people they could not serue the Lord so euery one cannot pray and these euidently grounded out of the Lords Prayer 1 WE must bee the children of GOD borne anew by his Word and Spirit hauing some assurance of his fauour and a desire to grow therein carrying alwaies childlike affections to his Maiestie for we must come to him as to our deare Father and be able by the Spirit of adoption to call him Abba oh Father 2 Wee must euer come vnto our Father only through his beloued Sonne by whom we are reconciled made his children and kept in his fauour and withall in a true sense of our vnworthines to bee called his children or make any request vnto him and so we must make our petitions only in the name of this our Lord and Sauiour in whom alone our Father is well pleased begging in faith that is in full assurance to be heard for Christs merit in whatsoeuer wee request of our tender Father 3 We must come in all humilitie before his heauenly Maiestie remembring we are but dust and ashes yet full of heauenly affections able to lift vp our harts vnto him and to bee onely conuersant with him in the heauens for the time of prayer principally hauing all our thoughts separated from the earth and all earthly cogitations because we speak to our Father which is in heauen 4 We must be brethren of brotherly and tender hearts towards all the children of our heauenly father that is all those who soundly professe the Gospell of Christ in word and conuersation because our heauenly Father will haue vs hereby both to declare and increase our loue praying all one for another and in the name of all as deare brethren and feeling members crying earnestly for all Our Father 5 We must be such as are zealous for the glory of our heauenly Father desirous both to behold his glory shining brightly in all his workes and chiefely in his heauenly word and labouring to draw all others to a like reuerend admiration thereof making this the end of all our indeuours that our heauenly Father may bee honoured and casting all our thoughts which way we may gaine him any glorie more afraid of dishonoring him any way or offending him but euen in our thoughts then any euill that can befall vs in the world and such as vse to mourne for all the dishonors done vnto God his heauenly Maiestie that we may euer both truly begin and end our prayers with this feruent desire That his great name may be glorified because all kingdome power and glorie are only his for euer 6 Such as first seek his kingdome and the righteousnes of it that is the inlargemēt of the Church wherin Christ raignes and is magnified and so the spreading of his true religion and of all the meanes belonging to the conuersion and sauing of his elect with the vtter ouerthrow of all false religion and vngodlines whereby Satan and Antichrist do raigne vsing all diligence for sauing ourselues and others that being heere partakers of his kingdome of grace wee may euer after raigne with him in glorie and also such as long and waite for the comming of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ. Otherwise how can wee pray in truth Let thy kingdome come 7 We must bee of an holy conuersation as the loyal subiects of this heauenly kingdome striuing to know the will of our heauēly Father in al things which concerne vs and such as make conscience of euery tittle of his word as Noah and Moses who in all things as the Lord bad them so did they able to say as Dauid I am heere Lord to do thy will I am desirous to do it as cheerefully as the Angels in heauen readie with Abraham to leaue all at the Lords commandement and offer vp whatsoeuer is dearest vnto vs in the world and to receiue any triall with patience and thankfulnes and with Paul not onely ready to bee bound but to die at Ierusalem for the name of Iesus Or else we can neuer pray in sinceritie Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen 8 Such also as labor to depend whollie vpon the Lords fatherly prouidence and watchfull protection for this life and all the comforts of it in a feeling of our owne naturall frailtie that if hee but take away our breath wee are gone and cannot of our selues continue one minute and withall that wee are neither worthie of nor able of our selues to get the least crumme of bread much lesse to cause it to do vs any good and therfore such as vse to beg it euery day from our heauenly Father and that as well for the poore as for our selues being liuely touched with their miseries desirous to imploy that which he bestowes vpon vs to his glory and the good of his children labouring as Iacob and Paul if we haue but bread to be therewith content such as neither trust in the abundance of meanes nor faint in the want of them but onely vse all meanes appointed to serue his diuine and fatherly prouidence casting all the care for the successe vpon him alone being assured that he cannot faile vs nor forsake vs of that that shall be best for vs so far as may stand with his owne glorie and the good of vs his people at least so long as we endeuour to honor him walking as his obedient children without this we can neuer pray aright Giue vs this day our daily bread 9 We must bee such as vse to trauell vnder the burden of all our sins especially presumptuous and scandalous in the sense both of the multitude haynousnes of them also our misery by them vntill we be throughly washed from thē in the blood of Iesus Christ as hauing no other meanes of deliuery or satisfaction feeling with Paul the corruption of our nature and our daily infirmities to be as a death vnto vs and hereupon vsing to crie instantly in the eares of the Lord Forgiue vs our trespasses neuer giuing him ouer vntil we obtaine this assurance 10 We must be voide of malice and such as vse to pray for our very enemies and are readie to doe them any kindnes wherby to gaine them to Christ or leaue them more without excuse because then wee haue this assurance to bee forgiuen and not else neither can we say in truth Forgiue vs our trespasses as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs but pray for a curse vpon our selues 11 Hauing a continuall sense of the danger we stand in of falling into some sinne euery houre to the dishonor of our heauenly Father and prouoking his displeasure with innumerable euils following thereupon through the deadly malice and subtiltie of Satan who hath the aduantage of our corrupt nature and all things in the world to beguile vs fearing alwaies lest for our sinnes the Lord should leaue vs in his hand and thereupon such as
so thy sharpe corrections laid vpon all other thy dearest seruants registred in thy booke Lord teach vs yet more rightly to cōceaue the vilenesse of sin by this one thing chiefely that the least sinne of thine elect could neuer haue bin ransommed but by the vnspeakeable torments of thine owne beloued Sonne the Lord of glory taking our nature to become a sacrifice to appease thy wrath and to satisfie thy Iustice how thou didst poure out vpon him the full viols of thy wrath to cause him to sweate drops of blood to cry out my God my God why hast thou forsaken me Giue vs thy children some true sense heereof and withal this grace to keepe a cōtinuall remembrance of the innumerable euils which euery sinne brings euen vpon vs thine owne children in our soules or bodies goods name or friends vnlesse wee preuent them by speedy and vnfained repētance especially how thereby we are left wholly destitute of thy protection prouidence and depriued of all comfort and power in prayer so long as we remaine therein and also of many extraordinary experiments of thy bounty which otherwise wee should find Make vs able in some sort to comprehend the greatnesse of sin by the infinitnesse of thy glorious Maiestie against whom each sinne is committed how our sinnes are increased heereby also that they are committed against our high calling to be Christians and heires of thy Kingdome with such abundant mercies both ordinarie and extraordinarie and so many and strong meanes to restraine vs besides sundry vowes and couenants renewed and that after mercy obtained and pardon formerly sealed vpon our promise of amendment Open our blind eies to haue some sight also of the multitude of our sinnes how they are more in number then the starres of heauen seeing they are euery breach of thy diuine will reuealed vnto vs in thy law and Gospell and that not only in thought word or deede but euen in omitting of any part thereof or doing it without all our hart and all our strength besides the sinne of our first parents whereby we are all the children of wrath and vnder thy curse and also besides the corruption of our sinfull natures receiued from thence whereupon wee are so wholy inclined vnto euill that all the thoughts of our harts are onely euill continually so as we cannot of our selues so much as thinke much lesse will any thing but that which is sinfull and hence also the hardnesse of our harts that we are so little moued either at the hearing of so many iudgements or the inioying of so many mercies to make any right vse of them Vouchsafe vs such a liuely and continuall sense heereof together with a feeling of our daily slips wants frailties infirmities imperfections noisome lustes issuing from this filthy puddle of originall corruption in vs that we may bee wearie of this body of sinne groning vnder the bondage of this our corruption sighing to bee deliuered from it Shewe vs also our most grieuous sinnes not onely of our youth and ignorāce but those much more which we haue committed since thou hast called vs by thy grace vnto so high a dignitie conuinced our consciences chiefely our open and scandalous sinnes whereby wee haue most dishonored thee causing thy Gospell to bee euill spoken of grieued thy children or any way hindred the saluation of others that by all these we may see vvhat debters we are how vnable to pay the least part but to lie in hell for euermore that we may crie continually with Dauid Lord forgiue vs our sinnes and blot out all our offences wash vs thorowly purge and clense vs thus running euery moment to the fountaine of thy Sons blood which is open to all the house of Israel for all sinnes vncleannesse And yet withal that we may not be vtterly ouerwhelmed by the vgly view of the multitud or lothsomenesse of our sinnes as though they could not bee pardoned nor we purged from thē comfort vs in this that thy Sonnes blood is of infinite merit and all sufficient to wash vs from all our sinnes though they were the most haynous sinnes that euer were cōmitted yea although we had all the sinnes of the world vpon vs so long as in a true feeling of them we cā desire to be washed therein But because wee are all very ready to deceiue our selues imagining that we are washen when we remaine still in our filthines seeing thou neither callest nor admitst of any to this fountaine but them that come in true repentance for all their sinnes fully purposing amendment and in a liuely faith in thy sweete promises desiring to grow therein Oh grant vs grace truely to see our particular sinnes and the vilenesse of them and make vs able in the sight of them and the sense of our estate and danger by them to mourne bitterly for them looking at thy Sonne whom wee haue pierced thereby and so to hate and abhorre them that being once purged in this Lauer we may bee euer afraid of defiling our selues againe or of sinning against that pretious blood Helpe vs to trie both our repentance and faith by the holy rule which thou hast giuen vs in thy law and Gospell that we may know them to be such as will abide the triall and not hypocriticall and which also haue bin first wrought in vs by the powerfull preaching of thy Gospell and doe continually increase and grow which are the infallible euidences y t they are sound and sincere Giue vs harts to be daily examining and iudging our selues that we may escape thy iudgement We intreate thee also againe for our sinfull Realmes to pardon all the fearefull prouocations thereof and to be pacified at the instant prayers of thy faithfull seruants crying vnto thee in all places by the blood of thy Sonne which speakes better things then the blood of Abel Let that cry still preuaile against the cry of the sinnes that thy mercie may bee magnified in all the world As we forgiue them that trespasse against vs. And whereas thou oh holy and gratious Father hast taught vs euer to pray to be forgiuen as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs telling vs plainely that if wee forgiue others for thy cause thou wilt also forgiue vs and contrarily that if we will not forgiue others we shall neuer bee forgiuen Change good Lord the wickednesse of our sinfull hearts which are most strongly bent to malice and reuenge that howsoeuer wee hate the sins and company of the wicked and whatsoeuer else is in them whereby they dishonour thee or shew themselues to bee thine enemies and although we also reioyce in the execution of thy righteous iudgements whereby thou gettest thy selfe glory vpon the proud enemies of thy Church and do also pray daily for
our first parents cast out of their happie estate accursed in themselues and all their posteritie euen al vs vntill wee obtaine deliuerance by laying hold of our Lord and Sauiour Make vs able yet more plainely to behold the same not only in the generall destruction of the olde world turning Sodom into ashes preparing hell for an euerlasting punishment to all vnbeleeuers and impenitent sinners but also in thy seueritie against thine owne children as in cutting off Moses onelie for that hee did not sanctifie thee at the waters of strif that he could not enter into Canaan after hee had led thy people forty yeers and now brought them to the borders of it And besides the heauy punishmeÌ„t of Dauid and his house all his life long and the fearefull iudgemeÌ„ts on many of thine owne faithful seruaÌ„ts Teach vs to coÌ„ceiue aright of the vilenesse and danger of sin hereby that the least sinne of thine elect could neuer haue bin ransomed but by the sacrifice of thine owne deare Sonne and how thou diddest powre out vpon him the ful viols of thy wrath to cause him to crie my God vvhy hast thou forsaken mee Giue vs a continuall meditation hereof and of the innumerable euils which euerie sinne brings on thine owne children vnlesse they bee preuented by speedy repentance especially depriuing vs of all true comfort and power in praier so long as wee remaine therein without repeÌ„taÌ„ce besides y e losse of many extraordinary fauours Shew vs withal how our sinnes increased being committed not onely against thy glorious Maiestie but also against our high calling and all thine abuÌ„dant mercies with so strong means to restrain vs besides so many vowes and promises of amendment that after pardon formerly obtained and sealed vnto vs. Grants vs some sight also of the multitude of our sins not onely in breaking thy Commandements in thought word or deed but euen in omitting anie part therof or doing it without all our heart besides the sin of our first parents whereof wee are all guiltie and the corruption of our sinful natures whereby wee are so infected with sin that wee are inclined vnto euil coÌ„tinaully vnable to thinke anie thing but that which is sinfull so little moued by thy iudgemeÌ„ts or mercies to make anie right vse therof Giue vs such a liuelie sense hereof of our daily frailties inâ—rmities noysome lustes flowing from this lothsome sinke that in the feeling of this bondage of our corruption wee may euer sigh desiring to be deliuered therefrom Set before our faces also the grieuous sins of our youth much more those which we haue committed since our high calling contrarie to our consciences and whereby wee haue dishonored thee to the reproach of thy Gospel griefe of thy seruants or hindering the saluation of any soule that by al these we beholding the infinitenes of our debt and our great misery therby that we may runne continually to the fountaine of thy Sonnes blood which is open to all the house of Israel for sin vncleannesse crying Wash me thorowlie from my sin purge and purifie me And yet that the vgelie view of them may not vtterly dismay vs as though we could not be purged froÌ„ them comfort vs in the infinite worth merit of thy Sonnes blood which is al-sufficient to cleanse vs thorowly although wee had al the sins of the world vpon vs so long as wee can crie to be washed therin But yet seing thou admittest none to this fountaine but only them that come in true fainth and vnfaied repentance for all their sins resoluing to liue a new life and crying after this fountain Make vs able in the sense of our vilenes by nature and our particular sins to mourn bitterly when wee looke at thy Son whoÌ„ we haue pearced thereby and so to hate sinne that we may be afraid of euer defiling our selues againe sinning against that precious blood Helpe vs to trie our repeÌ„tance faith to bee such as are sound haue beene wrought in vs by the preaching of the Gospel do coÌ„tinually increase which are the certaine euidences thereof GraÌ„t vs grace to iudge our selues daily y t we may not be iudged of thee Remember vs also we intreate thee againe for our sinfull Land though euen the earth bee corrupt the crie of the sinnes exceeding great yet let the cry of vs thy childreÌ„ in euery corner preuaile against y e crie of the sinnes that thy mercie may bee magnified in all the world As vvee for giue c. And as thou hast taught vs to pray onely so to be forgiueÌ„ as we forgiue others assuring vs that if we do forgiue wee shall bee forgiuen and otherwise we shall neuer bee forgiuen Change our malicious and proud hearts that although we hate y e sins and company of the wicked and reioice in the execution of thy righteous iudgmeÌ„ts and pray daily for the confounding of al the wicked practises and deuises of the enemies of thy Church that yet wee may seeke the saluation of al sorts and for them that are our enemies but vpon priuate respects giue vs grace to pray earnestly for theÌ„ that they may repent obtaine mercie And that wee may seeke to pacifie them by offering them full satisfaction and doing them any good so far as may staÌ„d with their saluation the credit of the Gospell to heape coales vpon their heads either to gaine them or leaue them more without excuse and to seale vp to our selues a ful remission of all our sins therby Leade vs not into temptation And seing our deadly enemy seekes hourely to tempt vs to sin to dishonour thee and become his vassals y t thou mightest leaue vs in his hand to execute his malice vpon vs and bring vpon vs al the euils which follow sinne wherupon our Sauiour hath taught vs to pray Leade vs not into temptation Open our eies good Father to see our continual danger and first for the multitude of damned spirits ranging vp and downe as roaring Lions to deuour vs. Teach vs to know that they are able to bring vs to as fearful sins as euer were committed to destroy vs vtterlie in a moment with all that wee haue if thou giue them leaue Acquaint vs with their subtâ—lties in fitting their temptations to our particular estates and dispositioÌ„s which they know by dogging vs euer taking their aduantages to solicite vs to those sinnes whereby they haue most preuailed against vs formerly or against other thy seruants and how they are wont also to draw vs on by degrees as first to yeelde to some smaller matters which are accounted no sinnes or to thrust our selues carelessely or with our warrant into the danger and occasions of temptation neglecting the calling laid vpon vs as Dauid to lie on his bed in the afternoones insteede of looking to the affaires of his kingdome Make vs able to consider how they haue all the baites of the world both the
after inable vs to vse the same and giue a blessing to them Humble vs in the sense of our vilenesse that wee are so farre off from deseruing eternal life that we are not worthy of the least crumme of bread which thou hast taught vs to beg daily and grant vs grace to knowe that when we haue it wee are but theeues and vsurpers of it and of whatsoeuer else we possesse to make a dreadful account for it vnlesse thou giue it vs in Iesus Christ because we hauing lost al through Adams transgression can haue no right vnto it againe vntill it be restored vnto vs in our Lord and Sauiour Vouchsafe therefore to increase our assurance that thou hast giuen vs thy Sonne who is Lord of all that in him we may be certaine that we haue a true title to whatsoeuer we inioy Giue withall both power and strength to thy good creatures to norish and comfort vs. Bread Bestow vpon vs contented harts with the estate wherein thou settest vs though we haue but bread grace to see and acknowledge thy wise and tender prouidence aswell in want as pleÌ„â—y being vndoubtedly assured that thou canst wilt make bread alone to satisfie vs abundantly when other meanes faile This day And if thou shalt euer bring vs into that strait that we shall haue no more but for the preseÌ„t day nor any means of succor in the world theÌ„ strengthen vs to giue thee glory by casting our selus wholy vpon thee without impatience or fainting that we may be able euen then to shewe our confidence in thee how we liue not by bread onely but by euery word proceeding out of thy mouth Certifie our consciences aforehand that howsoeuer wicked men be they neuer so rich may starue with hunger before they die yet thou wilt neuer let vs thine owne obedient children and heires of thy Kingdome to want any thing that shall be good for vs but that thou wilt rather worke extraordinarily when ordinarie meanes faile causing our enemies to feede vs if our bretheren forget vs the very foules to bring vs bread and the heauens to poure vs downe a blessing And therefore good Father let vs alwaies bee reuereÌ„tly afraid of dishonoring or grieuing thee by carcking cares aforehand for prouision for vs or ours and much more of murmuring or impatience in any such trials whereunto our sinfull natures are extreamly inclined Make vs able to sanctifie thy great name in vsing onely the meanes for thy protection and prouidence referring the worke whole successe vnto thy heauenly Maiestie alone being certaine that thou wilt doe that that shall be best and that thou canst not faile vs nor forsake vs. And when thou doest bestowe thy gifts vpon vs giue vs a holy vse of them that both they may further our saluation and that wee may see thy goodnes in them and neuer abuse them to satisfie our sinfull desires or puffe vp our proud harts or make theÌ„ our gods putting our confidence or felicitie in them but that wee may imploy them to the maintenance of thy religion with all the holy ends which thou hast ordained them for and especially for the reliefe comfort of our poore brethren for whoÌ„ thou hast taught vs to pray daily as for our selues and to whom thou hast giuen an interest in the vse of our goods Giue vs bowels of compassion towards the poore and needy that we may take off euery heauie burden relieue the oppressed deale our breade to the hungry soules that their backes and bellies may blesse vs and that thou mayest remember vs in the day of our aduersitie and we lay vp a sure foundation against the time to come that therin also we may shewe forth our homage to thy diuine Maiestie that we hold all of thy goodnesse and declare the loue we beare to thy children for thy sake and chiefely to them that most excell in thy graces and so the true practise of the CoÌ„munion of Saints waiting for that ioyfull sentence Come yee blessed of my Father receiue the Kingdome prepared for you for when I was hungry you gaue me meate Forgiue vs our trespasses And wheras our sinnes onely do hinder our assurance that we are thy children and cause vs that we can neither behold thy glory nor feele the power and happinesse of thy Kingdome neither yet haue that full securitie for thy fatherly prouidence and protection from all euill which otherwise we should find and do moreouer bring all contrary euils vpon vs and therefore thou hast taught vs to cry euery day forgiue vs our trespasses Pardon good Lord and remoue all our sinnes that keepe away these good things from vs. And that we may cry more earnestly for forgiuenesse neuer giuing thee rest vntill wee haue attained it teach vs that heerein alone stands all true peace and blessednes when we haue this full assurance sealed in our harts that our sinnes are pardoned and that all they whose sinnes are not remitted are most accursed and vnhappy And to this end shewe vs good Father first the hainousnesse of sinne by making vs to consider aright thy wrath declared against it from heauen in the fearefull punishment of thy most excellent creatures the Angels whom for that one sinne euen because they were not coÌ„tent with their estate thou hast cast down into hel to be reserued in chaines of darknes vnto the iudgemeÌ„t of the great day then to be damned to endlesse torments afterwards in our first parents cast froÌ„ their happy estate for eating y e forbidden fruit for whose sin alone all the curses of this life that to come fel not only vpoÌ„ theÌ„selues but also all their posterity euen all of vs being wrapped vnder the same condemnatioÌ„ vntill we be deliuered by Iesus Christ. Open our eies to see this thy wrath against sinne yet more fully not only vpon the wicked in the generall destruction of the old world and in turning the filthy Cities of Sodome Gomorrah into ashes to remaine as eternal monuments to all posteritie in preparing the lake burning with fire and brimstone for an euerlasting punishment to all vnbeleeuers and impenitent persons but euen against the sinnes of thine owne dearest childreÌ„ as in y â— heauy punishmeÌ„t vpon thine own faithful seruant Moses for so smal a sin in our account as not honoring thee before the people in beleeuing and auouching thy power and truth that thou didst cut him off for entring into Canaan which of al earthly things he must needes most desire being the land of promise the type of heauen and also after that he had led the people fortie yeares towards it And besides the punishment of Dauid and his house for that one sinne that thy hand did so pursue him and his all his life long
raigne for euermore 4. For our Magistrates to haue the same harts 5. For our Ministers to tread in the steps of the holy Apostles Watch. p. 45. l. 11. 12. Seeking to saue euery soule By vvord And conuersation To awaken all our vnconscionable Ministers They may remember the crie of Abels blood And Christ appearing And either to repent become profitable or the people may be committed to such as by whom Christ may raigne and they saued Antichrist cast forth and whatsoeuer belongeth to him or whereby he hath deceiued the people of the Lord And the very prints of his Idolatire vtterly destroyed 6. To pray for a holy vnitie in the Church chiefely amongst the leaders And to take away all causes of contention confounding all Balaams deuices Who seekes by our diuisions to preuaile against vs. And that we may buy this peace with the losse of all That all sorts may ioyne themselues vnto vs. 7. That euery one of vs may haue a care to saue others Wat. p. 57. l. 14. 15. Especially all committed to our charge With all knit vnto vs by any special bond Taking all occasions to saue them by al means being as the Angels for Lot 8. That vve may haue a feeling of the happines of this kingdome VVatch. p. 11. lin 2. p. 114. 115. And of the revvard of holines And hovv vvretched the state of all other is VVatch. p. 56. 7. 8. 9. 9. That vve may liue as the subiects of this kingdome Fearing the causes of backsliding Watch. pag. 122. lin 8. Hying fast tovvards heauen looking at our Sauiour 10. To destroy all our corruption 11. To hasten the day of the appearing of our glorie and triumph 12. And in the meane time seeing vve liue by faith To increase our faith That vve grovving to ful assuraÌ„ce may ouercome the vvorld VVat. 116. lin 20. 117. lin 7. And remaine faithfull to the death 13. To be filled vvith peace ioy and righteousnesse That al may see of vvhat kingdome vve are And we feele the beginning of it in our selues so entring into our ioy 1. To pray that vvee may declare our childlike effections zeale and thankfulnes â—y doing his heauenly vvill As cheerefully as the Angels 2. That hee vvill accept our will for the deed 3. That vve may delight to stand in his presence to inquire his vvill by all meanes Hauing Dauids Eccho I am heere Lord That all our seruice may be freewill offerings 4. To prepare for troubles and humble our selues vnder them as his obedient children Making right vse of them VVithout whispering Assured that God doth all of loue for our good and vvill giue a happy issue 5. To take vp our crosses not suffering as euill doers but onely for righteousnesse VVith ioy and thankfulnesse Looking at our Sauiour 6. That vve may neuer do any thing against his reuealed wil to obtaine neuer so great a good which we imagine To the end that all may see the Lords tender care for vs and that we may attend the doing of his vvill 1. To pray for the comforts of this life Watch. pag. 51. lin 6. 2. That hee would shew his fâ—therly prouidence for necessaries and to direct vs to the means to serue his prouidence Watch. pag. 65. lin 15. Chiefely in our particular calling auoiding the contrarie 3. To coÌ„mit ourselues wholly to his protection depending on him without feare 4. To know our ovvne frailtie And vnabilitie to get a crumme of bread or to see or vse the meanes To be humbled in the sense of our vnworthines of bread And that we are vsurpers of it of all other things Vntill they be giuen vs in Christ hauing lost al in Adam 5. To get more assurance of our title in Christ. 6. For power to the creature to nourish vs. 7. For contentation vvith our estate VVatch. p. 66 lin 12. And to see the Lords prouidence in bread alone And vvhen we haue but for the day nor any meanes To be able to cast our selues wholly on the Lord vvithout fainting VVatch. p. 21. lin 7. 8. To pray for assurance that the Lord will neuer let vs want that is good But worke extraordinarily When ordinary meanes faile 9. To be afraid of dishonoring the Lord by carcking cares aforehand or impatience in trials 10. VVhen we vsed only the means to referre the blessing to the Lord. 11. To haue a holy vse of all Gods gifts to our saluation Neuer abusing them But imploying them to the ends appointed as first and chiefely to maintaine Gods religion and relieue his seruants Esay 58. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. c. So to shew our homage to God And the communion of Saints wayting for the ioyfull sentence And seeing our sinnes onely do hinder all these things which we haue begged 1. To pray for pardon of all our sinnes Because heerein alone stands all true happinesse 2. To this end to see the haynousnes of sinne In the fearefull punishment of the Angels Our first parents The old world Sodome Hell prepared for the wicked And in the punishment of Gods dearest seruaÌ„ts As Moses And Dauid And chiefely that vpon our Sauiour himselfe 3. To haue some sense of the innumerable euils which each sinne brings p. 5. l. 22 23. p. 6. 7. Vpon Gods owne children Vnlesse they be preuented especially depriuings vs of Gods protection and prouidence and al power in prayer 4. To bee able to comprehend in some sort the greatnes of our sin how it is increased by circumstances being â—omâ—mitted â—gainst the infinit God our high calling All mercies Meanes Vovves After pardon obtained 5. To haue some sight of the multitude of our sinnes Being euerie breach of Gods Commandement in thought Or in omitting the very least dutie Besides Adams sin The corruption of our nature Being wholly carried to euill And the hardnes of our hearts 6. For a continuall feeling of ourdaily fraulties Trauelling vnder them Desiring to be deliuered 7. That vve may see our most grieuous sinnes both before our calling and since Chiefely our scandalous sinnes 8. That by all these wee may see what debters vvee are And may be driuen to cry for forgiuenes and to runne to the fountaine of Chrisis blood And yet that we may find comfort in the al-sufficiencie thereof 9. To the end that we may not bee deceiued in the forgiunes of our sinnes To pray for true repentance and faith which are the vnseparable companions of forgiuenes And to trie them both by the word to be sincere Wat. pag. 2. lin 8. And such as haue been vvrought in vs by the Gospell and do increase and grovv 10. That vvee may continually examine iudge our selues 11. To pray againe for pardon of the sins of our land As the instant prayers of Gods seruants by the blood of Christ. Whereas we must pray to be forgiuen as we forgiue 1. To pray against all maliciousnes and desire of reuenge That though we hate the sinnes of the wicked and reioyce in
reserued for hell Graunt vs to liue in all things as thy obedient subiects that wee may passe frō this kingdom of grace into thy glorious kingdome Make vs to feare the occasiōs of backsliding that wee neuer so much as once look back vnto the world but hie fast towards heauē where our Sauiour keeps possession for vs. Destroy in vs all our corruption wherby Satan preuailes against vs. Hastē that day when the differēce shall appeare between vs and thē that feare thee not whē we shal raigne with thee for euer And because wee now liue by faith and not by sight the wicked oft flourishing whē thy children are afflicted Oh Lord increase our faith in all thy sweete promises y t through the comfort of it power of godlinesse we may grow vp to a full assurance that wee are the true heires of thy kingdome and ouercome all hinderances that being faithful to the death we may haue the crown of life Fill our hearts with such peace ioy with all the fruits of righteousnes that all may see to what kingdome wee belong and wee feeling y e beginning of it here may enter into thy heauenly ioy Thy wil be c. And that our childlike affectiōs with our zeale thākfulnesse may more appeare to all y e world quicken vs to do thy heauēly will chiefelie wherein thou hast shewed vs how thou wilt haue vs walk that wee may do it cheerefullie as the Angels Accept our will for the deede Let it be our chiefe desire to stād in thy presence to enquire by all holy meanes what thy diuine pleasure is and euer so soone as thou hast made it knowne vnto vs giue vs Dauids Eccho to say I am heere Lord to doe thy will thy law is within my heart And whereas it is thy decree that thorow many troubles wee must enter into thy kingdome good Father subdue our corrupt wils to thy holy will that hūbling our selues vnder thy hand we may trie reforme our waies immediately without once whispering against thee knowing y t in loue thou so workest our good in all our trials and wilt giue vs a happy issue in thy due time And if it shall bee thy good pleasure to cal vs to suffer for thy name keepe vs that we may suffer as thine owne children for righteousnes and then to take vp our crosses with thankfulnes reioicing that thou countest vs worthy that honour looking stedfastly at our Lord Sauiour who hauing first troden y t way before vs sits for euer in glorie at thy right hand But keepe vs that we neuer do any thing against thy reuealed will to procure therby neuer so great a good seeing thou canst and wilt effect whatsoeuer is best without our sin That wee may euer truly pray Thy will bee done in earth as it is in heauen Giue vs this day c. And thou oh deare Father when wee are such that y e world may see thy tēder care ouer vs and how thou fulfillest thy promises vnto vs that wee may the better attend the seeking of thy glorie and good pleasure vouchsafe vs the cōforts of this present life Shew vs thy loue in prouiding for vs in due time Direct vs to vse all painfulnes and holy wisdom chiefely in our particular calling with all the meanes to serue thy prouidence auoiding whatsoeuer may hinder our comfort or hurt our estate Graunt vs to hide our selus vnder thy watchful protection knowing that our times are in thy hand to continue as pleaseth thee and to consider that of our selues we cannot prolong our liues one minute nor haue any power to get one morsell of bread vnlesse thou both shew vs the meanes assist vs to vse thē giue a blessing to them Hūble vs here in that wee are not worthie the least crumme of bread which we are taught to beg daily and that wee are but vsurpers of it and of whatsoeuer else we haue vnlesse we be in Christ because wee hauing lost all can haue no right to anie thing vntill it bee restored vnto vs in him who is Lord of all Increase our assurance that thou hast giuen him vnto vs y t we may haue a true title to whatsoeuer wee enioy Blesse thy good creaturs to nourish comfort vs. Giue vs contented hearts though wee haue but bread acknowledging thy fatherlie prouidēce as wel in want as plentie and that thou wilt make euen bread sufficient when other means faile And if we shal come to haue no more but for the present day nor any meanes of succour then strengthen vs to cast our selues vpon thee without fainting and to shew that we liue not by bread onelie but by thy power tender care and blessing Certifie our consciences that though wicked men may bee hunger-starued yet thou wilt neuer let any of vs that serue thee being heires of thy kingdome to wāt any thing that is good for vs but wilt work extraordinarilie causing our enemies to feede vs or the fouls to bring vs meate rather then we shall want Keep vs therfore from carking cares aforehand for prouision for vs or ours much more from murmuring whereby thou art dishonored prouoked Make vs able to sanctifie thee vsing only the means for thy protection prouidēce cōmending our selues wholly vnto thee being certainlie assured that thou canst not faile vs. And whē thou dost bestow thy gifts vpon vs make vs to behold thy good nesse in them vsing thē holily neuer abusing them to satisfie our lustes or to puffe vs vp or set our confidence loue vpon thē but that wee may imploy them to maintaine thy worship seruice and performe all holie duties especially for the reliefe of thy children for whom we are to praie daily and to whom thou hast giuen an interest in the vse of them that so we may shew our thākfulnesse to thy heauenly Maiestie loue to thy childrē and chiefelie the most excellent and therein the true practise of the Communion of Saints wayting for the ioyfull sentence Come ye blessed of my Father receiue the kingdome prepared for you c. Forgiue vs our trespasses And whereas our sins onely doe hinder turne from vs all these blessings which we haue begged and bring innumerable euils vpon vs insteede of thē so make vs most vnhappie wherupō thou hast taught vs to crie euerie day forgiue vs our sinnes Pardon good Lord and remoue all our sinnes out of thy sight And to y e end that we may neuer giue thee rest vntill we haue gotten this assurance teach vs that herein is all true happines and without it we are most miserable without all hope of comfort Shew vs also the haynousnesse of sinne declared in the fearefull punishment of thy most glorious Angels the excellentest of all thy works whom for one sinne thou diddest throw downe vnto hel to be reserued in chaines of darkenesse to the iudgemēt of the great day And after wards in
the execution of Gods righteous iudgments on them And pray for confounding their euill practises Yet that we may pray for and seek their saluation 2. For them that are our enemies on priuate respects to pray their sinne may be pardoned And that vve may seeke to pacifie them and gaine their loue to heape coales on their heades And get full assurance of forgiuenesse to our selues Seeing Satan seekes continuallie by temptations to draw vs to sinne to prouoke the Lord against vs bring some euill vpon vs. 1. To pray we may see the danger we stand in each houre For the multitude of damned spirits 2. For their power to tempt and destroy vs in a moment 3. Because of their subtilties Whereby they knowing our dispositions Marke and take all aduantages To solicite vs to those sinnes wherin they are most like to preuaile drawing vs on by degrees to yeeld first to smaller matters which the world accounts no sinne Or not to auoid the occasions of temptation or neglect our calling 4. For their innumerable allurements and baytes of this world VVhich they proffer 5. For their threatnings if we wil be so precise as to make conscience of each of Gods Commaundements 6. For the vilenesse of our nature readie to conspire with them And to swallow euerie baite Without all strength to resist 7. For Gods displeasure to leaue vs in their power for our security 8. For Sathans cunning in hiding all this danger and the vglinesse of sinne Shewing onely the faireside of it what we shal get by it and vsing the fittest instruments to effect his purpose Neuer coÌ„â—ing like him selfe to tempt Whereby he deceiues all the world And oft times Gods owne children making sinne to seeme no sin 2. To pray we may haue a continuall remembrance of the seuerall miseries of each sinne Watch. p. 5. 6. 7. Chiefely the wounds of conscience which none can beare and vvill come vnlesse it bee speedilie preuented That although wicked men escape here vvho are reserued for hell the Lord yet vvill not suffer vs so Especially vvhen our sinnes are scandalous Because he vvill not be dishonored by vs nor let vs be damned And that the wicked may see his hatred against sinne and vvhat remaines for theÌ„ for euer 3. To pray we may feare alvvay lest God should leaue vs neuer so little because of Satans most deadlie malice against vs who dreescaped froÌ„ him To prouoke the Lord against vs And for that our sinnes vvill more dishonour him and harden moe to perdition then of anie other Whence so few haue escaped to the end VVithout some grieuous foiles 4. To learne to vvatch and pray as the remidie against all temptations And to be better acquainted vvithout selues And weaknesses To put on the compleat armour chieflie the shield of faith And to haue the vvord euer in readinesse That streÌ„gthned by the spirit and continuing in prayer vve may stand fast And preserue our selues without any grieuous wouÌ„ds vntill vvee haue gotten the finall conquest 5. That we pray not against all temptation But onelie that in them vve may ouercome So to receiue the crovvne of glorie in the ende VVe haue begged all from the Lord 1. Because all kingdom povver and glorie are his and vve haue receiued all from him 2. Because hee vvill grant vs all good things aboue all that vvee can aske So farre as shall bee for his glory and our good Seeing hee guideth and ouerruleth all things to serue hereunto And hath assured vs that asking in faith vve shall haue That vvee may set foorth the glorie and happines of his kingdom Whereunto vvee binde our selues and to liue as his subiects all our daies And so returne all praise and thanks saying Amen Euen so Lord Iesus