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O GOD, the great Creator of Heaven and Earth, thou dost whatsoever thou pleasest in the Sea, and in all deep Places; I, the most unworthiest of all thy Ser∣vants, am at this time called upon to be∣hold thy Wonders in the Deep, and to perform my Duty in great Waters. Guide me, I beseech thee, in all times and in all Places: Be thou our skilful Pilot to Steer us, and protect us from
all Dangers, and rebuke the Winds and the Seas when they Molest us; preserve our Vessel from being rent by the loud cracks of Thunder, or from being burnt by Lightning or any other Accident; keep us and save us from Tempestuous Weather, from bitter Frosts, Hail, Ice, Snow, or Whirlwinds, and from Capti∣vity and Slavery.
Teach me, O God, to remember thee my Creator in the days of my Youth, to continually think upon thee, and to Praise thy Name for all thy Mercies: Bless all our Friends, I beseech thee, that are on Land, and let their Prayers for us be acceptable in thy Sight, and grant that our next Meeting together may be for the better, and not for the worse, even to the Praising and Mag∣nifying of thy Holy Name, and Salva∣tion of our own Souls in the great Day of the Lord Jesus, to whom, with thee, and thy Blessed Spirit, be ascribed all Honour, Power, and Glory, Adorati∣on, and subjection, now and for ever∣more. Amen.
OETERANL God, even the God of our Salvation, the hope of all the ends of the Earth; and of them that remain in the wide Ocean, under the shadow of whose Wings we are always secure, and without whose protection we cannot expect safety. I have been, O Lord, preserved by thee until this mo∣ment from many Dangers, for which I have not expressed my thankfulness in acknowledging those Daily Blessings I have received from thee; but, O Lord, forget and forgive those manifold Sins which I have committed against thee, and blot them out of thy Book of Remem∣brance.
Purge me, O Lord, I beseech thee, from all vile affections; and grant I may bring forth the fruits of thy Spirit; go along with me with thy blessed Spirit in this my Voyage, preserve me from Pi∣rates, Robers and Enemies, defend me from Rocks, Sands and Shelves, and keep me from Thunder and Lightning, Storms and Tempestous Werther, or any other Danger that may dismay me. To thee, O Lord, I commend my Body
and Spirit, to dispose of me according to thy holy Will and Pleasure; if thou art pleas'd to call for my Life upon the Sur∣face of the Waters; I know thy Al∣mighty Word can command the Sea to give up her Dead at the last and great Audit.
But if thou hast determin'd to bring me Safe to my desired Heaven, give me thy Grace which is sufficient for me, to Walk according to thy holy Will in all things; make me to lay hold of Eternal Life, which as the Anchor of Hope, is both sure and stedfast; keep me from all Temptations Ghostly and Bodily, and from sudden Death, and in thy good time bring me to the Land of the Living, there to Reign with thee for evermore. Amen.
OIMMORTAL God, I have seen thy Works O Lord, and thy Won∣ders in the deep; thou spakest the Word and the Stormy Wind arose, which lifted up the Waves thereof, but when we cried unto thee, thou madest the Storm to cease, so that the Waves thereof were still; then did we rejoyce because we were at rest, and thou broughtest us safe to that Haven where we would be: O that Men would therefore praise thee, O Lord, for thy Goodness, and declare the Wonders thou dost con∣tinually for them.
I Bless thy Holy Name, for Conduct∣ing me through those many Dangers which Encompassed me, and Praise thy thy Mercy that the Deep hath not Swal∣lowed me up, and that I am not gone down into the place of Silence. I also praise thy Holy Name, and Admire thy Loving Kindness towards me, that thou hast not deliver'd up my Body and Goods ••••s a Prey into the Hands of un∣rea•••• ••••••••ole Men, but hast brought me to my desi••ed Haven, and at last returned me back in safety to my Habitation.
O Let me never forget to pay those Vows I made to thee, when I was in trouble; but give me an awful sense and apprehension of thy great Power, and possess my Soul with a true Reverence of thy Divine Majesty; that I may ever∣more Serve thee in Holiness and Righte∣ousness all the Days of my Life: Endue me with thy Holy Spirit; that I may become acceptable in thy sight, and may be fitted at length for future Glories, this I beg for thy Son Jesus Christ sake, my only Saviour. Amen.
O LORD our God, thou hast com∣manded us in the Day of Calamity to call upon thy Name, and thou hast promised to hear us; Lord, I fly unto thee, who art a sure refuge; thy Flood∣gates are opened, and the Floods lift up their lofty Waves. But thou, O Lord most high, art mightier than the Noise of many Waters: yea, than the mighty Waves of the Sea: Thou canst in a mo∣ment, if it stand with thy Divine will and pleasure, rebuke the Winds and the Sea, and turn this Storm into a Calm.
I know I justly deserve to be cast a∣way, and utterly to be rejected by thee; but Lord save us, or else we perish; ac∣cept of my unfeigned Sorrow for all my Sins and Transgressons, and endue me with a stedfast resolution to forsake them; be merciful unto us, O God, be merciful unto us, and Save us from Perishing in these deep Waters; O refresh us with thy Mercy, and that soon, lest we go down ito the place of silence, O com∣fort us in this great distress, that though the Sea rage and swell, our Hearts may be quiet and still in this time of our dis∣consolation.
And as I earnestly desire to be pro∣tected from this great Peril and Danger which now terrifies us, so I earnestly beseech thee, that thou wilt for ever fill my Heart with such an awful dread of thy Name, and praise thy power in the great Congregation; awake my dull and drowsie Soul, from the sloth of Sin, and renew a right Spirit within me; fill me with the Gifts of Graces of thy Holy Spirit, that I may Live the Life of the Righteous, and never forget thy Loving∣kindness; save us now from Death, I be∣seech thee, from the Merciless Waves who are now ready to swallow us up, and bring us home in safety, for thy Son Jesus Christ his sake, our only Lord and Saviour. Amen.
I PRAISE and Glorifie thy Holy Name, O Lord, for all thy Mercies and Blessings vouchsafed unto me, espe∣cially for this thy last great Deliverance, wherein I was incompassed in that wide Ocean, whom thou hast set Bounds and Limits to; if thou, O Lord, hadst not been on my side, the Sea had swallowed me up quick, and I had gone down into the deep silence; but thou hast been my God and my Deliverer, and hast put a new Song into my Mouth, a Song of Praise and Thanksgiving unto my God.
I acknowledge, O Lord, that thou art the God of all the Earth, and of them that remain in the broad Sea: Blessed for ever and magnified thy Name that thou hast not cast me out of thy sight, nor turn'd thy Mercy from me; I have escaped the raging Sea, and the Noise of the proud Waves have done me no Harm, if thy Almighty Providence had not protected me, Streams had gone over my Soul. But the Stormy Wind and T••mpest I have narrowly Escap'd, the Storm is ceased, and I am safely De∣livered.
And now what shall I render to thee, O Lord, for this, and all other thy great Benefits? I will offer up unto thee the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving, and will pay my Vows I so solemnly made unto thee, when I was in trouble; I will evermore remember, that my help is in the Lord, who made Heaven and Earth, and that thou art that God that can and will deliver me; let this thy Mercy and Loving kindness never depart my Me∣mory, but let me Praise thy Goodness, and Sing of thy Power, unto my Lives end. Amen.
O Come, let us give thanks unto the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; let the redeemed of the Lord say so; whom he hath delivered from the merciless rage of the Sea.
The Lord is gracious and full of com∣passion: flow to anger, and of great mercy.
He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: neither rewarded us accord∣ing to our iniquitirs.
But as the Heaven his above the Earth: so great hath been his mercy towards us.
We found trouble and heaviness: we were even at deaths door;
The Waters of the Sea had well nigh cover'd us: the proud waters had nigh gone over our soul.
The Sea roared and the stormy wind lifted the waves thereof;
We were carried up, as it were to Heaven, and went down again into the deep: our soul melted within us, be∣cause of trouble;
Then cried we unto the Lord: and
thou didst deliver us out of our distress.
Blessed be thy name, who didst not despise the prayer of thy servants; but didst hear our cry, and hast saved us.
Thou didst send forth thy command∣ment: and the windy storm ceased, and was turned into a calm.
O let us therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and declare the wonders that he hath done, and still doeth for the children of men.
Praised be the Lord daily; even the Lord that helped us, and poured his benefits upon us.
He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation; God is the Lord by whom we escaped death.
Thou Lord hast made us glad through the operation of thy hands; and we will triumph in thy praise.
Blessed be the Lord God; even the Lord God who only doeth wondrous things.
And blessed be the name of his Ma∣•••••••• for ever; and let every one of us say, Amen, Amen.
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 Most powerful and glorious Lord God, the Lord of hosts, that ru∣lest and commandest all things; Thou sittest in the throne judging right: and therefore we make our address to thy di∣vine Majesty in this our necessity, that thou wouldst take the cause into thy own hand, and judge between us and our enemies. Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us; for thou givest not always the battel to the strong, but canst save by many or by few, O let not our sins now cry against us for ven∣geance, but hear us thy poor servants beg∣ing mercy and imploring thy help, and that thou wouldst be a defence unto us against the face of the enemy. Make it appear that thou art our Saviour and mighty deliverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.