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A08940	A true patterne of pietie meete for all Christian householders to looke vpon, for the better education of their families, in the feare and seruice of almightie God. Collected out of the fountaine of holy scriptures, for the especiall vse of the faithfull in the congregation of Malpasse in Cheshire. By Iohn Parker.	Parker, John, 1534-1592.	1592 (1592)	STC 19217; ESTC S109979	20,560	64

truely call vppon him but perish in his ignorance Iam. 10.23 and bee numbred amongst the enemes of God Therefore as thou louest the Lord thy owne soule and the soules of thy family delay not deferre not but procure prouide a Bible aboue all thinges else whatsoeuer God giue thée this grace 3 The Scriptures of God contained in the holy Byble being thus prouided It is next to bee obserued that the word and prayer bee alwaies ioyned together viz. At al times before we humble our selues to praier to read one chapter for the better stirring vs vp to that holy dutie that is to say Before morning prayer one Chapter out of the olde Testament beginning at Genesis and at night also before euening prayer a Chapter out of the newe Testament And if any place as wee reade séemeth hard vnto vs it is good rather with reuerence to let it passe then with rashnesse to enterpret the same wayting with patience till that either by some learned expositor godly preacher or some other place of scripture we can attain to find out the sence of the place alwaies hauing a care to obserue those places that séeme hard vnto vs till wee haue learned the true vnderstanding of them ¶ Before the reading of the worde and Cathechising vse this short Prayer O Lord open our eyes that we may sée the wonderfull things and excellent doctrines which are written in thy word and may receiue comfort by thy gracious promises contained in the same Let vs learne hereby more perfitly to hate sinne and loue righteousnesse and graunt that wee may so vnderstand the things which wee heare● and so beléeue the things which we vnderstand and praysing that which wee beléeue that we may bee more more able to glorifie thy name in this world and be fully confirmed in assured hope of that glorie prepared for the faithfull in the world to come Amen 4 The word being thus read with reuerence and care then let the Gouernours Here ob●erue that 〈◊〉 that wil perswade vs that all 〈◊〉 sport 〈◊〉 Gods 〈◊〉 is too much and so will breed tediousnes in vs. together with their whole family humbly fall downe on their knees and the Master himselfe or one in his absence whome hee shall appoint to be the mouth for all and with a true heart inuocate vpon God as followeth Morning Prayer O Most glorious and blessed Lorde God who art the Father of mercie and fountaine of all grace and goodnes Thou Lord who hast commaunded vs that in all our distresses wee should come vnto thée and offring our prayers vnto thée with a right hart and true faith in the name of Christ hast promised to heare vs behold Lord euen before thée who hast thus commaunded and promised we sinfull and vnrighteous creatures doe humble our selues at this time both in our soules and bodies beséeching thy excellent Maiestie to looke from heauen with thy mercifull fauour vppon vs accepting our praiers which we shall powre out before thée and directing vs so to prefer the same vnto thy holinesse that thou mayest accept them in Christ Iesus We confesse O Lord God of heauen that we are most vnworthie to appeare before thee and more vnworthie to obtaine any fauour at thy gratious hands in regarde of the infinite hainous offences which we haue committed against the puritie and excellent vertue of thy lawes which condemne vs in our sinnes and reuealed vnto vs our rebellion and vnthankfulnes For O Lord wee haue a lawe in our members resisting and fighting against the law of our mindes whereby through the infirmitie and vanitie of the fleshe we finde in our selues no pronenes to that which is good nor any courage to resist the thinges which are euill and this our vntowardnesse is so much the greater by howe much the more wee violate thy will and transgresse thy holy precepts not onely in ignorance but also in knowledge and many times against knowledge both gréeuously and fearefully so that thy authoritie on the one side nor thy mercies on the other haue neither moued nor allured vs to obey or serue thée as we ought to haue doone and these our sinnes which are sufficient to condemne vs go not alone but haue too many companions for O Lord our infidelitie impaciencie hardnes of heart abuse of thy patience contempt of thy worde and little profiting by it are erdinarie sins into the which we fal daily wee being such by nature as estéeme more of our owne pleasures and profites then of thy glorious blessed seruice our harts as corrupt fountaines yéelding foorth nothing but distrust of thy prouidence hypocrisie couetousnes carnall and worldly concupiscences and neglect of all good duties towwards thée and all men the flesh continually rebelling against the spirite so that O Lorde if thou shouldest haue dealt with vs according to iustice wée had all perished in these our sinnes and ignorances before this present therefore obteining this fauour to come before thée we vnfeignedly confesse that against thée O Lord euen against thée alone we haue committed these sinnes and wickednesses beséeching thy Maiestie to pardon our ignorance blindnes that we cannot see them more fully and confesse them more penitentlye then now we doe wherein wee must néedes acknowledge our sinnes to bee the greater by how much the lesse our repentaunce appeareth to bee at this houre Yet forasmuch as that O Lorde God thou hast reuealed thy selfe in thy word to be God of infinite mercy and goodnes to them that truely repent come vnto thée in the name of Christ Iesus Wee are hereby imbouldned to humble our selues before thy Maiestie beseeching thee for Christ his sake to touch our harts with vnfained sorrow and true contricion for all these all other our sinnes graunt we may both so sée and abhorre our guiltines and filthines that wee may obtaine mercie forgiuenes through his precious death and passion which we beséeche thee to accept as a ful satisfaction for the same wiping them all out of thy booke of remembraunce that they may neuer be laid to our charge nor rise vp in iudgement against vs. Giue vs a lyuelie and true faith to lay holde on these thy mercies promises vnto vs in him that wée may be able to resist all the fierie darts of the deuill And as wee craue this grace for that which is past so let it please thée of thy Fatherly mercie to assist strengthen vs in the residue of our life to performe and accomplish all that obedience which thy Maiestie requireth of vs and as thou art our Father so regarde vs as thy children and send down the power of thy Spirit into our hearts that wée considering how thou sittest in the heauens and searchest the secrets of all mens hearts may haue continuall care to set our affections on thinges which are aboue and not on thinges which are beneath but if that thy wisdome power goodnes mercie and trueth or