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A01648	Gerards prayers; or, a daylie practice of pietie: divided into foure parts. 1 of Confession of sinnes. 2 of Thanksgiving, for benefits. 3 of Petitions for our selues 4 of Supplicatio[n]s for our neighbours. Written (originally) in the Latine tongue, by Iohn Gerard; Doctor in Divinitie, and Superintendent of Heldeburg. Translated and revised by Ralph Winterton, Fellow of Kinges Colledge in Cambridge. Wherevnto is added a morning and euening prayer, for a familie; Exercitum pietatis quotidianum quadripartitum. English	Gerhard, Johann, 1582-1637.; Winterton, Ralph, 1600-1636.	1638 (1638)	STC 11781; ESTC S113839	40,224	118

GERARDS PRAYERS OR A DAYLIE PRACTICE OF PIETIE Divided into foure parts 1 Of Confession of Sinnes 2 Of Thanksgiving for benefits 3 Of Petitions for our selues 4 Of Supplicatiōs for our neighbours Written originally in the Latine Tongue by Iohn Gerard Doctor in Divinitie and Superintendent of Heldeburg Translated and revised By Ralph Winterton Fellow of Kinges Colledge in Cambridge Wherevnto is added a Morning and Euening Prayer for a Familie Printed in ABERDENE by Edward Raban 1638. To the Reader DIstressed soule if thou conceav'st what 't is To mount vnto the tower of endles blisse Embrace this Work It reacheth to the Skie And higher if beyond it ought doeth lie Mans dull capacitie weake humane sense Wide worlds expansion starres circumference Can not it comprehend Prayer passeth even To GODS Pavilion to th' imperiall Heaven That is the Golden Chayne fixt to Gods eare Knocke Hee 'll open Call He will heare This surelie this is blessed lakobs Ladder On which our soules climbe by CHRIST to CHRIST'S FATHER Fayth is Prayers chiefe Attendant CHRIST the Way GOD'S Sprite both moues and help vs 〈◊〉 to pray True loue admittance gayn● humble confession Both helps Devotion and procures Remission THE FIRST PART Of Confession of Sinnes THE ARGUMENT The Meditation of our Sinnes comprehendeth in it these two heads Of originall and actuall sinnes Actuall sinnes are committed in thought word and deed By the committing of evill and by the omitting of good Agaynst GOD our neyghbour and our selues The offences of our youth are manie and our daylie infirmities many We are often tempted of the flesh and we do often yeeld vnto it Wee partake many tymes in other mens sinnes and in many things wee are defectiue our selues Wee are convicted of our sinnes by all the creatures and wee behold the sexeritie of GODS anger agaynst our sinnes in the Passion and Death of CHRIST PRAYER I. Hee weygheth and considereth the grievousnesse of originall sinne HOlie GOD and just Iudge I know that I was conceaved and borne in sinne I know that I was formed of vncleane seede in the wombe of my mother That poyson of sinne hath so corrupted and putrified my whole nature that no facultie of my soule is free from the contagion thereof That holie pledge of the divyne image which was committed vnto mee in our first father is perished in mee There is no power at all in mee to begin to come vnto the saving knowledge of thee the feare of thee confidence in thee and loue of thee There remaineth no sufficiencie in mee to performe obedience vnto thy cōmandements My will is averse from thy law And the law of sinne in my members beeing repugnant to the law of my mynde maketh my whole nature become corrupt and perverse I wretched and miserable man doe feele the power of sinne cleaving fast to my members I doe feele the yoke of wicked concupiscence grievouslie pressing me For although I am regenerate and renewed by the spirit of grace in the laver of baptisme yet am I not as yet whollie free from the yoke and captivitie of sinne For that roote of bitternesse which lyeth hidden in mee doeth alwayes desire to put forth new branches The law of sinne reygning in my flesh doeth striue to captivate mee I am full of doubts distrust and desire of myne owne honour Out of my heart proceede wicked cogitations Filthie thoughts defile mee throughout in thy sight Out of that poysoned fountaine flow foorth rivers of poyson Enter not therefore into judgement with thy servant O LORD but bee propitiou● vnto mee according to thy great mercie The deepe of my miserie calleth vpon the deepe of thy mercie For this vncleannesse and filthinesse of my polluted nature I offer vnto thee the most sacred conceptiō of thy Sonne For mee hee was borne For mee therefore hee was conceaved For me he was made sanctificatiō righteousnes For me therefore he is become purification and cleannes Throgh him for him thy Sonne haue mercie on mee O thou most highest and set not in the light of thy countenance that hidden corruption that cleaveth to my nature but looke vpon thy beloved Sonne my Mediatour and let his most holie and immaculate conception succour my miserie Amen PRAYER II. Hee recalleth to our memorie the sinnes of our youth HOlie GOD and just Iudge Remember not the offences of my sinnes that are past How manie venemous fruits hath the vicious roote of concupiscence that is inherent in mee brought foorth In my chyldhood what an innumerable brood of actuall transgressions hath the evill of originall sinne hatched The verie thoughts of my heart are wicked and perverse even from my chyldhood yea even from my tender infancie For when I was an infant but of one day I was in no wayes innocent before thee As manie as the dayes of my lyfe are so manie offences doe burden me yea manie more by farre in number seeing that the just man falleth seaven tymes in one day But if the just fall seaven tymes in one day then I wretched and vnjust man without doubt haue fallen seaventie tymes seaven tymes As my lyfe hath increased so hath the web of my sins increased as much as hath beene added to my lyfe by thy bountie so much hath beene added to the course of my sinnes by the wickednesse of my corrupt nature I examine my lyfe that is past and what else doe I beholde but a filthie stinking cloake of sinne I attend vnto the light of thy precepts and what doe I finde in the course of my yeares that are past but darknesse and blindnesse The tender flower of my youth ought to haue beene crowned with vertues and offred to thee for a sweet savour The best part of my age past did owe it selfe vnto thee the best Creatour of nature But the dirtie filth of my sinnes hath most foullie polluted the flower of my age and the stinking mud of my offences hath in a wōderfull miserable māner defiled me The first age of man is amongst all the rest the fittest for the service of GOD But I haue spent a good part thereof in the service of the devill The memorie of many sinnes which the vnbridled loosenesse of my youth hath committed is set in my sight and yet there are manie more which I cannot call to memorie Who knoweth how oft hee offendeth cleanse thy servant from secret faults For these offences of my youth I offer vnto thee holie Father the most holie obedience and perfect innocencie of thy Sonne who was obedient to thee vnto death even the death of the crosse When hee was but a chylde of twelue yeares olde hee performed holie obedience vnto thee and began to execute thy will with great alacritie This obedience I offer vnto thee just Iudge for a pryce and satisfaction for the manifolde disobedience of my youth Amen PRAYER III. Hee reckeneth vp our

for righteousnesse sake that they may get the conquest over all their enemies and purchase the everlasting crowne of martyrdome Bee present with all those that bee in danger and calamitie and grant that they may possesse their soules in true patience and denying their owne wills take vp their crosse Let them follow him vnder the crosse on whom they belieue that hee died for vs vpon the crosse And especiallie I commend vnto thee most gracious Father those which are about the gates of death and are betweene time and eternitie wrestle with all their strength with that last enemie Confirme them O thou most potent Conquerour of death Deliver them O most glorious Captaine and Author of lyfe that they bee not overwhelmed in the waues of tentations but by thy conduct they may be brought vnto the haven of everlasting rest Haue mercie vpon all men thou which are the Creatour of all Haue mercie vpon all men thou which art the Redeemer of all To thee bee prayse and glorie for ever and ever Amen FINIS The summe of GERARD'S prayers reduced into a forme of morning prayer for the vse of an English familie The foure capitall words signifie the foure parts of Gerards prayers and the Arithmeticall figures poynt at every prayer of those parts HOlie GOD and just Iudge Thy eyes are more pure than the sunne and cannot beholde anie thing that is vncleane The Cherubims and Seraphims cover their faces before thy glorious majestie The heavens of heavens are not cleane in thy sight How then shall earth sinfull earth dust and ashes appeare before thee Wee prefume not O LORD to come before thy tribunall to plead for our righteousnesse for all our righteousnesse is as filthie rags But wee prostrate our selues with all humilitie of bodie and soule at thy mercie-seate to make CONFESSION of our sinnes Heare Lord and haue mercie Wee confesse that 1 Wee sinned in the loynes of our first parente● wee were conce●ved in sinne wee were shape● in iniquitie 2 In our chyldhood originall sinne brought foorth actuall and actuall sinnes haue increased in vs ever since as our dayes haue increased Who can reckon vp the sinnes of his youth Who can tell how oft hee offendeth The just man sinneth seaven tymes a day But 3 Wee haue sinned seaventie tymes seaven tymes everie day 4 5 All thy holie lawes and cōmandements wee haue broken in thought word and deed 6 We haue beene partakers of other mens sinnes 7 Wee are manie way●s convinced of our sinnes We are convinced 8 By the contrition of heart and the testimonie of 〈◊〉 conscience 9 By the greatnesse of thy mercie and thy benefits b●stowed vpon vs 10 By the severitie of thy justice declared in the death and passion of thy Sonne our Saviour Iesus Christ. Thou art an holle God and hearest not sinners Thou art a just Iudge and thy justice must bee satisfied Wee are sinners and the wages of sinne is death Thy justice must bee satisfied or else wee cannot escape death Wee haue nothing of our owne to giue for the ransome of our soules Therefore wee offer vnto thee holie Father that which is not ours but thy Sonnes 1 For our originall sinne wee offer vnto thee just Iudge his originall righteousnesse who is righteousnesse it selfe for our conception in sinne we offer vnto thee his most sacred conception who was conceaved by the holie Ghost for our birth in sinne we offer vnto thee his most pure nativitie who was borne of a pure virgin 2 For the offences of our youth wee offer vnto thee his most perfect innocencie in whose mouth was found no guile 3 For our daylie slips and falls wee offer vnto thee his most perfect obedience who made it his meat and drinke to doe thy will in all things 4.5 For our often breach of thy commandements wee offer vnto thee his most perfect righteousnesse who fulfilled all thy commandements 6 For our communicating in other mens sinnes wee offer vnto thee his most perfect righteousnesse communicated vnto vs. 7. 8 9 10 For our most wicked and vngodlie lyfe wee offer vnto thee his most cruell and bitter death For ●s was hee conceaved for vs was hee borne for vs was hee crucified His blood still cryeth vnto thee in our behalfe Father forgiue them Accept wee beseech then the inestimable pryce of thy Sonnes blood for a full and plenarie satisfaction for all our sinnes yea O Lord wee know that thou hast accepted it alreadie Therefore with confidence wee put vp our PETITIONS vnto thee As thou hast redeemed vs by thy Sonne so also wee beseech thee to sanctifie vs by thy holie Spirit 1 Mortifie in vs everie day more and more all sinfull lusts and affections and quicken in vs all saving graces and vertues 2 Increase our sayth ● Confirme our hope 4 Inflame our charitie Teach vs to imitate the lyfe of Christ the true patterne of perfect obedience and onlie true rule of a godlie lyfe Teach vs 5 Humilitie 6 Pat●ence 7 Meeknesse Gen●lenesse 8 Chastitie Temperance Tea●h vs 9 To conte●●e all earthlie thinges 10 To denye our selues 11 To overcome the world 12 Grant vs consolation in adversitie and true tranquillitie of the mynde Grant vs 13 Victorie in tentations and deliverance from the devills treacheries Grant vs in thyne appoynted tyme 14 A blessed departure out of this lyfe and a blessed resurrection vnto lyfe everlasting Wee pray not for our selues alone but in obedience to thy commandement wee make our SUPPLICATIONS vnto thee for all men ● Saue and desende the vniversall Church enlarge thou her borders and propagate thy Gospell 3 Blesse all Christian kings and governours especiallie thy servang CHARLES our most gracious Kin and governour Blesse togethe with him our gracious Queene MARIE Blesse vnto them and vs and our posteritie after vs our hopefull Prince Charles season him betymes with true religion that hee may bee an instrument of thy glorie the joye of his parents and the blesing of thy people Remember David and all his troubles the Ladie Elizabeth our Kings onelie sister and her princelie issue Suffer them not still to mourne in a strange land but restore them if it bee thy will to their former inheritance Blesse all our kings loyall subjects from the highest vnto the lowest Giue vnto the Senatours counsell and wisedome 3 To the magistrates justice and fortitude to those that are vnder them Christian subjection and obedience 2 To the ministers of thy word holinesse of lyfe and soundnesse of doctrine to the hearers of thy word diligent attention to the word preached and a care and conscience to liue hereafter Blesse 4 Everie familie in this kingdome this especiallie and all that belong vnto it Blesse our 5 parents brethren sisters kinsfolke benefactours and friends 6 Forgiue our enemies 7 Show pitie and compassion to all those that are afflicted and in miserie Relieue them according to their severall wants and necessities Bee thou a Father to the fatherlesse

conversion and thou didst differre my punishment I went astray and thou didst call mee I refused to come and still thou didst expect mee This thy goodnesse most indulgent Father I cannot extoll with sufficient prayses This thy long patience most mercifull GOD I cannot recompense with anie merits Thou didst preserue mee from manie sins whereinto the corruption of the flesh the deceat of the world and the perswasion of the devill would haue throwne mee headlong as well as others Neyther hast thou onelie kept mee from falling into sinne but also hast most graciouslie expected my conversion from sinne into which I had fallen I finde thee more mercifull than I am sinfull I sinned and thou madest as if thou didst not see it I contayned not my selfe from wickednesse and yet thou didst abstaine from punishment I did long tyme prolong my iniquitie and thou didst prolong thy pitie What were then my deserts Surelie evill and the worst of evills to wit my sinnes manie in number most grievous for weyght and detestable for varietie Therefore to thy grace and bountie alone doe I attribute it that thou hast so long expected my conversion and delivered my soule out of the s●ares of sinne To thee O Lord bee praise honour and glorie for ever and ever Amen PRAYER VIII Hee rendereth thankes for our conversion I Render thankes vnto thee my God for that thou hast converted my heart that was hard and knew not how to repent and for that thou hast taken from me my stonie heart and given mee an heart of flesh I had of my selfe power to sinne But I had not of my selfe power to ryse againe to repentance I could goe astray of my selfe But I could not returne againe into the way without thee For even as hee that is borne crooked from his mothers wombe cannot bee made straight by naturall meanes but onlie by divyne and supernaturall power So my soule being by nature crooked and prone to sinne and the loue of earthlie things could by no humane power but thy grace onlie bee rectified and lifted vp to the loue of thee heavenly things I could deforme my selfe by my sinnes most foullie But thou onlie couldst reforme mee As the Ethiopian cannot change his Skinne nor the Leopard his Spots So neyther can I doe that which is good beeing by nature addicted vnto the loue of that which is evill Thou my God didst convert mee and I was converted and when I was converted then I repented and when I was instructed then I smote my thigh I was dead in sinne And thou didst quicken mee As much power as a dead man hath to raise himselfe So much had I to convert my selfe Vnlesse thou hadst drawne mee I had never come vnto thee vnlesse thou hadst stirred mee vp I had never watched vnto thee vnlesse thou hadst illuminated mee I had never seene thee My sinnes were more sweete vnto mee than honey and the honey combe But I am to thanke thee that now they are sharpe and bitter vnto mee for thou hast given mee a spirituall taste The workes of vertue were more bitter vnto mee than gall and aloes But I am to thanke thee that now they are become pleasant and sweet for thou hast by thy Spirit changed the corrupt judgement of my flesh I went astray as a sheepe that is lost and declined to the way of iniquitie But thou which art the good sheepherd hast found me out and brought mee agayne vnto the flocke of thy Sayncts It was late ere I knew thee for there was a great darksome clowde of vanitie before mine eyes which would not suffer mee to see the light of the trueth It was late ere I saw the true light because I was blinde and loved blindnesse and walked through the darknesse of sinne into the darknesse of hell But thou hast illuminated mee thou soughtest me when I sought not thee thou calledst me when I called not vpon thee thou convertedst mee when I was not converted vnto thee and thou saydst with a most powerfull voyce Let there bee light in the inward parts of his heart and there was a light and I saw thy light and I knew mine owne blindnesse For this thy immense and infinite benefite I will prayse thy Name for ever and ever AMEN PRAYER IX Hee rendereth thankes for the forgivenesse of sinnes I Owe and render vnto thee eternall and mercifull GOD great thankes for that thou hast not rejected mee when I came vnto thee but diddest most readilie receaue mee and most mercifullie forgiue mee all my sinnes I was that prodigall sonne most indulgent Father I was that prodigall sonne that by living ri●t●usl●e wasted his fathers substance For I haue defiled the gifts of nature I haue refused the gifts of grace I haue deprived my selfe of the gifts of glorie I was naked and destitute of all good thinges and thou coveredst and enrichedst mee with the robe of righteousnesse I was lost and condemned and thou of thy free grace hast bestowed vpon mee eternall salvation Thou of thyne ardent mercie didst embrace mee and kisse mee in sending thy most beloved Sonne that is in thy bosome and thy holie Spirit which is the kisse of thy mouth as ample witnesses of thyne infinite loue Thou cloathedst mee with my first robe in restoring me my former innocencie Thou gavest mee a ring for my hand by sealing mee with thy Spirit of grace Thou didst put shoes vpon my feete by arming mee with the Gospell of peace Thou killedst the fat calfe for mee by delyvering thy most deare Sonne to death for mee Thou didst cause mee to feast and make merrie by restoring the joye of heart and the true peace of conscience vnto mee I was dead and through thee I was restored to lyfe I went astray and through thee I came agayne into the way I was consumed with povertie and through thee I entred agayne into my former possession Thou mightest in thy just judgement haue rejected mee seeing that I was polluted with so manie sinnes covered with so manie offences and corrupted with so manie iniquities But thy mercie did abound aboue my sins thy goodnesse was greater thā mine iniquitie How often haue I shut the gate of my heart when thou diddest knocke Therefore when I knocked thou mightest most justlie haue shut the doore of mercie agaynst mee How often haue I stopt mine eares that I might not heare thy voyce Therefore when I sighed vnto thee thou mightest most justlie haue stopped thyne eares and not hearkened vnto my voyce But thy grace was more aboundant than all my sinne and transgression Thou didst receaue mee with thy handes spread foorth and put away my iniquities as it were a clowde and cast all 〈◊〉 sinnes behind thy backe Thou remembrest my sinnes no more but receavest me into the most ample bosome of thy mercie For this thy inestimable benefite I will giue thankes vnto thee for