Forms of prayer for a family. Composed by the late pious and learned John Worthington D.D. Published by the right reverend Father in God Edward, Lord Bishop of Gloucester Worthington, John, 1618-1671. 1693 Approx. 46 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 25 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2005-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A67107 Wing W3622 ESTC R217193 99828890 99828890 33323 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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PUBLISHED By the Right Reverend Father in God Edward , Lord Bishop of Gloucester . LONDON , Printed for Luke Meredith , at the Star in St. Paul's Church-Yard , 1693. TO THE READER . THE following Prayers for a Family being hereafter to accompany the Scripture-Catechism , which I published soon after the Author's Decease ; It was thereupon desired by some Friends that I would recommend these additional Prayers to you : And I could not but comply with their Request , though the Author's Name is sufficient to bespeak their Acceptance . I gave a brief Character of that Excellent Person , in a Preface to the Catechism : And the little that is there said ( which I need not tell those that knew him , he highly deserved , and a great deal more ) is abundantly enough to invite all good People to the perusing of any of his Writings . And as to these Prayers , Whoever reads them , must needs judge them well fitted for the Vse of Families : The more so , for their being for Substance penned in the Words and Sentences of the divinely-inspir'd Writers , which are the aptest of any to excite Devotion ; and in this Respect they have the Advantage of all the Prayers that I have seen . This and other Instances of their Excellency and Usefulness , I might here insist upon ; but I think it wholly needless , they being easily to be discerned by a serious Reader . I will add a few Words concerning the daily worshipping of God in our Families , which I cannot forbear , having this Opportunity . This is a Duty very shamefully neglected in this loose Age. And no wonder it is so , by such as are irreligious , and can be content to live in gross Ignorance and the disacknowledgment of him in whom they live , move and have their Being . But that so many of those who are well instructed in Religon , and keep themselves from the more scandalous Pollutions of the World , and make Conscience of attending on the Publick Worship of God , and of Secret Prayer , should be able to satisfy themselves constantly to Neglect Family-Worship , is very unaccountable : Especially since not only pious People in all Ages have so commended it by their Practice ; but also , that nothing seems more clearly discoverable by Natural Light than that it is the paying of a most Reasonable Service ; and nothing doth more plainly tend to the begetting , keeping up , and encreasing a sense of Religion in Families , than this doth . In a Word , since the Divine Providence watcheth over Families as such , what serious Christian can doubt whether the Governours of them are strictly obliged to call them every Day together ; thankfully to acknowledge the daily care God takes of them , and the great Obligations he continually heaps upon them ; to make a penitent Confession of their daily Offences against him , and to deprecate the Punishment deserved by them ; and to put up humble Petitions to the Throne of Grace , for the Continuance of those Spiritual and Temporal Blessings they enjoy , and a Supply of those they want ? And that we may be more generally awakened to a Sense of this great Duty , as also that the following and all other good Helps for the better Performance thereof , which pious Persons have given those who stand in need of them , may have the Divine Blessing accompanying them , is the Hearty Prayer of , Your Faithful Servant , Edw. Gloucestr . Morning-Prayer FOR A FAMILY . I. EVER-Blessed Lord God , the God that hearest Prayers , and therefore should all Flesh come unto thee a ; Thou who hast promised that where two or three are met together in thy Name , there thou wilt be in the midst of them b : We thy poor and unworthy Servants , who are less than the least of all thy Mercies c , desire in all Humility to offer up unto thee this our Morning-Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving ; we acknowledge , O Lord , that it is of thy Mercies that we are not consumed , because thy Compassions fail not , they are new every Morning d . Thou hast not dealt with us after our Sins , nor rewarded us according to our Iniquities e : But thou hast spared us according to the greatness of thy Mercy f , and kept us unto this present Moment : In thee we live and move and have our Being g , with all the comforts thereof : Thou , O Lord , hast preserved us from the dangers of the Night past , whereas we might have slept the Sleep of Death h ; and thou hast raised us up to the Light of another Day , to walk before thee in the Land of the Living i . What have we , O Lord , which we have not receiv'd of thee k ? The Mercies of this Life , the means of Grace , and the Helps and Advantages for that better Life which is to come ; they are all from thee : And by these Mercies we should have been perswaded to offer up our selves a Living Sacrifice , holy and acceptable unto thee , O God , which is our reasonable Service l . II. BUT we confess , O Lord , that we have not rendered unto thee according to what we have received from thee a : We have been unthankful , and have not glorified thee as God b . We confess , O Lord , we have sinned against thy Law written in our Hearts c , and against the Light shining in our Consciences . We have sinned against thy righteous Law , declared in thy Holy Word ; whereas thy Word should have been a Lamp unto our Feet , and a Light unto our Paths d . We have sinned against the Light of the glorious Gospel of Christ e , against the Precepts and Promises of the Gospel ; nor have we walked agreeably to that excellent Pattern of Holiness shining out therein , even the Life of Christ , who left us an Example , that we should follow his Steps f . We have sinned , O Lord , against thy Mercies , and against thy Judgments and Corrections ; against the Motions of thy Holy Spirit ; against Purposes and Promises of better Service and Obedience . Father , we have sinned against Heaven and in thy Sight , and have made our selves unworthy to be called thy Children g : And therefore to us belongeth nothing but shame and confusion h of Face , and the Wrath to come i . III. BUT there is forgiveness with thee , O Lord a . To the Lord our God belong Mercies and Forgivenesses , though we have rebelled against him b . Thou hast declared thy self in thy Word to be the Lord , the Lord God , merciful , gracious , and long-suffering ; forgiving Iniquity , Transgression and Sin c ; not willing that any should perish , but that all should come to Repentance d : Thou willest not the Death of Sinners , but hadst rather they should turn from their evil Ways and live e : Thou didst so love the World , that thou gavest thine onely-begotten Son Jesus Christ ; that whosoever believeth in him should not perish , but have everlasting Life f : Thou didst send thy Son to be the Propitiation for our Sins , that we might live through him g . IV. GOOD Lord , give us such a sight and sense of our Sins , as may beget in us an holy hatred of them , and that godly sorrow for them which worketh Repentance not to be repented of a . Give us therefore to repent and turn to God , and do Works meet for repentance b ; and by repentance fit us for remission and pardon of sin . Lord , help our Unbelief c , and enable us by Faith to receive Christ as Prophet , Priest and King. Make us willing to be taught by him , and to obey him in all things d . Enable us by Faith to embrace the Promises , and obey the Precepts of the Gospel . Bless us , O Lord , with all spiritual Blessings in Christ e . Bless us in forgiving our Iniquities f ; and bless us in turning every one of us from our Iniquities g . Wash us in the Blood of Jesus Christ , that Lamb of God which taketh away the Sins of the World h ; and purge our Consciences from dead Works to serve thee the living God i . V. AND let thy Holy Spirit sanctifie us wholly and throughout , in Spirit , Soul and Body a . Let our Minds and Hearts be renewed more and more ; that being transformed by the renewing of our Minds , we may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect Will of God b ; that we may be enabled to know it as we ought to know c , and delight to do thy Will , O our God : And let thy Law be within our Hearts d . Give us so to know Christ and his Life , that he may be formed in our Hearts e , and that he may live in us f ; that the same Mind may be in us which was in Christ g , and that we may be in the World as he was in the World h . Give us so to know Christ and his Death and Sufferings , that we may be made conformable to his Death i ; that we may feel the Virtue and Power of the Cross of Christ within us , in being crucified to the World , and having the World crucified unto us k ; in crucifying the Flesh , with the Affections and Lusts thereof l ; that the Body of Sin may be destroy'd , and that henceforth we may not serve Sin , nor obey it in the Lusts thereof m . Give us so to know Christ and the Power of his Resurrection n , that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the Glory of the Father , so we also may walk in newness of life o , and may mind and seek those things that are above , where Christ sitteth at the right-hand of God p . Let the Love of Christ constrain us , his Love in dying for us ; and let us not live unto our selves , but unto him which died for us , and rose again q . Enable us to walk worthy of the Gospel and the Grace of God ; and , as we are taught thereby , to deny all Ungodliness and worldly Lusts , and to live soberly , righteously , and godlily in this present World r . Help us , O Lord , to consider our selves to be but Strangers and Pilgrims here on Earth s , and to behave our selves as those that seek and desire a better Country , that is , an Heavenly t . Let our Affections and Conversations be in Heaven u , and make us meet for the Inheritance of the Saints in light w . Give us , O Lord , to consider our latter end x , and to prepare for it ; and to work out our own Salvation with fear and trembling y . So teach us to number our Days , that we may apply our Hearts unto Wisdom z . VI. KEEP and deliver us , O Lord , from the Lusts of the Flesh , the Lusts of the Eye , and the Pride of Life a ; that no Temptation of worldly Pleasure , Profit , or Honour , may prevail over us : And enable us by thy Grace , to live a Life of Purity and Chastity , a Life of Temperance and Sobriety , a Life of Humility and Self-denial ; help us to deny our selves , and to take up our Cross and follow Christ b . Keep and deliver us , O Lord , from all worldly Cares and Fears , from all discontent with our own estate , from all distrust of Providence : And help us to sanctify thee in our Hearts , to make thee our fear and our dread c ; help us to cast our Care and Burden upon thee d , to commit our selves unto thee in well-doing as unto a faithful Creator e . Prepare us for all disposals of thy Providence , and make all Things work together for good unto us f . Keep and deliver us from the temptations either of Prosperity or Adversity ; that in fulness and prosperity our Hearts may not be lifted up and forget the Lord our God g ; that in Adversity and time of Trial we may not forsake thee , nor murmur and repine against thee : But enable us to possess our Souls in Patience h , and to endure unto the end i : Make us to know both how to be abased , and how to abound , to do all Things , or to suffer all Things through Christ strengthening us k . Deliver us from all coveting , envying and grieving at the Good of others , or from rejoicing at their Evils and Sufferings : And enable us to be content with our own Estate and Condition l , and to love our Neighbour as our selves , and to do to others as we would they should do to us m . Deliver us from all bitterness , wrath and anger n , from all hatred and malice and desire of revenge : And give us to put on Bowels of mercies , kindness , humbleness of Mind , meekness , long-suffering o ; not rendring evil for evil unto any p , but over-coming evil with good q . Keep and deliver us , O Lord , from the wrath and craft of Satan and his wicked Instruments : Make us sober and watchful r against temptations : Make us strong in the Power of thy might , that we putting on the whole Armour of God , may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil s . Thy Grace is sufficient for us t ; give us the victory over Satan , the World , and the Flesh , and all those Lusts that would war against our Souls u . Deliver us from all Blindness of Mind w , and from all Hardness of Heart x : And give us a right Understanding in all things y . Enlighten thou the Eyes of our Mind z , and give us an Heart of Flesh aa : Put thy Laws into our Hearts , and write them in our Minds bb ; and put thy Fear into our Hearts , that we may not depart from thee cc . VII . AND now , O Lord , who hast brought us to see the Light of another Day , lift thou up the light of thy Countenance upon us a , and watch over us for good b ; keep and preserve us this Day from all Evil c , from all Sin and Danger . Thou hast been our Helper , leave us not , nor forsake us , O God of our Salvation d . Preserve our going out and our coming in from this time forth and for evermore . e . Direct our Thoughts , our Words and Ways , that we may walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing f . Give us Grace to walk circumspectly , redeeming the time , because the Days are evil g . Enable us to keep our selves unspotted from the World h . and herein to exercise our selves to have always a Conscience void of offence toward God and toward Men i . Bless us in our Callings , in all lawful Endeavours and Employments . Bless all that belong to us . Bless all that are nearly related to us ; let them be near unto thee , and find favour in thy sight . Be thou their Refuge and Strength , a very present help in trouble k . Let them obtain Mercy , and find Grace to help in time of need l . VIII . NEITHER are we mindful of our selves alone ; but we beseech thee that thou would'st manifest thy Goodness and thy Power throughout the World. Have mercy upon the Jews and all other Infidels . Bring in both Jews and Gentiles , that there may be one fold , as there is one Shepherd the Lord Jesus Christ , that good Shepherd a who laid down his life for the Sheep b . Give grace unto all those Nations that name the Name of Christ , to depart from all Iniquity c , and so to live as becomes the Gospel of Christ d . Purge and purify all Christian Churches from all corruption of Doctrine and Life ; and let the Doctrine and Truth which is according to Godliness e , prevail more and more in the World against the spirit of Error f and all false Doctrine whatsoever . Bless the Protestant reformed Churches with Peace among themselves g , Sanctify them through thy Truth h , make them sound and stedfast in the Faith , Defend and deliver them from the Oppressions of their Enemies . Save thy People , and bless thine Inheritance ; govern them and lift them up for ever k . IX . IN mercy , O Lord , look down upon these Realms and Dominions . Cause us to repent and to turn our selves from all our Transgressions ; so Iniquity shall not be our ruin a . Take away all our Iniquity , and receive us graciously b . Give us in this our Day to know the things that belong unto our Peace c . Look down in mercy upon all from the highest to the lowest . Establish the King's Throne in Righteousness d . Bless him in his Relations ; in his Council . Let the Judges judge the People with just Judgment e . Let Magistrates rule in the fear of God f . Cloath thy Ministers with Righteousness g , make them burning and shining Lights h ; thou who art the Lord of the Harvest , send forth faithful Labourers into thy Harvest i . X. IN mercy look down upon all ranks and estates of Men. Visit the sick , strengthen the weak , pity the afflicted and remember them in their low estate a . Succour the tempted , heal the broken in spirit ; and let those that sow in tears reap in joy b . Instruct the ignorant , and enlighten those that are in darkness . Convince and humble those that are presumptuous and secure , and give them repentance unto Life . Confirm and comfort the converted , and establish them in every good Word and Work c ; that they may be blameless and harmless , the Sons of God , without rebuke , in the midst of a crooked and perverse Generation d ; that they may be steadfast , unmoveable , always abounding in the Work of the Lord , as knowing that their Labour is not in vain in the Lord e . XI . THESE Mercies , and whatever else thou knowest to be needful for us or for others , we humbly beg of thee for the sake of thy dear Son and our Saviour Jesus Christ ; in whose Name and Words we further call upon thee . XII . 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 , and the Power , and the Glory , for ever . Amen . Evening-Prayer FOR A FAMILY . I. MOST Holy and Glorious Lord God , Infinite in Goodness , and Wisdom , and Power ; the Father of Mercies , and the God of all Comfort a : We thy unworthy Creatures desire in all humility to offer up unto thee this our Evening Sacrifice of Praise for the Mercies of thy Providence over us this Day . Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with his Benefits , even the God of our Salvation b : Thou art Good , and doest Good c . Thou art unwearied in doing us Good ; O let us never be weary in well-doing d : While we live let us praise thee , and sing Praises unto our God , while we have any being e . Let us praise and glorify thee in ordering our Conversation aright f , in devoting our selves to thy Fear g , and consecrating our lives to thy Service . Thou art worthy O Lord , to receive Glory and Honour and Power ; for thou hast created all things , and through thy Pleasure they are , and they were created h . Thou art worthy to be loved by us with all our Heart , with all our Mind , and with all our Strength i . II. BUT we confess , O Lord , we have not given thee the Glory due unto thy Name a : We have been Lovers of our own selves , and Lovers of Pleasures more than Lovers of God b : We have loved this present World c , and the things that are in the World d . How have we wandered from thy Commandments e , and walked contrary unto thee f , in walking in the ways of our Heart , and in the sight of our Eyes g : And therefore thou might'st walk contrary unto us , and make us feel that it is an evil and a bitter thing to have forsaken thee the Lord our God h : If thou , O Lord , shouldst mark our iniquities , we could not stand in thy sight i . III. BUT with the Lord there is Mercy , and with him there is plenteous redemption a . Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , who hath visited and redeemed his People b : Who sent forth his Son , made of a Woman , made under the Law , to redeem them that were under the Law , from the curse thereof , that we might receive the adoption of Sons c . And Blessing , and Honour , and Glory be unto Jesus Christ , the Lamb of God , who was slain that he might redeem us unto God by his Blood d . IV. WE beseech thee , O Lord , that thou wouldst fit us and prepare us more and more for that eternal Redemption , and the Benefits thereof , which Christ hath obtained for us b . Create in us clean Hearts , O God , and renew right Spirits within us a . Give us that broken Spirit , which thou wilt not despise c ; that contrite and humble Spirit , which thou delightest to revive d . Give us that repentance toward God , and Faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ e , as may fit us for pardon and peace , for Mercy and Grace ; that in Christ we may have redemption through his Blood , even the forgiveness of Sins , according to the riches of thy Grace f . And give us Grace to live as the Redeemed of the Lord , and to walk worthy of Christ , who gave himself for us , that he might redeem us from all Iniquity , and purifie unto himself a peculiar People , zealous of good Works g . We are not our own , but are bought with a price , even with the precious Blood of Christ ; O let us therefore glorifie God in our Bodies , and in our Spirits , which are God's h . V. FIT and prepare us also , O Lord , for the Influences of thy Light and Love : Make us meet to be living Habitations and Temples of thy Holy Spirit a ; and do thou delight to dwell in us b , and make thine abode with us c , and manifest thy self unto us d . Fit us for the guidance and the powerful assistances of thy Spirit , and fit us for the comforts of thy Spirit . Let us not grieve e , nor resist the Holy Ghost f ; but always follow thy good Spirit as our Guide , that we may enjoy thy Spirit as our Comforter g . Let thy Grace always prevent us , and accompany us , and enable us to persevere unto the end . Make us , O Lord , perfect in every good Work , to do thy Will , working in us that which is well-pleasing in thy sight , through Jesus Christ h . Father of Mercies , O God the God of our Strength i , and of our Salvation , never leave us nor forsake us : Our Eyes are unto thee , O God the Lord , in thee is our Trust , leave not our Souls destitute k . Let thy presence be with us , while we are here in this Wilderness ; and lead us through it to the heavenly Canaan : Let us take heed of grieving or provoking thee through Disobedience or Unbelief l ; but enable us by Faith in thy Goodness and Power , to resist and overcome our spiritual Enemies , Sin and Satan ; enable us to follow the Lord fully m , and to continue patiently in well-doing n , that through Faith and Patience we may inherit the Promises , and enter into thy Rest o . Guide us , O Lord , with thy Counsel , and afterwards receive us to thy Glory p . VI. AND now , O Heavenly Father , we recommend our Souls and Bodies unto thy Fatherly Care and Keeping this Night . Thou that neither slumberest nor sleepest a , watch thou over us for good b : Preserve us from the Dangers and Fears of this Night ; hide us under the safe shadow of thy Wings c : Refresh us with quiet Rest and Sleep : Let us lie down in peace d , in thy Love and Favour ; and raise us up in health of Body , and ability of Mind , to serve thee faithfully the next Day . Cause us to hear thy loving-kindness in the Morning , for in thee do we trust e . VII . MERCIFUL Father preserve all our Relations and Friends : Withhold not thou thy tender Mercies from them , O Lord ; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve them a . Bless them with all spiritual Blessings in Christ b . Bless them with Health and Peace , with all the Necessaries of this life , and with Contentment ; and give them all things that pertain to life and godliness c . VIII . BE merciful , O Lord , unto all the Nations of the World that are without Christ a . Send unto them able and faithful Ministers of the New Testament b , to open their eyes , and to turn them from darkness to light , and from the power of Satan unto God c . Make thy Son to be a light to lighten the Gentiles , and the glory of thy People Israel d ; and let him be thy Salvation to the ends of the Earth e . Let the Earth be full of the Knowledge of the Lord , as Waters cover the Sea f ; and let all the Kingdoms of the World become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ g . Let those that enjoy the Light of the glorious Gospel of Christ h , walk as Children of Light i , and shew forth the Vertues and Praises of him who hath called them out of Darkness into his marvellous Light k . Preserve thy little flock , and deliver the afflicted Churches of Christ out of all their troubles : Weaken the Power , and disappoint the Devices of their Enemies : Bless thy People with Peace l ; and let all those that love thy Name , be joyful in thee m . IX . HAVE mercy upon these Realms and Dominions . Turn thou us unto thee , O Lord , and we shall be turned a ; Give us Grace throughly to amend our ways and our doings b , and to bring forth Fruits meet for Repentance c ; and do thou rejoyce over us to do us good d . Establish us in Truth , Righteousness and Peace . Be merciful to all Orders and Degrees amongst us , from the King who is Supreme , to all subordinate Magistrates and Rulers ; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable Life in all Godliness and Honesty e . Let Judgment run down as Waters , and Righteousness as a mighty Stream f . Let the Word of God run and be glorified g ; and let it appear to be the Power of God unto Salvation h , in the turning of many Souls from Sin to Righteousness and true Holiness . X. IN mercy remember all the Children of affliction . Be unto them the Father of Mercies , the God of Comfort a , and the God of their Salvation . Let Patience have its perfect work in them b ; and make all things , even afflictions , work together for good unto them c . XI . O LORD hear , O Lord , forgive , O Lord hearken and do a abundantly for us above all that we can ask or think b . Answer us and accept us in the beloved c , thy dear Son d , Jesus Christ : To whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit be all Praise , and Love , and Obedience , this Night and for evermore . Amen . XII . 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 , and the Power , and the Glory , for ever and ever . Amen . PRAYERS To be said Before the reading of the Holy Scriptures . I. BLESSED Lord God , who alone canst teach us to profit a , enlighten our Minds , and give us a good understanding in all things b . Open our Hearts , that we may receive the love of the Truth c . Enable us , O Lord , to receive the Word with meekness d , and with all readiness of mind e ; and to mingle it with Faith f . Let thy Holy Spirit ( which thou hast promised to give to them that ask g ) enable us to know as we ought to know the Holy Scriptures , which are able to make us wise unto Salvation ; that we may thereby be throughly furnished unto all good Works h . Give us as new born Babes to desire the sincere Milk of the Word , that we may grow thereby i ; that we may grow in Grace , and in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ , to whom be Glory both now and for ever . Amen k . II. O GOD , the Father of Lights , from whom comes every good and perfect Gift a , Give us the Spirit of Wisdom and Knowledge b , that the Eyes of our understanding being enlightened c , we may know the Great Things of thy Law d , and the Mysteries of the Gospel . Make us , O Lord , to see and taste how gracious thou art e in thy Promises , which are exceeding great and precious f ; how holy in thy Precepts , which are all just and good . And let us not be Hearers only , but Doers of the Word , lest we deceive our own Souls g . Let it be the Power of God unto our Salvation h . Enable us to walk as Children of Light , having no Communion with the Works of Darkness i ; to walk in the light , as thou art in the light k ; that we may have fellowship with the Father , and with his Son Jesus Christ l , and may be made meet to be Partakers of the Inheritance of the Saints in light m ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen . GRACES . Before Meat . I. MOST gracious God , bless us , and all thy Mercies unto us : And make us thankful and obedient unto thee in all things , for Jesus Christ his sake . Amen . II. WE beseech thee , O Lord , to bless us ; and these thy Creatures provided for us ; that being refreshed and strengthened by them , we may live to the praise of thee , the God of all our Mercies and Comforts , and serve thy Will in our Generation , through Jesus Christ enabling us ; to whom be glory and thanksgiving for evermore . Amen . After Meat . I. BLESSED and praised be thy Holy Name , O Lord , for feeding our Bodies at this time : We beseech thee to feed and nourish our Souls unto everlasting Life , through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen . II. O GOD , the Father of Mercies , who hast refreshed our frail Bodies with thy good Creatures ; blessed be thy Name for these and all thy Mercies , for thy Mercies to our Bodies and to our Souls . 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The Countess of Morton's Daily Exercise : or , a Book of Prayers and Rules how to spend the time in the Service and Pleasure of Almighty God. Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A67107-e500 a Ps. 65.2 . b Matth. 18.20 . c Gen. 32.10 . d Lam. 3.22 . e Ps. 103 10. f Nehem. 13 22. g Acts 17.28 . h Ps. 13.3 . i Ps. 116.9 . Ps. 56 13. k 1 Cor. 4.7 . l Rom. 12.1 . a 2. Chr. 32.25 . b Rom. 1.21 . c Rom. 2.15 . d Ps. 119.105 . e 2 Cor. 4.4 . f 1 Pet. 2.21 . g Luke 15.21 . h Dan. 9.8 . i 1 Thes. 1.10 . a Ps. 130.4 . b Dan. 9.9 . c Exod. 34.6 . d 2 Pet. 3.9 . e Ezek. 33.11 . f John 3.16 . g 1 John 4.9 , 10. a 2 Cor. 7.10 . b Acts 26 20. c Mark 9.24 . d Acts 3 22. e Eph. 1.3 . f Rom. 4.7 . g Acts 3.26 . h John 1.29 . i Heb. 9.14 . a 1 Thes. 5.23 . b Rom. 12.2 . c 1 Cor. 8.2 . d Psal. 40.8 . e Gal. 4.19 . f Ch. 2.20 . g Phil. 2.5 . h 1 John 4.17 . i Phil. 3.10 . k Gal. 6.14 . l Gal. 5.24 . m Rom. 6.6 . n Phil. 3.10 . o Rom. 6.4 . p Col. 3.1 , 2. q 2 Cor. 5.14 . r Tit. 2.12 . s Heb. 11.13 . 1 Pet. 2.11 . t Heb. 11.14 , 16. u Phil. 3.20 . w Col. 1.12 . x Deut. 32.29 . y Phil 2.12 . z Psal. 90.12 . a 1 Ioh. 2.16 . b Matth. 16.24 . c 1 Pet. 3.15 . Isai. 8.13 . d 1 Pet. 5.7 . Psal. 55.22 . e 1 Pet. 4.19 . f Rom. 8.28 . g Deut. 8.14 . h Luke 21.19 . i Matth. 24.13 . k Phil. 4.12 . l Heb. 13.5 . m Matth. 7.12 . n Ephes. 4.31 . o Col. 3.12 . p 1 Pet. 3.9 . 1 Thes. 5.15 . q Rom. 12.21 . r 1 Pet. 5.8 . s Ephes. 6.10 . t 2 Cor. 12.9 . u 1 Pet. 2.11 . w 2 Cor. 3.14 . x Rom. 2.5 . y 2 Tim. 2.7 . z Ephes. 1.18 . aa Ezek. 11 . 1● . bb Heb. 10.16 . cc Ier. 32.40 . a Psal. 4.6 . b Ier. 44.27 . c Psal. 121.7 . d Psal. 27.9 . e Psal. 121.8 . f Col. 1.10 . g Ephes. 5.15 . h Iames 1.27 . i Acts 24.16 . k Psal. 46.1 . l Heb. 4.16 . a John 10.16 . b ver . 15. c 2 Tim. 2.19 . d Phil. 1.27 . e 1 Tim. 6.3 . Tit. 1.1 . f 1 John 4.6 . g 1 Thes. 5.13 . h John 17.17 . Tit. 1.13 . 1 Cor. 16.13 . k Psal. 28.9 . a Ezek. 18.30 . b Hos. 14.2 . c Luke 19.42 . d Prov. 25.5 . e Deut. 16 18. f 2 Sam. 23.3 . g Psal. 132.9 . h John 5.35 . i Matth. 9.38 . a Psal. 136.23 . b Psal. 126.5 . c 2 Thes. 2.17 . d Phil. 2.15 . e 1 Cor. 15.58 . Matth. 6. Notes for div A67107-e3740 a 2 Cor. 1.3 . b Psal. 68.19 . c Psal. 119.68 . d Gal. 6.9 . e Psal. 146.2 . f Psal. 50.23 . g Psal. 119.38 . h Rev. 4.11 . i Mark 12.30 . a Psal. 96.8 . b 2 Tim. 3.4 . c 2 Tim. 4.10 . d 1 John 2.15 . e Psal. 119.10 . f Levit. 26.21 . g Eccles. 11.9 . h Ier. 2.19 . i Psal. 130.3 . a Psal. 130.7 . b Luke 1.68 . c Gal. 4.4 , 5. Ch. 3.13 . d Rev. 6.9 , 13. b Psal. 51.10 . a Heb. 9.12 . c Psal. 51.17 . d Isa. 57 , 15. e Acts 20.21 . f Eph. 1.7 . g T it 2.14 . h 1 Pet. 1.19 . 1 Cor. 6.20 . a 1 Cor. 6.19 . Ch. 3.17 b 2 Cor. 6 16. c John ●4 . 23 . d Vers. 21. e Ephes. 4.30 . f Acts 7.51 . g John 14.26 . h Heb. 13.21 . i Psal. 43.2 . k Psal. 141.8 . l Heb. 4.85 . m Numb . 14.24 . n Rom. 2.7 . o Heb. 5.1 . p Psal. 73.24 . a Psal. 121.4 . b Ier. 44.27 . c Psal. 17.8 . d Psal. 4.8 . e Psal. 143.8 . a Psal. 40.11 . b Eph. 1.3 . c 2 Pet. 1.3 . a Ephes. 2.12 . b 2 Cor. 3.6 . c Acts 26.18 . d Luke 2 32. e Isa. 49 6. f Isa. 11.9 . g Rev. 11.15 . h 2 Cor. 4.4 . i Ephes. 5.8 . k 1 Pet. 2.9 . l Psal. 29.11 . m Psal. 5.11 . a Lam. 5.21 . b Ier. 7.5 . c Matth. 3.8 . d Ier. 32.41 . e 1 Tim. 2.2 . f Amos 5.24 . g 2 Thes. 3.1 . h Rom. 1.16 . a 2 Cor. 1.3 . b Iames 1.4 . c Rom. 8.28 . a Dan. 9.19 . b Ephes. 3.20 . c Ephes. 1.6 . d Col. 1.13 . Matth. 6. Luke 11. Notes for div A67107-e5860 a Isa. 48.17 . b 2 Tim. 2.7 . c 2 Thes. 2.10 . d Iames 1.21 . e Acts 17.11 . f Heb. 4.2 . g Luke 11.9 . h 2 Tim. 3.15 , 17. i 1 Pet. 2.2 . k 2 Pet. 3.18 . a Iam. 1.17 . b Isai. 11.2 . c Eph. 1.18 . d Hos. 8.12 . e Psal. 34.8 . f 2 Pet. 1.4 . g Iames 1.22 . h Rom. 1.16 . i Eph. 5.8 , 11. k 1 John 1.7 . l Ver. 3. m Col. 1.12 .