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The prisoners prayers. Or, An heauenly helpe to deuotion. Composed by H.Greenwood, preacher of the word of God
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Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5.
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thy Sabbath on earth Grant I may deale with no worldly thing on this thy day that I may go to thy Temple and returne to mine house and make no other walke on this thy day that I may not doe or looke vpon any vaine pastimes on this thy day And good Lord stirre vp mine heart to blesse thy Name for so blessed and happie a day wherein thine heauenly instructions are imparted to my soule Did not this day shine in thine ordinance most graciously vpon me all the daies of the weeke yea all the daies of my life would bee dismall vnto me Lord continue this thine holy day to the comming of the Lord Iesus in the clouds to iudgment for thy mercies sake sweet LORD Amen A Prayer against Idle words MOst glorious and blessed heauenly Father whereas thou hast shewen vnto mee from thy heauenly Word Matth. 12.36 That of euery idle word that men shall speake account shall bee giuen at the day of iudgment O GOD of thy great goodnesse and mercy so possesse me with thy power of grace that I may alwaies say with thy good and godly seruant Dauid Psal 39.1 I will take heed vnto my waies that I offend not in my tongue Lord if I speake 1 Pet. 4.11 giue mee that I may speak as thy holy word prescribes mee holily profitably to the glorification of thy great Name the edification of the hearers consolation of mine owne soule Moderate I beseech thee the rudenesse and rashnes of my tongue it is but a little member Iames 3.5 8. but Lord I confesse a very hard thing for me to rule tame grant therefore I may set a watch ouermore before the doore of my lippes Psal 41.3 that no vanity may bee vttered the tongue in the originall signifieth glory Lord grant that I therby may glorifie thy great and godly name O Lord giue me neuer to speake but holily modestly heauenly that I may in the end for euer in heauen with the same my tongue sing a most ioyfull and glorious Halleluiah to thee O blessed Lord God and to the Lambe the Lord Iesus for euermore Amen A Prayer against euill Thoughts MY most holy and heauenly LORD GOD I pray thee in and for the Lord Iesus to reforme mine erroneous nature and sanctifie my most sinful and polluted soule Lord cleanse my heart within and then the outside shall be cleane also It is not O Lord that which goeth into man that defileth a man Matth. 15.19 but that which commeth out of man that defiles him for out of the heart commeth murther adultery and other vncleane euils O my deare and blessed heauenly Father purge the fountaine and the riuer shal be cleane purge mine heart from vaine and euil thoughts and lusts then shall my mouth praise thee and mine actions bee in some measure sutable to thy holy will O Lord Pâ—ou 4.23 giue me to keep mine heart with all diligence for therout commeth life if I keepe it not with all diligence thereout wil come death that is sinne whose wages is death Giue mee my blessed Sauiour to keepe a narrow watch ouer my thoughts that no wicked thought profane lust or vngodly desire may nestle in my soule Wisd 1.9 for inquisition shal be made for the very thoughts of the vngodly Lord grant then that the thoughts of my heart may bee alwaies holy and heauenly that so my soule being taken vp with holy meditations and heauenly contemplations here I may bee admitted to that most excellent glorie of heauen purchased in the blood of the LORD IESVS to whom with thee and thine holy Spirit my soule in her best thoughts desire to render all glory in all reuerence now and for euermore Amen A Praier against disobedience to Parents O Almighty God as thou hast promised long and happy life to those that honor their Father and Mother Exod. 20.12 so is it most certaine that disobedient children shall not escape thy fearefull vindicts and iudgments for hee that disobeyeth his father or mother the Rauens of the vallies shall pick out his eies and deuoured shal he be of the young Eagles Prou. 30.17 O Lord giue mee to consider that I receiued from my Parents my being my maintenance mine education how then shall I sufficiently expresse my dutie vnto them better neuer beene borne than to contemne or neglect them by whom I had my being O good God blesse my parents sanctifie them giue them thy mercies in this life thy saluation in the next and me thy grace to doe vnto them all honour and helpe while I liue Amen A Praier against blasphemy against the Holy Ghost O Blessed and gracious God thy mercy is to be mightily magnified and euerlastingly extolled for thy compassion to humbled and penitent sinners for there is mercie and saluation with thee that thou maiest bee feared Psal 130.4 and trusted to for life yet notwithstanding thou hast reuealed thine irreuocable Sentence against one sinne and but one that hee that committeth it shal neuer bee pardoned neither here nor at the day of iudgment Matth. 12.32 and that is blasphemy against the HOLY GHOST a sinne vnto death vnto damnation not to bee pardoned not to bee praied for Lord giue me thy grace that I may carefully seeke to know it and more carefully seeke to auoid it when a man is enlightned to know thy truth to professe thy truth to giue good allowance of it to reuerence honor it and then by the deuils strong temptatioÌ„s to fall off from the same maliciously to oppose and persecute the same and the professors of the same to raile vpon it and disgracefully blaspheme it the conscience notwithstanding all this while conuincing him this is that vnpardonable sinne and it is impossible for this man to repent and bee saued Good Lord grant that I may neuer be thus ouercome by Sathan grant sweet Iesus I may take heed of the way of this fearfull offence and sinne Lord giue mee grace that I may not bee vnreuerent to thy Word that I may not mocke but make much of sincere professors of the same that euermore I may haue a trembling respect to thy Maiesty and ordinance that so I may bee graciously preserued from this fearfull sinne here and the damnation of it hereafter in hell for euermore Amen A Prayer against Presumption O MOST blessed Lord God I cannot while I liue in this body of sinne be freed from sinne and corruption this world will afford me no perfection therfore good Father seeing I cannot but sinne grant me this fauour and compassion that the sinnes which I daily do offend in may be of infirmity not of wilfulnesse nor of maliciousnes nor against the light of conscience especially with thy seruant Dauid I pray thee keepe mee from presumptuous sinnes Psal 19.13 that they may not preuaile ouer me Gracious heauenly Father let not mee boldly offend thee vpon hope of mercie from
to preserue mee from vaine and vngodly society and let mee frequent euermore the company of thy saints temper mine affections moderate mine vnruly lust giue mee alwaies to consider that no drunkard shall inherit the kingdome of heauen Also that vnsober persons are vnable to resist the deuill but hee workes his will and pleasure vpon them preserue me then my God from this common capitall nationall euill Lord giue mee a wise and moderate vse of thy creatures let them not bee snares vnto me but refreshers of me not destroyers but supporters of me to thy glory and the eternall saluation of my poore soule in the Lord Iesus Amen A Prayer against murther ALmightie and most mercifull heauenly Father I thy poore seruant begge from thy throne of grace grace strength against all sinnes and transgressions whatsoeuer especially against those crying sins spoken of in thy word such as wil neuer leaue roaring in thine eares till thy iudgments bee â—hundred against the committers of them one wherof is murther a fearefull and diabolicall sinne for the deuill was a murtherer from the beginning Lord saue me from taking away the name or life of any man grant I may not harbour malice in mine heart 1 Iohn 3.15 for he that hateth his brother in his heart is a manslayer giue mee to looke vpon thy iudgments executed vpon such malefactors as Cain Ahab others that I may neuer offend in the same Lord giue mee loue patience meekenesse that I may in the moderation of my passions and affections preserue my soule from this griesly euill for Iesus Christ his sake Amen A Prayer against Hypocrisie O Most gracious merciful God thy holy word hath reuealed vnto mee thy heauie vengeance against such as are dissemblers with thee that deepe is their portion in hell therefore is it said Giue him his portion with hypocrites O my God I craue hereupon thy mercifull assistance that I may take heed of hypocrisie that I may walke in vprightnesse with thee that I may with Nathaniel John 1.47 be found a true Israelite in whom is no guile Lord grant in all good duties I may seeke thy glory and pleasure of thy will not mine own ends or glory of mine owne name O Lord saue mee from pride one maine cause of this foule and foolish sinne and giue mee sincerity for that man shall be aduanced to thy holy hill that speaketh the truth without hypocrisie and professeth it from the heart Lord let not the marks of this Pharisaical euill be fouÌ„d in me as pride malicious censuring and the like O Lord though my graces be small yet let them be true and then the gates of hel shal not preuaile against mee to this end I beseech thee vouchsafe mee a large and plentifull measure of humility that so I may in vprightnesse serue thee in this life and hereby bee sealed vp to thy glory euerlasting in that blessed life to come for Iesus Christ his sake my only Sauiour and Redeemer Amen A Prayer against Reuenge MOst louing and gracious GOD thy holy word hath taught mee Rom. 12.19 that vengeance is thine thou wilt repay all offered wrongs whatsoeuer whereupon I beseech thee O Lord in all abuses and oppressions giue mee patience and meekenesse of spirit Rom. 12.17 that I may not render euil for euil that I may not seeke maliciously to reuenge those that haue done wrong and iniury vnto me to doe good for good Publicanes can do the same to doe euill for euill that is an act of flesh and blood to doe euill for good is egregious vngodlines but to doe good against euill this is onely proper to the righteous when others curse let mee blesse let me pray when others persecute as the first Martyr in the Gospell prayed for them that stoned him Aâ—â—â— â— 6â— and my blessed Sauiour for those that mocked and killed him It is not possible but offences will come man is so vicious so malicious How often shall I then forgiue seuen times No Lord more than so seuenty times seuen Matth. 18.34 hee that would not forgiue his brother the pence his pounds yea talents were exacted from him to the vttermost farthing in prison If I cannot heartily forgiue my brother how shall I looke for forgiuenes of sinnes at thy hands Therfore deare God grant mee thy grace to conquer malicious and reuengefull thoughts and possesse mee with the spirit of meeknes and loue to my present peace to mine euerlasting saluation in and through my Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ Amen A Prayer against Theft O LORD and heauenly Father whereas thine expresse commandment is Exod. 20.15 that I shall not steale O Lord giue me thy fear that I may take heed that I oppresse not my brother by vniust and deceitfull dealing nor take away by violence that which is his but as I would be done vnto so let me euermore do for this is the Law and the Prophets Matth. 7.12 As I desire heartily thy grace to walke before thee in holinesse so also I beseech thee giue mee in all things to carry my selfe to my neighbour in righteousnes without shall be dogs murtherers theeues these wretched persons shall for euermore be expelled and excluded thy kingdome of glorie and who shall dwell in thy holy Hill Psal 15.3 euen he that hath not done euil to his neighbour as in body and name so in goods and estate A little that the righteous hath being well got is better than great riches of the vngodly gotten by fraud violence wrong Giue me to know that I must one day giue an account of my stewardship Luke 16.2 how I haue gotten my goods as well as how I haue spent them Therefore I beseech thee giue me thy feare and grace to preserue my soule from these worldly and wicked errors here and giue me euerlasting saluation when I die in the Lord Iesus that freely died for me Amen A Prayer against Swearing MOST Mighty most glorious and most mercifull Lord God great thou art in thy maiesty wondrous in thy power who is able to resist thy wrath O Lord euermore defend mee from taking thy great and mighty name in vaine Exod. 20.7 for thou wilt not hold him guiltlesse that taketh thy Name in vain Heauy are thy iudgements denounced against this sinne thy curse shall not depart from the house of the swearer Therefore my good God grant I may neuer bee found culpable of this sinne but giue me thy grace that I may serue thee in feare reioyce before thee in reuerence all the daies of my life Lord let mee neuer thinke or speake of thy great and holy Name but with all feare respect reuerence trembling Giue me also thy feare and grace that I may not endure thy Name to bee dishonoured of others but let it bee a Simeons Sword to pierce my soule Luke 2.35 and giue mee euermore to reprooue and condemne it Lord heare helpe and