For when the breath of man goeth forth he shall turn again to his earth and then all his thoughts perish 4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for his help and whose hope is in the Lord his God 5 Which made heaven and earth the sea and all that therein is which keepeth his promise for ever 6 Which helpeth them to right that suffer wrong which feedeth the hungry 7 The Lord looseth men out of prison the Lord giueth sight to the blinde 8 The Lord helpeth them that are fallen the Lord careth for the righteous 9 The Lord careth for the strangers he defendeth the fatherlesse and widow as for the way of the ungodly he turneth it upside down 10 The Lord thy God O Sion shall â—e King for evermore and throughout all generations The Prayer O Lord God who reignest a King for evermore give us grace that we may make thee our helpe and fixe our hopes in thee for thou onely art able to give deliverance Feed our soules O Lord and satisfie us with thy salvation when we hunger and thirst after righteousnesse helpe us to right when we suffer wrong heale our back slidings raise us when we are fallen enlighten the eyes of our soules that we walke not in darknesse and the shadow of death and do thou take care for us in all our wayes and in all our necessities that when our breath goeth forth and we turne again to our earth we may reigne with thee in Sion thy celestiall habitation for evermore through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 147. A celebration of Gods wisedome and providence in the ministration of the things of the world and of his goodnesse towards them that feare him EVENING PRAYER O Praise the Lord for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God yea a ioyfull and pleasant thing it is to be thankfull 2 The Lord doth build up Ierusalem and gather together the outcasts of Israel 3 He healeth those that are broken in heart and giveth medicine to heale their sicknesse 4 He telleth the number of the starres and calleth them all by their names 5 Great is our Lord and great is his power yea and his wisedome is infinite 6 The Lord setteth up the meek and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground 7 O sing unto the Lord with thankesgiving sing praises upon the harpe unto our God 8 Which covereth the heaven with clouds and prepareth rain for the earth and maketh th grasse to grow upon the mountaines and herbe for the use of men 9 Which giveth fodder unto the cattell and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse neither delighteth he in any mans legs 11 But the Lords delight is in them that feare him and put their trust in his mercy 12 Praise the Lord O Ierusalem praise thy God O Sion 13 For he hath made fast the barres of thy gates and hath blessed thy children within thee 14 He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the floure of wheat 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth and his word runneth very swiftly 16 He giveth snow like wooll and scattereth the hoar frost like ashes 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels who is able to abide his frost 18 He sendeth out his word and melteth them he bloweth with his winde and the waters flow 19 He sheweth his word unto Iacob his statutes and ordinances unto Israel 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation neither have the heathen knowledge of his lawes The Prayer O Lord God whose power is great and thy wisedome infinite give us broken and contrite hearts meek spirits a feare of thy Name and a trust in thy mercy that thou maist arise upon us with healing in thy wings giving us medicine to heale all our ghostly sicknesses and thy delight may be in us delighting to do us good to feed us when we call upon thee to set us above our enemies to give us knowledge of thy Lawes to build up Ierusalem and to repaire the breaches of thy Church that we may sing praises unto thee O God and be thankfull to all eternity through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 148. An invitation of all the creatures of the world to praise God O Praise the Lord of heaven praise him in the height 2 Praise him all yee angels of his praise him all his host 3 Praise him sun and moon praise him all yee starres and light 4 Praise him all yee heavens and yee waters that be above the heavens 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord for he spake the word and they were made he commanded and they were created 6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever he hath given them a law which shall not be broken 7 Praise the Lord upon earth yee dragons and all deepes 8 Fire and haile snow and vapours winde and storme fulfilling his word 9 Mountaines and all hills fruitfull trees and all cedars 10 Beasts and all cattell wormes and feathered fowles 11 Kings of the earth and all people princes and all iudges of the world 12 Young men and maidens old men and children praise the name of the Lord for his name onely is excellent and his praise above heaven and earth 13 He shall exalt the horne of his people all his saints shall praise him even the children of Israel even the people that serveth him The Prayer O Lord God whose Name onely is excellent and thy praise above Heaven and Earth we adore and blesse thy mercy and thy power for creating us after thine owne Image thou spakest the word and we were made thou commandedst and we were created and as thou hast established thy Creation with a Law for ever that all should minister to thy praises in their severall proportions so give us grace that the lawes of sanctity of Faith and obedience which thou hast given to us may never be broken that we serving thee not onely in the order of thy creatures but in the capacity of thy children may sing thy praises amongst the Angels and the numerous host of Saints reigning in thy Kingdome for ever and ever Amen PSALME 149. A meditation of the ioyes of Heaven prepared for the Saints O Sing unto the Lord a new song let the congregation of saints praise him 2 Let Israel reioyce in him that made him and let the children of Sion be ioyfull in their King 3 Let them praise his name in the dance let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harpe 4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people and helpeth the meek hearted 5 Let the saints be ioyfull with glory let them reioyce in their beds 6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hands 7 To be avenged of the heathen and to rebuke the people 8 To binde their kings in chaines and their nobles with linkes of iron 9 That they may be avenged of them as it is written Such honour have all his saints The Prayer O Lord our King in whose honour and salvation all thy Saints rejoyce give unto thy holy Gospell a free passage in all the world that Kings and Nobles may be bound with the chaines of obedience discipline and subordination to all thy holy Lawes and grant to us thy servants that thy Lawes may be so fixed in our hearts and thy praises in our mouthes and righteousnesse in all our actions that we may be written among the righteous and have our portion with the Saints who rejoyce in their beds of eternall rest and are joyfull in the glories of thy Kingdome through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 150. An invitation to praise God with all our faculties and powers O Praise God in his holinesse praise him in the firmament of his power 2 Praise him in his noble acts praise him according to his excellent greatnesse 3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet praise him vpon the lute and harpe 4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances praise him upon the strings and pipe 5 Praise him upon the well tuned cymbals praise him upon the loud cymbals 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. The Prayer O Eternall God thy holinesse and power and excellent greatnesse are farre above all the praises of men and Angels and yet thou art pleased in the harmony and consent of a thankfull heart and a thankesgiving tongue touch our hearts with admirable apprehensions of thy Divine perfections that our songs of thy honour may be devout and illuminate to the height of extasies and the devotions of a Seraphim for nothing is proportionable to thy glories but what is infinitely beyond our infirmities Make us to sing Thee and thy Name while we have breath and when we are breathlesse let our hearts fill up the harmony and thinke thy praises so cordially till our soules being separated from the harsh sound of our bodily organs we may praise thee when we are all spirit in the state of separation and in the reunion when our bodies shall be made spirituall singing to thee exalted praises for ever and ever To thee O blessed and glorious God be praises and honour and glory ascribed now and to all eternity Amen Amen FINIS
esteem the article of the holy Trinitie as not to glorie in it and confesse it publiquely and expresse it in all our offices The holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son must be worshipped and glorified But since all Christians of any publike confession and government that is all particular and nationall Churches agree in the matter of prayers and the great object God in the mysterie of the Trinitie if the Church of Rome would make her addresses to God onely through Jesus Christ our Lord and leave the Saints in the Calendar without drawing them into her offices which they might do without any preiudice to the suits they aske unlesse Christs intercession without their coniuncture were imperfect that we might all once pray together we might hope for the blessings of peace and charitie to be upon us all I am sure they that have commenced this war against the King and the Church first fell out with our Liturgie and refused to ioyne with us in our prayers I have therefore a strong perswasion that if we were ioyned in our prayers we should quickly be united in affections and to this purpose I have some reason to believe this Psalter may do good service For I have seen an Essay of this designe made by that prudent and pious moderator of controversies George Cassander who did much for the peace of Christendom when disagreeing interests and opinions made the great Schisme in the Westerne Churches he put forth devotions and with them Collects for each Psalme But I said it was a meere Essay they are short of what he could have done but when I saw his name at them I guessed what every man else would have guessed concerning him it was a pursuance of his great designe for peace and charitie I have seen three more the first by an old Saxon Priest or Bishop in which there is nothing of offence nothing but pious and primitive for the matter but the Collects so short that the Psalme did scarce passe through the Prayer so little of the relish is left that the percolation is scarce disceruable A second was printed at Lyons 1545. without the Authours name with a complying designe of avoiding all offence and a not engaging God in our scholasticall wranglings but quite contrary to the Saxon the prayers are so full of paraphrase that I resolved to go further and see if I could speed better and at last met with a Psalter printed lately at Antwerp by command very fairly indeed with a Title and a Collect to every Psalme all free from dispute and partaking in the questions of Christendome not so much as a gust or relish of his owne partie till the Psalter be done the prayers all good and here I had fixed but that I had found them very often to be impertinent But that which I observed in all these is that the designe seemes alike and they are a forme of devotion made for no private Sect but for the benefit of all Christian people which the Authour of the Antwerp Psalter declines in his additionall Devotions where he brings in Letanies to Saints as grossely as he had before avoided it with discretion If any mans pietie receives advantage by this intendment it is what I wish but I desire that his charitie might increase too and that he would say a hearty prayer when his devotion growes high and pregnant for me and my family for I am more desirous my posteritie should be pious than honourable I have no ends of my own to serve but to purchase an interest of prayers for I would fain have these Devotions go out into a blessing to all them that shall use them and yet returne into my own bosome too and if I may but receive the blessings of the Psalter even the sure mercies of David it will be like the reward of five Cities for the improvement of a few talents I shall venture again in a greater negotiation and traffique for ten talents for there is no honour so great as to serve God in a great capacitie and though I wait not at the Altar yet I will pay there such oblations of my time and industris as I can redeem from the services of his Maiestie and the impertinencies of my own life THE PSALTER OF DAVID with Titles and Collects fitted to each Psalme c. PSALM 1. A Prayer that we may continually meditate in God's law have no fellowship with wicked persons in the manner of their living or dying MORNING PRAYER Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsell of the ungodly nor stand in the way of sinners and hath not sit in the seat of the scornfull 2 But his delight is in the Law of the Lord in his Law will he exercise himself day and night 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the water side that will bring forth his fruit in due season 4 His leaf also shall not wither look whatsoever he doth it shall prosper 5 As for the ungodly it is not so with them but they are like the chaffe which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth 6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the iudgement neither the sinners in the Congregation of the righteous 7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly shall perish The Prayer O Holy Iesu fountain of all blessing the word of the Eternall Father be pleased to sow the good seed of thy word in our hearts and water it with the dew of thy divinest Spirit that while we exercise our selves in it day and night we may be like a tree planted by the water side bringing forth in all times and seasons the fruits of a holy conversation that we may never walke in the way of sinners nor have fellowship with the unfruitfull works of darknesse but that when this life is ended we may have our portion in the congregation of the righteous and may be able to stand upright in judgment through the supporting arme of thy mercy O blessed Saviour and Redeemer Iesu Amen PSALM 2. A Prayer to promote Christs Kingdom and for grace to serve him with feare and Reverence VVHy do the heathen so furiously rage together and why do the people imagine a vaine thing 2 The Kâ—ngs of the earth stand up and the rulers take counsell together against the Lord and against his Anointed 3 Let vs break their bonds asunder and cast away their cords from vs. 4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorne the Lord shall have them in derision 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath and vex them in his sore displeasure 6 Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Sion 7 I will preach the law whereof the Lord hath said unto me Thou art my Sonne this day have I begotten thee 8 Desire of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance
The Lord is in his holy temple the Lords seat is in heaven 5 His eyes consider the poore and his eyeliâ—s trieth the children of men 6 The Lord alloweth the righteous but the ungodly and him that delighteth in wickednesse doth his soul abhorre 7 Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares fire and brimstone storm and tempest this shall be their portion to drink 8 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousnesse his countenance will behold the thing that is iust The Prayer O Lord who art our hope and our refuge and the exceeding great reward of all that trust in thee have mercy upon us thy servants who have no confidences but upon thy mercies and infinite loving kindnesse Defend us from all secret plots designes intended against our peace and securities by them that privily shoot at us and would overthrow the foundations of our repose and safety And that we may be better intitled to thy protection and care over us make us to love righteousnesse and to follow the things that are just that by thy grace we being defended from taking delight in wickednesse may also be delivered from the portion of the ungodly which thou givest them to drink upon whom thou rainest snares fire and brimston storm and tempest Deliver us O Lord from the eternall pressure of thy wrath through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 12. A prayer for defence against the dangers of evill Company EVENING PRAYER HElp me Lord for there is not one godly man left for the faithfull are minished from among the children of men 2 They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour they do but flatter with their lips and dissemble with their double heart 3 The Lord shall root out all deceitfull lips and the tongue that speaketh proud things 4 Which have said With our tongue we will prevail we are they that ought to speak who is Lord over us 5 Now for the comfortlesse troubles sake of the needy and because of the deep sighing of the poore 6 I will up saith the Lord and will helpe every one from him that swelleth against him and will see them at rest 7 The words of the Lord are pure words even as the silver which from the earth is tried purified seven times in the fire 8 Thou shalt keep them O Lord thou shalt preserve him from this generation for ever 9 The ungodly walk on every side when they are exalted the children of men are put to rebuke The Prayer O Most blessed Iesu who in thy eternall providence doest suffer the â—ares and the wheat to grow together untill the harvest permitting hereticks and vitious persons to communicate in the externall Society of thy people grant us thy grace that we may so believe heartily obey all thy pure words and dictates which thou hast taught us in thy holy Gospell that we may be kept unspotted of the world and although the ungodly walke on every side yet we may persevere in the wayes of righteousnesse and increase the number of the godly that at last we may be admitted into the glorious fellowship of Saints Angells who behold thy face the glories of thy Kingdome where thou livest and raignest with the Father the holy Ghost Eternall God world without end Amen PSALME 13. A Prayer in time of temptation HOw long wilt thou forget me O Lord for ever how long wilt thou hide thy face from me 2 How long shall I seek counsell in my soul be so vexed in my heart how long shall mine enemies triumph over me 3 Consider and heare me O Lord my God lighten mine eyes that I sleep not in death 4 Lest mine enemy say I have prevailed against him for if I be cast down they that trouble me will reioyce at it But my trust is in thy mercy and my heart is ioyfull in thy salvation I will sing of the Lord because he hath dealt so lovingly with me yea I will praise the name of the Lord most Highest The Prayer O God the giver of all grace the author of all Ghostly strength look with compassion upon our infirmities and how unequally we are assaulted by many by powerfull by malicious adversaries How long O Lord how long shall we seek for rest and finde none O give us either peace or victory and preserve us that we sleep not in the death of sinne least our graÌ„d enemy the Divell say he hath prevailed against us Our trust is in thy mercy and thy delight is in it strengthen us so with thy grace that we may fight a good fight and conquer and be crown'd with a crown of righteousnesse which we begge we may receive from the hands and by the mercies of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen PSALME 14. A Prayer against Atheisme and irreligion THe fool hath said in his heart There is no God 2 They are corrupt and become abominable in their doings there is not one that doth good no not one 3 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that would understand and seek after God 4 But they are all gone out of the way they are altogether become abominable there is none that doth good no not one 5 Their throat is an open sepulchre with their tongues have they deceived the poison of asps is under their lips 6 Their mouth is tull of cursing and bitternes their feet are swift to shed bloud 7 Destruction and unhappinesse is in their waies and the way of peace have they not known there is no feare of God before their eyes 8 Have they no knowledge that they are all such workers of mischief eating up my people as it were bread 9 And call not upon the Lord there were they brought in great fear even where no feare was for God is in the generation of the righteous 10 As for you ye have made a mock at the counsell of the poore because he putteth his trust in the Lord. 11 Who shall give salvation unto Israell out of Sion when the Lord turneth the captivity of his people then shall Iacob reioyce and Israell shall be glad The Prayer O Eternall God Creator of the world conserver of the Creatures whose essence and goodnesse and perfections are infinite and made so manifest in the creation order protection and disposition of thy creatures that without the greatest sinne and folly in the world we cannot but acknowledge thee and adore thee with the lowest adorations of soul and body and with the most profound humility Preserve us O Lord in great Religion Veneration and reverence of thy Divine perfections Keep us from all distrust of thy providence all doubtings of thy infinitnesse or of any other article of our faith and grant that wee confessing thee before all the world may be acknowledged for thy children and rewarded among thy servants not for our righteousnesse but through the merits and mercies of our dearest Saviour Iesus Christ Amen PSALME 15.
seen O God how thou goest how thou my God and King goest in the sanctuarie 25 The singers go before the Minâ—treâ—s follow after in the midst are the damsels playing with the timbrels 26 Giue thanks O Israel unto God the Lord in the congregations from the ground of the heart 27 There is little Beniamin their ruler and the princes of Iuda their counsell the princes of Zabulon and the princes of Nephthali 28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee stablish the thing O God that thou hast wrought in us 29 For thy temples sake at Ierusalem so shall Kings bring presents unto thee 30 When the company of the spear-men and multitude of the mighty are scattered abroad among the beasts of the people so that they humbly bring pieces of silver and when he hath scattered the people that delight in warre 31 Then shall the Princes come out of Egypt the Morians land shall soon stretch out her hands unto God 32 Sing unto God O ye kingdomes of the earth O sing praises unto the Lord. 33 Which sitteth in the Heavens over all from the beginning lo he doth send out his voice yea and that a mighty voice 34 Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel his worship and strength is in the clouds 35 O God wonderfull art thou in thy holy places even the God of Israel he will giue strength and power unto his people blessed be God The Prayer O Lord God mighty and mercifull thou ridest upon the heavens as it were upon an horse thou art the Father of the Fatherlesse and defendest the cause of the widdow have merey upon thy holy Church and since her Lord and Spouse is gone up on high even to his holy habitation leave us not comfortiesse but send the holy Ghost in assistances and gifts to dwell amongst us that by his ayd we may escape death spirituall and the bitternesse of the temporall Send a gracious raine even the dew of thy Divine favours upon thine inheritance to refresh us in our wearinesse and sadnesses Make thy people innocent chast as the dove and besides the beauty of internall sanctity let thy Church be covered with silver wings and her feathers like gold decked and assisted with exteriour advantages as may best promote thy honour and the services of Religion Let all the Princes and lands of the earth stretch their hands out unto thee O God and confesse thy mightinesse and thy honour that the Gospell going forth into all lands peace and all thy blessings may follow it and thy praise be multiplyed from generation to generation through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 69. A Prayer in times of persecution for the cause of Religion EVENING PRAYER SAve me O God for the waters are come in even unto my soul 2 I stick fast in the deep mire where no ground is I am come into deep waters so that the flouds run over me 3 I am weary of crying my throat is drie my fight faileth me for waiting so long upon my God 4 They that hate me without a cause are moe then the haires of my head they that are mine enemies and would destroy me guiltlesse are mighty 5 I payed them the things that I never took God thou knowest my simplenesse and my faults are not hid from thee 6 Let not them that trust in thee O Lord God of hosts be ashamed for my cause let not those that seek thee be confounded through me O Lord God of Israel 7 And why for thy sake haue I suffered reproof shame hath covered my face 8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren even an aliant unto my mothers children 9 For the zeal of thy house hath even eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are fallen upon me 10 I wept and chastened my self with fasting and that was turned to my reproof 11 I put on sackcloth also and they iested upon me 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me and the drunkards make songs upon me 13 But Lord I make my prayer unto thee in an acceptable time 14 Heare me O God in the multitude of thy mercy even in the truth of thy salvation 15 Take me out of the mire that I sink not oh let me be delivered from them that hate me and out of the deep waters 16 Let not the water-floud drowne me neither let the deep swallow me up and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me 17 Heare me O Lord for thy loving kindnesse is comfortable turn thee unto me according to the multitude of thy mercies 18 And hide not thy face from thy servant for I am in trouble oh hast thee and heare me 19 Draw nigh unto my soul and save it oh deliver me because of mine enemies 20 Thou hast known my reproof my shame and my dishonour mine adversaries are all in thy sight 21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart I am full of heavinesse I looked for some to haue pity on me but there was no man neither found I any to comfort me 22 They gave me gall to eat and when I was thirsty they gave me vineger to drink 23 Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withall and let the things that should haue been for their wealth be unto them an occasion of falling 24 Let their eyes be blinded that they see not and ever bow down their backs 25 Poure out thine indignation upon them let thy wrathfull displeasure take hold of them 26 Let their habitation be void and no man to dwell in their tents 27 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they talk how they may vex them whom thou hast wounded 28 Let them fall from one wickednesse to another and not come into thy righteousnesse 29 Let them be wiped out of the book of the living and not be written among the righteous 30 As for me when I am poor and in heavinesse thy help O God shall lift me up 31 I will praise the name of God with a song and magnify it with thanksgiving 32 This also shall please the Lord better then a bullock that hath hornes and hoofs 33 The humble shall consider this and be glad seek ye after God and your soul shall live 34 For the Lord heareth the poore and despiseth not his prisoners 35 Let heaven and earth praise him the sea and all that moveth therein 36 For God will save Sion and build the Cities of Iuda that men may dwell there and have it in possession 37 The posterity also of his servants shall inherit it and they that love his name shall dwell therein The Prayer O Blessed Iesu whose loving kindnesse is comfortable who for our sakes didst tast vineger and gall that thou mightest redeeme us from the bitternesse of death and sinne and establish to thy selfe a Church in holy Religion and defend it with thy favour and power have mercy upon thy servants who suffer from the hands of their Enemies
is glory and and worship fill our lips and soules with great devotion and reverence towards thee our God Make us to love thy goodnesse to adore thy omnipotency to reverence thy justice to feare thy Majesty to admire and tremble at thy omniscience and omnipresence and to contemplate with the greatest zeale and affections all those glories which thou communicatest to the sonnes of men in the revelations of thy gospell of thy creatures and of thy miracles that we may tell of thy greatnesse and declare thy salvation from day to day and when thou commest with righteousnesse to judge the earth and all people with thy truth we may rejoyce in thee everlastingly and sing an Eternall Allelujah to thee in thy sanctuary Grant this for Iesus Christ his sake our Lord and only Saviour Amen PSALME 97. A meditation upon the day of Iudgement and a prayer for mercy and salvation THe Lord is King the earth may be glad thereof yea the multitude of the Isles may be glad thereof 2 Clouds and darknesse are round about him righteousnesse and iudgement are the habitation of his seat 3 There shall go a fire before him and burn up his enemies on every side 4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world the earth saw it and was afraid 5 The hills melted like war at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth 6 The heavens have declared his righteousnesse and all the people have seen his glory 7 Confounded be all they that worship carved images and that delight in vain gods worship him all ye gods 8 Sion heard of it and reioyced and the daughters of Iudah were glad because of thy iudgements O Lord 9 For thou Lord art higher then all that are in the earth thou art exalted farre above all gods 10 O ye that love the Lord see that ye hate the thing that is evil the Lord preserveth the souls of his Saints he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly 11 There is sprung up a light for the righteous and ioyfull gladnesse for such as be true hearted 12 Reioyce in the Lord ye righteous and give thanks for a remembrance of his holinesse The Prayer O Lord our King Lord of the whole earth have mercy upon us and sanctifie us with thy grace that we may hate every thing that is evill that we may love thee give thankes unto thy name and rejoyce in remembrance of thy holinesse that in the day of judgement and great terrors when thou shalt sit in thy seat supported with righteousnesse and iudgement and a fire shall go forth from thy presence to burne up thy enemies on every side thou maist preserve our soules in safety from the hand of our enemies and a light may spring up unto us to preserve us from eternall darknesse and the want of the light of thy countenance through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 98. A thankesgiving for the redemption of mankinde by Iesus Christ EVENING PRAYER O Sing unto the Lord a new song for he hath done marvellous things 2 With his own right hand and with his holy arme hath he gotten himselfe the victorie 3 The Lord declared his salvation his righteousnesse hath he openly shewed is the sight of the heathen 4 He hath remembred his mercie and truth toward the house of Israel and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God 5 Shew your selues ioyfull unto the Lord all yee lands sing reioyce and giue thankes 6 Praise the Lord upon the harpe sing to the herpe with a psalme of thankesgiving 7 With trumpets also and shawâ—es O shew your sleves ioyfull before the Lord the King 8 Let the sea make a noise and all that therein is the round world and they that dwell therein 9 Let the flouds clap their hands and let the hills be ioyfull together before the Lord for he is come to iudge the earth 10 With righteousnesse shall he iudge the world and the people with equitie The Prayer O Most glorious and powerfull Iesu who with thine owne right hand and with thy holy arme hast gotten to thy selfe on our behalfe the victory over sin hell and the grave remember this thy mercy and truth which thou hast promised to all that believe on thee giveus pardon of our sinnes seal'd unto us by the testimony of the holy Spirit and of a good conscience and grant that we by thy strength may fight against our ghostly enemies and by thy power may overcome them that we may rejoyce in a holy peace and sing and give thee thankes for our victory and our crowne Extend this mercy and enlarge the effect of thy great victories to the heathen that all the ends of the world may sing a new song unto thee and see the salvation of God that when thou commest to judge the earth we may all finde mercy and be joyfull together before thee in the festivity of a blessed eternity thorow thy mercies O blessed Saviour and Redeemer Iesu Amen PSALME 99. A prayer for the vertue of religion and devotion in holy places THe Lord is King be the people never so unpatient he sitteth between the cherubims be the earth never so unquiet 2 The Lord is great in Sion and high aboue all people 3 They shall giue thankes unto thy Name which is great wonderfull and holy 4 The kings power loueth iudgement thou hast prepared equitie thou hast executed iudgement and righteousnesse in Iacob 5 O magnifie the Lord our God and fall down before his footstool for he is holy 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests and Samuel among such as call upon his Name these called upon the Lord and he heard them 7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar for they kept his testimonies and the law that he gaue them 8 Thou heardest them O Lord our God thou forgauest them O God and punishedst their own inuentions 9 O magnifie the Lord our God and worship him upon his holy hill for the Lord our God is holy The Prayer O Great God and King of Heaven and earth thou that sittest between the Cherubims unmoved in the centre of thy own felicity and essentiall tranquillity undisturbed in the great concussions and unquietnesse of the earth give unto us thy servants venerable and dreadfull apprehensions of the sanctity and perfections of thy Name and Nature which is great wonderfull and holy Teach us in all the addresses of our devotion and in all places appointed for thy service by all reverence and holinesse of soule and body to expresse the greatnesse of thy power and our weaknesse the majesty of thy glory and the unworthinesse of our persons the distance of God and man of finite and infinite of Lord and Servant that the awfulnesse of thy dread majesty may check every unreverent gesture and thought in us and teach us to mak approaches of humility and feare that we calling upon thy Name according to our
hast to that end made the world redeemed us by our Lord Saviour Iesus Christ Amen PSALME 9. A prayer of poore and oppressed people against their persecutors MORNING PRAYER I Will giue thanks unto thee O Lord with my whole heart I will speak of all thy marvellous works 2 I will be glad and reioyce in thee yea my songs will I make of thy name O thou most Highest 3 While mine enemies are driven back they shall fall and perish at thy presence 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause thou art set in the throne that iudgest right 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen and destroyed the vngodly thou hast put out their name for ever and ever 6 O thou enemy destructions are come to a perpetuall end even as the cities which thou hast destroyed their memoriall is perished with them 7 But the Lord shall endure for ever he hath also prepared his seat for iudgement 8 For he shall iudge the world in righteousnesse and minister true iudgement unto the people 9 The Lord also will be a defence for the oppressed even a refuge in due time of trouble 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee for thou Lord hast never failed them that seek thee 11 O praise the Lord which dwelleth in Sion shew the people of his doings 12 For when he maketh inquisition for bloud be remembreth them and forgotteth not the complaint of the poore 14 Have mercy upon me O Lord consider the trouble which I suffer of them that hate mee thou that liftest me up from the gates of death 14 That I may shew all thy praises within the ports of the daughter of Sion I will reioyce in thy salvation 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made in the same net which they hid privily is their foot taken 16 The Lord is known to execute iudgement the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell and all the people that forget God 18 For the poore shall not alway be forgotten the patient abiding of the meek shall not perish for ever 19 Up Lord and let not man have the upper hand let the heathen be iudged in thy sight 20 Put them in fear O Lord that the heathen may know themselves to be but men The Prayer O Lord God who art a defence for the oppressed and a refuge in due time of trouble have mercy upon us thy servants who are violently assaulted by enemies without and weaknesses and temptations within Thou never failest them that seek thee but lovest to heare the poore make their complaint unto thee in their trouble and art known to execute judgement upon them that oppresse them Pitty us and look upon the trouble we suffer of them that hate us deliver us from the strivings of our adversaries lift us up from the gates of death that being safe under thy mercies and protection we may give thankes unto thee with our spirits voyces we may embrace thee with a lively faith feare thee with all our hearts serve thee with all our powers faculties both of soule and body all the dayes of our life through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 10. A prayer to God in times of Persecution and Warre against the Church VVHy standest thou so farre off O Lord and hidest thy face in the needfull time of trouble 2 The ungodly for his own iust doth persecute â—he poore let them be taken in the crafty wilines that they have imagined 3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own â—eares desire and speaketh good of the covetous whom God abhorreth 4 The ungodly is so proud that he careth not for God neither is God in all his thoughts 5 His wayes are alway greivous thy iudgements are farre aboue out of his sight therefore â—efieth he all his enemies 6 For he hath said in his heart Tush I shall â—ever be cast down there shall no harm happen into me 7 His mouth is full of cursing deceit and â—aud under his tongue is ungodlinesse and vaâ—ity 8 He sitteth lurking in the theevish corners of the streets and privily in his lurking dennes doth he murder the innocent his eyes are set against the poore 9 For he lieth waiting secretly even as a lion lurketh he in his denne that he may ravish the poore 10 He doth ravish the poore when he getteth him into his net 11 He falleth â—own and humbleth himselfe that the congregation of the poore may fall into the hand of his Captains 12 He hath said in his heart Tush God hath forgotten he hideth away his face and he will never see it 13 Arise O Lord God and lift vp thine hand forget not the poore 15 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God while he doth say in his heart Tush thou God carest not for it 15 Surely thou hast seen it for thou beholdest ungodlinesse and wrong 16 That thou mayest take the matter into thy hand the poore committeth himself unto thee for thou art the helper of the friendlesse 17 Break thou the power of the ungodly malicious take away his ungodlinesse and thou shalt find none 18 The Lord is King for ever and ever and the heathen are perished out of the land 19 Lord thou hast heard the desire of the poor thou preparest their heart and thine eare hearkeneth thereto 20 To help the fatherlesse and poore unto their right that the man of the earth be no more exalted against them The Prayer O Lord God who beholdest all the actions of men and seest all the ungodlinesse of sinners and the wrong they doe unto thy servants we flye unto thee for succour and defence in this our needfull time of trouble Behold ô Lord how the Enemies of thy Church have set their eyes against her and use all violences and arts that thy poore servants may fall under the hands of their Captaines Thou seest their malice and their confidences they feare thee not neither art thou O God in all their thoughts But thou art our King for ever and ever and the helper of the friendlesse We commit our selves wholly to thy mercy providence take the matter into thine own hand let them perish out of the land that are exalted against thee and against thy Church that we being delivered from feare of our enemies may serve thee with constant and regular devotions all the dayes of our life through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 11. An addresse to God by way of hope and confidence in him and a prayer against our secret Enemies IN the Lord put I my trust how say ye then to my soul that she should flee as a bird unto the hill 2 For lo the ungodly bend their bow and make ready their arrows within the quiver that they may privily shoot at them whith are true of heart 3 For the foundations will be cast down and what hath the righteous done 4
Which is a short rule of a good life and a desire of innocency and sanctity MORNING PRAYER LOrd who shall dwell in thy tabernacle or who shall rest upon thy holy hill 2 Even he that seadeth an uncorrupt life and doth the thing which is right and speaketh the truth from his heart 3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue nor done evill to his neighbour hath not standered his neighbour 4 He that setteth not by himselfe but is lowly in his own eyes and maketh much of them that feare the Lord. 5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour and disappointeth him not though it were to his own hinderance 6 He that hath not given his mony upon usury nor taken reward against the innocent 7 Whoso doth these things shall never fall The Prayer O Lord let thy mercy preserve us in holinesse and innocency or if through infirmity wee fall make us to rise again by penitence that wee may lead an uncorrupt life with humility and truth and justice not slandering our neighbour not invading his right not breaking our trust not oppressing the indigent and necessitous but doing good to all and especially making much of them that feare the Lord that we may never fall from thy favour but at the end of our weary pilgrimage we may take our rest upon thy holy hill and dwell in thy tabernacle where thou raignest with infinite glory and felicities God Eternall world without end Amen PSALME 16. A Prayer for the blessings of God providence and preservation in this life and for glory hereafter PReserve me O God for in thee have I put my trust 2 O my soul thou hast said unto the Lord Thou art my God my goods are nothing unto thee 3 All my delight is upon the Saints that are in the earth and vpon such as excell in vertue 4 But they that run after another god shall have great trouble 5 Their drink offerings of bloud will I not offer neither make mention of their names within my lips 6 The Lord himselfe is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup thou shalt maintain my lot 7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground yea I have a goodly heritage 8 I will thank the Lord for giving me warning my reins also chasten me in the night season 9 I have set God alwayes before me for he is on my right hand therefore I shall not fall 10 Wherefore my heart was glad and my glory reioyced my flesh also shall rest in hope 11 For why thou shalt not leave my soul in hell neither shalt thou suffer thine Holy one to see corruption 12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioy and at thy right hand there is pleasure for evermore The Prayer O God who art the portion of our inheritance our God and our preserver preserve and maintaine all those good things which thou hast wrought in us and for us and that we may never fall give us thy grace that we may set thee alwayes before us rejoycing in thee and delighting in the Saints that are upon the earth that when our flesh shall see corruption our Soules may not be left in hell but may walke in the paths of life and in the day of restitution of all things both bodies and Soules may have a goodly heritage even the lot of thy right hand where there is pleasure for evermore and where we may see the face and the glory of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen PSALME 17. A Prayer for protection against the injuries of our Enemies Bodily and Ghostly HEare the right O Lord consider my complaint and hearken unto my prayer that goeth not out of feigned lips 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equall 3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night season thou hast tried me and shalt find no wickednesse in me for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend 4 Because of mens works that are done against the words of my lips I have kept me from the wayes of the destroyer 5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths that my foot-steps slip not 6 I have called upon thee O God for thou shalt heare me encline thine eare to me and hearken unto my words 7 Shew thy marvellous loving kindnes thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee from such as resâ—st thy right hand 8 Keep me as the apple of an eye hide me under the shadow of thy wings 9 From the ungodly that trouble me mine enemies compasse me round about to take away my soul 10. They are inclosed in their owne fat and their mouth speaketh proud things 11 They lie waiting in our way on every side turning their eyes down to the ground 12 Like as a lyon that is greedy of his preyâ— and as it were a lions whelp lurking in secret places 13 Up Lord disappoint him and cast him down deliver my soul from the ungodly which is a sword of thine 14 From the men of thy hand O Lord from the men I say and from the evill world which haue their portion in this life whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure 15 They haue children at their desire and leave the rest of their substance for their babes 16 But as for me I will behold thy presence in righteousnesse and when I awake up after thy likenesse I shall be satisfied with it The Prayer O Most mercifull Iesu thou that art the Saviour of them that put their trust in thee defend us and deliver us from the hands of all our Enemies and although they are a sword of thine and an instrument sent from thee to chastise us for our sinnes yet arise O Lord in mercy and strength disappoint them and cast them down least they destroy our soules that when thou hast visited us with thy fatherly correction and tryed us like as Silver is tryed thou maist find no wickednesse in us Sanctify our hearts and lips that we may not think a thought displeasing unto thee and that our mouth may not offend Keep us as the apple of an eye hide us under the shadow of thy wings of mercy and providence keep us from the wayes of the destroyer and hold up our goings in thy paths that we may persevere in righteousnesse and our footsteps may not slip that in the day of the resurrection of the Iust we may behold thy presence and receive infinite satisfactions in the vision beatificall Grant this O mercifull Saviour and Redeemer Iesu Amen PSALME 18. A Prayer for strength and Victory in Warre temporall or spirituall together with an act of hope and confidence in God EVENING PRAYER I Will love thee O Lord my strength the Lord is my stony rock and my defence my Saviour my God and my might in whom I will trust my buckler the horn also of my
and reioyceth as a giant to run his course 6 It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven and runneth about unto the end of it again and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof 7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law converting the soul the testimonie of the Lord is sure and giveth wisdome unto the simple 8 The statutes of the Lord are right and reioyce the heart the commandment of the Lord is pure and giveth light unto the eyes 9 The feare of the Lord is clean and endureth for ever the iudgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether 10 More to be desired are they then gold yea then much fine gold sweeter also then hony the hony combe 11 Moreover by them is thy servant taught and in keeping of them there is great reward 12 Who can tell how oft he offendeth O cleanse thou me from my secret faults 13 Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sinnes least they get the dominion over me so shall I be undefiled and innocent from the great offence 14 Let the words of my mouth the meditation of my heart be alway acceptable in thy sight 15 O Lord my strength and my redeemer The Prayer O Most blessed Iesu thou sonne of righteousnesse who camest forth from the bosome of thy Eternall Father as a Bridegroom out of his chamber be pleased to plant in our hearts the feare of the Lord and in our bodies the purity and cleanesse of chastity and make them to abide there for ever Lighten our eyes with the light of thy Gospell and the bright revelation of thy whole will and pleasure that so being guided by thy grace we may be cleansed from all our secret sinnes and preserved from presumptuous and great offences so shall the thoughts and meditation of our heart the words of our mouth and all our actions be alway acceptable in thy sight O Lord our Saviour our strength and our redeemer Iesus Amen PSALME 20. A Prayer that God would heare our petitions which we make to him in times of trouble THe Lord heare thee in the day of trouble the name of the God of Iacob defend thee 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary and strengthen thee out of Sion 3 Remember all thy offerings and accept thy burnt-sacrifice 4 Grant thee thy hearts desire and fullfill all thy minde 5 We will reioyce in thy salvation and triumph in the name of the Lord our GOD the Lord perform all thy petitions 6 Now know I that the Lord helpeth his anointed and will heare him from his holy heaven even with the wholsome strength of his right hand 7 Some put their trust in chariots and some in horses but we will remember the name of the Lord our God 8 They are brought down and fallen but we are risen and stand upright 9 Save Lord heare us O King of heaven when we call upon thee The Prayer O King of heaven who art the health and strength of our right hand have mercy upon us and heare us when we call upon thee let our prayers come into thy presence like a burnt offering of a sweet savour for in all our troubles we disclaim all confidences in any of thy creatures and remember thy name only O Lord our God Teach us what to aske and how to come into thy presence that we may never begge of thee any thing but what is agreeable to thy will and may then promote thy glory when thou suppliest our necessities through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 21. A Prayer for the King THe King shall rejoyce in thy strength O Lord exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation 2 Thou hast given him his hearts desire and hast not denied him the request of his lips 3 For thou shalt prevent him with the blessings of goodnesse and shalt set a Crowne of pure gold upon his head 4 He asked life of thee and thou gavest him a long life even for ever and ever 5 His honour is great in thy salvation glory and great worship shalt thou lay upon him 6 For thou shalt give him everlasting felicity and make him glad with the joy of thy countenance 7 And why because the King putteth his trust in the Lord and in the mercy of the most Highest he shall not miscarry 8 All thine enemies shall feel thine hand thy right hand shall find out them that hate thee 9 Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in time of thy wrath the Lord shall destroy them in his displeasure and the fire shall consume them 10 Their fruit shalt thou root out of the earth and their seed from among the children of men 11 For they intended mischiefe against thee and imagined such a device as they are not able to perform 12 Therefore shalt thou put them to flight and the strings of thy bow shalt thou make ready against the face of them 13 Be thou exalted Lord in thine own strength so will we sing and praise thy power The Prayer O Eternall God King of Kings and Lord of Lords have mercy upon thy servant the King as thou hast set a Crowne of gold upon his head and given him power and command to rule thy people with justice and piety so doe thou heare the request of his lipps grant him the desire of his heart and prevent both his desires and requests with the blessings of thy goodnesse give him great honour and Reverence in the sight of his People and of all the Nations round about let all his enemies feele thine hand and put them to flight that arise up against him that when thou hast given him the blessings of a long life and prosperous and made him glad with the joy of thy countenance at last he may be crown'd with everlasting felicity and reigne with thee in thy eternall Kingdome through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 22. A meditation upon the Passion of our Blessed Saviour EVENING PRAYER MY God my God look upon me why hast thou forsaken me and art so farre from my health and from the words of my complaint 2 O my God I cry in the day time but thou hearest not and in the night season also I take no rest 3 And thou continuest holy O thou worship of Israel 4 Our fathers hoped in thee they trusted in thee and thou didst deliver them 5 They called upon thee and were holpen they put their trust in thee and were not confounded 6 But as for mee I am a Worm and no man a very scorn of men and the outcast of the people 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorne they shoot out their lips and shake their heads saying 8 He trusted in God that he would deliver him let him deliver him if he will have him 9 But thou art he that took me out of my mothers wombe thou wast my hope when I hanged yet upon my mothers brests 10 I have been left unto thee ever since I
MORNING PRAYER PLead thou my cause O Lord with them that strive with me and fight thou against them that fight against me 2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler and stand up to help me 3 Bring forth the spear and stop the way against them that persecute me say unto my soul I am thy salvation 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul let them be turned back and brought to confusion that imagine mischief for me 5 Let them be as the dust before the winde and the Angell of the Lord scattering them 6 Let their way be dark and slippery and let the Angell of the Lord persecute them 7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause yea even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul 8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares and his net that he hath laid privily catch himselfe that he may fall into his own mischiefe 9 And my soul be ioyfull in the Lord it shall reioyce in his salvation 10 All my bones shall say Lord who is like unto thee which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him yea the poore and him that is in misery from him that spoyleth him 11 False witnesse did rise up they laid to my charge things that I knew not 12 They rewarded me evill for good to the great discomfort of my soul 13 Neverthelesse when they were sick I put on sackcloth and humbled my soul with fasting and my prayer shall turn into mine own bosome 14 I behaved my selfe as though it had been my friend or my brother I went heavily as one that mourneth for his mother 15 But in mine adversity they reioyced and gathered them together yea the very abjects came together against me unawares making mowes at me and ceased not 16 With the flatterers were busy mockers which gnashed upon me with their teeth 17 Lord how long wilt thou look upon this O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me and my darling from the lions 18 Sâ— will I give thee thankes in the great congregation I will praise thee among much people 19 O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over mee ungodly neither let them wink with their eyes that hate me without a cause 20 And why their communing is not for peace but they imagine deceitfull words against them that are quiet in the land 21 They gaped on me with their mouthes and said Fie on thee fie on thee we saw it with our eyes 22 This thou hast seen O Lord hold not thy tongue then goe not farre from me O Lord. 23 Awake and stand up to iudge my quarrells avenge thou my cause my God and my Lord. 24 Iudge me O Lord my God according to thy righteousnesse and let them not triumph over mee 25 Let them not say in their hearts There there so would we have it neither let them say we have devoured him 26 Let them be put to confusion and shame together that reioyce at my trouble let them be cloathed with rebuke and dishonour that boast themselves against me 27 Let them be glad and reioyce that favour my righteous dealing yea let them say alway Blessed be the Lord which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant 28 And as for my tongue it shall be talking of thy righteousnesse and of thy praise all the day long The Prayer O Lord our God who art the shield of the oppressed and the Buckler of all that trust in thee deliverus from all the assaults and intendments of our Enemies against us who without cause make pits for our Soules let the Angel of the Lord scatter all their mischievous imaginations least they triumph over us and say we have devoured them strive thou with them that strive with us and fight against them that fight against us Preserve us in innocency that we neither sinne against thee nor doe injustice to them and restore us to our Peace so shall we talk of thy righteousnesse and thy praise all the day long and give thee thankes in the great congregation of Saints because thou hast pleasure in the prosperity of thy servants and hast redeemed them from the hands of their Enimies through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 36. A Prayer desiring the joyes of Heaven the blessings of Eternity MY heart sheweth me the wickednesse of the ungodly that there is no feare of God before his eyes 2 For he flattereth himselfe in his own sight untill his abominable sinne be found out 3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit he hath left off to behave himselfe wisely and to do good 4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed and hath set himself in no good way neither doth he abhorre any thing that is evill 5 Thy mercy O Lord reacheth unto the heavens and thy faithfulnesse unto the clouds 6 Thy righteousnesse standeth like the strong mountains thy iudgements are like the great deep 7 Thou Lord shalt save both man and beast how excellent is thy mercy O God and the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings 8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousnes of thy house and thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures as out of the river 9 For with thee is the well of life and in thy light shall we see light 10 O continue forth thy loving kindnesse unto them that know thee and thy righteousnesse unto them that are true of heart 11 O let not the foot of pride come against me and let not the hand of the ungodly cast me down 12 There are they fallen all that work wickednesse they are cast down and shall not be able to stand The Prayer O God whose mercy reacheth unto the Heavens and thy righteousnesse unto the clouds teach us to abhorre every thing that is evill and to set our selves in every good way that thy feare being alwaies before our eyes and our trust being under the shadow of thy wings thou maist continue forth thy loving kindnesse to us all the daies of our life that at last we may be satisfied with the plenteousnesse of thy house and may drinke down rivers of pleasures deriving from thee the eternall fountain and well of life and in the light of thy Countenance may see everlasting light through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 37. A Prayer that we may trust and delight in God and that our lot may be amongst the godly and not in the seeming prosperity of the wicked EVENING PRAYER FRet not thy selfe because of the ungodly neither be thou envious against the evill doers 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grasse and be withered even as the green hearb 3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord and be doing good dwell in the land and verily thou shalt be fed 4 Delight thou in the Lord and he shall give thee thy hearts desire 5
faithfull people Thou hast dealt with us in mercy and although our sinnes are so multiplied that they are moe in number then the haires of our head yet thou hast not suffered us to fall into the horrible pit of eternall misery and destruction but hast set our feet upon the rock Christ Jesus and by his graces and holy Lawes hast ordered our goings Let it be thy pleasure still to deliver us for we are not able of our selves to look up and our enemies still seek after our soules to destroy us Make no long tarrying ◠God shew thy selfe our helper and redeemer so shall we talke of thy truth and of thy salvation in the assemblies of thy servants in this life hoping that we shall hereafter declare thy righteousnesse in the great congregation of Saints and Angels singing eternall praises to God the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost Amen PSALME 41. A Prayer for the grace of charity for pardon of sinnes and for deliverance from false friends and Traitors EVENING PRAYER BLessed is he that considereth the poore and needy the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble 2 The Lord preserve him and keep him alive that he may be blessed upon earth and deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies 3 The Lord comfort him when he lieth sick upon his bed make thou all his bed in his sicknesse 4 I said Lord be mercifull unto me heal my soul for I have sinned against thee 5 Mine enemies speak evill of me when shall he dye and his name perish 6 And if he come to see me he speaketh vanity and his heart conceiveth falshood within himselfe and when he commeth forth he telleth it 7 All mine enemies whisper together against me even against me doe they imagine this evil 8 Let the sentence of guiltinesse proceed against him and now that he lieth let him rise up no more 9 Yea even mine own familiar friend whom I trusted which did also eat of my bread hath laid great wait for me 10 But be thou mercifull unto me O Lord raise thou me up again and I shall reward them 11 By this I know thou favourest me that mine enemy doth not triumph against me 12 And when I am in my health thou upholdest me and shalt set me before thy face for ever 13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel world without end Amen The Prayer O Blessed Jesu Saviour of the World be mercifull unto us and heale our sinnes for we have sinned against thee and are no more worthy to be called thy children but yet make us thy servants and give us testimony that we are translated from death to life by charity and love to all our Brethren O make our bowels yearne with pitty and compassion over the necessities of the poor and needy and give us grace and power to help them and relieve their miseries that we being mercifull as our Heavenly Father is may receive such blessings and assistances as thou hast provided for the charitable deliverance from our open enemies safety from private treachery and conspiracies comfort in our sicknesses health of body and pardon of our sinnes through thy mercies and blessed charity ô most mercifull Saviour and Redeemer Iesu Amen PSALME 42. A Prayer for comfort in spirituall desertion and drynesse of affection and that we may long and sigh after God LIke as the hart desireth the water brooks so longeth my soul after thee O God 2 My soul is a thirst for God yea even for the living God when shall I come to appeare before the presence of God 3 My teares have been my meat day and night while they daily say unto me Where is now thy God 4 Now when I think thereupon I poure out my heart by my selfe for I went with the multitude and brought them forth into the hense of God 5 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving among such as keep holy day 6 Why art thou so full of heavinesse O my soul and why art thou so disquieted within me 7 Put thy trust in God for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance 8 My God my soul is vexed within me therefore will I remember thee concerning the land of Iordan and the little hill of Hermon 9 One deep calleth another because of the noyse of the water-pipes all thy waves and stormes are gone over me 10 The Lord hath granted his loving kindnesse on the day time and in the night season did I sing of him and made my prayer unto the God of my life 11 I will say unto the God of my strength Why hast thou forgotten me why go I thus heavily while the enemy oppresseth me 12 My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword while mine enemies that trouble me cast me in the teeth 13 Namely while they say daily unto mee Where is now thy God 14 Why art thou so vexed O my soule and why art thou so disquieted within me 15 O put thy trust in God for I will yet thank him which is the help of my countenance and my God The Prayer O Eternall and living God thou art the help of our countenance and our God thou art the thing that we long for and our hearts are vexed within us and disquieted when we feel not the comforts of thy spirit and those actuall exultations and that spirituall gust which thou doest often give to thy people as earnests of a glorious immortality O Lord pitty our infirmities and give us earnest longings for the fruition of thee our God in the actions of holy Religion Grant to us vivacity of spirit unweariednesse in devotion delight and complacency in spirituall exercises that when our soules are vexed with temptations and sadnesses we may remember thee concerning the land of promise and be comforted and incouraged in our duties by the expectation of those glories which thou hast laid up for them that love the appearing of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen PSALME 43. A Prayer for cheerfulnesse of spirit in our devotions GIve sentence with me O God and defend my cause against the ungodly people O deliver me from the deceitfull and wicked man 2 For thou art the God of my strength why hast thou put me from thee and why go I so heavily while the enemy oppresseth me 3 O send out thy light and thy truth that they may lead me and bring me unto thy holy hill and to thy dwelling 4 And that I may goe unto the altar of God even unto the God of my ioy and gladnesse and upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee O God my God 5 Why art thou so heavy O my soul and why art thou so disquieted within me 6 O put thy trust in God for I will yet give him thankes which is the help of my countenance and my God The Prayer O God our defender and deliverer thou art the God of our strength and our ghostly confidence let the light of
blesse her for ever with righteousnesse and let the oyle of gladnesse refresh her amidst the multitude of her sorrows and afflictions And because she is the daughter of a King and thou takest pleasure in her beauty let her not alwayes be clothed in mourning garments but let her be decked with exteriour Ornaments and secular advantages such as may truly promote the interests of holy Religion Let Kings and Queenes be nursing Fathers and nursing Mothers unto her and so let the sound of thy Gospell goe into all the Earth that her children may be Princes in all Lands and Ministers of thy Kingdome advancing thy honour and furthering the salvation of all men for whom thou did'st give thy precious bloud that all people may worship thee and give thee thankes for ever who together with the Father and the holy Ghost livest and reignest one God world without end Amen PSALME 46. A Prayer for protection and for confidence in God in times of publike distractions and for the peace of Christendome GOd is our hope and strength a very present help in trouble 2 Therefore will we not fear though the earth bâ— moved and though the hills be carried into the midst of the Sea 3 Though the waters thereof rage swell and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same 4 The rivers of the floud thereof shall make glad the City of God the holy place of the tabernacle of the most highest 5 God is in the midst of her therefore shall she not be removed God shall help her and that right early 6 The Heathen make much adoe and the Kingdomes are moved but God hath shewed his voice and the earth shall melt away 7 The Lord of hosts is with us the God of Iacob is our refuge 8 O come hither and behold the works of the Lord what destruction he hath brought upon the earth 9 He maketh Warres to cease in all the World he breaketh the bow and knappeth the spear in sunder and burneth the Chariots in the fire 10 Be still then and know that I am God I will be exalted among the Heathen and I will be exalted in the earth 11 The Lord of hosts is with us the God of Iacob is our refuge The Prayer O most mercifull Saviour Iesu Prince of Peace at whose birth all the Kingdoms of the World were in Peace and tranquillity be thou in the midst of us for our refuge and present help in times of trouble and publike calamities when the Kingdome is moved and the hearts of men shake at the tempest of the same Deare God unite all the parts of Christendom with the union of Faith Charity and the fruits of them a blessed universall Peace Break the bow of the mighty knappe the spear of the Warriour in sunder and burn the Chariots in the fire thaâ— Warres may cease in all the World and we all may feel the promised blessing of the Gospell that our Swords may be converted into plow-shares and our Speares into pruning hooks that thy Name and thy Kingdome may be exalted among the heathen and in all the Nations of the earth who livest and reignest over all in the unity of the blessed Trinity God eternall world without end Amen PSALME 47. A Prayer for the exaltation of Christs Kingdome and that all the Princes of the World may joyntly adore Iesus reigning in the Heavens EVENING PRAYER O Clap your hands together all ye people O sing unto God with the voice of melody 2 For the Lord is high and to be feared he is the great King upon all the earth 3 He shall subdue the people under us and the nations under our feet 4 He shall choose out an heritage for us even the worship of Iacob whom he loved 5 God is gone up with a merrie noise and the Lord with the sound of the trump 6 O sing praises sing praises unto our God O sing praises sing praises unto our King 7 For God is the King of all the earth sing ye praises with understanding 8 God reigneth over the heathen God sitteth upon his holy seat 9 The Princes of the people are ioyned unto the people of the God of Abraham for God which is very high exalted doth defend the earth as it were with a shield The Prayer O Lord God King of Heaven who raignest a great King in all the Earth thou art high above all creatures and art to be feared in all the Kingdoms of the earth let the seed of thy Gospell be disseminated in all the corners of the habitable World let thy grace break downe all the strong holds of sinne and Satan subduing all people under thee and the Nations under thy feet that the Princes of the Nations that have not known thy name may be joyned to thy people the people of the God of Abraham becomming one sheepfold under one sheapheard Iesus Christ our blessed Lord our Saviour and Redeemer Amen PSALME 48. A Prayer for the prosperity of the Church GReat is the Lord and highly to be praised in the City of our God even upon his holy hill 2 The hill of Sion is a fair place and the ioy of the whole earth upon the north side lieth the City of the great King God is well known in her palaces as a sure refuge 3 For lo the Kings of the earth are gathered and gone by together 4 They marbelled to see such things they were astonied and suddenly cast downe 5 Feare came there upon them and sorrow as upon a woman in her travail 6 Thou shalt break the ships of the sea through the east wind 7 Like as we have heard so have we seen in the City of the Lord of hosts in the City of our God God upholdeth the same for ever 8 We wait for thy loving kindnesse O God in the midst of thy temple 9 O God according unto thy name so is thy praise unto the worlds end thy right hand is full of righteousnesse 10 Let the mount Sion reioyce and the daughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgements 11 Walk about Sion and go round about her and tell the towers thereof 12 Mark well her bulwarks set up her houses that ye may tell them that come after 13 For this God is our God for ever and ever he shall be our guide unto death The Prayer O Great God who art highly to be praised who hast manifested thy power and thy mercy in the constitution propagation and defence of thy Holy Church by the miraculous assistances and effects of thy Holy Spirit insomuch that the Kings of the earth marvailed to see such things and were astonied and suddenly cast down acknowledging the powers of thy Kingdome and submitting to thy lawes with faith and obedience be pleased according to thy gracious promise to uphold the same for ever let not the gates of Hell prevaile against thy Church be thou known in her palaces as a sure refuge make her the joy of the whole
earth and let her be glad and rejoyce because of thy judgements so shall we praise thee in the midst of thy Temple wayting for thy loving kindnesse that according as thy name is so may thy praise be infinite and eternall world without end Amen PSALME 49. A Prayer that we may despise perishing riches and put our trust in God only O Heare ye this all ye people ponder it with your eares all ye that dwell in the world 2 High and low rich and poore one with another 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdome and my heart shall muse of understanding 4 I will encline mine eare to the parable and shew my dark speech upon the harp 5 Wherefore should I feare in the dayes of wickednesse and when the wickednesse of my heels compasse me round about 6 There be some that put their trust in their goods and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches 7 But no man may deliver his brother nor make an agreement to God for him 8 For it cost more to redeem their souls so that he must let that alone for ever 9 Yea though he live long and see not the grave 10 For he seeth that wise men also dye and perish together as well as the ignorant and foolish and leave their riches for other 11 And yet they think that their houses shall continue for ever and that their dwelling places shall endure from one generation to another and call the lands after their own names 12 Neverthelesse man will not abide in honour seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish this is the way of them 13 This is their foolishnesse and their posterity praise their saying 14 They lie in the hell like sheep death gnaweth upon them and the righteous shall have domination over them in the morning their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre out of their dwelling 15 But God hath delivered my soul from the place of hell for he shall receive me 16 Be not thou afraid though one be made rich or if the glory of his house be increased 17 For he shall carry nothing away with him when he dieth neither shall his pomp follow him 18 For while he lived he counted himself an happy man and so long as thou dost well unto thy selfe men will speak good of thee 19 He shall follow the generation of his fathers and shall never see light 20 Man being in honour hath no understanding but is compared unto the beasts that perish The Prayer O Blessed Iesu thou only Redeemer of soules who by thy death and passion hast delivered us from the place of Hell give us grace to put our whole trust in thee and in the riches of thy mercy and loving kindnesse alwaies remembring our end the vanity and shortnesse of our lives the certainty of our departure Teach us to despise the world and worldly things and to lay our treasure up in heaven by charity and actions of religion that while we live here we may have our conversation in heaven by love by hope and by desires that when our beauty shall consume in the sepulchre out of our earthly dwellings we may be received into everlasting habitations alwayes to enjoy thee who livest and reignest eternall God world without end Amen PSALME 50. A Prayer that we may lead a Holy life and find mercy in the day of judgement MORNING PRAYER THe Lord even the most mighty God hath spoken and called the world from the rising up of the sunne unto the going down thereof 2 Out of Sion hath God appeared in perfect beauty 3 Our God shall come and shall not keep silence there shall goe before him a consuming fire and a mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him 4 He shall call the heaven from above and the earth that he may iudge his people 5 Gather my Saints together unto me those that haue made a covenant with me with sacrifice 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousnesse for God is iudge himselfe 7 Heare O my people and I will speak I myself will testifie against thee O Israel for I am God even thy God 8 I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices or for thy burnt-offerings because they were not alway before me 9 I will take no bullock out of thine house nor he-goats out of thy folds 10 For all the beasts of the forrest are mine and so are the cattells upon a thousand hills 11 I know all the fowles upon the mountains and the wilde beasts of the field are in my sight 12 If I be hungry I will not tell thee for the whole world is mine and all that is therein 13 Thinkest thou that I will eat bulls flesh and drink the bloud of goats 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving and pay thy vows unto the most Highest 15 And call upon me in the time of trouble so will I heare thee and thou shalt praise me 16 But unto the ungodly said God Why dost thou preach my Laws and takest my Covenant in thy mouth 17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed and hast cast my words behind thee 18 When thou sawest a Thiefe thou consentedst unto him and hast been partaker with the Adulterers 19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickednesse and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit 20 Thou satest and spakest against thy brother yea and hast sâ—andered thine owne mothers sonne 21 These things hast thou done and I held my tongue and thou thoughtest wickedly that I am even such a one as thy selfe but I will reprove thee and set before thee the things that thou hast done 22 O consider this ye that forget God lest I pluck you away and there be none to deliver you 23 Whoso offereth me thanks and praise he honoureth me and to him that ordereth his conversation right will I shew the salvation of God The Prayer O Most mighty God who art more pleased with the sacrifice of thanksgiving and the oblation of our soules in the vowes of obedience and a holy life then with the burnt offerings and sacrifices of Bullocks and Goates let thy grace reforme our lives and manners keep our mouth from slander and obloquy from guile and deceit let us never consent to actions of injustice or uncleanesse that we partake not with Thieves or with Adulterers either in their sinne or punishment that when thou shalt appeare in perfect beauty with a consuming fire before thee and a tempest round about thee with terrors and glorious Majesty calling the heavens and the earth together that thou mayest judge all thy people thou mayest gather us among thy Saints and give us the mercies and the portion of thine inheritance that so we may honour thee by an eternall oblation of praise and thanksgiving in the Heavens where thou O God declarest thy salvation to all thy elect people through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 51. A Prayer for pardon of sinnes and the restitution of Gods favour HAve mercy
upon me O God after thy great goodnesse according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences 2 Wash me throughly from my wickednes and cleanse me from my sinne 3 For I knowledge my faults and my sinne is ever before me 4 Against thee only have I sinned and done this evill in thy sight that thou mightest be iustified in thy saying cleare when thou art iudged 5 Behold I was shapen in wickednesse and in sinne hath my mother conceived me 6 But lo thou requirest truth inward parts and shalt make me to understand wisdome secretly 7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssope and I shall be clean thou shalt wash me and I shall be whiter then snow 8 Thou shalt make me heare of ioy and gladnesse that the bones which thou hast broken may reioyce 9 Turn thy face from my sinnes and put out all my misdeeds 10 Make me a clean heart O God and xenew a right spirit within me 11 Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy Spirit from me 12 O giue me the comfort of thy help again and stablish me with thy free Spirit 13 Then shall I teach thy wayes unto the wicked sinners shall be converted unto thee 14 Deliver me from bloud-guiltinesse O God thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousnesse 15 Thou shalt open my lips O Lord and my mouth shall shew thy praise 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice else would I give it thee but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings 17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit a broken and a contrice heart O God shalt thou not despise 18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion build thou the walls of Ierusalem 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousnesse with the burnt-offerings and oblations then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar The Prayer O Most mercifull God whose goodnesse is great and the multitudes of thy mercies are innumerable have mercy upon us for our sinnes are ever before us represented by the continuall accusations of a troubled conscience We have sinned against thee and done evill in thy sight and yet because thou art the God of mercy and fountaine of eternall purity delighting in the conversion and salvation of a sinner we present unto thee the sacrifice of a troubled Spirit of broken and contrite hearts beseeching thee to let the dew of thy favour and the fire of thy love wash away our sinnes and purifie our soules Make us cleane hearts O God and pure hands though our sinnes be as scarlet yet make them like wooll though they be as purple yet make them as white as snow Restore the voice of joy and gladnesse to us let us not be for ever separate from the sweet refreshings of thy favour presence but give us the comforts of thy help again and let thy free Spirit loose us from the bondage of sinne and establish us in the freedome and liberty of the Sonnes of God so shall we sing of thy righteousnesse and our lips shall give thee praise in the congregation of thy Redeemed ones now henceforth and for ever Amen PSALME 52. A Prayer for deliverance from tyranny oppression and slander VVHy boastest thou thy self thou tyrant that thou canst do mischief 2 Whereas the goodnesse of God endureth yet daily 3 Thy tongue imagineth wickednesse and with lies thou cuâ—test like a sharp rasour 4 Thou hast loved unrighteousnesse more then goodnesse and to talke of lies more then righteousnesse 5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt O thou false tongue 6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever he shall take thee and pluck thee out of thy dwelling root thee out of the land of the living 7 The righteous also shall see this and fear and shall laugh him to scorn 8 Lo this is the man that took not God for his strength but trusted unto the multitude of his riches and strengthened himself in his wickednesse 9 As for me I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever 10 I will alwayes giue thanks unto thee for that thou hast done and I will hope in thy name for thy Saints like it well The Prayer O Almighty God whose goodnesse endureth daily extend this thy goodnesse towards us thy servants and defend us from the tyranny and malice of all our Enemies who boast themselves in mischiefe keep us from the obloquy of false tongues and from the slander of lying persons who talke of lyes more then righteousnesse that we being nourished by thy goodnesse and watered with the dew of divine blessings may flourish like a green olive in the house of God bringing forth the fruits of tender mercy and abounding in peace and that we may by the suffusion of anointing of the holy Ghost be consign'd to thy everlasting Kingdome there to reign with thee who reignest eternally one God world without end Amen PSALME 53. A Prayer for Redemption of the Church from the persecution of Atheists and Persons irreligious EVENING PRAYER THe foolish body hath said in his heart There is no God 2 Corrupt are they and become abominable in their wickednesse there is none that doth good 3 God looked downe from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that would understand and seek after God 4 But they are all gone out of the way they are altogether become abominable there is also none that doth good no not one 5 Are not they without understanding that work wickednes eating up my people as if they would eat bread they haue not called vpon God 6 They were afraid where no fear was for God hath broken the bones of him that besieged thee thou hast put them to confusion because God hath despised them 7 Oh that the salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion oh that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivitie 8 Then should Iacob rejoyce and Israel should be right glad The Prayer O Lord God who dwellest in heaven and lookest downe from thence upon the children of men be pleased to give salvation to thy people out of Sion thy holy habitation and preserve thy Church from the malice of such persons as have not called upon thee but would eate up thy people as they would eate bread that we being delivered from the captivity of sinnes miseries may serve thee with freedome of spirit in joy and spirituall rejoycing all the dayes of our life through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen PSALME 54. A Prayer for deliverance from our Enemies SAve me O God for thy names sake and avenge me in thy strength 2 Heare my prayer O God and hearken unto the words of my mouth 3 For strangers are risen up against me and tyrants which haue not God before their eyes seek after my soul 4 Behold God is my helper the Lord
of thy wings will I reioyce 9 My soul hangeth upon thee thy right hand hath upholden me 10 These also that seek the hurt of my soul they shall go under the earth 11 Let them fall upon the edge of the sword that they may be a portion for foxes 12 But the King shall reioyce in God all they also that swear by him shall be commended for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped The Prayer O Mercifull and deare God whose loving kindnesse is better then the life it selfe defend us against the malice and designes of all them that seek the hurt of our soules and make us to rejoyce in thy helpe and under the shadow of thy wings O let the day-spring of thy favour visit us from on high that we may seek thee with an early devotion pursue after thee with a constant and an active industry and at last possesse thee with the firme comprehensions of love and charity that in this world we looking for thee in holinesse of living longing and thirsting after thee with fervent desires may for ever hereafter behold thy power and glory and our soules be eternally satisfied even as with marrow and fatnesse when our lips and hearts shall praise thee to all eternity Grant this for the love and honour of Iesus Christ our only mediator and Redeemer Amen PSALME 64. A Prayer for deliverance from the slander and mischiefes of all wicked Persons HEare my voice O God in my prayer preserue my life from fear of the enemy 2 Hide me from the gathering together of the froward and from the insurrection of wicked doers 3 Which haue what their tongue like a sword and shoot out their arrows even bitter words 4 That they may privily shoot at him that is perfect suddenly doe they hit him and fear not 5 They courage themselues in mischief and commune among themselues how they may lay snares and say that no man shall see them 6 They imagine wickednesse and practise it that they keep secret among themselues every man in the deep of his heart 7 But God shall suddenly shoot at them with a swift arrow that they shall be wounded 8 Yea their owne tongues shall make them fall insomuch that whoso seeth them shall laugh them to scorn 9 And all men that see it shall say This hath God done for they shall perceiue that it is his work 10 The righteous shall reioyce in the Lord and put his trust in him and all they that are true of heart shall be glad The Prayer O Lord God thou that hearest the voyce of our prayers and considerest the cryes of them that flye unto thee for succour deliver us and all thy whole Church from the gathering together of the froward and from the insurrection of wicked doers Disappoint their snares infatuate their Counsells distract their consultations and blast all their Designes let the swords and arrowes of their tongues be shot in vaine that they may never hit any of thy servants nor wound him that is perfect Make them to fall O God in their hopes whereby they courage themselves in mischiefe and feare not and doe thou laugh them to scorne that we who have put our trust in thee may rejoyce in thee and confesse that it is thy worke to give salvation and deliverance to thy people whom thou lovest in our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen PSALME 65. A Prayer for spirituall blessings and for fruitfulnesse of the Earth EVENING PRAYER THou O God art praised in Sion and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Ierusalem 2 Thou that hearest the prayer unto thee shall all flesh come 3 My misdeeds prevail against me O be thou mercifull unto our sinnes 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest and receivest unto thee he shall dwell in thy Court and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house even of thy holy temple 5 Thou shalt shew us wonderfull things in thy righteousnesse O God of our salvation thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth and of them that remain in the broad sea 6 Which in his strength setteth fast the mountains and is girded about with power 7 Which stilleth the raging of the sea and the noise of his waves and the madnesse of his people 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens thou that makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to praise thee 9 Thou visitest the earth and blessest it thou makest it very plenteous 10 The river of God is full of water thou preparest their corn for so thou providest for the earth 11 Thou waterest her furrows thou sendest rain into the little valleys thereof thou makest it soft with the drops of rain and blessest the increase of it 12 Thou crownest the yeare with thy goodnesse and thy clouds drop fatnesse 13 They shall drop upon the dwellings of the wildernesse and the little hills shall reioyce on every side 14 The folds shall be full of sheep the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn that they shall laugh and sing The Prayer O God the hope of all the ends of the earth and of them that remaine in the broad Sea be thou mercifull unto our sinnes and let not our misdeeds prevaile against us so as either to make us habitually sinfull or endlessely miserable but give us the blessings of thy chosen let us receive the influences of thy graces and benediction by the participation of thy word and Sacraments in thy holy temple And as thou embracest us with thy right hand shewing us wonderfull things in thy righteousnesse and salvation so let thy left hand be under our heads and give us such a portion of temporall blessings as shall be necessary for us Make the earth plenteous and blesse the increase of it crowne the yeare with goodnesse and let the clouds drop fatnesse that the valleys standing thick with corne may laugh and sing thy prayses and that we being refreshed with the multitude of thy blessings may praise thee in Sion and at last be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house in the celestiall Ierusalem where thou livest and reignest one God world without end Amen PSALME 66. A Prayer that God would support us in times of trouble and deliver us O Be ioyfull in God all ye lands sing praises unto the honour of his name make his praise to be glorious 2 Say unto God O how wonderfull art thou in thy workes through the greatnesse of thy power shall thine euemies he found liars unto â—hee 3 For all the world shall worship thee sing of thee and praise thy name 4 O come hither and behold the works of God how wonderfull he is in his doing towards the children of men 5 He turned the sea into drie land so that they went through the water on foot there did we reioyce thereof 6 He ruleth with his power for ever his eyes behold the
They shall fear thee as long as the sunne and moon endureth from one generation to another 6 He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wooll even as the drops that water the earth 7 In his time shall the righteous flourish yea and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth 8 His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other and from the floud unto the worlds end 9 They that dwell in the wildernesse shall kneel before him his enemies shall lick the dust 10 The kings of Tharâ—â—s and of the Isles shall give presents the kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts 11 All kings shall fall down before him all nations shall doe him service 12 For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth the needy also and him that hath no helper 13 He shall be favourable to the simple and needy and shall preserve the souls of the poor 14 He shall deliver their souls from falshood and wrong and deare shall their bloud be in his sight 15 He shall live and unto him shall be given of the gold of Arabia prayer shall be made ever unto him and daily shall he be praised 16 There shall be an heap of corn in the earth high upon the hilles his fruit shall shake like Libanus and shall be green in the city like grasse upon the earth 17 His name shall endure for ever his name shall remain under the sinne among the posterities which shall be blessed through him and all the heathen shall praise him 18 Blessed be the Lord God even the God of Israel which only doth wondrous things 19 And blessed be the name of his maiesty for ever and all the earth shall be filled with his maiesty Amen Amen The Prayer O Blessed Iesu who didst descend from heaven into the wombe of the blessed Virgin like raine into a fleece of wooll thou that punishest the wrong doer and defendest the children of the poore and them that have no helper have mercy upon thy Holy Church be pleased by her ministery to extend thy blessings and thy dominion from the one Sea to the other even unto the worlds end that all Kings of the earth may fall down before thee and all Nations may doe thee service Make thy righteous people to flourish and so subdue their enemies under them delivering them from falshood and wrong that they may be blessed with abundance of Peace and be satisfied with thy righteousnesse and salvation through thy mercies O blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesu Amen PSALME 73. A Prayer that we may have our portion in God and not in the good things of the men of this World EVENING PRAYER TRuly God is loving unto Israel even unto such as are of a clean heart 2 Neverthelesse my feet were almost gone my treadings had well-nigh sâ—â—pt 3 And why I was grieved at the wicked I do also see the ungodly in such prosperity 4 For they are in no perill of death but are lusty and strong 5 They come in no misfortune like other folk neither are they plagued like other men 6 And this is the cause that they be so holden with pride and over whelmed with cruelty 7 Their eyes swell with fatnesse and they do even what they lust 8 They corrupt other and speak of wicked blasphemy their talking is against the most Highest 9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto the heaven and their tongue goeth through the world 10 Therefore fall the people unto them and thereout suck they no small advantage 11 Tush say they how should God perceive it is there knowledge in the most Highest 12 Lo these are the ungodly these prosper in the World and these have riches in possession and I said Then have I cleansed my heart in vain and washed my hands in innocency 13 All the day long have I been punished and chastened every morning 14 Yea and I had almost said even as they but so then should I have condemned the generation of thy children 15 Then thought I to understand this but it was toâ— hard for me 16 Untill I went into the sanctuary of God then understood I the end of these men 17 Namely how thou dost set them in slippery places and castest them downe and destroyest them 18 Oh how suddenly doe they consume perish and come to a fearfull end 19 Yea even like as a dream when one awaketh so shalt thou make their image to vanish out of the City 20 Thus my heart was grieved and it went even through my reins 21 So foolish was I and ignorant even as it were a beast before thee 22 Neverthelesse I am alway by thee for thou hast holden me by my right hand 23 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsell and after that receive me with glory 24 Whom have I in heaven but thee and there is none upon earth that I desire in comparison of thee 25 My flesh and my heart faileth but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever 26 For lo they that forsake thee shall perish thou hast destroyed all them that commit forâ—ication against thee 27 But it is good for me so hold me fast by God to put my trust in the Lord God and to speak of all thy works in the gates of the daughter of Sion The Prayer O Lord God who art loving unto all thy Church even unto all such as are of a clean heart give unto us hearts humble and mercifull that we may never be holden with pride nor overwhelmed with cruelty and sanctify our words and lips that we may never blaspheme thy holinesse nor our talking be ever against thee or thy honour O God most Highest give unto us such religious and mortified affections that we may never thirst after the temporall advantages and prosperities of the wicked set not our fect in slippery places least we be suddenly cast down and have our portion in the lot of the wicked who perish and come to a fearfull end guide us with thy counsell that we holding us fast by thee and putting our trust in thee ô God thou mayest be the strength of our hearts the hope of our soules and the ground of all our confidence and content in this life and after this life is ended thou maiest receive us with glory and be our portion for ever through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 74. A Prayer against Sacrilegious persons and all the Enemies of the Church O God wherefore art thou absent from us so long why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture 2 O think upon thy congregation whom thou hast purchased and redeemed of old 3 Think upon the tribe of thine inheritance and mount Sion wherein thou hast dwelt 4 Lift up thy feet that thou maist utterly destroy every enemy which hath done evill in thy sanctuary 5 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy congregations and set up their banners for tokens 6 He that hewed
timber asore out of the thick trees was known to bring it to an excellent work 7 But now they break down all the carved work thereof with axes and hammers 8 They have set fire upon thy holy places and have defiled the dwelling place of thy name even unto the ground 9 Yea they said in their hearts Let us make havock of them altogether thus have they burnt up all the houses of God in the land 10 We see not our tokens there is not one prophet more no not one is there among us that understandeth any more 11 O God how long shall the adversarie do this dishonour how long shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever 12 Why withdrawest thou thy hand why pluckest not thou thy right hand out of thy bosome to consume the enemy 13 For God is my King of old the help that is done upon earth he doth it himself 14 Thou diddest divide the sea through thy power thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters 15 Thou smotest the heads of leviathan in pieces and gavest him to be meat for the people in the wildernesse 16 Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out of the hard rocks thou driedst up mighty waters 17 The day is thine and the night is thine thou hast prepared the light and the sunne 18 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth thou hast made summer and winter 19 Remember this O Lord how the enemy hath rebuked and how the foolish people have blasphemed thy name 29 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove unto the multitude of the enemies and forget not the congregation of the poor for ever 21 Look upon the covenant for all the earth is full of darknesse and cruell habitations 22 Oh let not the simple go away ashamed but let the poor and needy give praise unto thy name 23 Arise O God maintain thine own cause remember how the foolish man blasphemeth thee daily 24 Forget not the voyce of thine enemies the presumption of them that hate thee increaseth ever more and more The Prayer O Lord God Blessed Iesu who with thy precious blood hast purchased to thy selfe and redeemed a Church that it should serve thee in holinesse righteousnesse being delivered from feare of all their adversaries forget not the congregation of thy poor people for ever maintaine thine owne cause deliver the soule of thy Turtle dove from the multitude of her enemies Preserve with thy right band all the places appointed for thy publike service let a guard of flaming Cherubins as at the gate of Paradise stand sentinell and keep from the invasions of sacrilegious persons the pollutions of all impure Church-robbers all thy dwelling places that thou mayest for ever dwell among us defending the poore bringing help to all thy people and particular blessings assistances to the tribe of thine owne inheritance which thou hast sanctified to thy worship and service through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 75. A Prayer against the terrors of the day of Judgement MORNING PRAYER VNto thee O God doe we give thanks yea unto thee doe we giue thankes 2 Thy name also is so nigh and that doe thy wondrous workes declare 3 When I receiue the congregation I shall iudge according unto right 4 The earth is weak and all the inhabiters thereof I bear up the pillars of it 5 I said unto the fools Deal not so madly and to the ungodly Set not up your horn 6 Set not up your horn on high and speak not with a stiffe neck 7 For promotion cometh neither from the East nor from the West nor yet from the South 8 And why God is the iudge he putteth down one and setteth up another 9 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup and the wine is red it is full mixt and he poureth out of the same 10 As for the dregs thereof all the ungodly of the earth shall drink them and suck them out 11 But I will talk of the God of Iacob and praise him for ever 12 All the horns of the ungodly also will I break and the horns of the righteous shall be exalted The Prayer O Lord God the Iudge of all the world from whom commeth all promotion and all punishment have mercy upon us now at the houre of death and in the day of Iudgement when thou shalt judge all the congregations of men and Angells according unto right ô give us grace to expect thy comming in humility and charity that we be not stiffe-necked and exalted in our owne opinions and conceptions but may submit to thy yoke with meeknesse and obedience that when thou shalt poure forth the cup of thy vengeance upon the ungodly we may not drinke or tast of the dregs of it but may sit downe at thy Table in the Supper of the Lamb and be satisfied with the blessings of eternity through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 76. A Prayer that we may feare Gods Iudgements and be freed from the terrors of men IN Iury is God known his name is great in Israel 2 At Salem is his tabernacle and his dwelling in Sion 3 There brake â—e the arrows of the bow the shield the sword and the battell 4 Thou art of more honour and might then the hills of the robbers 5 The proud are robbed they haue slept their sleep and all the men whose hands were mighty haue found nothing 6 At thy rebuke O God of Iacob both the chariot and horse are fallen 7 Thou even thou art to be feared and who may stand in thy sight when thou art angry 8 Thou didst cause thy iudgement to be heard from heaven the earth trembled and was still 9 When God arose to iudgement and to help all the meek upon earth 10 The fiercenesse of man shall turn to thy praise and the fiercenesse of them shalt thou refraine 11 Promise unto the Lord your God and keep it all ye that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared 12 He shall refrain the spirit of Princes and is wonderfull among the Kings of the earth The Prayer O Lord God whose dwelling is in heaven and thy Name is great in all the world plant the dread and reverence of thee and thy power in our hearts let thy threatnings and thy judgements which are heard from heaven and executed upon disobedient and gainsaying people make us to tremble at the remembrance of our sinnes and in the consideration of our weakenesses and demerits and let thy mercies and the remembrance of thy infinite loving kindnesses make our hearts still full of evenesse tranquillity that we may not feare the fiercenesse of man or the wrath of those whose Spirits thou canst refraine least we be disturbed in our duties towards thee but let us so feare thee that we may never offend against thee but may passe from feare to love from apprehensions of thy wrath to the sense and comforts of thy mercies
dwell in the tents of ungodlinesse 12 For the Lord God is a light and defence the Lord will give grace and worship and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life 13 O Lord God of hosts blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee The Prayer O Lord God of hosts who dwellest in the heavens seated in essentiall and eternall felicities fill our hearts with desires and longings to enter into those Courts where thou sittest attended with the beauteous orders of Angells and millions of beautified spirits and that our desires may receive infinite satisfactions give us thy helpe that we going through the vale of misery the pooles may be filled with water our hearts and eyes may runne over with teares of repentance and overflow with sorrow and contrition for our sinnes that we living a godly life going from strength to strength from vertue to vertue at last we may appeare in Sion unto the God of Gods beholding the face of thine anointed thy Christ and our Iesus and may dwell one day in thy Courts even all the long day of eternity through the same Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 85. A thanksgiving for Gods free mercy in the pardon of our sinnes and a prayer for the continuance and increase of his mercies to us LOrd thou art become gratious unto thy land thou hast turned away the captivity of Iacob 2 Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people and covered all their sinnes 3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure and turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indignation 4 Turn us then O God our Saviour and let thine anger cease from us 5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another 6 Wilt thou not turn againe quicken us that thy people may reioyce in thee 7 Shew us thy mercy O Lord and grant us thy salvation 8 I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me for he shall speak peace unto his people and to his saints that they turne not again 9 For his salvation is nigh them that feare him that glory may dwell in our land 10 Mercy and truth are met together righteousnesse and peace have kissed each other 11 Truth shall flourish out of the earth and righteousnesse hath looked down from heaven 12 Yea the Lord shall shew loving kindnesse and our land shall give her increase 13 Righteousnesse shall go before him and he shall direct his going in the way The Prayer O Most gracious God who art reconciled unto us in our Saviour Iesus having for his sake forgiven the offences of thy people and covered all their sinnes with the robe of his most immaculate sanctity and righteousnesse let thy grace convert and quicken us that we may rejoyce in thee and thy salvation in faith of thy promises in hope of the actuall communication of thy mercies to us and in love to thee for so great blessings and redemption and when thou hast spoken peace unto our soules and reconciled us to thy selfe in the bloud of thy Son give us the grace of perseverance that we may never turne again to folly but may follow mercy and truth all our dayes and at last be satisfied with thy righteousnesse and peace eternall through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 86. A prayer for sanctity and preservation MORNING PRAYER BOw down thine eare O Lord and heare me for I am poore and in misery 2 Preserve thou my soule for I am holy my God save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee 3 Be mercifull unto me O Lord for I will call daily upon thee 4 Comfort the soule of thy servant for unto thee O Lord do I lift up my soule 5 For thou Lord art good and gracious and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee 6 Give eare Lord unto my prayer and ponder the voyce of my humble desires 7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee for thou hearest me 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee O Lord there is not one that can do as thou doest 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee O Lord and shall glorifie thy Name 10 For thou art great and doest wonderous things thou art God alone 11 Teach me thy way O Lord and I will walke in thy truth O knit my heart unto thee that I may feare thy Name 12 I will thanke thee O Lord my God with all my heart and will praise thy Name for evermore 13 For great is thy mercy toward me and thou hast delivered my soule from the nethermost hell 14 O God the proud are risen against me and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soule and have not set thee before their eyes 15 But thou O Lord God art full of compassion and mercy long-suffering plenteous in goodnesse and truth 16 O turne thee then unto me and have mercy upon me give thy strength unto thy servant and helpe the son of thine handmaid 17 Shew some good token upon me for good that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed because thou Lord hast holpen me and comforted me The Prayer O Lord God good and gracious and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee give eare unto our prayers and ponder the voyce of our desires when ever we call upon thee in our trouble Let the soules of thy servants be refreshed with thy comforts and defend us from the congregations of proud and naughty men Turne thee unto us with mercy give thy strength unto us teach us thy lawes make us to walke in thy truth give us the feare of thy Name and knit our hearts to thee with the indissoluble bands of charity and obedience that our soules being saved from the nethermost hell we may worship thee O Lord glorifie thy name who art full of compassion and mercy long-suffering and plenteous in goodnesse and truth which thou hast manifested to us in our deliverance and redemption through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 87. A contemplation of the excellencies of Sion or the celestiall Ierusalem HEr foundations are upon the holy hills the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than all the dwellings of Iacob 2 Uery excellent things are spoken of thee thou city of God 3 I will thinke upon Rahab and Babylon with them that know me 4 Behold ye the Philistims also and they of Tyre with the Morians lo there was he borne 5 And of Sion it shall be reported that he was borne in her and the most High shall stablish her 6 The Lord shall rehearse it when he writeth up the people that he was borne there 7 The singers also and trumpeters also shall he rehearse all my fresh springs shall be in thee The Prayer O Lord God who dwellest in Sion and delightest to have thy habitation in the hearts of men thou hast built the
Church as a City upon a hill and laid the foundation of it upon the Apostles and Prophets Iesus Christ being the chiefe Corner-stone make us to be a spirituall building fit for thy habitation and a residence for thy holy Spirit grounding us in faith building us up in hope and perfecting us in charity that we being joyned in the communion of Saints in the union of the holy Catholike Church militant on earth may all partake of the blessings of thy Church triumphant in the City of thee our God in the celestiall Ierusalem where thou livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen PSALME 88. A prayer in time of sicknesse and danger of death O Lord God of my salvation I have cried day and night before thee O let my prayer enter into thy presence incline thine eare unto my calling 2 For my soule is full of trouble and my life draweth nigh unto hell 3 I am counted as one of them that go down into the pit and I have been even as a man that hath no strength 4 Free among the dead like unto them that be wounded and lie in the grave which be out of remembrance and are cut away from thy hand 5 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit in a place of darknesse and in the deep 6 Thine indignation lieth hard upon me and thou hast vexed me with all thy stormes 7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me and made me to be abhorred of them 8 I am so fast in prison that I cannot get forth 9 My sight faileth for very trouble Lord I have called daily upon thee I have stretched out my hands unto thee 10 Doest thou shew wonders among the dead or shall the dead rise up again and praise thee 11 Shall thy loving kindnesse be shewed in the grave or thy faithfulnesse in destruction 12 Shall thy wondrous workes be knowne in the darke and thy righteousnesse in the land where all things are forgotten 13 Unto thee haâ—e I eried O Lord and early shall my prayer come before thee 14 Lord why abhorest thou my soule and hidest thou thy face from me 15 I am in misery and like unto him that is at the point to die even from my youth up thy terrours have I suffered with a troubled minde 16 Thy wrathfull displeasure goeth over me and the feare of thee hath undone me 17 They came round about me daily like water and compassed me together on every side 18 My lovers and friends hast thou put away from me and hid mine acquaintance out of my sight The Prayer O Lord God of our salvation who for our sakes wert wounded and didst die and lie in the grave but yet alone of all that ever died wert free among the dead and by thine own power didst arise againe with victory and triumph have mercy upon thy servant for thine indignation lieth hard upon me and thou hast vexed me with all thy stormes my soul is full of trouble by reason of my sinnes and my life draweth nigh unto the grave restore me unto thy favour and let me not go down into the darke nor my life into the place where all things are forgotten but let me shew forth thy loving kindnesse amongst thy redeemed ones in the land of the living for the living the living he shall praise thee and confesse the holinesse and the mercies of thy holy Name O hide not thou thy face from me but give me health of body and restore and preserve me in the life of righteousnesse and so blesse me with opportunities of doing thee service that I may redeem the time past and by thy grace may grow rich in good workes alwayes abounding in the worke of the Lord that when thou shalt demand my soule to be rendred up into thy hands my soule may not be abhorred of thee nor suffer thy terrours but may feele an eternity of blessings in the resurrection of the just through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 89. A Prayer for the King in time of Warres or any publike calamitie EVENING PRAYER MY song shall be alway of the loving kindnesse of the Lord with my mouth will I ever be shewing thy truth from one generation to another 2 For I have said mercy shall be set up for ever thy truth shalt thou stablish in the heavens 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen I have sworne unto David my servant 4 Thy seed will I stablish for ever and set up thy throne from one generation to another 5 O Lord the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous workes and thy truth in the congregation of the saints 6 For who is he among the clouds that shall be compared unto the Lord 7 And what is he among the gods that shall be like unto the Lord 8 God is very greatly to be feared in the counsell of the saints and to be had in reverence of all them that are round about him 9 O Lord God of hosts who is like unto thee thy truth most mighty Lord is on every side 10 Thou rulest the raging of the sea thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise 11 Thou hast subdued Egypt and destroyed it thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy might arme 12 The heavens are thine the earth also is thine thou hast laid the foundation of the round world and all that therein is 13 Thou hast made the North and the South Tabor and Harmon shall reioyce in thy Name 14 Thou hast a mighty arme strong is thy hand and high is thy right hand 15 Righteousnesse and equity is the habitation of thy feat mercy and truth shall go before thy face 16 Blessed is the people O Lord that can reioyce in thee they shall walke in the light of thy countenance 17 Their delight shall be daily in thy Name and in thy righteousnesse shall they make their boast 18 For thou art the glory of their strength and in thy loving kindnesse thou shalt lift up our hornes 19 For the Lord is our defence the holy one of Israel is our King 20 Thou spakest sometimes in vision unto thy Saints and saidest I have laid helpe upon one that is mighty I have exalted one chosen out of the people 21 I have found David my servant with my holy oyle have I anointed him 22 My hand shall hold him fast and my arme shall strengthen him 23 The enemy shall not be able to do him violence the son of wickednesse shall not hurt him 24 I shall smite down his foes before his face and plague them that hate him 25 My truth also and my mercy shall be with him and in my Name shall his horne be exalted 26 I will set his dominion also in the sea and his right hand in the flouds 27 He shall call me thou art my father my God and my strong salvation 28 And I will make him my first-borne higher than the kings of the earth 29 My mercy will I keep for him for
duties and by the feare of thee being taught to keep thy testimonies and never to forget the Law thou givest us we may be delivered from thy wrath and punishment and at last praise thee upon thy holy hill in thine everlasting habitation thorough Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 100. A Psalme of praise to God for his mercy and truth O Be ioyfull in the Lord all yee lands serue the Lord with gladnesse and come before his presence with a song 2 Be yee sure that the Lord he is God it is he that hath made us and not we our selues we are his people and the sheep of his pasture 3 O go your way into his gates with thankesgiving and into his courts with praise be thankfull unto him and speak good of his Name 4 For the Lord is gracious his mercie is everlasting and his truth endureth from generation to generation The Prayer O Lord our God who hast created us out of nothing and hast redeemed us from misery and death when we were thine enemies shewing great expresses of thy loving kindnesse when we were vessels of wrath and inheritors of perdition â—reveiling thy truth unto us in the Sermons of the Gospell teach us to walke as thou hast commanded us to believe as thou hast taught us that we may inherit what thou hast promised us for thou art the way the truth and the life we are thy people and the sheep of thy pasture thou art our guide and our defence let thy grace teach us to serve thee and thy holy Spirit assist and promote our endeavours with the blessings of gladnesse and chearfulnesse of Spirit that we may love to speak good of thy Name and at last may go into the courts of thy Temple with praise and a song in our mouthes to thy honour and eternall glory whose mercy and truth is everlasting and revealed unto the Church in our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen PSALME 101. A Prayer for a holy life MY song shall bee of mercie and iudgement unto thee O Lord will I sing 2 O let me have understanding in the way of godlinesse 3 When wilt thou come unto me I will walke in my house with a perfect heart 4 I will take no wicked thing in hand I hate the sinnes of unfaithfulnesse there shall no such cleave unto me 5 A froward heart shall depart from me I will not know a wicked person 6 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour him will I destroy 7 Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomacke I will not suffer him 8 Mine eyes look unto such as be faithfull in the land that they may dwell with me 9 Whoso leadeth a godly life he shall be my seruant 10 There shall no deceitfull person dwell in my house he that telleth lies shall not tarrie in my sight 11 I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are in the land that I may root out all wicked doers from the citie of the Lord. The Prayer O Lord God of eternall purity who art of pure eyes and canst behold no unrighteousnesse or impurity enlighten our understandings that we may have knowledge in the way of godlinesse make our paths straight and our hearts perfect take from us the sinnes of unfaithfulnesse correct and mortifie in us all froward and peevish dispositions let us love the society of the saints and hate the fellowship of the wicked that we may not be destroyed with the ungodly nor be rooted out from the Citie of the Lord and banished from the sweetnes of thy presence for with thee is light and health and salvation to thy Name be all honour and glory and praise ascribed world without end Amen PSALME 102. A Prayer for comfort in sadnesse anxiety of spirit sicknesse or any other affliction MORNING PRAYER HEare my prayer O Lord and let my crying come unto thee 2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble â—encline thine eares unto me when I call O heare me and that right soon 3 For my dayes are consumed away like smoake and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand 4 My heart is smitten down and withered like grasse so that I forget to eat my bread 5 For the voyce of my groaning my bones will scarce cleave to my flesh 6 I am become like a pelican in the wildernesse and like an owle that is in the desert 7 I have watched and am even as it were a sparrow that sitteth alone upon the house top 8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long and they that are mad upon me are sworne together against me 9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread and mingled my drinke with weeping 10 And that because of thine indignation and wrath for thou hast taken me up and cast me down 11 My dayes are gone like a shadow and I am withered like grasse 12 But thou O Lord shalt endure for ever and thy remembrance throughout all generations 13 Thou shalt arise and have mercie upon Sion for it is time that thou have mercie upon her yea the time is come 14 And why thy servants thinke upon her stones and it pittieth them to see her in the dust 15 The heathen shall feare thy Name O Lord and all the kings of the earth thy maiestie 16 When the Lord shall build up Sion and when his glorie shall appeare 17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poore destitute and despiseth not their desire 18 This shall be written for those that come after and the people which shall be borne shall praise the Lord. 19 For he hath looked down from his sanctuarie out of the heaven did the Lord behold the earth 20 That he might heare the mournings of such as be in captivitie and deliver the children appointed unto death 21 That they may declare the Name of the Lord in Sion and his worship at Ierusalem 22 When the people are gathered together and the kingdomes also to serve the Lord. 23 He brought down my strength in my iourney and shortened my dayes 24 But I said O my God take me not away in the midst of mine age as for thy yeares they endure throughout all generations 25 Thou Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the worke of thy hands 26 They shall perish but thou shalt endure they all shall wax old as doth a garment 27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them and they shall be changed but thou art the same and thy yeares shall not faile 28 The children of thy servants shall continue and their seed shall stand fast in thy sight The Prayer O Eternall God who endurest for ever and thy remembrance throughout all generations have pittie upon us according to the infinite treasures of thy loving kindnesse heare the voyce of our groaning for thy indignation and thy wrath lieth hard upon us and our sinnes have put an edge upon thy sword and a thorne into our wounded
take now my contrary part but I give my selfe unto prayer 4 Thus have they rewarded me evill for good and hatred for my good will 5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over him and let Satan stand at his right hand 6 When sentence is given upon him let him be condemned and let his prayer be turned into sinne 7 Let his dayes be few and let another take his office 8 Let his children be fatherlesse and his wise a widow 9 Let his children be vagabonds and beg their bread let them seek it also out of desolate places 10 Let the extortionet consume all that he hath and let the stranger spoil his labour 11 Let there be no man to pitie him nor to have compassion upon his fatherlesse children 12 Let his posterity be destroyed and in the next generation let his name be clean put out 13 Let the wickednesse of his fathers be had in remembrance in the sight of the Lord and let not the sinne of his mother be done away 14 Let them alway be before the Lord that he may root out the memoriall of them from off the earth 15 And that because his minde was not to do good but persecuted the poore helplesse man that he might slay him that was vexed at the heart 16. His delight was incursing and it shall happen unto him he loved not blessing therefore shall it be far from him 17 He clothed himselfe with cursing like as with a raiment and it shall come into his bowels like water and like oyl into his bones 18 Let it be unto him as the cloke that he hath upon him and as the girdle that he is alway girded withall 19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine enemies and to those that speak evil against my soul 20 But deal thou with me O Lord God according unto thy name for sweet is thy mercy 21 O deliver me for I am helplesse and poore and my heart is wounded within me 22 I go hence like the shadow that departeh am driven away as the grashopper 23 My knees are weak through fasting my flesh is dried up for want of fatnesse 24 I became also a rebuke unto them they that looked upon me shaked their heads 25 Help me O Lord my God Oh save me according to thy mercy 26 And they shall know how that this is thy hand and thou Lord hast done it 27 Though they curse yet blesse thou and let them be confounded that rise up against me but let thy servant reioyce 28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame and let them cover themselves with their own confusion as with a cloke 29 As for me I will give great thanks unto the Lord with my mouth and praise him among the multitude 30 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poore to save his soul from unrighteous iudges The Prayer O God of our praise who wast contented that thy sonne Iesus Christ should be betrayed into the hands of sinners by one of his own Apostles the Traitor Iudas and in punishment of so great impiety did'st suffer Satan to stand at his right hand tempting him to despaire and to give sentence upon himselfe to condemne himselfe and to execute his owne judgement and gavest his Bishoprick to another let thy righteous judgements finde out all those that are Traytors to their Prince enemies to the Church Apostates from Religion Hypocrites under specious pretences and beauteous titles that they may be clothed with shame and may cover themselves with their owne confusion as with a cloke that by thy punishments in this life they may be driven to a sharpe and salutary repentance and may be saved in the life to come Deale thou with us O Lord according to thy mercy take away thy curse and let not thy blessing be farre from us let not our wickednesse nor the wickednesse of our fathers be had in remembrance in thy sight let our mindes be alway to do good our hearts and lips be given unto prayer and our prayers so guided by thy assistances that they be not turned into sin that when we go hence like the shadow that departeth and are driven away like the grashopper when the dayes of our vanity and rejoycing are past we may stand at thy right hand and our soules be saved from the lot and portion of the unrighteous through the righteousnesse and passion of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen PSALM 110. A Hymne in the honour of Christs Kingdome and Priesthood and exaltation MORNING PRAYER THe Lord said unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand untill I make thine enemies thy footstoole 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion be thou ruler even in the midst among thine enemies 3 In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free-will-offerings with an holy worship the dew of thy birth is of the wombe of the morning 4 The Lord sware and will not repent Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek 5 The Lord upon thy right hand shall wound even kings in the day of his wrath 6 He shall iudge among the heathen he shall fill the places with the dead bodies and smite in sunder the heads over divers countreys 7 He shall drinke of the brooke in the way therefore shall he lift up his head The Prayer O Eternall God Father of our Lord Iesus Christ who when thy Son had dranke of the brooke in the way to the grave and to our redemption beginning his passion by the brooke Cedron and tasting the waters of bitternesse till he had drunke of the whole chalice of thy wrath upon the Crosse didst lift up his head and set him at thy right hand till thou shalt make all his enemies his footstoole fill our hearts with his love and praises that we may pay him the offerings of our soules bodies in an holy worship joyfull thankesgiving for all the parts and mysteries of our redemption for his birth in the wombe of his holy Mother pure and virginall like the morning dew for his Death and Passion and for his continuall mediation and intercession by which hee does officiate in his eternall Priesthood which is after the order of Melchisedâ—k Remember us blessed Iesu in the Day of thy power when thou shalt come to judge the world and the places fill'd with dead bodies shall give up their dead that we may sit at thy right hand to magnifie and behold the glories of thy Kingdome for ever and ever Amen PSALME 111. An Eucharisticall Hymne for the benefits of the holy Gospell particularly of the blessed Sacrament I Will give thankes unto the Lord with my whole heart secretly among the faithfull and in the congregation 2 The workes of the Lord are great sought out of all them that have pleasure therein 3 His worke is worthy to be praised and had in honour and his righteousnesse endureth for ever 4 The
man 9 It is better to trust in the Lord then to put any confidence in princes 10 All nations compassed me round about but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them 11 They kept me in on every side they kept me in I say on every side but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them 12 They came about me like bees and are extinct even as the fire among the thorns for in the name of the Lord will I destroy them 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall but the Lord was my help 14 The Lord is my strength and my song and is become my salvation 15 The voice of ioy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to passe 16 The right hand of the Lord hath the preeminence the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to passe 17 I will not die but live and declare the works of the Lord. 18 The Lord hath chastened and corrected me but he hath not given me over unto death 19 Open me the gates of righteousnesse that I may go into them and give thanks unto the Lord 20 This is the gate of the Lord the righteous shall inter into it 21 I will thank thee for thou hast heard me and art become my salvation 22 The same stone which the builders refused is become the head stone in the corner 23 This is the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eyes 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made we will reioyce and be glad in it 25 Help me now O Lord O Lord send us now prosperity 26 Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lord we have wished you good luck ye that be of the house of the Lord. 27 God is the Lord which hath shewed us light binde the sacrifice with cords yea even unto the horns of the altar 28 Thou art my God and I will thank thee thou art my God and I will praise thee 29 O give thanks unto the Lord for he is gratious and his mercy endureth for ever The Prayer O Most Gracious Lord our strength our song thou art become our salvation thy mercy endureth for ever be thou on our side take part with them that help us let the voyce of joy and health be within our dwellings and when thou chastenest and correctest us for our sinnes give us not over unto death but fix our faith and hopes upon the head stone in the corner even our Lord Iesus Christ that in all the assaults made against us by our ghostly enemies the right hand of the Lord may have the preeminence and bring mighty things to passe even victory and deliverance unto thy servants that we putting no confidence in the best of men may trust in thee O Lord till at last when thou openest the everlasting gates of righteousnesse we may enter in and give thee thankes and praise through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 119. A prayer for religion zeale love of the law of God and meditation in it EVENING PRAYER BLessed are those that are undefiled in the way and walk in the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies and seek him with their whole heart 3 For they which do no wickednesse walk in his waies 4 Thou hast charged that we shall diligently keep thy commandments 5 O that my waies were made so direct that I might keep thy statutes 6 So shall I not be confounded while I have respect unto all thy commandments 7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart when I shall have learned the iudgements of thy righteousnesse 8 I will keep thy ceremonies O forsake me not utterly The Prayer O Blessed Lord God whose words are light and life to the obedient and believing soule let thy grace so purifie our hearts and actions that we may be undefiled in thy way keeping thy testimonies and seeking thee with our whole heart that our waies being made direct without wandring into by-paths we may go into our country the land of eternall glorious promises through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen II. VVHere withall shall a young man clense his way even by ruling himself after thy word 2 With my whole heart have I sought thee O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments 3 Thy words have I hid within my heart that I should not sinne against thee 4 Blessed art thou O Lord O teach me thy statutes 5 With my lips have I been telling of all the iudgements of thy mouth 6 I have had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies as in all manner of riches 7 I will talk of thy commandments and have respect unto thy waies 8 My delight shall be in thy statutes and I will not forget thy word The Prayer GRant O Lord that our affections and endeavours be not divided between thee and the world but that we may seek thee with our whole heart clensing our waies from all impurity giving to thy service our youth and more perfect age even all our dayes and all our powers taking more delight in the way of thy testimonies then in all manner of riches and fading pleasures that we delighting in thee and the waies that lead to thee may be beloved of thee with an eternall love through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen III. O Do well unto thy servant that I may live and keep thy word 2 Open thou mine eyes that I may see the wonderous things of thy law 3 I am a stranger upon earth O hide not thy commandments from me 4 My soul breaketh out for the very servent desire that it hath alway unto thy iudgements 5 Thou hast rebuked the proud and cursed are they that do erre from thy commandments 6 O turn from me shame and rebuke for I have kept thy testimonies 7 Princes also did sit and speak against me but thy servant is occupied in thy statutes 8 For thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellers The Prayer O Lord God our Father and our Guardian we are strangers upon the earth farre removed from our country and we are in darknesse and walke in the shadow of death let not this darknesse seize upon our soules hide not thy commandements from us but open our eyes with the light of thy holy Spirit that we may see the wondrous things of thy law and admire thy glories and adore thy might and obey all thy righteous precepts and although our hearts be already enkindled with the love of thy law yet make our desires to serve thee more fervent that our lukewarmnesse may arise up to the flames and ardors of a Cherubim that while we are busied in thy statutes making them our delight and our counsellors shame and rebuke may alwayes be turned frō us and we ever reioyce with hope and confidence in thee through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen IV. MY soule cleaveth to the dust O
quicken thou me according to thy word 2 I have knowledged my wayes and thou heardest me O teach me thy statutes 3 Make me to understand the way of thy commandments and so shall I talke of thy wonderous works 4 My soul melteth away for very heavinesse comfort thou me according unto thy word 5 Take from me the way of lying and cause thou me to make much of thy law 6 I have chosen the way of truth and thy iudgements have I laid before me 7 I have sticken unto thy testimonies O Lord confound me not 8 I will run the way of thy commandments when thou hast set my heart at libertie The Prayer VVE have chosen the way of thy truth O Lord and laid thy judgements before us and yet through our infirmities and the disadvantages of the flesh we are in heavinesse and drive on slowly like Pharao's chariots with the wheels off our soules and our desires cleave unto the dust and to things below and we are not active in thy services O quicken us according to thy word refresh our wearinesse comfort our sadnesse take from us the way of lying and vanity set our hearts at liberty from the bondage of sinne from the fetters of temptation from the incumbrances of the world and then we shall runne the way of thy commandments never ceasing to run till we arrive at the land of eternall rest and righteousnesse where thou livest and raignest world without end Amen V. MORNING PRAYER TEach me O Lord the way of thy statutes and I shall keep it unto the end 2 Giue me understanding and I shall keep thy Law yea I shall keep it with my whole heart 3 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments for therein is my desire 4 Encline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to couteousnesse 5 O turne away mine eyes lest they behold vanity and quicken thou me in thy way 6 O stablish thy word in thy seruant that I may feare thee 7 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of for thy judgements are good 8 Behold my delight is in thy commandments O quicken me in thy righteousnesse The Prayer O Lord God who art of infinite Sanctity and hast given us thy Law that we walking in so divine a rule may imitate the perfection of thy holinesse make us to go all our dayes in the path of thy Commandments take from us all greedy and inordinate appetite of the creature let not our hearts be inclined to covetousnesse nor our eyes wander after vanity but grant that we being established in thy Law and walking in thy feare may persevere in the wayes of righteousnesse keeping the way of thy statutes even unto the end that the rebuke which for our sinnes we may justly feare may by thy mercies and pardon be taken away from us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen VI. LEt thy loving mercy also come unto me O Lord euen thy saluation according unto thy word 2 So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers for my trust is in thy word 3 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth for my hope is in thy iudgements 4 So shall I alway keep thy law yea for euer and euer 5 And I will walke at liberty for I seek thy commandments 6 I will speake of thy testimonies also euen before kings and will not be ashamed 7 And my delight shall be in thy commandments which I haue loued 8 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments which I haue loued and my study shall be in thy statutes The Prayer LEt thy loving mercy come unto us O Lord and thy salvation for thou alwayes keepest promise and never disappointest the hopes of them that trust in thee Give us confidence and boldnesse in thee that we may never fear or blush to confesse thee before men but may speake of thy testimonies even before Kings and may never be ashamed of thy Word which is the ground of our hope but that our hands may be lift up to performe thy Law and our study our love and our delight may be in it even for ever and ever through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen VII O Thinke upon thy seruant as concerning thy word wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust 2 The same is my comfort in my trouble for thy word hath quickened me 3 The proud haue had me exceedingly in derision yet have I not shrinked from thy law 4 For I remembred thine euerlasting iudgements O Lord and receiued comfort 5 I am horribly afraid for the ungodly that forsake thy law 6 Thy statutes haue been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage 7 I haue thought upon thy name O Lord in the night season and haue kept thy law 8 This I had because I kept thy commandments The Prayer THinke upon us O Lord in all our desires in all our feares in all our troubles let thy Law give us comfort redresse and satisfaction that in our trouble we may thence derive comfort in our feares we may there fixe our anchor of hope and from thence we may get defence against the derisions and insolencies of the proud and grant that thy grace may reward thy grace in us and a further degree of sanctity may crowne the first beginnings and when by thy assistances we thinke upon thy Name and keep thy Law we begge this onely that our reward may be still to keep thy Commandments Grant this for Iesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour Amen VIII THou art my portion O Lord I haue promised to keep thy law 2 I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart O be mercifull unto mee according to thy word 3 I called mine own wayes to remembrance and turned my feet unto thy testimonies 4 I made haste and prolonged not the time to keep thy commandments 5 The congregation of the ungodly haue robbed me but I haue not forgotten thy law 6 At midnight I will rise to giue thankes unto thee because of thy righteous iudgements 7 I am a companion of all them that feare thee and keep thy commandments 8 The earth O Lord is full of thy mercy O teach me thy statutes The Prayer O Beare God be thou our portion and the lot of our inheritance and be mercifull unto us when ever we make our humble petition in thy presence and above all the desires of our soules let us receive satisfaction in this request give us repentance and thy holy Spirit that we calling our owne wayes to remembrance may be truly sorrowfull for our past sinnes and may make hast prolonging not the time but early and instantly turne our feet unto thy testimonies that we being companions of all that feare thee may bee partakers of all the blessings in the communion of Saints through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen IX O Lord thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant according unto thy word 2 O learne me true understanding
and knowledge for I have believed thy commandments 3 Before I was troubled I went wrong but now have I kept thy word 4 Thou art good and gracious O teach me thy statutes 5 The proud have imagined a lye against me but I will keepe thy commandments with my whole heart 6 Their heart is as fat as brawn but my delight hath been in thy law 7 It is good for me that I have been in trouble that I may learne thy statutes 8 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me then thousands of gold and silver The Prayer THou O Lord art gracious even in the execution of thy judgements and displeasure against sinners and thou sendest chastisement and correction to us when we goe wrong that thou mayest chide us into obedience and the blessings of eternity let not idlenesse and sensuality make us remisse in our duty nor our own vanity and the sense of thy favour make us proud nor the want of holy discipline make us impudent and refractory but let thy mercies and thy judgements learne us thy statutes and make them dearer to us than thousands of gold and silver that while we make thy statutes to be our treasure our heart may be fixed on them in a continuall meditation through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen X. EVENING PRAYER THy hands haue made me and fashioned me O give me understanding that I may learne thy commandments 2 They that feare thee will be glad when they see me because I have put my trust in thy word 3 I know O Lord that thy iudgements are right and that thou of very faithfulnesse hast caused me to be troubled 4 O let thy mercifull kindnesse be my comfort according to thy word unto thy servant 5 O let thy loving mercies come unto me that I may live for thy law is my delight 6 Let the proud be confounded for they go wickedly about to destroy me but I will be occupied in thy commandments 7 Let such as feare thee and have known thy testimonies be turned unto me 8 O let my heart be sound in thy statues that I be not ashamed The Prayer O Lord our Maker thy hands have made us and fashioned us let thy holy Spirit regenerate us and thy grace forme us anew that the old man being destroyed the new man may be produced in righteousnesse and sanctity that our hearts may be sound in thy statutes without hypocrisie and inordinate ends full of candour and ingenuity that thy loving mercies comming unto us in a full streame we may live in them and be turned unto thee never to be removed from thy Law and love Grant this for the love of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen XI MY soule hath longed for thy saluation and I have a good hope because of thy word 2 Mine eyes long sore for thy word saying O when wilt thou comfort me 3 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke yet do I not forget thy statutes 4 How many are the dayes of thy servant when wilt thou be avenged of them that persecute me 5 The proud haue digged pits for me which are not after thy law 6 All thy commandments are true they persecute me falsly O be thou my helpe 7 They had almost made an end of me upon earth but I forsook not thy commandments 8 O quicken me after thy loving kindnesse and so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth The Prayer O Lord our helper teach us to remember our end to consider our yeares that are past that we in consideration how few the dayes of thy servants are which are yet to come may quicken our industry and affections to thy Law that by a double and more active endeavour in the wayes of thy Commandments we may redeeme the time and by thy mercy being delivered from all them that trouble and perfecute us we may be refreshed in thy eternall comforts through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen XII O Lord thy word endureth for euer in heauen 2 Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another thou hast laid the foundation of the earth and it abideth 3 They continue this day according to thine ordinance for all things serue thee 4 If my delight had not been in thy law I should haue perished in my trouble 5 I will neuer forget thy commandments for with them thou hast quickened me 6 I am thine Oh saue me for I haue sought thy commandments 7 The ungodly laid wait for me to destroy me but I will consider thy testimonies 8 I see that all things come to an end but thy commandment is exceeding broad The Prayer O Lord out Guide thou hast laid the Foundation of the earth sure and it abideth but thy Word endureth for ever in Heaven and though Heaven and Earth shall passe away yet one tittle of thy Word shall never passe in vaine and unaccomplished teach us to obey thee with a regular obedience that since all the creatures continue according to thine ordinance and serve thee we onely may not disobey thee and disturbe the order of Creation by a rebellion of creatures against their Maker least thy wrath arise upon us and we perish in our trouble Have mercy upon us and deliver us from thy wrath through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen XIII LOrd what loue haue I unto thy law all the day long is my studie in it 2 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser then mine enemies for they are ever with me 3 I haue more understanding then my teachers for thy testimonies are my study 4 I am wiser then the aged because I keep thy commandments 5 I have refrained my feet from every evill way that I may keep thy word 6 I have not shrunke from thy iudgements for thou teachest me 7 O how sweet are thy words unto my throat yea sweeter then hony unto my mouth 8 Through thy commandments I get understanding therefore I hate all wicked wayes The Prayer O Lord our Governour who art the Fountain of all wisedome and understanding and hast commanded that all that lacke wisedome should aske it of thee who givest liberally make us wise and understanding in the observation of thy Commandments that we may refraine our feet from every evill way and never shrinke from thy judgements but may delight and study in all the expresses of thy will which thou hast revealed to us by our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen XIIII MORNING PRAYER THy word is a lantern unto my feet and a light unto my paths 2 I have sworn and am stedfastly purposed to keep thy righteous iudgements 3 I am troubled above measure quicken me O Lord according to thy word 4 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee O Lord and teach me thy judgments 5 My soul is alway in my hand yet do I not forget thy law 6 The ungodly have laid a snare for me but yet I swerved not from thy commandments 7 Thy testimonies have I claimed as
mine heritage for ever and why they are the very â—oy of my heart 8 I have applied my heart to fulfill thy statutes alway even unto the end The Prayer O Sonne of righteousnesse that camest to bring light unto the world by thy word and example and illumination of thy holy spirit let thy spirit lead us thy example guide us thy word teach us that we may not love darknesse more then light but may keep thy righteous judgements according to our many purposes and our vow of baptisme keep us from the snare of the ungodly and from our own selves the dangers of our own concupiscence and the miseries of our infirmity leave not our soules in our own hands but keep them under thy protection and government least we swerve from thy commandments but that applying our hearts alway to fulfill thy statutes even unto the end we may possesse thy law as our portion and inheritance for ever Grant this O blessed Iesu for thy promise and for thy mercies sake that we may glorifie thee in the unity of themost mysterious Trinity now and for evermore Amen XV. I Hate them that imagine evill things but thy law do I love 2 Thou art my defence and shield and my trust is in thy word 3 Away from me yee wicked I will keep the commandments of my God 4 O stablish me according unto thy word that I may live and let me not be disappoynted of my hope 5 Hold thou me up and I shall be safe yea my delight shall be ever in thy statutes 6 Thou hast troden down all them that depart from thy statutes for they imagine but deceit 7 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like drosse therefore I love thy testimonies 8 My flesh trembleth for feare of thee and I am afraid of thy iudgements The Prayer O God our defence and shield thou that treadest down all them that depart from thy law and puttest away the ungodly of the earth like drosse let thy mercies hold us up that we may be safe from sinne and death eternall make us to hate all evill things all evill imaginations that we being stablished with a trust in thee and building our expectations upon thy mercies and promises we may not be disappointed of our hope but may live with thee eternally through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen XVI I Deal with the thing that is lawfull and right O give me not over unto mine oppressors 2 Make thou thy servant to delight in that which is good that the proud do me no wrong 3 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health and for the word of thy righteousnesse 4 O deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy and teach me thy statutes 5 I am thy servant O grant me understanding that I may know thy testimonies 6 It is time for thee Lord to lay to thine hand for they have destroyed thy law 7 For I love thy commandments above gold and precious stone 8 Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments and all false waies I utterly abhorre The Prayer O Lord God thou seest with what miseries and dangers we are incompassed our ghostly enemies seek to do us wrong and to oppresse our soules give us not over unto their malice but arme us against their pride and insolency by faith in thy word by hope of thy mercies and looking for thy health and by love unto thy commandments that so in this world and in the eternall retribution of the Saints thou maist deal with thy servants according to thy loving mercy Grant this for Iesus Christ his sake our Lord and only Saviour Amen XVII THy testimonies are wonderfull therefore doth my soul keep them 2 When thy word goeth forth it giveth light and understanding unto the simple 3 I opened my mouth and drew in my breath for my delight was in thy commandments 4 O look thou upon me and be mercifull unto me as thou usest to do unto those that loue thy name 5 Order my steps in thy word and so shall no wickednesse have dominion over me 6 O deliver me from the wrongfull dealings of men and so shall I keep thy commandments 7 Shew the light of thy countenance upon thy servant and teach me thy statutes 8 Mine eyes gush out with water because men keep not thy law O Iust and deare God shew the light of thy countenance upon thy servants and let this light give unto us understanding in thy law that our steps being ordered in thy word thou maist deliver us from the wrongfull dealings of men and from the malicious enmities of our Ghostly adversaries that by their temptations and our own weaknesse we may never be brought under the dominion of sinne and wickednesse that when thy word goeth forth to call to judgement all people quick and dead thou maist be mercifull unto us and save us as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name Grant this for the merits and mercies of our dearest Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen XVIII RIghteous art thou O Lord and true is thy iudgement 2 The testimonies that thou hast commanded are exceeding righteous and true 3 My zeal hath even consumed me because mine enemies have forgotten thy words 4 Thy word is tried to the uttermost and thy servant loveth it 5 I am small and of no reputation yet do I not forget thy commandments 6 Thy righteousnesse is an everlasting righteousnesse and thy law is the truth 7 Trouble and heavinesse have taken hold upon me yet is my delight in thy commandments 8 The righteousnesse of thy testimonies is everlasting O grant me understanding and I shall live The Prayer O Righteous Lord God whose judgements are true and thy testimonies exceeding righteous enkindle our soules with zeale to thy Lawes and service that the continuall remembrance of thy Commandments may so enable our soules as to give a greatnesse and reputation to us in thy estimation even the greatnesse of humility and obedience which are more honourable in thy eyes than all the pompes and vanities of this world Grant this for his sake who for our sakes humbled himselfe to the forme of a servant and became obedient to the death of the Crosse even Iesus Christ our Lord to whom with the Father and the holy Spirit be all honour and glory now and for ever Amen XIX EVENING PRAYER I Call with my whole heart heare me O Lord I will keep thy statutes 2 Yea even upon thee do I call helpe me and I shall keep thy testimonies 3 Early in the morning do I cry unto thee for in thy word is my trust 4 Mine eyes prevent the night watches that I might be occupied in thy words 5 Heare my voice O Lord according unto thy loving kindnesse quicken me according as thou art wont 6 They draw nigh that of malice persecute me and are farre from thy law 7 Be thou nigh at hand O Lord for all thy commandments are true 8 As
concerning thy testimonies I have known long since that thou hast grounded them for ever The Prayer O Lord God of eternall mercy and truth give us hearts fixed upon thy divine beauties and an actuall intention in our prayers that we may call upon thee with our whole hearts and do thou heare in Heaven when we call upon thee deliver us from all them that of malice draw nigh to persecute and afflict us be thou also night at hand and nothing can disturbe our safety Make us to seek to thee early in the morning let our eyes and our prayers prevent the night watches that we may be safe in our conversation with thee and our daily approaches to thy mercy-seat where thou sittest attended with Cherubims and Seraphims glorious in thy Selfe incomprehensible in thy Attributes and infinitely rejoycing in thy mercies which thou shewest unto us in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen XX. O Consider mine adversity and deliver me for I do not forget thy law 2 Avenge thou my cause and deliver me quicken me according unto thy word 3 Health is farre from the ungodly for they regard not thy statutes 4 Great is thy mercie O Lord quicken me as thou art wont 5 Many there are that trouble me and persecute me yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies 6 It grieveth me when I see the transgressours because they keep not thy law 7 Consider O Lord how I love thy commandments O quicken me according to thy loving kindnesse 8 Thy word is true from everlasting all the iudgements of thy righteousnesse endure for evermore The Prayer O Lord thy mercy is great thy Word is true from everlasting and in the truth of thy Word and in the mercies of thy promises and loving kindnesse thou lovest to be knowne to the sonnes of men O give us thy health and salvation that our soules being delivered from the heavie pressure of sin and quickened in thy Word thou mayest avenge us of all our ghostly enemies and deliver us in thy righteousnesse in the day of thy eternall vengeance upon the ungodly through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen XXI PRinces have persecuted me without a cause but my heart standeth in aw of thy words 2 I am as glad of thy word as one that findeth great spoiles 3 As for lies I hate and abhorre them but thy law do I love 4 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous iudgements 5 Great is the peace that they have which love thy law and they are not offended at it 6 Lord I have looked for thy saving health and done after thy commandments 7 My soule hath kept thy testimonies and loved them exceedingly 8 I have kept thy commandments and testimonies for all my wayes are before thee The Prayer ALL our wayes O God are before thee let all our wayes be directed by thee and teach us to walke as in thy presence Make us to hate and abhorre lyes and vanitie and give us so much love and so much zeale of thy Name and honour that we may make it a businesse to give thee praises with a frequent and daily devotion that we standing in aw of thy Word and holy Lawes and doing after thy Commandments our expectations may be satisfied with thy saving health and we may at last enjoy the peace which they have that love thy Law even the peace of a good conscience here and of a blessed eternity hereafter through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen XXII LEt my complaint come before thee O Lord give me understanding according to thy word 2 Let my supplication come before thee deliver me according to thy word 3 My lips shall speake of thy praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes 4 Yea my tongue shall sing of thy word for all thy commandments are righteous 5 Let thine hand helpe me for I have chosen thy commandments 6 I have longed for thy saving health O Lord and in thy law is my delight 7 O let my soule live and it shall praise thee and thy iudgements shall helpe me 8 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost Oh seek thy servant for I do not forget thy commandments The Prayer O Lord God we have gone astray from thy Commandments and been like lost sheep thou art our Shepheard and our mercifull Guide O seek thy servants let thy hand helpe us let thy care and providence reduce us into the way of thy statutes that we being delivered according to thy Word from thy wrath and from our owne corruptions and irregularities may at last be satisfied with thy saving health and our lips may speak of thy praise in the quire of Saints and Angels singing glorious Anthems to all eternity to the honour of thee O Lord God eternall who livest and reignest world without end Amen PSALM 120. A Prayer to be delivered from false tongues and cohabitation with wicked persons MORNING PRAYER WHen I was in trouble I called upon the Lord and he heard me 2 Deliver my soule O Lord from lying lips and from a deceitfull tongue 3 What reward shall be given or done unto thee thou false tongue even mighty and sharpe arrowes with hot burning coales 4 Wo is me that I am constrained to dwell with Mesech and to have mine habitation among the tents of Cedar 5 My soule hath long dwelt among them that be enemies unto peace 6 I labour for peace but when I speak unto them thereof they make them ready to battell The Prayer O Lord God who hearest the prayers of them that call upon thee in their calamities and distresses have mercy upon us thy servants who live in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation whereof we our selves make too great a part we beseech thee so to order the circumstances and opportunities of our life that we may live in the society of holy people whose example and conversation may be a continuall incentive to the wayes of peace and righteousnesse and deliver us from a necessity of conversing with turbulent spirits angry and unpeacefull dispositions who upon all occasions make themselves ready to battell Sanctifie our hearts and lips with a burning coale from thy altar that our words may be holy and profitable and keep us from all slander and scandall and the rewards of both the sharpe arrowes of thy vengeance the hot burning coales of thy wrath Grant this for Iesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour Amen PSALME 121. A Prayer for Gods protection over us I Will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my helpe 2 My helpe cometh even from the Lord which hath made heauen and earth 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved and he that keepeth thee will not sleep 4 Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep 5 The Lord himselfe is thy keeper the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand 6 So that the sun shall not burne thee by day neither the moon by
and glory ascribed of men and Angels now and for ever Amen PSALME 126. A contemplation of the ioyes and blessings of them that depart hence in the Lord. EVENING PRAYER WHen the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion then were we like unto them that dreame 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with ioy 3 Then said they among the heathen The Lord hath done great things for them 4 Yea the Lord hath done great things for us already whereof we reioyce 5 Turne our captivity O Lord as the rivers in the south 6 They that sow in teares shall reap in ioy 7 He that now goeth on his way weeping and beareth forth good seed shall doubtlesse come again with ioy and bring his sheaves with him The Prayer O Lord God who hast promised salvation to thy people and hast done great things for us already deliver us from the captivity and bondage of sinne and misery Fill our hearts with holy sorrow and compunction when ever we trespasse against thee and teach us so to deny our selves to mortifie our affections to crucifie our lusts and all the temptations of the flesh that we going on our way with mourning and weeping despising the pleasures of this life may when thy great harvest shall come and thy reapers the Angells shall separate the wheat from the tares come before thee with joy and bring our sheaves with us to be laid up in thy granary that so we may escape the everlasting burning through the mercies of Iesus Christ Amen PSALME 127. A Prayer for God's blessing to go along with the temporall good things he gives us EXcept the Lord build the house their labour is but lost that build it 2 Except the Lord keep the city the watchman waketh but in vain 3 It is but lost labour that ye hast to rise up early and so late take rest and eat the bread of carefulnesse for so he giveth his beloved sleep 4 Lo children and the fruit of the wombe are an heritage and gift that commeth of the Lord. 5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant even so are the young children 6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate The Prayer O Lord God without whose blessing all our labours are vain and unprofitable and our possessions are but bitter and unpleasant let thy blessing be upon our labours and our substance our children and our dwelling that the good things of this life may be an heritage and gift from thee issues of thy favour and an earnest of a greater blessing make our soules diligent in thy service not importunate and greedy for the increase of riches let our dwellings be safe and peaceable and our families increase in thy blessings that we feeling the comforts of thy favour here may be stirted up to great desires after the blessings of eternity through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 128. A Prayer for the feare of God and the blessings of the Godly BLessed are all they that feare the Lord and walk in his wayes 2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thine hands O well is thee and happy shalt thou be 3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitfull vine upon the walls of thine house 4 Thy children like the olive-branches round about thy table 5 Lo thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. 6 The Lord from out of Sion shall so blesse thee that thou shalt see Ierusalem in prosperity all thy life long 7 Yea that thou shalt see thy childrens children and peace upon Israell The Prayer O Lord God who hast promised to multiply thy blessings upon them that feare thee teach us the feare of the Lord and let thy spirit so assist us that we may walke in thy wayes with great observation of all our actions and much diligence to performe thy holy will that we may receive the blessings of the righteous blessings of the right hand and of the left hand and may rejoyce in the blessing and peace of thy church waiting for the consummation of all blessing and peace in thy eternall Kingdome through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 129. A Prayer against the enemies of the Church MAny a time have they fought against me from my youth up may Israell now say 2 Yea many a time have they vexed me from my youth up but they have not prevailed against mee 3 The plowers plowed upon my back and made long furrows 4 But the righteous Lord hath hewen the snares of the ungodly in pieces 5 Let them be confounded and turned backward as many as have evill will at Sion 6 Let them be even as the grasse growing upon the house tops which withereth afore it be plucked up 7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand neither he that bindeth up the sheaves his bosome 8 So that they which go by say not so much as the Lord prosper you we wish you good luck in the name of the Lord. The Prayer O Most blessed Jesu who for our sinnes didst suffer the plowers to plow upon thy back and make long furrows suffering shame and whipping for our sakes and all the contradictions of sinners and didst leave sorrows and afflictions intailed upon thy Church that by suffering with thee shee might at last raigne with thee in glory Deliver us and all thy holy Church from all that fight against us hew the snares of the ungodly in pieces let the designes of them that have evill will at thy Church be like the grasse growing upon the house tops withered and blasted before it comes to maturity and make us to prosper under thy mercies and in the good wishes and devout prayers of holy people through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 130. A penitentiall Psalme or a prayer for pardon and redemption from sinnes OUt of the deep have I called unto thee O Lord Lord hear my voyce 2 Oh let thine eares consider well the voyce of my complaint 3 If thou Lord wilt be extream to mark what is done amisse O Lord who may abide it 4 For there is mercy with thee therefore shalt thou be feared 5 I look for the Lord my soul doth wait for him in his word is my trust 6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch I say before the morning watch 7 O Israell trust in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercy and with him is plenteous redemption 8 And he shall redeem Israell from all his sinnes The Prayer O Lord God blessed Iesu with whom is mercy and plentious redemption who didst redeem thy people from all their sinnes paying the ransome of thine own bloud to purchase us freedome and salvation let the height of thy mercy take us up from the deep abysse of sin and misery O be not extreme to marke what we have done amisse for it is impossible we should abide the extremity of thy
severest judgements and as thy mercy pardons what is past so let the sweetnesse of it beget thy feare in our hearts that we may not dare to offend so gracious so mercifull a God but that trusting in thy Word and flying unto thee for succour we may wait for thee till our change commeth looking for thee in holinesse and righteousnesse all our dayes Grant this for thy mercies and compassion sake O blessed Jesu our onely Saviour and Redeemer Amen PSALME 131. A Prayer for the graces of humility and mortification LOrd I am not high minded I have no proud lookes 2 I do not exercise my selfe in great matters which are too high for me 3 But I refrain my soule and keep it low like as a childe that is weaned from his motherâ— yea my soule is even as a weaned childe 4 O Israel trust in the Lord from this time forth for evermore The Prayer O Lord God before whom the humble Publican who durst not lift up his eyes to Heaven but with confusion of face begged pardon was justified and acquitted give unto us thy servants humilty of soule and modesty in our behaviour that our lookes be not proud nor our thoughts arrogant nor our designes ambitious but that our soules being refrained from all vanity and pride our affections weaned from great opinions and love of our selves we may trust in thee follow the example of our blessed Master and receive thy promises which thou hast made unto us in our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ Amen PSALME 132. A Prayer for the Church for the promotion of Religion for the King and for the Clergie MORNING PRAYER LOrd remember David and all his trouble 2 How he sware unto the Lord and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God of Iacob 3 I will not come within the tabernacle of my house nor climbe up into my bed 4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep nor mine eye lids to slumber neither the temples of my head to take any rest 5 Untill I finde out a place for the temple of the Lord an habitation for the mighty God of Iacob 6 Lo we heard of the same at Ephrata and found it in the wood 7 We will go into his tabernacle and fall low on our knees before his footstool 8 Arise O Lord into thy resting place thou and the arke of thy strength 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousnesse and let thy saints sing with ioyfulnesse 10 For thy servant Davids sake turne not away the presence of thine anointed 11 The Lord hath made a faithfull oath unto David and he shall not shrinke from it 12 Of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy seat 13 If thy children will keep my couenant and my testimonies that I shall learne them their children also shall sit upon thy seat for evermore 14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to bean habitation for himselfe he hath longed for her 15 This shall be my rest for ever here will I dwell for I have a delight therein 16 I will blesse her victuals with increase and will satisfie her poore with bread 17 I will decke her priests with health and her saints shall reioyce and sing 18 There shall I make the horne of David to flourish I have ordained a lanterne for mine anointed 19 As for his enemies I shall cloth them with shame but upon himselfe shall his crowne flourish The Prayer O Lord God who dwellest not in Temples made with hands and yet hast been pleased to manifest thy presence by speciall blessings and assistances in places set apart for thy worship be pleased to heare our prayers accept our services when ever we make our addresses to thee in the house of prayer fall downe low on our knees before thy footstool let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse let thy Saints sing with joyfulnes let all those that make their approaches unto thee purifie their hearts and hands that they may offer to thee a pure sacrifice even the sacrifice of obedience and holinesse and the expresses of true Religion Blesse O Lord thy servant the King whom thou hast made the Patron and Defender of the Church make his horne to flourish and be exalted above all his enemies and let thy Word be as a lanterne for thine Anointed to shew him thy holy will and pleasure that he seeking thy honour and glory thy Church may flourish under the covert of his shield and patronage her victuals may be blessed with increase her poore satisfied with bread her Priests decked with health her Saints with joy and himselfe with honour and great renown and a flourishing Diademe while his enemies sit clothed in shame and misery Grant this O blessed God for Iesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour Amen PSALME 133. A Prayer for unity in the Church in a Kingdom or family BEhold how good and ioyfull a thing it is brethren to dwell together in unity 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head that â—an down unto the beard euen unto Aarons beard and went down to the skirts of his clothing 3 Like as the dew of Hermon which fell upon the hill of Sion 4 For there the Lord promised his blessing and life for euermore The Prayer O Blessed Iâ—sâ— in whose garment was variety but no rent or seame have mercy upon thy holy Catholike Church and all Christian Kingdomes and Families and so unite all our hearts and affections by the union of Faith and Charity that we be not torne into Factions and Schismes but being anointed with the precious ointment even the anointing of thy Spirit from above we may keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace and grant that this holy ointment may so knit together the Guides of thy Church the Rulers of Kingdomes the Princes of the Nations that the blessings of it may descend to the skirts of the people and that thou mayest blesse us with thy graces here and hereafter give us life for evermore in the participation of thy glorious Kingdome where thou livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen PSALME 134. An invitation to the Clergie to be diligent in singing Gods praises publikely BEhold now praise the Lord all ye seruants of the Lord. 2 Yee that by night stand in the house of the Lord even in the courts of the house of our God 3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. 4 The Lord that made heauen and earth giue thee blessing out of Sion The Prayer O Lord Creatour and Governour of all the world thou that madest Heaven and Earth that all should celebrate thy praise and the glory of thy Name give great Religion and devout affections to thy Ministers that by frequent elevation of their hands and hearts in thy Sanctuary in behalfe of themselves and all the people thy honour may be exalted among all thy servants Religion may be advanced and the love of thy Name
increased and thy blessings may descend upon us in a plentifull proportion to supply all our necessities through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 135. A Prayer that God would avenge his People of their Enemies and an invitation of them to praise his Name O Praise the Lord laud yee the name of the Lordâ— praise it O yee seruants of the Lord. 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord in the courts of the house of our God 3 O praise the Lord for the Lord is gracious O sing praises unto his name for it is louely 4 For why the Lord hath chosen Iacob unto himselfe and Israel for his own possession 5 For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is aboue all gods 6 Whatsoeuer the Lord pleased that did he in heauen and in earth and in the sea and in all deep places 7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain bringing the windes out of his treasures 8 He somâ—e the first-borne of Egypt both of man and beast 9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee O thou land of Egypt upon Pharaoh and all his seruants 10 He smote diuers nations and slew mighty kings 11 Sehon king of the Amorites and Og the king of Basan and all the kingdomes of Canaan 12 And gaue their land to be an heritage euen an heritage unto Israel his people 13 Thy name O Lord endureth for euer so doth thy memoriall O Lord from one generation to another 14 For the Lord will avenge his people and be gracious unto his seruants 15 As for the images of the heathen they are but siluer and gold the worke of mens hands 16 They haue mouthes and speak not eyes haue they but they see not 17 They haue eares and yet they heare not neither is there any breath in their mouthes 18 They that make them are like unto them and so are all they that put their trust in them 19 Praise the Lord ye house of Israel praise the Lord ye house of Aaron 20 Praise the Lord ye house of Leui ye that feare the Lord praise the Lord. 21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion which dwelleth at Ierusalem The Prayer O Lord God in whose sight the death of all the Saints is precious and to whom the soules of the Martyrs from under the Altar call to avenge their bloud that is shed like water upon the earth be gracious unto us thy servants avenge all thy people of their enemies that all that hate and persecute thy Church being either brought to repentance or confusion thy Name and thy memoriall may be celebrated to all generations thy Kingdome and thy comming may be hastened that the Saints may receive the consummation of their glories by resurrection of their bodies and receiving the crowne of righteousnesse which thou hast prepared for all that put their trust in thee and that we all standing in the house of the Lord even in the courts of the house of our God for ever may praise thy Name which is gracious and lovely even for ever and ever Amen PSALME 136. A Prayer of thankesgiving to God for his eternall mercies EVENING PRAYER O Giue thankes unto the Lord for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer 2 O giue thankes unto the God of all gods for his mercy endureth for euer 3 O thank the Lord of all lords for his mercy endureth for euer 4 Which onely doth great wonders for his mercy endureth for euer 5 Which by his excellent wisedome made the heauens for his mercy endureth for euer 6 Which laid out the earth about the waters for his mercy endureth for euer 7 Which hath made great lights for his mercy endureth for ever 8 The sun to rule the day for his mercy endureth for euer 9 The moon and the starres to gouerne the night for his mercy endureth for euer 10 Which smote Egypt with their first-born for his mercy endureth for euer 11 And brought out Israel from among them for his mercy endureth for euer 12 With a mighty hand and a stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer 13 Which diuided the Red sea in two parts for his mercy endureth for euer 14 And made Israel to go through the midst of it for his mercy endureth for euer 15 But as for Pharaoh and his host he ouerthrew them in the Red sea for his mercy endureth for euer 16 Which led his people through the wildernesse for his mercy endureth for euer 17 Which smote great kings for his mercy endureth for euer 18 Yea and slew mighty kings for his mercy endureth for euer 19 Sehon king of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer 20 And Og the king of Basan for his mercy endureth for euer 21 And gaue away their land for an heritage for his mercy endureth for euer 22 Euen for an heritage unto Israel his seruant for his mercy endureth for euer 23 Which remembred us when we were in trouble for his mercy endureth for ever 24 And hath deliuered us from our enemies for his mercy endureth for euer 25 Which giueth food to all flesh for his mercy endureth for euer 26 O giue thankes unto the God of heauen for his mercy endureth for euer 27 O giue thankes unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for euer The Prayer O God of Heaven and Lord of lords who by thy excellent wisedome hast made the Heavens and onely doest great wonders in Heaven and Earth making all thy creatures to be expresses of thy power and of thy loving mercy let thy mighty hand and stretched out arme leade us through the midst of this world and the throng of all our enemies giving us food for the sustenance of our bodies the light of the sun of righteousnesse to leade us in our goings and great apprehensions of thy mercy to excite in us Devotion and true Religion that we praising thy mercies and being relieved and sustained by thy loving kindnesse may at last come to the land of promise which thou givest for an heritage to thy people and may receive the mercies of thy Kingdome which endure for ever through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 137. A Prayer for redemption of the Church from captivity and persecution BY the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembred thee O Sion 2 As for our harpes we hanged them up upon the trees that are therein 3 For they that led us away captiue required of us then a song and melody in our heavinesse sing us one of the songs of Sion 4 How shall we sing the Lords song in a strange land 5 If I forget thee O Ierusalem let my right hand forget her cunning 6 If I do not remember thee let my tongue cleave to the roofe of my mouth yea if I preferrs not Ierusalem in my mirth 7 Remember the children of Edom O Lord in the day