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A44516 The exercise of prayer: or, A help to devotion Being a supplement to the happy ascetick, or best exercise. Containing prayers and devotions, suitable to the respective exercises with additional prayers for several occasions. By Anth. Horneck D.D. Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697. 1685 (1685) Wing H2825; ESTC R213484 41,978 254

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strong_a in_o the_o behalf_n of_o those_o who_o heart_n be_v upright_o before_o thou_o i_o have_v deserve_v that_o no_o eye_n shall_v pity_v i_o because_o i_o have_v not_o use_v my_o sight_n with_o that_o moderation_n modesty_n decency_n and_o piety_n thou_o just_o require_v of_o i_o i_o have_v have_v eye_n and_o have_v not_o see_v those_o thing_n i_o shall_v have_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o be_v just_a with_o thou_o to_o strike_v i_o blind_a and_o to_o deprive_v i_o of_o that_o mercy_n which_o i_o have_v so_o often_o turn_v into_o wantonness_n i_o have_v stare_v upon_o object_n that_o have_v inflame_v my_o lust_n irritate_v my_o passion_n and_o kindle_a hell_n fire_n in_o my_o breast_n ah_o what_o impure_a what_o disorderly_a thought_n have_v i_o let_v in_o through_o these_o window_n wonder_n o_o my_o soul_n that_o vengeance_n have_v not_o pull_v they_o out_o or_o that_o darkness_n have_v not_o yet_o seize_v on_o they_o what_o discontent_n what_o mistrust_v of_o thy_o providence_n what_o pride_n what_o envy_n what_o malice_n what_o revenge_n have_v creep_v into_o my_o soul_n through_o these_o glass_n how_o ill_o a_o use_n have_v i_o make_v of_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n how_o have_v i_o dishonour_v my_o creator_n with_o these_o eye_n how_o covetous_a how_o vain_a how_o sensual_a have_v my_o sight_n of_o the_o riches_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n make_v i_o o_o look_v upon_o i_o and_o have_v mercy_n on_o i_o open_v thou_o my_o eye_n that_o i_o may_v see_v wondrous_a thing_n out_o of_o thy_o law_n o_o let_v nothing_o be_v so_o pleasant_a to_o my_o eye_n as_o thy_o marvellous_a work_n teach_v i_o to_o see_v thou_o in_o thy_o providence_n and_o in_o thy_o work_n of_o grace_n and_o nature_n o_o let_v i_o remember_v that_o wherever_o i_o be_o i_o be_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o glory_n and_o let_v my_o eye_n be_v ever_o towards_o the_o lord_n if_o my_o right_a eye_n offend_v i_o let_v i_o pull_v it_o out_o give_v i_o courage_n to_o turn_v away_o my_o eye_n from_o behold_v vanity_n when_o that_o vanity_n will_v make_v i_o enamour_v with_o the_o world_n quicken_v the_o eye_n of_o my_o mind_n that_o i_o may_v behold_v thy_o power_n and_o glory_n as_o i_o have_v see_v it_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n show_v i_o the_o danger_n of_o walk_v in_o the_o fight_n of_o my_o eye_n and_o guide_v i_o by_o thy_o eye_n destroy_v in_o i_o all_o lofty_a look_n and_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n do_v thou_o remove_v far_o from_o i_o see_v o_o lord_n and_o consider_v my_o want_n and_o teach_v i_o to_o offer_v unto_o thou_o my_o reasonable_a service_n let_v my_o outward_a as_o well_o as_o inward_a man_n be_v thy_o servant_n o_o let_v i_o see_v and_o taste_v how_o sweet_a and_o how_o gracious_a thou_o be_v thou_o have_v give_v i_o my_o eyesight_n cause_v i_o to_o see_v thy_o salvation_n and_o let_v i_o see_v that_o i_o walk_v circumspect_o as_o wise_a man_n and_o not_o as_o fool_n redeem_v the_o time_n because_o the_o day_n be_v evil_a consider_v and_o hear_v i_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n lighten_v my_o eye_n lest_o i_o sleep_v the_o sleep_n of_o death_n keep_v i_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n hide_v i_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n then_o shall_v i_o behold_v thy_o face_n in_o righteousness_n i_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v when_o i_o awake_v with_o thy_o likeness_n o_o glorious_a sight_n when_o i_o shall_v see_v thou_o as_o thou_o be_v how_o ravish_v will_n that_o prospect_n be_v how_o transport_v that_o vision_n o_o let_v i_o not_o miss_v of_o it_o o_o let_v i_o not_o lose_v that_o charm_a spectacle_n i_o will_v look_v upon_o thou_o here_o i_o will_v behold_v thou_o in_o the_o blessing_n i_o enjoy_v i_o will_v see_v thou_o in_o thy_o mercy_n and_o admire_v thou_o i_o will_v look_v to_o myself_o that_o i_o may_v not_o err_v from_o thy_o commandment_n i_o will_v look_v for_o the_o new_a heaven_n and_o the_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n i_o will_v look_v up_o and_o please_v myself_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o 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world_n who_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n and_o who_o belly_n thou_o fille_v with_o thy_o hide_a treasure_n o_o let_v i_o see_v with_o other_o eye_n than_o carnal_a man_n do_v see_v o_o raise_v my_o mind_n and_o carry_v it_o up_o to_o the_o holy_a mount_n to_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n and_o from_o thence_o let_v i_o behold_v the_o portion_n of_o thy_o child_n of_o those_o excellent_a soul_n that_o despise_v the_o world_n and_o labour_n for_o honour_n and_o immortality_n discover_v to_o i_o the_o comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n they_o enjoy_v in_o thy_o bosom_n and_o how_o thou_o make_v they_o drink_v of_o the_o river_n of_o thy_o pleasure_n let_v their_o faith_n encourage_v i_o to_o believe_v in_o hope_n against_o hope_n that_o as_o they_o be_v make_v perfect_a in_o love_n so_o i_o may_v be_v perfect_a too_o and_o may_v be_v one_o with_o thou_o even_o as_o thou_o and_o they_o be_v one_o i_o can_v have_v a_o better_a example_n than_o thyself_o o_o make_v i_o partaker_n of_o thy_o divine_a nature_n give_v i_o a_o holy_a ambition_n to_o be_v like_o thou_o make_v i_o merciful_a as_o my_o father_n in_o heaven_n be_v merciful_a o_o let_v that_o mind_n be_v in_o i_o which_o be_v also_o in_o christ_n jesus_n o_o jesus_n attract_v my_o soul_n with_o thy_o beauty_n teach_v i_o to_o tread_v in_o thy_o step_n let_v thy_o example_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o and_o wherever_o i_o be_o let_v i_o do_v nothing_o unworthy_a of_o it_o if_o i_o follow_v thou_o i_o can_v err_v thou_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n lord_n do_v thou_o appear_v very_o amiable_a to_o my_o soul_n that_o this_o sight_n may_v constrain_v i_o to_o learn_v of_o thou_o transcribe_v thy_o grace_n on_o my_o soul_n and_o life_n that_o my_o conversation_n may_v show_v that_o i_o be_o thy_o disciple_n indeed_o resolve_v to_o live_v and_o die_v and_o rise_v with_o thou_o to_o eternal_a glory_n give_v i_o the_o spirit_n of_o st._n paul_n give_v i_o the_o excellent_a temper_n of_o those_o saint_n who_o through_o faith_n subdue_v kingdom_n wrought_v righteousness_n obtain_v promise_n stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o lion_n quench_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o fire_n out_o of_o weakness_n be_v make_v strong_a and_o be_v torture_v not_o accept_v deliverance_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v a_o better_a resurrection_n o_o deny_v i_o not_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o faith_n that_o at_o last_o i_o may_v obtain_v the_o end_n of_o my_o faith_n the_o salvation_n of_o my_o soul_n through_o christ_n our_o lord_n amen_n a_o prayer_n relate_v to_o exercise_n 9_o viz._n to_o put_v a_o charitable_a interpretation_n upon_o what_o we_o see_v or_o hear_v o_o god_n who_o art_n infinite_o compassionate_a and_o charitable_a love_n itself_o and_o goodness_n itself_o ah_o how_o selfish_n be_v my_o heart_n to_o who_o shall_v i_o complain_v but_o to_o thou_o who_o alone_a can_v heal_v i_o thou_o have_v balm_n thou_o have_v plaster_n for_o all_o sore_n medicine_n for_o all_o disease_n thy_o storehouse_n be_v full_a of_o blessing_n how_o uncharitable_a be_v my_o thought_n sometime_o how_o censorious_a my_o tongue_n how_o apt_a be_o i_o to_o think_v and_o speak_v ill_a of_o my_o neighbour_n how_o do_v my_o blood_n boil_v with_o revengeful_a desire_n when_o either_o a_o real_a or_o a_o imaginary_a injury_n be_v offer_v i_o o_o thou_o god_n of_o peace_n o_o father_n of_o mercy_n melt_v melt_v this_o stubborn_a heart_n how_o loath_a be_v it_o to_o yield_v to_o thy_o injunction_n i_o be_o encompass_v with_o all_o the_o ray_n of_o god_n charity_n imaginable_a thou_o bear_v with_o i_o when_o i_o deserve_v punishment_n thou_o deal_v not_o
with_o i_o after_o my_o sin_n neither_o rewarde_a i_n after_o my_o iniquity_n even_o my_o best_a action_n thou_o may_v just_o except_v against_o but_o thy_o charity_n cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o fault_n how_o often_o do_v i_o provoke_v thou_o and_o yet_o thou_o shoot_v not_o thy_o arrow_n at_o i_o i_o transgress_v thy_o law_n i_o affront_v thou_o i_o be_o a_o unprofitable_a servant_n yet_o thou_o pity_v i_o and_o do_v not_o suffer_v thy_o displeasure_n to_o arise_v against_o i_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o folly_n thou_o be_v kind_a not_o that_o thou_o approve_v of_o they_o but_o that_o thou_o will_v lead_v i_o to_o repentance_n o_o let_v i_o think_v of_o this_o and_o let_v i_o love_v my_o neighbour_n with_o a_o pure_a heart_n fervent_o spread_v thy_o wing_n over_o i_o form_n in_o i_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n come_v charity_n thou_o lovely_a grace_n come_v into_o my_o garden_n my_o spouse_n my_o beloved_n o_o thou_o celestial_a husbandman_n plant_v this_o wholesome_a herb_n in_o my_o barren_a ground_n pull_v up_o the_o weed_n that_o grow_v there_o banish_v from_o i_o all_o sourness_n of_o spirit_n let_v all_o bitterness_n and_o wrath_n die_v in_o i_o let_v all_o malice_n flee_v away_o from_o my_o soul_n rid_v i_o of_o that_o ill_a nature_n which_o lodge_v in_o i_o let_v gentleness_n and_o meekness_n be_v the_o welcome_a guest_n in_o my_o heart_n make_v i_o peaceable_a and_o tractable_a easy_a to_o be_v entreat_v full_a of_o good_a work_n ready_a to_o forgive_v let_v the_o charity_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v my_o guide_n and_o let_v i_o true_o follow_v the_o lamb_n whethersoever_o he_o go_v o_o jesus_n can_v i_o after_o thy_o charity_n to_o my_o soul_n be_v unkind_a to_o other_o can_v i_o be_v churlish_a morose_n and_o ill-natured_a when_o i_o remember_v how_o thou_o die_v for_o thy_o enemy_n i_o believe_v thou_o intercede_v for_o i_o in_o heaven_n what_o favourable_a construction_n must_v i_o suppose_v be_v put_v upon_o my_o action_n in_o that_o intercession_n when_o satan_n accuse_v i_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o have_v but_o too_o much_o reason_n for_o those_o accusation_n thou_o plead_v thy_o merit_n thy_o wound_n and_o thy_o father_n love_n where_o my_o infirmity_n will_v bear_v excuse_n thou_o qualifie_v they_o and_o suffer_v not_o the_o enemy_n to_o have_v his_o will_n of_o i_o o_o let_v thy_o great_a example_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o and_o when_o i_o will_v forget_v it_o represent_v it_o in_o lively_a colour_n to_o my_o mind_n that_o i_o may_v be_v thy_o disciple_n indeed_o and_o have_v live_v in_o love_n and_o charity_n here_o may_v at_o last_o arrive_v in_o the_o paradise_n of_o everlasting_a love_n amen_n a_o prayer_n relate_v to_o exercise_n 10._o viz._n conscientious_o to_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o our_o several_a calling_n &_o relation_n most_o glorious_a god_n who_o have_v fit_v thy_o holy_a and_o wholesome_a law_n to_o my_o want_n and_o necessity_n and_o in_o command_v i_o do_v consult_v my_o interest_n and_o advantage_n more_o than_o thy_o profit_n and_o glory_n how_o be_o i_o bind_v to_o praise_n and_o magnify_v thy_o bounty_n thou_o have_v teach_v i_o how_o to_o live_v and_o behave_v myself_o in_o all_o condition_n and_o to_o make_v i_o a_o soldier_n complete_o arm_v have_v chalk_v out_o to_o i_o the_o particular_a step_n i_o be_o to_o tread_v as_o these_o be_v part_n of_o the_o blessing_n of_o thy_o right_a hand_n so_o let_v my_o soul_n admire_v they_o above_o those_o of_o thy_o left_a whatever_o estate_n i_o be_o in_o whatever_o relation_n call_v station_n i_o stand_v in_o give_v i_o grace_n to_o adorn_v it_o with_o a_o suitable_a conversation_n teach_v i_o how_o to_o behave_v myself_o wise_o in_o a_o perfect_a way_n o_o when_o will_v thou_o come_v unto_o i_o o_o let_v i_o remember_v that_o in_o the_o call_v thou_o have_v place_v i_o in_o thou_o have_v call_v i_o to_o certain_a duty_n of_o which_o thou_o will_v take_v a_o account_n one_o day_n o_o convince_v i_o that_o i_o be_o not_o call_v to_o idleness_n but_o to_o labour_v in_o thy_o vineyard_n when_o my_o carnal_a heart_n will_v balk_v the_o work_n thou_o have_v set_v i_o in_o the_o station_n i_o be_o in_o let_v thy_o good_a spirit_n crush_v my_o unwillingness_n and_o manifest_v his_o power_n in_o my_o weakness_n i_o be_o backward_o to_o any_o thing_n that_o require_v pain_n and_o circumspection_n but_o renew_v thou_o a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o be_v thou_o exalt_v lord_n above_o the_o heaven_n and_o thy_o glory_n above_o all_o the_o earth_n if_o thou_o will_v but_o appear_v in_o my_o soul_n every_o thing_n will_v yield_v and_o every_o rebellious_a lust_n will_v bow_v to_o thy_o majesty_n nothing_o can_v resist_v thy_o omnipotence_n and_o whatever_o desire_n in_o i_o have_v be_v hitherto_o refractory_a and_o rebellious_a will_v be_v fright_v at_o thy_o presence_n and_o either_o retire_v or_o become_v subject_a to_o thy_o power_n o_o prepare_v mercy_n and_o truth_n which_o may_v preserve_v i_o and_o my_o mouth_n shall_v sing_v of_o thy_o righteousness_n o_o let_v i_o remember_v that_o every_o new_a relation_n bring_v a_o new_a obligation_n upon_o i_o and_o that_o if_o i_o regard_v not_o that_o obligation_n i_o be_o unfaithful_a to_o my_o god_n in_o every_o condition_n in_o every_o relation_n let_v i_o consider_v the_o duty_n incumbent_a upon_o i_o and_o make_v i_o zealous_a to_o discharge_v they_o let_v not_o the_o example_n of_o other_o who_o conscience_n be_v sear_v tempt_v i_o to_o neglect_v they_o o_o tell_v my_o soul_n that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v thy_o favour_n than_o the_o applause_n of_o man_n and_o teach_v i_o to_o act_v according_a to_o that_o rule_n that_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n may_v be_v upon_o i_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o whole_a israel_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n amen_n a_o prayer_n relate_v to_o exercise_n 11._o viz._n to_o resist_v all_o sort_n of_o temptation_n o_o lord_n of_o host_n who_o be_v a_o strong_a lord_n like_o unto_o 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