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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47291	A companion for the penitent, and for persons troubled in mind consisting of an office for the penitent, to carry on their reconciliation with God, and a tryal or judgment of the soul, for discovering the safety of their spiritual estate, and an office for persons troubled in mind, to settle them in peace and comfort / by John Kettlewell ...	Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.	1694 (1694)	Wing K360; ESTC R13898	49,186	156

is able to succor them that are Tempted Heb. 2. 17 18. He can have compassion on or reasonably bear as in the Margin with the Ignorant and those that are out of the way Heb. 5. 2. He will not break the bruised Reed nor quench the Smoaking Flax. Isa. 42. 3. 3. The acceptableness of an Humble Spirit THe humble Publican stood afar off would not so much as lift up his Eyes to Heaven but smote upon his Breast saying God be mercyful to me a Sinner I tell you this Man went down to his House justified rather than the other for every one that Exalteth himself shall be abased and he that Humbleth himself shall be Exalted Luke 18. 13 14. To this Man will I look even to him that is Poor and of a Contrite Spirit and Trembleth at my word Isa. 66. 2. I dwell with him that is of a Con●rite and humble Spirit to revive the Spirit of the humble and to revive the Heart of the Contri●e ones Isa. 57. 15. He healeth the Broken in Heart and bindeth up their Wounds Psal. 147. 3. 4. Of Peace and Hope and Joy in God PEace I leave with you my Peace I give unto you John 14. 27. These things have I spoken unto you that in me you might have Peace John ●6 33. Herein is our Love made Perfect that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment Perfect Love casteth out fear because ●ear hath Torment 1 Jo. 4. 17 18. Let all those that seek thce rejoyce and be glad in thee Psal. 40. 16. The fruit of the Spirit is Joy Peace Gal. 5. 22. The Kingdom of God is Righteousness and Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost Rom. 14. 17. Finally my Brethren rejoyce in the Lord. Phil. 3. 1. Rejoyce in the Lord always and again I say Rejoyce In every thing by Prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God And the Peace of God which Passeth all understanding shall keep your Hearts and Minds through Christ Jesus Phil. 4. 6. 7. Now the God of hope fill you with all Joy and Peace in Believing that ye may abound in Hope through the Power of the Holy Ghost Rom. 15. 13. Shew the same Diligence every one of you to the full Assurance of Hope unto the end Which Hope have as an Anchor of the Soul both sure and Stedfast Heb. 6. 11. 19. Rejoyce in Hope Rom. 12. 12. Be sober and Hope to the End 1 Pet. 1. 13. Love his appearing 2 Tim. 4. 8. Looking for and hastening unto the comeing of the Day of God 2. Pet. 3. 12. Come Lord Jesus come quickly Rev. 22. 20. Glory be to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the Begining c. 5. An Hymn of Thanksgiving after one is Delivered from Trouble of Mind The bruised Reed O! Lord thou haste not broke nor quenched the smoaking Flax Mat. 12. 20. Thou hast restored unto me the Joy of of thy Salvation and upheld me with thy free Spirit Thou hast made me to hear of Joy and Gladness that the Bones which thou hadst broken Rejoyce Psal. 51. 8. 12. I said I will confess my Transgresions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the Iniquity of my Sin For this shall every one that is Godly pray unto thee in a Time when thou mayest be found Psal. 32. 5. 6. Depart from me all ye Workers of Iniquity for the Lord hath heard the Voyce of my weeping The Lord hath heard my supplication the Lord will recieve my Prayer Psal. 6. 8. 9. He will regard the Prayer of the destitute and not despise their Prayer And this shall be written from the Generation to come and the People which shall be created shall Praise the Lord. Psal. 102. 17 18. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be World without end Amen PRAYERS 1. A general Prayer for one troubled in mind O! Righteous Lord thy Justice hath brought me to reap the bitter fruits of my own evil ways and to possess mine iniquities My sins at length have taken hold upon me and thou writest bitter things against me and thy fierce wrath goeth over me Thy Terrors do even distract my thoughts my Spirit is quite broken within me by reason thereof and my Heart faileth me But O! Gracious God tho I be troubled and cast down let me not fall I humbly intreat thee into utter despair Whilst I live let me not forgoe the hopes of thy Mercy nor the care of my own Returne to my Duty When I groan under my Burdens make me to flee unto thee for ease When I am terrified with my former Sins let me make haste to forsake the same and labour diligently to set my Soul safe by new Obedience When I am struck with the sting of my own Guilts enable me O! Jesu to look up to thy Cross and to the merits thereof and to rest my Heart upon the same by true Repentance When I am most mistrustful of my self let me not mistrust thee nor call in Question any Comfortable Promises of thy free Grace and Mercy O! Father let thy smiteing reclaim and amend me and then let thy comforts revive me Let thy Dear Sons most Pretious Blood Expiate all my Sins and let his Grace cure them And instead of these most just and deserved Terrors wherewith thou now takest Vengeance for the same Lord let me have thy Mercy to forgive my Sins and cause me to hear the Voice of Peace to quiet and Comfort my amazed Conscience for my only Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ's sake Amen A Prayer for the same out of the Office of the Visitation of the Sick O! Blessed Lord the Father of Mercys and the God of all Comforts I beseech thee look down in pity and compassion upon me thy afflicted Servant Thou writest bitter things against me and makest me to possess my former in iquities thy wrath lyeth hard upon me and my Soul is full of Trouble But O! merciful God who hast written thy Holy word for our Learning that we through Patience and Comfort of thy Holy Scriptures might have hope give me a right understanding of my Self and of thy Threats and Promises that I may neither cast away my Confidence in thee nor place it any where but in thee Give me Strength against all my Temptations and Heal all my Distempers Break not the bruised Reed nor quench the smoaking Flax. Shut not up thy tender Mercys in Displeasure but make me to hear of joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce Deliver me from fear of the Enemy and lift up the light of thy Countenance upon me and give me Peace through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Collect for 21. Sunday after Trinity GRant I beseech thee Merciful Lord to me and all thy faithfull People Pardon and Peace that we may

whence I am faln and resolve by thy help to do my vows I will make bast to do 〈◊〉 and not delay to keep thy Com●●dments I beg no greater Mercy than to be fou●d stedfast in thy ways nor shall account any things to be so great favours to me as those which serve to keep me in the same I will most heartily thank thee O! Thou Faithful Guide and Keeper of returning Souls if thou wilt be pleased to hedge up my way with Thorns or with any worldly Difficulties that may keep me from finding my way to my former Vanities For 't is the unfeigned Desire of my Heart and shall be the great Endeavour of my Life above all things to keep true to thee and my chiefest prayer to thee is to keep me from falling any more from the way of thy Fear or from forfeiting thy Mercy God be merciful to me a Returning Sinner III. ANd having ●●w by thy Grace these hol●●houghts and Purposes in my He●●● I earnestly beg of thee O! Blessed Author and finisher of all Grace that I may never loose them I give my Heart to thee and humbly pray that it may always be in thy hands since it is so unconstant in what is good and prone to turn aside to what is evil when it is in mine own keeping O! Father keep it stedfast and unalterable in thy ways Let it not be inclined to any Evil thing nor lean towards any of my former Vanitys Keep mine Eyes from beholding wickedness and mine Ears from listning thereto Let not my Lips utter any thing that is Ill nor my feet move a step in any of the Paths of Death But hold my whole Spirit Soul and Body in ways of thy Fear and continue me under the Comfortable hopes of thy favour through Jesus Christ my Blessed Lord and only Saviour Amen 3. A Profession of the Fruits of Repentance and the Conditions of Forgiveness I. I Have sinned grievously O! Lord but I am angry at my self for my Sins and desire to prevent thy Justice and to take Revenge upon my own Head for my Transgressions And however disposed and easie I was to be drawn aside before yet now thou hast filled my Heart with such a Godly Sorrow and Compunction for my Sins as begets in me a Vehement Desire and Godly Care to sin no more By the help of thy Grace O! Merciful God I am ready now to walk in those Statutes which I have formerly transgressed and to give again whatsoever I have at any time unjustly taken away and to make full amends to the uttermost of my Power for all the Wrong and Damage which I have ever done to any And where either by my Example or by my Counsel and Perswasion or by my Importunities I have tempted others and drawn them into Sin It shall be the Study and Care of my Life to make them sensible of the Heinousness and extream Danger thereof as thro' the Blessing of thy Grace I am to recover them out of the same God be merciful to me a Returning Sinner II. I Am contented O! Holy Father to submit my self to those who have just cause to be offended with me and to use all fair ways of Reconciling my self to them before I hope for Reconciliation and Peace with thee I freely forgive all those that have Trespassed against me and with good Will offer them my Pardon as I most heartily desire thine And my Hearty Desire and Purpose is to study doing Good to my Brethren in their Needs that I may not be held unworthy to receive it from thee in mine own and to shew Mercy unto others that I may not be ashamed to ask it for my self and that the Rigorousness and Unrelenting hardness of my own Dealings towards them may not deprive me of the favourable Indulgence and Mercifulness of thy Dealings towards me God be merciful to me and forgive me a Merciful and Forgiving Sinner III. I Have no Hope in my self O! Gracious Lord but only in thy Mercy Nor any expectation of the same thro' my Deservings but meerly thro` thy Blessed Son's Infinite Merits Nor rest my Soul upon any other Name given among Men whereby thy Justice may be satisfied and my Sins expiated but on his alone God be merciful to me a Great but an Humble and Believing Sinner IV. I Am heartily sorry for all the Sins which I can call to Mind and do yet know my self to have been guilty of and am fully purposed by thy Grace as far as I can to amend them And I am truly desirous to discover all the rest which are yet hid from me that I may be as particularly sorry for the same and amend them too And I humbly and earnestly pray thee O! Father of Mercies that for Jesus Christ's sake thou would'st be pleased to accept this my Repentance Receive it O! Lord according to the Riches of thy Mercies and supply whatsoever is wanting therein by the Power of thy Grace And place me among the number of those who are truly contrite for all their evil ways and whose Repentance has prepared them for the free and full Remission of all their Offences through the Merits and Mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord Amen 4. A Prayer for Pardon of Sins O! Holy and most merciful Father spare me thy poor Sinful but Repenting Creature Spare me good Lord spare me and let me not perish in my Sins now I am heartily troubled and sorry for them but thro' thine infinite Mercies find pardon of the same I am a Sinful Person O! Lord But thou Blessed Jesus art the Saviour of Sinners And thy coming into the World was to call Sinners to Repentance Lord I come and Repent at thy Call cast not me and my Repentance away from thy Presence I have gone astray and am very defective in my return home thro' the frailty of my Flesh. But thou Gracious Lord considerest our frailties Thou knowest our frame and considerest whereof we are made Oh! be not extream to mark mine Offences nor to exact Rigors in my Repentance of the same but for Christ's sake make me all needful and favourable Allowances Now I have found the way to thy Fear let me find the Comforts of thy Mercy I have a truly Contrite Heart O! Lord despise it not My Spirit is broken and trembleth at thy word O! Lord revive it It is heavy laden and wearied with my Sins O! my God give it ease from the same Pity me O! Father as a Father pitieth his own Children Receive me as the offended Father did the returning Prodigal Tho' I was lost yet now by the Blessing of thy Grace I am found again Oh! welcome thy lost Sheep when it returns home and let there he joy in Heaven on the Repentance of me a lost Sinner Oh! let the Blood of Jesus cleanse me from all my