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A form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God for the preservation of Their Majesties, the success of their forces in the reducing of Ireland ... to be used on Thursday the six and twentieth of November ...
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Church of England.
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Wing C4126; ESTC R23706
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art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen ¶ In the Communion-Service between the Commandments and the Epistle shall this Collect be used instead of the Collect for the King and Queen and the Collect for the day O Most gracious God who of thy infinite goodness hast preserved our Sovereign Lord King WILLIAM from the manifold Dangers to which he hath exposed himself for the Publick Good and hast brought him back to us in safety We beseech thee to fill our hearts with unfeigned thankfulness to thee for so great a Blessing and be pleased still to preserve their Majesties by thy good Providence to guide them by thy Counsel and to prosper them in all their Vndertakings for thy Glory and the good of thy Church through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen ¶ Then shall follow the Epistle Heb. XI Verse 23. to ver 34. BY faith Moses when he was born was hid three months of his parents because they saw he was a proper child and they were not afraid of the kings commandment By faith Moses when he was come to years refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season esteeming the reproch of Christ greater riches then the treasures in Egypt for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward By faith he forsook Egypt not fearing the wrath of the king for he endured as seeing him who is invisible Through faith he kept the passover and the sprinkling of bloud lest he that destroyed the first-born should touch them By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned By faith the walls of Iericho fell down after they were compassed about seven days By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not when she had received the spies with peace And what shall I more say for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon and of Barak and of Samson and of Iephthae of David also and Samuel and of the prophets Who through faith subdued kingdoms wrought righteousness obtained promises stopped the mouths of lions quenched the violence of fire escaped the edge of the sword out of weakness were made strong waxed valiant in fight turned to flight the armies of the aliens ¶ The Gospel St. Matth. 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Verse 43. to the end YE have heard that if hath been said Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy But I say unto you Love your enemies bless them that curse you do good to them that hate you and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust For if ye love them which love you what reward have ye do not even the publicanes the same And if ye salute your brethren only what do you more then others do not even the publicanes so be ye therefore perfect even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect ¶ After the Prayer for the whole state of Christs Church c this Collect shall be used O Most merciful Father who art nigh to all those who call upon thee in truth We bless thy Name that thou hast hearkned to the voice of our Supplications and hast not cast out our Prayer nor turned away thy mercy from us but hast kept us in Peace at home and graciously preserved our Sovereign abroad from Perils both by Sea and Land and brought him back to his People in Health and Safety and given him the full and quiet possession of his Three Kingdoms What shall we render to thee O Lord for all these benefits We will love the Lord who hath inclined his ear unto us and will call upon him as long as we live Grant we beseech thee that being delivered from the hands of our Enemies we may serve thee without fear in Holiness and Righteousness before thee all the days of our lives That thou who hast hitherto been our Helper and Deliverer mayest be pleased at last to Establish Truth and Peace in the midst of us to the glory of thy great Name the comfort and support of the Reformed Churches abroad the propagation of the Gospel and the Enlargement of the Kingdom of thy dear Son Which we beseech thee to hasten that all Nations may fall down and worship before thee saying Blessing and Glory and Wisdom and Honour and Power be unto our God for ever and ever Amen ¶ A Prayer for all Mankind and especially for the Reformed Churches O Lord our God abundant in Goodness and Truth whose tender Mercies are over all thy Works We beseech thee to extend thy Mercy and Compassion to all Mankind more particularly to the Reformed Churches abroad and especially to those who are still under Persecution for Truth and Righteousness sake Relieve them according to their several Necessities be a Shelter and Defence to them from the Fury of the Oppressour Let the Sighing of the Prisoners come before thee and according to the Greatness of thy Power preserve them that are appointed to die Visit them in Mercy that are Banish'd for the Testimony of thy Truth Gather thy Dispersed together and Restore the Out-casts of thy People and in thy good Time bring them Home to Worship thee in their own Land And whatsoever they have Lost for thy Sake return it to them according to thy gracious Promise in the Blessings of this and a better Life And we humbly beseech thee to Enlighten all those who are in Darkness and Errour and to give them Repentance to the acknowledgment of the Truth That we may all become one Flock under the great Shepherd and Bishop of our Souls Iesus Christ our Blessed Saviour and Redeemer To wham with thee O Father and the Holy Spirit be all honour and glory for evermore Amen FINIS