same IX It is well seen O God how thou goest how thou my God and my King goest in the Sanctuary The Singers go before the Minstrels follow after in the midst are the Damsels playing with the Timbrels Give Thanks O Israel unto God the Lord in the Congregations from the ground of the Heart There is little Benjamin their Ruler and the Princes of Judaâ— their Counsel the Princes of Zabulâ—n and the Princes of Napthali X. Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee Stablish the thing O God that thou hast wrought in us For thy Temples sake at Jerusalem so shall Kings bring Presents unto thee 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 War Then shall the Princes come out of Egypt the Morians Land shall soon stretch out her hands unto God The Prayer MOst gracious God who art â— Father of the Fatherless and pleadest the Cause of the Widoâ— have Mercy upon thy holy Catholick Church and since her Lord is â—scended up on high even to his heavenly Mansions leave us not alone comfortless but send thy holy Spirit into our hearts that by his assistance we may escape spiritual and the bitterness of the temporal II. Send a gracious showre even the Dew of thy divine Favours to refresh our weariness in this Calamity make thy People as Doves innocent and chast and adorn them with the Beauty of inward Sanctity Let all Kings Princes and Rulers of the Earth confess thy Name and thy honour that thy Gospel extending forth into all Lands Peace and all thy Blessings may follow it and thy praise be encreased from Generation to Generation through Christ our Lord and Saviour Amen Sunday Noons Meditations SIng unto God O ye Kingdoms of the Earth O sing Praises unto the Lord Who sitteth in the Heavens over all from the beginning Lo he doth send forth his Voice yea and that a mighty Voice Ascribe ye the Power to God over Israel his Worship and strength is in the Clouds O God wonderfull art thou in thy holy Places even the God of Israel he will give strength unto his People blessed be God II. O clap your hands together all ye People O sing unto God with the voice of melody For the Lord is high and to be feared he is the great King upon all the Earth He shall subdue the People under us and the Nations under our Feet He shall chuse out an Heritage for us even the Worship of Jacob whom he loved III. God is gone up with a merry noise and the Lord with the sound of the Trump O sing Praises sing Praises unto our God O sing Praises sing Praises unto our King For God is the King of all the Earth Sing ye Praises with understanding The Prayer O Lord God Celestial King who reignâ—st Potentate in all the World thou art exalted above all Creatures and art to be feared in all the Dominions of the Earth let the Seed of thy glorious Gospel be planted in all parts of the habitable World that thy saving Health may be known unto all Nations II. Let thy Grace pull down all the strong Holds of Sin and Satan that any ways oppose thy Holy Name and Word subdue all thy People unto thee and the Nations under thy Feet so that we that are thy People and Sheep of thy hands may become one Sheepfold under one Shepherd Jesus Christ our blessed Lord and Saviour Meditations for Sunday Night I will magnifie thee O God my King and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever Every day will I give thanks unto thee and praise thy Name for ever and ever Great is the Lord and marvellous worthy to be praised there is no end of his Greatness II. One Generation shall praise thy Works unto another and declare thy power As for me I will be talking of thy Worship thy Glory thy praise and wondrous Works So that Men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous Acts and I will also tell of thy greatness The Memorial of thine abundant Kindness shall be shewed and Men shall sing of thy Righteousness III. The Lord is gracious and mercifull long-suffering and of great Goodness The Lord is loving unto every one and his Mercy is over all his Works All thy Works praise thee O Lord and thy Saints give thanks unto thee They shew the glory of thy Kingdom and talk of thy power That thy power thy glory and mightiness of thy Kingdom might be known unto Men. Thy Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom and thy Dominion endureth throughout all Ages The Prayer MOst mighty God marvellous worthy art thou to be praised and of thy greatness there is no end give us sanctified Hearts and Lips that we may express thy Righteousness and magnifie thy glory Worship and wondrous Works II. All the Earth praises thee O Lord and thy Saints give Thanks unto thee Make us religious and sincere before thee and to lay aside all Hypocrisie Protect us O Lord by thy hand of Providence that we fall not and raise us up when we are down III. Give us spiritual and temporal Meat in thy oâ—n due time for our Souls and Bodies that we being filled abundantly with thy Mercies here we may have our hearts desire fulfilled and satisfied hereafter among such as fear thee and praise thy holy Name for evermore Amen Monday Mornings Meditations THE Lord upholdeth all such as fall and lifteth up all those that be down For he shall deliver the Poor when he cryeth the Needy also and him that hath no helper He shall be favourable to the Simple and Needy and shall preserve the Souls of the Poor He shall deliver their Souls from wrong and falshood and dear shall their bloud be in his sight II. There shall be a heap of Corn in the Earth high upon the Hills His Fruit shall shake like Liâ—anus and he shall be green in the City like Grass upon the Earth His Name shall endure for ever his Name shall remain under the Sun among the Posterities which shall be blessed through him and all the Heathen shall praise him III. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who only doth wondrous things And blessed be the Name of his Majesty for ever and all the Earth shall be filled with his Majesty Amen The Prayer O Eternal God thou that defendest the Children and Poor but puâ—ishest the wrong doer have mercy upon thy People under affliction extend thy Mercy and compassion from â—ne Sea to another even unto the Worlds end II. Make thy People who love thy Name flourish and subdue their Enemies under them that neither â—alshood nor wrong may any ways â—pâ—ress them Bless them with Peace â—nd Tranquillity and satisfie them with thy Righteousness and Salvation through thy Mercy O blessed â—esu Amen MoÌ„nday Noon's Meditations NOT unto us O
Lord not unto us but unto thy Name give the Praise for thy loving Mercy and for thy Truths sake Wherefore shall the Heathen say Where is now their God As for our God he is in Heaven he hath done whatsoever pleaseth him II. Their Idols are Silver and Gold even the Work of Mens hands They have Mouths and speak not eyes have they and see not They have Ears and hear not Noses have they and smell not They have hands and handle not Feet have they and walk not neither speak they through their Throat They that make them are like unto them and so are all such as put their Trust in them III. But thou House of Israel trust thou in the Lord He is â—â—eir succour and defender Ye House of Aaron put your Trust in the Lord He is â—heir helper and defender The Lord hath been mindâ—ull of us and he shall bless â—…s Even he shall bless the â—ouse of Israel he shall bless â—â—e House of Aaron He shall bless them that â—…ar the Lord both small and â—…reat The Prayer ALmighty God whose Dwelling is in the highest Heavens and â—st whatsoever pleaseth thee both in heaven and on Earth give Grace 〈…〉 beavenly Father that in all our â—…ubles and calamities we may put 〈…〉 who le Trust in thee who art our â—…y succour defender and deliver II. Let us evermore praise thy holy Name and never ascribe to our selves any Honour and Glory or Thankâ— of any good Action or prosper oâ— Success but to thee alone who aâ—â— the Author and Giver of all good things Keep us from Idolatry from worshipping vain Imaginationâ— and any thing which is contrary to tâ—â— Gospel Bless us in all our wayâ— that when we go from hence we 〈…〉 inherit thy Kingdom Amen Meditations for Monday Night I Will lift up mine Eyes unâ— the Hills from when cometh my Help My Help cometh even from the Lord which hath maâ— Heaven and Earth II. He will not suffer thy Foâ— to be moved and he thâ— keepeth thee will not sleep Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor â—â—eep III. The Lord himself is thy Keeper The Lord is thy Defence upon the right hand So that the Sun shall not â—urn thee by day nor the Moon by night IV. The Lord shall preserve thee â—â—om Evil Yea it is even he â—hat shall keep thy Soul The Lord shall preserve thy â—oing out and thy coming in â—â—om this time forth for evermore The Prayer O GOD from whence cometh all our Help and Succour preâ—…ve us by thy Power and Providence â—…at nothing either by day or night â—…ay molest our Peace or disturh our â—afety suffer not the Vanities of â—…e one to allure us nor the Terrours 〈…〉 the other to amaze and affright us II. Let our Feet be immoveable anâ— fixed upon the Rock and Foundation Christ Jesus and so dispose of oâ— going out and coming in that â— may not swerve from thy Commandments but walk according to tâ— Holy Rule in all things who art oâ— Lord and Saviour Meditations for Tuesday Morning THey that put their Trâ—… in the Lord shall be evâ—… as the Mount Sion which mâ—… not be removed but standeâ—… fast for ever The Hills stand about Jerusalem even so standeth tâ—… Lord round about his Peopâ—… from this time forth for evâ—… more II. For the Rod of the Ungoâ—… cometh not into the lot of tâ—… Righteous lest the Righteous out their hands unto Wickedness Do well O Lord unto â—hose that be good and true of Heart As for such as turn back unâ—o their own wickedness the â—ord shall lead them forth with the Evil-doers but â—eace shall be upon Israel The Prayer MErciful God our only Trust and Confidence and whosoever â—usteth in thee shall not be removed â—â—t stand fast for ever let thy Powâ—â— and Glory stand round about us â—nd all thy Holy People like Hills â—…r our Protection and Safety that â—…e may be sheltered from our Enemies II. Permit us not to put our hands to Wickedness neither let us partake 〈◊〉 the Lot of the Ungodly whom thou or dainest for Destruction Bâ—… let us receive that Blessing which oâ—… Lord and Saviour hath left 〈…〉 Church even the Peace of God tâ—… Father Son and Holy Ghost 〈…〉 whom be all Honour and Glory Worâ—… without end Amen Meditations for Tuesday Noon WHen the Lord turned again the Captivity 〈…〉 Sion then were we like untâ—… them that dream Then was our Mouth filâ—…ed with Laughter and oâ—… Tongue with Joy II. Then said they among thâ— Heathen the Lord hath doâ—… great things for them Yea the Lord hath doâ—… great things for us already whereof we rejoyce III. Turn thou our Captivity O Lord as the Rivers in the South They that sow in Tears shall â—eap in Joy He that now goeth on his way weeping and beareth â—orth good Seed shall doubtâ—ess come again with Joy and â—ring his Sheaves with him The Prayer GRacious God who hast promised Life and Salvation to thy choâ—en Servants and hast wrought â—ighty things for them already â—hereof they rejoyce Deliver us we â—eseech thee from the Slavery and â—etters of Sin and Misery dissipate â—nd scatter all our Enemies which â—ay close Siege to us seeking to destroy us II. Fill our Hearts with ConÌ„tâ—ition â—or having trespassed against thee teach us that Divine Art of Self denial to moâ—tifie our Affection 〈◊〉 our Lust and extinguish aâ—â—â—â—shly Temptations that when thâ— great Harvest shall come â—e may 〈◊〉 admitted as Fellow Labourers 〈◊〉 work in thy Spiritual Kingdom through Jesus Christ. Amen Meditations for Tuesday Night OUT of the Deep have called unto thee O Lord Lord hear my Voice Oh let thine Ears consideâ— well the Voice of my Complaint II. If thou Lord wilt be extream to mark what is done aâ— miss O Lord who may aâ— bide it For there is Mercy with thee therefore snalt thou bâ— feared I look for the Lord my Soul doth wait for him in his Word is my Trust. III. My Soul flieth unto the Lord before the Morning Watch I say before the Morning Watch. O Israel trust in the Lord for with the Lord there is Mercy and with him is plenteous Redemption And he shall redeem Israel from all his Sins The Prayer O Blessed Lord who with thy most precious Blood didst pay â—ur Ransom to purchase for us Freedom and Salvation With thee â—here is Mercy and plenteous Redemption O let the height of that Mercy â—ake us out of the bottomless Pit of â—in and Misery II. Be not extream O Lord in marking out what we have done amiss in our Life time but rather blot out thâ— Hand-writing which is against us And as thy boundless Mercy pardonâ— what is past so let the sweetness of iâ— create thy Fear in our Hearts that we may never more dare to offend sâ— gracious and merciful a Saviour aâ— thou art to us Grant this O Lord I beseech thee for thy alone sake Amen Meditations for
Wednesday Morning DEliver me O Lord from the Evil Man and preserve me from the Wicked Man Which imagine mischief iâ— their Hearts and stir up strisâ— all the day long They have sharpened their Tongues like a Serpent Adders Poyson is under their Lips II. Keep me O Lord from the Hands of the Ungodly preserve me from the wicked Men which are purposed to overthrow my going The Proud have laid a sâ—are for me and spread a Net abroad with Cords yea and set Traps in my way III. I said unto the Lord thou art my God hear the Voice of my Prayers O Lord. O Lord God thou strength of my Health thou hast covered my Head in the day of Battle IV. Let not the Ungodly have his desire O Lord let not his mischievous Imagination prosper lest they be too Proud Let the mischief of their own Lips fall upon the head of them that compass me about A man full of Words shall not prosper upon the Earth Evil shall hunt the wicked Person to overthrow him The Prayer O Lord God the Strength of all those that depend upon thee deliver us from evil and wicked Men that neither their Examples may corrupt us nor their Counsels misguide us or their Mischief disturb our Safety II. But do thou O Lord cover our Heads in the day of Battle and Strife against all our Bodily and Ghostly Enemies that though they pursue us to overthrow us yet we may be safe on Earth under thy Favour and Almighty Protection and at the last being removed from all Fears and Dangers we may appear in thy sight amongst the Righteous for evermore Meditations for Wednesday Noon HEar my Prayer O Lord and consider my Desire Hearken unto me for thy Truth and Righteousness sake And enter not into Judgment with thy Servant for in thy sight shall no one living be justified II. For the Enemy hath persecuted my Soul he hath smitten my Life down to the ground he hath laid me in the Darkness as the men that have been long dead Therefore is my Spirit vexed within me and my Heart within me is desolate III. Yet do I remember the time past I muse upon all thy works Yea I exercise my self in the works of thy Hands I stretch forth my Hands unto thee my Soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty Land The Prayer MOst Righteous Judge and dear Redeemer hear us for thy Truth and Mercies sake free us from the hainous Guilt of all our Sins and renounce those Punishments due to us for the same II. Enter not at any time into Judgment with us for in thy sight no Flesh can be justified by its own worthiness Fortifie our Souls with the Holiness of a lively Faith which worketh by Charity that at last we enter into thy Holy of Holies even Life Everlasting Amen Meditations for Wednesday Night 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 O let me hear thy loving kindness betimes 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 II. Deliver me O Lord from mine Enemies for I flie unto thee to hide me 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 Righteousness III. Quicken me O Lord for thy Names sake and for thy Righteousness sake bring my Soul out of trouble And of thy goodness slay mine Enemies and destroy all them that vex my Soul for I am thy Servant The Prayer BOW down thine Ear O Lord and hear my Complaint support my weak Spirit with thy Heavenly Grace which is sufficient for me Hide not the light of thy Countenance from me but replenish me with the Beams of thy Mercy and Goodness II. Direct me in the way that I should walk in instruct me to do whatsoever pleaseth thee quicken my Soul in thy Paths which lead to Life Eternal and so continue the Conduct of thy Blessed Spirit to me that it may never depart from me till I am brought out of this temporal World and am safely arrived at thy Spiritual Kingdom Amen Meditations for Thursday Morning PRaise the Lord O my Soul while I live will I praise the Lord yea as long as I have any Being will I sing praises unto my God O put not your trust in Princes nor in any Child of Man â—or there is no help in them For when the Breath of Man goeth out he shall turn again to his Earth and then all his Thoughts perish II. Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help and whose hope is in the Lord his God Which made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that therein is which keepeth his promise for ever Which helpeth them to right that suffer wrong which feedeth the Hungry III. The Lord looseth Men out of Prison the Lord giveth Sight to the Blind The Lord helpeth them that are fallen the Lord careth for the Righteous The Lord careth for the Strangers he defendeth the Fatherless and Widow as for the way of the Ungodly he turneth it upside down The Lord thy God O Sion shall be King for evermore and throughout all generations The Prayer GReat God who art King for everlasting world without end vouchsafe us thy Grace and assist us with thy ready help that we may fix all our hopes in thee for thou alone art able to grant Deliverance II. Lord feed our Souls and satisfie us with thy Salvation when we hunger and thirst after thee revenge our Cause when we suffer wrong and heal our back-slidings Enlighten our Darkness that we walk not in the shadow of Death and let thy hand of Providence take care of us in all our necessities that when our life is expired and we return to that Earth from whence we were taken we may reign with thee for evermore Meditations for Thursday Noon I Cryed unto the Lord with my Voice yea even unto the Lord did I make my supplication I poured out my Complaints before him and shewed him of my trouble When my Spirit was in heaviness thou knewest my path in the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me II. I looked also upon my right hand and saw there was no Man that would know me I had no place to flie unto and no man cared for my Soul I cried unto thee O Lord and said thou art my Hope and my Portion in the Land of the Living III. Consider my Complaint for I am brought very low O deliver me from my Persecutors for they are too strong for me 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 THou art our Place O Lord to flee unto and the only Sanctuary wherein is
When you go about worldly Affairs O let not my heart be inclined to any evil thing Let me not be occupied in ungodly Works with the Men that work wickedness lest I eat of such things as please them Psalm 141. 4. Deliver me O Lord from every evil Work and establish me in every good word and work 2. Tim. 4. 18. God shall bring every Work into Judgment with every secret thing whether it be good or whether it be evil Before Eating Thou openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing Psalm 145. â—6 After Eating The Lord is to be praised who satisfieth thy Mouth with good things making thee young and lusty as an Eagle Psal. 103. 4. In prosperity If I do not remember thee let my Tongue cleave to the Roof of my Mouth if I prefer not thee above my chieâ— Joy Psal. 137. 6. Adversity The Lord killeth and maketh alive 1. Sam. 2. 6. Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we noâ— receive evil Job 2. 10. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into his Glory Lukâ— 24. 26. Troubles Surely Man walketh in â— vain Shew surely they are disquieted in vain Psalm 39. 6. Calumnies If I pleased men I should not be the Servant of Christ Gal. 1. 10. Praises Not unto us O Lord not unto us but unto thy Name give Glory Psal. 115. 1. Against vain Hope As a Dream when one awaketh so O Lord when thou awakest thou shalt deâ—pise their Image Psal. 73. â—0 Pride Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased Luke 14. 11. Covetousness It is more blessed to give than to receive Acts 20. 35. Luxury Know ye not that your Bodies are the Members of Christ 1 Cor. 6. 15. Envy He that loveth not his Brother abideth in Sin 1 John â— 14. Gluttony The Kingdom of God is nâ— Meat and Drink Rom. 14. 1â— Anger Learn of me for I am meâ— and lowly in Heart Mat. 1â— 29. Sloth Cursed be he that doth tâ— work of the Lord negligentlâ— Jer. 48. 10. Rules of Faith Remove not the anciâ— Bounds which thy Fathâ— have set Prov. 22. 28. Acts of Faith Lord I believe help thâ— my Unbelief Mark 9. 24. I know that my Redeemâ— liveth c. Job 19. 25. Hope Though I walk through tâ— valley of the shadow of Death I will fear no Evil for thou art with me Psal. 24. 4. I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him and honour him Psal. 90. 15. Charity Whom have I in Heaven but thee and there is none upon Earth that I desire in comparison of thee My Flesh and my Heart faileth but God is the Strength of my Heart and my Portion for ever Psal. 73. 25 26. Against Worshipping of Idols To whom will you liken God or what likeness will ye compare unto him Isa. 40. 18. Woe unto him that saith to the Wood Awake to the dumb Stone Arise it shall teach behold it is laid over with Gold and Silver and there is no breath at all in the midst of it Hab. 2. 19. If ye do return unto the Lord with all your Hearts then put away the strange Gods and Ashtaroth from among you and prepare your Hearts unto the Lord and serve him only Then the Children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth and served the Lord only 1 Sam. 7. 3 4. Against Popish Tradition For as much as this people draw near me with their Mouth and with their Lipâ— do honour me but have removed their Heart far from me Isa. 29. 13. In vain they do worship me teaching for Doctrines thâ— Commandments of Men Maâ— 7. 7. Take heed and beware oâ— the Leaven of the Pharisees anâ— of the Sadduces Against Praying to Saints Whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved Rom. 10. 13. When you pray say Our Father which art in Heaven c. Luke 11. 2. Against Antichrist Little Children it is the last time and as you have heard that Antichrist shall come even now are there many Antichrists whereby we know it is the last time I John 2. 18. Let no Man deceive you by any means for that day shall not come except there come â— falling away first and that Man of Sin be revealed the Son of Perdition Who opposeth and exalâ—eth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he as God â—itteth in the Temple of God â—he wing himself that he is God And for this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they should believe a Lie that they all might be damned who believed not the Truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness 2. Thes. 2 3 4 11 12. Divine Breathings of the Soul towards the Evening AS the Hart panteth after the VVater-brooks so longeth my Soul after thee O God My Soul is athirst for God even for the living God when shall I come to appear before the presence of God â—salm 42. 1. 2. Thy loving kindness is better than life it self therefore my Lips shall praise thee Psal 63. 4. A Prayer for a Family that may serve for Morning or Evening O Eternal Lord God we thy poor and unworthy Servants prostrate our selves before thee in all Humility to ask pardon for all our Sins and Offences Thou art a God of purer Eyes than to behold Iniquity yet so infinitely Gracious that none ever trusted in thee and was confounded Thou hadst an Eye upon us in the Womb and notwithstanding our unworthiness thou still relievest us giving us our daily Food and hourly Breath II. What can we render unto thee O Lord for all thy Mercies which thou continually bestowest upon us O let the Ocean of this thy Mercy be a partition betwixt us and our Sins and betwixt thee and thy Judgments Remove from us whatsoever displeaseth thee and we beseech thee be not extream in marking our Imperfections thou hast gone along with us and hast kept us and preserved us this Night past from Fire Water Robbery sudden Death and Desolation Day past from wilful Snining Frights and Fears Maiming Drowning and Fire from bad Company and false Witnesses which might lay to our Charge things that we know not and from all other sad Accidents which might have beâ—aln us III. Bless our gracious Deliverers and Sovereign Lord and Lady K William and Q. Mary defend their Persons uphold their Crown and maintain their State give them continual Peace length of Days and much happiness Bless Catherine the Queen Dowager Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne of Denmark and the rest of the Royal Family Let thy Blessing be upon this Family guide us in our ways and lead us in thy Truth Bless all our Relations and Friends guide and govern us by thy good Spirit of Grace and whatsoever thou knowest to be needful and convenient for us we beseech thee grant it IV. Lastly We come unto thee for a blessing for all that are distressed either in
Body Mind or Estate especially those who suffer Persecution for enjoying the Light of thy Gospel and fly into this Land for Succour Hear us O Lord for them and thy whole Church and hear Christ for us all in whose Name and Word we further call upon thee saying Our Father c. A Prayer before the Communion O Merciful Jesu who diedst an ignominious Death upon the Cross for my Sins and didst bequeath in thy last Will and Testament this holy Sacrament for my Souls Nourishment My Sins O Lord are great but I lament my Uncleanness and renounce my Unworthiness II. I come not to thy Holy Table because Worthy but Necessitous I come to be made clean and purged from my Dross and Filthiness thy Body and Bloud can make me Clean thy Merits can make me a worthy Receiver and here is a Conveyance of thy blessed Body and Bloud in this Holy Sacrament Give my Sins thy Pardon my Soul thy Heavenly Grace and what thou dost convey seal unto me for thy alone sake my only Saviour and Redeemer Amen At receiving the Bread Blessed Jesu as thou hast given thy Flesh to be the Bread of Life and Salvation so vouchsafe to work in me by a lively Faith that I receiving the same may evermore continue in thee and thou in me Amen At receiving the Cup. Lord grant that as thy Bloud was shed to wash me a poor Sinner so grant that it may through a lively Faith take effect in me that I may become a fit Member of thee and live and die in thee for ever A Prayer after the Communion GLory Honour and Praise be given unto thee O Lord most Holy for all thy Mercies bestowed upon me I have now been partaker of Bread and Wine Lord make me partaker of thy Body and Bloud The one turns to the Nourishment of my Body but the other with thy Grace is the Nourishment of my Soul II. O let not thy precious Bloud be shed in vain for my Sins but let my hearty Repentance with thy Grace fully purge me from all Uncleanness I have this day been put in mind of the benefit by Christ's Death let me every day learn to die unto Sin and live the Life of the Righteous that at last I may become a new Creature Unto thee O Father my Creator and Preserver unto thee O Christ my Redeemer and Justifier unto thee O Holy Ghost my Sanctifier and Instructer be ascribed all Honour Power and Glory now and for evermore Amen For the Church WE beseech thee O Lord graciously to accept the Prayers of thy Church that she being delivered from all Adversity and Errour may serve thee in safety and freedom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For the King and Queen O Lord we beseech thee Bless our Sovereign Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary by thy Gracious Appointment our supream Governours enrich them with all increase of Vertues whereby they may be able to eschew Evil and to follow thee the Way the Truth and the Life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For the Royal Family We beseech thee O Lord to Bless Catherine the Queen Dowager Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne of Denmark and the rest of the Royal Family Grant that they may walk in the ways of thy Holy Commandments all the days of their Lives through Christ our Lord. Amen For the High Court of Parliament O Lord Bless the great Council of the Nation direct The joyfull Coronation of King William and Queen Mary at Westminster Abby April the 11th 1689. April â—he 11th 1689. Their Majesties went from 〈…〉 c-hall to Westminster 〈…〉 Heralds being ready 〈…〉 Peers in the Lords House and the Pâ—eresses in the Painted Chamber so that 〈…〉 even in the Morning Theâ— Majesties and the whâ—… Proceeding were conducted to Westminster-hall where a Throne being erected 〈…〉 Majesties took Their Seaâ— and after the Ceremonâ— was ended the Proceeding began from Westminster-Hall to the Abby where beinâ—…d in Order the Lord â—ishop of London began â—…th the Recognition which ended with an universal Acclamâ—tion of Joy then the 〈…〉 of St. Asaph and Banâ—r sung the Lâ—â—tâ—ny 〈…〉 ended the Communion Service began the Epistle taken out of the 1. Pet. 2. 〈…〉 17. read by the Bishop oâ— Carlisle the Gospel 〈…〉 22. 16. 22. read by the Bishop of St. Asaph then followed the Sermon by the 〈…〉 of Salisbury whose Texâ— was 2. Sam. 23. 3. 4. 〈…〉 God of Israel said the Rocâ— of Israel spake c. Sâ—â—mon being ended Tâ—… Majesties took the Oath aâ—d were solnmnly anoiâ—…nd 〈…〉 Crowns placed on their Heads by the Lord Bishop of London assisted by 〈…〉 Lord Bishop of Rochestâ— upon which the Drâ—…t the Trumpets sounded the great Guns were fired yet were drowned in a manâ—…y the loud Shouts and â—…lamations of the Peoplâ—… Many other Royal Ceremonies â—as used too tedious to insert in this narrow 〈…〉 About Eight in the Eveâ—ing Their Majesties râ—…d to White-hall and prosper all their Consultations grant that what they do may be to the advancement of thy Glory the good of thy Church the safety honour and welfare of our Sovereign Lord and Lady and their Kingdoms that all things may be so well ordered and firmly settled by their good endeavours upon the best and surest Foundations that Peace and Happiness Truth and Justice Religion and Piety may be established among us for all Generations These and all other Necessaries for them for us and thy whole Church we humbly beg for thy Son's sake our Saviour Amen For the Clergy Almighty and everlasting God who by thy Spirit dost sanctifie and govern the whole Body of thy Church Graciously hear our Prayers for all those whom thou hast Ordained and called to the publick Service of thy Sanctuary that by the help of thy Grace they may faithfully serve thee in their several degrees through Jesus Christ our Lord. For Friends I beseech thee O Lord for all those to whom I am indebted for my Birth Education Instruction Promotion their Necessities are known unto thee thou art rich in all things reward them for these Benefits with Blessings both Temporal and Eternal For a Family Almighty and Everlasting God send down thy Holy Angel from Heaven to visit protect and defend all that dwell in this House through Christ our Lord. For a Friend Almighty and Everlasting Lord God have Mercy upon thy Servant N. and direct him by thy Goodness into the way of Eternal Salvation that through thy Grace he may desire those things which please thee and with his whole Endeavour perform the same through Jesus Christ our Lord. For Peace O God from whom all Holy Desires all good Counsels and all just works do proceed give unto us thy Servants that Peace which the World cannot give that both our Hearts may be set to obey thy Commandments and also that by thee we being defended from the Fear of our Enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness through the
Life may be lost or be in danger therefore it behoves us to lay hold on that Advice which St. Paul gave the Ephesians Ephes. 6. 10 11. Be ye strong in the Lord and in the Power of his Might Put on the whole Armour of God that ye may be able to stand So shall we be fortified with that Courage which is mentioned here in my Text of being not afraid or dismaied by reason of this great multitude for the Battel is not ours but God's Be not afraid or dismaied by reason of this great multitude is the Command of God and therefore in obedience to his Command let us humbly obey his Divine Order and valiantly fight under his Protection A multitude there is and very great what then the Battel is God's and David tells us 1 Chron. 16. 5. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised he is also to be feared above all Gods The multitude here in my Text were Moabites and Ammonites but the multitude which layeth close Siege to us are Jesuits and bloudy Papists whose damnable Principles and hellish Doctrines are to quench the light of the Gospel to root and destroy all Christianity who blasphemously think to gain Heaven by Massacring God ' People and triumph in the effussion of shedding innocent Bloud it is their Glory to lay Kingdoms wast and Countries desolate reduce Cities to Ashes and ruine Families those which will not fall down to worship their Idols false Gods of Wood and Stone are fit objects of their Fury their Cruelty is beyond what Malice can invent or Hell imagine and Solomon gives a true Character of them Prov. 27. 4. Wrath is cruel and Anger is outragious but who is able to stand before Envy But God will pour out his Wrath upon them and shoot at them with his Arrows that they shall be wounded his Vengeance will speedily overtake and drown them like harden'd Pharaob in the red Sea of Perdition let him who hath provoked God to Anger lay his hand on his Heart and now say with Nehemiah Shall such an one as I flie Shall I whom God hath honoured so much dishonour him by Oaths so greatly who am placed in an higher Sphere than others be either a dim or a wandering Star Shall I who am most obliged to God by the Bonds of Wealth and Power exceed the bounds of Truth and Justice whom he hath made a Ruler of the People not rule my self and my own Kingdoms according to his Golden Rule God forbid God will not permit their Romish policy to overthrow our Christian Piety he will not suffer them to break the bruised Reed of the Distressed nor quench the smoaking Flax of their Necessities he will be a Lamp unto our Feet and a Light unto our Path in this Extremity therefore be not afraid or dismaied by reason of this great multitude c. We must every one of us look upon this great Affliction as sent from God for he knows what is better for us than we do for our selves and that which seems most evil at present may turn at last to our greatest benefit None of us ought to despair of God's Mercy for when our weak Apprehensions of God are such as drive us from him we overthrow the main end of Religion which is to bring God and our selves nearer together None ought to exclude themselves from God's Mercy whom he excludes not from it and God excludes none whom he invites to repent with a promise of forgiveness if they do it and the goodness and long suffering and forbearance of us Sinners is on purpose design'd to lead us to Repentance so that after all this to despair and fail in our Courage is only to reject the Mercy which God offers but to question his truth and sincerity to slight his Patience to disparage his Goodness and to look upon him as a most revengeful and implacable Being is to admit and entertain most dishonourable and unworthy Thoughts of the Best the Wisest the most merciful and compassionate Being in the World who hath proclaim'd himself Exod. 34. 6 7. To be a God merciful and gracious long-suffering and abundant in Goodness and Truth keeping Mercy for thousands for giving Iniquity Transgresson and Sin that is to all that truly repent So that when we consider we have no reason to despair of his Mercy to us but readily and willingly to obey his Command and not shrink from those principles which prompt us to his Honour and Glory in whose Service is perfect freedom but to rouse up our selves like Men stand upon our Guard fortifie our selves and be vigilant not being afraid or dismaied by reason of this great multitude for it is God's cause which we fight for and our Lives cannot be better imployed than in his Service from whom we received all we have or can pretend to therefore let us press forwards in obedience to his Command for the Battel is not yours but God's When the Lord's Battel is to be fought we must endeavour to follow his holy Order and Discipline and not our own sinfull Lusts and Appetires like brute Beasts which have no understanding Let us seriously consider I beseech you what it is we fight for it is to defend our Religion and oppose Idolatry to maintain Truth and beat down Falshood to exalt Glory and decry Shame and to enjoy our Freedom and not espouse Slavery Let happy England now be our pattern for Loyalty Magnanimity Courage then shall we arrive at that serene State which holy David expresses Psal. 85. 10. where Mercy and Truth are met together Righteousness and Peace have kissed each other if on the contrary we revolt nothing can be expected but Parisian Slavery to â—â—thrall us and Romish Idolatry to attend us Have we not felt the smarting Rod of Popery for many years yea within a few years when Legality was changed into Arbitrary Government Orthodox Religion grosly invaded and innovated Popish Doctrines publickly preached Crucifixes erected Adoration to Saints and Altars practised and Ten Ave Maria's said for one Pater Nesler The same may be said of Ireland as once a Reverend Divine wittily said of England Though it was but a little Place yet there was a great deal of ROME in it And shall not I visit for these things saith the Lord shall not my Soul be aâ—enged on such a Nation as this Jer. 5. 9. yes surely God will avenge himself and defeat all their Policies he will laugh aâ— their Galamity and meek when the â—â—â—â— cometh when their fear come as desolation and destruction as Whirlwind Prov. 1. 25 26 27. he is able and will deliver us if we trust in him he has promised us who will not break his Word Psal. 50. 15. Call upon me in the time of trouble I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorifie me Therefore let us be all of one mind and not halt between Two Opinions but stand fast Fear not nor be dismayed for the Battel is not