A poore mans rest founded vpon motiues, meditations, and prayers. Expressing to the inward man, true consolation. In all kindes and times of afflication. By Io. Norden.

A Prayer for Sunday-Morning.

Thus saith the Lord: take heede to your soules, and beare no burdens on the Sabbath day, nor bring it into the gates of Ierusalem: Neither carry forth bur∣dens out of your houses on the Sabbath day, ney doe ye any worke; but san∣ctifie the Sabbath, as I commanded your Fathers,

Ier. 17. 21. 22.

He that gathered stickes on the Sabbath day, was stoned to death,

Numb. 15. 32 35. 36.

O Eternal God and heaùenly Fa∣ther, I extol thine infinite good∣nesse and mercy, together with thine eternall wisdome and truth, who

hast protected me this night, & made me to rest quietly and securely by thy most holy and diuine prouidence, I hum∣bly beséech thée of thine infinite good∣nesse, to protect and gouerne mée this day, by thy mighty hand, from all dan∣gers both of Body and Soule: Giue thy holy Angels charge ouer mee, to direct me in all my wayes: driue away the deadly enemy, remoue all offences of this World, mortifie and kill in me all carnall lusts and euill affections, that they may haue no dominion ouer mée; giue me a sorrowfull heart to be∣waile my wicked life, and comfort my soule by a liuely assurance, that thou hast fréely forgiuen my sinnes.

Sanctifie me, O Father, this day, I humbly beséech thée, with thine especi∣all grace, that I may haue decent car∣riage in my behauiour, true deuotion in prayer, and reuerent attention to heare thy heauenly and holy Word, and that thou wilt please to giue mee vnderstanding, ioyned with true deuo∣tion, to obserue, learne and imbrace such things as are necessary to me, for the confirming of my faith in Christ Jesus: raise me (O Lord) by the power of thy resurrection, from sin, and giue

me spirituall rest in the Communion et Saints, that afterward I may kéep the euerlasting Sabbath with thée in the Kingdome of Heauen: behold (O Lord) I knock at the dore of thy mer∣cy, with all my power and strength; be∣séeching thée to continue vnto me the right vse of all my senses and limmes, and send thy holy Spirit to beare wit∣nesse to my spirit, that I am thy childe, and shall be heire of thy glorious king∣dome, through the mirits of Christ Jesus our Lord: for whose sake I humbly pray thee to grant all those things that I haue prayed for, and haue neede of.

Amen.

O Lord increase my Faith.