so thy sharpe corrections laid vpon all other thy dearest seruants registred in thy booke Lord teach vs yet more rightly to cōceaue the vilenesse of sin by this one thing chiefely that the least sinne of thine elect could neuer haue bin ransommed but by the vnspeakeable torments of thine owne beloued Sonne the Lord of glory taking our nature to become a sacrifice to appease thy wrath and to satisfie thy Iustice how thou didst poure out vpon him the full viols of thy wrath to cause him to sweate drops of blood to cry out my God my God why hast thou forsaken me Giue vs thy children some true sense heereof and withal this grace to keepe a cōtinuall remembrance of the innumerable euils which euery sinne brings euen vpon vs thine owne children in our soules or bodies goods name or friends vnlesse wee preuent them by speedy and vnfained repētance especially how thereby we are left wholly destitute of thy protection prouidence and depriued of all comfort and power in prayer so long as we remaine therein and also of many extraordinary experiments of thy bounty which otherwise wee should find Make vs able in some sort to comprehend the greatnesse of sin by the infinitnesse of thy glorious Maiestie against whom each sinne is committed how our sinnes are increased heereby also that they are committed against our high calling to be Christians and heires of thy Kingdome with such abundant mercies both ordinarie and extraordinarie and so many and strong meanes to restraine vs besides sundry vowes and couenants renewed and that after mercy obtained and pardon formerly sealed vpon our promise of amendment Open our blind eies to haue some sight also of the multitude of our sinnes how they are more in number then the starres of heauen seeing they are euery breach of thy diuine will reuealed vnto vs in thy law and Gospell and that not only in thought word or deede but euen in omitting of any part thereof or doing it without all our hart and all our strength besides the sinne of our first parents whereby we are all the children of wrath and vnder thy curse and also besides the corruption of our sinfull natures receiued from thence whereupon wee are so wholy inclined vnto euill that all the thoughts of our harts are onely euill continually so as we cannot of our selues so much as thinke much lesse will any thing but that which is sinfull and hence also the hardnesse of our harts that we are so little moued either at the hearing of so many iudgements or the inioying of so many mercies to make any right vse of them Vouchsafe vs such a liuely and continuall sense heereof together with a feeling of our daily slips wants frailties infirmities imperfections noisome lustes issuing from this filthy puddle of originall corruption in vs that we may bee wearie of this body of sinne groning vnder the bondage of this our corruption sighing to bee deliuered from it Shewe vs also our most grieuous sinnes not onely of our youth and ignorāce but those much more which we haue committed since thou hast called vs by thy grace vnto so high a dignitie conuinced our consciences chiefely our open and scandalous sinnes whereby wee haue most dishonored thee causing thy Gospell to bee euill spoken of grieued thy children or any way hindred the saluation of others that by all these we may see vvhat debters we are how vnable to pay the least part but to lie in hell for euermore that we may crie continually with Dauid Lord forgiue vs our sinnes and blot out all our offences wash vs thorowly purge and clense vs thus running euery moment to the fountaine of thy Sons blood which is open to all the house of Israel for all sinnes vncleannesse And yet withal that we may not be vtterly ouerwhelmed by the vgly view of the multitud or lothsomenesse of our sinnes as though they could not bee pardoned nor we purged from thē comfort vs in this that thy Sonnes blood is of infinite merit and all sufficient to wash vs from all our sinnes though they were the most haynous sinnes that euer were cōmitted yea although we had all the sinnes of the world vpon vs so long as in a true feeling of them we cā desire to be washed therein But because wee are all very ready to deceiue our selues imagining that we are washen when we remaine still in our filthines seeing thou neither callest nor admitst of any to this fountaine but them that come in true repentance for all their sinnes fully purposing amendment and in a liuely faith in thy sweete promises desiring to grow therein Oh grant vs grace truely to see our particular sinnes and the vilenesse of them and make vs able in the sight of them and the sense of our estate and danger by them to mourne bitterly for them looking at thy Sonne whom wee haue pierced thereby and so to hate and abhorre them that being once purged in this Lauer we may bee euer afraid of defiling our selues againe or of sinning against that pretious blood Helpe vs to trie both our repentance and faith by the holy rule which thou hast giuen vs in thy law and Gospell that we may know them to be such as will abide the triall and not hypocriticall and which also haue bin first wrought in vs by the powerfull preaching of thy Gospell and doe continually increase and grow which are the infallible euidences y t they are sound and sincere Giue vs harts to be daily examining and iudging our selues that we may escape thy iudgement We intreate thee also againe for our sinfull Realmes to pardon all the fearefull prouocations thereof and to be pacified at the instant prayers of thy faithfull seruants crying vnto thee in all places by the blood of thy Sonne which speakes better things then the blood of Abel Let that cry still preuaile against the cry of the sinnes that thy mercie may bee magnified in all the world As we forgiue them that trespasse against vs. And whereas thou oh holy and gratious Father hast taught vs euer to pray to be forgiuen as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs telling vs plainely that if wee forgiue others for thy cause thou wilt also forgiue vs and contrarily that if we will not forgiue others we shall neuer bee forgiuen Change good Lord the wickednesse of our sinfull hearts which are most strongly bent to malice and reuenge that howsoeuer wee hate the sins and company of the wicked and whatsoeuer else is in them whereby they dishonour thee or shew themselues to bee thine enemies and although we also reioyce in the execution of thy righteous iudgements whereby thou gettest thy selfe glory vpon the proud enemies of thy Church and do also pray daily for
THE SECOND PART of the true watch CONTAINING THE perfect rule and summe of Prayer So plainelie set downe that the weakest Christian taking but the least paines may in a very short space learne to pray of himselfe with much assurance and comfort both to get strength to obserue the Lords watch and to helpe to turne away or at least finde comfort in the euils that are to come Luk. 21. 36. Watch and pray continually that you may be accounted worthie to escape al these things that shall come to passe and that yee may stand before the Sonne of Man Esay 62. 6. 7. Yee that are the Lords remembrancers giue him no rest AT LONDON Printed F. K. for Samuel Macham and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church yard at the signe of the Bul-head 1607. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE MY singular good Ladie L. ELIZABETH Countesse of Huntingdon OVR Sauiour hath not without good cause Right Honorable so oft called on vs to watch and pray ioyning these two together and warning his Disciples in their greatest dangers to watch and pray that they might not fall into temptation and also charging vs al to watch and pray continually that wee may bee accounted worthy to escape all the euils that shal come to passe and to stand before the Sonne of man because wee can neither watch vnlesse we pray to obtaine strength from the Lord by it nor pray with any comfort or power vnlesse we watch nor euer get assurance to escape the euils that shall come on the world much lesse the temptations of Satan and damnation of hell and appeare with boldnes before our Sauiour vnlesse we both watch and pray In regard whereof first my dutie to the Maiestie of God who prepared the watch against so needfull a time and after so graciously caused my poore desire therein to be accepted in his church hath encouraged me to endeuour to adioine vnto the watch this short directioÌ„ for praier as a secoÌ„d part vnseparable coÌ„panioÌ„ for the further good of his seruaÌ„ts of whoÌ„ sundry haue desired it at my hands And secoÌ„dly your Ladiships most fauourable acceptance of it being dedicated vnto my Honorable Lord perswading mee of your Honors vnfained desire both to obserue the same and walke in al the waies of the Lord haue imboldened mee to presume to offer this vnto your Honorable Ladiship both to testifie my dutifull thankfull affection to your Honor also and withall my feruent desire that you may both walke hand in hand all your daies in the selfesame narrow way of eternall life as being of the same heart and holy accord inabled thereunto by the spirit of the Lord obtained by continuall and instant prayer That so ye may shine as glorious lights together in the earth and after in the heauens aboue the brightnes of the Sunne for euermore This shall bee in the meane time your key into the palace of the Almightie and to the presence chamber of his glorious Maiestie whereby you may be admitted at al times to most familiar conference receiue immediate answers from his Highnes obtaine the riches and pleasures of his house with the most pretious iewels of his treasurie to adorne you farre more gloriouslie then al the pearle pretious stones of all the Princes of the earth all which shall vtterly vanish as the dimmest star when the brightnesse of your glory shall appeare You shall as Israel preuaile with your God haue his Angels and all the hoasts of heauen at your desire all being at a perpetuall league with you vanquish the diuels and put them to slight ouerthrow the plots of the wickedest and bee accepted for the Church subdue in your selfe each corruption bring euery thought into an holy obedience finde the Comforter at hand in all your trials the sweete voice of the Spirit making you with coÌ„fidence to call him Abba oh Father and giuing you most strong assurance of a kingdome and the life of the Angels in the very terrours of death And in a word you shall thus most happilie redeeme the daies of our vanitie and treasure vp in heauen abundantly against the time of the perfect accomplishment of your eternall triumph and felicitie Wherunto according to my perpetuall bounden dutie I shall alwaies striue during my life both by my incessant prayer and all other holy meanes which the Lord shall in mercie vouchsafe vnto mee his poore and vnworthie seruant And in this studie towards your eternall glory and happines I rest my selfe nothing doubting of your like honorable acceptation of this my poore endeuour howsoeuer penned in a most plaine and familiar stile not to delight the curious with an houres reading which I leaue to others but to helpe the honest heart that is desirous to learne of our Sauiour how to pray and conâ—inue therin in this life without fainting to reioyce and sing with the Angels for euer after when all others shall weepe and mourne and neuer find any comfort or release Your Honors in the Lord euer to be commanded IOHN BRINSLEY THE PREFACE TO THE CHRISTIan Reader containing a large and plaine direction to all the simpler sort how to vse this aright and an earnest exhortation to all sorts to giue themselues instantly to watching and prayer IT hath bin wished Christian and louing Reader that as I haue gone briefly thorow the Commandements and Articles of the faith to set downe the true watch so I would take some paines in like manner to go thorow the Lords Prayer to set downe the rule and summe of prayer for the further perfecting and our better performing the same watch Whereupon notwithstanding my great inabilitie in respect of many of my brethren yet considering the Lords former mercie who shewes his power in weakenes and that by this motion of diuers he seemes to require my poore labour in this also I haue attempted likewise to make triall herein the better to inable the simpler sort and to stir vp all sorts to this holy dutie of prayer that wee may obtaine strength from the Lord to keepe his watch more faithfully with innumerable other benefits procured by the same And the rather waying well into what dangerous times we are fallen wherein the greatest part as it is much to be feared in such a declining to Atheisme and generally to extreame coldnes or luke-warmenes do seldome or neuer pray priuately vnlesse perhaps they vse the Lords Prayer without vnderstanding And of those who vse to pray some although they pray much yet they do it verie superstitiously to the prouoking of the Lord and hurt of their owne soules insteed of receiuing any true comfort therein as all our popish sort doe Others haue a desire to pray but want abilitie or leasure as all our young and weak Christians A third sort droope in their troubles temptations and feares are at their wits end as Iacobs sons not knowing what way
to take and so continue fretting vexing themselues or attempt vnlawfull meanes for their reliefe and comfort A fourth are afraid to vse the Lords Praier as a prayer because they cannot comprehend the power and meaning of it in so short a forme A fifth haue gone forth with our Sauiour into the garden promising and beginning to watch pray which yet through our long peace ease and prosperitie are fallen a sleepe Anoother sort liue in monstrous sinnes as in oppression and vnmercifull dealing deceit secret vncleannesse and the like without repentance and yet imagine that they do pray that their prayers are accepted and that they shall be heard in the day when they crie deceiuing their owne soules A last sort and those one only and scarse to befound abide therein with our Sauiour in watching cries and teares wrastling and weeping as Iacob for the deadly malice bloodie threats of Esau and holding vp their hands with Moses against Amaleck and also to pacifie the Lords wrath that it may not be powred out vpon his people for all our grieuous prouocations To witnes my loue therefore yet further to all these and all other the Lords people I haue thought it my dutie to offer this weake labour also vnto the Church of God commending the successe vnto him who is only wise and worketh by what instruments it pleaseth him and aboue all that we are able to conceiue yet not before I had first communicated it vnto some much reuerenced of all for their learning and pietie Now I onely craue pardon to speake freely to each of these sorts particularly And first to you that pray not at all looke but vpon the necessitie of prayer and consider well in what state you stand vntill you both can and vse to pray that you are in state of damnation hauing all things accursed vnto you and working your perdition and that you but onely tarrie for the execution of Gods vengeance and then if God open your eyes to see your selues and your danger I shall not neede to call vpon you for I know you will giue no rest vnto your eyes vntill yee both can and do practise this dutie nor that you will euer let day passe hereafter but reserue some part of it froÌ„ your pleasures and profits to bestow on the Lord in praier at least a morning and an euening sacrifice For you that pray in an vnknowne tongue or without vnderstanding bee aduised to spend no more labor in vain deceiuing your owne soules but learne of your Lord and Sauiour to pray according to that heauenly paterne wherein all true wisedome and comfort are to bee found and which hee hath prescribed vnto you to vse if you be any of his disciples warranting you that if you so aske you shall haue and then shall you finde him to answere to your hearts desire and carry you into all his sauing truth And you that haue a desire to pray but know not how to performe this dutie aright I haue chiefely intended your good both to direct you for the things which are principally to be begged of vs coÌ„tained in the Lords praier the summe whereof I haue indeuoured to set downe plainely in these short formes applying them to the times and also to helpe you for the maner of vttering your requests ayming at this specially that by daily practise and meditation herein you may better attaine to the true vnderstaÌ„nding of the Lords prayer and euer haue it in fresh memorie which being the true perfection and paterne of all holy prayer doth in the infinite wisedome of God comprehend whatsoeuer wee can aske That so you hauing first gathered by wise obseruation in the watch a true catalogue of your owne speciall sinnes and wants together with the maine sins and wants of the Church and Land may be able of your selues both for matter and words to make a most holy confession of sinnes and powre forth your supplications according to your necessities with comfort and assurance I haue set them downe in two formes both containing the same matter as they are one set against the other the one more shortly because of our wearinesse in the best things and chiefely in this dutie of praier though of all other most necessarie the other somewhat more largely for the fuller vnderstanding of it the heads of both in the margent for the better remembring therof or conceiuing the like Not intending to tie any necessarily euer to vse one of these though it were much better to vse them or the like then not to pray at all or to pray vnprofiâ—ablie nor to vse the whole euer at large although all the things therin comprized are to be begged daily for our selues or our brethreÌ„ but to vse those most which chiefely concerne our speciall necessities and the necessities of the Church our Land all which may be referred to one of these sixe petitions As when we would pray for the glorie of God or to kindle the zeale of it in our hearts or that hee would shew his glorie in the preseruation of our King and Realms to vse the first For the Church of God and perfect vnitie therein and against the proude enemies thereof or to get more assurance that we are true members of it to vse the second petition The third for cheerefulnes in doing Gods will or submission to the same The fourth for dependance on God for the things of this life and against all worldly cares The fifth for forgiuenes of sins The last against dangers or feare of temptation or any euill whatsoeuer I haue laboured to set downe the heads so plainly in the margent distinguishing them by figures that euerie one that is desirous to learne hauing but the seuerall parts of the Lords prayer in his mind may meditate of them happily at his worke or as God giues any leasure first marking how many things are chiefely to bee learned in the Preface then in each petition so in the conclusion and withall labouring to feele the need that hee hath of them our miserie without them and our happinesse in inioying them stirring vp his heart to a vehement desire of them and then at time of prayer to trie how hee can pray of himselfe according to the same order vsing in the meane time the helpe of one of the prayers set downe to get fit words and withall a daily meditation of his particular sinnes chiefely those following his nature and course of life with his principall wants dangers chastisements and mercies receiued which wil be the speediest teacher to the simplest to pray with true feeling and power If you would yet wish further direction for the generall confession of sinne you may vse the first and second helpes in the watch of the miseries and hainousnes of sin Edit 2. p. 5. l. 9. If for an increase in holines the third helpe of the blessings following a holy conuersation pag. 11. If for true comfort and thankesgiuing
the tokens of his wrath and despise him to the face scorning and hating nothing so much as a holy care to serue him according to his wil. Or what followes amongst men euē the most equal merciful after the third admonitiō at most but the due execution final expulsiō And whether we haue not iust cause to feare and seeke to pacifie his wrath Or whether hee may not most righteouslie cause his owne children to crie in feeling the miseries which haue not cried out in seeing the abominatiōs seeking to pacifie him and also whether hee may not iustly pluck the world frō vs which hath so bewitched plucked vs frō him And to conclude whether it be not much better that we each awake and meet him in time with intreaty of peace because he is so merciful thē to be awaked of him and crie day and night as his people in the Captiuitie when it is too late and he will shew no mercy vntill his work be accōplished vpō vs. Thus hauing presumed this second time to testifie my heart to al and my earnest desire of a heauēly vnion and all happines to Gods Church this our nation I take my leaue with my instant praiers that al Gods seruants may haue their eies open to see the necessitie of this work aboue al other their harts prepared to set thēselues forthwith hereunto which hath made me the longer in perswading vnto it The whole successe I leaue to his heauenly Maiestie whose this work is who hath long called vs al vnto the practise of it looking wondring that so few haue come to help and whose only arme hath helped vs hitherto wil for euer if we but only cry to him THREE PRINCIPALL points to be first learned and felt of euery poore Christian that intends to helpe in this worke of prayer the summe where of being in our hearts will bee as a continuall spurre and preparatiue to prayer and as the life and soule thereof 1. The necessitie of prayer 2. The speciall properties of them that can pray 3. The power of prayer rightly performed The necessitie of prayer 1 WE can neuer come to any assurance that we are in the fauour of God or his children before wee make conscience to practise this dutie daily for the spirit of prayer which makes vs to pray with sighes grones is the earnest and seale of our adoption and is giuen vnto vs so soone as euer Christ is made ours by faith and therefore in the meane time we stand in state of damnation and are theeues and vsurpers of that which we haue 2 We can haue no comfort that the things which we enioy shal be to our saluation but to increase and seale vp our condemnation seeing they are only sanctified by the word and prayer and for that we receiue them without giuing the Lord his due glory 3 We cannot looke to obtaine any one thing as a blessing of al those things which our Sauiour hath taught vs to pray for nor to turne away any one euil but by prayer for God hath ordained this to be the onely hand hereunto saying Aske and ye shall haue 4 Seeing euery worldling can speake to his friend for worldly things and euery child can and vseth to run to his louing father making his mone requests for whatsoeuer he would haue how can we imagin that God is our heauenly and tēder Father or we any thing but merely earth-wormes and worldlings vntill wee vse to run vnto him daily to beg of him heauenly things which wee continually and principally stand in need of 5 If we will be saued we must pray seeing our Lord and Sauiour who will saue only those that obey him and destroy all the rest hath so oft charged vs to pray and to pray continually as the importunate widow teaching vs also so plainly how to pray leading vs by the hand if we will be guided by him and made vs such gracious promises if we wil pray and contrarily describing the accursed Atheists to be such as call not vpon his name 6 Lastly the Lord our merciful God at this time especially cals vs all that are in any fauour with his Maiestie to steppe vp into the breach to stay his hand for being auenged for the generall ouerflow of iniquitie in all estates concerning which all naturall men could say long agoe that God must needes bring some terrible plague vpon our nation without speedie repentance which indeed hee had done sundrie times since but thrice aboue all other neuer to be forgotten had not his hand been wonderfully stayed and we notwithstanding since insteed of repenting haue growne much worse in euery kind of iniquitie being now become not only secure but also hardned in all our euill courses to make but a sport of sin and a scorne of al those who make any conscience to walk in the waies of the Lord so that hereby our sin must needs be increased to the vttermost and much more considering the Lords most miraculous deliuerances of vs his continuall threatnings and admonitions by his seruants proclayming his wrath warnings from heauen and earth a continued pestilence for so many yeeres together visiting euery corner of our Land the raging of the winds and waters to such a terror and desolation the sword set to our very hearts the graue prepared for vs by our enemies yet wee deliuered and sundrie of them throwne in as our ransome Now after al this and that in the cleare light of the Gospell with innumerable mercies besides sundry promises of our amendment wee waxing still worse and worse and now without all hope of recouerie how can it be but the Lord must needes waxe wearie with forbearing or what comfort can bee left vs but onely the instant prayers of Gods faithfull seruants either to stay his hand still or to secure vs to bee hid in the euill day If all this cannot awake vs yet this one thing well considered will vndoubtedly rouse vs as the certainest euidence of vengeance approching that those enemies by whō he hath so oft threatned vs to auenge his quarrell and whom we al know by long experience to thirst most greedily after our blood are againe increased in number pride and malice after the time that we had thought them quashed for euer rising or once daring to shew their faces againe that knowing their holie father the bloodie positions Machiauellian plots and practises of their cursed religion in all countries we must needes see our selues in imminent danger of vtter destruction euerie houre more then that mightie arme shal still protect vs which wee see to bee iustly stretched out against vs for our sinnes and the power of praier which hitherto hath staied it to be fearfully abated THE SPECIALL PROperties of them that can pray for as Iosuah told the
able to cal him Father Rom. 8. 15. Comming in faith only in Christ in a true sense of our owne vnworthines In all humilitie being but dust and ashes yet with our hearts lift vp to heauen Wee must be brethreÌ„ tenderly affected towards all the childreÌ„ of our heauenly Father Zealous of our Fathers glorie aboue all things in the woâ—ld Seeking first the kingdome of heauen and the righteousnes therof Making coÌ„science of euery tittle of the will word of the Lord. Labouring to depend wholly vpoÌ„ the Lords prouideÌ„ce and protection Trauelling vnder the burden of our sinnes Voide of malice vsing to pray for our enemies Fearing alwaies and watching lest wee should fall into temptation so suspecting all our waies Acknowledging euer his soueraigntie and how he disposeth al for his own glorie and the good of his elect Able in true faith with thaÌ„kfulnes to say Amen To giue vs assurance of Gods fauour Rom. 10. 12. Rom. 8. 15. 16. 26. 2 Cor. 1. 22. To haue all things sanctified vnto vs. To obtaine whatsoeuer we so pray for For the turning away any iudgement from our Land or procuring any blessing Ezech. 22. 30. Iob 22. 30. Deut. 20. 1. 3. 4. Heb. 12. 12. Ezek. 14. 14. Iudg. 5. 23. Prou. 28. 1. Esay 43. 1. 2. 3. * Let the desire of the two first petitions be euer in thy hart beg al other things for them only as being the end of all then shalt thou bee each way most blessed and aske what thou wilt so thou shall receiue it Esay 65. 24. 1. We must come trembling because of Gods glorious Maiesty And our ovvne vilenesse by nature 2. Yet in coÌ„fident boldnes as to our Father in Christ. 3. Onely in the name of Christ our Mediator 4. With thankfulnes for our happiestate in him Watch. ed. 2. p. 1. l. 1. 2. 5. Begging an increase of our assurance By more conformitie to Christ in knowledge Watch. pag. 88 lin 6. And al child-like affections Delighting in the presence of our Father 6. And an increase of our loue to al Gods children Chiefely as they more excell in vertue By praying for them as for our selues and delighting in their companies Begging most instantly our heauenly vnion to bee shevved in al duties Confirmed by all bonds of agreement And common interest And all contrarie deuices of our enemies confounded Which by our diâ—isioâ— seeke our ruine That we may neuer thinke our state good Vntill vve loue the brethren 1. Iohn 3. 14. 7. To grow in reuerence to our heauenly Father 8. And in heauenly affections And conuersations To declare our selues his children Watch. pag. 90. lin 9. And heaueÌ„ ours and all creatures at a league vvith vs for our good For this honour that God hath vouchsafed to vs to be his children 1. To seeke his honor in and aboue al things VVatch. p. 78. lin 17. 2. To haue our eies open to behold his glory shining in all his workes as his Creatures VVord Iudgement Mercie Watch. pag. 31. lin 17. 3. To be able to set foorth his praises belonging to him therein and haue a holy vse of them 4. Chiefely his glory manifested in our daies for vs and against our enemies First for vs in abâ—ndant mercies And then correcting vs faâ—herly for abusing his mercies to his dishonor So to bring vs to amendment After threatning vs by cruell enemies to take avvay all Bringing them to the execution Yet euer deliuering and auenging vs vvhen vve haue cried vnto him So as it had been enough to haue conuerted the most barbarous nation 5. To pray for grace euer to remember and acknowledge this And to see moreouer his anger kindled againe by increase of our sins with these bloodie enemies and their malice Without hope of leauing off vntill they haue their vvils And also witnessed by many fearefull signes Arming windes and vvaters against vs Threatning to sweepe vs avvay For our ouerflovv of iniquitie that we may be awaked and seeke to appease his wrath in in time That remembring our former vvarnings from heaueÌ„ and vvhat follovved the fierie tent spred ouer our heads VVee may not be senselesse in these tokens of his wrath seazing vpon vs as fearefully as any of the piagues of Egypt Chiefely to be saued froÌ„ that heauiest iudgement VVhereby both Egypt and Israel vvere prepared for â—estruction That we should be worse for all the meanes sent to call vs to repentance vntill the iudgement come that we may sâ—e our estate and turne And not harden our selues against the Lord. That vvee may neuer fall into the bloody enemies hands But still into the Lords Because hee pitieth vs vvhen hee smiteth vs. 6. To pray instantly that the crie of his seruants may preuaile As hitherto according to his promise Sith he cals vs novv to stand in the breach as Moses to stay his haÌ„d to declare the riches of his mercie sauing vs still at the prayers of a fevv And seeing he is still the same to vs as to Moses and Abraham And vve so deare to him that he can deny vs nothing Which may make for his glorie and our good To intreate him to magnify his mercie in pardoning and turning our hearts to meete him But to make his enemies to feele his hand who haue bin the causes of our sinne by their wiles To get himselfe glory vpon them as vpon Pharaoh As he hath begunne promised to accomplish to his euerlasting praise 7. That we may be afraid of obscuring his glory Seeking our owne glory or taking his honour to our selues 8. That we may not dishonour him by our sins But account it our greatest honour to honour him and contrarily 9. To honour him by our holy ensample To stop the mouthes of the wicked 10. To haue the zeale of Lot against the abominations of our age 11. VVith a bold acknowledgement of the Lord and euery part of his truth As being our glory That vvee may be acknowledged of him before all the vvorld to our ovvne euerlasting honor Seeing Gods glorie is in the inlarging his kingdome and doing his vvill 1. To pray for a free course to the Gospell which is the scepter of his kingdome and that it may be powerfull euery where 2. For Kings and Queens to be nursing fathers and mothers to the Church Chiefely to preserue is against the rage of all cruell enemies and to account this their chiefest dignitie 3. Especially to pray for our soueraigne raised vp for vs in place of our tender mother That hee may haue an abundant portion of Gods Spirit According to his high dignitie and charge And the deliuerances of the Church by him he may set himselfe to aduance Christs kingdome and Gospell Watch. pag. 43. lin 2. Procure the good of Gods seruants repressing the vvicked That vve may liue in al peace and godlinesse without feare affected towards him as the good people were towards Dauid Sound forth his praises And pray for him and his to