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 Morning Prayer for priuate Families.

ALmightie LORD GOD, most mer∣cifull and louing FATHER, Maker and Preseruer of all thy crea∣tures, but especially the Sauiour and Sanctifier of all them that beléeue in thée, by the merit and ver∣tue

of the bloud of Iesus Christ; Receiue at the hands of vs, thine vnwor∣thy seruants, in the Name of Iesus Christ, this our morning sacrifice of praise and thanksgiuing, for all thy mercies from time to time bestowed vpon vs; for electing vs of thine owne free fauour, before the world was made; for creating vs of nothing, in humane, and not in the shape of brute creatures; for redéeming vs with the most precious death of thine owne Sonne, when wee were captiues and slaues vnto Satan; for cal∣ling vs by the preaching of thy blessed Word, and frée Spirit, when we were

strangers vnto thee; for iustifying vs by the Re∣surrection of thy Sonne, when wée were worthy to be condemned; for sanc∣tifying vs by the Holy Ghost, being by nature vile; for preseruing vs hi∣therto, and that in safetie by thy prouidence; and for thy fatherly prouiding for vs all things necessarie, to this present morning; and for that thine assured and most comfortable pro∣mise, that thou wilt glori∣fie vs in the heauens with thée, after this mortall and miserable life ended: And wee praise thy great and gracious goodnesse, for so mercifully preseruing vs this night past, from all

dangers; and for that thou hast giuen vs comfortable rest and sléepe in the same, whereby our weake bo∣dies are refreshed, and haue receiued the more strength and power to en∣ter into this day, and to vndertake the workes of our callings: and because by reason of the corrupti∣on of our natures, we are pressed downe with dul∣nesse, and beclouded with ignorance, so as wee can∣not rightly vnderstand, nor truely performe our duties, either in thy ser∣uice, or our owne worldly functions, without thy blessing, we here vpon the knées of our hearts doe humbly and heartily pray

thée for Jesus Christ thy beloued Sonnes sake, to assist vs with thy Holy Spirit, that these our praises and prayers may bee accepted of thée; and that our ignorance may be banished by the light of thy holy Spirit, that wee may plainely sée and per∣ceiue our owne errors and wants, & the detestable∣nesse of our sinnes, and through his bloud obtaine pardon of all our imper∣fections and defects, with liuely and effectuall re∣newing of our obedience to thée, in all our workes, wordes, and duties, this day. Remember not, O Lord, the sinnes we haue committed, nor our neg∣lect

of the duties we haue omitted: call not to minde the transgressions of our youth, which we haue for∣gotten, nor looke vpon the wickednesse of our riper yéeres, which doe presse vs downe through the sense of thy seuere iudgements, threatned against vs for them: and let thy grace (we humbly beséech thée) from henceforth euer bee∣extended towards vs: vouchsafe thy holy Spirit vnto vs, euermore to di∣rect vs, that neither the weaknesse, dulnesse, and peruersnesse of our owne natures, in doing that which is good, nor the strength of our naturall inclinations to doe that

which is euill, be any hin∣derance to the worke of thy grace in vs. But so much the more, good Fa∣ther, watch euer vs, that neither Sinne nor Satan preuaile against vs: that wee obtayning at thy hands this great mercy, may the more fréely, chéer∣fully, & prosperously passe this day: and that our la∣bours, being taken in hand in thy feare, may through thy blessing suc∣céede to thine owne glorie, our comfort, and to the good of them whom they may concerne. And for∣asmuch as the passing through this world, is ma∣ny wayes & euery where dangerous, and full of pe∣rils,

by reason not only of Satans malice, but also by reason of the practices of our corporall enemies, our owne infirmities, crosses, losses, troubles, and many miseries. Assist vs, gracious God, and le∣uing Father, that we may escape all these inconueni∣ences, and not to fall into any sinne or corporal dan∣ger this day; but rest se∣cure, and safely protected vnder thy power and pro∣uidence, and carry our selues vpright in all our actions, through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

O Lord, increase our faith.