Pious Godâ—y and Charitable Action Grant this O Lord and whatever more thou seest I stand in need of for thy dear Son's sake To whom with thee O Father and the Holy Ghost be all Praise Honour and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer for one that is going to Sea O Lord God Eternal who made the Seas and the Fountains of Waters at whose Commands the Winds are I beg of thee to go along with me and preserve me by thy Power and Outstreched Arm from the Perils of the â—reat Deep and carry me safe to my desired Haven and Lord forgive me all â—y Sins heal all my Back-slidings and â—e me freely grant me thy Grace â—hat I may live in thy Fear and walk â—â—rightly before thee with singleness of â—eart that so I may live to the Praise â—â—d Glory of thy Great Name and the â—verlasting Salvation of my precious and â—â—mortal Soul And Lord as I have â—gged of thee to carry me safe to my â—â—sired Haven so bring me home again â—at so I may have an occasion and opâ—ortunity with my Friends and Relatiâ—ns to sing Praises to thy great and glorious Name for all thy Mercies but more especially that thou hast kept me from the merciless Waters and the Raging of the great Deep So begging thy Protection for my Preservation I resign up my self to thee who art the God of all Power and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer in distress of Weather at Sea either by Storm or Tempest O Lord God Eternal maker of Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that therein is We miserable Offenders who have justly pull'd down thy Vengeance upon our Heads by the greatness of our Sins we have provoked thy Wrath we have deserved to be swallowed up quick by these raging Waves O Lord the Floods come over us and even enter into our very Souls O Lord the Sea rages and rises up against us Here we see thy woundrous Judgments in the greaâ— Deep which unless thou preserve us wilâ— swallow us up in a Moment Lord wâ— cannot but confess we have sinned againâ— thee with a high hand and therefore justlâ— is thyfierce Anger kindled upon us aâ—â— thy intolerable Judgments come up again us there is none to help us Therefore O Lord for thy tender Mercy sake appear for us and save us Cease these Storms and Tempest Cease we beseech thee these swelling raging Billows Command these blustering Winds and they shall obey thee for we are at the pit of Destruction just ready to be swallowed up Save us Master or we perish Lord increase out faith Merciful Father we beseech thee to take us into thy Protection and if thou hast appointed Death for us O Lord be thou present we beseech thee to receive our Souls into thy Bosom till the general Resurrection of our Bodies and then receive our Souls and Bodies into thy Kingdom If thou dost design us for Life grant that these Afflictions may be so sanctified unto us as to cause us for the future to live a Godly Righteous and Sober Life all our Days Grant this O God for thy dear Son's sake Amen A Thanksgiving for a safe Return from Sea FAther of all Mercies and God of all Consolations I cannot but must confess that I am obliged to return thee hearty thanks for all thy Mercies But more especially at this time I am and do return thee my humble and hearty Thanks for thy great Mercy in bringing me safe over the great Waters tâ— roughâ— many Perils and Dangers to my own Habitation and to the Enjoyment of all my Friends and Relations for which singular Mercy O Lord do thou give me a Heart to live answerable to it that thou may est have the Praise and I reap the Everlasting Comfort of it and I will sing Praises to thy Great Name for thou art my Salvation my Rock and strong Tower of Defence and Praises wait for thee O God in Sion for thou art worthy to be praised both now henceforth and for evermore A Prayer for one that is going a long Journey O Lord God lead me in the Paths oâ— Righteâ—â—sness and direct my Goings in thâ—â—ay of Truth We are boâ—â— to Travel and many have no certaiâ— place of abode our Days are like a Spaâ— and our Laves pass away swifter than Post O what is Man that thou art 〈◊〉 ful of him or the Son of Man that tâ—â— hast any regard for him We are like to Bubble a Blast we go hence and are seen no more Teach me Lord to number my days that I may apply my heart unto Wisdom Direct myâ—steps in the way of truth and guide and govern me in my Travel that I may go on with Comfort in this my Journey Be thou my God my Help and Guide to direct me in my way and Business Keep me from all danger of Thieves or other Mischief and Trouble that I may have no disturbances in my Journey no lets or hindrances nor sorrow nor heaviness bâ—â— for my Sins O Lord keep and bless all my Friends and Relations at home and abroad in Health and Peace O Lord let me have the comfortable enjoyment of thy holy Spirit upon the way that so it may assist me that I may think discourse and act nothing but what is well pleasing to thee And all this I bâ—g for Jesus Christ his sake Amen A Prayer for a sick Person O God of all Comforts who art a present help in time of Trouble to them that faithfully rely upon thee for thy help and assistance in their Troubles Lord 〈◊〉 hast laid me upon a Bed of Languishing and upon a rowling pillow where I cannot find relief or ease or comfort for my Body Lord do thou sanctifie this sore affliction unto me I cannot but confess I have sinned and done wickedly and grieved thy holy Spirit from time to time yet merciful Saviour return unto me that I may have a feeling of thy good Spirit Let not the sins of my Youth nor the iniquity of that time be upon me But Lord as thou hast laid thy afflicting Hand upon me arm me with â—â—atience that I may endure this Visitation patiently If thou art pleased to dispose of me for another life then make me fit for thy Kingdom Arm me and strengthen me to bear the But then without mourning against thee but make me to undergo this Affliction willingly and to fight it out manfully What am Iâ— a poor worthlesâ— Worm â— I have noâ— Comfort but from thee Restore me â—â— Health and amendment of Life or else take me into thy Kingdom of Glory Lord cease my Pain ease my Grief Lord I intreat thee to grant that neither the Devil nor the World may ever have power over me any more to make me disobey thee Send thy good Angels both to keep me in Sickness and in Health and grant that I may be always fitted and prepared for death that I may not be afraid of it if it
Wickedness no longer therefore lift up your Head O ye Gates and be ye lifted up ye Everlasting Doors I will force my way thro' I will enter and all that ever Men or Devils can do unto me shall not hinder shall Tribulation or Distress or Persecution or Famine or Nakedness Peril or Sword these can but kill the Body but I have an immortal Soul that is of greater value if I save that I save all and shall I fear dangers in striving to be abundantly satisfy'd with the Fatness of God's House I see a City which hath Foundations whose Builder and Maker is God I see a-far off a House made without Hands eternal in the Heavens farewel deceitful Heart I will give Ear to your false Suggestions no more I have a more sure word of Prophecy whereunto I resolve to take heed how often hast thou taught me to hide my Sins and call them by wrong Names that I might excuse my self for departing from them But dare I presume to think to deceive the all-wise God No God will not be blinded he will not be mocked he is not asleep like Baal or gone a Hunting No Canst thou draw a Curtain before the Eyes of Infinite Wisdom No he sits and sees and observes all the Actions of Men therefore I am ashamed knowing what I have done I have called my Pride Decency my Covetousness Frugality my Drunkenness Good-Fellowship my Lasciviousness Impossibility of resisting the Dictates of Nature my slandering others but saying what I hear And thus I have deceived my self but I will for the future be deceived no more but I will hearken unto what the Lord will say unto me and not to my base and deceitful Heart's Lust I have seen enough of Impiety I will stay no longer in Sodom these flowery Meadows these pleasant Fields shall make me lie down no more I see there 's Death in the Pot and the great Day of God's eternal Wrath is hastening therefore I come Lord I will stand off no longer I have staid in the service of Sin and of the Devil too long already I will give ear to what thou shalt be pleased to say to me I will turn my back no more upon thee I will harden my heart no more It is the voice of my beloved that knocks I will arise and let him in Awake up my Glory Awake I have slumbered too much get up my drowsie Affections the Lord is at hand O my God! wilt thou spread forth thy blessed Arms to embrace and receive such a wretched Creature as I am filled with all manner of wickedness and Deceit and having known the Judgment of God that they who commit such things are worthy of Death have not only done the same but have had pleasure in them that do them is there Mercy in store for such a Rebel then I heartily renounce the Devil and all his Works therefore arise O Lord and let thy Enemies be scatter'd and appear for me with thy Almighty Power and out stretch'd Arm and deliver me from this Slavery this hard Bondage that I am under Deliver me from these my Enemies that seek my utter Destruction Methinks I see them quaking and trembling before God's Tribunal that thought it below them while upon Earth to make Religion their business Methinks I see them how they are ashamed of their Madness and Folly and methinks I hear them caâ—l and cry to the Rocks and Mountains to fall upon them to hide them from the Face of him that sits upon the Throne Direct me O Lord and teach me by thy holy Spirit draw me and I will run after thee teach me to sing the Song of Sion guide me in the Path of Life Leave not my Soul in Hell pull it out I have made a solemn choice of God for my Portion leâ— me know how I must love him I will obey your Counsel I will act according to your Directions be not afraid of me I will not turn my back in the day of Battle I have done with these fading deceitful Pleasures I find no Comfort no enjoyment in them they may please for a while but they cannot satisfie for ever Nay they are destructive both to Soul and Body Solomon took a tryal of them all and found them so and so all Men are forc'd to confess at last and too often when it is too late I see most Men of another Mind when they come to die to what they are in the time of their strength and health and Liberty But O my Soul come not then into their Secret unto their Assembly my Honour be thou not united Take warning by these sad Examples There are many Snares laid I am beset with temptations but I will hug those Monsters no more but will resist and overcome them by thy Power Come my Soul ascend to higher Thoughts Hopes and Labours and away with thy soft Wishes and dull Endeavours are these fit for seeking Eternal Joys doth a slow pace become a Man that is resolv'd for Eternity The Voice of the Lord is powerful the voice of the Lord is full of Majesty the Voice of the Lord breaks the Cedars and art thou the only Creature he cannot shake it's done I am sensible and I am resolved Resolution will go far as I may see by these Examples Resolution made David run thro' a Troop and leap over a Wall Psal 18. 29. It was his Resolution made him say thus Psal 119. 46 106. I have sworn and will perform it that I will keep thy righteous judgments I will speak of thy Testimonies before Kings and will not be ashamed and I will delight my self in thy Commandments My hands will I lift up unto thy Precepts which I have loved and I will meditate in thy Statutes It was Resolution made Shadrach Meshech and Abednego go voluntarily into the Fire It was Resolution made St. Paul ready not only to suffer but to die at Jerusalem for the Name of Jesus Resolution made David's Worthies draw Water out of the Well of Bethlehem Resolution made Ignatius despise Fire Sword and wild Beasts Resolution made Empedocles give himself to the Flames and Artalus to sit down as one unconcern'd in the fiery Chair his Enemies had prepared for him and Resolution made Job bear his great Losses Shall I be faint-hearted shall I be a Coward shall these and others resolve to part with anything so much as their very Lives for their Saviour's Sake Lord I am resolved with these Worthies to undergo any thing for the advancement of thy Honour and Glory My heart is ready to obey all thy Commands therefore Lord make me clean help me to put a way the evil of my doingâ— and learn me to do well that so I may siâ— no more against thee or grieve thy Holy Spirit I am convinced that thy service iâ— perfect freedom he that enters upon it is under the Government of a good and a lawful Prince he feels nothing that iâ— burthensome unto him
Favours upon this Land of our Nativity and with the choicest of thy blessings bless the King upon the Throne and all the Royal Family sanctifie the Lives and the Studies oâ— thy Servants that labour in thy Word oâ— Doctrine Bless his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council and all others iâ— Authority with necessary Favours Bless the Nurseries of good Learning all Grammar-schools the famous Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and the Inns of Court Bless this City and Place wherein we live Remove the Punishments due for the Sins thereof and give them Grace to repent in time lest they be destroyed Bless all our Friends Relations and others for whom thou hast appointed us to make Prayers and Supplications Bless this Family with Grace and Peace that they all may know their several Duties towards thee and one towards anâ—ther And all we beg for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee O Father and the Blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory ascribed by us here and all thine elsewhere both now and for evermore An Evening Prayer for a Family O Lord God Father of all Mercies and God of all Consolations we 〈◊〉 come this Evening by thy great Mercy 〈◊〉 to the Throne of Grace to beg Grace oâ— thee to help us in the time of Need anâ— also to return thee hearty thanks for 〈◊〉 multitude of thy great Mercies but 〈◊〉 especially for thy merciful preservatin oâ— us this Day and all the Times and Days of our Lives that thou hast by thy mighty Power and streched out Arm brought us out of innumerable Perils and Dangers and hast attended us both by Night and by Day and poured upon us contrary to our deserts so many Excellent Blessings and Benefits both Spiritual and Temporal Good Lord we beseech thee keep us as thou hast done hitherto from Day to Day and make us steadfast in the profession of thy Holy Name and keeping of thy Commandments that neither the Wrath of Man nor the Malice of the Devel may turn us away from thee Lord turn thy back upon our Iniquities blot ouâ— our Transgressions and remember our Sins noÌ„ more in which we have so much delighted change our corrupt and polluted-Hearts and wash and cleanse us in the Blood of our dear Redeemer Forgive us all that is past and grant us the assurance of that Forgiveness seal'd up iâ—â—ur Consciences by thy Holy Spirit Forgive us our intolerable Barenness in good Works our base Unthankfulness and the Abuse of thy Grace and strike our stony â—earts with the Rod of thy Fear that wâ— may attain unto a due Thankfulneness for 〈◊〉 thy Favours and a most unfeign'd and â—rnest Repentance of our Sins O Lord â—ess us all this Night and after our Boâ—ies have been refreshed do thou bring us â—â— the light of another day wherein we â—ay praise thy great Name in the Land â—f the Living Sanctifie us by thy Word â—â—roughout Soul Body and Spirit for thy â—ord is Truth Bless this Nation preâ—erve the King and all that are in Auâ—hority and all thy Children Raise up â—â—e Heavy-hearted that mourn in Zion Give them Beauty for Ashes the Oil of â—oy for Mourning and the Garments of â—raise for the Spirit of Heaviness Lord â—e merciful unto them whom thou hast â—ade any way helpful unto us Bless every one of us in our proper station that we â—ay serve thee with all our Hearts fear â—hy Majesty and love thy Precepts These â—hings O Lord and what ever thou knowâ—st is needful for us we humbly crave of â—hee in the Name and Merits of Jesus Christ our blessed Redeemer saying as â—e hath taught us Our Father which art in Heaven c. A Prayer against the Temptations of the Worlâ— the Flesh and the Devil O Most merciful Father and mighâ— God of Jacob a strong Tower 〈◊〉 the Faithful a Rock of Defence an Refuge for all the Distressed thou knoâ—est I am set in the midst of many Daâ—gers my Weakness is very great insâ—much as that without thy help I cannot â—void being ruined and that for ever beseech thee preserve my Body and Soâ— from all Temptations and Snares of thâ— Devil and suffer not my Senses to taâ— that Pleasure and Delight in the things â—â— this World as I used to do but Lord lâ— me use them as if I used them not anâ— take my Affections more and more off them and settle them upon their rigâ— Objects those things that are above Lord do thou take from me all that 〈◊〉 Deformed and of a corrupt Nature anâ— work and establish that which thy Graâ—â— hath wrought in me that having on thâ— Armour I may be able to stand against aâ— the Besetments of the Enemy Let mâ— not be drawn away into any Sensuality 〈◊〉 any desire of the Flesh but give me power to overcome it that I may live soberly righteously and godly in this present evil World and serve thee better and live â—ore in the Spirit Lord preserve me â—rom the darkness filthiness and deceitâ—ulness of this World that I may not faâ—hion my self like unto it to follow a Mulâ—itude but being changed by the renewâ—ng of the Mind I may walk upâ—â—ghtly â—efore thee all the days of my appointed â—ime till my change comes O Lord do â—hou be a present help unto me in the time â—f Trouble for in thee I do and will â—ut my trust and confidence therefore â—ead me no further into Temptations than â—hou art pleased to give me strength to oâ—ercome them O Lord that I may with â—â—rong Faith resist Satan and help me to â—ull down his Kingdom more and more 〈◊〉 Watching Fasting and Praying morâ—fying the Deeds of the Flesh and let thy â—ighteous Law be my meditation Day â—nd Night and not the foolish Vanity and â—nful Pleasures of this World Let not â—rosperity make me forget thee nor Adâ—ersity cast me into Despair but let me â—ake all thy dealing with me whether on â—he one hand or on the other in love from â—ee which is that wherein thy Dispensaâ—ons are towards me Lord arm me with thy Spirit encourage me with thy Prâ—sence and let me always feel the effectuâ—â— working of thy Power which is ever madâ— perfect thro' Weakness even for Chriâ—â— Jesus his sake A Prayer for the Remission of Sins O Glorious Lord God and everlastinâ— Father I a wretched and an uâ—done Sinner without thy Mercy aâ— come before thee to beg favour of thee foâ— all my Offences begging praying deâ—ring and beseeching thy heavenly Majestâ— that thou would'st in Mercy look dowâ— upon me I cannot but confess were not for the hope I have of thy Mercy aâ— the hold of thy Comfort and the reneâ—ing Graces I sometimes receive from thâ— and that sweet rellish I have of thy gooâ— Gifts and thy Heavenly Word I sink inâ—â— Despair for my sins are continually bâ—fore me if I go they follow me if run they fly after if I look back the staâ—e upon me if I go forward