ready at last to bee revealed though when they are needful wee must for a season bee in heavyness under tribulations thou hast promised that all things shall work together for our good in all our straits thou grantest us access to the Throne of grace bidding us call upon thee in the time of trouble and promising to deliver us that wee may glorifie thee every where wee have leave to lift up unto thée holy hands Especially in the house of Prayer and the Assembly of the Saints Thou hast heard the voice of our supplications when wee have cried unto thee great is thy mercy towards us O Lord. Thou hast delivered our souls from the lowest Hell Thou hast sent forth from Heaven thy mercy and truth and saved us from the reproach of him that would swallow us up Thou art our Hiding place In the secrets of thy presence thou preservest us from trouble from the pride of men and from the strife of Tongues Thou doest compass us about with Songs of deliverance O love the Lord all yee his Saints for the Lord preserveth the faithful and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer Hee dealeth not with us after our sins his Anger is but for a moment but in his favour is life In his wrath hee remembereth mercy All thy paths O Lord are mercy and truth to such as keep thy Covenant Wee come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercies O give thanks unto the Lord for hee is good for his mercy Endureth for ever Glory yee in his Holy Name let the hearts of them rejoyce that seek him Blessed are the People that know the joyful sound They shall walk O Lord in the Light of thy Countenance In thy name shall they rejoyce all the day and in thy righteousness and favour shall they bee axalted Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they will be still praysing thee O satisfie us early with thy mercy that wee may rejoyce and bee glad in thee all our daies Guide us by thy Counsel and afterwards receive us unto thy glory where with all the blessed host of Heaven wee may behold admire and perfectly and joyfully praise thee Our most glorious Creator Redeemer and Sanctifier for ever and for ever Amen The Hymn The First Part. BLess the Lord O my Soul And all that is within mee bless his Holy Name Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits who forgiveth all thine Iniquities and healeth all thy diseases who redeemed thy life from destruction and crowneth thee with loving kindeness and tender mercies As far as the East is from the West so far hath hee removed our transgressions from us Behold what love the Father hath bestowed on us that wee should bee called the Sons of God because thy loving kindeness is better than life my Lips shall praise thee Thus will I bless thee while I live I will lift up my Hands in thy name My Soul shall bee satisfied as with marrow and fatness and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips Whom have I in Heaven but thee and there is none on Earth that I desire besides thee My Flesh and my heart faileth but God is the strength of my heart and my Portion for ever For lo all that are far from thee shall perish but it is good for mee to draw near to God I am continually with thee Thou hast holden mee by my right hand in the multitude of my thoughts within mee thy comforts delight my Soul Thou shalt guide me with thy Counsel and afterward receive mee to glory The Second Part. HOw excellent is thy loving kindeness O God therefore do the Sons of Men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings They shall bee abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house and thou shalt make them drink of the Rivers of thy pleasures for with thee is the Fountain of life In thy sight we shall see Light therefore my Heart is glad and my Glory rejoyceth My Flesh also shall rest in hope Thou wilt shew mee the path of life In thy presence is fulness of joy and at thy right hand are pleasures for ever more Surely Goodness and mercy shall follow mee all the daies of my life And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever O continue thy loving kindeness to them that know thee and thy righteousness to the upright in heart To the end that my glory may sing praise unto thee and not bée silent O Lord my God I will give thanks to thée for ever The Third Part. GLory to God in the Highest On Earth Peace Good will towards men Praise yée the Lord sing to the Lord a new Song His praise is in the Congregation of Saints For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people he will beautify the meek with salvation Let the Saints be joyful in glory Let the high praises of God bée in their mouths All thy works praise thée O Lord and thy Saints shall bless thée They shall speak of the glory of thy Kingdome and talk of thy Power To make known to the sons of men thy mighty Acts and the glorious Majestie of thy Kingdome Thy Kingdome is an everlasting Kingdome and thy Dominions is through all Generations The Elders and Saints about thy Throne rest not night nor day saying Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty which was and is and is to come Thou art worthy O Lord to receive Glory and Honour and Power for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created They sing unto thée the Song of Moses and of the Lamb saying Great and marvellous are thy works Lord God Almighty Just and true are thy waies thou King of Saints Who shall not fear thée O Lord and glorifie thy Name for thou only art Holy For all Nations shall come and Worship before thee for thy judgements are made manifest Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive Power and Riches and Wisdome and Strength and Honour and Glory For thou hast redeemed us to God by thy blood and made us Kings and Priests to God The Fourth Part. O That men would praise the Lord for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the Children of men Let them Sacrifice the Sacrifices of Thanksgiving and declare his works with rejoycing Sing unto the Lord bless his Name shew forth his Salvation from day to day Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness fear before him all the Earth Let the Heavens rejoyce and the Earth bee glad before the Lord For hee cometh For hee cometh to judge the Earth With Righteousness shall hée judge the World and the People with Equity Bless the Lord yée his Angels that excel in strength that do his Commandements hearkening to the voice of his Word Bless yée the Lord all yée his Hosts yee Ministers
night Make him as an Angel of God to discera between good and evil that in his eyes a vile person may be contemned due hee may honour them that fear the Lord that his eyes may bee upon the faithful of the Land that they may dwell with him and they that are perfect in the way serve him Remove the Wicked from before him that his Throne may bee established in Righteousness and grant that under him wee may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all Godliness and Honesty And when hee hath finished his course on Earth let him inherit a Crown of Righteousness and reign with Christ for ever Bless the Queen Mother the Illustrious Prince James Duke of York and the rest of the Royal Family endue them with thy Holy Spirit inrich them with thy heavenly Grace and make them blessings in their Generation Endue the Lords of His Majesties Counsel and all the Nobility the Judges and all the Magistrates of the Land with Wisdome from above that they may rule as in thy fear and iudge Righteous Judgement and may take heed what they do as iudging not for man but for the Lord that Justice may run down as Water and Righteousness as a mighty stream Let all His Maiesties Subiects duly submit to him and obey him not only for wrath 〈◊〉 for conscience sake Let all his Kingdâ—mes bee the Kingdâ—mes of the Lord and of his Son Christ that God may dwell amongst us and if it may bee said of them The Lord bless thee O Habitation of Justice and Mountain of Holiness For Thine O Father with the Son and Holy Ghost is the Kingdome and Power and Glory for ever Amen The General Prayer OMost Holy Blessed and Glorious Trinity Father Son and Holy Ghost Three Persons and One God our Creator Redeemer and Sanctifier our Lordâ— our Governour and Father hear us and have mercy upon 〈◊〉 miserable sinners O Lord our Saviour God and man 〈◊〉 who having assumâ—… our nature by thy sufferings and death and burial wast made 〈◊〉 Ransome to take away the sins of the World who being raises from the dead ascended and glorified art made Head over all things to the Church which thou gatherest justifiest sanctifiest rulest and preservest and which at thy coming Thou wilt raise and judge to endless Glory Wee beseech Thee to hear us miserable sinners make sure to us our Calling and Election our unfeigned Faith and Repentance that being justified and made the Sons of God wee may have Peace with him as our Reconciled God and Father Let thy holy Spirit sanctifie us and dwell in us and cause us to deny our selves and to give up our selves entirely to Thee as being not our own but Thine As the World was created for thy Glory let thy Name bee glorified throughout the World Let Self-love and Pride and Uain-glory bee destroyed cause us to love Thee fear Thee and trust in Thee with all our hearts and to live to Thee Let all the Earth subject themselves to Thee their King Let the Kingdomes of the World become the Kingdomes of the Lord and of his Christ Let the Atheists Idolaters Mahometans Jews and other Infidels and ungodly People bee converted Send forth meet Labourers into the Harvest and let the Gospel bee preached throughout all the World Preserve and bless them in thy Work Sustain in patience and seasonably deliver the Churches that are oppressed by Idolaters Infidels Mahometans or other enemies or by the Roman Papal 〈◊〉 Unite all Christians in Jesus Christ the true and onely universal Head in the true Christian and Catholick Faith and Love cast out Heresies and Corruptions heal divisions let the strong receive the weak and bear their Infirmities Restrain the spirit of Pride and Cruelty and let nothing bee done in strife or vain-glory Keep us from Atheism Idolatry and Rebellion against Thee from Infidelity Ungodliness and Sensuality from Security Presumption and Despair Let us delight to please Thee and let thy Word bee the Rule of our Faith and Lives let us love it and understand iâ— and meditate in it day and night Let us not corrupt or neglect thy Worship nor take thy Holy Name in vain keep us from Blasphemy Perjury prophane Swearing Lying contempt of thy Ordinances and from false unworthy and unreverent thoughts and speeches of God or holy things and from the neglect and prophanation of thy Holy Day Put it into the hearts of the Kings and Rulers of the World to submit to Christ and rule for him as Nursing-Fathers to his Church and save them from the temptations that would drown them in sensuality or would break them upon Christ as a Rock of offence by engaging them against his holy Doctrine Waies and Servants Have mercy on thy Servant Charls our King protect his Person illuminate and sanctifie him by thy Spirit that above all things hee may seek thine honour the encrease of Faith and holy Obedience to thy Laws and may govern us as thy Minister appointed by Thee for the terrour of evil doers and the praise of them that do well that under him wee may live a quiet and peaceable life in all Godliness and Honesty Have mercy upon all the Royal Family upon the Lords of the Counsel and all the Nobility the Judges and other Magistrates of these Lands Let them fear Thee and hee Ensamples of Piety and Temperance haters of Injustice Covetousness and Pride and Defenders of the Innocent in their eyes let a vile person bee contemned but let them honour them that fear the Lord. Let every soul bee subject to the Higher Powers and not resist Let them obey the King and all in Authority not only for wrath but for conscience sake Give all the Churches able holy faithful Pastors that may soundly and diligently preach thy Word and guide the Flocks in waies of Holiness and Peace over-seeing and ruling them not by constraint but willingly not for filthy lucre but of a ready minde not as being Lords over thy Heritage but the Servants of all and Ensamples to the Flock that when the chief Pastor shall appear they may receive the Crown of Glory Let the people know those that are over them in the Lord and labour among them preaching to them the Word of God let them highly esteem them in love for their works sake account them worthy of double honour and obey them in the Lord. Let Parents bring up their Children in Holy Nurture that they may remember their Creatour in the daies of their youth and let Children love honour and obey them Let husbands love their Wives and guide them in knowledge and holiness and let Wives love and obey their Husbands Let Masters rule their servants in thy fear and servants obey their Masters in the Lord. Kéep us from Murders and violence and injurious passionate words and actions Kéep us from Fornication and all uncleanness from Chambering and wantonness from Lustful thoughts
and filthy Communication and all unchaste behaviour Kéep us from stealing or wronging our Neighbour in his propriety from perverting Justice from false witnessing and deceit from slandering backbiting uncharitable censuring or other wrong to the reputation of our Neighbours Kéep us from coveting any thing that is our Neighbours Let us love our Neighbours as our selves and do to others as wee would they should do to us Cause us to love Christ in his members with a pure and fervent love and to love our Enemies and do good to all as wée are able but especially to the houshold of Faith Give us our necessary sustentation and provision for thy service and contentedness therewith Bless our labours and the fruits of the earth in their season and give us such temperate weather as tendeth hereunto Deliver us and all thy servants from such sickness wants and other distresses as may unseasonably take us off thy service Kéep us from gluttony and drunkenness slothfulness unlawful gain and from making provision for the flesh to satisfie its lusts When wée sui restore us by true Repentance and Faith in Christ Let us loath our selves for our transgressions Forgive them all and accept us in thy well beloved Son save us from the curse and punishment which they deserve and teach us heartily to forgive others Convert our enemies periâ—culors and slanderers and forgive them Cause us to watch against temptations to resist and overcome the Flesh the Devil and the World and by no Allurements of pleasure profit or honour to bee drawn from thée to sin let us patiently suffer with Christ that wée may reign with him Deliver us and all thy people from the enmity and rage of Satan and all his wicked Instruments and preserve us to thy Heavenly Kingdome For thou only art the Universal King All power is thine in Heaven and Earth of Thee and through Thee and to Thee are all things and the glory shall bée Thine for ever Amen Concerning the Psalms for Publick use Wee desire that instead of the imperfect version of the Psalms in Meeter now in use Mr. William Bartons Version and that perused and approved by the Church of Scotland there in use being the best that we have seen may bee received and corrected by some skilful men and both allowed for grateful variety to bee Printed together on several Columnes or Pages and publickly used At least until a better than either of them shall bee made A Thanksgiving for Christ and his gracious Benefits MOst Glorious God accept through thy beloved Son though from the hands of sinners of thanksgiving which thy unspeakable love and mercies as well as thy Command do binde us to offer up unto Thée Thou art the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation full of compassion Gracious long suffering Plenteous in goodness and truth keeping mercy for thousands forgiving Iniquitie Transgression and Sin For thy glory thou didst create us after thine Image Thou madest us a little lower than the Angels and Crownedst us with glory and honour giving us Dominion over the works of thy hands and putting all these things under our feet And when wee forsâ—â—k thée and broke thy Covenant and rebelled against Thée and corrupted our selves and turned our glory into shame thou didst not leave us in the hands of Death nor cast us out into utter Desperation But thou didst so love the sinful World as to give thy Son to bee our Saviour Hée took nor upon him the nature of Angels but of man The word was made flesh and dwelt among us This is the unsearchable Mystery of love which the Angels desire to pryints Hee was tempted that hee might succour them that are tempted and conquered the Tempter that had conquered us Hee became poor that was Lord of all to make us rich Hée did not sin but fulfilled all righteousness to save us from our unrighteousness Hée made himself of no reputation but was reviled scorned and spit upon enduring the Cross and despising the shame to cover our shame and to bring us unto glory thou laidst upon him the Iniquity of us all Hée was bruised and wounded for our Transgressious that wée might bée healed by his stripes Hée gave himself a Ransome for us and died for our sins And rose again for our justification Wée thank thée for his death that saveth us from death and that hée bore the curse to redeem us from the curse and for his life which opened us the way to life Thou hast given him to bée head over all things to the Church and hast given the Heathen to bée his Inheritance and given him a name above every name and given all power and judgement unto him Wée thank thée for the New and better Covenant for thy great and precious promises That thou hast given us eternal life in Christ That wée have the clear and sure Revelation of thy will in the Holy Scriptures That thou foundedst thy Church upon Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ himself being the head Corner stone And hast committed to thy Ministers the word of Reconciliation that as Embassadours speaking in the stead of Christ they might beseech us to bee reconciled unto thee Wée thank thée that by them thou hast opened our eyes and turned us from darkness unto Light and from the power of Satan unto God Wée were sometimes foolish disobedient deceived serving divers lusts and pleasures taken captive by Satan at his will but thy mercy saved us by the washing of Regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost Thou mightest justly have left us to the blindness of our mindes and to the hardness of our hearts to seared consciences to bee past feeling to our own hearts lusts to walk in our own Counsels and to work uncleanness with greediness when we so oft refused to come to Christ that wee might have life and would not have him to reign over us But thy patience waited on us in our sin And all the day long didst thou stretch forth thy hand to a disobedient and gain-saying People When wee turned from thee thou calledst after us to turn and live Thou drewest us to thy Son and openedst our hearts to attend unto thy calls Thou lovedst us first and was found of them that sought thee not Thou hast pardoned our great and manifold transgressions and iustified us by Faith in Christ and given us Repentance unto life Thou hast adopted us to bee thy sons and joynt heirs with Christ and made us his members and given us his spirit Wee are no more strangers but fellow Citizens with the Saints and of thy houshold Blessed bee the God and Father of our Lord Jesus-Christ who of his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead to an Inheritance incorruptible undefiled that fadeth not away reserved in Heaven for us Thou keepest us by thy mighty power through Faith unto salvation