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A64552
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Milke for children, or, A plain and easie method teaching to read and write together with briefe instructions for all sorts of people ... : as also an appendix of prayer / by Lambrocke Thomas.
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Thomas, Lambrocke.
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1654
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Wing T967A; ESTC R27538
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the one of Morning the other of Evening Prayer for a Family COL 4. 2. Continue in Prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving The Appendix A brief Discourse of Prayer WHereas the Apolste tels us 1 Tim. 4. 5. that even every thing is to be sanctified by the Word of God and by Prayer and that before we have out of that word given some briefe Instructions for the information of Children and therein together with others yet especially that Masters and Mistresses of Families that otherwise have not that more exquisite of their own may have a Method how to informe their children and servants in those their Families in the Grounds and Principles of Religion that now nothing may be wanting to helpe us to forward that information it may be expedient we by this Appendix of Prayer leave them not onely in generall a set forme of Prayer to be used at all times and even on all occasions and for all but also in speciall a forme how to open the Day and another how to shut in the Night both in this and all their whatever other holy endeavours to have though but those mean formes of Prayer for both Wherein I would not fain be mistaken or that any one should thinke that I one of the meanest of Gods servants should be thought in any thing overmasterly and bind the devotions of others to any my formes or impale â—â—em within this my ruder Method whose perhaps more excellent gifts and graces administer to them that far better of their own No but them thus expert and everywise accomplished for this so holy an exercise I leave to follow the bent of their owne endeavours according to the flowing measure of Gods word and spirit to expedite themselves in it and apply my sâ—â—â—ie to the information of my Children that have not yet attained those like 〈◊〉 eminent gifts or graces and may bâ— Gods blessing upon these like formes bâ—â— somâ—â—hat helped on to Godwards And 〈◊〉 not only Children in years but i◠〈◊〉 â—â—â—etion too that though men grown thâ—â— heretofore wanted for better educacation may be somewhat helped on by this to better both themselves and theirs that either the one or the other as their abilities willingnesse may give way to it as they see good performe this duty by these Formes not onely thus in generall at all convenient occasions but in speciall too in the Morning to begin their whatever oâ—her Workes of their owne and in the Evening to end those workes they both to begin and end with this godly worke of Prayer as by the one craving a blessing on what ever they shall so do and by the other as giving thankes for that and what ever blessings they shall want or desire I am not ignorant that set formes of prayer is a thing much controverted however by none that I ever yet could speake with or read of soundly argued as either unlawfull or inexpedient but rather a pious practise warrantable from Gods word Though in these latter times much heaved at and as it were to be cast out by them Extemporary which Extemporary votes though usefull I confesse in a mans private closet and for himselfe who himselfe best knowes his one Exigencies yet how warrantable in the publique I am yet I also confesse to learne For other discourses as divine Orations Homilies Sermons or the like which few yet are loth rawlie to vent but by first some kind of premeditation I grant yet may be at a mans pleasure and as his abilities are either premeditated or Extemporary he being therein but as a Messenger from God to his people to propose things to their Consideration but for prayers where he is as the mouth of the people to God and is to propose not onely his owne but also their requests and resolutions it might be much expedient they pin not their positions wholy upon his extemporary verdict but know also in some measure before hand what they in that his form should pray for in as much as otherwise they may be tied to an implicite Creede and pray for they know not what Is it not the mind of Gods spirit that as well as be zealous for God we be knowing also how to manage that zeale in as much as even that zeale without this knowledge is by the Apostle himselfe Rom. 10. 2. counted scarce commendable When surely by the word ought we to trie both and even before hand see not onely in discourse but even in Prayer to what we meane to produce that we be sure it be according to the mind of Gods spirit in that word That to the Apostles Mat. 10. when vers 18. to be led before Governours Kings for the name of Christ it should vers 19. in that houre be given them what they should speake warants not now our whatever Extemporary speaking That gift was but contemporary with them the Spirit of God that then spake by them was yet in his worke of the Word the Scriptures and had not yet by them set a period to that worke as afterwards he did Rev. 22. 18 19. with a Curse to whosoever should or add to or diminish from them Whennow he speaks to us but in and by those Scriptures Were every Extemporary discourse theron now to be accounted his it is easie to gues into what absurdities we might ruÌ„ when of Sermons and Commentaries and Expositions on them pretended as true are yet we know many heterodox and false and not according to the mind of that Gods Spirit in the scriptures Yea may I not doubt to say that al the Apostles said no nor yet before them all that the Prophets said was not of Equall Authority with the Scriptures they by the Dictate of Gods holy Spirit left us upon record as a rule to guide our faith by For what saith Saint Paul 1 Cor. 7 some things he commended as the commands of God vers 10. the Spirit of God speaking by him some things againe he counsels of himselfe vers 12. and as no expresse command of God And beside that marke that before cited assertion where it is said it should in that houre be given to the Apostles what they should speake what was it but only that what on their owne behalfe they should answer their persecutours not what should be the rule of our faith That was not to be committed to the airie puffes of an extemporary answer or promulgation of their successours but to the written word they should leave them The mind of the Spirit must now be made manifest by the word of the spirit which only is in and by the scriptures No no they truly to me seeming do but weakely provide for their safeguard that from the sounder pillars of premeditation will flie to or leane on that extemporarie But I am not now to argue the point Nor though thus declaring my opinon doe I argue or accuse any their practise that knowingly use or are affected to that
to our God who dwelleth in inaccessible light whose love blessings and comfort love of God as our deare and loving father blessing of Christ as his dear son and our Saviour comfort of the Holy ghost that proceedeth from them both to comfort and establish us in the truth 3 persons and one God be with us and be by us and all the Church of God ever called upon and blessed to the blessing and preserving of our soules from whatever siâ— our bodies from whatever sicknesses or calamities our estates from whatever ruine and destruction Now and for ever Amen A Morning Prayer for a Familie O come let us worship and bow down and kneele before the Lord our maker O eternall everliving and everloving Lord God and saviour thou that art most powerfull yet gratious most just yet merciful too rich in graces and superabundant in goodnes give us O give us both of that thy grace goodnesse that in this humble offerture of our morning Exercise we be duly prepared for it And that in the first place in the due acknowledgment of our many and manifold sins and transgressions that though we thus come nigh thee in this weighty busines of prayers praises yet shouldest thou come nigh us and weigh us in the ballances of thy justice we might be found lighter then vanity so horrid so hideous have been our sins so many so infinite our transgressions So as whilest looking on them alas what can we look for but a fearefull downefall to death and damnation Ouâ— pride our covetousnes our drunkennes our deboyshery or deceit our hypocriasic our neglect of thy word our disobedience to thee our God despite to our neighbours an aggravation of that desobedience with whatever other breach of thy blessed commandments have so far broken in upon us that when but seriously laying it to heart we may not have heart to hope our aÌ„y wise evading that downfal Yea so besotted are we with sin that notwithstanding our daily both hearing and handling thy blessed word we heare but heede it not yea we know what 's good but practise it not A sort of arrand hypocrites we are that mock thine house of prayer thy word thy sacraments and whatever other seemly ducies of Religion and devotion bâ—t stales to our lewdersin cloaths to cover our licenciousness Yea and too too oft the very practise of prayer but a practise also to bolster up our carnall desires not therein heeding the due Method end of it thy endlesse praise and our eternall Salvation No though covertly so contemne thy word we do by our careless unconscionable regard of doing thereafter so grieve thy good spirit by our sin so abuse thy mercy by our presumption so forget thy judgments cauteriz'd as t' were and hardned in that sin presumption that looking upon us so many sinkes of sin so many presumptuous vassalls of indignation what can we expect but our portion with the wicked and with them that forget God but to be turned into hell the place appointed for the Devill and his Angels Bâ—t yet O Lord there is mercy with thee weigh us in the ballanees of that when then our hopes may be it may poize down the scale of thy justice and being turned from our sins by thy mercy we may so evade the fury of thy justice and by true faith timely repentance happy sanctification of life knowledge of thy will love of thy name zeale of thy glory sincerity for thy truth boldnesse in the profession of thy word perseverance in godlinesse and goodnesse patience under whatsoever crosse or calamity contentment with our whatever estate so arme us against the evill of sinne the evill of punishment may not fray us so order our steps to God by good that no step be made to either of those evils When to further our dayly morning exercise yea our alwayes excecises in these like duties what especial obligations have we as thy continual mercies which should stir up our continual thankfulnesse for those thy mercies our own miseries which should also force our prayers for the continuance of those thy mercies thy mercies that we are not confounded our miseries that they become not that our confusion Let us O let us in a due acknowledgement of those thy mercies both to free us from and prevent our those whatever miseries let us make conscience of all our doings not to do any thing contrary to the law of good conscience but as directing to that good Conscience to go by the rule and directions of thy good word in the Scriptures and be guided by the dictates of thy good spitit in that Word Try we thereby and prove we all our thoughts examine we thereby and therein all our words and works that so we may seek thee our good God in all and find thy good grace in the execution of our goodnesse Nor for our selves O Lord let 's onely become thus suppliant to thee but let our prayers also extend to the good both of our selves and others and be now next extended for a blessing upon thine holy Catholike Church c. Here go on as occasion serves as in the genenerall Prayer till you come thus to conclude And now O Lord having thus made a tender of our bounden duty in this our first offerture of this morning worke of thine in thus calling upon thee be favourable now next to us in the workes of our owne callings that by effecting them to our comfort we may effect them also to thy glory That even every one of us in our severall places and callings may as not onely thus opening the day thy glory by this thy worke bâ—t by thy goodnesse may goe through with it to our comfort in our own workes When now to conclude these our imperfect requests we have thus made to thee both for our selves and others imperfect in as much as many things are omitted we should pray for for our selves many things omitted we should praise thee for to supply that imperfection of both our prayers and praises let us now at last make our addresse unto thee for them in that most absolute forme that perfectly compriseth them all saying as our Saviour himselfe hath taught us to say unto thee Our Father which art in Heaven c. The peace of God which passeth all understanding preserve us in peace and keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and understanding of him our God and Father that his out-stretched arme be our defence stretched out in the mercifull exhibition of his Sonne Christ our Saviour Whose salvation let be our auspicious aid and that made good to us by the grace of that good spitit of grace the holy Ghost the Comforter he hath sent to be with us To which Father of peace Son of mercy holy Spirit of comfort and consolation three Persons and one God be by us and all the faithfull ascribed all honour and glory praise power might Majesty and Dominion