Make me therfore woorthie of that which thou art woorthie of so shal I be woorthie of that of which now I am vnwoorthie Make me as thy wil is to cesse from sinne that as my dutie binds I may serue thee Grant that I may so keepe and gouerne and end my life that I may sleepe in peace and rest in thee Sticke to me euen to the end that sleepe with rest and rest with quietnes quietnes with euerlastingnes a Reu. 7 15. 16. 17. Reu. 21 4. 23. 24. may receaue me Amen Chap. 11. A praier vnto the blessed Trinitie BOth with hart and mouth we confesse we praise blesse thee God the Father a Mat. 11 25 Mark 13 32 Iohn 20 17. vnbegotten thee God the Sonne onelie begotten b Iohn 1 14. 18. Iohn 3 16. 18. 1. Iohn 4 9. thee God the holie Ghost the comforter c Ioh. 14 16 17. 26. Iohn 15 26. an holie and inseparable Trinitie to thee be glorie worlds without end d 1. Tim. 1 17 2. Tim. 4 18. Reu. 7 12. Amen Chap. 12. A confession of Gods almightines and maiestie O Our GOD a Psal 90 1. 2. Psal 95 7. ô almightie God b Gen. 35 11 Ezech. 10 5 Eccl. 42 17. Reuel 15 3. ô holie Trinitie one power and vnparted Maiestie I praise thee yea euen I y e basest of thy seruants and a simple member of thy Church I praise thee and with a due sacrifice of praise c Psal 50 14 Psal 116 17. according to the knowledge and power which thou hast vouchsafed to impart vpon me I glorifie thee And because I lacke outward gifts to offer behold that which is in mee euen the vowes of thankesgiuing d Psa 116 14 17. 18. gladlie and ioifulie doe I offer out of a good conscience e 1. Tim. 1 5. and faith vnfained With mine hart therefore I do beleeue f Rom. 10 10 ô King of heauen g Mat. â—1 25 and Lord of the earth and with my mouth I confesse the Father h Mar. 13 32 Iohn 20 17 the Sonne i Iohn 1 18. Rom. 8 3. 17. and the holie Ghost k Mar. 12 36 Actes 1 5. 8. 16. three in persons l Matt. 3 16. 17. Mark 1 10. 11. Luke 3 21. 22. yet but one in substance to be a verie m Ier. 10 10. Iohn 17 3. and almightie n 2. Co. 6 18 Reu. 11 17. God of one simple spiritual o Ioh. 4 24. 2. Cor. 3 17. inuisible p 1. Tim. 1 17 and incomprehensible q Psa 139 7. 8 c. nature in which none is either higher or lower or greater than other but are altogether perfect r Matt. 5 48 without deformitie big without quantitie Å¿ Iob. 2 3 8. 9. good t Mat. 19 17. without qualitie without anie time euerlasting u Eccl. 18 1 Lamen 5 19 without dieng immortal x 1. Tim. 1 17 strong y Psal 7 10. 12. 13. Esaie 1 24. without faintnes true z Reu. 6 10. without falsehood without anie abode present euerie where a Psa 139 6. 7. 8. without anie place wholie euerie where filling al things without stretching going euerie where without stop or let passing ouer al things and yet moouest not abiding in al places and yet standest not creating al things b Psa 124 8. Psal 134 3. Eccl. 43 1. 2 c. without neede gouerning al things c Mat. 11 25. without labor giuing beginnings to al things d Hab. 1 12. and yet had no beginning e Pro. 8 22. 23 c. changing al things f 2. Pet. 3 10 and yet neuer changed g Mal. 3 6. Dan. 6 26. Rom. 16 26 in greatnes infinit h Iob. 23 8. 9. in power almightie i Psal 115 3 Reuel 1 8. in goodnes soueraigne k Mar. 10 18 Iames. 1 17. in wisedom wonderful l Wisd 9 1. 4. 5 c. Eccles 1 1. 2 c. Iam. 1 17. in counsels terrible m Psal 66 5 in iudgements righteous n Ps 119 137 in cogitations secret o Psal 92 5. in promise true p Psa 86 15. in works holie q Esaie 6 3. Esai 43 15. Reuel 4 8. in mercie rich r Psal 130. vers 7. toward sinners most patient Å¿ Psal 86 verse 15. toward the penitent most merciful t Ierem. 18 vers 8. Ezec. 18 vers 21. Luk. 13 vers 3 5. Luk. 15 vers 18 19 20. alwaie y e same u Mal. 3 vers 6. eternal x Psal 102 vers 11 12. and euerlasting and immortal y 1. Tim. 1 17. and vnchangeable whom neither widenes of place maketh bigger nor straightnes lesser nor corners wring whose wil doth not varie nor friendship alter whom neither aduersitie maketh out of quiet neither prosperitie ouer iocund nor obliuioÌ„ bringeth aught out of thy mind nor memorie into thy remeÌ„brance neither things passed goe awaie nor things to come succeede where thou art with the beginning thou begannest not with times thou encreasest not z Ps 10â— 25 26. 27. with the end thou takest not an end but both before al worlds and in the world and worlds without end thou liuest enioiest perpetual praise eternal glorie a 2. Tim. 4 verse 18. Reuel 7 12. soueraigne auctoritie singular honor an euerlasting kingdom infinit power for euer and euer Amen Chap. 13. A Zealous praier wherein is declared how God the Father hath saued mankind and how the Word became flesh with a praier for remission of sinnes HItherto ô GOD almightie a Gen. 35 â—â— Eccl. 46 16. which seest and searchest mine hart b 1. Sam. 16 verse 7. Psal 7 9. hitherto I haue confessed the almightines of thy Maiestie the Maiestie of thine almightines but now as I beleeue in mine hart vnto righteousnes c Rom. 10 verse 10. so wil I confesse with mouth vnto saluation how thou hast vouchsafed to helpe mankind in the end of the world Touching thee God the Father thou art neuer read to be sent but of thy Sonne the Apostle writeth on this wise d Gal. 4 4. When the fulnes of time was come God sent forth his Sonne WheÌ„ he saith Hee sent he plainlie showeth how hee came being sent into this world when being borne of the virgin Marie e Matt. x 18 19 c. Luke 2 6. 7. he showed himselfe in the flesh to be verie GOD and perfect man f Iohn 1 14. But what meaneth that principal of al the other Euangelists when he saith g Iohn 1 10 He was in the world and the world was made by him Thither truelie he was sent by his humanitie where he was alwaie is by his diuinitie Which ambassage of his I verelie do beleeue with mine hart and acknowledge with my mouth was the worke of the whole sacred
God nothing d Exo. 20 3. 4. 5. be it celestial or of the substance of the fire or earthlie or else howsoeuer sensible For thou art what thou art e Exo. 3 14. and changest not f Mal. 3 6. To whome chieflie belongs that which the Greekes cal On the Latins Ens because thou art alway the same g Ps 102 27 and thy yeeres shal not faile These much mo things haue I learned of the holie mother the Church h Gal. 4 26. whereof through thy grace I am made a member Of her haue I learned how thou the alone i Psa 86 10. Esai 37 16. 20. and true God k Ioh. 17 3. 1. Thes 1 9. both hast no bodie l Ioh. 4 24. and also art vnsubiect to passions and how nothing of thy substance or nature is anie waie violable or changeable or compounded or created and therefore certaine it is how thou canst neither be perceaued by anie bodilie eies m 2. Tim. 1 verse 17. nor could euer be seene in thy proper nature of anie mortal man n Ioh. 1 18. For hence it may euidentlie be gathered that where Angels do now behold thee there we also after this life shal see thee o Reu. 22 4. Naie the verie Angels neither are able to see thee as thou art in thy selfe Naie to conclude the almightie Trinitie is knowne to none but to thy selfe onlie Chap. 29. Of the vnitie of persons and pluralitie in God ANd thou an vnitie of the God-head through the pluralitie of persons manifold art in number infinite and therefore measurablie vnmeasurable and waightilie vnwaiable For we acknowledge no beginning of the soueraigne goodnes the which thou art of whome through whome in whome al things but through participation thereof we saie al good things are a 1. Cor. 4 7. Iam. 1 17. For thy diuine essence hath alwaies bin and yet is without matter although it lacke no forme to wit informed the forme of formes the most welformed forme the which while thou imprintest as a seale to euerie particular thing thou makest them doubtles to differ from thy selfe without anie either of your augmenting or diminishing but whatsoeuer is in the world it is thy creature b Iohn 1 1. 3. Hebr. 1 1. 2. O simple Trinitie and triple vnitie God whose almightines both possesseth and ruleth and replenisheth al things which thou hast created Neither in saieng how thou fillest al things meane we that they conteine thee but rather that thou conteinest them neither by partes fillest thou al things nor yet may it be thought that euerie thing according to the greatnes of the portion it hath receaueth thee that is the greatest thing more and the smallest thing lesse thou rather being in al things or more trulie al things in thee c Act. 17 28. whose omnipotencie includeth al things neither can anie man finde a waie to escape thy power d Psa 139 7. 8 c. For whosoeuer hath not thy fauor can by no meanes auoide thy displeasure as it is written e Psal 75 6. 7. Neither from the East nor from the Weast nor from the South but God is the Iudge and againe f Psa 139 7. 8 c. Whither shal I go from thy spirit or whither shal I go from thy presence The immensitie of thy diuine greatnes is this that we knowe thee to be within al things not as included and without al things yet not as excluded And therfore thou art within y t thou maist conteine al and therfore without that al things may be comprehended within the immensitie of thy circumscribed greatnes So then by that thou art within thou art knowne to be a Creator by that thou art without we perceaue how thou art the gouernor of al things And least al things which are created might be without thee thou art within and without that al things may be included of thee not by local greatnes but by thy mightie presence who are euerie-where present and al things present before thee g Eccle. 15 verse 18. Eccl. 23 18. 19. 20. although some vnderstand these things yet some do not The vnitie then of thine inseparable nature cannot haue separable persons because as thou art a trinitie in vnitie and a vnitie in trinitie so can you not haue a separation of persons Sometime indeede those persons are particularlie named h Mat. 3 16. 17. 1. Iohn 5 7. but so thou wouldest ô God the Trinitie declare thy selfe inseparable in persons that there is no name in anie one person but may be referred vnto another according to the rule of relation As the Father vnto the Sonne and the Sonne vnto the Father so hath the Sonne true relation both vnto the Father and the Sonne Also those names which signifie either your substance ô God or person or power or essence or els what which properlie is caled God do equalie agree to al the persons as great God almightie eternal and generalie al things which naturalie are spoken of God So that there is no name of nature which so may agree vnto thee God the Father but the same also may fitlie be referred vnto the Sonne holie Ghost We saie how thou the Father art naturalie God so is the Sonne naturalie God and the holie Ghost naturalie and yet not three Gods but one God naturalie y e Father the Sonne and the holie Ghost And therefore ô God holie Trinitie in persons thou art inseparable in sense are they to be vnderstood though in sound you haue separable names for you receaue no plural number in the names of nature For hereby is it declared how the persons in the holie Trinitie which is one i Psa 86 10. Esaic 37 16. 20. verie God k Iohn 17 3. 1. Thes 1 9. can not bee diuided for that the name of euerie person respecteth alwaie another person If I saie the Father I point vnto the Sonne if I name the Sonne I presuppose a Father if I mention the holie spirit I must necessarilie vnderstand of whom he is the Spirit namelie of the Father and of the Sonne For this is the true faith proceeding from sound doctrine this vndoubtedlie is the catholike and right faith which God of his goodnes hath taught me in the bosome of the mother Church l Gal. 4 26. Chap. 30. A zealous praier vnto the blessed Trinitie WHerefore ô Lord my faith which thou hast giuen me to my saluation calleth vnto thee For the faithful soule liueth by faith a Rom. 1 17. he enioieth in hope b 1. Cor. 13 verse 12. 13. which one daie he shal behold in thee O my God vnto thee crieth my pure conscience and the sweete loue of my faith which the darknes of ignorance being driuen awaie thou hast brought vnto y e knowledge of the truth which also thou hast plucked from the foolish bitternes of this world and made comfortable and pleasant
daie who so knoweth thee knowes the truth o Iohn 14 6 knowes eternitie Thou ô truth bearest the preeminence aboue al things whom we shal behold euen as thou art p 1. Ioh. 3 2. when as this blind and mortal life is passed-awaie wherein it is said vnto vs Where is thy God q Psa 42 3. And I saie Thou art my God r Psal 31 14. Som-what I breath after thee when I powre-out my soule vpon thee in the voice of ioie and confession as one that maketh good-cheere and kepeth a feast and as yet is pensiue because it slideth-backe and becommeth a deepe or more truelie perceaueth it selfe as yet to be a verie deepe indeede My faith which thou hast inflamed in the night before my feete saith to it Why art thou cast downe my soule ſ Psal 43 5. and why art thou disquieted within me Wait on God his word is a lanterne vnto my feete t Ps 119 105 Wait and perseuere vntil the night euen the mother of the wicked be gone-awaie vntil the wrath of God whose children we sometime were u Eph. 2 3. be passed-awaie For we haue bin ere-this darknes x Eph. 5 8. vntil this streame of waters flowe-awaie we carrie yet the remnants in the bodie dead in respect of sinne vntil the daie doe rise and shadowes depart wait on God in the morning I shal stand before him and behold and alwaies praise him In the morning I wil direct me vnto thee y Psal 5 3. and behold the health of my countenance euen my God who shal quicken our mortal bodies z Rom. 8 11. because of the Spirit dwelling in vs that now we may be light a Eph. 5 8. while yet we are saued by hope b Rom. 8 24 and are the children of light and the children of the daie c 1. Thes 5 5 not of the night neither of darknes For we were once darknes d Eph. 5 8. but are now light in the Lord and yet through faith e 1. Cor. 13 verse 12. 13. not as we shal be Hope that is seene is none hope f Rom. 8 24 O Lord that immortal people of thine Angels doe praise thee and the celestial powers doe magnifie thy Name g Esaie 6 1. 2. 3. who haue no neede either to reade this our scripture or to knowe thee the holie single Trinitie For they alwaies behold thy face h Matt. 18 verse 10. where they reade without syllables of time what thine eternal pleasure is they reade they choose and they loue yea alwaies they reade and what they reade they forget not By choosing and louing they reade this constancie of thy counsel and their booke shal at no time be shut and folded because thy selfe art and wilt euerlastinglie be this to them O much blessed are those heauenlie powers that can religiouslie and purelie with an exceeding delight and vnspeakeable ioie magnifie thee with praises Thence they praise whence they reioice forsomuch as alwaies they behold that which offereth them continual occasion both to praise and reioice But we pressed downe with the waight of flesh i Wis 9 15. and placed far awaie from thy countenance k 1. Cor. 13 verse 12. in this exile l Heb. 11 13. 14 c. 1. Pet. 2 11. and distracted through varieties of the world we alas are not able worthilie to praise thee through faith we praise thee not of perfect knowledge m 1. Cor. 13 verse 12. 13. But those Angelical spirits praise thee of knowledge n Matth. 18 verse 10. not through faith for our flesh is the cause why we praise thee otherwise than they do Notwithstanding albeit we sing praises to thee after diuers sorts yet thou art but one God o Deut. 6 4. Mala. 2 10. creator of al things p Gen. 1 1. 2 c. Iohn 1 1. 3. Hebr. 1 1. 2. to whom is offered the sacrifice of praise both in heauen and in earth but one day we shal come vnto their companie with whom alwaies we shal see thee q 1. Cor. 13 verse 12. Reue. 22 4. and praise thee without cessing Now then ô Lord graunt that while I do liue in this fraile bodie both mine hart and my tongue and al my bones may glorifie thee and saie r Psal 35 verse 10. Lord who is like vnto thee Thou art God almightie ſ Exod. 6 3. Reuel 4 8. whom three in persons t Matt. 3 16. 17. Mark 1 10. 11. yet but one in y e substance of the Godhead we serue and worship namelie the Father vnbegotten the Sonne onlie begotten of the Father u Ioh. 3 16. 18. 1. Iohn 4 9. the holie Spirit both proceeding from and remaining in them both an holie and a single Trinitie one God almightie Which when we were not didest mightilie make vs x Gen. 1 26. 27. Psal 100 3. Psal 119 73. and when through our owne default we were lost mercifullie and maruelouslie hast deliuered vs y Psal 103 1. 2 c. 9. 10 c. 1. Pet. 2 24. Oh suffer vs not to prooue neither vngrateful for so great benefits nor vnworthie so manifold mercies Vnto thee do I praie sue and beseech increase my faith increase mine hope yea and increase my loue also Through that same thy goodnes make vs to be euermore stable in faith z Colo. 1 23. and fruitful in al good workes a Col. 1 10. that by a right faith and workes agreeable vnto faith we may come through thy mercie vnto euerlasting life where seeing thy perfect and ful glorie euen as it is b 1. Cor. 13 verse 12. Reue. 22 4. we may worship thy maiestie and made worthie to behold thy glorie sing Glorie to the Father which hath made vs c Psal 136 1. 2. 3. c. glorie to the Sonne who hath redeemed vs d Gal. 3 13. Gala. 4 1. 2 c. 1. Timo. 2 6. glorie to the holie Ghost that hath sanctified vs e Rom. 15 verse 26. 1. Cor. 6 9. 10. 11. glorie to the soueraigne and single Trinitie whose workes are vnseparable and whose kingdom hath none end f Reu. 11 15. Vnto thee belongeth al praise al commendation al honor blessing and loue honor and power and might be vnto thee our God for euermore g Reu. 7 12. Amen Chap. 33. A complaint that man is not moued in hart through contemplation when as the Angels who see God tremble thereat PArdon ô Lord ô merciful God pardon pardon and shewe mercie forgiue mine ignorance and my great imperfection O reiect me not for that I dare be so bold with thee who am thy seruant not thy good seruant whome would I were but thine vnprofitable and euil and therefore verie euil because I presume without anie contrition of the hart fluds of teares and without due reuerence and feare to praise blesse and
z Esai 53 7. neither spake a word when he was buffeted with fists a Mark 14 verse 65. spit vpon b Matt. 26 verse 67. and obraided finalie which did no sinne c 1. Pet. 2 22 and yet bare our sinnes d 1. Pet. 2 24 by whose stripes we are healed Chap. 6. A praier vnto God the Father for mercie in respect of the bitter paines of his deere Sonne BEhold louing Father a Mat. 5 45. thy most louing Sonne which hath endured such wicked things for my sake O most gratious Prince b Eccl. 23 1. 4 c. Psalme 5 2. behold him which hath suffered and of thy goodnes cal him into mind for whom he hath suffred Is not he that innocent one c 2. Cor. 5 verse 21. 1. Pet. 2 22. ô my Lord euen thy Sonne d Rom. 8 verse 32. Iohn 3 17. whom thou gauest to redeeme thy seruants e Gal. 3 13. Galat. 4 1. 2 c. 5. 6 c. Is not this the author of life f Ioh. 11 25. that being brought as a sheepe to the slaughter g Esa 53 7. and shewing himselfe obedient to thee euen vnto the death h Phil. 2 8. dreaded not to end his life with a most cruel death i Galat. 3 13 Remember ô worker of al saluation how this is he whom thy wil was should be partaker of mine infirmitie k Esai 53 3. 4. notwithstanding thou hadst begotten him of thine owne power l Psal 1 7. Heb. 1. 5. Out of doubt hee is God with thee m Matt. 16 verse 16. Iohn 1 1. 2. which tooke my nature vpon him n Iohn 1 14 and in that flesh ascended vpon the crosse o Luke 23 verse 33. and suffered a most greeuous punishment O Lord my God p Psal 7 1. cast the eies of thy Maiestie vpon the worke of thine vnspeakeable mercie Behold thy sweete Sonne whose whole bodie was stretched foorth q Mark 15 verse 22. 23. 24. Luk. 23 33. Behold his harmeles hands r Iohn 20 verse 20. 25. distilling foorth godlie blood being pacified forgiue the sins which mine hands haue committed Behold his naked side pierced through with a sharpe speare Å¿ Ioh. 19 34. and renue mee with the holie fountaine which I beleeue flowed from his side Behold his vndefiled feete that haue neuer stood in the way of sinners t Psal 1 1. but euer walked in thy lawe dented-through with cruel nailes u Iohn 20 verse 20. 25. and make my pathes perfect in thy waies giue mee grace to abhor al wicked steps take fro me the waie of lieng x Ps 119 29. and grant me gratiouslie to choose the waie of truth O King of saints by this most holie Saint by this my redeemer y Col. 1 14. 1. Tim. 2 6. I beseech thee make me to run the waie of thy commandements z Ps 119 32. that in spirit I may be knit vnto him which abhorred not to bee clothed with my flesh a Iohn 1 14. O merciful Father remember how the same thy most deere Son being a yong man bowed his white necke with his head and gaue vp the ghost b Ioh. 19 30 Behold ô most gratious maker c Psa 100 3. Psal 119 73. the humanitie of thy beloued Sonne and haue pitie vpon the weaknes of thy fraile workmanship Behold how his brest became white his side bloodie his bowels drie his sight dimme his countenance pale his armes stiffe how his legs hoong and the streame of blessed blood watered his pierced feete Behold ô glorious Father d Psal 1 7. Heb. 1 5. the torne members of thy tenderlie beloued Sonne and gratiouslie remember what my substance is Behold the paines of God become man e Iohn 1 14. and release the miserie of man thy creature f Gen. 1 26. 27. Iob. 10 8. Behold the punishment of the redeemer g Gal. 3 13. and forgiue the sins of the redeemed h 1. Pet. 1 18. 19. Euen this is he ô my Lord whom thou hast plaged for the sinnes of thy people i Esai 53 8. notwithstanding hee bee thy beloued Sonne in whome thou art wel pleased k Mat. 3 17. Matth. 17 5. 2. Pet. 1 17. This is that innocent person in whome there was found no deceit l Esai 53 9. 1. Pet. 2 22. and yet was he reckoned with the transgressors m Esa 53 12 Mark â—5 28 Luk. 22 37. Chap. 7. A praier wherein man confesseth how he was the cause why Christ suffered O Sweete Christ what sin didst thou commit y t thou shouldst be so iudged What didst thou commit that thou shouldest be so cruely handled What was thy sinne what was thy fault what was the cause of thy death what was the occasion of thy damnation For I alas I did the sinne for which thou didst suffer a Esai 53 4. 5. 6. 1. Pet. 2 24. I deserued the torments which thou didst endure O strange iudgement ô vnspeakeable disposition of the mysterie The sinner offendeth the iust is punished b Mat. 27 24 Luk. 23 41. 47. the guiltie transgresseth the innocent is beaten c Esai 53 5. the wicked sinneth the godlie is damned That which the euil deserueth the good suffereth the seruant doth amisse the maister maketh amends man committeth sin and God beareth the punishment O ah how ô Sonne of God d Mat. 3 17. how hast thou debased thy selfe e Phil. 2 8. Heb. 2 9. How hast thou burned in affection f Ioh. 15 13. Ephes 5 2. 1. Ioh. 3 16. How far is thy mercie stretched How great is thy kindnes whither extendeth thy loue whither is thy compassion come For I did wickedlie but thou wart punished g Matt. 8 17 I sinned and thou wart afflicted h Gal. 3 13. I offended thou wart tormented i Marke 15 verse 20. 21 c. 1. Cor. 2 7. 8. I lifted vp my selfe thou wart humbled k Phil. 2 8. I swelled thou wart brought lowe l Heb. 2 9. I was disobedient but thou obedientlie barest the punishment of disobedience m Phil. 2 8. I serued the bellie but thou enduredst hunger n Matt. 4 2. The tree allured me vnto vnlawful concupiscence but perfect charitie led thee vnto the crosse o Ephe. 5 2. 1. Iohn 3 16 I tasted presumptuously the forbidden fruite thou sufferedst torments I delight in meate thou didst hang p Gal. 3 13. I enioie pleasure thou wart pierced with nailes q Ioh. 20 25 I feele the sweetenes of the apple but thou tastest the bitternes of gal r Matth. 27 verse 34. Eua smiling is merie with me Marie weeping had compassion vpon thee Å¿ Matth. 27 verse 55. 56. Lo King of glorie t Psal 24. 7. 8. 9. 10. thus is mine vngodlines and thy mercie manifest thus mine vnrighteousnes and thine
Iohn 2 verse 3. which was estraied far from thee the merciful pastor fetcheth that to the fold which the greedie deuourer n 1. Pet. 5 8. had hunted awaie He bringeth him into thy presence which fled o Gen. 3 8. out of sight through a guiltie conscience y t by his maker he might obteine pardon p 1. Cor. 1 verse 30. which of himselfe deserued wrath q Eph. 2 3. and that through such a Capitaine he might haue hope to be called home into his countrie to whome nothing was due but hel fire in respect of his sinne I could holie Father r Matt. 6 10. offend thee of my selfe but so could I not of my selfe please thee And therefore thy beloued Sonne ſ Matt. 3 17. 2. Pet. 1 17. my God became mine helper tooke my nature vpon him t Iohn 1 14. Matth. 1 23. thereby to heale mine infirmities u Esai 53 4. 5. that thence he might offer to thee the sacrifice of praise whence the cause of sinne did first spring out and might by that thing bring me into thy fauor whereby sitting now at thy right hand he would show that he is partaker of my substance u Mar. 16 19 Actes 1 9. 10. 11. Rom. 8 34. Lo this is mine hope x Col. 1 27. 1. Tim. 1 1. this is al my confidence Wherefore if you despise me as you may right wel in respect of my sinne yet regard me at the least of thy goodnes in respect of the great loue y Eph. 5 2. 1. Iohn 3 16 of thy beloued Sonne behold that in thy Sonne which may mooue thee to showe mercie vpon thy seruant behold the sacrament of his flesh and remit the sinnes of the flesh As often as thou lookest vpon y e wounds of thy blessed Sonne so often I praie thee let my sins be couered As often as thou remembrest the pretious blood of his holie side so often I beseech thee let the spots of my filthines be washed awaie And because flesh hath prouoked thee vnto anger my humble sute is that flesh also may mooue thee vnto mercie that as flesh seduced man to offend so flesh may bring man to pardon For much it is I grant which my wickednes hath deserued yet far much more is it which the loue of my redeemer may lawfulie chalenge For though great be mine vnrighteousnes yet is the righteousnes of Christ my redeemer much greater z Rom. 5. 15 Because by how much God is better than man by so much is my wickednes inferior to his goodnes both in qualitie and also in quantitie For what hath man cōmitted which the Sonne of God made man a Iohn 1 14. hath not redeemed who in pride can so swel that by his woonderful humilitie may not be ouerthrowne what power of death can there be so great but the passion of y e Sonne of God on the crosse wil destroy y e same Trulie ô my God c Psal 7 1. 3. Iohn 20 17. were both the sinnes of wicked man and the mercie of my redeemer waied together in equal balance surelie neither the east would so differ from the west nor the lower most part of hel from the vppermost top of heauen Now therefore ô most glorious Creator of the light d Gen. 1 3. for the exceeding great paines of thy beloued Sonne forgiue my sins set his godlines against my wickednes his trobles against my crookednes his meekenes against my frowardnes Let his humilitie e Phil. 2 8. for mine hautines his patience f 1. Pet. 2 21 22. 23. for mine impatiencie his gentlenes g Mat. 11 29 for my crueltie his obedience h Phil. 2 8. for my rebellion his quietnes i Esai 53 7. for my crabednes his sweetnes for my bitternes his mildnes for my rage and his loue k Eph. 5 2. 1. Iohn 3. 16 for mine hatred make amends Chap. 9. Vnto the holie Spirit a godlie praier THerefore almightie and holie Ghost which art the loue of the deitie proceeding both frō the almightie Father a Ioh. 20 17 his blessed Sonne b Psal 1 7. Matth. 3 17. Hebr. 1 5. the most gratious comforter c Ioh. 14 16. 17. Iohn 15 26. of the trobled soules slide thou downe into the secret parlor of mine hart by thy mightie power and lighten euery priuie corner of the neglected house by the brightnes of thy glittering light and such places as wither through long drines by visiting with thine abundant showers of raine make thou to spring The priuie places of the inner man heale thou with the dart of thy loue and kindle by piercing with thy healthful flames the intrals of my nummed liuer and with the lightsome fire of thine holie and feruent loue feede thou euerie secrete part both of my mind and bodie Giue me drinke out of the riuer of thy pleasures d Psal 36 8. that I may now couet no more to taste of y e poisoned sweetenes of worldlie things Iudge me ô Lord e Psal 43 1. and defend my cause against the vngodlie people teach me to do thy wil f Psa 143 10 for thou art my God Wherefore I doe verelie beleeue that in whom soeuer thou dwellest thou doest build the house both of the Father and the Sonne Blessed is that man which can get such a guest bicause through thee both the Father and the Son wil dwel with him g Ioh. 14 23 Come then ô thou most gratious comforter of the trobled soule h Ioh. 15 26 which art a protector in due time i Psal 9 9. an helper in affliction come O come thou purger of wickednes curer of wounds Come thou which art the fortitude of the weake and the staie of such as are falling Come thou instructor of the humble k Luk. 12 12 the destroier of the proud Come thou louing father of the fatherles thou merciful iudge of the widowes l Psal 68 5. Come thou hope of the poore and refresher of them which be readie to faint Come thou guide of seafaring men and hauen to auoid shipwrack Thou singular glorie of such as liue thou onelie saluation of them at y e point of death come Come ô most holie spirit come and haue mercie vpon me knit me to thee and mercifulie grant after the multitude of thy mercies that my slendernes may please thy greatnes and my weakenes thy strength through Iesus Christ my Sauior m Ioh. 4 42. Phil. 3 20. 1. Tim. 4 10. 1. Iohn 4 14. who in thy vnitie with the Father liueth and raigneth for euermore Amen Chap. 10. A deuout praier of an humble seruant of God I Knowe LORD I knowe and confes how I am vnwoorthie to be loued of thee yet art not thou vnwoorthie to be loued of me I am vnwoorthie to serue thee yet art not thou vnwoorthie to haue my seruice
24. Chapter after the Latine copie and these also in another place n Medit. cap. 40. Sancta immaculata virgo Dei genetrix Maria Mater Domini nostri Iesu Christi interuenire pro me digneris apud illum cuius meruisti effici templum S. Michaël S. Gabriel S. Raphaël S. chori Angelorum Archangelorum Patriarcharum atque Prophetarum c. vos rogare praesumo vt pro me culpabili ipsi Deo supplicare dignemini quatenus de faucibus Diaboli de morte perpetua merear liberari or praiers for the dead as this is Praesta Domine c. defunctis fidelibus requiem sempiternam o Medit. cap. 40. Againe p Medit. cap. 40. Omnibus etiam Christianis defunctis adiutorium praestare digneris defunctis fidelibus absolutionem requiem sempiternam per aeterna saecula Of the later sort be these especialie Seapes vnwittinglie committed and such like words in one chapter q Medit. cap. 6. Respice clementissime Rex qui patitur reminiscere benignus pro quo patitur c. Candet nudum pectus rubet cruentum latus tensa arent vescera c. and these and such like in another r Medit. cap. 7. Ego iniquè egi tu poena mulctaris ego crimen edidi tu torturae subijceris ego superbâ—ui tu humiliaris ego tumui tu attenuâ—ris c. Such is the whole 19. Chap. in a maner after the Latine copie and finalie so be these and such like for to recite al the words I thinke it not conuenient in another Å¿ Medit. cap. 41. Hei mihi quia videre non potui Dominum angelorum humiliatum ad coÌ„uersationem hominuÌ„ c. Vtinam cum felice Ioseph DominuÌ„ meuÌ„ de cruce deposuissem aromatibus condijssem in sepulchro collocassem c. In which my correction I haue had special care to leaue as little out as might be Maner of correcting this Booke and therefore did I thinke it better to change vnto good purpose that which is contrarie vnto the Christian faith where aptlie I could so do than quite to omit whatsoeuer was amisse In which respect I haue changed the 24. Chapter after the Latine copie in my traslation the 23. which is a praier vnto Saincts as also these words Propter merita orationes c. t Medit. cap. 36. and applied them vnto Christ The other errors I haue quite left out Likewise among the scapes some things I haue omitted and some things I haue changed I haue omitted the whole 19. Chap. in the Latine copie which is the cause I haue one Chapter lesse in my translation than is in the Latine and also these words and the rest tending to the like effect u Medit. cap. 41. Hei mihi quia videre non potui Dominum angelorum humiliatum ad conuersationem hominum c. vtinam cum felice Ioseph Dominum meuÌ„ de cruce deposuissem aromatibus codijssem in sepulchro collocassem c. That which I haue altered are y e rest specified afore the onlie difference betwene the Latine copie and mine in those places is for that I turne the present tence into the preterperfect tence which agreeth to y e truth It remaineth now that I do yeeld the reasons why I haue corrected these faults Special reasons of correcting the errors and scapes in this booke And first for the errors the chiefest causes of my correcting them was for that they be contrarie to Scripture and might both infect the simple and coole the zeale euen of the strong but another was because I saw manie places in this booke did ouerthrow them quite As first the places for merits are ouerthrowne as by other so especialie by these I acknowledge that no penance can satisfie for my sinnes x August praiers ch 38. pa. 198. and againe If thou examinest my righteousnes lo I stinke like dead carion y August praiers ch 39. pa. 206. Secondlie intercession vnto Saints with praieng vnto the dead is ouerthrowne by these and such like places What other intercessor should I direct vnto thee but euen him z August praiers ch â— pag. 23. who is the reconciliation for our sinnes and sitteth at thy right hand making request for vs. For what is it to cal vnto the truth in truth a August in the same cha pa. 21. but euen to cal vnto the Father in the name of the Sonne not of Saincts {reversed} There is nothing behinde to adde for I haue sent mine whole hope vnto thee b August praiers ch 8. pag. 35. I haue directed thy beloued Sonne mine aduocate vnto thee and haue sent thy glorious child to be a mediator betweene me and thee I haue sent I saie an intercessor through whome not through Marie or anie other Sainct I hope to get pardon For what is more acceptable c August praiers ch 5. pag. 21. than to cal vpon the begetter in the name of his onlie begotten to moue the Father vnto mercie in the recordation of his Sonne to mitigate the wrath of the King through naming of his deere child c. Thirdlie praieng that the faithful departed out of this life may haue rest is also in diuers places ouerthrowne as where it is said d August praiers ch 22. pag. 90. Happie is the soule which departing from the earthlie bodie goeth directlie into heauen secure it is and quiet c Oh happie are al thy Saincts o Christ which haue passed ouer the sea of this mortalitie e August praiers ch 23. pag. 93. attained vnto the hauen of perpetual quietnes securitie and peace where they are at rest and alwaie ioiful merie And therfore considering this contrarietie in y e Auctor I thought it best to publish those things which were consonant to y e true faith and to omit whatsoeuer sauored either of heresie or superstition And for the scapes I am to yeeld the same reason which I haue giuen for my correcting the errors For as they for the most part be contrarie vnto the Scriptures so be diuers places in this booke as easelie I could showe against them I except onlie the scapes contained in the 41. Chapter after the Latine copie the which as also the other scapes and errors I am persuaded were the Auctor liuiug hee would gladlie either amend himselfe or suffer them to be reformed I often make mention of the Latine copie because that hath one Chapter more than this hath which commeth to passe by leauing out the 19. Chapter Thirdlie Causes of quoting this booke with places of Scripture and last of al I haue adorned this booke with places of Scripture both to show from whence that which good is both is and ought to be taken and also to moue the zealous Christian the more earnestlie to reade this booke For when it is apparent that praiers and meditations be deriued out of the
appeere c Acts. 1 11. Acts. 10 42. 2. Tim. 4 1. 8. I knowe thou wilt not keepe silence d Psa 50 3. 4. at what time the fire shal deuour before thy face and a mightie tempest encrease about thee when thou wilt cal the heauen aboue and the earth to iudge thy people and lo al my sinnes shal be laid open e 1. Cor. 4 5. before so manie thousand people and not onelie al my wicked deedes but also al mine euil thoughts and words shal be manifest before al the companies of Angels So manie iudges then shal I wretch stand before as haue excelled me in wel-doing So manie shal giue sentence to my confusion as haue shewed me examples to liue vprightlie So manie shal be witnesses to conuince me as haue both instructed me with their godlie exhortations and prouoked mee vnto imitation by their righteous dealing O my Lord I knowe not what to saie I can not tel what answere to make and being now in extreme peril my conscience trobleth my secret cogitations torment my couetousnes fettereth my pride accuseth mine enuie eateth my lust inflameth my riotousnes trobleth my gluttonie shameth my drunkennes confuteth my detraction teareth my discord parteth mine anger disquieteth my lightnes dissolueth my sloth oppresseth mine hypocrisie deceaueth my flatterie breaketh my fauor lifteth vp my slander pricketh me Behold my deliuerer from the fierce nations behold with whom I haue liued with whom I haue studied with whom also I haue kept promise from the daie of my birth The studies which I delighted in doe now condemne me which once I praised dispraise me now These are the friends vpon whom I rested the teachers to whom I listened the masters whom I serued the counselers whom I beleeued the citizens with whom I dwelled the companions whome I consented vnto Alack my King and my God f Psal 5 2. that my freedome is so long kept fro me Alack ô my light g Psal 27 1. that I haue remained with the dwellers of Kedar h Ps 120 5. And seeing holie Dauid hath said Too long i Psa 120 6. how much more may I wretch saie My soule hath too long bin a stranger O God my strength k Psal 18 1. 2. in thy sight shal none that liueth be iustified l Psa 143 2. My trust is not in the sonnes of men Whome wilt thou find righteous m Rom. 3 verse 20. if thou iudge without mercie And vnles in fauor thou preuent the wicked there wil not be to glorifie the good For I do beleeue ô my saluation n Psa 88 1. which thing I haue heard how that thy bountifulnes leadeth me vnto repentance o Rom. 2 4. the sweete words of thy mouth haue sounded in mine eares No man can come vnto me except the Father which hath sent me draw him p Ioh. 6 44. Now because thou hast taught me and mercifulie endued me with this knowledge from the bottome of mine hart and with al the power of my mind I humblie praie thee ô almightie Father with thy most welbeloued sonne q Mat. 3 17. and thee sweete Sonne with the most cheerful comforter r Iohn 14 16 26. I beseech thee drawe me ſ Sal. songs 1 verse 1. 2. 3. so that I may run after thee by the sauor of thy good ointments Chap. 5. A praier vnto God the Father through his sonne Iesus Christ. VNto thee doe I cal a Psal 18 3. 6. ô GOD euen vnto thee doe I cal For thou art neere vnto al that cal vpon thee to al that cal vpon thee in truth b Ps 145 18. Because thou art the truth c Ioh. 14 6. teach me I beseech thee of thy goodnes ô holie truth teach me to cal vpon thee in truth For of my selfe I am ignorant how to doe so d Rom. 8 verse 26. but mine humble request is ô blessed veritie to be taught of thee For to be wise without thee is but foolishnes e 1. Cor. 1 20. but to knowe thee f Iohn 17 3 is perfect wisedome Instruct me in thine heauenlie wisedome and teach me thy statutes g Psa 119 1◠For I verelie doe beleeue that he is blessed whome thou chastisest ô Lord and teachest in thy lawe h Psa 94. 12. My desire is to cal vnto thee now grant I praie thee I may doe so in truth What is it to cal vnto the truth in truth but euen to cal vnto the Father in the name of the Sonne i Ioh. 15 16. Then holie Father thy word is the truth k Ioh. 17 17. the beginning of thy word is truth l Ps 119 160. for this is the beginning of thy words that the word was in the beginning m Iohn 1 1. In that verie beginning I worship thee the chiefe beginning In that same very word of truth I cal vnto thee the perfect truth in which thou the verie same truth direct me in thy truth and teach me For what is more acceptable than to cal vpon the begetter in the name of his onlie begotten to mooue the Father vnto mercie in the recordation of the Sonne to mitigate the wrath of the King through naming of his deere child So haue the guiltie bin woont to be deliuered out of prison the fettered loased and such as haue bin adiudged to the death haue not onelie bin pardoned but gotten beside extraordinarie fauor while they haue expressed the tender affection toward a deerlie beloued child to angrie princes finalie so haue trespassing seruants escaped punishment at their masters hands euen through the intercession of their sweete sonnes Euen after the like sort by the tender loue of thine almightie Sonne I humblie beseech thee ô almightie Father bring my soule out of prison n Psa 142 7 that I may praise thy Name By thy coëternal and onelie Sonne o Ioh. 3 16. 18. 1. Iohn 4 9. I praie thee deliuer me from the chaines of sinne and through the intercession of thy Sonne that sitteth now at thy right hand restore me vnto life to whome mine owne desertes doe threaten a deadlie sentence For what other intercessor should I direct vnto thee but euen him which is the reconciliation for our sinnes p 1. Ioh. 2 2. and sitteth at thy right hand making request for vs q Rom. 8 verse 34. Behold mine aduocate with thee God the Father r 1. Iohn 2 1. behold the most hie Priest ſ Hebr. 8 1. which needeth not to be sanctified by the blood of anie thing t Heb. 9 11. 12. but shineth gloriouslie embrued with his owne blood behold the sacrifice holie acceptable and perfect u Heb. 9 24. 25 c. offered and receaued for a sweet smelling sauor x Eph. 5 2. behold the lambe vndefiled y 1. Pet. 1 19. that as a sheepe before his shearers opened not his mouth
innocencie is euident Now ô my King and my God what shal I render to thee for al thy benefits toward me u Psa 116 12 For mans hart can not conceiue the thing which may worthilie recompence these thy ample rewards Can the wit of man find out anie thing answereable to Gods mercie No it is not for a creature to enterprise to make God amends Notwithstanding ô Sonne of God in this so wonderful dispensation something my frailtie is able to do namelie if thorough thy visitation the mind being pricked it crucifie the flesh with the affections and the lusts x Gal. 5 24. which thou hauing granted it then beginneth as it were to suffer for thee because thou also hast vouchsafed to die for my sinne y Matt. 8 17 1. Pet. 2 24. And so through the conquest of the inner man it shal be armed thou being capitaine vnto the attaining of the outward victorie inasmuch as it feareth not hauing ouercome the spiritual battel to be subiect for thy sake to the material sword In which respect y e weaknes of my condition if it like thy goodnes shal be able according to the power it hath to answere to the greatnes of the Creator And this is heauenlie physicke ô sweete Iesu this is the preseruatiue of thy loue Now I beseech thee by thy wonted mercies powre that into my wounds which the melancholie humor of venemous contagion being thrown away may restore mee againe to my former health and hauing tasted the nectar of thy sweetnes may make mee from the verie hart to despise the inticements of the world and to feare none aduersitie of the same for thy Name sake finalie that I may be alwaies mindful of thine euerlasting glorie and in that respect abhor the trobles of this transitorie world I beseech thee let nothing seeme sweete to mee without thee let nothing please me no worldlie thing like mee beside thee Let me not loue that which thou doest abhor and let thy good pleasure be al my desire continualie Let it greeue me to reioice without thee z Ier. 9 23. 24. 1. Cor. 1 31. let me glad to bee afflicted for thy Name sake a Act. 5 41. Let thy Name be my ioie and the remembrance of thee my consolation Let my teares be my meate night and daie b Psal 42 3. in seeking after thy righteousnes Let the Lawe of thy mouth be better vnto me than thousands of gold and siluer c Psal 119 verse 72. Finalie let al my care be to please thee and to resist thy wil let me vtterlie detest O mine hope d Col. 1 27. 1. Tim. 1 1. by al thy mercies I beseech thee be merciful to my sinnes e Psal 65 3. Open mine eares to thy lawes and incline not mine heart I praie thee by thine holie Name vnto euil f Psa 141 4. that I do not commit wicked woorkes with men that worke iniquitie Last of al I beseech thee by thy wonderful humilitie let not the foote of pride come against me g Psa 36 11. and let not the hand of the wicked moue me Chap. 8. A praier vnto God the Father shewing how the passion of his Sonne was for the reconciliation of man LO almightie God a 2. Cor. 6 verse 18. Father of my Lord b Ephe. 1 2. 3. Philip. 1 2. deale gratiouslie haue mercie on me I beseech thee For I haue deuoutelie offered that which I found most pretious and humblie presented him which I saw was most dere vnto thee I haue concealed naught which I haue not reuealed to thy Maiestie there is nothing behinde to adde for I haue sent mine whole hope c Col. 1 27. 1. Tim. 1 1. vnto thee I haue directed thy beloued Sonne d Mat. 3 17. Matth. 17 5. 2. Pet. 1 17. mine aduocate e 1. Ioh. 2 1. vnto thee and haue sent thy glorious child to be a mediator betwene me and thee f 2. Tim. 2 5. Heb. 9 14. 15. Heb. 12 24. I haue sent I saie an intercessor through whome I hope to get pardon In words I haue sent the Word g Iohn 1 1. which I said was sent for my sake h Iohn 3 17. I haue recited also the whole passion of thy most holie Sonne which I beleeue suffered to saue me i Esai 56 4. 5. 6. Matth. 8 17. 1. Pet. 2 24. I beleeue the Godhead sent of thee k Matth. 21 verse 37. Iohn 17 3. tooke vpon him mine humanitie l Iohn 1. 14. wherein he thought good to suffer himselfe to be buffeted m Matt. 27 verse 30. 31 c. bound spit on mocked yea and crucified nailed and pierced too I beleeue also the same verie Manhoode which was trobled with the crieng of infancie wrapped with the swadling clothes of children n Luke 2 6. 7. vexed with the labors of youth weakned with fasting o Matt. 4 2. afflicted with watching p Luk. 6 12. weried with traueling q Ioh. 4 6. with scourging whipped r Matth. 27 verse 26. Iohn 19 1. torne with punishment ſ Mar. 15 15. 16. 17 c. counted with transgressors t Esa 53 12. Luke 22 37. he hath gloriouslie raised from the dead carried into the ioies of heauen u Actes 1. 9. 10. 11. and placed the same at y e right hand of thy Maiestie x Marke 16 verse 19. Rom. 8 34. He is both my reconciler and thy reconciliation y 1. Ioh. 2 2. Consider now both who is thy Sonne whome thou hast begot z Hebr. 1 5. Hebr. 5. 5. and who is the seruant whome thou hast redeemed a Gal. 3 13. Gala. 4. 5. Ti◠2 14. Behold the maker b Iohn 1 1. 2. 3. Hebr. 1 2. and despise not the workemanship c Psa 100 3. Gratiouslie embrace the shepheard d Ioh. 10 11. 14. and fauorablie respect the shepe brought vpon his owne shoulders e Luke 15 5 6. This is that good shepheard which with much and great labour sought the wandering sheepe ouer steepe hils and dangerous lowe valies and hauing found the same welnigh dead through long estraieng with great ioie stoupeth himselfe downe and louinglie tieng it about himselfe doth lift it out of the deepe of confusion and carieth it al ioifullie which was lost vnto the ninetie and nine f Luk. 15 4. 5. 6 c. Behold ô Lord my king g Psal 5 2. God almightie h 2. Cor. 6. verse 18. behold the good shepheard i Luk. 15 4. 5 c. Iohn 10 11. 14. bringeth that vnto thee which thou didest commit vnto his charge He tooke vpon him through thine appointment to saue man k Iohn 3 17 and behold he hath restored the same to thee voide of al spot of sinne l 1 Tit. 2 14. Behold thy deere Sonne hath reconciled the workmanship m 1.
Trinitie Now then how hast thou loued vs h Iohn 3 16 ô heauenlie and louing Father i Ioh. 20 17. how hast thou loued vs ô gratious maker k Ps 100 3. which hast not spared thine owne Sonne l Rom. 8 32 but giuen him to the death for vs vngodlie wretches He was obedient to thee euen vnto the death yea the death of the crosse m Phil. 2 8. taking out of the waie the handwriting of our sinnes and fastening it vpon the crosse n Col. 2 14. he hath crucified sinne and killed death He onlie is free among the dead o Psal 88 5. hauing power to laie downe his life p Ioh. 10 18. and power to take it againe for our sakes And therefore he was both a conqueror and an oblation q Heb. 9 26. and because an oblation therefore a conqueror For our behoofe hee was to thee both a priest a sacrifice and because a sacrifice therefore a priest r Heb. 5 5. 6 c. Heb. 7 25. 26. Heb. 9 11. 12 c. Wel may I then repose a strong hope in him ſ Col. 1 27. 1. Tim. 1 1. because through him that sitteth at thy right hand t Rom. 8 34 Heb. 7 25. Heb. 8 6. making intercession for vs thou wilt heale al mine infirmities u Esai 53 5. For Lord great be my diseases and manifold yea manifold and verie great be they For the prince of this world I knowe and I confesse hath much to laie against me but for his sake that sitteth at thy right hand x Mar. 16 19 Actes 1 9. 10. 11. euen for my redemers sake y Rom. 3 24 Eph. 1 7. 14. in whom he could find none euil z Ioh. 14 30 deliuer me For his sake who did no sin a 1. Pet. 2 22 and in whose mouth there was found no guile iustifie me For his sake who is our head b Eph. 4 15. Ephes 5 23. wherin there is no blemish saue a member of his though poore and weake Pardon I praie thee al my sins vices faults and offences Indue mee with thine holie virtues make me to liue godlie and to continue euen to the end in good workes according to thy wil euen for thine holie Name sake Amen Chap. 14. A thankesgiuing of a faithful mind vnto God for sending his deere and onlie Sonne to saue mankind I Might vtterlie despaire in consideration of my manifold sinnes and infinite offences had not thy word ô God bin made flesh a Iohn 1 14. dwelled among vs. But now I dare not despaire For if when we were enimies b Rom. 5 10 we were reconciled vnto thee by the death of thy Sonne how much more being reconciled are we saued by his life For al mine hope c 1. Tim. 1 1. and al my confidence is reposed in that pretious blood which was shed for vs and for our saluation d 1. Pet. 1 18. 19. In it I take hart againe and resting therevpon I couet to come vnto thee not hauing mine owne righteousnes e Phil. 3 9. but that which is through the faith of my Lord Iesus Christ Wherefore ô most gratious merciful God louer of mankind f Wisd 11 21 23. Iohn 3 16. which through Iesus Christ thy Sonne our Lord g Rom. 1 4. 7. 1. Cor. 1 3. 7. c. euen when we were in the state of damnation by reason of sin h Rom. 5 7. 8 c. hast deliuered and saued vs I thanke thy goodnes yea from the verie bottom of mine hart I doe highlie thanke thee for sending of thy great loue i Ephes 2. 4. 5. wherewith thou hast loued vs miserable wretches vnwoorthie al fauor the same thy onlie begotten Sonne k Iohn 3 16 1. Iohn 4 9. from thine owne bosome into the world to saue vs great sinners l 1. Tim. 1 15 the children of wrath m Eph. 2 3. I thanke thee for his holie incarnation and birth of his glorious mother of whom he vouchsafed to take flesh for vs men and for our saluation that as he was verie God of God n Matt. 1 23 Matt. 16 16. so he might be verie man of man o Iohn 1 14. I thanke thee for his passion p Luke 23 verse 26. 33 c. crosse and death for his resurrection and ascention into heauen sitting at thy right hand For the fortie daie after his resurrection q Acts. 1 3. 9. in the sight of his disciples he ascended vp aboue al the heauens where hee sitting on thy right hand powred downe the holie Spirit r Acts. 2 1. 2 c. according to his promise ſ Ioh. 15 26. Luk. 24 49. vpon the children of adoption I thanke thee both for that shedding of his pretious blood wherewithal we be redeemed t 1. Pet. 1 18. 19. and also for his instituting the holie and liuelie sacrament of his bodie blood u Matt. 26 verse 26. 27. 28. Luke 22 19. 1. Cor. 11 23. 24 c. where withal in thy Church we be dailie nourished refreshed washed sanctified and made partakers of one heauenlie and diuine nature Finalie once againe I thanke thee for thy great loue x Eph. 2 4. wherewith thou hast so loued vs wretches through thine onlie y 1. Ioh. 4 9. and welbeloued sonne z Matt. 3 17 For so thou didst loue the world a Iohn 3 16 that thou gauest thine onelie begotten Sonne that whosoeuer beleeueth on him should not perish but haue euerlasting life And this is eternal life b Ioh. 17 3. that wee knowe thee to be the true God and whom thou hast sent Iesus Christ through a right faith and works agreeable to our faith Chap. 15. Of the incomprehensible good wil of God the Father toward mankind OPitie vnmeasurable ô wonderful loue To saue a seruant thou hast giuen thy Sonne a Iohn 3 16 God was made man b Iohn 1 14. that wretched man might bee plucked out of the power of diuels How deerlie hath thy Sonne ô God loued man which thought he did not humble himselfe enough if he were onelie borne of the virgin Marie vnles for vs and for our saluation c 1. Pet. 1 18 1. Pet. 2 24. he shed his blood also vpon the crosse He came a merciful God he came of meere compassion and goodnes yea to seeke and to saue that which was lost d Luk. 19 10 Matth. 18 11 he did come He sought the lost sheepe e Luk. 15 4. 5. 6. he sought and found it and like a gratious Lord and right good shepheard f Ioh. 10 11 14. on his shoulders he carried it vnto his flocke O rare loue ô tender kindnes who at anie time hath heard the like who but wil be amazed at such bowels of mercie who but wil wonder who but must needes
reioice at his abundant loue wherewith he hath loued vs g Eph. 2 4. 5 c. Thou didst send thy Sonne in the similitude of sinful flesh h Rom. 8 3. 4. that of sin he might condemne sinne and that we might be thy righteousnes in him For he is the lambe vndefiled i 1. Pet. 1 19 which hath taken awaie the sins of the world k Ioh. 1 29. abolished death by his death l 2. Tim. 1 10 and brought life againe by his resurrection But what may we render vnto thee our God for these so great benefits m Ps 116 12 of thy mercie What praises what thanks may wee ascribe Surelie had we the knowledge and power of the blessed Angels yet could our amends be nothing correspondent to thy mercie and goodnes And were al our members conuerted into tongues yet should we neuer extol thee sufficientlie enough For thy great loue extended gratiouslie of thy meere goodnes to vs ward reacheth beyond al knowledge For thy Sonne ô our God n Iohn 17 3 tooke in no sort the Angels o Heb. 2 16. but he tooke the seede of Abraham and was like to vs in al things yet without sinne p Heb. 4 15. So that taking mans nature not Angels vpon him and glorifieng it with the robe of holie resurrection and immortalitie q Acts. 1 9. he hath carried the same ouer al heauens ouer al the quires of Angels ouer al Cherubs and Seraphims and placed the same at thy right hand The which both Angels doe praise and dominions worship and al the powers of heauen do bow r Phi. 2 9. 10. 11. at man God ouer them This verelie is al mine hope and mine whole confidence For euerie of vs hath a portion of blood and flesh in the bodie of Iesus Christ our Lord. Therefore where a piece of my selfe is there I trust I do raigne where my flesh is glorified there I knowe I am glorious where my flesh doth rule there I perceaue I haue dominion And although I am yet a sinner yet I doubt not of this participation of grace although my sinnes doe hinder me yet my substance doth require it and although mine offences exclude me yet the communion of nature doth not repel me For God is not so hard harted that he can forget flesh blood which he beareth which for my sake he hath taken which on my behalfe he requireth But the Lord our God is mild and verie gentle ſ Ioēl 2 23. he loueth his owne flesh his members and his bowels In verie God and our sweete gratious and most gentle Lord euen Iesus Christ in whom we haue risen ascended now into heauen and now sit together in the heauenlie places t Eph. 2 5. 6. our flesh doth loue vs. In him we haue the prerogatiue of our blood we are his members and his flesh finalie he is our head u Eph. 4 15. 16. Eph. 5 23. of which the whole bodie dependeth As it is written This now is bone of my bones x Gen. 2 23. 24. and flesh of my flesh and they shal be one flesh And no man euer yet hated his owne flesh y Eph. 5 29. but nourisheth and cherisheth it This is a great secret z Eph. 5 32. but I speake concerning Christ and concerning the Church saith the Apostle Chap. 16. A thankesgiuing vnto God for his mercie extended toward man in the incarnation of his Sonne Iesus Christ I Therefore ô Lord our God a Psal 90 1. 2. with my lips and with mine hart and with al my power do thanke thy mercie for al mercies whereby thou hast miraculouslie redeemed vs thy wretched seruants b Eph. 2 4. 5. and that through the same thy Sonne our Sauior c 1 Pet. 2 24 and redeemer d Gal. 3 13. which was deliuered to death for our sinnes e Rom. 4 25 and is risen againe for our iustification and sitteth liuing without end at thy right hand f Rom. 8 34 making request for vs and showing mercie with thee vpon vs. Because of thee the Father g Ioh. 8 42. Iohn 13 3. he is an eternal God of one substance with thee in al respects Whereby he can saue vs at al times But in that he is a man whereby he is inferior to thee Al power is giuen him in heauen and in earth h Matth. 28 verse 18. that at the Name of Iesus euerie knee should bow i Phil. 2 10. both of things in heauen and things in earth and things vnder the earth and that euerie tongue should confes that Iesus Christ is the Lord vnto thy glorie ô God the Father Him thou hast ordeined a iudge of quicke and dead k Act. 10 42. For thou iudgest no man l Iohn 5 22 but hast committed al iudgement to thy Sonne in whose breast are hid m Col. 2 3. al the treasures of wisedome and knowledge And he is the witnes and the iudge n Act. 10 42 I saie the iudge and the witnes whose presence no guiltie conscience shal escape o 1. Cor. 4 5. For al things are naked and open to his sight p Heb. 4 13. And he which vniustlie was condemned q Matt. 27 verse 24. 25 c. he euen he wil iudge the world with righteousnes r Psa 96 13 and the people in truth Wherefore I blesse thine holie Name for euermore and with mine whole hart ô almightie gratious Lord I glorifie thee for that vnspeakeable and wonderful vniting together of thy Godhead and manhood in one person so that one was not God and another man but one and the same person was both God and man or man and God But although of thy great goodnes the Word was made flesh ſ Iohn 1 14. yet neither of those two natures was conuerted into another substance To the mysterie of the Trinitie there is not a fourth person added For the substance both of the Word of God and of man is vnited but not confounded that vnto the Godhed that thing which was taken of vs might approch and that thing which neuer had bin might remaine the same which alwaie it was O woonderful mysterie t 1. Tim. 3 16 ô vnspeakable felowship ô strange goodnes of Gods mercie euer to be marueled at euer to be loued We were not woorthie to be seruants and lo we are made the sonnes of GOD euen the heires of God u Rom. 8 17 and heires annexed with Christ How came this to passe who hath brought vs here vnto But ô God merciful Father by this thine inestimable goodnes mercie and good wil I beseech thee make vs woorthie so great and so manifold promises of the same thy Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ x 1. Cor. 1 3. 7. 8 c. Appoint thy strength stablish ô God that which thou hast wrought in vs y Psa 68 28 finish
what thou hast begun that we may be able to come into the fulnes of thy mercie Make vs through the holie spirit to vnderstand and through thy Sonne to discerne and with due honor to reuerence this high mysterie of godlines z 1. Tim. 3 verse 16. which is how God was manifested in the flesh iustified in the Spirit seene of Angels preached vnto the Gentils beleeued on in the world and receaued vp in glorie Chap. 17. Another thankesgiuing for the benefit of our redemption O Lord our GOD a Psa 90 1. 2. Psal 95 7. how much are we bound vnto thee which be redeemed with such a price b 1. Pet. 1 18 19. salued with such a gift c Iohn 3 16. and preserued by so heauenlie a benefit O how greatlie are we wretches bound to feare thee to loue thee to blesse thee to praise thee to honor thee and to glorifie thee seeing we are so saued so sanctified and so glorified of thee d Rom. 8 verse 30. For we are indebted to thee both for al that wee can doe and for al our life e Act. 17 28. and for al our wisedome f Iam. 1 17. And who hath anie thing of himselfe not from thee g 1. Cor. 4 7 Wherefore ô Lord our God from whome euerie good gift doth proceede h Iam. 1 17. euen for thine owne sake and for thine holie name sake giue vs grace of thy goodes and gifts to serue thee and in truth to please thee and euermore for so great benefits of thy mercie to thanke thee For by none other meanes can we either serue or please thee but by thine owne gift For euerie good giuing and euerie perfect gift is from aboue i Iam. 1. 17. and commeth downe from the Father of lights with whome is no variablenes neither shadowing by turning O Lord our God k Ioh. 20 17 ô gratious l Esai 6 3. Esai 43 15. God ô good m Matt. 19 verse 17. God ô God almightie n 2. Cor. 6 verse 18. Reu. 11. 17. GOD whose nature can be neither vttered by words nor conteined in anie place o Iob. 23 8. 9. Psal 139 6. 7. 8 c. GOD Creator of al things p Gen. 1 1. 2 c. Psal 135 6. and the Father of our Lord Iesu Christ q Gal. 1 1. 3. which hast from thine owne bosome sent the same thy beloued Sonne r Matt. 3 17. into the world for our common welfare ſ 1. Tim. 1 15 to take our nature vpon him t Iohn 1 15. that he might giue vs his and be as perfect God of thee his Father so perfect man of his mother a verie God and a verie man yet but one and the same Christ both eternal and temporal immortal and mortal a Creator and a creature strong and weake a conqueror and conquered a nourisher and nourished a shepheard and a sheepe temporalie dead and yet liuing eternalie with thee who promised to his friends a citie of life and said to his disciples Whatsoeuer ye shal aske the Father in my Name u Ioh. 10 23 he wil giue it you By the same high Priest x Heb. 8 1. and right Byshop y Heb. 9 11. 12 c. and good Shepheard z Ioh. 10 10 11. who hath offered himselfe for a sacrifice giuing his life for his sheepe I beseech thee euen by him which sitteth at thy right hand a Rom. 8 34 and maketh request for vs our redeemer b 1. Pet. 1 18 19. aduocate c 1. Iohn 2 1 2. I saie of thy mercie and goodnes I humblie beseech thee ô most gentle most louing and most gratious God louer of mankind d Iohn 3 16 giue mee grace with the same thy Sonne and the holie Ghost in al things to blesse thee and with much sorowe of hart to glorifie thy Name finalie giue me a fountaine of teares with great reuerence and feare For they haue power to giue alike whose substance is al one But forsomuch as a corruptible bodie e Wisd 9 15 is heauie vnto the soule quicken me I praie thee by thy spurs and make me valiantlie to perseuere in thy precepts and praises daie and night f Psa 35 28 Make mine hart hot within me g Psa 39 3. and in my musing let the fire bee kindled And because thy beloued and only Son hath said No man can come to me h Ioh. 6 44. except the Father which hath sent me drawe him and againe No man commeth vnto the Father but by me i Ioh. 14 6. I praie and humblie beseech thee drawe mee alwaies vnto him that he at length may bring me vnto thee euen thither where he is sitting at thy right hand k Rom. 8 34 wheras life euerlasting l Reu. 7 15. 16. 17. and euerlastinglie blessed is whereas perfect loue and no feare is m Reu. 21 4 whereas daie alwaie and one spirit of al is whereas soueraigne and sure securitie and secure quietnes and quiet ioifulnes and ioiful blessednes and blessed euerlastingnes and euerlasting happines and the happie sight n Reu. 22 4. and praising of thee is without end where thou with him and he in the communion of the holie Spirit liueth and raigneth a God for euer and euer Amen Chap. 18. A most godlie praier vnto our Sauior Christ O GOD Christ thou most kind louer of mankind a Eph. 5 2. 1. Ioh. 3 16. mine hope b Col. 1 27. 1. Tim. 1 1. the light c Iohn 1 4. 5 c. the waie d Ioh. 14 6. the life e Ioh. 11 25 the saluation f 1. Pet. 2 24 the honor and the glorie of al thy people g Luk. 2 32. Cal into thy remembrance for whose sake thou wouldest endure suffer bands h Matt. 27 2 the crosse i Mar. 15 15. 16 c. Gal. 3 13. wounds k Ioh. 19 34 death and the graue l Ioh. 19 41. 42. I beseech thee for whose cause hauing ouercom death after three daies thou rosest againe m Mat. 28 5 6. appeeredst to thy Disciples n Mar. 16 14 Luk. 24 13. 14 c. 25. 26 c. instructing their wauering minds and fortie daies after thy resurrection thou ascendedst into heauen o Luke 24 verse 51. Actes 1 9. where thou liuest and shalt raigne for euermore p Reu. 4 8. 9. 10. 11. Thou art my GOD a liuing q Rom. 8 verse 34. and a true God r Matt. 4 7. 10. mine holie Father my louing Lord ſ Act. 7 59. my puissant Prince t Reu. 4 9. 10. 11. Reu. 5 11. 12. 13. my good shepherd u Iohn 10 11 14. mine onlie master x Mat. 23 8 my best helper y Heb. 13 6. my faithfullest friend z Ioh. 15. 15. my liuing bread a Iohn 6
to me through thy sweete loue Vnto thee ô blessed Trinitie doth the cleere voice and syncere loue of my faith cal the which nurishing the same from the cradle thou hast inlightened alwaie by the light of thy grace and confirmed mightilie in me through the instructions of our mother the Church Vnto thee doe I cal ô happie and blessed and glorious and single Trinitie Father c Mat. 11 25 Mark 13 32 and Sonne d Iohn 3 16 18. 1. Iohn 4 3. and holie Ghost e 2. Cor. 13 verse 13. 1. Iohn 5 7. God f Dent. 6 4. 1. Tim. 1 17. Lord g Deut. 6 13 Matth. 4 10. and Comforter h Ioh. 14 16. 17. loue grace and communion i 2. Cor. 13 verse 13. the begetter k Heb. 1 5. the begotten l Act. 13 33. the renuer m Titus 3 5 The verie light of the verie light n Iohn 1 4. 5. 9. the verie illumination The spring the flud and the watering Of one al through one al in one al things Of whom o Act. 17 28. through whom in whom are al things The liuing life the life from the liuing the quickener of such as liue p Iohn 5 21 1. Tim. 6 13. One of himselfe one of one one of two A Being of himselfe a Being of another a Being from both The Father is true q 1. Ioh. 5 9. 10. the Sonne truth r Iohn 14 6 the holie Ghost truth ſ 1. Iohn 5 6 So that the Father the Word and the Comforter are one essence t 1. Iohn 5 7 one power one goodnes one blessednes of whom through whom and in whom are al things blessed whatsoeuer things are blessed Chap. 31. How that God is the true and the soueraigne life O God the true and the soueraigne life of whom through whom in whom al things doe liue a Act. 17 28 whatsoeuer things do liue trulie and in happie state O God euen goodnes and goodlines frō whom b Iam. 1 17. through whom and in whom are al good and goodlie things which are good and goodlie God whose faith quickeneth hope erecteth and loue linketh vs God who hast commanded vs to praie vnto thee c Matt. 7 7. and makest thy selfe to be found and openest to him which knocketh God whom none forgoeth but the deceaued none seeketh but the admonished d Ioh. 6 44. and no man findeth but the purged e Matt. 5 8. God whom to knowe is life f Iohn 17 3. whom to serue is to raigne and whome to loue is the saluation and ioie of the soule Thee both with my lips and with mine hart and with al my strength I doe praise blesse and worship to thy clemencie and goodnes I doe yeeld humble thanks for al thy benefits and to thy Maiestie doe I sing Holie Holie Holie g Esai 6 3. O blessed Trinitie I beseech thee vouchsafe to come into me and to make me a meete temple for thine holines I doe praie the Father through the Sonne I praie the Sonne through the Father I praie the holie Spirit by the Father and the Sonne that al wickednes may be set far-awaie fro me and that al the holie virtues may be implanted within me O infinit GOD of whome through whom and in whom are al things made both visible and inuisible h Col. 1 16. which enclosest thine outward works and fillest thine inward gouernest them aboue bearest them belowe i Heb. 1 3. keepe mee the worke of thine hands k Psa 100 3. Psal 119 73. which trust in thee and hope onlie in thy mercie Keepe me I beseech thee both here and euerie-where now and alwaie within and without before and behind aboue and beneath round-about so that there be no place for the snares of the enimie against me Thou art God almightie l Gen. 35 11 Psal 115 3. Reuel 11 17 the keeper and protector of al that trust in thee m Psa 18 30 without whom none is in safetie no man is free from danger Thou art God and beside thee there is none other n Deu. 4 39 Psal 86 10. either in heauen aboue or in earth belowe which doest great things and vnsearchable o Iob. 5 9. and maruelous things without number Meete is it that thou be praised that thou be honored that thou be magnified with commendations To thee the whole troupe of Angels to thee the heauens and al the powers do sing and continualie yeeld praises as creatures to the Creator seruants to the Lord souldiers to their King Euerie creature doth extol and euerie soule doth glorifie thee the holie and vndiuided Trinitie Chap. 32. A fourme of thankesgiuing vnto God TO thee the holie and humble men of hart a Song of y e three children ver 87 86. to thee the spirits and soules of the righteous to thee doe al the supernal citizens together with al the orders of blessed spirits yeeld humble praise and glorie and exalt thee aboue al things for euer O Lord gloriouslie and honorablie do those heauenlie citizens adorne thee with praises Man also the most excellent among thy creatures doth magnifie thee Yea and I too a miserable sinner doe exceedinglie desire to praise thee greatlie do I loue to loue thee aboue al things O my God b Psal 7 1. 3. my life c Psal 42 8. my strength d Psa 18 1. 2. and my praise e Psa 118 14 Esaie 12 2. giue me grace to praise thee Put thy light in mine hart and thy word into my mouth that both mine hart may thinke vpon thy glorie and my tongue sing out thy praises euerie daie f Psal 71 8. But forsomuch as praise is not seemelie in the mouth of a sinner g Ecc. 15 9. and I am a man of polluted lips h Esai 6 5. purge mine hart I beseech thee from al iniquitie i Psal 51 7. 8. sanctifie mee both within and without ô almightie sanctifier and make me woorthie to sound foorth thy praise Receaue in good part from the hand of the hart and from the loue of the mind receiue I praie thee the sacrifice of my lips and let it be acceptable in thy sight and ascend-vp vnto thee like a sweete smelling sauor Let thine holie memorie and thy blessed sweetenes possesse my whole soule and rauish me with desire of inuisible things Let my soule I beseech thee passe from visible vnto inuisible from terrestrial vnto heauenlie vnto eternal from transitorie things let it passe I saie and see thy woonderful vision O eternal veritie k Psal 117 2. true charitie l 1. Iohn 4 8 9. and deere eternitie m 1. Tim. 1 verse 17. thou art my God n Psa 31 14. vnto thee doe I sigh after thee doe I couet on thee doe I thinke vnto thee doe I desire to come night and
thy sonne whome thou broughtest foorth into this world and respect not so mine euil which I haue done that thou forget the good which thou hast made What father is there but would saue his sonne or what sonne whome the father with the rod of mercie wil not correct Wherefore ô Father and Lord although I be a sinner yet I cannot but be thy sonne because thou hast both made me l Iob. 10 8. Psal 119 75. and renued me m Col. 3 9. 10. As I haue sinned amend me but first deliuer me to thy sonne being reformed with y e scourge Can a woman forget hir child n Esa 49 15 notwithstanding though she should yet thou father hast promised neuer to forget Behold I crie and thou hearest me not I am vexed with sorow and yet find no comfort What shal I saie or what shal I do wretch that I am I destitute of such consolation am cast from the sight of thine eies Wo is me from what felicitie into what miserie am I fallen whether did I bend my selfe and to what passe am I come where am I wretch and where am I not vnto whome did I aspire and wherin do I now sigh I sought after good things but behold vexation Lo I now labor and Iesus is not with me Doubtles better were it for me not to be at al than to be without Iesus Better is it not to liue than to liue without life And now ô Lord Iesus where be thy former mercies o Ps 89 49. wilt thou be angrie with mee for euer p Psa 85 5. Be pacified at the length I beseech thee and haue mercie vppon me neither hide awaie thy face fro me q Psa 27 9. who for my redemption didest not turne thy face from such as reprooued and spat vpon thee r Matt. 27 vers 27 c. 30. I confesse in deede I haue sinned and that my conscience deserueth damnation I acknowledge also that no penance can satisfie for my sinnes but certaine it is that thy mercie is more than al my sinnes O most gratious Lord write not thou bitter things against me ſ Iob. 13 26. neither enter thou into iudgement with thy seruant t Psa 143 2. but according to the multitude of thy compassions put awaie mine iniquities u Psal 51 1. Wo to me wretch when the daie of iudgement shal come and the bookes of each mans conscience be opened x Reu. 20 verse 12. 13. when it shal be said of me Behold the man and his workes What shal I then do ô Lord my God when the verie heauens shal reueale mine iniquitie and the earth rise vp against me Surelie I shal be able to saie nothing but hang-downe mine head for verie griefe of hart and stand trembling and confounded before thy presence Alacke wretch what may I saie shal I crie vnto thee my Lord God wherefore am I consumed saieng naught but though I do speake yet wil not my griefe haue end and if I be stil silent I shal be vexed inwardlie with most bitter sorow O my soule mourne thou like a virgin for the husband of hir youth y Ioël 1 8. howle thou miserable wretch and weepe because thine husband euen Christ z Eph. 5 25. hath forsaken thee O wrath of the almightie fal not thou vpon me for I cannot beare thee because there is not that strength in me that I can endure thee But haue mercie on me ô God that I despaire not but in despaire let me hope againe And although I haue done that which deserueth damnation yet hast not thou forgone that whereby thou art wont to salue O Lord thou wilt not the death of sinners neither doest thou reioice in the destruction a Eze. 18 23. of the dieng but that the dead might liue thou diedst b Rom. 4 25 and thy death hath killed the death of sinners and if they through thy death were againe brought vnto life ô Lord grant I beseech thee that I may not die now thou art aliue Send downe from heauen c Psa 57 3. and saue me from the power of mine enimies least they triumph ouer me and saie We haue deuoured him O good Iesu who at anie time can doubt of thy mercie who euen when we were thine enimies d Rom. 5 10 didst redeeme vs with thy pretious blood and reconcile vs to God! Lo thus protected vnder the shadowe of thy mercie I doe run vnto the throne of grace e Heb. 4 16. requiring mercie crieng and knocking vntil thou take compassion vpon me For if thou calledst vs vnto mercie when we asked none how can we misse of mercie crauing the same O sweete Iesu thinke not vpon thy iustice against a sinner but remember thy goodnes toward thy creature Thinke not vpon thy displeasure against a transgressor but remember thy mercie toward the miserable Forget me when I was proud prouoking thee vnto wrath and regard me now in distresse crieng vnto thee for mercie For what is Iesus but a Sauior f Matt. 1 21. Therefore ô Iesus by thy selfe arise to helpe me and saie vnto my soule g Psa 35 3. I am thy saluation Much doe I presume of thy goodnes ô Lord the rather because thy selfe thou teachest vs to aske to seeke and to knock h Matt. 7 7. And therefore admonished thereby I doe aske seeke and knocke But thou Lord who commandest to aske grant I may receiue who counselest to aske giue grace to find who teachest to knocke open to the knocker and strengthen me a sinner saue me a wretch raise me that am dead and vouchsafe to direct and gouerne al my senses cogitations works after thy good pleasure that hencefoorth I may serue thee liue to thee and be wholie thine I knowe Lord I doe owe my selfe to thee euen because thou hast made me and for that thou hast redeemed me i 1. Pet. 1 18. 19. and taken humane flesh vpon thee for my sake k Matt. 1 21 Luke 1 31. 69. I doe owe so much more beside my selfe as thou art greater than he for whom thou hast giuen thy selfe Lo I haue no more neither can I giue that which I haue too without thee but accept thou me and drawe me vnto thee l Iohn 6 44 that I may be thine by imitation and loue as I am thine by condition and creation who liuest m 1. Tim. 1 17 and rulest n Psal 45 6. now and euermore Amen Chap. 39. A godlie praier vnto the blessed Trinitie meete oftentimes to be repeated O Lord God almightie a Exo. 6 3. Reuel 4 8. three in persons b Math. 3 16 17. Luke 3 21. 22. yet but one God c Deut. 6 4. Mal. 2 10. who both art in al and wart before al d Ecc. 42 21 and wilt be in al things a blessed God for euermore e Reu. 4 11. Now and alwaies
old age Be thou my refuge ô my God the rocke of mine hope z Psa 94 22 for thou Lord art a great God and a great King aboue al Gods a Psal 95 3. When thou wilt iudge the world with righteousnes and thy people in truth b Psa 96 13 I shal enioie light with the righteous c Psal 97 11 and ioie with the vpright in hart Let thy right hand d Psa 98 1. and thine holie arme preserue me Thou which sittest vpon the Cherubims e Psal 99 1. make me to come before thy presence with ioifulnes f Psa 100 2. that I may walke in the vprightnes of mine hart in the mids of mine house g Psa 101 2. 4. 6. 8. Let a froward hart depart fro me but cause mine eies to be turned vnto thy faithful that I may sit with them walking in a perfect waie when through thy iudgement thou shalt cut off al the workers of wickednes from thy Citie O Lord heare my praier h Psa 102 1 2. and let my crie come vnto thee Hide not thy face fro me in the time of trouble incline thine eares vnto me Pardon al my sinnes i Psa 103 3. 4. 5. and redeeme my soule from destruction Satisfie my longing with good things thou which lookest vpon the earth and it trembleth k Ps 104 32 and broughtest foorth thy people with ioie and thy chosen with gladnes l Ps 105 43. Make mee to keepe iudgement and to worke righteousnes at al times m Psa 106 3 Bring me out of darkenes and out of the shadowe of death n Ps 107 14 that with a prepared hart I may sing and giue praise o Psa 108 1. Saue me ô Lord according to thy mercie p Ps 109 26 that in the glorie of Saincts q Psa 110 3. in the assemblie and congregation of the iust r Psa 111 1. 3. my righteousnes may endure for euer and mine horne be exalted with glorie ſ Psa 112 9. that while thou raisest the needie out of the dust and liftest vp the poore out of the dung t Psa 113 7. I may blesse thee ô Lord from hencefoorth and for euer u Psa 115 18 then I shal walke before the Lord in the land of the liuing x Psa 116 9. 16. Breake thou my bonds and confirme thy mercie towards me y Psa 117 2. When I cal vpon thee in my trouble ô Lord heare me z Psa 118 5. and set me at large Teach me ô Lord the waie of thy statutes a Ps 119 33. that I may liue and keepe it vnto the end Giue me vnderstanding both to search thy Lawe 34. and to obserue it also with mine whole hart I haue gone astraie like a lost sheepe 176. ô seeke thy seruant and deliuer my soule b Psa 120 2. Preserue my going out and my comming in c Psa 121 8. that my feete may stand in the courts of Ierusalem d Psa 122 2. I lift vp mine eies vnto thee that dwellest in the heauens e Psa 123 1. Deliuer my soule out of the snare of the foulers f Psa 124 7. least I put forth mine hands vnto wickednes g Psa 125 3. Fil my mouth with laughter and my tongue with ioie h Psa 126 2. replenish my longing with good things and blesse me out of Zion i Psa 128 5. that I may see the wealth of Ierusalem hauing escaped the cords of wickednes k Psa 129 4. Let thine eares attend vnto the voice of my praiers l Psa 130 2. ô Lord. Let not mine hart be hautie nor mine eies loftie m Psa 131 1. but giue me grace to thinke humblie vntil I finde a place for the Lord an habitation for the mightie God of Iaacob n Psa 132 5. There the Lord hath appointed the blessing and life foreuer o Psa 133 3. There wil I lift vp mine hands to the Sanctuarie and praise thee p Psa 134 2. who iudgest thy people q Psal 135 verse 14. and art pacified toward thy seruants O God of Gods r Psa 136 2. 3. and Lord of Lords now weeping ſ Psa 137 1. and worshipping toward thine holie Temple t Psa 138 2. trie me and knowe me u Psal 139 verse 23. 24. marke and consider my pathes and leade mee in thy waie for euer Deliuer me ô Lord from the euil man x Psa 140 1. and preserue mee from the cruel man Let my praier be directed in thy sight as incense y Psa 141 2. Bring my soule out of prison that I may praise thy Name z Psa 142 7. Heare my praier ô Lord in thy righteousnes a Psa 143 1. 2. and enter not into iudgement with thy seruant Heare me speedelie 7. ô Lord least my spirit faile me for thou God art my refuge and my deliuerer b Psa 144 2. And forsomuch as thou art great and most worthie to be praised c Psa 145 3. and thy greatnes is incomprehensible raise vp the crooked d Psa 146 8. loase the shacled and giue sight to the blinde thou which doest build vp Ierusalem e Psa 147 2. And when thou hast made the bars of thy gates strong 13. let me be copled to thy children within As the Angels and al the powers in the kingdome of heauen do praise thee f Psa 148 1. 2. there let me triumphing gloriouslie in the congregation of y e Saincts g Psa 149 1. with the sounding cymbals h Psa 150 5. of my lips praise and magnifie thy Name the which is holie and glorious and raigneth now and euerlastinglie Amen Luke 2 verse 14. GLORIE TO GOD ON HIGH FINIS God tremble thereat pag. 145. 34 A praier verie forceable to moue the mind vnto religion and the loue of God pag. 149. 35 A deuout praier for grace to praise and to thanke the Lord dulie for his benefits pag. 162. 36 A verie effectual praier to the stirring-vp of the mind vnto godlines beeing zealouslie vttered pag. 174. 37 A praier in the time of troble pag. 190. 38 A verie godlie praier vnto the Sonne pag. 192. 39 A godlie praier vnto the Trinitie meete oftentimes to be repeated pag. 204. 40 A deuout praier vpon the recordation of the passion of Christ pag. 212. Afterward foloweth S. Augustine his Psalter FINIS ¶ A TABLE EXPRESSING THE SVNDRIE KINDS OF MEDITATIONS IN THIS BOOKE This booke conteineth special 1. Confessions 2. Thankes-giuings 3. Praiers And therefore Vse if thou wouldest 1. Confesse acknoledge either the omnipotencie wisdome goodnes of God chap. 12 pag. 48 ch 28 pag. 114 ch 31 pag. 132. A sacred Trinitie cha 11 pag. 47 ch 29. pag. 123 ch 30. pag. 129. the blessednes of the life to come chap. 21 pag. 86 ch 22 pag. 90 ch 24 pag. 96 ch 32 pag. 141. the wretchednes of this life chap. 20 pag. 83. the miserie of man before Christ suffered chap. 7 pag. 28. the mercie of God in sauing mankind ch 8 pag. 35 ch 15 pag. 59. 2. giue God hartie thanks for all his benefits in general ch 26 pag. 106 ch 27 pag. 112 ch 32 pag. 136. for thy saluation through Iesus Christ ch 14 p. 55 ch 16 pag. 64 ch 17 pag. 69. 3. Praie vnto God either for grace to praie aright ch 5 pag. 20 ch 33 p. 145. vnfainedlie to repent ch 35 pag. 162. to knowe the diuine mysterie of our redemption c. 16. p. 64. to thanke God duelie for the benefit of thy saluation ch 17 p. 69. to serue God zealouslie chap. 4 pag. 15 chap. 7 pag 28 ch 9 pag. 43 chap. 10 pa. 46 chap. 31 pa. 132 cha 34 pag. 149 ch 36 pag. 174 cha 39 pag. 204. to leade a good life chap. 1 pag. 1 ch 18 pag. 74. for the forgiuenesse of sinnes chap. 6 pag. 24 chap. 8 pag. 35 chap. 13 pag. 51 chap. 37 pag. 190 ch 38 pag. 192 chap. 39 pag. 204. the whole church of Christ chap. 39 pag. 204. helpe in troble ch 23 pag. 93. the attainement of euerlasting happines chap. 21 pag. 86 chap. 25 p. 103 chap. 36 pag. 174 chap. 40 pag. 212. FAVLTS ESCAPED Page Line Fault Correction 26 2 distilling which distilled 31 1 tastest tastedst 88 10 pruning praieng 127 19 the Sonne the holie Spirit 150 23 nectar pleasant nectar more pleasant 1581. 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