profit is there in my destruction Psal 30.9 Thy enemies will rejoice at it Psal 35.19 Let them not rejoice O Lord Do not gratifie Thine enemies with my destruction Look upon the face of Thy Christ Psa 84.9 And by the blood of Thy Testament P. Zech. 9.11 By His propitiation for the sins of the whole world 1 S. John 2.2 Lord be merciful to me a sinner S. Luke 18.13 Be merciful O Lord to me the first the chief the greatest of sinners For Thy Names sake O Lord be merciful to my sin for it is great Psa 25.11 very great Even for that Thy Name beside which there is no other Name under heaven given among men whereby we maie be saved Act. 4.12 The Holie Spirit himself helping our infirmities and making intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered Rom. 8.26 For the Paternal bowels of God the Father Bleeding wounds of God the Son Unutterable groans of God the H. Ghost O Lord hear O Lord forgive O Lord hearken and do Deferr not for Thine own sake O Lord O Lord my God P. Dan. 9.19 But as for me I do not forget my offenses for they are ever before me Psal 51.3 I recount them in the bitterness of my soul H. Job 7.11 I am perplexed I take thought for them Psal 38.18 And turning myself I mourn P. Isai 30.15 secundùm LXX I am moved with indignation I take vengeance on myself I am displeased with myself I abhorr and chasten myself that I do it no better fuller I repent Lord Lord. I repent Help Thou my want of Repentance And yet more and more pierce my heart break my heart grind my heart Pass by forgive and pardon all my transgressions which make my heart ake and are a scandal to me 1 P. Sam. 25.31 Cleanse Thou me from my secret faults Keep Thy servant also from presumptuous sins Psal 19.12 13. Make Thy mercies to be admired over me who am an high and notorious sinner And saie unto me in due time Be of good cheer Thy sins are forgiven thee S. Mat. 9.2 My grace is sufficient for thee 2 Cor. 12.9 Saie unto my soul I am Thy salvation Psal 35.3 Why art thou so heavie O my soul and why art thou so disquieted within me Psa 42.6 14. and 43.5 Turn again then unto thy rest O my soul for the Lord will be gracious unto thee Psa 116.7 * Collected out of the Seven Penitentials O Lord rebuke me not in Thine indignation neither chasten me in Thy heavie displeasure Psal 6.1 * Collected out of the Seven Penitentials I said I will confess my sins unto the Lord and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my heart Psal 32.6 * Collected out of the Seven Penitentials Lord Thou knowest all my desire and my groaning is not hid from Thee Psal 38.9 * Collected out of the Seven Penitentials Have mercie upon me O Lord after Thy great goodness according to the multitude of Thy mercies do away mine offenses Psal 51.1 * Collected out of the Seven Penitentials Lord Thou shalt arise and have mercie upon me for it is time that Thou have mercie upon me yea the time is come Psal 102.13 * Collected out of the Seven Penitentials If Thou Lord wilt be extreme to mark what is don amiss O Lord who may abide it Psal 130.3 * Collected out of the Seven Penitentials Enter not into judgment with Thy servant for in Thy sight shal no man living be justified Psal 143.2 I Lift up my hands O Lord unto Thy Commandments which I have loved Psal 119.48 Open mine eies and I shal see Ver. 18. Incline my Heart Ver. 36. and I shal affect Order my steps Ver. 133. and I shal walk in the path of Thy Commandments O Lord God Be Thou my God Let me have no other God but Thee No other beside Thee Nothing else with Thee Grant that I maie worship and serve Thee with 1 Truth of Spirit 2 Decencie of Bodie 3 Benediction of Mouth In 4 Public and Private Grant also That I maie render 5 Honor to my Governors By Obedience and Submission to them who have the rule over me Heb. 13.17 Natural affection to those who belong to me By taking care of and providing for them 1 Tim. 5.8 That I maie 6 Overcome evil with good Rom. 12.21 7 Keep my vessell in holiness and honor 1 Thes 4.4 8 Have my conversation without coverousness and be content with such things as I have Heb. 13.5 9 Profess the Truth with Charitie Ephes 4.15 10 Desire not covet lust in concupiscence 1 Thes 4.5 walk after my lusts 1 S. Pet. 4.3 S. Jude v. 16. The Fense of the Law Give me grace O Lord To bruise the Serpents head Gen. 3.15 To remember the last ends Deut. 32.29 To cut off the occasions of sin 2 Cor. 11.12 To be sober 1 S. Peter 5.8 Not to sit idle S. Mat. 20.6 To shun wicked companie Psa 26.4 5. Tit. 3.10 To consort with good men Rom. 12.9 To make a covenant with mine eies H. Job 31.1 To bring my bodie into subjection 1 Cor. 9.27 To set apart times for Praier I Corinth 7.5 To withdraw my self for the exercise of Repentance 2 S. Pet. 3.9 Hedg up my waie with thorns that I finde not the path to follow after vanitie P. Hos 2.6 Hold me in with bit and bridle when I keep not close to Thee Psal 32.9 O Lord compell me to come in unto Thee S. Luke 14.23 O Lord I beleeve In Thee the Father Word Spirit one God 1. That by Thy love and power all things were created 2. That by Thy goodness and love to Mankind were gathered together in one all things in Thy Word Who for us men and for our salvation was made Flesh Conceived and Born Did Suffer was Crucified Did Die was Buried Did Descend and Rise again Did Ascend and Sitteth Shal Return Reward 3. That by the Illumination and Operation of the H. Spirit a peculiar people is called out of the whole world to be a Corporation according to the belief of the Truth 2 Thes 2.13 holiness of Conversation 1 S. Pet. 3.2 By whom we are made partakers of the Cōmunion of Saints Remission of Sins in this present world By whom we look For Resurrection of the Flesh For Eternal Life in the world to come THis most holie Faith once delivered to the Saints S. Jude ver 3. Lord I beleeve Help Thou mine Unbelief S. Mar. 9.24 Supplie the defects of my weak Faith S. Luke 17.5 Grant me also To Love the Father for His tender Love To Adore the Almightie for His Power To cōmit the keeping of my soul to Him in wel-doing as unto a faithful Creätor 1 S. Pet. 4.19 Grant me to enjoie From Jesus Christ salvation anointing the only begotten Son Adoption To serve the Lord For His Conception in Faith For His Nativitie in Humilitie For His Sufferings in Patience Antipathie to
would His Pietie pcrmit Him to licence them to others or Himself Hence is it that in His addresses to His God His Heart was kindled first with holie fire nor would He then present His Thoughts upon the Altar til He had weigh'd them in the ballance of the Sanctuarie and by committing them to Faithful writing left no room for fruitless matter or idle words The truth hereof will evidently appear in the ensuing Praiers where you may see the actings of the Spiric to the hight of the Apostles sense The Matter Form and Phrase of His Devotions all borrow'd from the Sacred Scriptures the Holie Fathers and Primitive Liturgies cherished with those pious slames of actual Intention burning Charitie and profound Humilitie will give the most invincible assurance that He that praied thus made good S. Paul's I will praie with the Spirit Nor did His Method varie from Him neither Praiers Supplications Intercessions and Giving of Thanks make up the Bodie of His Devotions That was His unquestionable Directorie in these His Sacred Forms Where you shal ever find His Faith His Hope and Charitie that sacred Triad of supernatural and Theological virtues in the highest pitch of Elevation And now I think there need no arguments to persuade your acceptation and improvement of them It is enough that You know the Man and His Communication Thus did He discourse with God and so maie You building confidently on this infallible Oracle That the effectual fervent Praier of a righteous man availeth much that like a Prince it hath power with God and conquers Heaven The Citations of the Sacred Scriptures the Holie Fathers and Primitive Liturgies the verie few Additions thus included in the Bodie of the Text together with some Titles and Annotations by waie of Exposition or Illustration intended for your greater benefit are all my 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 my voluntarie Oblations or if you pleas to call them so Presumptions which if I maie obtein your pardon for you see the terms on which I dare commend these Devotions to the truly pious soul What is amiss you may assure your self is not in Greek is not the Bishops the English maie have faults but that is mine And I shal not doubt your Charitie in covering them will extend it self to Him who had not now been guiltie of them but out of Charitie to you To which if you shal add the recommendation of him in your praiers who shal never be unmindful of you in his you shal eternally oblige in the most sacred bonds On the Nativitie of S. Jo. Baptist 1648. Your most humble servant in our Lord JESUS RICHARD DRAKE S. Hierom. Oras Loqueris cum Sponso Legis Ille tecum Ioquitur Epist. ad Eustoch Virg. Gul. Parisiensis Lectio Orationem impinguat Lectionem Oratio illuminat De Rhetor. Divinâ cap. 30. S Gregor Nazlâ—â—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Oratâ—â—â—â—â— pologet â—â—â—â—a S. Bernard Noli vilipendere Orationem tuam quonâ—am Ille ad quem eras nâ—â— vilipendit eam sed antequâ—m egrediâ—tur de ore tuo Iese serâ—â—i eam juber in 〈◊〉 lâ—ro suo Eo unum è duobus indubitanter sperare debemus quoniam aut dabit nobis quod petimus aut quod nobis noveâ—it esse utalius Meditat. Devotiss cap. 6. The Contents of this MANUAL THe Times of Praier pag. 2 The Places of Praier p. 4 The Gestures of the Bodie denoting the Affections of the Soul p. 6 Praiers Preparatorie to all our Devotions p. 8 At our Ent'rance into the Church p. 9 Morning Praier p. 15 Praiers for Sundaie p. 36 Praiers for Mundaie p. 90 Praiers for Tuesdaie p. 115 Praiers for Wensdaie p. 132 Praiers for Thursdaie p. 165 Praiers for Friedaie p. 187 Praiers for Saturdaie p. 214 A Form of Praier for all the World and particularly for our special Relations p. 237 A Recommendation of our selvs and ours to Gods blessing p. 240 Praiers Preparatorie to all our Thanksgivings p. 242 A Form of thanksgiving for Temporal and Spiritual Blessings p. 243 A Letanie to be used upon special occasions of Public or Private Humiliation p. 253 Hosanna in the Highest Or a Supplication for Spiritual Blessings p. 267 Hosanna upon Earth Or a Supplication for Temporal Blessings p. 274 Evening Praier pag. 281 A Praier for all Estatâ—s p. 300 Praiers for the Holie Communion p. 302 Special Duties recommended to Christian People p. 318 MEDITATIONS AND DEVOTIONS AS for me God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to praie before Him for you and to shew you the good and the right waie 1 P. Sam. 12.23 But we will give ourselvs continually to Praier to the Ministerie of the Word Acts 6.4 The Times of Praier Praie Alwaies S. Luke 18.1 Without ceasing 1 Thes 5.17 At all seasons Ephes 6.18 Three times a daie he used to kneel on his knees and to praie and to give thanks before his God as he used to do aforetime P. Dan. 6.1.0 Evening and Morning and Noon will I praie and crie aloud he will hear my voice Ps 55.18 Seven times a daie do I praise Thee Psal 119.164 1. In the Morning a great while before daie S. Mark 1.35 2. In the Dawnings of the Morning Psa 63.7 secund LXX 3. At the Third Hour of the daie S. Mark 15.25 Acts 2.15 4. About the Sixth Hour Acts 10.9 5. At the Hour of Praier being the Ninth Hour Acts 3.1 6. At Evening Gen. 24.63 7. By Night Ps 134.2 At Midnight Psal 119.62 Acts 16.25 The Places of Praier IN all Places wheresoever I record My Name I will com unto thee and I will bless thee Exod. 20.24 Congregation In the Assemblie of the righteous and in the Congregation Psal 111.1 Closet Enter into thy Closet and when thou hast shut the door praie in secret S. Mat. 6.6 Hous-top He went up on the Hous-top to praie Act. 10.9 Temple They went up into the Temple Acts 3.1 Sea-shore We kneeled down on the Shore Acts 21.5 Garden Christ in the Garden S. John 18.1 collated with S. Mat. 26.36 Bed Upon their Beds Psal 149.5 Wilderness Christ withdrew Himself into the Wilderness and praied S. Luke 5.16 Praie everie-where lifting up holie hands without wrath doubting 1 Tim. 2.8 The Gestures of the Bodie denoting the Affections of the Soul 1 BOwing of the Knees Falling on the Knees Face Humilitie and Dejection of Soul My soul is brought low even unto the dust my bellie cleaveth unto the ground Ps 44.25 2. Bowing of the Head Shamefastness Heaviness 3. Smiting on the Brest * Indignation 4. Trembling * Fear 5. Sighing Wringing of the Hands Sorrow 6. Lifting up of the Eies Hands * Vehement Desire 7. Chastising and keeping the bodie under * Revenge * 2 Corinth 7.11 Praiers preparatorie to all our Devotions O Thou that hearest praier unto Thee shal all flesh come Even my flesh shal come My misdeeds prevail against me O be Thou merciful unto my sins Psal 65.2 3. Thou shalt
from thine infirmitie S. Luke 13.12 Saie unto my soul I am Thy salvation Psd 35.3 Saie unto me My grace is sufficient for thee 2. Corinth 12.9 Psal 79. Lord how long wilt Thou be angrie for ever Shall Thy jealousie burn like fire O remember not our old sins Let Thy mercies O Lord speedily prevent us for we are come to great miserie Help us O God our Savior for the glorie of Thy Name O Lord deliver us and be merciful to our sins for Thy Names sake V. 5.8 9. All my Debts Faults Slips Defects Falls Offenses Stumblings Transgressions Sins Wickednesses Ignorances Iniquities Ungodliness Unrighteousness Abominations The Guilt Graciously forgive Pardon Remit Pass by Spare Be merciful Repaie not Impute not Remember not The Filthiness Pass by Pass over Look beside Look beyond Cover Wash away Blot out Cleans The Damage Releas Heal Save from Take away upon Thee Cancel Frustrate Disappoint Bring to nought Let them not be found Let them not be GIve me grace to add To Faith Virtue Virtue Knowledg Knowledg Temperance Temperance Patience Patience Godliness Godliness Brotherlie Kindness Brotherlie Kindnes Charitie And not forgetting that I am purged from my old sins to give diligence to make my calling and election sure 2 S. Pet. 1.5.6 7 9 10. by Good Works 1 Timoth. 2.10 I Beleev in Thee the Father Behold then if Thou be a Father and we Children As a Father pitieth his own Children Psal 103.13 let Thy bowels yern upon us O Lord. I beleev in Thee the Lord Behold then if Thou be a Lord and we Servants Our eies wait upon Thee our Lord until Thou have mercie upon us Psal 123.2 I beleev that were we neither Sons nor Servants but dogs only It should be lawful for us to eat of the crumbs that fall from Thy Table S. Mar. 7.28 I beleev that Christ is the Lamb of God O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world S. John 1.29 Take away mine also I beleev that JESUS Christ came into the world to save sinners 1 Tim. 1.15 Thou who camest to save sinners Save even me the first and chief of sinners I beleev that Christ came to save that which was lost S. Mat. 18.11 Thou who camest to save that which was lost Suffer not O Lord that to be lost which Thou hast saved I beleev that the Spirit is the Lord and Giver of Life Nicen Creed Thou who gavest me a living soul Genes 2.7 Grant that I maie not receiv this my soul in vain I beleev that the Spirit communicates Grace in the Holie Mysteries Grant that I maie not receive the Grace of them nor the Hope of His Holie Mysteries in vain 2 Cor. 6.1 I beleev that the Spirit maketh Intercession for us with groans that cannot be uttered Rom. 8.26 Grant O Lord that I maie be partaker of that His Intercession and of those His groans OUr Fathers hoped in Thee they trusted in Thee and Thou didst deliver them They called upon Thee and were holpen They put their trust in Thee and were not confounded Psa 22.4 5. As Thou didst our Fathers in the former generations even so O Lord deliver us who trust in Thee O Heavenlie King Establish all our Christian Kings Confirm the Faith Assuage the rage of the Heathen Set the World at Peace Graciously preserve this Holie habitation And according to Thy goodness and love to man receive and protect us in our Orthodox Faith and in Repentance LEt the Power of the Father guide me Let the Wisdom of the Son inlighten me Let the Operation of the Spirit quicken me Preserve my Soul Strengthen my Bodie Elevate my Senses Order my Conversation Compose my Manners Bless my Works Perfect my Praiers Inspire Holie Thoughts Pardon what is Past Rectisie what is Present Prevent what is to come TO Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that worketh in us To Him be glorie in the Church by Christ JESUS throughout all ages world without end Amen Ephes 3.20 21. BLessed Praised Celebrated Magnified Exalted Glorified Hallowed be Thy Name O Lord The mention the remembrance and everie memorial of it For the 1 Patriarchs Honorable Senate 2 Prophets ever-Venerable Quire 3 Apostles All-glorious Companie 4 Evangelists 5 Martyrs most Noble Armie 6 Confessors 7 Doctors Assemblie For 8 Them that give themselvs to the Exercise of Devotion For the Beautie of 9 Virgins For the Delicious Order of 10 Infants For their 1 Faith 2 Hope 3 Labors 4 Truth 5 Blood 6 Zeal 7 Diligence 8 Tears 9 Chastitie 10 Glorie Glorie be to Thee O Lord Glorie be to Thee Glorie be to Thee Because Thou hast glorified them for and with whom we also glorifie Thee Great and manifold are Thy Works Lord God Almightie Just and true are Thy waies O Thou King of Saints Who shall not fear Thee O Lord and glorifie Thy Name For Thou onely art Holie For all Nations shall come and worship before Thee For Thy Judgments are made manifest Rev. 15.3 4. Praise our God all ye His servants and ye that fear Him both small and great Allelujah For our Lord God omnipotent reigneth Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to Him Revel 19.5 6 7. Behold the Tabernacle of God is with men and He will dwell with them And they shall be His people and God Himself shall be with them And He shall wipe away all tears from their eies And there shall be no more death nor crying neither shall there be anie more pain For the former things are passed away Revel 21.3 4. A Form of Praier for all the World and particularly for our special Relations DO good O Lord and visit with Thy mercies All Creatures Mankind The World Habitable part thereof The States of the World Catholic Church Christianitie All particular Churches States Our Church State Countrie The several Orders in either of 〈◊〉 The Sacred The several Persons in those Orders The King Prince The a London Citie wherin I was Born b All-Hallows Berking Parish wherin I was Baptiz'd c Merchant Tailors and S. Pauls Two Scholes d Cambridg Universitie e Penbroke Hall College wherin I was Brought up The Parish of Saint Giles Creeple-gate committed to my charge Penbroke Hall The Three Churches Of Southwel S. Paul Westminster The Three Dioceses Of Chichester Elie Winchester In stead of the Bishops particular Relations marked thus put in your own My Familie Kindred All that have Shewed mercie Administred to me My Nighbors Friends All commended to my Praiers A Recommendation of our selvs and ours to Gods blessing O Lord I commend unto Thee My Soul and Bodie Mind and Thoughts My Wishes and Praiers Senses and Members Words and Deeds Life and Death My Brethren and Sisters their Children My Benefactors Well-willers Familie Nighbors Countrie All Christian People O Lord I commend unto Thee My Motions and Opportunities Resolutions and
Undertakings Going out and Coming in Sitting down and Rising up Praiers Preparatorie to all our Thanksgivings THou O Lord art worthie to be praised and unto Thee shall the Vow be performed Psal 65.1 Worthie art Thou O Lord our Holie God to receive glorie and honor and power Revel 4.11 O Thou that hearest Praier unto Thee shall all flesh come Even my flesh shall come My misdeeds prevail against me O be Thou merciful unto my sins Psal 65.2 3. That I may come to confess to Thee with all Thy Works and with all Thy Saints to bless Thee Thou shalt open my lips O Lord And my mouth shal shew Thy praise Psal 51.15 A Form of Thanksgiving for Temporal and Spiritual Blessings MY soul praiseth the Lord for that He hath don good To all Creatures Mankind To the World Habitable part therof To the States of the World Catholic Church Christianitie To all particular Churches States To our Church State Countrie To the several Orders in either of them The Sacred To the several Persons in those Orders To the King Prince To the Citie wherin I was Born Parish wherin I was Baptiz'd Two Scholes Universitie College wherin I was Brought up To my Familie Kindred To all that have Shewed mercie Administred to me To my Nighbors Friends To all commended to my Praiers For that He hath shewed mercie to me In my Soul Bodie Goods For the Gifts of Nature Grace the World For all things wherin I have Received benefit been successful formerly at present For the good if anie which I ever did For my Health good-Name Sufficiencie Safetie Libertie Quiet Thou hast not cut off as a Weaver my Life but from daie even to night Thou preservest me P. Isai 38.12 Thou hast graciously given me Life Breath until this hour From my Childhood from my Youth upward even untill now to Old age Psal 71.15 16. Thou hast held my soul in life and Thou wilt not suffer my foot to slip Psal 66.8 Delivering me From Dangers Diseases Povertie Servitude Public Shame Evil Accidents Not giving me up to perish in my sins Always waiting for my Conversion Leaving in me a Turning to my heart Remembrance of the * Death Judgment Heaven Hell last ends Some Shame Horror Trembling for my sins past O give me oftner and greater greater and oftner more and more O Lord. Giving me good hopes of the Remission of them by Repentance and by the Works therof thorough the Power of the most Holie Keies and Sacraments in Thy Church So that daie by daie for these Thy benefits which I remember And so also for manie more forgotten by reason of their multitude and my forgetfulness For them bestowed on me Willing Knowing Asking Not Asking Knowing Willing I confess and give thanks to Thee I bless and praise Thee as is meet everie daie And I praie with all my soul and with all my mind I praie Glorie be to Thee O Lord Glorie be to Thee Glorie be to Thee And Glorie be to Thy most Holie Name For all Thy Divine Perfections in them For Thy unspeakable and unexpressable goodness and mercie toward sinners and the unworthie And even toward me altogether the most unworthie of all sinners Yea O Lord For this and for the rest Glorie and Praise and Blessing and Thanksgiving with the Voices and the Harmonie of the Voices of Angels and Men of all Thy Saints in Heaven and of all Thy Creatures whether in Heaven or Earth And under their feet of me an unworthie and miserable sinner Thy poor Creature both now in this Daie and Hour and daily unto my last breath and unto the end of the world and for ever and ever Amen A Letanie to be used upon special occasions of Public or Private Humiliation O Father who didst creäte Destroie not him whom Thou didst creäte O Son who didst redeem Destroie not him whom Thou didst redeem O Spirit who didst regenerate Destroie not him whom Thou didst regenerate Remember not Lord our offenses nor the offenses of our Forefathers neither take Thou vengeance on our sins on Their Mine Spare us good Lord Spare Them Me Spare Thy people and in Thy people Me Thy servant whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy pretious Blood and be not angrie with us for ever Be merciful Be merciful Spare us O Lord And be not angrie with us for ever Be merciful Be merciful Have mercie on us O Lord And be not angrie with us verie sore Not verie sore O Lord. Deal not with me according to my sins Neither reward me after mine iniquities But deal with me according to Thy great mercie And reward me after the multitude of Thy compassions Even according to that great mercie And after that multitude of compassions As thou didst deal with our Fathers in the generations of old By whatsoever is dear unto Thee From all evil and adversitie In all times of necessitie From the evil and adversitie at this present time Stand up O Lord rescue and save me Deliver me O Lord And destroie me not In the Bed of Sickness Hour of Death Daie of Judgment In that terrible and dreadful Daie Deliver me O Lord and save me From Beholding the stern countenance of the Judg Standing on the left hand Hearing that fearful sentence Depart from me S. Mat. 25.41 From being bound in the chains of darkness 2 S. Pet. 2.4 Cast out into outer darkness S. Mat. 25.30 Tormented in the bottomless pit of Fire and Brimstone where the smoke of torments ascendeth up for ever and ever Revel 14.10 11. Be merciful Be merciful Spare us Deliver us O Lord and save us and destroie us not for ever not for ever O Lord. And that this maie not be Remove far from me O Lord * 1 Hardness of heart * 2 Want of Remors after sinning Eph. 4.19 * 3 Obduration of heart S. Mark 3.5 and 6.52 * 4 Setting light by Thy threatnings * 5 A seared Conscience 1 Tim. 4.2 * 6 A Reprobate Mind Rom. 1.28 The sin against the Holie Ghost S. Matth. 12.32 The sin unto Death 1 S. John 5.16 †1. Voluntarie Murther Genes 4.10 2. Unnatural Lusts Gen. 18.20.21 3. Oppression of the Poor the Fatherless and Widows Exod. 22.22 23. and Deut. 15.9 4. Detention of the Wages of the Laborers Deut. 24.15 and S. Jam. 5.4 The Four Crying sins The * Six fore-runners of the Sin against the Holie Ghost From the grievous and terrible Evils of this World From Pestilence Famine War Earth quakes Inundations Great Fires Plague of immoderate Rains Drought Corrupting Winds Blasting Thunder Lightning Tempest Epidemial acute evil Diseases And from sudden Death Good Lord deliver us From pernicious Evils in the Church From Private Interpretations 2 S. Peter 1.20 Innovations in Holie things Strange Doctrines 1 Tim. 1.3 Doting about Questions making endless strifes 1 Tim. 6.4 From Heresies Schisms Scandals Public private Good Lord deliver us From the Deifying of Kings Act. 12.22 the Flattering of People S.