not be afraid and though Warre be raised against vs we will trust in this euen that thou wilt deliuer vs and giue our Faith the Victorie But because thou hast said likewise by Salomon that Warre must be enterprised with Counsell Our humble Prayer and Supplication in Christ Iesus is That it would please thee to grant vnto Him who by thy appointment is chosen of our Gracious King to be his Admirall to rule and gouerne this whole Fleet assembled together in Ships prepared as wee hope and trust to fight thy Battailes vpon the Waters or else-where by Land against thine Enemies ours vniustly prouoking vs to fight to Him wee say and to all the rest of the Captaines and Commanders of the Ships of Warre in this whole Fleet now in this present Voyage Wisdome Discretion aud Policie carefully to fore-see and diligently to preuent all the inconueniences that may hinder the Atchieuement of the hoped Victorie To this end O gracious God giue grace to Him and to all such as are called by way of assistance for their experience to ayde and further the Common Cause as well with sound Policie as with strength of Armes for in the multitude of them that can giue Counsell is health giue grace wee say and pray vnto them O Lord if it be thy pleasure to be so fauorable vnto our King and Countrie that with true and perfect Knowledge of Wisdome and Vnderstanding which increaseth strength they may preuent all dangers For thou dost strengthen by Wisedome and sauest by Vnderstanding when and whom it pleaseth thee insomuch as with one man guided by thy Spirit thou preuailest against thousands destituted thereof Giue vnto them all a constant Resolution grounded vpon firme Faith in thee by which they may be emboldned when they encounter the Enemie to say in the Spirit Wee trust in God wee will not feare what Flesh can doe vnto vs. Cause the spirit of our Enemies to faile in the midst of them Destroy their Counsells let them be for the spreading of Nettes in the midst of the Sea wherein they are emboldned through the multitude of men and in the confidence of a fleshly Arme to fight against thy people which call vpon thy Name O Lord for that they haue vndertaken a false quarrell and doe encourage themselues in a wicked purpose Let them be a spoyle vnto vs that all other Princes seeing how valiant thou art in Battailes may cloath themselues with a Robe of Astonishment and say Verily the Lord fighteth for his people the Lord went forth with their Armies and conducted them hee is the Shield and strength of their Deliuerance No Counsell can stand against God no Counsell nor Force of Armes may dare to oppose it selfe and preuaile against them whom he is pleased to protect and defend by his Counsell And the Nations seeing how thou hast executed Vengeance vpon our Enemies with rebukes of thy Indignation may confesse thee to be the only Lord God Mightie in Battailes and Powerfull in all Wisdome and so bee prouoked thereby the more seriously to giue to thee the Glory due to thy Name which is a name of great feare and wonder ouer all the World Furthermore wee beseech thee be pleased in mercy to hearken vnto vs praying in the Name of thy Sonne Christ forasmuch as thou art the Lord which sittest vpon the Flouds to moderate the Tempests of the Winde and weather during their Voyage as that neither our Shippes nor men suffer any annoyance by raging surges of the Waters which otherwise in thy iudgement might ouerwhelme and destroy all For we confesse that our vnworthinesse is great and our sinnes deserue the furie of thine Anger But remember O Lord that thy Name is called vpon of vs and we are thy people to whom thou hast graciously made thy selfe knowne by many mercies and fauours enriching vs both Prince and People with infinite blessings of Peace and Tranquilitie aboue all Nations For which we heartily thanke thee desiring thee for thy Christs sake to increase thy Faith in vs daily more and more and that wee may still growe forward in true loue and thankfulnesse towards thee both Prince and People So shall the King reioyce in his strength whom thou hast made glad with the Ioy of thy Countenance we thy People his Subiects for all thy fauourable kindnesses and for this Sea-Victorie giue thee praise and glory saying the Lord is our Rocke and our Fortresse in him doe we put our trust Grant vs these and all other thy good Blessings which thou knowest to be necessarie for vs and thy whole Church euen for thy deare Sonne our Sauiour Iesus Christs sake Amen A briefe Prayer for priuate Persons in tempestious weather ALmightie and most mercifull God Eternall strong and magnificent at whose voyce the highest Mountaines lowest deepes and all things vnder the Sunne doe tremble and quake preserue vs from thy insupportable anger pardon our sinnes let thy amiable countenance shine vpon vs and alwayes be neere vnto vs Grant that this grieuous and terrible Tempest may passe away without hurting of vs or any of our Brethren Keepe our bodyes our Houses or any thing else that belongs vnto vs from Lightning Fire or any other destruction Holy Father defend vs from all euill sudden and vnprepared death and for thy deare Sonne Christ Iesus sake bring vs to thy eternall habitation of Eternall Blisse where wee may sing perpetually amongst the company of the Angells and Saints in Heauen Halelujah vnto the glory of thy holy Name Amen A briefe Prayer for our afflicted Brethren wheresoeuer MOst gracious God wee beseech thee to looke vpon the aduersitie of our poore Brethren relieue their necessities and rid them out of their miseries that they may the more quietly set their mindes vpon thee if in thy Wisdome thou shalt see it expedient otherwise giue them patience with constant mindes and willing hearts thankfully to beare this thy Fatherly Visitation without grudging or repining against thee humbly submitting themselues vnto thy diuine pleasure with full assurance that in the end thou wilt bring them vnto thy euerlasting rest there to remaine with thee world without end Amen A briefe priuate Prayer for preparation to the publike Fasts whether in Citie or Countrie O Iust and righteous God who as thou art the God of Plentie who fillest with thy blessings euery liuing Creature so thou art the God that commandest Abstinence and Humilitie for sinne and seeing that by thy Iudgements vpon vs at this present thou callest for our humiliation repentance and amendment of life and this Day is thereupon set apart and dedicated to humble our selues before thee by fasting from food good Lord grant that wee may now and euer fast from sinne also and giue vs grace and abilitie to performe this dayes Fast with all humilitie deuotion and such repentant hearts as may through Christ be acceptable in thy sight Amen HALELVIAH FINIS Vox Civit. Ier. 9. 1. Isai 10. 1. Ier. 9. 1. Iuly August Lam. 1. 1. Verse 4. Verse 7. Verse 8. Doct. Hall Epist. Decad. 4. Epist. 9. Ecclus 38. Zeph. 3. 1 2 3 4. Verse 5. Isa 1. 21 Isai 3 14. Deut. 1. 18.
that rise early and sit vp late to drinke and that are mightie to drinke Wine and strong drinke And remembring what became of the rich Glutton in the Gospell Let euery Oppressour and Grinder of the Faces of the Poore repent them of their sinnes and consider the third Chapter of Jsaiah before recited and with Zacheus let them learne to make Restitution and consider who hath said Let him that hath stolne steale no more c. And for Viperous and gryping Vsurers let them often reade and meditate on the 15. Psalme Let all Contemners of Gods Word his Sacraments and faithfull Ministers thereof repent and learne to receiue the Food which is able to saue their Soules with all meekenesse and to haue the Ministers thereof in due reuerence for their Message sake Let all Proud and high-minded People learne of St. Paul Coloss 3. 12. Nay let them learne of a greater than Paul euen of our Sauiour Christ himselfe Matth. 11. 29. To conclude let all sorts of Men and Women Rich and Poore old and young forsake their sinfull courses and striue to finde out the Plague in their owne hearts whether sinnes of heart or sinnes of life sinnes of commission or omission and turne vnto the Lord with true Repentance according to Iohn Baptists Counsell Bring forth fruits meet for Repentance Yea let vs with the Apostles in the Gospell cry Is it I Lord Is it I c. Nay let vs euery one say Is it not I Lord Js it not J c. And so hand in hand Let vs all approach the Throne of Grace by heartie and feruent Prayer and neuer giue ouer importuning the Lord vntill he be pleased to hold the hand of the destroying Angell and cause him to sheath his Sword and so this grieuous fearefull and deuouring Sicknesse of the Pestilence as it is wonderfully asswaged shall cease from this Citie To which end I your indulgent Mother haue collected these ensuing Platformes of Prayers to helpe those that cannot otherwise poure out their soules vnto Almightie God in Prayer Which I wish may yield some profit and comfort to euery honest-hearted Christian that shall view and make vse of them in these sad times of Mourning and Humiliation Amen And aboue all beware of Securitie now GOD hath for the time so much and mercifully withdrawne his hand PRIVATE PRAYERS appropriated to the present perplexed times A Prayer of Thankesgiuing vpon the decreasing and ceasing of the Contagious Sicknesse O Almightie Iehouah who as thou art the GOD of Iudgement so thou art the Father of Mercy And in the dayes of olde diddest in thy just Iudgement drowne the whole vnrepentant World by thy Deluge of Water except thy Seruant Noah and his Family and yet at length thou didst remember Mercy and ceased the Floud and sent drie Land And in the dayes of thy Seruant Dauid for his and his Peoples sinne didst destroy a mightie Multitude with thy Plague of Pestilence and yet at length didst also remember Mercie commanded the Destroying Angell to sheath his Sword and cease And in the time of thy Seruant Ionah didst remoue the deserued Destruction of Niniueh remembring thy Mercy Thou art the same God of Iustice still and we doe confesse wee haue most iustly deserued thy Wrath and prouoked thee by our infinite sinnes to send this present Pestilence amongst vs which hath swept away so many Thousands of vs And seeing thou remembring thy wonted Mercy hast heard the Prayers of some Noah some Dauid some Ionah thy Seruants remaining and hast begun to shew vs fauour insomuch that first the tops then the midst and lastly the whole Mountaines of thy Mercies haue appeared and doe appeare vnto vs after this thy great Deluge of Destruction by the hand of the Destroyer wee doe vpon the bended knees of our sorrowfull soules returne vnto thy mercifull Maiestie all possible and heartie praise and thanksgiuing most humbly beseeching thee for thy Christs sake still to shew vs thy fauourable Countenance in withdrawing more and more this thy heauy hand and Visitation of the Pestilence and withall make vs so thankfull for this and thy many other fauours that we that remaine may reioyce in thy Saluation and praise thee in the Congregation of the liuing O Lord as thou hast permitted the Blacke Horse of the Pestilence to trample on vs in so great a measure so thou hast giuen vs a glimpse of the Pale Horse of Famine and no lesse of the Red Horse of Warre Wherefore furthermore O blessed God wee doe most earnestly intreate thee to be yet more mercifull vnto vs and remoue and auert all or any other thy Iudgements which doe deseruedly hang ouer our heads and when thou hast with-drawne the Pestilence from vs let not as bad or a worse Plague ouertake vs But Lord wee pray thee looke mercifully vpon vs and Lord if it be thy will let the Cup of thine indignation and wrath passe from vs of this Citie from this Land wherein we liue although wee doe confesse that the crying sinnes of this Land yea of this Citie doe deserue that thou shouldest vtterly destroy vs from off the Earth yet we know that thou art a God that canst not forget to be mercifull therefore we beseech thee to spare vs oh spare vs good God for thy infinite mercies sake and in sparing vs giue vs grace to redeeme the time because the dayes be euill that so wee our Wiues Children and Seruants that remaine aliue may blesse and laud thee in the Land of the liuing euen now and all the dayes of our liues and to that end giue vs wee humbly craue health of body and peace of Conscience that so wee may daily grow vp from grace to grace in this world and hereafter reigne with thee in the Kingdome of Grace and Glory where thou reignest with thy Sonne our Sauiour and the Holy Ghost a God of Eternitie Indiuiduall Immortall and the only wise God for euermore Amen A devout and feruent Prayer to bee vsed by all Londoners and members of the Citie in time of and during the contagious Pestilence VVHither shall wee goe O Lord in the day of our Affliction but onely vnto thee Thou alone canst saue and out of thy hands none is able to giue deliuerance Heauy at this time is thy hand vpon vs in this Citie and fearefull is the Disease with which thou hast afflicted vs Wee are euen afraid one friend and neighbour of anothers breath nothing is before vs but present Death Scarcely can wee looke forth but we may see some one or other amongst vs carried away to the Graue and the Mourners going about the Streets We must needs confesse that though this bee grieuous yet it is the smallest part of our desert It is just with thee to smite vs with Botches and Scabs that cannot bee healed and to make the Pestilence euen to cleaue vnto our loynes and to sweepe vs away from off the Earth euen as a man sweepeth
away dung till all bee gone For how haue wee multiplied our iniquities before thee and to what a shamelesse and intollerable measure are our sinnes increased Many warnings haue beene giuen vs by thy Ministers thou hast risen earely and late and sent vnto vs by them yet we haue made our hearts as Adamant stones and haue put farre from vs the Euill-day perswading our selues that their Sermons were but winde and that they did but commend vnto vs their owne fancies Thus haue wee encouraged our selues in Euill and haue set thy judgements at naught euery one turning to his owne course as the Horse rusheth into the Battaile adding Drunkennesse to thirst and falling away from thee more and more But O Lord giue vs now at the last remorsefull and repentant hearts make vs as it were to smite vpon our thighes as a signe that wee see our wandrings and that we are ashamed of our sinnes Embolden vs in the name of Christ to come into thy Presence and in all earnestnesse of spirit to cry vnto thee Take away our Iniquities and receiue vs gratiously Teach vs as well to feare sinne the cause of this wasting Sicknesse as we doe the Sicknesse itselfe which is the fruit of Sinne. Comfort vs according to the dayes that thou hast afflicted vs and let the sweet feeling of the gracious testimony of thy Spirit speaking Peace vnto our Soules preuaile against all other sadnesse or cause of griefe or sorrow whatsoeuer Say O Lord vnto the destroying Angell It is sufficient hold thy hand Or if it bee thy pleasure to stretch thy hand yet further and to take vs or any of vs away also O prepare vs to thine owne purpose endue vs with a holy patience to endure the vtmost Tryall and grant that whatsoeuer befall our earthly Tabernacles yet our soules may be alwaies acceptable vnto thee and all this for Christ Iesus his sake who hath loued vs and giuen himselfe to be a Sacrifice of a sweet smelling sauour vnto thee Amen A Zealous Prayer in time of the Plague to bee vsed by all Londoners that are fled from the Citie and all others that are sensible of the Cities Calamitie wheresoeuer O LORD GOD our onely helper and Defender who amongst all other Euils hast promised to deliuer thy People from the noysome Pestilence Wee beseech thee take this thy heauy Plague away from vs and especially withhold thy hand from off the Citie of London the Metropolis of this Kingdome where thy Name is daily called vpon And let our humble Supplications which at this time vpon our knees wee make vnto thee in the name of CHRIST IESVS procure our happie Release and appease thy Wrath which wee haue justly procured against vs thorow sinne Lord wee being heartily sorry for our sinnes fully purposing by the assistance of thy holy Spirit to amend our liues doe humbly intreat thee to haue mercy vpon vs to take away this Plague from vs and not to suffer vs to perish after so miserable a sort Wee thanke thee O Lord that thou hast not left vs altogether comfortlesse nor cast vs off without hope but hast somewhat withdrawne thy heauy hand and spared many of vs wee pray thee to continue thy fauour daily more and more towards vs to deale with vs in Mercy not in Iustice to blesse vs all those that depend on vs To set thy sauing Marke vpon our Houses as thou diddest for the Jsraelites in AEgypt To giue order to the Destroyer that hee hurt vs not to put thy strength to our Medicines to let thy good blessing make the preseruatiues of Physicians effectuall and to make our shifting places for more securitie profitable vnto vs. Giue vs grace O Lord not to trust too much on outward meanes but only on thy Mercy Protect vs alwaies in all our wayes haue pitie vpon our destressed Brethren and Sisters whether in London or else-where Comfort the desolate Widow prouide for all Orphanes and Fatherlesse Children gather vs together againe that by these meanes are dispersed Send vs Health Peace with men vpon Earth and peace of Conscience towards thee through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen A Prayer for our gracious King Charles O Thou mightie Jehouah whose habitation is in the highest Heauens who rulest all things euery where by that same wisdome by which thou didst first create them euen thou the Lord of Lords exalted farre aboue the Princes of the Earth who haue no power rule nor Authoritie but what is giuen them from thee For by thee Kings Reigne and Princes Rule Forasmuch as thou hast commanded by thy Apostle Paul that we shall make Jntercessions for Kings as being a thing good and acceptable in thy sight Wee are bold vpon this Warrant to appeare before thy Throne of Grace and to present thee with a Prayer and Supplication in the behalfe of our Dread Soueraigne and Liege Lord King Charles for whom wee thy Seruants his most loyall and faithfull Subiects by thy appointment doe most humbly Supplicate that seeing thou hast chosen him as thou hadst appointed it long before to be now a King to vs thy people and a Iudge of thy Sonnes and Daughters and hee knowing that the Throne on which he sitteth as King in thy stead is thy Throne may bee illuminated with thy Spirit of Vnderstanding and all Princely knowledge from aboue fully replenished with that Wisdome which sitteth by thy Throne So doe according to Equitie and Righteousuesse and execute Iudgement with an vpright heart For he thus enabled by thee shall know how to goe out and in among thy people whom he is to judge being now in the midst of them Kindle rherefore in his heart which is in thy hands as the Riuers of Waters a true and constant zeale of godlinesse which may argue in him a sound and perfect knowledge of thy heauenly Will that so principally and aboue all things seeking and procuring th' aduancement of thy glory hee may be vnto thy people a Noursing Father to defend maintaine and preserue thy Church against all Enemies Forraine Domesticall Atheist or Papist open or secret which trecherously seeke to disturb the peace of it and of his Kingdomes For the better maintenance whereof as also for establishing a common tranquilitie in his State politique in thy feare giue him the wise heart of Moses thy Seruant to obey the godly Counsell of some Iethro cause him to prouide Ministers vnder him such as are men of courage fearing Thee his and their God dealing truly hating Couetousnesse And grant O Lord that these so ordained and constituted Magistrates vnder him for his ease For who is able to ouercome such a People alone as Iethro speaketh may bee as his Eyes Eares and Hands to see and looke cleerely in all parts of his Kingdomes with a sincere and single sight heare the Causes and Controuersies of his people with an Eare of Wisdome and vnderstanding deale righteously in all matters with euery Man and his Brother and
the stranger that is with him without respect of Person or feare of any mans face as Moses speaketh O Lord heare vs praying vnto thee for our King out of loyall hearts And thou O Lord thus blessing our King with wise and discreet Ministers stablish his Kingdome and settle his Throne in his Posteritie and so wee and our Posteritie may pray for him and them and praise Thee for him and them that may proceed from his Loynes euen while the Sunne and Moone shall endure Lord protect his sacred Person from the Pestilence his Minde from Papistrie make his dayes as Methusalems and in fulnesse of time giue him a Coelestiall for his Terrestriall Crowne Amen A Prayer for Queene Mary Wife to our Gracious Soueraigne O Lord God our only God and Father Thou didst open our mouthes and wee prayed to thee for our Dread Soueraigne thine Annointed Charles our King Be pleased wee beseech thee to vntie our Tongues now also to vtter a Prayer vnto thee for our Queene his Wife for whom Shee being a person of Princely Maiestie wee presume to intercede witnessing that loyaltie towards her which may be acceptable vnto Thee Wee craue and humbly intreate thee that thou wilt blesse her with all heauenly Graces such in speciall are best befitting her Personage and may also testifie the loue and care thou hadst of thy Glory to be aduanced by her now thou hast called her to this high Estate of an Eminent and illustrious Dignitie aboue others here with vs of her Sex Grant wee beseech thee that as thou hast made her the Wife and Consort of our most Gracious King so thou wilt blesse her as thou didst Sarah whom thou didst blesse to bee a Mother of Nations and Kings and that it may be a meanes to continue a Succession for the Peace of thy Church So forasmuch as thou hast promised by the mouth of thy Prophet Isaiah that Queenes shall be Nurses to thy people begotten by the Immortall seed of thy Word Shee being the Queene to our King who is to vs a Nursing Father may likewise in a mutuall consent of one and the same thy Religion here established amongst vs employ all her Endeauour Power and Authoritie for Her part to the preseruation of the Peace of Israell which is in the person of a Queene to be a carefull Nursing Mother of the Church For this cause Lord inspire her minde from aboue direct and guide her Will that shee may serue thee in feare of thy Maiestie who hast the Hearts of Kings yea of Queenes also as the Riuers of Waters to turne them as thou pleasest Enlighten her Minde and Vnderstanding wee beseech thee with the true knowledge of thy Will reuealed in thy Word that shee hauing first receiued a sanctified apprehension thereof by instruction from thy Spirit may resolutely persist in the Profession of it and so shee liuing here in thy feare may die in thy Loue to liue in thy Glory with thy Saints for euermore in Heauen Amen A Prayer for Frederick Prince Elector Palatine King of Bohemia Queene Elizabeth his Wife and their hopefull Children WHO are wee O Lord that thou shouldest heare vs and what can be our worthinesse that wee should dare now againe to intercede by Prayer before thee Wee confesse it is thy free Mercy that thou hearest and not of any worthinesse in vs praying And in this Name that thou art the Father of all mercies in Christ wee pray and beseech thee to behold from aboue with the Eye of pitie Frederick whom thou hast created Prince Electour Palatine and Lady Elizabeth c. our Kings Sister by thy ordinance coupled together Man and Wife and so made one-Flesh Forasmuch then as thou hast so appointed it and the end also of Matrimonie to be for the Propagation of Seed and that thy fauour in no outward thing more appeareth than in the increase of Children and which hath appeared in thy giuing them many sweet and hopefull Children Good Lord blesse them and let thy Grace grow with them and let that Noble and Excellent Lady be still as a fruitfull Vine on the side of her Husbands House and his Children like Oliue Plants round about his Table Blesse them O Lord euen with this Temporall fauour because of the Spirituall blessings which thou hast made to thy Church whereof they are and their people to professe thy Name and Truth after thy Word Lord cast thy Eye of pitie and compassion vpon their present downe-cast Estate Comfort them according to the dayes wherein thou hast afflicted them Let their Enemies and thine no longer triumph ouer them and their Inheritance Exalt them whom thou hast humbled and in thy good time wipe all teares from their Eyes Let thy Power and Wisdome ouer-shadow them O thou most High Thy heauenly grace lighten and preserue them in thy Loue that they may also gouerne their Subiects in the Truth of thy Faith in mutuall Charitie and so haue them alwayes obedient in all Loyaltie in thee for thy sake Prolong the dayes of their liues with many yeares to see their Childrens children If it be thy will let them enioy Health Wealth Peace and Prosperitie of all things That they liuing in thy feare to set forth thy Glory and Worship here on Earth may after this temporall euer-dying life be translated from hence into thy Kingdome to liue there with thee for euer and euer world without end Amen A Prayer for the Right Honourable the Lord Maior the Right Worshipfull the Sheriffes and Aldermen of this Citie of London O Heauenly Father the All-sufficient and Euer-liuing God wee thy seruants and children in Christ doe acknowledge thee to be the sole Preseruer of all Orders and States Politique wheresoeuer ruled and gouerned with good Discipline wholsome Lawes and iust judgements in Equitie by Magistrates as thy Lieutenants appointed and constituted ouer thy people for the good of both Church and Common-wealth a very manifest and singular Testimonie of thy Prouidence and presence among men Setting Establishing and vpholding Authorities that wee may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godlinesse and honestie In this acknowledgement and confession wee giue thy most diuine Maiestie our heartie thankes which wee pray thee accept as a sweet smelling Sacrifice beseeching thee further in the name of Christ for whose sake thou hast promised to heare and grant our Petions that forasmuch as thou hast commanded vs to make Intercessions for all that are in Authoritie and dost accompt it for an acceptable seruice in thy sight thou wilt be pleased to looke downe from thy high Throne of pitie and mercy beholding vs from thence with a gracious Eye euen now that we doe Supplicate for the whole State of this Citie especially the Lord Maior and the Sheriffs and Aldermen of the same The Lord Major who is placed in Authoritie and chiefe Ruler vnder our King by thy gracious permission and ordinance wee in these our Prayers first and principally commend vnto
thy Almightie protection most humbly intreating that he being in that high place aboue the rest of his Brethren for their good so appointed thou wilt giue him so much the more wisdome and vnderstanding that may truly guide and conduct both his minde and will to the true obedience of thy heauenly Will knowing that to bee the Squire and Rule of godly Actions aboue which his Function of Rule and Gouernment is and ought to be alwayes chiefly conuersant euen to lay forth all his paines and industrie to maintaine by an honest externall Discipline the publique peace and quietnesse of the people of all sorts vnder his gouernment in speciall to countenance Vertue for the encouragement of them that doe well and are willingly subiect for Conscience sake because to such thou hast made him thy Minister for their Wealth Againe to represse and beat downe Vice for the terrifying and keeping in awe such as doe Euill and are contumatious and stubbornly disobedient therein resisting thy Ordinance that they may learne to feare the Power of thy Magistrate whom thou hast made also thy Minister to take vengeance on him that doth euill for hee beareth not the Sword which thou hast put into his hand for nought For this cause good Lord instill into his minde a zealous care of thy Religion to feare thee O Lord aboue all for thy feare is the beginning of Wisdome Infuse into him the Spirit of Fortitude and courage to deale truly in this his place of Lieutenancie to execute Iudgement therein without respect of persons neither fauouring the Poore nor honouring the Mightie but hearing the Small as well as the Great to iudge his Neighbours iustly knowing that the Authoritie which is committed to him mediatly by our King is for the administring true Iustice vnder him with moderation and Equitie to the great comfort of euery one of his Charge and that he is and must be accomptable both to our King and to thee for the same To our King here in this life when hee shall please to call him to it To thee the King of Kings in that day wherein thou shalt say to him Giue an Accompt of thy Stewardship euen of thy Maioraltie shalt thou say vnto him how hast thou discharged that If he haue walked in Iustice and spoken righteous things refusing gaine of Oppression shaking his hands from taking of Gifts he may dwell on high hauing his defence the Munition of Rockes And what wee pray for him wee doe humbly supplicate in behalfe of the Sheriffs Iustices and Aldermen his Brethren likewise that they may discharge their seuerall Offices of Iustice religiously and conscionably for the good of thy People both in Church and Common-wealth in this Citie and the better peace of our Consciences when thou shalt call them to a reckoning And Lord let thy Power and Wisdome ouershadow them Thy Diuine and heauenly Grace enlighten and preserue them in thy feare and fauour now and euer Amen A Prayer for the Right Honourable the Counsell of Warre now established by Act of Parliament O Lord of Hoasts who hast reuealed thy selfe in thy holy Word to bee a Man of Warre as thou art a GOD of Peace And whereas O most wise God thou onely art the Author and perfiter of all good Workes which are begun in thy Name for thou disposest and gouernest all things in priuate Families and preseruest the publique Estates of Common-wealths as well in Warre as Peace And seeing also that nothing can either bee well begun nor bee proceeded in and ended without good and fit Counsell appropriated to each Action which dependeth vpon occasions and therefore is wisely to bee laid forth by a due consideration of circumstances for the same except it bee both entred and likewise seconded by counsell corresponding to it in particular Let it please thee in Christ to assist with thy Spirit of wisedome all such Honourable persons as are appointed by our Gracious King Colleagues and Associates in Counsell for the administring of Warlike affaires Giue them both a quicke and ripe wit to enquire and search out what is fit and meet to come into their Consultations vpon the present And then a discreet judgement to finde and discerne what is most behoouefull for effecting the present Businesse And lastly a courage and resolution to execute what by mature deliberation shall bee decreed and in all their Consultations let them specially attend vpon thy feare knowing that no counsell can bee administred to preuaile and take effect which is not guided thereby For as Salomon saith J Wisedome dwell with Prudence and J finde out Knowledge and Counsels To this end O Lord illuminate their eyes to behold right and let their eye-lids direct the way before thee that They turning neither to the Right hand nor to the Left for feare nor by meanes of Corruption or otherwise seduced from true fealtie may at all times boldly and faithfully aduance the present Businesse by such Counsell as it requireth to thy Glory in the lawfull managing of those Warlike affaires euen to the conquering of the Enemie without doing wrong and vnnecessary violence against the Law of Armes Therefore abandon farre from out their hearts all false lewd and treacherous Counsels which respect onely profit without a due and Godly regard of right Iustice Remoue all sinister passions and affections working by colourable pretences for priuate gaine or by malice mouing contentious questions of purpose to interrupt the course of their Consultation by which the cause may bee hindred and strength of Armes weakened to the great prejudice of the Common-wealth As it shall seeme good to thy heauenly Will so bee pleased wee beseech thee to be present and President with them at all times in all their Counsels that no pretences no particular respects nor quarrels may draw them apart into Factions But concurring in a mutuall and vnanimous consent of opinions may truely and loyally aduance the Common Cause by presupposing in their first thoughts the end of that which is to bee presented to the Consultation also by fitting the best and safest meanes for the atchieuing the same end And lastly by putting in execution what is determined with the least charge and losse if else it cannot bee done And otherwise O Lord if their Counsels by the fauourable assistance of thy Spirit shall bee furthered to a good and wished successe let them out of the knowledge of thy feare say with thankesgiuing Not vnto vs O Lord not vnto vs but vnto thy Name giue the praise For thou onely giuest Prudence and thou onely sauest by Prudence whom thou makest wise in thee Be thou therefore onely glorified in all the wisedome of Men for thy Mercies sake in CHRIST for euer Amen A Prayer for his Maiesties Nauy-Royall the Forces and Admirall now at Sea O Glorious God wee confesse it to be true that thy Prophet Dauid hath spoken in the Spirit Though an Hoast had pitched their Tents against me yet my heart should