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A69499
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Devotions in the ancient way of offices with psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day in the week and every holiday in the year.
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Birchley, William, 1613-1669.
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1668
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Wing A4248A; ESTC R8861
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that fils us with delight Take then away your flatterys false world and leave me free for better thoughts Turn thou thy face to me dear JESU and keep mine eys stil turn'd towards Thee That I may look continually on thy glorious beautys and be ravisht for ever with the charms of thy sweetnes 'T is Thee chast Spouse of souls 't is thee alone I chuse and dedicate my self entirely to thy service Thou art my sole and absolute Lord be thou my part and inheritance for ever But O my dearest Lord do thou chuse me and guide my uninstructed soul to chuse Thee O make me chuse to love thee till I come to see thee then I 'am sure I cannot chuse but love thee Here we alas move slowly in the dark led on by the Argument of things not seen But did we clearly see what we say we believe we soon should chang the cours of our life Did we but see the Damned in their flames or hear them cry in the midst of their torments How should we fear to follow them in their sins which we know have plung'd them into all those miserys How should we strive against the next tentation and cast about to avoid the danger Did we but see the glorys of the Saints or hear the sweet hymns they continually sing How should we study to imitate their lives which we know have rais'd them to all their happines How should we seek all occasions of improvement and make it our business to work out our salvation Nay did our faith but firmly believe * the truths we every day recite in our Creed What would we do to attain those joys what would we not do to escape those sorrows Would half an hour be too long to pray or once a week too often to fast Would the pardon of an injury be too hard a law or the making restitution too dear a price Durst we return to our sins again or spend our time in idlenes and folly Yet is all this as sure as if we saw it and would move as much if we seriously consider'd it If we consider'd what I 'm sure we believe we should never live as I 'm sure we do Which of us doubts but ere long we shall all be dust yet which of us lives as if we thought to dy Pity O gracious Lord the frailtys of thy servants and suffer not our blindnes to lead us into ruine Supply our want of sight by a lively faith and strengthen our faith by thy powerful grace Make us remember 't is no childrens sport * to gain or lose the Kingdom of heav'n Make us chuse wisely and pursue our choyse and use as well the means as like the end O set thou right the byass of our harts that in all our motions we may draw off from the world That we may still incline towards Thee and rest at last in thy holy presence Thou art our Lord and we will serve thee in fear Thou art our God and we will love thee in hope Glory be c. Antiph What will it profit us to gain the whole world and lose our own souls or what shall we give in exchange for our souls Our Father c. First Lesson THe fear of our Lord is the begining of wisdom If sinners intice thee consent not to them if they say come with us walk not with them for their feet run to evil and make hast to shed blood nay themselvs ly in wait even against their own blood and practise deceits against their own souls They have hated discipline and not receiv'd the fear of our Lord therefore shall they eat the fruits of their way and be fill'd with their own counsels The blessing of our Lord is on the head of the just but iniquity covers the mouth of the impious The memory of the just is with praises but the name of the wicked shall rot He that walks sincerely walks confidently but he that goes crooked ways shall be made manifest He that digs a pit shall fall into it and he that lays a snare for another shall perish in it He that gives wicked counsel it shall be turn'd upon himself and he not know whence it comes He that will be reveng'd shall find vengeance of our Lord and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance The hope of the just is joy but the expectation of the impious shall perish That which the wicked fears shall come upon him and to the just their desire shall be given them R. O sweet and admirable Providence Thou hast commanded and so it is that the inordinate affection of every one shall be his punishment * For as we sow so shall we reap and as the tree falls so shall it ly Thy grace O Lord is the seed of glory and sin the root of misery he that sows in the flesh shall reap corruption and he that sows in the spirit life everlasting * For as Second Lesson FOllow not in thy strength the concupiscence of thy hart nor say how mighty am I who can controul me in what I have done for God is a sure revenger Say not I have sin'd and what harm has happen'd unto me for the Highest is a patient punisher Be not without fear of thy sin though forgiven nor add one sin to another Say not the mercy of our Lord is great he will have pity on my many offences for mercy and wrath come speedily from Him and his indignation keeps an ey upon sinners Defer not to be converted to our Lord nor put it off from day to day for his wrath shall come suddenly and in the time of vengeance he will destroy thee Though hand joyn in hand the ungodly shall not be unpunisht but the seed of the just shall be sav'd The congregation of the wicked is as tow wrapt together and their end a flame of fire Every corruptible work shall fail at last and the Doer thereof shall go with it but every excellent deed shall be justified and he that does it be honour'd therein R. My soul how many thousands have been surpriz'd in the midst of their sins and hurried away to everlasting sorrows and we alas how many times have we been guilty and yet our God has spar'd us * O my indulgent Saviour no other reason can I give why I 'm not miserable but that Thou art merciful Blessed be thy patience that indures so long and blessed be thy grace that delivers at last * O my Third Lesson LEnd to thy neighbor when he is in necessity and pay thou thy neighbor again in his time keep thy word and deal faithfully with him and thou shalt always find that which is necessary for thee Do good to the just and thou shalt have great reward if not from him assuredly from our Lord. Lose thy mony for thy brother and thy friend and hide it not under a stone to be lost Be not asham'd to say the truth for there is a shame that brings