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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51405	The Countess of Morton's daily exercise: or, A book of prayers, and rules how to spend the time in the service and pleasure of Almighty God.	Morton, Anne Douglas, Countess of, d. 1700.; Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.	1679 (1679)	Wing M2817A; ESTC R216837	16,448	141

joy and girded me with gladness therefore will I sing of thy Praise without ceasing and give thanks unto Thee for ever IV. I Sought the Lord and he heard me and delivered me out of all my trouble for the Angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him and delivereth them The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his Ears are open unto their Prayers V. WHat reward shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that he hath done unto me I will take the Cup of Salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord. I will offer to Thee the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving evermore praising Thee and saying O Holy Lord God Almighty Thou art worthy O Lord to receive Honour and Glory and Power for thou hast created all things and for thy Wills sake they are and were created VI. BLessing and Honour and Glory and Thanksgiving and Power and Might be unto the Lord our God for ever and ever AMEN THE END THE LAST WORDS OF THE Reverend Pious and Learned Dr. HAMMOND Being Two PRAYERS FOR THE Peaceful Re-settlement OF THIS CHURCH and STATE LONDON Printed for R. Royston Bookseller to His most Sacred Majesty 1679. Prayers for the Church and State Prayer I. O Blessed Lord who in thine infinite mercy didst vouchsafe to plant a glorious Church among us now in thy just judgment hast permitted our sins and follies to root it up be pleased at last to resume thoughts of Peace towards us that we may do the like to one another Lord look down from Heaven the habitation of thy Holiness and behold the Ruines of a desolate Church and compassionate to see her in the dust Behold her O Lord not only broken but crumbled divided into so many Sects and Fractions that she no longer represents the Ark of the God of Israel where the Covenant and the Manna were conserved but the Ark of Noah filled with all various sorts of unclean Beasts and to compleat our misery and guilt the Spirit of Division hath insinuated it self as well into our Affections as our Judgments that Badge of Discipleship which thou recommendedst to us is cast off and all the contrary wrath and bitterness anger and clamour called in to maintain and widen our breaches O Lord how long shall we thus violate and defame that Gospel of Peace that we profess how long shall me thus madly defeat our selves lose that Christianity which we pretend to strive for O thou which makest men to be of one mind in an house be pleased so to unite us that we may be perfectly joyn'd together in the same mind and in the same judgment And now that in Civil Affairs there seems some aptness to a composure O let not our Spiritual Differences be more unreconcileable Lord let not the roughest winds blow out of the Sanctuary let not those which should be Embassadors for Peace still sound a Trumpet for War but do thou reveal thy self to all our Eliah's in that still small Voice which may teach them to echo thee in the like meek treating with others Lord let no unseasonable stiffness of those that are in the right no perverse obstinacy of those that are in the wrong hinder the closing of our wounds but let the one instruct in meekness be thou pleased to give the other repentance to the acknowledgment of the truth To this end do thou O Lord mollifie all exasperate minds take off all animosities and prejudices contempt and heart-burnings and by uniting their hearts prepare for the reconciling their Opinions And that nothing may intercept the clear sight of thy truth Lord let all private and secular Designs be totally deposited that gain may no longer be the measure of our Godliness but that the one great and common concernment of truth and peace may be unanimously and vigorously pursued Lord the hearts of all men are in thy hands O be thou pleased to let thy Spirit of Peace overshadow the minds of all contending Parties and if it be thy will restore this Church to her pristine state renew her daies as of old let her escape out of Egypt be so entire that not an hoof may be left behind but if thy Wisdom see it not yet a season for so full a deliverance Lord defer not we beseech thee such a degree of it as may at least secure her a being if she cannot recover her Beauty yet O Lord grant her Health such a foundness of Constitution as may preserve her from dissolution Let thy providence find out some good Samaritans to cure her present Wounds and to whomsoever thou shalt commit that important Work Lord give them skilful hands and compassionate hearts direct them to such applications as may most speedily and yet most soundly heal the hurt of the Daughter of Sion and make them so advert to the Interests both of Truth and Peace that no lawful condescension may be omitted nor any unlawful made And do thou who art both the wonderful Counsellor and Prince of Peace so guide and prosper all Pacifick endeavors that all our distractions may be composed and our Jerusalem may again become a City at unity in it self that those happy Primitive days may at length revert wherein Vice was the only Heresie that all our intestine contentions may be converted into a vigorous opposition of our common Enemy our unbrotherly Feuds into a Christian Zeal against all that exalts it self against the obedience of Christ Lord hear us and ordain Peace for us even for his sake whom thou hast ordained our Peace maker Jesus Christ our Lord. Prayer the II. O Most gracious Lord who dost not afflict willingly nor grieve the childrenof men whosmitest not till the importunity of our sins enforce thee and then correctest in measure we thy unworthy Creatures humblyacknowledge that we have abundantly tasted of this patience and lenity of thine To what an enormous height were our sins arrived ere thou beganst to visit them when thou couldest no longer forbear yet mastering thy Power thou hast not proportion'd thy vengeance to our crimes but to thy own gracious design of reducing and reclaiming us Lord had the first stroke of thy hand been exterminatings our guilts had justified the method but thou hast proceeded by such easie and gentle degrees as witness how much thou desired'st to be interrupted and shew us that all that sad weight we have long groaned under hath been accumulated only by our ownincorrigibleness T is now O Lord these many years that this Nation hath been in the furnace and yet our dross wastes not but increases and it is owing only to thy unspeakable mercy that we who would not be purified are not consumed that we remain a Nation who cease not to be a most sinful and provoking Nation O Lord let not this long-suffering of thine serve only to upbraid our obstinacy and enhance our guilt but let it at last have the proper effect on us melt our hearts and

the World to come III. I believe that thou wast conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Blessed Virgin Mary without spot of sin thereby to cleanse us from all sin IV. I believe that thou didst suffer what otherwise we must have suffered for ever That thou wast crucified to set us free from the Curse of the Law That thou didst Dic and thereby take away the sting of Death That thou wast buried in the Grave and hadst the Victory over it to assure us that our Bodies shall not corrupt there for ever V. I believe that thou didst descend into Hell to triumph over it and to free us from the fear of ever coming into that Place That the third day thou didst rise again from the dead in our Nature the First-fruits of them that are asleep in their Graves who are thereby assured that they also shall not sleep there for ever VI. I believe that thou didst ascend up into Hea bring forth the fruits of the Spirit and ever seek thy Honour and Glory Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to have mercy upon all Men. Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to save and preserve our most Gracious King and All his Royal Family Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me That it may please thee to reduce them that have gone astray from thy ways to comfort them that are in sorrow to relieve them that are in need and tribulation and to amend all our Lives according to thy Holy Word Good Lord I beseech thee to hear me O Lord God Lamb of God Son of the Father that takest away the sins of the World Have mercy upon me and grant me thy Peace Amen RULES AND PRAYERS FOR THE AFTERNOON Advertisements Rules and Advertisements I. AFter this you may pass the rest of the Day in what lawful Recreations or imployments you judge to be meet for you II. Spend some while before Night in Reading and read with attention but let your Books be chosen with advice and care for your instruction and knowledge in all good things and specially for your Spiritual Benefit V. If you have the Government of a Family take special heed that they live not disorderly or idlely to the offence of Almighty God and the scandal of others VI. And forget not as often as you can to be present and to assist at the publick Offices and Divine Services of the Church there to attend and perform the Homage and Worship of Almighty God and to be instructed in his holy Word for that is a Duty and a Service most highly pleasing to him VII Remember and you will much help your self if you remember it that you are continually in the presence of God and ought to live continually in his fear and in obedience to his Commandments VIII Upon all occasions offered to you exercise your Charity and let not the day pass you without some good work done by you either of real Honour to God or of real Charity to them that want it After-Noon After-Noon retire you self a while and use the Psalm Lesson Hymn and Prayers following UNto thee I lift up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the Heavens my Soul waiteth still upon thee that thou mayest bless me O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling my King and my God for unto thee do I make my Prayers Shew Thou me the way that I should walk in and teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee I will take heed to my ways that I offend not in my tongue and I will make a covenant with mine eyes that they behold not vanity O let not my footsteps erre from the path of thy Commandments But let my delight be in walking after the Precepts of thy Law Thy Law is an undefiled Law converting the Soul and giveth light unto the eyes Keep thy Servant from all presumptuous sins that they may not get the dominion over me and cleanse thou me from all my secret faults That so I may be acceptable in thy sight O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer Glory be to the Father The Lesson IF sinners entice thee do not thou consent unto them These things doth the Lord abhor A prood look and a lying tongue an heart that deviseth wickedness and mischief a false witness that speaketh not the truth and whosoever soweth discord among others In the multitude of words there will be sin Keep innocency and do the thing that is right for that will bring a man peace at the last Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus and confess him to be the Lord who was obedient to the Death of the Cross for the Redemption of Mankind unto the Praise and Glory of God the Father The Hymn WHO more can crave Than God for me hath done To free a Slave That gave his only Son Bless'd be that Hour when he repair'd our loss I never will Forget my Saviour's Cross The Prayers I. O God who knowest the frailties and infirmities of my weak nature and in the midst of how many Dangers I live being continually subject to the deceits of the World the Flesh and the Devil and having no Power of my self to help my self mercifully look upon me and because I cannot continue in safety without thy Succour preserve me evermore by thy help and Goodness and keep me both outwardly in my Body and inwardly in my Soul that among the sundry and manifold Dangers of this World my Heart may be set to attain everlasting Salvation and my Affections may surely there be fixed where true Joys are to be found through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen II. O God the strength of all that trust in thee mercifully accept these my humble Supplications and Prayers and grant me the help of thy grace that I may please Thee both in Will and Deed and obtain thy Peace all the days of my Life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen III. ALmighty and everliving God I give Thee most humble thanks for that Thou hast vouchsafed favourably to call me to the knowledge of thy Grace and Faith in Thee Increase this Knowledge and confirm this Faith in me evermore Give me the comfort of thy Holy Spirit and multiply upon me thy manifold Gifts of Grace the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding the Spirit of Counsel and Ghostly Strength the Spirit of Knowledge and true Godliness and fulfil me O Lord with the Spirit of thy holy Fear through Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYERS AT NIGHT AND BED-TIME Retire your self again AND when you have thought upon all the day past how you have spent it that is what good or evil Actions you have done and what bad inclinations you have resisted or amended asking God pardon for all your offences use these Prayers The Psalm and Prayers LEt my Prayer be set forth in thy sight O Lord as the Incense And the lifting up of my Hands be as

an Evening Sacrifice In thee hath been my hope all the Day long and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge day and night for ever Glory be to I. O Thou Brightness of Eternity by whose Providence both the Day and the Night were created and governed and who hast made the outgoings of the Morning and Evening to praise Thee mercifully vouchsafe to let the Light of thy Countenance shine upon me with the blessed Beams of thy Goodness and Mercy that neither the Prince of Darkness may have any power over me nor the Works of darkness overwhelm me but that by thy mighty Protection I may be defended both in Body and Soul from all the perils and dangers of this night and for evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen II. MAke me to remember that the Darkness hideth nothing from Thee but that to Thee the Night shineth as clear as the Day to Thee the Darkness and the Light are both alike III. OBe thou merciful unto me and bless me shew me the light of thy Countenance and be merciful unto me IV. INto thy hands I commend my self my Soul and my Body and all that is mine for thou hast made and created them and thou hast redeemed us O thou Lord God of mercy and truth V. THou hast Created all things and for ●hy Will 's sake they are and were created VI. O Send thy Light and thy Truth what they may preserve me and save me for thy Mercie 's sake Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me God the Father bless me God the Son defend me God the Holy Ghost pr●serve me now and f●● evermore Amen Rules and Advertisements AFter this speak not unnecessarily to any before you go to sleep Remember that your Bed is a representation of the Grave and Sleep an Image of Death It behoves you FORMS OF CONFESSIONS AND PRAYER TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR The Forgiveness of Sins in reverencing his Power and Majesty as I should Yea I have sometimes doubted of him misbelieving his Promises and not trusting to his Help I have made Flesh my arm and put my confidence in the pleasing Vanities and uncertain Prosperities of the World I have otherwhile been full of roving and unlawful imaginations concerning God and full of wandring thoughts in his Service II. I have often framed to set up to my self divers Imaginations and Forms of God's Worship and Religion which he hath not set and established in his Church I have been negligent in giving him his external Worship and Honour not falling down before him with that inward reverence of Spirit and Truth nor with that outward Order and Humility of my Body which is requisite always to be shewed forth and done before Him III. I have often drawn near unto him with my lips when my heart hath been far from him I have too frequently vainly inconsiderately used his great and fearful Name and in the eagerness of my Spirit I have not abstained from abusing it with rash Oaths and Execrations My Vows and Promises that I have made in his Name I have not performed Those holy things whereon his sacred Name is set imprinted I have not duly regarded and through my presumptuous vanities I have been an occasion to make his Name be evil spoken of and prophaned by others IV. I have often absented my self from the publick Worship and Service of his Holy Assemblies Sanctuary vainly mispending the days that are hallowed to the honor of his great Name V. I have not carried that reverence and regard nor given that due obedience which I ought to them whom God hath placed over me seeking rather my own will and pleasure than submitting my self to their lawful precepts and advice I have too much unregarded the Persons of my Betters and been unthankful to them that have deserv'd well of me VI. I have not done to all others as I would that they should do to me I have envied their welfare the better and more prosperous Life of others above my own I have often let the reins of my Passion loose to anger malice and revenge uncharitably delighting in the mischief and destruction of my own private or peculiar Enemies When out of my abundance I might have relieved others that were in want I have many times neglected it VII I have often suffered my fancy and affections to wander licentiously I have not held mine Eyes nor mine Ears nor my Tongue from vanity I have not carefully eschewed the occasions and enticements to corrupt and vain affections I have not preserved my Body in that Holiness Honour and Purity which becometh the Temple of God VIII I have not reckoned Godliness to be my greatest Gain nor been content with that which I have IX I have listened to Flattery and used it towards others of many I have had evil suspicions and given rash judgment upon them Upon my self I have set a greater value than I deserved and seemed better than I was that I might gain a false reputation from others And I have often suffered truth to be gainsaid X. I am guilty of many inordinate desires and irregular affections And wo is me that in all these things I have offended For if in all these things my Heart should not condemn me God is greater than my Heart and knoweth all things But I confess them and confessing am sorry for them and being sorry for them am ready to leave them his Grace thereunto assisting me and not only to leave them but to judge my self for them with all religious lowliness and alacrity submitting my self freely to the pious directions and advice that shall be given me by my Spiritual Governors and Ministers of God for shewing forth the fruits of my sorrow and repentance meet for amendment of life And though I be altogether unworthy yet for the Worth and Merits of my Saviour in whose Merits and Mercy I put my whole Trust and Confidence being as he is the Propitiation not only for my sins but for all the sins of the world I most humbly crave pardon and absolution from them and from all my other sins which I may have now forgotten and whereof my Conscience may be afraid MEDITATIONS AND PRAYERS AT THE Holy Communion Referring to I. PURITY II. FAITH III. CHARITY Meditations and Prayers at the Holy Communion I. Purity I Will wash my Hands in innocency O Lord and so will I go to thine Altar I will come into thine House in the multitude of thy mercies and in thy fear will I worship thee toward thy holy Foot-stool For Christ our Passeover is offered Let us therefore keep the Feast not with the Leven of malice wickedness but with the unlevened Bread of Sincerity and Truth The Prayer O Lord cleanse the thoughts of my heart by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit that my Body may be made clean by the pure Body of my Saviour Jesus Christ once offered upon