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           THE
           Daily
           Practice
           OF
           DEVOTION
           :
           OR
           ,
           The
           Hours
           of
           Prayer
           FITTED
           To
           the
           main
           Uses
           of
           a
           CHRISTIAN
           LIFE
           .
        
         
           Also
           Lamentations
           and
           Prayers
           for
           the
           Peaceful
           re-settlement
           of
           this
           Church
           and
           State.
           
        
         
           By
           the
           late
           Pious
           and
           Reverend
           
             H.
             H.
          
           D.
           D.
           
        
         
           Cum
           clamore
           valido
           &
           lachrymis
           preces
           offerens
           exauditus
           est
           pro
           sua
           reverentia
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             R.
             Royston
          
           ,
           Bookseller
           to
           His
           most
           Sacred
           Majesty
           ,
           MDCLXXXIV
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           The
           Introduction
           .
        
         
           ALL
           things
           tend
           naturally
           toward
           some
           certain
           End
           ,
           and
           desire
           some
           Good
           ,
           the
           attainment
           of
           which
           is
           the
           Perfection
           of
           their
           Nature
           ,
           and
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           it
           their
           Supreme
           Happiness
           .
        
         
           The
           highest
           Perfection
           and
           Happiness
           of
           Mankind
           consists
           in
           their
           nearest
           approach
           unto
           God
           the
           supreme
           End
           and
           only
           Good.
           
        
         
           The
           only
           means
           of
           thus
           approaching
           and
           applying
           our selves
           to
           God
           is
           ,
           a
           sincere
           Love
           of
           him
           ;
           the
           Natural
           effect
           and
           expression
           of
           which
           is
           ,
           our
           
             keeping
             his
             Commandments
          
           ,
           1
           John
           3.
           5.
           
        
         
           Now
           the
           whole
           Service
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           that
           we
           call
           Religion
           ,
           being
           in
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           largely
           
           and
           plainly
           declared
           to
           the
           meanest
           understandings
           ,
           may
           seem
           to
           be
           all
           comprehended
           under
           these
           three
           Heads
           :
           
             Faith
             ,
             Works
          
           and
           Prayer
           .
        
         
           I.
           By
           Faith
           
             we
             nnderstand
             the
             hearty
          
           Belief
           
             of
             whatsoever
             is
          
           revealed
           
             by
             God.
          
           
        
         
           II.
           By
           Works
           ,
           
             the
             diligent
          
           Observing
           
             of
             whatsoever
             is
          
           commanded
           
             by
             God.
          
           
        
         
           III.
           By
           Prayer
           ,
           
             the
             humble
          
           Petitioning
           
             for
             all
             requisites
             to
             that
             end
             .
          
        
         
           
             Of
             the
          
           First
           
             we
             have
             a
             short
          
           Summary
           
             in
             the
          
           Apostles
           Creed
           .
        
         
           
             Of
             the
          
           Second
           ,
           
             in
             the
          
           Two
           Tables
           
             of
             the
          
           Law.
           
        
         
           
             Of
             the
          
           Third
           
             we
             have
             an
             excellent
          
           Pattern
           
             in
             the
          
           Lords
           Prayer
           .
        
         
           Of
           which
           ,
           though
           the
           last
           be
           the
           only
           Subject
           of
           our
           present
           Discourse
           ,
           yet
           the
           First
           and
           the
           Second
           were
           to
           be
           mentioned
           ,
           being
           the
           natural
           Introductions
           to
           it
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           Apostles
           Creed
           .
        
         
           I
           Believe
           in
           God
           ,
           the
           Father
           Almighty
           ,
           Maker
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           .
        
         
           And
           in
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           his
           only
           Son
           ,
           our
           Lord
           ,
           which
           was
           conceived
           by
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           born
           of
           the
           Virgin
           Mary
           ,
           suffered
           under
           Pontius
           Pilate
           ,
           was
           crucified
           ,
           dead
           and
           buried
           ;
           he
           descended
           into
           Hell
           ;
           the
           third
           day
           he
           rose
           again
           from
           the
           dead
           ,
           he
           ascended
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           sitteth
           on
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           God
           the
           Father
           Almighty
           ;
           From
           thence
           he
           shall
           come
           to
           judge
           the
           quick
           and
           the
           dead
           .
        
         
           I
           believe
           in
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           the
           Holy
           Catholick
           Church
           ,
           the
           Communion
           of
           Saints
           ,
           the
           Forgiveness
           of
           Sins
           ,
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           and
           the
           Life
           everlasting
           .
           Amen
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           two
           Tables
           of
           the
           Law.
           
        
         
           I.
           THou
           shalt
           have
           none
           other
           Gods
           but
           Me.
           
        
         
           II.
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           Worship
           any
           kind
           of
           Image
           .
        
         
           III.
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           take
           the
           Name
           of
           God
           in
           vain
           .
        
         
           IV.
           Remember
           that
           thou
           keep
           holy
           the
           Sabbath
           day
           .
        
         
           V.
           Honour
           thy
           Father
           and
           thy
           Mother
           .
        
         
           VI.
           Thou
           shalt
           do
           no
           Murder
           .
        
         
           VII
           .
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           commit
           Adultery
           .
        
         
           VIII
           .
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           Steal
           .
        
         
           IX
           .
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           bear
           False
           Witness
           .
        
         
           X.
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           Covet
           any
           thing
           that
           is
           thy
           neighbours
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           Lords
           Prayer
           .
        
         
           OUR
           Father
           ,
           which
           art
           in
           Heaven
           ,
        
         
           Hallowed
           be
           thy
           Name
           :
        
         
           Thy
           Kingdom
           come
           :
        
         
           Thy
           Will
           be
           done
           ,
           in
           Earth
           as
           it
           is
           in
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           Give
           us
           this
           day
           our
           daily
           bread
           ;
        
         
           And
           forgive
           us
           our
           trespasses
           ,
           as
           we
           forgive
           them
           that
           trespass
           against
           us
           .
        
         
           And
           lead
           us
           not
           into
           Temptation
           ;
           But
           deliver
           us
           from
           evil
           ,
        
         
           For
           thine
           is
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           the
           Power
           and
           the
           Glory
           ,
           for
           ever
           and
           ever
           .
           Amen
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           Contents
           .
        
         
           
             OF
             the
             daily
             practice
             of
             Devotion
             .
             Pag.
             1
          
           
             Of
             set
             Forms
             of
             Prayer
             .
             2
          
           
             Of
             the
             Lords
             Prayer
             .
             3
          
           
             The
             Lords
             Prayer
             .
             4
          
           
             The
             Paraphrase
             .
             5
          
           
             Of
             the
             parts
             of
             Prayer
             .
             7
          
           
             Of
             the
             Difficulty
             of
             Prayer
             .
             9
          
           
             Preparatives
             to
             Prayer
             .
             10
          
           
             Preparatory
             Prayers
             .
             14
          
           
             A
             General
             Form
             of
             Prayer
             .
             15
          
           
             The
             Seven
             Hours
             of
             Prayer
             for
             every
             day
             .
             31
          
           
             The
             First
             Hour
             .
             35
          
           
             The
             Second
             Hour
             .
             43
          
           
             Of
             Publick
             Prayer
             the
             third
             hour
             .
             59
          
           
             The
             Third
             Hour
             .
             63
          
           
             The
             Fourth
             Hour
             .
             69
          
           
             The
             Fifth
             Hour
             .
             79
          
           
             The
             Sixth
             Hour
             .
             85
          
           
             The
             Seventh
             Hour
             .
             93
          
           
             
             Of
             Solemn
             Repentance
             .
             109
          
           
             A
             General
             form
             of
             Confession
             .
             115
          
           
             Of
             the
             Lords
             Supper
             .
             129
          
           
             Of
             Frequent
             Receiving
             .
             133
          
           
             Of
             Preparation
             .
             137
          
           
             Prayers
             before
             the
             Sacrament
             .
             141
          
           
             Before
             the
             Bread.
             146
          
           
             After
             the
             Bread.
             147
          
           
             Before
             the
             Cup.
             148
          
           
             After
             the
             Cup.
             ibid.
             
          
           
             An
             Hymn
             .
             149
          
           
             After
             the
             Sacrament
             .
             151
          
           
             An
             Admonition
             after
             Receiving
             .
             153
          
           
             Of
             Death
             .
             157
          
           
             A
             Prayer
             Preparatory
             to
             Death
             .
             160
          
           
             Lamentations
             and
             Devotions
             for
             Times
             of
             Captivity
             .
             163
          
           
             Psalms
             .
             172
          
           
             Prayers
             .
             183
          
           
             A
             Prayer
             for
             the
             Church
             .
             190
          
           
             A
             Prayer
             for
             the
             King
             and
             State.
             195
          
           
             A
             Prayer
             for
             all
             Christian
             Princes
             and
             the
             Ecclesiastical
             State.
             202
          
        
      
       
         
         
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           Clem.
           Alexander
           .
           Stromat
           .
           lib.
           7.
           p.
           728.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           OF
           THE
           DAILY
           PRACTICE
           OF
           DEVOTION
           .
        
         
           
             Micah
             6.
             8.
             
          
           
             He
             hath
             shewed
             thee
             ,
             O
             Man
             ,
             what
             is
             good
             ;
             and
             what
             doth
             the
             Lord
             require
             of
             thee
             ,
             but
             to
             do
             Justly
             ,
             and
             to
             love
             Mercy
             ,
             and
             to
             walk
             Humbly
             with
             thy
             God
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Of
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             AS
             Religion
             is
             the
             Life
             of
             the
             Soul
             ,
             so
             Prayer
             is
             the
             Soul
             of
             Religion
             ,
             and
             the
             Breath
             by
             which
             it
             lives
             and
             moves
             ,
             without
             which
             
             it
             is
             stifled
             up
             and
             dies
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             a
             piece
             of
             Service
             ,
             as
             most
             acceptable
             to
             God
             ,
             so
             most
             useful
             to
             us
             :
             for
             as
             in
             it
             we
             make
             our
             daily
             acknowledgment
             ,
             and
             do
             homage
             as
             it
             were
             to
             the
             Great
             King
             ,
             so
             in
             it
             we
             have
             continual
             access
             into
             his
             high
             Court
             ,
             to
             offer
             up
             our
             Petitions
             to
             Him
             ,
             to
             make
             known
             our
             Wants
             ,
             and
             implore
             his
             gracious
             Relief
             .
          
        
         
           
             Of
             set
             Forms
             of
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             AND
             although
             the
             perpetual
             changeableness
             of
             all
             things
             in
             this
             transitory
             Life
             do
             every
             day
             alter
             our
             occasions
             ,
             and
             create
             to
             us
             new
             necessities
             ;
             yet
             our
             great
             and
             common
             wants
             and
             interests
             remaining
             still
             the
             same
             ,
             in
             all
             reason
             we
             may
             still
             use
             the
             same
             words
             to
             express
             them
             to
             God.
             
          
           
             Our
             extraordinary
             Necessities
             
             may
             be
             added
             and
             inserted
             in
             their
             proper
             places
             in
             our
             ordinary
             Prayers
             ,
             as
             our
             daily
             occasions
             shall
             require
             .
          
           
             Otherwise
             ,
             being
             comprehended
             under
             the
             general
             heads
             expressed
             in
             our
             usual
             Form
             ,
             it
             will
             not
             always
             be
             necessary
             to
             mention
             them
             particularly
             to
             Him
             that
             
               knows
               what
               things
               we
               have
               need
               of
               before
               we
               ask
               ,
            
             
             and
             neither
             hears
             us
             the
             sooner
             ,
             nor
             understands
             us
             the
             better
             
               for
               our
               many
               words
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Of
             the
             Lords
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             AND
             indeed
             any
             sober
             Christian
             may
             abundantly
             satisfie
             himself
             both
             of
             the
             Lawfulness
             of
             Set
             Forms
             ,
             and
             the
             Usefulness
             of
             Short
             ones
             ,
             from
             the
             Direction
             and
             Example
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             who
             Himself
             prescribed
             to
             His
             Disciples
             a
             
               Brief
               Form
            
             of
             Prayer
             ,
             still
             
             remaining
             upon
             record
             in
             the
             Holy
             History
             ,
             and
             daily
             used
             in
             the
             Catholick
             Church
             .
          
           
             Which
             excellent
             Pattern
             ,
             
             doubtless
             ,
             
             we
             may
             do
             well
             to
             imitate
             in
             our
             Devotions
             ,
             as
             that
             which
             in
             a
             fit
             method
             and
             few
             words
             comprehends
             and
             summs
             up
             all
             necessaries
             ;
             as
             may
             appear
             by
             this
             Short
             Paraphrase
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             LORD's
             PRAYER
             .
          
           
             OUR
             Father
             which
             art
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             hallowed
             be
             thy
             Name
             :
             Thy
             Kingdom
             come
             :
             Thy
             Will
             be
             done
             in
             Earth
             as
             it
             is
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             Give
             us
             this
             day
             our
             daily
             Bread
             ;
          
           
             And
             forgive
             us
             our
             Trespasses
             ,
             as
             we
             forgive
             them
             that
             trespass
             against
             us
             .
          
           
             And
             lead
             us
             not
             into
             Temptation
             ;
             but
             deliver
             us
             from
             Evil.
             
          
           
           
             For
             thine
             is
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             the
             Power
             and
             Glory
             ,
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Paraphrase
             .
          
           
             O
             Mercifnl
             Lord
             God
             ,
             who
             hast
             vouchsafed
             to
             adopt
             and
             receive
             us
             Thy
             unworthy
             Creatures
             into
             the
             number
             of
             Thy
             Children
             ,
             and
             Heirs
             of
             thy
             Kingdom
             ,
             we
             beseech
             Thee
             grant
             us
             the
             assistance
             of
             Thy
             Grace
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             reverently
             worship
             Thee
             ,
             diligently
             serve
             Thee
             ,
             and
             readily
             and
             chearfully
             obey
             Thy
             holy
             Will
             here
             on
             Earth
             ,
             even
             as
             those
             Blessed
             Spirits
             do
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             And
             whereas
             by
             reason
             of
             our
             many
             weaknesses
             and
             Frailties
             we
             are
             often
             hindred
             ,
             and
             always
             negligent
             in
             the
             performance
             of
             these
             Duties
             ,
             We
             beseech
             Thee
             continually
             to
             relieve
             and
             supply
             us
             with
             all
             Spiritual
             and
             Temporal
             
             necessaries
             ,
             for
             our
             help
             and
             furtherance
             in
             thy
             Service
             .
          
           
             And
             in
             whatsoever
             we
             have
             hih●erto
             been
             wanting
             ,
             or
             have
             otherwise
             transgressed
             Thy
             Holy
             Will
             ,
             We
             beseech
             Thee
             mercifully
             pass
             by
             and
             pardon
             it
             ,
             even
             as
             we
             our selves
             do
             heartily
             and
             sincerely
             forgive
             all
             those
             who
             have
             wronged
             or
             offended
             us
             .
          
           
             And
             that
             we
             may
             not
             for
             the
             future
             fall
             again
             into
             the
             like
             sins
             ,
             We
             beseech
             Thee
             graciously
             to
             assist
             and
             preserve
             us
             in
             all
             Temptations
             ,
             and
             powerfully
             defend
             and
             deliver
             us
             from
             all
             the
             assaults
             of
             our
             daily
             Enemies
             ,
             the
             World
             ,
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             and
             the
             Devil
             .
          
           
             For
             Thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             art
             the
             Supreme
             King
             ;
             Thou
             art
             able
             to
             do
             All
             things
             ,
             and
             to
             Thee
             is
             due
             the
             Honour
             and
             Glory
             of
             All
             ,
             both
             in
             this
             world
             ,
             and
             that
             which
             is
             to
             come
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             the
             very
             excellency
             of
             
             the
             Prayer
             it self
             ,
             both
             for
             the
             Matter
             and
             Method
             ,
             beside
             the
             dignity
             and
             veneration
             of
             the
             Author
             ,
             may
             sufficiently
             commend
             it
             to
             our
             use
             :
             it
             serving
             so
             properly
             either
             for
             a
             Beginning
             ,
             or
             a
             Conclusion
             to
             our
             other
             Devotions
             .
          
        
         
           
             Of
             the
             Parts
             of
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             THE
             several
             sorts
             or
             parts
             of
             Prayer
             are
             by
             the
             Apostle
             reduced
             to
             these
             four
             Heads
             ,
             1
             Tim.
             2.
             1.
             
          
           
             
               SUPPLICATION
               .
            
             
               PRAYER
               .
            
             
               INTERCESSION
               .
            
             
               THANKSGIVING
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 I.
                 
              
               Supplication
               is
               the
               Confessing
               of
               Sins
               ,
               and
               imploring
               Pardon
               and
               Reconciliation
               with
               God.
               
            
             
               
               
                 II.
                 
              
               Prayer
               is
               the
               petitioning
               for
               supply
               of
               all
               good
               things
               ,
               Spiritual
               and
               Temporal
               ,
               which
               we
               have
               need
               or
               use
               of
               ,
               for
               our
               Souls
               or
               Bodies
               .
            
             
               
                 III.
                 
              
               Intercession
               is
               the
               praying
               for
               others
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               our selves
               ,
               extending
               to
               all
               sorts
               and
               states
               of
               men
               in
               the
               world
               .
            
             
               
                 IV.
                 
              
               Thanksgiving
               is
               the
               returning
               of
               Praise
               to
               God
               for
               all
               his
               Mercies
               and
               Blessings
               bestowed
               on
               us
               .
            
          
           
             And
             this
             last
             is
             the
             most
             pleasant
             and
             delightful
             part
             of
             all
             the
             worship
             of
             God
             ,
             according
             to
             that
             saying
             of
             the
             Prophet
             
               David
               ,
               It
               is
               a
               good
               thing
               to
               sing
               Praises
               unto
               our
               God
               ,
               yea
               a
               joyful
               and
               pleasant
               thing
               it
               is
               to
               be
               thankful
               ,
            
             Psal
             .
             14.
             7.
             1.
             
          
        
         
           
           
             Of
             the
             Difficulty
             of
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             FOR
             otherwise
             Prayer
             ,
             in
             respect
             of
             the
             other
             parts
             ,
             (
             though
             as
             it
             is
             ordinarily
             used
             or
             abused
             ,
             it
             be
             taken
             for
             an
             ordinary
             matter
             ,
             yet
             indeed
             )
             to
             perform
             it
             rightly
             and
             duly
             ,
             is
             the
             highest
             and
             hardest
             piece
             of
             all
             the
             service
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             For
             (
             beside
             the
             qualifications
             required
             to
             fit
             us
             for
             the
             preformance
             of
             it
             )
             Prayer
             being
             in
             it self
             a
             Duty
             wholly
             Spiritual
             ,
             and
             requiring
             a
             Spiritual
             intention
             of
             the
             Soul
             to
             God
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             found
             a
             very
             difficult
             and
             rare
             thing
             for
             us
             ,
             who
             are
             continually
             clogged
             and
             incumbered
             with
             Flesh
             and
             blood
             ,
             so
             to
             abstract
             our
             thoughts
             from
             all
             bodily
             and
             worldly
             things
             ,
             as
             to
             place
             them
             freely
             and
             purely
             upon
             an
             invisible
             Object
             .
          
           
           
             And
             to
             this
             occasion
             the
             craft
             of
             our
             old
             Enemy
             is
             no
             way
             wanting
             ,
             who
             as
             he
             is
             always
             impertinently
             interposing
             in
             every
             good
             action
             ,
             so
             is
             he
             never
             more
             importunate
             and
             impudent
             than
             when
             we
             are
             busie
             at
             our
             Devotions
             .
          
        
         
           
             Preparatives
             to
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             
               
                 I.
                 
              
               THerefore
               in
               this
               ,
               as
               in
               all
               other
               things
               ,
               before
               you
               begin
               sit
               down
               and
               consider
               with
               your self
               what
               you
               are
               about
               to
               do
               .
            
             
               
                 II.
                 
              
               
                 Resolve
                 ,
                 that
                 to
                 make
                 any
                 Address
                 to
                 God
                 ,
                 without
                 a
                 Resolution
                 at
                 least
                 to
                 set
                 your self
                 heartily
                 and
                 wholly
                 to
                 his
                 Service
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 only
                 fruitless
                 ,
                 but
                 hurtful
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 which
                 will
                 turn
                 your
                 very
                 Prayer
                 into
                 sin
                 .
              
               
               
                 For
                 to
                 hope
                 for
                 any
                 favour
                 at
                 his
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 continue
                 in
                 your
                 sinful
                 course
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 
                   make
                   him
                   such
                   an
                   one
                   as
                   your self
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 III.
                 
              
               Remember
               your
               own
               meanness
               ,
               and
               the
               Majesty
               of
               Him
               to
               whom
               you
               speak
               ;
               that
               he
               is
               the
               Great
               King
               sitting
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               you
               a
               poor
               worm
               creeping
               on
               the
               Earth
               .
            
             
               
                 IV.
                 
              
               Consider
               how
               unworthy
               you
               are
               to
               receive
               the
               least
               favour
               from
               him
               ,
               whom
               you
               have
               so
               often
               and
               so
               highly
               provoked
               in
               despight
               of
               his
               continual
               mercies
               to
               you
               .
            
             
               
                 V.
                 
              
               Consider
               how
               great
               a
               favour
               and
               benefit
               you
               enjoy
               in
               this
               liberty
               of
               approaching
               and
               speaking
               to
               God.
               
            
             
               
                 VI.
                 
              
               Be
               sober
               and
               moderate
               in
               your
               Petitions
               regulating
               and
               submitting
               
               your
               desires
               ,
               both
               for
               the
               Matter
               ,
               and
               Manner
               ,
               and
               Measure
               ,
               and
               Season
               ,
               to
               his
               Wisdom
               and
               Will.
               
            
             
               
                 VII
                 .
              
               Remember
               that
               he
               is
               a
               Spirit
               ,
               and
               sees
               into
               the
               heart
               ,
               and
               therefore
               not
               only
               your
               words
               and
               behaviour
               ,
               but
               also
               your
               thoughts
               and
               imaginations
               must
               be
               such
               as
               may
               not
               offend
               his
               pure
               eyes
               .
            
             
               
                 VIII
                 .
              
               Let
               your
               Praying
               be
               rather
               frequent
               than
               long
               ,
               that
               the
               tediousness
               of
               many
               words
               may
               not
               weary
               and
               dull
               the
               Devotion
               of
               your
               Mind
               .
            
             
               
                 IX
                 .
              
               
                 Recollect
                 and
                 take
                 up
                 your
                 thoughts
                 from
                 the
                 world
                 and
                 worldly
                 things
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 wholly
                 intent
                 upon
                 the
                 business
                 you
                 are
                 about
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 you
                 may
                 do
                 by
                 a
                 short
                 Meditation
                 ,
                 or
                 preparatory
                 Prayer
                 ,
                 or
                 reading
                 somewhat
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Scripture
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 pious
                 Book
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 X.
                 
              
               
                 Now
                 when
                 you
                 have
                 thus
                 
                   brought
                   your
                   gift
                   to
                   the
                   Altar
                   ,
                
                 
                 remember
                 the
                 advice
                 of
                 your
                 Saviour
                 ;
                 first
                 put
                 away
                 all
                 malice
                 and
                 hatred
                 out
                 of
                 your
                 heart
                 ,
                 and
                 forgive
                 all
                 others
                 before
                 you
                 presume
                 to
                 ask
                 pardon
                 for
                 your self
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 know
                 that
                 this
                 is
                 a
                 qualification
                 so
                 necessary
                 ,
                 so
                 essential
                 to
                 the
                 due
                 performance
                 of
                 any
                 Devotions
                 ,
                 that
                 our
                 Saviour
                 in
                 that
                 very
                 short
                 Prayer
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 thought
                 it
                 worth
                 the
                 mentioning
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 as
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Condition
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Forgive
                   us
                   our
                   trespasses
                   ,
                   as
                   we
                   forgive
                   them
                   that
                   trespass
                   against
                   us
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Preparatory
             Prayers
             .
          
           
             GIve
             ear
             to
             my
             words
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             consider
             my
             meditation
             .
          
           
             Hearken
             to
             the
             voice
             of
             my
             cry
             ,
             my
             King
             and
             my
             God
             ,
             for
             unto
             Thee
             will
             I
             Pray
             ,
             Psal
             .
             5.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             Thou
             that
             hearest
             the
             prayer
             ,
             unto
             Thee
             shall
             all
             flesh
             come
             .
          
           
             Let
             not
             my
             Lord
             be
             angry
             if
             I
             ,
             who
             am
             but
             dust
             and
             ashes
             ,
             presume
             to
             approach
             and
             speak
             unto
             Thee
             :
             O
             Thou
             that
             art
             easie
             to
             be
             intreated
             ,
             and
             rejoycest
             in
             doing
             good
             ,
             bow
             down
             thy
             gentle
             ear
             ,
             and
             hear
             me
             ,
             and
             have
             mercy
             upon
             me
             .
          
           
             Raise
             up
             my
             soul
             ,
             and
             sanctifie
             my
             heart
             and
             lips
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             ask
             those
             things
             which
             are
             most
             agreeable
             to
             thy
             holy
             Will.
             
          
           
           
             Let
             the
             words
             of
             my
             mouth
             ,
             
             and
             the
             meditations
             of
             my
             heart
             be
             acceptable
             in
             thy
             sight
             ,
             O
             Lord
             my
             Strength
             and
             my
             Redeemer
             .
          
        
         
           
             A
             General
             Form
             of
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             HEar
             my
             Prayer
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             
             and
             hearken
             to
             the
             voice
             of
             my
             supplication
             ,
             when
             I
             cry
             unto
             Thee
             ,
             
             when
             I
             lift
             up
             my
             hands
             toward
             the
             Mercy-seat
             of
             thy
             holy
             Temple
             .
          
           
             O
             Holy
             Lord
             God
             ,
             whose
             pure
             eyes
             will
             not
             behold
             iniquity
             ,
             I
             the
             vilest
             of
             all
             thy
             Creation
             ,
             and
             most
             sinful
             among
             all
             the
             sons
             of
             men
             ,
             do
             yet
             presume
             to
             cast
             my self
             down
             before
             the
             foot-stool
             of
             thy
             Throne
             of
             Grace
             ,
             
             humbly
             beseeching
             Thee
             to
             stretch
             forth
             Thy
             Golden
             
             Scepter
             of
             Peace
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             touch
             it
             ,
             and
             not
             die
             ,
             but
             live
             to
             praise
             thy
             mercy
             .
          
           
             I
             confess
             ,
             
             O
             Lord
             ,
             that
             I
             was
             even
             conceived
             in
             sin
             ,
             and
             brought
             forth
             in
             iniquity
             ;
             and
             though
             thou
             hadst
             wash'd
             me
             from
             that
             Original
             Pollution
             of
             Nature
             in
             the
             holy
             Fountain
             of
             Baptism
             ,
             yet
             have
             I
             since
             again
             defiled
             my self
             with
             all
             manner
             of
             actual
             Abominations
             .
          
           
             O
             my
             God
             ,
             
             I
             am
             ashamed
             and
             blush
             to
             lift
             up
             my
             face
             unto
             thee
             ,
             for
             mine
             iniquities
             are
             increased
             over
             mine
             head
             ,
             and
             my
             trespasses
             are
             waxed
             great
             unto
             the
             Heavens
             .
             Since
             the
             days
             of
             my
             youth
             I
             am
             in
             a
             great
             trespass
             ,
             and
             my
             whole
             life
             is
             nothing
             else
             but
             a
             continued
             transgression
             of
             thy
             Law
             ,
             and
             provocation
             of
             thy
             wrath
             .
          
           
             I
             have
             but
             slightly
             performed
             ,
             or
             neglected
             ,
             and
             wholly
             
             omitted
             ,
             and
             even
             contemned
             those
             Duties
             and
             Services
             which
             thou
             requirest
             of
             me
             :
             but
             have
             greedily
             committed
             ,
             and
             carelesly
             ,
             and
             even
             presumptuously
             continued
             in
             those
             sins
             which
             thou
             hast
             strictly
             forbidden
             ,
             and
             severely
             threatned
             .
          
           
             So
             that
             if
             thou
             shouldst
             enter
             into
             judgment
             with
             thy
             Servant
             ,
             I
             could
             expect
             nothing
             but
             to
             receive
             my
             portion
             with
             hypocrites
             and
             unbelievers
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             cast
             out
             into
             utter
             darkness
             ,
             in
             the
             lake
             that
             burneth
             with
             fire
             and
             brimstone
             for
             evermore
             .
          
           
             But
             thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             which
             desirest
             not
             the
             death
             of
             a
             sinner
             ,
             but
             rather
             that
             he
             should
             turn
             from
             his
             wickedness
             and
             live
             ;
             turn
             thou
             me
             ,
             O
             good
             God
             ,
             turn
             me
             from
             all
             my
             transgressions
             ,
             and
             let
             not
             iniquity
             be
             my
             ruine
             .
          
           
             Open
             thou
             mine
             eyes
             ,
             and
             awaken
             my
             dull
             and
             stony
             heart
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             see
             and
             understand
             the
             
             vileness
             and
             misery
             of
             my
             sinful
             state
             ;
             that
             I
             may
             hate
             ,
             and
             abhor
             ,
             and
             forsake
             all
             my
             evil
             ways
             ,
             and
             turn
             to
             thee
             with
             all
             my
             heart
             and
             with
             all
             my
             strength
             .
          
           
             Give
             me
             that
             Godly
             sorrow
             which
             worketh
             true
             repentance
             ;
             
             forgive
             and
             put
             away
             all
             my
             sins
             and
             offences
             ,
             nail
             them
             to
             the
             Cross
             of
             
               Jesus
               Christ
            
             ,
             and
             bury
             them
             in
             his
             Grave
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             never
             rise
             up
             in
             judgment
             against
             me
             .
          
           
             Receive
             me
             ,
             O
             my
             Father
             ,
             and
             be
             reconciled
             unto
             me
             in
             the
             mercies
             and
             merits
             of
             thy
             dear
             Son
             :
             for
             his
             sake
             restore
             me
             again
             to
             thy
             grace
             and
             favour
             ,
             and
             the
             light
             of
             thy
             countenance
             ,
             and
             establish
             me
             with
             thy
             free
             Spirit
             ,
             Psal
             .
             51.
             12.
             
          
           
             Send
             down
             the
             dew
             of
             thy
             heavenly
             grace
             ,
             the
             light
             of
             thy
             Holy
             Spirit
             into
             my
             heart
             ,
             to
             lead
             me
             in
             thy
             way
             ,
             and
             enable
             me
             to
             walk
             in
             it
             .
          
           
           
             Give
             me
             strength
             to
             resist
             all
             temptations
             ,
             and
             to
             stand
             against
             all
             assaults
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             and
             the
             Devil
             ;
             that
             no
             Allurement
             may
             draw
             ,
             no
             Terror
             may
             drive
             me
             from
             the
             streight
             path
             of
             thy
             Service
             ,
             but
             that
             I
             may
             persevere
             in
             it
             to
             the
             end
             of
             my
             days
             ;
             that
             having
             lived
             in
             thy
             fear
             ,
             I
             may
             die
             in
             thy
             favour
             ,
             rest
             in
             thy
             peace
             ,
             rise
             in
             thy
             power
             ,
             and
             reign
             with
             thee
             for
             ever
             in
             thy
             Glory
             .
          
           
             And
             thou
             ,
             
             O
             Lord
             ,
             which
             hast
             promised
             to
             add
             all
             other
             necessaries
             to
             them
             which
             seek
             first
             thy
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             the
             righteousness
             thereof
             ,
             remember
             me
             also
             with
             thy
             temporal
             blessings
             ,
             as
             shall
             seem
             best
             unto
             thee
             ,
             and
             may
             be
             most
             for
             the
             advancement
             of
             mine
             Eternal
             Interest
             .
          
           
             Give
             me
             health
             of
             Body
             ,
             soundness
             of
             Mind
             ,
             competence
             of
             means
             ,
             comfort
             of
             Friends
             ,
             peace
             
             in
             this
             world
             ,
             and
             contentment
             of
             mind
             what
             state
             soever
             thou
             shalt
             please
             to
             call
             me
             to
             .
          
           
             Give
             me
             grace
             to
             set
             my
             heart
             not
             on
             things
             below
             ,
             but
             on
             things
             above
             ;
             that
             I
             may
             chearfully
             expect
             when
             it
             shall
             please
             thee
             to
             translate
             me
             from
             thy
             blessings
             in
             this
             world
             to
             the
             joys
             of
             thy
             Eternal
             Kingdom
             .
          
           
             And
             thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             
             which
             hast
             commanded
             us
             to
             make
             prayers
             and
             supplications
             for
             all
             others
             as
             well
             as
             our selves
             ,
             we
             beseech
             thee
             to
             extend
             thy
             mercy
             and
             goodness
             to
             all
             mankind
             in
             all
             the
             corners
             of
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           
             Open
             and
             enlighten
             the
             eyes
             of
             them
             that
             sit
             in
             darkness
             and
             the
             shadow
             of
             death
             ,
             
             and
             guide
             their
             feet
             into
             the
             way
             of
             peace
             :
             that
             thy
             way
             may
             be
             known
             upon
             earth
             ,
             and
             thy
             saving
             health
             among
             all
             nations
             ,
             Psal
             .
             67.
             2.
             
          
           
           
             Inlarge
             the
             bounds
             of
             thy
             Catholick
             Church
             :
             Unite
             and
             sanctifie
             all
             that
             are
             already
             received
             into
             her
             bosom
             ,
             and
             restore
             her
             to
             her
             ancient
             purity
             and
             prosperity
             .
          
           
             Send
             such
             Priests
             whose
             lips
             may
             preserve
             knowledge
             ,
             and
             make
             the
             People
             diligent
             to
             seek
             thy
             Law
             at
             their
             mouth
             ;
             and
             so
             direct
             and
             rule
             both
             Priests
             and
             People
             ,
             that
             by
             their
             holy
             conversation
             they
             may
             shine
             as
             Lights
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             a
             crooked
             and
             perverse
             generation
             .
          
           
             And
             thou
             who
             hast
             promised
             to
             make
             Kings
             and
             Queens
             the
             Nursing
             Fathers
             and
             Nursing
             Mothers
             of
             thy
             Church
             ,
             
             protect
             all
             the
             Governments
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             especially
             Christian
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             ,
             and
             more
             particularly
             Him
             whom
             thy
             particular
             Providence
             hath
             placed
             over
             us
             .
          
           
           
             Preserve
             and
             prosper
             him
             in
             all
             his
             ways
             ;
             give
             him
             success
             in
             all
             his
             undertakings
             and
             actions
             ,
             that
             having
             lived
             and
             ruled
             here
             in
             justice
             ,
             piety
             ,
             prosperity
             ,
             peace
             ,
             and
             happiness
             ,
             he
             may
             quietly
             pass
             from
             this
             earthly
             and
             transitory
             to
             a
             heavenly
             and
             eternal
             Crown
             .
          
           
             Bless
             his
             Illustrious
             Family
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             State
             under
             him
             .
             Distribute
             thy
             blessings
             to
             every
             one
             as
             thou
             shalt
             judge
             most
             meet
             ,
             and
             as
             may
             best
             fit
             ,
             and
             enable
             ,
             and
             encourage
             them
             in
             their
             several
             Places
             and
             Callings
             ,
             in
             the
             performance
             of
             their
             duties
             of
             Worship
             and
             Obedience
             to
             thee
             ,
             and
             of
             justice
             ,
             and
             Honesty
             ,
             and
             Charity
             to
             their
             Brethren
             ,
          
           
             Bless
             all
             those
             to
             whom
             I
             am
             bound
             by
             any
             special
             Relation
             .
          
           
             
             
               Parents
               ,
            
             
               Freinds
               ,
            
             
               Kindred
               ,
            
             
               Benefactors
               ,
            
             
               Family
               .
            
          
           
             Thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             knowest
             the
             Name
             and
             place
             of
             every
             one
             ,
             Thou
             knowest
             our
             several
             desires
             and
             wants
             :
             We
             beseech
             Thee
             to
             proportion
             thy
             reliefs
             and
             blessings
             to
             every
             one
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             be
             mutual
             helps
             and
             comforts
             to
             each
             other
             in
             our
             passage
             through
             this
             vale
             of
             misery
             and
             tears
             .
          
           
             Have
             mercy
             and
             compassion
             upon
             all
             that
             are
             under
             any
             calamity
             in
             body
             ,
             or
             mind
             ,
             or
             outward
             condition
             ,
             especially
             those
             that
             suffer
             for
             righteousness
             sake
             :
             Give
             them
             Patience
             to
             bear
             ,
             and
             Prudence
             to
             make
             a
             right
             use
             of
             all
             their
             Afflictions
             ;
             and
             in
             thine
             own
             good
             time
             relieve
             and
             restore
             them
             here
             ,
             or
             take
             them
             away
             from
             these
             temporal
             miseries
             to
             thine
             eternal
             rest
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
           
             And
             let
             not
             my
             Lord
             be
             angry
             ,
             
             and
             I
             will
             speak
             but
             this
             once
             ,
             and
             that
             in
             obedience
             to
             thy
             command
             ,
             
             for
             our
             Enemies
             ,
             Slanderers
             ,
             and
             Oppressors
             ,
             especially
             those
             that
             have
             caused
             or
             increased
             the
             publick
             Distractions
             :
             Lord
             ,
             restrain
             their
             malice
             ,
             and
             open
             their
             Eyes
             and
             Hearts
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             see
             the
             crookedness
             of
             their
             own
             ways
             ,
             and
             return
             into
             the
             streight
             path
             of
             meekness
             and
             Charity
             ;
             that
             we
             may
             live
             together
             in
             Peace
             here
             ,
             and
             reign
             together
             in
             thy
             Glory
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             And
             that
             our
             Ingratitude
             for
             Thy
             former
             Blessings
             may
             not
             make
             us
             more
             unworthy
             and
             uncapable
             of
             the
             future
             ,
             we
             humbly
             desire
             to
             offer
             up
             our
             sacrifice
             of
             Praise
             and
             Thansgiving
             for
             all
             thy
             goodness
             and
             loving-kindness
             multiplied
             and
             continued
             upon
             us
             .
          
           
           
             That
             Thou
             hast
             been
             pleased
             to
             create
             us
             men
             after
             thine
             own
             Image
             ,
             the
             most
             excellent
             of
             all
             the
             works
             of
             thy
             hands
             .
          
           
             And
             when
             by
             our
             own
             sin
             and
             fall
             we
             had
             made
             our selves
             worse
             than
             the
             vilest
             of
             all
             thy
             Creation
             ,
             Thou
             wert
             yet
             pleased
             to
             find
             out
             a
             means
             of
             Redemption
             and
             Reconciliation
             ,
             by
             the
             death
             and
             satisfaction
             of
             thine
             own
             only
             Son.
             
          
           
             And
             hast
             farther
             vouchsafed
             in
             some
             measure
             to
             shed
             abroad
             in
             our
             hearts
             the
             good
             gifts
             and
             graces
             of
             thy
             holy
             Spirit
             ,
             to
             excite
             ,
             inable
             ,
             and
             incourage
             us
             in
             the
             performance
             of
             thy
             Service
             here
             ,
             and
             to
             seal
             to
             us
             the
             good
             hope
             of
             eternal
             happiness
             with
             Thee
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             That
             Thou
             hast
             vouchsafed
             me
             to
             be
             born
             of
             Christian
             Parents
             ,
             and
             brought
             up
             in
             the
             bosom
             of
             thy
             Church
             ,
             and
             nourished
             with
             the
             sincere
             milk
             of
             thy
             word
             ,
             and
             to
             live
             under
             the
             glorious
             
             Sun-shine
             of
             thy
             Gospel
             :
          
           
             That
             Thou
             hast
             bestowed
             on
             me
             sufficient
             endowments
             and
             abilities
             of
             Nature
             ,
             as
             soundness
             of
             mind
             ,
             and
             health
             of
             body
             ;
             and
             withal
             a
             competence
             of
             means
             ,
             comfort
             of
             friends
             ,
             and
             other
             conveniences
             and
             contentments
             of
             life
             :
          
           
             That
             Thou
             hast
             preserved
             me
             from
             my
             Childhood
             until
             now
             from
             all
             mischiefs
             and
             dangers
             ,
             and
             hast
             not
             cut
             me
             off
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             my
             sins
             ,
             but
             allowed
             me
             space
             of
             Repentance
             ,
             and
             brought
             me
             safe
             thus
             far
             of
             my
             life
             to
             this
             present
             day
             .
          
           
             These
             and
             all
             other
             thine
             innumerable
             and
             inestimable
             mercies
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             as
             we
             had
             nothing
             in
             us
             to
             deserve
             them
             ,
             so
             have
             we
             nothing
             to
             return
             for
             them
             ,
             but
             an
             acknowledgment
             of
             our
             extreme
             unworthiness
             of
             any
             the
             least
             of
             them
             .
          
           
           
             We
             therefore
             offer
             up
             our selves
             unto
             Thee
             ,
             beseeching
             thee
             graciously
             to
             receive
             us
             ,
             and
             sanctifie
             thy
             mercies
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             us
             to
             thy
             service
             ;
             that
             we
             may
             make
             use
             of
             them
             to
             the
             honour
             and
             glory
             of
             thy
             Name
             ,
             and
             the
             eternal
             good
             of
             our
             own
             Souls
             .
          
           
             O
             Holy
             Lord
             God
             ,
             that
             knowest
             our
             necessities
             before
             we
             ask
             ,
             and
             our
             ignorance
             in
             asking
             ,
             have
             mercy
             upon
             our
             infirmities
             ,
             pass
             by
             and
             pardon
             the
             imperfections
             of
             our
             Prayers
             ;
             bow
             down
             thy
             gentle
             ear
             ,
             and
             hear
             ,
             and
             grant
             these
             our
             requests
             as
             shall
             seem
             good
             to
             Thee
             .
          
           
             And
             whatsoever
             else
             thou
             knowest
             more
             useful
             or
             expedient
             for
             me
             or
             any
             of
             thy
             servants
             :
          
           
             Thou
             that
             knowest
             to
             give
             good
             gifts
             ,
             we
             beseech
             Thee
             chuse
             for
             us
             ,
             and
             give
             us
             those
             things
             :
          
           
             And
             all
             for
             His
             sake
             who
             hath
             given
             us
             confidence
             to
             come
             unto
             
             Thee
             ,
             and
             ask
             in
             His
             name
             ,
             and
             hath
             taught
             us
             to
             summ
             up
             all
             our
             Prayers
             in
             his
             own
             words
             ,
             saying
             ,
          
           
             OUR
             Father
             which
             art
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             Hallowed
             be
             thy
             Name
             ,
             Thy
             Kingdom
             come
             ,
             Thy
             Will
             be
             done
             in
             Earth
             as
             it
             is
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Give
             us
             this
             day
             our
             daily
             Bread
             ,
             and
             forgive
             us
             our
             Trespasses
             as
             we
             forgive
             them
             that
             trespass
             against
             us
             .
             And
             lead
             us
             not
             into
             temptation
             ,
             but
             diliver
             us
             from
             Evil.
             For
             Thine
             is
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             the
             Power
             ,
             and
             the
             Glory
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Numb
             .
             6.
             24.
             
          
           
             The
             Lord
             bless
             us
             ,
             and
             keep
             us
             ;
          
           
             The
             Lord
             make
             his
             face
             to
             shine
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             be
             gracious
             unto
             us
             .
          
           
           
             The
             Lord
             lift
             up
             his
             countenance
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             give
             us
             Peace
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             13.
             14.
             
          
           
             The
             Grace
             of
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             and
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             Communion
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             be
             with
             us
             all
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
           
             THE
             SEVEN
             HOURS
             OF
             PRAYER
             FOR
             EVERY
             DAY
             .
          
           
             
               Psal
               .
               119.
               164.
               
            
             
               Seven
               times
               a
               day
               do
               I
               praise
               thee
               ,
               because
               of
               thy
               righteous
               judgements
               .
            
             
               Psal
               .
               119.
               62.
               
            
             
               At
               midnight
               will
               I
               rise
               to
               give
               thanks
               unto
               thee
               .
            
          
           
             
               NOW
               for
               the
            
             Times
             
               of
               Prayer
               ,
               our
               Saviours
               Counsel
               is
               ,
            
             
             that
             men
             ought
             always
             to
             pray
             ,
             
             and
             not
             to
             faint
             ;
             
               adding
               a
               Parable
               to
               shew
               us
               the
               virtue
               of
               Importunity
               .
            
             
             S.
             Paul's
             
               is
               agreeable
            
             ,
             
             Praying
             always
             ,
             and
             without
             ceasing
             ,
             
               that
               is
               ,
               frequently
               and
               constantly
               .
            
          
           
             Among
             the
             Ancients
             it
             was
             no
             less
             than
             seven
             times
             a
             day
             :
             (
             Nay
             David
             and
             
               S.
               Paul
            
             add
             the
             eighth
             ,
             
             at
             Midnight
             ;
             
             so
             that
             every
             third
             hour
             of
             the
             Night
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             of
             the
             Day
             ,
             was
             begun
             with
             the
             solemnity
             of
             Prayer
             .
             )
          
           
             And
             this
             Pattern
             I
             have
             thought
             worthy
             to
             be
             commended
             to
             the
             practice
             of
             all
             pious
             Christians
             :
             For
             the
             having
             so
             often
             recourse
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             must
             need
             make
             us
             more
             careful
             of
             our
             conversation
             on
             Earth
             .
          
           
             Yet
             this
             without
             any
             design
             of
             laying
             a
             burthen
             upon
             those
             ,
             whose
             Occasions
             or
             Devotion
             will
             not
             so
             often
             serve
             them
             :
             only
             wishing
             ,
             that
             they
             who
             cannot
             afford
             so
             many
             ,
             
             though
             so
             small
             portions
             of
             the
             day
             ,
             to
             their
             Maker
             ,
             would
             yet
             joyn
             with
             David
             and
             Daniel
             ,
             at
             least
             
               three
               times
               a
               day
            
             ;
             or
             at
             the
             least
             of
             leasts
             ,
             twice
             ;
             that
             the
             
               outgoings
               of
               the
               Morning
               and
               Evening
            
             may
             praise
             him
             .
          
           
             The
             rest
             may
             be
             supplied
             by
             lifting
             up
             the
             eyes
             of
             their
             Souls
             to
             Heaven
             with
             some
             short
             and
             hearty
             Ejaculation
             ,
             though
             in
             midst
             of
             any
             Employment
             ,
             of
             any
             Company
             .
          
        
         
           
           
           
             THE
             FIRST
             HOUR
             OF
             PRAYER
             ,
             AT
             THE
             Morning
             Watch
             or
             Cock-Crowing
             ;
             About
             III.
             in
             the
             Morning
             .
          
           
             
               Ephes
               .
               5.
               14.
               
            
             
               Awake
               thou
               that
               sleepest
               ,
               and
               arise
               from
               the
               dead
               ,
               and
               Christ
               shall
               give
               thee
               light
               .
            
             
               Rom.
               13.
               12.
               
            
             
               The
               night
               is
               far
               spent
               ,
               the
               day
               is
               at
               hand
               ;
               let
               us
               therefore
               cast
               off
               the
               works
               of
               darkness
               ,
               and
               let
               us
               put
               on
               the
               armour
               of
               light
               .
            
             
               Ephes
               .
               5.
               11.
               
            
             
               Have
               no
               fellowship
               with
               the
               unfruitful
               works
               of
               darkness
               .
            
          
           
           
             O
             God
             ,
             thou
             art
             my
             God
             ,
             early
             will
             I
             seek
             thee
             ,
             Psal
             .
             63.
             1.
             
          
           
             My
             soul
             flieth
             unto
             the
             Lord
             before
             the
             Morning
             Watch
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             before
             the
             Morning
             Watch
             ,
             Psal
             .
             130.
             6.
             
          
           
             Have
             I
             not
             remembred
             thee
             in
             my
             bed
             ,
             and
             thought
             upon
             thee
             when
             I
             was
             waking
             ?
             Psal
             .
             63.
             7.
             
          
           
             Mine
             eyes
             prevent
             the
             Night
             Watches
             ,
             that
             I
             might
             meditate
             in
             thy
             word
             ,
             Psal
             .
             119.
             148.
             
          
           
             OUR
             Father
             ,
             which
             art
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             Hallowed
             be
             thy
             Name
             ;
             thy
             Kingdom
             come
             ,
             thy
             Will
             be
             done
             in
             Earth
             as
             it
             is
             in
             Heaven
             :
             Give
             us
             this
             day
             our
             daily
             bread
             ;
             and
             forgive
             us
             our
             trespasses
             ,
             as
             we
             forgive
             them
             that
             trespass
             against
             us
             .
             And
             lead
             us
             not
             into
             temptation
             ;
             but
             deliver
             us
             from
             evil
             .
          
           
           
             For
             thine
             is
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             the
             Power
             ,
             and
             the
             Glory
             ,
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             open
             thou
             my
             lips
             ,
          
           
             And
             my
             mouth
             shall
             shew
             forth
             thy
             praise
             ,
             Psal
             .
             51.
             15.
             
          
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             139.
             
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             thou
             hast
             searched
             me
             out
             ,
             and
             known
             me
             ;
             thou
             knowest
             my
             down-sitting
             and
             mine
             up-rising
             ;
             thou
             understandest
             my
             thoughts
             long
             before
             .
          
           
             Thou
             art
             about
             my
             path
             and
             about
             my
             bed
             ,
             and
             spiest
             out
             all
             my
             ways
             .
          
           
             For
             lo
             there
             is
             not
             a
             word
             in
             my
             tongue
             ,
             but
             thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             knowest
             it
             altogether
             .
          
           
           
             Thou
             hast
             fashioned
             me
             behind
             and
             before
             ,
             and
             laid
             thine
             hand
             upon
             me
             .
          
           
             Such
             knowledge
             is
             too
             wonderful
             and
             excellent
             for
             me
             ,
             I
             cannot
             attain
             unto
             it
             .
          
           
             Whither
             shall
             I
             go
             then
             from
             thy
             Spirit
             ?
             or
             whither
             shall
             I
             go
             then
             from
             thy
             Presence
             ?
          
           
             If
             I
             climb
             up
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             thou
             art
             there
             ;
             if
             I
             go
             down
             to
             Hell
             ,
             thou
             art
             there
             also
             .
          
           
             If
             I
             take
             the
             wings
             of
             the
             morning
             ,
             and
             remain
             in
             the
             uttermost
             parts
             of
             the
             Sea
             ;
          
           
             Even
             there
             also
             shall
             thy
             Hand
             lead
             me
             ,
             and
             thy
             Right
             Hand
             shall
             hold
             me
             .
          
           
             If
             I
             say
             ,
             peradventure
             the
             darkness
             shall
             cover
             me
             ,
             then
             shall
             my
             night
             be
             turned
             to
             day
             .
          
           
             Yea
             ,
             the
             darkness
             is
             no
             darkness
             with
             thee
             ,
             but
             the
             night
             is
             as
             clear
             as
             the
             day
             :
             the
             darkness
             and
             light
             to
             thee
             are
             both
             alike
             .
          
           
             For
             my
             reins
             are
             thine
             ,
             thou
             
             hast
             covered
             me
             in
             my
             mothers
             womb
             .
          
           
             I
             will
             give
             thanks
             unto
             thee
             ,
             for
             I
             am
             fearfully
             and
             wonderfully
             made
             ;
             marvellous
             are
             thy
             works
             ,
             and
             that
             my
             soul
             knoweth
             right
             well
             .
          
           
             My
             bones
             are
             not
             hid
             from
             thee
             ,
             though
             I
             be
             made
             secretly
             ,
             and
             fashioned
             beneath
             in
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           
             Thine
             eye
             did
             see
             my
             substance
             yet
             being
             unperfect
             ,
             and
             in
             thy
             Book
             were
             all
             my
             members
             written
             ,
          
           
             Which
             day
             by
             day
             were
             fashioned
             ,
             when
             as
             yet
             there
             was
             none
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             How
             dear
             are
             thy
             counsels
             unto
             me
             ,
             O
             God!
             O
             how
             great
             is
             the
             summ
             of
             them
             !
          
           
             If
             I
             tell
             them
             ,
             they
             are
             more
             in
             number
             than
             the
             sand
             .
             When
             I
             wake
             up
             ,
             I
             am
             present
             with
             thee
             .
          
           
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             God
             ,
             who
             by
             the
             power
             of
             thy
             Word
             didst
             produce
             a
             glorious
             Light
             out
             of
             Darkness
             ,
             
             Let
             thy
             Sun
             of
             Righteousness
             with
             healing
             in
             his
             wings
             arise
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             enlighten
             the
             darkness
             of
             our
             hearts
             ,
             and
             rescue
             us
             from
             the
             shadow
             of
             death
             ;
             that
             we
             may
             walk
             in
             the
             light
             of
             thy
             Grace
             here
             ,
             and
             rejoyce
             in
             the
             light
             of
             thy
             Glory
             in
             thy
             Heavenly
             Kingdom
             hereafter
             ,
             through
             the
             same
             Jesus
             Christ
             our
             Lord.
             Amen
             .
          
           
           
             And
             the
             very
             God
             of
             Peace
             sanctifie
             us
             wholly
             ,
             
             that
             our
             whole
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             Soul
             ,
             and
             body
             ,
             may
             be
             preseved
             blameless
             unto
             the
             coming
             of
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
           
             THE
             SECOND
             HOUR
             OF
             PRAYER
             ,
             AT
             THE
             Sun-rising
             ,
             or
             First
             Hour
             of
             the
             day
             .
             About
             VI.
             in
             the
             Morning
             .
          
           
             
               Eccles
               11.
               9.
               
            
             
               
                 Rejoyce
                 ,
                 O
                 young
                 man
                 ,
                 in
                 thy
                 youth
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 thy
                 heart
                 chear
                 thee
                 in
                 the
                 days
                 of
                 thy
                 youth
                 ,
                 and
                 walk
                 in
                 the
                 ways
                 of
                 thy
                 heart
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 sight
                 of
                 thine
                 Eyes
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 know
                 thou
                 that
                 for
                 all
                 these
                 things
                 God
                 will
                 bring
                 thee
                 into
                 Judgment
                 .
              
            
             
               Chap.
               12.
               1.
               
            
             
               Remember
               now
               thy
               Creator
               in
               the
               
               days
               of
               thy
               youth
               ,
               while
               the
               evil
               days
               come
               not
               ,
               nor
               the
               years
               draw
               nigh
               ,
               when
               thou
               shalt
               say
               ,
               I
               have
               no
               pleasure
               in
               them
               .
            
          
           
             
               MORNING
               .
            
             
               I
               Laid
               me
               down
               and
               slept
               ,
               and
               rose
               up
               again
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               sustained
               me
               ,
               Psal
               .
               3.
               5.
               
            
             
               I.
               As
               soon
               as
               you
               open
               your
               eyes
               ,
               
               lift
               them
               up
               unto
               the
               Hills
               from
               whence
               cometh
               your
               help
               ,
               and
               begin
               the
               work
               of
               the
               day
               with
               thanksgiving
               to
               God
               ,
               who
               hath
               delivered
               you
               from
               the
               dangers
               of
               the
               forepassed
               night
               ,
               refreshed
               your
               weary
               body
               with
               quiet
               sleep
               ,
               and
               brought
               you
               safely
               to
               the
               beginning
               of
               another
               day
               .
            
             
               II.
               Consider
               ,
               That
               perhaps
               many
               others
               ,
               no
               worse
               than
               you
               ,
               have
               
               this
               night
               been
               hurried
               from
               their
               beds
               to
               the
               bar
               of
               Judgment
               ,
               and
               there
               received
               a
               sad
               sentence
               of
               eternal
               woe
               ;
               yet
               God
               of
               his
               infinite
               and
               undeserved
               goodness
               hath
               spared
               you
               until
               now
               ,
               to
               repent
               and
               prepare
               your
               accounts
               .
            
             
               III.
               Return
               him
               all
               possible
               thanks
               and
               praise
               for
               this
               inestimable
               mercy
               :
               and
               commend
               your self
               to
               his
               Grace
               and
               protection
               for
               the
               following
               day
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               of
               your
               life
               ;
               humbly
               beseeching
               him
               to
               continue
               his
               mercy
               and
               goodness
               to
               you
               ,
               in
               preserving
               you
               from
               all
               evils
               ,
               and
               supplying
               you
               with
               all
               neccssaries
               spiritual
               and
               temporal
               ;
               and
               implore
               his
               Grace
               to
               guide
               and
               direct
               you
               in
               all
               your
               undertakings
               and
               actions
               ,
               as
               may
               most
               conduce
               to
               the
               glory
               of
               his
               great
               Name
               ,
               and
               the
               good
               of
               your
               own
               soul
               .
            
             
               IV.
               Consider
               what
               sin
               or
               sins
               you
               
               have
               more
               especially
               been
               guilty
               of
               yesterday
               ,
               or
               since
               the
               last
               time
               of
               your
               solemn
               repentance
               ;
               and
               resolve
               by
               the
               grace
               of
               God
               assisting
               you
               ,
               to
               avoid
               those
               sins
               ,
               and
               all
               occasions
               of
               them
               .
            
             
               V.
               Consider
               what
               you
               have
               to
               do
               this
               day
               :
               Resolve
               ,
               not
               to
               spend
               it
               in
               idleness
               or
               evil
               imployments
               ;
               and
               be
               careful
               to
               undertake
               nothing
               ,
               in
               which
               you
               cannot
               with
               confidence
               and
               a
               good
               conscience
               desire
               the
               gracious
               assistance
               of
               God
               ,
               without
               which
               all
               endeavour
               and
               industry
               ,
               all
               toil
               and
               travel
               is
               vain
               and
               fruitless
               .
            
             
               Whatsoever
               thou
               takest
               in
               hand
               ,
               remember
               the
               end
               ,
               and
               thou
               shalt
               never
               do
               amiss
               ,
               Ecclus.
               7.
               36.
               
            
             
               VI.
               Keep
               diligent
               watch
               over
               your self
               in
               all
               your
               ways
               :
               and
               where
               you
               find
               you
               have
               gone
               awry
               ,
               delay
               not
               to
               return
               presently
               :
               for
               the
               longer
               you
               go
               forward
               ,
               the
               
               farther
               you
               have
               back
               again
               ,
               and
               the
               less
               time
               left
               for
               that
               and
               the
               rest
               of
               your
               Journey
               .
            
             
               VII
               .
               Be
               careful
               of
               your
               precious
               Time
               ,
               that
               you
               do
               not
               lose
               it
               in
               doing
               nothing
               ,
               or
               cast
               it
               away
               on
               that
               which
               is
               worse
               :
               for
               you
               know
               not
               how
               soon
               you
               may
               be
               called
               to
               account
               for
               every
               idle
               and
               ill-spent
               minute
               .
            
             
               Resolve
               to
               spend
               this
               day
               as
               that
               which
               ,
               for
               ought
               you
               know
               ,
               may
               be
               your
               last
               :
               and
               remember
               ,
               that
               as
               the
               Night
               ,
               so
               Death
               draws
               on
               every
               hour
               ,
               and
               may
               perhaps
               overtake
               you
               before
               Mid-day
               .
            
             
               
                 Morning
                 Prayer
              
               .
            
             
               O
               Let
               me
               hear
               thy
               Loving
               kindness
               betimes
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               for
               in
               thee
               is
               my
               trust
               .
               Shew
               thou
               me
               the
               way
               that
               I
               should
               walk
               in
               ,
               for
               I
               lift
               up
               my
               
               Soul
               unto
               thee
               ,
               Psal
               .
               143.
               8.
               
            
             
               O
               hearken
               unto
               the
               voice
               of
               my
               calling
               ,
               my
               King
               and
               my
               God
               ;
               for
               utto
               the
               will
               I
               make
               my
               Prayer
               .
            
             
               My
               voice
               shalt
               thou
               hear
               betimes
               ,
               O
               Lord
               :
               early
               in
               the
               morning
               will
               I
               direct
               my
               Prayer
               unto
               thee
               ,
               and
               will
               look
               up
               .
            
             
               But
               make
               me
               to
               remember
               that
               thou
               art
               God
               ,
               and
               hast
               no
               pleasure
               in
               wickedness
               ,
               neither
               shall
               any
               evil
               dwell
               with
               thee
               ,
               Psal
               .
               5.
               2
               ,
               3
               ,
               4.
               
            
             
               OUR
               Father
               which
               art
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               hallowed
               be
               thy
               Name
               ;
               thy
               Kingdom
               come
               ,
               thy
               Will
               be
               done
               in
               Earth
               as
               it
               is
               in
               Heaven
               :
               Give
               us
               this
               day
               our
               daily
               bread
               ;
               and
               forgive
               us
               our
               trespasses
               ,
               as
               we
               forgive
               them
               that
               trespass
               against
               us
               .
               And
               lead
               us
               not
               into
               temptation
               ;
               but
               deliver
               us
               from
               evil
               .
               For
               thine
               is
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               the
               Power
               ,
               and
               
               the
               Glory
               ,
               for
               ever
               and
               ever
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               open
               thou
               my
               lips
               .
            
             
               And
               my
               mouth
               shall
               shew
               forth
               thy
               praise
               .
            
             
               Glory
               be
               to
               the
               Father
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               .
            
             
               As
               it
               was
               in
               the
               beginning
               ,
               is
               now
               ,
               and
               ever
               shall
               be
               world
               without
               end
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Psal
               .
               19.
               
            
             
               THE
               Heavens
               declare
               the
               glory
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               Firmament
               sheweth
               his
               handy
               work
               .
            
             
               One
               day
               telleth
               another
               ,
               and
               one
               night
               certifieth
               another
               .
            
             
               There
               is
               neither
               speech
               nor
               language
               ,
               but
               their
               voices
               are
               heard
               among
               them
               .
            
             
               Their
               sound
               is
               gone
               out
               into
               all
               Lands
               ,
               and
               their
               words
               into
               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
               rejoyce
               the
               Heart
               ;
               the
               Commandment
               of
               the
               Lord
               is
               pure
               ,
               and
               giveth
               light
               unto
               the
               eyes
               .
            
             
               The
               Fear
               of
               the
               Lord
               is
               clean
               ,
               and
               indureth
               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
               presumtuous
               sins
               ,
               left
               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
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               .
            
             
               As
               it
               was
               in
               the
               beginning
               ,
               is
               now
               ,
               and
               ever
               shall
               be
               world
               without
               end
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
             
               
                 The
                 Song
                 of
                 Zachary
              
               .
            
             
               BLessed
               be
               the
               Lord
               God
               of
               Israel
               ,
               for
               he
               hath
               visited
               and
               redeemed
               his
               people
               :
               Luke
               1.
               68.
               
            
             
               And
               hath
               raised
               up
               a
               mighty
               Salvation
               for
               us
               in
               the
               House
               of
               his
               Servant
               David
               .
            
             
               As
               he
               spake
               by
               the
               mouth
               of
               his
               holy
               Prophets
               ,
               which
               have
               been
               since
               the
               world
               began
               .
            
             
               That
               we
               should
               be
               saved
               from
               our
               enemies
               ,
               and
               from
               the
               hands
               of
               all
               that
               hate
               us
               .
            
             
               To
               perform
               the
               mercy
               promised
               to
               our
               Forefathers
               ,
               and
               to
               remember
               his
               holy
               Covenant
               .
            
             
               To
               perform
               the
               Oath
               which
               he
               sware
               to
               our
               Forefather
               Abraham
               ,
               that
               he
               would
               give
               us
               .
            
             
               That
               we
               ,
               being
               delivered
               out
               of
               the
               hands
               of
               our
               enemies
               ,
               might
               serve
               him
               without
               fear
               ;
            
             
             
               In
               holiness
               and
               righteousness
               before
               him
               all
               the
               days
               of
               our
               life
               .
            
             
               And
               thou
               Child
               shalt
               be
               called
               the
               Prophet
               of
               the
               Highest
               ,
               for
               thou
               shalt
               go
               before
               the
               face
               of
               the
               Lord
               to
               prepare
               his
               ways
               ,
            
             
               To
               give
               knowledge
               of
               Salvation
               to
               his
               people
               for
               the
               remission
               of
               their
               sins
               ,
            
             
               Through
               the
               tender
               mercy
               of
               our
               God
               ,
               whereby
               the
               day-spring
               from
               on
               high
               hath
               visited
               us
               ,
            
             
               To
               give
               light
               to
               them
               that
               sit
               in
               darkness
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               shadow
               of
               death
               ,
               and
               to
               guide
               our
               feet
               into
               the
               way
               of
               peace
               .
            
             
               Glory
               be
               to
               the
               Father
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               .
            
             
               As
               it
               was
               in
               the
               beginning
               ,
               is
               now
               ,
               and
               ever
               shall
               be
               world
               without
               end
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               BLessed
               be
               thy
               holy
               Name
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               who
               hast
               shewed
               me
               the
               light
               of
               thy
               countenance
               ,
               and
               
               hast
               delivered
               me
               from
               the
               darkness
               and
               dangers
               of
               this
               night
               ,
               and
               refreshed
               me
               with
               quiet
               sleep
               ;
               and
               raised
               me
               up
               again
               as
               it
               were
               from
               the
               grave
               ,
               and
               restored
               me
               to
               life
               ,
               and
               the
               joyful
               light
               of
               another
               day
               .
            
             
               Give
               me
               grace
               to
               make
               it
               a
               resurrection
               to
               newness
               of
               life
               also
               ,
               that
               I
               may
               spend
               this
               day
               ,
               and
               all
               that
               thou
               shalt
               yet
               be
               pleased
               to
               add
               to
               it
               ,
               in
               thy
               Service
               ,
               to
               the
               Glory
               of
               thy
               Name
               ,
               and
               the
               Good
               of
               my
               own
               Soul.
               
            
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               blot
               out
               as
               a
               nightmist
               mine
               iniquities
               ,
               and
               scatter
               my
               sins
               as
               a
               morning
               cloud
               ,
               Isai
               .
               44.
               22.
               
            
             
               Grant
               that
               I
               may
               become
               a
               Child
               of
               the
               Light
               and
               of
               the
               Day
               ;
               
               that
               I
               may
               walk
               soberly
               ,
               
               chastly
               ,
               and
               honestly
               as
               in
               the
               day
               .
            
             
             
               Open
               thou
               mine
               eyes
               that
               I
               may
               see
               ,
               
               incline
               my
               heart
               that
               I
               may
               affect
               ,
               and
               order
               my
               steps
               that
               I
               may
               walk
               and
               run
               in
               the
               way
               of
               thy
               Commandements
               .
            
             
               Hold
               me
               fast
               ,
               and
               keep
               me
               close
               by
               thee
               .
               Guide
               me
               with
               thy
               Hand
               .
               Uphold
               me
               when
               I
               am
               falling
               :
               lift
               me
               up
               when
               I
               am
               down
               .
               Reduce
               me
               when
               I
               go
               astray
               ,
               and
               hedge
               in
               my
               way
               ,
               that
               I
               find
               not
               the
               path
               to
               follow
               after
               vanity
               .
            
             
               Keep
               me
               in
               all
               my
               ways
               ,
               
               and
               defend
               me
               from
               all
               the
               dangers
               and
               evils
               of
               this
               day
               ,
               
               O
               Lord
               ,
               preserve
               my
               going
               out
               and
               coming
               in
               ,
               from
               this
               time
               for
               evermore
               .
            
             
               And
               now
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               I
               offer
               up
               my self
               a
               living
               Sacrifice
               unto
               thee
               ,
               beseeching
               thee
               mercifully
               
               and
               graciously
               to
               receive
               me
               .
               Cleanse
               me
               from
               all
               my
               Pollutions
               ;
               heal
               all
               my
               infirmities
               ,
               and
               sanctifie
               all
               the
               Powers
               and
               Faculties
               of
               my
               Soul
               and
               Body
               to
               thy
               service
               this
               day
               ;
               that
               in
               all
               my
               thoughts
               ,
               words
               ,
               and
               works
               ,
               I
               may
               always
               have
               an
               eye
               to
               that
               Supreme
               end
               of
               my
               Creation
               ;
               and
               so
               order
               the
               whole
               course
               of
               my
               life
               ,
               that
               I
               may
               be
               always
               ready
               and
               prepared
               for
               death
               ,
               and
               that
               severe
               account
               which
               I
               must
               one
               day
               make
               unto
               thee
               ,
               that
               so
               I
               may
               do
               it
               with
               joy
               and
               not
               with
               sorrow
               ,
               and
               receive
               that
               Crown
               which
               thou
               hast
               promised
               to
               them
               that
               persevere
               unto
               the
               end
               ,
               Heb.
               13.
               17.
               
            
             
               And
               with
               my self
               I
               commend
               unto
               thee
               all
               whom
               any
               bond
               of
               Nature
               ,
               or
               Freindship
               ,
               or
               Religion
               ,
               commands
               me
               to
               pray
               for
               ;
               especially
               —
            
             
               —
               and
               all
               that
               
               have
               at
               any
               time
               done
               good
               to
               me
               ,
               thou
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               do
               good
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               reward
               them
               seven-fold
               into
               their
               bosom
               .
            
             
               Preserve
               us
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               
               from
               all
               evil
               :
               O
               Lord
               I
               beseech
               thee
               ,
               
               keep
               our
               Souls
               ;
               keep
               us
               from
               falling
               ,
               and
               present
               us
               faultless
               before
               the
               presence
               of
               thy
               Glory
               at
               that
               day
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               Peace
               of
               God
               ,
               
               which
               passeth
               all
               understanding
               ,
               
               keep
               our
               hearts
               and
               minds
               in
               the
               Knowledge
               and
               Love
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               of
               his
               Son
               Jesus
               Christ
               our
               Lord.
               
            
             
               And
               the
               Blessing
               of
               God
               Almighty
               ,
               the
               Father
               ,
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               ,
               be
               with
               us
               this
               day
               ,
               the
               rest
               of
               our
               lives
               ,
               and
               for
               evermore
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
           
             OF
             PUBLICK
             PRAYER
             AT
             THE
             THIRD
             HOVR
             .
          
           
             
               Psal
               .
               119.
               9.
               
            
             
               
                 Wherewithal
                 shall
                 a
                 young
                 man
                 cleanse
                 his
                 way
                 ?
              
               
                 Even
                 by
                 ruling
                 himself
                 after
                 thy
                 Word
                 .
              
            
             
               Psal
               .
               111.
               10.
               
            
             
               The
               Fear
               of
               the
               Lord
               is
               the
               beginning
               of
               wisdom
               .
               A
               good
               understanding
               have
               all
               they
               that
               do
               thereafter
               .
               The
               praise
               of
               it
               endureth
               for
               ever
               .
            
          
           
             NOW
             as
             Private
             Prayer
             hath
             this
             Promise
             of
             our
             Saviour
             ,
             
             that
             being
             performed
             in
             the
             
               Closet
               secretly
            
             ,
             
             it
             shall
             yet
             be
             
               rewarded
               openly
            
             :
             
             so
             ,
             much
             more
             when
             
               two
               or
               three
               are
               gathered
               together
               in
               his
               Name
               ,
            
             hath
             he
             promised
             to
             
               be
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               them
               ,
            
             and
             hear
             their
             requests
             .
          
           
             This
             therefore
             being
             the
             usual
             Hour
             wherein
             the
             Publick
             Service
             of
             the
             Church
             is
             every
             day
             to
             be
             celebrated
             ,
             this
             Private
             Form
             is
             far
             from
             any
             purpose
             to
             supplant
             the
             use
             ,
             or
             pretence
             to
             supply
             the
             want
             of
             that
             .
          
           
             Which
             though
             it
             be
             now
             by
             the
             
               Children
               of
               this
               generation
            
             shamefully
             east
             out
             of
             the
             House
             of
             God
             ,
             yet
             certainly
             all
             true
             Children
             of
             the
             Church
             will
             receive
             it
             into
             their
             own
             Houses
             ,
             and
             make
             their
             Family
             their
             Congregation
             .
          
           
             But
             they
             that
             want
             even
             this
             Convenience
             also
             ,
             may
             yet
             at
             least
             perform
             their
             part
             of
             the
             Publick
             Duty
             
             in
             the
             Privacy
             of
             their
             Closet
             ,
             and
             comfort
             themselves
             with
             this
             Consideration
             ,
             that
             the
             Prayers
             which
             are
             sent
             up
             from
             never
             so
             divers
             aud
             distant
             places
             on
             Earth
             ,
             yet
             all
             meet
             together
             in
             the
             High
             Court
             of
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             The
             following
             Form
             therefore
             is
             intended
             for
             no
             more
             than
             a
             Preparation
             to
             the
             Publick
             .
             And
             so
             likewise
             at
             the
             Fifth
             Hour
             ,
             whereon
             the
             Evening
             Service
             of
             the
             Church
             is
             to
             be
             celebrated
             .
          
        
         
           
           
           
             THE
             THIRD
             HOUR
             OF
             PRAYER
             ,
             AT
             THE
             Third
             Hour
             of
             the
             Day
             ,
             About
             IX
             .
             in
             the
             Morning
             .
          
           
             HEar
             my
             Prayer
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             and
             hide
             not
             thy self
             from
             my
             Petition
             .
          
           
             OUR
             Father
             ,
             which
             art
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             Hallowed
             be
             thy
             Name
             ;
             thy
             Kingdom
             come
             ,
             thy
             Will
             be
             done
             in
             Earth
             as
             it
             is
             in
             Heaven
             :
             Give
             us
             this
             day
             our
             daily
             bread
             ;
             and
             forgive
             us
             our
             trespasses
             ,
             as
             we
             forgive
             them
             
             that
             trespass
             against
             us
             .
             And
             lead
             us
             not
             into
             temptation
             ;
             but
             deliver
             us
             from
             all
             evil
             .
             For
             thine
             is
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             the
             Power
             ,
             and
             the
             Glory
             ,
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             open
             thou
             my
             lips
             ,
          
           
             And
             my
             mouth
             shall
             shew
             forth
             thy
             praise
             .
          
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             25.
             
          
           
             UNto
             thee
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             will
             I
             lift
             up
             my
             Soul.
             My
             God
             I
             have
             put
             my
             trust
             in
             thee
             ;
             O
             let
             me
             not
             be
             confounded
             ,
             neither
             let
             mine
             enemies
             triumph
             over
             me
             .
          
           
           
             For
             all
             they
             that
             hope
             in
             thee
             shall
             not
             be
             ashamed
             ;
             but
             such
             as
             trangress
             without
             a
             cause
             shall
             be
             put
             to
             confusion
             .
          
           
             Shew
             me
             thy
             ways
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             and
             teach
             me
             thy
             paths
             .
          
           
             Lead
             me
             forth
             in
             thy
             Truth
             ,
             and
             learn
             me
             ;
             for
             thou
             art
             the
             God
             of
             my
             Salvation
             .
             In
             thee
             hath
             been
             my
             hope
             all
             the
             day
             long
             .
          
           
             Call
             to
             remembrance
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             thy
             tender
             mercies
             ,
             and
             thy
             loving
             kindness
             ,
             which
             hath
             been
             ever
             of
             old
             .
          
           
             O
             remember
             not
             the
             sins
             and
             offences
             of
             my
             Youth
             :
             but
             according
             to
             thy
             mercy
             think
             thou
             upon
             me
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             for
             thy
             goodness
             .
          
           
             Gracious
             and
             righteous
             is
             the
             Lord
             ,
             therefore
             will
             we
             teach
             sinners
             in
             the
             way
             .
          
           
             Them
             that
             be
             meek
             shall
             he
             guide
             in
             judgment
             :
             and
             such
             as
             be
             gentle
             ,
             them
             shall
             he
             learn
             his
             way
             .
          
           
           
             All
             the
             paths
             of
             the
             Lord
             are
             mercy
             and
             truth
             unto
             such
             as
             keep
             his
             Covenant
             and
             his
             Testimonies
             .
          
           
             For
             thy
             Names
             sake
             ,
             O
             Lord
             be
             merciful
             unto
             my
             sin
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             great
             .
          
           
             What
             man
             is
             he
             that
             feareth
             the
             Lord
             ?
             Him
             shall
             he
             teach
             in
             the
             way
             that
             he
             shall
             chuse
             .
          
           
             His
             Soul
             shall
             dwell
             at
             ease
             ,
             and
             his
             Seed
             shall
             inherit
             the
             Land.
             
          
           
             The
             Secret
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             among
             them
             that
             fear
             him
             ,
             and
             he
             will
             shew
             them
             his
             Covenant
             .
          
           
             Mine
             eyes
             are
             ever
             looking
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
             for
             he
             shall
             pluck
             my
             feet
             out
             of
             the
             Net.
             
          
           
             Turn
             thee
             unto
             me
             ,
             and
             have
             mercy
             upon
             me
             ,
             for
             I
             am
             desolate
             and
             in
             misery
             .
          
           
             The
             sorrows
             of
             my
             heart
             are
             enlarged
             :
             O
             bring
             thou
             me
             out
             of
             my
             troubles
             .
          
           
             Look
             upon
             my
             adversity
             and
             misery
             ,
             and
             forgive
             me
             all
             my
             sin
             .
          
           
           
             Consider
             mine
             Enemies
             how
             many
             they
             are
             ,
             and
             they
             bear
             a
             tyrannous
             hate
             against
             me
             .
          
           
             O
             keep
             my
             Soul
             and
             deliver
             me
             :
             let
             me
             not
             be
             confounded
             ,
             for
             I
             have
             put
             my
             trust
             in
             thee
             .
          
           
             Let
             perfectness
             and
             righteous
             dealing
             wait
             upon
             me
             ,
             for
             my
             hope
             hath
             been
             in
             thee
             .
          
           
             Deliver
             Israel
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             out
             of
             all
             his
             troubles
             .
          
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             ALmighty
             Lord
             God
             ,
             who
             hast
             created
             all
             things
             for
             thine
             own
             Glory
             and
             Service
             ,
             give
             us
             grace
             to
             direct
             all
             our
             thoughts
             ,
             words
             ,
             and
             works
             to
             that
             one
             end
             ,
             that
             so
             having
             served
             thee
             faithfully
             here
             ,
             we
             may
             
             glorifie
             thee
             eternally
             in
             thy
             Kingdom
             hereafter
             ,
             through
             Jesus
             Christ
             our
             Saviour
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             NOW
             unto
             him
             that
             is
             able
             to
             do
             exceeding
             abundantly
             above
             all
             that
             we
             ask
             or
             think
             ,
             
             according
             to
             the
             Power
             that
             worketh
             in
             us
             ;
             unto
             him
             be
             Glory
             in
             the
             Church
             by
             Christ
             Jesus
             ,
             throughout
             all
             ages
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             THE
             FOURTH
             HOUR
             OF
             PRAYER
             ,
             AT
             THE
             Sixth
             Hour
             ,
             or
             Mid-day
             ,
             About
             XII
             .
             at
             Noon
             .
          
           
             
               Psal
               .
               34.
               12.
               
            
             
               
                 What
                 man
                 is
                 he
                 that
                 lusteth
                 to
                 live
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 fain
                 see
                 good
                 days
                 ?
              
               
                 Keep
                 thy
                 Tongue
                 from
                 Evil
                 ,
                 and
                 thy
                 Lips
                 that
                 they
                 speak
                 no
                 Guile
                 :
              
               
                 Eschew
                 Evil
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 Good
                 :
              
               
                 Seek
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 ensue
                 it
                 .
              
            
             
               Psal
               .
               102.
               24.
               
            
             
               O
               my
               God
               ,
               take
               me
               not
               away
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               m●e
               Age.
               As
               for
               thy
               
               years
               they
               indure
               throughout
               all
               Generations
               .
            
          
           
             HEar
             me
             when
             I
             call
             ,
             O
             God
             of
             my
             righteousness
             ;
             have
             mercy
             upon
             me
             ,
             and
             hearken
             unto
             my
             Prayer
             ,
             Psal
             .
             4.
             1.
             
          
           
             OUR
             Father
             which
             art
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             Hallowed
             be
             thy
             Name
             ,
             Thy
             Kingdom
             come
             ,
             Thy
             Will
             be
             done
             in
             Earth
             as
             it
             is
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Give
             us
             this
             day
             our
             daily
             Bread
             ,
             and
             forgive
             us
             our
             Trespasses
             as
             we
             forgive
             them
             that
             trespass
             against
             us
             .
             And
             lead
             us
             not
             into
             Temptation
             ,
             but
             deliver
             us
             from
             Evil.
             For
             Thine
             is
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             the
             Power
             ,
             and
             the
             Glory
             ,
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             open
             thou
             my
             lips
             :
          
           
             And
             my
             mouth
             shall
             shew
             forth
             thy
             Praise
             .
          
           
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             ,
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             27.
             
          
           
             THE
             Lord
             is
             my
             light
             and
             my
             salvation
             ,
             of
             whom
             then
             shall
             I
             fear
             ?
             The
             Lord
             is
             the
             strength
             of
             my
             life
             ,
             of
             whom
             then
             shall
             I
             be
             afraid
             ?
          
           
             When
             the
             wicked
             (
             even
             mine
             enemies
             and
             my
             foes
             )
             came
             upon
             me
             to
             eat
             my
             flesh
             ,
             they
             stumbled
             and
             fell
             .
          
           
             Though
             an
             host
             of
             men
             were
             laid
             against
             me
             ,
             yet
             shall
             not
             my
             heart
             be
             afraid
             :
             and
             though
             there
             rose
             up
             war
             against
             me
             ,
             yet
             will
             I
             put
             my
             trust
             in
             him
             .
          
           
             One
             thing
             I
             have
             desired
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             which
             I
             will
             require
             ,
             even
             that
             I
             may
             dwell
             in
             the
             house
             of
             the
             Lord
             all
             the
             days
             of
             my
             life
             ,
             
             to
             behold
             the
             fair
             beauty
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             to
             visit
             his
             Temple
             .
          
           
             For
             in
             the
             time
             of
             trouble
             he
             shall
             hide
             me
             in
             his
             Tabernable
             ,
             yea
             in
             the
             secret
             place
             of
             his
             dwelling
             shall
             he
             hide
             me
             ,
             and
             set
             me
             up
             upon
             a
             rock
             of
             stone
             .
          
           
             And
             now
             shall
             he
             lift
             up
             mine
             head
             above
             mine
             enemies
             round
             about
             me
             .
          
           
             Therefore
             will
             I
             offer
             in
             his
             dwelling
             an
             oblation
             with
             great
             gladness
             ,
             I
             will
             sing
             and
             speak
             praises
             unto
             the
             Lord.
             
          
           
             Hearken
             unto
             my
             voice
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             when
             I
             cry
             unto
             Thee
             ;
             have
             mercy
             upon
             me
             ,
             and
             hear
             me
             .
          
           
             My
             heart
             hath
             talked
             of
             thee
             ,
             Seek
             ye
             my
             face
             ;
             thy
             face
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             will
             I
             seek
             .
          
           
             O
             hide
             not
             Thou
             thy
             face
             from
             me
             ,
             nor
             cast
             thy
             servant
             away
             in
             displeasure
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             been
             my
             succour
             :
             leave
             me
             not
             ,
             neither
             forsake
             
             me
             ,
             O
             God
             of
             my
             salvation
             .
          
           
             When
             my
             father
             and
             mother
             forsake
             me
             ,
             the
             Lord
             taketh
             me
             up
             .
          
           
             Teach
             me
             thy
             way
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             and
             lead
             me
             in
             the
             right
             way
             ,
             because
             of
             mine
             enemies
             .
          
           
             Deliver
             me
             not
             over
             into
             the
             will
             of
             mine
             adversaries
             ;
             for
             there
             are
             false
             witnesses
             risen
             up
             against
             me
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             speak
             wrong
             .
          
           
             I
             should
             utterly
             have
             fainted
             ,
             but
             that
             I
             believe
             verily
             to
             see
             the
             goodness
             of
             the
             Lord
             in
             the
             land
             of
             the
             living
             .
          
           
             O
             tarry
             thou
             the
             Lords
             leisure
             :
             be
             strong
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             comfort
             thine
             heart
             ,
             and
             put
             thou
             thy
             trust
             in
             the
             Lord.
             
          
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             ,
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
           
             
               The
               Song
               of
               SS
               .
               Ambrose
               and
               Augustine
               .
            
          
           
             WE
             praise
             Thee
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             we
             acknowledge
             Thee
             to
             be
             the
             Lord.
             
          
           
             All
             the
             Earth
             doth
             worship
             Thee
             the
             Father
             everlasting
             .
          
           
             To
             thee
             all
             Angels
             cry
             aloud
             ,
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Powers
             therein
             ;
          
           
             To
             Thee
             Cherubim
             and
             Seraphim
             continually
             do
             cry
             ,
          
           
             Holy
             ,
             Holy
             ,
             Holy
             ,
             Lord
             God
             of
             Sabbaoth
             .
          
           
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             are
             full
             of
             the
             Majesty
             of
             thy
             Glory
             .
          
           
             The
             glorious
             company
             of
             the
             Apostles
             praise
             Thee
             .
          
           
             The
             goodly
             fellowship
             of
             the
             Prophets
             praise
             Thee
             ;
          
           
             The
             noble
             Army
             of
             Martyrs
             praise
             Thee
             ;
          
           
             The
             Holy
             Church
             throughout
             
             all
             the
             world
             doth
             acknowledge
             Thee
             ,
          
           
             The
             Father
             of
             an
             infinite
             Majesty
             ,
          
           
             Thine
             honourable
             ,
             true
             ,
             and
             only
             Son
             ,
          
           
             Also
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             the
             Comforter
             .
          
           
             Thou
             art
             the
             King
             of
             Glory
             ,
             O
             Christ
             ,
          
           
             Thou
             art
             the
             Everlasting
             Son
             of
             the
             Father
             .
          
           
             When
             thou
             tookest
             upon
             Thee
             to
             deliver
             man
             ,
             Thou
             dist
             not
             abhor
             the
             Virgins
             womb
             .
          
           
             When
             Thou
             hadst
             overcome
             the
             sharpness
             of
             Death
             ,
             Thou
             didst
             open
             the
             kingdom
             of
             heaven
             to
             all
             believers
             .
          
           
             Thou
             sittest
             at
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             God
             in
             the
             Glory
             of
             the
             Father
             .
          
           
             We
             believe
             that
             thou
             shalt
             come
             to
             be
             our
             Judge
             .
          
           
             We
             therefore
             pray
             Thee
             help
             thy
             servants
             whom
             Thou
             hast
             redeemed
             
             deemed
             with
             thy
             precious
             blood
             .
          
           
             Make
             them
             to
             be
             numbred
             with
             thy
             Saints
             in
             Glory
             everlasting
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             save
             thy
             people
             ,
             and
             bless
             thine
             heritage
             :
          
           
             Govern
             them
             and
             lift
             them
             up
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             Day
             by
             day
             we
             magnifie
             Thee
             ,
          
           
             And
             worship
             thy
             Name
             ever
             world
             without
             end
             .
          
           
             Vouchsafe
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             to
             keep
             us
             this
             day
             without
             sin
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             have
             mercy
             upon
             us
             ,
             have
             mercy
             upon
             us
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             let
             thy
             mercy
             lighten
             upon
             us
             ,
             as
             our
             Trust
             is
             in
             thee
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             in
             the
             have
             I
             trusted
             ;
             let
             me
             never
             be
             confounded
             .
          
           
             WE
             humbly
             beseech
             Thee
             ,
             
             O
             Father
             ,
             mercifully
             to
             look
             upon
             our
             infirmities
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             glory
             of
             thy
             Names
             sake
             turn
             from
             us
             all
             those
             evils
             that
             we
             most
             justly
             have
             deserved
             :
             
             and
             grant
             that
             in
             all
             our
             troubles
             we
             may
             put
             our
             whole
             trust
             and
             confidence
             in
             thy
             mercy
             ,
             and
             evermore
             serve
             Thee
             in
             holiness
             and
             pureness
             of
             living
             ,
             to
             thy
             Honour
             and
             Glory
             ,
             through
             our
             only
             Mediator
             and
             advocate
             ,
             Jesus
             Christ
             our
             Lord
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             NOW
             the
             God
             of
             peace
             ,
             
             that
             brought
             again
             from
             the
             dead
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             ,
             that
             great
             Shepherd
             of
             the
             Sheep
             ,
             through
             the
             bloud
             of
             the
             everlasting
             Covenant
             ,
             make
             us
             perfect
             in
             every
             good
             work
             to
             do
             his
             will
             ,
             working
             in
             us
             that
             which
             is
             well-pleasing
             in
             his
             sight
             ,
             through
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             to
             whom
             be
             Glory
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
           
             THE
             FIFTH
             HOUR
             OF
             PRAYER
             ,
             AT
             THE
             Ninth
             Hour
             of
             the
             Day
             ,
             About
             III.
             After-Noon
             .
          
           
             Preparative
             to
             the
             Publick
             .
          
           
             
               1
               Thess
               .
               5.
               2
               ,
               3.
               4.
               
            
             
               
                 The
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 so
                 cometh
                 as
                 a
                 Thief
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 :
              
               
                 For
                 when
                 they
                 shall
                 say
                 ,
                 Peace
                 and
                 Safety
                 ,
                 then
                 sudden
                 destruction
                 cometh
                 upon
                 them
                 as
                 Travail
                 upon
                 a
                 woman
                 with
                 child
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 shall
                 not
                 escape
                 .
              
               
               
                 But
                 ye
                 ,
                 brethren
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 in
                 darkness
                 ,
                 that
                 that
                 day
                 should
                 overtake
                 you
                 as
                 a
                 thief
                 .
              
            
          
           
             ENter
             not
             into
             judgment
             with
             thy
             servant
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             for
             in
             thy
             fight
             shall
             no
             man
             living
             be
             justified
             ,
             Psal
             .
             143.
             2.
             
          
           
             OUR
             Father
             which
             art
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             Hallowed
             be
             thy
             Name
             ,
             Thy
             Kingdom
             come
             ,
             Thy
             Will
             be
             done
             in
             Earth
             as
             it
             is
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Give
             us
             this
             day
             our
             daily
             Bread
             ,
             and
             forgive
             us
             our
             Trespasses
             as
             we
             forgive
             them
             that
             trespass
             against
             us
             .
             And
             lead
             us
             not
             into
             temptation
             ,
             but
             deliver
             us
             from
             Evil.
             For
             Thine
             is
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             the
             Power
             ,
             and
             the
             Glory
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             open
             thou
             my
             lips
             ,
          
           
             And
             my
             mouth
             shall
             shew
             forth
             thy
             praise
             .
          
           
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             39.
             
          
           
             I
             Said
             I
             will
             take
             heed
             to
             my
             ways
             ,
             that
             I
             offend
             not
             in
             my
             tongue
             .
          
           
             I
             will
             keep
             my
             mouth
             as
             it
             were
             with
             a
             bridle
             ,
             while
             the
             ungodly
             is
             in
             my
             sight
             .
          
           
             I
             held
             my
             tongue
             and
             spake
             nothing
             .
             I
             kept
             silence
             yea
             even
             from
             good
             words
             ;
             but
             it
             was
             pain
             and
             grief
             to
             me
             .
          
           
             My
             heart
             was
             hot
             within
             me
             ,
             and
             while
             I
             was
             thus
             musing
             ,
             the
             fire
             kindled
             ,
             and
             at
             last
             I
             spake
             with
             my
             tougue
             .
          
           
             Lord
             ,
             let
             me
             know
             mine
             end
             ,
             and
             the
             number
             of
             my
             days
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             be
             certified
             how
             long
             I
             have
             to
             live
             .
          
           
           
             Behold
             ,
             Thou
             hast
             made
             my
             days
             as
             it
             were
             a
             span
             long
             ,
             and
             mine
             age
             is
             even
             as
             nothing
             in
             respect
             of
             Thee
             ;
             and
             verily
             every
             man
             living
             is
             altogether
             vanity
             .
          
           
             For
             man
             walketh
             in
             a
             vain
             shadow
             ,
             and
             disquieteth
             himself
             in
             vain
             ;
             he
             heapeth
             up
             riches
             ,
             and
             cannot
             tell
             who
             shall
             gather
             them
             .
          
           
             And
             now
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             what
             is
             my
             hope
             ?
             truly
             my
             hope
             is
             even
             in
             Thee
             .
          
           
             Deliver
             me
             from
             all
             mine
             offences
             ,
             and
             make
             me
             not
             a
             rebuke
             unto
             the
             foolish
             .
          
           
             I
             became
             dumb
             ,
             and
             opened
             not
             my
             mouth
             ,
             for
             it
             was
             thy
             doing
             .
          
           
             Take
             thy
             plague
             away
             from
             me
             ;
             I
             am
             even
             consumed
             by
             the
             means
             of
             thy
             heavy
             hand
             ,
          
           
             When
             thou
             with
             rebukes
             dost
             chasten
             man
             for
             sin
             ,
             Thou
             makest
             his
             beauty
             to
             consume
             away
             ,
             like
             as
             it
             were
             a
             Moth
             fretting
             a
             garment
             :
             every
             man
             therefore
             is
             but
             vanity
             .
          
           
           
             Hear
             my
             prayer
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             and
             with
             thine
             ears
             consider
             my
             calling
             :
             hold
             not
             thy
             peace
             at
             my
             tears
             .
          
           
             For
             I
             am
             a
             stranger
             with
             Thee
             and
             a
             sojourner
             ,
             as
             all
             my
             fathers
             were
             .
          
           
             O
             spare
             me
             a
             little
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             recover
             my
             strength
             before
             I
             go
             hence
             ,
             and
             be
             no
             more
             seen
             .
          
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             begininng
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             ,
             world
             without
             end
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             O
             God
             from
             whom
             all
             holy
             desires
             ,
             all
             good
             counsels
             ,
             and
             all
             just
             works
             do
             proceed
             ,
             work
             in
             us
             thy
             unprofitable
             servants
             both
             to
             will
             and
             to
             do
             ,
             
             that
             the
             Glory
             of
             both
             may
             return
             to
             Thee
             the
             giver
             of
             every
             good
             and
             perfect
             gift
             ,
             through
             Jesus
             Christ
             our
             Lord.
             Amen
             .
          
           
           
             NOW
             unto
             Him
             that
             is
             able
             to
             keep
             us
             from
             falling
             ,
             
             and
             to
             present
             us
             faultless
             before
             the
             presence
             of
             his
             Glory
             with
             exceeding
             joy
             ;
             to
             the
             only
             wise
             God
             our
             Saviour
             ,
             be
             Glory
             and
             Majesty
             ,
             Dominion
             and
             Power
             ,
             now
             and
             for
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             THE
             SIXTH
             HOUR
             OF
             PRAYER
             ,
             AT
             THE
             Twelfth
             or
             Last
             Hour
             of
             the
             Day
             ,
             About
             VI.
             in
             the
             Evening
             .
          
           
             
               Deut.
               32.
               29.
               
            
             
               O
               that
               they
               were
               wise
               ,
               that
               they
               understood
               this
               ,
               that
               they
               would
               consider
               their
               latter
               end
               .
            
             
               Job
               14.
               1
               ,
               2.
               
            
             
               Man
               that
               is
               born
               of
               a
               woman
               is
               of
               few
               days
               ,
               and
               full
               of
               trouble
               :
               he
               cometh
               forth
               like
               a
               flower
               ,
               and
               is
               cut
               down
               ;
               he
               fleeth
               also
               as
               a
               shadow
               ,
               and
               continueth
               not
               .
            
          
           
           
             PRaise
             the
             Lord
             ,
             
             O
             my
             Soul
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             is
             within
             me
             praise
             his
             holy
             Name
             .
          
           
             Praise
             the
             Lord
             ,
             O
             my
             Soul
             ,
             and
             forget
             not
             all
             his
             benefits
             ,
          
           
             Which
             forgiveth
             all
             thy
             sin
             ,
             and
             healeth
             all
             thy
             infirmities
             ;
          
           
             Which
             saveth
             thy
             life
             from
             destruction
             ,
             and
             crowneth
             thee
             with
             mercy
             and
             loving
             kindness
             .
          
           
             OUR
             Father
             which
             art
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             Hallowed
             be
             thy
             Name
             ,
             Thy
             Kingdom
             come
             ,
             Thy
             Will
             be
             done
             in
             Earth
             as
             it
             is
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Give
             us
             this
             day
             our
             daily
             Bread
             ,
             and
             forgive
             us
             our
             Trespasses
             as
             we
             forgive
             them
             that
             trespass
             against
             us
             .
             And
             lead
             us
             not
             into
             temptation
             ,
             but
             deliver
             us
             from
             Evil.
             For
             Thine
             is
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             the
             Power
             ,
             and
             the
             Glory
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             open
             thou
             my
             lips
             .
          
           
             And
             my
             mouth
             shall
             shew
             forth
             thy
             praise
             .
          
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             90.
             
          
           
             LOrd
             Thou
             hast
             been
             our
             refuge
             from
             one
             generation
             to
             another
             .
          
           
             Before
             the
             mountains
             were
             brought
             forth
             ,
             or
             ever
             the
             earth
             and
             the
             world
             were
             made
             ,
             Thou
             art
             God
             from
             everlasting
             ,
             and
             world
             without
             end
             .
          
           
             Thou
             turnest
             man
             to
             destruction
             :
             again
             thou
             sayest
             ,
             come
             again
             ye
             children
             of
             men
             .
          
           
             For
             a
             thousand
             years
             in
             thy
             sight
             are
             but
             as
             yesterday
             ,
             seeing
             that
             is
             past
             as
             a
             watch
             in
             the
             night
             .
          
           
           
             As
             soon
             as
             thou
             scatterest
             them
             they
             are
             even
             as
             a
             sleep
             ,
             and
             fade
             away
             suddenly
             like
             the
             grass
             :
          
           
             In
             the
             morning
             it
             is
             green
             ,
             and
             groweth
             up
             ;
             but
             in
             the
             evening
             it
             is
             cut
             down
             ,
             dried
             up
             and
             withered
             .
          
           
             For
             we
             consume
             away
             in
             thy
             displeasure
             ,
             and
             are
             afraid
             at
             thy
             wrathful
             indignation
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             set
             our
             misdeeds
             before
             thee
             ,
             and
             our
             secret
             sins
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             thy
             countenance
             .
          
           
             For
             when
             Thou
             art
             angry
             ,
             all
             our
             days
             are
             gone
             ;
             we
             bring
             our
             years
             to
             an
             end
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             a
             tale
             that
             is
             told
             .
          
           
             The
             days
             of
             our
             age
             are
             threescore
             years
             and
             ten
             ;
             and
             though
             men
             be
             so
             strong
             that
             they
             come
             to
             fourscore
             years
             ,
             yet
             is
             their
             strength
             then
             but
             labour
             and
             sorrow
             ;
             so
             soon
             passeth
             it
             away
             ,
             and
             we
             are
             gone
             .
          
           
             But
             who
             regardeth
             the
             power
             of
             thy
             wrath
             ?
             for
             even
             thereafter
             
             as
             a
             man
             feareth
             ,
             so
             is
             thy
             displeasure
             .
          
           
             O
             teach
             us
             to
             number
             our
             days
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             apply
             our
             hearts
             unto
             wisdom
             .
          
           
             Turn
             Thee
             again
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             at
             the
             last
             ,
             and
             be
             gracious
             unto
             thy
             servants
             .
          
           
             O
             satisfie
             us
             with
             thy
             mercy
             and
             that
             soon
             ;
             so
             shall
             we
             rejoyce
             and
             be
             glad
             all
             the
             days
             of
             our
             life
             .
          
           
             Comfort
             us
             again
             now
             after
             the
             time
             that
             thou
             hast
             plagued
             us
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             years
             wherein
             we
             have
             suffered
             adversity
             .
          
           
             Shew
             thy
             servants
             thy
             work
             ,
             and
             their
             children
             thy
             glory
             .
          
           
             And
             the
             glorious
             Majesty
             of
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             be
             upon
             us
             .
             Prosper
             Thou
             the
             work
             of
             our
             hands
             upon
             us
             ,
             O
             prosper
             Thou
             our
             handy-work
             .
          
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Song
               of
               S.
               Mary
            
             .
          
           
             MY
             soul
             doth
             magnifie
             the
             Lord
             ,
             
             and
             my
             spirit
             hath
             rejoyced
             in
             God
             my
             Saviour
             .
          
           
             For
             he
             hath
             regarded
             the
             lowliness
             of
             his
             hand-maiden
             .
          
           
             For
             behold
             from
             henceforth
             all
             generations
             shall
             call
             me
             blessed
             :
          
           
             For
             he
             that
             is
             Mighty
             hath
             magnified
             me
             ,
             and
             Holy
             is
             his
             name
             .
          
           
             And
             his
             mercy
             is
             on
             them
             that
             fear
             him
             throughout
             all
             generations
             .
          
           
             He
             hath
             shewed
             strength
             with
             his
             arm
             ,
             he
             hath
             scattered
             the
             proud
             in
             the
             imagination
             of
             their
             hearts
             ;
          
           
             He
             hath
             put
             down
             the
             mighty
             
             from
             their
             seat
             ,
             and
             hath
             exalted
             the
             humble
             and
             meek
             .
          
           
             He
             hath
             filled
             the
             hungry
             with
             good
             things
             ,
             and
             the
             rich
             he
             hath
             sent
             empty
             away
             .
          
           
             He
             remembring
             his
             mercy
             hath
             holpen
             his
             servant
             Israel
             ,
             as
             he
             promised
             to
             our
             forefathers
             Abraham
             and
             his
             seed
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             As
             it
             wrs
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             God
             ,
             who
             hast
             created
             the
             light
             and
             darkness
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             continual
             interchanges
             of
             day
             and
             night
             puttest
             us
             in
             mind
             of
             our
             transitory
             condition
             ,
             and
             the
             shortness
             of
             our
             abode
             here
             ,
             Give
             us
             grace
             to
             set
             our selves
             about
             the
             work
             of
             salvation
             ,
             
             
             while
             the
             day
             of
             salvation
             lasteth
             ;
             that
             when
             the
             night
             of
             death
             cometh
             ,
             and
             our
             Lord
             shall
             call
             us
             to
             account
             ,
             we
             may
             receive
             the
             reward
             of
             good
             and
             faithful
             servants
             ,
             
             and
             enter
             into
             the
             joy
             of
             our
             Master
             Jesus
             Christ
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             NOW
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             himself
             ,
             
             and
             God
             even
             our
             Father
             ,
             which
             hath
             loved
             us
             ,
             and
             hath
             given
             us
             everlasting
             consolation
             ,
             and
             good
             hope
             through
             grace
             ,
             comfort
             our
             hearts
             ,
             and
             stablish
             us
             in
             every
             good
             word
             and
             work
             .
          
           
             To
             Him
             be
             glory
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             THE
             SEVENTH
             HOUR
             OF
             PRAYER
             ,
             AT
             Bed-Time
             ,
             About
             IX
             .
             at
             Night
             .
          
           
             
               Mark
               13.
               33.
               
            
             
               Take
               ye
               heed
               ,
               watch
               and
               pray
               ,
               for
               ye
               know
               not
               when
               the
               time
               is
               .
            
             
               Mat.
               26.
               41.
               
            
             
               Watch
               and
               pray
               ,
               that
               ye
               enter
               not
               into
               temptation
               .
            
             
               Job
               1.
               21.
               
            
             
               Naked
               came
               I
               out
               of
               my
               mothers
               womb
               ,
               and
               naked
               shall
               I
               return
               thither
               .
            
             
             
               Chap.
               14.
               12.
               
            
             
               Man
               lieth
               down
               ,
               and
               riseth
               not
               ;
               till
               the
               heavens
               be
               no
               more
               they
               shall
               not
               awake
               ,
               nor
               be
               raised
               out
               of
               their
               sleep
               .
            
          
           
             
               EVENING
               .
            
             
               I.
               AS
               you
               began
               ,
               so
               end
               ,
               the
               day
               with
               God
               ,
               in
               thanks
               and
               praise
               ,
               that
               he
               hath
               graciously
               preserved
               you
               hitherto
               ;
               and
               in
               prayer
               to
               him
               ,
               that
               he
               will
               vouchsafe
               still
               to
               continue
               his
               mercy
               and
               protection
               to
               you
               .
            
             
               II.
               Remember
               that
               your
               days
               are
               but
               a
               span
               long
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               life
               you
               are
               in
               death
               ,
               and
               every
               day
               brings
               you
               nearer
               to
               that
               long
               night
               .
            
             
               III.
               Consider
               ,
               that
               perhaps
               many
               others
               ,
               no
               worse
               than
               you
               ,
               have
               
               this
               day
               been
               cut
               off
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               their
               days
               and
               sins
               ,
               and
               cast
               into
               the
               place
               of
               darkness
               ;
               yet
               the
               long-suffering
               of
               God
               hath
               spared
               you
               until
               now
               ,
               to
               make
               up
               your
               accounts
               .
            
             
               IV.
               Shew
               your self
               truly
               thankful
               for
               this
               inestimable
               favour
               ,
               by
               making
               right
               use
               of
               it
               ,
               spending
               the
               time
               which
               is
               given
               you
               in
               doing
               some
               good
               ,
               in
               working
               
                 while
                 it
                 is
                 called
                 to
                 day
                 ,
              
               before
               
                 the
                 night
                 cometh
                 ,
                 wherein
                 no
                 man
                 can
                 work
                 .
              
            
             
               V.
               The
               Evening
               of
               the
               day
               is
               now
               come
               upon
               you
               ,
               and
               for
               ought
               you
               know
               the
               end
               of
               your
               life
               may
               be
               as
               nigh
               at
               hand
               ,
               when
               you
               shall
               be
               called
               to
               account
               how
               you
               have
               spent
               your
               time
               here
               .
            
             
               VI.
               Begin
               therefore
               with
               your self
               before-hand
               .
            
             
               When
               you
               have
               done
               with
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               all
               business
               and
               company
               ,
               
               and
               are
               retired
               to
               your
               privacy
               and
               quiet
               ,
               sit
               down
               and
               call
               your self
               to
               a
               strict
               account
               how
               you
               have
               spent
               this
               day
               ;
               what
               you
               have
               done
               ,
               what
               you
               have
               left
               undone
               ;
               what
               good
               you
               have
               neglected
               ,
               what
               evil
               you
               have
               committed
               .
            
             
               Where
               you
               perceive
               you
               have
               done
               well
               ,
               give
               thanks
               to
               God
               ,
               and
               ascribe
               it
               and
               all
               the
               Honour
               of
               it
               to
               him
               alone
               ,
               who
               hath
               enabled
               you
               to
               perform
               it
               ,
               
                 working
                 in
                 you
                 both
                 to
                 will
                 and
                 to
                 do
                 .
              
            
             
               Where
               you
               have
               omitted
               your
               duty
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               done
               ill
               ,
               confess
               and
               humble
               your self
               before
               him
               ,
               and
               earnestly
               desire
               pardon
               and
               reconciliation
               .
            
             
               If
               you
               have
               wronged
               or
               offended
               any
               one
               this
               day
               ,
               desire
               God
               to
               forgive
               you
               ,
               and
               resolve
               to
               make
               satisfaction
               .
               If
               any
               one
               have
               wronged
               or
               offended
               you
               ,
               freely
               forgive
               them
               ,
               and
               desire
               God
               to
               confirm
               your
               pardon
               by
               adding
               his
               .
            
             
             
               How
               can
               he
               sleep
               at
               quiet
               that
               is
               not
               at
               peace
               with
               God
               ,
               and
               in
               charity
               with
               the
               World
               ?
            
             
               And
               consider
               that
               if
               this
               be
               done
               constantly
               and
               sincerely
               every
               night
               ,
               whensoever
               it
               shall
               please
               God
               to
               call
               you
               to
               judgment
               ,
               you
               will
               have
               but
               one
               day
               to
               answer
               for
               .
            
             
               VII
               .
               
                 The
                 Son
                 of
                 Man
                 cometh
                 as
                 a
                 thief
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
              
               
               
                 at
                 an
                 hour
                 when
                 you
                 are
                 not
                 aware
                 :
              
               be
               careful
               that
               he
               may
               find
               you
               watching
               ,
               and
               imployed
               about
               his
               Service
               .
            
             
               
                 Blessed
                 is
                 that
                 servant
                 ,
                 whom
                 his
                 Lord
                 when
                 he
                 cometh
                 shall
                 find
                 so
                 doing
                 ,
              
               Mat.
               24.
               46.
               
            
             
               
                 Evening
                 Prayer
              
               .
            
             
               IN
               the
               night
               I
               lift
               up
               my
               hands
               towards
               thy
               Sanctuary
               ,
               and
               bless
               thy
               Name
               ,
               Psal
               .
               134.
               2
               ,
               3.
               
            
             
             
               The
               Lord
               hath
               granted
               his
               loving
               kindness
               in
               the
               day-time
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               night-season
               also
               will
               I
               sing
               of
               him
               ,
               and
               make
               my
               prayer
               unto
               the
               God
               of
               my
               life
               ,
               Psal
               .
               42.
               10.
               
            
             
               As
               long
               as
               I
               live
               will
               I
               magnifie
               thee
               in
               this
               manner
               ,
               and
               lift
               up
               my
               hands
               in
               thy
               Name
               .
            
             
               Let
               my
               prayer
               be
               set
               forth
               in
               thy
               sight
               as
               the
               Incense
               ,
               and
               let
               the
               lifting
               up
               of
               my
               hands
               be
               an
               Evening
               Sacrifice
               ,
               Psal
               .
               14.
               1
               ,
               2.
               
            
             
               OUR
               Father
               which
               art
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               Hallowed
               be
               thy
               Name
               ,
               Thy
               Kingdom
               come
               ,
               Thy
               Will
               be
               done
               in
               Earth
               as
               it
               is
               in
               Heaven
               .
               Give
               us
               this
               day
               our
               daily
               Bread
               ,
               and
               forgive
               us
               our
               Trespasses
               as
               we
               forgive
               them
               that
               trespass
               against
               us
               .
               And
               lead
               us
               not
               into
               Temptation
               ,
               but
               deliver
               us
               from
               Evil.
               For
               Thine
               is
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               the
               Power
               ,
               and
               the
               Glory
               ,
               for
               ever
               and
               ever
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               open
               thou
               my
               lips
               ,
            
             
               And
               my
               mouth
               shall
               shew
               forth
               thy
               Praise
               .
            
             
               Glory
               be
               to
               the
               Father
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               .
            
             
               As
               it
               was
               in
               the
               beginning
               ,
               is
               now
               ,
               and
               ever
               shall
               be
               ,
               world
               without
               end
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Psal
               .
               91.
               
            
             
               WHoso
               dwelleth
               under
               the
               defence
               of
               the
               most
               High
               ,
               shall
               abide
               under
               the
               shadow
               of
               the
               Almighty
               .
            
             
               I
               will
               say
               unto
               the
               Lord
               ,
               Thou
               art
               my
               hope
               ,
               and
               my
               strong
               hold
               ;
               my
               God
               ,
               in
               him
               will
               I
               trust
               .
            
             
               For
               he
               shall
               deliver
               thee
               from
               the
               snare
               of
               the
               hunter
               ,
               and
               from
               the
               noisom
               pestilence
               .
            
             
               He
               shall
               defend
               thee
               under
               his
               wings
               ,
               and
               thou
               shalt
               be
               safe
               under
               his
               feathers
               .
               His
               Faithfulness
               and
               Truth
               shall
               be
               thy
               shield
               and
               buckler
               .
            
             
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               be
               afraid
               for
               any
               terror
               by
               night
               ,
               nor
               for
               the
               arrow
               that
               flieth
               by
               day
               :
            
             
               For
               the
               pestilence
               that
               walketh
               in
               darkness
               ,
               nor
               for
               the
               sickness
               that
               destroyeth
               in
               the
               noon-day
               .
            
             
               A
               thousand
               shall
               fall
               beside
               thee
               ,
               and
               ten
               thousand
               at
               thy
               right
               hand
               ;
               but
               it
               shall
               not
               come
               nigh
               thee
               .
            
             
               Yea
               with
               thine
               eyes
               shalt
               thou
               behold
               ,
               and
               see
               the
               reward
               of
               the
               ungodly
               .
            
             
               For
               thou
               Lord
               ,
               art
               my
               hope
               :
               thou
               hast
               set
               thine
               house
               of
               defence
               very
               high
               .
            
             
               There
               shall
               no
               evil
               happen
               unto
               thee
               ,
               neither
               shall
               any
               plague
               come
               nigh
               thy
               dwelling
               .
            
             
               For
               he
               shall
               give
               his
               Angels
               charge
               over
               thee
               ,
               to
               keep
               thee
               in
               all
               thy
               ways
               .
            
             
               They
               shall
               hear
               thee
               in
               their
               hands
               ,
               that
               thou
               hurt
               not
               thy
               foot
               against
               a
               stone
               .
            
             
               Thou
               shalt
               go
               upon
               the
               Lion
               
               and
               Adder
               ;
               the
               young
               Lion
               and
               the
               Dragon
               shalt
               thou
               tread
               under
               thy
               feet
               .
            
             
               Because
               he
               hath
               set
               his
               love
               upon
               me
               ,
               therefore
               shall
               I
               deliver
               him
               ;
               I
               shall
               set
               him
               up
               ,
               because
               he
               hath
               known
               my
               Name
               .
            
             
               He
               shall
               call
               upon
               me
               ,
               and
               I
               will
               hear
               him
               :
               yea
               I
               am
               with
               him
               in
               trouble
               ,
               I
               will
               deliver
               him
               ,
               and
               bring
               him
               to
               Honour
               .
            
             
               With
               long
               life
               will
               I
               satisfie
               him
               ,
               and
               shew
               him
               my
               Salvation
               .
            
             
               Glory
               be
               to
               the
               Father
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               .
            
             
               As
               it
               was
               in
               the
               beginning
               ,
               is
               now
               ,
               and
               ever
               shall
               be
               world
               without
               end
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Psal
               .
               121.
               
            
             
               I
               Will
               lift
               up
               mine
               eyes
               unto
               the
               hills
               ,
               from
               whence
               cometh
               my
               help
               .
            
             
               My
               help
               cometh
               from
               the
               Lord
               ,
               
               which
               hath
               made
               Heaven
               and
               Earth
               .
            
             
               He
               will
               not
               suffer
               thy
               foot
               to
               be
               moved
               ,
               and
               he
               that
               keepeth
               thee
               will
               not
               sleep
               .
            
             
               Behold
               ,
               he
               that
               keepeth
               Israel
               shall
               neither
               slumber
               nor
               sleep
               .
            
             
               The
               Lord
               himself
               is
               thy
               Keeper
               :
               the
               Lord
               is
               thy
               defence
               upon
               the
               right
               hand
               ;
            
             
               So
               that
               the
               Sun
               shall
               not
               burn
               thee
               by
               day
               ,
               neither
               the
               Moon
               by
               night
               .
            
             
               The
               Lord
               shall
               preserve
               thee
               from
               all
               evil
               ,
               yea
               it
               is
               even
               he
               that
               shall
               keep
               thy
               Soul.
               
            
             
               The
               Lord
               shall
               preserve
               thy
               going
               out
               ,
               and
               thy
               coming
               in
               ,
               from
               this
               time
               forth
               for
               evermore
               .
            
             
               Glory
               be
               to
               the
               Father
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               .
            
             
               As
               it
               was
               in
               the
               beginning
               ,
               is
               now
               ,
               and
               ever
               shall
               be
               world
               without
               end
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
             
               The
               Song
               of
               Simeon
               .
            
             
               LOrd
               ,
               now
               lettest
               thou
               thy
               Servant
               depart
               in
               peace
               ,
               according
               to
               thy
               Word
               ,
               Luke
               2.
               29.
               
            
             
               For
               mine
               eyes
               have
               seen
               thy
               Salvation
               .
            
             
               Which
               thou
               hast
               prepared
               before
               the
               face
               of
               all
               people
               ,
            
             
               To
               be
               a
               Light
               to
               lighten
               the
               Gentiles
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               the
               Glory
               of
               thy
               people
               Israel
               .
            
             
               Glory
               be
               to
               the
               Father
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               .
            
             
               As
               it
               was
               in
               the
               beginning
               ,
               is
               now
               ,
               and
               ever
               shall
               be
               world
               without
               end
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               BLessed
               be
               thy
               holy
               Name
               ,
               O
               Lord
               my
               God
               ,
               who
               hast
               shewed
               me
               the
               light
               of
               thy
               countenance
               ,
               
               and
               caused
               me
               to
               see
               thy
               goodness
               in
               
               the
               land
               of
               the
               living
               :
               who
               hast
               preserved
               me
               in
               all
               my
               ways
               ,
               and
               delivered
               me
               from
               all
               the
               dangers
               and
               evils
               of
               this
               day
               ,
               and
               brought
               me
               safe
               thus
               far
               of
               my
               life
               to
               the
               beginning
               of
               this
               night
               .
            
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               I
               beseech
               thee
               forsake
               me
               not
               in
               the
               vanishing
               of
               my
               days
               ,
               but
               still
               contiuue
               the
               protection
               of
               thy
               gracious
               hand
               upon
               me
               :
               
               be
               thou
               my
               light
               and
               defence
               ,
               my
               guide
               and
               guard
               ,
               through
               the
               valley
               of
               misery
               and
               tears
               ,
               and
               the
               shadow
               of
               death
               ,
               to
               that
               Holy
               Hill
               ,
               where
               thine
               Honour
               and
               our
               Rest
               dwelleth
               .
            
             
               Give
               me
               grace
               to
               remember
               the
               many
               days
               of
               darkness
               ,
               
               and
               prevent
               the
               long
               night
               of
               Death
               by
               a
               timely
               preparation
               for
               it
               ;
               that
               being
               always
               ready
               and
               provided
               ,
               whensoever
               thou
               shalt
               call
               me
               to
               judgment
               ,
               I
               may
               give
               an
               acceptable
               account
               how
               I
               have
               spent
               my
               time
               here
               .
            
             
             
               Lord
               ,
               as
               we
               add
               days
               to
               our
               days
               ,
               so
               we
               add
               sins
               to
               our
               sins
               .
            
             
               Father
               ,
               I
               have
               sinned
               against
               Heaven
               and
               against
               thee
               ,
               and
               am
               no
               more
               worthy
               to
               be
               called
               thy
               Son
               ,
               Luke
               15.
               21.
               
            
             
               But
               I
               will
               confess
               my
               wickedness
               ,
               and
               be
               sorry
               for
               my
               sins
               ,
               Psal
               .
               30.
               18.
               
            
          
           
             
               Here
               make
               a
               particular
               Confession
               of
               the
               sins
               you
               have
               committed
               this
               day
               ,
               or
               since
               your
               last
               solemn
               account
               .
            
             
               THus
               have
               I
               wandred
               from
               the
               right
               way
               of
               thy
               Commandments
               ,
               walking
               after
               the
               foolish
               Imaginations
               of
               mine
               own
               corrupt
               heart
               ,
               and
               wearying
               my self
               in
               the
               by-ways
               of
               vanity
               and
               wickedness
               all
               the
               day
               long
               .
            
             
               But
               now
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               I
               desire
               to
               turn
               from
               my
               evil
               ways
               ;
               and
               
               evening
               after
               evening
               I
               return
               to
               thee
               with
               all
               my
               heart
               ,
               
               and
               seek
               thy
               face
               :
               O
               hide
               not
               thou
               thy
               face
               from
               me
               ,
               nor
               cast
               thy
               servant
               away
               in
               displeasure
               .
            
             
               Out
               of
               the
               deep
               my
               soul
               crieth
               unto
               thee
               ;
               
               O
               hear
               my
               voice
               ,
               
               and
               have
               mercy
               upon
               me
               .
               Have
               mercy
               upon
               me
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               after
               thy
               great
               goodness
               ;
               according
               to
               the
               multitude
               of
               thy
               mercies
               do
               away
               mine
               offences
               .
               Wash
               me
               throughly
               from
               my
               wickedness
               ,
               and
               cleanse
               me
               from
               my
               sin
               .
            
             
               Forgive
               and
               put
               away
               all
               mine
               offences
               and
               abominations
               ,
               for
               the
               merits
               and
               satisfaction
               of
               thy
               dear
               Son
               :
               in
               him
               be
               reconciled
               unto
               me
               ,
               and
               restore
               me
               again
               to
               thy
               grace
               and
               favour
               ,
               to
               the
               peace
               and
               comfort
               and
               communion
               of
               thy
               holy
               Spirit
               ,
               that
               mine
               eyes
               may
               see
               thy
               Salvation
               ,
               and
               
               thy
               Servant
               may
               depart
               in
               peace
               ,
               Luke
               2.
               29
               ,
               30.
               
            
             
               And
               now
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               I
               go
               to
               my
               bed
               as
               to
               my
               grave
               ,
               and
               know
               not
               but
               that
               I
               may
               awake
               in
               another
               world
               :
               Live
               or
               die
               I
               commend
               my self
               to
               thy
               mercy
               and
               goodness
               ,
               beseeching
               thee
               to
               receive
               me
               under
               the
               wings
               of
               thy
               protection
               ,
               where
               I
               may
               rest
               safe
               and
               secure
               from
               all
               evils
               .
            
             
               And
               with
               my self
               I
               commend
               unto
               thee
               all
               whom
               any
               relation
               or
               occasion
               hath
               made
               near
               or
               dear
               unto
               me
               —
            
             
               Thou
               Keeper
               of
               Israei
               ,
               who
               dost
               neither
               slumber
               nor
               sleep
               ,
               
               receive
               us
               all
               into
               thy
               keeping
               ,
               and
               preserve
               our
               Souls
               in
               perpetual
               peace
               and
               safety
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               peace
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               passeth
               all
               understanding
               ,
               keep
               
               our
               hearts
               and
               minds
               in
               the
               knowledge
               and
               love
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               of
               his
               Son
               Jesus
               Christ
               our
               Lord
               :
            
             
               And
               the
               blessing
               of
               God
               Almighty
               ,
               the
               Father
               ,
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               ,
               be
               with
               us
               this
               night
               ,
               the
               rest
               of
               our
               lives
               ,
               and
               for
               evermore
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             OF
             SOLEMN
             REPENTANCE
             .
          
           
             NOW
             beside
             this
             daily
             and
             ordinary
             Confession
             and
             Repentacne
             ,
             it
             were
             good
             to
             set
             apart
             some
             particular
             times
             ,
             once
             a
             week
             (
             on
             Fridays
             )
             or
             at
             least
             once
             a
             month
             ,
             for
             a
             more
             solemn
             Humiliation
             .
          
           
             In
             which
             you
             may
             proceed
             by
             these
             several
             steps
             .
          
           
             I.
             Take
             an
             exect
             survey
             of
             the
             state
             of
             your
             Soul
             :
             Examine
             your self
             strictly
             ,
             and
             search
             into
             every
             corner
             of
             your
             heart
             .
          
           
             Recollect
             and
             reckon
             up
             particularly
             ,
             
             as
             far
             as
             you
             can
             remember
             ,
             all
             the
             several
             sins
             and
             abominations
             of
             your
             past
             life
             ,
             especially
             since
             your
             last
             solemn
             Account
             .
          
           
             Represent
             every
             one
             in
             his
             own
             colours
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             several
             circumstances
             of
             aggravation
             and
             odiousness
             you
             can
             call
             to
             mind
             .
          
           
             II.
             Labour
             to
             get
             a
             true
             and
             through
             sight
             and
             sense
             of
             the
             vileness
             and
             misery
             of
             your
             condition
             .
          
           
             Consider
             in
             what
             a
             dangerous
             and
             deplorable
             state
             you
             had
             been
             ,
             if
             God
             ,
             should
             have
             taken
             you
             away
             in
             this
             course
             without
             Repentance
             .
          
           
             And
             hereupon
             you
             cannot
             but
             acknowledge
             and
             magnifie
             his
             mercy
             and
             long-suffering
             ;
             that
             notwithstanding
             all
             these
             provocations
             he
             hath
             yet
             forborn
             you
             thus
             long
             ,
             and
             now
             by
             his
             
               goodness
               leads
               you
               to
               Repentance
            
             ,
             Rom.
             2.
             4.
             
          
           
           
             III.
             Strive
             to
             be
             seriously
             affected
             with
             a
             true
             and
             hearty
             sorrow
             for
             having
             so
             hainously
             offended
             so
             good
             and
             gracious
             a
             God.
             
          
           
             Stedfastly
             resolve
             to
             forsake
             all
             these
             abominations
             ,
             wherewith
             you
             have
             thus
             grieved
             his
             holy
             Spirit
             .
          
           
             But
             be
             sure
             this
             be
             done
             sincerely
             ,
             withou
             reserving
             to
             your self
             any
             other
             darling
             sin
             .
          
           
             Though
             it
             seem
             never
             so
             small
             ,
             though
             it
             be
             never
             so
             dear
             to
             you
             ,
             yet
             spare
             it
             not
             for
             any
             respect
             .
          
           
             Though
             it
             be
             to
             you
             as
             your
             
               right
               hand
            
             ,
             or
             your
             
               right
               eye
            
             ,
             yet
             pluck
             it
             out
             ,
             or
             cut
             it
             o●●
             ,
             and
             
               cast
               it
               from
               you
            
             ,
             Mat.
             5.
             29
             ,
             30.
             
          
           
             It
             is
             better
             for
             you
             to
             enter
             into
             life
             halt
             or
             maimed
             ,
             than
             to
             be
             cast
             whole
             into
             everlasting
             fire
             ,
             
               Mat.
               18.
               8.
               
               Mat.
            
             9.
             43.
             45.
             47.
             
          
           
             God
             will
             have
             all
             or
             none
             ;
             he
             will
             not
             be
             content
             with
             a
             part
             ,
             though
             never
             so
             great
             a
             part
             .
          
           
           
             IV.
             Apply
             your self
             to
             God
             by
             a
             
               lively
               faith
            
             in
             his
             promises
             ,
             of
             mercy
             and
             pardon
             in
             the
             bloud
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             .
          
           
             Pour
             out
             your
             soul
             before
             him
             in
             an
             
               humble
               Confession
            
             of
             all
             your
             sins
             and
             abominations
             .
          
           
             Beseech
             and
             importune
             him
             for
             the
             grace
             of
             
               godly
               sorrow
            
             ,
             which
             may
             work
             in
             you
             true
             Repentance
             ,
             2
             Cor.
             7.
             10.
             
          
           
             Implore
             his
             mercy
             and
             pardon
             in
             the
             merits
             and
             satisfaction
             of
             his
             dear
             Son
             Jesus
             Christ
             .
          
           
             V.
             Offer
             up
             your self
             wholly
             into
             his
             hands
             with
             a
             promise
             and
             vow
             of
             new
             life
             ,
             and
             more
             diligent
             performance
             of
             your
             duty
             .
          
           
             And
             desire
             the
             gracious
             in
             fluence
             of
             his
             Holy
             Spirit
             ,
             as
             well
             for
             a
             seal
             of
             your
             Pardon
             ,
             as
             to
             excite
             ,
             and
             assist
             ,
             and
             enable
             you
             to
             perform
             his
             will
             for
             the
             future
             .
          
           
           
             VI.
             And
             though
             it
             be
             impossible
             for
             you
             to
             make
             restitution
             or
             satisfaction
             to
             God
             for
             the
             wrongs
             and
             affronts
             which
             in
             every
             single
             sin
             you
             have
             offered
             to
             his
             Glory
             ;
             yet
             to
             shew
             the
             sincerity
             and
             readiness
             of
             your
             will
             according
             to
             your
             Power
             ,
             set
             your self
             with
             most
             diligence
             to
             the
             performance
             of
             those
             Duties
             wherein
             you
             have
             been
             most
             defective
             .
          
           
             And
             act
             a
             kind
             of
             holy
             revenge
             upon
             those
             sins
             of
             which
             you
             have
             been
             most
             gulity
             ,
             by
             setting
             your self
             most
             zealously
             to
             the
             practice
             of
             the
             contrary
             vertues
             .
          
           
             VII
             .
             And
             this
             your
             reconciliation
             to
             God
             it
             will
             be
             fit
             (
             I
             may
             say
             necessary
             )
             to
             make
             your
             peace
             with
             the
             world
             :
          
           
             By
             making
             restitution
             and
             satisfaction
             to
             all
             that
             you
             have
             wronged
             ;
             by
             desiring
             pardon
             of
             those
             you
             have
             offended
             ;
             and
             
             likewise
             by
             freely
             Pardoning
             all
             that
             have
             offended
             or
             injured
             you
             .
          
           
             And
             if
             all
             this
             be
             done
             sincerely
             and
             uprightly
             ,
             as
             is
             required
             ,
             on
             your
             part
             ,
             doubtless
             ,
             
             
               God
               is
               faithful
               that
               hath
               promised
               ,
            
             
             and
             will
             not
             fail
             in
             the
             performance
             of
             his
             part
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             A
             GENERAL
             FORM
             OF
             CONFESSION
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             the
             Great
             and
             Dreadful
             God
             ,
             
             keeping
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             mercy
             to
             them
             that
             love
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             them
             that
             keep
             his
             Commandments
             ;
             we
             have
             sinned
             ,
             and
             have
             committed
             iniquity
             ,
             and
             have
             done
             wickedly
             ,
             and
             have
             rebelled
             :
             even
             by
             departing
             from
             thy
             precepts
             ,
             and
             from
             thy
             judgments
             .
          
           
             By
             our
             impious
             and
             godless
             thoughts
             of
             Thee
             ;
             
             our
             confidence
             
             in
             the
             arm
             of
             flesh
             ;
             by
             placing
             our
             affections
             on
             earthly
             things
             ,
             and
             neglecting
             to
             love
             and
             delight
             in
             Thee
             ;
             by
             presuming
             of
             thy
             mercies
             ,
             and
             yet
             continuing
             in
             our
             sins
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               ,
            
             Dan.
             9.
             7.
             
          
           
             By
             our
             want
             of
             reverence
             to
             thy
             Service
             ,
             not
             considering
             the
             awfulness
             of
             thy
             Presence
             ,
             and
             that
             honour
             due
             to
             Thee
             in
             thy
             House
             ;
             by
             our
             formal
             and
             hypocritical
             worship
             ;
             by
             open
             profanation
             and
             sacriledge
             ;
             by
             shews
             and
             Pretences
             of
             piety
             to
             cover
             our
             worldly
             and
             wicked
             designs
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             By
             our
             vain
             and
             rash
             oaths
             ,
             blasphemies
             and
             perjuries
             ;
             by
             our
             execrations
             on
             our selves
             ,
             our
             brethren
             ,
             and
             our
             enemies
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             By
             undervaluing
             thy
             publick
             Service
             ,
             and
             neglecting
             to
             bear
             a
             part
             in
             it
             ;
             by
             mispending
             that
             time
             either
             there
             or
             elswhere
             in
             wanton
             or
             worldly
             thoughts
             or
             imployments
             ;
             by
             not
             keeping
             the
             Spiritual
             Sabbath
             unto
             Thee
             ,
             in
             serving
             Thee
             truly
             all
             the
             days
             of
             our
             lives
             ;
             by
             not
             duly
             observing
             the
             times
             of
             Festivity
             or
             Fasting
             appointed
             by
             just
             Authority
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             righteousness
             belongs
             unto
             Thee
             ,
             but
             unto
             us
             confusion
             of
             face
             ,
             as
             at
             this
             day
             .
          
           
             By
             not
             duly
             acknowledging
             thine
             ordinance
             and
             authority
             in
             the
             persons
             of
             our
             Superiours
             ;
             by
             speaking
             evil
             of
             dignities
             ,
             and
             reviling
             the
             Rulers
             of
             thy
             people
             ;
             by
             groundless
             jealousies
             and
             suspicions
             ,
             mis-judging
             and
             censuring
             their
             actions
             ;
             by
             being
             as
             a
             people
             that
             strive
             with
             their
             Priests
             ,
             and
             not
             submitting
             our selves
             to
             those
             who
             by
             thy
             appointment
             watch
             over
             our
             souls
             ;
             by
             neglecting
             those
             committed
             to
             our
             charge
             ,
             not
             correcting
             those
             sins
             which
             have
             cried
             loud
             for
             examplary
             punishment
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             righteousness
             belongs
             unto
             Thee
             ,
             but
             unto
             us
             confusion
             of
             face
             ,
             as
             at
             this
             day
             .
          
           
           
             By
             rash
             anger
             ,
             malice
             ,
             hatred
             ,
             revenge
             ,
             and
             the
             bloudy
             effects
             thereof
             ;
             by
             uncharitable
             contentions
             and
             divisions
             ,
             factions
             and
             animosities
             ;
             by
             cruelty
             and
             unmercifulness
             ,
             and
             communicating
             in
             the
             sins
             of
             bloud
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             By
             the
             manifold
             sins
             of
             uncleanness
             ,
             by
             seeking
             or
             not
             avoiding
             the
             occasions
             thereof
             ;
             by
             idleness
             ,
             intemperance
             and
             drunkenness
             ,
             by
             immodest
             words
             and
             gestures
             ,
             by
             shameless
             boasting
             or
             not
             blushing
             at
             those
             sins
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
           
             By
             thefts
             ,
             rapines
             ,
             and
             oppressions
             ;
             by
             vexatious
             suits
             practised
             and
             countenanced
             ;
             by
             exactions
             ,
             and
             unjust
             gains
             in
             bargaining
             ;
             by
             defrauding
             the
             labourer
             of
             his
             hire
             ,
             by
             want
             of
             due
             care
             in
             expending
             what
             we
             have
             ,
             and
             a
             good
             conscience
             in
             acquiring
             more
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             By
             lying
             ,
             detraction
             ,
             and
             contumely
             ;
             by
             censuring
             and
             rash
             judgment
             ;
             by
             false
             witness
             ,
             and
             perverting
             the
             course
             of
             justice
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             ,
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
           
             By
             uncontentedness
             and
             desiring
             change
             in
             our
             estates
             ;
             by
             giving
             our selves
             over
             to
             lustful
             ,
             covetous
             ,
             and
             inordinate
             affections
             ;
             by
             neglecting
             acts
             of
             Charity
             ,
             and
             doing
             as
             we
             would
             be
             done
             to
             ,
             and
             not
             doing
             our
             duty
             in
             that
             state
             of
             life
             unto
             which
             it
             hath
             pleased
             Thee
             to
             call
             us
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             By
             fretting
             our selves
             because
             of
             the
             ungodly
             ,
             and
             being
             envious
             against
             the
             evil-doer
             ;
             by
             not
             loving
             our
             enemies
             ,
             not
             blessing
             them
             that
             curse
             us
             ,
             not
             doing
             good
             to
             them
             that
             hate
             us
             ,
             nor
             praying
             for
             those
             that
             despightfully
             use
             us
             ,
             and
             persecute
             us
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             By
             presuming
             to
             do
             evil
             that
             good
             may
             come
             thereof
             ;
             by
             placing
             piety
             in
             opinions
             ;
             by
             straining
             at
             Gnats
             ,
             and
             swallowing
             of
             Camels
             ,
             scrupling
             at
             things
             indifferent
             ,
             and
             making
             no
             conscience
             of
             known
             sins
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             By
             running
             into
             open
             profaneness
             ,
             under
             colour
             of
             avoiding
             Superstition
             ;
             by
             guiding
             our
             conscience
             by
             humours
             and
             phansies
             ,
             and
             not
             by
             the
             certain
             rules
             of
             thy
             Law
             ;
             by
             having
             itching
             ears
             ,
             and
             heaping
             to
             our selves
             Teachers
             ,
             and
             by
             having
             mens
             persons
             
             in
             admiration
             because
             of
             advantage
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             By
             impatience
             under
             thy
             correcting
             hand
             ,
             not
             endeavouring
             our
             amendment
             by
             it
             ,
             and
             reflecting
             on
             our
             own
             sins
             as
             the
             causes
             of
             it
             ;
             by
             despising
             thy
             chastisements
             ,
             and
             not
             rejoycing
             in
             tribulations
             ,
             nor
             glorifying
             Thee
             that
             hast
             counted
             us
             worthy
             to
             suffer
             for
             righteousness
             sake
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousness
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             By
             our
             want
             and
             neglect
             of
             
             those
             necessary
             Christian
             duties
             of
             Humiliation
             and
             godly
             sorrow
             for
             sin
             ,
             of
             indignation
             and
             revenge
             upon
             our selves
             for
             it
             ,
             of
             confessing
             and
             forsaking
             ,
             of
             restitution
             and
             satisfaction
             to
             others
             ;
             and
             not
             by
             bringing
             forth
             fruits
             worthy
             of
             repentance
             ,
          
           
             We
             have
             provoked
             and
             rebelled
             against
             Thee
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               ,
               righteousnnss
               belongs
               unto
               Thee
               ,
               but
               unto
               us
               confusion
               of
               face
               ,
               as
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             WHO
             can
             tell
             how
             oft
             he
             offendeth
             ?
             O
             cleanse
             Thou
             us
             from
             these
             ,
             and
             from
             our
             secret
             sins
             ,
             Psal
             .
             19.
             22.
             
          
           
             Try
             us
             ,
             O
             good
             God
             ,
             and
             search
             the
             ground
             of
             our
             hearts
             ;
             prove
             us
             and
             examine
             our
             thoughts
             .
          
           
             Look
             well
             if
             there
             be
             any
             other
             way
             of
             wickedness
             in
             us
             ;
             and
             lead
             us
             in
             the
             way
             everlasting
             ,
             Psal
             .
             139.
             23
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
           
             Behold
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             we
             are
             here
             before
             Thee
             in
             our
             sins
             ;
             we
             stand
             guilty
             of
             these
             and
             many
             more
             ,
             not
             only
             of
             all
             sorts
             ,
             but
             of
             all
             degrees
             also
             ;
             and
             we
             know
             and
             confess
             ,
             that
             the
             least
             of
             these
             deserves
             no
             less
             than
             the
             wages
             of
             eternal
             death
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             Thou
             ,
             
             Lord
             ,
             shouldst
             be
             extreme
             to
             mark
             what
             is
             done
             amiss
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             who
             may
             abide
             it
             ?
             If
             Thou
             shouldst
             thus
             severely
             proceed
             in
             judgment
             against
             us
             ,
             
             our
             spirits
             should
             fail
             before
             Thee
             ,
             and
             those
             souls
             which
             Thou
             hast
             made
             .
          
           
             Deal
             thou
             with
             us
             therefore
             ,
             
             O
             Lord
             ,
             not
             after
             the
             multitude
             of
             our
             sins
             ,
             but
             according
             to
             the
             multitude
             of
             thy
             mercies
             .
             Turn
             away
             thy
             face
             from
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             behold
             that
             Son
             of
             thy
             Love
             in
             thine
             own
             bosom
             ,
             
             that
             doth
             not
             only
             intercede
             ,
             but
             hath
             satisfied
             ;
             not
             only
             request
             and
             intreat
             ,
             but
             even
             require
             and
             challenge
             Thee
             to
             have
             mercy
             upon
             us
             .
          
           
             For
             his
             sake
             therefore
             ,
             we
             beseech
             Thee
             ,
             have
             this
             mercy
             upon
             us
             ,
             to
             make
             us
             capable
             of
             thy
             mercies
             .
             Send
             down
             the
             dew
             of
             thy
             Heavenly
             grace
             ,
             that
             may
             melt
             and
             mollifie
             our
             frozen
             and
             stony
             hearts
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             see
             and
             confess
             ,
             and
             hate
             ,
             and
             forsake
             ,
             and
             sincerely
             repent
             us
             of
             all
             our
             past
             sins
             and
             abominations
             ,
             and
             turn
             from
             the
             evil
             of
             our
             former
             ways
             ,
             to
             Thee
             that
             art
             the
             Way
             ,
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             the
             Life
             ,
             John
             14.
             6.
             
          
           
             And
             then
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             do
             Thou
             return
             to
             us
             also
             ;
             forgive
             the
             Debt
             which
             hath
             been
             discharged
             by
             the
             precious
             bloud
             of
             thy
             dear
             Son
             ,
             and
             seal
             to
             us
             our
             pardon
             by
             the
             gift
             of
             thy
             holy
             Spirit
             ,
             which
             for
             the
             time
             to
             come
             may
             prevent
             ,
             excite
             ,
             and
             enable
             us
             to
             
             walk
             before
             Thee
             in
             holiness
             and
             rigtheousness
             all
             our
             days
             :
             that
             having
             cast
             off
             the
             works
             of
             darkness
             ,
             
             and
             put
             on
             the
             armour
             of
             light
             ,
             we
             may
             like
             valiant
             Soldiers
             fight
             that
             good
             fight
             against
             all
             temptations
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             
             the
             flesh
             ,
             and
             the
             Devil
             ;
             that
             having
             finished
             our
             course
             ,
             we
             may
             receive
             of
             Thee
             that
             crown
             of
             life
             which
             Thou
             hast
             promised
             to
             them
             that
             continue
             faithful
             unto
             death
             ,
             Rev.
             2.
             10.
             
          
           
             And
             all
             for
             his
             sake
             ,
             who
             by
             his
             death
             hath
             overcome
             death
             ,
             and
             opened
             unto
             us
             the
             gate
             of
             everlasting
             life
             .
             To
             him
             ,
             with
             Thee
             ,
             and
             the
             Holy
             Spirit
             ,
             be
             all
             Honour
             and
             Glory
             ,
             world
             without
             end
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
           
             OF
             THE
             HOLY
             SACRAMENT
             OF
             THE
             Lords
             Supper
             ,
             AND
             THE
             PREPARATION
             Before
             it
             .
          
           
             
               Psal
               .
               116.
               12
               ,
               13.
               
            
             
               
                 What
                 reward
                 shall
                 I
                 render
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 for
                 all
                 his
                 benefits
                 toward
                 me
                 ?
              
               
                 I
                 will
                 take
                 the
                 cup
                 of
                 Salvation
                 ,
                 and
                 call
                 upon
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 Lord.
                 
              
            
             
             
               Psal
               .
               26.
               6.
               
            
             
               I
               will
               wash
               my
               bands
               in
               innocency
               :
               so
               will
               I
               compass
               thine
               Altar
               ,
               O
               Lord.
               
            
          
           
             THere
             yet
             remains
             one
             principal
             piece
             of
             Devotion
             ,
             and
             that
             without
             which
             there
             is
             indeed
             no
             Devotion
             ;
             it
             being
             the
             Sacrifice
             ,
             in
             the
             Smoke
             of
             which
             our
             prayers
             must
             ascend
             up
             before
             him
             that
             sitteth
             on
             the
             Throne
             .
          
           
             Now
             although
             God
             being
             himself
             a
             Spirit
             ,
             desires
             also
             to
             be
             
               worshipped
               in
               Spirit
            
             ;
             
             and
             in
             his
             own
             respect
             cares
             not
             for
             these
             outward
             and
             sensible
             performances
             ;
             yet
             because
             the
             minds
             of
             men
             ,
             being
             as
             it
             were
             shut
             up
             in
             this
             prison
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             can
             receive
             little
             information
             or
             affection
             but
             what
             is
             conveyed
             to
             them
             by
             the
             Sense
             ,
             it
             hath
             pleased
             him
             to
             accommodate
             himself
             to
             our
             imperfection
             
             and
             infirmity
             ,
             and
             appoint
             certain
             Ceremonies
             or
             outward
             actions
             which
             working
             immediately
             upon
             the
             Senses
             ,
             are
             by
             them
             conveyed
             in
             unto
             the
             Soul
             ,
             and
             make
             on
             it
             a
             more
             powerful
             impression
             of
             that
             which
             is
             signified
             by
             those
             sensible
             actions
             .
          
           
             Such
             are
             
               Looking
               up
            
             toward
             Heaven
             when
             we
             speak
             to
             God
             ,
             Kneeling
             when
             we
             pray
             to
             him
             ,
             
               Standing
               up
            
             when
             we
             praise
             him
             ,
             and
             Bowing
             at
             the
             mention
             of
             his
             Sacred
             Name
             ;
             such
             is
             the
             dipping
             in
             water
             ,
             and
             signing
             with
             the
             Cross
             in
             the
             Sacrament
             of
             Baptism
             :
             and
             such
             is
             the
             receiving
             of
             Bread
             and
             Wine
             in
             this
             other
             ,
             of
             which
             we
             speak
             .
          
           
             For
             though
             the
             eating
             of
             Bread
             and
             drinking
             of
             Wine
             are
             in
             themselves
             actions
             so
             very
             ordinary
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             also
             very
             inconsiderable
             ;
             yet
             in
             this
             they
             are
             made
             use
             of
             to
             signifie
             to
             us
             the
             most
             extraordinary
             and
             excellent
             mercy
             
             that
             ever
             the
             Great
             King
             of
             Heaven
             bestowed
             upon
             his
             poor
             Subjects
             and
             Servants
             here
             on
             earth
             .
             For
             ,
          
           
             I.
             It
             is
             the
             Commemoration
             of
             the
             death
             of
             his
             own
             only
             Son
             for
             the
             redemption
             of
             lost
             Mankind
             ;
             the
             wounding
             of
             his
             body
             signified
             by
             the
             breaking
             of
             Bread
             ,
             and
             the
             shedding
             of
             his
             Bloud
             by
             the
             pouring
             out
             of
             Wine
             .
          
           
             II.
             Besides
             this
             ,
             it
             is
             also
             an
             Evidence
             of
             Gods
             reconciliation
             and
             favour
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             demonstration
             that
             we
             are
             in
             League
             and
             Amity
             with
             him
             ,
             in
             that
             we
             are
             admitted
             to
             his
             own
             Table
             ,
             to
             eat
             of
             his
             Bread
             ,
             and
             drink
             of
             his
             Cup.
             
          
           
             III.
             It
             is
             a
             means
             and
             instrument
             of
             conveying
             grace
             and
             strength
             to
             the
             Souls
             of
             Worthy
             Receivers
             .
          
           
           
             IV.
             It
             is
             our
             Sacrifice
             of
             praise
             and
             thanksgiving
             for
             all
             his
             mercies
             and
             blessings
             ;
             particularly
             temporal
             ,
             the
             good
             things
             of
             this
             World
             ,
             the
             fruits
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             which
             we
             here
             offer
             unto
             him
             under
             these
             two
             Principal
             of
             Bread
             and
             Wine
             .
          
        
         
           
             Of
             Frequent
             Receiving
             .
          
           
             THis
             then
             being
             a
             Service
             so
             acceptable
             to
             God
             and
             so
             beneficial
             ,
             so
             necessary
             for
             men
             ,
             it
             were
             but
             reason
             to
             expect
             that
             all
             good
             Christians
             would
             shew
             themselves
             ready
             and
             forward
             to
             the
             performance
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             And
             accordingly
             in
             the
             first
             Age
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             when
             Religion
             and
             Zeal
             were
             in
             their
             youth
             and
             vigour
             ,
             it
             was
             the
             good
             custom
             to
             celebrate
             this
             Sacrament
             (
             if
             not
             
               every
               day
            
             as
             it
             is
             thought
             ,
             
             yet
             at
             least
             )
             every
             Lords
             day
             .
          
           
             But
             afterward
             as
             Piety
             began
             to
             grow
             more
             dull
             ,
             and
             Love
             more
             cold
             ,
             it
             was
             by
             little
             and
             little
             brought
             down
             to
             once
             a
             Month.
             
          
           
             And
             this
             Order
             still
             remains
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             God
             ,
             (
             though
             now
             somewhat
             disturbed
             by
             prevailing
             Sectaries
             among
             us
             .
             )
             And
             at
             those
             times
             the
             Supper
             is
             appointed
             to
             be
             made
             ready
             ,
             and
             the
             Table
             furnished
             for
             all
             such
             as
             can
             think
             fit
             to
             spare
             so
             much
             time
             from
             their
             worldly
             business
             ,
             to
             come
             to
             the
             Marriage-feast
             of
             the
             great
             King
             of
             Heaven
             .
             For
             herein
             they
             are
             yet
             left
             to
             more
             liberty
             ,
             and
             not
             necessarily
             required
             to
             come
             oftner
             than
             thrice
             a
             year
             .
          
           
             And
             truly
             such
             is
             the
             negligence
             of
             many
             (
             who
             yet
             would
             be
             accounted
             Christians
             )
             that
             they
             are
             not
             ashamed
             to
             stretch
             this
             libetty
             to
             the
             utmost
             .
             Yea
             ,
             
             and
             it
             were
             well
             if
             even
             then
             they
             would
             come
             meetly
             provided
             ,
             and
             had
             not
             more
             respect
             to
             the
             Shame
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             than
             to
             the
             Honour
             of
             God
             ,
             or
             their
             own
             Good.
             
          
           
             Certainly
             any
             sober
             Christian
             cannot
             consider
             without
             shame
             and
             indignation
             how
             much
             Mankind
             are
             fallen
             from
             their
             first
             love
             .
          
           
             But
             that
             which
             is
             ordinarily
             brought
             for
             an
             excuse
             ,
             is
             in
             it self
             so
             unworthy
             and
             unreasonable
             ,
             that
             it
             makes
             this
             Neglect
             yet
             more
             abominable
             and
             intolerable
             .
          
           
             And
             indeed
             it
             is
             somewhat
             worse
             than
             that
             for
             which
             those
             invited
             in
             the
             Gospel
             received
             a
             severe
             Censure
             .
             
             There
             it
             was
             ,
             
             they
             were
             taken
             up
             with
             their
             several
             Affairs
             ,
             one
             had
             bought
             a
             farm
             ,
             or
             a
             Yoke
             of
             oxen
             ;
             another
             had
             married
             a
             wife
             ;
             
             and
             
               therefore
               they
               could
               not
               come
            
             .
             But
             here
             one
             is
             engaged
             in
             such
             a
             sin
             ,
             which
             he
             hath
             no
             mind
             to
             leave
             yet
             ;
             another
             is
             not
             in
             charity
             ;
             and
             in
             general
             they
             are
             not
             prepared
             ,
             and
             therefore
             they
             cannot
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             they
             will
             not
             come
             .
          
           
             Such
             is
             the
             ridiculous
             madness
             of
             men
             in
             this
             barbarous
             and
             brutish
             Age
             ,
             that
             they
             can
             think
             fit
             to
             excuse
             and
             justifie
             one
             fault
             by
             pretending
             more
             and
             greater
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             you
             are
             not
             prepared
             to
             meet
             your
             Saviour
             at
             his
             Table
             ,
             to
             celebrate
             the
             memorial
             of
             his
             Mercy
             how
             would
             you
             appear
             before
             him
             at
             his
             Seat
             of
             Judgment
             ,
             to
             which
             yet
             you
             know
             not
             but
             you
             may
             be
             sooner
             called
             ?
          
           
             If
             therefore
             you
             could
             wish
             to
             be
             always
             provided
             for
             Death
             ,
             which
             often
             comes
             suddenly
             ,
             always
             uncertainly
             ,
             think
             not
             much
             to
             bestow
             a
             little
             time
             in
             preparing
             your self
             for
             this
             Sacrament
             ,
             as
             often
             as
             you
             may
             have
             an
             
             opportunity
             of
             receiving
             it
             .
          
           
             And
             those
             which
             in
             these
             days
             of
             Captivity
             have
             not
             that
             convenience
             of
             receiving
             from
             the
             hands
             of
             them
             who
             have
             authority
             to
             give
             it
             ,
             may
             yet
             do
             well
             not
             to
             omit
             the
             Duty
             of
             Preparation
             .
             Let
             them
             do
             that
             which
             they
             can
             ,
             and
             for
             that
             which
             they
             cannot
             God
             will
             accept
             the
             will
             for
             the
             deed
             .
          
        
         
           
             Of
             Preparation
             .
          
           
             THE
             best
             Preparation
             to
             this
             holy
             Duty
             is
             a
             continued
             habit
             of
             holy
             living
             ,
             and
             frequent
             meditation
             upon
             Heaven
             and
             Heavenly
             things
             ;
             particularly
             the
             great
             mercies
             of
             God
             in
             the
             Bloud
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             .
          
           
             But
             because
             the
             minds
             of
             men
             cannot
             be
             always
             so
             intent
             and
             circumspect
             ,
             but
             that
             they
             need
             some
             more
             solemn
             Excitations
             
             and
             Exercises
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             requisite
             to
             set
             apart
             some
             few
             days
             before
             to
             be
             imployed
             more
             particularly
             in
             this
             business
             .
          
           
             I.
             Therefore
             Examine
             your self
             ,
             and
             inquire
             strictly
             into
             the
             state
             of
             your
             Soul
             ,
             and
             take
             a
             view
             of
             your
             whole
             Life
             ,
             especially
             since
             the
             time
             of
             your
             last
             Recieving
             .
          
           
             Observe
             and
             consider
             how
             you
             have
             performed
             this
             duty
             formerly
             ,
             whether
             worthily
             or
             unworthily
             ,
             and
             what
             good
             or
             ill
             effect
             it
             hath
             wrought
             in
             you
             ;
             what
             progress
             you
             have
             made
             in
             Grace
             and
             Goodness
             ,
             or
             whether
             you
             grow
             worse
             and
             worse
             in
             sin
             ;
             and
             what
             are
             the
             Causes
             and
             Occasions
             of
             either
             .
          
           
             II.
             Confess
             and
             humble
             your self
             before
             God
             ,
             and
             earnestly
             intreat
             and
             contend
             for
             his
             mercy
             ,
             and
             pardon
             ,
             and
             reconciliation
             ,
             and
             grace
             and
             favour
             in
             the
             Merits
             of
             
             Jesus
             Christ
             ;
             that
             he
             will
             wash
             you
             from
             all
             your
             Pollutions
             in
             his
             Bloud
             ,
             and
             cloath
             you
             in
             the
             White
             robe
             of
             his
             Righteousness
             ,
             that
             so
             having
             on
             a
             
               Wedding
               garment
            
             ,
             
             you
             may
             be
             a
             welcom
             Guest
             to
             his
             Table
             .
          
           
             And
             here
             solemnly
             renew
             that
             Promise
             and
             vow
             which
             you
             formerly
             made
             in
             that
             other
             Sacrament
             of
             Baptism
             ,
             and
             repeated
             since
             every
             time
             you
             have
             received
             this
             .
             That
             you
             will
             forsake
             Sin
             and
             Satan
             ,
             and
             cleave
             to
             the
             Lord
             your
             God
             with
             all
             your
             heart
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             assistance
             of
             his
             gracious
             Spirit
             walk
             before
             him
             uprightly
             ,
             and
             serve
             him
             in
             holiness
             and
             righteousness
             all
             the
             days
             of
             your
             Life
             .
          
           
             III.
             Consider
             ,
             that
             you
             are
             now
             to
             communicate
             not
             only
             with
             God
             ,
             but
             also
             with
             the
             congregation
             of
             your
             fellow
             Christians
             ;
             and
             that
             
             the
             Rule
             and
             Essential
             Character
             ,
             by
             which
             you
             are
             to
             know
             and
             declare
             that
             you
             
               love
               God
            
             is
             ,
             that
             you
             
               love
               your
               brother
               also
            
             ,
             I
             John
             4.
             21.
             
          
           
             Therefore
             take
             care
             to
             reconcile
             your self
             with
             the
             World
             ;
             by
             freely
             forgiving
             and
             meekly
             desiring
             forgiveness
             ,
             and
             endeavouring
             to
             restore
             and
             establish
             peace
             and
             charity
             ,
             and
             brotherly
             kindness
             ,
             aud
             right
             understanding
             between
             your self
             and
             all
             with
             whom
             you
             have
             had
             any
             kind
             of
             difference
             .
          
           
             IV.
             Recollect
             and
             raise
             up
             your
             thoughts
             from
             the
             earth
             and
             worldly
             things
             ,
             and
             devoutly
             meditate
             on
             heavenly
             and
             spiritual
             matters
             ;
             such
             as
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             Creation
             and
             Fall
             of
             Mankind
             ,
             and
             the
             great
             Miseries
             which
             we
             were
             thereby
             engaged
             in
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             The
             inestimable
             Mercy
             and
             
             Goodness
             of
             God
             in
             bestowing
             his
             own
             only
             Son
             for
             our
             redemption
             ,
             and
             restoring
             us
             again
             to
             a
             capacity
             and
             hope
             of
             his
             heavenly
             good
             things
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             The
             incomparable
             love
             of
             Christ
             ,
             in
             that
             he
             vouchsafed
             to
             be
             born
             meanly
             ,
             to
             live
             in
             poverty
             and
             contempt
             ,
             to
             die
             in
             shame
             and
             torment
             ,
             and
             endure
             those
             pains
             which
             were
             due
             to
             us
             for
             our
             sins
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             redeem
             and
             rescue
             us
             from
             both
             .
          
           
             These
             and
             such
             like
             are
             to
             be
             remembred
             ,
             and
             considered
             with
             joy
             ,
             and
             thanks
             ,
             and
             praise
             .
          
        
         
           
             Prayers
             before
             the
             Sacrament
             .
          
           
             NOW
             for
             particular
             Forms
             of
             Prayers
             ,
             Meditations
             ,
             and
             other
             Exercises
             of
             Devotion
             ,
             before
             ,
             and
             at
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             holy
             Sacrament
             ,
             the
             many
             books
             designed
             peculiarly
             to
             that
             purpose
             
             will
             abundantly
             furnish
             you
             with
             such
             ,
             and
             these
             short
             ones
             following
             will
             not
             hinder
             the
             use
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             
               Before
               the
               Sacrament
               .
            
             
               DEpart
               from
               me
               ,
               for
               I
               am
               a
               sinful
               Man
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               Luke
               5.
               8.
               
            
             
               I
               am
               not
               worthy
               that
               thou
               shouldest
               come
               under
               my
               roof
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               House
               of
               my
               Soul
               ,
               which
               thou
               hadst
               made
               a
               fit
               Temple
               for
               thy
               Holy
               Spirit
               to
               inhabit
               in
               ,
               I
               have
               defaced
               and
               defiled
               with
               all
               manner
               of
               pollutions
               and
               abominations
               .
               It
               is
               become
               a
               den
               of
               ravenous
               beasts
               ,
               and
               a
               cage
               of
               unclean
               Birds
               ,
               and
               every
               corner
               so
               crowded
               with
               filthiness
               ,
               that
               Thou
               wilt
               not
               find
               where
               to
               lay
               thy
               head
               ,
               Luke
               9.
               58.
               
            
             
               But
               Thou
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               which
               despisest
               
               not
               a
               penitent
               Sinner
               ,
               but
               hast
               promised
               to
               dwell
               with
               the
               humble
               and
               contrite
               spirit
               ,
               I
               beseech
               Thee
               cast
               me
               not
               away
               from
               thy
               presence
               ,
               but
               cast
               out
               all
               profaneness
               and
               uncleanness
               out
               of
               my
               heart
               ,
               and
               remove
               every
               thing
               that
               may
               offend
               the
               pure
               eyes
               of
               thy
               Glory
               ,
               and
               the
               holiness
               of
               thy
               Presence
               :
               and
               then
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               vouchsafe
               to
               come
               and
               enter
               in
               ,
               and
               dwell
               there
               ,
               and
               abide
               with
               me
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Behold
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               I
               am
               before
               Thee
               in
               my
               sins
               ,
               clothed
               with
               filthy
               garments
               ,
               and
               Satan
               standing
               at
               my
               right
               hand
               ,
               
               accusing
               me
               ,
               and
               bringing
               my
               transgressions
               into
               remembrance
               before
               Thee
               ,
               with
               loud
               clamours
               for
               justice
               against
               me
               .
            
             
               O
               Lord
               I
               acknowledge
               and
               confess
               my self
               guilty
               ,
               and
               that
               I
               have
               deserved
               the
               utmost
               of
               thy
               wrath
               and
               indignation
               .
            
             
             
               But
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               I
               appeal
               from
               thy
               seat
               of
               Judgment
               to
               thy
               Throne
               of
               Grace
               and
               Mercy
               ,
               humbly
               beseeching
               Thee
               to
               rebuke
               and
               repel
               the
               malicious
               Accuser
               of
               thy
               servants
               ,
               and
               hearken
               to
               the
               intercession
               of
               our
               Advocate
               in
               thine
               own
               bosom
               ;
               For
               his
               sake
               have
               mercy
               upon
               me
               ,
               and
               pardon
               my
               offences
               ,
               and
               blot
               out
               the
               Hand-writing
               that
               is
               against
               me
               ,
               and
               put
               away
               all
               mine
               iniquities
               ,
               and
               drown
               them
               in
               the
               depth
               of
               the
               Sea.
               
            
             
               Wash
               me
               throughly
               from
               all
               my
               pollutions
               in
               that
               fountain
               which
               Thou
               hast
               opened
               for
               Judah
               and
               Jerusalem
               to
               purifie
               in
               ;
               
               and
               then
               cloath
               me
               in
               that
               white
               robe
               of
               thy
               Sons
               righteousness
               ,
               the
               Wedding-garment
               requisite
               at
               this
               Feast
               ,
               and
               admit
               me
               to
               thy
               Table
               which
               Thou
               hast
               prepared
               for
               thy
               children
               .
            
             
               And
               grant
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               that
               
               when
               I
               have
               tasted
               of
               these
               thy
               Heavenly
               dainties
               ,
               I
               may
               no
               more
               return
               like
               the
               Dog
               to
               his
               vomit
               ,
               
               nor
               as
               the
               Sow
               that
               was
               washed
               to
               her
               wallowing
               in
               the
               mire
               ;
               but
               I
               may
               keep
               my self
               unspotted
               from
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               walk
               before
               Thee
               in
               all
               purity
               and
               holiness
               .
            
             
               And
               now
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               Thou
               invitest
               and
               exhortest
               me
               to
               come
               to
               thy
               holy
               Table
               .
            
             
               O
               my
               God
               ,
               I
               know
               mine
               own
               unworthiness
               :
               yet
               in
               the
               multitude
               of
               thy
               mercies
               I
               will
               humbly
               approach
               to
               thine
               Alter
               ,
               
               beseeching
               Thee
               to
               behold
               me
               not
               with
               a
               severe
               ,
               but
               a
               gracious
               eye
               .
            
             
               Thou
               knowest
               the
               earnest
               desire
               of
               my
               Soul
               :
               be
               thou
               pleased
               to
               pass
               by
               the
               weakness
               of
               the
               flesh
               ,
               
               and
               accept
               the
               willingness
               
               of
               the
               spirit
               ;
               and
               grant
               that
               I
               may
               now
               receive
               this
               holy
               Sacrament
               to
               the
               Honour
               and
               Glory
               of
               thy
               Name
               ,
               and
               the
               Good
               and
               comfort
               and
               Salvation
               of
               my
               own
               Soul.
               
            
             
               The
               good
               Lord
               pardon
               every
               one
               that
               prepareth
               his
               heart
               to
               seek
               God
               ,
               
               the
               Lord
               God
               of
               his
               Fathers
               ,
               though
               he
               be
               not
               according
               to
               the
               Purification
               of
               the
               Sanctuary
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Before
             the
             Bread.
             
          
           
             O
             Blessed
             Lord
             God
             ,
             who
             hast
             given
             us
             thine
             only
             Son
             to
             lay
             down
             his
             life
             for
             our
             Sins
             ,
             and
             his
             flesh
             for
             the
             food
             and
             nourishment
             of
             our
             Souls
             ;
             purge
             and
             purifie
             my
             vile
             and
             sinful
             Soul
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             be
             a
             fit
             habitation
             for
             his
             pure
             ,
             unspotted
             ,
             
             and
             precious
             Body
             ,
             and
             that
             no
             unclean
             thing
             may
             presume
             to
             enter
             where
             his
             holy
             feet
             have
             trod
             ,
             from
             henceforth
             for
             ever
             .
          
        
         
           
             After
             the
             Bread.
             
          
           
             BLessed
             be
             thy
             holy
             Name
             ,
             O
             Lord
             my
             God
             ,
             who
             hast
             vouchsafed
             to
             feed
             me
             with
             that
             Bread
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             the
             Flesh
             of
             thy
             dear
             Son
             ;
             grant
             that
             in
             the
             strength
             of
             this
             food
             I
             may
             walk
             before
             thee
             in
             holiness
             and
             righteousness
             all
             the
             days
             of
             my
             life
             ,
             
             till
             I
             come
             to
             the
             Mount
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             holy
             Hill
             ,
             where
             thine
             Honour
             and
             our
             Rest
             dwelleth
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Before
             the
             Cup.
             
          
           
             O
             Blessed
             Lord
             God
             ,
             who
             hast
             given
             the
             Bloud
             of
             thine
             only
             Son
             to
             be
             shed
             for
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             to
             refresh
             and
             restore
             our
             weary
             gasping
             Souls
             ;
             cleanse
             and
             sanctifie
             me
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             receive
             this
             cup
             with
             a
             pure
             heart
             ,
             and
             not
             with
             polluted
             lips
             ,
             to
             the
             eternal
             comfort
             and
             refreshment
             of
             my
             Soul.
             
          
        
         
           
             After
             the
             Cup.
             
          
           
             BLessed
             be
             thy
             holy
             Name
             ,
             O
             Lord
             my
             God
             ,
             who
             hast
             vouchsafed
             me
             to
             drink
             of
             this
             Fountain
             of
             Living
             Water
             ,
             the
             precious
             bloud
             of
             thy
             dear
             Son
             ;
             grant
             that
             this
             holy
             Cup
             may
             be
             an
             Antidote
             and
             Preservative
             against
             all
             sin
             and
             evil
             ,
             and
             may
             
             keep
             my
             Soul
             in
             health
             and
             strength
             to
             the
             end
             of
             my
             days
             .
          
        
         
           
             An
             Hymn
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             
             who
             didst
             not
             despise
             nor
             forsake
             Man
             transgressing
             thy
             commandment
             and
             falling
             :
          
           
             But
             as
             a
             tender-bowell'd
             Father
             didst
             visit
             him
             sundry
             ways
             ;
          
           
             Giving
             him
             that
             great
             and
             precious
             Promise
             concerning
             the
             Blessed
             quickning
             Seed
             .
          
           
             Opening
             unto
             him
             a
             door
             of
             Faith
             and
             Repentance
             unto
             life
             :
          
           
             And
             in
             the
             fulness
             of
             time
             sending
             the
             same
             Christ
             to
             take
             the
             Seed
             of
             Abraham
             :
          
           
             And
             by
             the
             oblation
             of
             his
             life
             to
             fulfill
             the
             obedience
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
          
           
             And
             by
             the
             sacrifice
             of
             his
             Death
             to
             take
             away
             the
             curse
             thereof
             ,
          
           
             By
             his
             death
             to
             redeem
             the
             World
             ,
          
           
           
             And
             by
             his
             Resurrection
             to
             quicken
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             Who
             didst
             all
             things
             to
             this
             end
             ,
             to
             bring
             back
             Mankind
             to
             thee
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             be
             partaker
             of
             the
             Divine
             Nature
             ,
             and
             Eternal
             Glory
             .
          
           
             Who
             diddest
             attest
             the
             Truth
             of
             thy
             Gospel
             ,
          
           
             By
             many
             and
             manifold
             Miracles
             ,
          
           
             By
             the
             ever-memorable
             Conversation
             of
             thy
             Saints
             ,
          
           
             By
             their
             supernatural
             patience
             under
             torments
             ,
          
           
             By
             the
             most
             wonderful
             Conversion
             of
             the
             whole
             World
             unto
             the
             Obedience
             of
             Faith
             ,
             without
             Strength
             ,
             Rhetorick
             or
             Force
             .
          
           
             Blessed
             ,
             praised
             ,
             and
             hallowed
             be
             thy
             Name
             ,
             the
             Mention
             and
             Memory
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Monuments
             thereof
             ,
             both
             now
             and
             for
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             After
             the
             Sacrament
             .
          
           
             LOrd
             ,
             what
             is
             Man
             that
             thou
             art
             mindful
             of
             him
             ,
             or
             the
             Son
             of
             man
             that
             thou
             visitest
             him
             ?
             Psal
             .
             144.
             3.
             
          
           
             What
             is
             thy
             Servant
             ,
             that
             thou
             shouldest
             look
             upon
             such
             a
             dead
             dog
             as
             I
             ?
             2
             Sam.
             9.
             8.
             
          
           
             The
             Dogs
             eat
             of
             the
             crums
             that
             fall
             from
             their
             Masters
             Table
             ;
             
             but
             thou
             hast
             fed
             me
             with
             the
             Bread
             of
             thy
             Children
             ,
             and
             given
             me
             to
             drink
             of
             thine
             own
             Cup.
             
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             fed
             me
             in
             a
             green
             pasture
             ,
             and
             leadest
             me
             forth
             beside
             the
             waters
             of
             comfort
             ,
             Psal
             .
             23.
             2.
             
          
           
             O
             taste
             and
             see
             how
             gracious
             the
             Lord
             is
             :
             Blessed
             is
             the
             man
             
             that
             trusteth
             in
             him
             .
             Psal
             .
             34.
             8.
             
          
           
             What
             reward
             shall
             I
             render
             unto
             the
             Lord
             for
             all
             his
             benefits
             toward
             me
             ;
             Psal
             .
             116.
             12.
             
          
           
             Lord
             ,
             I
             offer
             up
             unto
             thee
             my self
             ,
             my
             Soul
             and
             Body
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             I
             am
             and
             have
             ,
             beseeching
             thee
             graciously
             to
             receive
             me
             for
             thy
             servant
             ,
             to
             dwell
             in
             thy
             House
             ,
             and
             praise
             thy
             Name
             for
             evermore
             ,
             Psal
             .
             84.
             4.
             
          
           
             
               Holy
               ,
               Holy
               ,
               Holy
               ,
               Lord
               God
               of
               Sabaoth
               ,
            
          
           
             THou
             art
             worthy
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             to
             receive
             Glory
             ,
             and
             Honour
             ,
             and
             Power
             ;
             For
             thou
             hast
             created
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             for
             thy
             pleasure
             they
             are
             and
             were
             created
             ,
             Rev.
             4.
             11.
             
          
           
           
             Thou
             art
             worthy
             to
             take
             the
             Book
             ,
             and
             to
             open
             the
             Seals
             thereof
             for
             thou
             hast
             slain
             ,
             and
             hast
             redeemed
             us
             to
             our
             God
             ,
             out
             of
             every
             Kindred
             ,
             and
             Tongue
             ,
             and
             people
             ,
             and
             Nation
             ;
             and
             hast
             made
             us
             unto
             our
             God
             Kings
             and
             Priests
             ,
             Revel
             .
             ●
             .
             9.
             
          
           
             Salvation
             to
             our
             God
             ,
             which
             sitteth
             upon
             the
             Throne
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Lamb.
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Blessing
             ,
             and
             Glory
             ,
             and
             Wisdom
             ,
             and
             Thanksgiving
             ,
             and
             Honour
             ,
             and
             Power
             ,
             and
             Might
             ,
             be
             unto
             God
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             
               Amen
               .
               Rev.
            
             7.
             10
             ,
             12.
             
          
        
         
           
             An
             Admonition
             after
             Receiving
             .
          
           
             AND
             now
             you
             have
             thus
             solemnly
             devoted
             and
             consecrated
             your self
             to
             God
             and
             his
             
             service
             ,
             beware
             that
             you
             do
             not
             fall
             back
             ,
             and
             return
             to
             your
             former
             course
             of
             sin
             ,
             
             like
             the
             
               dog
               to
               his
               own
               vomit
            
             ;
             or
             as
             the
             Serpent
             ,
             which
             casts
             up
             his
             Poison
             when
             he
             goes
             to
             drink
             ,
             and
             when
             he
             hath
             quenched
             his
             thirst
             ,
             returns
             and
             sucks
             it
             up
             again
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             some
             are
             content
             to
             leave
             their
             sins
             at
             the
             Church-door
             ,
             but
             with
             an
             intent
             to
             take
             them
             up
             again
             when
             they
             come
             out
             .
          
           
             But
             God
             will
             not
             be
             so
             mocked
             .
          
           
             And
             know
             this
             ,
             That
             if
             you
             have
             well
             and
             worthily
             perform'd
             this
             Duty
             to
             day
             ,
             yet
             if
             you
             do
             not
             persevere
             in
             Piety
             ,
             as
             you
             have
             promised
             and
             begun
             ,
             not
             only
             your
             former
             sins
             ,
             but
             even
             the
             piety
             of
             this
             day
             shall
             one
             day
             rise
             up
             in
             judgment
             against
             you
             .
          
           
           
             But
             a
             diligent
             Watching
             and
             wariness
             over
             your
             ways
             after
             this
             ,
             will
             be
             the
             best
             preparation
             against
             the
             next
             time
             .
          
        
         
           
           
           
             OF
             DEATH
             .
          
           
             AND
             now
             I
             cannot
             think
             any
             Conclusion
             more
             fit
             and
             proper
             for
             this
             daily
             course
             of
             Devout
             Life
             ,
             than
             a
             short
             meditation
             on
             that
             which
             shall
             be
             the
             Conclusion
             of
             Life
             it self
             .
          
           
             I.
             First
             therefore
             ,
             consider
             the
             shortness
             and
             miseries
             of
             this
             Life
             ,
             That
             
               our
               days
               consume
               in
               vanity
               ,
               and
               our
               years
            
             Psal
             .
             
               in
               trouble
            
             ;
             That
             our
             whole
             Life
             is
             but
             as
             a
             Dream
             ,
             and
             when
             Death
             awakes
             us
             ,
             we
             find
             our
             hands
             empty
             of
             all
             that
             which
             hath
             cost
             us
             so
             much
             labour
             ,
             and
             travel
             ,
             and
             sorrow
             ,
             and
             sin
             .
          
           
           
             II.
             Remember
             the
             swiftness
             and
             suddenness
             of
             Death
             ;
             
             That
             
               our
               days
               are
               but
               a
               span-long
               ,
            
             
             and
             our
             flourishing
             but
             as
             a
             
               flower
               of
               the
               field
            
             ,
             which
             though
             it
             be
             not
             plucked
             up
             ,
             yet
             soon
             withers
             of
             it self
             ,
             and
             falls
             away
             .
          
           
             The
             Young
             may
             dye
             soon
             ,
             but
             the
             Old
             cannot
             live
             long
             .
          
           
             III.
             Remember
             that
             in
             this
             short
             life
             ,
             we
             are
             yet
             to
             provide
             for
             an
             Eternity
             either
             of
             weal
             or
             woe
             ;
             and
             therefore
             cannot
             be
             too
             careful
             how
             we
             spend
             every
             minute
             of
             that
             upon
             which
             depends
             a
             matter
             of
             so
             great
             ,
             so
             lasting
             importance
             .
          
           
             IV.
             There
             is
             but
             one
             way
             of
             Birth
             ,
             but
             many
             ways
             and
             means
             of
             Death
             :
             and
             our
             Life
             hangs
             by
             so
             small
             a
             thred
             ,
             that
             every
             little
             Chance
             is
             ready
             to
             break
             it
             off
             .
          
           
           
             V.
             After
             Death
             we
             are
             immediately
             called
             to
             Judgment
             before
             the
             high
             Court
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             to
             give
             a
             severe
             account
             how
             we
             have
             performed
             that
             duty
             to
             which
             we
             were
             created
             ;
             and
             accordingly
             to
             receive
             an
             irrevocable
             sentence
             of
             eternal
             happiness
             or
             misery
             .
          
           
             VI.
             The
             Judge
             ,
             before
             whom
             we
             shall
             stand
             ,
             is
             infinite
             both
             in
             Knowledge
             and
             Power
             ;
             so
             that
             it
             is
             impossible
             either
             to
             hide
             any
             thing
             from
             his
             all-seeing
             eye
             ,
             or
             to
             escape
             out
             of
             the
             reach
             of
             his
             Almighty
             hand
             .
          
           
             VII
             .
             The
             Lord
             cometh
             in
             a
             day
             when
             we
             look
             not
             for
             him
             ,
             
             
               and
               in
               an
               hour
               when
               we
               are
               not
               aware
               :
            
             Let
             us
             therefore
             watch
             ,
             and
             wait
             for
             his
             coming
             ,
             
               that
               when
               he
               knocketh
               ,
               we
               may
               open
               unto
               him
               immediately
               ,
            
             Vers
             .
             36.
             
          
           
           
             How
             dangerous
             and
             deplorable
             a
             condition
             would
             it
             be
             ,
             to
             be
             found
             and
             taken
             away
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             any
             Sin
             ,
             or
             in
             a
             continued
             course
             of
             sinful
             Life
             ?
          
           
             On
             the
             contrary
             :
             How
             happy
             ,
             and
             blessed
             ,
             and
             joyful
             a
             thing
             would
             it
             be
             ,
             to
             be
             found
             practising
             and
             persevering
             in
             that
             which
             is
             good
             ?
          
           
             Blessed
             is
             that
             servant
             ,
             whom
             his
             Lord
             when
             he
             cometh
             shall
             find
             so
             doing
             ,
             Luke
             12.
             43.
             
          
        
         
           
             A
             Prayer
             preparatory
             to
             Death
             .
          
           
             O
             Eternal
             Lord
             God
             ,
             who
             hast
             created
             the
             World
             and
             all
             Time
             ,
             who
             hast
             made
             my
             days
             as
             it
             were
             a
             span
             long
             ,
             and
             mine
             Age
             even
             as
             nothing
             in
             respect
             of
             thee
             :
             
             Teach
             me
             so
             to
             
             number
             my
             days
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             apply
             my
             heart
             to
             thy
             Heavenly
             Wisdom
             ,
             and
             so
             carefully
             imploy
             this
             short
             time
             which
             thou
             hast
             appointed
             me
             to
             spend
             here
             ,
             so
             make
             up
             thy
             reckonings
             before
             that
             great
             day
             come
             ,
             that
             whensoever
             thou
             shalt
             call
             me
             hence
             ,
             I
             may
             give
             such
             an
             account
             of
             the
             Talent
             wherewith
             thou
             hast
             intrusted
             me
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             receive
             that
             joyful
             Sentence
             ,
          
           
             Well
             done
             ,
             good
             and
             faithful
             Servant
             ,
             Mat.
             25.
             21.
             
          
           
             Grant
             that
             I
             may
             be
             always
             provided
             with
             Oil
             in
             my
             Lamp
             ,
             
             and
             ready
             to
             enter
             in
             with
             the
             Wise
             Virgins
             whensoever
             the
             Bridegroom
             shall
             come
             ,
             and
             receive
             a
             blessing
             among
             those
             which
             watch
             and
             wait
             for
             thy
             coming
             .
          
           
             So
             come
             ,
             Lord
             Jesu
             ,
             come
             quickly
             .
             
               Amen
               .
               Rev.
            
             22.
             20.
             
          
        
         
           
           
           
             LAMENTATIONS
             AND
             DEVOTIONS
             FOR
             THE
             TIMES
             OF
             CAPTIVITY
             .
          
           
             
               Eccles
               .
               12.
               13
               ,
               14.
               
            
             
               
                 Let
                 us
                 hear
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 matter
                 :
              
               
                 Fear
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 his
                 Commandments
                 ;
                 for
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 whole
                 duty
                 of
                 Man.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 God
                 shall
                 bring
                 every
                 work
                 into
                 judgment
                 ,
                 with
                 every
                 secret
                 thing
                 ,
                 whether
                 is
                 be
                 good
                 ,
                 or
                 whether
                 it
                 be
                 evil
                 .
              
            
          
           
           
             I.
             IS
             it
             nothing
             to
             you
             ,
             
             all
             ye
             that
             pass
             by
             ?
             Behold
             and
             see
             if
             there
             be
             any
             sorrow
             like
             unto
             my
             sorrow
             ,
             which
             is
             done
             unto
             me
             ,
             wherewith
             the
             Lord
             hath
             afflicted
             me
             in
             the
             day
             of
             his
             fierce
             anger
             .
          
           
             The
             yoke
             of
             my
             transgressions
             is
             bound
             by
             his
             hand
             ;
             they
             are
             wreathed
             and
             come
             up
             upon
             my
             neck
             .
             He
             hath
             made
             my
             Srength
             to
             fail
             ;
             the
             Lord
             hath
             delivered
             me
             into
             their
             hands
             ,
             from
             whom
             I
             am
             not
             able
             to
             rise
             up
             .
             The
             Lord
             hath
             trodden
             under
             foot
             all
             my
             mighty
             men
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             me
             ;
             he
             hath
             called
             an
             assembly
             against
             me
             to
             crush
             my
             young
             men
             .
             The
             Lord
             hath
             trodden
             the
             Virgin
             the
             Daughter
             of
             Judah
             as
             in
             a
             Wine-press
             ,
             and
             all
             her
             beauty
             is
             departed
             from
             her
             .
             
             Zion
             stretcheth
             forth
             her
             hands
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             none
             to
             comfort
             her
             .
          
           
             Her
             adversaries
             are
             the
             chief
             ,
             her
             Enemies
             prosper
             ;
             for
             the
             Lord
             hath
             afflicted
             her
             .
             For
             the
             multitude
             of
             her
             transgressions
             her
             children
             are
             gone
             into
             captivity
             before
             the
             Enemy
             .
          
           
             For
             these
             things
             I
             weep
             :
             
             mine
             eye
             ,
             mine
             eye
             runneth
             down
             with
             water
             ;
             because
             the
             Comforter
             that
             should
             relieve
             my
             Soul
             is
             far
             from
             me
             .
             My
             Children
             are
             desolate
             because
             the
             Enemy
             prevailed
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             is
             righteous
             ;
             
             for
             I
             have
             rebelled
             against
             his
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             Behold
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             for
             I
             am
             in
             distress
             .
             My
             bowels
             are
             troubled
             ,
             my
             heart
             is
             turned
             within
             me
             ;
             for
             I
             have
             grievously
             rebelled
             .
             
             Abroad
             the
             Sword
             bereaveth
             ,
             at
             home
             there
             is
             as
             death
             .
          
           
             They
             have
             heard
             that
             I
             sigh
             ;
             there
             is
             none
             to
             comfort
             me
             .
             All
             mine
             Enemies
             have
             heard
             of
             my
             trouble
             ;
             they
             are
             glad
             that
             thou
             hast
             done
             it
             .
          
           
             II.
             How
             hath
             the
             Lord
             covered
             the
             Daughter
             of
             Zion
             with
             a
             Cloud
             in
             his
             anger
             ,
             
             and
             cast
             down
             from
             Heaven
             unto
             the
             Earth
             the
             Beauty
             of
             Israel
             ,
             and
             remembred
             not
             his
             footstool
             in
             the
             day
             of
             his
             anger
             !
          
           
             He
             hath
             cut
             off
             in
             his
             fierce
             anger
             all
             the
             Srength
             of
             Israel
             .
             He
             hath
             polluted
             the
             Kingdom
             and
             the
             Princes
             thereof
             .
             Her
             King
             and
             her
             Princes
             are
             among
             the
             Gentiles
             :
             they
             are
             become
             like
             Harts
             that
             find
             no
             Pasture
             ,
             and
             they
             are
             gone
             without
             strength
             before
             the
             Pursuer
             ,
             Chap.
             1.
             6.
             
          
           
           
             The
             Law
             is
             no
             more
             ;
             
             her
             Prophets
             also
             find
             no
             Vision
             from
             the
             Lord.
             The
             Lord
             hath
             cast
             off
             his
             Alter
             ,
             he
             hath
             abhorred
             his
             Sanctuary
             ,
             and
             violently
             taken
             away
             his
             Tabernacle
             ,
             and
             destroyed
             his
             places
             of
             the
             Assembly
             .
             The
             Lord
             hath
             caused
             the
             Solemn
             Feasts
             and
             Sabbaths
             to
             be
             forgotten
             in
             Zion
             ;
             and
             hath
             despised
             in
             the
             indignation
             of
             his
             anger
             the
             King
             and
             the
             Priest
             .
          
           
             All
             that
             pass
             by
             clap
             their
             hands
             at
             thee
             ;
             
             they
             hiss
             and
             wag
             their
             head
             at
             the
             Daughter
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
             Is
             this
             the
             City
             that
             men
             call
             the
             perfection
             of
             Beauty
             ,
             the
             Joy
             of
             the
             whole
             Earth
             ?
          
           
             Behold
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             and
             consider
             to
             whom
             thou
             hast
             done
             this
             ,
             Vers
             .
             20.
             
          
           
           
             III.
             Remember
             mine
             affliction
             and
             my
             misery
             ,
             
             and
             the
             wormwood
             and
             the
             gall
             .
          
           
             My
             Soul
             hath
             them
             still
             in
             remembrance
             ,
             and
             is
             humbled
             in
             me
             .
          
           
             This
             I
             recal
             to
             mind
             ,
             therefore
             have
             I
             hope
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             of
             the
             Lords
             mercies
             that
             we
             are
             not
             consumed
             ,
             
             because
             his
             Compassions
             fail
             not
             :
          
           
             They
             are
             new
             every
             morning
             .
             Great
             is
             thy
             faithfulness
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             Lord
             will
             not
             cast
             off
             for
             ever
             :
             but
             though
             he
             cause
             grief
             ,
             yet
             will
             he
             have
             compassion
             according
             to
             the
             multitude
             of
             his
             mercies
             :
             for
             he
             doth
             not
             afflict
             willingly
             ,
             nor
             grieve
             the
             Children
             of
             men
             .
          
           
           
             Wherefore
             doth
             a
             living
             man
             complain
             ,
             
             a
             man
             for
             the
             punishment
             of
             his
             sins
             ?
          
           
             Let
             us
             search
             and
             try
             our
             ways
             ,
             and
             turn
             again
             to
             the
             Lord.
             
          
           
             IV.
             The
             Lord
             hath
             accomplished
             his
             fury
             ,
             
             he
             hath
             poured
             out
             his
             fierce
             anger
             ,
             and
             hath
             kindled
             a
             fire
             in
             Zion
             ,
             and
             it
             hath
             devoured
             the
             foundations
             thereof
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Inhabitants
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             would
             not
             have
             beleived
             that
             the
             Adversary
             and
             the
             Enemy
             should
             have
             entered
             into
             the
             Gates
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
          
           
             The
             anger
             of
             the
             Lord
             hath
             divided
             them
             ,
             
             he
             will
             no
             more
             regard
             them
             .
             They
             respected
             
             not
             the
             persons
             of
             the
             Priests
             ,
             they
             favoured
             not
             the
             Elders
             .
          
           
             As
             for
             us
             ,
             our
             eyes
             as
             yet
             failed
             for
             our
             vain
             help
             ;
             in
             our
             watching
             we
             have
             watched
             for
             a
             Nation
             that
             could
             not
             save
             us
             .
          
           
             They
             hunt
             our
             steps
             that
             we
             cannot
             go
             into
             the
             streets
             .
             Our
             Persecutors
             are
             swifter
             than
             the
             Eagles
             of
             the
             Heavens
             ;
             they
             pursued
             us
             upon
             the
             Mountains
             ,
             they
             laid
             wait
             for
             us
             in
             the
             wilderness
             .
          
           
             The
             Breath
             of
             our
             nostrils
             the
             Anointed
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             
             was
             taken
             in
             their
             pits
             ,
             of
             whom
             we
             said
             ,
             Under
             his
             shadow
             we
             shall
             live
             among
             the
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             V.
             Remember
             ,
             O
             Lord
             what
             is
             come
             upon
             us
             :
             
             consider
             and
             behold
             our
             reproach
             .
          
           
           
             Our
             Inheritance
             is
             turned
             to
             strangers
             ,
             our
             houses
             to
             aliens
             .
          
           
             We
             are
             Orphans
             and
             Fatherless
             ;
             our
             Mothers
             are
             as
             Widows
             .
          
           
             Servants
             have
             ruled
             over
             us
             ;
             
             there
             is
             none
             that
             doth
             deliver
             us
             out
             of
             their
             hand
             .
          
           
             Princes
             are
             hanged
             up
             by
             their
             hand
             .
             The
             Faces
             of
             the
             Elders
             were
             not
             honoured
             .
          
           
             The
             Joy
             of
             our
             Heart
             is
             ceased
             :
             our
             Dance
             is
             turned
             into
             Mourning
             .
          
           
             The
             Crown
             is
             fallen
             from
             our
             head
             :
             Wo
             unto
             us
             that
             we
             have
             sinned
             .
          
           
             For
             this
             our
             Heart
             is
             faint
             ;
             
             for
             these
             things
             our
             eyes
             are
             dim
             .
          
           
           
             Thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             remainest
             for
             ever
             ,
             
             thy
             Throne
             from
             generation
             to
             generation
             .
          
           
             Wherefore
             dost
             thou
             forget
             us
             for
             ever
             ,
             and
             forsake
             us
             so
             long
             time
             ?
          
           
             Turn
             thou
             us
             unto
             thee
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             and
             we
             shall
             be
             turned
             :
             renew
             our
             days
             as
             of
             old
             .
          
        
         
           
             PSALMS
             .
          
           
             I.
             O
             God
             ,
             
             wherefore
             art
             thou
             absent
             from
             us
             so
             long
             ?
             Why
             is
             thy
             Wrath
             so
             hot
             against
             the
             Sheep
             of
             thy
             pasture
             ?
          
           
             Remember
             the
             congregation
             which
             thou
             hast
             purchased
             of
             old
             ;
             the
             lot
             of
             thine
             Inheritance
             ,
             and
             this
             Mount
             Sion
             wherein
             thou
             hast
             dwelt
             .
          
           
           
             O
             God
             ,
             the
             Heathen
             are
             come
             into
             thine
             Inheritance
             :
             
             thy
             holy
             Temple
             have
             they
             defiled
             ,
             and
             laid
             Jerusalem
             on
             heaps
             .
          
           
             They
             have
             cast
             fire
             into
             thy
             Sanctuary
             ,
             
             they
             have
             defiled
             the
             dwelling
             place
             of
             thy
             Name
             unto
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             We
             are
             become
             a
             reproach
             to
             our
             Neighbours
             ,
             
             a
             scorn
             and
             derision
             to
             them
             that
             are
             round
             about
             us
             .
          
           
             Lord
             ,
             how
             long
             wilt
             thou
             be
             angry
             ?
             shall
             thy
             jealousie
             burn
             like
             fire
             for
             ever
             ?
          
           
             O
             remember
             not
             our
             old
             sins
             :
             let
             thy
             tender
             mercies
             speedily
             prevent
             us
             ,
             for
             we
             are
             brought
             very
             low
             .
          
           
             Help
             us
             ,
             O
             God
             of
             our
             Salvation
             ,
             for
             the
             glory
             of
             thy
             Name
             ;
             deliver
             us
             ,
             and
             purge
             away
             our
             sins
             for
             thy
             Names
             sake
             .
          
           
           
             Wherefore
             should
             the
             Heathen
             say
             ,
             whereis
             their
             God
             ?
          
           
             Remember
             this
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             
             that
             the
             Enemy
             hath
             reproached
             ,
             and
             the
             Foolish
             people
             have
             blasphemed
             ,
             thy
             Name
             .
          
           
             O
             deliver
             not
             the
             Soul
             of
             thy
             Turtle
             Dove
             unto
             the
             multitude
             of
             the
             wicked
             :
             forget
             not
             the
             Congregation
             of
             thy
             poor
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             Have
             respect
             unto
             the
             Covenant
             :
             for
             the
             dark
             places
             of
             the
             Earth
             are
             full
             of
             the
             habitations
             of
             Cruelty
             .
          
           
             O
             let
             not
             the
             Oppressed
             return
             ashamed
             :
             let
             the
             poor
             and
             needy
             praise
             thy
             Name
             .
          
           
             Arise
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             plead
             thine
             own
             cause
             :
             remember
             how
             the
             foolish
             man
             reproacheth
             thee
             daily
             .
          
           
             Forget
             not
             the
             voice
             of
             thine
             Enemies
             :
             the
             noise
             of
             those
             that
             rise
             up
             against
             thee
             increaseth
             continually
             .
          
           
           
             II.
             HEar
             ,
             
             O
             thou
             Shepherd
             of
             Israel
             ,
             thou
             that
             leadest
             Joseph
             like
             a
             flock
             :
             thou
             that
             dwellest
             between
             the
             Cherubims
             shew
             thy self
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             God
             of
             Hosts
             ,
             how
             long
             wilt
             thou
             be
             angry
             against
             the
             Prayer
             of
             thy
             people
             ?
          
           
             Thou
             feedest
             them
             with
             the
             bread
             of
             weeping
             ,
             and
             givest
             them
             plenty
             of
             tears
             to
             drink
             .
          
           
             Thou
             makest
             us
             a
             strife
             unto
             our
             Neighbours
             ,
             and
             our
             Enemies
             laugh
             among
             themselves
             .
          
           
             Turn
             us
             again
             ,
             O
             God
             of
             Hosts
             ,
             and
             cause
             thy
             face
             to
             shine
             ,
             and
             we
             shall
             be
             saved
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             brought
             a
             Vine
             out
             of
             Egypt
             ;
             
             thou
             hast
             cast
             out
             the
             Heathen
             and
             planted
             it
             .
          
           
             Thou
             preparedst
             the
             Soil
             before
             
             it
             ,
             and
             didst
             cause
             it
             to
             take
             root
             and
             it
             filled
             the
             Land.
             
          
           
             The
             Hills
             were
             covered
             with
             the
             shadow
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             goodly
             Cedars
             with
             the
             branches
             thereof
             .
          
           
             She
             sent
             out
             her
             Boughs
             into
             the
             Sea
             ,
             and
             her
             Branches
             upon
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             Why
             hast
             thou
             then
             broken
             down
             her
             Hedges
             ,
             so
             that
             all
             they
             that
             pass
             by
             the
             way
             do
             spoil
             her
             ?
          
           
             The
             Boar
             out
             of
             the
             Wood
             doth
             waste
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             Wild
             Beast
             of
             the
             Feild
             doth
             devour
             it
             .
          
           
             Return
             ,
             we
             beseech
             thee
             ,
             O
             Lord
             of
             Hosts
             ;
             look
             down
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             behold
             and
             visit
             this
             Vine
             ;
          
           
             And
             the
             Root
             which
             thy
             Right
             Hand
             hath
             planted
             ,
             and
             the
             Branch
             which
             thou
             madest
             strong
             for
             thy self
             .
          
           
             Let
             thy
             Hand
             be
             upon
             the
             Man
             of
             thy
             Right
             Hand
             ,
             
             upon
             the
             
             Son
             of
             Man
             whom
             thou
             madest
             strong
             for
             thy self
             .
          
           
             So
             will
             not
             we
             go
             back
             from
             thee
             .
             Quicken
             us
             ,
             and
             we
             will
             call
             upon
             thy
             Name
             .
          
           
             Turn
             us
             again
             ,
             O
             Lord
             God
             of
             Hosts
             ,
             cause
             thy
             face
             to
             shine
             ,
             and
             we
             shall
             be
             whole
             .
          
           
             III.
             O
             God
             ,
             thou
             hast
             cast
             us
             off
             ,
             
             thou
             hast
             scattered
             us
             ;
             thou
             hast
             also
             been
             displeased
             ;
             O
             turn
             thee
             unto
             us
             again
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             made
             the
             Land
             to
             tremble
             ;
             thou
             hast
             broken
             it
             :
             Heal
             the
             Breaches
             thereof
             ,
             for
             it
             shaketh
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             shewed
             thy
             people
             heavy
             things
             ;
             thou
             hast
             made
             us
             to
             drink
             the
             Wine
             of
             Astonishment
             .
          
           
             For
             thou
             hast
             forsaken
             and
             abhorred
             thine
             Anointed
             ,
             
             and
             
             hast
             been
             displeased
             at
             him
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             broken
             the
             Covenant
             of
             thy
             Servant
             ,
             and
             hast
             profaned
             his
             Crown
             to
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             broken
             down
             all
             his
             Hedges
             ,
             and
             made
             his
             Strong
             Holds
             a
             Ruine
             .
          
           
             All
             that
             pass
             by
             spoil
             him
             :
             he
             is
             become
             a
             reproach
             to
             his
             Neighbours
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             set
             up
             the
             Right
             hand
             of
             his
             Adversaries
             ;
             thou
             hast
             made
             all
             his
             Enemies
             to
             rejoyce
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             also
             turned
             the
             edge
             of
             his
             Sword
             ,
             and
             givest
             him
             not
             victory
             in
             the
             Battel
             .
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             made
             his
             glory
             to
             cease
             ,
             and
             hast
             cast
             his
             Throne
             down
             to
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             The
             days
             of
             his
             Youth
             hast
             thou
             shortened
             ,
             and
             covered
             him
             with
             dishonour
             .
          
           
             How
             long
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             wilt
             thou
             hide
             thy self
             for
             ever
             ?
             Shall
             thy
             wrath
             burn
             like
             fire
             .
          
           
           
             Behold
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             our
             Defender
             ,
             
             and
             look
             upon
             the
             face
             of
             thine
             Anointed
             .
          
           
             Comfort
             us
             again
             now
             after
             the
             days
             wherein
             thou
             hast
             afflicted
             us
             and
             the
             years
             wherein
             we
             have
             seen
             adversity
             .
             
          
           
             Shew
             thy
             Servants
             thy
             Work
             ,
             and
             their
             Children
             thy
             glory
             .
             And
             the
             Glorious
             Majesty
             of
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             be
             upon
             us
             .
          
           
             IV.
             TRuly
             God
             is
             good
             to
             Israel
             ,
             
             even
             to
             such
             as
             are
             of
             a
             clean
             heart
             .
          
           
             But
             as
             for
             me
             ,
             my
             feet
             were
             almost
             gone
             ,
             my
             steps
             had
             well
             nigh
             slipt
             :
          
           
             For
             I
             was
             zealous
             at
             the
             foolish
             ,
             when
             I
             saw
             the
             Prosperity
             of
             the
             wicked
             :
          
           
           
             For
             they
             are
             in
             no
             peril
             of
             Death
             ,
             but
             their
             strength
             is
             firm
             .
          
           
             They
             are
             not
             in
             trouble
             with
             the
             weak
             ,
             neither
             are
             they
             scourged
             like
             other
             men
             .
          
           
             Therefore
             Pride
             compasseth
             them
             as
             a
             Chain
             ,
             Violence
             covereth
             them
             as
             a
             Garment
             .
          
           
             Their
             eyes
             swell
             with
             fatness
             ,
             they
             have
             surpassed
             the
             imaginations
             of
             their
             heart
             .
          
           
             They
             deride
             and
             speak
             maliciously
             ,
             from
             on
             high
             they
             speak
             Oppression
             .
          
           
             They
             set
             their
             Mouth
             against
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             and
             their
             Tongue
             walked
             through
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           
             And
             they
             say
             ,
             How
             doth
             God
             know
             ?
             Is
             there
             Knowledge
             in
             the
             most
             High
             ?
          
           
             Behold
             ,
             these
             are
             the
             Ungodly
             ,
             these
             prosper
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             they
             increase
             in
             riches
             .
          
           
             Verily
             I
             have
             cleansed
             my
             heart
             in
             vain
             ,
             
             and
             washed
             
             my
             hands
             in
             innocency
             .
          
           
             If
             I
             say
             ,
             I
             will
             speak
             thus
             ,
             I
             should
             offend
             against
             the
             generation
             of
             thy
             Children
             .
          
           
             And
             I
             thought
             to
             know
             this
             which
             was
             grievous
             in
             my
             eyes
             .
          
           
             And
             I
             went
             into
             the
             Sanctuary
             ,
             then
             understood
             I
             the
             end
             of
             these
             men
             .
          
           
             Surely
             thou
             settest
             them
             in
             slippery
             places
             ,
             thou
             castest
             them
             down
             into
             destruction
             .
          
           
             How
             are
             they
             brought
             into
             desolation
             ;
             As
             in
             a
             moment
             they
             are
             utterly
             consumed
             with
             terrors
             .
          
           
             As
             a
             Dream
             when
             one
             awaketh
             ,
             so
             (
             Lord
             )
             when
             they
             awake
             thou
             shalt
             destroy
             their
             shadow
             .
          
           
             Fret
             not
             thy self
             because
             of
             the
             evil
             doers
             ;
             
             neither
             be
             thou
             envious
             against
             the
             workers
             of
             iniquity
             .
          
           
           
             For
             they
             shall
             soon
             be
             cut
             down
             like
             the
             grass
             ,
             and
             wither
             as
             the
             green
             Herb.
             
          
           
             I
             have
             seen
             the
             wicked
             in
             great
             power
             ,
             aud
             spreading
             himself
             like
             a
             green
             Tree
             :
          
           
             And
             he
             passed
             away
             ,
             and
             lo
             he
             was
             not
             ;
             yea
             I
             sought
             him
             ,
             but
             he
             could
             not
             be
             found
             .
          
           
             Mark
             the
             perfect
             man
             ,
             and
             behold
             the
             upright
             ,
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             .
          
           
             But
             the
             Transgressors
             shall
             be
             destroyed
             together
             ,
             and
             the
             end
             of
             the
             wicked
             shall
             be
             cut
             off
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             Salvation
             of
             the
             righteous
             of
             the
             Lord
             :
             he
             is
             their
             strength
             in
             time
             of
             trouble
             .
          
           
             And
             the
             Lord
             shall
             help
             them
             and
             deliver
             them
             :
             he
             shall
             deliver
             them
             from
             the
             wicked
             ,
             and
             save
             them
             because
             they
             trust
             in
             him
             .
          
           
             Glory
             be
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             :
          
           
           
             As
             it
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             is
             now
             ,
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             world
             without
             end
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
             PRAYERS
             .
          
           
             I.
             O
             My
             God
             ,
             
             I
             am
             ashamed
             and
             blush
             to
             lift
             up
             my
             face
             to
             thee
             ,
             my
             God
             :
             for
             our
             iniquities
             are
             increased
             over
             our
             head
             ,
             and
             our
             trespass
             is
             grown
             up
             unto
             the
             Heavens
             .
             Since
             the
             days
             of
             our
             Fathers
             have
             we
             been
             in
             a
             great
             trespass
             unto
             this
             day
             ;
             and
             for
             our
             iniquities
             have
             we
             ,
             our
             Kings
             and
             our
             Priests
             ,
             been
             delivered
             into
             the
             hand
             of
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             to
             the
             sword
             ,
             to
             Captivity
             ,
             and
             to
             a
             Spoil
             ,
             and
             to
             confusion
             of
             face
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             this
             day
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             God
             of
             Israel
             ,
             thou
             art
             righteous
             :
             Behold
             ,
             we
             are
             before
             
             thee
             in
             our
             trespasses
             ,
             for
             we
             cannot
             stand
             before
             thee
             because
             of
             this
             .
          
           
             Nevertheless
             ,
             
             for
             thy
             great
             mercies
             sake
             consume
             us
             not
             utterly
             ,
             nor
             forsake
             us
             ;
             for
             thou
             art
             a
             gracious
             and
             merciful
             God.
             
          
           
             Now
             therefore
             ,
             our
             God
             ,
             the
             great
             ,
             the
             mighty
             ,
             and
             the
             terrible
             God
             ,
             who
             keepest
             covenant
             and
             mercy
             ,
             let
             not
             all
             the
             trouble
             seem
             little
             before
             thee
             that
             hath
             come
             upon
             us
             ,
             on
             our
             Kings
             ,
             on
             our
             Princes
             ,
             and
             on
             our
             Priests
             ,
             and
             on
             our
             Prophets
             ,
             and
             on
             our
             Fathers
             ,
             and
             on
             all
             thy
             People
             .
          
           
             Howbeit
             thou
             art
             just
             in
             all
             that
             is
             brought
             upon
             us
             ,
             for
             thou
             hast
             done
             right
             ,
             but
             we
             have
             done
             wickedly
             .
             Neither
             have
             our
             Kings
             ,
             our
             Princes
             ,
             our
             Priests
             ,
             nor
             our
             Fathers
             ,
             kept
             thy
             Law
             ,
             nor
             hearkened
             unto
             thy
             Commandments
             ,
             and
             thy
             Testimonies
             wherewith
             thou
             didst
             testifie
             
             against
             them
             :
             for
             they
             have
             not
             served
             thee
             in
             their
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             in
             thy
             great
             goodness
             that
             thou
             gavest
             them
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             large
             aud
             fat
             Land
             which
             thou
             gavest
             before
             them
             ;
             neither
             turned
             they
             from
             their
             wicked
             works
             .
          
           
             Behold
             ,
             we
             are
             servants
             this
             day
             ;
             and
             for
             the
             Land
             that
             thou
             gavest
             unto
             our
             Fathers
             ,
             to
             eat
             the
             fruit
             thereof
             and
             the
             good
             thereof
             ,
             behold
             ,
             we
             are
             servants
             in
             it
             .
          
           
             II.
             O
             Lord
             the
             great
             and
             dreadful
             God
             ,
             
             keeping
             the
             Covenant
             and
             Mercy
             to
             them
             that
             love
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             them
             that
             keep
             his
             Commandments
             ,
             we
             have
             sinned
             and
             have
             committed
             iniquity
             ,
             and
             have
             done
             wickedly
             ,
             and
             have
             rebelled
             ,
             even
             by
             departing
             from
             thy
             precepts
             and
             from
             thy
             judgments
             .
          
           
           
             Neither
             have
             we
             hearkened
             unto
             thy
             servants
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             which
             spake
             in
             thy
             Name
             to
             our
             Kings
             ,
             our
             Princes
             ,
             and
             our
             Fathers
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             the
             people
             of
             the
             Land.
             
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             righteousness
             belongeth
             unto
             thee
             ,
             but
             unto
             us
             confusion
             of
             face
             as
             at
             this
             day
             .
             O
             Lord
             ,
             to
             us
             belongeth
             confusion
             of
             face
             ,
             to
             our
             Kings
             ,
             to
             our
             Princes
             ,
             and
             to
             our
             Fathers
             ,
             because
             we
             have
             sinned
             against
             thee
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             belong
             mercies
             and
             forgivenesses
             ,
             though
             we
             have
             rebelled
             against
             him
             .
          
           
             Neither
             have
             we
             obeyed
             the
             voice
             of
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             ,
             to
             walk
             in
             his
             Laws
             which
             he
             hath
             set
             before
             us
             by
             his
             servants
             the
             Prophets
             :
             therefore
             the
             Curse
             is
             poured
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             he
             hath
             confirmed
             his
             words
             which
             he
             spake
             against
             us
             ,
             and
             against
             our
             Judges
             that
             Judged
             us
             ,
             by
             bringing
             upon
             
             us
             a
             great
             evil
             ;
             for
             under
             the
             whole
             Heaven
             hath
             not
             been
             done
             as
             hath
             been
             done
             upon
             Jerusalem
             .
          
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             
             according
             to
             all
             thy
             righteousness
             ,
             I
             beseech
             thee
             let
             thine
             anger
             and
             thy
             fury
             be
             turned
             away
             from
             thy
             holy
             mountain
             ;
             because
             for
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             iniquities
             of
             our
             Fathers
             ,
             thy
             people
             are
             become
             a
             reproach
             to
             all
             that
             are
             about
             us
             .
          
           
             Now
             therefore
             ,
             O
             our
             God
             ,
             hear
             the
             prayer
             of
             thy
             servant
             ,
             and
             his
             supplications
             ,
             and
             cause
             thy
             face
             to
             shine
             upon
             thy
             Sanctuary
             that
             is
             desolate
             ,
             for
             the
             Lords
             sake
             .
          
           
             O
             my
             God
             ,
             incline
             thine
             ear
             and
             hear
             ,
             open
             thine
             eyes
             and
             behold
             our
             desolations
             ,
             and
             the
             People
             which
             is
             called
             by
             thy
             Name
             ;
             for
             we
             do
             not
             present
             our
             supplications
             before
             thee
             for
             our
             righteousness
             ,
             but
             for
             thy
             great
             mercies
             .
          
           
           
             O
             Lord
             hear
             ,
             O
             Lord
             forgive
             ,
             O
             Lord
             hearken
             and
             do
             :
             defer
             not
             for
             thine
             own
             sake
             ,
             O
             my
             God
             ;
             for
             thy
             people
             are
             called
             by
             thy
             Name
             .
          
           
             III
             O
             Lord
             God
             ,
             
             destroy
             not
             thy
             People
             and
             thine
             Inheritance
             ,
             which
             thou
             hast
             redeemed
             through
             thy
             Greatness
             which
             thou
             hast
             brought
             forth
             out
             of
             Egypt
             with
             a
             mighty
             hand
             .
          
           
             Look
             not
             unto
             the
             Stubbornness
             of
             this
             People
             ,
             nor
             to
             their
             Wickedness
             ,
             nor
             to
             their
             Sin
             ;
             lest
             the
             Land
             whence
             thou
             broughtest
             us
             out
             to
             say
             ,
             Because
             the
             Lord
             was
             not
             able
             to
             bring
             them
             into
             the
             Land
             which
             he
             promised
             them
             ,
             and
             because
             he
             hated
             them
             ,
             he
             hath
             brought
             them
             out
             to
             flay
             them
             in
             the
             Wilderness
             .
          
           
           
             Yet
             they
             are
             thy
             People
             and
             thine
             Inheritance
             ,
             which
             thou
             broughtest
             out
             by
             thy
             mighty
             Power
             ,
             and
             by
             thy
             stretched-out
             Arm.
             
          
           
             O
             my
             Father
             ,
             
             if
             it
             be
             possible
             let
             this
             Cup
             pass
             from
             us
             :
             nevertheless
             not
             as
             I
             will
             ,
             but
             as
             thou
             wilt
             .
          
           
             Abba
             ,
             Father
             ,
             all
             things
             are
             possible
             unto
             thee
             ;
             
             take
             away
             this
             Cup
             from
             us
             :
             nevertheless
             not
             ours
             ,
             but
             thy
             will
             be
             done
             .
             Amen
          
        
         
           
           
             TWO
             PRAYERS
             For
             the
             Peaceful
             re-settlement
             of
             this
             Church
             and
             State.
             
          
           
             
               IV.
               
                 A
                 Prayer
                 for
                 the
                 Church
              
               .
            
             
               O
               Blessed
               Lord
               ,
               who
               in
               thine
               infinite
               mercy
               didst
               vouchsafe
               to
               plant
               a
               glorious
               Church
               among
               us
               ,
               and
               now
               in
               thy
               just
               judgment
               hast
               permitted
               our
               sins
               and
               follies
               to
               root
               it
               up
               ;
               be
               pleased
               at
               last
               to
               resume
               thoughts
               of
               Peace
               towards
               us
               ,
               that
               we
               may
               do
               the
               like
               to
               one
               another
               .
               Lord
               ,
               look
               down
               from
               Heaven
               ,
               the
               Habitation
               of
               thy
               Holiness
               ,
               and
               behold
               the
               ruines
               of
               a
               desolate
               
               Church
               ,
               and
               compassionate
               to
               see
               her
               in
               the
               dust
               .
               Behold
               her
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               not
               only
               broken
               ,
               but
               crumbled
               ;
               devided
               into
               so
               many
               Sects
               and
               Factions
               ,
               that
               she
               no
               longer
               represents
               the
               Ark
               of
               the
               God
               of
               Israel
               ,
               where
               the
               Covenant
               and
               the
               Manna
               were
               conserved
               ,
               but
               the
               Ark
               of
               Noah
               ,
               filled
               withall
               various
               sorts
               of
               unclean
               Beasts
               :
               and
               ,
               to
               complete
               our
               misery
               and
               guilt
               ,
               the
               spirit
               of
               division
               hath
               insinuated
               it self
               as
               well
               into
               our
               affections
               as
               our
               judgments
               ;
               that
               badge
               of
               Discipleship
               which
               thou
               recommendest
               to
               us
               ,
               is
               cast
               off
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               contrary
               wrath
               and
               bitterness
               ,
               anger
               and
               clamour
               called
               in
               to
               maintain
               and
               widen
               our
               breaches
               .
               O
               Lord
               ,
               how
               long
               shall
               we
               thus
               violate
               and
               defame
               that
               Gospel
               of
               Peace
               that
               we
               profess
               ?
               how
               long
               shall
               we
               thus
               madly
               defeat
               our selves
               ,
               lose
               that
               Christianity
               which
               we
               pretend
               to
               strive
               for
               ;
               O
               thou
               which
               makest
               men
               
               to
               be
               of
               one
               mind
               in
               an
               house
               ,
               be
               pleased
               so
               to
               unite
               us
               ,
               that
               we
               may
               be
               perfectly
               joyned
               together
               in
               the
               same
               mind
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               same
               judgment
               .
               And
               now
               that
               in
               Civil
               affairs
               there
               seems
               some
               aptness
               to
               a
               Composure
               ,
               O
               let
               not
               our
               Spiritual
               differences
               be
               more
               unreconcileable
               .
               Lord
               ,
               let
               not
               the
               ronghest
               winds
               blow
               out
               of
               the
               Sanctuary
               ;
               let
               not
               those
               which
               should
               be
               thy
               Embassadours
               for
               Peace
               ,
               still
               sound
               a
               Trumpet
               for
               War
               :
               but
               do
               thou
               reveal
               thy self
               to
               all
               our
               Eliah's
               in
               that
               still
               small
               voice
               ,
               which
               may
               teach
               them
               to
               Echo
               thee
               in
               the
               like
               meek
               treating
               with
               others
               .
               Lord
               ,
               let
               no
               unseasonable
               stiffness
               of
               those
               that
               are
               in
               the
               right
               ,
               no
               perverse
               obstinacy
               of
               those
               that
               are
               in
               the
               wrong
               ,
               hinder
               the
               closing
               of
               our
               wounds
               ;
               but
               let
               the
               one
               instruct
               in
               meekness
               ,
               and
               thou
               be
               pleased
               to
               give
               the
               other
               repentance
               to
               the
               acknowledgment
               of
               the
               Truth
               .
               To
               
               this
               end
               do
               thou
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               mollifie
               all
               exasperated
               minds
               ,
               take
               off
               all
               animosities
               and
               pre
               udices
               ,
               contempt
               and
               heart-burnings
               and
               by
               uniting
               their
               hearts
               prepare
               for
               the
               reconciling
               their
               opinions
               :
               and
               that
               nothing
               may
               intercept
               the
               clear
               sight
               of
               thy
               truth
               ,
               Lord
               ,
               let
               all
               private
               and
               secular
               designs
               be
               totally
               deposited
               ,
               that
               gain
               may
               no
               longer
               be
               the
               measure
               of
               our
               Godliness
               ,
               but
               that
               the
               one
               great
               and
               common
               concernment
               of
               truth
               and
               peace
               may
               be
               unanimously
               and
               vigorously
               pursued
               .
               Lord
               ,
               the
               hearts
               of
               all
               men
               are
               in
               thy
               hands
               ,
               O
               be
               thou
               pleased
               to
               let
               thy
               Spirit
               of
               peace
               over-shadow
               the
               minds
               of
               all
               contending
               parties
               ;
               and
               if
               it
               be
               thy
               will
               ,
               restore
               this
               Church
               to
               her
               pristine
               state
               ,
               renew
               her
               days
               as
               of
               old
               ;
               let
               her
               escape
               out
               of
               Egypt
               be
               so
               entire
               ,
               that
               not
               an
               hoof
               may
               be
               left
               behind
               :
               But
               if
               thy
               Wisdom
               see
               it
               not
               yet
               a
               season
               for
               so
               full
               a
               
               deliverance
               ,
               Lord
               ,
               defer
               not
               ,
               we
               beseech
               thee
               ,
               such
               a
               degree
               of
               it
               ,
               as
               may
               at
               least
               secure
               her
               a
               being
               ;
               if
               she
               cannot
               recover
               her
               beauty
               ,
               yet
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               grant
               her
               health
               ,
               such
               a
               soundness
               of
               constitution
               as
               may
               preserve
               her
               from
               dissolution
               .
               Let
               thy
               providence
               find
               out
               some
               good
               Samaritans
               to
               cure
               her
               present
               wounds
               :
               and
               to
               whomsoever
               thou
               shalt
               commit
               that
               important
               work
               ,
               Lord
               ,
               give
               them
               skilful
               hands
               and
               compassionate
               hearts
               ;
               direct
               them
               to
               such
               applications
               as
               may
               most
               speedily
               ,
               and
               yet
               most
               soundly
               ,
               heal
               the
               hurt
               of
               the
               daughter
               of
               Sion
               ;
               and
               make
               them
               so
               advert
               to
               the
               interests
               both
               of
               truth
               and
               peace
               ,
               that
               no
               lawful
               condescention
               may
               be
               omitted
               ,
               nor
               any
               unlawful
               made
               .
               And
               do
               thou
               ,
               who
               art
               both
               the
               wonderful
               Counsellor
               and
               Prince
               of
               peace
               ,
               so
               guide
               and
               prosper
               all
               pacifick
               endeavours
               ,
               that
               all
               our
               distractions
               may
               be
               composed
               ,
               
               and
               our
               Jerusalem
               may
               again
               become
               a
               City
               at
               unity
               in
               it self
               ;
               that
               those
               happy
               primitive
               days
               may
               at
               length
               revert
               ,
               wherein
               Vice
               was
               the
               only
               Heresie
               ;
               that
               all
               our
               intestine
               contentions
               may
               be
               converted
               into
               a
               vigorous
               opposition
               of
               our
               common
               enemy
               ,
               our
               unbrotherly
               feuds
               into
               a
               Christian
               Zeal
               against
               all
               that
               exalts
               it self
               against
               the
               obedience
               of
               Christ
               .
               Lord
               ,
               hear
               us
               ,
               and
               ordain
               peace
               for
               us
               ,
               even
               for
               his
               sake
               whom
               thou
               hast
               ordained
               our
               peace-maker
               ,
               Jesus
               Christ
               our
               Lord.
               
            
          
           
             
               V.
               
                 A
                 Prayer
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 State.
                 
              
            
             
               O
               Most
               gracious
               Lord
               ,
               who
               dost
               not
               afflict
               willingly
               ,
               nor
               grieve
               the
               children
               of
               men
               ,
               who
               smitest
               not
               till
               the
               importunity
               of
               our
               sins
               enforce
               thee
               ,
               &
               then
               correctest
               in
               measure
               ,
               we
               thy
               unworthy
               
               creatures
               humbly
               acknowledge
               that
               we
               have
               abundantly
               tasted
               of
               this
               patience
               and
               lenity
               of
               thine
               .
               To
               what
               an
               enormous
               height
               were
               our
               sins
               arrived
               ere
               thou
               beganst
               to
               visit
               them
               !
               and
               when
               thou
               couldst
               no
               longer
               forbear
               ,
               yet
               mastering
               thy
               power
               ,
               thou
               hast
               not
               proportioned
               thy
               vengeance
               to
               our
               crimes
               ,
               but
               to
               thy
               own
               gracious
               design
               of
               reducing
               ,
               and
               reclaiming
               us
               .
               Lord
               ,
               had
               the
               first
               stroke
               of
               thy
               hand
               been
               exterminating
               ,
               our
               guilts
               had
               justified
               the
               method
               ;
               but
               thou
               hast
               proceeded
               by
               such
               easie
               and
               gentle
               degrees
               ,
               as
               witness
               how
               much
               thou
               desiredst
               to
               be
               interrupted
               ,
               and
               shew
               us
               ,
               that
               all
               that
               sad
               weight
               we
               have
               long
               groaned
               under
               ,
               hath
               been
               accumulated
               only
               by
               our
               own
               incorrigibleness
               .
               'T
               is
               now
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               these
               many
               years
               that
               this
               Nation
               hath
               been
               in
               the
               Furnace
               ,
               and
               yet
               our
               dross
               wastes
               not
               ,
               but
               encreases
               ;
               and
               it
               
               is
               owing
               only
               to
               thy
               unspeakable
               mercy
               ,
               that
               we
               ,
               who
               would
               not
               be
               purified
               ,
               are
               not
               consumed
               ;
               that
               we
               remain
               a
               Nation
               ,
               who
               cease
               not
               to
               be
               most
               sinful
               ,
               and
               provoking
               Nation
               .
               O
               Lord
               ,
               let
               not
               this
               long-suffering
               of
               thine
               serve
               only
               to
               upbraid
               our
               obstinacy
               ,
               and
               inhanse
               our
               guilt
               ;
               but
               let
               it
               at
               last
               have
               the
               proper
               effect
               on
               us
               ,
               melt
               our
               hearts
               ,
               and
               lead
               us
               to
               repentance
               .
               And
               Oh
               ,
               that
               this
               may
               be
               the
               day
               for
               us
               thus
               to
               discern
               the
               things
               that
               belong
               to
               our
               peace
               !
               that
               all
               who
               are
               (
               yea
               ,
               and
               all
               who
               are
               not
               )
               cast
               down
               this
               day
               in
               an
               external
               humiliation
               ,
               may
               by
               the
               operation
               of
               thy
               mighty
               Spirit
               have
               their
               Souls
               laid
               prostrate
               before
               thee
               in
               a
               sincere
               contrition
               !
               O
               thou
               who
               canst
               out
               of
               the
               very
               Stones
               raise
               up
               children
               unto
               Abraham
               ,
               work
               our
               stony
               flinty
               hearts
               into
               such
               a
               temper
               as
               may
               be
               malleable
               into
               the
               impressions
               of
               thy
               grace
               ,
               that
               all
               the
               sinners
               
               of
               Sion
               may
               tremble
               ;
               that
               we
               may
               not
               by
               a
               persevering
               obstinacy
               seal
               to
               our selves
               both
               temporal
               and
               eternal
               ruine
               ;
               but
               in
               stead
               of
               our
               mutinous
               complaining
               at
               the
               punishments
               of
               our
               sins
               ,
               search
               and
               try
               our
               ways
               ,
               and
               turn
               again
               to
               the
               Lord.
               O
               be
               thou
               pleased
               to
               grant
               us
               this
               one
               grand
               fundamental
               mercy
               ,
               that
               we
               who
               so
               impatiently
               thirst
               after
               a
               change
               without
               us
               ,
               may
               render
               that
               possible
               and
               safe
               by
               this
               better
               and
               more
               necessary
               change
               within
               us
               ;
               that
               our
               sins
               may
               not
               ,
               as
               they
               have
               so
               often
               done
               ,
               interpose
               and
               eclipse
               that
               light
               which
               now
               begins
               to
               break
               out
               upon
               us
               .
               Lord
               ,
               thy
               Dove
               seems
               to
               approach
               us
               with
               an
               olive-branch
               in
               her
               mouth
               ,
               oh
               let
               not
               our
               filth
               and
               noisomness
               chase
               her
               away
               ;
               but
               grant
               us
               that
               true
               repentance
               which
               may
               atone
               thee
               ,
               and
               that
               Christian
               charity
               which
               may
               reconcile
               us
               with
               one
               another
               .
               
               Lord
               ,
               let
               not
               our
               breach
               either
               with
               thee
               or
               among
               our selves
               be
               incurable
               ,
               but
               by
               making
               up
               the
               first
               prepare
               us
               for
               the
               healing
               of
               the
               latter
               .
               And
               because
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               the
               way
               to
               make
               us
               one
               fold
               is
               to
               have
               one
               Shepherd
               ,
               be
               pleased
               to
               put
               us
               all
               under
               the
               conduct
               of
               him
               to
               whom
               that
               charge
               belongs
               ;
               bow
               the
               hearts
               of
               this
               people
               as
               of
               one
               man
               ,
               that
               the
               only
               contention
               may
               be
               who
               shall
               most
               forward
               in
               bringing
               back
               our
               David
               .
               O
               let
               none
               reflect
               on
               their
               past
               guilts
               as
               an
               argument
               to
               persevere
               ,
               but
               repent
               ,
               and
               to
               make
               their
               return
               so
               sincere
               as
               may
               qualifie
               them
               not
               only
               for
               his
               but
               thy
               Mercy
               .
               And
               ,
               Lord
               ,
               be
               pleased
               so
               to
               guide
               the
               hearts
               of
               all
               who
               shall
               be
               intrusted
               with
               that
               great
               concernment
               of
               setling
               this
               Nation
               ,
               that
               they
               may
               weigh
               all
               their
               deliberations
               in
               the
               balance
               of
               the
               Sanctuary
               ,
               that
               conscience
               ,
               not
               interest
               ,
               may
               be
               the
               ruling
               principle
               ,
               and
               
               that
               they
               may
               render
               to
               Cesar
               the
               things
               that
               are
               Cesars
               ,
               and
               to
               God
               the
               things
               that
               are
               Gods
               ;
               that
               they
               may
               become
               healers
               of
               our
               breaches
               and
               happy
               repairers
               of
               the
               sad
               ruines
               both
               in
               Church
               and
               State
               ;
               and
               grant
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               that
               as
               those
               sins
               which
               made
               them
               are
               become
               National
               ,
               so
               the
               repentance
               may
               be
               National
               also
               ,
               and
               that
               evidenced
               by
               the
               proper
               fruits
               of
               it
               ,
               by
               zeal
               of
               restoring
               of
               the
               rights
               both
               of
               thee
               and
               thine
               Anointed
               .
               And
               do
               thou
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               so
               dispose
               all
               hearts
               ,
               and
               remove
               all
               obstacles
               ,
               that
               none
               may
               have
               the
               will
               ,
               much
               less
               the
               power
               ,
               to
               hinder
               his
               peaceable
               restitution
               .
               And
               ,
               Lord
               ,
               let
               him
               bring
               with
               him
               an
               heart
               so
               entirely
               devoted
               to
               thee
               ,
               that
               he
               may
               wish
               his
               own
               honour
               only
               as
               a
               means
               to
               advance
               thine
               .
               O
               let
               the
               precepts
               and
               example
               of
               his
               Blessed
               Father
               never
               depart
               from
               his
               mind
               ;
               and
               as
               thou
               wert
               pleased
               
               to
               perfect
               the
               one
               by
               suffering
               ,
               so
               perfect
               the
               other
               by
               acting
               thy
               will
               ;
               that
               He
               may
               be
               a
               blessed
               instrument
               of
               replanting
               the
               power
               instead
               of
               the
               form
               of
               Godliness
               among
               us
               ,
               of
               restoring
               Christian
               vertue
               in
               a
               prophane
               and
               almost
               barbarous
               Nation
               .
               And
               if
               any
               wish
               him
               for
               any
               distant
               ends
               ,
               if
               any
               desire
               his
               shadow
               as
               a
               shelter
               for
               their
               riots
               and
               licentiousness
               ,
               O
               let
               him
               come
               a
               great
               but
               happy
               defeat
               to
               all
               such
               ,
               not
               bring
               fewel
               ,
               but
               cure
               ,
               to
               their
               inordinate
               appetites
               ;
               and
               by
               his
               example
               as
               a
               Christian
               ,
               and
               his
               Authority
               as
               a
               King
               ,
               so
               invite
               to
               good
               ,
               and
               restrain
               from
               evil
               ,
               that
               he
               may
               not
               only
               release
               our
               temporal
               ,
               but
               our
               spiritual
               bondage
               ,
               suppress
               those
               foul
               and
               scandalous
               vices
               which
               have
               so
               long
               captivated
               us
               ,
               and
               by
               securing
               our
               inward
               ,
               provide
               for
               the
               perpetuating
               our
               outward
               peace
               ,
               Lord
               ,
               establish
               thou
               his
               throne
               in
               righteousness
               ,
               make
               
               him
               a
               signal
               instrument
               of
               thy
               glory
               and
               our
               happiness
               ,
               and
               let
               him
               reap
               the
               fruits
               of
               it
               in
               comfort
               here
               ,
               and
               in
               bliss
               hereafter
               ;
               that
               so
               his
               earthly
               Crown
               may
               serve
               to
               enhanse
               and
               inrich
               his
               heavenly
               .
               Grant
               this
               O
               King
               of
               Kings
               ,
               for
               thy
               sake
               and
               intercession
               of
               our
               Blessed
               Mediator
               ,
               Jesus
               Christ
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             A
             Prayer
             for
             all
             Christian
             Princes
             and
             the
             Ecclesiastical
             State.
             
          
           
             ALmighty
             God
             who
             rulest
             in
             the
             Kingdoms
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             events
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             defend
             those
             with
             thy
             mercy
             whom
             thou
             hast
             adorned
             with
             thy
             power
             ,
             lift
             up
             the
             horn
             advance
             the
             just
             interests
             of
             all
             Christian
             Kings
             ,
             Princes
             ,
             and
             States
             
               by
               the
               power
               of
               thy
               venerable
               and
               life-giving
               passion
               .
            
          
           
           
             Give
             unto
             all
             them
             who
             serve
             thee
             in
             the
             ministeries
             of
             religion
             ,
             wisdom
             and
             holiness
             ,
             the
             blessings
             of
             peace
             ,
             and
             great
             abilities
             to
             minister
             prosperously
             to
             the
             good
             of
             souls
             
               by
               the
               power
               and
               aids
               of
               thy
               holy
               Spirit
               of
               wisdom
               .
            
          
           
             Pardon
             all
             our
             sins
             ;
             take
             away
             our
             iniquities
             from
             us
             all
             ,
             and
             preserve
             us
             from
             all
             danger
             and
             trouble
             ,
             from
             need
             and
             persecution
             ,
             from
             the
             temptations
             of
             the
             Devil
             ,
             from
             the
             violence
             ▪
             and
             fraud
             of
             all
             our
             enemies
             .
             Keep
             us
             O
             God
             from
             sinning
             against
             thee
             ,
             and
             from
             suffering
             thy
             wrath
             ,
             through
             Jesus
             Christ
             our
             Lord.
             Amen
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           Postscript
           .
        
         
           
             THE
             desolation
             of
          
           Sion
           
             being
             that
             which
             every
             good
             Christian
             ought
             to
             remember
             in
             his
             Daily
             .
             Addresses
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             I
             should
             wrong
             ,
             not
             only
             your
             Charity
             ,
             but
             even
             your
             good
          
           Nature
           ,
           
             to
             think
             you
             forgetful
             or
             careless
             of
             our
             Common
          
           Mother
           ,
           
             the
             Church
             of
          
           England
           ,
           
             thus
             despightfully
             used
             by
             those
             ungrateful
             and
             unnatural
             Children
             ,
             who
             having
             formerly
             sucked
             her
             Breasts
             ,
             yet
             are
             not
             ashamed
             to
             trample
             upon
             her
             in
             the
             day
             of
             her
             Calamity
             .
             I
             have
             therefore
             thought
             it
             not
             improper
             to
             add
             these
             foregoing
          
           Lamentations
           and
           Devotions
           
             in
             her
             behalf
             ;
             hoping
             they
             will
             not
             be
             unacceptable
             or
             unuseful
             to
             you
             ,
             and
             such
             others
             as
             shall
             find
             it
             worth
             their
             while
             to
             have
             proceeded
             thus
             far
             .
             To
             the
             blessing
             of
             God
             I
             commend
             them
             and
             you
             .
          
        
         
           Farewell
           .
        
         
           THE
           END
           .
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A45408-e1370
           
             Mat.
             6.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             6.
             9.
             
          
           
             Luke
             11.
             2.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             5.
             23.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             6.
             12
             ,
             14
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             19.
             14.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             27.
             8.
             
          
           
             28.
             2.
             
          
           
             Esth
             .
             5.
             2.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             51.
             5.
             
          
           
             Ezr.
             9.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             7.
             10.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             6.
             33.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.
             1.
             
          
           
             Luke
             1.
             79.
             
          
           
             Isai
             .
          
           
             Gen
             18.
             32.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             5.
             44.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             18.
             1.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             6.
             18.
             
          
           
             1
             Thes
             .
             5.
             17.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             119.
             62.
             
          
           
             Acts
             16.
             25.
             
          
           
             Mal.
             4.
             2.
             
          
           
             1
             Thes
             .
             5.
             23.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             121.
             1.
             
          
           
             1
             Thes
             .
             5.
             5.
             8.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             13.
             13.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             119.
             18
             ,
             36
             ,
             133.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             91.
             2.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             121.
             8.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             121.
             7.
             
          
           
             Jude
             24.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             4.
             7.
             
          
           
             Com.
             Pr.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             6.
             6.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             18.
             20.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             3.
             20.
             
          
           
             Com.
             Pr.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             13.
             20.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             2.
             13.
             
          
           
             Jude
             24.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             103.
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4.
             
          
           
             Luke
             1.
             46.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             6.
             2.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             5.
             21.
             
          
           
             2
             Thess
             .
             2.
             16.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             24.
             44.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             27.
             23
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             84.
             28.
             
          
           
             Eccl.
             11.
             8.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             27.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             130.
             1.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             51.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             121.
             4.
             
          
           
             Cor.
             10.
             13.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             20.
             23.
             
          
           
             Dan.
             9.
             4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             Pri.
             Form
             of
             Prep
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             130.
             3.
             
          
           
             Isai
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             103.
             10.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             13.
             12.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             6.
             12.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             4.
             24.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             22.
             
          
           
             Luke
             14.
             18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             22.
             12.
             
          
           
             Zach.
             3.
             1.
             
          
           
             Zach.
             13.
             1.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             2.
             22.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             5.
             7.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             26.
             41.
             
          
           
             2
             Chron.
             30.
             18
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             1
             Kings
             19.
             8.
             
          
           
             B.
             Andrews
             Man.
             p.
             290.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             15.
             27.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             2.
             22.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             103.
             15.
             
          
           
             Luke
             .
             12.
             46.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             90.
             12.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             25.
             1
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             Lam.
             c.
             1.
             v.
             12.
             14
             ,
             15
             ,
             6
             ,
             17
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             Vers
             .
             16.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             18
             ,
             20
             ,
             21.
             
          
           
             C.
             2.
             v.
             1
             ,
             3
             ,
             2
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             C.
             2.
             v.
             9
             ,
             7
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             Vers
             .
             15.
             
          
           
             C
             ,
             3.
             v.
             19
             ,
             20
             ,
             21.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             22
             ,
             23
             ,
             31
             ,
             32
             ,
             33.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             39
             ,
             40.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             4.
             ver
             .
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             16
             ,
             17
             ,
             18
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             Vers
             .
             20.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             5.
             ver
             .
             2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             Vers
             .
             8
             ,
             12
             ,
             15
             ,
             16.
             
          
           
             Vers
             .
             17.
             
          
           
             Vers
             .
             19
             ,
             20
             ,
             21.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             74.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             79.
             
             Ver.
             1.
             
          
           
             74.
             ver
             .
             7.
             
          
           
             79
             ver
             .
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             ●4
             .
             ver
             .
             18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20
             ,
             21
             ,
             22
             ,
             23.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             80.
             1.
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             V.
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10
             ,
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             17
             ,
             18
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             60.
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             89.
             ver
             .
             38
             ,
             39
             ,
             40
             ,
             41
             ,
             42
             ,
             43
             ,
             44
             ,
             45
             ,
             46.
             
          
           
             84.
             ver
             .
             9.
             
          
           
             90.
             ver
             .
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             73.
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             13
             ,
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17
             ,
             18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             37
             ver
             .
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             35
             ,
             36
             ,
             37
             ,
             38
             ,
             39.
             
          
           
             Ezra
             9.
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Neh.
             9.
             31
             ,
             32
             ,
             33
             ,
             34
             ,
             35
             ,
             36.
             
          
           
             Dan
             9.
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10
             ,
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             16
             ,
             17
             ,
             18
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             9.
             26
             ,
             27
             ,
             28
             ,
             29.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             26.
             39.
             
          
           
             Mar.
             14.
             36.