Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity.

The Father worketh. Ioh. 5. 17. The worke of Creation on this day.

SO afterward God said, Let the waters bring forth in a∣bundance euery creeping thing that hath life: and let the Fowle flye vpon the earth in the open Fir∣mament of the Heauen Gen. 1. ••0.

Then God created the great Whales, and euery thing liuing and mouing, which the waters brought forth in abundance, according to their kinde, and euery feathered Fowle, according to his kinde; and God saw that it was good, ver. 21.

Then God blessed them, saying; Bring forth fruit & multiply, & fill the waters in the Seas, and let the Fowles multiply in the earth, v. 2••.

So the Euening and the Mor∣ning were the fifth day.

And I worke, Ioh. 5. 17. The worke of Redemption on this day.

THen came the Day of vnle∣uened bread, when the Passo∣uer must be sacrificed, Luke 22. 7.

And be sent Peter and Iohn, say∣ing; Goe and prepare vs the Passo∣uer, that we may eat it, ver. 8.

And they said, &c. v. 9. Then he said vnto them, Behold, &c. v. 10.

And say to the goood man of the house, The Master saith vnto thee, Where is the lodging where I shall eat my Passouer with my Disci∣ples, ver. 11.

Then he shall shew you a great high Chamber, &c. ver. 12.

So they went, and found as hee had said vnto them, and neade rea∣dy the Passouer, ver. 13.

And he tooke Bread, and when he had giuen thankes, hee brake it,

and gaue to them, saying; This is my Body which is giuen for you, doe this in remembrance of me, ver. 19.

Likewise also, after Supper hee tooke the Cup, saying; This Cup is the new Testament in my bloud, which is shed for you, ver. 20.

And he came out, and went (as he was wont) to the Mount of O∣liues, and his Disciples also follow∣ed him, ver. 39.

And when he came to the place, he said to them, Pray, lest ye enter into temptation, ver. 40.

And he gate himselfe from them about a stones cast, and kneeled downe, and prayed, ver. 41.

Saying, Father, if thou wilt, take away this Cup from me: ne∣uerthelesse not my will, but thine be done, ver. 42.

And there appeared an An∣gell vnto him from Heauen, com∣forting him, ver. 43.

But being in an Agony, he pray∣ed more earnestly: and his sweat

was like drops of bloud, trickling downe the ground, ver. 44.

For thine instructi∣on meditate

• In the Morning, on the creation of Fish and Fow••e.
• In the Eue∣ning, on thy Sauiours
  • Agony.
  • Last Passeouer.
  • Supper.

For thy comfort apply to thy selfe the Benefits

• Corporall of the one.
• Spirituall of the other.

For thy correction reproue thy

• Abuse of the one.
• Vnthankfulnesse for the other.

Quicken

• Thy thankesgiuing by the Hymne.
• Thine obedience by the ad∣monition.
• Thy zeale and patience by the prayer ensuing.