life depend vpon thee for euer and let me seeke comfort at thine onely doctrine let my life be prolonged and couered vnder the shadow of thy wings that I being deliuered by thee may render continual thankes vnto thee and zealously imbrace thy testimonies ah alas how haue I gone astray and wandred too and fro like a lost sheepe from his shepheard being readie to fall into all daungers and to be deuoured of the enemie but of thy mercie O Lord thou hast called me home vnto thy sheepefold and restored me againe to the knowledge of thy heauenly doctrine wherefore O God so guide me with thy grace and instruct me with thy holy spirit that I may continue therein for euer A prayer that we may only delight in Gods lawes WIth thy grace and holy spirit assist me O God that I walke not in the steppes of the vngodly neither followe after their wicked and licentious counsell Let me not stand in the waies of impudent sinners neither yet sit or kéepe company with such as deride thee and blaspheme thy holy name but graunt O God that my whole delight may be fixed in the keeping of thy sacred lawes and that my mind may meditate therein night and day Make me O God as a fruitfull tree planted by the water side that being alwaies refreshed with thy grace I may bring forth the fruits of repentance and daily proceed in newnesse of life to thy honour and glory so that what businesse or affaires soeuer I take in hand it may prosper but scatter thou the vngodly like chaffe before the wind and let them tremble at thy righteous iudgements that they stand not in the assembly of the iust for thou like a mercifull God wilt allow and maintaine the life of thy children but the euill life of the wicked shall vtterly perish in thy presence yea and in the end they shall go to destruction therfore will I trust in thee for euermore A praier for boldnes and courage in standing to the truth FAile me not most mercifull God for there are many that rise vp against me vexing my soule continually yea they assault me with diuers temptations saying there is no helpe nor victorie for him in his God but yet in thy good time thou wilt send nourishment and succour vnto thy seruant and defend me on euery side from them that cruelly seeke my destruction yea thou art my glory and thou in mercy wilt lift mee vp when I am fallen therefore will I still call vpon thée o Lord for I know thou wilt heare me out of thy eternall tabernacle and seeing thou art my good God I will lay me downe and rest in peace and arise again because thou defendest me the remembrance of thy promises and trial thereof haue so increased my loue and faith to thée that though many thousands pretend my vtter ouerthrow yet will I not be affraid for thou art the God of my force come forth therefore O Lord and helpe me and in thy good time beate downe my enemies and strike them vpon the iawes that seeke to do me euill break thou the teeth of the vngodly and confound all such as daily go about to slaunder me without a cause it is in thee O Lord to free me from distresse and to deliuer me from the snares of my oppressours for thy blessing is vpon thy people and thou wilt relieue them in their necessitie wherefore extend thy mercie towards me and defend me both now and euer that I may yéeld continuall praise for euer A praier to be deliuered from Gods wrath ASsist me O Lord with thy grace and holy spirit and rebuke me not in thine anger neither chasten me in thy displeasure but haue mercie vpon me that am vtterly destitute of strength and reliefe heale me O God for my soule is grieuously vexed because of my sinne and sore shaken through mine iniquities my heart sigheth being now touched with the feare of thy iudgements wherefore incline thee to helpe me and saue me for thy mercies sake for they that are in the graue cannot praise thee O Lord in mourning I faint and in remorse my sorrow increaseth I weare away because of the lewdnes of my aduersaries and am sore vexed by reason of the miseries wherewith I poore sinner am oppressed but away from me yee wicked for the Lord hath heard my voice and wofull crye yea the Lord hath heard my praier and humble sute and he in his great mercie will confound my enemies and send me reliefe in my greatest necessitie and will put to flight all such as worke my decay or séeke to doe me euill Increase thy loue in me O Lord that I may render due thankes vnto thée for thy continuall assistance and praise thy name because of thy louing kindenesse shewed vnto me in depending wholly vpon thy merites for euer and euer A prayer not to be ouercome of the wicked REgard I most heartily beseech thée O God the humble petitions and praiers of thy seruant for vnto thee alone do I lift vp my hart and soule beséeching thee to extend thy mercy and pitie towards me that haue euermore put my trust confidence in thee let not mine enemies reioice ouer me neither suffer me thy seruant to be put to confusion because my hope resteth onely on thy saluation but euermore retaine me in the faith of thy promises that I swerne not on any side guide my steps in thy truth and instruct me in the rule of thy will for thou art the God from whom I expect and looke for my deliuerance be mindefull of thy mercies which thou hast often shewed vnto thy seruants and of thy manifold benefits which thou from time to time hast declared vnto all ages Remember not the lewdnesse of my youth but in thy mercies think vpon thy seruant instruct me in thy laws and teach me to be humble be merciful to mine iniquities for they are great and by the direction of thy holy spirit conduct me in the right way that my soule may dwell at ease and inherite the land which thou hast prepared for them that serue thee reueale vnto me O God the secrets of thy holy word that I may be endued with vnderstanding turne thy face vnto me and extend thy mercie towards me looke vpon my afflictions and release me of my sinnes and deliuer Israel out of all his troubles A praier for reliefe in sicknes and anguish of spirit HEarken vnto my humble suit O Lord in thy mercy giue eare vnto my praiers I doe not here plead for my selfe neither do I refuse to be reprooued of thee but beseeching thee not to rebuke and chastise me in the heat of thy wrath for thy hand and heauie yoake oppresseth me and the sense of thine ire worthily kidnled against me endureth so grieuous vpon me that my whole bodie consumeth for the aboundance of my wicked offences yea my wounded conscience is ready to putrifie through sin and I dare not but
with heauie countenance lift vp mine eies towards thee my heart and reines doe burne O Lord with intollerable paine and there is no part of my body free from griefe I wholly languish faint for very sorrow of my heart thou knowest my desire O God and my sighing is apparant vnto thée my heart panteth my strength decayeth and my eyesight now faileth me many there be that séeke my destruction and there is none to helpe me but thou alone wherfore on thee will I waite and abide thy good time for my succour helpe me therefore that now calleth vpoÌ„ thee lest I be brought into decay and let not my ghostly enemies triumph ouer me who desire to see my ouerthrow In thee O God haue I euer trusted forsake me not therefore but of thy gratious goodnesse send me speedie comfort O mercifull Lord be not far from me in my distresse but hast thee to help me Amen A thanksgiuing for deliuerance from sickenesse and paâ—ne EXtend thy grace and holy spirit towards thy seruant O Lord that I may daily magnifie thee for thou art my deliuerer and hast not suffered my foes with pride to triumph ouer me I cried vnto thee in my troubles and thou like a mercifull God diddest deliuer me thou hast defended me from daungers of death and renewed me alwaies with comfort therefore shall I sing praises vnto thy diuine maiestie for euer thine anger endureth but a while but thy fauour to the end of our life and though sorrow abideth in the euening yet ioy commeth in the morning and in my prosperitie I said I shall neuer be moued but so soone as thou didest restraine thy fauour from mee I was stricken then did I returne to thee O Lord praied what profit is therin my blood when I am slaine or shall my body made of dust sing praises vnto thee or declare thy truth and faithful constancie in performing thy promises O Lord heare me and receiue me to thy fauour helpe me good God I beseech thee and haue mercie vpon me and loe thou hast turned my mourning into ioy and remooued the sorrow of my heart to gird me with gladnesse yea thou hast made thy louing kindnesse so ioyfull vnto me that I do meditate of thy goodnesse all the day long therfore shal my tongue be wholly consecrate both now and euer to set foorth thy praises O Lord my God on whose mercie dependeth my saluation I will giue thankes to thee for euer and euer A prayer that God according to his mercifull promise will deliuer him from his enemies HEarken I most humbly beseech thee O God vnto my complaint and incline thy eare vnto my lameÌ„table sighs for my soule is now oppressed with troubles and grieuously wounded through sinne wherefore release my heauie burthen and mitigate my tormenting paines for there is none to helpe me but thou alone that art the God of my might mine eies cannot rest nor mine eyeliddes slumber because of my heauinesse but so soone as I record thy greate goodnesse shewed vnto me of old how is my soule comforted and how quiet is my conscience within me deliuer me therefore according to thy wonted mercies and let me neuer be vnmindefull of thee but that my spirit may still reioyce and be indued with a stedfast hope of thy promises and though the wicked seeke my decay yet let my trust be wholly fixed vpon thee giue me vnderstanding and knowledge from aboue that I may faithfully obserue thy fatherly precepts be not long absent from me O God neither let thy sweete promises faile me but in thy mercy respect me thy seruant and poure on me thy heauenly blessings grant me the direction of thy grace and holy spirit that with all humilitie and perfect patience I may stand fast in the day of my trouble and after this wretched life ended indue me O Lord with thy eternall rest to dwell with thee for euer A gratefull extolling of Gods inestimable benefits FRom the very inward part of my heart O my soule praise thou the Lord and all that resteth within me praise his holy name for all his graces mercies and manifolde benefites that he in great mercie hath bestowed vpon me for he hath couered the filthinesse of my iniquities altered my naturall wilfulnesse and healed my broken heart and the bloudie wounds of my conscience O my God thou hast redeemed my life from destruction and of thine infinite mercies doest alwaies satiffie me with good thinges thou renuest my soule like the youth of an Eagle and hast reuealed vnto mee thy way and holy word thou art altogether mercie and full of compassion slow to wrath and of great kindenesse to all such as come vnto thee thou wilt not alwaies lowre nor keep thine anger for euer neither dost thou deale with me after my sinnes nor reward me according to mine iniquicies for thou in mercie wilt set my sinnes so farre from me as the East is from the West and neuer thinke vpon them any more thou shewest thy selfe to be a most gratious father in extending thy bountiful beneuolence vnto such as honour thée for thou knowest that we are but dust and like the flower of the field alwaies ready to be carried away with light blastes of winde to all manner of vanities but thy mercie O my good God and louing kindnesse endureth for euer Let thy righteousnes hold me vp both now and euermore that I may feare thee and keepe thy commaundements in continuall remembrance to do them that after this life ended I may gaine the fruition of thy kingdome which for thy elect thou hast prepared in heauen to sing praises vnto thee with thy holy Angels and to enioy thy presence O Lord which raignest and rulest for euer Amen A praier to be deliuered from his aduersaries REgard my humble petitions and prayers most gracious God and in thy mercie giue eare vnto my requests for vnto thee alone doe I come in the time of my necessitie accept therefore I beseech thee the cryes that I hee reoffeâ— vp vnto thee rule thou my thoughts and guid my waies aright that my heart be not inclined to euill and so procure me to runne vnaduisedly to doe the workes of iniquities but let the iust man with discretion reprooue me that I by his exhortations may discerne and knowe the snares that the wicked haue laid to entrap me withall and not onely shunne them my selfe but admonish others in like manner to eschew the same who seeing the vngodly with grieuous torments to be miserably afflicted may with humble and penitent hearts returne vnto thee O Lord and acknowledge theé to be their onely stay and succour in al their actions my life O God is exposed to all miseries neuerthelesse I most earnestly beseech thee to be my protector and though my state be slipperie yet let thy right hand support me and thy louing kindenesse enclose me about and when my hands are erected to call vpon thy name being full
in Christ Iesus Amen A prayer or thankesgiuing for Gods benefits bestowed vpon vs. COnduct and preserue me O Lord for in thee alone doe I trust thou art my health and the portion of my inheritance yea thou hast blessed me with increase and allotted vnto me a faire heritage graunt therefore O Lord that with reuerence I may render vnto thee due thankes for all the blessings which thou hast lent me and may imploy the same to the benefit of thy children let thy feate be euer apparant before mine eyes that I may liue vprightly in thy sight saue me O God from the daungerous euents of this trouâ—lesome and wretched life and hold thy hand continually ouer me to defend my cause against the furie of my aduersaries guide me O God in all my wayes that my course may be ruled according to thy word whereby I may faithfully perseuere with all dutifull obedience in that necessarie vocation whereunto thy onely goodnesse hath ordained me for so long as thy graces haue domâ—nion ouer me I am altogether stedfast and immouable wherefore I reioyce boâ—h in bodie and soule at thy wonderfull workes established within me thou quicknest me from the mind of earthly carefulnesse and makest me oftentimes to feele thy mercy and relieuest my conscience with the reuelation of thy word wherefore with delight shall I declare thy goodnes and praise thy name for euer and euer A prayer for aid in the time of afflictions COnsider my crie O Lord and giue eare vnto me that am oppressed helpe me O God and deliuer me against them that doe iniuriously resist me preserue thy seruant that flieth vnto thee and respect me in mercie that am continually conuersant in calling vpon thee refresh my soule which is lifted vp vnto thee for vnto thee alone doe I call and crie Thou art verily good and mercifull and vsest great clemencie vnto them that call on thee giue eare Lord vnto my prayer and hearken vnto my meditation for in the day of my trouble I will call vnto thee yea all nations shall extoll thy name because of thy wondrous workes teach me the way of thy righteousnes and I will walke therein knit my heart vnto thee that I may feare thy holy name I will praise thee O Lord my God with all my heart yea I will alwaies glorifie thy name for great is thy mercie towards me and thou hast deliuered my soule from the lowest graue O gratious God the prowd are risen against me the assembles and iniurious dealings of violent men haue sought my soule to destroy it vtterly and haue not set thee before them but thou O Lord God on whom onely I doe depend art kind and mercifull not hastie vnto anger but full of truth take care now of me therefore O Lord and helpe me for thy mercy sake graunt finally that I may manifestly know and perceiue that thou louest me that my enemies may be grieued and ashamed of themselues when they see that thou doest yeeld comfort and help vnto me so shall I be endued with greater ioy to serue thee and to yeeld vnto thee eternall praise and vncessant thankesgiuing for euer Amen A prayer crauing aid of God against all our enemies WIth speed O Lord come forth to deliuer me make hast to helpe and succour me my God let them be confounded and put to shame that pretend to doe me euil and let them be turned backward and put to endlesse confusion that desire my death let them turne home with shame as a recompence disappointed of their purpose which haue vaunted a-against me as though I had bene quite confounded and graunt thou O Lord that not I alone but all they also that haue a desire to worship thee may with a lowe voice ascribe all glorie vnto thee in reioycing and that they may delight to giue solemne and euerlasting praises vnto thee who hast in mercie deliuered thy seruant In the meane season I stand here all alone oppressed with the approach of daily sinnes and destitute of all succour yea and continually grieued with the troublesome assaults of Sathan which keepeth the soule in perpetuall bondage wherefore make hast and draw neere to helpe me O mercifull God for vpon thy gratious aid doe I onely depend O God my deliuerer O Lord. I beseech thee delay not longer but graunt me thy heauenly assistance that I feeling thy great kindnesse may henceforth applie my selfe wholy to the obseruation of thy lawes through Iesus Christ my onely Sauiour vnto whom with thee and the holy Ghost be all power and dominion for euer A prayer to be vsed of all men and at all times WIth the eye of mercy O God see into my sorrowfull soule and gratiously behold my inward cogitations and as thou hast oftentimes shewed thy selfe a most louing and mercifull Lord vnto thy seruants euen so with humble heart I earnestly beseech thee O God satisfie my mind with good things and couer my sins in the multitude of thy mercies change the frowardnes of my corrupt nature release thine anger preteÌ„ded towards me that I may worthâ—ly praise thee shew me thy mercy O deare father and grant me thy saluation instruct me continually by thy holy spirit in the reuelation of thy lawes that I may thereby perceiue thy will in all things and so lead a life acceptable in thy sight and vouchsafe O Lord euermore to graunt me thy heauenly wisdome that I may not be enclined to follie but knowing whereunto thou hast created me I may diligently â—roceed in that necessarie vocation that thy diuine prouidence hath called me vnto seruing thee in righteousnesse and holinesse of conuersation all the dayes of my life Graunt also O Lord that I may altogether imbrace thy true and a heauenly doctrine eschew all such things as are contrarie to thy will that so leading a life agreeable to my calling I may in the end attaine to the ioyes euerlasting A prayer and thankesgiuing vnto God to be vsed of euery man that hath been either troubled in body or mind TO thee O Lord doe I render continuall thankes for thou in mercie hast heard my voyce and inclined thine eare vnto the prayers and petitions of my mouth and therefore will I call vpon thee so long as I liue for when the most cruell snares of death compasseth me and when the dreadfull anguish of the graue held me being ouercome with the troubles of my sorrowfull heart then I called vpon the Lord saying O Lord I beseech thee come speedily and deliuer my soule and thou like a mercifull father didst send and and reliefe vnto me verily thou O God art mercifull and righteous full of truth and compassion for I waâ— in misery and thou didddest saue me O my soule enter now therefore into the place of rest seeing the Lord hath beene so beneficiall vnto thy safetie for he hath deliuered my life from death thou hast staied mine eyes from breaking out into teares and thou hast