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 continuall watchfulnesse, that nei∣ther the generall, nor the particular Day of Iudge∣ment come vpon mee vn∣prouided. The Prayer.

O Lord my God in Jesus Christ, who

art terrible and fearefull, euen to them that séeke thée, how much more fear∣full wilt thou appeare, when thou settest thy wrathfull countenance a∣gainst the wicked, such as now haue no feare of thy Name!

Giue me, I pray thée, a continual watchful heart, euer to bée exercised in di∣uine and heauenly things, and leaue mee nor vnto mine owne affections, which are by nature full of corruption and sinne, wherein if thou shouldest take mee suddenly, I should be found a most vn∣profitable seruant, to bee bound hand and foot, and east into vtter darknesse,

where shall bee weeping and gnashing of teeth. O hide thy face from my sin, and blot out all mine ini∣quities. Create in mee a cleane heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation, and sta∣blish me with thy free Spi∣rit.

Why art thou cast down, O my Soule, and vnquiet within me? waite on God: he neuer faileth them that trust in him. Waite thou on the Lord, O my Soule, keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherit the Land, euen the Land of Promise, Spiri∣tuall Canaan, new Ierusa∣lem. When the wicked

shall perish, thou shalt see it. Such as are blessed of GOD, shall inherit the Land: And they that bee cursed of him, shall be cut off.

Endue mee therefore, good Father, with thy grace, that I may euer thinke of my end, that I presume not vpon long life resting secure, as if I had none account to make vn∣to thée, of my time and ta∣lents heere receiued of thée, and how they haue béene spent by me: nor a∣ny holy duties required to bee performed, in this my Pilgrimage and Banish∣ment, where I haue no continuing Citie, but I séeke one to come.

Holy Father, giue mée thy Spirit and Grace, e∣uer to bring forth heauen∣ly fruits, that whensoe∣uer, wheresoeuer, or how∣soeuer I shall depart hence, I may be yet found faithfull, and of the num∣ber of them whom Christ when hee commeth may find waking, in well-do∣ing: that the sentence, Go ye cursed, be not pronoun∣ced against me, but bee of the societie of them, that shall heare, Come yee blessed.

Grant this for Jesus Christs sake, in, and by whom I haue the promise of eternall life: to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, bee all power and

praise ascribed, for hee is worthie.

Lord, increase my faith.

Notes

• Ps. 50. 3, 10.
• Ver. 11.
• Psal. 42. 5.
• Psal. 37. 34.