life is the way to bitter and endlesse pain that thou didst consecrate Christ Iesus the Prince of our saluation through afflictions that they are blessed that mourne for they shall be comforted In what family soeuer thus proceed O Gracious Father according to thy loue and thy Prayer for earthly blessings mercifull promises in Christ vouchsafe vnto vs now and hereafter that measure of wealth and such health peace liberty and credit as may bee most expedient for vs in our seuerall callings and for the better discharge of our dutie to thee and our brethren Lord preserue and direct thy Vniuersall Church giue For the Church Vniuersall thy Gospell free passage let thy power and wisdome confound the dreadfull might and policies of the enemies of thy truth remoue all stumbling blocks and knit together thy seruants by the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace Continue thy great mercies on these Churches of England For the Churches of England c. Scotland and Ireland grant that as the sinnes of all sorts and degrees amongst vs haue been many and verie grieuous in thy sight so our earnest repentance and sincere humiliation before thee may bee such that thy terrible iudgements may be stayed before thy wrath breake forth against vs. Protect with thy prouidence direct with thy Spirit For the Kings Maiesty c. and inrich with thy heauenly grace our Soueraigne King be mercifull to the Queene to Prince Charles to the Prince and Princesse Palatine with their issue Indue the honourable priuie Councellors with wisdome from aboue giue grace to the Magistrates that they may truly and diligently execute iustice and iudgement to the Bishops and Ministers that they may by diligent and effectuall preaching and godly example of life proceed to build vp thy Church amongst vs root out idle and idoll shepheards increase the number of faithfull Pastors Let thy rich blessings bee powred downe vpon all sorts and degrees to the prayse of thy Name through IESVS CHRIST our Lord and Sauiour in whose Name for these and all other good things needfull for vs and all thy seruants whosoeuer wee pray as he hath taught vs. Our Father which art in heauen c. Euening Prayer for a Family O Most gracious God and mercifull Father in Iesus Christ we humble our selues before thy Maiesty confessing and bewailing the sinnes of our whole life and specially of this present day Pardon O LORD our disordered affections which haue Prayer for the forgiuenesse of sins beene too carnestly bent vpon the profits and pleasures of this present life Forgiue vs whatsoeuer sinfull anger thou hast beheld in vs and our inordinate griefe at worldly crosses when as we are not duly grieued for our sins and the sins of this Land and of this age and for the afflictions of our deare brethren Forgiue our carnall ioy which is so strong when earthly things answere our desires and so weake and feeble when we consider those spirituall infinite and eternall blessings wherewith thou hast blessed vs in heauenly things in Christ Passe by whatsoeuer vncharitable vnprofitable or vnsauoury talke hath proceeded from any of vs with neglect of that admonition or instruction or consolation which we should haue ministred one to another O pardon for thy mercy sake our neglect and omission of workes of piety towards thee or of mercy towards our neighbour and all our idlenesse O forgiue our excesse and our abuse of meat drinke sleepe recreations all our intemperance and disordering of minde or body in making them vnfit for thy seruice and for the duties of our seuerall callings O forgiue those our imperfections and corruptions that are mixt with our best actions and doe defile the same And specially forgiue our vnthankfulnesse for thy many and A Thankesgiuing great mercies grant that hereafter we may euer stirre vp our dull hearts that they may be inflamed with loue to thee that hast elected vs to saluation and created vs after thy owne image that hast redeemed vs with the inestimable price of thy dearest Sonnes bloud that hast called vs effectually by thy Word and Spirit from the power of darknesse vnto the kingdome of thy deare Sonne not only reconciling vs that were thine enemies but also making vs thy deare and glorious children and heires of thy heauenly kingdome O teach vs to walke worthy Prayer for diuers graces and against sinne of this vocation whereto thou hast called vs instruct vs euer by thy Word worke on our hearts effectually by thy Spirit that we may discerne and daily reforme our grieuous corruptions that we may not flatter nor please our selues in any of our sinnes nor walke on securely and carelesly but that wee may striue for and attaine vnto more power to subdue and conquer our carnall lusts to resist the allurements of this world and the euill examples of the multitude that we be not any more carried away herewith as with a violent streame Open our eyes to discerne the nets which Satan laieth to ensnare vs in eating in drinking in talking in sporting in buying in selling in giuing or receiuing counsell in pleasing some in offending others that we might displease thy Maiesty and kindle thy wrath against vs. And whereas there are so many diuersities of opinions in the world and yet but one truth O guide and direct vs in the same by thy Spirit of truth build vs firmely on thy Sonne Christ that sure foundation O let vs not depart from any truth nor bee stiffe in any error which we haue held Let vs not hate those that dissent from vs in some points yet building their faith on Christ grant that wee may follow the truth in loue and in all things grow vp vnto CHRIST the Head Make vs deuout and religious towards thee and obedient to our superiours Stirre vs vp that we may be helpfull and profitable to many Let vs not bee deceitfull or otherwise injurious to any in word or deed Make vs charitable meeke and patient towards all Let not our faith be dead like the faith of Deuils but a working faith as the faith of Abraham and of Rahab that loued dearely thee and thy children and shewed their faith by their works Thus let vs walke all our dayes till our change shall come Let our last daies be our best dayes Let not the remembrance of death be grieuous or terrible vnto vs. Make vs desirous to be dissolued and to be with Christ Come Lord IESVS come quickly perfit thine owne glorie and thy seruants happinesse In the meane time behold in mercie thy deare Prayer for Gods Church c. Spouse whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious bloud Confirme and establish thy seruants weaken and withstand thy foes confound their malice their pride and their hellish plots and deuices Stir vp thy strength and come and helpe vs. O blesse preserue direct and prosper our Soueraigne King be mercifull to the Queene to our hopefull Prince Charles
He worketh in him true repentance and a liuely faith Q. What is true repentance A. It is a supernaturall change of the heart and of the thoughts words and deeds from infidelity to faith from disobedience to obedience from all sins to the contrary vertues Math. 3. 2. and 4. 17. Rom. 12. 2 Eph. 4. 22. c Math. 3. 8. Acts 26. 18. A. What is a liuely faith A. A supernaturall gift of God Ephes 1. 19. 20. and 2. 8. Math. 16. 17. whereby a sinner beleeuing Gods promises in Christ is vnited with him Ioh. 6. 33 56. Ioh. 15. 5. Rom. 6. 3 c. Gal. 2. 20. Eph. 1. 22. 23 Hos 2. 19. Eph. 5. 30. is iustified and sanctfied Gen. 15. 6. Act. 15. 9 and draweth neere to God for deliuerance from all euil and the obtayning of all good Rom. 5. 1. 2 Eph. 3. 12 Heb. 4. 16 and 10. 22. Gen. 15. 1. Q. On whom is this gift bestowed A. Only vpon the elect Act. 13. 48. Tit. 1. 1. Ioh. 12. 39 40. Q. How is faith wrought A. By Gods Word and Spirit Q. How by the Word A. Gods Word sheweth vs whence and how grieuously we haue fallen and what meanes God hath ordained to restore vs Rom. 1. 16. and 10. 17. Q. How by the Spirit A. The Holy Ghost worketh effectually on them that are to be saued inlightning their darke mindes softning their hard hearts causing them cleerely to discerne and carefully to regard the things which the word teacheth to tremble at Gods iustice and their owne hainous deserts highly to prize Christ the Redeemer to esteem all things drosse dung in comparison of him neuer to rest till God by Christ hath receiued them into fauour Act. 16. 14. Ier. 31. 33. Eze. 11. 19. Eph. 2. 1. Ioh. 6. 44 45. Deut. 30. 6. Q. In what case are they that heare the Word without this working of the Spirit A. Seeing they see not hearing they heare not they discerne not their owne filthinesse nor the wrath of God abiding on them they value Christ beneath their earthly riches and pleasures Deut. 29. 3 4. Es 6. 9. Matt. 13. 13. Matth. 19. 22. Mark 5. 17. Matth. 22. 2. Q. What is their estate in whom God by his Word and Spirit worketh this faith A. By this faith they receiue Christ they liue the life of grace they are iustified and sanctified they please God they are made the children of God they ouercom the world and the deuill and obtaine eternall saluation Ioh. 1. 12. Hab. 2. 4. Gen. 15. 6. Act. 15. 9. Heb. 11. 5 6. 1 Ioh. 5. 4. Ephes 6. 16. 1 Pet. 1. 9. Q. But many that beleeue liue wickedly and are ouercome of the world and the deuill A. They haue but an historicall faith a dead faith a faith of deuils which cannot profit them I am 2. 14 19 26. Q. What are the things which thou doest beleeue A. I beleeue whatsoeuer is contained in the Scriptures the chiefe points whereof are contained in the Articles of the Christian saith Q. Rehearse those Articles A. I beleeue in God the Father Almightie c. Q. What learnest thou in generall out of these Articles A. Three things 1. How to beleeue rightly 2. How to liue godly 3. How to cheere vp my heart ioyfully Q. First then shew me how thou learnest hence to beleeue rightly that thou mayst proceede in order tell me how these Articles may be diuided A. Into foure parts 1. Wee are taught what to beleeue concerning God the Father 2. Concerning God the Sonne 3. Concerning God the Holy Ghost 4 Concerning Gods Church and the priuiledges thereto belonging Q. Seeing there is but one God why namest thou Father Sonne and holy Ghost A. These three seuerall persons are all but one and the same God Deut. 6. 4. Matth. 3. 16. 2 Cor. 13. 13. 1 Ioh. 5. 7. Q. VVhat meanest A more exact definition but obscure is this A person is a substance reasonable incommunicable whole and not subsisting in another Therefore no qualitie and nothing void of life or reason is a person God or man or Angell in generall is no person Mans body alone or his soule alone or Christs man-hood without his God-head is no person thou by a person A. One man as Peter one Angell as Gabriel is a person So in the God-head the FATHER is One Person the SONNE Another the HOLY GHOST Another distinct Person Q. Which is the first part of the Creed A. I beleeue in God the Father Almighty maker of heauen and earth Q. What meanest thou by this I beleeue in God A. This I meane Gods Spirit assureth me that God loueth me and will blesse me both in this world and in the world to come Rom. 8. 15 16. Galat. 2. 20. 2. Tim. 4. 8. 1 Tim. 4. 8. Q. Whose Father is God A. The Father of Christ and of all the faithfull Ioh. 20. 17. Q. What beleeuest thou of this God Fathers A. That he is a Spirit Ioh. 4. 24. infinite in power and likewise in wisdome justice mercy truth and euery way Gen. 17. 1. Exo. 3. 14. Exod. 34. 6. Iob 12. 13. 1 Tim. 1. 17. and 6. 15 16. Q. How doth this appeare A. In that he made heauen earth and all therein all of nothing Gen. 1. 1. all very good Gen. 1. 31. and all for his owne glory Prou. 16. 4. Rom. 11. 33. Q. If God made all good how is it that deuils and vngodly men are so wicked A. God made them good but by their fall they haue made themselues wicked Ioh. 8. 44. Iude 6. Eccles 7. 31. Gen. 3. 6. Q. How doth it further appeare that God is infinite A. In that he gouerneth the world and all things therein by his wonderfull prouidence Prou. 16. 33. Matt. 10. 29 30. Q. If God doth gouerne all by his prouidence how is it that the godly oft mourne and the wicked oft reioyce A. God wil turn the sorrowes of the godly into ioy and the ioyes of the wicked into sorrow Luke 6. 20. 24. Luke 16. 25. Iohn 16. 20. and in the meane time the godly doe profit by their afflictions Psal 119. 67 71. 2 Cor. 4. 17 18. Hebr. 12. 11. Q. Rehearse the second part of the Creede A. And in Iesus Chrst that is I beleeue in Iesus Christ his only Sonne our Lord c. Q. What is Iesus Christ A. God Almighty and man consisting of soule and body Q. Why must he be God A. That he might be able of himselfe to satisfie Gods iustice for all our sinnes to merit heauen for vs to send vs the Holy Ghost to ouercome sinne death Satan tyrants and all the mighty enemies of his Church Psal 98. 1. Heb. 1. 3. Heb. 7. 25. Act. 20. 28. Q. Why must he be man A. That he might suffer for man and that he might pittie vs hauing had experience of our miseries Heb. 2. 16 17 18. and 4. 15. Q. Which Person of the three became
with him we should haue suffered and that by thy Word and thy holy Spirit thou hast exalted vs to be thy royall children and heires of thy Kingdome O giue vs grace this day and euery day to walke worthy of this vocation renue and quicken our Repentance humble our hearts with the sight of our sinnes confirme our faith in thy promises temporall and spirituall teach vs to loue thee feruently to despise riches pleasures pride and all earthly vanities Teach vs obedience to our superiours and loue to all men euen to our enemies much more to all thy deare children Preserue vs and euerie one of vs this day and euery Heere let those sinnes be named which are most practised in the family day from swearing cursing lying from reproaching and slaundering from deceit and oppression and all other offences against thy Maiesty or against our Neighbour from idlenesse gluttony drunkennesse intemperance from chambering and wantonnesse from strife and enuie from all sinfull words or deeds from all vnlawfull attempts or purposes O pardon all our sins past assure our soules of this forgiuenesse giue vs grace to hate all manner of sinnes in others and specially in our selues to be watchfull ouer our waies to be constant in all good purposes O Lord blesse and defend thy vniuersall Church our Soueraigne King the Queene and all the Royall progeny the Nobles and Magistrates the Bishops and Ministers O be fauorable and gracious to al that are neere and deare to vs direct and prosper euery one of vs in all our intended labours and businesses For these and all good things needfull for vs and for all thy children we pray as our deare Sauiour hath taught vs Our Father which art in heauen c. A short Euening Prayer MOst gracious God and mercifull Father we present our selues before thy glorious Maiesty in the name and mediation of Iesus Christ most humbly beseeching thee for his sake to forgiue all the sinnes of this day our worldly affections our inordinate and carking cares and griefes our greedy desire after earthly things our ouer-valuing of these earthly vanities and our neglect of heauenly things O pardon all our vaine vnprofitable and vnsauoury talke all omission of good duties to thee or to our neighbour all our corruptions and defects in those which we haue taken in hand Forgiue all the sinfull acts of this day and of our whole life Grant that wee may search out our sinnes diligently and discouer them and stedfastly resolue to reforme them without delay and enable vs by thy Spirit to performe what wee intend that we may be constant in all good purposes and enterprises Grant that euery day wee may crucifie the old man that our naturall pride malice enuie strife may die in vs that couetousnesse infidelity trust in riches or howsoeuer in the arme of flesh that wanton lusts and desires may be mortified in vs that idlenesse and voluptuous liuing may be hatefull to vs. Grant that wee may practise the contrary vertues that humility before thee and before men that charity in forgiuing wrongs in word or deed and in helping and releeuing the wants of our neighbours may abound in vs that faith and loue that temperance and sobriety may shine bright in vs that we may be iust and faithfull in our contracts and dealings with all men Quicken vs euer to all religious duties to praier and thanksgiuing let vs aboue all things delight in the constant reading hearing and meditation of thy Word assure vs of the pardon of our sinnes of thy loue and fauour and of our euerlasting saluation Let vs euery day thinke on death on the resurrection and the last Iudgement and that not with horror and griefe but with great ioy and comfort Let vs vnfainedly desire and euery day prepare our selues to be with Christ Make vs heartily thankefull for all thy mercies for publike and priuate benefits so many and so great for our food and rayment our peace and safety and specially for our election redemption and effectuall vocation Blesse O LORD thy vniuersall Church comfort thy seruants that are pinched with want those that are afflicted with warre persecutions or with inward tentations or whatsoeuer tribulations Preserue and direct our soueraigne King blesse the Queene and all the Royall Issue the Nobles and Magistrates the Bishops and Ministers and the rest of thy people Blesse and preserue this family giue vs quiet rest and sleepe raise vs vp in due time to doe thee seruice in our seuerall places For these and all good things we pray as thy Sonne our Sauiour hath taught vs Our Father which art in heauen c. A Prayer for a young Scholler or any of the younger sort both Morning and Euening MOst gracious God and louing Father I giue thee most humble and hearty thankes for all thy mercies for choosing me to saluation and redeeming me with the precious bloud of Christ my Sauiour for calling mee to this great honour to be one of the number of thy children by working in my heart true faith and hatred of all sinne by thy holy Word both read and preached and by thy blessed Spirit And I praise thy holy Name for my health for my food and raiment for good nurture and godly education for my preseruation this night day past and at all times O Lord continue thy fauour towards me teach me to know thee to loue and feare thee to keepe all thy Commandements Let not the corruption of my nature nor the craft of Satan nor euill company nor any worldly vanity withdraw me from thee Suffer me not to slide from thee into any false beleefe or an vngodly life but instruct mee in all truth and godlinesse in all sobriety and righteousnesse O Lord forgiue me all my sinnes teach me to discerne them to hate and forsake them grant that I may bestow vpon thee all the daies of my youth and so continue thy faithfull seruant to my liues end O Lord preserue thy Church our Soueraigne King the Queene and all the Royall Issue the Magistrates and Ministers of thy Word and all thy people Blesse my deare Parents brethren sisters other friends blesse this whole family giue me health defend me from idlenesse learning businesse defend mee in prosper my soule and bodie this night day and euermore Amen Our Father which art in heauen c Another Morning Prayer for a young Scholler O Lord my God and louing Father I giue thee humble thanks for all thy benefits for my sleep safety this night for my food and apparel for religious education and for the precious treasure of thy most holy word Lord blesse me this day and euer giue me health Keepe me from sin prosper my learning Lord be mercifull to my parents grant I may honor them according to thy Commandement that by my weldoing I may be a comfort vnto them defend them and me and al this family and al the rest of thy people in soule and body this day and euer Amen FINIS