our knees and hearts bow downe before thee alone with faith with feare and with acknowledgement Then we shall haue none other Gods but thee neither follow our owne fantasies nor the corrupt doctrine of such as misleade others Thou shalt not make vnto thy selfe the Image or likenesse of any thing in Heauen above or in the Earth beneath or in the Waters vnder the Earth For c. AS thy power O LORD is greatest and thy preheminence aboue all thy Creatures in the heauens and in the earth So is thine Honour so precious that thou wouldest not haue it giuen to any thing in heauen or in in earth Yet good Lord our natures are so fraile and our soules so sinfull that wee fancie and frame vnto our selues imaginary worshippe of creatures in Heauen in earth and in the waters by their similitude and likenesse giuing or attributing thy glory to those glowormes being false and fading fantasies of our owne imaginations Since then most mighty Maker and Monarch of heauen and earth thou seest our frailtie to fall and the dishonor of thy Maiestie by false worship by framing the likenesse of any creature to worship O suffer vs not to make to set vp or to adore false Gods to fall before them to place any power or hope in them to trust to our owne policie or power to depend vpon earthly helpes ioyes or delights but to rely onely vpon thy strength good will and pleasure That nothing in heaven aboue in the earth beneath or in the waters vnder the earth may carry vs from thy true worship and seruice which is our safety and concernes thy glory to whom be giuen praise without ceasing and Honour without Superstition now and for euer Amen Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine O Lord GOD most mighty and merciful since thy maiestie is so high great and glorious how carefull should wee be to conserue a reuerend and awefull estimation of thy holy name as to honour it in thought word and deed But O most gracious God how carelesse are wee to keep thy holy Commandement How ready by irreligion to blaspheme thy holy Name with oathes curses execrations to abuse thy holy Attributes in forswearing and false accusing to name thee O our good GOD in our mouthes when wee haue thee not in our hearts to dissemble and make Hypocriticall profession of thy holy and true Religion without any care or conscience to put it in practise O most mightie and mercifull God we beseech thee to pardon and passe by our profanenesse in taking thy name in vaine our impiety in blaspheming thy holy name our rashnesse in naming thee without inward reuerence or remembrance of thy power honour and Maiestie our pronesse to mention thy Word Workes and Worship without due premed tation and consideration O teach vs when wee talke thinke or inuocate thy holy name to doe it with conscience faith and seare when we thinke on it to cogitate and call to memory that wee are in thy presence to beleeue that wee are vnder thy power and subiect to thy punishment Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabbath Day sixe dayes c. SInce thou most glorious God by thine omnipotent power hast created this World and by thy providence for a perpetuall memoriall of this thy most wonderfull Worke hast or dained a Sabbath or seaueth day of rest to bee celebrated and set apart for thy Seruice In which wee should be free from seruile workes and worldly cares O LORD therefore sanctifie vs and so prepare our heartes for this thy seruice that we may make a conscience of performing this thy Precept For this purpose Let vs bee carefull to keepe thy Sabbaothes in publique in the Congregation and Assembly of thy Seruants by Prayer prayses and hearing of thy Word In priuate by Preparation Meditation Conference Consideration of thy Clemencie and Workes of Creation and Preseruation as in deeds of Charitie Mercie and Compassion to the needy For this ende good and gracious GOD fitte and furnish our hearts our wits and our vnderstandings with Zeale Knowledge and Conscience to shake off on this thy holy Sabbaths sloth and slownes to come vnto thine Assemblies and to exercise these religious Duties to cast away worldly cares bodily labours except such as are for necessitie for present preseruation of things ready to perish which cannot bee otherwise preuented or longer deferred and of that which may with most Moderation set forward the religious Exercises and holy Duties of that Day These Graces graunt vs Amen Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy c. O Lord God as thou art the Propagator and Protector of our soules to whom only we should giue diuine Honour so wouldst thou that we should giue to our naturall Parents reuerence obedience sustenance and faithfulnesse which in Iustice is due for the cause of our birth being education and maintenance by them And that we may doe this which thou good God requirest Wee beseech thee remoue from vs Pride selfe-conceite and selfe-loue neglect of our dutie to our Parents and Superiours impatience when they shall exercise authoritie inflict punishment or demaund those things to bee done which we doe dislike or not desire Hardnesse of heart when they stand in neede of our helpe
times of Peace and Prosperity whilest our Protestant Religion the best because the truest is enioyed and established might by Gods permission and all helping power in these serene and and Sunshining dayes before there come more darkenesse and danger cast off carelessenes of planting Truth supplanting Errors practising of Piety preseruing the publique peace and safetie reforming of things amisse in the Church Common-weale which cannot be done withour more diligence and vigilancie courage prouidence and care especially by setting the chief watchmen in the Church and State more closely to their Stations the one by Doctrine Discipline and Diligence the other by Counsell and CircuÌ„spection to prevent perills and to procure the peace of this our Sion And that this may bee performed I conclude with the ensuing Prayer that being the subiect of this small preceding Treatise A Prayer for the peace and prosperitie of the Kings Maiestie his Dominions and Subiects MOst mighty gracious and merciful God who hast made dost gouerne and preserue the Heauens the Earth and all the Creatures therein coÌ„tained Be mercifull vnto vs most miserable and sinnefull creatures who were ordained for thy seruice and yet doe nothing more or so much as commit sins against thy supâ—came Majestie Wee haue from the highest to the lowest beene polluted with originall sinnes Our great our grieuous and our out-crying sinnes call vnto thee for our destruction and damnanation But because thy Mercy is aboue all thy other workes which yet exceede in greatnesse Wee prostrate our selues before thy Throne of grace beseeching thee for thy Sonnes sake and for thine owne goodnesse sake to saue vs poore sinners who desire to doe thee seruice though hitherto wee haue gone astray and walked in the waies of wickednesse Thou hast planted thy glorious Gospell of truth heere amongst vs we haue professed but wee haue not practised it as we should yet because it is the planting of thine own right hand suffer not our sinnes to pluck vp the same but rather supplant our sinnes and thereby strengthen our states and soules To this end good and gracious God looke vpon thy seruant our Soueraign whom thou hast set ouer vs inlighten his royall heart with thy sauing Graces of knowledg piety couÌ„sell care prouidence for preseruation and aduancement of thy truth and of the people that thou hast committed to his charge Giue him Zeale fortitude power peace and protection against all that are Enemies to true Religion and to those Realmes thou hast appointed him to rule Giue him a discerning heart to discouer and shun all dangers and all that bee dangerous to him and to his Dominions vnite his heart in loue to his people and them in loyalty to him O LORD preserue thy people vnder him in peace Protect them from forrayne power and both him and them from home-bred conspiracies and all other mischieuous machinations Make the Prince his Magistrates and People zealous of thy seruice and glory constant and carefull in keeping thy Commandements couragious for defence of thy Trueth and their Countrey Conscionable and Charitable That so they may bee still thy faithfull seruants and thou their mercifull God So shall thy glorious Gospell and the light of thy Trueth euer remaine amongst vs vntill the comming of thy Sonne Christ Iesus that thou mayest raigne ouer vs and we remaine with thee in eternall Blisse Amen Amen Good Lord. A Prayer for our afflicted Brethren the Protestants beyond the Seas MOst gracious and merciful Father who vsest to chasten thy Children and to correct whom thou louest Haue mercy on those that suffer for mainetenance of thy trueth Their sinnes haue deserued thy punishments and yet we that haue sinned as much if not more haue not suffered so much for our sinnes Thou hast sent thy scourge to let them see their sinnes Thou hast not gone out with their hostes but hast scattered them O Lord yet heale and binde vp their bones which thou hast broken gather them together and now thou hast taught the Princes that their power is in vaine without thy protection and the people that there is no confidence in the arme of flesh giue theÌ„ yet confidence in thy fauour patience in aduersity courage to fight for thy Trueth comfort amidst their calamities O Lord thou doest permit thy people Israel many times after thy long sufferings and their great sinnes to bee ouercome by the Iebusites Amalachites and Philistims The Arke was taken and they cried out the glory of Israel was departed yet thou didst send helpe when there was no helpe nor hope in Man O Lord thou hast executed Iustice and Iudgement yet leaue not thine to their oppressors and when thou hast dealt with them according to thy mercy teach them thy Statutes that they may know thy Testimonies It is time O Lord for thee to worke for the persecutors of the Trueth haue destroyed thy Law The Kings of the earth band themselues and the Princes are assembled together against the Lord and his annointed O yet thou Lord of Hostes breake their bandes in sunder and cast away their cordes And though the waters rage and be troubled yet let thy seruants finde and say the Lord of hostes is with them and the God of Iacob is their refuge And that when thy seruants our persecuted brethren haue receiued comfort and deliuerance they may reioyce in thy mercies sing praises vnto thee and call vnto their neighbors to behold the wonderfull workes thou hast done for them to make it knowen vnto the world It is thou that makest wars to cease It is thou that hast broken the bowe cuttest the speare and burnest the Chatiot in sunder So we pray for them and for one another Beseeching thee to graunt vs these requests For thy Sonnes sake our Sauiour Iesus Christ Amen A Prayer to bee vsed on the Sabbath Day O Lord God of infinite power and prouidence who after thy euer to bee admired and praised worke of creating this World didst ordaine one day of seauen to bee kept as a Sabboth not only to be free from labour and trauell but to be wholly dedicated and kept holy for thy seruice in Prayers and praises to be offered vnto thy Maiestie as an incense and oblation of thankefull acknowledgement of thy most great might and mercies in creating this world and ordayning man to gouerne all creatures therein conteyned in conseruing all these thy Creatures for his vse and him for thy seruice in giuing him light of Knowledge and vnderstanding of thy Word and Commandement and of the things hee should doe or leaue vndone As we receiue these thy blessings and benefits so specially on this day which thou hast selected for thy seruice O Lord settle vs vnto it fit vs for it and grant grace not only vnto vs heere present but to the publicke state and to particular persons in other places not only to rest from labours on this day but to shun sinne to communicate with thy seruants in thy seruice to
was not of this world because â—t was not temporatie but eternall it was not earthly but â—eauenly yet his power being thine thy Kingdome is heere by Creation and Preseruation It is in Heauen by all fulnesse of glorie and â—rayses O let the Kingdome and Scepter of thy word come vnto vs rule and direct our hearts heere on earth that wee may come to thy Kingdome in heauen That heere wee may obey and serue thee in this thy kingdome and heereafter enioy thy happinesse and giue thee glory in in thine euerlasting Kingdom Amen Thy Will bee done in Earth as it is in Heauen Most gracious and glorious Soueraigne â—hy will and thy wisdome are the same â—n wisdome hast thou â—one all things Thy wisdom hath wroght â—ll Thy Word hath â—euealed thy will and â—hy wisedome Thou â—n thy vvonderfull workes of Creation diddest command all things to bee done and it was done Our wills good Lord are weake in that which is good and strong to doe euill In Heauen all things obey thee and vpon earth Man is most disobedient to thy Maiestie The Earth brings foorth fruites for the sustenance of man and man is fertil in bringing forth sinne to thy displeasure and dishonour It is thy will that wee should serue thee but our wilfull desires draw vs from thy seruice So in earth earthly creatures is contention and corruption In Heauen and heauenly minded men is vnitie concord and contentment Heauen giues thee glory Earth yeelds vs fruits The fruits of the earth not well and thankefully vsed turne to the diseases of our bodies foules As thy good will hath wrought all things for our good so good Lord giue vs good wills to doe thy will whilest wee liue heere on earth 〈◊〉 that wee may make iâ— as a foot-step to aâ— scend vnto Heauenâ— Let it therefore bee our chiefest desire to conforme our willes to thy blessed will 〈◊〉 That when our Pilgrimage is passed heere vpon Earth 〈◊〉 and wee haue passed through the vale oâ— miserie thou mayesâ— prouide for vs a resting place in Heauen that wee may bee seated with thy Saints to doe thee seruice and to sing vnto thee perpetuall praises Giue vs this Day our daily Bread THIS Day O Lord as all other daies of our frailâ— and fading life being short and a space wherein we still commit sinne We stand in need of sustenance Our daily bread and food being the meanâ— to maintain our liues we cannot haue it except thou afford it 〈◊〉 and when wee haue it wee doe not afford thee deserued praises Thou hast afforded vs plentie and yet of our thankfulnesse there is great penury Wee ryot in excesse and suffer thy seruants to sustaine wants We haue not onely bread food and rayment but all things necessarie from thy liberall hands and yet wee neither returne thee laud nor to our needie neighbors supply out of the store thou hast sent vs. O Lord as thou hast comforted vs with thy creatures so teach vs to make a right vse oâ— them that wee abusâ— not thy bountie iâ— mispending them noâ— restraine our Chariâ— tie in releeuing thosâ— who are in greatesâ— necessitie accordinâ— to the meanes which in mercie thou haâ— giuen vs. Wee hauâ— need of food for ouâ— Soules and otheâ— things necessarie aâ— well for our liues aâ— for our bodies O giuâ— vs good God thiâ— day and at all other times what is conuenient both for our soules and bodies and therewith graunt vs contentment and moderation that wee may be satisfied with what is sufficient and not seeke things superfluous to abuse or mispend that we haue So wee hauing sufficient may not onely â—ee satisfied but may do good therewith to our owne soules and spare that which may â—ee spared vnto the â—oore forwhom thou hast not prouided And so not onely this day but all the dayes of our liues wee may be good Stewards of thy blessings and true Accomptants of thy earthly and Heauenly Treasures Forgiue vs our Trespasses as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs. HOW often and continually wee offend thy Heauenly Maiestie thou good God onely that feest all things doest best dilcerâ—e Wee sinne hourely and therfore haue still need of thy pardon Wee often desire it and do more often offend Wee desire it with condition yet we seldome performe the condition How fearefull is our state when wee commit sinnes craue pardon promise to remitt others trespasses and yet neither avoide the euill amend our liues or passe by with pardon the smallest harmes wee haue from our Brethren but seeke release from thee and reuenge against them O good God teach vs to looke backe vnto our former backeslidings euen in this behalfe And if there bee any whose faultes wee haue not remitted done onely against our selues Mooue our hearts to relent and to bee reconciled as farre foorth as may stand with thy glory and the good of thy Church If the cause bee such as may not bee concealed or kept from question Yet let not our particular reuenge be the ground to seeke any mans ruine But so teach and temper our hearts to distinguish betwixt priuate spleene publique Iustice thy glory our owne vaine glory wrath or displeasure as this our daylie prayer or forgiuing others be not made vnfruitfull vnto them or hurtfull vnto our owne soules but by pardoninge their lesser offences thou mayst be moued to pardon our greater sinnes and that for thy sake and the safety of our soules through Iesus Christ our LORD Amen And leade vs not into Temptation But deliuer vs from euill LEade vs not or rather Gracious God suffer vs not to be ledd into temptation we leade our selues our Concupiscence and naturall corruptions leade vs The flesh the World and the Deuill lead vs driue vs vnto temptations What helpe or what hold haue we in our selues good God When that which is without assayles that which is within vs is more ready to be ouercome then to withstand Nay our inward naturall inbred corruptions giues and receiues and therefore canot withstand these assaults Our flesh is pampered and puffed vp with Pride Our lusts rising from our naturall instigations of the flesh and prouocations of others procured by internall inflamations and externall incensements lead vs and ouerwhelme vs with temptations When we good Lord as we are directed desire thee not to leade vs or suffer vs to bee lead into temptation we therein craue thy deliuerances from the frailty of our flesh which cannot resist but ray seth temptations Our Captiuity comes from our selu our Deliuerance from thee Wee are daily hourely and continually assaulted with temptations of lusts when wee doe but see or feele that wherein we delight Of pride when exalted or desiring to bee exalted wee climbe higher then our strength or capacitie can reach vnto or if comming vnto it and comming by vngodly meanes vnto it we fall good Lord from thy grace further and further as at the first wee