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
in pieces like a potters vessell 10 Be wise now therefore O ye Kings be learned ye that are judges of the earth 11 Serve the Lord in fear and rejoyce unto him with reverence 12 Kisse the Son lest he be angry and so he perish from the right way if his wrath be kindled yea but a little blessed are all they that put their trust in him The Prayer O Blessed Jesu into whose hands is committed all dominion and power in the Kingdomes and Empires of the world out of whose mouth goeth a sharp sword that with it thou mightest smite the Nations and rule them with a rod of yron on whose vesture and on whose thigh a name is written King of Kings and Lord of Lords we adore thee in thy infinite excellency and most glorious exaltation beseeching thee to reveale thy name and the glory of thy Kingdome to the Heathen which know thee not and to the uttermost parts of the earth which are given thee for thy possession and inheritance And to us give thy grace to serve thee in fear and plant the reverence of thy law and of thy name in our hearts lest thy wrath be kindled against us and thou break us in pieces like vessels of dishonour Have mercy on us O King of Kings for we have put our trust in thee thou art our Saviour and Redeemer Jesu Amen PSALME 3. A Prayer for defence against all our Enemies Bodily and Ghostly LOrd how are they increased that trouble me many are they that rise against me 2 Many one there be that say of my soul There is no help for him in his God 3 But thou O Lord art my defender thou art my worship and the lifter up of mine head 4 I did call upon the Lord with my voice and he heard me out of his holy hill 5 I laid me down and slept and rose up again for the Lord sustained me 6 I will not be afraid for ten thousands of people that have set themselves against me round about 7 Up Lord and help me O my God for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the check-bone thou hast brokâ—n the teeth of the ungodly 8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord and thy blessing is upon thy people The Prayer O Lord our defender have pity upon us behold the armies of the Flesh the World and the Devill fight against our Soules and multiply against us every day temptations and disadvantages We are not able of our selves as of our selves to think a good thought much lesse to put to flight the armies of them that have set themselves against us round about But thou O Lord art our defender thou art our worship and the lifter up of our heads Up Lord and help us arme us with the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit and in all times of temptation and battell cover our heads with the helmet of Salvation so shall we not be afraid for ten thousands of our enemies for salvation belongeth unto thee through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 4. A Prayer in which we exercise an act of hope in God and desire his providence over us HEare me when I call O God of my righteousnesse for thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble have mercy upon me and hearken unto my prayer 2 O ye sonnes of men how long will ye blaspheme mine honour and have such pleasure in vanity and seek after leasing 3 Know this also that the Lord hath chosen to himself the man that is godly when I call upon the Lord he will heare me 4 Stand in awe and sinne not commune with your own heart and in your chamber and be still 5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousnesse and put your trust in the Lord. 6 There be many that say Who will shew us any good 7 Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us 8 Thou hast put gladnesse in my heart since the time that their corn and wine and oyle increased 9 I will lay me down in peace and take my rest for it is thou Lord onely that makest me dwell in safety The Prayer O God who art the author of all righteousnesse from whom all grace and safety and glory does proceed hear the prayers of thy humble servants whensoever we call upon thee in our trouble for our trust is in thee alone and no creature can shew us any good unlesse it derives from thee shew the light of thy countenance upon us let thy providence guide all our actions and sufferings to thy glory and our spirituall benefit and consigne us to the blessednesse of thy Kingdome by the testimony of thy holy Spirit that we may not place our ioyes and hopes upon the good things of this life which perish and cannot satisfie but in the eternal fountain of all true felicities that thou being our treasure our hearts may be fixed upon thee by the bands of Charity and Obedience that thou maist make us to dwell in safety here and when our days are done we may lay us down in peace and take our rest in thy armes expecting the comming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen PSALME 5. A prayer for blessing upon all pious people and for protection against the malice of wicked men POnder my words O Lord consider my meditation 2 O hearken thou unto the voyce of my calling my King and my God for unto thee will I make my prayer 3 My voyce shalt thou hear betimes O Lord early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee and will look up 4 For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickednesse neither shall any evill dwell with thee 5 Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight for thou hatest all them that work vanity 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing the Lord will abhorre both the bloud thirsty and deceitfull man 7 But as for me I will come into thy house even upon the multitude of thy mercy and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple 8 Lead me O Lord in thy righteousnesse because of mine enemies make thy way plain before my face 9 For there is no faithfulnesse in his mouth their inward parts are very wickednesse 10 Their throat is an open sepulchre they flatter with their tongue 11 Destroy thou them O God let them perish through their own imaginations cast them out in the multitude of their ungodlinesse for they have rebelled against thee 12 And let all them that put their trust in thee rejoyce they shall ever be giving of thanks because thou defendest them they that love thy name shall be joyfull in thee 13 For thou Lord wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous and with thy favourable kindnesse wilt thou defend him as with a shield The Prayer O Most holy and blessed Lord God who canst take no pleasure in wickednesse neither can evill come nigh thy dwelling defend us and all thy holy Church from the
to help me 12 Many oxen are come about me fat buls of Basan close me in on every side 13 They gape upon me with their mouthes as it were a ramping and roaring lion 14 I am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joynt my heart also in the midst of my body is even like melting wax 15 My strength is dried up like a potshard and my tongue cleaveth to my gummes and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death 16 For many dogges are come about me and the counâ—ell of the wicked layeth siege against me 17 They pierced my hands and my feet I may tell all my bones they stand staring and looking upon me 18 They part my garments among them and cast lots upon my vesture 19 But be not thou far from me O Lord thou art my succour haste thee to help me 20 Deliver my soul from the sword my darling from the power of the dog 21 Save me from the lions mouth thou hast heard me also from among the horns of the unicorns 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee 23 O praise the Lord ye that fear him magnifie him all yee of the seed of Jacob and feare him all ye seed of Israel 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the poor he hath not hid his face from him but when he called unto him he heard him 25 My praise is of thee in the great congregation my vows will I perform in the sight of them that fear him 26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied they that seek after the Lord shall praise him your heart shall live for ever 27 All the ends of the world shall remember themselves and be turned unto the Lord and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him 28 For the Kingdome is the Lords and he is the governour among the people 29 All such as be fat upon earth have eaten and worshipped 30 All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him and no man hath quickned his own soul. 31 My seed shall serve him they shall be counted unto the Lord for a generation 32 They shall come and the heavens shall declare his righteousnesse unto a people that shall be born whom the Lord hath made The Prayer O Mercifull Jesu who for our sakes didst suffer thy selfe to be betrayed tormented spit upon crucified and to die that thou mightest purchase for us redemption from the sting of death the miseries of hell the malice and power of the Devil deliver our souls from the sword of thy Vengeance cut us not off by untimely death free our darling from the power of the dogge our soules from being a prey unto the devill snatch us out of the Lions mouth who goeth up and down seeking whom he may devour O Jesu be a Jesus unto us and let those victories which thou hast obtained over Satan and Hell and the grave bring us Peace and Righteousnesse and a Crown of glory in the Heavens where thou livest and reignest in the great congregation of Saints and Angels one God world without end Amen PSALME 23. A prayer that God would guide and feed and support us as a Shepheard doth his flock THe Lord is my shepheard therefore can I lack nothing 2 He shall feed me in a green pasture and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort 3 He shall convert my soul and bring me forth in the paths of righteousnesse for his names sake 4 Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me thy rod and thy staffe comfort me 5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them thâ—t trouble me thou hast anointed my head with oyle and my cup shall be full 6 But thy loving kindnesse and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever The Prayer O Blessed Jesu thou great Shepheard and Bishop of our Souls let thy grace convert us let thy mercies guide us in the paths of righteousnesse feed us with thy Word and Sacraments refresh us with the comforts of thy Holy Spirit and in the whole course of our life which is nothing else but a valley of miseries and a shadow of death let thy rod correct us like a father when we do amisse and thy staffe support us in all our troubles and necessities O let thy loving kindnesse and mercy follow us all our dayes that after this life we may dwell in thy house for ever where thou hast prepared a Table and a full cup of blessing for thy People and shalt anoint their heads with the oyle of an eternall gladnesse in the fruition of thy glories ô blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesu Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 24. A Meditation upon the ascension of our Blessed Saviour and a prayer for Sanctity that wee may ascend where he is THe earth is the Lords and all that therein is the compasse of the world and they that dwell therein 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas and prepared it upon the flouds 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord or who shall rise up in his holy place 4 Even he that hath clean hands and a pure heart and that hath not lift up his minde unto vanity nor sworn to deceive his neighbour 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord and righteousnesse from the God of his salvation 6 This is the generation of them that seek him even of them that seek thy face O Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads O ye gates and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in 8 Who is the King of glory it is the Lord strong and mighty even the Lord mighty in battell 9 Lift up your heads O ye gates and be ye lift up ye everlasting doores and the King of glory shall come in 10 Who is the King of glory even the Lord of hoâ—ts he is the King of glory The Prayer O Blessed Jesu King of glory Lord of Hosts and King of all the Creatures to whom the everlasting doors were opened that thou mightest enter into thy Kingdome which thou didst open to all beleevers after thou hadst overcome the sharpnesse of death give us clean hands and a pure heart teach us to follow thy innocency to imitate thy sanctity that we may receive from thee our Lord the eternall rewards and blessings of righteousnesse and ascend thither whither thou ô God of our salvation art gone before who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost eternal God world without end Amen PSALME 25. A penitentiall Psalme or a prayer for deliverance from Sin and Punishment VNto thee O Lord will I lift up my soul my God I have put my trust in thee O let me not be confounded neither let mine enemies
with gladnesse so shall we give thanks unto thee for ever through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 31. A prayer for protection against our enemies and all dangers of soule and body and specially at the houre of death IN thee O Lord have I put my trust let me never bee put to confusion deliver me in thy righteousnesse 2 Bow down thine ear to me make haste to deliver me 3 And be thou my strong rock and the house of defence that thou maist save me 4 For thou art my strong rock and my castle be thou also my guide and lead me for thy names sake 5 Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me for thou art my strength 6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit for thou hast redeemed me O Lord thou God of truth 7 I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities and my trust hath been in the Lord. 8 I will be glad and rejoyce in thy mercy for thou hast considered my trouble and hast known my soule in adversities 9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy but hast set my feet in a large room 10 Have mercy upon me O Lord for I am in trouble and mine eye is consumed for very heavinesse yea my soul and my body 11 For my life is waxen old with heavinesse and my yeares with mourning 12 My strength faileth me because of mine iniquity and my bones are consumed 13 I became a reproofe among all mine enemies but specially among my neighbours and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of mee and they that did see me without conveyed themselves from me 14 I am clean forgotten as a dead man out of minde I am become like a broken vessell 15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude and feare is on every side while they conspire together against me and take their counsell to take away my life 16 But my hope hath been in thee O Lord I have said Thou art my God 17 My time is in thy hand deliver me from the hand of mine enemies and from them that persecute me 18 Shew thy servant the light of thy countenance and save me for thy mercies sake 19 Let me not be confounded O Lord for I have called upon thee let the ungodly be put to confusion and be put to silence in the grave 20 Let the lying lips be put to silence which cruelly disdainfully and despitefully speak against the righteous 21 O how plentifull is thy goodnesse which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee even before the sonnes of men 22 Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own presence from the provoking of all men thou shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues 23 Thanks be to the Lord for he hath shewed mee marvellous great kindnesse in a strong city 24 And when I made haste I said I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes 25 Neverthelesse thou heardest the voyce of my prayer when I cried unto thee 26 O love the Lord all ye his Saints for the Lord preserveth them that are faithfull and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer 27 Be strong and he shall stablish your heart all yee that put your trust in the Lord. The Prayer O God our rock the house of our defence let us be glad and rejoyce in thy mercies and salvation Consider O Lord our trouble and in thy pity know our souls beset round about with enemies and adversities Shut us not up into the hands of our enemies nor our lives within the grave Our time O Lord is in thy hand to thee pertain the issues of life and death and though our strength hath failed us because of our iniquity and our bones are vexed by reason of our sins yet our hope is in thee O Lord we have said Thou art our God deliver us from all our enemies bodily and ghostly turn our sadnesse into joy and our mourning into gladnesse lest our bodies and soules be consumed for very heavinesse Let us not be put to confusion nor to silence in the grave but let us see thy marvellous loving kindnesse and partake of thy plentifull goodnesse which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee even before the sonnes of men O let us never be cast out of the sight of thine eyes but deal with us in mercy and loving kindnesse Into thy hands we commend our spirits resigning our selves up to thy providence and disposition either to life or death as thou in thy infinite wisdome shalt finde most proportionable to thy glory and our eternall good beseeching thee to be our guide to death and to lead us for thy Name sake to everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 32. A confession of sins and a prayer for pardon BLessed is he whose unrighteousnesse is forgiven and whose sin is covered 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin and in whose spirit there is no guile 3 For while I held my tongue my bones consumed away through my daily complaining 4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night and my moisture is like the drought in Summer 5 I will knowledge my sinne unto thee and mine unrighteousnesse have I not hid 6 I said I will confesse my sinnes unto the Lord and so thou forgavest the wickednesse of my sin 7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found but in the great water-flouds they shall not come nigh him 8 Thou art a place to hide me in thou shalt preserve me from trouble thou shalt compasse me about with songs of deliverance 9 I will enform thee and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt goe and I will guide thee with mine eye 10 Be ye not like to Horse and Mule which have no understanding whose mouthes must be holden with bit and bridle left they fall upon thee 11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord mercy embraceth him on every side 12 Be glad O ye righteous and rejoyce in the Lord and be joyfull all ye that are true of heart The Prayer O Lord God eternall Judge of men and Angels whose property is always to have mercy and to forgive have mercy upon us who confesse our sins unto thee to be so great and many that were not thy mercy infinite we might despair of having our unrighteousnesse forgiven or our sins covered O dear God preserve us from the great plagues that remain for the ungodly and let thy mercy imbrace us on every side Impute not unto us the sins we have multiplied against thee and against all the world for we have been like to a Horse and Mule without understanding brutish in our passions sensuall in our affections of unbridled heats and distemperatures But
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
them who for thy sake have suffered reproof be delivered from them that hate them and from the deep waters of persecutions and discomforts that we and all thy faithfull people being saved from our enemies may praise thee and thy faithfulnesse in this world and may finally inherit the land of promise which thou hast made to all that suffer persecution for a cause of righteousnesse even the possession of thine inheritance thy Kingdome in Heaven where thou livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen PSALME 70. A prayer to God for blessings upon faithfull people and deliverance from our enemies HAste thee O God to deliver me make haste to help me O Lord. 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul let them be turned backward and put to confusion that wish me evill 3 Let them for their reward be soon brought to shame that cry over me There there 4 But let all those that seek thee be joyfull and glad in thee and let all such as delight in thy salvation say alway The Lord be praised 5 As for me I am poor and in misery haste thee unto me O God Thou art my helper and my redeemer O Lord make no long tarrying The Prayer O Lord God our Helper and Redeemer have mercy upon us and all thy faithful people make haste help us O God against all those that seek after our souls to do us mischief make us to delight in thee to wait for thy salvation to trust in thy mercies to rejoyce in thy excellencies and perfection that our feet being directed by thy guidance our weaknesses strengthened by thy power our sins pardoned by thy mercies and our souls justified by thy free grace we may always give thee praise with the humble addresses of devotion and thankfulnesse through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 71. A Prayer for the continuance of Gods favours to us even to our old age and a longing for a happy departure IN thee O Lord have I put my trust let me never be put to confusion but rid me and deliver me in thy righteousnesse encline thine ear unto me and save me 2 Be thou my strong hold whereunto I may alway resort thou hast promised to help me for thou art my house of defence and my castle 3 Deliver me O my God out of the hand of the ungodly out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruell man 4 For thou O Lord God art the thing â—hat I long for thou art my hope even from my youth 5 Through thee have I been holden up evâ—r since I was born thou art he that took me out of my mothers womb my praise shall be alway of thee 6 I am become as it were a monster unto many but my sure trust is in thee 7 O let my mouth be filled with thy praise that I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long 8 Cast me not away in the time of age forsake mee not when my strength faileth me 9 For mine enemies speak against me and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsell together saying God hath forsaken him persecute him and take him for there is none to deliver him 10 Goe not fâ—rre from me O God my God haste thee to help me 11 Let them be confounded and perish that are against my soul let them be covered with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evill 12 As for me I will patiently abide alway and will praise thee more â—nd more 13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousnesse and salvation for I know no end thereof 14 I will goe forth in thâ— strength of the Lord God and will make mention of thy righteousnesse onely 15 Thou O God hast taught me from my youth up untill now therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works 16 Forsake me not O God in mine old age when I am gray-headed untill I have shewn thy strength unto this generation and thy power to all them that are yet for to come 17 Thy righteousnesse O God is very high and great things are they that thou hast done O God who is like unto thee 18 O what great troubles and adversities hast thou shewed me and yet didst thou turn and refresh mee yea and broughtest mee from the deep of the earth again 19 Thou hast brought me to great honour and comforted me on every side 20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulnesse O God playing upon an instrument of musick unto thee will I sing upon the harp O thou holy one of Israel 21 My lips will be fain when I sing unto thee and so will my soule whom thou hast delivered 22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousnesse all the day long for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evill The Prayer O Lord God our house of defence and our Castle who by thy mercies and thy loving Spirit hast taught us and led us in thy ways from our first years until now thou hast brought us to great honour even the honour of being Christians the honour of adoption to be thy Children and heirs of thy glorious promises coheirs with thy Son Jesus Christ and hast comforted us on every side with a continuall stream of thy mercies and refreshments give us thy grace that we may love thee and long for thee above all the things of this World and as thou hast holden us up ever since we were born so let thy mercy go along with us all our days Cast us not away in the time of age and give us grace that we may never cast thee or thy Laws from us Let not thy grace and the ghostly strength we derive from thee forsake us when our naturall strength fails us but let our spirit grow upon the disadvantages of the flesh and begin to receive the happiness of eternity by an absolute conquest over the weakned and decaying body that after we have by thy aid passed through the great troubles and adversities thou shewest unto all thy Children in this world we may lie down in righteousnesse and with thy favour that when thou bringest us out from the deep of the earth again we may have a joyfull resurrection to the society of Saints and Angels and the full fruition of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen PSALME 72. A Prayer for the exaltation and propagation of Christs Kingdome GIve the King thy judgements O God and thy righteousnesse unto the Kings son 2 Then shall he judge the people according unto right and defend the poor 3 The mountains also shall bring peace and the little hils righteousnesse unto the people 4 He shall keep the simple folk by their right defend â—he children of the poor and punish the wrong doer 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sunne and moon endureth from one generation to another 6 He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wooll
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
people and sheep of thy pasture shall give thee thanks for ever and will alway be shewing forth thy praise from generation to generation The Prayer O Lord God of thine inheritance who conveyest many blessings to the children of men by the prayers and ministery of thy Church let our prayers obtain of thee mercies and deliverances for her O Lord thou hast planted thy Church in the humility and poverty and death of thy Son thou hast watered it with the bloud of thy Apostles and Martyrs thou hast made it flourish and spread forth its branches by the warmth and heat and graces of thy holy Spirit and hast according to thy promise still preserved it in the midst of all enmities and disadvantages Thy Laws and righteous Commandements have been a scorn and derision to Jews and Gentiles the flesh of thy servants have been meat for the beasts of the Land and still she wears the purple robe of mockery and the crown of thorns which at first she took from the head and side of her dearest Lord At last O Lord be gracious unto thine inheritance help us ô God of our salvation for the glory of thy Name let not thine enemies devour the Church and lay waste her dwelling places be mercifull unto our sins preserve all those that by malice of their enemies are appointed to death or prison or any other misery let us still enjoy the freedom of thy Gospel the food of thy word the sweet refreshings of thy Sacraments publike Communions in thy Church and all the benefits of the society of Saints and let not our sins cause thee to remove the Candlestick from us but make thy people and the sheep of thy pasture secure and glad in thy salvation that we may shew forth thy praise in this world and in the world to come through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 80. A Prayer for the Church HEar me O thou Shepheard of Israel thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep shew thy self also thou that sittest upon the cherubims 2 Before Ephraim Benjamin and Manasses stirre up thy strength and come and help us 3 Turn us again O God shew the light of thy countenance and we shall be whole 4 O Lord God of hosts how long wilt thou be angry with thy people that prayeth 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of teares and givest them plenteousnesse of tears to drink 6 Thou hast made us a very strife unto our neighbours and our enemies laugh us to scorn 7 Turn us again thou God of hosts shew the light of thy countenance and we shall be whole 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt thou hast cast out the heathen and planted it 9 Thou madest room for it and when it had taken root it filled the land 10 The hils were covered with the shadow of it and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedar-trees 11 She stretched out her branches unto the sea and her boughs unto the river 12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedge that all they that goe by pluck off her grapes 13 The wilde bore out of the wood doth roâ—t it up and the wilde beasts of the field devoure it 14 Turn thee again thou God of hosts look down from heaven behold and visit this vine 15 And the place of the vineyard that thy right hand hath planted and the branch that thou madest so strong for thy self 16 It is burnt with fire and cut down and they shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand and upon the sonne of man whom thou madest so strong for thine own self 18 And so will not we go back from thee O let us live and we shall call upon thy name 19 Turn us again O Lord God of hosts shew the light of thy countenance and we shall be whole The Prayer O Thou Shepheard of Israel thou that fittest upon the Cherubims stirre up thy strength and come and help thy people that prayeth unto thee for mercy and protection Thou hast made affliction the portion of thy children in this life thou feedest them with bread of tears and givest them plenteousnesse of teares to drink yet bee pleased to shew the light of thy countenance upon us to lighten our darknesses to relieve ouâ— miseries to heal our sicknesses and let not thy Church become a strife unto her neighbours but reunite her divisions and make her not a prey to them that would devour her and then laugh her to scorn O Lord fiedge her about with thy mercies with the custody of Angels with the patronage of Kings and Princes with the hearts and hands of Nobles and the defence of the whole secular arm lest the wilde beasts of the field pluck off her grapes destroy the vintage and root up the vine it self but let her so flourish under the beams of thy favour and providence that it may take root and spread and fill all lands that the name of the man of thy right hand the God and Man Christ Jesus may be glorified thy Church enlarged and defended and we blessed with thy health and salvation Grant this O Lord for Jesus Christ his sake our only Saviour and Redeemer Amen PSALME 81. A Festivall song and a Prayer for the grace and blessings of obedience to Gods Laws SIng we merrily unto God our strength make a chearfull noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take the psalm bring hither the tabret the merry harp with the lute 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon even in the time appointed and upon our solemne feast day 4 For this was made a statute for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob. 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony when he came out of the land of Egypt and had heard a strange language 6 I eased his shoulder from the burden and his hands were delivered from making the pots 7 Thou calledst upon me in troubles and I delivered thee and heard thee what time as the storm fell upon thee 8 I proved thee also at the waters of strife 9 Hear O my people and I will assure thee O Israel if thou wilt hearken unto me 10 There shall no strange god be in thee neither shalt thou worship any other god 11 I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt open thy mouth wide and I shall fill it 12 But my people would not hear my voyce and Israel would not obey me 13 So I gave them up unto their own hearts lust and let them follow their own imaginations 14 O that my people would have hearkned unto me for if Israel had walked in my waies 15 I should soon have put down their enâ—mies and â—urned my hand against their adversaries 16 The haters of the Lord should have been found liers but their time should have endured for ever 17 He should have fed them also with the finest wheat-floure and with hony
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
holy hill in thine everlasting habitation through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 100. A Psalm of praise to God for his mercy truth O Be joyfull in the Lord all ye lands serve the Lord with gladnesse and come before him presence with a song 2 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God it is he that hath made us and not we our selves we are his people and the sheep of his pasture 3 O goe your way into his gates with thanskgiving into his courts with praise be thankfull unto him and speak good of his name 4 For the Lord is gracious his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth from generation to generation The Prayer O Lord our God who hast created us out of nothing and hast redeemed us from misery and death when we were thine enemies shewing great expresses of thy loving kindness when we were vessels of wrath and inheritors of perdition revealing thy truth unto us in the Sermons of the Gospel teach us to walk as thou hast commanded us to believe as thou hast taught us that we may inherit what thou hast promised us for thou art the way the truth and the life we are thy people and the sheep of thy pasture thou art our guide and our defence let thy grace teach us to serve thee and thy holy Spirit assist and promote our endeavours with the blessings of gladnesse and chearfulnesse of Spirit that we may love to speak good of thy Name and at last may go into the courts of thy Temple with praise and a song in our mouths to thy honour and eternall glory whose mercy and truth is everlasting and revealed unto the Church in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen PSALME 101. A Prayer for a holy life MY song shall be of mercy and judgement unto thee O Lord will I sing 2 O let me have understanding in the way of godlinesse 3 When wilt thou come unto me I will walk in my house with a perfect heart 4 I will take no wicked thing in hand I hate the sins of unfaithfulnesse there shall no such cleave unto me 5 A froward heart shall depart from me I will not know a wicked person 6 Who so privily slandereth his neighbour him will I destroy 7 Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomack I will not suffer him 8 Mine eyes look unto such as be faithfull in the land that they may dwell with me 9 Whoso leadeth a godly life he shall be my servant 10 There shall no deceitfull person dwell in my house he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight 11 I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are in the land that I may root out all wicked doers from the City of the Lord. The Prayer O Lord God of eternall purity who art of pure eyes and canst behold no unrighteousnesse or impurity enlighten our understandings that we may have knowledge in the way of godlinesse make our paths straight and our hearts perfect take from us the sins of unfaithfulnesse correct and mortifie in us all froward and peevish dispositions let us love the society of the Saints and hate the fellowship of the wicked that we may not be destroyed with the ungodly nor be rooted out from the City of the Lord and banished from the sweetnesse of thy presence for with thee is light and health and salvation to thy Name be all honour and glory and praise ascribed world without end Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 102. A Prayer for comfort in sadnesse anxiety of spirit sicknesse or any other affliction HEar my prayer O Lord and let my crying come unto thee 2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble encline thine ears unto me when I call O hear me and that right soon 3 For my days are consumed away like smoak and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand 4 My heart is smitten down and withered like grasse so that I forget to eat my bread 5 For the voyce of my groaning my bones will scarce cleave to my flesh 6 I am become like a pelican in the wildernesse and like an owle that is in the desert 7 I have watched and am even as it were a sparrow that sitteth alone upon the house top 8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long and they that are mad upon me are sworn together against me 9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread and mingled my drink with weeping 10 And that because of thine indignation and wrath for thou hast taken me up and cast me down 11 My days are gone like a shadow and I am withered like grasse 12 But thou O Lord shalt endure for ever and â—hy remembrance throughout all generations 13 Thou shalt arise and have mercy upon Sion for it is time that thou have mercy upon her yea the time is come 14 And why thy servants think upon her stones and it piâ—ieth them to see her in the dust 15 The heathen shall fear thy Name O Lord and all the kings of the earth thy majesty 16 When the Lord shall build up Sion and when his glory shall appear 17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poore dâ—stiâ—ute and despiseth not their desire 18 This shall be written for those that come after and the people which shall be born shall praise the Lord. 19 For he hath looked down from his sanctuary out of the heaven did the Lord behold the earth 20 That he might hear the mournings of such as be in captivity and deliver the children appointed unto death 21 That they may declare the Name of the Lord in Sion and his worship at Jerusalem 22 When the people are gathered together and the kingdomes also to serve the Lord. 23 He brought down my strength in my journey and shortened my days 24 But I said O my God take me not away in the midst of mine age as for thy years they endure throughout all generations 25 Thou Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the work of thy hands 26 They shall perish but thou shalt endure they all shall wax old as doth a garment 27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them and they shall be changed but thou art the same and thy years shall not faile 28 The children of thy servants shall continue and â—heir seed shall stand fast in thy sight The Prayer O Eternall God who endurest for ever and thy remembrance throughout all generations have pity upon us according to the infinite treasures of thy loving kindnesse hear the voice of our groaning for thy indignation and thy wrath lieth hard upon us our sins have put an edge upon thy sword and a thorn into our wounded consciences O build up the ruines of our souls repair the breaches of our comforts and our hopes and let thy glory now appear for that shines brightest in the beams of thy mercy and when thou turnest
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
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
the eternall hils from whence commeth all our help let thy mercies and thy providence watch over us by day and night that neither the vanities of the one nor the terrors of the other may disturb our peace or safety Let not our feet be moved but be fixed upon the Rock Christ Jesus and so order our goings making us to walk in the way of thy Commandments that thou mayest goe in and out before us till at last we come into thy presence to dwell with thee for evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 122. A Prayer for the peace and prosperity of the Church I Was glad when they said unto me We will goe into the house of the Lord. 2 Our feet shall stand in thy gates O Jerusalem 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is at unity in iâ— selfe 4 For thither the Tribes goe up even the Tribes of the Lord to testifie unto Israel to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. 5 For there is the seat of judgement even the seat of the house of David 6 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee 7 Peace be within thy wals and plenteousnesse within thy palaces 8 For my brethren and companions sakes I will wish thee prosperity 9 Yea because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek to do thee good The Prayer O Blessed Jesu who didst descend according to thy humane Nature from the house of thy servant David and hast planted a Church and defended it with a mighty hand and great assistances be pleased to preserve peace within her wals and send plenteousnesse within her palaces that all that love her peace may prosper and receive the blessings which thou givest to thy faithfull people in the communion of Saints Take from her all schismes and divisions that she may be like a city that is at unity within it self strong in faith abounding in hope and rich in the treasures of charity that at last she may be removed to a fellowship of all those joys and felicities which are laid up for the inhabitants of the heavenly Jerusalem which is from above and is the mother of us all Grant this O blessed Jesu our only Mediatour and Redeemer Amen PSALME 123. An ejaculation or a lifting up our souls to God for help in trouble VNto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the heavens 2 Behold even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistresse even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God untill he have mercy upon us 3 Have mercy upon us O Lord have mercy upon us for we are utterly despised 4 Our soul is filled with the scornfull reproofe of the wealthy and with the despite fulnesse of the proud The Prayer O Lord God that dwellest in the heavens have mercy upon us in all our troubles in contempt in our poverty and when ever we are oppressed by any injurious practices of the proud Thou art our Lord and Master we are thy servants our eyes wait upon thee till thou have mercy upon us let us not be ashamed of our hope nor unfaithfull in our services nor distrustfull of thy providence but make us diligent labourers in our calling good husbands of our talents and faithfull in all thy house that we first seâ—â—ing thee may at last sit down at meat with thee at thy table in thy Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 124. A thanksgiving for our deliverance from the power of all our enemies and a confessing God to be the Author of it IF the Lord himself had not been on our side now may Israel say if the Lord himself had not been on our side when men rose up against us 2 They had swallowed us up quick when they were so wrathfully displeased at us 3 Yea the waters had drowned us and the stream had gone over our soul. 4 The deep waters of the proud had gone even over our soul. 5 But praised â—e the Lord which hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth 6 Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler the snare is broken and we are delivered 7 Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord which hath made heaven and earth The Prayer O Lord God which hast made Heaven and Earth in whose Name our help standeth we praise and blesse thy Name that in our troubles and temptations thou hast stood on our side and pleaded for us against them that rose against us It was thy hand O Lord and the help of thy mercy that relieved us the waters of affliction had drowned us and the stream had gone over our soul if the Spirit of the Lord had not moved upon the waters Thou O Lord didst blast the designs of our enemies with the breath of thy displeasure and to thee O Lord we ascribe the praise and honour of our redemption Perpetuate thy mercies to us let us never be given over as a prey to our ghostly enemies but break their snares discover and weaken all their temptations by which they would destroy our souls that we being delivered from sin may be preserved from thy wrath through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 125. A Prayer for confidence in God and for deliverance from the portion of the wicked THey that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion which may not be removed but standeth fast for ever 2 The hils stand about Jerusalem â—ven so standeth the Lord round about his people from this time forth for evermore 3 For the rod of the ungodly commeth not into the lot of the righteous lest the righteous put their hand unto wickednesse 4 Doe well O Lord unto those that be good and true of heart 5 As for such as turn back unto their own wickednesse the Lord shall lead them forth with the evill doers but peace shall be upon Israel The Prayer O Lord God our Trust and Confidence in whom whosoever trusteth shall never be removed but standeth fast for ever let thy mercies and the guard of holy Angels stand round about us and about all thy holy people like the hils for our defence and safety that we may be inaccessible by all the intendments of our enemies O let us not put our hands to wickednesse neither let our portion be in the lot of the ungodly whom thou leadest forth to destruction but let us receive the blessing which our Lord Iesus left unto his Church even the peace of God the Father of the Son and of the holy Ghost to whom be all honour and glory ascribed of men and Angels now and for ever Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 126. A contemplation of the joys and blessings of them that depart hence in the Lord. WHen the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion then were we like to them that
dream 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with joy 3 Then said they among the heathen The Lord hath done great things for them 4 Yea the Lord had done great things for us already whereof we rejoyce 5 Turn thou our captivity O Lord as the rivers in the south 6 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy 7 He that now goeth on his way weeping and beareth forth good seed shall doubtlesse come again with joy and bring his sheaves with him The Prayer O Lord God who hast promised salvation to thy people and hast done great things for us already deliver us from the captivity and bondage of sinne and misery Fill our hearts with holy sorrow and compunction when ever we trespasse against thee and teach us so to deny our selves to mortifie our affections to crucifie our lusts and all the temptations of the flesh that we going on our way with mourning and weeping despising the pleasures of this life may when thy great harvest shall come and thy reapers the Angels shall separate the wheat from the tares come before thee with joy and bring our sheaves with us to be laid up in thy granary that so we may escape the everlasting burning through the mercies of Jesus Christ. Amen PSALME 127. A Prayer for Gods blessing to goe along with the temporall good things he gives us EXcept the Lord build the house their labour is but lost that build it 2 Except the Lord keep the city the watchman waketh but in vain 3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early and so late take rest and eat the bread of carefulnesse for so he giveth his beloved sleep 4 Lo children and the fruit of the womb are an heritage and gift that commeth of the Lord. 5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant even so are the young children 6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate The Prayer O Lord God without whose blessing all our labours are vain and unprofitable and our possessions are but bitter and unpleasant let thy blessing be upon our labours and our substance our children and our dwelling that the good things of this life may be an heritage and gift from thee issues of thy favour and an earnest of a greater blessing make our souls diligent in thy service not importunate and greedy for the encrease of riches let our dwellings be safe and peaceable and our families increase in thy blessings that we feeling the comforts of thy favour here may be stirred up to great desires after the blessings of eternity through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 128. A Prayer for the fear of God and the blessings of the godly BLessed are all they that fear the Lord and walk in his ways 2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thine hands O well is thee and happy shalt thou be 3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitfull vine upon the wals of thine house 4 Thy children like the olive-branches round about thy table 5 Lo thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. 6 The Lord from out of Sion shall so blesse thee that thou shall 〈◊〉 Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long 7 Yea thâ—t thou shalt see thy childrens children and peace upon Israel The Prayer O Lord God who hast promised to multiply thy blessings upon them that fear thee teach us the fear of the Lord and let thy Spirit so assist us that we may walk in thy ways with great observation of all our actions and much diligence to perform thy holy will that we may receive the blessings of the righteous blessings of the right hand and of the left hand and may rejoyce in the blessing and peace of thy Church waiting for the consummation of all blessing and peace in thy eternall Kingdome through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 129. A Prayer against the enemies of the Church MAny a time have they fought against me from my youth up may Israel now say 2 Yeâ— many a time have they vexed mee from my youth up but they have not prevailed against me 3 The plowers plowed upon my back and made long furrows 4 But the righteous Lord hath hewen the snares of the ungodly in pieces 5 Let them be confounded and turned backward as many as have evill will at Sion 6 Let them be even as the grasse growing upon the house tops which withereth afore it be plucked up 7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand neither he that bindeth up the sheaves his bosome 8 So that they which goe by say not so much as the Lord prosper you we wish you good luck in the name of the Lord. The Prayer O Most blessed Iesu who for our sins didst suffer the plowers to plow upon thy back and make long furrows suffering shame and whipping for our sakes and all the contradictions of sinners and didst leave sorrows and afflictions intailed upon thy Church that by suffering with thee she might at last reign with thee in glory Deliver us and all thy holy Church from all that fight against us hew the snares of the ungodly in pieces let the designes of them that have evill will at thy Church be like the grasse growing upon the house tops withered and blasted before it comes to maturity and make us to prosper under thy mercies and in the good wishes and devout prayers of holy people through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 130. A penitentiall Psalme or a prayer for pardon and redemption from sins OUt of the deep have I called unto thee O Lord Lord hear my voice 2 Oh let thine eares consider well the voice of my complaint 3 If thou Lord wilt be extream to mark what is done amisse O Lord who may abide it 4 For there is mercy with thee therefore shalt thou be feared 5 I look for the Lord my soul doth wait for him in his word is my trust 6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch I say before the morning watch 7 O Israel trust in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercy and with him is plenteous redemption 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins The Prayer O Lord God blessed Iesu with whom is mercy and plenteous redemption who didst redeem thy people from all their sins paying the ransome of thine own bloud to purchase us freedome and salvation let the height of thy mercy take us up from the deep abysse of sin and misery O be not extream to mark what we have done amisse for it is impossible we should abide the extreamity of thy severest judgements and as thy mercy pardons what is past so let the sweetness of it beget thy fear in our hearts that we may not dare to offend so gracious so mercifull a God but that trusting in thy Word and flying unto thee for succour
against the stones The Prayer O Lord our God thou hast placed us in this world like pilgrims and strangers far from our Contrey far from rest give us souls and desires so abstract so religious and contemplative that all our hopes our joys and longings may be to enjoy thee and thy glories in the celestiall Jerusalem and let thy comforts refresh us in this our captivity and exile that in our heavinesse thou maist be our joy our songs and melody may be the songs of Sion the praises of thy Name that when thou hast delivered us from the wrath and malice of our enemies and dashed all their wickednesse which they have conceived and would bring forth to our destruction against the Rock Christ Jesus we may be blessed amongst thy children and be carried into our Countrey the Land of glorious promises there to reign with thee who livest and governest all things world without end Amen PSALME 138. A Prayer and a thanksgiving for Gods mercies I Will give thanks unto thee O Lord with my whole heart even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple and praise thy name because of thy loving kindnâ—sse and truth for thou hast magnified thy name and thy word above all things 3 When I called upon thee thou heardest me and enduedst my soul with much strength 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee O Lord for they have heard the words of thy mouth 5 Yea they shall sing in the ways of the Lord that great is the glory of the Lord. 6 For though the Lord be high yet hath he respect unto the lowly as for the proud he beholdeth them afarre off 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble yet shalt thou refresh me thou shalt stretch forth thine hand upon the furiousnesse of mine enemies and thy right hand shall save mee 8 The Lord shall make good his loving kindnesse toward me yea thy mercy O Lord endureth for ever despise not then the works of thine own hands The Prayer O Lord God who hast magnified thy Name and Word above all things make good thy loving kindnesses towards us and endue our souls with much strength that thine hand being stretched forth upon the furiousness of all our ghostly enemies and we being saved by thy right hand may praise thee and all thy glories serving thee here with a lowly minde and a great industry that at last we may worship thee in thy holy Temple in the midst of all the Myriads of Angels where thy glory is great and farre exalted above all gods Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 139. A meditation of the omnipresence of God and a prayer that we may alwayes walk as in his sight O Lord thou hast searched me out and known mee thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising thou understandest my thoughts long before 2 Thou art about my path and about my bed and spiest out all my ways 3 For lo there is not a word in my tongue but thou O Lord knowest it altogether 4 Thou hast fashioned me behinde and before and laid thine hand upon me 5 Such knowledge is too wonderfull and excellent for me I cannot attain unto it 6 Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit or whither shall I go then from thy presence 7 If I climb up into heaven thou art there if I go down to hell thou art there also 8 If I take the wings of the morning and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea 9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me and thy right hand shall hold me 80 If I say Peradventure the darknesse shall cover me then shall my night be turned to day 11 Yea the darknesse is no darknesse with thee but the night is as clear as the day the darknesse and light to thee are both alike 12 For my reins are thine thou hast covered mee in my mothers womb 13 I will give thanks unto thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made marvellous are thy works and that my soul knoweth right well 14 My bones are not hid from thee though I be made secretly and fashioned beneath in the earth 15 Thine eyes did see my substance yet being unperfect and in thy book were all my members written 16 Which day by day were fashioned when as yet there was none of them 17 How dear are thy counsels unto me O God O how great is the summe of them 18 If I tell them they are mo in number then the sand when I wake up I am present with thee 19 Wilt thou not slay the wicked O God depart from me ye blood-thirsty men 20 For they speak unrighteously against thee and thine enemies take thy Name in vain 21 Do not I hate them O Lord that hate thee and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee 22 Yea I hate them right fore even as though they were mine enemies 23 Try me O God and seek the ground of my heart prove me and examine my thoughts 24 Look well if there be any way of wickednesse in me and lead me in the way everlasting The Prayer O Lord our God who art infinite in wisdom and present in all places filling heaven and earth and hell with the effects of thy mighty power and communications of thy glorious essence let thy hand lead us and thy right hand hold us in all our ways always considering that thou art present understanding our thoughts and words even long before they are and seeing our most secret ways as clearly as in the sight of the sun print thy fear mightily upon our souls that we may be as fearfull of committing sins in secret as in the eyes of all the world that we hating all iniquity and loving thy counsels as our dearest treasures and guide may by the paths of a holy life be conducted into the way everlasting through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 140. A Prayer for deliverance from the mischiefe of all wicked persons DEliver me O Lord from the evil man and preserve me from the wicked man 2 Which imagine mischief in their hearts and stirre up strife all the day long 3 They have sharpned their tongues like a serpent adders poison is under their lips 4 Keep me O Lord from the hands of the ungodly preserve me from the wicked men which are purposed to overthrow my goings 5 The proud have laid a snare for me and spread a net abroad with cords yea and set traps in my way 6 I said unto the Lord Thou art my God hear the voice of my prayers O Lord. 7 O Lord God thou strength of my health thou hast covered my head in the day of battle 8 Let not the ungodly have his desire O Lord let not his mischievous imaginations prosper lest they bee too proud 9 Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the head of them that compasse
me about 10 Let hot burning coals fall upon them let them be cast into the fire and into the pit that they never rise up again 11 A man full of words shall not prosper upon the earth evil shall hunt the wicked person to overthrow him 12 Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the poor and maintain the cause of the helplesse 13 The righteous also shall give thanks unto thy name and the just shall continue in thy sight The Prayer O Lord God thou strength of our health thou that avengest the poor and maintainest the cause of the helplesse deliver us O Lord and preserve us from the evil and wicked man that neither his example may corrupt us nor his counsels mislead us nor his prosperity scandalize us nor his strife disquiet us nor his mischief disturb our safety but do thou cover our heads in the day of battell and contestation against all our bodily and ghostly enemies that although they hunt us to overthrow us yet we may prosper upon earth under thy favour and protection and at last being removed from all fears and sadnesse and dangers may continue in thy sight amongst the congregation of the just for ever through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 141. A Prayer for the vertue of religion for holinesse of life and for deliverance from the snares of our enemies LOrd I call upon thee haste thee unto me and consider my voyce when I cry unto thee 2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice 3 Set a watch O Lord before my mouth and keep the door of my lips 4 O let not mine heart be enclined to any evil thing let me not be occupied in ungodly works with the men that work wickednesse lest I eat of such things as please them 5 Let the righteous rather smite me friendly and reprove me 6 But let not their precious balms break mine head yea I will pray yet against their wickednesse 7 Let their Judges be overthrown in stony places that they may hear my words for they are sweet 8 Our bones lie scattered before the pit like as when one breaketh and heweth wood upon the earth 9 But mine eyes look unto thee O Lord God in thee is my trust O cast not out my soul. 10 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me and from the traps of the wicked doers 11 Let the ungodly fall into their own nets together and let me ever escape them The Prayer O Lord our trust and confidence haste thee unto us and consider our voyce when we call upon thee in our trouble and necessity let our prayers ascend up unto thee as incense and be as the savour of the evening and the morning sacrifice We begge of thee nothing but grace and power to fulfill thy will let not our hearts be inclined to any evil set a watch O Lord before our mouth and keep the door of our lips let us not be busied in ungodly works that we may never offend in our thoughts or words or actions and when we do amisse do thou smite us friendly reprove us with the checks of a tender conscience that thy fatherly correction may like precious balm cure all the wounds made by our own infirmities that we escaping all the snares of wickednesse may for ever hear and obey thy sweet words and our souls may never be cast out of thy presence but for ever may rejoyce in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 142. A Prayer in all sadnesse and in the hour of death I Cried unto the Lord with my voyce yea even unto the Lord did I make my supplication 2 I poured out my complaints before him and shewed him of my trouble 3 When my spirit was in heavinesse thou knewest my path in the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me 4 I looked also upon my right hand and saw there was no man that would know me 5 I had no place to flee unto and no man cared for my soul. 6 I cried unto thee O Lord and said Thou art my hope and my portion in the land of the living 7 Consider my complaint for I am brought very low 8 O deliver me from my persecutors for they are too strong for me 9 Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks unto thy Name which thing if thou wilt grant me then shall the righteous resort unto my company The Prayer O Lord God thou art our hope and our portion in the land of the living consider our complaint and misery thou art our place to flee unto thou onely art our sanctuary O hide us under the covert of thy wings keep us from all the dangers which multiply upon us when our spirits are in heavinesse and our bodies pressed with infirmities be thou always at our right hand and assist us so with the strength of thy grace that our temptations and our enemies not being above our strength deriv'd from thee our soul may with confidence go forth of prison and give eternall thanks unto thy Name in the companies of the Righteous through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 143. A Prayer that God would pardon our sins and direct us in the way of righteousnesse HEare my prayer O Lord and consider my desire hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousnesse sake 2 And enter not into judgement with thy servant for in thy sight shall no man living be justified 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul he hath smitten my life down to the ground he hath laid me in the darknesse as the men that have been long dead 4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me and my heart within me is desolate 5 Yet do I remember the time past I muse upon all thy works yea I exercise my selfe in the works of thy hands 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee my soul gaspeth â—nto thee as a thirsty land 7 Hear me O Lord and that soon for my spirit waxeth faint hide not thy face from me lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit 8 O let me hear thy loving kindnesse betimeâ— in the morning for in thee is my trust shew thou me the way that I should walk in for I lift up my soul unto thee 9 Deliver me O Lord from mine enemies for I flee unto thee to hide me 10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee for thou art my God let thy loving spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousnesse 11 Quicken me O Lord for thy Names sake and for thy righteousnesse sake bring my soul out of trouble 12 And of thy goodnesse slay mine enemies and destroy all them that vex my soul for I am thy servant The Prayer O Lord our Judge and our Redeemer hearken unto us for thy truth and righteousnesse sake deliver us from the guilt of
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
in my prayers slothfull in the exercises of Religion weary of their length displeased at their return without advertency in the execution of them and glad at an occasion of their pretermission Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have been diligent and curious in pleasing my appetite of meat and drink and pleasures losing my time pampering my flesh quenching the Spirit making matter both for sin and sicknesses and have not been sedulous in mortifying my body for the subduing mine own intemperances and inordination Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have been an unprovident steward of the good things thou hast given me I have loved them inordinately sought them greedily and unjustly dispensed them idlely and parted with them unwillingly I have not been so charitable to the poor or so pitifull to the afflicted or so compassionate to the sick or so apt to succour and give supply to the miseries of my neighbours as I ought but have too much minded things below not setting mine affections upon Heaven and heavenly things but have been unlike thee in all things I have been unmercifull and unjust Lord be mercifull to me a sinner Mine eyes O Lord have wandred after vanity beholding and looking after things unseemly without displeasure despising my neighbors prying into their faults but have been blinde not seeing mine own sins and infinite irregularities Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have not with care kept the door of my lips nor bridled my tongue but have been excessive in talking immoderate in dissolute and wanton laughter apt to lie to deny truth to accuse others to scoffe at them to aggravate their faults to lessen their worth to give rash judgement to flatter for advantage to speak of thy Name irreverently and without religious or grave occasions our discourses have been allayed with slander and backbiting not apt to edifie or minister grace unto the hearers Lord be mercifull to me a sinner Mine eares have been greedy after vanity listening after things unprofitable or that might tend to the prejudice of my neighbors and have not with holy appetite listened after thy holy words and conveyances of salvation Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have offended thee by the entertainment of evill thoughts thoughts of uncleannesâ—e and impurity and have not resisted their first beginnings but have given consent to them explicitly and implicitly and have brought them up till they have grown into idle words and actions Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have made my self guilty of the sinnes of others by consent by approving by not reproving by cooperating by encouraging their ill actions so making mine own heap greater by pulling their deformities upon mine own head Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have employed all my members and faculties both of soul and body in the ways of unrighteousnesse I have transgressed my duty in all my relations and in all my actions and traverses of my whole life even where I might have had most confidence I finde nothing but weaknesse and imperfections Lord be mercifull to me a sinner I have broken my vows and purposes of obedience and holy life I have been inconstant to all good refractory to counsels disobedient to commands stubborn against admonition churlish and ungentle in my behaviour mindfull and revengefull of injuries forgetfull of benefits seeking my own ends deceiving my own soul. Lord be mercifull to me a sinner My secret sins O Lord are innumerable sins secret to my self through inadvertency forgetfulness wilfull ignorance or stupid negligence secret to the world committed before thee onely and under the witness of mine own conscience I am confounded with the multitude of them and the horror of their remembrance Oh Jesu God be mercifull unto me I. SOn of David Blessed Redeemer Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world have mercy upon me O Jesu be a Jesus unto me thou that sparedst thy servant Peter that denied thee thrice thou that didst cast seven Devils out of Mary Magdalen and forgavest the woman taken in adultery and didst beare the convert thief from the Crosse to the joys of Paradise have mercy upon me also for although I have amassed together more sinnes then all these in conjunction yet not their sins nor mine nor the sins of all the world can equall thy glorious mercy which is as infinite and eternall as thy self I acknowledge O Lord that I am vile but yet redeemed with thy precious bloud I am blinde but thou art the light of the world I am weak but thou art my strong Rock I have been dead in trespasses and sins but thou art my resurrection and my life Thou O Lord lovest to shew mercy and the expressions of thy mercy the nearer they come to infinite the more proportionable they are to thy essence and like thy self Behold then O Lord a fit object for thy pity my sins are so great and many that to forgive me will be an act of glorious mercy and all the praises which did accrue to thy name by the forgivenes of David and Manasses and S. Paul and the adulteresse and the thief and the Publican will be multiplied to thy honour in the forgiveness of me so vile so unworthy a wretch that I have nothing to say for my self but that the greatness of my misery is a fit object for thy miraculous and infinite mercy Despise me not O Lord for I am thy creature despise me not for thou didst die for me cast me not away in thine anger for thou camest to seek me and to save me Say unto my soul I am thy salvation let thy holy Spirit lead me from the errours of my ways into the paths of righteousness to great degrees of repentance and through all the parts of a holy life to a godly and a holy death Grant this O blessed Jesu for thy mercies and for thy pity sake Amen II. O Lord God blessed Jesu Eternall Judge of quick and dead I tremble with horrour at the apprehension when I call to mind with what terrors and Majesty thou shalt appear in judgement a fire shall go out from thy presence and a tempest shall be stirred up round about thee such a tempest as shall rend the rocks levell the mountains shake the earth disorder and dissolve the whole fabrick of the heavens and where then shall I vile sinner appear when the heavens are not pure in thy sight Lord I tremble when I remember that sad truth If the righteous scarcely be saved where then shall the wicked and the ungodly appear I know O Lord that all my secret impurities shall be laid open before all the Nations of the world before all the orders and degrees of Angels in the presence of innumerable millions of beatified spirits There shall I see many that have taught me innocence and sanctity many that have given me pious example many that have dyed for thee and suffered tortures rather then they would
health to be an ornament to my body to be representations of thy power and of thy mercy Vnto thee O God will I pay my vows unto thee will I give thanks Thou O God of thine admirable and glorious mercy hast made thine Angels ministring spirits for my protection and defence against all the hostilities of the devill thou hast set a hedge about me and such a guard as all the power of hell and earth cannot overcome thou hast preserved me by thy holy providence and the ministery of Angels from drowning from burning from precipice from deformities from fracture of bones and all the snares of evil and the great violations of health which many of my betters suffer I will give thanks unto thee O Lord with my whole heart even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee Thou O most mercifull God hast fed me and clothed me hast raised me up friends and blessed them hast preserved me in dangers hast rescued me from the fury of the sword from the rage of pestilence from perishing in publike distemperatures and diseases epidemicall from terrors and affrightments of the night fâ—om illusions of the devil and sad apparitions thou hast been my guide in my journeys my refreshment in sadnesses my hope and my confidence in all my griefs and desolations O give thanks unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever But above all mercies it was not lesse then infinite whereby thou lovedst me and all mankinde when we were lost and dead and rebels against thy Divine Majesty thou gavest thine own begotten Son to seek us when we went astray to restore us to life when we were dead in trespasses and sins and to reconcile us to thy self by the mercies and the atonement of an everlasting covenant He is our God even the God of whom commeth salvation God is the Lord by whom we escape death O most blessed Jesu I praise and adore thine infinite mercies humility and condescension that for my sake thou wouldst descend from the bosome of thy heavenly Father into the pure womb of an humble Maid and take on thee my nature and be born and cry and suffer cold and all the incommodities which the meannesse of a stable could minister to the tendernesse of thy first infancy Lord what is man that thou art mindfull of him and the son of man that thou so regardest him I adore thee blessed Jesu and praise thee for thine immaculate sanctity for all thy holy precepts and counsels for thy Divine example for thy miracles and mysterious revelations of thy Fathers will for the institution of the holy Sacraments and all other blessings of thy Propheticall Office O praise the Lord for the Lord is gracious sing praises unto his Name for it is lovely I adore and love thee most blessed Jesu for all the parts of thy most bitter Passion for thy being betrayed and accused buffeted and spit upon blindfolded and mocked crowned with thorns and scourged for thine agony and bloudy sweat for thy bearing the sad load of the Crosse and sadder load of our sins for thy Crucifixion three long hours when the weight of thy Body was supported with wounds and nails for thy Death and Buriall for thy continuall intercession and advocation with thy heavenly Father in behalf of me and all thy holy Church and all other acts of mediation and redemption the blessings of thy Priestly Office O praise the Lord for his goodnesse and declare the wonders he hath done for the children of men I adore and magnifie thy holy Name O most blessed Jesu for thy triumph over death hell sin and the grave for thy opening the Kingdome of Heaven to all beleevers for thy glorious resurrection and ascension for thy government over all the creatures for the advancement of thy holy Kingdome for thy continuall resisting and defeating the intendments of thine enemies against thy Church by the strength of thine arm by the mightinesse of thy power by the glories of thy wisdome for those blessed promises thou hast made and performest to thy Church of sending the holy Ghost of giving her perpetuity of being in defiance of all the gates and powers of Hell and darknesse and blessing her with continuall assistances and all other glories of thy Regall Office and power O sing praises sing praises unto our God O sing praises sing praises unto our King for God is the King of all the earth sing ye praises with understanding O most holy Spirit Love of the Father Fountain of grace spring of all spirituall blessings I adore and praise thy divine excellencies which are essentiall to thy glorious Self in the unity of the most mysterious Trinity and which thou communicatest to all faithfull people and to me thy unworthy servant in the unity of the Catholique Church O magnifie the Lord our God and fall down before his footstoole for he is holy O blessed Spirit I praise and magnifie thy Name for thy miraculous descent upon the Apostles in Pentecost in mysterious representments for those great graces and assistances comming upon their heads and falling down upon us all in the descent of all ages of the Church for confirmation of our Faith for propagation of the Gospel for edification and ornament of thy Family Thou O God shalt endure for ever and thy remembrance throughout all generations O most glorious Spirit I praise and magnifie thy Name for thy inspiration of the Apostles and Prophets for thy providence and mercy in causing holy Scriptures to be written and preserving them from the corruptions of Hereticks from the violences of Pagans and enemies of the Crosse of Christ. I will alwayes give thanks unto the Lord his praise shall ever be in my mouth I blesse thy Name for those holy promises and threatnings those judgements and mercies those holy precepts and admonitions which thou hast registred in Scriptures and in the records and monuments of the Church for all those graces helps and comforts whereby thou promotest me in piety and the ways of true Religion for baptismall and penitentiall grace for the opportunities and sweet refreshings of the Sacrament of the Eucharist for all the advantages thou hast given me of good society tutors and governours for the fears thou hast produced in me as deleteries and impediments of sin for all my hopes of pardon and expectation of the promises made by our Lord Jesus Christ to encourage me in the paths of life and sanctity for all the holy sermons spirituall books and lessons for all the good prayers and meditations for those blessed waitings and knocking 's at the door of my heart pitiently tarrying for and lovingly inviting me to repentance without ceasing admonishing and reproving me with the checks of a tender conscience with exteriour and interiour motives and for whatsoever other means or incentive of holiness thou hast assisted me withall I magnifie and praise and adore thee and thy goodness All Nations whom thou hast made and
sanctified shall come and worship thee O Lord and shall glorify thy Name for thou art great and dost wondrous things thou art God alone and great is thy mercy towards me thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost Hell therefore shall every good man sing of thy praise without ceasing O my God I will give thanks unto thee for ever with Cherubims and Seraphims and all the companies of the heavenly Host saying Holy Holy Holy Lord God of Sabaoth holy is our God holy is the Immortall holy is the Almighty the Father the Son and the holy Ghost to whom be all honour and glory and dominion and power ascribed of all spirits and all men and all creatures now and for evermore Amen I. Prayers preparatory to the receiving of the blessed Sacrament O Most immaculate and glorious Jesu behold me miserable sinner drawing near to thee with the approaches of humility and earnest desire to be cleansed fron my sins to be united to thee by the nearest and most mysterious union of charity and Sacramentall participation of thy most holy Body and Bloud I presume nothing of mine own worthinesse but I am most confident of thy mercies and infinite loving kindnesse I know O Lord I am blinde and sick and dead and naked but therefore I come the rather I am sick and thou art my Physitian thou arisest with healing in thy wings by thy wounds I come to be cured and to be healed by thy stripes I am unclean but thou art the Fountain of purity I am blinde and thou art the great Eye of the world the Sun of righteousnesse in thy light I shall see light I am poor and thou art rich unto all the Lord of all the creatures I therefore humbly begge of thy mercy that thou wouldest be pleased to take from me all my sins to cure my infirmities to cleanse my filthinesse to lighten my darknesse to clothe my nakednesse with the robe of thy righteousnesse that I may with such reverence and faith and holy intention receive thy blessed Body and Bloud in the mysterious Sacrament that it may be unto me life and pleasantnesse and holy nourishment and that I may be firmly and indissolubly united to thy mysticall Body and may at last see clearly and without a vail thy face in glory everlasting who livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen II. I Adore and blesse thy glorious Majesty O blessed Jesu for this great dignation and vouchsafing to me that thou art pleased for all the infinite multiplication of my sins and innumerable violations of thy holy Law still to give thy self unto me to convey health and grace and life and hopes of glory in the most blessed Sacrament I adore thee O most righteous Redeemer that thou art pleased under the visible signes of Bread and Wine to convey unto our soules thy holy Body and Bloud all the benefits of thy bitter Passion O my God I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roofe but let thy holy Spirit with his purities prepare for thee a lodging in my soul. Thou hast knocked often O blessed Jesu at the door of my heart and wouldest willingly have entred behold O Lord my heart is ready to receive thee cast out of it all worldly desires all lusts and carnall appetites and then enter in and there love to inhabit that the Devill may never return to a place that is so swept and garnished to fill me full of all iniquity O thou lover of souls grant that this holy Sacrament may be a light unto mine eyes a guide to my understanding and a joy to my soul that by its strength I may subdue and mortifie the whole body of sin in me and that it may produce in me constancy in Faith fulnesse of wisdom perfection and accomplishment of all thy righteous commandments and such a blessed union with thee that I may never more live unto my self or to the world but to thee onely and by the refreshment of an holy hope I may be led through the paths of a good life and persevering piety to the communion and possession of thy Kingdome O blessed Jesu who livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen III. O Lord God who hast made all things of nought producing great degrees of essence out of nothing make me a new creature and of a sinfull man make me holy and just and mercifull that I may receive thy precious Body devoutly reverently with meeknesse contrition and great affection with spirituall comfort and gladnesse at thy mysticall presence Feed my soul with Bread from Heaven fill me with charity conform me to thy will in all things save me from all dangers bodily and ghostly assist and guide me in all doubts and fears prepare and strengthen me against all surreptions and sudden incursion of temptations cleanse me from all stains of sin and suffer nothing to abide in me but thy self only who art the Life of souls the Food of the Elect and the joy of Angels Give me such a gust and an holy relish in this Divine nutriment that nothing may ever hereafter please me but what savours of thee and thy miraculous sweetnesse Teach me to loath all the pleasures and beauties of this life and let my soul be so inebriated with the pleasures of thy Table that I may be comprehended and swallowed up with thy love and sweetnesse let me think nothing but thee covet nothing but thee enjoy nothing but thee nothing in comparison with thee and neither doe not possesse any thing but what leads to thee and is in order to the performance of thy will and the fruition of thy glories Transfixe my soul O blessed Jesu with so great love to thee so great devotion in receiving the holy Sacrament that I may be transformed to the Fellowship of thy sufferings and admitted to a participation of all the benefits of thy Passion and to a communion of thy graces and thy glories I desire to be with thee dissolve all the chains of my sin and then come Lord Jesus come quickly Let my soul feed on thee greedily for thou art the spring of light and life the Fountain of wisdome and health a torrent of divine pleasure and tranquillity the Author of peace and comfort enter into me sweet Jesu take thou possession of my soul and be thou Lord over me and all my faculties and preserve me with great mercy and tendernesse that no doubting or infidelity no impenitence or remanent affection to a sin no impurity or irreverence may make me unworthy and uncapable of thy glorious approach Let not my sins crucifie the Lord of life again let it not be said concerning me The hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the Table that this holy Communion may not be unto me an occasion of death but a blessed peace-offering for my sins and a gate of life and glory Grant this O blessed God for his sake who is both
Souls and set forward the salvation of their people and of others by their example and at last after a plentifull conversion of souls they may shine like the Starres in glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen VI. For our Parents O Almighty God and mercifull Father who from the loins of our first Parents Adam Eve hast produced mankind and hast commanded us to honor our Parents in pursuance of thy holy Commandment and of our duty to thee our God and in thee to them we do with all humility beg a blessing of thee for our Parents who from thy mercy and plenty have conveyed many to us pardon and forgive all their sins and infirmities increase in them all goodnesse give them blessings of the right hand and blessings of the left blesse them in their persons in their posterity in the comforts of thy holy Spirit in a persevering goodnesse and at last in an eternall weight of glory through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen VII For our Children O Father of Heaven God of all the Creatures by whose Providence mankinde is increased I blesse thy Name for bestowing on me that blessing of the righteous man the blessing of children Lord blesse them with health with life with good understanding with fair opportunities and advantages of education society tutors and governours and above all with the graces of thy holy Spirit that they may live and be blessed under thy protection grow in grace and be in favour with God and Man and at last may make up the number of thine elect children through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen VIII For our Patron our Friends and Benefactors O Almighty God thou Fountain of all good of all excellency both to Men and Angels extend thine abundant favour and loving kindnesses to my Patron to all my Friends and Benefactors reward them and make them plentifull compensation for all the good which from thy mercifull Providence they have conveyed unto me Let the light of thy countenance shine upon them and let them never come into any desertion affliction or sadnesse but such as may be an instrument of thy glory and their eternall comfort in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen IX A Prayer of a Wife for her Husband O My God who hast graciously pleased to call me to the holy state of Matrimony blesse me in it with the grace of chastity with â—oyalty obedience and complacency to my Husband and blesse him with long life with a healthfull body with an understanding soule with abundance of all thy graces which may make him to be and continue thy servant a true son of the Church a supporter and a guide to me his wife a blessing and a comfort to his children through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen X. Of a Husband for his Wife O Mercifull God who art a Father to us thy children a Spouse to thy holy Church a Saviour and Redeemer to all mankind have mercy upon thy handmaid my wife endue her with all the ornaments of thy heavenly grace make her to be holy and devout as Hester loving and amiable as Rachel fruitfull as Leah wise as Rebeccah faithfull and obedient as Sarah that being filled with thy grace and benediction here she may be partaker of thy glory hereafter through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen XI For a Curate to say in behalfe of his Parish O Blessed Iesu thou that art an eternall Priest an universall Bishop and the Fountain of all ghostly good have mercy upon this Parish which thou hast cencredited to my charge Lord I am unfit for so great a burden but by thy aid and gracious acceptation I hope for mercy pardon and assistance O Lord send thy holy Spirit to dwell amongst us let here be peace and charity and true Catholike Religion and holy Discipline Comfort the comfortlesse heal the sick relieve the oppressed instruâ—t the ignorant correct the refractory keep us all from all deadly sin and make them obedient to their superiours friendly to one another and servants of thy Divine Majesty that so from thy favour they may obtain blessings in their bodies in their souls in their estates and a supply to all their necessities till at last they be freed from all dangers and necessities in the full fruition of thy everlasting glories O blessed Saviour and Redeemer Iesu. Amen XII For a Parishioner to say in behalf of his Curate O God Almighty who art pleased to send thy blessings upon us by the Ministration of the Bishops and Priests of thy holy Church have mercy upon thy servant to whom is committed the care of my soul that he by whose means thou art graciously pleased to advance my spirituall good may by thy grace and favor be protected by thy providence assisted by thy great mercies comforted and relieved in all his necessities bodily and ghostly through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen XIII For safe Childe-birth O Blessed Iesu Son of the eternall God who according to thy humanity wert born of a holy Maid who conceived thee without sin and brought thee forth without pain have mercy upon me thy humble servant and as by thy blessing I have conceived so grant that by thy favourable assistance I may be safely delivered Lord grant me patience and strength and confidence in thee and send thy holy Angel to be my guardian in the hour of my travel O shut not up my soul with sinners nor my life with them that go down into the pit I humbly also beg mercy for my childe grant it may be born with its right shape give it a comely body and an understanding soul life and opportunity of Baptism and thy grace from the cradle to the grave that it may encrease the number of Saints in that holy Fellowship of Saints and Angels where thou livest and reignest eternall God world without end Amen XIV Before a Journey O God who didst preserve thy servants Abraham and Jacob thy People Israel thy servant Tobias and the wise men of the East in their severall journeys by thy providence by a ministery of Angels by a pillar of fire and by the guidance of a Star vouchsafe to preserve us thy servants in the way we are now to goe Be O Lord a guide unto us in our preparation a shadow in the Day and a covering by Night a rest to our wearinesse and a staffe to our weaknesse a patron in adversity a protection from danger that by thy assistance we may perform our journey safely to thy honor to our own comfort and with safety may return and at last bring us to the everlasting rest of our heavenly Country through him who is the way the truth and the life our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Amen XV. For afflicted persons O Lord God mercifull and gracious whose compassion extends to all that are in misery and need and takest delight in the relieving the distresses of the afflicted give refreshment to all the comfortlesse provide for the poor give ease to all them that are tormented with sharp pains health to the diseased liberty and redemption to the captives chearfulnesse of spirit to all them that are in great desolations Lord let thy Spirit confirm all that are strong strengthen all that are weak and speak peace to afflicted consciences that the light of thy countenance being restored to them they may rejoyce in thy salvation and sing praises unto thy Name who hast delivered their souls from death their eyes from tears and their feet from falling Grant this for the honour of thy mercies and the glory of thy Name through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen XVI For our Enemies O Blessed Jesu who wert of so infinite mercies so transcendent a charity that thou didst descend from Heaven to the bowels of the earth that thou mightest reconcile us who were enemies to the mercies of thy heavenly Father and in imitation of so glorious example hast commanded us to love them that hate us and to pray for them that are our enemies I beseech thee of thine infinite goodnesse that thou wouldest be pleased to keep me with thy grace in so much meeknesse justice and affable disposition that I may so far as concerns me live peaceably with all men giving no man occasion of offence and to them who hate me without a cause I beseech thee give thy pardon and fill them with charity towards thee and all the world blesse them with all blessings in order to eternity that when they are reconciled to thee we also may be united with the bands of Faith and Love and a common Hope and at last we may be removed to the glories of thy Kingdom which is full of love and eternall charity and where thou livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen XVII A Prayer to be said upon Ember-dayes O Mercifull Jesu who hast promised perpetuity to the Church and a permanency in defiance of all the powers of darknesse and the gates of hell and to this purpose hast constituted severall orders leaving a power to the Apostles and their Successors the Bishops to beget Fathers of our souls and to appoint Priests and Deacons for the edification of the Church the benefit of all Christian people and the advancement of thy service have mercy upon thy Ministers the Bishops give them for ever great measure of thy holy Spirit and at this time particular assistances and a power of discerning and trying the spirits of them who come to be ordained to the Ministery of thy Word and Sacraments that they may lay hands suddenly on no man but maturely prudently and piously they may appoint such to thy service and the Ministery of thy Kingdome who by learning discretion and a holy life are apt instruments for the conversion of souls to be examples to the people guides of their manners comforters of their sorrows to sustain their weaknesses and able to promote all the interests of true Religion Grant this O great Shepheard and Bishop of our souls Blessed Jesus who livest and reignest in the Kingdome of thine eternall Father one God world without end Amen Sanctus Deus Sanctus Fortis Sanctus Immortalis FINIS