of the fâ—…ty of our Nature we cannot always stand 〈◊〉 right grant to me such strength and Proteâ—… on as may support me in all Danger 〈◊〉 carry me through all Temptations 〈◊〉 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Set apart the Friday of every such Week as a Day of Holy Fasting and Abstinence rising Earlier than usually if your Health will permit you at Five of the Clock When you Awake Pray LIghten mine eyes O Lord that I sleep not in Death Then meditate upon and acknowledg Gods goodness for Preserving you the last Night who might and deservedly too have Suffred Death to Seize on you whilst Sleeping and hurryed you hence to render an account of what you have done in the flesh the result of which will be to Think How on the Supposal of this Dreadful Surprize you were Prepared and to Conclude Happy is that Servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find Doing his will And then humbly commending your self to God Say â—Nto thy hands O Lord I commend this Day my soul and my Body beseeching â—ee to be ever with me to direct sanctifie â—…overn me in the ways of thy Laws and 〈◊〉 works of thy commandments that 〈◊〉 thy most mighty protection both here and ever I may be preserved both in Body and Soul to serve Thee the only True God through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen After which Presently Arise and at your Up-rising Say JN the name of God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost Amen Blessed be God the Holy and undivided Trinity now and for ever Amen I Arise from my Bed to Glorify Him He of his infinite mercy Bless and Keep me this Day and for evermore Amen I Laid me down and slept and rose up again for the Lord hath Sustained me At your Apparrelling Say CLoath me O Lord with the Ornaments of thy heavenly Grace and Cover me with the Robes of Righteousness Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fullfil the lusts thereof At the Washing of your Hands say WAsh me clean O Lord from my â—…edness and Cleanse me from my 〈◊〉 Amen Supposing you thus Apparralled 〈◊〉 by Six of the Clock T is tim◠〈◊〉 retire your self to your ordinary Morning Prayers which I would advise you e're you Kneel down to begin with Prostration thus At the Name of Jesus God blessed for ever let every Knee Bowe both of things in Heaven things in Earth and things under the Earth Glory be to Thee O Lord most High Then upon Your Knees Say GOd be in my Head and in my Vnderstanding that I may know in this my Day the things which do concern my everlasting peace God be in my Eyes and in my Seeing that they may alwayes be looking up to thy Mercy-Seat and that they be not as so many Casements to let in Vanity God be in my Mouth and in my Speaking to guard and fence it from Idle Words and that it may at no time be a Door to let out Folly God be in my Ears and in my Hearing â—t they may be always open to sound and â—…lsom Counsels and deaf to corrupt and 〈◊〉 Communications 〈◊〉 be in my Heart and in my Thinking 〈◊〉 â—erve it from being a sink of Uncleanâ—… 〈◊〉 that it may never be suffered either 〈◊〉 or deceive others God be at my End and my Departing that so my Death may be precious in the sight of the Lord with whom I pray that I may live for Evermore Amen And so Prevent me O Lord in all my Doings with thy most Gracious Favour and further me with thy continual Help that in all my works begun continued and ended in Thee I way glorifie thy Holy Name and finally by thy mercy may obtain everlasting Life through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Adding Our Father c. My Voice shalt Thou hear betimes O Lord early in the Morning will I direct my Prayer unto Thee and I will look up O Lord open thou my Lips And my Mouth shall shew forth thy Praise O God make speed to save me O Lord make hast to help me Glory to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the Beginning is now c. Psal xcv O Come let us sing unto the Lord c. Glory be to the Father c. After which read One or more of Davids's Psalms in order Beginning with the First and so onward concluding each Psal with Glory be to the Father c. Then a Chapter out of the Proverbs of Solomon or the New Testament and after that We Praise Thee O God c. Or * Especially in the Holy Time of Lent O All ye Works of the Lord Bless c. Or Blessed be the Lord God of Israel c. Goncluding the Two last of these Hymns with Glory be to the Father c. Then the Creed I Believe in God c. After which Kneel and Pray Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me Our Father c. Blessing and Honour and Glory and Power be unto him that Sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb for ever and ever Amen GLory be to God on high on earth Peace good Will amongst Men I Praise Thee I Bless Thee I Worship Thee I Glorify Thee I give thanks to Thee for thy great Glory â—nd Goodness O Lord God Heavenly â—…g God the Father Almighty For thy Son Jesus Christ manifested in the Flesh to destroy the works of the Devil and who is the fountain of all those mercys both Spiritual and Temporal so freely and plentifully bestowed on me thy most unworthy Creature particularly that thou hast protected me this last Night from all perills ghostly and bodily and brought me to see the light of another Day whereas thou mightest justly have suffered me to sleep in death by reason of those manifold and hainous sins wherewith I have from time to time offended thy Divine Majesty I have sinned and what shall I say unto Thee O thou Preserver of Man I have left undone those things which I ought to have done and I have done those things which I ought not to have done and there is no health in me But thou O Lord Have mercy upon me a most miserable offender Oh Thou who desirest not the Death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and Live Have mercy upon me Spare and Restore me who do here in all humility confess my faults and do desire to be Penitent for them Have regard to thy Blessed Son who is our Advocate with Thee O Father and the Propitiation for all our sins for whose sake mercifully Grant unto me true Repentance and the assistancâ— of thy Holy Spirit which may teach and â—…able me to please Thee hereafter in all gâ—… things to deny ungodliness and wordly 〈◊〉 and to live Godly and soberly in this prâ—… World that so at last I may come to 〈◊〉 â—…ternal joy through Jesua
me to an Accompt for thaâ— and all other my sins c. From which Occasions you may easâ—…â—…ceive what remedies to use against it 1. To labour for a Grave and modest Carriage of my self considering my Age quality Degree c. 2. To avoid vain and light Persons or if that may not be done not heeding them or seriously rebuking them 3. To entertain all awful and Dreadful Apprehensions of the Great God who seeth what I doe and how I comport my self As also of the Holy Angels who may truly enough be Believed from the intimations of the Apostles St. John Revel viii and St. Paul 1 Cor. xi 10. to be present at Holy Mysterys To these may be added 4. Lifting up my Eyes to Heaven or fixing them on the Preist not in the least letting them loose on whatever objects may present themselves These I then Resolved to consider and practise and will therefore frequently Read them over Even soe Amen Lord Let thy Grace be â—…fficient for me Lead me not into Temptation 〈◊〉 Deliver me from evil Amen 〈◊〉 Kneeling down Pray for Devotion 〈◊〉 any other Grace the contrary sin 〈◊〉 you have now found your self guilty of and Resolved against You will find Prayers to this purpose at the latter-end of this Book As for Devotion Thus MOst Great God who hast not only permitted but invited us needy and miserable Creatures to present our Petitions to Thee Oh! let me set a true value on this most inestimable priviledge I come unto Thee O Lord as a Worm to my sovereigne Maker I come as an heinous offender to a just and severe judge Let I pray Thee my Addresses in thine House be with a Reverence someway answerable to thine awful Majesty Give me an hearty desire to pray and such a pure intention and sixedness of mind upon Thee that I may no more incur the Guilt of Drawing nigh unto Thee with my Lips when my heart is far from Thee But may so Ask that I may receive seek that I may find knock that it may be opened unto me that so from praying to Thee here I may be Translated to the Praising Thee Eternally in thy Glory hereafter through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen This exercise being finished about thre◠〈◊〉 the Clock the time appointed for the Evâ—… 〈◊〉 service At your Return from the Churc◠〈◊〉 Chappel if you have not fully satisfied yoâ—… own Conscience but require further Comfort or Counsell you are to goe to some Discreet and Learned Minister of Gods word especially to him under whose Ministry God hath placed you not being Curious or censorious in your choice as to this particular and open your Greif by Confession that so you may receive the benefit of Absolution together with Ghostly Counsel and advice to the quieting of your Conscience and the avoiding of all Scruple and Doubtfulness This being done as it ought to be with Submission and sobriety you may with Comfort Retire into your Closet and upon your Knees Say Our Father c Deliver us from evill Amen ALmighty God unto whom all hearts be open all desires known and from whom no secrets are hid cleanse the Thoughts of my heart by the Inspiration of thy Holy Spirit that I may perfectly love thee and worthily Magnifie thy Holy Name through Christ our Lord. Amen Then Read upon your Knees the Ten Commandments as they are set down in Our Communion Service 〈◊〉 Spake these Words c. after each Comâ—…dwent Say Lord have mercy upon me and Incline my heart to keep this Law Thou shalt not Covet c. Lord have mercy upon me and write all these thy Laws in my heart I beseech thee O Almighty Lord and everlasting God vouchsafe I beseech thee to direct Sanctifie and Govern both my Soul and Body in the ways of thy Laws and in the works of thy Commandments that through thy most mighty Protection both here and ever I may be preserved both in Body and Soul through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen Then stand up and heartily repeat your Creed I believe in God c. After which Kneel again and pray Almighty everlasting God heavenly Father I give thee humble thanks that thou hast vouchsafed to bring me to the knowledge of this faith in thee and do beseech thee that thou wouldst keep me stedfast in this faith and evermore defend me from all adversities who livest and reignest one God World without end Amen Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me OH Christ Hear me and Remember now that Hour in which thou didst once Commend thy Blessed Spirit into the hands of thy heavenly Father when with a Torn Body and a Broken Heart thou didst shew forth the Bowels of thy mercy and Dye for us I beseech thee O thou Brightness and Image of God Assist me by this thy most precious Death that being Dead unto the world I may live only unto Thee and at the last hour of my Departure from this mortal Life I may Commend my Soul into thine hands and thou mayst receive me into life immortal there to Reign with thee for ever and ever Amen Grant me in the mean time Gracious Lord a pure intention of heart and a stedfast resolution to despise all vanity to fight the Battels of the Lord manfully against the world the flesh and the Devil to spend my time religiously and usefully to speak gracious words to walk always in thy presence to preserve my Soul and and Body in holiness fit for the habitation of the Spirit of God Amen 〈◊〉 Lord and my God Give me I beseech 〈◊〉 wise a sober a patient an understandâ—…â—…evout a religious a Couragious heart 〈◊〉 â—…temperate reins and thoughts a soul full of Devotion to doe thee Service and do thou make my services acceptable to thee while I live and my soul ready for thee when I Dye Amen O Lord Increase in me Faith and Devotion replenish my heart with all Goodness and of thy Great mercy keep me in the same Give me true humility in prosperity patience in adversity and continual joy in the Holy Ghost Amen O Lord Give me Spiritual wisdom that I may discern what is pleasing to thee and follow what belongs unto my Peace and let the knowledg and Peace of God and of Jesus Christ our Lord be my Guide and my portion all the Days of my life Amen O Lord make me humble to my Superiors and friendly to my Equals thankfull to my Benefactors loving to my Relations and Charitable to my Enemies to be Gentle and easily entreated slow to anger and readily admonished fully prepared and throughly furnished for every Good word and work Amen O Lord Give me a peaceable Spirit 〈◊〉 quiet life free from Debt and deadly Sin give me Grace to abstain from all appearance of evil and to doe nothing but what is of good report to confess Christ and his holy Religion by an holy and obedient life and
c. However at Seven of the Clock with chearfulness depart your Closet let not your Behaviour be without Innocent Alacrity but let your special Care be to comport your self at these your Fasts that they may not if possible be taken notice of by any but your self and God as being mindful of that Command of our Saviour St. Mat. vi 17 18. Anoint thy Head and wash thy Face that thou appear not unto Men to fast Be sure then to avoid all Sullenness and Moroseness but give ready and chearful Answers to any that shall demand you Thus disposed you are ready for your Supper by Seven a Clock which the present Custom and Law of the Church you live in will not allow to be Flesh but Fish Eggs or some such thing whereto notwithstanding your lâ—…g Abstinence you must not let loose your Aâ—…etite but Eat more sparingly than at other tiâ—…s Those few Hours from Supper to Bed-time you cannot better bestow than in Reading or Walking and Meditating on the particular Exercises of your Fast examining your self Whither you have been as Intent as Devout in the Performance of them as is requisite And where you have failed heartily bewail your self to God Resolving within your self to be more serious and careful for the Time to come Be frequent and diligent in looking over your Accomptal observing every Week since you last Communicated what your Carriage hath been How you have amended especially in those Particulars in which you have formerly taken notice of your Miscarriages and Vowed Reformation Sometime before you retire to your Evening-Prayers Return to your Closet and there let your Charity crown your Devotions 1 Cor. xv 2. Setting apart and Devoting somewhat unto God of what you have to the Relief of his wanting Servants distributing it when you see Occasion In the mean time Separate it from the rest of your store and ever after look upon it as Devote and not to be touched except to be dispensed to the Poor when you do thus Consecrate it unto God use this or the â—…ke Ejaculation WHat I give O Lord is of my Own as thou hast prospered me if I have wronged any One I am ready to restore fourfold St. Luke xix viii O Lord whose is the Earth and the fulness thereof I offer unto Thee What by thy Gift and Blessing I have this small Testimony of my Thank-fulness to be bestowed on those Poor Christians whom thy Providence shall give me opportunity to Releive Be thou pleased through the Bloud of my Saviour to accept it and pardon all my vain Expences Amen Thou art my God my Goods are nothing unto Thee All my Delight is upon the Saints that are in the Earth and upon such as excel in Virtue About Ten or Eleven of the Clock betake your self to your ordinary Prayers for the Evening which begin with this Clause O Lord I do again humbly present my self before Thee let my Prayers be set forth in thy sight as Incense and the lifting up of my hands an Evening-Sacrifice even for Jesus Christ his sake Amen Our Father c. For thine is the Kingdom c. Then Read a Psalm which conclude with Glory be to the Father c. After it a Chapter out of the New Testament at the end of which Sing unto the Lord a new Song c. Psal xcviii Or God be merciful unto us c. Psal lxvii Concluding either with Glory be to the Father c. After which devoutly repeat your Creed I Believe in God c. The Lord be with me Amen Our Father c. Deliver us from Evil. Amen ALmighty and most merciful Father but a most severe and just Judge to all Obstinate and Impenitent Sinners I acknowledg and bewail my manifold Sins and Wickedness which I from time to time most grievously have committed in Thought Word and Deed against thy Divine Majesty I have sinned And what shall I do unto Thee O Thou Preserver of Man I have left undone those things which I ought to have done and I have done those things which I ought not to have done and there is no Health in me But Thou O Lord Have Mercy upon me a mosâ— miserable Offender Oh! Thou who desireâ—… not the Death of a Sinner but rather that he should turn from his Wickedness and live Have Mercy upon me spare and restore me who desire in all humility to confess my Faults and to be Penitent for them Have regard to thy Son Jesus Christ who is our Advocate with Thee and the Propitiation for all our Sins for whose sake Grant me true Repentance and the Assistance of thy Holy Spirit to please Thee hereafter in all things to Teach and Enable me to deny all Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts and to live Soberly Godly and Righteously in this present Evil World that so at last I may come to thine Eternal Joy through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ALmighty God our Heavenly Father who of thy great Mercy hast promised Forgiveness of Sins to all them that with hearty Repentance and true Faith turn unto Thee Have Mercy upon me Pardon and deliver me from all my Sins confirm and strengthen me in all Goodness And bring me to Everlasting Life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ALmighty and Ever-living God who hast commanded me to Pray for all Men I â—…mbly beseech Thee most mercifully to receive these my Prayers which I offer unto thy Divine Majesty beseeching Thee to inspire continually the Vniversal Church and specially that part of it in these Kingdoms with the Spirit of Truth Unity and Concord Bless him who is Supreme Governour over it our most Gracious Soveraign Lord K. CHARLS Treasure up in Him all thy Hidden Blessings make and keep him a Devoted Servant unto Thee a Constant Patron of thy Church and Truth that he may live long and be full of Honourable Success all his days in his Person in his Actions in his Queen in the whole Royal Family in his Servants in his People and crowned with Glory after Life Under him Bless the whole State Ecclesiastical and Civil that Righteousness and Peace may kiss each other and we Serve and Honour Thee for ever Amen O Lord Bless all the Afflicted Members of the Body of thy Son wheresoever howsoever distressed Send them constant Patience and speedy Deliverance as seems best to Thee and is best for them And do unto them according to all those Mercies which I would or should desire thou shouldest shew to my own Soul if at any time Thou shalt be pleased to make my Estate as theirs is at this present And O Lord Be merciful Amen GRacious God Bless all the places to which Thou hast made me have any near Reference every Soul contained in them All my Friends Kindred and Acquaintance any to whom Thou hast made me any way Beholden especially my Father Mother c. Lord I beseech Thee forgive me and them all our sins and continue us thy Servants both in
takest away the sins of the World Have mercy upon me Grant me Gracious Lord so to eat the Flesh of thy Son and to drink his Blood that my sinful Body may be made clean by his Body and my Soul washed through his most precious Blood Amen O Lord I am not worthy not fit that thou should'st come under the filthy Roofe of the house of my Soul because it is wholly desolate and ruinous neither hast thou with me a fit place where to lay thy head But as thou did'st vouchsafe to be laid in a Stable and Manger of unreasonable Beasts as thou did'st not disdain to be entertain'd even in the house of SIMON the Leper As thou did'st not reject the Harlot a sinner like unto me coming unto thee and touching thee As thou did'st not abhor her foul and prophane mouth Nor yet the Thief on the Cross confessing thee Even so vouchsafe to admit me also an overwor'n miserable and out of measure sinful Creature to the Receiving and Communicating of the most pure quick'ning and saving mysteries of thy most holy Body and precious Blood Amen O Lord God how I received the Body and Blood of my most blessed Saviour Jesus Christ the price of my Redemption is the very wonder of my Soul yet my most firm and constant belief upon the words of my Saviour At this time they are graciously rend'red to me and my Faith Lord make me a worthy Receiver and a Partaker of all the benefits of this B. Sacrament Amen Thou hast said that he that eateth thy Flesh and drinketh thy Blood hath Eternal Life Behold the Servant of the Lord be it unto me according to thy Word Whilst you eat it say By thy Crucified Body deliver me from this Body of Death After Receiving By thine Agony and Bloody sweat by thy Cross and Passion Good Lord deliver me I have sworn and am stedfastly purposed to keep thy Righteous Judgments O hold thou up my goings in thy Paths that my footsteps slip not At the Receiving of the Cup say What reward shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that he hath done unto me I will take the Cup of Salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. After you have Received it say O my God thou art true and holy O my Soul thou art blessed and happy Oh the depth of the Wisdom and Knowledg of God! how incomprehensible are his judgments and his ways past finding out Praise the Lord O my Soul and all that is within me praise his Holy Name who saveth thy Life from Destruction and feedeth thee with the Bread of Heaven Glory be to God on high and on Earth Peace good Will towards Men. I worshiâ— thee O Lord and I magnifie thy Name 〈◊〉 ever who hast vouchsafed to fill my Soul wiâ—… gladness and to seed me with the Heavenly Mysteries of Christ's sacred Body and Bloud humbly beseeching thee that from henceforth I may walk in good Works and serve thee in Holiness and Pureness of Living to the Honour of thy Name Amen MOst Blessed Redeemer I do truly believe that thy Body was crucified and thy Bloud was shed out of thy Body as verily as I have received this Bread and this Wine set apart from the Bread and that for the Remission of my sins as well as any others And I do also believe that with this Bread and Wine I have really and spiritually received thy precious Body and Bloud whereby my sins are fully washed away and my Soul purified and refresh'd This O Lord I believe help thou my Vnbelief Amen Whilst others are Communicating Meditate and Say HAppy are those Servants whom when their Lord cometh he shall find thus doing Know yee not that ye are the Temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you If any one defile the Temple of God him will God destroy Behold thou art made whole sin no more lest a worse thing happen unto thee The hour cometh and now it is that the true Worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth Be we followers of God as dear Children and walk in love as Christ loved us and gave himself an Offering and a Sacrifice of a sweet savour unto God for us At the end of the Communion say To the King Eternal the Immortal Invisible and only Wife God the ever blessed Trinity be all honour and glory now and for evermore Amen Arising and making your Reverence towards the Altar you depart with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance preserve good thoughts in your mind yet be not sullen or morose but salute any of your Christian Brethren you meet with As soon as you come home retire into your Closet and bless God with these Collects of Thanksgiving ALmighty God the Fountain of all goodness from whom every good and perfect gift proceedeth and to whom all glory and honour should be returned I do desire most heartily to thank thee for that thou hast vouchsafed to feed me who have received these holy mysteries with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ and do'st assure me thereby of thy favour and goodness towards me and that I am a very member incorporate in the mystical Body of thy Son which is the blessed Company of all Faithful people and am also an Heir through hope of thine everlasting Kingdom by the merits of the most precious Death and Passion of thy dear Son Oh the height and depth of that unspeakable mercy of thine who art pleased to admit me a sinful wretch to have any part in those inestimable benefits which I have so often despis'd and trampled under foot I am not worthy O Lord of that daily Bread whiâ—h sustains the body but thou hast made me partaket of that living Bread which came down from Heaven which nourisheth the Soul and of which whosoever eateth shall live for ever O grant that my Soul may rellish this divine food with spiritual ravishments and love great as the flame of Cherubims and grant that what thou hast given me for the Remission of my sins may not by any fault become the increase of them that this holy Communion prove not unto me unto Judgment and Condemnation but may support and preserve me in every temptation rejoyce and quiet me in every trouble in lighten and strengthen me in every good word and work comfort and defend me in the hour of my death against all oppositions of the Spirits of darkness and further me in the attainment of everlasting Salvation through Jesus Christ Amen MOst holy God who art of purer eyes then to behold iniquity grant I pray thee that no unclean thing may be in me who have now Received Thee into my heart and soul but let this Blood of Christ who through the Eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to thee purge my Conscience from dead works to serve thee the living God give me grace that from
and great glory I may be made like him in his Eternal and glorious Kingdom where with thee O Father and thee O Holy Ghost he liveth and reigneth ever one God World without end Amen For the Love of God O God who hast prepared for them that Love thee such good things as pass mans understanding pour into my heart such Love towards thee that I Loving thee above all things may obtain thy promises which exceed all that I can desire through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen For Charlty O Lord who hast taught me that all our doings Without Charity are nothing worth send thy Holy Ghost and pour into my heart that most excellent gift of Charity the very bond of peace and of all virtues without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake Amen For Chastity O Holy Jesus who wert conceived in the womb of a Virgin I beseech thee grant thy servant grace to withstand all temptations of the flesh and with a pure and clean heart to follow thee the only God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Contrition ALmighty and everlasting God who hatest nothing that thou hast made and do'st forgive the sins of all them that are penitent Create and make in me a new and Contrite Heart that I worthily Lamenting my sins and acknowledging my Wretchedness may obtain of thee the God of all mercy perfect Remission and Forgiveness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Anen For Devotion MOst great God who hast not only Permitted but invited us needy and miserable Creatures to present our petitions to thee O let me set a true value on this most invaluable Privilidge I come unto thee O Lord as a Worm to my Soveraign Maker I come as an Hanious Offender to a just and Severe Judg let I pray thee mine addresses to thine house be with a Reverence some way answerable to thine Awfull Majesty give me an hearty desire to pray and such a Pure Intention and Fixedness of Mind upon thee that I may no more incurre the guilt of drawing near to thee with my Lips when my Heart is far from thee but may so aske that I may recieve seek that I may find knock that it may be opened unto me that so from praying to thee here I may be translated to the praising thee eternally in thy glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For the Fear of God MOst great God who only art high and to be fear'd O put thy fear into my heart that I may not sin against thee let me never so misplace my Fear as to be affraid of man whose breath is in his Nosthrills but fill me O Lord with the Spirit of thy holy Fear which is the beginning of Wisdom and let it preserve me in a perpetuall conformity to thy will in all things through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Contentedness O God Heavenly Father who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast promised to all them that seek thy Kingdom and the righteousness theteof all things necessary to their bodily sustenance keep me I beseech thee under the protection of thy good providence and learn me in whatsoever state I am therewith to be Content grant me grace to forsake all Covetous desires and Inordinate love of Riches and so to pass through things Temporal that I finally loose not the things eternall but that among all the sundry and manfold changes of the world my heart may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be sound through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Diligence O Lord who in thy holy Gospel didst sentence the Slothfull and unprofitable Servant to be cast into outer darkness grant that I may not stand here all the day idle but may give all Diligence to make my calling and Election sure make me in some measure usefull to my self and others both as to This and a better life O let me never lay mine eyes to sleep nor mine eye-lids to slumber but learn and labour to get my own living and to do my duty in that State of life whereto it hath pleased thee to call me through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Humility ALmighty God who resistest the Proud and givest grace to the Humble mercifully grant that I may follow the example of the great Humility of thy Blessed Son who did humble himself to take upon him our flesh and to Suffer death upon the Cross Convince me that I am less then the least of all thy mercy's that as I am vile in my self so let me be vile in mine own eyes and may therefore esteem every man better then my Self Grant this O Father for thy Son Jesus Christ's sake A-Amen For Justice O Thou King of Righteousness who lovest righteousness and art mighty to save give me grace to obtain this love of thine by cleansing my heart hands from all fraud and injustice O grant that I may most strictly observe that sacred Rule of Doing unto all men as I would they should doe unto me that I hurt no body in word or deed but be true and just in all my dealings that so keeping innocency and taking heed unto the thing that is right I may have peace at the last even peace with Thee Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Meekness ALmighty God who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a Sacrifice for sin and also an ensample of Godly life give me grace to learn of him who was meek and lowly of heart to put on bowels of mercy meekness and long-suffering to be so far from offering the least injury that I may never return the greatest And grant I beseech thee that the course of this World may be so peaceably ordered by thy Governance that I may joyfully serve thee in all Godly quietness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Sincerity O Holy Lord who searchest the heart and tryest the reins try me I beseech thee and seek the ground of my heart purge it from all hypocrisie and suffer not any a cursed thing to lurk within me give me truth in the inward part to be pure in heart that I may be qualified to see thee in thy Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Temperance GRacious Lord who refreshest us with thy good Creatures and art the Authour of all the good things which we do enjoy give me grace I pray thee to use them with thankfulness and moderation let me never be overcharged with Surfeiting and Drunkenness nor my Table be ever made a snare unto me but may so eat and drink that my flesh may be subdued to the Spirit and I may ever obey thy godly motions in Righteousness and true Holiness to thy honour and glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Thankfulness GRacious God who hast taught me that it is a joyful and pleasant thing to be thankful suffer me not I beseech thee to loose my part in that divine pleasure but make me truly and unfeignedly thankful unto thee for all thy mercies let thy mercies lead me to Repentance and give me grace to improve them all to the advancement of thy glory and the furtherance of my Salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Trust in God O God who never failest to help and govern them whom thou do'st bring up in thy stedfast fear and love Grant I pray thee that I may lean only upon the Hope of thy Heavenly grace and in all my troubles put my whole trust and confidence in thy mercy casting all my care upon thee and being careful for nothing but to keep thy testimony 's and think upon thy Commandments to do them Grant this O Father for Jesus Christ his sake Amen For Perseverance O Lord raise up I pray thee thy power and come among us and with great might succour me that whereas through my sins and wickedness I am sore let and hindred in running the Race that is set before me thy bountiful grace and mercy may help and strengthen me to hold out unto the end that so I may be saved to be faithful unto death that I may receive a Crown of life nourish me I pray thee with all goodness and of thy great mercy keep me in the same through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen FINIS