fruits thereof Matth. 3.11 which will burst forth as a flame of fire Q. Which be those fruites A. They be these First loue a Math. 22.37 Mark 12.29 Exod. 20.2 Deut. 6.2 to the Lord and his worde worshipping him in soule and bodye and b Iob 13.15 Iohn 14.15 depending vpon his prouidence both in prosperitie and aduersitie Secondly a full c Rom. 8.10 Luke 1.75 10.4.2 alteration in my self that I am dead to sinne and the maners of the world and that I am now giuen to delight in Gods word and the hearing of it d Heb. 3.12 1. Thes 5.14 Coloss 3.16 Iam. 5.20 to exhorte others vnto well doing especially e Iosh 20.15 Psalm 101. Ephes 6 4. those that are vnder my charge being f Psal 8.8 116.12 Rom. 12.1 Psal 50.14.15 1. Thes 5.16 thankefull to God for all his mercies in Christ Iesus vsing all exercises of Christianitie which tend to a godly and new life g Math 6.2 1. Cor 13.3 hauing charitie towardes all men and expressing the same by some signes of my loue and to conclude holding fast the holy h Heb. 25. Ephes 2.20.11.22 communion with the rest of the members whereof Christ is the head Q. How are these graces of the spirit obtained A. Euen by the same meanes that the spirit it selfe is obtained which is by faithfull prayer vnto God only that he will not harden our heartes cause vs to erre but giue the pledge of his spirit vnto vs the graces therof vide Psal 51.10 11. Isai 63.17 Psal 50.25 Q. Must wee praye for nothing but for our faith and the spirit A. Yes Act. a. 24.29 Ephes 6.18.19 1. Tim. 2.12 we must praye not onely for our selues but also for the whole Church especiallye hauing a care to aske those thinges at Gods handes which may most set foorth his glory as we are taught in the Lords prayer Q. Rehearse the Lordes prayer A. Our father which art in c. Q. How way we be assured that God will giue an aunswere to our prayer Iohn 16.23 1. Iohn 2.1 1. Pet. 25. Mark 11.24 Luke 11.9 A. First if we aske the thinges we néede in and for Christs sake Secondly if we aske in faith Q. What say you then to the prayer of the wicked A. They are vndoubtedly abhominable to the Lorde Prou. 1.28.29.30 28.9 not onely in respect that they want faith but also because they perfourme not obedience to the Lordes voyce when hee calleth but turne their eares from it Q. Rehearse now the summe of all that thou hast learned A. The summe of all is this 1 That I finde my selfe to be most miserable in respect of Gods lawe which condemneth me in my sinne In that it requireth I should loue God aboue all and my neighbour as my selfe and yet I violate the same both in thought worde and déede 2. That through Gods vnspeakeable fauour I finde remedy for my sin that although the Lorde hath giuen such a lawe as I cannot performe and kéep because no other lawe then such a perfect rule of righteousnesse would agrée with his nature therefore not by my owne deseruing but by the mercie of our Lord God in the death of his Son and our Sauiour the guiltines of my sinnes taken away and I am discharged 3 And lastly that I rest thankefull all my life long for this exceeding benefite and shewe foorth the fruites of my redemption by a righteous and holy conuersation springing from a liuely and true faith which is begotten by his worde and sealed by his Spirite This is the summe FINIS A Carde for Communicants to looke vpon before they presume to come to the Lordes Table fit to be learned of all that will not receiue vnworthelye Question HOw many thinges are to be regarded and learned of them that approche to the Lordes Table to receiue the holye misterie of his holye Supper Answere Principally one thing which is to examine themselues before they eate least not discerning the Lordes bodye they eate and drinke vnworthely and so the bread and wine be vnto them of no greater force then the supper was to Judas euen a seale of their condemnation Q. What meane you by discerning the Lordes Supper A. I meane that we must not come to the Lordes Table as to a common feast or banquet regarding onely the outward elements as though bread and wine were become our spirituall nourishment but that by the outward signes wee be ledde as it were by the hand to that which they signifie namely that Christ Jesus hath suffered the death of the crosse to take away my sinnes which are the cause of my condemnation and to bring me vnto euerlasting life through that fulnes of grace which resteth in him Q. You say the principall thing to be regarded is to examine our selues wherein dooth this examination consiste A. In these foure pointes especially which are not lightly to be considered off Q. Which be they tell me briefely A. 1. That I haue some knowledge to discerne the Lords body as is aforesaide and be able by a liuely and true saith to apply Christ and all his merites to my soule for my consolation comfort least otherwise by hauing no féeling of Gods mercie loue towards me the Sacrament doe appeare to be but a dead letter vnto me 2. That I finde my selfe inwardly and truely grieued for all my sinnes both lesser and greater yea for all my idle wordes and vnprofitable workes and for all sinnes whatsoeuer whether actuall or originall and that I purpose not to sinne againe for any pleasure or prosite whatsoeuer but to behaue my selfe before him all the dayes of my life in performance of all holy duties according to his worde 2. That as I sée by the breaking or cutting of the bread and powring out the wine that Christs bodie and bloud was deuided broken and powred out for my sinne so to finde my heart lyfted vp vnto God and prepared to giue humble and heauenly thankes vnto him as for all his mercies so especially for those present benefites which we sée before our eyes and pertake at his holy Table And to conclude to bee as ready to be broken slaine for Christs sake as he was for mine by taking vp his crosse and following him 4. And lastly as I finde by the vewe of all these mercies that God loueth me vndeseruedly so that I finde and féele my selfe readie to loue all men in like sorte though they deserue it not yea my very enemies Q. Are these sufficient rules to examine our selues by A. These being conceaued in our heads imprinted in our heartes and expressed in our lyues will further our worthie receiuing to our euerlasting comforte Certaine formes of Thankesgiuing Grace before meate O Gracious and blessed Lorde God who giuest al things abound antly to thy seruants and féedest them in due season we humbly beséeche thée to sanctifie these thy good creatures prouided for vs forgiuing our sinnes which haue deserued the contrary Vouchsafing for Christs sake to giue vs a sober and moderate vse of thy creatures so that whatsoeuer strength wée receiue from them we may bestowe the same in thy seruice to the setting foorth of thy glory in thy onely Sonne our Lord and blessed Sauiour Christ Iesus Grace after meate WE thanke thy Maiestie most mercifull and heauenly Father for these and all thy mercies vpon our selues and all thy people beseeching thée of thy Fatherlye goodnesse to continue thy fauour vppon vs and vpon thy whole Church To send thy word into all places and to graunt a continuall increase of the faithfull disposers thereof To blesse our Prince and countrey to be mercifull to all our sinnes Comforte all the afflicted members of Christ arme vs against the day of tryall Shorten these dayes of sinne and increase our faith euermore Graunt these and all good graces euen for Christ Iesus sake to whome with thée and the holy spirite be al honour praise and glory for euer Amen A thankesgiuing to be vsed after Cathechising WE magnifie thy name O Lorde our God for thy patience and vse of thy word at this and al other times beséeching thy Maiestie to pardon our vnreuerent handling of the same and to write in our heartes the thinges which wee haue learned and giue vs the practise thereof in our liues Lorde continue thy fauour still towardes vs by giuing a long prosperous reigne to our gratious Soueraigne that vnder her godly and peaceable gouernement we may still enioye this libertie to thy glory and our comfortes both now and for euer Amen FINIS
graces are wrought in vs by the ministrie of thy worde O Lord vouchsafe this thy blessed ordinaunce vnto vs let vs hunger after it as after our appointed foode and in the light thereof let vs walke as Children of light and glorifie thy name more and more in the pure and true obedience thereof in all vnfained loue to thy Maiestie and all our brethren for thy sake Blesse this whole familie and graunt that the gouernours may rule with wisdome and godly discretion and those that are gouerned may obey as those that are called by thy word and sanctified by thy spirite so that we may all glorifie thée and in the end be glorified of thée Saue thy whole Church we beséech thée this Church of England especially beséeching thy good Maiestie not only to scatter the testimonies of thy fauour and grace vpon thy people euery where but especially vpon these our dominions and euery parte thereof Regarde aboue the rest the good and prosperous estate of our Soueraigne Lady Quéene Elizabeth honoring her Royall person with all graces necessarie for her worthie and high calling possesse her hart with a principall zeale for thy glory so that by her holy gouernement sinne and superstition may be beaten downe and all vertue and godlines erected and maintained to the further increase of thy kingdome and ouerthrow of Sathans dominions Blesse the honorable counsellers with wisedome and holy Iudgement that from their heades and heartes as from a happie fountaine may flowe all good direction and orders for the sound and right gouernment both of Church and commonwealth Blesse all thy ministers and Church guides with all increase of graces fit for their places and increase the number of those that bee faithfull whome thou wilt vse to adde soules to thy kingdome and roote out those that are vnfit and not able to discharge the charge which thy word layeth vpon them O Lorde thou that art Lorde of the Haruest send faithfull laborers into the Haruest in all places wée beséeche thée Blesse all inferiour Magistrates with all graces fitte for their places Blesse this whole land and all sortes of people in the same with the gift and grace of true repentance both for the preuenting of thy iudgements threatned for the remouing of those which are vpon vs. Fight for vs against our aduersaries and through thy mercie let vs obtaine at all times victorie ouer them that thou maiest still bee our God and we thy people and thy name may be great in Israell Confound Antichrist and all thine enemies comforte and in thy good time deliuer all thy poore prisoners that are in affliction and bands for thy trueths sake and arme vs against the like trials be merrifull to all thy people and giue peace and consolation of conscience to them that want it These and all good graces for our selues and al thy people wheresoeuer we pray as our Sauiour Christ hath taught vs saying Our Father which art in Heauen c. 5 At dinner time this must bee obserued that if there be any childe or seruant which can reade in the house that the Master cause him to reade a Chap. in time of dinner The like is alwayes to bee done at supper time or els if hee be able when he hath dyned to reade one himselfe before he rise from table which will helpe well to season the meate if the thinges that be read be rightly meditated of alwayes prouided that we giue thankes both before and after meate SIXTLY Heere note that Euening prayer be done eyther before supper or shortly after because otherwise the flesh will be very vnaâ—â—e to praye but of the two the rather before supper O Lorde God most mightie our louing mercifull Father in Christ Iesus we humble our selues before the throne of thy Maiestie humbly craueuing pardon for all the sinnes which this day or any time of our life heretofore we haue committed against thée beséeching thée to forgiue our coldnes in thy seruice our vnthankefulnes for thy mercies and so to mollifie our hard and barren heartes with the force of thy worde and operation of thy blessed Spirite that we may more truely and effectually both sée and repent vs of all our sinnes heretofore committed Yea graunt déere Father that we may detest and hate sinne in all men especiallie in our selues and be affraide to bee stained and defiled with the corruption thereof though it be but in appearance And because wée finde in our selues a willingnes to do good which commeth of thy grace and yet haue no power to performe the same therefore wée pray thée O Lorde reforme this our nature and make it more apt to the obedience of thy will so that all sinne wherewith we haue stained thy holy Image in vs may be remoued out of our hartes and decreased and the graces of thy spirit increased in vs as thou knowest them néedfull for vs. O Lord we are pilgrims here hide not thy commaundements from vs set the feare of thy Maiestie before our eyes let vs séeke with all our hartes to set foorth thy prayses by a holy righteous conuersation as thou hast commaunded being alwayes afraid to violate or breake the least of thy commandements kéepe vs safe froÌ„ the contagions and manners of the worldly and make vs a light of veritie and holynes vnto this peruerse and crooked generation amongst whome we liue giue vs grace good Lorde to walke worthie of our high calling in Christ Iesus in all true zeale for thy glory and vnfaigned loue to thy Church and graunt that in all our studies and labours our care may be such to please thée as that wée may haue the ioy of thy Spirit and the happie peace of conscience to dwel continually in our hartes To this end let thy worde be the lanterne to guide all our steps by and to direct vs to all our doings and grauÌ„t we may shew foorth the fruites thereof in all vertue and godlynes With fauor regarde our labors and enterprises which this day wée haue trauelled in or hereafter shall prosecute according to thy wil graunt we may so vse this world as though we vsed it not and in all thinges and aboue all thinges let thy glory and the setting forth of thy prayses be most deare vnto vs at all times Blesse thy Church euery where especiallie here amongst vs in this land giue all true zeale vnto our Prince to gither with a princely and wise heart giue vnto her Counsellers the spirit of wisedome and counsell vnto our Iudges the spirit of iudgement and to all our Magistrates the spirit of courage and godlines to punish vice and maintaine vertue giue wisedome and faithfulnes to our pastors and teachers and all holy obedience to all thy people minister all néedefull comfortes to the afflicted giue thy worde a frée passage and graunt all thinges néedefull for the finishing of the number of thy elect people euen for Christ Iesus sake Therefore Lorde
truely call vppon him but perish in his ignorance Iam. 10.23 and bee numbred amongst the enemes of God Therefore as thou louest the Lord thy owne soule and the soules of thy family delay not deferre not but procure prouide a Bible aboue all thinges else whatsoeuer God giue thée this grace 3 The Scriptures of God contained in the holy Byble being thus prouided It is next to bee obserued that the word and prayer bee alwaies ioyned together viz. At al times before we humble our selues to praier to read one chapter for the better stirring vs vp to that holy dutie that is to say Before morning prayer one Chapter out of the olde Testament beginning at Genesis and at night also before euening prayer a Chapter out of the newe Testament And if any place as wee reade séemeth hard vnto vs it is good rather with reuerence to let it passe then with rashnesse to enterpret the same wayting with patience till that either by some learned expositor godly preacher or some other place of scripture we can attain to find out the sence of the place alwaies hauing a care to obserue those places that séeme hard vnto vs till wee haue learned the true vnderstanding of them ¶ Before the reading of the worde and Cathechising vse this short Prayer O Lord open our eyes that we may sée the wonderfull things and excellent doctrines which are written in thy word and may receiue comfort by thy gracious promises contained in the same Let vs learne hereby more perfitly to hate sinne and loue righteousnesse and graunt that wee may so vnderstand the things which wee heareâ— and so beléeue the things which we vnderstand and praysing that which wee beléeue that we may bee more more able to glorifie thy name in this world and be fully confirmed in assured hope of that glorie prepared for the faithfull in the world to come Amen 4 The word being thus read with reuerence and care then let the Gouernours Here obâ—erue that 〈◊〉 that wil perswade vs that all 〈◊〉 sport 〈◊〉 Gods 〈◊〉 is too much and so will breed tediousnes in vs. together with their whole family humbly fall downe on their knees and the Master himselfe or one in his absence whome hee shall appoint to be the mouth for all and with a true heart inuocate vpon God as followeth Morning Prayer O Most glorious and blessed Lorde God who art the Father of mercie and fountaine of all grace and goodnes Thou Lord who hast commaunded vs that in all our distresses wee should come vnto thée and offring our prayers vnto thée with a right hart and true faith in the name of Christ hast promised to heare vs behold Lord euen before thée who hast thus commaunded and promised we sinfull and vnrighteous creatures doe humble our selues at this time both in our soules and bodies beséeching thy excellent Maiestie to looke from heauen with thy mercifull fauour vppon vs accepting our praiers which we shall powre out before thée and directing vs so to prefer the same vnto thy holinesse that thou mayest accept them in Christ Iesus We confesse O Lord God of heauen that we are most vnworthie to appeare before thee and more vnworthie to obtaine any fauour at thy gratious hands in regarde of the infinite hainous offences which we haue committed against the puritie and excellent vertue of thy lawes which condemne vs in our sinnes and reuealed vnto vs our rebellion and vnthankfulnes For O Lord wee haue a lawe in our members resisting and fighting against the law of our mindes whereby through the infirmitie and vanitie of the fleshe we finde in our selues no pronenes to that which is good nor any courage to resist the thinges which are euill and this our vntowardnesse is so much the greater by howe much the more wee violate thy will and transgresse thy holy precepts not onely in ignorance but also in knowledge and many times against knowledge both gréeuously and fearefully so that thy authoritie on the one side nor thy mercies on the other haue neither moued nor allured vs to obey or serue thée as we ought to haue doone and these our sinnes which are sufficient to condemne vs go not alone but haue too many companions for O Lord our infidelitie impaciencie hardnes of heart abuse of thy patience contempt of thy worde and little profiting by it are erdinarie sins into the which we fal daily wee being such by nature as estéeme more of our owne pleasures and profites then of thy glorious blessed seruice our harts as corrupt fountaines yéelding foorth nothing but distrust of thy prouidence hypocrisie couetousnes carnall and worldly concupiscences and neglect of all good duties towwards thée and all men the flesh continually rebelling against the spirite so that O Lorde if thou shouldest haue dealt with vs according to iustice wée had all perished in these our sinnes and ignorances before this present therefore obteining this fauour to come before thée we vnfeignedly confesse that against thée O Lord euen against thée alone we haue committed these sinnes and wickednesses beséeching thy Maiestie to pardon our ignorance blindnes that we cannot see them more fully and confesse them more penitentlye then now we doe wherein wee must néedes acknowledge our sinnes to bee the greater by how much the lesse our repentaunce appeareth to bee at this houre Yet forasmuch as that O Lorde God thou hast reuealed thy selfe in thy word to be God of infinite mercy and goodnes to them that truely repent come vnto thée in the name of Christ Iesus Wee are hereby imbouldned to humble our selues before thy Maiestie beseeching thee for Christ his sake to touch our harts with vnfained sorrow and true contricion for all these all other our sinnes graunt we may both so sée and abhorre our guiltines and filthines that wee may obtaine mercie forgiuenes through his precious death and passion which we beséeche thee to accept as a ful satisfaction for the same wiping them all out of thy booke of remembraunce that they may neuer be laid to our charge nor rise vp in iudgement against vs. Giue vs a lyuelie and true faith to lay holde on these thy mercies promises vnto vs in him that wée may be able to resist all the fierie darts of the deuill And as wee craue this grace for that which is past so let it please thée of thy Fatherly mercie to assist strengthen vs in the residue of our life to performe and accomplish all that obedience which thy Maiestie requireth of vs and as thou art our Father so regarde vs as thy children and send down the power of thy Spirit into our hearts that wée considering how thou sittest in the heauens and searchest the secrets of all mens hearts may haue continuall care to set our affections on thinges which are aboue and not on thinges which are beneath but if that thy wisdome power goodnes mercie and trueth or
whatsoeuer else thy Maiestie is knowen by may be truely reuerenced and honored of vs so that all prophanesse of hart all worldlynesse and fleshly securitie may be farre remoued from vs. To this end O Lorde vouchsafe vnto vs that ordinarie happie meanes of the faithfull and sincere preaching of thy blessed worde that thy spirit working therewith it may effect in vs all good graces both of faith repentance Yea we beséech thée sende foorth faithfull labourers amongst vs and blesse those whome thou doest send with all graces necessarie both puritie of doctrine and sinceritie of life and so sanctifie them in al their studies and labors that by their ministerie and example wee may increase in all true zeale and loue to thée and thy worde and may haue iust cause to embrace them déerly in our hearts and accompt reuerently of them as of thy mercifull instrumēts sent vnto vs for our great good Graunt O Lorde that we maye not be hearers but dooers of thy will and that the like mind may be in vs that was in Christ Iesus and in all our godly forefathers euen with al willingnes and readines yea to make it our meate and drinke to do thy will And for asmuch as Sathan is a continuall aduersarie séeking to choake the séede of thy worde and all other good graces in vs therefore O Lorde let it please thée to take vs vnto thy selfe so that no temptation of the worlde flesh or diuell ouertake vs but deliuer vs from sinne and all the occasions of sinne O Lorde giue vs grace to stoppe sin at the beginning before it come either into action or consent so that wée ayming at thy glorye in all our labour and affaires and walking as in thy presence Endeuouring alwayes to kéep a good conscience both in thought worde and déede towards thy Maiestie and all men all thy good blessings maye followe and fall vpon vs to the great ioye of our heartes and glory of thy name through Christ Iesus And for these our bodies wée onely craue bread for the day true contentation with that thou sendst crauing thy blessing vpon vs in our labours that wée may bee able to minister to our owne necessities and rather be helpfull then chargeable to others and alwayes to rest as well contented with aduersitie as prosperitie hauing assurance that al shall fall out for the best to them that loue and feare thée aboue all thinges kéepe vs from vsing vnlawfull meanes to liue by and let vs be ready to supplie the wants of our brethrē as we would haue them to fulfill our necessities O Lorde forgiue our enemies and turne their harts if it be thy will and graunt wee may alwayes bee more readie to take then giue offence to any wee are this day to walke before O Lorde goe before vs and so preserue vs from sinne and the daunger thereof that at night we come before thée againe to giue thée thankes for these and all thy mercies in Christ Iesus Thou Lorde as dutie bindeth and as thou hast commaunded wee pray thée remember thy Church vniuersall and more perticularly this Church of England Send thy worde frée passage throughout the worlde and graunt a good gouernment to be continued therwithall Lord sanctifie the hartes of all thy people that enioye it graunt wée may walke worthie of it in our liues and conuersation bring to nought all their councels that are enemies vnto it and enuie the prosperous passage therof of preserue our gracious Prince the honorable Counsell the godly faithfull bishops and pastors of thy Church and all that feare thy name further or fauour thy trueth defend vs from our enemies and goe forth with our armies against them comfort the afflicted with all true comforts turne their sorowe into ioye Haue mercie vpon vs and al thy people euery wher espectallye in this land Blesse this whole familie with all graces necessarie for our callings euen for Christ Iesus sake in whose name for these and all other the testimonies of thy fouour we praye as he hath taught vs in his holy Gospell saying Our Father which art in heauen c. A shorte forme of Morning prayer to be vsed when want of opportunitie and vrgent affaires doe hinder vs to vse the other O Lord our God before whose pure and holy eyes no vncleanes or sin can be hid or couered we wretched sinfull creatures and yet by thy mercie thy vnworthie and poore seruants do humble our selues before thée in the name of Iesus Christ acknowledging our selues to haue grieuously sinned against thée in thought word and déed from our first enteraunee into this world vnto this present time and our repentaunce for the same we confesse hath béene very little or nothing at all so that wée may iustly feare and blush to approch into thy presence with so small contricion of hearte and wound of conscience as we now doe but that wée knowe thy mercie excéedeth thy wrath in which mercie we beséech thée to looke downe from heauen vpon vs for Christ Iesus sake and so to worke repentaunce in vs for our vnthankfulnes abuse of thy patience ignorance infidelitie neglecte of thy worde and all other our sinnes as our worldlines carnall securitie and the rest that it may please thée to accept vs in the obedience of thy Sonne and to accompt of the same as a perfit raunsome for vs assuring our Spirits by the testimonie of thy Spirite that our sinnes are pardoned and wee reconciled to thy Maiestie through thy promised mercie in him And to that ende that the time to come may be better employed then the time past therefore let it please thée to giue strength vnto vs that we may resist all sinne and the temptations therof and consume our dayes in continuall care to performe all good duties vnto thy maiestie both in body and soule And as this day wee are to walke in this worlde among sundrie and great enemies of the soule so derect vs by thy grace that we may be circumspect in al our thoughts wordes and workes redeeming the season because the dayes are euill O Lord giue vs grace in all our labours and enterprises principally to ayme at thy glorie preferring the same before our owne pleasure and profite and suffer vs not to start aside from the obedience of thy wil in any of our affaires but giue vs grace sincerely and in vprightnes of heart to walke before thée as becommeth the Saintes and children of God so that all prophanes vanitie euill speaking anger malice impaciencie couetousnes and all other corruptions of our nature maye vanish and die and wee by thy grace and the power of thy holy spirite may be made more then Conquerours ouer them in Christ Iesus O Lord graunt that al our labours taken in hand according to thy will may haue such issue and effect as may be for thy glorie the good of thy Church and our owne comfort and because all good