redeemed with thy most precious blood and be not angry with vs for euer Spare vs good Lord. From all euill and mischiefe from sinne from the crafts and assaults of the Deuill from thy wrath and from euerlasting damnation Good Lord deliuer vs. From all blindnesse of heart from pride vaineglorie and hypocrisie from enuie hatred and malice and al vucharitablenesse Good Lord deliuer vs. From fornication and all other deadly sinne and from all the deceits of the world the flesh and the deuill Good Lord beliner vs. From lightning and tempest from Plague Pestilence and Famine from battaile and murder and from sudden death Good Lord deliuer vs. From all sedition and priuie conspiracie from all false doctrien and heresie from hardnesse of heart and contempt of thy word and commaundement Good Lord deliuer vs. By the misterie of thy holy incarnation by thy holy natiuitie and circumcision by thy Baptisme fasting and temptation Good Lord deliuer vs. By thine agonie and bloody sweat by thy Crosse and Passion by thy precious death and buriall by thy glorious resurrection and ascention and by the comming of the holy Ghost Good Lord deliuer vs. In all time of our tribulation in all time of our wealth in the hower of death and in the daye of iudgement Good Lord deliuer vs. We sinners doe beseech thee to heare vs O Lord God and that it may please thee to rule and gouerne thy holy Church vniuersally in the true worshipping of thée in righteousnesse and holinesse of life thy seruant Elizabeth our most gracious Queene and gouernour We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to rule her heart in thy faith feare and loue and that she may euermore haue arfiance in thee and euer leeke thy honour and glorie We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to be her defender and keeper giuing her the victorie ouer all her enemies We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops Pastors and Ministers of the Church with true knowledge and vnderstanding of thy word and that both by their preaching and liuing they may set it forth and shew it accordingly We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to indue the Lords of the Counsell and all the Nobilitie with grace wisedome and vnderstanding We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to blesse and keepe the Magistrates giuing them grace to execute iustice and to maintaine truth We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to blesse and keepe all thy people We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to giue to all nations vnitie peace and concord We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to giue vs an heart to loue and dread thee and diligently to liue after thy commandements We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to giue all thy people increase of grace to heare meekely thy word and to receiue it with pure affretion and to bring foorth the fruites of the spirit We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as haue erred and are deceiued We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to strengthen such as doe stand and to comfort and helpe the weake hearted and to raise vp them that fall and finally to beate downe Sathan vnder our feete We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to succour helpe and comfort all that be in daunger necessitie and tribulation We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to preserue all that trauaile by land or by water all women labouring of childe all sicke persons and young children and to shew thy pittie vpon all prisoners and captiues We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to defend and prouide for the fatherlesse children and widowes and all that be desolate and oppressed We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to haue mercie vpon all men We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to giue and preserue to our vse the kindlie fruites of the earth so that in due time we may inioy them We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to giue vs true repentance to forgiue vs all our sinnes negligences and ignorances and to indue vs with the grace of thy holy spirite to amend our liues according to thy holy word We beseech thee c. Sonne of God we beseech thee to heare vs. Sonne of God c. O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world Graunt vs thy peace O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world Haue mercy vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O Christ heare vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Our father which art in heauen c. And leade vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euill Amen The versicle O Lord deale not with vs after our sinnes The Answere Neither reward vs after our iniquities Let vs pray O God mercifull father that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart nor the desire of such as be sorrowfull mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and aduersities whensoeuer they oppresse vs and graciouslie heare vs that those euils which the craft and subteltie of the diuell or man worketh against vs be brought to naught and by the prouidence of thy goodnesse they may be dispearsed that we thy seruants being hurt by no persecution may euermore giue thankes to thee in thy holy Church through Iesus Christ our Lord. O Lorde arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thy name sake O God we haue heard with our eares and our fathers haue derlared vnto vs the noble workes that thou diddest in their dayes and in the olde time before them O Lord arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thine honour Glorie be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. From our enemies defend vs O Christ Graciously looke vpon our afflictions Pitifully beholde the sorrowes of our hearts Mercifullie forgiue the sins of thy people Fauourable with 〈◊〉 heare our prayers O Sonne of Dauid haue mercie vpon vs. Both now euer vouchsafe to heare vs O Christ Graciouslie heare vs O Christ graciously heare vs O Lord Christ The versicle O Lord let thy mercie be shewed vpon vs. The Answere As we do put our trust in thee Let vs pray WE humbly beseech thee O Father mercifully to looke vpon our infirmities and for the glory of thy name sake turne from vs those euils that we most righteouslie haue deserued And graunt that in all out troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercie and euermore serue thee in holinesse and purenesse of liuing to thy honour and glorie through our onely Mediatour and Aduocate Iesus Christ our
not to order them according to thy word deserueth thy dreadfull curse Graunt therefore that as thou hast blessed me with an household so I may diligently watch that nothing be commited of the same that might offend thy father lie goodnesse and be an occasion of turning thy blessing into cursing but that so many as thou hast committed to my charge may eschue all vice imbrace all vertue liue in thy feare call vpon thy holie name learne thy blessed commandements heare thy holy word and auoiding idlenesse diligentlie exercise themselues euerie one in his office according to their vocation and calling vnto the glorie of thy most honorable name Amen Of all Christians ALbeit O Heauenly FAther all we that vnfeinedly professe thy holy religion and faithfullie call on thy blessed name are thy sonnes and heires of euerlasting glorie yet as all the members of a body haue not one office so likewise we being manx and making one bodie whereof thy dearely beloued Sonne is the head haue not all one gift neither are we all called to one office but as it hath pleased thee to distribute so receiue we we therefore most hūbly praythee to send the Spirit of loue and concord among vs that without any disorder or debate euery of vs may be conent with our calling quietly liue in the same studie to doe good vnto all men by the true and diligent exercise therof without too much séeking of our priuat gaine and so order our selues in all poynts according to thy godlie will that by well-doing wee may stoppe the mouthes of such foolish and ignorant people as reporte vs to be euill dooers and cause them through our good workes to glorifie thee our Lord God in the ay of visitation Amen A Prayer meete for all men and to besaid at all times O Most mercifull Father grant me to couer with an ardent mind those things which may please thee to search them wisely to know them truly and to fulfil them perfectly to the laud and glory of thy name Order my liuing so that I may doe thatwhich thou requirest of me and giue me grace so that I may know it and haue will and power to doe it and that I may obtaine those things which be most connenient to my soule Cacious Lord make my way sure streight to thee so that I fall not between prosperitie and aduersirie but that in prosperous things I may giue thee thankes and in aduersitie be patient so that I be not lift vp with the one nor oppressed with the other And that I may reioyce in nothing but that which moueth mee to thee nor to be sorie for any thing but for those things which draw me from thee desiring to please no bodie nor fearing to displease any besids thee most louing father let all worldly things be vile vnto me for thee and be thou my most speciall comfort aboue al. Let me not be merie with the ioy that is without thee And let me desire nothing besides thee let all labour delight me which is for thee and let all the rest wearie we which is not in thee Make me to lift vp my hart oftentimes to thee and when I fall make me to thinke on thee and be sorie with a stedfast purpose of amendement Louing Lord make me humble without faining merrie without lightnesse sad without mistrust sober without dulnes true without doublenes fearing thee without desperatiō trusting in thee with out presumption telling my neighbors their faults meekly without dissimmulatiō teaching them with words and examples without any mocking obedient without arguing patient without grudging and pure without corruption giue me also I beseech thee a waking spirite that no curious thought with draw me from thee Let it be so strong that no filthie affection dram me backward so stable that no tribulation breake it graunt me also to knowe thee diligentlie to learne a godlie conuersation to please thee and finallie hope to imbrace thee for the precious blood sake of that immaculate Lambe our onlie Sauiour Iesus Christ To whom with thee O Father and the holy Ghost thrée persons and one God be all honor and glory world without end Amen A Prayer for the obtaining of saith O Mercifull God deare Father of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ in whom as thou art well pleased so hast thou commanded vs to heare him forasmuch as he often biddeth vs to aske of thee and thereto promiseth that thou wilt heare vs and graunt vs that which in his name wee shall aske of thee Loe gracious Father I am bold to beg of thy mercie through thy Sonne Iesus Christ one sparkle of true faith and certaine perswasion of thy goodnesse and loue towards me in Christ where through I being assured of the pardon of all my sinnes by the mercies of Christ thy Sonne may be thankfull to thee loue thee and serue thee in holinesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of my life So be it A Prayer for repentance MOst gracious God and mercifull father of our Sauiour Iesus Christ because I haue sinned and done wickedlie and thorough thy goodnesse haue receiued a desire of repentance whereto this long suffering doth draw my hard hart I beseech thee for thy great mercies sake in Christ to worke the same repentance in me and by thy Spirite power and grace to humble mortifie and teare my conscience for my sinnes to saluation that in thy good time thou maist comfort and quicken me thorow Iesus Christ thy dearly beloued Sonne Amen A Prayer for remission of sinnes and for the comfort and true feeling of Gods sauor and mercie OH Lord God and deare Father what shall I say that feele all things to be in maner with me as in the wieked Blindis my mind crooked is my will and peruerse concupiscener is in me as a spring or stincking puddie Oh how faine is saith in me How little is my loue to thée or thy people How great is selfe-loue How hard is my heart by the reason whereof I am moued to doubt of thy goodnesse towards me whether thou art my mercifufll father and whether I be thy childe or no Indeede worthilie might I doubt if that the hauing of these were the cause and not the fruite rather of thy Children The cause and not the fruite rather of thy Children The cause why thou art my Father is the mercy goodnesse grace and trueth in Christ Iesus the which cannot but remaine for euer In respect whereof thou hast borne me this good wil to bring me into thy Church by Baptisme and to accept me into the number of thy Children that I might be holy faithfull obedient and innocent and to cal me diuers times by the ministring of thy word into thy kingdome besides the innumerable other benefits alwaies hether to powred vpon me all which thou hast done of this thy good will that thou of thine owne mercie bearest to me in Christ and for Christ before the world was made The which
say vnto you Sweare not at all neither by heauen for it is Gods seate nor yet by the earth for it is his footestoole neither by Ierusalem for it is the ciite of the great King neither shalt thou sweare by thy head because thou caust not make one white hayre or a blacke But let your communication be yea yea and nay nay for whatsoeuer is more then that commeth of euill Eccl. 24. The man that vseth much swearing shall be filled with iniquitie and the plague shall not be out of his house Zachar. 5. The Prophet saith that the curse of God shall rest in the house of fhim that sweareth falsty and consume it with the Timber and stones thereof iiij Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabbath day sixe dayes shalt thou labour and doe all that thou hast to doe but the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt doe no maner of worke thou thy sonne and thy daughter thy man seruant and thy mayd seruant thy cattell and the straunger that is within thy gates for in sixe daies the Lord made heauen and earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seuenth day wherefore the Lord blessed the seuenth day and hallowed it Christ Matth. 12. It is lawfull to doe a good déede on the Sabboth day Matth. 2. For the sonne of man is Lord euen of the Sabboth day The Lord saith by his Prophet Esay Esay 26.58 hebrewes 4. That his Sabboth is hallowed and kept when we rest and cease to doe our owne wayes when we in word thought and déede fulfill his wil and not ours and when we suffer him to do his workes in vs. That at the last wee may come to that Sabboth and true rest euen eternall life which Christ the Lord of the Sabbath hath obtained for vs by his blood The second Table v. Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy daies may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee Christ Matth. 15. Honor thy Father and Mother that is the first Commandement that hath any promise that thou maiest be in good estate and liue long on the Earth By this Commandement Christ teacheth vs not only to haue our Father and Mother in reuerence and to obey them as he himselfe was so subiect vnto his mother he Virgine Mary But also to minister vnto their necessities Match 15. Marke 7. Eccles 3. He that feareth the Lord honoureth his Father and Mother and doth them seruice as it were vnto the Lord himselfe Honor thy Father in deede and word and in all patience that thou mayst haue Gods blessing and his blessing shall abyde with thee at the last The blessing of the Father buyldeth vp the houses of the children But the mothers curse rooteth the foundation c. vj. Thou shalt doe no murther Christ Math. 5. Ye haue heard how it was said vnto them of the old time Thou shalt not kill Whosoeuer killeth shall be in daunger of iudgement But I say vnto you whosoeuer is angrie with his Brother shall be in dauger of iudgement Whosoeuer sayth to his brother Racha shall bee in daunger of a Counsell But whosoeuer sayth thou foole shall bee daunger of hell fire Item yee haue heard how it is sayd thou shalt loue thy neighbours and hate thyne enemies But I say vnto you loue yor enemies blesse them that curse you doe good to them that hate you pray for them that doe you wrong and persecute you that ye may be the children of your Father which is in Heauen For he maketh the Sonne arise on the euill and on the good and sendeth his rame on the iust and on the vniust vij Thou shalt not commit adulterie Christ Matth. 5. Ye haue heard how it was said to them of the olde time Thou shalt not commit adulterie But I say vnto you that whosoeuer looketh on a wife lusting after her hath committed adultlerie with her alreadie in his heart 1. Cor. 6. knowe yee not that your bodies are the members of Christ Shall I now take the members of Christ and make them the members of an Harlot God forbid Doe you not know that he which coupleth himselfe with an Harlot is become one body For they saith he shall be two in one flesh But he that is ioyned vnto the Lord is one spirit Flee fornication Euery sinne that a man doth is without the bodie but he that is a fornicatour sinneth against his owne bodie Either knowe ye not how that your bodies are the tempses of the holy Ghost which dwelleth in you whom you haue of God and how that you are not your owne For ye are dearely bought therefore glorifie God in your bodies and in your Spirites which are Gods Hebr. 13. Let wedlocke be had in price in all poynts and let the Chamber be vndefileld for whoremongers and adulterers God will iudge viij Thou shalt not steale Christ Matth. 10. Steale not Detraude no man Matth. 5. If any man wil sue thee at the law and take thy coate from thee let him haue thy cloake also Giue to him that asketh and from him that would borrow turne not away 1. Corin. 6. Now is there vtterly a faulte among you because ye goe to lawe one with another Why rather suffer ye not wrong Why rather suffer yee not your selues to be robbed Nay yee your selues doe wrong and robbe and that the brethren Ephes 4. Let him that did steale steale no more but let him rather labour with his hands same good thing that he may haue to giue him that needeth jx Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against thy neighbour Christ Mark 10. Beare no false witnesse Matth. 13. I say vnto you that of euery idle worde which men shall haue spoken they shall giue accounts at the day of Iudgment Ephes 4. Wherefore put away lying and speake euery man the truth to his neighbour for as much as we are members one of another Let no filthie communication proceede out of your mouthes but that which is good to edifie with all when neede is that it may haue fauour with the hearerse Let al bitternesse fiercenesse and wrath roaring and cursed speaking be put away from you Ephe. 5. Let not frithinesse foolish talking nor iesting which are not comely be once named among you but rather giuing of thanks x. Thou shalt nor desire thy neighbours house thou shalt not desire thy neighbours wife nor his mayde nor his Oxe nor his Asse nor any thing that is thy neighbours Christ Math. 7. Whatsoeuer ye would men should do to you euen so do ye to them Marke 7. To loue a mans neighbour as himselfe is a greater thing then all burnt Offerings and Sacrifices Matth. 14. Be not ouercome with iust for the care of this world and the deceitfulnesse of riches choke the word Hebrewes 13. Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse and bee content with that ye haue alreadie 1. Tim. 6. Godlinesse is great
heigot of that most excessent loue which moued thee to shew mercie where none was deserued to promise and giue life where death had gotten the victorie to receiue vs into thy grace when we could do nothing but rebel against thy maiestie O Lord the blind dulnesse of our corrupt nature will nto suffer vs sufficiently to weigh these thy most ample benefites yet neuerthelesse at the commaundement of Iesus Christ our Lord we present our selues to this thy Table which hee hath left to bee vsed in remembrance of his death vntill his comming againe to declare and witnesse before the world that by him alone we haue receiued libertie and life that by him alone thou doest acknowledge vs to be thy children and heires that by him alone wee haue entraunce to the trone of thy grace that by him alone we are possessed in our Spiritual kingdome to eate and drinke at his Table with whom we haue our conuersation present in Heauen and by whom our bodies shall be raised vp againe from the dust and shall be placed with him in that endlesse ioy which thou O father of mercie hast prepared for thine elect before the foundation of the world was laid And these most inest imable benefits we acknowledge and confesse to haue receiued of thy free mercie and grace by chine onely beloued sonne Iesus Christ For the which therefore we thy congregation moued by the holy Spirice render to thee all thankes praise and glorie for euer and euer Amen ¶ A thankes giuing after the receiuing of the holy Communion MOst mercifull father we render to thee all praise thankes honour and glorie for that it hath pleased thee of thy great mercy to graunt vs miserable sinners so excellent a gift and treasure as to receiue vs into the fellowship and companie of thy deare sonne Iesus Christ our Lord whom thou hast deliuered to death for vs and hast giuen him vnto vs as a necessarie foode and nourishmēt vnto euerlasting life And now we beséech thée also O heauenly father to graunt vs this request that thou neuer suffer vs to become so vnkind as to forget so worthie benefites but rather imprint and fasten them sure in our hearts that we may grow and inicrease dayly more and more in true faith which continually is exercised in all manner of good workes and so much the rather O Lord confirme vs in these perillous dayes and rages of Sathan that we may constantly stand and continue in the confession of the same to the aduauncement of thy glorie which art God ouer all things blessed for euer Amen A comfortable Prayer O Lord God almigbtie and Father most mercifull there is none like thee in heauen or in earth which workest all things for the glorie of thy name and the comfort of thine elect Thou diddest once make man ruler ouer all thy creatures and placed him in the garden of all pleasure but how soone alas did he in his felicitie forget thy goodnesse Thy people Israel also in their wealth did euermore run astray abusing thy manisld mercies like as all flesh contimually rageth when it hath gotten libertie and externall prosperitie But such is thy wisedome adioyned to thy mercies deare Father that thou seekest all meanes possible to bring thy children to the sure sence and liuely feeling of thy fatherly fauour And therefore when prosperitie will not serue then sendest thou aduersitie graciously correcting all thy Children whom thou receiuest into thy houshold Wherfore I wretched and miserable sinner render vnto thee most humble and heartie thankes that it hath pleased thee to call me home to thy folde by thy fatherly correction at this present whereas in presperlite and aduersitie I did neglect thy greace offered vnto me For the which negligence and many other grieuous sinnes where of I now accuse my selfe before thee thou mightest most iustly haue giuen me vp into a reprobate minde and induration of hart as thou hast done others But such is thy goodnesse O Lorod that thou séemest5 to forget al my offences and hast called me of thy good pleasure from all idolatrie to professe thy name and to suffer some Crosse amongst thy people for thy truth and Gospel sake and so to be thy witnesse with the Prophets and Aposties yea with thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christ our head to whom thou doest being heere fashion me like that in his glorie I may also be like him when he shall appeare O Lord God what am I vpon whom thou shouldest shewe this great mercie O most louing Lord forgiue me my vnthankefulnesse and all my sinnes for Iesus Christes sake O heauenly Father increase thy holy Spirit in me to teach my heart to crye Abba deare Father assure me of thy eternall election in Christ to reueale thy will more and more towards me to confirme mee so in thy trueth that I may liue and dye therein and that by the power of the same Spirite I may boldlie giue an account of my faith to all men with humblenesse and meekenesse to the glorie of thy most holy name Thorowe Iesus Christ our Lor and onely Sauiour So be it A meditation for a vvoman vvith childe and specially vvhen she entreth in to trauell O Almightie and mercifull Father which of thy bountifull goodnesse hast fructified my wombe and of thy gracious blessing hath created mee a reasonable creature I most heartily thanke thee not only for this thy gracious gift but also for that thou hast at all times since I conceiued preserued me from all perils both of soule and bodie and hast so moderated all my nips pinches throwes and pangs that I haue hetherto right well escaped them I acknowledge O Lord iustly for our sinfull transgression of thy commaundements thou saidst vnto the first woman and in her to vs all I will increase thy sorrowe when thou art with childe with paine shalt thou bring forth thy children And our paines therefore that we suffer in this behalfe are none other thing but a worthie Crosse layde vpon vs by thy godly ordinance to the which with heart and minde I humbly submit me trusting surely and being fully perswaded in my faith that thou callest none into perrill and daunger but both thou canit and wilt at conuenient season deliuer them Thou most gracious GOD hast commaunded vs in all our trouble to call vpon thee for ayde and helpe and not only hast commaunded vs but also of thy mercifull goodnesse hast promised to vs good deliuerance saying Call vpon mee in the time of trouble and I will deliuer thee O good Lord how greatly doe these words comfort my hart and sustaine my sillie soule Who would not greatly reioyce that knoweth certainely almighty God to be present with him in his trouble Saith not God thus Or euer they cal saith he I shall aunswere them while they are yet but thinking how to speake I shal beare them and in the Psalme I am with him saith God in his trouble out of which I
will deliuer them What a comfortable Lord is this He is more readie to help then we to call for help He is more readie to giue grace then we to aske it There was neuer any yet that with a sure faith asked grace of this Lord but he had it Christ saith aske and ye shall haue Euery one the excenteth none Verely verely I say vnto you saith Christ whatsoeuer you shal aske my Father in my name he shall giue it you Our Sauiour Christ saith this and he is God And shall not I hearken to my Lord God his commandements and promisâ—s Verely I will sticke surely to it For sure I am that sooner shall heauen and earth perish then Gods promis be vnpersourmep For albeit euery man naturally is a lyar and deceiver yet God is alwaies true and iust in all his words and promises I will therefore make my suite vnto him whom I neede not goe farre to seeke for he is euery where present iwth his elect and is nigh vnto al them that call vpon him faithfully And thus I will pray vnto him A prayer of a vvoman vvith Child FAther of mercy and God of comfort and consolation I thy poore handmaid humbly beseech thee for Christ Iesus sake and in his blessed and holy name that thou wilt vouchsafe to torgiue me all my sinnes and trespasses that I haue heretofore offended thy holy Maiestie either in thought consent delectation word or deede and that thou wilt hereafter during my life mercifully preserue me from transgressing of thy Commaundements and dayly increase in me perfect repentance for my sinnes a sure purpose of amendment of life a diligent studie to walke in thy commaundementes increase in me also a liuely faith a sure hope and and ardent charitie Ingreffe in me humblenesse of heart meekenesse of minde cleannesse of Conscience Graunt me that I may be wise sad sober discreete circumspect and well aduised in all my sayings And that I may strongly ouercome all the temptations of mine enemies the Deuill the world and the flesh And that whether by sleeping waking eating drinking or whatsoeuer I doetall may be to thine honour and glorie Graunt me also that I may humbly reuerence and faithfully loue mine Husband and be obedient to all his honest lawfull and godly requests And chiefly of all graunt me O Lord that I may feare and dread thee For well assured I am that look how high the heauen is in comparison of the Earth and so great is Gods mercie towards theÌ„ that feare him Looke how wide the East is from the West so farre hath he set our sinnes from vs Yea like as a Father pitieth his owne children euen so is the Lord mercifull to them that feare him And as touching my deliuerance of this burthen and thy gracious gift I am right well assured that vnlesse thou prosper my trauell all womens help all phificke is in vaine but my full trust is that like as thou hast created this child in me and hast breathed into it the spirit of life so at such time as shall be seene most meete to thy godly Maiestie thou both caust and wilt prosper the childs birth and my deliuerance In consideration whereof I humblie beseech thee of thy fatherly pittie so streng then me in this my daungerous labour and trauell and so sustaine mee that I may patientlie beare all the throwes and pangs and according to thy promise suffer me not to be tempted aboue my strength but in the middest of my temptation make a way to come out that I may beare it Increase my faith O most mercifull Sauiour Christ that I may constantly beleeue thy word which saiest ye shall be sorrowfull but your sorrowe shall be turned into ioy A woman when she trauaileth hath sorrowe for her hower is not come but when she is deliuered of the childe she thinketh no more of the anguish for ioy that a man childe is borne into the world I beseech thee the refore in the daungerous time of my crauell graunt me speedie deliuerance and ioyfull beholding of my childe that I being a merrie mother may render vnto thee honor laude praise and thankes for thine aboundant mercie and gracious giftes and benefites And finally aboue all things I beseech thy gracious goodnes to endue my child with grace that it may be one of the number of thine elect Babtized and regenerated in the holy Ghost And that at the yéeres of discretion it may learne to know thee and knowing thee may trust surely in thy mercy and trusting in thy mercie may heartile loue thee louing thee may feare to displease thee and fearing to displease thee may walke and continue in the obedience of thy Commandements And finally attaine â—uerlasting ioy and felicitie Through â—ur Lord Iesus Christ which liueth and â—â—igneth with thee and the holy Ghost world without â—â—â— So be it 〈…〉 she is deliuered O My Lord GOD I thanke thee with all my heart wit vnderstanding and power for that thou hast vouchsafed to deliuer me out of the perill of this most dangerous trauel and hast sent into this world out of my wofull wombe this childe a creature of thine owne fashioning forming and shape like vnto the rest of the Children of thy creation for which I am not able worthely enough of my owne faile nature to giue to thee condigne thankes praise honour and glorie for thy so great benefites shewed vnto me in pulling me out from the pittes brincke of death easing and releeuing all my wofull sorrowes laborious panges and most grieuous throwes bitter anguishes and vnspeakeable paynes which I could neuer haue ascaped without thy most singular ayde helpe reliefe and succour wherefore I thy most humble handemaide with stedfast and pure heart and handes doe powre our before thee my Lorde God and onely Sauiour these my simple prayers of thankes-giuing the fruite of my faith hope trust charitie and assured confidence which I haue in thee as certeining my selfe that now thou hast preserued me for a further tryall of my nocation and seruice towards thee in this vaile of tranuÌ„corie life wherein I may haue time by thy diuine permission and sufferance to direct all my steppes in thy wayes and to honour and glorifie thee in my soule and bodie with condigne thankes in reioycing in thy holy name according to thy most blessed word wherein thou hast declared that a woman as long as shee is in trauell of her childe bearing shee is forrowfull heauie and full of anguish and intollerable pames but as soone as the chile is borne she learneth straighe wayes to forget all her paynes not remembring them any longer and beginneth to reioyce for that she hath brought foorth a childe into the world Euen so O Lord fareth in with me thy poore humble and obedient seruant now reioysing in that it hath pleased thee to make me a glad mother in bringing foorth this childe whom now I doe present before the face of thy diuine
then shall come vnto vs no sickenesse no neede no payne no kinde of euill to soule or bodie but whatsoeuer good we can wish that shall we haue and whatsoeuer we loath shall be farre from vs. O deare Father that we had faith to behold these things accordingly Oh that our hearts were perswaded thereof and our affections inflamed with the desire of them Then should we liue in longing for that which now we must lothe O helpe vs and graunt that we being ignorant of things to come and of the time of our death which to thee is certaine may so liue and finish our iourney here that we may be readie and then depart when our departing may make most to thy glorie and our comfort through Christ What is this life but a smoke a vapor a shadow a warfare a bubble of water a word grasse a flower That thou shalt dye it is most certaine but the time no man can tell when The longer in this life thou doest remaine the more thou sinnest which will turne to thy more paine By cogitation of death our mynds be often in a manner oppressed with darkenesse because we doe but remember the light of the bodie forgetting the light of the minde and for thy resurrection Hereto remember the good things that after this life shall ensue without wauering in certeintie of faith and so shall the passage of death be more desired It is like a sayling ouer the Sea to thy home and countrie It is like a medicine or purgation to the health of soule and bodie it is the best Phisition it is like to a womans trauaile For as the childe being deliuered commeth into a more large place then the wombe wherein it did lye before so mysoule being deliuered out of the bodie commeth into a much more larger and fayrer place euen into heauen A deuout prayer to be said daylie O Almightie and eternal God which vouchsafest that we as it were heaueuly Children should euery one of vs call thee our heauenly Father Graunt that among vs be purenesse and example of innocent life thy most holy name may be sanctified that all other Nations beholding our goodnesse and vertuous deedes that thou workest in vs may be stirred to hallowe and glorifie thee Graunt O Lord that the kingdome of thy grace and mercie may reigne continually in our hearts so that we may be worthie to be partakers of the Realme of glorie and maiestie Graunt that vnto the very death we refuse not to followe thy diuine will and that we according to the example of the celestiall Citizens agreeing together quietly vnited in spirite all controuersie in opinions layd apart the lustes of the flesh being subdued and the flattering assaultes of the world and the Deuill ouercome neuer wrastle against thy most holy will but obey it in al things Graunt O Lord for our bodie needefull sustenaunce that we may the more freely serue thee Giue vs we beseech thee O mercifull Father that Hearuenly bread the bodie of thy Sonne Iesus Christ the very foode and health of our soules giue vs the bread of thy diuine precepts that we may truely walke and liue after them Giue vs the bread of thy heauenly word which is the strong fortresse and sure defence of our Soules that we being well fed and silled with this foode may worthily runne to the celestiall feast where as is no hunger Graunt O Lord that we paciently beare and susfer our enemies and such as hurt vs and willingly to forgiue the offences committed against vs that so we may finde the Lord in forgiuing vs our trespasses milde and mercifull Graunt O Lord that we be not vtterly led into temptation that there by we should be lost But in all perilles of temptation and in the middest of the stormie tempests and tribulations let vs thy children perceiue and feele thy fatherly succour readie to helpe vs least that we be ouercome with the naughtie craftes and deceites of the tempter should be drawne into euerlasting destruction but when we be well assayed approoued and purged with the fire of temptation then let vs finish our course and so well and valiantly fight that we may for euermore liue with thee in that heauenly Citie where and against the which no manner temptation canpreuaile Finally graunt most mercifull Father that we through thy benigne goodnesse may be deliuered from all euils present and to come both in bodie and soule and that at the last that yoke of that foule feend being shaken off we may possesse the heritage of the heauenly kingdome which thy Sonne with his precious blood bought for vs thy children and there fore euer to haue the fruition of celestiall delectations accompanied with Angels and blessed Saints through the helpe benignitie and grace of our Sauiour Iesus Christ to whom and to thee our father and to the holy Ghost be all glorie and honour now and euer Amen Another Prayer O Heauenly father God almightie I pray and beseech thy mercie beningly to behold me thy vnworthy seruant that I may by thy gift of thy holy Spirit feruently desire thy kingdome that I may knowne thy will and worke thereafter Giue me O Lord wisdome Make me constant patient and strong in thee Keepe me Lord from the sleightie inuasion of the olde wilie Serpent Defend me from the counsailes and cursings of euill tongues let thy mightie arme be my shield against all the malignitie of the wicked world Remember not O Lord myne offences instruct prepare me to repent and to be sorie for my sinnes Make me to loue iustice and hate wrong to doe good and abstaine from all euils that I may be worthie to be called thy child To thee be honour and glorie for euer and euer Amen A deuout Prayer LORD hearken to my wordes consider the thought of my heart Behold how lowde I crye vnto thee let my iust prayer enter into thy cares which vnfeignedly commeth from my heart Heare me Lord for I am poore and destitute of mans helpe Take care for my Soule saue me thy Seruant which wholy trust in thee haue mercie vpon me O Lord for I will neuer cease crying to thee for helpe For thou art milde and more mercifull then any tongue can expresse as often as aduersitie assayleth me I will crye and call for helpe vnto thee I will call vpon thee in the day time and in the night my cry shall not be hid from thee O thou God of the heauens and maker of the waters and Lord of all creatures heare me a poore sinner calling vpon thee and putting my whole trust in thy mercie Haue mercie vpon me for thy manifold mercies sake forgiue me al myne offences Amen The Letanie O God the father of heauen haue mercie vpon vs miserable sinners O God the father c. O God the sonne redeemer of the world haue mercie vpō vs miserable sinners O God the sonne c. spare vs good Lord spare thy people whom thou hast
forgiue rich in louing kindnes towards such as call vpon thee and exceeding mightie in thy works aboue all Gods wilt not despise vs in so great distresse and tribulation Thou art most puissat thou shewest wonderfull things thou art God alone Teach vs therfore thy perfect waies cause vs to walke in thy blessed truth cal backe our wandring hart vnto thee that it may stand greatly in feare of thy holy name Thou verely hast nobly made vs partakerse of thy excellent merey but for asmuch as we were very vngratefull the hostes of the vngodly are risen vp against vs and the forefrone of cursed mens battailes haue aâ—â—aulted vs who neither regarâ—e thee at all nor make any account oâ— thy most blessed name pure doctrine indeuoucing al only by their most lewd practises thorow the same meane to destroy at one push both the true worshinping of thee and our Soules also Seeing that therefore thou art a very mercifull God long suffering of great loue and truth to trust vnto haue an especiall regarde vnto the childreÌ„ of thy louing promise be fauorable strengthen and defende them aduaunce thy banner to our saluation so that the cruel aduersaries may be confouded and that all may right well see and euidently perceiue thee onely to be our most good and louing God through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen A Prayer for the prosperous successe of Christs kingdome against the enemies thereof OVR daily petition is O Almightie God that the kingdome of our Lorde Iesus Christ may be augmented appeare at length to bee most perfect which thing we now also desire verie instantlie in our heartie praters and humble supplications Be alwaies mindfull thereof O good God of his fat and most pleasant obsation which he made for vs vpon the altar of the Crosse and graunt that by the triumph of his most perfect victorie and conquest we may take both Saluation and delightfull pleasure Although we deny not but that the same shal come to passe without our desarts who haue through our manifold wickednesse offended thee very many and infinite waies yet for thy tender louing mercies sake put them to shame and confusion that repose all their trust in Charets horse and worldly power but raise and lift vp to saluation such as are wholy bent to depend vppon thee and bowe downe thy mercifull and fauourable eares to heare the feruent prayers and petitions which we make vnto thy diuine maiestie for the mightie enlarging of our Lord Iesus Christs kingdome through the same Iesus Christ our Lord. So be it A Prayer for comfort in persecution WEe perceiue most mercifull mighty God that not onely Antichrist but also the power and strength of the whole world conspireth against thee and against thy Christ which thinke thy Gospell and the redification of thy Church to be an intollerable bondage and hard yoke Wherefore they labor by all meanes possible to breake asunder the societies and congregations of the faithful and cast away all discipline But for asmuch as thou sittest in heauen and art not ignorant what the diuell and wicked flesh goeth about laugh thou to scorne their vaine counsels bring their purposes to naught let them feele thine anger to be kindled against them and make them astonied at the fiercenesse of thine indignation so that they may not be able to destroy thy Church ouer whom thou hast appointed Iesus Christ our onely Sauiour that in it he might raigne by the word and Spirit with inuinsible might and power Wherfore grant vnto vs although vnworthie and shrinking children such faith and constancie that we may find him also confesse him to be our onely King and that we may nothing doubt but that wee bee his nation people and heritage being most assured of this that he is of such strength and power that with his word more strong then yron he is able to destroy whom he wil and breake them in peeces like earthen pots Therefore O God turne the Kings and Princes of the world vnto thee that they may be wise and vnderstand wherby they may vnfeinedly acknowledg imbrace and kisse the Sonne least when his anger shall once be kindled they perish and be destroied for euer And when it shall bee thy good pleasure make them blessed for euermore which commit theÌ„selues to thy gouernance 〈◊〉 protection So be it A Prayer for a true Subiect AS it is thy godly appointment O Lorde God that some should beare rule in this world to see thy glory set forth the common peace kept so it is thy pleasure againe that some should be subiects and inferiours to other in their vocation although before thée there is no respect of persons And forasmuch as it is thy godlie will and pleasure to appoint and set me in the number of subiects I beseech thee to giue me a faithfull boedient hart vnto the higher powers that there may be found in me no disobedience no vnfaith fulnesse no treasons no falsehood no dissimulation no insurrection no commotion nor conspiracie nor any kinde of rebellion in word or deed against the ciuil Magistrates but al faithful obedience quietnesse subiection humilitie and whatsoeuer else becommeth a subiect that I liuing here in all lowlines of mind may at the last day through thy fauor be lifted vp into euerlasting glory where thou most mermcifull Father with the Son and the holy Ghost liuest and raignest very God for euer and euer Amen For Fathers and Mothers THe fruite of the wombe and the multitude of children is thy gift and blessing O Lord God giuen to this end that they may liue to thy glorie and to the commoditie of their neighbours Forasmuch therefore as thou of thy goodues hast giuen me children I beseech thee giue me also grace to traiue them vp euen from their cradles in thy nurture and doctrine in thy holy lawes and blessed ordinances that froÌ„ their very young age they may know thee beleeue in thee feare loue and obey thee and dili\gently walke in thy commandements all the daies of their life vnto the praise of thy glorious name through Iesus Christ our Lord. So be it Of Children THou hast giuen a commandement in thy lawe O heauenly Father that Children should honor their Fatherse and Mothers I most humblie beseech thee therefore to breath thy holie spirit into my breast that I may reuerence and honor my Father and Mother not only with outward iestures of my bodie but also with the vnfeined affections of my heart loue them obey them map for them help them and doe for them both in word déed whatsoeuer lieth in my power that thou seeing my vnfeined hartygoodwil towards my parents maist become my louing heauenly Father and number me among those thy children whom from euerlasting thou hast appointed to be heires of thy glorious kingdome through thy welbeloued Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ Amen Of Householders TO haue children and seruants is thy blessing O Lord but