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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63668	A choice manual containing what is to be believed, practised, and desired or prayed for; the prayers being fitted to the several days of the week. Also festival hymns, according to the manner of the ancient church. Composed for the use of the devout, especially of younger persons, by Jeremy Taylor, D.D.	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.; Duppa, Brian, 1588-1662. Guide for the penitent: or, A modell drawn up for the help of a devout soul wounded with sin.	1677 (1677)	Wing T292; ESTC R219156	74,175	230

noblest way of rejoycing in the good of others II. O Dear God never suffer the Devil to rub his vilest Leprosie of Envy upon me never let me have the affections of the desperate and damned let it not be ill with me when it is well with others but let thy holy Spirit so over-rule me for ever that I may pity the afflicted and be compassionate and have a fellow-feeling of my brother's sorrows and that I may as much as I can promote his good and give thee thanks for it and rejoice with them that do rejoice never censuring his actions curstly nor detracting from his praises spitefully nor upbraiding his infelicities maliciously but pleased in all things which thou doest or givest that I may then triumph in spirit when thy Kingdom is advanced when thy Spirit rules when thy Church is profited when thy Saiuts rejoice when the Devil's interest is destroyed truly loving thee and truly loving my brother that we may all together join in the holy Communion of Saints both here and hereafter in the measures of grace and glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Friday A Prayer against Wrath and inordinate Anger I. O Almighty Judge of Men and Angels whose anger is always the minister of Justice slow but severe not lightly arising but falling heavily when it comes give to thy servant a meek and a gentle spirit that I also may be slow to anger and easie to mercy and forgiveness Give me a wise and a constant heart that I may not be moved with every trifling mistake and inconsiderable accident in the conversation and entercourse of others never be moved to an intemperate anger for any injury that is done or offered let my anger ever be upon a just cause measured with moderation and reason expressed with charity and prudence lasting but till it hath done some good either upon my self or others II. LOrd let me be ever courteous and easie to be intreated never let me fall into a peevish or contentious spirit but follow peace with all men offering forgiveness inviting them by courtesies ready to confess my own errours apt to make amends and desirous to be reconciled Let no sickness or cross accident no imployment or weariness make me angry or ungentle and discontent or unthankful or uneasie to them that minister to me but in all things make me like unto the holy Jesus Give me the spirit of a Christian charitable humble merciful and meek useful and liberal complying with every chance angry at nothing but my own sins and grieving for the sins of others that while my passion obeys my reason and my reason is religious and my religion is pure and undefiled managed with humility and adorned with charity I may escape thy anger which I have deserved and may dwell in thy love and be thy Son and Servant for ever through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Saturday A Prayer against weariness in well-doing I. O My God merciful and gracious my Soul groans under the loads of its own infirmity when my spirit is willing my flesh is weak my understanding foolish and imperfect my will peevish listless my affections wandering after strange objects my fancy wild and unfixed all my senses minister to folly and vanity and though they were all made for Religion yet they least of all delight in that O my God pity me and hear me when I pray and make that I may pray acceptably Give me a love to Religion an unwearied spirit in the things of God Let me not relish or delight in the things of the world in sensual objects and transitory possessions but make my eyes look up to thee my Soul be filled with thee my spirit ravished with thy love my understanding imployed in the meditation of thy Law all my powers and faculties of Soul and Body wholly serving thee and delighting in such holy ministeries II. O Most glorious God what greater favour is there than that I may and what easier imployment can there be than to pray to thee to be admitted to thy presence and to represent our needs and that we have our needs supplied only for asking and desiring passionately and humbly But we rather quit our hopes of Heaven than buy it at the cheapest rate of humble prayer This O God is the greatest infirmity and infelicity of man and hath an intolerable cause and is an insufferable evil III. O Relieve my spirit with thy graciousness take from me all tediousness of spirit and give me a laboriousness that will not be tired a hope that shall never fail a desire of holiness not to be satisfied till it possesses a charity that will always increase that I making Religion the business of my whole life may turn all things into Religion doing all to thy glory and by the measures of thy Word and of thy Spirit that when thou shalt call me from this deliciousness of imployment and the holy mysteries of Grace I may pass into the imployment of Saints and Angels whose work it is with eternal joy and thanksgiving to sing praises to the mercies of the great Redeemer of Men and Saviour of Men and Angels Jesus Christ our Lord To whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be all honour and worship all service and thanks all Glory and Dominion for ever and ever Amen A Prayer to be said by a Maiden before she enters into the state of Marriage I O Most glorious God and my most indulgent Lord and gracious Father who dost bless us by thy bounty pardon us by thy mercy support and guide us by thy grace and govern us sweetly by thy providence I give thee most humble and hearty thanks that thou hast hitherto preserved me in my Virgin-state with innocence and chastity in a good name and a modest report It is thy goodness alone and the blessed emanation of thy holy Spirit by which I have been preserved and to thee I return all praise and thanks and adore and love thy goodness infinite II. AND now O Lord since by thy dispensation and over-ruling providence I am to change my condition and enter into the holy state of Marriage which thou hast sanctified by thy Institution and blessed by they Word and Promises and raised up to an excellent mystery that it might represent the Union of Christ and his Church be pleased to go along with thy servant in my entring into and passing through this state that it may not be a state of temptation or sorrow by occasion of my sins or infirmities but of holiness and comfort as thou host intended it to all that love and fear thy holy Name III. LOrd bless and preserve that dear person whom thou hast chosen to be my Husband let his life be long and blessed comfortable and holy and let me also become a great blessing and comfort unto him a sharer in all his joys a refreshment in all his sorrows a meet helper for him in all accidents and chances

Armour that all the Opinions of Hereticks may by this alone as with a Sword be cut in pieces AGENDA OR Things to be done THE DIARY OR A RULE to spend each day religiously SECT 1. 1. SUppose every day to be a day of business for your whole life is a race and a battel a merchandise and a journey Every day propound to your self a Rosary or a Chaplet of good works to present to God at night 2. Rise as soon as your health and other occasions shall permit but it is good to be as regular as you can and as early Remember he that rises first to Prayer hath a more early title to a Blessing Bnt he that changes night into day labour into idleness watchfulness into sleep changes his hopes of blessing into a dream 3. Never let any one think it an excuse to lie in bed because he hath nothing to do when he is up for whoever hath a Soul and hopes to save that Soul hath work enough to do to make his calling and election sure to serve God and to pray to read and to meditate to repent and to amend to do good to others and to keep evil from themselves And if thou hast little to do thou ought'st to imploy the more time in laying up for a greater Crown of Glory 4. At your opening your eyes enter upon the day with some act of piety 1. Of Thanksgiving for the preservation of you the night past 2. Of the Glorification of God for the works of the Creation or any thing for the honour of God 5. When you first go off from your bed solemnly and devoutly bow your head and worship the Holy Trinity the Father Son and Holy Ghost 6. When you are making ready be as silent as you can and spend that time in holy thoughts there being no way left to redeem that time from loss but by meditation and short mental prayers If you chuse to speak speak somthing of God's praises of his goodness his mercies or his greatness Ever resolving that the first fruits of thy Reason and of all thy Faculties shall be presented to God to sanctfie the whole harvest of thy conversation 7. Be not curious nor careless in your Habit but always keep these measures 1. Be not troublesome to thy self or to others by unhandsomness or uncleanness 2. Let it be according to your state and quality 3. Make Religion to be the difference of your habit so as to be best attired upon Holy or Festival daies 8. In your dressing let there be ejaculations fitted to the several actions of dressing as at washing your hands and face pray God to cleanse your Soul from sin in putting on your cloaths pray him to cloth your Soul with the righteousness of your Saviour and so in all the rest For Religion must not onely be the garment of your Soul to invest it all over but it must be also as the fringes to every of your actions that something of Religion appear in every one of them besides the innocence of all of them 9. As soon as you are dressed with the first preparation of your cloaths that you can decently do it kneel and say the Lord's Prayer then rise from your knees and do what is necessary for you in order to your farther dressing or affairs of the house which is speedily to be done and then finish your dressing according to the foregoing Rules 10. When you are dressed retire your self to your Closet and go to your usual devotions which it is good that at the first prayers they were divided into seven actions of Piety 1. An act of Adoration 2. Of Thanksgiving 3. Of Oblation 4. Of Confession 5. Of Petition 6. Of Intercession 7. Of Meditation or serious deliberate useful reading of the holy Scriptures 11. I advise that your reading should be governed by these measures 1. Let it not be of the whole Bible in order but for your devotion use the New Testament and such portions of the Old as contain the Precepts of holy life 2. The Historical and less useful part let it be read at such other times which you have of leisure from your domestick imployments 3. Those portions of Scripture which you use in your prayers let them not be long a Chapter at once no more But then what time you can afford spend it in thinking and meditating upon the holy Precepts w ch you read 4. Be sure to meditate so long till you make some act of piety upon the occasion of what you meditate either that you get some new arguments against a sin or some new incouragements to vertue some spiritual strength and advantage or else some act of Prayer to God or glorification of him 5. I advise that you would read your Chapter in the midst of your Prayers in the Morning if they be divided according to the number of the former actions because little interruptions will be apt to make your Prayers less tedious and your self more attent upon them But if you find any other way more agreeing to your spirit and disposition use your liberty without scruple 12. Before you go forth of your Closet after your Prayers are done set your self down a little while and consider what you are to do that day what matter or business is like to imploy you or to tempt you and take particular resolution against that whether it be matter of wrangling or anger or covetousness or vain courtship or feasting and when you enter upon it remember upon what you resolved in your Closet If yo are likely to have nothing extraordinary that day a general recommendation of the affairs of that day to God in your prayers will be sufficient but if there be any thing foreseen that is not usual be sure to be armed for it by a hearty though a short prayer and an earnest prudent resolution before-hand and then watch when the thing comes 13. Whosoever hath Children or Servants let him or her take care that all the Children and Servants of the Family say their Prayers before they begin their work The Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments with the short verse at the end of every Commandment which the Church uses and the Creed is a very good office for them if they be not fitted for more regular offices And to these also it were good that some proper Prayer were apportioned and they taught it It were well if they would serve themselves of this Form set down at the end of this Diary 14. Then go about the affairs of your house and proper imployment ever avoiding idleness or too much earnestness of affection upon the things of the world Do your business prudently temperately diligently humbly charitably 15. Let there be no idle person in or about your family of beggars or unimployed Servants but find them all work and meat call upon them carefully reprove them without reproaches or fierce railings Be a master or a mistress and a friend to them

my life and the unexhausted Fountain of Mercy which can never be drawn dry I have now by the assistance of thy holy Spirit gone through though with weak and trembling steps the whole exercise of Repentance for I have confessed my sins and thou hast promised upon my confession of them not to impute them to me I have gone one step farther for I have repented of my sins and thou hast promised again that upon my repentance thou wilt remember them no more and because thy holy Word hath taught me that a new life is the only life of a true Repentance I have this day in thy sight and in the presence of all the Holy Angels that attend thee in the Conversion of a Sinner made my firm resolution never to fall again into the sins which I have repented of And now what remains for a poor Penitent to do more but humbly and earnestly to beg thy Pardon The Penitent's Prayer O God the Father who canst not be thought so cruel as to make me only to destroy me Have mercy on me O God the Son who knowing thy Father's Will didst make it thy business to come into the world to save me Have mercy on me O God the Holy Ghost who to the same end didst sanctifie me in my Baptism and hast so often since breathed holy thoughts and motions on me Have mercy on me O Holy and Blessed and Glorious Trinity whom in three Persons I adore as my one and onely true God Have mercy on me Hear me O Lord. Help me O Lord. Save me or else I perish Lord carest thou not that I perish Thou that wouldest have all men saved Thou who wouldst have none to perish And wilt thou now shew thine anger against a Worm against a Leaf against a Vapour that vanisheth before thee O remember how short my time is and deliver not my Soul into the power of Hell For alas what profit is there in my Bloud or who shall ever give thee thanks in that bottomless pit No let me live in thy sight let me live O my God that my Soul may praise thee Forget me as I have been disobedient provoking thee to anger and regard me as I am distressed crying out to thee for help Look not upon me as I am a Sinner but consider me as I am thy Creature A Sinner I am I confess a Sinner of no ordinary strain but let not this hinder thee O my God for upon such sinners thou gettest the greatest glory O remember for whose sake it was that thou camest from the bosom of thy Father and didst let thy self down so low as to be content to be born of thine own humble handmaid Remember for whom it was that thy tender body was Torn Scourged and Crucified and thy precious Blood shed Was it not for the sins of the whole world and shall I be so narrow-hearted to my own Soul or so injurious to thy Glory as to think that in all this crowd thou hast particularly excepted me Or which is as great a dishonour to thee can I possibly imagine that thou diedst only for Sinners of a lower kind and leftest such as I am without remedy What had become then of him who filled Jerusalem with blood What of the noted Woman who had lived in a trade of Sin Nay what had become of thine own Disciple who with Oaths and Curses thrice denied thee O how easie is it for thee to forgive for it is thy Nature How proper is it for thee to save for it is thy Name How suitable is it to thy only End of coming into the World for it is thy Business And when I consider that I am the chief of Sinners may I not urge the Father and say Shall the very chief of thy business be left undone Mercy Mercy good Lord. I ask not of thee any longer the things of this world neither Power nor Honours nor Riches nor Pleasures No my God dispose of them to whom thou pleasest so that thou givest me Mercy O that I could hear thee once say as thou didst to him in the Gospel My Son be of good chear thy Sins are forgiven thee How would my drooping Spirits revive at such a sound and my now wounded Soul break forth into Hymns and Praises and Hallelujahs for a mercy so utterly undeserved of me and which the Angels which fell could never hear of But O my weak Soul what dost thou fear or what dost thou scruple at For thou art not yet in such a desperate condition but thou mayest expect that what was said to him may possibly be said to thee Nay be confident though it be with a mixture of fear and trembling that if thou dost not act the part of an Hypocrite all this while thy Saviour stands ready at the very doors of thy Heart to breath the very same words in a heavenly whisper to thee Be of good chear thy Sins are forgiven thee Return then unto thy rest O my Soul for thy Sins are forgiven thee Only take this Counsel along with thee Sin no more lest a worse thing fall unto thee O that I could never sin against thee more never purposely deliberately wilfully sin against thee more And for those sins of daily Incursion those over-familiar corruptions of my nature which thou hast not yet given me strength enough to conquer Lord either subdue them to me by degrees or lay them not to my charge But wherein soever my Conscience most accuseth me therein O my God be thou most merciful unto me Save me O God as a Brand snatched out of the Fire Receive me O my Jesu as a Sheep that hath wandred but is now returned to the great Shepherd and Bishop of my Soul The Jubile of the Penitent Soul after the sense of Pardon obtained REjoyce over me O God the Father that this thy Child was lost but is found was dead but is alive again Rejoyce over me O God the Son that thy loud Cries and Tears and bitter Agonies which for my sake thou enduredst upon the Cross were ●…ot so unhappily lost as to be cast away in vain upon me Rejoyce over me O God the Holy Ghost that thy so many secret and powerful touches have at last got the upper hand of me Rejoyce over me O ye holy Angels a great part of whose Ministery it is to rejoyce at the Conversion of a Sinner Rejoyce over thy self O my Soul that thou hast received so much grace from Heaven this day as sadly to confess thy Sins seriously to repent of them and stedfastly to resolve never to be guilty more of so much bruitishness as to be likened to the Dog that returns to his Vomit or to the Swine wallowing in the Mire The Penitent closeth all with this short Prayer LET this day O my God be noted in thy Book Do not thou forget my Prayers nor suffer me to forget my Resolutions For though I am weak though I am unworthy though I

call us and assist us Hear our Prayers c. Give to thy servants a watchful and an observing Spirit diligent in doing our duty inflexible to evil obedient to thy word inquisitive after thy will pure and holy thoughts strong and religious purposes and thy grace to perform faithfully what we have promised in the day of our duty or in the day of our calamity Hear our Prayers c. O teach us to despise all vanity to fight the battels of the Lord manfully against the Flesh the World and the Devil to spend our time religiously and usefully to speak gracious words to walk always as in thy presence to preserve our Souls and bodies in holiness fit for the habitation of the holy Spirit of God Hear our Prayers c. Give us a holy and a perfect repentance a well-instructed understanding regular affections a constant and a wise heart a good name a fear of thy Majesty and a love of all thy glories above all the things in the world for ever Hear our Prayers c. Give us a healthful body and a clear understanding the love of our neighbours and the peace of the Church the publick use and comforts of thy holy Word and Sacraments a great love to all Christians and obedience to our Superiours Ecclesiastical and Civil all the days of our life Hear our Prayers c. Give us Spiritual Wisdom that we may discern what is pleasing to thee and follow what belongs unto our peace and let the knowledge and love of God and of Jesus Christ our Lord be our guide and our portion all our days Hear our Prayers c. Give unto us holy dispositions and an active industry in thy service to redeem the time mis-spent in vanity for thy pity sake take not vengeance of us for our sins but sanctifie our Souls and bodies in this life and glorifie them hereafter Hear our Prayers c. Our Father c. IV. To be added to the former Li●…anies according as our Devotions and time will su●…fe●… For all states of Men and Women especially in the Christian Church O Blessed God in mercy remember thine inheritance and forget not the congregation of the poor for ever pity poor mankind whose portion is misery and folly shame and death But thou art our Redeemer and the lifter up of our head and under the shadow of thy wings shall be our help until this Tyranny be over-past Have mercy upon us O God and hid not thy self from our Petition Preserve O God the Catholick Church in holiness and truth in unity and peace free from persecution or glorious under it that she may for ever advance the honour of our Lord Jesus for ever represent his Sacrifice and glorifie his Person and advance his Religion and be accepted of thee in her blessed Lord that being filled with his Spirit she may partake of his glory Have mercy upon us c. Give the spirit of Government and Holiness to all Christian Kings Princes and Governours grant that their people may obey them and they may obey thee and live in honesty and peace justice and holy Religion being Nursing-fathers to the Church Advocates for the oppressed Patrons for the widows and a Sanctuary for the miserable and the fatherless that they may reign with thee for ever in the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Have mercy upon us c. Give to thy Servants the Bishops and all the Clergy the Spirit of holiness and courage of patience and humility of prudence and diligence to preach and declare thy will by a holy life and wise discourses that they may minister to the good of Souls and find a glorious reward in the day of our Lord Jesus Have mercy npon us c. Give to our Relatives our Wives and Children our Friends and Benefactors our Charges our Family c. pardon and support comfort in all their sorrows strength in all temptations the guard of Angels to preserve them from evil and the conduct of thy holy Spirit to lead them into all good that they doing their duty may feel thy mercies here and partake of thy glories hereafter Have mercy upon us c. Give to all Christian Kingdoms and Commonwealths peace and plenty health and holy Religion to all Families of Religion and Nurseries of Piety zeal and holiness prudence and unity peace and contentedness to all Schools of Learning quietness and industry freedom from wars and violence factions and envy Have mercy upon us c. Give to all married persons faith and love charitable and wise compliances sweetness of society and innocence of conversation to all Virgins and Widows great love of Religion a sober and a contented spirit an unwearied attendance to devotion and the offices of holiness protection to the fatherless comfort to the disconsolate patience and submission health and spiritual advantages to the sick that they may feel thy comforts for the days wherein they have suffered adversity Have mercy upon us c. Be thou a star and a guide to them that travel by land or sea the confidence and comfort of them that are in storms and shipwrecks the strength of them that toil in the Mines and row in the Gallies an instructer to the ignorant to them that are condemned to die be thou a guide unto death give chearfulness to every sad heart spiritual strength and proportionable comfort to them that are afflicted by evil spirits pity the lunaticks give life and salvation to all to whom thou hast given no understanding accept the stupid and the fools to mercy give liberty to prisoners redemption to captives maintenance to the poor patronage and defence to the oppessed and put a period to the iniquity and to the miseries of all mankind Have mercy upon us c. Give unto our enemies grace and pardon charity to us and love to thee take away all anger from them and all mistakes from us all mis-interpretations and jealousies bring all sinners to repentance and holiness and to all thy Saints and Servants give an increasing love and a persevering duty bring all Turks Jews and Infidels to the knowledge and confession of the Lord Jesus and a participation of all the Promises of the Gospel all the benefits of his Passion to all Hereticks give humility and ingenuity repentance of their errours and grace and power to make amends to the Church and Truth and a publick acknowledgment of a holy faith to the glory of the Lord Jesus Have mercy c. Give to all Merchants faithfulness and truth to the labouring husbandman health and fair seasons of the year and reward his toil with the dew of Heaven and the blessings of the earth to all Artisans give diligence in their Callings and a blessing on their labours and on their familes to old men piety and perfect repentance a liberal heart and an open hand great Religion and desires after Heaven to young men give sobriety and chastity health and usefulness an early piety and a