* aduocate towardes thy maiestie 1. Tim. 2. that we may obtain * all things which shall seem expedient to thy blessed will for our necessities 1. Ioh. 3. Therefore wee beseech thee most mercifull father to turne thy louing countenāce towards vs Psal 32. and * impute not vnto vs our manifolde sins offences whereby wee iustly deserue thy wrath sharp punishment but rather receiue vs to thy mercy for Iesus Christes sake accepting his death and passion as a iust recompence for all our offences in whom only thou art pleased through whome thou canst not bee offended with vs. And seeing that of thy great mercies wee haue quietli passed this night grant o heauēly father that wee may bestowe this day wholly in thy seruice so that all oure thoughtes wordes and deeds may redound to the glory of thy name and good example to al men who seeing our good works may glorify thee our heauēly father And forasmuch as of thy mere fauour and loue thou hast not only created vs to thine own similitude likenesse but also haste chosen vs to bee heires with thy dear sonne Iesus Christ of that immortall kingdom which thou prepa redst for vs before the begining of the world wee beseech thee to increas our faith know ledge to lighten our heartes with thine holy spirit that we may in the meane time liue in godly conuersation integrity of life knowing that * idolaters Gal. 5 adul terers couetous men contentious personnes drunkardes gluttons such like shall not inherite the kingdome of God And because thou haste commaunded vs to pray one for another we doe not onely make request O Lord for our selues and them that thou hast already called to thee true vnderstanding of thine heauenly will but for all people * natiōs of the world Actes 10. 1. tim 2. who as they knowe by thy wonderful workes that thou art God ouer all so they may be instructed by thine holie spirite to beleue in thee their onely sauiour and Redeemer But forasmuch as they can not beleeue except they * hear Rom. 10. nor cānot hear but by preaching and none can preach except they be sent therfore O lord raise vp faythfull distributers of thy misteries who setting aparte all worldly respectes may both in their life and doctrine only seeke thy glory Contrarily confounde * Sathan Rom. 16. Antichrist with all hirelings and papistes whō thou hast already cast of into a reprobate sense that they may not by sects schismes heresies and errours disquiet thy little flocke And because O Lorde wee be fallen into the latter dayes 2. tim 3. and daungerous times wherin ignorance hath gotten the vpper hand and Satan with his minysters seeke by all meanes to quench the light of thy Gospell we beseeche thee to maintaine thy cause against those * rauenous wolues Mat. 7 and strengthen all thy seruauntes whome they keepe in prison bondage Let not thy long suffering bee an occasion eyther to increase their tyranny or to discourage thy children neyther yet let oure sinnes and wickednesse bee an hynderaunce to thy mercyes but with speede O Lord consider the greate myseries and afflictions of thy poore Church which in sundry places by the rage of enimies is greeuously tormented and this we confesse O Lord to come moste iustlye for our sinnes which notwithstanding thy manifold benefites whereby thou doest dayly allure vs to loue thee and thy sharp thretnings wherby we haue occasion to feare thee and speedily to repent yet continue in our owne wickednes and feel not our hearts so touched with the displeasure of our sinnes as we ought to do Therefore O Lorde create in vs newe heartes that with feruent minds we may bewaile our manifolde sinnes earnestly repent vs for our former wickednesse and vngodly behauiour towardes thee and wheras wee can not of oure selues purchase thy pardon yet wee humblye beseeche thee for Iesus Christes sake to shewe thy mercies vppon vs and receiue vs again to thy fauour Graunt vs deare father these oure requestes and all other thinges necessary for vs and thy whole Church according to thy promise in Iesus Christ our Lord in whose name we beseech thee as hee hath taught vs saying Our Father which art in heauen hallowed be thy name c. A GODLY PRAIER to be sayde at all times HOnour and prayse bee giuen to thee O Lord God almighty moste deare Father of heauen for all thy mercies louing kindnesse shewed vnto vs in that it hath plesed thy gratious goodnesse and freely of thine own accord to elect chuse vs to saluatiō before the begining of the world euē like cōtinual thanks be giuē to thee for creating vs after thine own image for redeeming vs with the precious bloude of thy deare sonne when we were vtterlye loste for sanctifying vs with thine holye Spirite in the Reuelation and knowledge of thyne holy word for helping and succouring vs in all our needes and necessities for sauing vs from all daungers of bodye and soule for comforting vs so fatherly in all our tribulations persecutions for sparing vs so long and giuing vs so large a time of repentaunce These benefits O most merciful father like as wee knowledge to haue receiued them of thine onely goodnesse euen so wee beseech thee for thy dear son Iesus Christes sake to grant vs alwais thine holy spirit whereby we may continually growe in thankfulnes towards thee to bee led into all truethe and comforted in all oure aduersities O Lord strengthen our faith kindle it more in feruentnes and loue towardes thee and our neighbors for thy sake Suffer vs not most dear Father to receiue thy word any more in vain but graunt vs alwayes the assistaunce of thy grace and holy spirite that in heart word and deede we may sanctify and doe worship to thy name helpe to amplify and increase thy kingdome that whatsoeuer thou sendest we maye be hartely well content with thy good pleasure and wil. Let vs not lack the thing o father with out the which we cannot serue thee but bless thou so all the workes of our handes that we may haue sufficient and not to bee chargeable but rather helpfull vnto others Be mercifull O Lorde to our offences and seeing our debt is great which thou haste forgiuen vs in Iesus Christ make vs to loue thee and our neighbors so much the more Be thou oure Father oure captaine and defender in all tentations holde thou vs by thy mercifull hand that we maye bee deliuered from all inconueniences end our liues in the sanctifiing honor of thy holy name through Iesus christ our Lord only Sauioure so be it Let thy mighty hande and out-stretched arme O Lorde bee still our defence thy mercye and louing kindenesse in Iesus Christ thy dear Sonne oure saluation thy true and holy word oure instruction thy grace and holy spirite our comfort and consolation vnto
the light of thy glorious gospell and that thy Churche flourishe and increase beeing thorough thy protection ayded supported maintayned and defended we beseeche thee by thy holy Spirit guid and rule euerye parte and member thereof especially thy seruaunt ELIZABETH our Queene whome thy gratious fauoure and prouidēce hath appointed a cheefe member in the same vnder whose winges next vnto thy protection it hathe a cheefe succour and support Graunt vnto her O LORDE a pure and perfecte zeale aboue all thynges to promote thy Glorye first and chiefly in laboring and endeuoring of her self earnestly in wiping away and purging out of thy Church all blots and deformityes to reduce the same to a pure sincere forme of worship agreing to thy blessed word vtterly to mooue all stumblinge blockes which stay and hinder the course of thy gospell giue her in like maner O Lord the spirite of wisdome discretion and gouernment that with equitye and iustice she maye see this whole Realme which thou hast committed to her charge peaceablye and quietly gouerned that she may studiously labour that as wel thorough the whole realm vertue be exalted and vice abandoned as specially in her own house and Court that all wicked vanityes of this world all licentious inordinate life all flattering and dissimulation being vtterly banished the feare of thy glorious Maiestye maye so raigne in the heartes of all within her pallace Court that their liues and conuersation may be agreable to thy blessed wil in sincerity and true holines and integrity of life that from them as from the head maye shine puretye of life and conuersation as an example and patterne of true Godlines to the whole Realme Preserue her wee beseech thee good Lord from all conspyracies and treasons that if it be thy good will shee may haue a long quiet raigne ouer vs to the benefit of thy Church the aduancement of thy glory Indue the whol coūsel good lord with the true perfect wisdom that in all their consultatiōs coūsels hauing thee present before their eies thy mai consult of those things which principally and cheefely may be for the aduauncement of thy glory the cōmodity of thy church and next for the quiet peace and gracious gouernmente of this realm So lightē al inferior magistrats of this realm good Lord with the brightnesse of thy holy Spirite that vnderstanding thy will they may zealously defend maintain further the course of the Gospell with the swoord of iustice cut off the wicked cherish the godly Defend and gouern by the holye spirite the Pastours of thy church labourers in thy vine yarde that they maye zealously earnestly and diligētly feed thy flock committed vnto them with the foode of lyfe thy blessed word wherwith their soules maye bee nourished to life euerlasting Increase the number of them deare Father place ouer euerye flocke a godly learned and painful Pastor who may painfully and carefully trauail euery one in his charge to bring thy people which now alas in most partes doe wander and goe astray like lost sheepe to the true knowledge of thee their lord God and of their deare Son Christe Iesu their Sauiour And for thy mercy we beseech thee to take pity vpon thy poore and simple flocke roote out al rauening wolues whiche haue craftilye crept into thy sheepefolde and do make hauocke of the soules of thy simple flocke Cast out all hirelinges time-seruers and dumbe Dogges whiche to fill theire bellyes onelye haue thrust them selues among the sheep do pitifully suffer the flock of Christ thy sonne to bee deuoured and scattered of the wolfe Stir vp good Lord place in their rooms faithfull shepheards which diligently paynfully carefully and earnestly may labour in thy vineyard seek to win the souls of thy people out of the tyranny and power of Satan to the freedome of thy deere son Christ Iesu our Lord. And that thy Church may be furnished with Godly learned pastors we beseeche thee prosper and encrease in all Godly knowledge all Schooles of learning especiallye the two vnyuersities CAMBRIDGE and OXFORD grant deer father vnto all the students of the same that the cheef end of all their studyes maye be to the furtheraunce of thy Church and maintenance of the common wealth Blesse their studies deare Father that all vaine studies set a side they may so fructify and profit in all profitable and godly sciences that heereafter they may become profitable members in thy Church and godly vpholders of the common wealth Graunt good Lord to all the whole Commons of this realm that their hartes beeing touched with a sincere fear and reuerence of thy heauenlye maiestye acknowledging thy mercy in placing ouer them a godly Princesse they may euery one in their callinges walke in all true and humble obedience vnto her in thee for thee without resistaunce tumultes insurrections conspiracies or rebellions knowing that to resiste the higher powers is to rebell against thy maiesty Finally we beseech thy goodnesse so guid and gouerne the harts of all the whole realme of euery degree that euery one in his calling being by thy grace supported may so occupy his Talent that thy glory in al thinges may be aduanced thy Church enlarged this whole realm into sincere godlinesse vertuously reduced Moreouer we beseech the O Lord our God in mercye beholde all those which suffer persecution for thy glorious wordes sake whether it be imprisonmēt death or banishment or whatsoeuer els strengthen then them good Lord that they hauing thee alwais before their eies and the glorye layde vp for them in the lyfe to come may cōtinue constaunt in defending thy truth with out feare of man or vain alluremēts of the world that whether it come by lyfe or death they may glorify thy holye name in continuing in the truth to the ende Preserue in like maner wee beseech thee all others thy children whome it hath pleased thee with anye other kinde of Crosse to chasten for their amendment whether by pestilence famine war pouerty imprisonment sicknes or banishment trouble of conscience vexation of spirite disquietnes of mind want of spirituall comfort or what soeuer kind of affliction of bodye or minds thou doest try them with that by thy holy spirite beeing fully assured that thou by this thy correction mindest to call them backe to a feeling of their sin and due consideration of their life and conuersation that they maye patiently abide thy Fatherly triall looking for aide helpe and comfort from thee when it seemeth most conuenient to thy godly wisdome and beeing by thy mercyfull hande once deliuered may acknowlege thy singular power and worke giuing all laude and praise to thy glorious Name and afterwardes all the dayes of their life studye to liue before thee in sincerity and perfect holinesse euen to their liues ende Amen A PRAYER FOR all estates O Lorde God Father of light with whōe is no chaunge neither yet shadow of
chaunge but haste established thine appoynted counsels which shall not bee changed for euer thou O God haste made among vs this diuersitie of estates and degrees according as euerye cōmon wealth requyreth keepe vs all we beseech thee that we may walke obedientlye in our calling and followe the steppes that thou haste set before vs euen from the highest to the lowest let vs accomplishe that duety vnto which thou hast appointed vs and with a faithfull remembrance of thy promise made of old to our father ABRAHAM that thou art his exceeding great rewarde we maye likewyse depend on thy prouidence and seeke not any shameful waies to get our liuing wandringe from the righteousnesse of our vocation into the manifold errors of sinne and iniquity looke vppon vs O Lord and inrich vs with thy grace make vs obedient to our inferiours meeke towardes our enemies faithfull to our friendes true iust towardes all men that we may dwell stedfastly rooted in the hope of thine elect vntill thou shalt make an end of all our labors looke vpon oure moste Excellent Queene and her honorable Counsell and as thou haste called them to the highest roome so giue vnto thē the greatest measures of grace that they faithfully dispence the talents committed vnto them lead them with the good King DAVID into thy sanctuary that they may see thy louing kindnes which is better thē life and saye with the Prophet All flesh is grasse and the glory of man is as the flower of the field and so consecrate them selues to doe thy will offer vp their bodies to be holy liuely reasonable sacrifices vnto thee that they maye be Nurses and nurs-fathers vnto the Church looke also wee beseech thee vpon thy ministers whome thou haste appoynted to the preaching of thy Gospell make thē O God faithful dispensers of thy misteries without respect of persons to doe the worke vnto the which thou haste appointed them that they maye conuert Sinners and haue their glorye perfect in the day of christ and knitte vs togeather in peace and loue that wee maye bee full of cōpassion one towards an other to reioyce with them that reioyce and mourne with them that mourne especiallye to instruct one an other in the wayes of righteousnesse that by our mutuall helpe wee maye the better withstande our enemye and dwell safe in hope of thine electe till oure dayes shall be full and wee shall walke the wayes of all the world which time we beseech thee bring vs happelye vnto euen for thy Sons sake wee beseeche thee to whome with thee and the holye Ghoste three persons and one God be all honour and glory now and for euermore Amen Amen A PRAYER FOR the Queene O Gratious Lorde most mercifull Father wee acknowledge thee the Lord of lords and the King of Kings creating at the beginning ruling al things euermore in heauen in earth according to thy wonderfull wisdom and power and our selues to be thy poore seruauntes the worke of thy hands the sheepe of thy pasture subiected to thy high maiesty and depending vpon thy fatherly prouidence for al thinges Neuertheles seeing thou in thy wisedome annoyntest kings and Queenes appoynting them to rule ouer thy people to sitte as Lieuetenauntes in thy seat to minister iustice and moste of all as Fathers and Nurses to maintaine and cherishe thy Church commanding vs not onely to obey and honour them but moreouer to praie for them as watching ouer vs for our good wee therefore beseeche thee for thy gret names sake and for IESVS CHRISTS sake to shew thy mercy to all Kinges and Princes that mayntaine thy glorious gospell but especiallye we praye thee to blesse our gratious Queene in all spirituall blessinges in Christe Iesus and in all tēporal blessings according to thy good pleasure that in the great measures of thy effectual loue shee may more and more find great increases of verttue and wisdom and strength in Christ Iesus to the faithful happye discharge of her duty that her holines ioy and zeal of thy house may be multiplied and enerlasting And seeing it hath pleased thee of thy singular mercy to giue her this especiall honour first to suffer for thy glorious truth and afterwarde miraculousli deliuering her out of the hands of all Her ennemyes and to set vp a crowne vpon her heade and to make her the instrumente to aduaunce thy glory and gospell for which shee suffered and to bring it out of darknesse into light out of persecution into this great and long peace as we giue thee most harty thankes for this singular benefit so we besech thee to make her vs euermore thāk full for it in thy good pleasure still to preserue her for the continuāce of these blessinges towardes vs with all increase frō time to time to thy glory the benefit of thy Church and her infinite peace in Christ Iesus the Prince of peace And furthermore we pray thee for her the estate that such as be enemies of the Gospell and her enemies also for the defence therof may not despise the peace offered them to repentaunce but that they maye account thy long suffering and her peaceable vnblouddy gouernement an occasion of saluation to their soules and vnfayned loue to the truth their merciful souerain Otherwise if they still remaine disobedient to the truth disobedient to her hihgnesse and dangerous to the state then O God of our saluation as thou hast discouered them so discouer them still as thou hast preuented them so preuent them still and let their eies waxe weary with looking their harts faint with waiting for the comminge of that which yet commeth not neither let it come O Lorde wee beseeche thee but a blessed and a longe raigne to her and peace to SION for euermore Also deare Father so blesse so loue so in thy spirite sanctify and keepe her that shee maye in the spirite of counsel and fortitude so rule that other Sister also namelye this her common wealth that they maye flourishe togeather and growe vp togeather as Palme trees in beautie and in strength giuing ayde and helpe one to an other that in the Church the glorye of God maye appeare as the sunne in his brightnesse and that the land may flow with milke hony and true peace abound therin as in the tryumphant raigne of DEBORA These graces O lord are great and we miserable sinners vnworthy of the leaste of them therfore looke not to vs but to thy selfe not to oure iniquityes but to thy great mercies accepting the death and passion of thy sonne as a full ransome for all our offences throwing thē into the bottome of the sea making his crosse and resurrection effectuall in vs to all obedience and godlinesse as becommeth thy saints that to all other thy good blessings towards our gratious soueraign this may be added that she gouerneth blessedlye ouer a blessed people a people blassed of the Lorde and