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A51405	The Countess of Morton's daily exercise: or, A book of prayers, and rules how to spend the time in the service and pleasure of Almighty God.	Morton, Anne Douglas, Countess of, d. 1700.; Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.	1679 (1679)	Wing M2817A; ESTC R216837	16,448	141

the Cross and that my Soul may be washed by his most precious Bloud there shed for me and that He may abide with me for ever Amen II. Faith I believe Lord help mine unbelief I Believe that God our heavenly Father did of his tender mercy give his only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the Cross for the Redemption of the world I believe that he made there by the Oblation of himself once offered a perfect Sacrifice and satisfaction for our sins I believe that this Sacrament was ordained for the continual remembrance of that his Death and Sacrifice and for the benefits we all receive by it I believe that I shall here partake of the spiritual Food and most precious Body and Bloud of Christ the Bread of Life that came down from Heaven the Bloud that hath been carried up into the holy places and the Cup of Eternity For they that eat of this Bread and drink of this Cup shall live for ever The Prayer O My God what are we that thou so regarded us to give thy self for us to give thy self to us to be one with us that we may have life in us even life immortal which will quicken us and raise us up at the last day O my Lord I am not worthy not worthy the least of thy Mercies how much less of this which is the greatest greater than the World greater than the Heavens greater than all the Treasures of Heaven and Earth but I beseech Thee look upon me in the Greatness of thy Mercies not weighing my Merits but pardoning mine offences Amen III. Charity THis is a Sacrament of Love and this is thy Commandment that we should love one another even as thou hast loved us for we being many are one Body whereof Christ our Lord is the Head The Prayers O Thou Blessed and undivided Trinity whichteachest us that all our doings without Love and Unity are nothing worth send into all our hearts that most excellent gift of Charity and inflame our Souls with the Celestial Fire of thy Love that living together in unity of Spirit and the bond of Peace among our selves we may perfectly love Thee and worthily magnifie thy Holy Name through Christ our Lord. Amen A Litany Privately to be used before the Receiving of the Holy Communion O God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost God the most holy blessed and glorious Trinity Have mercy upon me O Thou immaculate Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the World Have mercy upon me O Christ the Eternal Son of the Father the Redeemer and Preserver of Men the Bread and Life of the World the Author and finisher of our Faith the Great Mystery of Godliness the Word that was made Flesh to save thy Servants from their Sins Have mercy upon me Save me O God for I come unto Thee in the multitude of thy Mercies and in thy Fear will I fall down and worship Thee in thy Holy Temple that Thou mays Have mercy upon me Call to remembrance O Lord thy tender Mercies and thy loving kindness which hath been ever of old O remember not the sins and frailties of thy Servant but Spare me O Lord Spare me for thy goodness an Have mercy upon me From my unworthiness to receive thy blessed Body and Bloud by which thou hast redeemed me from all carnal vain and earthly Imaginations in this thy Holy Sacrament from all misbelief and incredulity of thy Word from all defects of Sanctity Love and Charity from all my Sins and Iniquities Good Lord deliver me By that fervent ardor of Goodness and Charity wherewith thou camest down from Heaven by thy blessed Cross and Passion and by the mysterious institution of this thy Holy Sacrament Good Lord deliver me By thy most sacred Body which was broken crucified by thy most precious Bloud which was shed poured forth for the Sins of the World Good Lord deliver me O Lord God I beseech thee to hear me and that it may please thee to give us all true Faith and Repentance with devout humility and Reverence rightly and duly to celebrate this thy holy Sacrament in memory of thy most hallowed true and propitiatory Sacrifice with a firm faith to receive thy blessed Mysteries to give thanks unto thy Name O Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to accept this our bounden duty and service our Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving the Memorial that we now make of thine own death and Sacrifice which was once offered for us and to grant that by the Merits and Power thereof we and all thy Servants may receive remission of our sins and be filled with thy Grace and Heavenly Benediction O Lord I beseech thee to hear me O Lord God Lamb of God Son of the Father thou that takest away the Sins of the World Receive my Prayer When you are ready to receive the Holy Sacrament in each kind do it with the greatest reverence and devotion that you may yet without all affectation and singularity lifting up your hands and your heart to God And after you have Received lift up your hands again and say devoutly with your self while others receive I. BLessed art Thou O Lord Blessing and Honour and Glory be unto thee O thou Lamb of God for evermore Amen II. This is the Lord 's doing and it is marvellous in our eyes III. I will magnifie thee O Lord and will praise thy Name for ever and ever IV. All thy Works praise thee O Lord and thy Saints give thanks unto thee V. Happy are those Servants whom when their Lord cometh he shall find thus doing VI. Salvation and Blessing and Honour be unto him that sitteth upon the Throne of Heaven now and for ever Amen A Thanksgiving after the Holy Communion BLessed art Thou O Lord God and blessed be thy Holy Name for ever who hast now vouchsafed to feed me with the Bread of Life and hast given me to drink the Cup of Eternity the holy and heavenly Mysteries of the Body and Bloud of my Saviour thereby assuring my Soul of thy favour and goodness towards me for the sealing of my Faith for the pardon of my Sins for the obtaining of my Peace and all other Benefits of Christ's blessed Passion I now most humbly beseech thee to assist me with thy Heavenly Grace that I may continue thine for ever and be made a Temple of thy Holy Spirit and that having now Christd welling in me by faith I may accomplish the rest of my life in Repentance and Godly fear in mortifying my own sinful desires and in keeping thy Holy Commandments For which end guide me with thy Power enlighten me with thy Word and quicken me with thy Spirit Elevate my Senses compose my Manners and order my Conversation aright for thou art able to do abundantly above all that I can ask or think by which thy great and bountiful goodness towards me thou wilt glorifie thy Name in

the World to come III. I believe that thou wast conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Blessed Virgin Mary without spot of sin thereby to cleanse us from all sin IV. I believe that thou didst suffer what otherwise we must have suffered for ever That thou wast crucified to set us free from the Curse of the Law That thou didst Dic and thereby take away the sting of Death That thou wast buried in the Grave and hadst the Victory over it to assure us that our Bodies shall not corrupt there for ever V. I believe that thou didst descend into Hell to triumph over it and to free us from the fear of ever coming into that Place That the third day thou didst rise again from the dead in our Nature the First-fruits of them that are asleep in their Graves who are thereby assured that they also shall not sleep there for ever VI. I believe that thou didst ascend up into Hea bring forth the fruits of the Spirit and ever seek thy Honour and Glory Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to have mercy upon all Men. Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to save and preserve our most Gracious King and All his Royal Family Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to reduce them that have gone astray from thy ways to comfort them that are in sorrow to relieve them that are in need and tribulation and to amend all our Lives according to thy Holy Word Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me O Lord God Lamb of God Son of the Father that takest away the sins of the World Have mercy upon me and grant me thy Peace Amen RULES AND PRAYERS FOR THE AFTERNOON Advertisements Rules and Advertisements I. AFter this you may pass the rest of the Day in what lawful Recreations or imployments you judge to be meet for you II. Spend some while before Night in Reading and read with attention but let your Books be chosen with advice and care for your instruction and knowledge in all good things and specially for your Spiritual Benefit V. If you have the Government of a Family take special heed that they live not disorderly or idlely to the offence of Almighty God and the scandal of others VI. And forget not as often as you can to be present and to assist at the publick Offices and Divine Services of the Church there to attend and perform the Homage and Worship of Almighty God and to be instructed in his holy Word for that is a Duty and a Service most highly pleasing to him VII Remember and you will much help your self if you remember it that you are continually in the presence of God and ought to live continually in his fear and in obedience to his Commandments VIII Upon all occasions offered to you exercise your Charity and let not the day pass you without some good work done by you either of real Honour to God or of real Charity to them that want it After-Noon After-Noon retire you self a while and use the Psalm Lesson Hymn and Prayers following UNto thee I lift up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the Heavens my Soul waiteth still upon thee that thou mayest bless me O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling my King and my God for unto thee do I make my Prayers Shew Thou me the way that I should walk in and teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee I will take heed to my ways that I offend not in my tongue and I will make a covenant with mine eyes that they behold not vanity O let not my footsteps erre from the path of thy Commandments But let my delight be in walking after the Precepts of thy Law Thy Law is an undefiled Law converting the Soul and giveth light unto the eyes Keep thy Servant from all presumptuous sins that they may not get the dominion over me and cleanse thou me from all my secret faults That so I may be acceptable in thy sight O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer Glory be to the Father The Lesson IF sinners entice thee do not thou consent unto them These things doth the Lord abhor A prood look and a lying tongue an heart that deviseth wickedness and mischief a false witness that speaketh not the truth and whosoever soweth discord among others In the multitude of words there will be sin Keep innocency and do the thing that is right for that will bring a man peace at the last Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus and confess him to be the Lord who was obedient to the Death of the Cross for the Redemption of Mankind unto the Praise and Glory of God the Father The Hymn WHO more can crave Than God for me hath done To free a Slave That gave his only Son Bless'd be that Hour when he repair'd our loss I never will Forget my Saviour's Cross The Prayers I. O God who knowest the frailties and infirmities of my weak nature and in the midst of how many Dangers I live being continually subject to the deceits of the World the Flesh and the Devil and having no Power of my self to help my self mercifully look upon me and because I cannot continue in safety without thy Succour preserve me evermore by thy help and Goodness and keep me both outwardly in my Body and inwardly in my Soul that among the sundry and manifold Dangers of this World my Heart may be set to attain everlasting Salvation and my Affections may surely there be fixed where true Joys are to be found through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen II. O God the strength of all that trust in thee mercifully accept these my humble Supplications and Prayers and grant me the help of thy grace that I may please Thee both in Will and Deed and obtain thy Peace all the days of my Life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen III. ALmighty and everliving God I give Thee most humble thanks for that Thou hast vouchsafed favourably to call me to the knowledge of thy Grace and Faith in Thee Increase this Knowledge and confirm this Faith in me evermore Give me the comfort of thy Holy Spirit and multiply upon me thy manifold Gifts of Grace the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding the Spirit of Counsel and Ghostly Strength the Spirit of Knowledge and true Godliness and fulfil me O Lord with the Spirit of thy holy Fear through Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYERS AT NIGHT AND BED-TIME Retire your self again AND when you have thought upon all the day past how you have spent it that is what good or evil Actions you have done and what bad inclinations you have resisted or amended asking God pardon for all your offences use these Prayers The Psalm and Prayers LEt my Prayer be set forth in thy sight O Lord as the Incense And the lifting up of my Hands be as

The Countess of Morton THE Countess of MORTON's DAILY EXERCISE OR A BOOK OF PRAYERS AND RULES How to spend the time in the Service and Pleasure of Almighty God The Ninth Edition LONDON Printed for R. Royston Bookseller to His most Sacred Majesty 1679. TO The Right Honourable The Lady ANNE Countess of MARESHALL AND To the Pious Memory of Her Excellent Mother The Lady ANNE Late Countess of MORETON By whose earnest desire and Religious care this BOOK was framed and made her devout exercise whilest she lived recommending the Transcript and use thereof to many others and particularly to her who now publisheth and presenteth it to the Religious and private use of all Devout Persons according to the desire of the Honourable LADY to whom it is Dedicated By Her Ladiship 's most humble Servant M. G. I Have perused this Book and finding nothing in it but what may tend to the increase of Private Devotion and Piety I recommend it to my Lord the Bishop of London for his Licence to have it Printed JO. DURESME Imprimatur Tho. Grigg R. P. D. Humfr. Ep. Lond. à sac Dom. Ex aedibus Lond. Mart. 28. 1665. PSAL. 55. 18. In the Morning and Evening and at Noon-day will I pray and that instantly and he shall hear my voice PRAYERS IN THE MORNING In the Morning At Uprising EVery day let the first thing you do and the first word you speak tend to the worship and acknowledgment of Almighty God For upon our first thoughts commonly the thoughts and actions of the whole Day do depend Therefore when you first awake in the Morning lift up your heart to God and say I. BLessed be the most Holy Glorious and Undefiled Trinity now and for evermore II. Blessed art thou O Lord who enlightnest mine eyes and sufferest me not to sleep in death III. Blessed art thou for thou hast created all things and for thy Will 's sake they are and were created IV. The Almighty Lord be now and evermore my defence and vouchsafe to bless and preserve me from all evil this day and for ever Amen When you are risen Retire your self and humbly kneeling adore God and say O Holy Lord God Almighty before whom all knees do bend and to whom all Creatures in Heaven and Earth do bow and obey behold here I prostrate myself before thee adoring the divine Excellency of thy sovereign and infinite Majesty with all the powers of my Soul submitting my self with all lowliness and reverence to the greatness of thy Dominion and Power and desiring nothing more than faithfully to serve thee all the days of my life for Thou art only holy thou only art the Lord and glory be to thee O Lord most High Amen Having thus made your Adoration and submission to God let these be your Prayers and Devotions every Morning OUR Father which art in Heaven Hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil For thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen A Confession of Sins and Prayers for Pardon I. ALmighty God unto whom all hearts be open all desires known and from whom no secrets are hid I come unto thee in the multitude of thy mercies and in thy fear do I cast my self down before thee most humbly lamenting my sins and craving of Thee the God of all mercy and goodness perfect remission and forgiveness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen II. O Thou Maker of all things and Judge of all men I acknowledge and bewail the many and manifold sins which from time to time I have most grievously committed by my thoughts words and deeds against thy most holy Commandments provoking thereby most justly thy wrath and indignation against me I do earnestly repent and am heartily sorry for these my misdoings O rebuke me not in thine indignation neither chasten me in thy heavy displeasure but have mercy upon me for thy Goodness have mercy upon me and forgive me all that is past and grant that I may always study to serve thee and please thee hereafter in all godliness and pureness of life to the Honour and Glory of thy Blessed Name through Christ our Lord. Amen The Psalm THe Lord is loving unto every man and his mercy is over all his works He forgiveth us all our sins and hath compassion upon all our infirmities His Loving-kindness is better than life it self and therefore shall my soul praise him Blessed art thou O Lord who wilt not cast out my Prayer nor turn away thy mercy from me As long as I live will I magnifie thee on this manner and lift up my hands in thy Name Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning c. The Lesson TAke heed that ye walk circumspectly redeeming the timebecause the days are evil Be fervent in good works and serve the Lord with all gladness of heart Be patient in tribulation and continue instant in prayer Be courteous and meek and as much as lieth in you live peaceably with all men and whatsoever ye would that others should do unto you do so to them for this is the Law and the Prophets The Hymn VOuchsafe O Lord to keep me this day without sin To shut and close my wandring eye Lest it let in Vanity To keep my heart as pure and free From fond and troubled Fantasie To guide my Tongue so that no strife May breed disquiet in my Life To keep all harm all ill away While I duly spend the day Or this O Holy Ghost my Soul inspire And lighten with Celestial Fire Thy blessed Unction from above Is Comfort Life and Fire of Love Anoint and clear my soiled Face With the abundance of thy Grace Be thou my joy my rest my home Where thou art so no ill can come Teach me to know the Father Son And thee of Both to be but One That day by day all my Life long This may be my endless Song To Thee all Honour Praise and Merit Father Son and Holy Spirit Amen A Devout Confession of our Christian and Catholick Faith With Explications and Prayers relating thereunto I. I Believe in thee O God the Father Almighty Maker of Heaven and Earth loving thee as my Father reverenceing thee as the Almighty and committing my Soul and my Body to thee as to a faithful Creator Thou art worthy O Lord to receive Glory Honour and Power for thou hast created all things and for thy Will 's sake they are and were created II. I believe in Thee O thou King of Glory the everlasting Son of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ the Great Mystery of Godliness God manifest in the Flesh and sent into this World for our eternal Salvation in

an Evening Sacrifice In thee hath been my hope all the Day long and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge day and night for ever Glory be to I. O Thou Brightness of Eternity by whose Providence both the Day and the Night were created and governed and who hast made the outgoings of the Morning and Evening to praise Thee mercifully vouchsafe to let the Light of thy Countenance shine upon me with the blessed Beams of thy Goodness and Mercy that neither the Prince of Darkness may have any power over me nor the Works of darkness overwhelm me but that by thy mighty Protection I may be defended both in Body and Soul from all the perils and dangers of this night and for evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen II. MAke me to remember that the Darkness hideth nothing from Thee but that to Thee the Night shineth as clear as the Day to Thee the Darkness and the Light are both alike III. OBe thou merciful unto me and bless me shew me the light of thy Countenance and be merciful unto me IV. INto thy hands I commend my self my Soul and my Body and all that is mine for thou hast made and created them and thou hast redeemed us O thou Lord God of mercy and truth V. THou hast Created all things and for ●hy Will 's sake they are and were created VI. O Send thy Light and thy Truth what they may preserve me and save me for thy Mercie 's sake Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me God the Father bless me God the Son defend me God the Holy Ghost pr●serve me now and f●● evermore Amen Rules and Advertisements AFter this speak not unnecessarily to any before you go to sleep Remember that your Bed is a representation of the Grave and Sleep an Image of Death It behoves you FORMS OF CONFESSIONS AND PRAYER TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR The Forgiveness of Sins in reverencing his Power and Majesty as I should Yea I have sometimes doubted of him misbelieving his Promises and not trusting to his Help I have made Flesh my arm and put my confidence in the pleasing Vanities and uncertain Prosperities of the World I have otherwhile been full of roving and unlawful imaginations concerning God and full of wandring thoughts in his Service II. I have often framed to set up to my self divers Imaginations and Forms of God's Worship and Religion which he hath not set and established in his Church I have been negligent in giving him his external Worship and Honour not falling down before him with that inward reverence of Spirit and Truth nor with that outward Order and Humility of my Body which is requisite always to be shewed forth and done before Him III. I have often drawn near unto him with my lips when my heart hath been far from him I have too frequently vainly inconsiderately used his great and fearful Name and in the eagerness of my Spirit I have not abstained from abusing it with rash Oaths and Execrations My Vows and Promises that I have made in his Name I have not performed Those holy things whereon his sacred Name is set imprinted I have not duly regarded and through my presumptuous vanities I have been an occasion to make his Name be evil spoken of and prophaned by others IV. I have often absented my self from the publick Worship and Service of his Holy Assemblies Sanctuary vainly mispending the days that are hallowed to the honor of his great Name V. I have not carried that reverence and regard nor given that due obedience which I ought to them whom God hath placed over me seeking rather my own will and pleasure than submitting my self to their lawful precepts and advice I have too much unregarded the Persons of my Betters and been unthankful to them that have deserv'd well of me VI. I have not done to all others as I would that they should do to me I have envied their welfare the better and more prosperous Life of others above my own I have often let the reins of my Passion loose to anger malice and revenge uncharitably delighting in the mischief and destruction of my own private or peculiar Enemies When out of my abundance I might have relieved others that were in want I have many times neglected it VII I have often suffered my fancy and affections to wander licentiously I have not held mine Eyes nor mine Ears nor my Tongue from vanity I have not carefully eschewed the occasions and enticements to corrupt and vain affections I have not preserved my Body in that Holiness Honour and Purity which becometh the Temple of God VIII I have not reckoned Godliness to be my greatest Gain nor been content with that which I have IX I have listened to Flattery and used it towards others of many I have had evil suspicions and given rash judgment upon them Upon my self I have set a greater value than I deserved and seemed better than I was that I might gain a false reputation from others And I have often suffered truth to be gainsaid X. I am guilty of many inordinate desires and irregular affections And wo is me that in all these things I have offended For if in all these things my Heart should not condemn me God is greater than my Heart and knoweth all things But I confess them and confessing am sorry for them and being sorry for them am ready to leave them his Grace thereunto assisting me and not only to leave them but to judge my self for them with all religious lowliness and alacrity submitting my self freely to the pious directions and advice that shall be given me by my Spiritual Governors and Ministers of God for shewing forth the fruits of my sorrow and repentance meet for amendment of life And though I be altogether unworthy yet for the Worth and Merits of my Saviour in whose Merits and Mercy I put my whole Trust and Confidence being as he is the Propitiation not only for my sins but for all the sins of the world I most humbly crave pardon and absolution from them and from all my other sins which I may have now forgotten and whereof my Conscience may be afraid MEDITATIONS AND PRAYERS AT THE Holy Communion Referring to I. PURITY II. FAITH III. CHARITY Meditations and Prayers at the Holy Communion I. Purity I Will wash my Hands in innocency O Lord and so will I go to thine Altar I will come into thine House in the multitude of thy mercies and in thy fear will I worship thee toward thy holy Foot-stool For Christ our Passeover is offered Let us therefore keep the Feast not with the Leven of malice wickedness but with the unlevened Bread of Sincerity and Truth The Prayer O Lord cleanse the thoughts of my heart by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit that my Body may be made clean by the pure Body of my Saviour Jesus Christ once offered upon