hâ—â— chastised us and we were chastised turn thâ— us and we shall be turned thou art the Loâ—â— our God O! that remembring our ways arâ— all our doings wherein we have been defileâ— we could loath our selves in our own sighâ— for our iniquities and for our abominations O! give us saving knowledg give us tâ—â— spirit of Truth who will guide us into â— truth incline our Ears to wisdom and oâ— Hearts to understanding that we may cry aâ—ter knowledg and lift up our Voice for uâ—derstanding that we may understand the feâ—â— of the Lord and find the knowledg of oâ— God that we may be able to cry unto thee â— our God we know thee hast thou not promâ—ed saying I will put my law into their Hearâ— and write it in their inward parts and I wâ— be their God and they shall be my Peopâ—â— O! that thou would'st give us this Knowledâ— that thou would'st fill our Hearts with tâ—â— knowledg as the Waters cover the Sea â— give us the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelatiâ—â— in the Knowledg of Christ that the Eyes â— our Understandings being inlightned we mâ— know what is the hope of his Calling aâ—â— what is the riches of the Glory of his Inherâ—tance in the Saints Dear FAther is not thâ— secret with the Righteous is not the secret the Lord Revealed to them that fear him â— give us a love of God and of Christ and all things that belong to him Thou hast said I will Circumcise their Hearts and the Hearts of our seed to love the Lord our God with all our Hearts and with all our Souls that we may live and not die Oh set us on fire burn us make us new and Transform us that nothing besides thee may live in us O! wound very deeply our Hearts with the Dart of thy Love and that because of our sins which are many are forgiven us we may love thee not a little but much Oh! that we were sick of Love that our understandings will and affections were all overcome and amazed and that our faintings were enflamed towards thee and even â—melted into thee O sweet Jesu touch our Souls with thy Spirit that Vertue may come out of thee into us draw us unto thy self Oh let the savors of thy Oyntments whose very Breath is love be ever in our Nostrils O give us the Flagons of the New Wine of thy Kingdom which may lift up our Souls above our selves in our Loves that we may forget the low and base Loves of this World and by an Heavenly access may be Transported into an Heavenly Love and Embrace Jesus Christ who is the Lord from Heaven with a love like himself Oh! let us desire Union with thee and help us to bring forth fruit unto thee O give us the fruit of the Spirit that may resemble thee and be pledges to us of thy Union with us O burn and consume whatsoever would grow one with our Souls besides thee O let the fire of thy Spirit so turn our Souls into a Spiritual Fire that the dross of the Flesh and the World being wholly consumed we may be Spirituaâ— and so bring forth Fruits only to the Spirit O sweet Saviour look upon us in mercy orâ— look of thine will awaken our loves and makâ— us to weep bitterly that we loved thee so little whom to love sufficiently our best and mightâ—est Loves are most insufficient Prevent ouâ— seeking with thy seeking be thou present witâ— us in thy Providence and Power when thoâ— seemest to be far off us in the tast of thy sweetness and fruition of thy Loves and then wheâ— we have regained thy Love we will hold morâ— hardly and keep more Fastly and love thee morâ— vehemently and provide a Stock of Loves in thâ— Summer against the Winter if it return any more O help us to love one another as Christ hath loved us and make Our Love to abound more more towards all men especially to them that arâ— of the houshold of Faith And good Lord cause us to love our Enemies to bless them that curse us and to pray for them that despightfully use us and persecute us O give us a zeal after God and his Truth good Causes and good men O let us not rest concented with a lukewarm Profession being neither cold nor hot but make Our Souls to break for the Longings they have for thy Judgments at all times O that we were Fervent in the Spirit zealous always in every good thing O that the zeal of thy house might even eat us up And that Our zeal might provoke Others unto thee O that thy Word were in Our Hearts like a burning fire that we were weary with forbearing and that we could not stay O give us the Grace of Patience Thou hast told us in the world we shall have Tribulation and thro' much tribulation we must enter into the Kingdom of God O make us to run with patience the Race that is ses before us looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our Faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the Cross despised the shame and is set down at the right hand of the Throne of God O help us to consider him that endured such contradictions of sinners against himself lest we be wearied and Faint in Our Minds Let us not think it strange concerning the fiery Trial but rather rejoiâ—e in as much as we are made parâ—akers of Christs Sufferings that when his glory shall be revealed we may be glad also with exceeding joy O teach us to reckon with our selves that the sufferings of this present life are not worthy to be compared to that glory which shall be revealed in us Hast thou not said that if we be reproached for the Name of Christ happy are we O therefore that it may be given to us in the behalf of Christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake O help us to deny our selves and to take up our Cross daily and follow our Saviour Give us perseverance and to this end make us to build on thy promises Thou hast said that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord tho he fall he shall not be utterly cast down for the Lord upholdeth him with his right hand Thou hast said to your Old Age I am he and even to hoary hairs will I carry you and I will deliver you for this God is our God for ever and he will be our Guide even unto death O give us One Way and One Heart that we may Fear thee for ever And make thou an evetlasting covenant with us That thâ—n wilt not turn away from us to do us good O put thy Fear into our hearts that we may not depart from thee And dear Lord help us to hold fast the profession of our Faith without wavering confirm us unto the end that we may be blameless unto the coming and day of our Lord Jesus Christ And dear Father
O Lord art great and good Thy mercies ever sure Thy truth to Generations doth Eternally endure Psalm 116. I Will love thee O Lord my God Incline thy Ear to me Therefore as long as I do live I will call upon thee O Let my Voice and my Request Lord Always accepted be From pains of Hell and sorrow For ever keep me free O Lord I will call on thy Name Lord I beseech thee hear Thou gracious art and merciful And righteous every where O Lord preserve my drooping Soul O help for I am low O bring my Soul unto thy rest That I thy love may know Deal bountifully with my Soul Deliver me from fears O keep my Feet from sliding Lord My mouruing Eyes from Tears Then I shall walk before the Lord Within the living Land I did believe therefâ—re I spake By thy afflicting hand I said in my passion and haste That all men Liars be What shall I render to the Lord For all his Love to me The Joyful Cup of Salvation I thankfully will take And call upon the Name of God For his great mercy sake And pay my Vows unto the Lord. Right precious in his sight Is the Death of his people all As are the Saints in Light Truly I am thy Servant Lord Thy Servant still will be O let those hands that thou hast loosed Tie me faster to thee Psalm 119. v. 105. THY Word 's a Lamp unto my Feet And a Light to my way Thy Righteous Judgments I will keep By Night and eke by Day I am afflicted very much In mercy quicken me O Lord according to thy word Accept I beseech thee The Free will Offerings of my Lips And thy Judgments teach for me My Soul is ever in my Hand Yet I forget uot thee The wicked have laid Snares for me Yet I erred not from thee Thy Testimonies and Precepts My Heritage shall be For they are the Joy of my heart I am inclined alway For to perform thy Statutes Lord Unto the end I say Psalm 147. O Praise the Lord for it is good Unto our God to sing His Praise his comly in his Saints For 't is a pleasant thing The Lord doth build Jerusalem And gathers the Out-cast Of Israel together that None of them shall lie waste He healeth the broken in heart And binds up Wounds and Scars The Hosts of Heaven he calls by Name And numbereth the Stars Great is our God and of great Power His Understanding deep He casts the wicked to the ground But raiseth up the meek Sing to the Lord with Thanksgiving Sing praise to God on high He maketh Grass on Mountains grow By showers when they are dry He giveth to the Beast his Food And the Young Ravens which cry In them that fear him he delights Who hope in his mercy O praise the Lord Jerusalem O Zion thy God praise He doth make strong thy Bars and Gates And in thee Children Raise He maketh peace in thy Borders And Keeps all safe and sure He Feeds thee with the finest VVheat And Oil that is most pure To Persons Three in Trinity Adoration and Praise As hath been done since Time begun And so shall be always Isaiah 35. 10. COme to Zion with Songs In heart with one accord Return with Everlasting Joy â—e Ransomed of the Lord. True Gladness to obtain With Faces Full of Joy Sorrow and Trouble then shall cease And signing fly away All Tears then from our Eyes VVhich down our Cheeks distil For offending our Saviour dear His Mercy and Good VVill Shall then be wiped away From all our Faces sad For his inheritance shall we For evermore be glad Hymn 1. BEhold now saith the Lord of Hosts You Proud that wickedly do boast The day is coming that shall burn You up as stubble in an Oven As Ashes under Foot are trod The wicked shall fall by thy Rod And meet with no deliverance But be destroy'd both Root and Branch But upon you that fear my Name The Sun of Righteousness shall rise VVith healing underneath his VVings And with great Joy our souls surprise O make us Captives of thy Love In true obedience to stand Humbly submitting unto thee In Faithfulness to thy Command Then Joyfully in thy presence Our Ransomed souls shall ever sing Triumphant Hymns of Thankfulness To our Jehovah Lord and King Hymn 2. LOrd pardon my Feigned Requests O make me more sincere In love for to admire him VVho is my Saviour dear And with a full purpose of heart Now to cleave unto thee Taking delight to do thy will In true sincerity O Lord help me now to draw near In truth of heart to thee In full assurance of thy Love And Kindness unto me For in thy Righteousness thou hast Proclaimed thy self to be O God that hears the prayers which In Faith are made to thee Raise my Affections to thy house O God where I may find Supporting grace for to revive My dead and darkned mind Rouze up my drowsie Soul O Lord And make me stand upright My God shall be my Glory then And everlasting Light I will greatly rejoice in God My Soul shall joyful be VVith the Garments of Salvation O Lord do thou cloathe me Then in thy Robes of Righteousness Shall I with Joy appear Before the Judgment Seat of him Who is my Saviour dear Hymn 3. DEar Lord without thy special Grace Our souls cannot appear Nor stand before thy Judgment seat Who art just and severe But in thy mercy give us Lord An heart for to express Thy Loving Kindness to us shown With humble Thankfulness O help us to rely on thee Intercession to make And plead our Cause as Advocate Even for thy own Name sake For herein lies our happiness When we were at a loss Full satisfaction he hath made In dying on the Cross O let this precious blood of thine Which was shed on that Tree Procure for us a lasting Peace And by it make us free O let it mollifie our hearts Which are grown hard by sin O make them soft so we shall be Pure and clean within O melt and make us new O Lord By thy Spirit of Grace Transform us by thy mighty power That we may see thy Face And joyfully in thy Presence For ever sit and sing Hallelujahs unto our God Which doth salvation bring Hymn 4. O Hear and help me Lord For on thee I depend Enable me to do thy will And seriously to spend My days for they are short My Glass is almost run Without thy special grace O God I am utterly undone Make haste and be my aid Give strength for I am poor Let not thy mercy come too late I humbly thee implore At thy Throne of Grace A Begger I will lie My Poverty is great O God O do not me deny 'T is for my Saviour's sake That I thus boldly crave Supporting Grace for to uphold My fainting Soul to save Then humbly I 'le rejoice And of thy Goodness sing For thou my Refuge and Defence
upheld And the length of my Daies By thee is the fountain of life Continâ—ed unto me O leâ—tâ—y loâ—ing Kindness Lord Appear that I may see That fullness which is hid in thee O lead me to the brink Of the Rivers of thy Pleasures Where I may freely drink And with delight be satisfied With fat and pleasant things Resting securely under The shadow of thy VVings Now will I end as I began Begging pardon from thee O let the Blood of my dear Lord For ever set me free Hymn 22. O Lord in mercy speak the word And my poor soul shall live For in thy loving Kindness thou VVilt Grace and Glory give O Lord of Hosts thou art my strength Do thou my prayer hear O God of Jacob be my shield And in mercy give Ear. O God of my Salvation Turn thy fierce wrath from me And cause thy Anger for to cease And draw me close to thee That in thy blood my Soul may find A strong support from â—â—eeâ— O lâ—t the life of Grace increase From day to day in me Hâ—lp me with humble confidence Still to rely on thee Fulfil thy pâ—omises O Lord VVhich thou hast made to me O Lamb of God help me to live And daily on thee feed Being made free by thy dear Blood I shall be free indeed Now unto him that loved us And wash'd us from our Sin In his own Blood Shed on the Cross To make us clean within O Let us ever sing his Praise VVho is our sure defence And sincerely depend on him VVith humble Confidence Hymn 23. O Lord incline our Hearts to seek After that rest above O wean our Hearts from things below And fix them on thy Love For thou in Mercy hast prepar'd For us a resting-Place Help us sincerely to prepare For to enjoy thy Face O Let thy Gracious Presence Lord Convey us to thy rest We finding favour in thy Sight May happy be and blest Stand in the way and see the Paths Ask for the good old way And walk therein so shall we find Rest for our Souls I say O Let us not through unbelief From thy Presence be cast But in thy Mercy bring us Lord Unto thy rest at last Then Hallelujahs we shall sing And ever give thee Praise Great are thy Works O King of Saints Just and true are thy Ways Hymn 24. O Lord I am undone Without thy special Grace I humbly beg thy Favour Lord That I may see thy Face And joyfully in thee For evermore rejoice And sing thy Praises sincerely VVith a melodious Voice For thou hast always been To me a sure defence Therefore will I humbly depend On thee with Confidence And on thy VVord rely As on an Anchor sure Thy VVord in Faithfulness and Truth For ever doth endure Therefore in Heart will I Thy Hallelujahs sing VVho by thy sufferings on Earth Didâ—â—â—â—y Sâ—â—vation bring Blest be thâ—â— Day that thou Didst for me undertake To Plead my Cuâ—se as advocate And 〈…〉 â—â—ke Tâ—â—◠〈…〉 might come Inâ—◠〈…〉 â—bove V 〈…〉 Eteâ—â—â—â— Shall 〈◊〉 poâ—sess thy Love My shaking Hand and trembling Heart To me do plainly tell That in this Tabernacle here I have not long to dwell O Lord do thou look down on me Even for thy Mercy sake And draw me close unto thy self And into Favour take O God help me with serious Thoughts And longings after thee Prepare to meet my Saviour dear His Salvation to see To thee O Lord I make my moan To thee I humbly pray O let thy Mercy me support And be my Strength alway O give to me a taste of thine Eternity so sweet Then humbly I will lay my self At my dear Saviour's Feet O when shall I come and appear Before my Lord and King With Joy to all Eternity And Hallelujahs sing Hymn 26. O Lord watch over me for good This Night while I do sleep O Let thy Holy Spirit Lord My Soul in Safety keep Then in the Morning when I wake I will rejoice in thee And sing thy Praises all the Day For thy Kindness to me For thou O Lord art my defence The Strength whereby I stand O still support me by thy Grace And guide me with thy Hand Into those ways which lead to life O Lord do thou Direct My Feet into those Paths where thou Wilt safely me protect Then Chearfully in thee O Lord VVill I lift up my Voice For by thy loving Kindness thou Hast made me to rejoice In humble Thankfullness will I My Praises offer thee VVhen Face to Face my ravish'd Eye Thy Salvation shall see Hymn 27. O Lord if I in Faith dare let My Anchor on thee fall I have no need of earthly Trash For thou art all in all Mount up my Soul and in thy Thoughts Shake off those VVorldly Toys And fix thy Eye on the Mansions Of Heavens Eternal Joys Lord raise and rouze my sluggish heart Sincerely for to mind The swift approaching Shadows shew Death is not far behind Lord let thy Gracious Bounty fill My empty Soul with Praise And then in humble Thankfullness Let Peace conclude my days Then shall my Soul greatly rejoice In possessing thy Treasure To all Eternity and swim In never fading Pleasure Triumphantly there shall I sing Hallelujahs to thee For by thy Blood shed on the Cross My Captive Soul 's made Free Hymn 28. O Lord how shall my Guilty Soul Before thy strict Tribunal stand For I have broken all thy Laws And disobeyed thy just Command But thou Oh Lord art Merciful And of thy Goodness gives me Breath And swearest by thy self that thou Delights not in the Sinner's Death Upon thy Invitation Lord To thee I come in my Distress Some Pity take on my poor Soul And Seal to me a free Release O cleanse me Lord from all my Sins By thy dear Blood which on the Cross Was poured out for to redeem My Captive Soul when at a loss O let it not be shed in vain And I to have no share therein O let some drops upon me fall To purge me from the stains of Sin O purify my Heart and Mind And thy Free Pardon let me see Then Hallelujahs I shall sing To all Eternity with thee Hymn 29. O VVhither shall Iâ—fly O Lord Or what path shall I seek For to escape thy flaming wrath And punishment so deep VVhere shall I hide my self until Thy angry Thunder's past What silent Desart can me Keep When I by thee am cast O Lord in mercy cast an Eye Of Pity upon me For on thy Grace will I râ—lie And still depend on thee Lord I am vile and in my self Before thee trembling stand O Give Relief to my poor soul The work of thine own hand Nothing but mercy Lord I beg For that I only crave Redemption by thy precious Blood My guilty soul to save Therefore will I humbly admire Thy boundless love to me In redeeming my life with thine My Captive soul to free Now Lord in humble Thankfulness Will I give praise to
SOME Collections of Scripture WITH Private Meditations As an help in PRAYER WITH Some Hymns and Psalms of DAVID 2 Chro 6. 19. Have respect therefore to the Prayer of thy Servant and to his Supplication c. Jer. 29. 12 13. Then shall ye call upon me and ye shall go and Pray unto me and I will hearken unto you And ye shall seek me c. Collos 3. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom c. Cum Humilitatis Reverentia By G. M. London Printed for the Author 1695. A Form of Prayer in Scripture-Phrase O GOD the God of the Spirits of all Flesh who hath Created the Heavens and stretched them out and the Earth with the Fruits thereof and Breath and Spirit to them that walk herein who art clothed with Honour and Majesty who coverest thy self with Light as with a Garment Look down from Heaven â—hy holy Habitation and have respect unto the Prayers of thy Servants and let our Prayers â—ome before thee as Incense and the lifting up of our hands as the Morning Sacrifice We â—onfess O Lord thou didst Create our first Parents in thy own Image and beathedst into â—hem the Breath of Life but they have eaten of the forbidden Fruit all mankind from their Loyns have sinned and come short of the Glory of God And yet O Lord to fill up the Measure of our Condemnation we have â—dded actual Sins for who can say he hath made his Heart clean We have sinned in thought opur Souls which should have been seasoned with the sweet Meditations of thy Goodness Mercy and Grace have been prostrated and assailed with black and hollish thoughts of Atheism and Dispair Blasphemy and all manner of Soul-vexing fears O! what a world of Ignorance Vanity of Mâ— and disesteem of thy mercy and unbâ—â— have seated themselves in our Hearts confess O Lord we have sinned in our woâ— oâ—r Tongues that should have been as Trâ—pets to sound thy praise have been deâ—guilty of Blasphemy Swearing Lying Sâ—dering Reviling Rayling Brawling Scosâ— Boasting Sowing Seeds of Discord amoâ— our Neighbours The Tongue is a Firâ— World of Iniquity and hath defiled whole Bodies and is set on Fire of Hell confess Lord we have sinned indeed witâ— our worldliness covetousness pride lust â—â— lice lukewarmness impatiency vain glory self love O the wrongs we have done the Goods we have ill-gotten and the time have mispent and O the Sabbath we have pâ—phaned Oh! the pollutions the distempâ— and estrangedness from God in our Souâ— Oh the Villanies and the Vanities of â—â— who le Life O Lord we may as well numâ— the Stars as our sins But dear Father thou pleased to translate us from darkness light and from the Power of Satan into â—â— Kingdom of thy dear Son Let us no lonâ— abuse the good gifts of our God and turn Grace into wantonntss And let us not griâ— the Holy Spirit of God whereby we are seaâ— unto the day of Redemption O help a keep us that we do not wrong the blesâ— Name of God his Word Religiopn and Pâ—â—fession of Godliness We confess Lord have sinned against thy Law and have 〈◊〉 all thy Commandments O Lord we confess we have sinned against the Gospel we are ashamed of the Gospel of Christ tho it be the power of God unto Salvation to every one that believeth We have not thirsted after Christ our Souls have not panted after him as the Hart panteth after the water-brooks We have not loved the Lord Jesus in Sincerity nor considered him as the Life of our Souls We have not counted all things loss and dung for the knowledg of Christ Jesus our Lord we take no pains to know him and the power of his Resurrection and the Fellowship of his Sufferings we hide as it were our Faces from him and will not have him to Reign over us we have not relied upon Christ for Justification Sanctification and Salvation O Christ there is not one of us that stireth up himself to take hold on thee And yet Lord thou hast given us space to repent of all our Abominations which we have committed yet we have not repented but have made our faces harder than a Rock and have refused to return But above all Oh the insolencies and accesses and tyrannies of our bosom sins our darling delights which we cannot part withal And for all these sins thou O God hast Punished us less than our Iniquities have deserved It is of the Lord's Mercy we are not consumed because his compassions fail not If thou shouldst lay Judgment to the line and righteousness to the plumeâ— thou mightest make thy Jealousy to smoke against us and the Curses that are written in thy book thâ— mightest lay upon us and blot out our Namâ— from under Heaven Thou mightest maâ—thine Arrows Drunk with Blood and tâ—â— Sword devour Flesh from the beginning of râ—venges and give us our Portion with tâ—â— wicked that are turned into Hell and all tâ—â— Nations that forget God But thou O Lorâ— hast said If we confess our Sins thou art faitâ—ful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse uâ— from all our unrighteousness Thou hast proâ—mised That he that covereth his sins shall noâ— prosper but he that confesseth his sins anâ— forsaketh them shall have Mercy Thou haâ— proclaimed Return thou back-sliding Israel saith the Lord and I will not cause mine anâ—ger to fall upon thee for I am Merciful saith the Lord only acknowledg thy Iniquity that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God Thou hast threatened I will return toâ— my place till they acknowledg their Offences in their Afflictions they will seek me early Thou hast sweetly encouraged us if any man say I have sinned and pâ—rverted that which was right and it profitted me not thou wilt deliver his Soul from the Pit and his Life shall see the Light And O Lord in reference to these thy sayings promises and proclamations threats and encouragments we do embolden our selves to come before thee to acknowledg our Wickedness and our iniquities O Lord we lie down in our shame and â—ur confusion covereth us We cannot but say we have sinned against the Lord our God we â—nd our Fathers from our youth have not oâ—eyed the voice of the Lord our God And â—oh that we could seek the Lord as the Children of Israel and Judah together going and weepâ—ng asking the way to Zion with our Faces thither-ward This is a time of Mourning our sins have given us an occasion of sorrow Oh that we were on the Mountains like the Doves of the Vallies every one of us mourning for our Iniquities Why Lord it is thy own promise A new Heart will I give you and a new Spirit will I put within you and I will take away thy stony Heart out of your Flesh and I will give you an Heart of Flesh Oh let us take to us words and say to the Lord take away all iniquity from us and receive
give us all other Graces a lively hope that may save us yea in those times let us with Abraham against hope believe in hope and give us joy in the Holy Ghost Thou hast said Joy is sown for the Righteous and gladness for the upright in heart O give us a filial Fear because thou takest pleasure in those that fear thee For in that day that thou makest up â—â—y Jewels they shall be thine and thou wilt spare them as a man spareth his own Son that serveth him O give t is humility and lowliness of Spirit casting down imaginations and every thing that exalteth it self against the Knowledg of God O give us meekness of mind that the Wolf may dwell with the Lamb and the Leopard may lie down with the Kid the Calf and young Lion and the Fatling together whilst a little Child may lead them O give us peace of conscience and the peaco of God that may guide guard and garison our whole souls And for our further assurance o give an increase and growth to all these Graces and do thou guide us continually and satisfie our souls in drought O make Fat Our Bones that we may be like a watered Garden and like a Spring of water whose waters fail not O let the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing under his wings that we may go forth and grow up as the Calves of the Stall O that thopu would'st be pleased to make our path as the path of the just even as the shining light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day O that thou wouldest be unto us as dew unto Israel that we might grow as the Lilly and cast forth our Root as Lebanon that our branches might spread and our beauty be as the Olive-tree and our smell as Lebanon O Lord hast not thou said I will pour water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the dry ground and I will pour my Spirit upon thy Seed and my blessing upon thy Off-spring O put into our hearts their ways who go from strength to strength every one of them in Zion appearing before God Nor pray we only for Remission but for cleansing not only for Pardon but for purifying and power against sin and deliverance from sin Holy God thou hast promised That he that is left in Zion and he that is left in Jerusalem shall be called holy when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the Daughters of Zion and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the Spirit of Judgment and by the Spirit of burning Holy God thou hast said thou wilt put thy law in our hearts and write it in our inward parts Holy God it is thy promise the first promise and the Foundation of all other promises that the Seed of the woman should bruise the Serpents head that Christ should break the Power and Dominion of Satan O that having those Promises we could live by Faith that we could rest upon God and believe that God of his Free Grace in Christ will purge us from the filthy Remainders of sin and renew us more and more after his Own Image in Righteousness and true holiness Surely Lord thoâ— hast said it and therefore no Presumption buâ— true Obedience to assure our selves of whatsoever thou hast promised and entred into bond and covenant Freely to give us He that believeth on thee as the Scripture saith Out of his belly shall flow Rivers of living waters Christ is a Fountain of Grace ever flowing and ever Full and of his fulness we all receive grace for grace There is no grace but from Christ nor no communion with Christ but by Faith O therefore that we could embtace him by Faith for our sanctification that so we might be filled with the gifts of his grace in our measure 'T is Christ that is our Wisdom and Sanctification as well as Righteousness and Redemption O that our Jesus would justifie our Persons and sanctifie our Natures and enable us to those duties of holiness that he requires and that he would make us unto himself a Kingdom of Priests an holy Nation O Lord we have many potent Enemies that daily war against us the World the Flesh and the Devil and Our strength is too weak to vanquish the Allurements of this World and to repress the Lusts of our rebellious hearts or to defeat the Polices of Satan much more to cleanse our own hearts But O Lord thou hast promised O help us to believe that God who is rich in mercy will aid and assist and bless our Endeavours yea and do the whole work for us and in us according to his good pleasure O grant we may not love the world nor the things of the world that our hearts be not over-charged with surfeiting and drunkenness and the cares of this life to neglect â—uâ— immortal souls O do thou be pleased to rouze us and lift us up from the death of sin unto a life of righteousness And good Lord grant that we may not suffer sin to reign in our mortal bodies that we should obey it in the lust â—hereof Neither suffer us to yeild our Members as â—nstruments of unrighteousness unto sin but unto God as those that are alive from the dead that being made free from sin and become the Servants of God we may have our fruit unto holiness and the end everlasting life And dear Father grant that we may be sober and vigilant because our Advetsary the Devil as a roaring Lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour O make us strong in the Lord and in the power of his might that we may be able to stand against all the wilds of Satan Why Lord we wrestle not against flesh and blood only but against principalities and powers against thr Rulers of the darkness of this world and against spiritual wickedness in high places O therefore strengthen us that we may stand having the girdle of truth about our Loins the Breastplate of Righteousness and the shield of Faith wherewith we may be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked We confess and acknowledg O Lord to thy glory that all our strength is in thee and in the power of thy might And dear Father we humbly beg that thou wilt be pleased to stand and stay by us by thy blessed Spirit of Grace the remaining part of our days that we may live righteously and godly in this present world so that we may be able to stand when the secrets of all hearts shall be laid open and may hear that joyful call thy blessed Son shall then pronounce Come ye blessed inherit the Kingdom prepared for you That then we may enter into those Joys that the Living God hath provided for such as Fear and Love and delight in him and for ever enjoy that glory our blessed Saviour speaketh of that he had with thee before the Foundation of the world O help us to draw near unto thee in
For thou my Refuge and Defence From time to time hast been Unto thee O my strength And God of my mercy Defend me by thy power Lord For on thee I rely Psalm 63. O God thou art my God only Will I seek after thee My soul doth thirst my flesh doth long Thy salvation to see Where in a dry and thirsty Land No waters can be had O shew to me thy glory Lord With power make me glad Thus will I bless thee while I live My Lips shall still praise thee Because thy Loving Kindness is Better than Life to me And in thy Name I will lift up My Hands and give thee praise As with Marrow and Fatness I Am satisfi'd always When on my bed I remember To meditate on thee My Tongue shall sing with joyful Lips Of thy Kindness to me In the Night-watches Lord will I To thee lift up my Voice Under the shadow of thy wings I ever shall rejoice Psalm 70. O Lord do thou make haste For to deliver me Make haste to help me O my God I humbly pray to thee Let them confounded be that after my Soul seek Let them be turned back with shame And in confusion weep Let them be turned back With a reward of shame That desire my hurt and say Aha reproach his Name Let all that seek thee Gladly in thee rejoice Let such as love thy Salvation Sing with a chereful voice Let God be magnified Continually and say Thou art my Help in all distress On thee I 'll trust alway Make haste to me O God I am needy and poor Thou art my help and deliverer Lord make no stay therefore Psalm 71. O Lord in thee I put my trust O let me not confusion see Incline thine Ear and save my Soul In Righteousness deliver me Be thou my Habitation strong Where I 'll continually resort In subjection to thy commands O save me for thou art my fort From the hands of unrighteous men In mercy Lord deliver me Out of the reach of wicked men Who cruel are Lord keep me free For thou O Lord God art my hope Even from my Youth thou art my stay By thee have I been holden up Even from the Womb unto this day Out of my Mothers Bowels thou Hast taken thence and set me free Therefore will I continually My Praises offer up to thee To many I a wonder am But thou art still my refuge strong O let my Mouth be fill'd with praise Of thy Honour all the day long The Second Part. O Cast me not off in old Age Forsake me not when strength doth fail Mine Enemies watch and observe How over me they may prevail God hath forsaken him they say And there is none that can him save Take him and Persecute his Soul And bring him down into the Grave But thou O Lord make haste to help Be not far from me in distress In mercy save me O my God Then I 'll rejoyce with thankfulness Confounded and consumed be Those Enemies of my poor Soul Let them be clothed with reproach That seek my Heart without controul But I continually will hope And yet will praise thee more and more My mouth shall shew thy Righteousness And thy Salvation the World o're I will go in thy strength O God And even of thine only will I Make mention of thy Righteousness And wondrous Works declare on high O God do thou instruct me still As in my youth didst undertake Now when my Head is Old and Grey O do not my poor Soul forsake Psalm 86. First Part. BOW down thy Ear O Lord And hear for I am poor Preserve my needy soul O God I humbly thee implore O save thy servant Lord I daily cry to thee Be merciful to me O God On thee my trust shall be O make thy servant Lord In soul for to rejoice For unto thee do I O God In heart lift up my Voice For thou O Lord art God And ready to forgive Plenteous in mercy to all them Which on thee do believe Unto my prayer Lord Give Ear and me attend Unto my supplications Which up to thee I send In my trouble I call Both day and night to thee O let my Cry acceptance find In mercy answer me O Lord amongst the Gods There is none like to thee Neither is any of their Works Like thine perform'd to me O Lord all Nations shall Which thou didst make and frame They shall bow down and worship thee And glorifie thy Name For thou art God alone Thy Wonders far excel The Greatness of the Sons of Men Which on the Earth do dwell The second part TEach me O Lord I humbly pray To walk thy ways aright Unite my heart to love and fear Thy Name with true delight Then I will praise thee O my God With all my heart and say I 'le glorifie thy Name O Lord By Night and eke by day For thy great mercy shew'd to me Thy promises I will tell Deliver thou my Soul O Lord Even from the lowest Hell O bring me near to thee O God By thy mercy so sweet Let thy Compassion and Grace Most plentifully meet In my poor soul which In distress For want of Grace doth faint O turn unto me give me strength Now I do make complaint O shew to me a Token Good That I may plainly see No Cause of Shame for thou O Lord Dost always comfort me Psalm 95. O Come let 's sing unto the Lord Let 's make a joyful Noise To the Rock of our salvation Ever will we sing praise With Psalms of Thanksgiving let us Before his Presence sing And make a joyful Noise unto The Living God our King For the Lord he is a great God Above all other Gods In his hands are the deep places On Earth and in the Roads The strength of all the Hills are his They were made by his hand The Sea is his he did create And formed the dry Land O come let 's worship and bow down And kneel before the Lord For he 's our God and we are his Made by his own accord We are the sheep of his Pasture The Flock of his Right Hand To day if ye will hear his Voice And in Obedience stand Then harden not your hearts as they In the provocation And as they in the Wilderness And day of Temptation Forty Years long was I grieved Your Fathers tempted me A Generation stiff aâ—d proud My Works they would not see A people that in heart do err They have not known my ways Into my Rest they never shall Enter to sing my praise Psalm 100. O Come before the Lord ye Lands And make a joyful noise O serve the Lord with gladness and Before him come with praise O know ye that the Lord is God And we his Pasture Sheep He hath us made not we our selves Therefore he will us keep Enter his gates with thanksgiving And in his Courts with praise Be thankful to him and rejoyce And bless his name always For thou