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
be thy Will Let me recover a little strength Spare me a little before I go hence and be no more O grant that I may find thy Grace work in me for my good that if it be thy Will to take me hence receive me to thy self Come Lord Jesus come quickly So I commit and commend my self to thee in that Prayer thou hast taught me saying Our Father which art c. Lord strengthen my Faith to the end I believe in God c. A Prayer for a young Virgin MOst Glorious and Everlasting Father look in Mercy Pity and Compassion upon thy poor Hand-Maiden and grant me the for giveness of my Sins and grant that all thy Graces may flourish in me that I may be in favour both with God and Man Crown my Virginity with pious and chaste Thoughts that I may be as watchful to wait for thy coming as the Wise Virgins that I may enter with thee and them into thy Blessed Kingdom before the Door be shut Give me such good and heavenly Thoughts that a good Name is better than any thing that I can enjoy and let me not part with my Reputation for the greatest Offers this World can afford but help me to live a sober meek and chaste Life by the gracious assistance of thy most holy Spirit O defend me frome base and slandrous Tongues and all wicked Temptations O Lord make me faithful and honest in all my actions in this Life that whatsoever Charge is committed to my Care I may be so careful of it that nothing may be wanting when I come to resign it up Marry me O Lord to thy self in Mercy and Righteousness and if thou shalt be pleased to call me to the honourable Estate of Matrimony let me take Rachel Rebecca and Sarah for my Examples in Love Wisdom Faithfulness and Obedience to my Wife and towards all Persons with whom I have to do Let me behave my self in all things so as becometh one that is wholly devoted to thy Service Grant these things O Lord and whatever else thou knowest I stand in need of 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 The Wife's Prayer for her Husband O Lord God as thou hast joyned me in thy Fear and Name in thy great Mercy to a loving and kind Husband grant that I may be so loving kind and obedient to him as may conduce to thy Glory and both our Comforts so endue me with a meek and quiet Spirit and defend me and him from the power of all Temptation that may attend us that so thy Strength may be made perfect in our Weakness Grant us both the assistance of thy holy Spirit that so it may teach us to love and cherish each other and give us the Gifts of Chastity and Sobriety that bothin body and mind we may live a pure Life binging up our Children and Servants in thy Fear and Dread O Lord forgive us all our Sins and grant us both Grace to love fear and serve thee our appointed time till our Change come that so 〈◊〉 this Life we may reap the Comfort of 〈…〉 enjoy and receive the Fruit of 〈…〉 that is laid up in thy mercies 〈◊〉 all I beg upon the account of thy â—ear Son To whom with thee and the â—oly Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory â—oth now henceforth and for Evermore The Widow's Prayer EVerlasting Lord God a poor distress'd and afflicted Servant of thine is come before thee to beg the forgiveness of all her Sins and to be a comfortable Husband to me in this my desolate and forlorn condition And Lord as thou hast been pleased to lay so great an Affliction upon me as to take so loving and kind a Husband from me give me out of thy tender and everlasting Mercies some other blessings to ease the Sorrows of my poor afflicted Soul Lord do thou give me Beauty for Ashes the Oil of Joy for Mourning and the Garment of Praise for the Spirit of Heaviness that so after this Night of Afflictions I may have some refreshing Comforts and Encouragements to sing Praise to thy great and glorious Name in the land of the living and tell my Friends Neighbours and Kinsfolk how good thou the Lord hast been to me and what great things thou hast dweâ— for me whereof I shall be glad And O sakeâ— bless me in all honest Endeavours supply all my Wants whether Spiritual or Temporal and let me have the comfortable Fellowship of thy most holy Spirit tâ— direct me in all my ways that I may do nothing that tends to the dishonour of thy great Name or the disconsolation of my precious and immortal Soul I pray thee order my Children and Servants Hearts and Minds as that they may love and fear thee as they ought Lord do these things for me and more abundantly than I am able to ask or think for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee O Father and the Blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer for a Woman with Child HEavenly Father and God of all Power and Glory who createdst the Heavens and the Foundations of the Earth and all that in them is who createdst Man in thine own Image but he hath found out many Inventions Lord I am come to supplicate thy Majesty and to implore thy infinite Goodness to bless me in this Condition I am now in of Child-bearing and grant that the Fruit of my Womb may have all the Parts and Members that it ought to have and in their right places and stations and whatever Weakness it may bring upon my Body do thou grant me patience to bear it with all the submission imaginable to thy Will and grant that all thou dost for me and to me may be sanctified that so I may make a right use and improvement of it to the Praise of thy glorious Name and to the everlasting Comfort of my immortal Soul Lord preserve me from untimely Birth grant through Faith Prayer and Patience I may escape all sudden Fears Lord do thou stand by me when I draw near to my hard labour and let thy everlasting Arms be under me to bear me up under those intolerable Pangs which attend that dreadful Hour and grant that the fruit of my Womb as it grows up in bodily Strength so let it grow also in spiritual Strength in thy Faith Fear and Love And grant me O Lord a patient and quiet Spirit at that Hour and safe Deliverance in due Time and make me a joyful Mother Forgive and forget all my past Offences and bless my poor Infant and take it into thy Covenant and give me Wisdom and Strength to bring it up in thy Fear and to thy great Glory and my further Joy through Jesus Christ our Lord. A Thanks giving for safe Deliverance from the Perils of Child-bearing O Lord God Eternal accept
to my everlasting Comfort Amen After the Bread say Oever blessed Jesus Son of the moâ— high God sanctifie this Bread to thâ— Soul that it may enable me to overcomâ— all Assaults of the World the Flesh anâ— the Devil and that I may continue thâ— faithful Servant to my Live's end Amen Before Receiving of the Cup say THe Lord himself is the portion of â—â— Inheritance and my Cup thou shâ— maintain my Lot my Lâ—t is fallen to â—â— in a fair Ground yea I have a good Heritage I have set God always befâ—â— me he is on my right-hand therefoâ—â— shall not fall Gracious is the Lord aâ— Righteous yea our God is merciful Wâ—â— reward shall I give unto the Lord for the benefits he hath done for me I â—â— receive the Cup of Salvation and callâ— on the Name of the Lord. Devout Prayers Praises and Thanksgivings upon several Occasions A Short Collection of some of the Holy Resolutions of Holy DAVID concerning Prayer and Praises PSALM ix Verse 1 2. I Will praise thee O Lord with my whole heart I will shew forth all thy marvellous works I will be glad and rejoice in thee I will sing praises to thy Name O thou most High Verse 11. Sing praises to the Lord that dwelleth in Zion declare among the People his doings Psal xviii 3. I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from my Enemies Psalm xix 12 13. Who can understand his Errors Cleanse thou me from secret Faults Keep back thy Servant also from presumptuous sins let them not have dominion over me Psal xxviii 1 2. Unto thee O Lord will I cry my Rock be not silent to me Hear the Voice of my Supplications when I cry unto thee Psalm xxxiii 1 2 3. Rejoice in the Lord O ye Righteous for Praise is comely for the Upright Praise the Lord with Harp sing unto him with the Psaltery and an Instrument of ten Strings Sing unto him a new Song play skilfully with a loud Noise Psalm li. 1 2. Have Merey upon me O God according to thy loving kindness According to the multitude of thy tender Mercies blot out my transgressions Wash me throughly from my Iniquity and cleanse me from Sin Psalm lxvii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. God be merciful unto us and bless us and cause thy Face to shine upon us That thy way may be known upon the Earth and thy saving health among all Nations Let the People praise thee O God let all the People praise thee O let the Nations be glad and sing for joy for thou shalt judge the People righteously and govern the Nations upon the Earth Let the People praise thee O God let all the People praise thee Then shall the Earth yield her Increase and God even our God shall bless us God shall bless us and all the ends of the Earth shall fear him Psalm c. 1 2 3 4 5. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye Lands Serve the Lord with gladness come before his presence with singing Know ye that the Lord he is God it is he that hath made us and not we our selves we are his People and the Sheep of his Pasture Enter into his Gates with thanksgiving and into his Courts with Praise Be thankful unto him and bless his Name For the Lord is good his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth to all Generations Some few of God's Promises to those that truly serve him and call upon his Name Psalm cxii Verse 1 2 3. BLessed is the Man that feareth the Lord that delighteth greatly in his Commandments His seed shall be mighly upon the Earth the Generation of the Upright shall be blessed Wealth and Riches shall be in his House â—nd his Righteousnes shall endure for ever Job li. 7. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto â—im and he shall hear thee and if thou seek â—im he will be found Isa lxv 24. Before they call I will answer and while they are yet speaking I will hear John xv 7. Ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you John xvi 24. Ask and ye shall receive that your joy may be-full John xiv 13 14. Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name I will do it Matthew xxi 22. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer believing ye shall receive Matthew vi 6. Pray to thy Father which seeth in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly Matt. vii 7. Ask and it shall be given you seek and you shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you A Morning Prayer for a Family MOst glorious and ever blessed Lord God whose goodness and mercy is extended to the very ends of the Earth who dost from thy Throne behold all the actions of the Sons and Daughters of Men whether they be good or evil that thou mayest reward them according to their doings O Lord we poor sinful Dust and Ashes are this Morning come before thee to beg Grace of thee hoping in thy Mercy which is over all thy Works Keep us we humbly pray thee this Day as thou hast kept us the Night that is past and gone keep us in thy Faith Fear and Love and forgive us all our Transgressions by the Merits of thy dear Son Teach us to bewail them as we ought and separate them from us that would separate us from thee our God O Lord take away from our Minds all Ignorance and Blindness and all hardness of heart and make thy Word more precious to us than the Gold of Ophir and guide us by thy holy Spirit here out of all that is evil into all that is good that when our great change comes we may receive that Crown of Glory that is laid up for all those that run and are not weary that walk and are not faint but that travel in thy strength and by thy gracious assistance till they arrive to their Journeys end which is to rest in thy Bosom O Lord do thou strengthen our Weakness enlighten our Understandings more and more that in the greatest Temptation we may have knowledge of thee and of thy ways that we may never be overtaken but that for the future we may press forward towards the mark of the high Calling in Christ Jesus our Lord. Lord do thou prosper all our Undertakings and bless our Goings out and Comings in and give us Hearts to learn something of every thing and make a spiritual Use of our Actions and Occasions till we come to lodge with thee in thy Kingdom Let our Affections grow one towards another unfeignedly and that we may love our Enemies and bless them that curse us but especially the houshold of Faith and that we may always pray for them and they for us and both of us be heard of thee for our selves and one for another and thy Son for us all Bless Lord the Catholick Church with Truth Peace soundness of Doctrine and holy Discipline Continue thy
of this Sacrifice of Thanks giving for thy great Mercy in appearing so wonderfully for me to my great Ease and Comfort in that dreadful and painful Hour of Child-bearing that thou hast been pleased safely to deliver me from the Perils of it and to lengthen out my Days in the Land of the Living and to see the Fruit of my hard Labour and Travail Lord grant that it may prosper and grow up in thy Fear to thy Glory and both our Comforts And grant Lord that I may live worthy of this Mercy and make thee some grateful Returns for all thy Mercies Pardon and forgive me all my Sins and preserve me from sining against thee any more And all I beg upon the account of thy dear Son To whom with the O Father and with the blessed Spirit be all Honour Praise and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer for all Christian Vertues as Love Faith Hope and Charity c. O Lord Father of all Mercies and God of all Consolations bless me with all thy Spiritual Blessings and Heavenly Graces make me rich in Love strong in Faith full in Assurance of Hope and abound in all Charitable Actions according to that Sufficiency thou hast been pleâ—sed to bless and entrust me with that I may have nothing to answer for at that great and terrible Day wherein the Secrets of all Hearts shall be opened and every one rewarded according to their Doings Lord grant that thy Graces may all flourish in me as the Bay-Tree that so by my good Example others may return to thee their Lord and Saviour and so have cause to sing Praises to thy Great Name for all thy Wondrous Works Lord keep me from Insolence and Pride and grant me true Humility and Zealousness of Mind and give me a true Consideration of my own Vileness that so I may tremble and stand in Awe before thee as a sinful Man having always a better esteem of others than my self Gracious Lord when the Devil shall accuse my own Conscience bear Witness against me and the whole World forsake me for my Sins do thou be my Strength my Salvation my Rock and strong Tower of Defence against these potent Enemies of my Soul Enflame my Dead Heart with the Heavenly Affection of an unseign'd Love that I may love and adore thee above all and my Neighbour as my self Grant me a good Mind to help and succour all to my Ability to forbear and forgive all that ever any did against me Let not the least Spark of Envy or Wrath lodge within my Breast nor never let the Sun go down upon my Anger but let me be satisfied that Vengeance is thine and that thou art so just that thou wilt send it upon the Heads of those that fear thee not and call not upon thee but that live in Envy and Malice and Implacableness of Spirit against thy Children Give me Grace O Lord to follow the Example of all good Men and keep me from that hateful Sin of Sloath and Iâ—leness which is the High-way to Want and Beggary Grant me a contented mind and moderate my Desâ—res towards the Things of this World and Lord be with me at the Hour of Death and when I go hence and be no more seen I may be admitted into thy Kingdom of Glory that I may eternally sing Hallelujah's to thy great Name Grant this O God and whatever else I stand in need of for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all Honour Praise and Glory both now and for evermore A Prayer for all Earthly Blessings O Lord God Eternal which causeth the Sun to shine upon the Just and the Unjust satisfie the Desires of thy Servants with thy bountiful Goodness we cannot but must humbly acknowledge that we are not worthy of the least of thy Favours but that it is of thy Eternal Goodness we are living Monuments of thy mercy all this Day Lord do thou supply our daily Necessities and give us this Day and every Day our daily Bread Bless the manuring of our Ground prosper 〈◊〉 Corn and bless the Seed-time with the Former and Latter Rain in their due Seasons Keep our Fruits while they be upon the Earth from Haâ—l and Thunder from excessive Droughts over much Raâ—o and Mildews and send us a joyful Harvest O Lord bless and increase our Cattle and keep them from those Casualties they are obnoxious to amd bless our â—â—skeâ— and our Store and keep our Granaries Barns and Store Houses from Fire and boisterous Winds Thieves aâ—d sudden Inundations Prosper all our Undertakiâ—gs whether by Sea or Land Be thou a present Hâ—lp in time of Trouble and turn our Dearâ—â—s into Cheapness and Scarcity into Pleâ—ty And Lord open the Hearts of those to whom thou hast dealt liberally that as thou hast been to them they may be to their poor Fellow-Creatures that are in Want Help us O Lord in all our Straits and oppress us not with too much Poverty neither let us be puffed up in the Day of Prosperity but keep us in Evenness of Temper in either extreme that we may live in thy Fear and die in thy Favour And all this we beg upon the Account of thy dear Son and our blessed Redeemer to whom with thee O Father and the blessed Spirit be all Praise Honour and Glory both now and for evermore Graces before and after Meat Grace before Meat O Lord God Maker of Heaven and Earth who hast created â—ll things for the use and service of Men Bless these thy Creatures which thou hast provided for us and set before us at this time that they may strengthen our Bodies so that thereby we may be the better able to live to thy Praise Honour and Glory both now and for evermore Grace after Meat ALmighty God and Everlasting Father who out of thy infinite Goodness hast most plentifully fed us for which and all other Mercies we return thee hearty Thanks begging of thee so to direct and guide us as that we may in some measure live answerable to thy Goodness to us All which we beg for Jesus Christ his sake To whom with thee O Father and the holy Spirit be Praise Honour and Glory henceforth and for evermore Grace before Meat MOst Gracious Father we crave thy Blessing upon these good Creatures that thou by thy good hand of Providence hast bestowed upon us grant that they may give Nourishment to these our mortal Bodies and sanctifie them so unto us as that we may live to thy Praise to thy Honour and to thy Glory both now henceforth and for evermore Grace after Meat MOst Bountiful and Gracious Lord God whose Goodness is extended to the uttermost Parts of the Earth what cause have we to praise and magnifie thy holy Name for this great and singular mercy of daily taking care for us and plentifully feeding of us with the best and choicest of thy Creatures As thou hast filled our Bodies with them so fill