I know and those sins which I know not the sins which I have laboured 〈◊〉 long to hide from others that now I have 〈◊〉 hid them from my own memory Forgive 〈◊〉 them O Lord Forgive them all of thâ—… 〈◊〉 mercy let me be Absolved from all my 〈◊〉 and of thy bountiful goodness let 〈◊〉 â—…vered from the bands of those sins which by my frailty I have committed Grant this O Heavenly Father for Jesus Christ his sake our Blessed Lord and Saviour Amen Adding this short Litany and the following Prayers O God the Father of Heaven have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner O God the Son Redeemer of the World have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner O God the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Son have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner O Holy Blessed and Glorious Trinity Three Persons and one God Have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner Remember not Lord mine offences nor the offences of my fore-Fathers neither take thou Vengeance of my sins Spare me good Lord â—…re thy Servant whom Thou hast Redeemed 〈◊〉 thy most precious Blood and be not anâ—… with me for ever Spare me Good Lord. 〈◊〉 all evil and mischief from sin from the 〈◊〉 assaults of the Devil from thy wrath 〈◊〉 â—verlasting Damnation Good Lord Deliver me From all blindness of Heart from Pride Vain-Glory and Hypocrisie from Envy Hatred and Malice and from all Uncharitableness Good Lord Deliver me From Fornication and all other deadly sin and from all the deceits of the World the Flesh and the Devil Good Lord Deliver me From c. Here insert those sins of which you have found your self guilty and wrote in the paper Good Lord Deliver me From hardness of Heart from Contempt of thy Word and Commandment from any evil thought which may assault and hurt my Soul Good Lord Deliver me From all Adversities which may happen to the Body from noysome and infectious Diseases and from sudden death Good Lord Deliver me By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat by thy Cross and Passion by thy precious Death aâ—… Burial and by thy Victorious Descention inâ—… Hell Good Lord deliver me By thy Glorious Resurrection and 〈◊〉 on and by the wonderful coming of 〈◊〉 Ghost Good Lord Deliver 〈◊〉 In all time of my Tribulation in all time of my Wealth in the hour of Death and in the â—ay of Judgment Good Lord Deliver me I who am a most miserable sinner do beseech thee tâ— hear me O Lord God to keep and strengthen me in the true worshiping of Thee and to give me Grace to serve thee in Righteousness and Holiness all the days of my Life I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to be my Defender and Keeper giving me the Victory over the World the Flesh and the Devil I beseech thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to endue me with true knowledg of thy Word with Grace Wisdom and Understanding I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to give me increase of Grace to hear meekly thy Word and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit I beseech thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to give me an heart â—…ve and Dread Thee and diligently to live 〈◊〉 Commandments I beseech thee to hear me Good Lord. 〈◊〉 may please Thee to strengthen me â—…nd to comfort and help me when I am weak-hearted to raise me up when I fall and finally to beat down Satan under my feet I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to succour help and comfort me when I am in danger necessity and Tribulation I beseech thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to give me as at all times so now especially due preparation of mind that I may worthily participate this holy Sacrament I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. To this end may it please Thee to forgive mine Enemies Persecutors and Slanderers and to turn their hearts I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. That it may please Thee to give me true Repentance to forgive me all my sins negligences and ignorances to endue me with a lively and a stedfast Faith and a sincere Resolution to amend my Life according to thy holy Word I beseech Thee to hear me Good Lord. Son of God I beseech Thee to hear me O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of 〈◊〉 World Grant me thy Peace O Lamb of God that takest away the 〈◊〉 the World Have mercy upon me O Christ Hear me Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me Our Father c. Deliver us from Evil Amen O Lord deal not with me according my to sins Neither reward me after my Iniquities Have mercy upon me O Lord after thy great Goodness according to the multitude of thy mercys do away my offences c. Psal lj Repeat the whole Psalm kneeling ending with Glory be to c. O Lord I beseech Thee mercifully to hear me and spare me and all those who do confess their sins unto Thee that they whose Consciences by sin are accused by thy merciful Pardon may be Absolved through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen O most mighty God and merciful Father who hast compassion upon all men and hatest nothing that thou hast made who wouldest not 〈◊〉 Death of a sinner but rather that he should 〈◊〉 from his sin and be saved Mercifully 〈◊〉 me my Trespasses receive and comfort 〈◊〉 am grieved and wearied with the burâ—…â—…y sins Thy property is always to have 〈◊〉 Thee only it appertaineth to forgive sins Spare me therefore Good Lord spare me spare thy Servant whom thou hast Redeemed enter not into Judgment with thy Servant who am vile earth and a miserable sinner But so turn thine anger from me who meekly acknowledg my vileness and truly repent me of my faults and so make hast to help me in this world that I may live with Thee in the world to come through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen TUrn thou me O good Lord and so shall I be turned be favourable O Lord be favourable to thy Servant who turns to Thee in Weeping Fasting and Praying For thouart a merciful God full of Compassion long-suffering and of great pitty Thou sparest when we deserve punishment and in thy Wrath thinkest upon mercy Spare thy Servant good Lord spare me and let me not be brought to Confusion Hear me O Lord for thy mercy is great and after the multitude of thy mercies look upon me through the Merits and Mediation of thy blessed Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen THe Lord bless me and keep me th◠〈◊〉 lift up the light of his Countenanâ—… 〈◊〉 me and give me peace now and for evâ—… 〈◊〉 Amen The time following to Eleaven of the Clock you may bestow in dressing and fitting your self for the publick Prayers of the Church which then
of the fâ—…ty of our Nature we cannot always stand 〈◊〉 right grant to me such strength and Proteâ—… on as may support me in all Danger 〈◊〉 carry me through all Temptations 〈◊〉 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Set apart the Friday of every such Week as a Day of Holy Fasting and Abstinence rising Earlier than usually if your Health will permit you at Five of the Clock When you Awake Pray LIghten mine eyes O Lord that I sleep not in Death Then meditate upon and acknowledg Gods goodness for Preserving you the last Night who might and deservedly too have Suffred Death to Seize on you whilst Sleeping and hurryed you hence to render an account of what you have done in the flesh the result of which will be to Think How on the Supposal of this Dreadful Surprize you were Prepared and to Conclude Happy is that Servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find Doing his will And then humbly commending your self to God Say â—Nto thy hands O Lord I commend this Day my soul and my Body beseeching â—ee to be ever with me to direct sanctifie â—…overn me in the ways of thy Laws and 〈◊〉 works of thy commandments that 〈◊〉 thy most mighty protection both here and ever I may be preserved both in Body and Soul to serve Thee the only True God through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen After which Presently Arise and at your Up-rising Say JN the name of God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost Amen Blessed be God the Holy and undivided Trinity now and for ever Amen I Arise from my Bed to Glorify Him He of his infinite mercy Bless and Keep me this Day and for evermore Amen I Laid me down and slept and rose up again for the Lord hath Sustained me At your Apparrelling Say CLoath me O Lord with the Ornaments of thy heavenly Grace and Cover me with the Robes of Righteousness Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fullfil the lusts thereof At the Washing of your Hands say WAsh me clean O Lord from my â—…edness and Cleanse me from my 〈◊〉 Amen Supposing you thus Apparralled 〈◊〉 by Six of the Clock T is tim◠〈◊〉 retire your self to your ordinary Morning Prayers which I would advise you e're you Kneel down to begin with Prostration thus At the Name of Jesus God blessed for ever let every Knee Bowe both of things in Heaven things in Earth and things under the Earth Glory be to Thee O Lord most High Then upon Your Knees Say GOd be in my Head and in my Vnderstanding that I may know in this my Day the things which do concern my everlasting peace God be in my Eyes and in my Seeing that they may alwayes be looking up to thy Mercy-Seat and that they be not as so many Casements to let in Vanity God be in my Mouth and in my Speaking to guard and fence it from Idle Words and that it may at no time be a Door to let out Folly God be in my Ears and in my Hearing â—t they may be always open to sound and â—…lsom Counsels and deaf to corrupt and 〈◊〉 Communications 〈◊〉 be in my Heart and in my Thinking 〈◊〉 â—erve it from being a sink of Uncleanâ—… 〈◊〉 that it may never be suffered either 〈◊〉 or deceive others God be at my End and my Departing that so my Death may be precious in the sight of the Lord with whom I pray that I may live for Evermore Amen And so Prevent me O Lord in all my Doings with thy most Gracious Favour and further me with thy continual Help that in all my works begun continued and ended in Thee I way glorifie thy Holy Name and finally by thy mercy may obtain everlasting Life through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Adding Our Father c. My Voice shalt Thou hear betimes O Lord early in the Morning will I direct my Prayer unto Thee and I will look up O Lord open thou my Lips And my Mouth shall shew forth thy Praise O God make speed to save me O Lord make hast to help me Glory to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the Beginning is now c. Psal xcv O Come let us sing unto the Lord c. Glory be to the Father c. After which read One or more of Davids's Psalms in order Beginning with the First and so onward concluding each Psal with Glory be to the Father c. Then a Chapter out of the Proverbs of Solomon or the New Testament and after that We Praise Thee O God c. Or * Especially in the Holy Time of Lent O All ye Works of the Lord Bless c. Or Blessed be the Lord God of Israel c. Goncluding the Two last of these Hymns with Glory be to the Father c. Then the Creed I Believe in God c. After which Kneel and Pray Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me Our Father c. Blessing and Honour and Glory and Power be unto him that Sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb for ever and ever Amen GLory be to God on high on earth Peace good Will amongst Men I Praise Thee I Bless Thee I Worship Thee I Glorify Thee I give thanks to Thee for thy great Glory â—nd Goodness O Lord God Heavenly â—…g God the Father Almighty For thy Son Jesus Christ manifested in the Flesh to destroy the works of the Devil and who is the fountain of all those mercys both Spiritual and Temporal so freely and plentifully bestowed on me thy most unworthy Creature particularly that thou hast protected me this last Night from all perills ghostly and bodily and brought me to see the light of another Day whereas thou mightest justly have suffered me to sleep in death by reason of those manifold and hainous sins wherewith I have from time to time offended thy Divine Majesty I have sinned and what shall I say unto Thee O thou Preserver of Man I have left undone those things which I ought to have done and I have done those things which I ought not to have done and there is no health in me But thou O Lord Have mercy upon me a most miserable offender Oh Thou who desirest not the Death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and Live Have mercy upon me Spare and Restore me who do here in all humility confess my faults and do desire to be Penitent for them Have regard to thy Blessed Son who is our Advocate with Thee O Father and the Propitiation for all our sins for whose sake mercifully Grant unto me true Repentance and the assistancâ— of thy Holy Spirit which may teach and â—…able me to please Thee hereafter in all gâ—… things to deny ungodliness and wordly 〈◊〉 and to live Godly and soberly in this prâ—… World that so at last I may come to 〈◊〉 â—…ternal joy through Jesua
me to an Accompt for thaâ— and all other my sins c. From which Occasions you may easâ—…â—…ceive what remedies to use against it 1. To labour for a Grave and modest Carriage of my self considering my Age quality Degree c. 2. To avoid vain and light Persons or if that may not be done not heeding them or seriously rebuking them 3. To entertain all awful and Dreadful Apprehensions of the Great God who seeth what I doe and how I comport my self As also of the Holy Angels who may truly enough be Believed from the intimations of the Apostles St. John Revel viii and St. Paul 1 Cor. xi 10. to be present at Holy Mysterys To these may be added 4. Lifting up my Eyes to Heaven or fixing them on the Preist not in the least letting them loose on whatever objects may present themselves These I then Resolved to consider and practise and will therefore frequently Read them over Even soe Amen Lord Let thy Grace be â—…fficient for me Lead me not into Temptation 〈◊〉 Deliver me from evil Amen 〈◊〉 Kneeling down Pray for Devotion 〈◊〉 any other Grace the contrary sin 〈◊〉 you have now found your self guilty of and Resolved against You will find Prayers to this purpose at the latter-end of this Book As for Devotion Thus MOst Great God who hast not only permitted but invited us needy and miserable Creatures to present our Petitions to Thee Oh! let me set a true value on this most inestimable priviledge I come unto Thee O Lord as a Worm to my sovereigne Maker I come as an heinous offender to a just and severe judge Let I pray Thee my Addresses in thine House be with a Reverence someway answerable to thine awful Majesty Give me an hearty desire to pray and such a pure intention and sixedness of mind upon Thee that I may no more incur the Guilt of Drawing nigh unto Thee with my Lips when my heart is far from Thee But may so Ask that I may receive seek that I may find knock that it may be opened unto me that so from praying to Thee here I may be Translated to the Praising Thee Eternally in thy Glory hereafter through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen This exercise being finished about thre◠〈◊〉 the Clock the time appointed for the Evâ—… 〈◊〉 service At your Return from the Churc◠〈◊〉 Chappel if you have not fully satisfied yoâ—… own Conscience but require further Comfort or Counsell you are to goe to some Discreet and Learned Minister of Gods word especially to him under whose Ministry God hath placed you not being Curious or censorious in your choice as to this particular and open your Greif by Confession that so you may receive the benefit of Absolution together with Ghostly Counsel and advice to the quieting of your Conscience and the avoiding of all Scruple and Doubtfulness This being done as it ought to be with Submission and sobriety you may with Comfort Retire into your Closet and upon your Knees Say Our Father c Deliver us from evill Amen ALmighty God unto whom all hearts be open all desires known and from whom no secrets are hid cleanse the Thoughts of my heart by the Inspiration of thy Holy Spirit that I may perfectly love thee and worthily Magnifie thy Holy Name through Christ our Lord. Amen Then Read upon your Knees the Ten Commandments as they are set down in Our Communion Service 〈◊〉 Spake these Words c. after each Comâ—…dwent Say Lord have mercy upon me and Incline my heart to keep this Law Thou shalt not Covet c. Lord have mercy upon me and write all these thy Laws in my heart I beseech thee O Almighty Lord and everlasting God vouchsafe I beseech thee to direct Sanctifie and Govern both my Soul and Body in the ways of thy Laws and in the works of thy Commandments that through thy most mighty Protection both here and ever I may be preserved both in Body and Soul through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen Then stand up and heartily repeat your Creed I believe in God c. After which Kneel again and pray Almighty everlasting God heavenly Father I give thee humble thanks that thou hast vouchsafed to bring me to the knowledge of this faith in thee and do beseech thee that thou wouldst keep me stedfast in this faith and evermore defend me from all adversities who livest and reignest one God World without end Amen Lord have mercy upon me Christ have mercy upon me Lord have mercy upon me OH Christ Hear me and Remember now that Hour in which thou didst once Commend thy Blessed Spirit into the hands of thy heavenly Father when with a Torn Body and a Broken Heart thou didst shew forth the Bowels of thy mercy and Dye for us I beseech thee O thou Brightness and Image of God Assist me by this thy most precious Death that being Dead unto the world I may live only unto Thee and at the last hour of my Departure from this mortal Life I may Commend my Soul into thine hands and thou mayst receive me into life immortal there to Reign with thee for ever and ever Amen Grant me in the mean time Gracious Lord a pure intention of heart and a stedfast resolution to despise all vanity to fight the Battels of the Lord manfully against the world the flesh and the Devil to spend my time religiously and usefully to speak gracious words to walk always in thy presence to preserve my Soul and and Body in holiness fit for the habitation of the Spirit of God Amen 〈◊〉 Lord and my God Give me I beseech 〈◊〉 wise a sober a patient an understandâ—…â—…evout a religious a Couragious heart 〈◊〉 â—…temperate reins and thoughts a soul full of Devotion to doe thee Service and do thou make my services acceptable to thee while I live and my soul ready for thee when I Dye Amen O Lord Increase in me Faith and Devotion replenish my heart with all Goodness and of thy Great mercy keep me in the same Give me true humility in prosperity patience in adversity and continual joy in the Holy Ghost Amen O Lord Give me Spiritual wisdom that I may discern what is pleasing to thee and follow what belongs unto my Peace and let the knowledg and Peace of God and of Jesus Christ our Lord be my Guide and my portion all the Days of my life Amen O Lord make me humble to my Superiors and friendly to my Equals thankfull to my Benefactors loving to my Relations and Charitable to my Enemies to be Gentle and easily entreated slow to anger and readily admonished fully prepared and throughly furnished for every Good word and work Amen O Lord Give me a peaceable Spirit 〈◊〉 quiet life free from Debt and deadly Sin give me Grace to abstain from all appearance of evil and to doe nothing but what is of good report to confess Christ and his holy Religion by an holy and obedient life and
and great glory I may be made like him in his Eternal and glorious Kingdom where with thee O Father and thee O Holy Ghost he liveth and reigneth ever one God World without end Amen For the Love of God O God who hast prepared for them that Love thee such good things as pass mans understanding pour into my heart such Love towards thee that I Loving thee above all things may obtain thy promises which exceed all that I can desire through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen For Charlty O Lord who hast taught me that all our doings Without Charity are nothing worth send thy Holy Ghost and pour into my heart that most excellent gift of Charity the very bond of peace and of all virtues without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake Amen For Chastity O Holy Jesus who wert conceived in the womb of a Virgin I beseech thee grant thy servant grace to withstand all temptations of the flesh and with a pure and clean heart to follow thee the only God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Contrition ALmighty and everlasting God who hatest nothing that thou hast made and do'st forgive the sins of all them that are penitent Create and make in me a new and Contrite Heart that I worthily Lamenting my sins and acknowledging my Wretchedness may obtain of thee the God of all mercy perfect Remission and Forgiveness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Anen For Devotion MOst great God who hast not only Permitted but invited us needy and miserable Creatures to present our petitions to thee O let me set a true value on this most invaluable Privilidge I come unto thee O Lord as a Worm to my Soveraign Maker I come as an Hanious Offender to a just and Severe Judg let I pray thee mine addresses to thine house be with a Reverence some way answerable to thine Awfull Majesty give me an hearty desire to pray and such a Pure Intention and Fixedness of Mind upon thee that I may no more incurre the guilt of drawing near to thee with my Lips when my Heart is far from thee but may so aske that I may recieve seek that I may find knock that it may be opened unto me that so from praying to thee here I may be translated to the praising thee eternally in thy glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For the Fear of God MOst great God who only art high and to be fear'd O put thy fear into my heart that I may not sin against thee let me never so misplace my Fear as to be affraid of man whose breath is in his Nosthrills but fill me O Lord with the Spirit of thy holy Fear which is the beginning of Wisdom and let it preserve me in a perpetuall conformity to thy will in all things through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Contentedness O God Heavenly Father who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast promised to all them that seek thy Kingdom and the righteousness theteof all things necessary to their bodily sustenance keep me I beseech thee under the protection of thy good providence and learn me in whatsoever state I am therewith to be Content grant me grace to forsake all Covetous desires and Inordinate love of Riches and so to pass through things Temporal that I finally loose not the things eternall but that among all the sundry and manfold changes of the world my heart may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be sound through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Diligence O Lord who in thy holy Gospel didst sentence the Slothfull and unprofitable Servant to be cast into outer darkness grant that I may not stand here all the day idle but may give all Diligence to make my calling and Election sure make me in some measure usefull to my self and others both as to This and a better life O let me never lay mine eyes to sleep nor mine eye-lids to slumber but learn and labour to get my own living and to do my duty in that State of life whereto it hath pleased thee to call me through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Humility ALmighty God who resistest the Proud and givest grace to the Humble mercifully grant that I may follow the example of the great Humility of thy Blessed Son who did humble himself to take upon him our flesh and to Suffer death upon the Cross Convince me that I am less then the least of all thy mercy's that as I am vile in my self so let me be vile in mine own eyes and may therefore esteem every man better then my Self Grant this O Father for thy Son Jesus Christ's sake A-Amen For Justice O Thou King of Righteousness who lovest righteousness and art mighty to save give me grace to obtain this love of thine by cleansing my heart hands from all fraud and injustice O grant that I may most strictly observe that sacred Rule of Doing unto all men as I would they should doe unto me that I hurt no body in word or deed but be true and just in all my dealings that so keeping innocency and taking heed unto the thing that is right I may have peace at the last even peace with Thee Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Meekness ALmighty God who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a Sacrifice for sin and also an ensample of Godly life give me grace to learn of him who was meek and lowly of heart to put on bowels of mercy meekness and long-suffering to be so far from offering the least injury that I may never return the greatest And grant I beseech thee that the course of this World may be so peaceably ordered by thy Governance that I may joyfully serve thee in all Godly quietness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Sincerity O Holy Lord who searchest the heart and tryest the reins try me I beseech thee and seek the ground of my heart purge it from all hypocrisie and suffer not any a cursed thing to lurk within me give me truth in the inward part to be pure in heart that I may be qualified to see thee in thy Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Temperance GRacious Lord who refreshest us with thy good Creatures and art the Authour of all the good things which we do enjoy give me grace I pray thee to use them with thankfulness and moderation let me never be overcharged with Surfeiting and Drunkenness nor my Table be ever made a snare unto me but may so eat and drink that my flesh may be subdued to the Spirit and I may ever obey thy godly motions in Righteousness and true Holiness to thy honour and glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Thankfulness GRacious God who hast taught me that it is a joyful and pleasant thing to be thankful suffer me not I beseech thee to loose my part in that divine pleasure but make me truly and unfeignedly thankful unto thee for all thy mercies let thy mercies lead me to Repentance and give me grace to improve them all to the advancement of thy glory and the furtherance of my Salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For Trust in God O God who never failest to help and govern them whom thou do'st bring up in thy stedfast fear and love Grant I pray thee that I may lean only upon the Hope of thy Heavenly grace and in all my troubles put my whole trust and confidence in thy mercy casting all my care upon thee and being careful for nothing but to keep thy testimony 's and think upon thy Commandments to do them Grant this O Father for Jesus Christ his sake Amen For Perseverance O Lord raise up I pray thee thy power and come among us and with great might succour me that whereas through my sins and wickedness I am sore let and hindred in running the Race that is set before me thy bountiful grace and mercy may help and strengthen me to hold out unto the end that so I may be saved to be faithful unto death that I may receive a Crown of life nourish me I pray thee with all goodness and of thy great mercy keep me in the same through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen FINIS