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A14004 The practise of the faithfull containing many godly praiers both of morning and euening and other necessarie occasions. Whereunto are added diuers profitable and comfortable meditations necessarie to be remembered and practised of euery Christian. Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657. 1613 (1613) STC 24314; ESTC S102481 54,477 274

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thou_o of_o thy_o sin_n and_o so_o daily_o renew_v thy_o repentance_n as_o thou_o renue_v thy_o sin_n as_o isaiah_n 1._o 15._o dan._n 9_o 5._o 6._o 2._o before_o thou_o make_v thy_o prayer_n to_o almighty_a god_n thou_o must_v be_v or_o at_o least_o desire_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o those_o who_o thou_o have_v offend_v as_o need_n require_v math._n 5._o 23._o mark_n 11._o 25._o 3._o thou_o must_v prepare_v thyself_o both_o in_o heart_n and_o mind_n as_o one_o that_o be_v to_o speak_v familiar_o unto_o god_n eccles_n 5._o 1._o 4._o every_o petition_n thou_o make_v must_v proceed_v from_o a_o lively_a sense_n and_o feel_v of_o thy_o own_o want_n &_o of_o thy_o spiritual_a poverty_n for_o otherwise_o no_o prayer_n can_v be_v powerful_a and_o hearty_a and_o consequent_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n 5._o thou_o must_v endeavour_n that_o thy_o prayer_n do_v proceed_v from_o a_o earnest_a desire_n of_o that_o grace_n thou_o want_v and_o this_o desire_n indeed_o before_o god_n be_v prayer_n 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persevere_v in_o prayer_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o the_o time_n of_o prayer_n but_o also_o afterward_o and_o till_o the_o thing_n ask_v be_v grant_v luke_n 18._o 1._o isaiah_n 62._o 7._o 11._o every_o prayer_n shall_v ordinary_o have_v in_o it_o if_o it_o be_v set_v and_o solemn_a some_o thanksgiving_a unto_o god_n for_o his_o benefit_n both_o for_o soul_n and_o body_n phil._n 4._o 6._o 12._o when_o prayer_n be_v end_v thou_o must_v have_v a_o particular_a faith_n whereby_o thou_o may_v depend_v upon_o god_n for_o the_o grant_n of_o thy_o particular_a request_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o god_n shall_v see_v they_o fit_v for_o thou_o mark_v 11._o 24._o 13._o last_o thou_o must_v labour_v to_o do_v and_o practice_v that_o which_o thou_o praie_v for_o and_o not_o only_o to_o pray_v for_o blessing_n but_o to_o use_v all_o lawful_a mean_n whereby_o those_o blessing_n which_o thou_o ask_v may_v be_v obtain_v 12._o brief_a note_n show_v the_o necessity_n of_o prayer_n because_o without_o 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be_v avenge_v of_o the_o iniquity_n reign_v among_o we_o ezek._n 22._o 30._o 7._o god_n require_v a_o daily_a and_o constant_a course_n of_o prayer_n at_o our_o hand_n which_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n in_o all_o age_n job._n 1._o 1._o psal_n 1._o 8._o god_n do_v daily_o bestow_v blessing_n upon_o we_o therefore_o we_o must_v daily_o serve_v he_o lament_v 3._o 23._o psal_n 103._o 2._o 9_o because_o satan_n be_v never_o weary_a of_o tempt_v we_o therefore_o we_o shall_v have_v our_o loin_n gird_v and_o be_v always_o upon_o our_o watch_n to_o resist_v he_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 8._o 10._o we_o have_v not_o a_o day_n warrant_v no_o not_o a_o hour_n certainty_n of_o life_n therefore_o we_o be_v at_o no_o time_n to_o be_v unprepared_a because_o we_o know_v not_o the_o hour_n when_o our_o master_n come_v math._n 24._o 42._o 11._o we_o be_v pilgrim_n and_o traveller_n in_o this_o world_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v travel_v each_o day_n home_o ward_n to_o our_o 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judgement_n and_o fatherly_a chastisement_n both_o upon_o other_o and_o upon_o myself_o and_o have_v not_o profit_v thereby_o to_o true_a repentance_n and_o reformation_n of_o life_n yea_o o_o lord_n i_o have_v live_v in_o the_o pro●anation_n of_o thy_o holy_a ordinance_n thy_o word_n sacrament_n and_o this_o exercise_n of_o prayer_n neither_o prepare_v myself_o hereunto_o ●right_o nor_o be_v conversent_a therein_o with_o that_o care_n diligence_n and_o conscience_n as_o i_o ought_v and_o therefore_o thou_o may_v just_o deprive_v i_o of_o that_o fruit_n of_o edification_n i_o may_v have_v reap_v by_o the_o reverend_a and_o religious_a use_v of_o these_o divine_a ordinance_n many_o other_o sin_n o_o lord_n i_o have_v commit_v the_o least_o whereof_o if_o thou_o shall_v lay_v unto_o my_o charge_n i_o be_v never_o able_a to_o appear_v in_o thy_o sight_n or_o to_o answer_v thou_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o i_o beseech_v thou_o deal_v favourable_o with_o i_o as_o thou_o be_v w●nt_a to_o do_v 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