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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16925	Certaine briefe questions and answers, concerning chiefe poynts of Christian religion Gathered for the vse of the young people of the parish of S. Andrewes in Eastcheape: and may serue generally for all places. By N.A.	Allsopp, Nicholas.	1620 (1620)	STC 382.5; ESTC S116751	14,204	42

vsing of these good things which in thy prouidence thou hast ordayned for vs raise vp our affections to longe for thy foode which indureth to eternall life which Iesus hath promised to giue vs who is thy onely sonne and our onely sauiour Amen Another Grace after meate Wée magnifie thy name O Lord for all thy mercies for the comfortable refreshings which thou hast now vouchsafed vs pardon we beseech thée our great vnthankefullnes in the duties of obedience to thy blessed will saue all thy Church protect and blesse our gratious King and his Realmes the Quéene the Prince and all their royall progeny graunt passage to thy Gospell comfort to thy seruants and peace of conscience to vs all in Iesus Christ Amen Another Grace after meate As thou hast filled our bodyes O Lord with thy good creatures farre aboue our best deseruing so be pleased we pray thee to season our soules and to endue vs with all spirituall blessings in heauenly things that in all our life that yet remaynes we may be meanes of glory to thy Name of credit to thy Gospell and of much comfort to thy seruants preserue thy Church protect this whole State and the Chiefe-head thereof King Iames his Quéene his Heyre and whole posterity the Counsell the Nobles the Maiestrates the Ministers of thy word comfort the hearts of all thy seruants stablish vs all in thy truth and keepe vs for euer to thy selfe Amen Grace before meate Blessed be thou O Lord for these and for all thy gifts let thy mercy to our bodyes stirre vp thankefulnes in our soules and let our care to please thee in our liues bee a witnes of the feeling we haue of thy rich and abundant mercies towards vs be gracious to all thy people through the world forget not these Realmes nor thine annoynted our Soueraigne King the Queene the hopefull Prince and the Royall Progeny disapoynt the enemies of thy Gospell and make it to grow in despight of Sathan to the glory of thy Name and to the reioycing of the soules of all thy seruants for Iesus sake Amen Another Grace before meate Accept we pray thée most louing Father this our sacrifice of prayse which for these and all thy fauours we here offer vp vnto thy Maiesty looke vpon it in the worthynesse of thy Sonne and for his sake enable vs to a chéerefull seruing thee in singlenes of heart and in vprightnesse of conuersation all our dayes and looke mercyfully vpon the whole body of thine elect liuing vpon this earth wheresoeuer multiply thy mercyes vpon the seuerall Churches vnited vnder the gouernment of our gracious King powre out thy graces vpon him and his continue the truth of Religion to vs and our posterity enlarge the Kingdome of grace and hasten the Kingdome of glory and preserue vs by thy power thereunto through Iesus Christ our onely Sauiour Amen Grace after meate Wee returne vnto thee with the humbling of our hearts all possible thanks O gratious God for thy loue and bountie towards vs thy vnworthy seruants for electing vs for sending thy sonne to die for vs for calling vs to a liuely hope by thy precious Gospell for creating for preseruing for feeding vs at this present O stirre vs vp to giue our selues vnto thee and to consecrate our whole spirits soules and bodies to thy glory all our dayes O Lord saue thy Church our King c. A prayer before meate GRatious God and mercifull Father we pray thee for Iesus Christs sake to forgiue vs the sinnes of all our life past and present and together with the full forgiuenes thereof blesse these good creatures set before vs at this time that they may feede our bodies and blesse vs with grace so to receiue them before thee with reuerence that wee may be the better able to goe forward with our businesse in our calling to thy glory and our euerlasting comfort in our Lord Sauiour Iesus Christ A Thanksgiuing after meate WE thanke thee most mercifull Father for the good comfort and strength which thou hast giuen vs at this time by these thy good blessings of meat and drinke we pray thée in like manner comfort our poore soules with the euerlasting foode of thy word preached vnto vs that by the working of thy blessed spirit we may practise it in the whole course of our life to thy glory and our saluation in Iesus Christ our onely Lord and Sauiour Amen An other Prayer before meate MOst louing and mercifull Father who hast giuen vs our life and breath with all good blessings for our soules and bodies graunt thy good blessings to these meates and drinks now set before vs that from thee they may receiue strength to feede vs and giue vs such grace to receiue and vse them that wee may be the better able with comfort of heart to serue thee so in this life that we may haue the comfort of thy kingdome there to liue for euer by Iesus Christ our Sauiour An other Thanksgiuing after meat WE confesse our selues for euer bound vnto thee most mercifull Father for all good blessings and namely for these which now we haue so bountifully receiued to our great comfort mercifully pardon wee pray thee all our profanenes and vnthankefulnes past and present and strengthen vs for euer hereafter with greater grace to shew our selues more thankefull vnto thee and more carefull to serue thee in all true holines and righteousnes all the dayes of our life through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen An other Prayer before meate HOly Father we confesse our selues most vnworthy of our life or any other blessings which may do vs good in soule or body by reason of our sinnes which are both great and greeuous we pray thee therefore in Christ his death forgiue them all and in his obedience so receiue vs to fauour as that for his sake these good blessings may be blessed to our good vse to féede vs in our bodies and to further vs in all godlines towards heauen euerlasting life through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen An other Thanksgiuing WE confesse thy great goodnes towards vs most louing Father that notwithstanding all our sinnes thou hast fed vs at this time more plentifully then many thousands of our brethren who are more thankefull for any blessings receiued and a thousand times more carefull to serue thée then we be wee beseech thée call vs not to account for that which is past but strengthen vs with a rich portion of thy grace to bind our selues for euer heereafter to our better behauiour to serue thee with better thankefulnes and more carefull obedience all the daies of our life to thy glory and our euerlasting comfort in Iesus Christ our Lord. Good Lord blesse the Church preserue our Kinges maiesty defend this whole land comfort the comfortles giue good successe to thy Gospell against all the foes of thy truth forgiue vs our sinnes in Christ Iesus increase our faith graunt peace to this Church and common

correctting al thy children whom thou receiuest into thine household Wherefore wee wretched and miserable sinners render vnto thée most humble and hearty thankes that it hath pleased thée to call vs home to thy folde by thy fatherly correction at this present whereas in our prosperity and liberty we did neglect thy graces offered vnto vs For the which negligence and many other grieuous sinnnes whereof wee now accuse our selues before thee thou mightest most iustly haue giuen vs vp to reprobate mindes and induration of our hearts as thou hast done other Oh Lord God what are wee vpon whom thou shouldest shew this great mercy O most louing Lord forgiue vs our vnthankfulnesse and all our sinnes for Iesus Christes sake O heauenly Father increase thine holy Spirit in vs to teach our hearts to cry Abba deare Father to assure vs of our eternall election in Christ to reueale thy will more and more towards vs to confirme vs so in thy trueth that we may liue and dye therein and that by the power of the same spirit we may boldly giue accompts of our fayth to al men with humblenesse and meeknesse that whereas they backebite slaunder vs as euil doers they may be ashamed once stop their mouths seeing our good conuersation Be merciful good Lord vnto thy Church vniuersal scattered abroad vpon the face of the whole earth send helpe and comfort to al our brethren wheresoeuer which are in neede affliction or misery beate downe the fury and rage of Antichrist and his Kingdome and dayly more and more increase the number of thy faithful flocke And forasmuch as it hath pleased thee in mercy aboue al other Nations of the earth to power downe the sweete streame of thy blessings vpon this little Iland in which we liue by prouoking of thy Gospel and ouerthrowing of Idolatry wee beseech thee to continue towards the same and to establish in this thy Church a pure perfect and sincere regiment thereot that in the same thy glorious Maiesty may be exalted in sincere pure and holy worship and that this thy Church may floorish and increase being through thy safe protection ayded supported miraculously defended guide and rule we beseech thee with thy holy spirit euery part and member thereof especially thy gracious seruant our deare Soueraigne Lord and King graunt vnto him O Lord a pure and perfect zeale aboue al things to promote thy glory giue vnto him the spirit of wisedome discreation and gouernment that with equity Iustice he may see this whole Realme peaceably and quietly gouerned Deliuer him O Lord as hitherto most wonderfully thou hast done from all forrayne and home-bred Traytors and graunt vnto him if it bee thy wil a long and quiet raigne ouer vs to the benefit of thy Church and the aduancement of thy glory blesse also we beseech thee with abundance of blessings both Spiritual and Temporal the Queenes Maiesty the young Prince with the rest of the King and Queenes Royal Issue and make them worthy Instruments of thy glory when time and occasion shal serue thee vnto blesse O Lord the Nobility the Gentry the Commonalty and al the Estates of this Land comfort al them that be comfortlesse and remoue thy heauy Iudgements from those places on which they are falne lastly for our selues we become humble petitioners vnto thy diuine Maiesty blesse vs O Lord with thy grace and peace make vs thankeful for al thy blessings from time to time bestowed vpon vs forgiue vs the sinnes which we haue committed watch our soules good Lord and keepe them from all sinne and vncleanensse from all euil motions and idle fantasies and prepare vs more and more against the comming of thy Sonne Christ Iesus And more O Lord wee haue commended our selues vnto thee our vnderstanding is weake our memory is frayle and we are not worthy to pray vnto thee more vnworthy to receiue the things wee pray for and therefore we commend our selues and our prayers vnto thee in the name and mediation of thy Sonne and Sauiour humbly begging and crauing both these our former petitions and all things else needeful for vs in that forme of prayer which he hath taught vs saying Our Father which art in heauen c. A prayer for true repentance MOst gracious God and merciful Father of our Sauiour Iesus Christ because I haue sinned and done wickedly and through thy goodnesse haue receiued a desire of repentance whereunto this thy long suffering doth draw my hard heart I beseech thee for thy great mercies sake in Christ to worke the same repentance in me and by thy spirit power and grace so to humble mortifie and feare my conscience for my sinnes to saluation that in thy good time thou mayst comfort and quicken mee againe through Iesus Christ thy dearely beloued Sonne So be it A prayer for the strength and increase of faith O Mercifull God and deare Father of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ in whom as thou art well pleased so hast thou commaunded vs to heare him for as much as hee often biddeth vs to aske of thée and also promiseth that thou wilt heare vs and graunt vs that which in his name wee shall aske of thee lo gracious Father wee are bold to begge of thy mercy through thy Sonne Iesus Christ one sparkle of true faith and certayne perswasion of thy goodnesse and loue towards vs in Christ where through I being assured of the pardon of all my sinnes by the great mercyes of Christ thy Sonne may bee thankefull to thée loue thée and serue thee in holinesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of my life Amen FINIS