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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12258	Heptameron, the seven dayes: that is, meditations and prayers, vpon the vvorke of the Lords creation Together with other certaine prayers and meditations, most comfortable for all estates, & c. By M. A. Symson, minister at Dalkeith.	Simson, Archibald, 1564-1628.	1621 (1621)	STC 22566; ESTC S102416	80,114	236

former Sabbathes may here beginne my spirituall Rest in thy Sanctuarie that after I may accomplish it in thine holie Temple throgh Iesus Christ our Lord and only Sauiour AMEN CERTAINE PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS MOST COMfortable for all estates Morning Prayer ALmightie God and moste mercifull Father I beseech thee that thou wouldest chase away with the brightnesse of thy presence my sinnes as a clowde that I may come before thee Psa 18.12 and with a cleane heart beholde thee and offer vp my Prayer as a Morning Sacrifice and as Incense of sweet Odour vnto thee Reuel 8.4 I thanke thy Majestie for the quiet rest of this night that thou hast so safely conuoyed me through the perils of darknesse and saued me from the prince of darknesse and brought me to the light of this day giuen mee a new day of repentance wherein I may seeke thee O Lord it was of thy mercie that I was not consumed Thou the watchman of Israel neither sleepest nor slumberest Psa 121.4 Albeit my bodie was lying as dead and all my senses were asleepe so that I was a readie prey to my spiritual foes Yet O Lord thou wast carefull of me when I was careles of my selfe and thou pitchedst about my bodie the muisible companie of thine holie Angels Psal 34.7 who haue graciously carried me and kept me from all euill Thou smotest the first borne of Egypt in one night by the destroyer Exo. 12.26 2. King 19 35 and the host of Senacherib by thine Angel But O Lord thou hast kept me and mine house safe by their hand thou foundest the blood of the Lambe vpon the doore of my soule and I haue escaped praise bee giuen vnto thee O Lord Ex. 12.13 who hast deliuered me and glorie to the Lambe by whom I haue escaped But especiallie I praise thee that my spirituall enemies haue not preuailed ouer me to snare me in sinne Sathan most busie in the night to cause men sinne Iob 24.16 for the Prince of darknesse worketh his works of darknesse in darknesse by the which hee leadeth the worlde vnto euerlasting darknesse in the night they steale they murder and commit adulteries but the Lord hath deliuered mee from the temptations of the Deuill Blessed bee thy Name for I knowe the night is to the Lord as the light Psal 139.12 hee beholdeth mee and seeth mee therefore I glorifie thee this morning that thou diddest keepe mee and gauest mee not ouer to bee illuded by my spirituall foes Thou wast a light vnto mee in darknesse But alace that my naturall heart cannot acknowledge thy goodnesse I haue rested in my bodie and my minde hath beene at great peace This is a double rest which thou hast giuen to thy beloued But alace thou hast so tenderlie dealt with my flesh that I am displeased that I should spende the whole night which is the halfe of my dayes Nota. so ydlie in my judgement that I should doe nothing but feede my flesh with sleepe I am displeased and thinke within my selfe Shall I lie so long and so manie nightes and shall not prayse my God for thy seruant DAVID not onelie prayed vnto thee in the morning Psa 55.17 and 6.6 and 63.6 and 77.6 119.62 148. at noone-tide and at Euen but also preuented the night watches to meditate on thy worde and watered his Bedde with teares thanking and thinking on thee communing with his owne heart And likewise O Lord I would rather bee content that mine eyes were holden waking with thee to remember thee than I should sleepe to forget thee I beseech thee O my God to forgiue mee thy poore creature who euer doe forget my duetie to thee both day and night and when I am sleeping sanctifie mee so by thy grace that my soule may bee waking with thee Lord wash mee from all the vncleannesse of body and soule which I haue contracted this night and as thou hast made separation betwixt the night and day so diuide mee from all sinne Lift vp the light of thy countenance vpon mee this day and inlighten my minde with vnderstanding that I may see the secret of thy Lawe Visit me with thy sweere mercie this morning Iob 7.18 that I may rejoyce in thee all my dayes I will rise in the morning and compasse thine holie Altar Psal 43.4 and 26.6 Thou art my Father and I am thy Childe I craue thy blessing for Christes sake to all the actions of this day that thou wilt accompanie them with thy speciall presence and direction and so I am sure that whatsoeuer I shall take in hand will prosper Further my mercifull Father I beseech thee to slay the corruptiōs of this wicked nature this day Bring in captiuitie euerie cogitation of my heart which rebelleth against thy will Put a watch to the doore of my lippes that no vnsauourie speach come out of my mouth Psa 141.3 but that which may tende to edification And dispose so all the actions of this day that no corruption which is in me may burst foorth either in word or deed whereby I may offende thee or my neighbour Mortifie the lustes of my flesh my pride turne it vnto humilitie my couetousnesse vnto liberalitie mine insolencie into grauitie Chaunge from euil to good my prodigalitie vnto abstinence my lies vnto trueth mine vncleannesse to chastitie my profanitie to reuerence c yea make that alteration and change in me this day that whatsoeuer delight of sinne is in me it may be consumed and thy graces as fruitfull hearbs may be planted in place of these weeds Forsake me not O Lord this day lest I forsake thee giue me not ouer vnto my selfe and to mine owne counsell and will lest I perish And because these are dayes of defection and apostasie wherein if it were possible the Elect would perish Matth. 24.22 I besech thee that I fall not backe from thy grace but let me make some progresse in godlinesse to approach neare vnto thy kingdome that as the powers of nature doe decay in me and I hasten to the graue so the strength of thine holy Spirite may fortifie mine inward man that I may grow from grace to grace vntill I passe the dangers of this pilgrimage and thou bring me to thy glorie through Christ our Lord. AMEN Euening Prayer O Lord let my prayer come before thee as pure Incense and as the Euening Sacrifice I present it vpon the golden Altar my blessed Sauiour that he Reuel 8.3 through the perfume and sweete smell of his sacrifice may make my petitions acceptable vnto thee I thanke thee O gracious and deare Father that thou hast so fauourably conuoyed me and preserued me from the perils of this day both of my soule and bodie And also I praise thee for thy fatherly care whereby thou hast aboundantly fedde by thy word my soule by thine earthly creatures my bodie I thanke thee that thou