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A30305	The poor man's help and young mans guide containing I. Doctrinal instructions for the right informing of his judgment, II. Practical directions for the general course of his life, III. Particular advices for the well-managing of every day : with reference to his [brace] 1. Natural actions, 2. Civil imployments, 3. Necessary recreations, 4. Religious duties : particularly I. Prayer [brace] publick in the congregation, private in the family, secret in the closet, II. Reading the Holy Scriptures, III. Hearing of the Word preached, IV. Receiving of the Lord's Supper : unto which is added an earnest exhortation unto all Christians to the love and practice of universal holiness / by William Burkitt ...	Burkitt, William, 1650-1703.	1694 (1694)	Wing B5738; ESTC R34773	72,112	85

and keep them in such a holy humble joyful thankful Frame and Posture that God may have the Glory and We the Comfort of all our Religious Addresses to him and attendences upon him in the way of his Ordinances 3. Keep a Watchful Eye upon thy Heart when thou art engaged in any Religious Duty Never are our Hearts so apt to wander as at such a time and therefore they require a strong Guard How very backward is the Heart to Duty how naturally dead and dull in Duty how soon weary of Duty how many Pretences will our Hearts make to cause us to Omit Holy Performances or to render us heedless and lifeless in them therefore as good Nehemiah when building did Work and Watch Watch and Work so must we in Duty Pray and Watch Watch and Pray 4. Make Conscience of Glorifying God in all Religious Duties one as well as another Partiality is hateful to God in the Duties of Religion which have all a Divine Stamp upon them Many Complain of their deadness in Prayer and dulness unto the Word who never came to the Sacrament Wonder not at it God will not meet thee in one Ordinance if thou neglectest him in another We must not limit and bind the Holy Spirit to this or that Duty but wait upon him in all Almighty God is pleased to Communicate himself with great Variety to his Children at one time in this Ordinance at another time in that on purpose to keep up the Esteem of all in our Hearts and to engage us to Attend upon all Conscientiously in the whole Course of our Lives 5. Look that in all thy Religious Duties thou servest God with an holy Alacrity with a Spiritual Delight and Joy Joy suits no Person so well as a Christian and at no Season so well as when Waiting upon God in Religious Duties We have a Promise of it Isa 12. v. 3. With Joy shall ye draw Water out of the Wells of Salvation And we have also a Promise made unto it Isa 64.5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteuousness that is Thou Acceptest him 6. Look that thy End in Attending upon Religious Duties be the same with God's End in Appointing of them Namely First that by them we should pay our Homage to him as our Sovereign Lord And Secondly That through them he may Communicate his Spiritual Blessings into his People's Bosoms 7. Above all take Care that thou dost not blot thy Holy and Religious Duties by a wicked and Unholy Life If thou intendest to foul thy Hands with Sins black work on the Week-day it is in vain for thee to wash them with Prayer on the Lords-day A little seeming Zeal at thy Devotion in the Church will not guild over the Weeks Miscarriages in thy Shop nor attone for thy Pride and Passion for thy Deceit and Fraud for thy Riot and Excess CHAP. VIII Of Glorifying God in Publick Worship IT is Confess'd by all Persons who have any Sense of God and Religion upon their Minds that they were made to serve and glorifie their great Creator by a constant Acknowledgment of his Sovereignty over them and their continual Dependency upon him Now much of the Honour of God and the Credit of Religion depends upon the due Performance of his Publick Worship this Glorifies God much more than any Private Addresses from the Family or the Closet both as it creates a greater Veneration and Esteem of God in the Minds of Men and also because Publick and Solemn Adorations are the most Illustrious Testimonies we can render to God of our Homage to him Besides how reasonable is it that we should own the God whom we serve in the Face of the World Not but that a Christian honours God highly and serves him Acceptably by his Family-Duties and Closet-Devotions But we do much more Glorifie him by our Publick Addresses Then we Honour God Eminently when we let others see conspicuously the high Esteem we have of his Excellencies and cause the Voice of his Praise to be heard amonst Men. The Honour that is done to Persons amongst Men is not done in secret but is always a Publick thing Honour me before the Elders of my People said Saul to Samuel in like manner we give unto the Lord the Honour due unto his Name when others are Witnesses of the Esteem which we have of his Divine Perfections by our Reverend Acknowledgment of him in his Publick Worship To excite you therefore to a diligent and daily A●tendance upon God in his Publick Worship as you have Opportunity Consider 1. That Publick Worship glorifies God most 2. He Accepts it best 1. Publick Worship glorifies God most because hereby a Sense of God and Religion is best kept up and preserved in the World which otherwise would be in danger of being lost If the Publick Assemblies fall Religion cannot long stand the Worship of God in our Closets will not do this because it is unseen What we do alone no Body sees nor is it intended that they should and therefore that cannot induce others to the same way of Glorifying God But when Men see a Body of Christians assembled together in an humble manner with Pious Devotion and submissive Reverence with bended Knees and Eyes lifted to Heaven paying their Solemn Acknowledgments to the Author of their being this strikes Men with a certain Awe and supports the Belief both of God's Existence and Pen●ficence also in the Minds of Men As for instance when we see a great multitude of poor People constantly waiting at the Gates of an House we presently conclude that some great and good Man dwells there whom the Poor wait upon Thus doth the Publick Worship of Pious Christians spread the Fame of God's extraordinary Goodness far and near whereas when few or none tread in the Courts of his House which were built to contain a multitude of Worshippers and to represent the inconceivable Greatness of that God who is therein worshipped this very much damps the Sense of God and Religion in the World and represents him after a poor and contemptible fashion Oh how unsuitable then is it that the Worship of such a superexcellent and transcendent Being as God is should be confined to our Closets and Private Houses when it is much more suitable and agreeable to his Nature that we Magnifie and Praise him as openly and as Publickly as possible we can that so we may not seem to Worship some little petty Deity but the Almighty and Universal Lord of Heaven and Earth 2. As Publick Worship glorifies God most so he accepts it best for there is nothing that Almighty God more delights in than in the joint Prayers and Praises of his People Psal 87.2 The Lord loveth the Gates of Sion more than all the dwellings of Jacob No doubt the Prayers which good Men put up to Almighty God from under their Private Roofs are very acceptable to him but if a Christian's single Voice in Prayer be so sweet what

THE Poor Man's Help AND Young Mans Guide CONTAINING I. Doctrinal Instructions for the right Informing of his Judgment II Practical Directions for the General Course of his Life III. Particular Advices for the Well-managing of every Day With Reference To His 1. Natural Actions 2. Civil Imployments 3. Necessary Recreations 4. Religious Duties PARTICULARLY I. Prayer Publick in the Congregation Private in the Family Secret in the Closet II. Reading the Holy Scriptures III. Hearing of the Word Preached IV. Receiving of the Lord's Supper Unto which is Added An Earnest Exhortation unto all Christians to the Love and Practice of Universal Holiness By William Burkitt M. A. of Pembrook Hall in Cambridge now Vicar of Dedham in Essex The Second Edition LONDON Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns at the lower End of Cheap-side near Mercers-Chappel 1694. Imprimatur July 9. 1693. Ra. Barker TO The PEOPLE of my Charge IT is none of the least or most inconsiderable Arguments to evince and prove the Dignity and Preciousness of the Soul of Man that Almighty God has been pleased to Institute a Sacred and Divine Office in his Church on purpose for the Benefit and Advantage of it and to appoint a Distinct Order of Men his Ministers I mean whose whole Employ and Concern it is peculiarly to Watch over the Souls of his People and to be accountable to him for the same In this Delightful Service of God and of your Souls I have now worn out more than three Apprenticeships amongst some of you Endeavouring with my utmost Care and Diligence to excite the Careless and Unconcerned Sinners on the one hand and to direct the Weak and Doubting Christian on the other hand to the Practice of their respective Duties For it is hard to say from which Religion suffers most whether from the Want of Zeal in some or from the Mistakes of Zeal in others Besides my Publick Advices to you in God's House your Consciences can Witness for me that I have taken some Pains and if God continues my Health I resolve to take much more in the Duty of Private Inspection and Ministerial Conference with you in your own Houses in order to your Preparation for that Venerable Ordinance of the Lords Supper which to the great Scandal of our most Holy Religion is so shamefully neglected by multitudes of Persons professing Christianity of all perswasions amongst us Exhorting you also to set up Religion and the Worship of God in your private Families that God may dwell where you dwell But the Answer of many of you has been this We want Abilities we are willing but not able to perform those Duties without some Assistance In great Charity therefore to those of you who want such a Help as this and are willing to make use of it I put this small Paper into your Hand which I entreat you to accept both as an Instance of my Duty and as a Monitor of your Own Know assuredly Sirs it will be the Portion of many of God's Ministers at the Great Day I pray God it may never be mine to be called forth as Witnesses against their own People when Almighty God will thus interrogate us in the presence of Men and Angels Did you not Admonish this People of the sin and danger of a resolute Impiety did you not warn them of their Neglect of Sacraments and Holy Duties publickly privaeely personally Must we not plainly and faithfully declare that all our melting Entreaties and passionate Importunities could ●●er prevail with you to part with your Sins but you would choose rather to gratifie your Lusts than to obey your Reason Then will our Lord say unto us I pronounce you pure and Innocent from the Blood o● these Men Oh joyful Word to us But to Sinners will he say Your Destruction be upon your own Heads what could I or my Ministers have done more for you that has not been done therefore Depart ye Cursed into Everlasting Misery Oh doleful Word to them God grant tha● your and my Ears may never hear it Beloved it is your Commendation and my Comfort that when in this wanton Age a Spirit of Giddiness has possest the Minds of many that they are tossed too and fro with every Wind of Doctrine trying all things in deed but holding fast nothing you have been unanimous in this part of your Duty keeping close to the Publick Assemblies and continuing stedfast in the Apostle's Doctrine and Christian Fellowship and in Breaking of Bread and in Prayers But know that the best Communion and best Religion in the World the holiest Doctrine and the purest Worship will be of no avail to impure Worshippers and impure Livers God grant therefore that you and I may Oblige our selves to such an Eminent and Exemplary Piety of Conversation in all the several Instances of our Duty as may render the Unspotted Religion of the Holy Jesus venerable to the World And may Almighty God who sometimes delights to do great things by weak means be pleased to succeed these well-design'd Endeavours of mine in order to your Advantage that so in God's House and in your own also the most solemn Acts and Exercises of Religious Worship may be performed by you with such a becoming gravity and sincerity of Devotion that the Name of our Holy Lord may be glorified your Souls comforted with the sense of Pardon and Peace here and everlastingly refreshed with Joys unspeakable and full of Glory hereafter so prayeth Dedham 1693. Your Affectionate Minister WILLIAM BVRKITT THE POOR MAN's HELP AND YOUNG MAN's GUIDE CHAP. I. Containing Doctrinal Instructions for the right informing of the Judgment NOthing concerns Mankind in general so much as the Salvation of their Souls This is the one thing Needful and that which they are obliged above all things to mind and regard But it concerns Poor Men especially to secure the Salvation of their never-dying Souls lest they be miserable in both Worlds for they tasting but little of the Comforts and Sweetness of this Life had need take Care above others that they miss not the Consolations and Happiness of the next Now in Order to every Man's Salvation hereafter three things are indispensibly necessary here namely a right Knowledge a right Faith and a Righteous Life Knowledge is the Foundation of our Faith and Faith the Foundation of our Obedience and Obedience the Condition of our Happiness for although a Man may know the Will of God and not do it yet he can never do it acceptably and not know it A wilfully Ignorant Man can neither Serve God nor be saved by him Towards the Attaining of this Knowledge and Belief which is so absolutely Necessary to Salvation the great things required are an Humble Sense of our own Ignorance a Teachable Disposition and Readiness of Mind to receive Instruction accompanied with an Earnest Invocation and fervent Calling upon God for the Promised Illuminations of his Holy Spirit More particularly the Chief and Fundamental

thy self and others the Benefit of thy attendance on him in holy Duties 4. Labour to preserve Family-peace if you would acceptably perform Family-Prayers agree together in Love that your Prayers be not hindred This is certain that Religion and the power of Holiness can never thrive or prosper in that Family where discord and contention dwells you may as well hope to Live together comfortably in an house on fire as pray together acceptably when your Spirits are inflamed with passion or imbitter'd with prejudice one against another nay verily the Body may as well thrive in a Feaver as such a Family grow in Grace As the fire in the Bones must be quenched and the Body brought to its natural temper and disposition before it can thrive and grow healthy so these unkindly heats must be quencht in a Family before Religion can thrive or prosper That Family will be unsuccessful in praying that is much squabling and brawling often contending with and clashing against one another 5. Take heed of setting up family-Family-Worship in opposition to Publick Worship or to suffer the one to interfere with the other We can say our Prayers say some in the Chimny-corner what need we go to Church to do it But at this rate all sense of God and Religion will be utterly lost in the World and is not this the Communion of Saints and the Fellowship of Holy Christians a priviledge worth thy prizing How does the presence of Devout Souls sometimes fire and inflame our cold Spirits and cause them to grow into greater Ardours and Transports of Zeal Thus the Divine Herbert sweetly expresses it Though Private Prayer be a brave Design Yet Publick hath more Promises more Love c. Leave there thy Six and Seven To pray with most for where most pray is Heaven God allows you time both for publick-Publick-Worship and Family-Duties he expects the joint performance of both from you Let Piety and Prudence so Guide and Direct you in the management of both that God may be Glorified and your Souls improved by both 6. Let not the sense of thine own weakness or want of Gifts and Parts c. discourage thee from the daily performance of this Duty of Praying in and with thy Family but in Obedience to God set about it in the best manner thou art able and he will pardon thy weakness and accept thy sincerity It is not enlarged Parts and Gifts and Florid Expressions that Almighty God looks at but an Humble Penitent Broken and Believing Heart In Prayer it is not the quaint Note of the Nightingal but the Mournful Tone of the Dove that finds the best acceptance Study your Sins your Wants and Mercies and get a sense of all these upon your Hearts and you will be able in some measure to express your desires to Almighty God But if after all the want of suitable Expressions do discourage thee from Praying before others in thy Family make use of some of those many good Books of Devotion which are amongst us Or if you have none of them and are so poor that you cannot purchase them make use of the following Words to express your Family-wants in to Almighty God Morning and Evening A Family Prayer for the Moning OH Eternal Ever-Glorious Ever-Gracious and Merciful Lord our God! Thou fillest the Heavens with thy Glory the Earth with thy Goodness and all places with the immensity of thy Presence We pray Thee fill our Hearts with awful Apprehensions of thy Great and Glorious Majesty that whenever we come before Thee we may Sanctify thy Name in all our Religious Addresses to Thee We Holily Admire and Humbly Adore thy Divine Goodness towards us in this Invaluable Priveledge of our Admission to the Throne of Grace which our dear Redeemer has purchased for us by Faith in whose Mediation it is that we offer up our Prayers and Suplications now unto Thee beseeching thee for his satisfaction sake to pardon our Iniquities and for his Intercession sake to hear our Prayers It is oh Lord the sincere desire of our Souls this Morning to give Glory to thy Name by a free Penitent Acknowledgment and Confession of our Sin and Guilt which has rendred us All justy lyable and Obnoxious to thy Wrath and Curse Particularly We lament before God the want of the Original Purity and Perfection of our Natures the loss of thy Divine Image which was Instampt upon our Souls in their first Creation Oh how have we by our Apostacy from God forefeited his favour and lost his likeness being by Nature Children of Wrath because Children of Disobedience Help us also to lye low at thy foot in a Sorrowful fight and sense of the manifold Actual Transgressions and Provocations of our Lives Humble us greatly for all the Follies and Indecencies of our Childhood for the Vanities of our Youth and the sinfulness of our Riper Years for our Sins of Ignorance and of Knowledge of Weakness and of Wilfulness of Omission and of Commission against thy Law and against thy Gospel against the motions of thy Holy Spirit and the checks of our own Consciences We lament and bewail them all in thy presence they are our grief and our shame and the burthen of our Souls God Almighty pardon them unto us blot them out of thy Book bury them in our Saviours Grave that they may never arise more either in this World to shame us or in the World to come to condemn us And as we humbly implore thy Pardoning Mercy for the Errors of our Life past so we do Importunately begg the Aids of thy Divine Grace to impower us against the Dominion of Sin for the time to come let the Grace of God which has appeared to us in thy Gospel Teach every one of us practically to deny all Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts and to Live Soberly Righteously and Godly in this present World And God Almighty keep it in the purpose of our hearts for ever to continue faithful to him that with full purpose of heart we may cleave unto the Lord that continuing faithful to the Death we may lay hold of the Crown of Life Prepare and sit us for thy whole providential Will and Pleasure We pray thee Compose our Minds in all Conditions of Life to a quiet and steady dependance on thy Good Providence that we may be Solicitously carefull or nothing but in every condition by Prayer and Supplication let us make our Requests known to God Mind us of our Mortality and let us never be forgetful of our latter end help us practically to understand how frail we are and let us wisely prepare for that great change of ours which will Translate every Soul of us into an Unchangeable and Everlasting State Extend thy Goodness and Compassions to the whole World Pity the deplorable Ruines of Mankind think upon the dark Corners of the Earth that perish for want of Vision and where ever thou hast a Church planted perpetually watch over it and be a protection

is the Churches Quire the joynt Prayers of a multitude of good Men in Consort together A Father is glad to see any one of his Children at his House and makes him Welcom when he Visits him but when they meet all together there then is the Feast and splendid Entertainment Verily the Publick Prayers and Praises of God's Children are the Emblems of Heaven and a Devout Soul when joining in the Publick Assemblies looks upon himself as in the very Suburbs of Heaven it being the nearest Approach that he can make to that glorified Society on this side Glory In Order to your Profitable Attendance upon God in his Publick Worship let the following Directions be Observed by you 1. Come always at the Beginning of Publick Worship and tarry constantly 'till all is ended neither coming late nor running away early before the Blessing be giving which many careless People rudely do as if they were as glad to get out of God's House as out of a Prison Those two Pious and Useful Men whose Memories you of this place have such a deserved Veneration for Mr. Rogers sometimes your Minister and Mr. Hildersham the one in his Exposition of St. Peter and the other in his Lectures on St. John do give frequent Advice to their People not only to come at the Beginning but before the Beginning of Publick Worship It becoming the People say they to wait for the Minister rather than the Minister to stay for the People Think not then that you are time enough at Church if you get to the Sermon tho' you miss the Prayers for they Prepare you for the Word and Sanctifie the Word unto you It is not the way to profit by one Ordinance to Neglect another 2. Enter the publick Assemblies awfully and Reverently presume not to come into the House of God as you do into a Play-house or Dancing-School laughing and toying nor to go out of it as such but labour for a lively and vigorous sense of God impress'd upon your Minds and to get your Hearts possest with the Consideration of the infinite Majesty and glorious Excellency of that God whom you are Addressing your selves unto 3. When present in the publick Assemblies joyn uniformly with the Congregation in all the parts of Gods Worship It makes much for the Comeliness and Reverence of Gods Worship that all things be done in order when the Congregation prays hears kneels and sings together as if the whole Congregation were but one man 4. Look that the Intention of your mind and the Reverence of your Body do always accompany each other in the Publick Worship of God particularly in Prayer look that your Soul ascend with every Petition that is put up at the Throne of Grace and let the Posture of thy Body declare the Veneration of thy Soul To that end Always kneel at Prayer if with any conveniency you can This posture of Kneeling and sometimes of lying prostrate upon the Face in Prayer was constantly used in the Jewish Church and the Christian Church was never acquainted with any other posture except only betwixt Easter and Whitsontide when in Memory of Christs Resurection they were wont to stand As for such amongst us who Rudely sit at Prayer it shews that their Minds are not possest with an awful sense of that vast and infinite distance and disproportion that is betwixt God and them Sitting no where appears in Scripture to have been used as a Praying posture As for that one Text 2 Sam. 7. v. 18. that David sat before the Lord and said c. it may as well be read David abode or stayed before the Lord and so is rendered 1 Sam. 1.22 Nor is it with me supposeable that David would present his Supplications to Almighty God in such a saucy manner as he would not suffer one of his own Subjects to present a Petition to himself A Prince would not like an irreverent Behaviour from his Servant in his Bed-Chamber where none besides himself is Witness to it much less would he bear it in his Presence-Chamber where he sits upon his Throne before a multitude of his Subjects 5. Therefore to compose the Frame of your Mind and to regulate the Behaviour of your Body whilest you are attending upon Almighty God in his publick Ordinaces often remember the several Eyes that are upon you and taking notice of you Namely the All-seeing Eye of God the Observing Eye of Conscience the Vigilant Eye of the World and the Malignant Eye of Sathan 6. Never Attend upon Almighty God in publick Duties before you have waited upon him in your private Devotions Enter your Closet before you enter into Gods House and there first consider and then pray Consider with thy self the weight and importance of those Duties which thou art about to engage in Consider the worth and value of an Opportunity for thy Soul which thou art that day intrusted with but especially reflect often upon the strictness of that Account which is to be given for the long enjoyment of the plentiful means of Grace afforded to thee Next bow thy Knees to Almighty God in Prayer humbly implore his gracious Presence with thee and Assistance of thee in thy private Preparations and in thy publick Administrations also Remember that as thou canst do nothing of thy self at the Ordinance without Gods Assistance so God will do nothing for thee by the Ordinance without thy Endeavours The remembrance of the former will stir thee up to a more fervent Supplication for and a more importunate Expectation of Help from Heaven And the consideration of the latter will excite our dilligence and care both in our Preparation for and Attendance upon all the Sacred and solemn Institution of Almighty God Take therefore the Throne of Grace in thy way to hear the Word of Grace and never go forth out of thine own House without Preparation and Prayer to the House of God And let such of you as plead to me want of Ability to express your desires to God make use of the following Prayer or some other composed to your hand both in your Closet alone and also in your Family changing only the Person according as you pray by your self alone or together with your Houshold A Prayer to be used on the Lords-day Morning or at any other time before we go forth to Publick Worship OH Almighty and most Glorious Lord God! who are greatly to be feared in the Assemblies of thy Saints and to be had in Reverence of all them that are round about Thee Althô thou art infinitely exalted above all the Prayers and Praises above all the Adorations and Acknowledgments of thy Creatures yet such is thy astonishing Kindness and Condescension as not only to indulge us a liberty of Access unto Thee but also to account thy self highly honoured by us when we come into thy presence to celebrate thy Praises and to renew our Acquaintance and Communion with Thee in the publick Duties and Exercises of thy Worship

and Service In a humble sense of our unworthiness in a chearful compliance with our Duty and in a thankful Acknowledgment of our Priviledge we desire to go forth this day to worship at they Footstool and to pay our Vows in the great Congregation God Almighty pardon to us all the Errours of our Life past and suffer them not to stand this day as a partition-wall betwixt thy Majesty and our Souls to hinder either the Ascent of our Prayers up to God or the descent of thy Grace and Mercy upon Us. Help us seriously to consider now our faces are towards thy House whose Word it is we are going forth to hear whose work it is we are about and unto whom we must all render a strict and for ought we know a very suddain Account for all Opportunities and seasons of Grace we are entrusted with Let us hear that Word of thine which shall be either read or preached this 〈…〉 deemer not worth rememembring by us Or if we have not wholly neglected that Sacred Ordinance we have not so grown in the Graces and Comforts of thy Holy Spirit by it as we might have done Forgive unto us the Sins of this Day more especially Pardon to us the Iniquities of our Holy Things our unpreparedness for our backwardness to our deadness and dullness in the Performance of those high and Holy Duties we have this Day been Engaging in let our Persons and Performances find a gracious Acceptance with thee in and through our worthy Mediator for his sake receive us and ours into thy Protection this Night may we lie down in thy fear arise in thy favour and our Rest be made refreshing to us and we thereby the better enabled to serve thee in our several Vocations and Callings the Day that is approaching Extend thy Compassions to the whole World pity the deplorable Ruines of Mankind send forth the Light of thy Gospel into the dark Corners of the Earth that perish for want of Vision Especially remember thy Church wheresoever dispersed or however distressed be a perpetual Protection and Defence to ●hat part of thy Church which thine own right hand has planted and hitherto so miraculously preserved in these Nations to which we belong We thank Thee for all the wonderful Appearances of thy Power and Goodness towards us and we beg of God to establish us upon such Foundations of Righteousness and Peace that it may never more be in the Power of our restless Adversaries to disturb us God Almighty guide and guard Bless and Protect thine Anointed Servants our Sovereign Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary let their Days on Earth be like the Days of Heaven many and happy and after a long and a religious Reign upon a peaceable and unmolested Throne may God Crown them with the Rewards of a Glorious and Blessed Immortality Bless them and us in all their Royal Relations with all the Nobility the Judges Magistrates Gentry and Commonalty of this Land and Grant them all Wisdom and Grace to Fear God to Honour the King and Love one another But for the sake of all Bless all those that Administer unto thee in Holy Things and let all the Governours and Pastors of thy Church further the Edification of it by Soundness of Doctrine and Holiness of Life but especially Bless the Ministry of thy Servant in this Town and make it successful for the Conversion Edification and Salvation of all that sit under it Remember all the Sons and Daughters of Sorrow and Affliction and dispence thy Mercies suitably to their various Necessities Do good to all our friends Relations and Acquaintance Pardon and Forgive our Enemies and do more abundantly for us ours and all thine above what we are able to ask or worthy to receive for Christs sake in whose Name and Words we farther call upon thee Our Father c. An HYMN or Psalm of Praise for the Lords-day THis is the Day the Lords own Day A Day of Holy Rest Oh Teach our Souls to Rest from Sin That Rest will please thee best This is the Day thy Day Oh Lord On which thou didst Arise For Sinners having made thy self A Sinless Sacrifice Thou Thou alone Redeemed hast Our Souls from deadly Thrall With no less Price than precious Blood The Purchase of us all Hadst thou not dy'd we had not liv'd But dy'd Eternally We 'll live to him that dy'd for us And Paise his Name on high Thou Dy'dst indeed but Rose again And didst Ascend on high That we poor Sinners lost and dead Might live Eternally Thy Blood was shed instead of ours Thy Soul our Guilt did bear Thou took'st our sins gave us thy self Thy Love 's beyond compare Welcome and Dear unto my Soul Is thy most Holy Day But what a Sabbath shall I keep With thee my God for aye I Come I Wait I Hear I Pray Thy Footsteps Lord I trace I joy to think this is the way To see my Saviour's Face These are my Preparation-Days And when my Soul is Drest These Sabbaths shall deliver me To mine Eternal Rest CHAP. IX Of Glorifying God in Family Worship MAn's cheif Prerogative and Dignity which he hath to Glory of is this that he is the only Creature in the Visible World made to Worship and Enjoy his great Creator All the Creatures are Servants but Man is only a Priest to God they obey their Maker he only Worships him This Worship under the Law was Limitted to a particular place to wit The Tabernacle and the Temple the Tabernacle was an Ambulatory Temple and the Temple was a standing Tabernacle Into which they were of old required to repair and where Almighty God Promised to accept them But under the Gospel Almighty God has declared that it is his Will that Men pray every where lifting up pure hands without Wrath and Doubting So then a Christians private House is his Chappel of Ease in which Almighty God allows him the liberty and enjoyns him the Duty of Worshipping with his Houshold And accordingly we find that Religious Housholders have in all Ages Constantly and Conscientiously performed this Duty Devout Cornelius his Family Religion stands upon Record Acts 10.2 He feared God with all his House that is he Revere'd and Worshipt him It is added that he gave much Alms to the People and prayed to God always Surely he that was so Charitable at his door to refresh the pinched Bowels of his poor Neighbours could not be so cruel to his Relations Souls within his House as to Lock up his Religion in a Closet from them To Convince you of the Equity and Reasonableness of this Duty of Worshipping God daily in and with your Families Consider 1. The Right which Almighty God has to your Family-worship by vertue of that Relation which he stands in to your Families He is the Founder of your Families the continual Preserver of them and a daily Benefactor to them the very Being of your Families as such is from the