An eye to heauen in earth A necessarie watch for the time of death, consisting in meditations and prayers fit for that purpose. With the husbands christian counsell to his wife and children, left poore after his death.

A Prayer for the feare of God, and wherein I may so liue, as I may not be a∣fraid to die. The Prayer.

O Lord my God, who hast made mée and fashioned mee of the dust of the earth, and hast brea∣thed into me the breath of Life, here to trauaile vp∣on the face of the earth, du∣ring a time appointed by thy Prouidence, which I

shall not passe, for thou hast set down the number of my dayes, which how many they shall bée, I am vtterly ignorant; giue me therefore a holy ••eare, that I may thinke euery day to bee the day appointed for my death, that I may so much the more warily walk in the wayes of true wisedome, in a holy and sincere conuersation, be∣fore the sons of men, and in the sanctification of the inner man, lest I be found more formall before men, then faithfull in thée.

I beséech thée, hearken to the prayer of thy Ser∣uant, who desireth vnfay∣nedly so to feare thée, as I may not feare or be afraid

of death. Giue me that ho∣ly feare of thy Name, which thou hast comman∣ded, that I may not erre from thy wayes, nor har∣den my heart from thy feare: for I know, that great is thy goodnesse, which thou hast layd vp for them that feare thee.

Knit my heart therefore vnto thée, that I may fear thy Name, and may re∣ceiue grace to serue thée; so that I may so please thée with reuerence and feare, that I not only may not feare to die, but desire it rather, passing all the time of my dwelling here, in continuall meditation of thy future life, sanctify∣ing thee, the Lord God of

Hosts, who art euermore my feare, for thou only art able to kill, and to make aliue; to cast downe, and to raise vp; therefore art thou only to be feared, like vnto whom there is none among al the gods; so glo∣rious in holinesse, fearefull in praises and doing won∣ders.

I thanke thée, gracious Father in Jesus Christ, that in and by him I haue receiued the Spirit of re conciliation & adoption, whereby I am enabled to crie, Abba Father; and am freed from the spirit of seruile feare, from the feare of Satan, by thy Spirit.

Though for a little

while, O Lord, thou maist séeme to forsake me, and leaue mee to the spirit of bondage, yet with great compassion, according to thy wonted mercies, I finde thée euer readie to receiue mee againe: For a moment thou hidest thy face from mee, but with euerlasting mercie thou wilt haue compassion vp∣on mee, and after this my mortalitie, receiue mee to eternitie, who art my Lord, my God, my strēgth and my Redéemer.

Lord, increase my feare of thee, my faith in thee, and loue towards thee.