at his right hand 6 When sentence is given upon him let him be condemned and let his prayer be turned into sin 7 Let his dayes be few and let another take his office 8 Let his children be fatherlesse and his wife a widow 9 Let his children be vagabonds and beg their bread let them seek it also out of desolate places 10 Let the extortioner consume all that he hath and let the stranger spoil his labour 11 Let there be no man to pity him nor to have compassion upon his fatherlâ—sse children 12 Let his posterity be destroyed and in the next generation let his name be clean put out 13 Let the wickednesse of his fathers be had in remembrance in the sight of the Lord and let not the sin of his mother be done away 14 Let them alway be before the Lord that he may root out the memoriall of them from off the earth 15 And that because his minde was not to doe good but persecuted the poor helplesse man that he might slay him that was vexed at the heart 16 His delight was in cursing and it shall happen unto him he loved not blessing therefore shall it be far from him 17 He clothed himself with cursing like as with a raiment and it shall come into his bowels like water and like oyle into his bones 18 Let it be unto him as the cloke that he hath upon him and as the girdle that he is always girded withall 19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine enemies and to those that speak evill against my soul. 20 But deal thou with me O Lord God according unto thy name for sweet is thy mercy 21 O deliver me for I am helplesse and poor and my heart is wounded within me 22 I goe hence like the shadow that departeth and am driven away as the grashopper 23 My knees are weak through fasting my flesh is dried up for want of fatnesse 24 I became also a rebuke unto them they that looked upon me shaked their heads 25 Help me O Lord my God Oh save me according to thy mercy 26 And they shall know how that this is thy hand and that thou Lord hast done it 27 Though they curse yet blesse thou and let them be confounded that rise up against me but let thy servant rejoyce 28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame and let them cover themselves with their own confusion as with a cloke 29 As for me I will give great thanks unto the Lord with my mouth and praise him among the multitude 30 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor to save his soul from unrighteous judges The Prayer O God of our praise who wast contented that thy Son Jesus Christ should be betrayed into the hands of sinners by one of his own Apostles the Traitor Judas and in punishment of so great impiety didst suffer Satan to stand at his right hand tempting him to despair and to give sentence upon himself to condemne himself and to execute his own judgement and gavest his Bishoprick to another let thy righteous judgements finde out all those that are Traitors to their Prince enemies to the Church Apostates from Religion Hypocrites under specious pretences and beauteous titles that they may be clothed with shame and may cover themselves with their own confusion as with a cloke that by thy punishments in this life they may be driven to a sharp and salutary repentance and may be saved in the life to come Deal thou with us O Lord according to thy mercy take away thy curse and let not thy blessing be far from us let not our wickednesse nor the wickednesse of our fathers be had in remembrance in thy sight let our minds be alway to do good and our hearts and lips be given unto prayer and our prayers so guided by thy assistances that they be not turned into sin that when we go hence like the shadow that departeth and are driven away like the grashopper when the days of our vanity and rejoycing are past we may stand at thy right hand and our souls be saved from the lot and portion of the unrighteous through the righteousnesse and passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 110. A Hymne in the honour of Christs Kingdom and Priesthood and exaltation THe Lord said unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand untill I make thine enemies thy footstool 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion be thou ruler even in the midst among thine enemies 3 In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free-will-offerings with an holy worship the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning 4 The Lord sware and will not repent Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek 5 The Lord upon thy right hand shall wound even kings in the day of his wrath 6 He shall judge among the heathen he shall fill the places with the dead bodies and smite in sunder the heads over divers countreys 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way therefore shall he lift up his head The Prayer O Eternall God Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who when thy Son had drank of the brook in the way to the grave and to our redemption beginning his passion by the brook Cedron and tasting the waters of bitternesse till he had drunk off the whole chalice of thy wrath upon the Crosse didst lift up his head and set him at thy right hand till thou shalt make all his enemies his footstool fill our hearts with his love and praises that we may pay him the offerings of our souls and bodies in an holy worship and joyfull thanksgiving for all the parts and mysteries of our redemption for his birth in the womb of his holy Mother pure and virginall like the morning dew for his Death and Passion and for his continuall mediation and intercession by which he does officiate in his eternall Priesthood which is after the order of Melchisedek Remember us blessed Jesu in the Day of thy power when thou shalt come to judge the world and the places fill'd with dead bodies shall give up their dead that we may sit at thy right hand to magnifie and behold the glories of thy Kingdome for ever and ever Amen PSALME 111. An Eucharisticall Hymne for the benefits of the holy Gospel particularly of the blessed Sacrament I Will give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart secretly among the faithfull and in the congregation 2 The works of the Lord are great sought out of all them that have pleasure therein 3 His work is worthy to be praised and had in honour and his righteousnesse endureth for ever 4 The mercifull and gracious Lord hath so done his marvellous works that they ought to be had in remembrance 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him he shall ever be mindâ—ull of his covenâ—nâ— 6 He hath
sanctity LOrd who shall dwell in thy tabernacle or who shall rest upon thy holy hill 2 Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life and doth the thing which is right and speaketh the truth from his heart 3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue nor done evill to his neighbour and hath not slandered his neighbour 4 He that setteth not by himself but is lowly in his own eyes and maketh much of them that fear the Lord. 5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour and disappointeth him not though it were to his own hinderance 6 He that hath not given his money upon usury nor taken reward against the innocent The Prayer O Lord let thy mercy preserve us in holinesse and innocency or if through infirmity we fall make us to rise again by penitence that we may lead an uncorrupt life with humility and truth and justice not slandering our neighbour not invading his right not breaking our trust not oppressing the indigent and necessitous but doing good to all and especially making much of them that fear the Lord that we may never fall from thy favour but at the end of our weary pilgrimage we may take our rest upon thy holy hill and dwell in thy tabernacle where thou raignest with infinite glory and felicities God eternall world without end Amen PSALME 16. A Prayer for the blessings of Gods providence and preservation in this life and for glory hereafter PReserve me O God for in thee have I put my trust 2 O my soul thou hast said unto the Lord Then art my God my goods are nothing unto thee 3 All my delight is upon the Saints that are in the earth and upon such as excell in vertue 4 But they that run after another god shall have great trouble 5 Their drink-offerings of bloud will I not offer neither make mention of their names within my lips 6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup thou shalt maintain my lot 7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground yea I have a goodly heritage 8 I will thank the Lord for giving me warning my reins also chasten me in the night season 9 I have set God alwayes before me for he is on my right hand therefore I shall not fall 10 Wherefore my heart was glad and my glory rejoyced my flesh also shall rest in hope 11 For why thou shalt not leave my soul in hell neither shalt thou suffer thine Holy one to see corruption 12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life in thy presence is the fulnesse of joy and at thy right hand there is pleasure for evermore The Prayer O God who art the portion of our inheritance our God and our preserver preserve and maintaine all those good things which thou hast wrought in us and for us and that we may never fall give us thy grace that we may set thee always before us rejoycing in thee and delighting in the Saints that are upon the earth that when our flesh shall see corruption our Souls may not be left in hell but may walk in the paths of life and in the day of restitution of all things both bodies and souls may have a goodly heritage even the lot of thy right hand where there is pleasure for evermore and where we may see thy face and the glory of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen PSALME 17. A Prayer for protection against the injuries of our Enemies Bodily and Ghostly HEar the right O Lord consider my complaint and hearken unto my prayer that goeth not out of feigned lips 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equall 3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night season thou hast tried me and shalt finde no wickednesse in me for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend 4 Because of mens works that are done against the words of my lips I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer 5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths that my foot-steps slip not 6 I have called upon thee O God for thou shalt hear me encline thine ear to me and hearken unto my words 7 Shew thy marvellous loving kindnesse thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee from such as resist thy right hand 8 Keep me as the apple of an eye hide me under the shadow of thy wings 9 From the ungodly that trouble me mine enemies compasse me round about to take away my soul. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat and their mouth speaketh proud things 11 They lie waiting in our way on every side turning their eyes down to the ground 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey and as it were a lions whelp lurking in secret places 13 Up Lord disappoint him and cast him down deliver my soul from the ungodly which is a sword of thine 14 From the men of thy hand O Lord from the men I say and from the evill world which have their portion in this life whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure 15 They have children at their desire and leave the rest of their substance for their babes 16 But as for me I will behold thy presence in righteousnesse and when I awake up after thy likenesse I shall be satisfied with it The Prayer O Most mercifull Jesu thou that art the Saviour of them that put their trust in thee defend us and deliver us from the hands of all our Enemies and although they are a sword of thine and an instrument sent from thee to chastise us for our sins yet arise O Lord in mercy and strength disappoint them and cast them down lest they destroy our souls that when thou hast visited us with thy fatherly correction and tried us like as silver is tried thou maist finde no wickednesse in us Sanctifie our hearts and lips that we may not thinke a thought displeasing unto thee and that our mouth may not offend Keep us as the apple of an eye hide us under the shadow of thy wings of mercy and providence keep us from the ways of the destroyer and hold up our goings in thy paths that we may persevere in righteousnesse and our foot-steps may not slip that in the day of the resurrection of the Just we may behold thy presence and receive infinite satisfactions in the vision beatificall Grant this O merciful Saviour and Redeemer Jesu Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 18. A prayer for strength and Victory in Warre temporall or spirituall together with an act of hope and confidence in God I Will love thee O Lord my strength the Lord is my stony rock and my defence my Saviour my God and my might in whom I will trust my buckler the horn also of my salvation and my refuge 2 I will call upon the Lord which is worthy to be praised so shall I be safe from mine enemies 3 The
me about 10 Let hot burning coals fall upon them let them be cast into the fire and into the pit that they never rise up again 11 A man full of words shall not prosper upon the earth evil shall hunt the wicked person to overthrow him 12 Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the poor and maintain the cause of the helplesse 13 The righteous also shall give thanks unto thy name and the just shall continue in thy sight The Prayer O Lord God thou strength of our health thou that avengest the poor and maintainest the cause of the helplesse deliver us O Lord and preserve us from the evil and wicked man that neither his example may corrupt us nor his counsels mislead us nor his prosperity scandalize us nor his strife disquiet us nor his mischief disturb our safety but do thou cover our heads in the day of battell and contestation against all our bodily and ghostly enemies that although they hunt us to overthrow us yet we may prosper upon earth under thy favour and protection and at last being removed from all fears and sadnesse and dangers may continue in thy sight amongst the congregation of the just for ever through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 141. A Prayer for the vertue of religion for holinesse of life and for deliverance from the snares of our enemies LOrd I call upon thee haste thee unto me and consider my voyce when I cry unto thee 2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice 3 Set a watch O Lord before my mouth and keep the door of my lips 4 O let not mine heart be enclined to any evil thing let me not be occupied in ungodly works with the men that work wickednesse lest I eat of such things as please them 5 Let the righteous rather smite me friendly and reprove me 6 But let not their precious balms break mine head yea I will pray yet against their wickednesse 7 Let their Judges be overthrown in stony places that they may hear my words for they are sweet 8 Our bones lie scattered before the pit like as when one breaketh and heweth wood upon the earth 9 But mine eyes look unto thee O Lord God in thee is my trust O cast not out my soul. 10 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me and from the traps of the wicked doers 11 Let the ungodly fall into their own nets together and let me ever escape them The Prayer O Lord our trust and confidence haste thee unto us and consider our voyce when we call upon thee in our trouble and necessity let our prayers ascend up unto thee as incense and be as the savour of the evening and the morning sacrifice We begge of thee nothing but grace and power to fulfill thy will let not our hearts be inclined to any evil set a watch O Lord before our mouth and keep the door of our lips let us not be busied in ungodly works that we may never offend in our thoughts or words or actions and when we do amisse do thou smite us friendly reprove us with the checks of a tender conscience that thy fatherly correction may like precious balm cure all the wounds made by our own infirmities that we escaping all the snares of wickednesse may for ever hear and obey thy sweet words and our souls may never be cast out of thy presence but for ever may rejoyce in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 142. A Prayer in all sadnesse and in the hour of death I Cried unto the Lord with my voyce yea even unto the Lord did I make my supplication 2 I poured out my complaints before him and shewed him of my trouble 3 When my spirit was in heavinesse thou knewest my path in the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me 4 I looked also upon my right hand and saw there was no man that would know me 5 I had no place to flee unto and no man cared for my soul. 6 I cried unto thee O Lord and said Thou art my hope and my portion in the land of the living 7 Consider my complaint for I am brought very low 8 O deliver me from my persecutors for they are too strong for me 9 Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks unto thy Name which thing if thou wilt grant me then shall the righteous resort unto my company The Prayer O Lord God thou art our hope and our portion in the land of the living consider our complaint and misery thou art our place to flee unto thou onely art our sanctuary O hide us under the covert of thy wings keep us from all the dangers which multiply upon us when our spirits are in heavinesse and our bodies pressed with infirmities be thou always at our right hand and assist us so with the strength of thy grace that our temptations and our enemies not being above our strength deriv'd from thee our soul may with confidence go forth of prison and give eternall thanks unto thy Name in the companies of the Righteous through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 143. A Prayer that God would pardon our sins and direct us in the way of righteousnesse HEare my prayer O Lord and consider my desire hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousnesse sake 2 And enter not into judgement with thy servant for in thy sight shall no man living be justified 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul he hath smitten my life down to the ground he hath laid me in the darknesse as the men that have been long dead 4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me and my heart within me is desolate 5 Yet do I remember the time past I muse upon all thy works yea I exercise my selfe in the works of thy hands 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee my soul gaspeth â—nto thee as a thirsty land 7 Hear me O Lord and that soon for my spirit waxeth faint hide not thy face from me lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit 8 O let me hear thy loving kindnesse betimeâ— in the morning for in thee is my trust shew thou me the way that I should walk in for I lift up my soul unto thee 9 Deliver me O Lord from mine enemies for I flee unto thee to hide me 10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee for thou art my God let thy loving spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousnesse 11 Quicken me O Lord for thy Names sake and for thy righteousnesse sake bring my soul out of trouble 12 And of thy goodnesse slay mine enemies and destroy all them that vex my soul for I am thy servant The Prayer O Lord our Judge and our Redeemer hearken unto us for thy truth and righteousnesse sake deliver us from the guilt of
damsels playing with the timbrels 26 Give thanks O Israel unto God the Lord in the congregations from the ground of the heart 27 There is little Benjamin their ruler and the Princes of Judah their counsell the princes of Zabulon and the Princes of Nephthali 28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee stablish the thing O God that thou hast wrought in us 29 For thy temples sake at Jerusalem so shall Kings bring presents unto thee 30 When the company of the Spear-men and multitude of the mighty are scattered abroad among the beasts of the people so that they humbly bring pieces of silver and when he hath scattered the people that delight in warre 31 Then shall the Princes come out of Egypt the Morians land shall soon stretch out her hands unto God 32 Sing unto God O ye kingdomes of the earth O sing praises unto the Lord. 33 Which sitteth in the heavens over all from the beginning lo he doth send out his voyce yea and that a mighty voyce 34 Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel his worship and strength is in the clouds 35 O God wonderfull art thou in thy holy places even the God of Israel he will give strength and power unto his people blessed be God The Prayer O Lord God mighty and mercifull thou ridest upon the heavens as it were upon an horse thou art the father of the fatherlesse and defendest the cause of the widow have mercy upon thy holy Church and since her Lord and Spouse is gone up on high even to his holy habitation leave us not comfortlesse but send the holy Ghost in assistances and gifts to dwel amongst us that by his aid we may escape death spirituall and the bitternesse of the temporall Send a gracious rain even the dew of thy divine favours upon thine inheritance to refresh us in our wearinesse and sadnesses Make thy people innocent and chast as the dove and besides the beauty of internall sanctity let thy Church be covered with silver wings and her feathers like gold decked and assisted with exteriour advantages as may best promote thy honour and the services of religion Let all the Princes and lands of the earth stretch their hands out unto thee O God and confesse thy mightinesse and thy honour that thy Gospel going forth into all lands peace and all thy blessings may follow it and thy praise be multiplied from generation to generation through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 69. A prayer in times of persecution for the cause of Religion SAve me O God for the watâ—rs are come in even unto my soul. 2 I stick fast in the deep mire where no ground is I am come into deep waters so that the flouds run over me 3 I am weary of crying my throat is dry my sight faileth me for waiting so long upon my God 4 They that hate me without a cause are moe then the hairs of my head they that are mine enemies and would destroy me guiltlesse are mighty 5 I payed them the things that I never took God thou knowest my simplenesse and my faults are not hid from thee 6 Let not them that trust in thee O Lord God of hosts be ashamed for my cause let not them that seek thee be confounded through me O Lord God of Israel 7 And why for thy sake have I suffered reproof shame hath covered my face 8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren even an aliant unto my mothers children 9 For the zeal of thy house hath even eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are fallen upon me 10 I wept and chastned my self with fasting and that was turned to my reproof 11 I put on sackcloth also and they jested upon me 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me and the drunkards make songs upon me 13 But Lord I make my prayer unto thee in an acceptable time 14 Hear me O God in the multitude of thy mercy even in the truth of thy salvation 15 Take me out of the mire that I sink not oh let me be delivered from them that hate me and out of the deep waters 16 Let not the water-floud drown me neither let the deep swallow me up and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me 17 Hear me O Lord for thy loving kindnesse is comfortable turn thee unto me according to the multitude of thy mercies 18 And hide not thy face from thy servant for I am in trouble oh haste thee and hear me 19 Draw nigh unto my soul and save it oh deliver me because of mine enemies 20 Thou hast known my reproof my shame and my dishonour mine adversaries are all in thy sight 21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart I am full of heavinesse I looked for some to have pity on me but there was no man neither found I any to comfort me 22 They gave me gall to eat and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink 23 Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withall and let the things that should have been for their wealth be unto them an occasion of falling 24 Let their eyes be blinded that they see not and ever bow down their backs 25 Poure out thine indignation upon them and let thy wrathfull displeasure toke hold of them 26 Let their habitation be void and no man to dwell in their tents 27 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they talk how they may vex them whom thou hast wounded 28 Let them fall from one wickednesse to another and not come into thy righteousnesse 29 Let them be wiped out of the book of the living and not bee written among the righteous 30 As for me when I am poor and in heavinesse thy help O God shall lift me up 31 I will praise the name of God with a song and magnifie it with thanksgiving 32 This also shall please the Lord better then a bullock that hath horns and hoofs 33 The humble shall consider this and be glad seek ye after God and your soul shall live 34 For the Lord heareth the poor and despiseth not his prisoners 35 Let heaven and earth praise him the sea and all that moveth therein 36 For God will save Sion and build the Cities of Juda that men may dwell there and have it in possession 37 The posterity also of his servants shall inherit it and they that love his name shall dwell therein The Prayer O Blessed Jesu whose loving kindnesse is comfortable who for our sakes didst taste vineger and gall that thou mightest redeem us from the bitternesse of death and sin and establish to thy self a Church in holy Religion and defend it with thy favour and power have mercy upon thy servants who suffer from the hands of their enemies for the testimony of a good conscience and the doctrines of a Cathâ—like faith Let not them that trust in thee O Lord God of hosts be ashamed but let
with our whole hearts and do thou hear in heaven when we call upon thee deliver us from all them that of malice draw nigh to persecutâ— and afflict us be thou also nigh at hand and nothing can disturb our safety Make us to seek to thee early in the morning let our eyes and our prayers prevent the night-watches that we may be safe in our conversation with thee and our daily approaches to thy Mercy-seat where thou sittest attended with Cherubims and Seraphims glorious in thy self incomprehensible in thy Attributes and infinitely rejoycing in thy mercies which thou shewest unto us in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen XX. O Consider mine adversity and deliver me for I doe not forget thy law 2 Avenge thou my cause and deliver me quicken me according unto thy word 3 Health is far from the ungodly for they regard not thy statutes 4 Great is thy mercy O Lord quicken me as thou art wont 5 Many there are that trouble me and persecute me yet doe I not swerve from thy testimonies 6 It grieveth me when I see the transgressors because they keep not thy law 7 Consider O Lord how I love thy commandements O quicken me according to thy loving kindnesse 8 Thy word is true from everlasting all the judgements of thy righteousnesse endure for evermore The Prayer O Lord thy mercy is great thy Word is true from everlasting and in the truth of thy Word and in the mercies of thy promises and loving kindnesse thou lovest to be known to the sons of men O give us thy health and salvation that our souls being delivered from the heavy pressure of sin and quickned in thy Word thou mayest avenge us of all our ghostly enemies and deliver us in thy righteousness in the day of thy eternall vengeance upon the ungodly through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen XXI PRinces have persecuted me without a cause but my heart standeth in aw of thy words 2 I am as glad of thy word as one that findeth great spoils 3 As for lies I hate and abhorre them but thy law doe I love 4 Seven times a day doe I praise thee because of thy righteous judgements 5 Great is the peace that they have which love thy law and they are not offended at it 6 Lord I have looked for thy saving health and done after thy commandements 7 My soul hath kept thy testimonies and loved them exceedingly 8 I have kept thy commandements and testimonies for all my ways are before thee The Prayer ALL our ways O God are before thee let all our ways be directed by thee teach us to walk as in thy presence Make us to hate and abhorre lies and vanity and give us so much love and so much zeal of thy Name and honour that we may make it a businesse to give thee praises with a frequent and daily devotion that we standing in awe of thy Word and holy Laws and doing after thy Commandements our expectations may be satisfied with thy saving health and we may at last enjoy the peace which they have that love thy Law even the peace of a good conscience here and of a blessed eternity hereafter through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen XXII LEt my complaint come before thee O Lord give me understanding according to thy word 2 Let my supplication come before thee deliver me according to thy word 3 My lips shall speak of thy praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes 4 Yea my tongue shall sing of thy word for all thy commandements are righteous 5 Let thine hand help me for I have chosen thy commandements 6 I have longed for thy saving health O Lord and in thy law is my delight 7 O let my soul live and it shall praise thee and thy judgements shall help me 8 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost Oh seek thy servant for I do not forget thy commandements The Prayer O Lord God we have gone astray from thy Commandments and been like lost sheep thou art our Shepheard and our mercifull Guide O seek thy servants let thy hand help us let thy care and providence reduce us into the way of thy statutes that we being delivered according to thy Word from thy wrath and from our own corruptions and irregularities may at last be satisfied with thy saving health and our lips may speak of thy praise in the quire of Saints and Angels singing glorious Anthems to all eternity to the honour of thee O Lord God eternall who livest and reignest world without end Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 120. A Prayer to be delivered from false tongues and cohabitation with wicked persons WHen I was in trouble I called upon the Lord and he heard me 2 Deliver my soul O Lord from lying lips and from a deceitfull tongue 3 What reward shall be given or done unto thee thou false tongue even mighty and sharp arrows with hot burning coals 4 Wo is me that I am constrained to dwell with Mesech and to have my habitation among the tents of Cedar 5 My soul hath long dwelt among them that be enemies unto peace 6 I labour for peace but when I speak unto them thereof they make them ready to battell The Prayer O Lord God who hearest the prayers of them that call upon thee in their calamities and distresses have mercy upon us thy servants who live in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation whereof we our selves make too great a part we beseech thee so to order the circumstances and opportunities of our life that we may live in the society of holy people whose example and conversation may be a continuall incentive to the ways of peace and righteousnesse and deliver us from a necessity of conversing with turbulent spirits angry and unpeacefull dispositions who upon all occasions make themselves ready to battell Sanctifie our hearts and lips with a burning coal from thy altar that our words may be holy and profitable and keep us from all slander and scandall and the rewards of both the sharp arrows of thy vengeance the hot burning coals of thy wrath Grant this for Iesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour Amen PSALME 121. A Prayer for Gods protection over us I Will lift up mine eyes unto the hils from whence commeth my help 2 My help commeth even from the Lord which hath made heaven and earth 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved and he that keepeth thee will not sleep 4 Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep 5 The Lord himself is thy keeper the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand 6 So that the Sun shall not burn thee by day neither the moon by night 7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evill yea it is even he that shall keep thy soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in from this time forth for evermore The Prayer O Lord God our keeper who dwellest upon