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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13732	The soules alarum-bell Wherein the sicke soule (through the horror of conscience) being awakened from security by the sight of sinne, hath recourse to God by meditation and prayer. By H. Thompson.	Thompson, Henry, fl. 1618.	1618 (1618)	STC 24024; ESTC S100563	111,521	484

An● thou must purpose with thy selfe to doe ●othing that day which may displease God but meditate in thy minde some godly meditations desiring his assistance for the furtherance of the true seruing his omnip●tent Mai●sty ● A Prayer before wee settle our selues to our De●●tions O Most gracious Lord giue me leaue to present my selfe before thy diuine Maiestie and to poure out my vnworthy prayers in the sight of thy most mighty and glorious presence Behold mee O Lord not in my merits but in the multitude of thy mercies I now com● to make manifest my necessities and to vtter my griefe● vnto thee I come as a poor● and needy wretch vnto ● God of infinit glory I com● as a worme of the Earth vnto my Soueraigne Make● and Creatour I come as ● guiltie hainous offende●● I am not worthy to lift v● mine eyes to Heauen mu●● lesse to open my mouth in thy glorious presence o● presume to talke with ● Lord and King of so great ● Maiesty being my selfe bu● slime and ashes but ô Fathe● of mercies and God of all comfort thou promisest that who asketh shall receiue ● who knocketh shall bee le● in who seeketh shall finde● Thou inuitest the greatest ●inners and refusest not to ●eelde thy assistance to any ●hat will vse it grant mee ●herefore grace now to pray ●nto thee as my duety and ●hy desert requireth grant ●e a pureintention a fer●ent deuotion and an atten●●ue mind that it be not car●ed away with impertinent ●oughts nor any other di●raction but with humble ●eart firme hope and per●ct charity I may effectual●e pray vnto thee and aske ●f thee that which thou see●t most for thy glory and ●y good gra●t Lord I be●ech thee that thou wilt ●elpe mee to pray worthily ●at thou maiest mercifu●ly ●rant my Petitions keepe ●y thoughts from wandring r●straine my imaginations and preserue my sences from being distracted● defend O Lord my weak● heart from ghostly assaults● and so fixe my minde vpon thee that I be not carrie● away from consideration o● thy presence grant mee distinctly to pronounce my words attentiuely to apply my thoughts and to bee wholly rauished and possessed with zeale and true deuotion O Lord grant me to aske forgiuenesse with ● deepe contrition and ful● purpose of amendement ● grant me to craue thy benefits with hearty thankfulne●● for those which I haue receiued Grant mee to pray for my selfe with a perfect resignation vnto thy will and ●or all others with true cha●itie and sincere affection Affoord O Lord such com●ort to my soule as thou ●eest fit ●or mee and by the ●ssistance of thy spirit inspire ●hy good motions into mee ●hat I may feele them forci●ly accept them thankefulie and fulfill them effectu●llie Finally I humbly be●eech thee of thy mercy and goodnesse that I may praise ●hee with a true repentant ●eart to appease the fury of ●hy anger against me where●y I may come to enioy ●ith thy Maiesty eternall ●lorie without end Amen A Morning Prayer O Most gracious LORD and Omnipotent Father thou which made●● Heauen and Earth the Sea and all that is therein together with thy dearely beloued Son IESVS CHRIST and with thy holy Spirit thou hast brought vs to the beginning of this day thorow thy goodnesse now we beseech thee that this day wee fall into no sinne bu● that we may accomplish thy holy will by directing ou● words framing our thoghts and disposing our doing accordingly Helpe vs an● further vs O Lord in all ou● Prayers that whatsoeuer w● doe may alwaies take beginning from thee and being so begun wee may proceede in true seruing of thee who art the Fountaine 〈◊〉 light and most peereless● spring of Wisdome LORD vouchsafe that the beames of thy wonderfull glorie may beate against my darke and smal vnderstanding and driue from me two kinde of mists to wit sinne and ignorance wherein I was borne Thou O Lord that makest the tongues of little Infants to be eloquent teach me to rule my tongue and let thy grace and blessing bee pou●ed on my lippes Giue mee sharpnesse of vnderstanding thy heauenly word and ability to retaine it a facility to serue a good kind of interpretation a good place to vtter my words and that they may tend to thy glory and guide my entrance to the matters I speake of direct my proceeding in the same and make perfect my conclusion Come Holy Ghost fill my heart with thy faith and kindle in mee the fire of thy loue doe thus good Lord who diddest bring the Gentiles to the vnity of thy saith by all kindes of diuers and strange languages send out Lord thy holy Spirit and all things shall be created and thou shalt make fresh the face of the Earth and thou that hast taught the Hearts of thy faithfull by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost giue mee the same spirit right vnderstanding and alway to reioice in thee make mee forsake Sathan and cleaue to thee ô Christ who art the way truth and life shew me thy wayes ô Lord and teach me thy pathes direct my steps according to thy word that no vnrighteousnesse reigne ouer mee Ma●e my going perfect in thy wayes that my steps be not moued Lord whi hart the Father of grace an● mercie desend me from my enemies and receiue mee at the houre of my death Good Lord grant I may depart in a good houre out of this World and that I may arise from the death of sinne and walke in newnesse of life that when I shall rise againe at the latter day when our life shall be seene manisestly of all men I also may bee openly but fauourably seene of thy glory who liue●● and reiguest one GOD World without end Amen Another Prayer for the Morning O Lord God and my heauenly Father I do here present my selfe with my morning sacrifice vnto thy Omnipotent Maiestie crauing thy mercifull aide for the strengthening of my weake faith at this present that thereby I may be made the more apt and able to serue thy heauenly Maiesty in all holinesse and true sincerity of heart And now that the time allotted for my feeble senses is expired and that the spring of the morning approacheth I offer vp my bounden duety of praise and thankesgiuing to thy euer blessed and glorious Maiestie vpon whom all the houres and moments of life depend for adding yet more space vnto my daies for granting me a larger time of repentance for the obtaining of thy grace and exercise of vertue and amendement of my sinfull life O eternal and euerliuing God who art the guardian to all true beleeuers make me euermore to magnifie and extoll thy mercies and in true token of this my thankefulnesse hauing nothing more neere vnto me then my selfe I here offer and present my selfe body and soule vnto thy hea●enly will and pleasure beseeching thee to dispose of me as of thine owne to direct the remainder of my life to thy Honour and seruice

of friendship and amitie betwixt vs. Namely that thou wilt be my mercifull Father and that againe I may be thy obedient childe Lord thou soest I doe not aske of thee riches honours or long life but onelie this euen this thing alone which with all possible importunity I vrg● and neuer wil cease to craue that from this present houre to my liues end I may neuer more offend thy diuine Maiestie nor defile my conscience with anie mortall ofsence O Lord grant ● poore sinner this his humble suite for Christ Iesus his sake my alone Sauiour and Redeemer Come holie Spirit the sweetest comforter of Mankinde I beseech thee take the possession of my soule purge and cleanse mee of all sin sanctifie me throughout wash what is corrupted water what is dried heale what is wounded bow what is ●●iffened warme what is cooled call home what is straied make mee ●rulie humble and resigned ●hat thou maiest bee pleased ●o stay and abide with thy seruant O most blessed light and glorious lampe illuminate my minde with the heauen●ie beames of thy wisdome O Paradise of pleasures ● Fountaine of purest de●ights my God giue me thy ●elfe In flame my soule with ●hy celestiall loue teach me ●ouerne me direct and pro●ect mee through the whole ●ourse of my life Establish my mind against ●ll elusions and inordinate feare grant me a right faith an assured hope a si●cer● and perfect charity and that I may preferre thy blessed will pleasure before a●● things in Heauen and Earth And now sweete Iesus vpon the knees of my heart I humbly craue pardon o● these and all other my trespasses knowne and vnknowne yea so inspire my heart with thy spirit that seriouslie I may resolue of amendement of life for the time to come That I may carefullie reforme my selfe of those vsual errors into which this day past and so often as heretofore I haue beene accustomed to fal that I may renewall my good purposes and intentions and accordinglie put them in practise that so finallie after this my short life spent in thy seruice I may at length close vp my daies in peace and happilie end in thee who art blessed for euer Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost liuest and raignest euer one God World without ende Amen A Prayer for Night O My most Soueraigne Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ Lampe of light truth I miserable wretch most humbly beseech thee to with-draw and keepe my minde from wandring thoughts distractions this night Lord heare the gro●nings of those who vnder then of sinne and infirmiti●● crie vnto thee Lord loose ●he bonds and shackles of iniquitie wherewith I haue bound my selfe and out of the darke prison of wickednesse whereinto I haue run and captiuated my selfe deliuer my sinfull soule O Lord As thou art my skilful Phisician and best knowest my diseases take me to thy cure O Soune of God my Creatour Redeemer and Sanctifier let thy vnspeakable loue remaine in my soule for euer that I may enioy thee and ioy in thy countenance Thou that leddest the Israelites thy seruants throgh the red Sea and deliueredst them from the bondage of Phar●ah and his cruell Ministers discharge mee of the grieuous weight of my sins where-with my soule is so heauilie laden Thou that desendedst Daniel in the Lions denne desend me this night and euermore Thou that pardonedst Dauids vnspeakable sinnes be mercifull vnto me thou Sonne of God and Sauiour of the World in whom 〈◊〉 lie is my saluation by whom I may become an Angell in Heauen and without whose mercie am a diuell in hell Good God looke graciouslie vpon mee wash me O Lord whose iniquities are as red as bloud and I shall appear before thy almighty Throne as white as snow Lord deliuer mee now this night and in the houre of my death from all the malicious temptations of the old Serpent my enemie adopt mee here thy sonne below that I may become thy seruant aboue and liue with thee and raigne with thee in those ioies which are euer during who with the Father and the Holie Ghost euer liuest raignest World without end Ame● O Lord looke downe from Heauen vpon mee miserable wr●tch that lie here prostrate at thy feete crauing mercie of thy Omnipotent Maiestie for those sinnes which I haue committed this day against thee I humblie beseech thee O Christ which a●● my onelie Sauiour and Redee●●er to extend thy accustomed goodnesse to me this night that I may bee defended from the danger of the enemie and all euill which may befall mee this night good Lord take mee into thy protection of safegard that I may take safe and quiet rest this night to the end I may be the better enabled the next day to serue thee in all godlinesse holinesse of liuing whereby I may haue thy blessings powred downe plentifullie vpon me to the reliefe of me and mine and that after this painefull life ended I may dwell with thee in life euerlasting Amen A Praier to GOD for grace and to d●sp●se the vanitie of the World O Gracious and Omnipotent Father haue mer●ie on mee and forgiue me the great offences which I haue done in the sight o● thee Grant me grace for the loue of thee to despise sinne● and all worldlie vanitie● helpe mee to ouercome all temptations to sinne and the malice o● my ghostli● enemies and to spend my time in vertue and labou● acceptable to thee Repress● the motions of my sinfu●● flesh that mine h●art may bee enamoured of vertue to liue to thine honour and to the comfort of my soule O Father strengthen mee in soule and bodie to execute the workes of godlinesse to the glorie of thy blessed name and profit of my Christian bretheren whereby I may come to thy euerlasting ioy and feli●itie Grant me a firme purpose most mercifull Lord to amend my life and to make recompence for those yeers which I haue misspent to thy displeasure in euill thoughts delectations consentings wordes workes and euill customes whereby I haue deserued damnatiō Lord make mine heart obedient to thy will comfort mee and gi●e mee grace to haue my most ioy and pleasure in thee giue me heauenly meditations gostlie sweetenesse and zeale of thy glorie Rauish my soule with a burning desire to the heauenlie ioy where I shall euerlastinglie dwell with thee ●rant me sweet Sauiour contempt of all damnable pleasure of sinne and misery grant mee a true remembrance of my saluation with a feare of damnation and 〈◊〉 remembrance of thy goodnesse thy gifts great ●i●dnesse shewed to me from my creation vntill this present houre O Lord reduce into my minde my sinnes and disobedience whereby I haue offended thee Lord grant me a right spirit and perfect contrition to obtaine thy grace and from filthy sinne to purge mee O God make mee constant and stable i● faith hope and charity with continuance in vertue direct my will that it may not offend thee but