soul thy Remission Favour and Approbation and make me welcome at thy feast For thy flesh is meat indeed and thy blood is drink indeed the sufficient and onely expiation of all humane guilt O holy Jesus An offering of a free heart will I give thee and praise thy name O Lord. Psal. 54.6 The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost and to make superabundant amends for the faults of the first transgressour Luk. 19.10 Rom. 5.12 c. V At the Consecration HOly things for holy men S. Basil. O Lord Jesus Christ who sittest at the right hand of the Father and art here invisibly with us sanctifie these thy gifts of Bread and Wine and us thy humble servants and make us from this institution partakers of pardon and peace and good hope of Eternal life and all other benefits of thy Incarnation Passion Death Resurrection Ascension Intercession second Advent and Judgement which we now ponder and contemplate with reverence and faith and joy and thanksgiving by the grace and succour of the holy Ghost our Patron and Comforter Amen Behold the servant of the Lord be it unto me according to thy word in which thou hast caused me to hope Holy Jesus say but the word and I shall be clean Mâ—tt 8.8 say buâ— the word and I shall be meet and ready for thy most Divine gift for thy self By the grace of Jesus Christ we all hope to be saved to be eternally happy Hallelujah Acts. 15.11 Heavenly Father Almighty God who alone workest wonders Lord most Holy into a clean charitable devout humble and grateful heart let me now receive through faith the pure and blessed Body of my most gracious Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for the remission of all my sins and the attaining everlasting life Amen Amen Amen Holy Holy Holy Lord God of hosts heaven and earth and this place are full of thy Glory Glory be to thee O Lord most high Have mercy upon me O Lord thou son of David I know it is not meet to take the childrens bread and to cast it unto dogs Yet Lord the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their mastâ—rs tablâ— Maâ—th 15.22 26 27. AT RECEIVING THE BREAD CHAP. XII I. LOrd I am not worthy thou shouldest come under my roof Matth. 8.8 I fear I tremble by reason of my sinfulness and of the unsupportable Brightness of thy Majesty O Saviour and Judge Eternal Lord have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner Amen Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna to the son of David Good will towards men peace on earth Hosanna in the highest Matth. 21.9 Stand open now O my soul stand open ye everlasting doors and let the King of glory enter in Let the Lord mighty to save Jesus the king of glory enter in II. Feed on him by faith c. Amen I feed on him I remember his Sufferings and bloody Sweat I meditate on his Cross and dying Exclamations I believe I most humbly and heartily embrace this invaluable and most miraculous Redemption this great mystery of Godliness God manifested in the flesh justifyed in the spirit by divers wonderful works and holy sermons seen and worshipped by the angels believed on throughout the world and received up into Eternal glory 1 Tim. 3.16 Thou art O Christ the everlasting Son of God thou art indeed the Saviour of the world thou art the king of Glory Ioh 1.49 c. 4.42 c. 10.11 27. Acts 8.37 Surely thou hast born our griefs and carried our sorrows thou wast wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was laid upon thee and by thy stripes we are healed Isaiah 53.4 This man receiveth sinners Luke 15.2 Zaccheus Mary Magdalene the crucified thief the persecuting Saul these and millions of millions more upon their sorrow faith and repentance And let me receive now at this holy Altar Almighty Saviour that most blessed sentence Son or Daughter thy sins which are many are forgiven thee and thy faith hath saved thee go in peace Luk. 7.47 48 50. c. 5.20 Go to my brethren behold the early compassion of the revived Jesus and say unto them I ascend unto my Father and your Father and to my God and your God. Ioh. 20.16 I know that my Redeemer liveth and I shall see him at the latter day behold here is the pledge of his coming again I shall see him for my self and I trust to kiss his glorious feet I know that imaculate high priest is entred with the atonement into the holiest III. Lo here is grace here infinite goodness and mercy This is the beauty of holiness and the glorious presence of the Redeemer this is the gate of heaven O happy day the glory of my life Now I am well now I live now I rejoyce with thee O triumphant Jesus O bliss everlasting my content my devotion my affection my soul is fixt on thee there let it ever rest Amen The Lord is my strength and my song and is become my salvation This is the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eyes This is my God and I will glorifie him the God of my Father and I will exalt him Exod. c. 15.2 O let the serious thoughts of thy passion intercession kingdom and reward enter all my actions and regulate my whole life which upon such observance will surely become pious prudent and cheerful Amen dearest Jesus IV. Most gracious God we humbly beseech thee that we together with all thy saints who have pleased thee from the beginning of the world may be partakers of those everlasting Blessings which thou hast prepared for all that love thee and continue faithful unto death through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Lord now send prosperity Bless thy people and extoll them for ever Bless now the king the Royal Family and all in civil office Inspire and bless the Bishops Priests and Deacons who administer thy holy mysteries and by thy sole command and authority do absolve and bless and feed thy chosen people Now sanctify reward and prosper my kindred and friends my superiors and benefactors as c. whom at his happy Eucharist and golden hour I commemorate with eulogy joy and gratitude If there be any consolation in Christ any peace in the Divine favour any happiness and glory in heaven by the throne of Eternity if any goodness in the Ocean of grace and beneficence Requite them O God a thousand fold for all their kindness and bounty and affection towards me Amen for the infinite deserts of thy beloved Son our Lord. All thanks to thee O Jesus king of heaven and earth for defending and blessing this Apostolick Church where we now communicate the most unworthy of all her children What shall I render unto the Lord for all the benefits he hath done unto me eâ—pecially for snatching me from the fire of hell and making me an heir of everlasting happiness in his presence I
angels saying Holy Father I am prostrate at thy dreadful Tribunal I humble my self both soul and body before thee and bowe down my grieved head at thy Footstool as once my Meek and Dying Saviour did My God my God forsake me not Look O heavenly Father on the Scars and Merits of Jesus O hear his Mediation receive his Intercession and be merciful unto me a sinner a vile and ungrateful sinner What I have neglected what I have ignorantly or wilfully committed against thy Majesty most Holy most Mighty and Long-suffering from my Birth and Baptism unto this moment by sundry sorts of vain Thoughts and irregular Imaginations by inordinate Desires and Affections by injurious and corrupt Discourses and by innumerable evil Actions Follies and Provocations for Christs sake forgive me Such is my Condition so many and great my sins and relapses that unless thy mercy were infinite I could have no hope no comfort I have transgressed beyond all humane pardon beyond seventy seven times For the Bowels of the Saviour that were opened on the Cross for me for thine own immense Goodness which embraceth Heaven and Earth Holy Father have mercy upon me and pardon me Consider my Sorrow and Contrition Accept most merciful God my Tears my Subjection my Repentance my Vows and resolved Amendment And then speak Peace to my Conscience through Jesus Christ my onely Hope and Redeemer Amen Call to remembrance O Lord thy tender mercies and thy loving kindnesses which have been ever of old Oh remember not the sins and offences of thy servants Spare us all good Lord spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with the Blood of thy dear Son. Amen Psal. 25.5 6. See CHAP. XVI of this Book III. At the Absolution O Lord God almighty most gracious and merciful Father will all Humility Faith and Thankfulness I receive and embrace this Absolution as pronounced upon my Repentance from the Throne of thy Eternal Glory Amen Hallelujah Amen Amen Here then I have laid down my burden and fear the stain and disquiet of my life by name my Anger Lust Pride Envy Covetousness and the rest of my grievous sins never never to take them up again Blessed be God for this salvation Most holy Father assist and forward the Vows and Resolutions of the meanest of all that serve thee Let a man examine himself and so let him eat saith S. Paul. I thought on my wayes and turned my feet unto thy testimonies I made haste and prolonged not the time to keep thy commandments saith king David I look for the Lord in his word is my trust in the Lords word will I comfort me Psal. 56.10 My soul longeth for thy salvation Psal. 119.81 I here humbly wait for the Grace and Benefits of my dying Saviours Institution and Legacy for the Precious Treasure of Heaven Visit me O Lord with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people that I may see the felicity of thy chosen and give Thanks with thine Inheritance The Lord pardon me and every one that prepareth his heart to seek God the Lord God of his fathers the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ though he be not cleansed according to the Purification of the Sanctuary though he fall short of the frame and disposition due to this holy and tremendous Mystery 2 Chron. c. 30.18.19 I come to a known Altar This Sacrament hath often corrected restored and comforted me Thy Benediction holy Father is always ready thy hands ever open to the sincere and humble Client and I now pray for thy wonted Goodness through Jesus Christ the sum and substance of this Office. IV. At Lift up your Hearts YEa I lift up my Eyes and my Heart unto thee O Eternal my Mediation my Desire my Hope my Faith my Affection my Invention and Design all my Soul and Strength are now with thee most high and most gracious Father I have past this Altar unto the sublime and pure seat of thy Majesty which all orders of holy Angels and blessed men ever fear and adore Let me O let me there behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world Shew me Jesus and it sufficeth Behold O my Faith reach and embrace what the Prime Martyr saw at the right hand and eminence of Eternal Blessedness the Prince of Peace the mighty Saviour the triumphant Jesus lifting up his glorious and gracious Arms to bless and to defend me the vilest and unworthiest of all living Blessed and most loving Saviour by thine inestimable blood wash me throughly from my wickedness and cleanse me from my sin by the ardor of thy soul towards mankind in the dark hour of thy Passion commiserate me and rid me of all my evil habits customs and practises I most humbly beseech thee Now Lord remember me in thy kingdom as thou didst the penitent companion of thy cross and dolours And say to my soul This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise thou shalt by faith see my glory to which from the obedience of the Cross and the humble grave the Almighty Father hath exalted me hath exalted thy naturâ— My heart is ready O Lord my heart is ready for this sacrifice of Praise and Gratitude Like as the hart desireth the water brooks so panteth my soul after thee O God my hope my refuge my rest my life and my happiness O Saviour of the world who by thy Cross and precious blood hast redeemed us save us now and help us we humbly beseech thee that we may all receive these holy and dreadful mysteries without condemnation and ruine and to our grâ—at consolation and benefit for the mortifying all our inordinate passions repressing all sinful temptations and occâ—sions conquering the devil encreasing our hope and faith correcting and beautifying our conversation for the abolishing our guilt and for the attaining eternal life Amâ—n Dear Jesus I address to thy holy Altar with great desire I come as near thee O blessed Redeemer as mortality will let me I come with a penitent earnest and open heart to praise thee to adore thee and to kiss by faith thy wounded feet as once thy astonisht disciples did Matt. 28.9 I behold by faith the prints of the nails by faith I touch the wound in thy side whence flowed water and blood my sanctification and my pardon O fill me with thy influence and vertues Luk. 8.46.1 Cor. 11.29 now I apprehend discern and embrace thy precious body thy all saving passion My â—ord and my God Confirm thy word unto thy servants Blessed are they that see not and have believed Merciful Saviour at this most noble and pious mystery remove and banish from my mind all worldly cares all vain imaginations means thoughts errors and misconceits Unite I most humbly beseech thee the sundry powers and facultyes thou hast given me and point and direct them all unto the instant office Govern now O Lord and bless my apprehension Exalt my Faith enlarge my affections and devotion and then Consign to my
through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1. Cor. 15.55 56 57. I will run with patience the race that is set before me for the crown of indefectible glory which it leads to looking unto a great cloud of witnesses of godly fortitude and constancy yea rather looking unto the meek Jesus the author and finishâ—r of our faith our hope and our resolution Hebr. 12.1 2. Thee onely do I fear O heavenly Father and in thee only do I trust Thy mercy is as ready as thy power and thy power maketh and maintaineth all things I will ever hope in thy mercy through Jesus Christ for I know no end thereof Amen Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth Hebr. 12.6 It is good for me that I have been afflicted I know O Lord that thy judgements are right and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled Before I was afflicted I went astray but now thy law is my delight and my attention O let my heart be sound in thy statutes that I be no more ashamed Psal. 119.67 71 75 80. Behold here I am let him do to me as seemeth good unto him 2 Sam. 15.26 O my Father not as I will but as thou wilt for his sake who for the life of the world once prayed thus unto thee with great affection tears and innocence Amen Matth. 26.39 My cup is not so bitter I am not yet come to the cross O Lord God of hosts blessed is the man that confideth in thee Psal. 84.13 The Profession of the Catholick Faith. CHAP. XIX I. AS I have often God giving me the grace and opportâ—nity professed and recited the sum of a Christian mans belief contained in the Apostles Creed and in the Nicene Creed in the Liturgy of the Church so now at my wished departure from this world I renew the same Confession and recognition desiring that heaven and earth might now hear me as I hope they will at the happy day of the Resurrection cheerfully thankfully and sincerely declaring II. I Believe in God the Father Almighty maker of heaven and earth I acknowledge fear and adore one God spiritual invisible eternal most holy Almighty and omnipotent distinguished into three glorious persons the Father and the Son and the holy Ghost I will always own and to utmost peril assert the infinite power and justice and mercy of God the Father who made the world out of nothing and every moment upholds and governs it by his gracious providence and in this Systeme hath made sustained and blessed me by wonderful favour And I believe in Iesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord who was conceived by the holy Ghost O inestimable mercy and most astonishing mystery born wiâ—hout sin of the Virgin Mary suffered under Pontius Pilate a plenary sacrifice and expiation for the sins of the world was crucified with exquisite torment and anguish dead and buried to teach us profound humility and self denyal and martyrdom and to take away the sting and terrour of death He descended into hell The third day he rose again from the dead to justify all the faithful and to invite them to a new and noble and heavenly life He ascended into heaven where I long to see thee and to kiss thy seet most blâ—ssed Saviour Wash my soul first in thy bloud cleanse it from thy pierced side that it may be fitted and prepared for that most holy and sublime mansion And sittteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty a most merciful and benign mediatour From whence he shall come with astonishing glory and pomp to juage me and all the quick and dead O judge impartial and Almighty I fear thee I prepare for thy advent I prejudge and condemn my self for the corruptions of my life I fly to thy cross I hide me in thy wounds My faith embraceth thy salvation Lord pardon me and receive me into thy favour I believe in the holy Ghost the efficacious and invisible guide and patron of all humble souls and the author of wisdom compunction holiness and constancy I believe and own the holy Catholick Church the choice and inheritance and the care and love of God called from all nations of the world into one faith and one hope wherein I have a part by infinite grace I believe the Communion of saints I hasten to the Church triumphant I believe the remission of sins by thy merits O holy Jesus the sure hope and comfort of the living and of the dying I believe the resurrection of the body of this diseased earthy painfull decaying body I know that my Redeemer liveth and that at the last day after death and corruption this very flesh shall stand up spiritual illustrious and immoral by the power and the example of Christs rising and be rapt up to meet him in the clouds Iob. c. 19. and 1 Thes. 4 7. Blessed ever-blessed be the glorious and glorifying JESUS Finally I believe the life everlasting even for me who am unworthy of another secular and incumbred life worthy of perpetual misery and firy indignation altogether unworthy of the vision of God and unchangeable felicity But thy grace is like thy self O Lord infinite and incomprehensible I receive it with all lowliness and confusion I humble my self to the dust for this unvaluable mercy Father fit me for thy promise and bounty Amen Amen III. I Heartily bless God that I was so early baptized into this faith I glorifie him that by his own support in frequenting the offices of the church I have so long lived in a firm profession of this saving doctrine And now God preserving me from the snare of the devil I resolve and I rejoyce to die in the same belief Moreover I humbly beseech the Church the pillar and ensign of truth and all my friends to pray for me that my faith fail not especially at the hour and agony of dâ—ath and also to implore Gods forgiveness as for the rest of my sins so especially if through the violence of my disâ—ase or pain I shall then speak unadvisedly and against the intention of a sober and Christian mind for the sake of the wounded and crucified Saviour Amen O my friends live better then I have done No service no care no vigor and zeal can any ways answer the bounty of Almighty God who nourisheth us upon his earth enlightens us from his heavens and concludes our mortality with everlasting life satisfaction and glory O love the Lord by whom you brâ—ath love the Lord that sent Jesus Christ into the world to save sinners IV. I Lay hold on this occasion to declare freely before Gods minister and my friends the more remarkable passages of my life from my birth to this hour that they may glorifie God for his many benefits and extraordinary indulgence to me a most unprofitable and ungrateful servant and may also beware themselves of the errors and offences which have disgraced and polluted my conversation and
likewise if I have done any thing worthy and laudable that it may sink down into their hearts and be followed by them and all the church to the greater honour of Christ whose purchase and pity we are Amen V. ALmighty and most merciful Author and Father I bless thee I glorifie the with all holy angels and happy souls for thy six days Creation for the light shining out of Chaos and darkness and the Chaos made out of nothing for the heavens and waters the earth and plants the sun and moon the fish and fowl for the beasts of the earth but especially for Adam the origine of humanity the archive of reason and piety the admirable and admiring possessour of the recent and impolluted world I praise thee for thy holy Sabbath the image and notice of solemn devotion on earth and also of everlasting rest in heaven to all the workers of righteousness I bless thee for conserving the world for so many thousand years in the same estate and order for delivering and defending thy faithful people in all ages with or without natural means and for overruling the counsels and attempts of potentates unto thy own greater glory I praise thee I adore thee for recovering lapsed Adam and his tainted posterity by the early promise and opportune advent of the alsufficient Saviour Jesus Christ. I bless thee for the Holy Bible the richest treasure upon earth I thank thee for setting me down in the world in this age of great knowledge both humane and divine I praise thee for all the wisdom and invention prudence and vertue magnificence good works and piety of all that ever lived in the world I praise thee for the noble and numberless host of guardian angels wise and powerful prophets and apostles and evangelists valiant martyrs and confessors pious kings and priests and benefactors and for the humble and holy men of all times our â—imitation and comfort and glory O let me die the death of the righteous and let my last end be like his Amen for Christs sake Desire of Absolution and of my Change. CHAP. XIX I. VOuchsafe me O Lord the power and occasion of doing some good after all the evil I have committed and the scandals I have given before I go hence and be no more seen But chiefly grant me a good end of this vain and troublesome life and at length a glorious resurrection through Jesus Christ Amen We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved and I perceive my frame now loosning and falling we have a building of God an house not made with hands eternal in the heavens And this we groan earnestly desiring to be cloathed upon with our house which is from heaven We groan being burdened with disease and sin and sorrow and vanity and flesh to be cloathed upon with a immarcescible vest of purity and glory that mortality may be swallowed up of endless life and we be no longer absent from the Lord. Amen Cor. c. 5.1 4. I am now ready to be offered the time of my departure is at hand I have fougâ—t a good fight O words of gold O happy exite of Christian zeal and fidelity I have finished my course I have kept the faith Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of rightâ—ousness which the Lord the righteous judge shall give me at that day and not to me onely but to all them also that love his appearing 2 Tim. c. 4.7 II. COme now O holy Priest servant of the most high God direct and amend my confessions dissolve my doubts especially c. Pray for me pray earnestly for me particularly concerning c. the more grievous lapses and blots of my life Help forward Divine man my repentance compassionate and concur with my tears Then preach to me the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ and open the vail of infinite mercy to my tender and trembling soul. I have Forgiven all the world I have made Restitution to my utmost power of all injuries and scandals done by me and am very sorry that I cannot make greater amends quadruple amends for all wrongs I have renounced and abominated all my evil practices with contrition and shame I have thrown my self entirely upon the mercy of God in Jesus Christ. I have recited the Creed with sincerity resolution and thankfulness I verily believe that God who gave me this mortal life together with numberlesâ— blessings is now as ready to grant me everlasting happiness through the alone merits of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour Come therefore O holy Priest my esteem and reverence Come happy guide of my flitting soul use I humbly beseech thee the authority and office which our blessâ—d Lord hath given thee And pronounce over this lowly cleansed and renewâ—d creature by Godâ— command and in his name and through his power alone the sentence that I ardently long for the words worthy oâ— all acceptation worthy the ministry of an angel The Lord hear the Lord bless the Lord Absolve the Lord Ratifie THE PRIEST OVâ— Lord Iesus Christ who hath lâ—st power to his Church to absoâ—ve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him of his great mâ—rcy â—orgive thee thine offences And by his authority committed to me I absolve thee fâ—om all thy sins In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Amen Amen in heaven Amen Amen Hosanna in the highest I take this Remission with utmost humility I believe it ratifyed by thee most gracious Father the onely Author and source of pardon and peace I give thanks unto thee most affectionate thanks unto thy Eternal Majesty for this inestimable mercy and I long to expire in thanksgiving Henceforth to me to live is Christ to die is gain Phil. 1.21 III. I Humbly thank thee holy Priest for this great reverend and charitable Office. God prosper thee and the whole Clergy and all his faithful people upon earth who are of the same body and interest with the blessed in heaven Amen IV. BLessed blessed indeed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven and whose sin is covered Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth no sin and in whose spirit there is no guile Psal. 32.1 2. Lord now leâ—test thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word I desire no more of earth of sinful earth I loâ—g for thee onely O God My soul pantetâ— after thee my departing soul is a thirst for the living God. O gather it I most humbly beseech thee by the love and deserts of Jesus clean and spotless into rest and glory everlasting Amen Come Lord Jesus come quickly Jesus receive my spirit I am now going to an estate perfectly new new heavens new time new life and new glories The change is unconceivably great amazing and unalâ—erable Nothing is like it here below but Divine contemplations and the ardors of the Eucharist Look O look Gracious God upon the face of thy perishing child and make the separation
the door of repentance and life to us all allowing us all means of emendation and conversion the admirable treasure of the divine Scriptures the wonderful benefits of the holy Sacraments innumerable patterns of good living and dying and together with all the comforts of this visible world rejoyce and honour with his hope of everlasting felicity through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen VII Saturday THe heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handy work One day telleth another and one night certifyeth another of the great power and bounty of the Creatour blessed for ever There is neither speech nor language but their voices are heard amongst them Their sound is gone out to all lands and their words to the worlds end Psal. 19. The Lord giveth food to all flesh and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him The Lord cloatheth the grass of the field and bringeth forth herbs for the use of man and beast The Lord helpeth them to right that suffer wrong and looseth men out of prison The Lord giveth sight to the blind and to the seeing The Lord helpeth them that are fallen and raiseth the dead He cureth the broken hearted and giveth medicine to heal the sick The Lord caâ—eth for the righteous and humble but scorneth and debaseth the proud The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon him that call upon him faithfully My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord and let all the world above and below give thanks unto his holy name for ever and ever Amen Tread firmly O disciple of Christ in the footsteps of thy meek and holy master for these lead still upwards unto supercelestial and endless glory Interpose O blessed Jesus thy passions cross and death between the Divine Justice and this poor soul both now and in the hour of death and in the day of judgment Grant O Lord to the living mercy and grace to the faithful departed a joyful resurrection To thy Catholick Church peace and concord truth and righteousness and to me and all sinners repentance and pardon and life everlasting Amen Or By thy bloody Sweat thy Thorny Crown and Scourges thy pierced Hands and Feet the fountain of Bloud and water opened in thy precious side by thy dying groans and acclamations thy prayers and benedictions be merciful unto me a vile sinner spare me and bless me O my crucified Love. Amen THE LARGER OFFICE GOING TO BED CHAP. X. I. Sunday I Will lay me down in peace and take my rest for it is thou Lord onely that makest me dwell in safety Psal. 4.9 Whom have I in heaven but thee O Lord and what is there on earth that I desire in comparison of thee Thou art about my path and my bed and spiest out all my ways Psal. 139.2 Have mercy upon me and all mine this night O blessed Jesus who didst die and revive for us that whether we wake or sleep we should live together with thee Hallelujah 1 Thess. 5.10 Or From morning to night I will bless the Lord. Now to him who is able to keep me and all his servants from falling and to present us at length pardoned and faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding great joy to the only wiseGod our Saviour and Defender be glory and majesty dominion power and praise both now and for ever Amen My trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever Psalm 52.9 Let me and all mine yea let me and all thine O holy Father now sleep in peace and wake in Christ begin the next return of reason with heavenly Meditation Amen Or To Gods gracious Protection I most humbly commit my self my family and friends and all the faithful and all the afflicted The Lord bless us and keep us The Lord make his face to shine upon us and be gracious unto us The Lord lift up his countenance upon us and give us peace both now and evermore Amen by the merits and intercession of Jesus our onely Saviour and Advocate BENEDICTIO II. Munday IN the Name of God I will lay me down to rest The almighty Lord be now and evermore my Defence against all perils both of Sleep and Death Amen for Jesus his sake Thou art worthy O Lord to receive Glory Honour and Power for thou hast created all things and for thy Wills sake they were created and are preserved Blessed be thy name world without end Amen Or Great Ruler of the day and night Upon our darkness cast thy Light With safe and kind Repose allay The Care and Trouble of the day That when thou shalt unclose my eyes Healthful and pure I may arise Fit for the morning Sacrifice Or O praise the Lord ye Angels of his that excell in strength that are always waking and always active O praise the Lord all ye his Hosts ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous ye servants of his that do his pleasure O speak good of the Lord all ye works of his in all places of his dominion Praise thou the Lord O my soul and in praising turn thee to thy rest The glorious Majesty of the Lord endureth for ever the Lord shall rejoyce in his works Amen Psal. 103. III. Tuesday THis night and the days and nights of my appointed time defend O Lord protect spare deliver and bless thy servant who putteth his trust in thee through Jesus Christ. Amen I will remember thee upon my bed and think upon thee when I am waking Because thou hast been my helper therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoyce my soul hangeth upon thee and thy right hand upholdeth me Thy loving Kindness is better then life better then all the glories and pleasures of the whole world Let me now rest O benign Saviour where thy beloved Disciple did that my sleep may be sweet that my dreaming may be of thee of thy Redemption and of thy glorious mansions Or my flesh shall rest in hope that thou Lord wilt raise me both from the Bed and from the Grave and wilt shew me the paths of Life both temporal and eternal for the sake of thy wellbeloved Son whom thou sufferedst to die for the world but not to see corruption Amen Just and righteous are thy ways O Lord who will not fear and serve thee Let us rejoyce and be exceeding glad and secure for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth Rev. 19.5.6 Every where and at all times will I think upon my mortal and sinful life and upon thy continual and great Mercys In thee O Lord have I put my trust that I be not confounded though altogether unworthy of thy eye and regard In thee only I confide Amen with great ardor and expectation O God leave not my soul destitute IV. Wednesday THe Lord is my shepherd therefore can I lack nothing Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death and sleep is that valley I will fear no evil for thou art with me thy rod and thy staff comfort
and gracious God Father and fountain of mercies have mercy upon me anâ— spare me Out of the depths do I cry unto thee I have depressed by staind and miserable soul to the brink of hell Out of the depths do I cry unto thee Father spare me Father pity me I am oppressed I am in great misery my soul is exceeding sorrowful as unto death Eli Eli hear me and pardon me Enter not into â—udgment with me who am dust and ashes sin and weakness Let not the storm overwhelm me nor the depth of sorrow swallow me up nor the sence of thy anger destroy me Psal. 69.15 Father I am no more worthy to be called thy son or to be reckoned in thy creation But according to the infinity of thy mercies O Lord do away my iniquity and blot out my transgressions Psal. 51.1 2. My heart faileth me O Lord make hasts to help me Psal. 40.30 By thy cries and pains O Jesus deliver me from the guilt and burden of my sins from the terrors of my wakned conscience and from the unconceivable torments of hell By thy wounded head thy bored hands they lanced side thy pierced feet thy tortured body and afflicted soul by all the disgraces and passions of Gethsemane Gabbatha and Golgotha save me and deliver me O Christ at this hour and at the hour of death and in the day of judgement Amen Father and Saviour and Comforter let this bitter cup pass from me I humbly beseech thee Look upon me O precious Saviour Lamb of God in my sorrow and distress as once thou didst on Peter that denied thee and wept bitterly Compassionate me as thou didst the sinful Magdaleâ—e and as thou didst the penitent thief who confessed and believed in the anguish and paroxysme of the Cross. I deserved all their griefs and ten thousand pains and punishment more Intercede now for me Holy Jesus with thy dying petition Father forgive them for they know not what they do O Lord of glory I look unto thee I earnestly look unto thee whom I have pierced whom not so much Herod and Pontius Pilate and the Roman souldiers as sinful and wretched I have dishonoured pierced and crucified Lord forgive Lord save me or I perish for ever The Christ of God hide me in thy wounds By the blood of thy testament revive and release me I hope in thy merciful intercession For thy Fatherly tenderness and the numberless blessings already received from thy bountiful hand and through the passion and mediation of thy beloved Son and by the unutterable groans and suggestions of thy holy Spirit pardon and deliver me Lord God Almighty Amen IV. Resolution I will never adventure more to try and weary the grace and patience of Almighty God the righteous judge and avenger I now break off my sins by repentance and resolved amendment I see what brought me to this shameful and perillous defection it was this occasion that invitation that excess that eye this rashness that supinity Wherefore I now solemnly Renounce cast off and abominate the wicked and wounding practises of my life as c together with all their inducement and principles From this very hour and blessed be God who hath granted me this hour by prayer temperance charity industry fear and caution in all my actions and enterprices I fully purpose and now begin God helâ—ing me of his infinite goodness and pity to alter and Reform my life according to the gospel and example of Jesus Christ my Lord and also by kindness charity and almsdoing I will manifest to the world the sincerity and vigour of my Repentance and renovation V. Petition for grace HOly Father incline direct and fortifie my heart to pursue this pious and necessary Resolution that iniquity be not my ruine Ezek. 18.30 Thy grace is sufficient for me Lord soften bruise change and reform my soul according to thy own will according to thy own image and after the likeness and innocence of Adam when thou first breathest into him life and reason yea according to the same tâ—mper and purity I most humbly beseech thee wherein by thy grace I once ascended from the laver of Regeneration Tit. 3.5 Amen for Jesus Christ his sake Pardon and destroy not Amâ—nd and destroy not Most merciful Creator the work of thy own hands by me presumptuously and shamefully profaned Destroy not O blessed Saviour the purchase of thy precious blood the decaying part of thy mystical body Destroy not O Holy Spirit the subject of thy regeneration and various bounty Destroy not O everblessed and everadored Trinity the humblest and meanest of all that believe and worship thy Majesty Oh break not this bruised reâ—d Let the wicked forsake his ways and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord and he will have mercy upon him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon for Jesus's sake Isa. 55.7 Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden alas I feel my transgressions heavy and numberless as the sands of the sea and I will give you rest saith the compassionate Saviour Take my yoke upon you and learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest for your souls Matth. 26.28.29 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief I the vilest 1. Tim. 1.15 Such gracious sentences of the Holy Scriptures are my last hold are my plank O Lord make haste to help me Sickness and Pain CHAP. XVII I Will bear thy indignation O Lord till mercy prevaileth against judgment because I have sinned against thee Micah 7.9 Why should I yet living I complain for the punishment of my sin for any thing short of unquenchable fire Thou knowest whereof we are made Remember O Lord that I am but dust a fading flower and a transient blast remember for his sake who out of infinite condescension and pity bore our nature and our infirmities Amen Psal. 103.14 15 16. All my desire is before thee O Lord and my groaning is not hid from thee Turn unto me O Lord and deliver my soul for thy mercies sake Enlighten and cleansâ— and heal and revive thy servant that my ways may please thee that I may see the goodness of thy chosen and rejoyce with thine inheritance Amen Though the outward man perish alas I perceive I feel it perishing yet good Lord renew the inwarâ—â—an day by day Secure the part immortal that which understands thee loves thee praises thee and now aspires to thy beatifick presence for Christs sake See CHAP. VI. § 1. of this Book Hope in God and Resignation to his Pleasure CHAP. XVIII See CHAP. VI. §. 8. of this Book O Wretched creature that I am who shall deliver me from this body of death Rom. c. 7.24 The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory