cleanse me from my sinne 3 For I knowledge my faults and my sinne is ever before me 4 Against thee onely have I sinned and done this evill in thy sight that thou mightest be justified in thy saying and clear when thou art judged 5 Behold I was shapen in wickednesse and in sinne hath my mother conceived me 6 But lo thou requirest truth in the inward parts and shalt make me to understand wisdome secretly 7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssope and I shall be cleâ—n thou shalt wash me I shall be whiter then snow 8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladnesse that the bones that thou hast broken may rejoyce 9 Turn thy face from my sins and put out all my misdeeds 10 Make me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me 11 Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy Spirit from me 12 O give me the comfort of thy help again and stablish me with thy free Spirit 13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked and sinners shall be converted unto thee 14 Deliver me from bloud-guiltinesse O God thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousnesse 15 Thou shalt open my lips O Lord and my mouth shall shew thy praise 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice else would I give it thee but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings 17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit a broken and a contrite heart O God shalt thou not despise 18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion build thou the wals of Jerusalem 19 Then shalt thou bee pleased with the sacrifice of righteousnesse with the burnt-offerings and oblations then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar The Prayer O Most mercifull God whose goodnesse is great and the multitudes of thy mercies are innumerable have mercy upon us for our sins are ever before us presented by the continuall accusations of a troubled conscience We have sinned against thee and done evill in thy sight and yet because thou art the God of mercy and fountain of eternall purity delighting in the conversion and salvation of a sinner we present unto thee the sacrifice of a troubled spirit of broken and contrite hearts beseâ—ching thee to let the dew of thy favour and the fire of thy love wash away our sinnes and purifie our souls Make us clean hearts O God and pure hands though our sins be as scarlet yet make them like wooll though they be as purple yet make them as white as snow Restore the voice of joy and gladnesse to us let us not be for ever separate from the sweet refreshings of thy favour and presence but give us the comforts of thy help again and let thy free Spirit loose us from the bondage of sin and establish us in the freedome and liberty of the Sons of God so shall we sing of thy righteousnesse and our lips shall give thee praise in the congregation of thy redeemed ones now henceforth and for ever Amen PSALME 52. A Prayer for deliverance from tyranny oppression and slander WHy boastest thou thy self thou â—yrant that thou canst doe mischief 2 Whereas the goodnesse of God endureth yet daily 3 Thy tongue imagineth wickednesse and with lies thou cuttest like a sharp rasour 4 Thou hast loved unrighteousnesse more then goodnesse and to talk of lies more then righteousnesse 5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt O thou false tongue 6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever hee shall take thee and pluck thee out of thy dwelling and root thee out of the land of the living 7 The righteous also shall see this and fear and shall laugh him to scorn 8 Lo this is the man that took not God for his strength but trusted unto the multitude of his riches and strengthened himself in his wickednesse 9 As for me I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever 10 I will alwayes give thanks unto thee for that thou hast done and I will hope in thy name for thy Saints like it well The Prayer O Almighty God whose goodnesse endureth daily extend this thy goodnesse towards us thy servants and defend us from the tyranny and malice of all our Enemies who boast themselves in mischief keep us from the obloquy of false tongues and from the slander of lying persons who talk of lies more then righteousness that we being nourished by thy goodnesse and watered with the dew of divine blessings may flourish like a green olive in the house of God bringing forth the fruits of tender mercy and abounding in peace and that we may by the suffusion of anointing of the holy Ghost be consign'd to thy everlasting Kingdome there to reign with thee who reignest eternally one God world without end Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 53. A Prayer for Redemption of the Church from the persecution of Atheists and persons irreligious THE foolish body hath said in his heart There is no God 2 Corrupt are they and become abominable in their wickednesse there is none that doth good 3 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that would understand and seek after God 4 But they are all gone out of the way they are altogether become abominable there is also none that doth good no not one 5 Are not they without understanding that work wickednesse eating up my people as if they would eat bread they have not called upon God 6 They were afraid where no fear was for God hath broken the bones of him that besieged thee thou hast put them to confusion because God hath despised them 7 Oh that the salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion oh that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivity 8 Then should Jacob rejoyce and Israel should be right glad The Prayer O Lord God who dwellest in heaven and lookest down from thence upon the children of men be pleased to give salvation to thy people out of Sion thy holy habitation and preserve thy Church from the malice of such persons as have not called upon thee but would eate up thy people as they would eate bread that we being delivered from the captivity of sins and miseries may serve thee with freedome of spirit in joy and spirituall rejoycing all the dayes of our life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 54. A prayer for deliverance from our Enemies SAve me O God for thy names sake and avenge me in thy strength 2 Hear my prayer O God and hearken unto the words of my mouth 3 For strangers are risen up against me and tyrants which have not God before their eyes seek after my soul. 4 Behold God is my helper the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. 5 He shall reward evill unto mine enemies destroy thou them in thy truth 6 An offering of a
from treason and private conspiracies ps 41 55 109. For the King ps 21 61 89 352. For deliverance from death and damnation ps 28 30 102 125. Col. p. 250. For health ps 91 102. For all Christian Princes and Judges ps 82. For advancement of Religion Col. p. 272. 275. For deliverance from power of the devill ps 57. Col. p. 226 For peace 46 122 133 144. Col. p. 257 269. For comfort in sadnesse ps 101 102 142. Col. p. 226 283 For spirituall blessings ps 65 73. For fruitfulnesse of the Earth ps 65. For coÌ„petency of living ps 127. Col. p. 119 133 297 299 For tranquillity of spirit Col. p. 143 144. For Victory ps 144. For comfort of Gods Spirit ps 34 42 43 51 61 102 142 Col. p. 226 239. Prayers for particular graces FOr Repentance Col. p. 243 275. For Mortification ps 131. Col. p. 275. For humility ps 131. Col. p. 253. For patience ps 94. For perseverance Col. p. 165 166 248 249 250. For Devotion Religion ps 27 33 42 43 99 119 141. Col. p. 285. For charity ps 41 112. For liberality and contempt of riches ps 4 49 73. Col. p. 114 240. For hope and trust in God ps 33 37 46 49 56 57 62 77 115 125 146. Col. p. 138 242. For reverence and fear of God ps 2 33 112 128. Col. p. 271 272. For watchfulnesse over our ways ps 56. For zeal ps 119. Col. p. 238 241.246 247. For health and newnesse of life Col. p. 170 171. Prayers for severall times and occasions IN time of sadnesse ps 61 102 142 Col. p. 226 283. In time of persecution and oppression ps 7 9 10 52 53 58 64 69 63 137 142 Col. p. 279. In time of War ps 18 44 46 60 89 108. In time of slander ps 52 57 64 120. In time of temptation ps 13 19 60 Col. p. 191 192 235 239. In time of sicknesse ps 30 31 88 90 102 142. In time of publike calamity and distraction ps 46 89 91. In time of spirituall desertion ps 34 42 43 51 61 102. Col. p. 239. In time of after lapse into sin ps 51 Col. p. 258. In time of solemne devotion ps 20 81. On Good Friday ps 22. On Ascension day ps 24. Prayers preparatory TO the Sacrament ps 23 26 111 Col. p. 151. To death ps 26 30 31 39 71 88 90 142 viz. to bee said in sicknesse or old age Deprecations AGainst Atheisme and Irreligion ps 14. Against Idolatry ps 115. Against Heretiques and Heresie ps 59. Against danger of evil company ps 1 12 120. Against Sacriledge and sacrilegious persons ps 74 83. Against fearfulnesse and doubting ps 77. Against covetousnesse ps 4 37 Col. p. 240. Against enemies of the Church ps 59 68 74 83 199 129 Against death ps 88. Meditations ON the day of Judgement ps 50 97 On the Passion of Christ ps 22. On the joys of Heaven ps 126 149. On the perfections and excellencies of God manifested in his creatures ps 8 104. On Gods providence over his people and mercy to the penitent ps 74 105 92 106 147. On Gods Justice and Judgements on sinners ps 78 92. On his Omnipotence and Omnipresence ps 139. Acts of Vertue ADoration of God ps 8 29 67 95 96 145. Col. p. 22. Adoration of the second Person in the Trinity ps 2 4â— 72 110. Acts of hope in God ps 4 11 18. Acts of Religion ps 134. Acts of praise to God ps 17 135 148 150. Acts of love to God ps 116. Desire after God and heavenly things ps 63 84 87. Of Election or preferring spirituall blessings before temporall ps 37 73. Thanksgivings FOr all Gods mercies ps 103 136 138. For his mercy and truth ps 100. For delivering from sicknesse and all other dangers ps 40 107 114 116. For delivering from enemies and all other troubles ps 81 107 124 144. For pardon of our sins ps 85 106 116. For redemption by Christ ps 98 118. For the blessings of the Gospel ps 111. For Acts of Gods Providence and particular care over us ps 113 121. For Victory ps 144. THE PSALTER of DAVID With Titles and Collects fitted to each Psalme c. The j day Morning Prayer PSALME 1. A Prayer that we may continually meditate in Gods law and have no fellowship with wicked persons in the manner of their living or dying BLessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsell of the ungodly nor stand in the way of sinners and hath not sit in the seat of the scornfull 2 But his delight is in the Law of the Lord and in his Law will he exercise himself day and night 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the water side that will bring forth his fruit in due season 4 His leafe also shâ—ll not wither and look whatsoever he doth it shall prosper 5 As for the ungodly it is not so with them but they are like the chaffe which the winde scattereth away from the face of the earth 6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgement neither the sinners in the Congregation of the righteous 7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly shall perish The Prayer O Holy Jesu fountain of all blessing the word of the Eternall Father be pleased to sow the good seed of thy word in our hearts and water it with the dew of thy divinest Spirit that while we exercise our selves in it day and night we may be like a tree planted by the water side bringing forth in all times and seasons the fruits of a holy conversation that we may never walk in the way of sinners nor have fellowship with the unfruitfull works of darknesse but that when this life is ended we may have our portion in the congregation of the righteous and may be able to stand upright in judgement through the supporting arme of thy mercy O blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesu Amen PSALME 2. A Prayer to promote Christs Kingdome and for grace to serve him with feare and reverence WHy doe the heathen so furiously rage together and why do the people imagine a vain thing 2 The Kings of the earth stand up and the rulers take counsell together against the Lord and against his Anointed 3 Let us break their bonds asunder and cast away their cords from us 4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn the Lord shall have them in derision 5 Then he shall speak unto them in his wrath and vex them in his sore displeasure 6 Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Sion 7 I will preach the law whereof the Lord hath said unto me Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee 8 Desire of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession 9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of yron and break them
thy mercy is as infinite as thy self O let not thy hand be heavy upon us but forgive the wickednesse of our sin and compasse us about with songs of deliverance then shall we be glad and rejoyce in thee O Lord who art become our mighty Saviour and most mercifull Redeemer Jesu Amen PSALME 33. A prayer to God for the graces of feare hope and Religion REjoyce in the Lord O ye righteous for it becometh well the just to be thankfull 2 Praise the Lord with harp sing psalmes unto him with the lute and instrument of ten strings 3 Sing unto the Lord a new song sing praises lustily unto him with a good courage 4 For the word of the Lord is true and all his works are faithfull 5 He loveth righteousnesse and judgement the earth is full of the goodnesse of the Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth 7 He gathereth the waters of the Sea together as it were upon an heap and layeth up the deep as in a treasure house 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord stand in awe of him all ye that dwell in the world 9 For he spake and it was done he comâ—â—â—ded and it stood fast 10 The Lord bringeth the counsell of the Heathen to nought and maketh the devices of the people to bee of none effect and casteth out the counsels of Princes 11 The counsell of the Lord shall endure for ever and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation 12 Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord Jehovah and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen to him to be his inheritance 13 The Lord looked down from Heaven and beheld all the children of men from the habitation of his dwelling he considereth all them that dwell in the earth 14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them and understandeth all their works 15 There is no King that can be saved by the multitude of an host neither is any mighty man delivered by much strength 16 An Horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength 17 Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him and upon them that put their trust in his mercy 18 To deliver their soules from death and to feed them in the time of dearth 19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord for he is our help and our shield 20 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because wee have hoped in his holy name 21 Let thy mercifull kindnesse O Lord be upon us like as we doe put our trust in thee The Prayer O Lord God who lovest righteousnesse and judgement who fillest the earth with thy goodnesse and lookest down from Heaven upon the children of men Consider us O Lord and let thy grace fashion our hearts and produce in our souls such forms and impresses as may bear thy Image and seem beauteous in thy eyes that thou maist be our God and choose us for thine inheritance Let thy mercy feed us thy hands deliver us from death and snatch us from the jaws of hell teach us to fear thee to put our trust in thy mercy patiently to tarry for thee and the revelation of thy loving kindnesses to hope in thy holy Name and to rejoyce in thy salvation giving thee thanks and praise with a good courage with humble and religious affections all the days of our life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 34. A Prayer that we being dispos'd by holy living may receive and have a sense and taste of the Divine goodnesse I Will alway give thanks unto the Lord his praise shall ever be in my mouth 2 My soul shall make her boast of the Lord the humble shall hear thereof and be glad 3 O praise the Lord with me and let us magnifie his name together 4 I sought the Lord and he heard me yea he delivered me out of all my fear 5 They had an eye unto him and were lightened and their faces were not ashamed 6 Lo the poor crieth and the Lord heareth him yea and saveth him out of all his troubles 7 The Angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him and delivereth them 8 O taste and see how gracious the Lord is blessed is the man that trusteth in him 9 O fear the Lord ye that be his Saints for they that fear him lack nothing 10 The lions doe lack and suffer hunger but they which seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good 11 Come ye children and hearken unto me I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is he that lusteth to live and would fain see good dayes keep thy tongue from evill and thy lips that they speak no guile 13 Eschew evill and do good seek peace and ensue it 14 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his eares are open unto their prayers 15 The countenance of the Lord is against them that doe evill to root out the remembrance of them from the earth 16 The righteous cry and the Lord heareth them and delivereth them out of all their troubles 17. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart and will save such as be of an humble spirit 18 Great are the troubles of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him out of all 19 He keepeth all his bones so that not one of them is broken 20 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate 21 The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute The Prayer O Most mercifull and gracious Lord whose eies are over the righteous and thine ears are open unto their prayers give us we beseech thee a contrite heart and an humble spirit a fear of thy Name a watchfulnesse over our tongue that we speak no guile a care of our actions that we eschew all evill and a zeal of thy Name that we may do good that being thus prepared with holy dispositions we may be delivered out of all our troubles by the hands of thy mercy we may be defended against our enemies by the custody of Angels we may be provided for so as to want no manner of thing that is good by the ministration of thy providence that so in all the whole course of our life we may feel the goodnesse of the Lord seeing and tasting the sweetnesses of thy mercy which may be to us an antepast of eternity and as an earnest of the Spirit to consigne us to the fruition of the glories of thy Kingdome who livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 35. A Prayer to be delivered from our Enemies PLead thou my cause O Lord with them that strive with me and fight thou against them that fight against me 2 Lay
of our head yet thou hast not suffered us to fall into the horrible pit of eternall misery and destruction but hast set our feet upon the Rock Christ Jesus and by his graces and holy Laws hast ordered our goings Let it be thy pleasure still to deliver us for we are not able of our selves to look up and our enemies still seek after our souls to destroy us Make no long tarrying O God shew thy self our helper and redeemer so shall we talk of thy truth and of thy salvation in the assemblies of thy servants in this life hoping that we shall hereafter declare thy righteousnesse in the great congregation of Saints and Angels singing eternall praises to God the Father the Son and the holy Ghost Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 41. A Prayer for the grace of charity for pardon of sins and for deliverance from false friends and Traitors BLessed is he that considereth the poor and needy the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble 2 The Lord preserve him and keep him alive that he may be blessed upon earth and deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies 3 The Lord comfort him when he lieth sick upon his bed make thou all his bed in his sicknesse 4 I said Lord be mercifull unto me heal my soul for I have sinned against â—hee 5 Mine enemies speak evill of me when shall he dye and his name perish 6 And if he come to see me he speaketh vanity and his heart conceiveth falshood within himself and when he commeth forth he telleth it 7 All mine enemies whisper together against me even against me doe they imagine this evill 8 Let the sentence of guiltinesse proceed against him and now that he lieth let him rise up no more 9 Yea even mine own familiar friend whom I trusted which did also eat of my bread hath laid great wait for me 10 But be thou mercifull unto me O Lord raise thou me up again and I shall reward them 11 By this I know thou favourest me that mine enemy doth not triumph against me 12 And when I am in my health thou upholdest me and shalt set me before thy face for ever 13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel world without end Amen The Prayer O Blessed Jesu Saviour of the world be mercifull unto us and heal our sins for we have sinned against thee and are no more worthy to be called thy children but yet make us thy servants and give us testimony that we are translated from death to life by charity and love to all our brethren O make our bowels yearn with pity and compassion over the necessities of the poor and needy and give us grace and power to help them and relieve thâ—ir miseries that we being mercifull as our Heavenly Father is may receive such blessings and assistances as thou hast provided for the charitable deliverance from our open enemies safety from private treachery and conspiracies comfort in our sicknesses health of body and pardon of our sins through thy mercies and blessed charity O most mercifull Saviour and Redeemer Jesu Amen PSALME 42. A Prayer for comfort in spirituall desertion and drinesse of affection and that we may long and sigh after God LIke as the hart desireth the water brooks so longeth my soul after thee O God 2 My soul is a thirst for God yea even for the living God when shall I come to appear before the presence of God 3 My tears have been my meat day and night while they daily say unto me Where is now thy God 4 Now when I think thereupon I poure out my heart by my self for I went wit the multitude and brought them forth into the house of God 5 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving among such as keep holy day 6 Why art thou so full of heavinesse O my soul and why art thou so disquieted within me 7 Put thy trust in God for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance 8 My God my soul is vexed within me therefore will I remember thee concerning the land of Jordan and the little hill of Hermon 9 One deep calleth another because of the noise of the water-pipes all thy waves and storms are gone over mee 10 The Lord hath granted his loving kindnesse on the day time and in the night season did I sing of him and made my prayer unto the God of my life 11 I will say unto the God of my strength Why hast thou forgotten me why goe I thus heavily while the enemy oppresseth me 12 My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword while mine enemies that trouble me cast me in the teeth 13 Namely while they say dayly unto me Where is now thy God 14 Why art thou so vexed O my soul and why art thou so disquieted within me 15 O put thy trust in God for I will yet thank him which is the help of my countenance and my God The Prayer O Eternall and living God thou art the help of our countenance and our God thou art the thing that we long for and our hearts are vexed within us and disquieted when we feel not the comforts of thy Spirit and those actuall exultations and that spirituall gust which thou doest often give to thy people as earnests of a glorious immortality O Lord pity our infirmities and give us earnest longings for the fruition of thee our God in the actions of holy Religion Grant unto us vivacity of spirit unweariednesse in devotion delight and complacency in spirituall exercises that when our souls are vexed with temptations and sadnesses we may remember thee concerning the land of promise and be comforted and encouraged in our duties by the expectation of those glories which thou hast laid up for them that love the appearing of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen PSALME 43. A Prayer for chearfulnesse of spirit in our devotions GIve sentence with me O God and defend my cause against the ungodly people O deliver me from the deceitfull and wicked man 2 For thou art the God of my strength why hast thou put me from thee and why goe I so heavily while the enemy oppresseth me 3 O send out thy light and thy truth that they may lead me and bring me unto thy holy hill and to thy dwâ—lling 4 And that I may goe unto the altar of God even unto the God of my joy and gladnesse and upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee O God my God 5 Why art thou so heavy O my soul and why art thou so disquieted within me 6 O put thy trust in God for I will yet give him thanks which is the help of my countenance and my God The Prayer O God our defender and deliverer thou art the God of our strength and our ghostly confidence let the light of thy countenance produce the beams of spirituall joy in our souls and let thy truth lead us in the way of thy salvation that when
have set fire upon thy holy places and have defiled the dwelling place of thy name even unto the ground 9 Yea they said in their hearts Let us make havock of them altogether thus have they burnt up all the houseâ— of God in the land 10 We see not our tokens there is not one Prophet more no not one is there among us that understandeth any more 11 O God how long shall the adversary do this dishonour how long shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever 12 Why withdrawest thou thy hand why pluckest not thou thy right hand out of thy bosome to consume the â—nemy 13 For God is my King of old the help that is done upon earth he doth it himself 14 Thou diddest divide the sea through thy power thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters 15 Thou smotest the heads of leviathan in pieces and gavest him to be meat for the people in the wildernesse 16 Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out of the hard rocks thou driedst up mighty waters 17 The day is thine and the night is thine thou hast prepared the light and the sunne 18 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth thou hast made summer and winter 19 Remember this O Lord how the enemy hath rebuked and how the foolish people have blasphemed thy name 20 O deliver not the soule of thy turtle dove unto the multitude of the enemies and forget not the congregation of the poor for ever 21 Look upon the covenant for all the earth is full of darknesse and cruell habitations 22 Oh let not the simple go away ashamed but let the poor and needy give praise unto thy name 23 Arise O God maintain thine own cause remember how the foolish man blasphemeth thee daily 24 Forget not the voyce of thine enemies the presumption of them that hate thee increaseth ever more and more The Prayer O Lord God Blessed Jesu who with thy precious bloud hast purchased to thy self and redeemed a Church that it should serve thee in holinesse and righteousnesse being delivered from fear of all their adversaries forget not the congregation of thy poor people for ever maintain thine own cause deliver the soul of thy Turtle dove from the multitude of her enemies Preserve with thy right hand all the places appointed for thy publike service let a guard of flaming Cherubins as at the gate of Paradise stand sentinell and keep from the invasions of sacrilegious persons and the pollutions of all impure Church-robbers all thy dwelling places that thou mayest for ever dwell among us defending the poor bringing help to all thy people and particular blessings and assistances to the tribe of thine own inheritance which thou hast sanctified to thy worship and service through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 75. A Prayer against the terrors of the day of Judgement VNto thee O God doe we give thanks yea unto thee doe we give thanks 2 Thy name also is so nigh and that do thy wondrous works declare 3 When I receive the congregation I shall judge according unto right 4 The earth is weak and all the inhabiters thereof I bear up the pillars of it 5 I said unto the fools Deal not so madly and to the ungodly Set not up your horn 6 Set not up your horn on high and speak not with a stiffe neck 7 For promotion cometh neither from the East nor from the West nor yet from the South 8 And why God is the judge he putteth down one and setteth up another 9 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup and the wine is red it is full mixt and he poureth out of the same 10 As for the dregs thereof all the ungodly of the earth shall drink them and suck them out 11 But I will talk of the God of Jacob and praise him for ever 12 All the horns of the ungodly also will I break and the horns of the righteous shall be exalted The Prayer O Lord God the Judge of all the world from whom commeth all promotion and all punishment have mercy upon us now at the hour of death and in the day of Judgement when thou shalt judge all the congregations of men and Angels according unto right O give us grace to expect thy comming in humility and charity that we be not stiffe-necked and exalted in our own opinions and conceptions but may submit to thy yoke with meeknesse and obedience that when thou shalt pour forth the cup of thy vengeance upon the ungodly we may not drink or tast of the dregs of it but may sit down at thy Table in the Supper of the Lamb and be satisfied with the blessings of eternity through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 76. A prayer that we may fear Gods Judgements and be freed from the terrors of men IN Jury is God know his name is great in Israel 2 At Salem is his tabernacle and his dwelling in Sion 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow the shield of sword and the battell 4 Thou art of more honour and might then the hils of the robbers 5 The proud are robbed they have slept their sleep and all the men whose hands were mighty have found nothing 6 At thy rebuke O God of Jacob both the chariot and horse are fallen 7 Thou even thou art to be feared and who may stand in thy sight when thou art angry 8 Thou didst cause thy judgement to be heard from heaven the earth trembled and was still 9 When God arose to judgement and to help all the meek upon earth 10 The fiercenesse of man shall turn to thy praise and the fiercenesse of them shalt thou refrain 11 Promise unto the Lord your God and keep it all ye that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared 12 He shall refrain the spirit of Princes and is wonderfull among the Kings of the earth The Prayer O Lord God whose dwelling is in heaven and thy Name is great in all the world plant the dread and reverence of thee and thy power in our hearts let thy threatnings and thy judgements which are heard from heaven and executed upon disobedient and gainsaying people make us to tremble at the remembrance of our sins and in the consideration of our weaknesses and demerits and let thy mercies and the remembrance of thy infinite loving kindnesses make our hearts still full of eavennesse and tranquillity that we may not fear the fiercenesse of man or the wrath of those whose spirits thou canst refrain lest we be disturbed in our duties towards thee but let us so fear thee that we may never offend against thee but may passe from fear to love from apprehensions of thy wrath to the sense and comforts of thy mercies through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 77. A Prayer that the experience of Gods goodnesse may produce hope in us and remove from us all fearfulnesse and doubting I Will
cry unto God with my voyce even unto God will I cry with my voyce and he shall hearken unto me 2 In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord my sore ran and ceased not in the night season my soul refused comfort 3 When I am in heavinesse I will think upon God when my heart is vexed I will complain 4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking I am so feeble that I cannot speak 5 I have considered the dayes of old and the yeares that are past 6 I call to remembrance my song and in the night I commune with mine own heart and search out my spirits 7 Will the Lord absent himself for ever and will hee be no more intreated 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever and is his promise come utterly to an end for evermore 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious and will he shut up his loving kindnesse in displeasure 10 And I said It is mine own infirmity but I will remember the yeares of the right hand of the most highest 11 I will remember the works of the Lord and call to minde thy wonders of old time 12 I will think also of all thy works and my talking shall be of thy doings 13 Thy way O God is holy who is so great a God as our God 14 Thou art the God that doth wonders and hast declared thy power among the people 15 Thou hast mightily delivered thy people even the sons of Jacob and Joseph 16 The waters saw thee O God the waters saw thee and were afraid the depths also were troubled 17 The clouds poured out water the aire thundred and thine arrows went abroad 18 The voyce of thy thunder was heard round about the lightnings shone upon the ground the earth was moved and shook withall 19 Thy way is in the sea and thy paths in the great waters and thy footsteps are not known 20 Thou leddest thy people like sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron The Prayer O God who dost wonders and hast declared thy power amongst all people let the observation of thy mercies and loving kindnesses make such deep impression in our hearts and memories that when we are in heavinesse we may remember the years of thy right hand and call to mind the wonders of old time that although thou somtimes withdrawest the brightnesse of thy countenance from us and shuttest up thy loving kindnesse in a short displeasure yet the experience of thy old mercies which never fail may sustain our infirmities and the expectation of thy loving kindnesses may cure all our impatience till in thy due time the sense of thy favours may actually relieve all our distresses and thy right hand lead us like sheep into the folds of eternall rest and security through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 78. A Commemoration of Gods blessings to his Church of old of his Judgements upon sinners and his mercies to the penitent HEar my law O my people encline your eares unto the words of my mouth 2 I will open my mouth in a parable I will declare hard sentences of old 3 Which we have heard and known and such as our fathers have told us 4 That we should not hide them from the children of the generations to come but to shew the honour of the Lord his mighty and wonderfull works that hee hath done 5 He made a covenant with Jacob and gave Israel a law which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children 6 That their posterity might know it and the children which were yet unborn 7 To the intent that when they came up they might shew their children the same 8 That they might put their trust in God and not to forget the works of God but to keep his Commandements 9 And not to be as their forefathers a faithlesse and stubborn generation a generation that set not their heart aright and whose spirit cleaved not stedfastly unto God 10 Like as the children of Ephraim which being harnessed and carrying bows turned themselves back in the day of battell 11 They kept not the covenant of God and would not walk in his law 12 But forgat what he had done and the wonderfull works that he had shewed for them 13 Marvellous things did he in the sight of our forefathers in the land of Egypt even in the field of Zoan 14 He divided the sea and let them goe through he made the waters to stand on a heap 15 In the day time also he led them with a cloud and all the night through with a light of fire 16 Hee clave the hard rocks in the wildernesse and gave them drink thereof as it had been out of the great depth 17 He brought waters out of the stony rock so that it gushed out like the rivers 18 Yet for all this they sinned more against him and provoked the most Highest in the wildernesse 19 They tempted God in their hearts and required meat for their lust 20 They spake against God also saying Shall God prepare a table in the wildernesse 21 He smote the stony rock indeed that the water gushed out and the streams flowed withall but can he give bread also or provide flesh for his people 22 When the Lord heard this he was wroth so the fire was kindled in Jacob and there came up heavy displeasure against Israel 23 Because they beleeved not in God and put not their trust in his help 24 So he commanded the clouds above and opened the doores of heaven 25 He rained down Manna also upon them for to eat and gave them food from heaven 26 So man did eat Angels food for he sent them meat enough 27 He caused the east winde to blow under heaven and through his power he brought in the south-west-winde 28 He rained flesh upon them as thick as dust and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea 29 He let it fall among their tents even round about their habitation 30 So they did eat and were well filled for hee gave them their own desire they were not dissapointed of their lust 31 But while the meat was yet in their mouthes the heavy wrath of God came upon them and slew the wealthiest of them yea and smote down the chosen men that were in Israel 32 But for all this they sinned yet more and beleeved not his wondrous works 33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity and their years in trouble 34 When he slew them they sought him and turned them early and enquired after God 35 And they remembred that God was their strength and that the high God was their Redeemer 36 Neverthelesse they did but flatter him with their mouth and dissembled with him in their tongue 37 For their heart was not whole with him neither continued they stedfast in his covenant 38 But he was so mercifull that hee forgave their misdeeds and destroyed them not 39 Yea many a time turned he his wrath away and would not suffer his whole displeasure
to arise 40 For he considered that they were but flesh and that they were even a winde that passeth away and cometh not again 41 Many a time did they provoke him in the wildernesse and grieved him in the desert 42 They turned back and tempted God and moved the holy One in Israel 43 They thought not of his hand and of the day when he delivered them from the hand of the enemy 44 How hee had wrought his miracles in Egypt and his wonders in the field of Zoan 45 He turned their waters into bloud so that they might not drink of the rivers 46 He sent lice among them and devoured them up and frogs to destroy them 47 He gave their fruit unto the caterpiller and their labour unto the grashopper 48 He destroyed their vines with hailstones and their mulberry trees with the frost 49 He smote their cattell also with hailstones and their flocks with hot thunderbolts 50 He cast upon them the furiousnesse of his wrath anger displeasure and trouble and sent evil Angels among them 51 He made a way to his indignation and spared not their soul from death but gave their life over to the pestilence 52 And smote all the first-born in Egypt the most principall and mightiest in the dwellings of Ham. 53 But as for his own people hee led them forth like sheep and carried them in the wildernesse like a flock 54 He brought them out safely that they should not fear and overwhelmed their enemies with the sea 55 And brought them within the borders of his sanctuary even to his mountain which he purchased with his right hand 56 He cast out the heathen also before them caused their land to be divided among them for an heritage and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents 57 So they tempted and displeased the most high God and kept not his testimonies 58 But turned their backs and fell away like their forefathers starting aside like a broken bow 59 For they grieved him with their hill altars and provoked him to displeasure with their images 60 When God heard this he was wroth and took fore displeasure at Israel 61 So that he forsook the tabernacle in Silo even the tent that he had pitched among them 62 He delivered their power into captivity and their beauty into the enemies hand 63 He gave his people over also unto the sword and was wroth with his inheritance 64 The fire consumed their young men and their maidens were not given to marriage 65 Their Priests were slain with the sword and there were no widows to make lamentation 66 So the Lord awaked as one out of sleep and like a Giant refreshed with wine 67 He smote his enemies in the hinder parts and put them to a perpetuall shame 68 He refused the tabernacle of Joseph and chose not the tribe of Ephraim 69 But chose the tribe of Juda even the hill of Sion which he loved 70 And there he builded his temple on high and laid the foundation of it like the ground which he hath made continually 71 He chose David also his servant and took him away from the sheepfolds 72 As he was following thâ— ewes great with young ones he took him that he might feed Jacob his people and Israel his inheritance 73 So he fed them with a faithfull and true heart and ruled them prudently with all his power The Prayer O Lord God of our Fathers God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob thou that leddest thy people through the Wildernesse with a light and with a cloud and with thy bright Angel for their sakes turning rocks into a springing well and making the Sea and the River become dry land so making demonstration of the greatnesse of thy mercy by the greatnesse of thy miracles and didst still go on to make all thy creatures leave their natures to serve them even then when they tempted and provoked thee ten times in the desert O be pleased to do unto us as thou didst to them lead us through the desert of this World with the light of thy holy Spirit and from the rock which for our sakes thou didst smite with thy heavy rod the rock Christ Jesus let water and bloud stream forth to cleanse and to refresh us Give us of the bread that came down from heaven the flesh of thy dear Son to eat that we being purified by his bloud and nourished by that celestiall Manna our hearts may be set aright and our spirits may cleave stedfastly unto thee O God that we may remember thy works and trust in thy mercies and may keep thy Commandements O never let the fire of thy wrath be kindled towards us nor thy heavy displeasure come up against us let us not consume our days in folly and vanity lest our years be spent in trouble but when through infirmity we fall let thy gentle correction call us home that we may turn us early and seek after thee our God who art our strength and our mercifull Redeemer that we may never feel the furiousnesse of thy eternall wrath nor have our portion amongst the evill Angels but may be conducted by thy mercies and providence to the border of thy sanctuary and to the mountain where thou reignest over all the creatures one God world without end Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 79. A Prayer that God would deliver his Church from the cruelty of all her persecutors O God the heathen are come into thine inheritance thy holy temple have they defiled and made Jerusalem an heap of stones 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the airâ— and the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the â—and 3 Their bloud have they shed like water on every side of Ierusalem and there was no man to bury them 4 Wee are become an open shame to our enemies a very scorn and derision unto them that are round about us 5 Lord how long wilt thou be angry shall thy jealousie burn like fire for ever 6 Pour out thine indignation upon the heathen that have not known thee and upon the Kingdomes that have not called upon thy name 7 For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his dwelling place 8 O remember not our old sinnes but have mercy upon us and that soone for we are come to great misery 9 Help us O God of our salvation for the glory of thy name O deliver us and be mercifull unto our sinnes for thy names sake 10 Wherefore do the heathen say Where is now their God 11 O let the vengeance of thy servants bloud that is shed be openly shewed upon the heathen in our sight 12 O let the sorrowfull sighing of the prisoners come before thee according to the greatnâ—sse of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die 13 And for the blasphemy wherewiâ—h our neighbours have blasphemed thee reward thou them O Lord seven fold into their bosome 14 So we that be thy
live a godly life 13 O Lord God of hosts blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee The Prayer O Lord God of â—â—sts who dwellest in the heavens seated in essentiall and eternall felicities fill our hearts with desires and longings to enter into those Courts where thou sittest attended with the beauteous orders of Angels and millions of beatified spirits and that our desires may receive infinite satisfactions give us thy help that we going through the vale of misery the pools may be filled with water our hearts and eyes may run over with tears of repentance and overflow with sorrow and contrition for our sins that we living a godly life going from strength to strength from vertue to vertue at last we may appear in Sion unto the God of gods beholding the face of thine Anointed thy Christ and our Jesus and may dwell one day in thy Courts even all the long day of eternity through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 85. A thanksgiving for Gods free mercy in the pardon of our sinnes and a prayer for the continuance and increase of his mercies to us LOrd thou art become gracious unto thy land thou haâ—t turned away the captivity of Jacob. 2 Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people and â—overed all their sins 3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure and turâ—ed thy self from thy wrathfull indignation 4 Turn us then O God our Saviour and let thine â—nger cease from us 5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another 6 Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us that thy people may rejoyce in thee 7 Shew us thy mercy O Lord and grant us thy salvation 8 I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me for he shall speak peace unto his people and to â—is saints that they turn not again 9 For his salvation is nigh them that fear him that glory may dwell in our land 10 Mercy and truth are met together righteousnesse and peace have kissâ—d each other 11 Truth shall flourish out of the earth and righteousnesse hath looked down from heaven 12 Yea the Lord shal shew loving kindnesse and our land shall give her encrease 13 Righteousnesse shall goe before him and he shall direct his going in the way The Prayer O Most gracious God who art reconciled unto us in our Saviour Jesus having for his sake forgiven the offences of thy people covered all their sins with the robe of his most immaculate sanctity and righteousnesse let thy grace convert and quicken us that we may rejoyce in thee and thy salvation in faith of thy promises in the hope of actuall communication of thy mercies to us and in love to thee for so great blessings and redemption and when thou hast spoken peace unto our souls and reconciled us to thy self in the bloud of thy Son give us the grace of perseverance that we may never turn again to folly but may follow mercy and truth all our days and at last be satisfied with thy righteousnesse and peace eternall through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 86. A Prayer for sanctity and preservation BOw down thine ear O Lord and hear me for I am poor and in misery 2 Preserve thou my soule for I am holy my God save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee 3 Be mercifull unto me O Lord for I will call daily upon thee 4 Comfort the soul of thy servant for unto thee O Lord do I lift up my soul. 5 For thou Lord art good and gracious and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee 6 Give ear Lord unto my prayer and ponder the voyce of my humble desires 7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee for thou hearest me 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee O Lord there is not one that can do as thou doest 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and â—orship thee O Lord and shall glorifie thy Name 10 For thou art great and doest wondrous things â—â—ou art God alone 11 Teach me thy way O Lord and I will walk in â—hy truth O knit my heart unto thee that I may fear thy Name 12 I will thank thee O Lord my God with all my heart and will praise thy Name for evermore 13 For great is thy mercy toward me and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell 14 O God the proud are risen against me and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul and have not set thee before their eyes 15 But thou O Lord God art full of compassion â—nd mercy long-suffering plenteous in goodnesse and truth 16 O turn thee then unto me and have mercy upon me give thy strength unto thy servant and help the son of thine handmaid 17 Shew some good token upon mee for good that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed because thou Lord hast holpen me and comforted me The Prayer O Lord God good and gracious and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee give ear unto our prayers ponder the voice of our desires when ever we call upon thee in our trouble Let the souls of thy servants be refreshed with thy comforts and defend us from the congregations of proud and naughty men Turn thee unto us with mercy give thy strength unto us teach us thy laws make us to walk in thy truth give us the fear of thy Name and knit our hearts to thee with the indissoluble bands of charity and obedience that our souls being saved from the nethermost hell we may worship thee O Lord and glorifie thy name who art full of compassion and mercy long-suffering and plenteous in goodnesse and truth which thou hast manifested to us in our deliverance and redemption through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 87. A contemplation of the excellencies of Sion or the celestiall Jerusalem HEr foundations are upon the holy hils the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more then all the dwellings of Jacob. 2 Very excellent things are spoken of thee thou city of God 3 I will think upon Rahab and Babylon with them that know thee 4 Behold yee the Philistines also and they of Tyre with the Morians lo there was he born 5 And of Sion it shall be reported that he was born in her and the most High shall stablish her 6 The Lord shall rehearse it when he writeth up the people that he was born there 7 The singers also and trumpeters shall be rehearse all my fresh springs shall be in thee The Prayer O Lord God who dwellest in Sion and delightest to have thy habitation in the hearts of men thou hast built the Church as a City upon a hill and laid the foundation of it upon the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ being the chief Corner-stone make us to be a spirituall building fit for thy
I will keep thy commandements with my whole heart 6 Their heart is as fat as brawn but my delight hath been in thy law 7 It is good for me that I have been in trouble that I may learn thy Statutes 8 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me then thousands of gold and silver The Prayer THou O Lord art gracious even in the execution of thy judgements and displeasure against sinners thou sendest chastisement and correction to us when we go wrong that thou mayest chide us into obedience and the blessings of eternity let not idlenesse and sensuality make us remisse in our duty nor our own vanity and the sense of thy favour make us proud nor the want of holy discipline make us impudent and refractory but let thy mercies and judgements learn us thy statutes and make them dearer to us then thousands of gold and silver that while we make thy statutes to be our treasure our heart may be fixed on them in a continuall meditation through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Evening Prayer X. THy hands have made me and fashioned me O give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments 2 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me because I have put my trust in thy word 3 I know O Lord that thy judgements are right and that thou of very faithfulnesse hast caused me to be troubled 4 O let thy mercifull kindnesse be my comfort according to thy word unto thy servant 5 O let thy loving mercies come unto me that I may live for thy law is my delight 6 Let the proud be confounded for they go wickedly about to destroy me but I will be occupied in thy commandments 7 Let such as fear thee and have known thy testimonies be turned unto me 8 O let my heart be sound in thy statutes that I be not ashamed The Prayer O Lord our Maker thy hands have made us and fashioned us let thy holy Spirit regenerate us and thy grace form us anew that the old man being destroyed the new man may be produced in righteousnes and sanctity that our hearts may be sound in thy statutes without hypocrisy and inordinate ends full of candor ingenuity that thy loving mercies comming unto us in a full stream we may live in them and be turned unto thee never to be removed from thy law and love Grant this for the love of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen XI MY soule hath longed for thy salvation and I have a good hope because of thy word 2 Mine eyes long sore for thy word saying O when wilt thou comfort me 3 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke yet do I not forget thy statutes 4 How many are the dayes of thy servant when wilt thou be avenged of them that persecute me 5 The proud have digged pits for me which are not after thy law 6 All thy commandments are true they persecute me falsly O be thou may help 7 They had almost made an end of me upon earth but I forsook not thy commandments 8 O quicken me after thy loving kindnesse and so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth The Prayer O Lord our helper teach us to remember our end to consider our years that are past that we in consideration how few the days of thy servants are which are yet to come may quicken our industry and affections to thy law that by a double and more active endeavour in the ways of thy Commandments we may redeem the time and by thy mercy being delivered from all them that trouble and persecute us we may be refreshed in thy eternall comforts through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen XII O Lord thy word endureth for ever in heaven 2 Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another thou hast laid the foundation of the earth and it abideth 3 They continue this day according to thine ordinance for all things serve thee 4 If my delight had not been in thy law I should have perished in my trouble 5 I will never forget thy commandments for with them thou hast quickned me 6 I am thine oh save me for I have sought thy commandments 7 The ungodly laid wait for me to destroy me but I will consider thy testimonies 8 I see that all things come to an end but thy commandment is exceeding broad The Prayer O Lord our Guide thou hast laid the Foundation of the earth sure and it abideth but thy Word endureth for ever in Heaven though Heaven and earth shall passe away yet one title of thy Word shal never passe in vain unaccomplished teach us to obey thee with a regular obedience that since all the creatures continue according to thine ordinance serve thee we only may not disobey thee and disturb the order of Creation by a rebellion of creatures against their Maker lest thy wrath arise upon us and we perish in our trouble Have mercy upon us and deliver us from thy wrath through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen XIII LOrd what love have I unto thy Law all the day long is my study in it 2 Thou through thy commandements hast made mâ— wiser then mine enemies for they are ever with me 3 I have more understanding then my teachers for thy â—estimonies are my study 4 I am wiser then the aged because I keep thy commandments 5 I have refrained my feet from every evil way that I may keep thy word 6 I have not shrunk from thy judgements for thou teachest me 7 O how sweet are thy words unto my throat yea sweeter then hony unto my mouth 8 Through thy commandments I get understanding â—herefore I hate all wicked ways The Prayer O Lord our Governor who art the Fountain of all wisdom and understanding and hast commanded that all that lack wisdome should ask it of thee who givest liberally make us wise understanding in the observation of thy CoÌ„mandments that we may refrain our feet from every evil way never shrink from thy judgements but may delight and study in all the expresses of thy will which thou hast revealed to us by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen Morning Prayer XIV THy word is a lantern unto my feet and a light unto my paths 2 I have sworn and am stedfastly purposed to keep thy righteous judgements 3 I am troubled above measure quicken me O Lord according to thy word 5 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee O Lord and teach me thy judgements 5 My soul is alway in my hand yet do I not forget thy law 6 The ungodly have laid a snare for me but yet I swerved not from thy commandments 7 Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage for ever and why they are the very joy of my heart 8 I have applied my heart to fulfill thy statutes alway even unto the end The Prayer O Sunne of righteousnesse that camest to bring light unto the world by thy word
we may wait for thee till our change commeth looking for thee in holiness and righteousness all our days Grant this for thy mercies and compassion sake O blessed Jesu our onely Saviour and Redeemer Amen PSALME 131. A Prayer for the graces of humility and mortification LOrd I am not high minded I have no proud looks 2 I doe not exercise my selfe in great matters which are too high for me 3 But I refrain my soul and keep it low like as a childe that is weaned from his mother yea my soul is even as a weaned childe 4 O Israel trust in the Lord from this time forth for evermore The Prayer O Lord God before whom the humble Publican who durst not lift up his eyes to Heaven but with confusion of face begged pardon was justified and acquitted give unto us thy servants humility of soul and modesty in our behaviour that our looks be not proud nor our thoughts arrogant nor our designes ambitious but that our souls being refrained from all vanity and pride our affections weaned from great opinions and love of our selves we may trust in thee follow the example of our blessed Master and receive thy promises which thou hast made unto us in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 132. A Prayer for the Church for the promotion of Religion for the King and for the Clergy LOrd remember David and all his trouble 2 How he sware unto the Lord and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob. 3 I will not come within the tabernacle of my house nor climb up into my bed 4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep nor mine eye-lids to slumber neither the temples of my head to take any râ—st 5 Untill I finde out a place for the temple of the Lord an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 6 Lo we heard of the same at Ephrata and found it in the wood 7 We will goe into his tabernacle and fall low on our knees before his foot-stool 8 Arise O Lord into thy resting place thou and the ark of thy strength 9 Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse and let thy saints sing with joyfulnesse 10 For thy servant Davids sake turn not away the presence of thine anointed 11 The Lord hath made a faithfull oath unto David and he shall not shrink from it 12 Of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy seat 13 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimonies that I shall learn them their children also shall sit upon thy seat for evermore 14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation for himself he hath longed for her 15 This shall be my rest for ever here will I dwell for I have a delight therein 16 I will blesse her victuals with increase and will satisfie her poor with bread 17 I will deck her Priests with health and her saints shall rejoyce and sing 18 There shall I make the horn of David to flourish I have ordained a lantern for mine anointed 19 As for his enemies I shall clothe them with shame but upon himself shall his crown flourish The Prayer O Lord God who dwellest not in Temples made with hands and yet hast been pleased to manifest thy presence by speciall blessings and assistances in places set apart for thy worship be pleased to hear our prayers and accept our services when ever we make our addresses to thee in the house of prayer and fall down low on our knees before thy footstool let thy Priests be clothed with righteousness and let thy Saints sing with joyfulness and let all those that make their approaches unto thee purifie their hearts and hands that they may offer to thee a pure sacrifice even the sacrifice of obedience and holinesse and the expresses of true Religion Blesse O Lord thy servant the King whom thou hast made the Patron and Defender of the Church make his horn to flourish and be exalted above all his enemies and let thy Word be as a lantern for thine Anointed to shew him thy holy will and pleasure that he seeking thy honour and glory thy Church may flourish under the covert of his shield and patronage her victuals may be blessed with increase her poor satisfied with bread her Priests decked with health her Saints with joy and himself with honour and great renown and a flourishing diademe while his enemies sit clothed in shame and misery Grant this O blessed God for Jesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour Amen PSALME 133. A Prayer for unity in the Church in a Kingdom or family BEhold how good and joyfull a thing it is brethâ—en to dwell together in unity 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down unto the beard even unto Aarons beard and went down to the skirts of his clothing 3 Like as the dew of Hermon which fell upon the hill of Sion 4 For there the Lord promised his blessing and life for evermore The Prayer O Blessed Jesu in whose garment was variety but no rent or seam have mercy upon thy holy Catholike Church and all Christian Kingdomes and Families and so unite all our hearts and affections by the union of Faith and Charity that we be not torn into Factions and Schisms but being anointed with the precious ointment even the anointing of thy Spirit from above we may keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace and grant that this holy ointment may so knit together the Guides of thy Church the Rulers of Kingdomes the Princes of the Nations that the blessings of it may descend to the skirts of the people and that thou mayest blesse us with thy graces here and hereafter give us life for evermore in the participation of thy glorious Kingdom where thou livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen PSALME 134. An invitation to the Clergy to be diligent in singing Gods praises publikely BEhold now praise the Lord all ye servants of the Lord. 2 Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord even in the courts of the house of our God 3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. 4 The Lord that made heaven and earth give thee blessing out of Sion The Prayer O Lord Creatour and Governour of all the world thou that madest Heaven and Earth that all should celebrate thy praise and the glory of thy Name give great Religion and devout affections to thy Ministers that by frequent elevation of their hands and hearts in thy Sanctuary in behalf of themselves and all the people thy honour may be exalted among all thy servants Religion may be advanced and the love of thy Name increased and thy blessings may descend upon us in a plentifull proportion to supply all our necessities through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 135. A Prayer that God would avenge his People of their Enemies and an invitation of them to praise his Name
the sea and all that therein is which keepeth his promise for ever 6 Which helpeth them to right that suffer wrong which feedeth the hungry 7 The Lord looseth men out of Prison the Lord giâ—eth sight to the blinde 8 The Lord helpeth them that are fallen the Lord careth for the righteous 9 The Lord careth for the strangers he defendeth the fatherlesse and widow as for the way of the ungodly he â—urneth it upside down 10 The Lord thy God O Sion shall be King for evermore and throughout all generations The Prayer O Lord God who reignest a King for evermore give us grace that we may make thee our help and fix our hopes in thee for thou onely art able to give deliverance Feed our souls O Lord and satisfie us with thy salvation when we hunger and thirst after righteousnesse help us to right when we suffer wrong heal our back-slidings raise us when we are fallen enlighten the eys of our souls that we walk not in darknesse and the shadow of death and do thou take care for us in all our ways and in all our necessities that when our breath goeth forth and we turn again to our earth we may reign with thee in Sion thy celestiall habitation for evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 147. A celebration of Gods wisdome and providence in the ministration of the things of this world and of his goodnesse towards them that fear him O Praise the Lord for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God yea a joyfull and pleasant thing it is to be thankfull 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem and gather together the outcasts of Israel 3 He healeth those that are broken in heart and giveth medicine to heal their sicknesse 4 He telleth the number of the stars and calleth them all by their names 5 Great is our Lord and great is his power yea and his wisdome is infinite 6 The Lord setteth up the meek and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground 7 O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving sing praises upon the harp unto our God 8 Which covereth the heaven with clouds and prepareth rain for the earth and maketh the grasse to grow upon the mountains and herb for the use of men 9 Which giveth fodder unto the cattell and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse neither delighteth he in any mans legs 11 But the Lords delight is in them that fear him and put their trust in his mercy 12 Praise the Lord O Jerusalem praise thy God O Sion 13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates and hath blessed thy children within thee 14 He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the floure of wheat 15 He sendeth forth his commandement upon earth and his word runneth very swiftly 16 He giveth snow like wooll and scattereth the hoar frost like ashes 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels who is able to abide his frost 18 He sendeth out his word and melteth them hee bloweth with his winde and the waters flow 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob his statutes and ordinances unto Israel 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation neither have the heathen knowledge of his laws The Prayer O Lord God whose power is great and thy wisdome infinite give us broken and contrite hearts meek spirits a fear of thy Name and a trust in thy mercy that thou maist arise upon us with healing in thy wings giving us medicine to heal all our ghostly sicknesses and thy delight may be in us delighting to doe us good to feed us when we call upon thee to set us above our enemies to give us knowledge of thy Laws to build up Jerusalem and to repair the breaches of thy Church that we may sing praises unto thee O God and be thankfull to all eternity through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 148. An invitation of all the creatures of the world to praise God O Praise the Lord of heaven praise him in the height 2 Praise him all ye angels of his praise him all his host 3 Praise him sun and moon praise him all ye stars and light 4 Praise him all ye heavens and ye waters that bee above the heavens 5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord for he spake the word and they were made he commanded and they were created 6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever he hath given them a law which shall not be broken 7 Praise the Lord upon earth yee dragons and all deeps 8 Fire and hail snow and vapours winde and storm fulfilling his word 9 Mountains and all hils fruitfull trees and all cedars 10 Beasts and all cattell worms and feathered fowls 11 Kings of the earth and all people princes and all judges of the world 12 Young men and maidens old men and children praise the name of the Lord for his name onely is excellent and his praise above heaven and earth 13 He shall exalt the horn of his people all his saints shall praise him even the children of Israel even the people that serveth him The Prayer O Lord God whose Name onely is excellent and thy praise above heaven and earth we adore and blesse thy mercy and thy power for creating us after thine own Image thou spakest the word and we were made thou commandedst and we were created and as thou hast established thy Creation with a Law for ever that all should minister to thy praises in their severall proportions so give us grace that the laws of sanctity of faith and obedience which thou hast given to us may never be broken that we serving thee not onely in the order of thy creatures but in the capacity of thy children may sing thy praises amongst the Angels and the numerous host of Saints reigning in thy Kingdome for ever and ever Amen PSALME 149. A meditation of the joyes of Heaven prepared for the Saints O Sing unto the Lord a new song let the congregation of saints praise him 2 Let Israel rejoyce in him that made him and let the children of Sion be joyfull in their King 3 Let them praise his name in the dance let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp 4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people and helpeth the meek hearted 5 Let the saints be joyfull with glory let them rejoyce in their beds 6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hands 7 To be avenged of the heathen and to rebuke the people 8 To binde their kings in chains and their nobles with links of iron 9 That they may be avenged of them as it is written Such honour have all his Saints The Prayer O Lord our King in whose honour and salvation all thy Saints rejoyce give unto thy holy Gospel a free passage in all the world that Kings and Nobles may be bound with
the chains of obedience discipline and subordination to all thy holy Laws and grant to us thy servants that thy Laws may be so fixed in our hearts and thy praises in our mouthes and righteousnesse in all our actions that we may be written among the righteous and have our portion with the Saints who rejoyce in their beds of eternall rest and are joyfull in the glories of thy Kingdome through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 150. An invitation to praise God with all our faculties and powers O Praise God in his holinesse praise him in the firmament of his power 2 Praise him in his noble acts praise him according to his excellent greatnesse 3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet praise him upon the lute and harp 4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances praise him upon the strings and pipe 5 Praise him upon the well tuned cymbals praise him upon the loud cymbals 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. The Prayer O Eternall God thy holinesse and power and excellent greatnesse are farre above all the praises of men and Angels and yet thou art pleased in the harmony and concent of a thankfull heart and a thanks-giving tongue touch our hearts with admirable apprehensions of thy Divine perfections that our songs of thy honour may be devout and illuminate to the height of extasies and the devotions of a Seraphim for nothing is proportionable to thy glories but what is infinitely beyond our infirmities Make us to sing Thee and thy Name while we have breath and when we are breathlesse let our hearts fill up the harmony and think thy praises so cordially till our souls being separated from the harsh sound of our bodily organs we may praise thee when we are all spirit in the state of separation and in the re-union when our bodies shall be made spirituall singing to thee exalted praises for ever and ever To thee O blessed and glorious God be praises and honour and glory ascribed now and to all eternity Amen Amen DEVOTIONS FOR THE Help and Assistance OF ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE In all occasions and necessities The third EDITION LONDON Printed for R. Royston 1647. DEVOTIONS FOR SEVERALL OCCASIONS A Prayer against wandring thoughts to be said at the beginning of our devotions ALmighty God who hast commanded us to pray unto thee without ceasing and hast added many glorious promises for our incouragement let thy holy Spirit teach me how to pray give me just apprehensions of my wants zeal of thy glory great resentment of thy mercies love of all spirituall employments that are pleasing unto thee and do thou help mine infirmities that the Devill may not abuse my fancy with illusions nor distract my minde with cares nor alienate my thoughts with impertinencies but give me a present minde great devotion a heart fixed upon thy divine beauties and an actuall intention and perseverance in my prayers that I may glorifie thy Name doe unto thee true and laudable service and obtain relief for all my necessities Hear me O King of Heaven when I call upon thee for thou hast promised mercy to them that pray in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen Penitentiall Prayers and a Form of Confession of sinnes to God to be said upon days of publike or private humiliation O Lord God of mercy and pardon give me a just remembrance and sad apprehensions of my sins teach me to bewail them with as great an indignation and bitternesse as I have committed them with complacency and delight Let my prayers and my confession come into thy presence and obtain a mercy for me and a pardon Let not thy justice and severity so remember my sins as to forget thine own mercy and though I have committed that for which I deserve to be condemned yet thou canst not lose that glorious attribute whence flows comfort to us and hopes of being saved Spare me therefore O mercifull God for to give pardon to a sinner that confesseth his sinnes and begges remission is not impossible to thy power nor disproportionate to thy justice nor unusuall to thy mercy and sweetest clemency Blessed Jesu acknowledge in me whatsoever is thine and cleanse me from whatsoever is amisse Have pity on me now in the time of mercy and condemne me not when thou commest to judgement for what profit is there in my bloud Thou delightest not in the death of a sinner but in his conversion there is joy in Heaven and when thou hast delivered me from my sins and saved my soul I shall praise and magnifie thy Name to all eternity Mercy sweet Jesu Mercy Lord have mercy upon us Christ have mercy upon us Lord have mercy upon us Our Father which art in Heaven c. I am not worthy O Lord to look up to Heaven which is the Throne of thy purity for my sins are moe in number then the hairs upon my head and my heart hath failed me Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have not lived according to thy will but in the vanity of mine own thoughts in idle sinfull and impertinent language in foolish actions in blindnesse of heart in contempt of thy holy Word and Commandments I have not loved thee my God with all my heart nor feared thee with all my soul nor served thee with all my might according to thy holy precept nor loved my neighbour as my self Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have been unthankfull to thy Divine Majesty forgetting that thou madest me and preservest me to thy Son my blessed Saviour forgetting the bitter pains he suffered for me and to the holy Ghost forgetting how many gracious influences I have received from him for my help comfort and promotion in the wayes of holy Religion but have rebelled against thee my Maker have sold my self to work wickednesse from whence by the passion of thy holy Son I was redeemed and have resisted the holy Ghost Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have offended thee my God in an inordinate estimation of my self in vain complacencies and desires to be esteemed as much or more then others in not suffering with meeknesse indifference and obedience the humiliations sent to me by thy divine providence in haughty deportment toward my superiours equals and inferiours and in accepting such honours as have been done to me without returning them to thee the Fountain Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have offended thee my God in impatience in anger intemperate in degree inordinate in the object growing peevish and disquieted by trifling inadvertencies of others and sleight accidents about me Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have offended thee my God by being envious at the prosperous successes and advantages of my neighbours and have had resentments of joy at their displeasures and sadnesses Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have been negligent in performance of my charge idle in doing my duties soft and effeminate in my life indevout
habitation and a residence for thy holy Spirit grounding us in faith building us up in hope and perfecting us in charity that we being joyned in the communion of Saints in the union of the holy Catholique Church militant on earth may all partake of the blessings of thy Church triumphant in the City of thee our God in the celestiall Jerusalem where thou livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen PSALME 88. A Prayer in time of sicknesse and danger of death O Lord God of my salvation I have cryed day and night before thee O let my prayer enter into thy presence incline thine ear unto my calling 2 For my soul is full of trouble and my life draweth nigh unto hell 3 I am counted as one of them that goe down into the pit and I have been even as a man that hath no strength 4 Free among the dead like unto them that be wounded and lie in the grave which be out of remembrance and are cut away from thy hand 5 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit in a place of darknesse and in the deep 6 Thine indignation lieth hard upon me and thou hast vexed me with all thy storms 7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me and made me to be abhorred of them 8 I am so fast in prison that I cannot get forth 9 My sight faileth for very trouble Lord I have called daily upon thee I have stretched out my hands unto thee 10 Doest thou shew wonders among the dead or shall the dead rise up again and praise thee 11 Shall thy loving kindnesse be shewed in the grave or thy faithfulnesse in destruction 12 Shall thy wondrous works be known in the dark and thy righteousnesse in the land where all things are forgotten 13 Unto thee have I cried O Lord and early shall my prayer come before thee 14 Lord why abhorrest thou my soul and hidest thou thy face from me 15 I am in misery and like unto him that is at the point to die even from my youth up thy terrours have I suffered with a troubled minde 16 Thy wrathfull displeasure goeth over me and the fear of thee hath undone me 17 They came round about me dayly like water and compâ—ssed me together on every side 18 My lovers and friends hast thou put away from me and hid mine acquaintance out of my sight The Prayer O Lord God of our salvation who for our sakes wert wounded and didst die and lie in the grave but yet alone of all that ever died wert free among the dead and by thine own power didst arise again with victory and triumph have mercy upon thy servant for thine indignation lieth hard upon me and thou hast vexed me with all thy storms my soul is full of trouble by reason of my sins and my life draweth nigh unto the grave restore me unto thy favour and let me not go down into the dark nor my life into the place where all things are forgotten but let me shew forth thy loving kindnesse amongst thy redeemed ones in the land of the living for the living the living he shall praise thee and confesse the holinesse and the mercies of thy holy Name O hide not thou thy face from me but give me health of body and restore and preserve me in the life of righteousnesse and so blesse me with opportunities of doing thee service that I may redeem the time past and by thy grace may grow rich in good works always abounding in the work of the Lord that when thou shalt demand my soul to be rendred up into thy hands my soul may not be abhorred of thee nor suffer thy terrors but may feel an eternity of blessings in the resurrection of the just through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 89. A Prayer for the King in time of Wars or any publike calamity MY song shall be alway of the loving kindnesse of the Lord with my mouth will I ever be shewing thy truth from one generation to another 2 For I have said mercy shall be set up for ever thy truth shalt thou stablish in the heavens 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen I have sworn unto David my servant 4 Thy seed will I stablish for ever and set up thy throne from one generation to another 5 O Lord the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works and thy truth in the congregation of the saints 6 For who is he among the clouds that shall be compared unto the Lord 7 And what is he among the gods that shall be like unto the Lord 8 God is very greatly to be feared in the counsell of the Saints and to be had in reverence of all them that are round about him 9 O Lord God of hosts who is like unto thee thy truth most mighty Lord is on every side 10 Thou rulest the raging of the sea thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise 11 Thou hast subdued Egypt and destroyed it thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy mighty arm 12 The heavens are thine the earth also is thine thou hast laid the foundation of the round world and all that therein is 13 Thou hast made the North and the South Tabor and Hermon shall rejoyce in thy Name 14 Thou hast a mighty arm strong is thy hand and high is thy right hand 15 Righteousnesse and equity is the habitation of thy seat mercy and truth shall goe before thy face 16 Blessed is the people O Lord that can rejoyce in thee they shall walk in the light of thy countenance 17 Their delight shall be daily in thy Name and in thy righteousnesse shall they make their boast 18 For thou art the glory of their strength and in thy loving kindnesse thou shalt lift up our horns 19 For the Lord is our defence the holy one of Israel is our King 20 Thou spakest sometimes in vision unto thy Saints and saidest I have laid help upon one that is mighty I have exalted one chosen out of the people 21 I have found David my servant with my holy oyle have I anointed him 22 My hand shall hold him fast and my arme shall strengthen him 23 The enemy shall not be able to doe him violence the son of wickednesse shall not hurt him 24 I shall smite down his foes before his face and plague them that hate him 25 My truth also and my mercy shall be with him and in my Name shall his horn be exalted 26 I will set his dominion also in the sea and his right hand in the flouds 27 He shall call me Thou art my Father my God and my strong salvation 28 And I will make him my first-born higher then the Kings of the earth 29 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore and my covenant shall stand fast with him 30 His seed also will I make to endure for ever and his throne as the days of heaven 31 But if his children forsake
example and illumination of thy holy Spirit let thy Spirit lead us thy example guide us thy word teach us that we may not love darkness more then light but may keep thy righteous judgments according to our many purposes our vow of baptisme keep us from the snare of the ungodly and from our own selves the dangers of our own concupiscence and thâ— miseries of our infirmity leave not our souls in our own hands but keep them under thy protection and government lest we swerve from thy commandments but that applying our hearts alway to fulfil thy statutes even unto the end we may possesse thy law as our portion inheritance for ever Grant this O blessed Jesu for thy promise and for thy mercies sake that we may glorifie thee in the unity of the most mysterious Trinity now and for evermore Amen XV. I Hate them that imagine evil things but thy law do I love 2 Thou art my defence and shield and my trust is in â—hy word 3 Away from me ye wicked I will keep the commandments of my God 4 O stablish me according unto thy word that I may live and let me not be disappointed of my hope 5 Hold thou me up and I shall be safe yea my delight shall be ever in thy statutes 6 Thou hast trodden down all them that depart from thy statutes for they imagine but deceit 7 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like drosse therefore I love thy testimonies 8 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee and I am afraid of thy judgements The Prayer O God our defence shield thou that treadest down all them that depart from thy law and puttest away the ungodly of the earth like drosse let thy mercies hold us up that we may be safe from sin and death eternall make us to hate all evill things all evil imaginations that we being stablished with a trust in thee and building our expectations upon thy mercies and promises we may not be disappointed of our hope but may live with thee eternally through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen XVI I Deal with the thing that is lawfull and right O give me not over unto mine oppressors 2 Make thou thy servant to delight in that which is good that the proud do me no wrong 3 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health and for the word of thy righteousnesse 4 O deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy and teach me thy Statutes 5 I am thy servant O grant me understanding that I may know thy testimonies 6 It is time for thee Lord to lay to thine hand for they have destroyed thy law 7 For I love thy commandments above gold and precious stone 8 Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments and all false wayes I utterly abhorre The Prayer O Lord God thou seest with what miseries dangers we are encompassâ—d our ghostly enemies seek to doe us wrong and to oppresse our souls give us not over unto their malice but arm us against their pride and insolency by faith in thy word by hope of thy mercies and looking for thy health and by love unto thy commandments that so in this world in the eternall retribution of the Saints thou maist deal with thy servants according to thy loving mercy Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour Amen XVII THy testimonies are wonderfull therefore doth my soul keep them 2 When thy word goeth forth it giveth light and understanding unto the simple 3 I opened my mouth and drew in my breath for my â—elight was in thy commandments 4 O look thou upon me and be mercifull unto me as â—hou usest to do unto those that love thy name 5 Order my steps in thy word and so shall no wickedâ—esse have dominion over 6 O deliver me from the wrongfull dealings of men â—nd so shall I keep thy commandments 7 Shew the light of thy countenance upon thy servant and teach me thy statutes 8 Mine eles gush out with water because men keep not thy law The Prayer O Just and dear God shew the light of thy countenance upon thy servants let this light give unto us understanding in thy law that our steps being ordered in thy word thou maist deliver us from the wrongfull dealings of men and from the malicious enmities of our Ghostly adversaries that by their temptations and our own weaknesse we may never be brought under the dominion of sin and wickednesse that when thy word goeth forth to call to judgment all people quick dead thou maist be mercifull unto us and save us as thou usest to doe unto those that love thy name Grant this for the merits and mercies of our dearest Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen XVIII RIghteous art thou O Lord and true is thy judgement 2 The testimonies that thou hast commanded are exceeding righteous and true 3 My zeal hath even consumed me because mine enemies have forgotten thy words 4 Thy word is tried to the uttermost and thy servant loveth it 5 I am small and of no reputation yet do I not forget thy commandements 6 Thy righteousnesse is an evâ—rlasting righteousnesse and thy law is the truth 7 Trouble and heavinesse have taken hold upon mee yet is my delight in thy commandements 8 The righteousnesse of thy testimonies is everlasting O grant me understanding and I shall live The Prayer O Righteous Lord God whose judgements are true and thy testimonies exceeding righteous enkindle our souls with zeal to thy Laws and service that the continuall remembrance of thy Commandements may so enable our souls as to give a greatnesse and reputation to us in thy estimation even the greatnesse of humility and obedience which are more honourable in thy eyes then all the pomps and vanities of this world Grant this for his sake who for our sakes humbled himself to the form of a servant and became obedient to the death of the Crosse even Jesus Christ our Lord to whom with the Father and the holy Spirit be all honour and glory now and for ever Amen Evening Prayer XIX I Call with my whole heart hear me O Lord I will keep thy statutes 2 Yea even upon thee doe I call help me and I shall keep thy testimonies 3 Early in the morning doe I cry unto thee for in thy word is my trust 4 Mine eyes prevent the night-watches that I might be occupied in thy words 5 Hear my voyce O Lord according unto thy loving kindnesse quicken me according as thou art wont 6 They draw nigh that of malice persecute me and are farre from thy law 7 Be thou nigh at hand O Lord for all thy commandements are true 8 As concerning thy testimonies I have known long since that thou hast grounded them for ever The Prayer O Lord God of eternall mercy and truth give us hearts fixed upon thy divine beauties and an actuall intention in our prayers that we may call upon thee