this party, which heere lyeth sicke in his bed, making him to feele and beare the seuerity of thy punishments, which also puts his soule in minde of his sinnes, and setteth the image of death before his face. Therefore, seeing thou commandest vs to pray one for another, wee humbly beseech thee, with this poore sicke person, that thou wilt not execute the rigor of thy iudgement vpon him, as hee hath deserued, but rather (mercifull Lord) cast thy eies of mercy vpon him, and beholding him as a childe redeemed from sinne, and death, by the bloud of Iesus Christ thy deare sonne, giue him grace and constant courage humbly to receiue thy paternall visitation, and to beare it patiently and obediently, submitting him∣selfe with all his heart and minde to thy mercy, which layest this visitation vpon him. Aide him in all his paines, and be his warrant and protection against the dangers which assaile him: and speciall if his conscience doth accuse him of his secret sinnes: then (oh Lord full of mercy) set before him for a defence, the passion and the voluntary sacrifice of the Sauiour of the world, specially of all the faithfull his elect, who vpon himselfe (hang∣ing on the Crosse) bare our infirmities and weakenesse, and suffered the paines of death, being made sinne for vs, to wash vs vs in his bloud, and to obtaine temission of our sinnes, and after rose againe to accomplish our iustification, and to open vnto vs the gate of the kingdome of heauen, as also to all those which beleeue in him, being baptised in his name. Lord make this patient thy seruant, by the guift of Chrstian faith, to feele the fruits and vertue of all thy great benefits, and that being oppressed with griefe and paine of body, for a firme consolation, he may in his soule receiue the true treasure of felicity, which is the re∣mission of sinnes, through Iesus Christ. That this faith of the elect may be to him as a sure rampier against the astonishments of death, of Sathan, and of Hell, with assurance that Christ hath van quished and ouercome them for all Christians, members of the holy Church, to the ende that suffering with him, they may also bee glorified with him. May it please thee (oh heauenly father) to be mercifull vnto him, and if thou knowest that hee may yet profit in thy Church, among vs, preseruue him from death, and giue him health with encrease of thy graces. If not, (and that thou hast otherwise ordeined for him) re∣ceiue him vnto thee in peace, in thy glory, for he hath his recourse vnto thee (oh most mer∣cifull God) instead of the death of the body, grant him the life of the soule, with thy an∣gels, vntill that by the resurrection of all flesh, at the great day of the Lord hee may liue with him an intire man. So thy will bee done (oh Lord) in all and by all, as it is good and iust for euer: and grant vs our request in the name of the same Iesus Christ, and by the praier which hee hath taught vs saying, Our father which art in heauen, &c.