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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65377	A weeks work: shewing the whole duty of a Chritian Laying down in seven particular heads for the practise of the seven days of the week, what prayer is, how to use it profitably, wherein is shewed the true nature, power, and effects of vocal and mental prayer; with advice and instructions (for such as be ignorant in prayer and spiritual duty) how to attain to a true spiritual, effectual, and proficient way of praying. Very useful and requisite to be read in societies and families. To which is added seven copper-plates, suitable to each days exercise.	G. V.	1668 (1668)	Wing W1250AB; ESTC R220908	22,326	107

they are also full of compassion works of mercy and charity Spiritual and Corporeal they indeavour as near as they can to keep a clear Conscience and are desirous to serve please and praise God in all things And thus they are inflamed in Divine love I could heartily wish there were many more of this sort than there are however do you your endeavour to be one for his Grace will never be wanting to a willing mind TUESDAYS Exercise Satan tempteth Job Job 2. So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD and smote Job with sore boils etc v 7. And he sat down among the ashes v 8. Then said his wife unto him dost thou still retain thine Integrity curse God and die v. 9. CHAP. III. Of the dignity and profit of Mental prayer Sect. 1 IN Mental prayer you walk a perfect way for you speak to God as What Mental prayer is to one near to you that gives ear to your Petitions or as one familiar Friend with another in great privacy or secresie Vocal prayer is used often without any particular attention but Mental prayer requires the attention and a serious application of the Mind inwardly or it is no Prayer in this when the Soul getteth within her self she begins to discover the strange works of God which are in Man unknown but to those that are by God illuminated in this as in a Looking-glass a Man discovers what he is and cometh to the true Knowledge of himself for there he sees how far he is from true Christian perfection Sect. 2 This knowledge of our selves is the ground and foundation of our Spiritual life in this a Man Foundation of spiritual life finds out what Vices and Passions do most domineer and molest him and the causes why he doth not Live in all things according to the Word of God and the right rule of Reason and what Remedies to apply to this great Evil. Here all the inward sore Diseases evil customs inclinations and disordered affections are perceived This is the School where we may be daily taught and instructed how to cure those Sores suppress those Vices mortifie those Passions regulate those Affections and Inclinations gain Virtue and please our Heavenly Spouse Sect. 3 Here we come to know the vanities unconstancies and uncertainty of the things of this Transitory life with a clearer World's vanity known sight of feeling than ever before which causeth the Soul to loath and contemn the World hate Vice love Virtue and seek after God above and therefore she resolves to change her Life and be no more what formerly she was her Eyes are opened she is illuminated and taught in this Prayer how all things created can give her no true content which makes her seriously desire and aspire to those things that are Eternal Sect. 4 For she begins to taste in this Tasts of Heaven Prayer of the content and joy of Mind which the true Servants of God enjoy in Heaven now she regards not the wisdome of this World but that which doth consist in subjection humility and sanctity of Life Sect. 5 Nay more then so in this The Devil and Natures deceit discovered Prayer the wiles and deceits of the Devil and the subtle and alluring excuses of Nature are discovered which are very hurtfull to a Soul that desires true perfection which must be had by the way of Mortification which the Devil and Nature do little affect Here the knowledge and love of God increaseth to a great heighth of the Soul which His Divine Majesty doth often visit and replenish with supernatural Graces and Comforts and by secret Influences of His Holy Spirit doth Elevate her far beyond her self to see know and feel with great content and joy what Tongue cannot express Sect. 6 To conclude in this Prayer we come to a true Vision of our A true vision of our wills Wills with the Will of God which is the highest we can attain to in this Life by our labour and industry through His holy Grace without which we can do nothing though many hath great Favours Visions and Revelations by his special Gift Oh what a happy thing this Prayer is O what a sweet Invention this is of our good God to bring Souls to his Knowledge Love and Familiarity as is said in the beginning that thereby with more facility and security they may gain that Glory for which they are Created This all ought to love desire and practise that desires endless Felicity and Happiness Sect. 7 Many there be who think it Christianity not difficult impossible or at least of great difficulty to attain to or gain this blessed Prayer but I do assure them they are very much mistaken though true it is that it cannot be had without some Industry and Labour of ours neither can a Man learn any Art or Science the first Day be it never so easie For experience ●eacheth all we see thousands of all sorts and Sexes given daily as we ought charitably to believe to this Exercise and practise of Mental prayer so that i● you intend to go forward in this Holy Exercise and acquire perfection you must not think i● difficult nor be dismayed if presently you gain it not for every thing hath a beginning and nothing is had in the World without labour Sect. 8 You know that a Man is seven Years an Apprentice before h● can profess himself expert in his Trade The Farmer or Husbandman in the depth of Winter cold frost and snow dry or wet taketh great Toyl and Labour and with much patience endureth and passeth all in expectation of a little Fruit in Summer or Corn in Harvest and perhaps get little or none and shall not we Labonr a little to gain this benefit or Art of Prayer and reap thereby the Fruit of Virtue and Life Everlasting Our labour is less in this then theirs the fruit and profit more certain than theirs and of greater value without any comparison than theirs Sect. 9 Be not therefore dis-heartned but as the Prophet saith come and taste of it that is Practise it Comfort offered and you shall see and feel how sweet and pleasing our Lord is to those that through Love do truly seek after him For if you be in Darkness come to him by Prayer and you shall be Illuminated if Thirsty there you shall drink abundantly of Divine Nectar springing as pure water from the Fountain of Life if Hungry you shall eat there of the Celestial food of Angels for there your Beloved hath his Table set with varieties of Dainties for all commers without exception and his Goblets of Wine of all pleasant and delightfull tasts placed thereon Sect. 10 If you be cold come to Prayer Divine heat and ye shall be made warm and comforted with the fire of divine Love Come I pray to this fair Garden and Paradise of pleasure and delight your self with the Beauty Varieties and sweet Odours of