thee Esa 38.3 how I haue walked before thee in truth with a perfect heart and haue done that which is good in thy sight Most louing Father who takest care of all men I commend vnto thee my soule as a childe that can of himselfe doe nothing defend me I pray thee from all mine enemies spirituall and temporall keepe my body and soule pure chaste and vndefiled that I offend not either in obscene speech impure thought or vncleane act My chastity is a more pretious Iewell then I can keepe without thy helpe I therefore beseech thee who louest the pure in heart to keepe my heart pure be thou my guide and preseruer lest in the heate of concupiscence I forget thee Giue me grace O Lord to serue and obay my Parents and those to whose gouerment I am committed and that in all humility And grant that if thou shalt be pleased to call me to the honourable estate of Wedlocke I may be matched with one with whom I may serue thee in peace and holinesse all the dayes of my life at the last rest with thee in thy heauenly Kingdome through Iesus Christ our Lord. For a Seruant BLessed Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ who when thou wert the Son of God and Lord of all the World didst take vpon thee the forme of a Seruant Phillip 2.7 that by thy obedience thou mightst worke the saluation of all people as well bond as free I pray thee that since thou hast bin pleased to call me to the stare of a Seruant thou wouldst giue me an humble and obedient heart and make me contented with this condition of life as alotted to me by thy prouidence Grant that I may with gentlenesse of Spirit and singlenesse of heart and willingnesse of minde serue those vnder whom I am placed and that I may not either murmure against them or enuy those that seated in a higher estate that I may obey them in all their honest commands in all feare and true respect not with eye-seruice as men-pleasers Col. 3.22 but withall my heart and the rather because thy commandement bindeth me so to doe Grant that seruing them diligently faithfully and carefully I may auoide their displeasure and obtaine thy fauour and blessing and at the end of my dayes come to that blessed place where Thou with the Father and blessed Spirit dost raigne world without end Before a Iourney ALmighty euerlasting God who art the Way the Life and the Truth behold I beseech thee amongst how many dangers of the World Flesh and Deuill I am to passe so that without thy aid I cannot safely passe through this vale of misery Lead guide and direct me therefore O Lord in the high and right Way whither I would goe that I turne neither to the right hand or the left nor become a pray to mine enemies O Lord thou hast a generall care ouer thy creatures I therefore in this my Iourney commend vnto thee my soule and body defend me from all perills I beseech thee O Lord which didst send thy Angell as a Companion or Fellow-Traueller with the Sonne of Tobias Tob. 5.4 and didst preserue Abraham and all other thy Seruants in their trauells vouchsafe thy blessed Angell to guide and conduct me Be thou my comfort in the way and a defence in all dangers Prosper the businesse which I goe about and make this enterprise successefull to me And grant that my affaires being dispatched I may returne home safe in body and minde Preserue in my absence my family all I possesse that I being returned in safety and they securely preserued we may all together giue thankes to thy glorious Name through Iesus c. After a Iourney I Giue thee thankes O gratious Lord for thy great mercies to me all the dayes of my Life Thou art he which created me and thou art also he that preseruest that which thou hast created How often O Lord hast thou turned thine eyes from my sinnes and made as though thou didst not see them How often and that iustly mightst thou haue with-held thy hand of preseruation from me and yet thy patience hath beene so great towards me that thou hast suffered no harme to befall me And as I owe thee many thankes for thy former preseruations so now I am further obliged to thee in that thou hast at this time not onely guided me to the place whither I intended to goe but hast also brought me backe in safety and in my absence hast preserued all things vnto me Good Lord giue me grace to be alwaies mindfull of these and all other thy benefits to me and to be truely thankfull to thee for them And grant that as by thy mercy I haue well ended my affaires abroad and am safely returned to this temporall habitation so my Spirit after this Pilgrimage may returne to thy Heauenly Mansion and there abide with thee for euer and that euen for the merits of our onely Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ Amen Intercession IN which we are to pray For all Mankinde For the conuersion of Iewes Turkes Heathen to the truth For all Christians That they may be strengthned that stand That they may bee conuerted that are in error For the Churches throughout the World that they may be vnited in Religion For our Church that whatsoeuer is amisse in it may bee amended For the Kings Maiestie and his prosperitie For all Kingdomes Christian For Ours and each part of it that it may flourish in peace For the Clergy That they may Teach Liue well For wisedome in the Counsell Integrity in the Iudges Strength in our Armies Discretion in the Magistrates Obedience in the People For the prosperitie and good successe Of Merchants Husband-men Artificers Trades-men And that they may liue carefully and honestly in their vocations For the prosperous education of Youth either in Vniuersities Schooles or Other parts of the Kingdome For our Parents Kindred Friends Neighbours and Benefactors For those of whom wee haue the charge committed to vs. Either in Church Common wealth or Families For our Enemies especially those that hate vs without cause that God would conuert them For those that commend themselues to our prayers and whose affaires and troubles will not suffer them to pray as they ought For those who are in affliction of Body or Minde Who are in danger or want in Prison or condemned to Death For those that Excell In qualities of the minde Strength of Body Abundance of Wealth That they exalt not themselues aboue their brethren For those who vndertake any notable Action which may redound To the Glory of God The Peace of the Church The Honour of the Kingdome Deprecation Psal â—…38 1 O Lord rebuke me not in thy wrath Psal 44.23 Cast me not off for euer Psal 51.11 Cast mee not away from thy presence Psal 69.17 Hide not thy face from me Psal 40.11 With-hold not thy mercy from me Psal 38.11 Forsake me not
prescribe vnto his Disciples a forme of Prayer to be offered vp to thee and hast deriued the same from them to vs. Behold me most wretched sinner wholly depraued and corrupt intreating thee by the same Sonne that for his sake thou wouldest infuse thy holy Spirit into mee which may adopt me into the number of thine Elect that it may teach me how I ought to pray according to thy Holy Will that it may allay all troublesome and wandering thoughts in me while I offer vp my prayers and praises vnto thee Suffer me not to serue thee with my lippes and be absent in heart from thee but create a right spirit within me that I being sensible of all thy graces and comforts may with ioyfull and holy zeale performe my dutie to thee that so my prayers and desires may appeare before thee and in thy Sonnes Name I may effectually be heard and my petitions may bee granted to the glory and honour of thy most Holy Name and the endlesse comfort of mine owne Soule through the same our only Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ Before a Sermon O Most louing SAVIOVR I most humbly intreat thee that rhou wouldest be pleased at this time to enlighten my vnderstanding and to open my inward eares with the grace of thy holy Spirit that I may heare the Sacred VVord with an humble heart and reioyce in it in the obedience of the Spirit that I may be fully instructed thereby how to doe good and auoid euill and bring forth the fruite thereof in my life and conuersation that thy Honour and Glory may bee thereby increased the Deuill and all other the enemies of my soule may bee vanquished my Soule may bee saued and at the last I may appeare with boldnesse before thy Tribunall and receiue the reward of a good and faithfull seruant euen his Masters ioy euerlasting Blessednesse and that by thy merits onely O Blessed Sauiour Petitions for Temporall Blessings In which we are to desire of God THat he would be pleased to continue vnto vs The Blessing of a good King iust and religious To giue vnto vs Magistrates and Iustices vpright and carefull to see good Lawes duely executed Teachers to direct vs in the Truth That he would blesse vs with Length and goodnesse of Dayes Health of Body Contentednesse of Minde Competencie of Estate Foode and Rayment Conueniencie of Dwelling Wholesomenesse of Ayre Fruitefulnesse of Cattell That he would make vs happy In Wedlocke In Children In Faithfull friends In Peaceable louing neighbors In Honest Seruants In Skilfull Phisicians That hee would preserue Our Goods Good Name Our Senses and vnderstanding That he would protect vs From Trouble From Enemies From Dangers From Losses From Sicknesses That he would giue Peace To all Nations To our Land In our priuate dwellings Rules to be obserued in the Morning WHen thou awakest in the Morning shut and close vp the entrance to thy heart from all vncleane prophane and euill thoughts and let the consideration of God and goodnesse enter in When thou art arisen and art ready retire thy selfe to thy Closet or other priuate place and offer to God the first fruits of the Day and in praying to him and praysing him remember 1. To giue him thankes for thy quiet rest receiued for deliuering thee from all dangers ghostly and bodily and for all other his benefits to thee 2. Offer vnto him thy selfe and all things that thou dost possesse and desire him to dispose of thee and them according to his good pleasure 3. Craue his Grace to guide thee and to strengthen thee from and against all Tentations that so thou mayest doe nothing the day following contrary to his will 4. And lastly beg of him according to the Rules before prescribed all things needfull for the Soule and Body To which purpose pray as followeth Morning Prayer I Thanke thee O Heauenly Father LORD of Heauen and Earth for all thy Blessings which I vndeseruedly haue receiued from thee that thou gauest me a being from honest Parents and in that part of the world where thy Sonne Christ Iesus is purely professed that thou didst endue me with reason and vnderstanding and didst also giue mee perfect members and sences that thou hast preserued me since my birth and vouchsafed me health and liberty and a competencie of meanes to maintaine me and those whom thou hast placed vnder me that thou hast Elected me in thy Loue Redeemed me by thy Sonne Sanctified me by thy Spirit and kept me this night past from all perills of body and Soule and giuen me a sweete and comfortable rest O Lord I commend into thy hands my soule and body thoughts words and actions and humblie beseech thee that thou wouldest guide and order them all to thy honour and glory and my endlesse and eternall happinesse Enlighten my minde that the Darkenesse and cloudy mists of mine offences being dispelled I may walke before thee in my vocation without offence as in the day cleane vnspotted and vnblameable Giue vnto me thy Holy Spirit which may bridle my vaine cogitations and head-strong desires and order thou I beseech thee my words and rectifie all my actions O Lord as thou hast of thy bounty raised vp my body from sleepe so stirre vp my drowzie soule from the sleepe of sinne and carnall securitie Let my body be euer assistant to my soule in all good actions in this life that they may both be partakers of life euerlasting Thou O Lord hast promised to those which shall faithfully aske all things necessary for this life giue I beseech thee vnto mee if it seeme good vnto thee such a competent estate as shall be expedient to support my life in a ciuill modest and religious manner Giue vnto me that which shall be conuenient but especially O Lord 1. Tim. 6.8 a heart and minde contented with whatsoeuer thou shalt be pleased to allot vnto me Grant O Lord that in thy Name I may cast forth my net into the Sea of this world and diligently carefully and with an vpright conscience follow that vocation in which thou hast placed me that by thine aid and assistance I may prosper and haue good successe in all my affaires Blesse O Lord the Kings Maiesty gouerne his heart in thy feare and guide his vnderstanding to doe those things which shall be acceptable to thee and profitable to his kingdomes Giue him louing and loyall Subiects and suppresse his open and secret enemies And together with him blesse his Queene make her as the fruitfull Vine on the house top Psal 128.3 Blesse all the estate Ecclesiasticall and Ciuill from the highest to the lowest Comfort the comfortlesse and helplesse Bring all Trauellers to their owne beings in safety and direct all vpon the Seas to their safe Ports Shew the light of thy Truth to those which wander out of the right way Giue to all sinners true and hearty repentance strengthen those which haue begun well and giue them thy
whose mercy is ouer all thy workes Psal 145.9 All things are vnder thy Power and Rule both in Heauen and Earth Thou shewest mercy on whom thou wilt and art pitifull to whom thou pleasest and wouldest not the death of a sinner neither delightest in the destruction of any O God rich in mercy who Eph. 2.4 out of thy extraordinary Loue to mankinde euen when wee were thine enemies Rom. 5.10 didst send thine onely Sonne into the VVorld that euery one that beleeued on him might not perish but haue life euerlasting Haue mercy vpon me haue mercy vpon me according to thy mercy and according to the multitude of thy mercies Psal 51. doe away my offences Holy Father I haue sinned against heauen and before thee Luc. 15.18 and am no more worthy to be called thy Sonne I haue turned from thee and haue broken all thy Commandements I haue not walked aright but haue gone after mine owne lusts Esa 65.2 choosing those waies which thou hast forbidden me to tread in Neither O Lord haue I feared thine anger but haue beene in all things disobedient vnto thee and haue hardned my heart against thee I haue hated Instruction and cast thy sayings behinde me Truth hath found no place in mee and my hands haue been the workers of much wickednesse I haue spoken vainly idly and wickedly haue brought forth deceit and meditated the way of vntruth I haue prouoked thy wrath against me by accustoming my selfe to doe the workes of the flesh and reiecting the good motions of the Spirit Woe vnto mee rebellious wretch Esa 30.1 that I haue committed these wicked acts against thee so louing so good so gratious a God to the vtter destruction of my soule without thy mercy in Christ Iesus In remembrance and confidence whereof O Lord I come to thee and humbly intreat thee that thou wouldest not reiect a contrite humble miserable and repentant sinner who at this time earnestly inuocateth thy Name Psal 7.9 Returne a little O Lord and bee intreated for my manifold sinnes doe not vnto me according to the multitude of them neither reward me according to my transgressions Let my humble prayers sighes and groanes come into thy presence and according to thy promises receiue me againe into thy fauour For O Father I am one of those whom thy only Sonne redeemed with his most pretious bloud O Lord my soule doth loath my life by reason of my manifold sinnes and I humble my selfe vnder thy mighty hand 1. Pet. 5.6 because I know that in thine anger thou shewest mercy Abac. 3.2 and in time of trouble thou dost forgiue offences And behold O Lord that I confesse my sinnes beseeching thee for thy goodnesse to doe vnto me according to thy wonted mercy I am confounded and ashamed to lift vp mine eyes vnto thee because my sinnes haue preuented my prayers and haue ascended vp to thee before them Against thee O Lord haue I sinned Psal 51. and done much euill in thy sight yet wherefore should I dye in my sinnes seeing it is not thy pleasure that any sinner should dye Ezech. 18. but turne vnto thee and liue For thou art good and gracious and sauest those who are altogether vnworthy out of the abundance of thy mercy in Christ Iesus the Righteous For although thine anger against sinners is vnsufferable and who may abide it yet thy mercy towards offendors is vnsearchable and who can finde out the depth thereof or describe it Psal 22. Our Fathers in their troubles cried vnto thee and thou diddest deliuer them they put their trust in thee and were not confounded And though they by their offences had iustly prouoked thine anger yet vpon their humiliation thou diddest remember thy couenant and ease them of their afflictions O Lord be mercifull also vnto me for I am miserable and wretched Heale my soule Psal 41.4 for I haue sinned against thee Psal 6.3 My soule is very much disquieted within me how long Lord will it be Psal 13. ere thou looke vpon mee and deliuer it Lighten mine eyes Psal 13.3 for I haue too long slept in death and my sinnes haue too long had domminion ouer me Returne O Lord at the last and be gratious vnto me O deliuer my soule and haue mercy vpon me And all my bones shall say Lord who is like vnto thee To thee be all Honour Praise and Glory world without end Amen Another O Lord Iesus Christ the only Phisition of sicke soules who in the fulnesse of time came into this World not to call the Iust but sinners to Repentance Mat. 9.13 Behold me the most wretched of all sinners who with as much humility as I am able in the confidence of thy great goodnesse cast my self before the footestoole of thy Maiestie confessing my great and grieuous offences And if the Publican in the Gospell durst not lift vp his eyes to Heauen Luc. 18. but stood a farre of and smote his brest saying Lord be mercifull to me a sinner what shall I doe whose sinnes surpasse the greatest sinners offences For all my inward and outward parts are wholly depraued and nothing that is good remaineth in mee And when I looke into the booke of my conscience I finde that I haue abominablie polluted that garment of innocency which I receiued at my Baptisme I haue put all my strength to offend thee with all the members I haue For my feete Rom. 13.15 haue beene swift to euill and slow to good mine eyes open to Vanity and shut to that which is truely amiable My hands stretched to couetousnesse and closed from the workes of mercy mine eares ready to heare euill and stopped to the good motions of the Spirit and my Soule the noblest part in mee which hath eyes to contemplate the Glory of thy Maiestie I haue turned away from the consideration of thy Excellency to vaine and transitory things of this life I haue giuen liberty to whatsoeuer mine eyes haue desired and haue not resisted the vncleane passions of my heart so that the whole course of my life hath beene a continuall warfare against thee How often haue I returned as a dogge to the vomite and as a Sow washed 2. Pet. 2.22 to the myre I am that Foote which hath said in his heart Psal 14. there is no God For I haue liued so dissolutely that I haue made plaine demonstration by my behauiour that I beleeued Thou either wert not at all or else couldest doe nothing at all Thou O Lord hast often called me and I haue neglected thy voice Thou hast expected me and I haue abused thy patience Thou hast giuen me the treasure of a long time to repent and I haue consumed it wastefully Thou hast stricken me and I haue not beene sensible of thy hand Thou hast afflicted me and I haue made no vse of thy correction Thou didst sweate to make me cleane and I
Heauen his Fathers bosome did the Lord Iesus behold the earth and had compassion vpon all the Sonnes of men 20 To heare and pitie the groaning of the prisoners such as did groane vnder the burden of the law and to loose and set at liberty by his passion and intercession those of the posterity of Adam that are appointed to suffer death for not fulfilling the same 21 To the end that they being so deliuered may declare and shew the power and the Name of the Lord which is Iesus the Sauiour in Sion his Church and magnifie and extoll his praise in Ierusalem his holy habitation 22 When the faithfull people which are yet dispersed ouer the face of the earth are gathered together and made one congregation and the Kingdomes of the earth which are yet in darknesse are instructed to serue thee the only Lord of Heauen and earth 23 He euen the Lord in the time of this expectation hath weakened and abated my strength so that I can doe no good of my selfe in the way of this my earthly pilgrimage he hath shortned and cut off my dayes by afflicting me for my sinne 24 I said yet in this weakenesse and anguish of my soule O my God withdraw not now thy mercy from me and take me not away out of this world in the midst of my dayes in the chiefe time of my strength as for thy yeeres as they are from all eternity so shall they endure throughout all generations euen for euer 25 Of old at the beginning of time hast thou of thine owne power layd and created the foundations of the earth the visible world anwd all things in it and the heauens and firmament thereof are the onely worke of thy almighty hands and power 26 They euen heauen and earth and all things in them shall passe away and perish from the forme they now haue but thou O Lord the creator of them shalt endure immutable Yea without all doubt all of them as thou hast decreed shall waxe old and consume with age like a garment long worne and as a vesture or garment shalt thou by the sound of the last trump change and dissolue them and they shall yeeld to thy power and be changed 27 But thou O Lord art the same alwayes vnchangeable and thy yeeres being from all eternity shall haue no end but continue for euer 28 The children and posterity of thy faithfull Seruants begotten by the seedes-men of thy Word shall continue in grace in this life and their righteous seed shall stand fast and be established for euer together with them in glory hereafter and enioy euerlasting happinesse before thee in thy blessed presence Glory be to the father c. 6 Psalme 130. 1 OVt of the depth of tentations dangers and sorrowes for my sinnes wherein my Spirit is almost ouerwhelmed haue I by feruent prayer cryed and called vnto thee O Lord who onely art able to giue me reliefe 2. Lord of thy mercy haste thee and heare my voyce and petition and deliuer me from my misery O my God Let thine eares of pitie and compassion be attentiue to consider and well weigh the lamentable voyce of my humble supplications and let not my prayer returne vnpitied or vnheard of thee 3 If thou Lord contrary to thy disposition shouldest be so exact and extreame as in the rigour of thy Iustice to marke the iniquities which we by our naturall corruption dayly fall into and punish vs accordingly O good Lord who none not the most vpright shall be able to answere one for a thousand or stand before thee without much horror at thy Iudgement seate 4 But for the comfort of poore wretched sinners and to keepe vs from vtter desperation we finde it recorded by the holy Spirit that There is forgiuenesse of sinnes and mercy towards sinners repenting with thee by Iesus Christ who came to saue sinners and yet this mercy of thine is tyed with such conditions that thou who also art Iust mayest be also feared lest thy lenity be abused 5 I for my part wait and confidently expect for the Lord to receiue mercy from him My sinfull but repentant soule doth wait to receiue consolation and in his Word whereby he promiseth mercy to repentant sinners doe I hope and place my whole confidence because I know that he which hath promised is Iust 6 My sinfull Soule in this expectation waiteth for the Lord and tarieth his good pleasure to comfort it more earnestly then they that in a disconsolate long night watch for the morning yea I say it againe more zealously then they that are weary of the night and watch for the light of the morning 7 Let Israel and all Gods faithfull people hope still and put their trust in the goodnesse of the Lord and not without cause For with the Lord though hee iustly take vengeance on vs for our sinnes yet there is euer was and will bee found Mercy towards penitent sinners and with him by Iesus Christ is not onely forgiuenesse for a few sinnes but plenteous redemption from the captiuity of the Deuill and sinne 8 And he euen Iesus Christ by his merits and intercession shall redeeme and saue Israel and each of his faithfull seruants from all his iniquities and the punishment due for them Glory be to the Father c. 7 Psalme 134. 1. HEare my earnest and humble Prayer O Lord which in misery I make vnto thee Giue eare and be not deafe to my supplications in the time of my distresse but in thy faithfulnesse and truth which endureth for euer answer me and grant my petition which I make not trusting in any merits of mine owne but in thy righteousnesse 2 And my further petition to thee is that thou enter not into the throne of thy Iudgement by strictly examining my misdeeds and dealing rigorously with me thy poore Seruant who hath misspent his talent for in thy all-seeing sight shall no man liuing in this vale of misery be iustified or found innocent 3 For the old enemie of mankinde the Deuill hath by his malice persecuted and sought to entrap my soule to separate it from the loue of thee he hath smitten and cast my life and soule downe to the ground and filled me full of earthly desires he hath made and caused me to dwell and take pleasure in the darkenesse of my sinnes as those that are without sence and haue beene long dead 4 Therefore O Lord considering my desperate estate is my spirit ouerwhelmed with griefe within me and my heart is disquieted within me and is also desolate and sore troubled 5 I yet in the midst of the sorrowes that are in my heart doe remember what I haue read and heard what thou hast done in the dayes of old how that thou hast beene gratious to the penitent and seuere against the vnrepentant sinner I meditate also on all thy workes but especially on that of thy mercy and I muse and exercise my selfe in contemplating on the worke
such wisedome and power that they ought to bee remembred and his Name to be celebrated for them And as hee is omnipotent so the Lord is also gratious and louing to his Seruants and full of compassion plenteous in mercy to euery repentant sinner 5 He hath of his prouidence and bounty euer giuen meat and all other necessaries to them that feare and serue him yea and he as hee hath formerly so will he euer to the end of the world bee mindefull of his Couenant of Grace to his seruants 6 He hath shewed and manifested to his people his elect the power and efficacy of his great workes not only in the creation but in the Redemption of mankinde that hee may giue vnto them that are in Christ the heritage of the heathen according to the promise made to our forefathers 7 The workes of his hands all his actions are done in verity and Iudgement and all his Commandements are sure iust holy and worthy to be obserued 8 They stand fast and are setled firme for euer and euer to the end of the world and they are done and commaunded vpon good grounds in truth and vprightnesse as being enioyned by the author of truth and equitie 9 Hee in the fulnesse of time sent Redemption and Saluation vnto his Elect People by Iesus Christ hee hath commanded his Conenant of the new Testament for euer to be obserued by them and it concerneth them carefully to keepe it because hee which commanded it is a iealous God and seuere to transgressors and Holy and reuerend is his Name 10 The filiall fe are of the same holy and reuerend Lord is the beginning Basis of all true Wisedome which who so euer hath not attained to is not really wise how so euer he may be esteemed by the world but a good and perfect vnderstanding haue they and they are truely wise indeed that doe his Commandements and keepe his precepts his praise and remembrance endureth for euer and continueth throughout all generations Glory be to the c. 6 Psalme 138. 1 I Will praise and blesse thee O Lord with my whole heart with all my strength yea before the Gods in the presence of thy holy Angels will I sing praise and laud vnto thee 2 I will worship in feare and reuerence towards thy holy Temple dedicated to thy honour and seruice and I will praise thy holy and great Name for two of thy blessings especially namely for thy louing kindnesse in comforting distressed sinners and for thy Truth in performing thy promises for thou thy selfe hast preferred and magnified thy Word of Truth abone all the attributes of thy Name else whatsoeuer 3 In the day and time of my affliction when I cried vnto thee by earnest prayer thou didst not stop thine eares but gratiously answeredst me yea and strengthnedst mee with thy Grace and strength in my soule 4 All the Kings and mighty men of the earth bee they neuer so high in condition shall and may worthily praise thee without disparagement to themselues when they by the preaching of the Gospell heare the words of thy mouth which are nothing but Truth 5 Yea they shall sing and reioyce in exercising themselues in the waies and Commandements of the Lord for great and vnutterable is the Glory and Maiestie of the Lord of Hosts 6 Though the Lord our God be high and his Maiestie bee aboue all things yet in his abundant mercy hath hee respect vnto the lowlie in their owne eyes and the more humble they are the more he regardeth them but as for the proud and those which exalt thhmselues hee despiseth them and knoweth them as it were a farre off 7 Though I walke and liue in the midst of trouble and sorrow and in the shadow of death yet when so euer I call vpon thee faithfully thou wilt I know reuiue and raise me vp thou shalt also stretch forth and reach vnto me thy hand of power against the wrath and malice of mine enemies and bridle their furie and thy right hand of omnipotence shall saue me from all their enterprizes 8 The Lord of his goodnesse will perfect and finish that which concerneth me and my Saluation thy mercy and louing kindnesse O Lord neuer faileth but endureth from generation to generation euen for euer withdraw not therefore that mercy of thine from me O Lord and forsake not thou the worke of thine owne hands not made by any strange God but by thee the only and true God Glory be to the Father c. 7 Psalme 145. 1 I Will extoll and praise thee my God and Creator O King of Maiestie and Glory and I will blesse and magnifie thy Name O preseruer of mankinde for euer and euer euen all the daies of my life 2 Euery day not a day shall passe ouer my head but I will blesse thee and be speaking of thy mercies and I will praise and giue thankes vnto thee and to thy Name for euer and euer as long as I liue 3 Great and glorious is the Lord farre exceeding all the false gods of the heathen and greatly is hee to bee praised for all his workes and his greatnesse hath neither end nor beginning but is vnsearchable and past mans finding out 4 One generation and age shall praise and leaue the memory of thy goodnesse and thy workes of power wisedome and mercy to another succeeding generation and shall declare to posterity the remembrance of thy mightie acts 5 I my selfe as well as I am able will as I haue good cause speake of and extoll the glorious honour and the exceeding greatnesse of thy Maiestie and tell vnto the people the excellencie of thy wondrous workes 6 And not only I but all other Men shall be forced to confesse and speake of the exceeding might and the wonderfull effects of thy terrible acts against thine enemies and I according to my poore abilitie will declare vnto posterity thy Greatnesse and Maiestie 7 They euen all people which are gouerned by thy power and satisfied with thy goodnesse shall abundantly vtter and continually with praise acknowledge and keepe the memory of thy great and superabundant goodnesse and mercy and shall in all assemblies and congregations sing and reioyce because of thy Righteousnesse when thou rulest and disposest all things 8 The Lord our God notwithstanding our grieuous sinnes is gratious and louing yea and full of compassion by nature euermore slow and vnwilling to wreak his anger vpon vs it being an act contrary to his disposition and in stead of punishing he is of great mercy and ready to pardon the repentant 9 The Lord is also good and gratious not to any particular person or people only but to all that turne vnto him and if wee shall consider his tender mercies to the sonnes of men they are ouer and exceed his Iustice and all his other workes 10 All thy workes and creatures shall therefore praise and magnifie thee O Lord in generall and aboue the rest thy Saints and