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A75019
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Private devotions for several occasions, ordinary and extraordinary
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Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.
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Wing A1161; ESTC R231157
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walls of Jerusalem O God wherefore art thou absent from us so long Why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture O think upon thy Congregation whom thou hast purchased and Redeemed of old Look upon the Tribe of thine Inheritance and Mount Sion where thou hast dwelt It is time for thee Lord to say to thy hand for they have destroyed thy Law Arise O God and mantain thine own cause Deliver Israel O God out of all his troubles Brief Heads of Self-Examination especially before the Sacrament Collected out of the foregoing Treatise concerning the breaches of our Duty To GOD FAITH NOt BELIEVING there is a God Not believing his Word Not believing it practically so as to live according to our belief HOPE DEspairing of Gods Mercy so as to neglect duty Presuming groundlesly on it whilst we go on in wilful sin LOVE NOt Loving God for his own excellencies Not Loving him for his Goodness to us Not labouring to please him Not desiring to draw near to him in his Ordinances Not longing to enjoy him in Heaven FEAR NOt Fearing God so as to keep from offending him Fearing man above him by committing sin to shun some outward suffering TRUST NOt Trusting on God in dangers and distresses Using unlawful means to bring us out of them Not depending on God for supply of our Wants Immoderate Care for outward things Neglecting to labour and expecting God should sup 〈…〉 our idleness Not looking up to God for a blessing on our honest endeavours HUMILITY NOt having a high esteem of God Not submitting obediently to act his Will Not patiently suffering it but murmuring at his Corrections Not aâ—ending by them Not being Thankful to him Not acknowleding his Wisdome in choosing for us but having eager and impatient desires of our own HONOUR NOt Honouring God by a reverend usage of the things that Relate to him Behaving our selves irreverently in his House Robbing God by taking things that are consecrated to him Profaning Holy times the Lords Day and the Feasts and Fasts of the Church Neglecting to read the Holy Scriptures not marking when we do read Being careless to get knowledge of our duty chusing rather to continue ignorant then put our selves to the pains or charge of learning Placing Religion in hearing of Sermons without Practice Breaking our Vow made at Baptisme By resorting to Witches and Conjurers i. e. to the Devil By loving the Pomps and Vanities of the World and following its sinful customes By fulfilling the Lusts of the flesh Profaning the Lords Supper By coming to it ignorantly without Examination contrition and purposes of New Life By behaving our selves irreverently at it without Devotion and spiritual Affection By neglecting to keep the Promises made at it Profaning Gods Name by blasphemous thoughts or Discourse Giving others occasion to Blaspheme him by our vile wicked liâ—es Taking unlawful OATHS Perjury Swearing in ordinary Communication WORSHIP NOt Worshipping God Omitting Prayers publick or private and being glad of a pretence to do so Asking unlawful thigs or to unlawful ends Not purifying our Hearts from sin before we pray Not praying with Faith and Humility Coldness and deadness in Prayer Wandring thoughts in it Irreverent gestures of body in prayer REPENTANCE NEglecting the duty of Repentance Not calling our selves to Dayly account for our sins Not assigning any set or Solemn times for Humiliation and Confession or too seldome Not deeply considering our sins to beget Contrition Not acting Revenges on our selves by Fasting and other acts of Mortification IDOLATRY OUtward Idolatry in Worshipping of creatures Inward Idolatry in placing our love and other affections more on creatures then the Creator To our SELVES HUMILITY BEing puft up with high conceits of our selves In respect of natural parts as beauty wit c. Of worldly riches and honours Of Grace Greedily seeking the praise of men Directing christian Actions as Prayer Alms c. to that end Committing sins to avoid Reproach from wicked men MEEKNES DIsturbing our minds with Anger and peevishness CONSIDERATION NOt carefully Examining whâ—t our estate towards God is Not trying our selves by the true Rule i. e. our obedience to Gods Commands Not weighing the Lawfulness of our Actions before we venture on them Not examining our past actions to Repent of the ill to give God the glory of the good CONTENTEDNES UNcontentedness in our estates Greedy desires after Honour and Riches Seeking to gain them by sinful means Envying the condition of other men DILIGENCE WATCHFULNES BEing Negligent in observing resisting Temptations Not improving Gods gifts outward or inward to his Honour Abusing our Natural Parts as Wit Memory c. to sin Neglecting or Resisting the motions of Gods Spirit CHASTITY UNcleanness adultery fornication unnatural lusts c. Uncleanness of the Eye and Hand Filthy and obscene Talking Impure Fancies and Desires Heightning of Lust by pampering the body Not labouring to subdue it by Fasting or other Severities TEMPERANCE EAting too much Making pleasure not Health the end of Eating Being too curious or costly in Meats Drunkenness Drinking more then is useful to our bodies though not to drunkenness Wasting the Time or Estate in good Fellowship Abusing our strength of brain to the making others Drunk Immoderate Sleeping Idleness and Negligence in our Callings Using unlawful Recreations Being too vehement upon Lawful ones Spending too much time at them Being drawn by them to Anger or Covetousness Being proud of Apparel Striving to go beyond our rank Bestowing too much time care or cost about it Abstaining from such Excesses not out of conscience but covetousness Pinching our bodies to fill our purses To our NEIGHBOUR NEGATIVE JUSTICE BEing Injurious to our Neighbour Delighting causlesly to grieve his mind Ensnaring his soul in sin by Command Counsel Enticement or Example Affrighting him from godliness by our Scoffing at it Not seeking to bring those to Repentance whom we have led into sin MURDER MVrder open or secret Drawing men to Intemperance or other vices which may bring diseases or death Stirring men up to Quarrelling and Fighting Maiming or hurting the body of our Neighbour Fierceness and Rage against him ADULTERY COveting our Neighbours wife Actually defiling her MALICE SPoiling the goods of others upon spight and malice COVETOUSNES COveting to gain them to our selves OPPRESSION OPpression by violence and force or colour of Law THEFT NOt paying what we Borrow Not Paying what we have voluntarily promised Keeping back the Wages of the Servant and hireling DECEIT UNfaithfulness in Trusts whether to the Living or Dead Using arts of Deceit in Buying and Selling Exacting upon the necessities of our Neighbours FALSE-WITNES BLasting the credit of our neighbour By false Witness By Railing By Whispering Incouraging others in their Slanders Being forward to believe ill reports of our neighbour Causeless suspicions Rash judging of him Despising him for his Infirmities Inviting others to do so by scoffing and Deriding him Bearing any Malice in the heart Secret wishing of death or
Lord convince me powerfully of my own wretchedness make me to see that I am miserable and poor and blind and naked and not only dust but sin that so in all thy dispensations towards me I may lay my hand upon my mouth and heartily acknowledge that I am less then the least of thy mercies and greater then the greatest of thy judgments And O Lord grant me not only to walk humbly with my God but even with men also that I may not only submit my self to thy rebukes but even to those of my fellow Christians and with meekness receive and obey their admonitions And make me so to behave my self towards all that I never do any thing through strife or vain glorie and to that end grant that in lowliness of mind I may esteem everie other man better then my self and be willing that others should esteem them so also that I never nourish any high opinion of my self nor covet one among others but that despising the vain praise of men I may seek that praise which cometh from thee only That so instead of those mean servile Arts I have used to recommend me to the esteem of men I may now imploy all my industrie and care to approve my self to thee who resistest the proud and givest grace to the humble grant this O Lord for his sake who humbled himself unto the death of the Cross Jesus Christ For the Fear of God O Glorious Majestie who only art high and to be feared possess my soul with a Holy awe and reverence of thee that I may give thee the honour due unto thy Name and may bear such a respect to all things which relate to thee that I may never prophane any holy thing or sacrilegiously invade what thou hast set a part to thy self And O Lord since thou art a God that wilt not clear the guiltie let the dread of thy justice make me tremble to provoke thee in any thing O let me not so misplace my fear as to be afraid of a man that shall die and of the son of man who shall be made as grass and forget the Lord my Maker but replenish my soul with that fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdome which may be as a bridle to all my brutish appetites and keep me in a constant conformitie to thy Holy will Hear me O Lord I beseech thee and put this fear in my heart that I may not depart from thee but may with fear and trembling work out my own salvation through Jesus Christ For Trust on God O Almightie Lord who never failest them that trust on thee give me grace I beseech thee in all my difficulties and distresses to have recourse to thee to rest and depend on thee thou shalt keep him O Lord in perfect peace whose mind is staid on thee O let me alwayes rest on this firm Pillar and never exchange it for the broken reeds of worldly succours suffer not my heart to be overcharged with the cares of this life taking thought what I shall eat or drink or wherewithal I shall be clothed but grant that having by honest labour and industrie done my part I may chearfully commit my self to thy providence casting all my care upon thee and being careful for nothing but to be of the number of those whom thou ownest and carest for even such as keep thy Testimonies and think upon thy Commandments to do them That seeking first thy Kingdome and the righteousness thereof all these outward things may be added unto me in such a measure as thy wisdome knows best for me grant this O Lord for Jesus Christ his sake For Thankfulness O most Gracious and bountiful Lord who fillest all things living with good and expectest no other return but praise thanksgiving let me O Lord never defraud thee of that so easie tribute but let my heart be ever filled with the sence and my mouth with the acknowledgement of thy mercies It is a joyfull and a pleasant thing to be thankfull O suffer me not I beseech the to lose my part in that Divine pleasure but grant that as I dayly receive blessings from thee so I may daily from an affectionate and devout heart offer up thanks to thee and grant that not only my lips but my life may shew forth thy praise by consecrating my self to thy service and walking in Holiness and Righteousness before thee all the days of my life through Jesus Christ my Lord and blessed Saviour For Contrition O Holy Lord who art a merciful embracer of true penitents but yet a consuming fire towards obstinate sinners how shall I approach thee who have so many provoking sins to inflame thy wrath and so little sincere repentance to incline thy mercy O be thou pleased to soften and melt this hard obdurate heart of mine that I may heartily bewail the iniquities of my life strike this rock O Lord that the waters may flow out even floods of tears to wash my polluted conscience my drowzy Soul hath too long slept securely in sin Lord awake it though it be with thunder let me rather feel thy terrors then not feel my sin Thou sentest thy blessed Son to heal the broken hearted but Lord what will that avail me if my heart be whole O break it that it may be capable of his healing virtue and grant I beseech thee that having once tasted the bitterness of sin I may fly from it as from the face of a Serpent and bring forth fruits of repentance in amendment of life to the praise and glory of thy grace in Jesus Christ our blessed Redeemer For Meekness O Blessed Jesu who wast led as a sheep to the slaughter let I beseech thee that admirable example of Meekness quench in me all sparks of anger and revenge and work in me such a gentleness and calmness of Spirit as no provocations may ever be able to disturb Lord grant I may be so far from offering the least injury that I may never return the greatest any otherwise then with prayers and kindness that I who have so many talents to be forgiven by thee may never exact pence of my bretheren but that putting on bowels of mercie meekness long-suffering thy peace may rule in my heart make it an acceptable habitation to thee who art the Prince of peace to whom with the Father holy Spirit be all honour and glory for ever For Chastity O Holy and Immaculate Jesus whole first descent was into the Virgins womb and who dost still love to inhabit only in pure and virgin-hearts I beseech thee send thy Spirit of purity to cleanse me from all filthiness both of flesh and spirit my body O Lord is the Temple of the Holy Ghost O let me never pollute that Temple with any uncleanness And because out of the heart proceed the things that defile the man Lord grant me to keep my heart with all diligence that no impure or foul thoughts be harboured