as faâ— in Excellency as they do in Cause and iâ— Continuance and so far in Plenty as theâ— do in Place Psal 36. 8. It shall be satisfied with the abundance of God's House anâ— he shall give you drink of his Pleasures as oâ— of a River Lastly It shall be crown'd with Immoâ—tality whereby it shall be assured never tâ— dissolve never to decline but to endure â— long in the same perfect and blessed Estaâ— as the Almighty and Everlasting God shaâ— endure for he that causeth the Heaveâ— to continue without change after so man thousand years since they were created â— by the same Almighty Power and Ouâ— stretch'd Arm shall also cause the glorifiâ— Bodies of the Saints always to flourish â— ven as the Bay-Tree or as the wise Mâ— saith The just shall live for ever and tâ— shall be the accomplishment of all the re for if the Prophet David thought one Day in God's earthly House better than a thousand in another Place the highest thoughts and greatest Imaginations we can conceive is infinitely short of the Blessedness and Gloriousness of this Heavenly House not made with Hands the unspeakable delightful habitation of Almighty God O! be astonished O my Soul at the wonderful Loving-kindness of Almighty God O thou lover of Man O thou that lovest Man in sin altho' thou lov'st not sin in Man what hath our filthy flesh worthy of this Honour it should according to its Deserts be tyed rather in a Stable with Beasts for feeding following and satisfying of its most beastly Appetites than sit in thy Sanctuary among thy Angels Dust should by Nature remain with Dust and not be advanc'd above the Heavens but as thou didst honour Ishmael the Son of a Bond woman because he belonged to Abraham so thou art pleas'd likewise to afford such Favour to this base and wretched brood of Corruption for the dependency thereof upon thy only Son the Parts shall participate with the Head and belike unto it as he had communicated with that in Nature so shall that communicate with him in Glory But how much the Soul is more noble than the Body so much more capable it is of greater Felicities it shall be filled with perfect Wisdom and behold it Face to Face 1 Cor. 13. 12. Now I see in part saith the Apostle but then shall I know even as I am known Then shall it behold and know the invisible Nature of the Blessed Trinity the Power of the Father the Wisdom of the Son the Goodness of the Holy Ghost the bottomless Depths of God's Judgments now unsearchable and past finding out shall then be seen even as the Prophet â—â—id Psal 36. 9. In thy Light we shall see Light And in beholding God it shall behold the Causes Natures and Ends of all things which God hath made of Nature to be known because they are more clear and conspicuous in God than in themselves Then shall all Men be known of all neither shall any either Quality or Action be secret to any and this is the end of all ouâ— Endeavouâ—s John 17. 3. This is Everlasting Life saith our Saviour to know thee the true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent Also it shall be ravished with perfect Love both towards God for the infinite Causes of Love which in him shall appear and towards the Saints for that it shall perceive them to love and to be belov'd of God Both so much as it self and for the same cause it shall love God more than it self because it shall be sensible that God loveth it more than it is able to love it self the Saints it shall love equal with it self as being Members of one Body whereof Christ is Head for if the Spirit of Man hath Power to cause so great Unity as we see between the Members of one Body the Spirit of God which is the Soul of that Body of Saints shall cause so much more perfect Union by how much it is a more noble and powerful Form and giveth a more noble and durable Being Hereupon it followeth First That it shall conceive so many particular Joys as it shall see causes of Love in God which are infinite Secondly That it shall equally rejoice at the Felicity of every one as at that which is proper to it self whereby all the Saints shall partake of one another's Excellencies for in this Union Love shall be in its full Perfection the Nature of which Vertue is to make all things common It shall also enjoy a most sweet Peace and Concord in it self for the Body and Soul of every just Man which in this Life are always in Combat by reason of the Contraries between them the one being Spiritual the other Carnal shall then enjoy a compleat Peace by consent there shall not be any Distraction or Strife any more but they shall be carried one Way and be guided by one Will and that is the Will of God The Will of God shall be the Will of the Saints as they shall give a full and free Consent to the Will of God so shall God in all things consent unto their Will for how can the Head disagree from the Members how can one perfect Spirit be contrary to it selâ— Herewith it shall be advanc'd to a most high and happy degree of Honour for that which here was drown'd in the Putrefaction of the Flesh constantly in Miseries destitute both of Comfort and of Help entangled with Infirmities loaden with loathsome Sins in a word doing nothing but Sin finding nothing but Miseries which are the Reward of Sin God only and alone mov'd by his tender Mercy will take it to himself he will cleanse it he will cure it he will cloath it with perfect Righteousness he will adopt it for one of his Sons and make it a fellow heir of his most glorious Kingdom he will incorporate it with his only Son who is in all things equal with himself In respect thereof that of the Prophet David may be very fitly applied to those Saints Psal 82. 6. I have said that ye are Gods and that ye are all the Children of the most High To these shall be added great Ability for whatsoever they shall have a will to do they shall have Power to perform because he that is Omnipotent shall in all things consent to the Will thereof To these also Security shall be added for as it shall enjoy all things it can desire so shall it not fear to lose any thing it shall enjoy because neither it shall be willing to lose them or God deprive them of them against their Wills neither can any Power take that away which God wills they shall retain Lastly it shall be filled with perfect and unspeakable Pleasure and Joy which no Understanding is able to apprehend and this shall proceed from the clear Vision of Almighty God in beholding of him Face to Face 1 Cor. 13. in beholding of him as he is wherein consisteth the Essential Glory of
thou visitest him with Everlasting Loving kindness anâ— thou givest thy Angels charge over him and thou wilt not suffer any harm to come unto him thou aâ—t with him in his distress and when he weeps thou holdest a Bottle under to catch his Tears thou bindest up his Wounds and healest all his Sores thou watchest over him and thy Ears are open to his Prayers and his Groans are not hiâ— from thee his Peace is made with thee so here they that truly fear and serve thee are free from all slavish fears nothing but Love rules in their Hearts which makes their Yoak easie and their Burthen light and the Narrow way full of delight and satisfaction they have peace of Conscâ—ence a peace which passeth all understanding so that the Devil can make no War against them to do them any harm he may raise a Storm and lay a Siege but he cannot overthrow for he that is for them is stronger than he that is against them he may set their House on fire but he cannot consume them and rain Brimstone upon them but they have a Tower to flee to a Place of Refuge and Defence Who is a strong Towâ—r in the day of distress and the Righteous â—lee unto it and are safe Ah Lord these are great and glorious Priviledges that â—hy chosen ones are made Partakers of O Lord make me one of these and â—uide me by thy Counsel until thou shalt â—ing me unto Glory â—ome Considerations of the Glory of the Saints in Heaven THis Felicity is represented to us by many Names but most especially Two taken from Two things in this World which we affect most that is Life and a Kingdom First Life Luke 10. 15. Master who shall I do to inherit eternal Life And Secondly A Kingdom Matt. 22. 3â— Mark 12. 28. Luke 2. 32. Fear not littâ—â— Flock for it is your Father's pleasure to giâ—â— you a Kingdom The Nature of Life is so sweet to all Meâ— because naturally we desire to preserve oâ— Being even in this mortal Life which 〈◊〉 fast chained not only to infinite change oâ— Calamities but to many Dangers and fâ—nally to Death it self but that Life whicâ— is the blessed State of those who have a fuâ—fruition of God is a true lively and perfect Life a pure Life a holy Life a securâ—â— Life a Life free from Molestation frâ—â— from Change a most happy Life as weâ— for the Glory thereof as for the Eternity In this Glory there may be degrees 〈◊〉 there can â—e no defect altho' like Sâ—aâ—â— one Saint shall differ from another yet aâ—â—hall shine altho' like Vessels one sâ—aâ—â—â— hold more than another yet all shall 〈◊〉 full Neither shall this difference cause â—ny to complain First Because in theâ—selves they shall find no want And â—â—condly Because the Glory of others shaâ—â— be as their own And yet this Glory could not make Life â—appy if it were not also perpetual The â—ore glorious it is to be enjoyed the more â—â—ievous it would be to determine the â—ery Thoughts of Ending wou'd much â—bate the pleasures of Enjoying but Eterâ—ity addeth so much to Contentment in â—his Glorious Life as it addeth to contiâ—uance it maketh the Pleasures of this â—ife even like it self no less than infinite Likewise a Kingdom is of such Estimaâ—â—on among Men that for it they will venâ—ure their Estates their Lives their Souls â—ay they will surmount all difficulties and â—angers they will make their way thro' â—lood through Wounds through Death 〈◊〉 self to attain it altho' it be but a small Corner-Kingdom upon Earth incident to â—numerable Casualties and Care But his Kingdom is a Heavenly Kingdom 〈◊〉 â—ternal Kingdom a most blessed Kingdâ—◠〈◊〉 Tim. 4. 18. 2 Pet. 1. 11. Luke 〈…〉 â—at 23. 34. a Heavenly Kingdom 〈…〉 â—â—ove the tempestuous Troubles of this 〈◊〉 â—â—riour World an eternal Kingdom subâ—â—ct neither to declination nor change a â—lessed Kingdom furnished with all Feliâ—â—ties without any mixture of Misery or â—rief the Excellency whereof may be consider'd in two principal Points Largâ—ness and Magnificence which may not bâ— obscurely conjectured For if it be true which all Authors aâ—firm That many Stars do far exceed thâ— whole Body of the Earth in greatness seeing these Stars bear so small a Proportion in regard of that Heaven whereoâ— they are fixed the Face whereof is opeâ— to our View how little is the compass â— all the Kingdoms upon the Earth in coâ—parison to the Celestial Kingdom which 〈◊〉 above the Starry Heaven and in unknowâ— dimensions exceedeth that Sphear Be astonish'd O my Soul and altogether wrap from thy bodily Senses upon consideration both of the Greatness of this Kingdom and the unspeakable Goodness â—â— the King thereof who hath said unto the â—â—ncerning the same as once he said unt◠〈◊〉 of the Land of Canaan Lift ◠〈…〉 â—yes now and look from the Place whâ—◠〈◊〉 art for all the Land which thou seest â—â—â—â—â—ve unto thee for ever Gen. 13. 14 15. Proceed also to consider the Beauty anâ— Majesty of that Kingdom even by thâ— Rule which the Apostle hath taught Roâ— 1. 20. In esteeming the invisible Works â— God by those that are visible If then God hath provided for these our base Bodies and sinful Souls such excellent such abundant Pleasures from the Service of all Creatures in this World â—ow excellent how innumerable are those Pleasures which are prepared for those glorified Bodies and Souls which shall behold him Face to Face If the Delights â—e so great and various which he imparteth to the Evil as well as the Good to his Enemies as to his Friends what hath he reserved for his good best and choicest Friends If our Prison yield such fair contentments what will he do for us in his Royal Court If we find such Comfort in this stormy time of Tears what may we expect in the sweet Sun shine of Joy If this corruptible World which he set up for a small time as a Cottage or Out-house be so gorgeous so magnificent that many desire no other Heaven what Estimation shall we make of his principâ—l and Princely Palace His Eternal Habitation prepar'd before all Worlds to set forth his Majesty and Glory and for the uttermost declaration both of his Wisdom and Power It is very like that the Palace of Babylon was exceeding fair whereof Nebuâ—hadnezzar so much gloried Is not this great Babel which I have built for the Houâ— of the Kingdom for the Honour of my Majâ—sty But assuredly all this World of ouâ— which holdeth a middle state between Heâ—ven and Hell and in some sort participateâ— of both surpasseth and it surpasseth nâ— Hell so far in Beauty and Glory as it surpassed by the Royal Court of Heaveâ— which being framed fit for the Majesty greeable to the Estate of Almighty God no less gorgeous and great than his Wiâ—dom could contrive and his Power pâ—â—form and that is above all compass of coâ—parison Infinite Ps 84. 11. O! how
I wâ—â— wounded unto death and I perceived â—â— not I was bound I was beaten an◠〈…〉 garded it not yea my deadly 〈…〉 were a delightful tickling unto 〈…〉 I took pleasure in satisfying the 〈…〉 my Lusts and like Solomon's Fool I laugâ—ed when I was lashed for I was not mâ—self when I was without thee neither desiring nor discerning that which was good nor yet shunning nor yet seeing thaâ— which was evil I became in the Passage of all my Actâ—ons not only foolish but altogether sensless for thou are truth and I was 〈◊〉 out thee and thou art Life and I was 〈◊〉 out thee and as one that always continues in places of unsavoury smells perceiveth no annoyance or as a brutish and savage Life seems civil to him who hath continually been brought up in the same because Custom changeth into Nature and one Contrary is not known but by the other even so I did not think my self in Misery because I never knew what Felicity meant and because I never knew either the Beauty or Stability of a vertuous Life I did not think that vice had made me so unseemly and so unsound continual use confirmed Impudency and took from me the Opinion of Sin True it is that I found a few Sparks of thine Image within me but they were few indeed and of little force which I did so continually quench or abuse that thro' them I can expect no profit at all but rather to be made inexcusable before thee Alas how am I deformed how am I defiled O Almighty God and Everlasting Father My fainting Soul groaneth and gaspeth for thy Grace but it is abashed at thy Glory I would fain intreat thy Mercy to heal me but I am loth to offend thy Majesty in beholding me I am ashamed to lay open my Iniquities and yet woe is me I cannot appear before thee withouâ— them Ah these my sins how do they distress how do they distract me they desire to be seen but they are unwilling to be shewn lest they should be detested they are not healed without Confession and they are not heard without Confusiâ—â—â— If they be covered they cannot be cured and if they be opened they must needs be abhorr'd In the mean time their sharpness pierceth and their weight pressetâ— me they torment me with Grief the astonish me with Fear they confound mâ— with Shame What shall I say or what shall I do Wretch that I am whither did I bend my pace and to what pass am I now come what have all my Pleasures been unto mâ— but as Fruit eaten before it be ripe which will set the Teeth on edge and posseâ— the Body with dangerous Diseases What have I been in all my Travels in the Affairs of the World but as a sick Man tumbling and tossing in his Bed he expecting ease in his change and contentment yeâ— both of us deceived alike because whitheâ— soever we turn our selves the cause of ouâ— disquiets remaineth within us O Christ I did not set thee before my Eyes and 〈◊〉 I dare not appear in thy sight I rejoyced but not in thee I am troubled but thou art not with me Alas better it were to be nothing than to be without thee without whom all things are nothing better it were to be dead than to be without thee our Life Therefore O my Soul wicked wretched Soul shake off this death of Sin wherein thou wallowest and wherein thou wanderest raise up rouse up thy self from this dangerous dulness call to thy consideration unhappy Creature from whence thou runnest where thou art and whereto thou hastenest the favour which thou forsakest the horror wherein thou abidest and the terror whereto thou rendest Thou wast once wash'd clean with the Heavenly Fountain of Baptism with the pure Robe of Righteousness endowed with the Joys of Heaven and espoused to thy Saviour Christ but now thou hast by impurity of Life soiled thy self with sin defiled that glorious Garment broken those sacred Bands and made thy loving Spouse both thy great Enemy and severe Judge O Christ how can I forget thy Goodness and yet how dare I remember thy Greatness since I have denied thee with Peter betrayed thee with Judas and run from thee with the rest of thy Disciples nay more with the cursed and cruel Jewâ— I have mocked blasphemed buffered and scourgâ—d thee spit upon thy glorious Facâ— and torn open thy tender Wounds Ther since I have committed their cruelty what hope can I have to avoid their Curse that thy Blood be not upon me and my Posterity Alas miserable Wretch in what Patâ— have I walked In what Pollutions have wallowed and in what perplexities an now plunged wherein the consideration both of Good and Evil tormenteth me a like of Good with grief of that which have lost of Evil partly with sense oâ— that which I sustain and partly with feaâ— of that which I expect I have lost Glory I feel Shame I feaâ— Punishment the loss is by me irreparable the shame inexcusable the fear inconsolable O miserable Estate O uncomfortable Condition not only to be depriv of unspeakable Joys but also to be aflicted with intolerable Pains O Sin the defiler the deformer the destroyer of Souls from how high a pitch â— Happiness hast thou dejected me 〈◊〉 how deep a Gulf of Misery hast thou depressed me with what a World of Woes hast thou inclos'd me here Woe and there Woe and a very Hell of Woes is heaped upon me Justly Lord justly am I thus tormented for I have been faint yea false in the charge thou hast committed unto me I have thrown away my spiritual Weapons I have forsaken the Field of Christian Combate and not only cowardly yielded but Traitor-like I have turned to the Prince of Darkness my greatest Enemy I have cast off my Saviour and cast away my self I have forsaken the Society of Saints and joyned my self to a company of the Damned O Hellish Companions I have abandoned the Palaces of Heaven and built me a Nest in the loathsome Den of Hell I am altogether become an Abject from God and a Subject to the Devil What hast thou done O mad Man O mischievous O monstrous Man what hast thou done what a woeful exchange hast thou made what a lamentable loss hast thou incurred O perverse Will O miracle of madness How O God hath Corruption depraved me How O God â—hall Satisfaction restore me Cast thy self forlorn Wretch into the uncomfortable Dungeons of Sorrow overwhelm thy self with Mountains of bitter Mourning come Grief come Horror come Anguish come Fear heap your selves upon me wrap me in weigh me down I have impudently contemned you I have desperately provoked you and now do miserably call for you So so it is just afflict the Wicked torment the Guilty revenge the Injuries revenge the Perjuries which I have committed against God give me a touch of the Tortures which I have deserved give me a taste of the Banquet which I have prepared
this Celestial City for assuredly if there be much Joy in Heaven at the conversion of Sinners much greater will the Joy be when they come to be glorified O how sweet will then be the Fruit of Vertue whose Root in this World is esteem'd so bitter how pleasant will that Peace be after this troublesome Warfare after great variety of Perils that eternal Security after this Weariness that sweet Rest The Children of Israel went up armed out of Egypt Exod. 13. 13. but when they came into the Land of Promise they laid down their Weapons they forgot their Fears 1. Kings 4. 25. Every Man sate securely under his own Vine and under his own Fig-tree Here we are set in the State of Strife there our War shall be at an end there shall they sit secure from so much as the Fear of the fiery Dart of the Enemy There they shall not dread his Stratagems or his Strength thither the Sighs do not pierce there the hissing is not heard of the poysonous Basilisk but the Glory of God doth enlighten that Region and the soft and sweet Breath of the Holy Spirit doth refresh it O pleasant Peace O sweet Security what can be sufficiently said of thee Job 4. I acknowledge with the Woman of Samaria not only that this Well is very deep but that I want a Bucket to draw Thou canst not be understood of those that enjoy thee not thou canst not be prais'd enough of those that enjoy thee O ye Sons of Adam O blind and perverse Generation miserable lost Sheep if this be your Country whether do you range if this be your Pasture whither do you stray whither do you wander if this be your home What do you Wherefore stand ye looking about wherefore will ye lose these Joys the least whereof are greater and more lasting than any this World can afford Assuredly if we should endure the Torments of Hell for a long season to enjoy these Felicities but for a short time our Pains wou'd be abundantly satisfied with this exceeding weight of Glory And if thou enquirest O Man what thou must do to attain to the enjoyment of these Everlasting Joys give an attentive Ear to what thy blessed Saviour hath said Matt. 11. 11. The Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force If thou canst violently break off with all thy beloved and darlings sins thy Dalilahs which would ruine thy immortal Soul and if thou canst but do justly love Mercy and walk humbly with thy God and thou canst set thy whole desires after this Kingdom thou shalt certainly enjoy it and that for evermore O weak Man wherefore art thou troubled Christ hath taken all the pains and he hath paid the Price and a dear one too no less than his own precious Blood hear what he saith unto thee Mat. 13. 41. The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a Treasure hid in a Field which when a Man hath found he goeth and sells all that he hath and buyeth that Field Lo here the Purchase â—s laid before thee it is worth all that thou â—ast it is valued to thee as thou valuest thy self therefore make away all thy desires in things of this Life and let all thy joy be fix'd upon that Kingdom and thoâ— shalt have it Christ hath given himself to purchase this Kingdom for thee thereforâ— let not sin reign in thy Body but give up thy self in Love to him and he will givâ— himself and his Father's Kingdom unto thee But alas O my Soul where arâ— thou what dost thou where is thy Joy â— where is thy Love wherewith thy thoughâ— shou'd be inflam'd how art thou chain'â— with the Inchantments on this ugly Earthâ— How art thou drown'd in drowsiness O my Soul that thou art so careless and senselesâ— of true Spiritual Pleasures and so fonâ— upon the vanities and vexations of thiâ— Life Tell me dost thou believe there is â— Kingdom of Heaven wherein thou art inroll'd a Citizen whereto thou art adopted an Heir and hast thou not a longing Love to be possess'd of the same Alas how faint is thy Faith how unbelieving 〈◊〉 thy belief Tell me I pray thee what Entertainment hath intangled thee into thâ— Love of this Life What dost thou finâ— therein but wanting and wishing froâ— whence ariseth two Tortures of the Mind Hope and Fear how art thou busied there in as the Spider that consumeth her owâ— Bowels in weaving curious Nets only to catch Flies O my Soul it is not any true contentment or satisfaction that thou findest in any of the Pleasures of this Life but â—t is thy own Heaviness that holdeth thee down it is thy own Dulness that doth undo thee There is no difference between doubting of this Happiness and not desiring of it If then thou hast any Sparkles of Faith shake off this sleepy Sloath away with this Unchearfulness away with this dead Dulness away with all the profane Earthly Pleasures those Lime twigs of the Devil which cleaving to the Feathers of thy Devotion make thee unable to â—â—ount upwards O my God! O that I could so free my Affection O that I cou'd so heave up my heavy Heart unto thee O that I were in desire as I am indeed a Sojourâ—er a Traveller a Stranger upon Earth O that I cou'd travail like a Woman in Childbirth to be delivered of this lumâ—ish Load of Sensuality and to solace my self only in Desire Hope and in Assuâ—ance of thee This do I desire O Lord or rather weakly wish for I am so fetter'd with Flesh and Blood that I am so far froâ— performing it that I cannot desire it iâ— such sort as I should It is Nature thaâ— drowneth me in this dead Sea of Worldliness I cannot endure to think upon much less desire a Dissolution If thâ—â— Nature be not O Lord over-rul'd and chain'd down by thy Grace I shall bâ— neither able to do nor desire but like Lot I shall be loath to depart out of Sodom therefore O Lord let me grow iâ— thy Grace and in the Knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord that I may live to thy Praise here and be glorified with thee hereafter in those Glorious Mansions have had a short View of SOME HOLY PREPARATIONS To a Worthy Receiving of the BLESSED SACRAMENT OF THE LORD's SUPPER The Necessity of this Duty pressed from several Portions of Scripture FIrst by the Express Commands of our Blessed Lord and Saviour who is the Chief nay the Sum and Substance of what this blessed Ordinance representeth unto us as in Matt. 26. 26. 27. And as they were eating Jesus took Bread and blessed it and brake it and gave to the Disciples saying Take eat this is my Body And he took the Cup and gave thanks and gave to them saying drinkye all of it And for this good and beneficial Reason to all Mankind as Ver. 28. This is my blood of the New Testament which was shed for man for the remission of their Sins
they me me if I turn to the right-hand they terifie me if to the left-hand they tormeâ— me If I look down into the Earth Hâ— is ready to devour me Now I have â— way but to look up to thee help me good God save me dear Father succour me â—weet Redeemer assist me merciful Creaâ—or that my Prayers may be so servent so â—ealous so affectionate towards thee that â—hey may draw down thy Mercies upon me Power down thy Blessings showre â—own thy Graces open thy hand of Merâ—y and restore joy and consolation to my â—eavy-laden Soul wash away my Sins â—ipe away my Iniquities heal my Infirâ—ities purge my wicked Mind of all ill â—houghts pardon all my Damnable Deeds â—nd detestable Dealings take all hardness â—â— heart from me and according to thy â—ood promise renew a right Spirit within â—e send the Joys of thy holy Comforts â—â—on me O Lord let me have some taste â—â—d some sense of thy most glorious and â—ost comfortable Presence let me be reâ—ewed by thy Grace and established in â—y Service that I may never back-slide â—om thee But grant O most merciful â—ther that my whole dependance may be â—on thee so that in all my Thoughts â—ords and Actions I may rejoyce in serâ—â—g fearing and obeying of thee that I â—y spend the residue of my Days in thy â—vice seeking thy Honour and Glory And most merciful Father favourably govern help instruct guide and teach me by thy Wisdom to magnifie thy Name and preserve me in all my Ways and Workâ— and all about me Remember thy poâ— Flock build up thy Church in the moâ— holy Faith Comfort Sion govern anâ— assist all painful Pastors and Teachers teach them and us rightly to know thee and truly to follow thee in all the Paths oâ— Righteousness and true Holiness O Lordâ— Rouse my sleepy Soul and defend it froâ— evil Imaginations keep me always in thâ— good frame of Spirit which will causâ— me to meditate upon thy Law Day anâ— Night Grant that I may not do anâ— thing that is contrary to thy Commandâ— but that I may walk in Piety and in Peace Give me a true and hearty Repentanâ— for Sin that I never may repent of that â— may be truly sorrowful for spending of mâ— time so much in the Devils Service â— powerful preserver of Men remember mâ— and restore me to Joy and Comfort anâ— hasten in time thy Salvation unto mâ— Draw my lingring Soul with the Coâ— of thy Love and it shall run after the Good Lord declare thy Mercy unto mâ— that I may make known thy hand-â—oâ— Establish me in thy Grace excite me to Goodness give me Grace that I may grow stronger and stronger to walk before thee and weaker and weaker to sin against thee and faithful and stedfast in thy Service to my Life's End Grant this dear God for thy Son ' sake my blessed Redeemer Amen A Prayer before a Sermon MOst gracious Father give us Hearts to hear thy Word with that due Reverence and Attention as we ought knowing that it is the Word of God and not of Man therefore we ought to hear what by thy Servant thou art pleased to command us that we may do it with all our Hearts and with all our Souls Lord do thou keep our Thoughts upon what we hear and let them not be carried away with any vain Illusions and wicked Imaginations Grant that we be not overcome with Sleep and Drowsiness but quicken O Lord we beseech thee our Senses open our Ears to hear and make us to understand how to observe thy heavenly Word for thy only Son's sake our Saviour Amen A Prayer to be said after Sermon O Lord God we beseech thee to leâ— that Word which we have heard thâ— Day with our Ears to be set home to oâ—â— Hearts that we may not be only Heareâ— of thy Word but Doers that we may so learn to live to please thee and make iâ— our Business to keep thy Commandments and spend the rest of our Lives in thâ— Service to the Honour and Glory of thy Great Name and the Salvation of oâ—â— Immortal Souls through Jesus Christ oâ—â— Lord. Amen A Prayer against wicked Thoughts MOst Glorious and Eternal God I one of the unworthiest of thy Creatures am come on my bended Knees to implore the gracious Assistance of thy Holy Spirit against the Evil Thoughts that do arise in me to the great Dishonour of thy Holy Name and the great Trouble of my own Conscience When I have Thoughtâ— to be fervent with thee in Prayer either the Devil the World or the Flesh do disappoint me and I cannot do as I would for those things that I do I would noâ— do and those that I would I do not â—n follows me Shame is ready to overâ—ke me Confusion is like to lay hold on â—e Destruction attends me and Horrors â—d Fear affright me I have none to â—ake my Supplications to but to thee my â—viour my Rock and Salvation Help â— God save me merciful Father deâ—nd me dear Creator a Poor worthless â—orm as I am draw me from my Sins â—e succour pardon and forgive me â—ash me and I shall be clean help me to â—t away the Evil of my Doings and â—arn me O God to do well Give me â—iritual Thoughts to renew all good purâ—oses within me help me to put away â—â—r from me all vain and lustful Thoughts â—f the Flesh and all malicious reproachâ—â—l and froward Thoughts that proceed â—â—om the Devil or any worldly Occasions â—o that I may live purely and have no Thoughts but what are innocent and â—haste always fearing to displease so graâ—ous a God and loving a Father as thou â—â—t and walking circumspectly before â—hee that I may be a good Example to 〈◊〉 my Neighbours round about me that â—ey may see my good Works and glorifie â—ee the only and alone Author of them To whom I give Praise Honour and Glâ—ry at this time henceforth and for evermore A Prayer in Prosperity MOst bountiful Father as thou haâ— been pleased to bless me with a large Portion of this World's Wealth give me an humble thankful and charitable Heart that I may be a good Stewardâ— that thou hast been pleased to entrust mâ— with in bestowing of it upon those Objects of Pity and Compassion that are iâ— great Straits and Necessity for it and nâ—â— upon base and sordid Lusts of which should certainly have cause to repent oâ— and that for ever O Lord grant that thâ— more earthly Blessings that thou give me I may the more seek thy Heavenâ— Graces that I may be the more humbleâ— in the due consideration of my great uâ— thankfulness and ungratefulness of Spiâ—â—â— that I may live more piously and religiouâ—ly and that when I depart this sinful Lâ— I may be mindful to leave some good aâ—â— godly Examples of Charity to those thâ— follow Grant that this my Wealth maâ— be no hindrance to my Salvation but rather a furtherance to me in all
our Souls with the Graces of thy holy Spirit And all we beg upon the Account of thy dear Son To whom with thee O Father and the blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory for ever and ever Grace before Meat O Lord it is by thy Goodness and Mercy that we are here before thee this Day to partake of thy great Mercy in providing such a plentiful Table for us Grant Lord that what we eat at this time may so refresh and strengthen us as thereby we may not only be able but obliged by thy great Goodness towards us to serve thee with all our might with all our strength and with all our Soul unto our Live's End Grace after Meat GOD of all Blessings and Gonsolations we return thee our humble and hearty Thanks for thy satisfying our Bodies at this time when Thousands of our Fellow-Creatures are in great want Lord grant that we may live up to this and all other Mercies for Jesus Christ his sake our Lord. Grace before Meat THou King of Kings and Lord of Lords Bless these thy Creatures that thou hast filled our Table with at this time Bless the King upon thâ— Throne and all the Royal Family with the choice of thy Blessings Bless the Christian Churches iâ— this Land of our Nativiâ—y And all we beg for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee O Fatheâ— and the blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour anâ— Glory both now and for evermore Grace after Meat THou Prince of Peace and everlasting Father who hast filled our Bodies in a most plentiful manner at this time so fill the Souls of the â—ing and all the Royal Family and ours with the â—est of thy Servants every where with the Graces of thy most holy Spirit whereby we may be conâ—ucted to thy Everlasting Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen HYMNS and Spiritual SONGS of Praise to Almighty GOD for our happy Deliverance from Popery and the horrid Cruelty and Barbarity of Blood-thirsty Men. A HYMN O Lord thou hast been merciful To thy beloved Land â—or England thou hast saved By thy Almighty Hand From the Barbarous Cruelty Of all those that have sought With all their Power to destroy Their Plots are come to nought The Cruelty they did design O Lord was very great Thy People all for to destroy This Land to ruinate But these our Enemies O Lord Thou hast caused to fall And from that Ruine they design'd O Lord thou hast sav'd us all A SONG of Praise THerefore thy praises Lord we 'll sing To the Honour of thy Name For this Salvation thou hast wrought We 'll magnifie the same When thou appeard'st our Foes they fell And perish'd at thy Sight For thou didst maintain our Cause And do the Thing that 's right Our Enemies thou hast cast down Their Counsels overthrown Thou hast put out their Names that they May never more be known O Lord thou wast our Refuge then When we were sore opprest A Refuge will he be in time Of Trouble and Distress SONG II. LEt 's praise the Lord with all our Hearts Let 's praise God while we live While we have Beings to our God Let 's Songs of praises give Trust not in great Men not at all In whom there is no stay Their Breath departs to Earth they turn That Day their Thoughts decay O! happy are all those and blest Whom Israel's God doth aid Whose hopes upon the Lord do rest And on that God are staid Who made the Earth and Heavens high Who made the Swellings deep And all that is within the same Who Truth doth ever keep Who righteous Judgment executes For those oppress'd that be Who to the Hungry giveth Food And sets the Captive free Who giveth to the Blind their Sight The bowed down doth raise The Lord doth dearly love all those That walk in upright ways A Song of Praise TO render Thanks unto the Lord It is a comely thing And to thy Name O thou most High Due Praise aloud to sing Thy Mercies great for to shew forth When shines the Morning-Light And to declare thy Faithfulness With Pleasure every Night How great Lord are thy Works each Thought Of thine O deep it is A wicked Man he knoweth not Fools understand not this When those that lewd and brutish are Spring quickly up like Grass And Workers of Iniquity Do flourish all apace It is that they for ever may Destroyed be and slain But thou O Lord art the most high For ever to remain For all thine Enemies O Lord Thine Enemies perish shall The workers of Iniquity Shall be dispersed all A Song of Praise O England all with joyful Sounds Up high your Voices raise Sing to the Honour of God's Name And Glorious make his Praise Say unto God how terrible In all thy Works art thou Thro' thy great Power thy Foes to thee Shall all be forc'd to bow All on the Earth shall worship thee They shall thy praise proclaim Songs they shall sing most cheerfully To thy most glorious Name For this great mercy thou hast wrought By thy Almighty power Poor England to redeem and save From those that would devour Just at the Pit of Destruction O Lord we all did stand And nothing could us save from it But thy Almighty Hand O blessed be thy Glorious Name To all Eternity The whole Earth let thy Glory fill Amen so let it be O Come let us sing to the Lord Come let us every one â— joyful noise make to the Rock Of our Salvation Let us before his gresence come With praise and thankful Voice Let us sing psalms to him with Grace and make a cheerful noise For God a great God and great King Above all Gods he is â—epths of the Earth are in his Hands The strength of Hills are his To him the raging Sea belongs For he the same did make The dry Land also from his Hands Its Form at first did take O come let 's worship him therefore Let us bow down withal And on our Knees before the Lord Our Maker let us fall For he 's our God the People we Of his own pasture are And of his Hand the Sheep to day If ye his Voice will hear A Prayer for King William MOst Glorious and ever-blessed Lord God Maker of Heaven and Earth who dost from thy Throne behold all the Inhabitants of this lower World we humbly pray and beseech thee for â—esus Christ thy dear Son's sake to bless with the â—hoicest of thy Blessings our Gracious Sovereign â—ing William who by thy great and wonderful Pro 〈◊〉 under thee and thy Christ is come 〈◊〉 supream Head and Governour of â—â—is Land and â—â—tion wherein we live Lord do thou endow hiâ— with all thy heavenly Graces and bless all his Uâ—dertakings against his and our implacable Enemieâ— whether by Sea or Land Lord let his and our Enemies fall before him and carry him through this great Work thou hast brought him hither to manage that he may settle this Nation in Peace that every one of â—â— may live and enjoy in Trâ—nquility of mind all thoâ—e Earthly blessings thou hast our of thine Infinite Goodness and Mercy bestowed upon us Lord let thy Gospel flourish once more in thiâ— Nation that thy Name may be glorified to 〈◊〉 Ends of the Earth O Lord be our King's Defender and Keeper in all His Battles And Lord do thou fight them for him and then he will be crown'd with Success and let him see the End of all his Enemies and finally after this Life he may inheriâ— those Eternal Joys thou hast in store for those thaâ— love thee and long for thy appearance All this we beg for Jesus Christ his sake to whom with thee O Father and the holy Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory both now henceforth and for evermore FINIS