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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06268	Lachrymæ Londinenses: or, Londons lamentations and teares for Gods heauie visitation of the plague of pestilence. With, a map of the cities miserie: wherein may be seene, a journall of the deplorable estate of the citie, from the beginning of the visitation vnto this present. A Christian expostulation and admonition to such as fled out of the citie. ...		1626 (1626)	STC 16753; ESTC S105404	26,898	51

that rise early and sit vp late to drinke and that are mightie to drinke Wine and strong drinke And remembring what became of the rich Glutton in the Gospell Let euery Oppressour and Grinder of the Faces of the Poore repent them of their sinnes and consider the third Chapter of Jsaiah before recited and with Zacheus let them learne to make Restitution and consider who hath said Let him that hath stolne steale no more c. And for Viperous and gryping Vsurers let them often reade and meditate on the 15. Psalme Let all Contemners of Gods Word his Sacraments and faithfull Ministers thereof repent and learne to receiue the Food which is able to saue their Soules with all meekenesse and to haue the Ministers thereof in due reuerence for their Message sake Let all Proud and high-minded People learne of St. Paul Coloss 3. 12. Nay let them learne of a greater than Paul euen of our Sauiour Christ himselfe Matth. 11. 29. To conclude let all sorts of Men and Women Rich and Poore old and young forsake their sinfull courses and striue to finde out the Plague in their owne hearts whether sinnes of heart or sinnes of life sinnes of commission or omission and turne vnto the Lord with true Repentance according to Iohn Baptists Counsell Bring forth fruits meet for Repentance Yea let vs with the Apostles in the Gospell cry Is it I Lord Is it I c. Nay let vs euery one say Is it not I Lord Js it not J c. And so hand in hand Let vs all approach the Throne of Grace by heartie and feruent Prayer and neuer giue ouer importuning the Lord vntill he be pleased to hold the hand of the destroying Angell and cause him to sheath his Sword and so this grieuous fearefull and deuouring Sicknesse of the Pestilence as it is wonderfully asswaged shall cease from this Citie To which end I your indulgent Mother haue collected these ensuing Platformes of Prayers to helpe those that cannot otherwise poure out their soules vnto Almightie God in Prayer Which I wish may yield some profit and comfort to euery honest-hearted Christian that shall view and make vse of them in these sad times of Mourning and Humiliation Amen And aboue all beware of Securitie now GOD hath for the time so much and mercifully withdrawne his hand PRIVATE PRAYERS appropriated to the present perplexed times A Prayer of Thankesgiuing vpon the decreasing and ceasing of the Contagious Sicknesse O Almightie Iehouah who as thou art the GOD of Iudgement so thou art the Father of Mercy And in the dayes of olde diddest in thy just Iudgement drowne the whole vnrepentant World by thy Deluge of Water except thy Seruant Noah and his Family and yet at length thou didst remember Mercy and ceased the Floud and sent drie Land And in the dayes of thy Seruant Dauid for his and his Peoples sinne didst destroy a mightie Multitude with thy Plague of Pestilence and yet at length didst also remember Mercie commanded the Destroying Angell to sheath his Sword and cease And in the time of thy Seruant Ionah didst remoue the deserued Destruction of Niniueh remembring thy Mercy Thou art the same God of Iustice still and we doe confesse wee haue most iustly deserued thy Wrath and prouoked thee by our infinite sinnes to send this present Pestilence amongst vs which hath swept away so many Thousands of vs And seeing thou remembring thy wonted Mercy hast heard the Prayers of some Noah some Dauid some Ionah thy Seruants remaining and hast begun to shew vs fauour insomuch that first the tops then the midst and lastly the whole Mountaines of thy Mercies haue appeared and doe appeare vnto vs after this thy great Deluge of Destruction by the hand of the Destroyer wee doe vpon the bended knees of our sorrowfull soules returne vnto thy mercifull Maiestie all possible and heartie praise and thanksgiuing most humbly beseeching thee for thy Christs sake still to shew vs thy fauourable Countenance in withdrawing more and more this thy heauy hand and Visitation of the Pestilence and withall make vs so thankfull for this and thy many other fauours that we that remaine may reioyce in thy Saluation and praise thee in the Congregation of the liuing O Lord as thou hast permitted the Blacke Horse of the Pestilence to trample on vs in so great a measure so thou hast giuen vs a glimpse of the Pale Horse of Famine and no lesse of the Red Horse of Warre Wherefore furthermore O blessed God wee doe most earnestly intreate thee to be yet more mercifull vnto vs and remoue and auert all or any other thy Iudgements which doe deseruedly hang ouer our heads and when thou hast with-drawne the Pestilence from vs let not as bad or a worse Plague ouertake vs But Lord wee pray thee looke mercifully vpon vs and Lord if it be thy will let the Cup of thine indignation and wrath passe from vs of this Citie from this Land wherein we liue although wee doe confesse that the crying sinnes of this Land yea of this Citie doe deserue that thou shouldest vtterly destroy vs from off the Earth yet we know that thou art a God that canst not forget to be mercifull therefore we beseech thee to spare vs oh spare vs good God for thy infinite mercies sake and in sparing vs giue vs grace to redeeme the time because the dayes be euill that so wee our Wiues Children and Seruants that remaine aliue may blesse and laud thee in the Land of the liuing euen now and all the dayes of our liues and to that end giue vs wee humbly craue health of body and peace of Conscience that so wee may daily grow vp from grace to grace in this world and hereafter reigne with thee in the Kingdome of Grace and Glory where thou reignest with thy Sonne our Sauiour and the Holy Ghost a God of Eternitie Indiuiduall Immortall and the only wise God for euermore Amen A devout and feruent Prayer to bee vsed by all Londoners and members of the Citie in time of and during the contagious Pestilence VVHither shall wee goe O Lord in the day of our Affliction but onely vnto thee Thou alone canst saue and out of thy hands none is able to giue deliuerance Heauy at this time is thy hand vpon vs in this Citie and fearefull is the Disease with which thou hast afflicted vs Wee are euen afraid one friend and neighbour of anothers breath nothing is before vs but present Death Scarcely can wee looke forth but we may see some one or other amongst vs carried away to the Graue and the Mourners going about the Streets We must needs confesse that though this bee grieuous yet it is the smallest part of our desert It is just with thee to smite vs with Botches and Scabs that cannot bee healed and to make the Pestilence euen to cleaue vnto our loynes and to sweepe vs away from off the Earth euen as a man sweepeth

away dung till all bee gone For how haue wee multiplied our iniquities before thee and to what a shamelesse and intollerable measure are our sinnes increased Many warnings haue beene giuen vs by thy Ministers thou hast risen earely and late and sent vnto vs by them yet we haue made our hearts as Adamant stones and haue put farre from vs the Euill-day perswading our selues that their Sermons were but winde and that they did but commend vnto vs their owne fancies Thus haue wee encouraged our selues in Euill and haue set thy judgements at naught euery one turning to his owne course as the Horse rusheth into the Battaile adding Drunkennesse to thirst and falling away from thee more and more But O Lord giue vs now at the last remorsefull and repentant hearts make vs as it were to smite vpon our thighes as a signe that wee see our wandrings and that we are ashamed of our sinnes Embolden vs in the name of Christ to come into thy Presence and in all earnestnesse of spirit to cry vnto thee Take away our Iniquities and receiue vs gratiously Teach vs as well to feare sinne the cause of this wasting Sicknesse as we doe the Sicknesse itselfe which is the fruit of Sinne. Comfort vs according to the dayes that thou hast afflicted vs and let the sweet feeling of the gracious testimony of thy Spirit speaking Peace vnto our Soules preuaile against all other sadnesse or cause of griefe or sorrow whatsoeuer Say O Lord vnto the destroying Angell It is sufficient hold thy hand Or if it bee thy pleasure to stretch thy hand yet further and to take vs or any of vs away also O prepare vs to thine owne purpose endue vs with a holy patience to endure the vtmost Tryall and grant that whatsoeuer befall our earthly Tabernacles yet our soules may be alwaies acceptable vnto thee and all this for Christ Iesus his sake who hath loued vs and giuen himselfe to be a Sacrifice of a sweet smelling sauour vnto thee Amen A Zealous Prayer in time of the Plague to bee vsed by all Londoners that are fled from the Citie and all others that are sensible of the Cities Calamitie wheresoeuer O LORD GOD our onely helper and Defender who amongst all other Euils hast promised to deliuer thy People from the noysome Pestilence Wee beseech thee take this thy heauy Plague away from vs and especially withhold thy hand from off the Citie of London the Metropolis of this Kingdome where thy Name is daily called vpon And let our humble Supplications which at this time vpon our knees wee make vnto thee in the name of CHRIST IESVS procure our happie Release and appease thy Wrath which wee haue justly procured against vs thorow sinne Lord wee being heartily sorry for our sinnes fully purposing by the assistance of thy holy Spirit to amend our liues doe humbly intreat thee to haue mercy vpon vs to take away this Plague from vs and not to suffer vs to perish after so miserable a sort Wee thanke thee O Lord that thou hast not left vs altogether comfortlesse nor cast vs off without hope but hast somewhat withdrawne thy heauy hand and spared many of vs wee pray thee to continue thy fauour daily more and more towards vs to deale with vs in Mercy not in Iustice to blesse vs all those that depend on vs To set thy sauing Marke vpon our Houses as thou diddest for the Jsraelites in AEgypt To giue order to the Destroyer that hee hurt vs not to put thy strength to our Medicines to let thy good blessing make the preseruatiues of Physicians effectuall and to make our shifting places for more securitie profitable vnto vs. Giue vs grace O Lord not to trust too much on outward meanes but only on thy Mercy Protect vs alwaies in all our wayes haue pitie vpon our destressed Brethren and Sisters whether in London or else-where Comfort the desolate Widow prouide for all Orphanes and Fatherlesse Children gather vs together againe that by these meanes are dispersed Send vs Health Peace with men vpon Earth and peace of Conscience towards thee through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen A Prayer for our gracious King Charles O Thou mightie Jehouah whose habitation is in the highest Heauens who rulest all things euery where by that same wisdome by which thou didst first create them euen thou the Lord of Lords exalted farre aboue the Princes of the Earth who haue no power rule nor Authoritie but what is giuen them from thee For by thee Kings Reigne and Princes Rule Forasmuch as thou hast commanded by thy Apostle Paul that we shall make Jntercessions for Kings as being a thing good and acceptable in thy sight Wee are bold vpon this Warrant to appeare before thy Throne of Grace and to present thee with a Prayer and Supplication in the behalfe of our Dread Soueraigne and Liege Lord King Charles for whom wee thy Seruants his most loyall and faithfull Subiects by thy appointment doe most humbly Supplicate that seeing thou hast chosen him as thou hadst appointed it long before to be now a King to vs thy people and a Iudge of thy Sonnes and Daughters and hee knowing that the Throne on which he sitteth as King in thy stead is thy Throne may bee illuminated with thy Spirit of Vnderstanding and all Princely knowledge from aboue fully replenished with that Wisdome which sitteth by thy Throne So doe according to Equitie and Righteousuesse and execute Iudgement with an vpright heart For he thus enabled by thee shall know how to goe out and in among thy people whom he is to judge being now in the midst of them Kindle rherefore in his heart which is in thy hands as the Riuers of Waters a true and constant zeale of godlinesse which may argue in him a sound and perfect knowledge of thy heauenly Will that so principally and aboue all things seeking and procuring th' aduancement of thy glory hee may be vnto thy people a Noursing Father to defend maintaine and preserue thy Church against all Enemies Forraine Domesticall Atheist or Papist open or secret which trecherously seeke to disturb the peace of it and of his Kingdomes For the better maintenance whereof as also for establishing a common tranquilitie in his State politique in thy feare giue him the wise heart of Moses thy Seruant to obey the godly Counsell of some Iethro cause him to prouide Ministers vnder him such as are men of courage fearing Thee his and their God dealing truly hating Couetousnesse And grant O Lord that these so ordained and constituted Magistrates vnder him for his ease For who is able to ouercome such a People alone as Iethro speaketh may bee as his Eyes Eares and Hands to see and looke cleerely in all parts of his Kingdomes with a sincere and single sight heare the Causes and Controuersies of his people with an Eare of Wisdome and vnderstanding deale righteously in all matters with euery Man and his Brother and