sinnes To weare our colours that wee his he in our red that wee in his white So wee finde Apoc. 7. our robes are not onely washed cleane but dyed a pure white in the blood of the Lambe Yea hee dyed and rose againe both in our colours that we might die and rise too in his he in mount Golgotha like to us that we in mount Tabor might bee like to him His Prayer after the holy Ordinances on Whit-Sunday O LORD wee have heard thy word the outward meanes and received the inward wee began with one sacrament baptisme wee end with the other the Eucharist we began with that where wee heard of him and wee end with the other where wee may and shall I trust receive him and Almighty God grant wee may so receive him at this good time as in his good time wee may bee received by him thither whence he this day came of purpose to bring us even to the holy places made without hands which is his heavenly kingdome which God the Father who prepared it God the Sonne who purchased it To whom three Persons c. Lights from Heaven THere are seaven lights whereof God is the father acknowledging theÌ„ all for his children and to his children will vouchsafe them in their order 1. The light of nature for rebelling against which al that are without Christ suffer condemnation Salomon calles it the candle of the Lord searching the very bowells Pro. 20. 25. which though it be dimme and not perfect yet good it is though lame yet as Mephibosheth it is Regia proles of the blood Royall 2. There is the light of Gods Law Lex Lux saith Salomon totidem verbis Pro. 6. 23. and his father calls it a Lanthorne to his feet nay in the 19. Psalme what he saith at the fourth verse of the sonne at the eight hee saith of the Law of God lights both 3. The light of prophecie as of a candle that shines in a darke place 2 Pet. 1. 19. 4. There is the wonderfull light of the gospell so Saint Peter calls it the proper light of the day 1 Pet. 2. 9. the tongues that descended so many toÌ„gues so many lights for the tongue is a light brings to light what before was hidin the heart 5. And from these other is the light of grace whereby God which commandeth the light to shine out of darknesse hee it is that shineth in our hearts by the inward anoynting which is the oyle of this Lampe 2 Cor. 4. 6. the light of his holy Spirit chasing away the darknes both of our hearts and mindes 6. There is the light of comfort of his holy spirit a light sowen for the righteous here in this life 7. There is the light of glory where the Saints shall reape light where God dwelleth and where wee shall dwell with him even the inheritance of the Saints in light where the righteous shall shine as the Sun in the kingdome of their father the Father of lights Moses Candlestick with seven stalks lights in each of them Gal. 1. 12. Mal. 13. 43. The imprecation against the Enemies of the Church THe Serpents curse be upon them and let their heads be trod to peeces they that are Sions malignant enemies Oh Lord let them be as grasse upon the house top as those that perish at Endor and become dung for the earth let them be as stubble scatterd or wax melted smoak driven no man can tell whither let them perish perish as Sisera and Oreh as Absalon Jaels bammer on their heads Gideons Axe on their necks Joabs Dart in their hearts one nay three one for the enemies of God another for the enemies of mankind a third for the enemies of Sion Psal. 12. 1. Let their sword goe throw their owne hearts and their mischeife light upon their owne heads Amen His Prayer for King James after his Sermon of Gowries Conspiracy EUen so Lord let it be set up thy mercy for ever for ever stablish the truth of this thy Covenant with thy servant our Soveraigne that it may never faile him as not this day so not at any other time let thy hand be still upon him and thine arme about him for ever between him and his harmes violence and hurt never come neere him the sinnes of wickednesse be ever farr from him let them be non proficients all the sort of them that study to practise this wicked lesson never loose thou him nor suffer him to be lost ever finde him good Lord to succour and save him and let thy right hand finde out his enemies to smite and plague them with the same blowes thou didst smite and with the same plagues thou didst power on those of this day the destiny of this day come on them all and for him Let his anoynting still be fresh on him and his Crowne still flourish on his head let him all the day walke in the light of thy countenance and at night rest in the covering of thy wings this day as once it did so let it rise prosperous and happy to him this day and all days that he that wee all may sing thy mercies and set forth thy truth all the dayes of our life heare us ô Lord and grant it for thy Sonnes sake our Saviour Amen His Thankesgiving for the deliverance from the Gunpouder-Treason O God with all the powers thou hast destributed in our Soules the breath of life thou hast breathed into our nostrilles the tongues thou hast put into our mouthes behold all these shall breake forth and confesse and blesse and thanke and praise and magnifie and exalt thee and thy mercy for ever yea every mouth shall acknowledge thee every tongue be the trumpet of thy praise every eye lookeup and every knee bow down to thee and all hearts shall feare thee and all that is within us even our bowells those our bowells that but for thee had flowne wee know not whether even our bones those bones that but for it had been â—â—iâ—er'd bone from bone one from another all shall say who is like unto thee O Lord in mercy who is like unto thee glorious in holiness fearefull in prayses doing wonders wonders of mercy as this day upon us all to bee held by us and our posterity in an everlasting remembrance glory be to thee O Lord glory bee to thee and glory to thy mercy yea super omnia yea most glorious of thy great and high perfection glory bee to thee and glory to it to it in thee and to thee for it and that by all thy workes in all places and at all times and of all thy workes and above them all by us here by the hearts and lungs of us all in this place this day for this day for the mercy of this day for the mercy of it above all mercies and for the worke of this day above al the works of it not this day only but all the dayes of our life even as long as thy
perticular and that Most ordinary twice a day at Morne Even Numb. 18. 3. More extraordinary Twice a day at Morne Noone and Night Psalme 55. 1. Seven times a day Dan. 6. 11. The Horologe 1 Before day Mar. 1. 31. 2 At Sun-rise Psal. 63. 1. 3 At the third houre Act 2. 15. 3 At the sixt or noone 10. 9. 4 At the ninth houre 3. 1. 5 At Sun-set P. 134 6 After it at night P. 134 7 At Midnight Ps. 139. 62 The place of Prayer In generall in every place Exod. 20. 24. In speciall for 1 Tim. 2. 8. Publique Prayer In the Congregation or Temple Psal. 111. 1. Acts 3. 1. and 22. 17. Private Prayer At home Esa. 26. 20. In the Chamber Mat. 6. 6. On the house top or leades Acts 10. 9. Abroade In the Garden Joh. 18. 2. In the field Gen. 29. 63. In the Desert Mar. 1. 35. The manner of Prayer in respect of The Posture Standing Mar. 11. 25. Kneeling Luke 22. 41. Falling on the face Mat. 26. 29. The Gesture Lifting up the eyes Psal. 123. 1. Lifting up of the hands 1 Tim. 2. 8. Smiting the brest Luke 18. 13. Vncovering the head 1 Cor. 11. 4. At your entrance into the Church before publique service say O LORD IN the multitude of thy mercies I wil aproach thine house and I will worship towards thy holy Temple in the reverence of thee Lord hear the voyce of my prayer when I call unto thee when I lift up my hands towards thy Sanctuary Remember these my brethren also which stand about me and pray together with me remember their endeavours their zeale Remember them likewise which for just causes are absent and O Lord have mercy upon them and us according to the abundance of thy goodnesse I have loved the beauty of thine house and the place where thy glory dwelleth that I might hear the voyce of thy praises and publish all thy wonders One thing have I desired of the Lord which I will still intreate That I may dwell still in the house of the Lord and visite his holy Temple To thee O Lord my heart hath said I will seeke the Lord Thee ô my God have I sought thy face And thee will I seeke The Horologe or Diall of Prayer THou which hast put the times and seasons in thine own power Acts 1. 7. Grant that wee may pray unto thee in a fit and acceptable time and save us Mar. 4. 38. 1. Thou which for us men and for our salvation wert borne at Midnight Lu. 2. 7 Grant that we may be daily regenerate by the renewing of thy holy Spirit untill Christ bee perfectly found in us and save us Lu. 3. 5. 2. Thou which early in the morning whilst the Sunne was rising didst rise again Mar. 16. 2. Raise us up daily to newnesse of life prompting us unto those means of repentance which thou best know'st and save us Rom. 6. 4. 3. Thou which at the third houre didst send thy holy Spirit upon thy Apostles Acts 2. 15. Take not thy Spirit from us but renew it daily in us and save us Psal. 51. 10. 11. 4. Thou which at the sixth houre and on the sixth day did'st fasten the sins of the world and crucifie them on the same Crosse with thy selfe Mat. 27. 45. Col. 2. 14. Cancell the hand-writing of our sins which is against us and take it cleare away and save us Thou which at the sixth hour did'st let downe the great sheete from Heaven and Earth as a type of thy Church Acts 10. 11. Receive us sinners of the Gentiles into the same and with it take us up into Heaven and save us Gal. 2. 15. Acts 10. 16. 5. Thou which at the ninth houre did'st for us sinners and our sinnes take that bitter and cursed death Mar. 15. 34. Heb. 2. 9. Mortifie in us our earthly members and whatsoever opposeth thy will and save us Col. 3. 5. 6. Thou which at even would'st be taken downe from the Crosse and laid in the Sepulchre Mar. 15. 42. Bury our sinnes in thy grave and with thy righteousnesse cover the evill which we have committed and save us Rom. 6. 4. Thou which late at night gavest to thine Apostles the power of remitting or retaining sinnes Jo. 2. 23. Make us pertakers of that benefit unto remission good Lord and not unto retention and save us Thou which at midnight did'st raise the Prophet David and the Apostle Paul to praise thee Ps. 119. 62. Act. 16. 25. O give us also Songs in the night and make us mindefull of thee upon our Beds and save us Ps. 63. 6. Thou which by thine owne mouth hast foretold the coming of the Bridegroome at midnight Mat. 5. 6. Grant that we may ever have that crye in our eares the Bridegroome cometh and so be never unprepared to meet him and save us Thou which by the Cocke crowing did'st admonish thy Apostle Peter and made him returne to repentance Matt. 26. 74. 75. Grant that wee also weepe bitterly for the things wherein wee have sinned against thee and save us Thou which at the Seventh hour did'st cure the Rulers Sonne of a feaver Jo. 4. 52. If any feaver or sicknesse remaine in our soules take that away also and save us Thou which at the 10. houre would'st have thy Apostle which found thy Sonne to cry with great joy wee have found the Messias Jo. 1. 41. Make us find the Messias likewise and having found him to rejoyce in like manner and save us Jo. 1. 41. Thou which vouchsafest to call those which stood al day idle and with promises of reward to send them even at the 11. houre into thy Vinyard Matt. 20. 6. Shew us the same favour and though wee returne late unto thee as at the 11 houre graciously yet denie not to entertaine us and save us Thou which at Supper time did'st institute the holy mysteries of thy body and bloud Jo. 13. 3. Matt. 26. 20. Make us mindefull and pertakers of them and not to our perdition but to the remission of sinne and our obtaining the legacies of the new Testament and save us Thou which hast foretold thy comming to judgment on a day which wee expect not and in an houre which wee knew not Luk. 12. 46. Matt. 24. 50. Make us ready every day And houre that wee may with joy attend thy comeing and save us Thou which sendest forth the light wch createst the morning and makest the Sun to rise upon thee good bad inlighten the blindnesse of our mindes with the knowledg of thy truth Ps. 43. 3. 74. 16. Eph. 1. 18. Lift up the light of thy Countenance upon us that in thy light we may see light in the light of grace the light of glory and save us Ps. 4. 7. 36. 9. Thou which givest food to all flesh which feedest the young Ravens which call upon thee and hast nourished us from our Childe-hood Fill our hearts with food and gladnesse and with
satisfie our poore with bread Psal. â—32 6. Let our Garners be full and abounding with all manner of store let our sheepe bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets And let our Oxen be strong to labour v. 13. Let there bee no decay no leading away into captivity nor no complaining in our streets Two things I desire of thee O Lord deny me not them before I dye Pro. 30. 7 8 9. Vanity and lying words remove farr from me v. 8. Beggery and abundance give me not Give me onely what is needfull for my life least being full I be tempted to deny thee and say who is the Lord verse 9. Or being forced by want I steale so forswear the name of my God Teach me O God to abound to want Phil. 4. 11. that every where and in all things in what condition soever I shal be I may learne to be content v. 12. Thanksgiving LEt all thy workes confess unto thee ô Lord and let thy Saints blesse thee Psal. 34. 96. 103. 107. It is a good thing to praise the Lord and to sing unto thy Name O most high Psa. 91. 1. To declare thy loving kindnes in the morning and thy truth in the night season v. 2. I will exalt thee O God my King and blesse thy Name for ever and ever every day I will blesse thee and extoll thy Name for ever and ever Psal. 145. 1. v. 2. For it is thou which callest the things which were not as if they were and by whom all things are made in Heaven and on Earth visible and invisible Rom. 4. 17. Col. 1. 16. And it is thou which sustainest all things by the word of thy power and by thy ordinance they continue to this day Heb. 13. Psal. 119. 91. for all things serve thee Which leavest not thy selfe without a witnesse in doing good from heaven giving us raine and fruitfull seasons and filling our hearts with food and gladnesse Acts. 14. 17. 1. It is thou which by thy wisdome and power didst thy selfe 2. With thine owne hands make man of the mould of the earth 3. And didst breath into his nostrills the breath of life Acts. 1. 26. 4. And did'st honour him with thine owne Image 5. And did'st give the Angells charge over him Psal. 91. 11. 6. And dost place him over the worke of thy hands Psal. 8. 7. 7. And did'st seate him in the paradise of pleasure Gen. 2. 15. And when he had dispised thy Commandements did'st not yet dispise him but did'st open to him a gate to repentance and life Acts. 11. 18. Giving to him that great and pretious promise of the seed which should save us 2 Pet. 1. 4. It was thou which did'st instruct us 1. By that which is knowne of God 2. By the Law written in our hearts 3. By the services of sacrifices and oblations 4. By the Oracles of the Prophets 5. By the melody of the Psalmer 6. By the wisdome of the Proverbs 7. By the experience of the sacred story It was thou which when the fulnesse of time came didst send downe thy son who emptying himself and taking the forme of a Servant of the feede of Abraham Heb. 12. 6. Being made of a woman and subjected to the Lawe Gal. 4. 4. Phil. 2. 7. Heb. 21. 6. Ga. 4. 4. By his active obedience fulfilled the Law and by his death tooke away the curse thereof Eph. 5. 1. Redeeming by his death and by his resurrection reviving our nature and leaving nothing undone that was needfull to doe that wee might be made partakers of the divine nature who likewise manifested himselfe to be our Saviour in all places by the preaching of the Gospell Rom. 4. last 2 Cor. 2. 14. Bearing witnesse thereunto by divers signes and miracles Heb. 2. 4. By the admired holines of life in his Saints and By their wonderfull patience even to the effusion of their bloud Heb 11 36 37. And by the incredible condition of the whole world to the faith 1 John 5 4. It is thou also which hast made us the Sonnes of Saints and heirs of the same vocation Which hast given thy Church power to be the pillar and foundation of Truth 1 Tim 3 15. It is thou which hast granted to our Church ability to keep that which was committed to her 1 Tim. 6. 20. To teach us the way of peace and to retain certain ordered stedfastnesse and decency Rom. 3. 22. Col. 2. 5. It is thou which hast established the throne of thy Servant our Soveraigne 1 Ch. 17. 13. Which hast instructed our Princes hast taught our Magistrates wisedome Psal. 105. 22. Which hast vouchsafed us pastours according to thine own heart to feed us with knowledge and learning Jer. 3. 15. It is thou which hast made peace in our inclosure and hast satisfied us with the flowre of wheate Psalm 106. 13 14. Which hast strengthned the Barres of our gates and hast blessed our Children among us Which hast turned our swords into Mattocks and our spears into sithes Esay 2. 4. Which hast cloathed our enemies with confusion and hast given us for a blessing for ever and ever and made us glad with the joy of thy Countenance Psal. 21. 7. It is thou which hast brought mee into this life and hast led mee to the lavar of regeneration and renewing by thy holy Spirit and hast revealed to me the paths of life Tit. 3. 5. Psalm 16. 11. Which hast connived at my sins for my repentance Wisd. 11. 12. And hast not crushed me under the hands of mine iniquity Esa 64. 7. Which hast even waited to shew mercy on me Esa. 30. 18. And hast not suffered my heart to harden Rom. 2. 9. But hast left mee in the compunction of heart and memory of my latter end and conscience of my former sins Acts 7. 37. Deut. 32. 29. Hebr. 10. 3. Which hast not cut off my life like a weaver in the beginning Psa. 16. 29. nor from morning to night hast made and of us Jo. 20. 22. Which hast not called me away in the middest of my dayes Psalme 102. 25. But hast holden my soule in life and hast not suffered my feete to slip Psalme 66. 9. Therefore for all these benefits and for many more through their multitude and our forgetfulness omitted Glory be to thee ô Lord glory and honour praise and blessing and thankes with the tongues of Angels and men The meanest of thy work by reason of our sin now every houre and every day Even to our latest gaspe To the end of the world and to all Eternity Amen Thankesgiving in particular O Lord my God For my being living endowment with reason For my nourishment preservation ingenuous education For thy gifts to me of nature of the world of grace For my redemption regeneration christian instruction For thy calling of me calling againe often reiterated calling For thy patience long-suffering long long-suffering of these many times these many yeares even