And St. Marâ— 14. 22 23. And as they did eat Jesus tooâ— Bread and blessed it and brake it and gave tâ— them and said Take eat this is my Body Anâ— he took the Cup and when he had given thanks he gave it to them and they all drank of it Luk 22. 19 20. And he took Bread and gave thanks and brake it and gave unto them saying This is my Body which is given for you do this in remembrance of me Likewise also the Cup after Supper saying this Cup is the New Testament of my Blood which is sheâ— for you And by St. Paul we have a hint oâ— it 1 Cor. 11. 23 24 25. For I have receiv'â— of the Lord that which also I have delivereâ— unto you that the Lord Jesus the same night that he was betrayed the same night took Bread And when he had given thanks he brake it and said Take eat this is my Body which is broken for you This do in remembrance of me And the reason that is given is For as often as ye eat of this Bread and drink of this Cup ye do shew forth the Lord's Death till he come How we ought to examine and resolve with our selves before we Communicate in this great Ordinance WE are Exhorted to it by the Apostle St. Paul 1 Cor. 11. 28. But let â— Man examine himself and so let him eat of that Bread and drink of that Cup. The Apostle's reason is Because he that eateth and drinketh Unworthily eateth and drinketh Damnation to himself not discerning the Lord's Body O Dreadful that any shou'd be so careless so heedless and presumptuous to go to this Table of the Lord and not be fitted and prepared for it when they that run may read the fatal Consequence of Unworthy Receiving Therefore that you may not come to this Ordinance and go away in a far woâ—se Condition than you came fit and prepare your self for it First by examination examine thy own Heart which is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked who can know it and try your own ways see what you are doing whether serving of God or the Devil or your self And if you have been serving your self or the Devil do so no more but turn from all your wicked ways with a full resolution and purpose of heart and ceaâ— from doing evil learn to do well Examine and see what God hath saiâ— concerning those that break his Statuteâ— that observe not his Commandments tâ— keep them that are stubboâ—n careless anâ— unconverted Sinners that will not havâ— God for their Portion nor none of hâ— ways but will walk after the imaginatioâ— of their own Hearts striving as it werâ— with all their might to make sure of Eternal Burnings which will be the certaiâ— Portion of all the Workers of Iniquity a God himself hath declar'd that cannoâ— Lye Ask thy self the Question whether thoâ— art one of those head strong Sinners or noâ— Why shouldst thou be afraid to ask thiâ— Question when no less than eternal Joyâ— or eternal Woes depend upon it I am not afraid to look over my Estate to seâ— whether I am a rich Man or a poor anâ— why shou'd I be afraid of seeing whetheâ— I am a wise Man or a Fool a Friend â—â— an Enemy to God and whether the blesed Portion of the Righteous or the cuâ—sed Portion of the Wicked will fall to mâ— Share What means my living in so many known Sins and be contented to perform some formal Ceremonies in the Service of God and now and then put up a dead â—ull heartless Prayer and put him off with â—he world's leaving O dreadful poor deâ—uded Soul that I am to think that the All-wise God maker of Heaven and Earth and the Fountain of Waters will be conâ—ented with these false hypocritcal and indifferent Actions No God is not such a â—ne as my self he is of purer eyes than to behold such Wickedness with any approbation Therefore take heed O my Soul and â—heat not thy self any longer but turn to â—he Lord with singleness and uprightness of Heart and serve him with a ready and â— thankful Mind and take as much nay more pleasure in obeying his Commandments in doing his Will in observing his â—tatutes and Judgments as ever thou didst â—â— thy most darling Sin in deceitful Daliâ—h's which will certainly bring thee to â—verlasting Ruine and Destruction if thou â—ost not leave them and forsake them and â—eave to the Lord and fear his dreadful â—ame and love him with all thy Heart â—â—d with all my Soul and with all thy Mind â—â—d with all thy Strength and thy Neighbours as thy self and love mercy and do justly and walk humbly with thy God and then thou wilt be fit and prepared for this Heavenly Banquet whereby thy Soul will be infinitely refreshed and the Souls of all those that are Receivers in the true Faith Fear and Love A Prayer to be used before the Receiving of the Blessed Sacrament MOst Holy Lord God and Everlasting Father who out of thy infinite loving kindness to Mankind gavest thy only begotten Son to make satisfaction to thy Justice for the Sins of the whole World O Lord thy Mercy is very great towardâ— me and all Men in that we have sinned and thou hast appointed thy only Son to bear the Burthen of the Punishment foâ— them O Lord do thou fit and preparâ— me by thy Heavenly Grace for this thy great Ordinance and so grant me by thy Strength as that I may perform my paâ— of it with that holy Fear and Reverenâ— as I ought And Lord Grant I may râ—ceive that benefit by it thou designest â—â— in it which is that Soul-satisfying Cordiâ— the fresh stream of thy Everlasting Lovâ— Lord make me more and more sensible by it of thy great Loving-kindness towards me O Lord grant this and abundantly more than I am able to ask or think for thy dear Son's sake to whom with thee O Father and the blessed Spirit be all Honour Praise and Glory from this time henceforth and for ever At the time of Receiving you may use these Ejaculations BLess the Lord O my Soul and all that is within me bless his holy Name for his wonderful Mercy and Loving-kindness to me is very great Magnifie the Lord O my Soul and sing Praises to the most high God for he hath visited and redeemâ—d his People with his most precious Blood At the Receiving of the Bread say THis is that Bread which came down from Heaven That whosoever eateth â—hereof shall never hunger Thou hast dealt â—â—y Bread to the Hungry O feed me with â—is Bread of Life O strengthen my Faith â—nd open my Mouth with fervent desires â—at I may eat not to satisfie my Bodily â—unger but Spiritual and to the refreshâ—ent of my Immortal Soul O let my Soul feel the Efficacy of thy Grace that may not eat unworthily O Lord I beseech thee to direct me by thy holy Spiriâ— to receive it worthily
Licens'd and Enter'd according to Order Maâ—thew 25. ve 3â— Come ve Blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdomâ— prepared for you c â—â—â—thew 25. ver 41 Depart from me ye Curse◠〈◊〉 Everlasting Fire prepared for the Devâ—â— HELL's Everlasting Flames AVOIDED AND Heaven's Eternal Felicities INJOYED The First Part. Containing the Penitent Sinner's Sad Lamentation for the Deplorableness of his impious Life With a short View of the Terrors of the Damned in Hell and his Holy Resolutions to a thorough Reformation with some Considerations upon the Glory of the Saints in Heaven Also holy Preparations to a Worthy Receiving of the Lord's Supper With Devout Prayers Praises and Thanksgivings upon several Occasions with Graces before and after Meat To all which are Added Hymns and Spiritual Songs of Praises to Almighty God for our happy Deliverance from Popery and the horrid Cruelty and Barbarity of Blood-thirsty Men With an excellent Prayer for King William By that eminent Divine Mr. John Hayward The Tenth Edition London Printed for Robert Gifford and are to be sold at his Shop in Old-Bedlam without Bishopsgate 1696. Price bound 1s TO THE Christian READER AS you tender the Everlasting Welfare of your Precious and Immortal Souls cease from doing Evil learn to do well and with this humble Penitent take a view and look back upon what you havâ— been a doing ever since you came in to the World to this day and I doubâ— not but that you will find you havâ— been too much like him in doing thâ— which you ought not and leavinâ— that undone which you ought to do Therefore let him be your Pattern and take up with him in his Resolutions which is fully to leave hâ— old course of Life and to follow on hard after the Lord and to seek him while he may be found and to call upon him while he is near and to press forward towards the Mark of the high Calling of God in Christ Jesus our Lord for which end this small Piece is Published And that you may reap this Benefit by it of finding Acceptance with the Lord Jesus and by his Merits be received into Glory is and shall be the Constant and Hearty Prayer of Your Soul 's Cordial Friend JOHN HAYWARD THE PENITENT SINNER Bemoaning and Bewailing the DEPLORABLENESS OF HIS IMPIOUS LIFE PART I. Psal xi 6. Upon the Wicked he shall rain Snares Firâ— and Brimstone and a horrible Tempeâ— This shall be the Portion of their Cup. O Christ the Son of the most Hâ—â— God the Saviour of most miâ—rable Men who for us Men aâ— for our Salvation left thy Glorious Haâ—tation in the highest Heavens whose Bâ—fed Body was buffetted with Fists to with Whips stretched upon the Cropierced with Nails and Spears and bath in the sweet Streams of thy own preciâ— Blood for the Redemption of all 〈◊〉 kind O Father O Restorer O Preserver of Life to thy Majesty to thy Mercy my sinful Soul full of fresh bleeding Wounds full of old corrupted Sores sick to the Death with the surfeit of Sin would willingly present it self and send a few faint Groans unto thy heavenly Ears But alas the greatness of my Disease haâ—â— almost taken away the sense thereof and so horrible is my corruption that I fear I shall offend thy pure Presence and altogether turn thee from regarding me thine Ear from attending me and thy Compassion from relieving me for I have a sharp Testimony within me which accuseth which condemneth that altho' in words I have profess'd thy Service yet my Actions have charged my Tongue with Untruth For I have never subdued my own Will and â—elinquisht the Prey whereon it hath fed which Conquest is a necessary part of Christian Duty to obey the Pleasure But I have remain'd Proud Ambitious Angry Cruel Rash Vain-glorious Envious Covetous Deceitful Delicate Sensual Idle Light a great lover of my self of my Flesh of my Estimation of all wordly both Advantages and Deâ—â—ghts I have added Folly unto Blindness Malice to Ignorance and Obstinacy to Offence I have sinned with a high hand against thee and more impudently should I have sinned if as I had ended with my Conscience I had ended also with my Shame In a word all my Passions have been so lively and strong that I cannot cast my trembling thoughts into any corner of thy Commandments but my Conscience giveth me a sharp conviction and crieth out guilty against me Adam did once taste of one forbidden Fruit but I have often tasted of all I have broken every Branch of the Tree of Good which thou hast commanded and of the Tree of Evil which thou hast forbidden I have taken delight in all sorts of sins not always for pleasure but either in meer Licentiousness or depraved Custom and many times not without great trouble and toil even as the Prophet said Jer. 9. 5. They have taken great pains to do evil Behold O gracious Lord the Guides which I have followed the Friends which I have affected the Counsellors which 〈◊〉 have credited and the Masters which I haâ— obeyed with these have I lovingly livâ— with these have I loyally kept my Faiâ— even wiâ—h the Appetites of my filthy Fleâ—â— with the Transitory Treasures of this World bathing my unhappy Soul in the soul and foolish Pleasures of this Life These have been my Gods these have been my Idols but now they are my Accusers now Witnesses against me now my Judges now my Tormentors I am far more wretched than I can possibly imagine and altho' I think that I am at the very bottom of my Misery yet do I find my self to sink daily more deep in the Mire I am one of the most poor and wretched Creatures in the World I am one that hath most abused thy benefits and if thou hadst wrought so much both by secret Inspiration and by outward means in them of Tyre and Sidon even in other great Sinners as thou hast wrought in me they would have converted unto thee in Sackcloth and Ashes I am unworthy of the service and use of any of thy Creatures I am unworthy to lift up mine Eyes towards Heaven and more unworthy to speak unto thee but most of all to â—eceive from thee those Comforts and Consolations wherewith thou usest to cherish thy Children O Sin the very Bane and Death of my Soul was it not enough for thâ—e to infect a heedless Creature with thy Poyson buâ— thou must make it so ugly and loathsomâ— that the Eye of Mercy should not enduâ—â— to behold Was it not enough for thee â—â— crush it in pieces with thy weight but thoâ— must also go to stop the Ear of Pity witâ— Horror and the Mouth of Praye◠〈◊〉 Shame Was it not enough for thee to draw me to destruction but thou must all so take from me both the sense of my Grief and the sight of my Danger anâ— consequently the Cure of the one and the Care of the other I was wounded and I felt it not
to my everlasting Comfort Amen After the Bread say Oever blessed Jesus Son of the moâ— high God sanctifie this Bread to thâ— Soul that it may enable me to overcomâ— all Assaults of the World the Flesh anâ— the Devil and that I may continue thâ— faithful Servant to my Live's end Amen Before Receiving of the Cup say THe Lord himself is the portion of â—â— Inheritance and my Cup thou shâ— maintain my Lot my Lâ—t is fallen to â—â— in a fair Ground yea I have a good Heritage I have set God always befâ—â— me he is on my right-hand therefoâ—â— shall not fall Gracious is the Lord aâ— Righteous yea our God is merciful Wâ—â— reward shall I give unto the Lord for the benefits he hath done for me I â—â— receive the Cup of Salvation and callâ— on the Name of the Lord. Devout Prayers Praises and Thanksgivings upon several Occasions A Short Collection of some of the Holy Resolutions of Holy DAVID concerning Prayer and Praises PSALM ix Verse 1 2. I Will praise thee O Lord with my whole heart I will shew forth all thy marvellous works I will be glad and rejoice in thee I will sing praises to thy Name O thou most High Verse 11. Sing praises to the Lord that dwelleth in Zion declare among the People his doings Psal xviii 3. I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from my Enemies Psalm xix 12 13. Who can understand his Errors Cleanse thou me from secret Faults Keep back thy Servant also from presumptuous sins let them not have dominion over me Psal xxviii 1 2. Unto thee O Lord will I cry my Rock be not silent to me Hear the Voice of my Supplications when I cry unto thee Psalm xxxiii 1 2 3. Rejoice in the Lord O ye Righteous for Praise is comely for the Upright Praise the Lord with Harp sing unto him with the Psaltery and an Instrument of ten Strings Sing unto him a new Song play skilfully with a loud Noise Psalm li. 1 2. Have Merey upon me O God according to thy loving kindness According to the multitude of thy tender Mercies blot out my transgressions Wash me throughly from my Iniquity and cleanse me from Sin Psalm lxvii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. God be merciful unto us and bless us and cause thy Face to shine upon us That thy way may be known upon the Earth and thy saving health among all Nations Let the People praise thee O God let all the People praise thee O let the Nations be glad and sing for joy for thou shalt judge the People righteously and govern the Nations upon the Earth Let the People praise thee O God let all the People praise thee Then shall the Earth yield her Increase and God even our God shall bless us God shall bless us and all the ends of the Earth shall fear him Psalm c. 1 2 3 4 5. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye Lands Serve the Lord with gladness come before his presence with singing Know ye that the Lord he is God it is he that hath made us and not we our selves we are his People and the Sheep of his Pasture Enter into his Gates with thanksgiving and into his Courts with Praise Be thankful unto him and bless his Name For the Lord is good his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth to all Generations Some few of God's Promises to those that truly serve him and call upon his Name Psalm cxii Verse 1 2 3. BLessed is the Man that feareth the Lord that delighteth greatly in his Commandments His seed shall be mighly upon the Earth the Generation of the Upright shall be blessed Wealth and Riches shall be in his House â—nd his Righteousnes shall endure for ever Job li. 7. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto â—im and he shall hear thee and if thou seek â—im he will be found Isa lxv 24. Before they call I will answer and while they are yet speaking I will hear John xv 7. Ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you John xvi 24. Ask and ye shall receive that your joy may be-full John xiv 13 14. Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name I will do it Matthew xxi 22. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer believing ye shall receive Matthew vi 6. Pray to thy Father which seeth in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly Matt. vii 7. Ask and it shall be given you seek and you shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you A Morning Prayer for a Family MOst glorious and ever blessed Lord God whose goodness and mercy is extended to the very ends of the Earth who dost from thy Throne behold all the actions of the Sons and Daughters of Men whether they be good or evil that thou mayest reward them according to their doings O Lord we poor sinful Dust and Ashes are this Morning come before thee to beg Grace of thee hoping in thy Mercy which is over all thy Works Keep us we humbly pray thee this Day as thou hast kept us the Night that is past and gone keep us in thy Faith Fear and Love and forgive us all our Transgressions by the Merits of thy dear Son Teach us to bewail them as we ought and separate them from us that would separate us from thee our God O Lord take away from our Minds all Ignorance and Blindness and all hardness of heart and make thy Word more precious to us than the Gold of Ophir and guide us by thy holy Spirit here out of all that is evil into all that is good that when our great change comes we may receive that Crown of Glory that is laid up for all those that run and are not weary that walk and are not faint but that travel in thy strength and by thy gracious assistance till they arrive to their Journeys end which is to rest in thy Bosom O Lord do thou strengthen our Weakness enlighten our Understandings more and more that in the greatest Temptation we may have knowledge of thee and of thy ways that we may never be overtaken but that for the future we may press forward towards the mark of the high Calling in Christ Jesus our Lord. Lord do thou prosper all our Undertakings and bless our Goings out and Comings in and give us Hearts to learn something of every thing and make a spiritual Use of our Actions and Occasions till we come to lodge with thee in thy Kingdom Let our Affections grow one towards another unfeignedly and that we may love our Enemies and bless them that curse us but especially the houshold of Faith and that we may always pray for them and they for us and both of us be heard of thee for our selves and one for another and thy Son for us all Bless Lord the Catholick Church with Truth Peace soundness of Doctrine and holy Discipline Continue thy