and Vertuous with a greater Portion of Grace and bring all Sinners to Repentance Preserve all that travel by Land or by Water and give thy blessing to those that labour in their several Callings O prosper thou their handy work O good God be gracious to all my Relations and Friends convert and pardon my Enemies Deal to all degrees and conditions of Men what is most useful and profitable for them Finally I bless and praise thy holy Name for all the Mercies vouchsafed to me and to all Mankind for the sake of thy dear Son Christ Jesus I glorifie thee for his miraculous Birth Life Death Resurrection and Ascension and for his Intercession at thy right Hand for us and for the sending of the Holy Ghost for the wonderful Preservation of thy Church in all Ages for the good Examples of all Holy Men and Women that have gone before us for the means of Grace and for the hope of Glory I likewise magnifie Thee for my Health Strength Food and Rayment for the Preservation of my Self my Friends and Relations and for all the Comforts of this Life humbly beseeching Thee to give us all Grace to live so godly soberly and righteously in this present World that at the end of our Days we may come to those everlasting Joys which thou hast prepared for those that love thee through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen When this Prayer is used in the Morning add that which follows O God who by thy good Providence hast watched over me the Night that is pass'd be Thou pleas'd also to preserve me this Day defend me by thy mighty power from all things hurtful and grant me all things needful both for my Soul and Body and prosper what I shall go about through Jesus Christ Amen When in the Evening add this BE thou pleased this Night to protect and defend me and all that Thou in thy good Providence hast given me from all dangers and grant me such a comfortable and refreshing Sleep as may enable me to serve Thee better the Day following through Christ Amen End these Prayers as follows Our Father which art in Heaven hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy Will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven Give us this Day our daily Bread And forgive us our Trespasses as we forgive them that Trespass against us And lead us not into Temptation but deliver us from Evil. For thine is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen Mat. 6.9 Luke 11.2 The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ the Love of God and the Followship of the Holy Ghost be with me now and evermore Amen 2 Cor. 13 14. A Brief Paraphrase on the Lord's Prayer to be used at any time as a Prayer Preface O Lord the Creator and Preserver of all Men Heaven is thy Throne and the Earth thy Footstool Petition 1. We entirely desire that thy Name may be glorified by us and by all the World who have had so many Experiences how great how wise and how merciful thou art 2. Rule thou in the hearts of all Mankind by thy Grace and so prepare them for thy Kingdom of Glory 3. And since thy Will is holy and just and wise may we on Earth yield as ready and chearful an obedience to it in all things as the blessed Angels themselves do who stand in thy Presence and do whatever thou commandest them 4. Unless Thou preservest us we all perish We therefore humbly beseech Thee that Thou wouldest give us all things needful both for our Souls and Bodies and bless us in the due use of them We are indeed unworthy of such Mercies by reason of our manifold Transgressions But 5. We humbly hope Thou wilt in tender compassion to us pardon all our Offences against Thee as we do sincerely forgive all those who have offended against us and we beseech Thee to encrease this Charity in us 6. And together with thy Pardon for all that is past we implore thy Grace to preserve us continually from offending Thee for the time to come And to that end do Thou by thy Providence either prevent us from falling into Temptations or by thy Grace so assist us that we may overcome them Deliver us from the Snares and Malice of the evil one and from all sin and wickedness and from the Miseries of this Life so far as thou seest fit for us and above all from everlasting Death Conclusion Hear us and graciously answer our Petitions for thou art the great King whose power is infinite and to thee shall all the glory of thâ— goodness and mercy be returned for ever and ever Amen So be it On the Lord's Day before Church add this to the general Prayer IN an humble and thankful sense of thy infinite goodness O Lord who art pleased to admit us thy unworthy Creatures to tread thy Courts I am going to thine House there to present my Soul and Body to thee in the Assembly of thy Saints O do thou draw nigh to me who am drawing nigh to thee in a holy Fellowship with those who profess the Christian Faith Let thy Holy Spirit compose my Mind to a serious and devout attention in all the parts of thy Divine Service Let me praise thy Name with Chearfulness pray unto thee with Earnestness and hear thy word with Reverence And vouchsafe more fully to inform me of my Duty to correct and amend what is amiss in me to encourage and strengthen my good Resolutions and to assist me in all well-doing for the time to come That so growing every Day better and better by my Communion with Thee I may become such as thou canst love and delight in now and wilt reward at the great Day of the Lord Jesus Amen When you come from Church pray thus I adore thee again O Lord of Life and Glory and do most humbly beseech thee to accept of that dedication I have made of my Soul and Body to thee with Prayers and Praises in the publick Congregation Pardon all the wandring and evil Thoughts and all the unfit Actions I may have been guilty of in my attendance upon thee Be merciful to me in pardoning all my sins and endue me with the grace of thy Holy Spirit Preserve in me always a Religious sense of thee whereever I am or whatsoever I do O Blessed Jesus I beseech thee that thy holy Laws may be more deeply engraven on my heart O that every truth I have learnt this day may be so faithfully remembred by me as may make me more diligent in my Calling more useful in my Conversation more dutiful in all my Relations and more contented in all Conditions that so running the way of thy Commandments I may at length attain thy gracious Promises and be made Partaker of thy everlasting Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen A Prayer before Confirmation O Almighty God and Merciful Father through whose gracious Providence over me I have been admitted into thy
the World and all the fading Vanities of it Give me unfeigned Repentance for all the Errors of my Life past and seal my Pardon in Heaven before I go hence and be no more seen O lift up thy Countenance upon me and in all the pains of my Body in all the Agonies of my Spirit let thy Comforts refresh my Soul And when the time of my departure is come receive me into those Heavenly Habitations where the Souls of them that sleep in the Lord Jesus enjoy perpetual rest and felicity Grant this O Lord for the Merits of the same Jesus Christ thy only Son and our only Saviour and Redeemer Amen A Prayer to be said by one whose Friend is dead O Righteous Lord I acknowledge thy wisdom and goodness in all thy Dispensations towards the Children of Men and do therefore submit my self and all I have to thy Dispâ—sal who knowest best what is fit for us It was of thâ— Mercy that I so long enjoyed the comfort of my Friend whom thou hast now taken from me The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away Blessed be the Name of the Lord. From Thee all good things do come and thou canst repair this loss to me by adding to the number of my Friends But however thou shalt deal with me in that particular yet this one thing I most humbly beg be thou my God and my Friend and it is enough In thee shall be mâ— trust as long as I live and when thou shalt call me hence receive me into Heaven where I hope my Friend is that we may there joyn with all thy Holy Angels and Saints to sing thy Praises for ever and ever Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake Amen A Prayer to be said for one who has lost a Friend O Father of Mercies and God of all Comforts who in a more especial manner hast always shewed thy self a helper of the Friendless and a Father of the Fatherless and a Husband to the Widow look down with an Eye of Pity and Compassion upon thy Servant now in great grief and bitterness of heart for the loss of his dear Friend and give him grace to consider that it was thy doing who dost not afflict willingly nor grieve the Children of Men. And let this teach him to moderate all his Passions and to bear his Affliction with an humble meek and patient Spirit Free him from all discontented and distrustiul Thoughts and help him to cast all his care upon Thee who carest for him and canst do infinitely more for him than the most tender and faithful Friend on Earth Lift up his Thoughts towards that blessed Place where thou his God and Saviour art and so assist him with thy grace to follow thâ— blessed Son in purity of living during his Pilgrimage upon Earth that he may hereafter enter into his joy and with all those who are departed in thy fear be made Partaker of everlasting Glory through the same Lord Jesus Amen A Grace before Meat LOrd pardon all our Sins give us grace to make a temperate and discreet use of thy Creatures which thou hast now provided for us that whether we eat or drink or whatsoever we do we may do all to thy Glory through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen After Meat WE praise thâ— Holy Name O Lord for all thy Mercies and especially for this refreshment which thou hast now given us Enable us thereby to do thee further Service Bless thy Holy Church preserve our King the Royal Family and these Realms grant us Peace and Truth here and make us Partakers of thy Glory hereafter through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen A Table of the Contents A. OF Adoration Page 41 Of Moderateness in Apparel Page 71 B. Of Baptism Page 24 50 61 Of Blasphemies Page 38 Not to hurt the Bodies of our Neighbours Page 85 C. Of Charity Page 76 77 Of Diligence in our Callings Page 62 Of Chastity Page 63 Duty of Children 81 Of Consideration Page 59 Arguments for Contentment Page 51 to 58 Duty of Creditors Page 83 The Creed Explained Page 13 D. Of Death Page 32 Duty of Debtors Page 83 Of Secret Devotion Page 46 Certain Forms of Devotion either in a Family of Closet Page 93 Ways of Dishonouring God Page 38 Of Temperance in Drinks Page 66 F. Of the Faith of a Christian Page 5 How he comes to have that Faith Page 6 Of Fasting Page 33 Of the Fear of God Page 29 Things to be Feared Page 89 Duty of Friends Page 82 G. Of Duties towards God Page 27 Not to hurt our Neighbour as to his Goods Page 86 Grace before Meat Page 115 Grace after Meat Page 116 H. Of Honouring God Page 34 Of things to be Hoped for page 89 Of Humility Page 61 Duty of Husbands Page 81 J. Of Justice in dealings Page 74 L. Of the Love of God Page 27 Lords day Page 40 41 M. Duty of Magistrates and Ministers Page 78 Duty of Masters Page 83 Of the Matrimonial Vow Page 81 Of Temporance in Meats Page 65 Of Divine Meditation Page 35 The Benefits of It Page 36 Of Moderateness Page 65 Of Murder Page 85 N. Duties towards our Neighbours Page 73 O. Of Oaths Page 38 P. Duty of Parents Page 79 Of Perjury Page 39 Of things to be Practised by a Christian Page 27 Of Prayer and its Parts Page 42 Morning and Evening Prayer for a Family or single Person Page 93 Paraphrase on the Lords Prayer Page 100 Prayer before Church Page 102 Prayer after Church Page 103 Prayer before Confirmation Page 105 Prayer before the Sacrament Page 106 Prayer at the Sacrament Page 108 Prayer after the Sacrament Page 109 Prayer by with or for a sick Person Page 111 Prayer When a Friend is dead Page 113 Prayer For one who has lost a Friend Page 114 Of singing of Psaims Page 45 R. Of Moderateness in Recreations Page 70 Of Repentance and turning to God Page 30 The Danger of delaying It Page 32 Of Reproof Pae 76 Of Resolution page 60 Against Revenge Page 88 S. Authority of Scriptures Page 8 Duties towards our Selves Page 59 Duty of Servants Page 84 Of Moderateness in Sleep Page 70 Of the Duty of Subjects Page 78 Of the Lord's Supper Page 47 Against hurting the Soul of our Neighbour 84 T. Of Temperance Page 65 66 Of Thanksgiving Page 45 Particularly after Meals Page 37 Of Trusting in God Page 50 Of speaking Truth page 73 W. Duty of Wives Page 81 Against hurting our Neighbour as to his Wife Page 86 Of Worshipping God Page 41 FINIS
is both a punisher of evil doers Rom. 2.9 and a rewarder of those that diligently seek him Heb. 11.6 God hath threatned the Disobedient with fearful Judgments of all kinds outweighing all the short and brutal Pleasures of Sin Deut. 28.15 to v. 68. Psal 11.6 Rom. 2.9 and will at last say to the impenitent Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting Fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels Mat. 25.41 He hath also encouraged all his Servants with Promises of very great Rewards Mark 10.30 Rom. 2.7 10. to which they may have an Eye Heb. 11.26 as being assured to them thro the Merits of his Son Rom. 8.17 1 John 5.11 And as he was gracious in making his Promises so he will be just in the performing of them To the Righteous he will deny no good thing Ps 84.11 Godliness hath the promise both of this Life and that which is to come 1 Tim. 4.8 1 John 2.25 In this life God hath promised to true Christians Mercies both temporal and spiritual as for temporal Mercies he giveth them to his Children so far as they are convenient for them that they may be Blessings to them and not Snares and he hath assured those who love him that all things shall work together for good to them Rom. 8.28 He also blesseth them Eph. 1.3 with Spiritual Blessings in Christ. By his holy Spirit going along with the means of the Gospel and the sincere endeavours of Men he enlightens the Mind and heals the Will and moderates the Affections and sanctifies the whole Man He prevents evil he brings good out of it he gives grace to repent he vouchsafes pardon he works in us to will and to do whilst we work out our Salvation with fear and trembling Phil. 2.12 13. He supports in trouble He sanctifies affliction He makes us able to resist temptation He sends deliverance in his time and way He gives that Peace which the World can neither give nor take away He makes a Man happy both in Life and Death After Death he delivers him from the insupportable Miseries of Hell and rewards his mean and temporary Services with Life everlasting 1 John 2.25 He giveth not only Grace but Glory even the eternal Glory of Heaven Eph. 4.7 1 Thes 2.12 He receiveth the Souls of the Faithful into Joy and Felicity after they are delivered from the burthen of the Flesh 2 Cor. 5.8 Phil. 1.23 And at the great day of Judgment he raiseth this Mortal Body and maketh it like to Christs Glorious Body Phil. 3.21 and uniteth it to the Soul and causeth the whole Person to be entirely happy for ever and ever Eye hath not seen 1 Cor. 2.9 neither hath Ear heard nor hath it entered into the heart of Man fully to conceive the things which God hath prepared for those that love him and all this for performing but a reasonable Service Rom. 12.1 in which God also assists him Seeing now that the goodness of the End doth naturally quicken Man in the way and that God hath encouraged the Obedience of a Christian with such exceeding great and precious promises 2 Pet. 1.4 it behoves him to abstain from all filthiness of Flesh and Spirit and to perfect holiness in the fear of God 2 Cor. 7.1 And then after he has had his Fruit unto holiness his End will be everlasting Life Rom. 6.22 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen CHAP. IV. Certain Forms of Devotion to be used either in a Family or in the Closet of a Christian A Prayer to be used at any time of the day especially in the Morning and Evening When this Prayer or any of the rest is used in a Family there needs only the change of the Person as We must be put instead of I Vs instead of Me Our instead of My Are instead of Am c. O Most Holy and Blessed Lord God the Great Creator of Heaven and Earth and the most merciful and gracious Father of Mankind in thy Son Christ Jesus It is of thy great Condescension that the Sons of Men may approach thy Presence who art Infinite in Majesty and Power and canst do what thou pleasest every where I that am miserable Dust and Ashes do humbly acknowledge the Duty which I owe thee both as I am thy Creature and as I am made a Member of the Body of thy Son I am ashamed when I call to mind my forgetfulness of thee and my Ingratitude to thee who have so often and so grievously sinned against thee in Thought Word and Deed by Ignorance Error and Presumption for which thou mightest justly cast me off for ever But Lord I repent be pleased to accept of my Repentance Lord I believe help my weak Belief Pardon all my sins that are past for the Merits of my dear Saviour and preserve me by thy Grace from offending thee for the time to come And when thou hast dealt thus graciously with my Soul be pleased to extend thy mercy to my Body also and give me such a supply of all things necessary for the support of it as thou in thy Wisdom shalt see most convenient And grant that I may use the Comforts of this Life with such Moderation and Sobriety that I may never forfeit the hopes of a better when this my Earthly Tabernacle shall be dissolved Remove far from me all Evil especially that great Evil of Sin And wheresoever thou seest me apt to fall thro' the weakness of my Corrupt Nature there let thy Strength be most graciously seen in my Preservation O Lord I beseech thee let not thine Anger Rise against me to punish me in this World Or if my sins have so far provoked thee that thou wilt not spare me altogether thy VVill be done only this I humbly beg by all the meritorious sufferings of thy dear Son that thou wilt deliver me from thy VVrath and from Everlasting Damnation and of thy great Goodness bring me to Life Eternal through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Extend thy Goodness not only to me a miserable sinner but to all mankind Let thy VVays be known upon Earth thy saving health among all Nations Be gracious to Christ's Vniversal Church more especially bless these Kingdoms and that part of thy Church which is planted in them And herein be particularly gracious to our Soveraign Lord the King Prolong his Days and prosper his Government over us Bless the Princess and all the Royal Family Give thy Grace to all the Nobility and Gentry and to all that are in Authority that Justice Mercy and Truth may flourish amongst us and there may be no Complaining in our Streets Bless all our Pastors and Teachers and prosper their Endeavours for the good of Souls Look down in Mercy upon all that are in Affliction give them an entire Resignation to thy holy Will and in thy due time send a happy End to all their Troubles Let it be good for them that they have been under thy Discipline Strengthen the Good