name thy kingdome come thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen Giue vs this day our daily bread and forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespas against vs and lead vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from euill For thine is the kingdome the power and the glory for euer and euer amen Euch. Why is this praier called the Lords praier Phil. 1. Because Christ Iesus our Lord set downe the same b Math. 6.9 2. Because we cannot pray vnles Christ teach vs c Luk. 11.1 Euch. How many partes hath this praier Phil. Fowre 1. a preface 2. Petitions 3. a reason 4. a Seale Euch. Which is the Preface Phil. Our father which art in heauen Our Father which art in heauē where God is described by two such properties as wée must haue in our minds when wee pray vnto him as 1. That he is our louing Father d Esa 63.16 2. That he is our almighty God in heauen e Vers 15. Euch. Do you here pray to the Father onely Phil. No but to the whole trinity yet as the first person is the fountaine of the deity wee pray to the father by the sonne through the holy ghost Euch. What doth this word Father teach you Phil. 1. That I must not call vpon him as my Iudge but my father f Lu. 15.18 2. that in Christ I am his sonne g Gal. 3.26 3. That hee will denie mee nothing conuenient h Mat. 7 7· 4. That I may boldly come vnto him i psal 50 1◠5. That none can pray vnto him but his children k Vers 16. 6. That I must euer behaue my selfe as gods childe l Eph. 5.8 7. That I must pray only to God m Mat. 4.10 8. And lastly that I must come vnto him by Christ n Ioh. 14.13 Euch. Why doe you say our Father and not my father Phil. To teach me 1. that I must hold ech member of the church as my brethren o gen 13.8 2. That I must pray aswell for others as my selfe p Iam 5 16 3. that I must loue almen as brethren q 1. Ioh. 4.21 4. The dignity of each Christian hauing God to his father r 1. Sam. 18 2◠5. Gods loue to mée in making mée his child ſ 1. Ioh. 3.1 Euch. Why saie you that God is in Heauen Phil. Because there he sheweth him selfe chiefely to the saints t Eccle. 21.24 and from thence hee manifesteth himselfe to man u Psal 57.3 Euch. Is not God euery where Phil. Yes for his essence is euery where x prou 5.21 and he filleth both heauen and earth y Eph. 4.10 Euch. How many heauens are there Phil. Three 1. The ayre in which we breath z Gen. 1.26 2. the skie in which are the starres a Deu. 1.10 3. the heauen of heauens in which Christ the Angels Saints departed are b 1. kin 8.27 Euch. What learne you by this that God is in heauen Phil. 1. That he is therefore able to graunt my requests c 1. kin 8.30 2. That I may pray with confidence vnto him d psal 123.1 3. That in prayer my heart must be in heauen e 1. king 8.48 ps 25.1 4. That I must vse all reuerence in praier f Eccl. 5.1.2 5. That one day I shall come to heauen g phil 3.21 6. That I must looke for all graces from heauen h Ier. 1.17 7. That by pilgrimages I néed not séeke to God i psal 145.18 Euch. How many petitions are there in the Lords praier Phil. Sixe whereof the first thrée concerne God the other concerne our selues and of the last thrée one onely is for things corporall the other two are for thinges spirituall 1. Pet. 1.3 Euch. What learne you out of this order I learne 1. Gods great fauour to me who will admitte me to aske for my selfe 2. His great loue that he will heare me asking for others 3. My duety that I must desire especially Gods glory 4. That I must oftner craue things spirituall then corporall Euch. Which is the first petition Hallowed be thy name Phil. Hallowed be thy name Euch. Why is this set in the first place Phil. 1 Because it is first in the intent of the god who made all for his owne glory k pro. 15.3 2. Because it is first in the intent of the godly who doe all so Gods glory l Ioh. 15.8 Euch. What is the vse of this order Phil. That whether wee eate or drinke or whatsoeuer we do else wée may doe al to the glory of GOD. 1. Cor. 10.31 Euch. What meane you by these words Hallowed be thy name Phil. By Gods name I vnderstand his titles as God Christ Lord and such like his properties as his Iustice Mercy Prouidence and such like his word as the Scriptures read and preached his Sacraments as Baptisme and the Lords supper his Workes as Creation Preseruation and the like And by Hallowing I meane that god in all these may haue due reuerence done vnto him of all the people that belong vnto him Euch. What wantes do you bewaile in this petition Phil. First I bewaile mine owne and others pride of heart that we labour more for our owne credit then Gods glory f Luk. 18.11 2. Our hardnesse of heart that wée cannot as we ought see Gods glorye in his creatures g Mar. 6.52 3. Our vnthankfulnesse that wee praise him not as wée ought for his many fauours towardes mankind aboue all other creatures h psa 51.15 4. Our impiety that in our liues we dishonor god i psal 119.136 Euch. What then do you pray for in this petition Phileuches I pray that GOD by mée and all men may bée glorified in the reuerend speaking of his name holy meditation of his properties diligent hearing of his words often receiuing of the Sacrament and dayly admiting of his workes And in a worde that wee may knowe in minde acknowledge in heart loue in trueth speake with Tongue do in our actions both naturall ciuile and religious all such things as God may be glorified by Euch. What doe you pray against Phil. I pray against all ignorance errour vanity of minde infidelity profanenes Atheisme worldlines security and all blasphemous spéeches false dealing scoffing idolatry superstition sorcery sacriledge simonye periurie persecution impenitencie vnreuerend vsing of Gods worde Sacramentes or workes and in a word against all such disorder in mans life as may any way obscure the Glory of God Euch. What doe you here giue God thankes for Phil. That it hath pleased him to glorifie his great name in all the former and hath giuen mee and many others grace of his méere mercie to glorifie his name in that which before I praied for Euch. Why doe you vse in this and other petitions this order First to bewaile Secondly to pray for
made the nourishment of my body so Christes body and blood is made the nourishmente of my soul Yea I must feele the power of christe to mortify the corruption of my nature by his death to quicken mee in newnes of life by his resurrection and to giue me power to fight against my dedly aduersaries the world the flesh the deuill Is there nothing to doe for you after you haue receaued this holy sacrament Yes I must obserue these three thinges First I must giue god thanks for so great a benefyt 1 cor 11. â—6 2. I must look to receiue by it increase of faith repentance to rise from sin to receiue power against the deuill 3. If I feele this present comforte to bee thankful for it if not I must know that it is because I haue not prepared my selfe or because my faith is weak or because I liue in some secret sin wherefore I must goe to god acknowledge my fault desire paron and comfort for the same Now the Lord grant me this grace so to be partaker of his sacramental table that I may be partaker of his heuenly table through Iesus christ my lord alone blessed sauior Amen Ille non edit Corpus Christi qui non est de corpore christi August He cannot eate the body of Christ that is not of the body of christ Accede panis est non venenuÌ„ mala res non est sed malus accipit Idem Come it is bread not poyson the thing is not euil but an euil person receiues it A godly praier for morning or Euening MOst high and mighty God and in thy sonne Christ Iesus our mercifull louing and gracious father thou hast commaunded vs to come vnto thee and vpon the knees of our hearts we do come vnto thee humbly entreating thee before wee begin to remoue far from vs all such impediments as vsually Satan casteth vpon this exercise and so to quicken vs vp by the spirit of supplication that in feare and reuerence of thy great name in faith and confidence of thy gratious assistanâ—… and in a seeking desire of the supplye of our wants wee may put vp and powre out our supplications vnto thee that as the messengers of our soules they may signifie our wants as the petitioners of mercy they may sue for our pardon and as proclaimers of thy grace they may declare our thankfulnes for all those mercies which we haue receiued and al those iudgements which we haue escaped O Lord our God we do here in thy prefence blessed are we that we may come to thy presence acknowledge and confes that wee are of our selues most wofull wicked and cursed creatures The corruption of our natures the iniquities of our liues doe generallie beare witnes against vs. But more particularly we confesse that our hearts are full of infidelity by reason whereof we do not as wee ought either depend vpon thy prouidence for the things of this life or beleeue thy promises for the life to come Dost thou visit vs we are impatient dost thou deny vs our desires in this world we are neuer contented with our estate Wee are full of doubt for the life to come and full of distrust for the things of this life We are glued too much to this wicked world and as though we said in our harts there is no god our mindes are greatly estranged from thee And alas miserable wretches that we are we delite in doing our own willes it is not meate and drinke to vs to do thy will In the pride of our hearts wee exalte our selues aboue thee and our brethren and boaste our selues as though we had receued nothing from thee We put away from vs the euill day and liue as though we should neuer die We walke on in the hardnesse of our heartes and by reason of the abundance of vainglory we rather seeke praise of men then thy glorye Our soules are so filled with loue to our selues that wee preferre our owne pleasure peace and liberty before thy maiesty or the loue of our brethren yea hypocrisie is so rooted in our soules that we content our selues with a profession of piety and labor not for the power of Gdlinesse And as for our liues they abound with actuall transgressions againste euery one of thy ten commandements hauing broken the same ten thousand times we Lord haue liued in contempt of thy prouidence committing Idolatry with thy creatures taking thy glorious name in vaine and prophaninge of thy moste holy sabaths we euen we who shoâ—… haue been vpright haue disregarded our betters enuied our brethren defiled our soules with vnchast desires labored to be rich by vnlawfull meanes disgraced our neighbors Iduged after that which was none of ours Wee haue herd thy worde O Lorde but wee haue not beleeued it wee haue knowen thy words but haue not practised it We haue come to thine hous without reuerence approached to thy table without repentance and practised many sinnes without remorse Do wee any good we please our selues too much doe we any euill we feare thee too little we are weary of praying when wee talke with thee wee are carelesse in hearing when thou speakest to vs. If we reade thy sacred and holy worde it is not sweet vnto vs as the hony combe but we delight more euen in vngodlye bookes Yea O Lorde the pampering of our bellies the pride of our apparell the negligence in our calling the mispending of our time our vaine conference at tables our wandring eies our wanton lusts our ambitious mindes our couetous desires our vngodlye speeches our lasciuious eares our censuring of our brethren our sin in recreations our vnwillingnes to labor our vnfaithfulnes in life our forgetfulnes of death and our abuse of thy mercies especialy in Christ do testify against vs that wee haue sinned against heauen and against thee and are no more worthy to be called thy children Are we ashamed at this and reclaimed from it no Lorde we are not ashamed But howsoeuer it hath pleased thee to vse many meanes as partly by thy word partly by thy spirit and partly by thy mercies partly by thy iudgments to the end we might be reclaimed from our crooked waies yet we haue contemned thy word the ministery of saluation grieued thy spirit the earnest of our inheritance abused thy mercies the pledges of thy loue forgotten thy iudgments the messengers of thy wrath Enter not into iudgement with vs thy seruants O lord for then shal no flesh liuing be iustified in thy sight Be mercifull vnto vs in forgiuing sins past be gratious vnto vs in preuenting sinnes to come Correct vs O Lord but with mercy not in thy iudgement for then shal we be consumed and brought to nought Open our blind eies that wee may come to a particular knowledge of our particular sinns especially such as we ar most giuen vnto Soften our hard and stony harts that we may sigh and grone
any time asseÌ„bled but they are redy to praye for vs therfor it is our duty to pray for theÌ„ We therfore coÌ„mend to thee thy whole church each meÌ„ber of the same be good gracius to these churches of EnglaÌ„d Scotland FraÌ„ce IrelaÌ„d giue the Gospel a free passage euery whâ—… put on the meanes by which it may be publisht wher it is nâ—t or maintained wher it is Deuid not O thou indiuisible goâ—… deuid not Ephraim against Manasses nor Manasses against Ephraim nor both of them against Iudah The coat of thy son was wtout seam let the church of thy son be without seame Our aduersaries get ground and work vpon our diuision knit vs so together that there worke may be as the coÌ„fusion of Babel Ar there any means to hinder the curraÌ„t of thy gospell stop them in the head poyson them in the stream stay theÌ„ in the time let their labor he like his that wold repair Iericho To this end bee good to the light of our eies the breathe of our nostrils the procurer of our happines thy Salomon our King preserue his bodie in health his soule in soundnes his hart in thy trueth his life in honor his honor from vnder miners his ears from flatterers the haue of each kingdome Keep him that he may euer maintain thy truth Defend him against the insinuation of practising papists who will neuer wish wel vnto him vnlesse they see we do wish wel vnto thee Let thy good spirite hee with Ioâ—… doâ—… prince season his young yeares with the knowledge of thy will that as hee groweth in yeares so he may grow in staâ—… fauor both with god and men Be good vnto them that haue the â—…ition of him make them instruments of much good that may be done by him Preserue with these our gratious Queene let vs see her as a fruitfull vine about the Kings house and her children like to oliue plantes round about his table And because wher many counsellors are there is peace O Lorde blesse his honorable counsail in al things let them take counsail at thy word and in euerie consultation aime at thy glorie The peeres of our land the pillars of our kingdome wee commend vnto thee make them contented with their present honors and to continue loyall to their vndoubted soueraigne And because the preachers of thy worde are the pillars of thy church blesse them all from the highest to the lowest that both by life and doctrine they may set out thy most holie word Take from the great the spirit of ambition and from the meane the spirit of contention that both may labor as much as they may to oppose themselues against the common aduersarie and not to aduantage him by intestine diuision Blesse the people of this laÌ„d such as are called confirme them such as are not conuert them to that purpose send faithfull pastor into each congregation who may speake a word in due season vnto theÌ„ Couch all our hearts from the highest to the lowest with true repentance that thy iudgementes present imminent may be preuented remoued thy mercies stil continued to vs our posterity after vs especially in the true ministery of the word and sacraments that such as suruiue vs may praise thy name Bee mercifull to all thine afflicted ones be they sick in bed distressed in conscience pinched with pouerty disgraced for thy truth or kepte in prison and deliuered to death releeue them in theyr necessity strengthen them in their weaknes comforte them in ther distresse mitigate their sorrows turne al their troubles to thy glory and theire good To this end giue thy seruaÌ„ts coÌ„fort by thy word sufficiency of things needful for them bles the fruits of the earth disappoint both Turk Pope from incroching vpon thine inheritance let all such prosper as sight thy battails and let thy gospel be preached from the one end of the worlde vnto the other In thy good time let the sun of thy gospel shine vpon Iews Turks Infidels Atheists and papists belonging to thee Be good to our kinsfolkes in the flesh our friendes in the spirite and them to whome wee are any wise bounden or desire to bee commended to thee in these our praiers and supplications Haue mercy vpon vs nowe calling vpon thy name forgiue our sins and manifolde deffects in this holye duty accepting at our handes this our obedience in Christ And because thou hast bin good vnto vs many wayes make vs thankfull vnto thee for all thy mercies as our election in thy loue our redemption in thy sonne our sanctification by thy spirit our preseruation by thy prouidence our health in body peace of conscience our life in thy church our gratious Gouernours our painfull Preachers our christian friends our desire to please thee and that wee haue the ministration of thy word and sacraments and can shew loue euen to our enimies We thanke thee O Lord for all graces of thy spirit as faith in thy promises hope of eternall life feare of thy name loue to thy maiesty zeale to thy glory affection to our bretheren patience vnder the crosse strength against our seuerall temptations humility gentlenesse méekenes forbearing with many other giftes and graces of thy spirit all which wee acknowledge haue procéeded from thy méere mercie O let vs not hee negligent in the vse of all good meanes by which thy grace may dayly growe vp in vs. We do also with all thankfulnesse remember all the blessings of this life our deliuerance from our enimies in 88. our preseruation from the pestilence in 93. our protection from Gunpowder in 95. as all other fauors which we do enioye vnder the blessed gouernment of our gratious Prince and for all thy goodnes vnder our lase noble Queene We thanke thee that thou hast sustained vs in great weaknes releiued vs in much necessity coÌ„forted vs in much distresse resolued vs in many doubts deliuered vs from many dangers preserued vs from many sinnes made vs willing to desire to do thy will and bestowed vpon vs such a larges of thy good creatures that we are more fit to giue then receiue Blesse vs nowe and euer hereafter keepe vs and all ours and all that are nere about vs from all dangers whatsoeuer and grant vs all such a portion of thy grace that whether we stay at home or goe abroad watch or sléepe rate or drinke buy or sell bee in labour or recreation we may euer labour to glorifie thy high and great name in the workes of such callings as thou shalt cal vs vnto and fit vs for through Iesus Christ our Lord and Sauiour in whose name and in whose wordes wee further call vpon thée saying Our Father which art c. O LOrd blesse vs and kéepe vs O Lord make thy face shine vpon vs O Lord graunt vnto vs thy sweete and euerlasting peace especially that peace of conscience which the world cannot giue with the
many oportunities to meete together we beseech thee to blesse vs and our méeting at this time and all thy good creatures prouided for vs and graunt that we may vse them soberlie as in thy presence and receiue them thankfully as from thine hand to the glory of thy name the good of our bodies and the future saluation of our soules through Christ our Lord and alone blessed Sauiour Amen Grace before meate ALmighty Lord God and our mercifull Father we beséech thy Maiesty to bée good vnto vs in the pardon and forgiuenesse of our sinne past by the assistance of thy good and holy Spirit to preuent all them that are to come to watch ouer vs as thou hast done by thy special prouidence to direct vs continually by thy holy word to blesse vs in the vse of all thy good creatures that nowe we shall receiue from thy bountifull hand giuing strength to them to nourish vs and giuing hearts vnto vs to bée thankefull vnto thée for the same And graunt that whether wée eate or drinke or whatsoeuer wée doe else wée may doe all to the glory of thy most holy name through Christ thy Sonne and our onely Sauiour Amen Grace after meate VVE beséech thy Maiestie eternall God and gracious Father to make vs truly and vnfainedly thankful vnto thée for all those mercies that we haue receiued and for all those iudgements that we haue escaped both temporall concerning this life and eternall concerning that life to come for thy gracious prouidence this day past for our comfortable peaceable chearfull méeting together in thy feare at this time and for all thy good creatures bestowed vpon vs for the comforting refreshing of these féeble and weake bodies of ours Now we humbly intreate thée that as thou hast fed them with that food which is conuenient necessary for the same so it would please thée to féed our soules with that food which perisheth not but endureth to eternall euerlasting saluation so as we may séeke so to passe through these thinges temporall that finally wee loose not things eternall Blesse with vs thine vniuersall Church our Kings and Quéenes Maiesty the Prince their Realmes O Lord continue thy truth peace among vs with the pardon and forgiuenesse of all our sins this day at this time and heretofore committed against thée through Christ our Lord and blessed Sauiour Amen Another after meat O Lord of eternall glory who half elected vs in the loue of a Father redeemed vs by the obedience of thy Sonne sanctified vs by the operation of thy spirit preserued vs hitherto by thy gratious prouidence instructed vs many times by thy good holy word and now at this present and often heretofore most graciously and bountifully refreshed comforted vs with thy good creatures with the mutuall societie comfort one of another hast bestowed many other good blessings and benefits vpon vs as health of body peace of conscience and abundance of thy good creatures which thou hast denied to many of thy seruants deare children which deserue the same as well as our selues thy maiesties name bee blessed and praised of vs and thy whole church both now and for euermore Amen Serenissimo Regi Iacobo Franciscj Bertj Carmen gratulatorium PApa quid effrendis quid frendis Roma superbaÌ„ Quod nunc te faciat dic mihi nunc quid habes Bella quid Arma Minae quid Bellarmine tonasti Quid nostros sic tu mordicus ore premis Quid parsone canis tu personale Britanne Siccine relligio fulta cruore tua Sanguine placari diuos animisque litandum Anglorum stulti creditis vnde fides Vana fides falsa fides hac luditur arte Nescia plebs vera religione fâ—ui Sperastis sine spe sed spem deusipse fefellit Etquam sperastis non fuit atra dies Non fuit atra dies quam fex haec vestra papalis Stuxerat in vestrum concidit illa caput Nil ficti factique dei nil lignea virgo Et nil sanctorum saxea turba valet Non ea nostra voco vis haec Romana valete Nil mihi vobiscum ludite vos alios Ludite vos alios non hijs deludimur Angli Relligio vestra est san guinolenta nimis Aspicite ô ciues et vos generosa propago Dicite non veros credilis esse lupos Credimus et mentes si non dementia fallat Hic iterum talis non metuenda dies Sume animum gladiumque tibi viresque Iacobe Pugnabit pro te qui titus ipse deus Sume animos gladios nostras accipe vires Quod magis est nostram sume Iacobe fidem Same animos animasque simul tesospite nostrum Quicquid erit nostrum non erit omne tuum Omne tuum pia vota preces adiungimus istis Qua possis multo fortior esse fidem His fortis satis esse potes his vtere pennis Ne te decipiat Roma cruenta caue FINIS
tempted with despaire so must pray against it Euch. Why is it set after Forgiue vs our debts Phil. That by this I may learne that forgiuenesse of sinnes and temptations are inseperable companions 2. Cor. 7. a Lu. â—2 31 and that such as are not acquainted with temptations Luk. 11.21 are as yet in the power of that strong man who kéepeth the house of a secure soule Euch. Why are the Godly lead into temptation a 2. Cor. 12.7 Phil. 1. To kéepe them vnder that they be not proud of Gods grace 2. To winnow the chaffe of sinne from Gods corne 3. That Gods power may appeare in manes weaknesse b 2. Cor. 12 9. 4. That his mercy may bée séene in kéeping them from a finall fall 5. That they may bee like Christ their head 6. That they may acknowledge that all strength is from God 7. That by this they may knowe themselues for Gods children who alone are so tempted that they recouer in temptation Euch. What else do you learne that after praier for pardoÌ„ of sins you desire not to be led into temptation Phil. I am taught that if I haue sinned and obteined pardon I must take héede of a relapse into an old sinne or any practise of new c Ioh. 5 14. 8 11. 2. That who so hath this gracious Pardon he can and shall resist sin in the ende though with Dauid and Peter he be foyled in the beginning a Tit. 2.11 Can. 5.3 Iaco 4.7 1. Cor. 10.3 3. That forgiuenesse of sinnes and grace are inseperable companions and can bée no more seuered then light from the sunne or fier from heate b Math. 7.25.16.18 1. Sam. 15.19 Euch. Were you taught nothing else out of this order Phil. Yes you taught mee foure other instructions all which as you saide did arise out of this that immediately vpon the crauing pardon for sinnes wee doe in the next place desire not to be led into temptation Euch. Which are they Phil. 1. That hée that hath grace can in some sorte resist temptation though hee bee foiled sometime with the same 2. That forgiuenesse of sinnes and perseuerance in grace are inseperable vnited together 3. That whosoeuer wantteth grace cannot at any time resist temptation though he refraine from some sinnes to which he is indisposed for resistance is the combate betwéene the flesh and the spirit 4. That he that wanteth grace if he be once foiled in temptation cannot at al recouer himselfe for though the righteous fall and rise againe yet the wicked saith Salomon shall fall into mischiefe Euch. But if we be perswaded of the pardon of our sinnes why néede we to pray Lead vs not into temptation Phil. Sir you taught mee that it is néedeful for these reasons 1. Because by nature man is prone to be tempted 2. Because many are the allurements to tempt vs. 3. Because sinne is a deceitful temptor 4. Because Satan is a subtil cruel diligent temptor 5. Because it is onely in the power of God to giue man power to resist temptations Euch. What is the summe of this petition Phil. That I may be deliuered from two maine enemies of Gods grace whereof the one is Temptation the other is Euill Euch. Doe you make these words two petitions or one Phi. 1. Such as doe make 7. petitions doe diuide this petition into two but you diuided it as the most doe into a petition Lead vs not c. And an explanation But deliuer vs. c. Euch. May you not change these words Lead vs not into suffer vs not or let vs not be led into temptation Phil. Noe I may not for as God is saide to harden Mans heart and not to suffer it to be hardned to blind mans eies and not to suffer them to bee blinded so is he said to lead man into temptation not to suffer him to be led Euch. Shewe this by some places of scripture Exod. 7.3 God hardned Pharoes heart 2. Sam. 24.1 God moued Dauid to number the people Esay 19.14 God mingled amonge them the spirit of error Rom 1.16 God gaue them vp to vsse affections 2. Thes 2.11 God sent amongst them strong delusions In these and such like places he is not said to suffer to be hardened mooued mingled giuen sent but that he did harden moue mingle giue vp and send Euch. Tell me now what temptation is Phil. It is an inticement or triall of the minde or heart to commit or to see whether men will or not commit sinne eyther by corruption of nature enticements of the world the policies of Sathan the forgetfullnes of Gods mercies present afflictions or the iust desertion of the Lord God Euch. How is temptation taken in the scriptures Phil. It signifies these things 1. Affliction by which man is tempted to know what is in him a Iames. 1.2 2. Sathans triall which he makes of God b Math. 4.7 3. Mans triall which he makes of God c Psal 95.9 4. Sathans triall which he makes of man d Mat. 4.4 5. Mans triall which hee makes of Man 1. Cor. 7.5 1. Th. 3.5 6. Gods triall which he makes of man c 1. ki 10.11 Mat. 22.18 gen 22.1 Euch. What meanes doth Sathan vse to tempt man Phil. He vseth or rather abuseth 1. The corruption of nature 2. The inticements of the world 3. The hope of Gods mercies 4. the neglecting of Gods iudgments 5. Examples of the wicked 6. aboundance in prosperity 7. Want in aduersity by all which he will subdue vs in temptation vnlesse God in his mercy giue vs power to resist Euch. Nowe tell me how God doth lead man into temptation Phil. He doth this 1. by ceasinge to support not the nature of man but his grace in man f Psal 119.8.51.11 2. by deliuering him to his own lusts when the first grace is not sufficient to helpe him g Rom. 1.24 Psal 107. 3. By giuing him into the power of Satan so as he may tempt him to coÌ„mit grieuous sinnes h 2. Sa. 24. 4. By blind folding him and hardning him in such sort as that he shall make no conscience of sinne i 2. Sam. 12 Euch. Is god then the author of sin Phil. God forbid for thou art a GOD that hatest iniquitie saith the Prophet Dauid k psa 5. and god tempteth no man to wit vnto sinne saith the Apostle Iames. l Iam. 1.13 Euch. But how is god fréed from being the author of sinne séeing he is an actor in sinning Phil. Well euery way if we can learne to distinguish betweene the action it selfe and the ataxie and disorder that is in the action Euch. Is god the author of euery action Phil. Yes verily for in him we liue Act. 17. we moue and haue our being Euch. And can he worke in a sinfull action and not be the author of sinne in that action Phil. Doubtles he may for the doing of a thing
pray for 2. To be perswaded that we shall receiue it Math. 9.11 though infidelitie be mixed with our faith 3. Not to vse this word Amen so vnaduisedly as we doe but to knowe what it is to which we say Amen least by ignorance we seale a cursse to our selues and others Many of the like sort are in Daniel and the Gospels as Golgotha 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eli Eli Lamma sabach thani c. 4. That Latin Gréeke and Hebrew wordes may be vsed when they growe so common that other people of a nation doe vnderstand them for here is the Hebrew worde Amen vsed in Gréeke Latin and English Euch. What now haue you to say of all that hath béene taught you Phil. No more but this that I and many others are bounden excéedinglie to Almightie God that we liue in such a Kingdome where our children are so taught in the trade of their waies that when they are olde they may followe it And thou O Lord to whom Kingdome power and glory belongeth kéepe the Scepter of thy Gospel long amongst vs that the children to be borne may feare thy name Amen A short prayer vpon the Lords prayer O Our Father high in creation swéete in loue rich in mercy Which art in heauen the glasse of eternitie the crowne of incunditie the treasure of falicitie Halowed be thy name that if may be Honye to the mouth Musique to the eare a fire in the heart Thy kingdome come pleasant without mixture safe without annoyance sure without losse Thy will be done that we may flye that thou hatest loue that thou louest and by thée doe that thou commandest In earth as it is in heauen willingly readily faithfullie Giue vs this day our dayly bread necessarie for this life not superfluous for our delightes nor wanting to our necessities And forgiue vs our debts against thée our neighbour and our selfe As wee forgiue our debters who haue wronged vs in our body goods name And lead vs not into temptation of the world flesh diuell But deliuer vs from euill past present to come spirituall corporall eternall And this we aske because thine is the Kingdome for thou rulest al Power for thou canst doe all and glory for thou giuest all nowe whilst wee liue and for euer whilst we shall liue Amen neyther doubt we but that we shall certainly obtaine these things because thou art louing as our father and powerfull in heauen Thou saist Amen by commanding art Amen by performing we say Amen by beléeuing and hoping say but the word and we shall be cured Dauid tentatur tentatus orat orans Liberatur liberatus gratias agit August Dauid is tempted being tempted he prayeth praying is deliuered and being deliuered he giueth thankes This is the summe both of Dauids Psalmes and the Lords prayer Math. 26.41 Watch and pray that you fall not into temptation Errata pag. 60. lin 14. and line 20. for beates reade leaues pag. 76. lin 9. that Dauid read euen Dauid lin 14. our God read God once line 18. reape reade heape A Christian Directed AT LONDON Printed for William Cotton 1606. A Christian directed Question I Sée that you remember much concerning Christs prayer what must you obserue in your Christian practise An. As I am bounden to pray continually so am I bounden to watch cōtinually that neither by Sathans subtilitie or the worlds vanitie or mine owne securitie I be not surprised Quest Why ought you thus to watch An. 1. Because I walke in the presence of God 2. Because I walke amongst manie occasions of sinne 3. Because of my selfe I am shiftles to auoid them 4. Because I can go about no good thing but either Sathan or my lasts wil be readie to molest me 5. Because manie excellent men haue fallen verie greiuousely for want of watchfulnes 6. If I can thus watch without ceasing I shall gette in each action the peace of a good conscience which is the greatest iewell in the world 7. I shal be readie for anie temptation especially for death and the day of iudgement 8. I shall be sure to doe no such thing whereof I can not giue an accoumpt to God 9. I shall stoppe the mouthes of mine aduersaries when they call in question my righteous dealing 10. I shall cause my religion to bee well spoken of whylst others obserue my Godly conuersation Quest What must you doe that you may thus watch An. 1. I must euer walke in faith and to each part of Gods seruice it is my duty to bring it with me 2. I must haue Gods warrant with mee without which faith is no faith 3. I must sée what calling I haue to each thing without which a good thing may be sin 4. I must looke to my thoughts my words mine actions my gesture myne apparell my diet my recreations my gettings my spendings and howe I may kéepe holie the Sabbath day Quest What rules haue you learned for your thoughts Ans 1. That I be careful to kéepe a more narow watch ouer my thoughts words and déedes then heretofore I haue done to doe them more waryly for Gods glorie mine owne comfort and my bretherens benefit 1. Cor. 6.20 1. Pet. 1.15 Prouerb 4.13 2. That I cleanse my heart from the very first motions of all sinnefull thoughts as of Lust Anger Pride Couetousnesse Malice Stubournenesse euill Suspition as knowing that the least sinne deserueth death and doth depriue mée of parte of my comfort in my saluation Ephe. 4.23.31 Math. 15.18.19 Col. 3.2.8 3. That all my lawfull affections be moderate and without excesse and greater alwaies vpon heauenly then earthly things Col. 3.1.2 Phil. 3.20 4. That I fulfill not my minde in all things for then I shall often sinne let mee consider therefore whether that be lawfull I desire and for the glory of God Rom. 14.23 5. That I bestowe no more care and thought on the world then I néeds must for the moderate maintayning of my selfe those that belong to mée left my thoughts be distracted too much frō heauenly thinges 1. Tim. 6.8.9 Gen. 24.63 6. That I suffer not my minde to be occupied with vnprofitable curious and vaine meditations for which I cannot giue a sufficient reason to God and man if I were asked Pro. 6.14 Zach. 8.17 7. That I thinke better of my brethren then of my selfe and the more I excell in any thing bée the more humble before God and man Rom. 12.16 Phil. 2.3 8. That I take some time euery day to meditate vpon and to mourne for the miseries and iniquities of the age wherein I liue and pray to God for remedie Psal 69.9 10. Ezech. 9 4. 9. That I thinke often of the vanity of my life vpon my departure hence dayly looking for my Sauiour in the Cloudes and wishing rather a good life then a long Psalme 90.9.10.15 10. That I carefully meditate and remember euery good thinge I heare or learne that I may readily practise it when time occasion
pardon and forgiuenes of all our sinnes this day at this time and heretofore committed against thée with a blessing vpon thy church and children euery where as well as though we had named them thorough Christ our Lord and onelye Sauiour Amen A thanksgiuing for our late deliuerance from that vnnaturall conspiracie against our King and State ALmighty Lord GOD father of our Lord Iesus Christ and in him our most Gratious and mercifull Father many are thy mercyes towards vs and that our soules know right well And as we cannot be ignorant of them vnles we be senselesse soe wee may not be forgetfull vnles we be thankelesse By thée our lot is fallen into a good soile and by thée we haue a goodly inheritance by thée are our bodies deliuered from sicknesse and by thée are our soules deliuered from sin by thée our names are not a reproch vnto our enemies and by thée our estates are not a prey vnto the Idolatrous Thou euen thou hast don great things in our land thy right hand amongst vs hast brought mighty things to passe What is it O Lord that thou hast not done vnto this vine of thine English Israel and what couldest thou doe more for it then thou hast Thou hast planted it by thy hand placed it in thy vineard hedged it by thy prouidence garded it by thine Angells watred it by thy spirit pruyned it by thy rodds supported it by thy power committed it to thy husbandmen beautified it by thy mercies and fructified it by thine aboundance not of sower but swéete grapes The wilde boore of the woods can neuer roote it vp the beasts of the forest shall neuer deuour it Lord continew still to visit this vine which without thy visitation must be fruitles and strengthlesse Thou hast cast out the heathen and planted vs in thou hast subdued our enemies and made vs the mirror of the whole world Thou hast giuen vs thy Sonne to be our Sauiour thy word to be our instructor thy Spirit to bée our sanctifier thy preachers to bee our monitors thy sacraments to be our seales and Kings to be our nursing Fathers and Quéenes to bee our nursing Mothers When our enemies came against vs thou subduest them when our light was extinguished thou oldest set vp a greater 1588. 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Iames. 1603. when the plague was amongst vs thou calmest it and when our Countrie was to be betraied thou wast our deliuerer What shall we render vnto thée for all these fauours or what can we render for all these mercies O our soules praise the Lord and all that is within vs praise his holy name O our soules praise the Lord and let vs neuer forget his benefitts Wee Lord had bin blowen vp with the powder of rebellion had not the power of thy prouidence watched ouer vs. We therefore our Princes Nobles Clergy Commons our Wifes Children Seruants and al are héere before thy Maiesty this day now render vnto thée for more we cannot and more thou desirest not the sacrifice of praise the calues of our lipp◠for this wonderfull deliuerance shewed vnto our Gracious King and Country Lord teach vs therby to bée thankfull vnto thée obedient to our gouernours frequent in praier feruent in the spirit and zealous in good workes least a worse thing hereafter happen vnto vs. Make vs to detest Popery the poyson of Authority Iesuits the bellowes of sedition Papists the plotters of rebellion and to thinke better of our Christian Brethren and this not new but most auncient religion of ours by which wee are taught Pietie to God Loialty to Gouernours Peace to the Church reuerence of superiority charity to our inferiours amity to our equalls loue to our enemies patience in tribulation thankfulnesse in prosperity faithfulnesse in our calling honesty to al. And séeing of late thou hast deliuered our backs from whipping our liberty from seruing our soules from dying our country from consuming our King and Estate from a suddaine blowing vp Lord wée pray thée that the meditatiō of this mercy may neuer depart out of our minds but that wee may bée thankful vnto thée for mercies receiued and fearfull of thée for iudgements escaped Teach vs to pray vnto thée alone who canst heare graunt our requests to kéepe our country from inuasion our Church frō dissention our houses from infection our State from alteration and people from the cruell mercies of the Italian Popedom whose faith is fancie whose force is fraud whose trust is treason whose obedience is hipocrisie whose lawes are traditions whose pardōers are priests whose sauiour is the Pope whose god is an Idol whose seruice is ceremonies whose glorie is their shame and whose end is damnation except they repent Let the Sunne of the Ghospell be neuer eclipsed the Light of thine Israel neuer be extinguished the hope of our happinesse neuer bée subuerted Nor the branches of our vine euer cut off Thus we thy people and shéepe of thy pasture shall haue iust occasion to praise thy great name in the face of thy congregation from this time forth foreuermore Lord kéepe in our Kinge the Spirit of Maiestie in our Quéene the Spirit of Chastitie in our Prince the Spirit of Pietie in our Nobles the Spirit of Loialtie in our Councellers the Spirit of Prudencie in our Clergie the Spirit of Vigilancie and in vs all the Spirit of Fidelytie and as for such as wish euill to this Sion of ours the Honour of thy name the Pallace of thy pleasure the Place of thy protection and the Wounder of the world if they béelong to thée giue them hearts to repent and to returne to vs if not or euer their pottes bée hotte with thornes let indignation vexe them as a thing that is rawe Euen soe let all thine Enimies perish O Lord. And vnlesse their Children bée better then the Parents as the Prophet prayeth deliuer them vp to famine let them droppe by the force of the sword let their wiues be robbed of their children and be widdowes and let their husbands be put to death let their confederate young men be slaine by the sword let them be ouerthrowne in the day of thine anger and let none be left to make lamentation for them and to say O my brother O my sister Lord roote all Cananites out of this land of the liuing that such as feare thee may dwell safely Blessed be the Lord God of our saluation for euer and euer and let all the people say Amen Amen 1. Sam. 12.24.25 Now therefore feare yee the Lord and serue him in the truth withall you hearts and consider how great thing he hath done for you But if you do wickedly ye shall perish both ye and your King He that eateth and drinketh and letteth grace passe Sitteth downe like an Oxe and riseth like an Asse Grace before meat WE acknowledge and confesse this fauour of thine eternall God and gratious Father that it pleaseth thy maiestie to giue vnto vs so