the ends of the world In them hath he set a Tabernacle for the Sun which cometh forth as a Bridegroom out of his Chamber and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the Heaven and runneth about unto the end of it again and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof The Law of the Lord is an undefiled Law converting the Soul the Testimony of the Lord is sure and giveth wisdom unto the simple The Statutes of the Lord are right and rejoice the heart the Commandment of the Lord is pure and giveth light unto the Eyes The fear of the Lord is clean and endureth for ever the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether More to be desired are they than gold yea than much fine gold sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb Moreover by them is thy servant taught and in keeping of them there is great reward Who can tell how oft he offendeth O cleanse thou me from my secret faults Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins lest they get the dominion over me so shall I be undefiled and innocent from the great offence Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be always acceptable in thy sight O Lord my strength and my redeemer Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. A Prayer for Wednesday Morning For Repentance O Eternal God before whom all Creatures both in Heaven and Earth do bow fear and tremble I a most wretched and miserable Creature dejected with the weighty burthen of my Sins fly unto thee for Succour Plant in my heart the Fear of thy Name and in my body the purity and cleanness of Charity and let them abide there for ever Cleanse me from all my secret Sins and preserve me from presumptuous and great Offences Touch my heart O God with true Repentance that thy Judgments present and imminent may be prevented and removed and the overflowing silver stream and current of thy Mercies be never at an end II. Be gracious to my Relations in the flesh my Friends in the spirit with all those to whom I am any way bounden or desire to be commended unto thee in my Prayers and Supplications Expel O Lord and cast out of my heart all evil Imagination Hatred Malice and all Uncharitableness and whatsoever is contrary to thy holy Commandments III. I praise thy holy Name for thy preservation of me this Night past for the Gifts and Graces of thy Blessed Spirit as Faith in thy Promises Hope of a better Life when this is ended and strength against all the temptations of Satan all which have proceeded from the Fountain of thy Mercy As thou hast of thy Providence kept me ever since I was born and in Mercy preserved me the beginning of this Week so to my Comfort grant me the continuance of the same through Jesus Christ my only Redeemer and Advocate Amen A Prayer for Wednesday Noon For God's particular Care of us O Almighty God I cry unto thee for Mercy by reason my Sins cry against me for Justice all the day long will I lift up my Heart unto thee shut not thine Ear O Lord but hear my complaint and that right soon Let me in all things see that I am upheld by thee Let me perceive it is thy Work by the Health of my Body and Peace of my Conscience in the Gift of my Mind the Credit of my Name and the Work of my Calling II. But alas can there be greater Mercies O Lord than thou hast already expressed towards me for whilst I have enjoyed all thy Mercies others have lived in penury and want in ignorance profaneness and without thee in the World III. What can I render unto the Lord for all his Mercies towards me Let me not pledge Joseph's Botler in his Cup of Oblivion but David rather in his Cup of Salvation and if my single heart be too barren of thankfulness let me borrow a magnificat O my Soul to magnifie Thee O Lord and let my Spirit rejoyce in thee O God my Saviour What shall I say unto thee O thou Redeemer of all Mankind I will praise thy holy Name For evermore inspire me with thy Spirit convert me from Evil confirm me in all Goodness and bring me at last unto thy heavenly Kingdom Amen A Prayer for Wednesday Night For deliverance from Sin MOST merciful God I beseech thee to open the Eyes of my understanding that I may come to a particular knowledge of my secret Sins especially those I am most inclined to Soften my hard and flinty heart that I may sigh and groan under tâ—â— weight of my most pressing sins and acknowledge them a Burthen too heavy for me to bear II. Stir up in me all dull and dead Affections that I may hunger and thirst after thee the well-spring of Life Forgive me all my misdemeanours of this day past make me to remember that Sin is filthy and loathsome even in the greatest pleasure and act thereof teach me to keep a continual watch over my inward and outward Man whereby I may be afraid to commit the least Sin that so I may walk according to thy holy will in all things III. Give me this Night sweet and comfortable rest and fit me O Lord for the duties and service of the next day Turn from me O Lord those judgments which my sins have justly deserved and renew those hopes which thou hast been pleased to frustrate crown me with those blessings which thou hast promised to all these that fear thy Name so that at the last I may attain everlasting Happiness and live with thee in perpetual peace and safety for evermore Amen Meditations for Thursday O Sing unto the Lord a new song for he hath done marvellous things With his own right hand and with his holy arm hath he gotten himself the victory The Lord declared his Salvation his Râ—ghteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the Heathen He hath remembred his Mercy and Truth towards the House of Israel and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God Shew your selves joyful unto the Lord all ye lands sing rejoice and give thanks Praise the Lord upon the harp sing to the harp with a Psalm of Thanksgiving With trumpets also and shawms O shew your selves joyful before the Lord the King Let the Sea make a noise and all that therein is the round world and they that dwell therein Let the floods clap their hands and let the hills be joyful together before the Lord for he is come to judge the earth With righteousness shall he judge the world and the people with equity Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. A Prayer for Thursday Morning A Sacrifice of Praise O Most glorious and powerful Lord God who with thy holy arm hath gotten for me the Victory over Sin Hell and
I praise thee for my Creation Redemption and Preservation and by whose Grace and Mercy I hope to be glorified more-especially for feeding me this Day with the precious Body and Blood of Jesus Christ I will therefore offer unto thee the Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving and always praise thy holy Name beseeching thee to pour upon my Heart the sweet Streams of thy Mercy Conform my Life confirm my Faith and let thy Grace evermore guide me that I may with a strong assurance of thine infallible Truth and promised Mercy vanquish and subdue whatsoever rebelleth against thy blessed will II. Keep holy my Soul and Body and suffer them not to be defiled through delectation of Sin but that my full delight and joy may be in thee and walk before thee in sincerity of Heart and godly Conversation that I may here on Earth glorifie thy Name and after this Life with all thy falthful flock possess that everlasting Inheritance which thy Son Christ Jesus hath purchased with his most precious blood To whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end Amen John 5. 14. Behold thou art made whole sin no more least a worse thing come unto thee Jude 25. To the only wise God our Saviour be Glory and Majesty Dominion and Power both now and ever Amen A Morning Prayer for a Private Person O Eternal God and most merciful Father I thine unworthy Servant do in all humility prostrate my self before thy divine Majesty acknowledging my own Vileness natural Corruptions and abominable Sins which from time to time have been committed against thee I am unworthy O Lord to appear in thy holy Temple or approach the remotest limits of the Place where thine Honour dwelleth II. But I beseech thee for the sake of thy dearly beloved Son accept of this my morning Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving for thy manifold Mercies extended towards me this Night past and heretofore till this moment For my Rest Food Raiment Health Peace and Liberty with the hopes of a better Life when this is ended Continue thy all supplying mercies unto me this day Govern me with thy Fear and compass me about with thy Favour set all my Sins to that accompt which thy Son Jesus Christ my only Saviour hath made up for them upon the Cross and never lay any of them to my charge but freely forgive and forget them all III. Prosper O Lord all that I shall take in hand this Day let my directions proceed from thy holy Will and the success from thy merciful Hand Give me a Competency for maintenance in this mortal Life that I may with quietness of mind and thankfulness of heart pass my time in this vale of misery in doing good to all men according to my ability without disparagement to my self or harm to others IV. Grant these things O Heavenly Father and whatever else thou seest most necessary for me and all other thy Servants in the World for the good of our Souls and Bodies guide and conduct me in the doing and performing diligently those things that thou hast required of me and that the end of all my labours may tend to the Praise of thy holy Name and the benefit of my poor Brethren Grant this good Lord I humbly beseech thee for Jesus Christ his sake Amen An Evening Prayer for a Private Person O Almighty and everlasting God I do confess I am unworthy of the least of all thy Mercies yet being bound in duty for thy preservation of me this day past and all the time of my whole Life I offer up unto thee Praise and Thanksgiving for my Election Creation Redemption Vocation and Sanctification with all other Gifts and Graces appertaining to this Life or that which is to come II. O thou that sittest above the Cherubims my tongue and lips shall praise and glorifie thee for preserving me by thy Providence this Day past from so many Miseries and Casualties which I might justly have fallen into hadst thou entred into Judgment with me But thou art a God full of Mercy and Compassion and passest by Offences to win me the more by thy patience and long-suffering make me truly thankful for thy Mercies ready and willing to make a good improvement of thy most gracious Forbearance and careful to obey thy Will with Conscience Diligence and Constancy III. Strengthen me from above with thy mighty hand to walk in every good way without fearfulness and to bring forth the Fruits of a true and lively Faith in my Life and Conversation all the days of my sojourning here Arm me with thy Grace and holy Spirit against the Corruptions and Vanities of the World and Wiles and Temptations of the Devil and the Allurements of the Flesh and so settle and frame my mind to the continual exercise of devout Prayer hearing of thy sacred Word and watching for thy coming both in publick and private IV. Keep me O Lord this night from all Evils which may happen either to my Body or my Soul Extend thy Goodness towards all those that have any dependance upon me give me sweet and comfortable rest that when I shall awake all my Thoughts Meditations may be on thee and thy Law Bless me O Lord all the nights and days of my Life and at the end thereof send me a blessed departure and afterwards a joyful Resurrection both of Soul and Body unto Life eternal grant these things O heavenly Father for thy Son Jesus Christ's sake my only Saviour Amen A Morning Prayer for a Private Family O Almighty and most merciful Father thou hast promised That where Two or Three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt be in the midst of them we poor sinful Creatures dust and ashes here in all humility do prostrate our Bodies and Souls before thee as living Monuments of thy Mercy We are unworthy of the least of thy mercies yet hast thou from time to time made us partakers of many for which we praise and magnifie thy holy Name beseeching thee to give us understanding Hearts to be sensible of our Evils with direction and assistance from thy holy Spirit to avoid the same II. And as thou hast O Lord kept us this Night in the time of darkness and dangers so we beseech thee to preserve us this Day that the Sun of Righteousness may rule in our Hearts and all the darkness that lurketh in them may be scattered to the comfort of our own Souls in the day of our Lord Jesus Endue us with those Gifts and Graces thou seest to be most needful for us and grant that with sincere Hearts pure Consciences we may wholly employ them in thy service to thy honour and glory III. Continue to us we earnestly beseech thee thy blessing of Health Peace and Maintenance so far as thou seest them convenient for us chase away from us all Rancour and Malice Covetousness Uncharitableness and Unkindness and whatsoever is contrary to thy Law take
beseech thee deliver my Soul 5. Gracious is the Lord Righteous yea our God is merciful 6. The Lord preserveth the Simple I was in misery and he helped me 7. Turn again then unto thy rest O my Soul for the Lord hath rewarded thee 8. And why thou hast delivered my Soul from Death mine Eyes from Tears and my Feet from falling 9. I will walk before the Lord in the Land of the Living 10. I believed and therefore will I speak but I was sore troubled I said in my hast all Men are Lyars 11. What reward shall I give unto the Lord for all the Benefits that he hath done unto me 12. I will receive the Cup of Salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord. 13. I will pay my Vows now in the presence of all his People right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints 14. Behold O Lord how that I am thy Servant I am thy Servant and the Son of thine Handmaid thou hast broken my Bonds in sunder 15. I will offer to thee the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving and will call upon the Name of the Lord. 16. I will pay my Vows unto the Lord in the sight of all his People in the Courts of the Lord's House even in the midst of thee O Jerusalem Praise the Lord. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. A Thanksgiving after Recovery O Holy and immortal God I Laud and Praise thy holy Name that thou hast been pleased to deliver me from the Jaws of Death and the Pit of Corruption and in some measure restored me again to my former Health crowning me with thy mercy and loving kindness my Soul and all that is within me shall magnifie thee I will praise thee O Lord with my whole Heart and will extol thee O thou that dwellest in the Heavens II. It is thou alone that hast preserved my life from destruction thou didst cast me down upon my Bed of Sickness and hast raised me up again by thy Almighty Power thou hast chastened and corrected me but not given me over unto Death My time is in thy hand O God thou art the God of the Spirits of all Flesh grant that this remnant of Life that thou hast thus graciously spared may be wholly dedicated to thy Service that I may walk before thee in newness and amendment of Life III. O thou that art the only Physician of Soul and Body thou hast once more permitted me to take up my Bed and walk O make me strictly careful as the watches of the Night to be vigilant over all my Thoughts Words and Actions that I may sin no more lest a worse thing happen unto me Let not this great mercy thou hast now given me make me supine and negligent and entertain those Thoughts that my Lord delayeth his coming but grant I beseech thee that I may make a right use of this thy Fatherly Chastisement and employ the remainder of my Life to thy Glory IV. I have found by experience of thine afflicting hand what a dreadful thing it is to be snatched away by the hands of Death without our accompts and unprepared O let it be a perpetual admonition to me to stand upon my Guard and to watch for my Master 's coming and whenever the Pleasures of Sin which endure but for a Season shall present themselves to entice and allure me make me to remember the bitterness of them at last Lord hear me and grant me grace to work out my own Salvation for thy dear Son's sake Amen A Prayer fit to be said at any time O Most glorious and powerful Lord God who createdst all things out of nothing and support'st the whole Universe by thy Providence I confess O Lord I was conceived in Original Sin now full of actual transgressions I was in the Womb a loathsome Substance I am in the World a Lump of Corruption and I shall be in the Grave a prey for Vermin II. But I know blessed Jesus thy Grace is sufficient for me thy Mercy can express it self in my Misery I know and confess O Lord that my Sins are exceeding many mighty and heinous yet thy Mercy is far greater for thou art infinite in mercy but I cannot be infinite in sinning and the Righteousness of Christ Jesus the Righteous is more prevalent for me than my own Unrighteousness can be against my self III. The Fountain of thy Mercy O God hath quenched the fire of thy Justice and graceless Man falling from Goodness is by thee repossessed of Greatness Wherefore I humbly beseech thee O Lord give me the Grace of continual Thankfulness strengthen my Weakness correct my Sinfulness direct my future Frailty and protect me against the Adversary kindle my Zeal enlighten my Understanding soften my stony Heart and save for ever my immortal Soul IV. And though my whole Life O Lord hath been impure and undefiled in thy sight yet through thy precious Blood and Passion by thine all-sufficient Sacrifice Obligation and Satisfaction revert my deserved Punishment and convert my passed Evils to present good and future joys in thine eternal and most glorious Kingdom V. Pardon good Lord my loss of Time my abuse of thy good Creatures my negligence in my lawful Employment my unthankfulness for thy Loving-kindness and whatsoever is wanting in my Person Practice Prayer or Thanksgiving make a supply of it in the Merits of thy Son Christ Jesus to whom with thee and thy blessed Spirit be all Praise and Glory now and evermore Amen Prayers for all Persons and Occasions A Prayer for the Church ALmighty and everlasting God who hast revealed thy Glory both to Jews and Gentiles in our Lord Jesus Christ extend thy hand of Providence and Mercy over all the World that thy Church may spread like a flourishing Vine and enlarge her Borders to the uttermost Parts of the Earth that all Nations partaking of the sweet refreshments of thy Gospel thy Name may be glorified the honour of our Lord Jesus advanced his Prophecies fulfilled and his Coming hastned II. Bless O Lord thy holy Catholick and Apostolick Church with all Blessings of Comfort Assistance and Preservation extirpate Heresies unite her Divisions give her Patience and Perseverance in the Faith and Confession of thy Name in despite of all Enmities Temptations and Disadvantages destroy all wicked Counsels intended or levied against her or any of her Children by the Devil or any of his accursed Instruments let the hands of thy Grace and Mercy lead her from this Vale of Misery to the triumphant Throne of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen A Prayer for the King WE beseech thee O Lord to bless and preserve thy Servant William our most gracious King and Governour with the richest Blessings of thy Grace and Favour make him valiant and prosperous as King David wise and rich like Solomon be unto him a Helmet of Salvation against the Face of his Enemies and a strong Tower
mention of to be a pattern of true Goodness and tells you The Lord ordereth a good Man's going and maketh his way acceptable to himself Though he fall he shall not be cast away for the Lord upholdeth him with his Hand VII The Law of God is in his Heart and his goings shall not slide O send out thy Light and thy Truth that they may lead me and bring me unto thy holy Hill and to thy Dwelling And that I may go unto the Altar of God even unto the God of my Joy and Gladness and upon the Harp will I give Thanks unto thee O God my God We wait for thy Loving-kindness O God in the midst of thy Temple A Morning Prayer for Sunday For the Worship of God MOst mighty and gracious God which hast brought me out of the Night's Darkness into the marvellous Light of thy Truth to see the Light of thy Love that I may rejoice in the Day of my Visitation and Salvation whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited me and in the Day of Salvation thou wilt succour me II. This Day make me hear thy Voice and not harden my Heart through unbelief or deceitfulness of Sin but that by Faith I may enter into thy promised Rest Give Grace unto me O Lord and to all People to walk circumspectly and diligently to do such good Works wherewith thou may'st be well pleased so that walking in thy Ways and according to thy Commandments I may work out my own Salvation with fear and trembling that as my Body draws nearer the Grave my Soul may approach the nearer Heaven III. O Lord I beseech thee to be merciful unto me and as of thy goodness thou givest me time to Repent so of thine infinite Mercy give me such a true holy and perfect Repentance never to be repented of And grant O Lord that I may unfeignedly Resolve and effectually Labour to amend my Life this Day even to my Life's end that so I may never be tempted above what I am able to bear IV. I am beginning the Week but alas I begin not to be reâ—ormed in my Life and Conversation but the more Weeks pass over my Head the greater burthen of Sin I take upon my Back and do the more defile my Conscienâ—e Day by Day I run on in my Wickedness and never say to my self What have I done If I should at this Week's end cast up the Account of my good Deeds how few Lines alas would they contain V. O Lord I beseech thee pardon and forgive me all my Sins remove them out of thy presence as far distant as the East is from the West Accept of me in the Death and Passion of thy Son Jesus Christ that wherâ— I shall come into thy Temple to compass thine Altar my Prayers may come up before thee as Incense and the lifting up of my Hands as an Evening Sacrifice VI. And as I desire that thou wouldst hear me calling upon thee in my Prayers so give me Grace to hear thee calling upon me in thy Word It is the word of Truth Wisdom Righteousness and Reconciliation which is able to save my Soul in the Day of the Lord Jesus grant therefore that I may hear it with Reverence receive it with Meekness and mingle it with Faith that it may accomplish in me that good Work for which thou hast sent it VII I know not alas how to Worship thee as I ought my Sins have made a Wall of separation betwixt-thee and me so that neither my Prayers can ascend up unto thee as they should nor thy Graces descend upon me as I would desire them O break I beseech thee this partition-Wall slide thou down into the secret Habitation of my Heart by thy mighty Power and strengthen every privy Corner of that neglected House by the brightness of thy Illumination feed thou every secret part both of my Mind and Body keep me from Sin and let me serve thee this Day in thy Sanctuary VIII Bless those Messengers oâ— thine O Lord that break untâ— me the Bread of Life As thoâ— hast placed them like Beacons oâ— thy holy Hill the Church givâ— them Grace with the five Wisâ— Virgins that their Light may never go forth but still shine brightly to arm us thy People against the Invasion of that Enemy of Mankind the Devil and his Army that Day and Night seek to devour us IX Let me spend the rest of my uncertain Life in a renewed Repentance for my Sins past and an holy Resolution to serve thee for the time to come Grant O Lord these and all other Graces meet for me for thy Son's sake my only Lord and Saviour To whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be all Praise and Glory for evermore Amen A Prayer at our Entrance into the Church O Almighty God who dwellest in that Light which no mortal is able to approach unto yet art present with us in this thy sacred House O Lord my God my only Comfort and Riches what am I that I dare speak unto thee I am thy poor Servant teach me to climb and ascend up unto thee by Invocation and Prayer II. Make this Religious Place as thine Ark and let thy Dove thy holy Spirit enter in at these windows let a good measure of thy word and an effectual preaching thereof be evermore preserved and distributed in this place let no evil Leprosie ever enter into these Walls nor the hand of Sacrilege ever fall upon them III. The Harvest is great but the Labourers are few send forth I beseech thee more into thy Vineyard and endue them with such Wisdom as becometh thy holy Gospel Open unto them the Door of Utterance and unto me the Gate of Understanding that they may faithfully dispend thy Mysteries and I fervently embrace the same to thy Glory and the Salvation of my Soul through Jesus Christ my only Lord and Saviour Amen A Prayer for Sunday Noon For Perseverance O God most gracious and merciful who hatest noâ—hing that thou hast made but â—rt willing that all should parâ—ake of thy Coelestial Love I â—ave this day visited thy House â—he Place where thine Honour dwelleth grant I beseech thee that I may still persevere and press forward in that holy Duty of serving thee all the Days of my Life II. Vouchsafe to me O Lord I beseech thee thy Heavenly Grace that I may avoid the precipices of Sin which lead to destruction and endeavour to serve thee in Holiness and Righteousness all the Days of my Life Grant that in thy Light I may see Light and as I have begun this Day in praising and lauding thy holy Name so let it end to thy Glory To whom be ascribed all Honour Power and Glory both now and for evermore Amen A Prayer for the Afternoon after Sermon A Thanksgiving for the Word preached O Lord most Holy whose Truth endureth from everlasting to everlasting Thou hast been merciful and gracious to me and hast filled me which am
unto God with my voice even unto God will I cry with my voice and he shall hearken unto me In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord my sore ran and ceased not in the night season my Soul refused comfort When I am in heaviness I wiâ—l think upon God when my heart is vexed I will complain Thou holdest mine eyes waking I am so feeble that I cannot speak I have considered the days of old and the years that are past I call to remembrance my Song and in the night I commune with mine own heart and search out my Spirits Will the Lord absent himself for ever and will he be no more intreated Is his mercy clean gone for ever and his Promise come utterly to an end for evermore Hath God forgotten to be gracious and will he shut up his loving kindness in displeasure And I said it is mine own infirmity but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most highest I will remember the works of the Lord and call to mind thy wonders of old time I will think also of all thy works and my talking shall be of thy doings Thy way O God is holy who is so great a God as our God Thou art the God that dost wonders and hast declared thy power among the people Thou hast mightily delivered thy people even the Sons of Jacob and Joseph The Waters saw thee O God the Waters saw thee and were afraid the Depths were troubled The Clouds also poured out Water the Air thundred and thine Arrows went abroad The voice of thy Thunder was heard round about the Lightning shone upon the Ground the Earth was moved and shook withal Thy way is in the Sea and thy paths in the great Waters and thy footsteps are not known Thou leadest thy People like Sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. A Prayer for Saturday Morning For God's Providence MOst gracious God I yield thee humble and hearty thanks for preserving and defending me this night past from all those Perils and Dangers which poor Dust and Ashes are subject to fall into Had I not been preserved by thy almighty Providence I had long since both Body and Soul been carried into everlasting Perdition but thou art a God infinite in Mercy and whose compassions fail not towards poor Sinners by supporting them in their several necessities II. Vouchsafe O Lord to forgive whatsoever I have committed against thy divine Majesty this Night either sleeping or waking or at any other time secretly or openly Grant unto me unfeigned Repentance and newness of Life open unto me O Lord that ever-streaming Fountain which thou hast opened for Sinners even the Blood of thy dear Son Christ Jesus and which thou hast promised under the New Testament to open to the penitent of the House of David III. Give unto me thy holy Spirit which thou hast promised to give to the World's end unto all thine elect People and let the same thine holy Comforter purge my heart heal my Corruptions sanctifie my Nature and consecrate my Soul and Body that they may become lively Temples to serve thee in Righteousness and Holiness all the days of my Life Give me I earnestly beseech thee a supply of all those Graces I stand in need of with an increase of all those good Gifts thou hast endowed me with IV. As thou hast now wakened my Body from Sleep so I beseech thee rouse my Soul from the sleep of Sin and carnal Security give me Grace as a Child of Light to walk in all holy Obedience before thee this day and grant me to endeavour to keep Faith and a good Conscience towards Thee and towards all Men. V. To this end I recommend my self with all my ways thoughts words and actions together with all that belongs to me unto thy divine Protection praying thee to keep both them and me from all Evil and to give a Blessing to all my undertakings this Day and for evermore Amen A Prayer for Saturday Noon For Tranquility of Spirit O Most merciful God and loving Father who beholdest all the dwellers upon Earth and none can live without thy arm of Providence supports him No sooner do I enter upon the Affairs of this World but I am surrounded about with a cloud of Miseries the Flesh provokes me to Lust the World allures me to Pleasures and the Devil tempts me to commit all manner of Wickedness II. Fears of Enemies abroad afright me Wrongs of ill Neighbours do oppress me Cares for the things of this Life do consume me and even all the day long something or other doth afflict and torment me Adversity on the one hand frets me and Prosperity on the other hand flatters me Over my head Heaven's Vengeance due to my Sins is ready to fall heavy upon me and under my feet Hell gapes ready to devour me III. Amidst those many toils and perplexities where to find rest I know not or to fly for succour but to thee O Lord most holy and mighty direct me and guide me in these difficulties protect me from these Perils and dangers settle me in a course of Godliness and let me walk soberly and circumspectly as becometh a Good Christian spending and ending that small remnant of days which thou hast allotted me in this World in thy Fear and Service IV. Teach me so to number my days that I may apply my heart unto true Wisdom Make me wise unto Salvation simple to that which is Evil and prone to that which is Good Fructifie me unto good works and grant that I may be Charitable Peaceable and Conscionable towards all men now and for evermore Amen A Prayer for Saturday Night For Remission of Sins O Almighty God I humbly beseech thee to bury all my Sins and Transgressions in thy Grave which I have committed from my Infancy unto this present against thy divine Majesty Be thou O Lord my light in darkness then shall my light shine clear as the day II. O God the Father of Heaven have mercy upon me and bless me O God the Son Redeemer of all the World preserve and keep me O holy and blessed Spirit proceeding from the Father and the Son deliver me this Night from all Sin and Evil O holy blessed and glorious Trinity Three Persons and One God direct guide and sanctifie me III. Be thou my protector and defender amidst all dangers that when I lay me down to rest I may fear no Evil And grant O Lord at my last hour thy spiritual illumination that when my strength faileth and the light of my Eyes is departed from me mine Ears wax deaf and my Mouth dumb and all my senses have forsaken me then infuse some sense into me of eternal Life that I may taste and relish in this mortal Body the beginning of thy everlasting Comfort that at my departure out of this World I may by the Eye of Faith
behold the divine Presence IV. Open my Eyes more and more that I may discern the wonderous works of thy Law and open thou O Lord likewise my Lips that my Mouth and Tongue may shew forth thy Praise and extol thy great and glorious Name Prepare my Heart O Lord I beseech thee for thy divine Service this next day following It is thy holy-day O fit me for the sanctifying of the same that I may not spend it on my Lusts and the pleasures of Sin but dedicate it wholly to thy Honour and Glory V. Let my chief delight be to cease from the works of Sin as well as from my worldly Employment that I may through thy Blessing feel in my Heart the beginning of that eternal Sabbath which is Joy unspeakable and full of Glory Govern O Lord my heart in thy Fear and guide and steer all the whole course of my Life in thy Favour Fit and prepare me against the hour of Death and day of Dissolution that if thou shouldest this Night make my Bed in the Grave of Silence I may live and die unto thee who livest for ever to whom be ascribed all Power and Glory Adoration and Subjection now and for evermore Amen An humble Confession of Sins before the most holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper O Most holy Lord God who according to the multitude of thy tender Mercies dost put away the Sins of all those that truly repent and remembrest them no more Open O Lord I beseech thee the Eyes of thy boundless Mercy and fatherly Compassion upon me the most unworthy of all thy Servants from the very bottom of my heart I earnestly implore thy pardon and forgiveness for all my past Sins and Offences the number of them exceeds the ordinary expectation of thy Mercy and are so heinous that they can plead no excuse the sad Account being cast up is no less than the breach of all thy holy Commandments both in Thought Word and Deed thy Mercy and Goodness which should have led me to Repentance I have abused I have slighted thy Judgments and thy Punishments have I not feared I have utterly neglected the means of my own Salvation and by my Wickedness have most grievously provoked thy Wrath and Indignation against me my Life which should have been wholly devoted to thy Service I have mispent in the desire and sinful Lusts of the Flesh my ways have been evil and that continually the secret cogitations of my heart most wicked and so detestable hath the whole course of my Life been that my heart is vexed within me and my soul trembleth to look up to heaven for Mercy for fear of thy displeasure If therefore thou O Lord shouldst be extream to mark what I have done amiss and take Vengeance for my Sins I should be as Chaff before the face of the Wind and in Justice might be swept away into the place of everlasting Torment II. But O Lord from thy ever flowing Fountain there is Mercy that thou may'st be feared thou art a God of all Comfort and Consolation a merciful loving and gracious Father ready and willing to hear all penitent Sinners that with hearty Repentance and true Faith come unto thee I come unto thee therefore in the name of Jesus Christ the Righteous thy beloved Son and my blessed Redeemer I humbly prostrate my self before the Throne of thy Mercy-seat provided with no other hope but what proceeds from the greatness of thy Clemency for his sake only have Mercy upon me III. In all humility of Spirit and with hearty Contrition I submit my Soul and Body to thy Goodness beseeching thee not to let my Sins be as a Cloud to intercept between my Prayers and thy Pity thy Goodness and my necessities blot all my Transgressions out of thy remembrance the Sins of my Youth or Sins of my Age Sins of my Body or Sins of my Soul the Sins that I know and the Sins that I know not Sins of Remissness Omission and Commission all notorious and presumptuous Sins Sins of Pride Envy Hatred Malice and all Uncharitableness here mention thy particular Sins from all which good Lord deliver me and grant me a full and a free Pardon perfect Remission and Absolution for the same IV. As one deep calleth upon another with the prophet David out of the Depth of my Misery I cry unto thee for the depth of thy Mercy O Lord hear my Petitions and hold not thy peace at my Tears consider the Contrition of my Heart and the Sorrow of my Soul and by the Merits of his most precious Blood that was so plentifully shed upon the Cross for all Penitent Sinners and True Believers wash away the multitude of my Transgressions that my Soul by thy Mercy being cleansed from the guilt of Sin I may be found a worthy partaker and receiver of this holy and divine Mystery V. And now O holy Lord that I am about to receive the blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ how shall I that am so great a Sinner Dust and Ashes dare to presume and come into thy Sanctuary or to approach thy holy Table Thou in whose sight the very Heavens are not clear and the Pillars of the Earth shake at thy Presence What then shall become of me poor wretched and miserable that I am but O thou that art the true Balm of Gilead hast left us a command in thy holy Gospel Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laiden and I will give you rest Matth. 11. 28. VI. Upon which Command I come O Lord unto thee at this time in a confident Assurance of thy Promise in Christ Jesus thou wilt have Mercy upon me ease and refresh my Soul that is wearied with the burthen of my Sins wash me and cleanse me throughly from all my Wickedness and renew a right Spirit within me Direct me in this great Mystery with a reverend and awful dread of thy Majesty that all the faculties of my Soul and Body may rightly apprehend and joyfully receive this eternal Food this Bread of Life And grant me thy heavenly Grace that I may obtain the virtue fruit and benefits of my Saviour's Death and Passion with a full remission of all my Sins and everlasting Salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen A Prayer before the Sacrament O Most gracious God I humbly beseech thee help thy Servant whom of thy great Mercy thou hast created out of nothing repair the ruins of my Soul and enlarge the frame of my Understanding cleanse it from all filthy Corruptions and supply it with all heavenly Graces that it may be both conveniently fit and furnished to receive thee who art a God of all Purity O Make an entry into my Heart and take thy residence there for ever possess that which is thine own both by Creation Redemption and Merits of that bitter Death and Passion through Jesus Christ Amen A Thanksgiving after Receiving of the blessed Sacrament O Almighty God
proceed in my Service that the Glass of my Time may run out with Pleasure and I in the end shall be made Free of that City of thine the New Jerusalem where I may rest for evermore Amen The Maid's Prayer O Holy Lord God let thine Handmaid speak in thine Audience and hearken unto her when she calleth upon thee though I know not how to ask aright yet teach me the knowledge of thee and how to beg those things that are requisite and necessary for me Inlighten my Soul with thy divine Inspiration that I may see and do those things that appertain unto Godliness Let me keep my honest Reputation in the Eye of the World knowing that a good Name is better than precious Ointment But especially in thy sight let me be pure honest and undefiled so shall I not be ashamed in the great Day of Account Defend me from Sin Satan and the Poison of evil Tongues assist me with thy directing hand that the labours which this day I am to undertake may prosper grant me Grace to love honour and serve thee in Holiness and Righteousness all my days that I may glorifie thy holy Name through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen A Prayer for one afflicted in Mind O Eternal Lord God who art fearful in Praises doing Wonders I tremble and am even at Death's Door for alas I am the vilest of all Sinners my Conscience is so clogged with Evil that I cannot look up my Wickednesses have gone over my Head and are as a burthen too heavy for me to bear my Spirit is sorrowful my Heart is heavy my words are stopp'd with Sighs and my Plaints watred with Tears O Lord what shall I desire of thee that deserve nothing at thy Hand What can I hope for that am even hopeless My Conscience is restless and my Ungodliness fettereth me and even all my unrighteous Actions cry out for Vengeance against me my Spirit is overwhelmed and weary of this Bondage and I have bid my life farewell II. O but let thy Majesty O Lord yet appear in thy Mercy forgive my Sin the unhappy ground of all this woe Where my misery hath thus abounded there let thy Mercy much more abound I dare not add this grievous Sin unto my other Sins to despair of thy Mercy What were more Sacrilegious for thou art a skilful Physician and canst cure all my Infirmities thou art a merciful God and canst forgive all my Sins To thee do I fly for refuge which art the Land of Safety to thee do I lift up my Hands and my Heart and to thee do I pray desiring thy Mercy Let the power of thy Son's Death and Passion defeat all the Devices of the Devil against me III. Instruct me in thy heavenly Wisdom lead me in thy Truth in this dangerous Sea of Discontentment and Affliction keep me from shipwrack and bring me safe to the Land of Peace-Strengthen my Faith sanctifie all those good means unto me wherein I seek relief as Prayer Conference Reading and hearing thy holy Word Mitigate my Perplexities grant me Patience heal my Imperfections Thou that wilt not break a bruised Reed spare and have Mercy upon me Thou that delightest not in the death of a Sinner receive me Though my Heart condemns me yet do thou release me O Lord hear O Lord forgive O Lord defer not but even now speak peace unto me say unto my Soul I am thy Salvation to whom be ascribed all Honour and Glory World without end Amen A Thanksgiving for God's sending his Son to save Mankind O Almighty and most merciful Lord God we might utterly despair and be cast down considering our manifold Sins and infinite Offences had not thy Word been made Flesh and dwelt among us but now we dare not despair for if when we were Enemies we were reconciled unto thee by the Death of thy Son how much more being reconciled are we saved by his Life All our hope and all our confidence is reposed in that precious Blood which was shed for us and for our Salvation II. O how greatly are we wretches bound to fear thee to love thee to bless and praise thee to honour thee and to glorifie thee seeing we are redeemed at such a price saved with such a gift cherished with so many promises and blessings of the same even thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ Stablish O God that which thou hast wrought in us finish what thou hast begun that we may be able to come into the fulness of thy Mercy make us through thy holy Spirit to understand and through thy Son to discern and with due honour and reverence this high Mystery of Godliness which is how God was manifest in the Flesh justified in the Spirit seen of Angels preached unto the Gentiles believed on in the World and received up into Glory where we doubt not but we shall Reign with him for evermore Amen The Prayer of a Woman with Child O God the Creator and Redeemer of all Mankind Comforter of all that call upon thee and the only deliverer of such as are in danger be merciful I beseech thee and look down in mercy from thy throne upon me thine Handmaid and upon the Fruit of my Womb behold I seek and sue unto thee for a Blessing at this time my Sin is great my Danger at hand not small my Pains to come will be grievous and my Life is now most uncertain II. Assure me I beseech thee of the forgiveness of all my Sins mitigate my Fear and asswage my Sorrows strengthen me with the refreshing of thy Spirit confirm me in the Faith of my Saviour and bless all good means appointed for my Comfort that in due time I may be a joyful Mother and see the Fruit of my Body safe sound and perfect without blemish or deformity III. O Lord I know not how soon my Travail will overtake me when I must encounter with Life or Death one drop of thy Mercy hath sovereign power to cure all the Wounds of those Sorrows Shed therefore O holy Father that drop of Grace upon me in that minute when I am to encounter with so stern an Adversary Strengthen me with Patience preserve me that I perish not and bless the work of my Midwife IV. Let not the Child yet unborn the Babe in my Womb be punished for mine Offences but give it growth form and what thou seest in thy good pleasure to be fit and necessary for it and when the time is come that thou wilt call it out of this close house of flesh where it now inhabiteth to dwell in the open World sanctifie thy Creature make it by Baptism a Member of thy Church a Lamb of thy Flock and direct it in the ways of thy Commandments to its Life's End Amen The Midwife's Prayer MOst gracious God who alone hast the power to produce Children from the Womb and bring them into the light of this World I thy most unworthy Servant whom thou hast appointed for this
Accomplices into their own Bosoms Bless those that are abroad for the defence of our Country and sanctifie us at home to please thee that whatsoever they or we do it may prosper II. Be present and president amongst us in all our Consultations send us wise Counsellors and Commanders who may prudently foresee and valiantly defeat the devices and stratagems of their Enemies Bless those that are prepared to fight for us command the Winds and the Seas to favour them and let the Land speak peace unto them Let neither the Sun nor Moon annoy them nor alteration of diet or place disable them anoint their Shields hallow and consecrate all their Engines of War with happy success to do thy will III. Refresh both Prince and People with the sweet savour and harmony of Peace rather than the bitter howlings clamours of War that we may every one in our due order sit under our own Vine and under our own Fig-tree that there may be no â—eading into Captivity nor no complaining in our Streets grant O Lord these things we have begged for thy Son our Saviour's sake Amen A Thanksgiving after Victory VVE praise and bless thy holy Name O Lord that thou hast saved us from our Enemies and hast put them to shame that hated us Not unto us O Lord not unto us but to thy Name be given the glory for if thou hadst not been on our side when men rose up against us they had swallowed us up quick II. Thou O God wast pleased to do mighty and marvellous things for us whereof we rejoice thine Angel encamped round about us whilst we were in great fear and hath delivered us O Lord more and more encrease our Thankfulness maintain still thine own cause keep us from all Plots Contrivances of the wicked And as thou hast at this time by a hand unexpected put Sisera to flight and brought our Foes to an end so destroy their Armies evermore and disperse their Forces that we may know thou art the Lord whose Name is Jehovah to whom be Praise now and for evermore World without end Amen FINIS THE TABLE A Preparatory Prayer against wandring Thoughts and vain Imaginations Page 7 Meditations for Sunday 11 A Morning Prayer for the Worship of God 15 A Prayer at our Entrance into the Church 21 Sunday Noon for Perseverance 23 A Thansgiving after Evening Prayer for the Word preached 24 Sunday Even for pardon of Sin 25 Meditations for Monday 29 Monday Morning for a holy Life 30 Monday Noon for forgiveness of Sins 33 Monday Night for God's preservation 35 Meditations for Tuesday 36 Tuesday Mâ—rn for Protection from our Enemies 39 Tuesday Noon for God's Grace and Favour 41 Tuesday Night a Thanksgiving for God's Mercies 43 Meditations for Wednesday 44 Wednesday Mâ—rn for Repentance 47 Wednesday Noon for God's particular care of us 49 Wednesday Night for deliverance from Sin 51 Meditations for Thursday 53 Thurs Morn a Sacrifice of Praise 55 Thurs Noon for God's Blessing 58 Thursday Night for Deliverance from sudden Death 59 Meditations for Friday 62 Friday Mâ—rn a Confession of Sin 65 Frid. Noonâ— for God's Direction 69 Friday Night against Carnal Security 71 Meditations for Saturday 75 Saturd Mâ—rn for God's Providence 78 Saturd Noon for Tranquillity of Spirit 81 Sat. Night for Remission of Sins 84 A confession of Sins before the Sacrament 87 A Prayer before the Sacrament 94 A Thanksg after the Sacrament 95 A Morn Prayer for a priv Person 98 An Even Prayer for a priv Person 101 A Morn Prayer for a priv Family 104 An Even Prayer for a priv Family 109 Meditations for the Sick 115 A Prayer in time of Sickness 117 A Pray by those that visit the Sick 123 Meditations after Recovery 126 A Thanksgiving after Recovery 128 A Prayer fit to be said at any time 131 Prayers for all Persons and Occasions A Prayer for the Church 134 A Prayer for the King c. 136 A Prayer for the Royal Family 137 A Prayer for our Parents 138 A Prayer of Parents for their Children 140 A Prayer for our Friends c. 141 A Prayer of a Wife for her Husb. 142 A Prayer of a Husb. for his Wife 143 A Prayer of an Orphan ibid. The Widow's Prayer 145 The Servant's Prayer 146 The Maid's Prayer 149 A Prayer when afflicted in Mind 149 A Thanksg for our Redemption 152 A Prayer of a Woman with Child 154 The Midwife's Prayer 157 A Prayer by those that are present with a Woman in Travail 159 A thanksgiving by those that are present after Delivery 162 A thanksgiving by the Woman after her Delivery 164 A Thanksg after any Calamity 166 A Prayer before taking of Physick 169 A Prayer before a Journey c. 173 A Prayer upon return from a Journey or Voyaâ—e 175 The Mariner's Prayer 176 A Thanksgiving after a Storm 178 A Prayer for Rain 180 A Prayer for fair Weather 182 A Prayer of a Child c. 184 A Prayer in time of War 185 A Thanksgiving after Victory 187 The End of the Table