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O Eternall, most high and mighty God, vouchsafe, I humbly be∣séech thée, to inlighten my dark & dul vnderstanding, that thy word may enter into my soule, and be so receiued of me, as that Ignorance, the mother of disobedience, being put away, heauenly
knowledge may enter in, and haue perfect rest and abiding in me: Giue power, O Lord, to the séede of Truth, that being sowne in my heart, it may take deepe root, and bringforth, to the comfort of my soule, sixty, an hundred, yea, a thousand-fold: and let thy Spi∣rit so guide the lips of this thy Mini∣ster and Preacher, as that he deliuer nothing but the Word oflife, with such sincerity and bolduesse, as neither feare nor affection may hinder the same, that we thy flocke may fructifie and increase our knowledge in Faith thereby, and more and more desire to féede at that, the Table of thy Word, and be filled: open my heart, as thou didst Lidyacs, that I may attend with diligence to the preaching of thy Word. Send forth store of Labou∣rers (O good Lord) into thy Haruest, which by their carefull paines and faithfull endeuours, may gather the dispersed sheaues of thy Church into thy celestiall Barne, and banish from this wholesome worke all such as are not sent from thée, and come not truly to edifie, but rather to reape their owne gaine, making as it were ma•…•… chandise of thy holy Word, teaching
in stead of truth, the tradition of men: Lord, vouchsafe grace into the lips of those that are now prepared to de∣clare thy will, & grace into our hearts that are present to heare it, that they by teaching truely, and we by follow∣ing effectually, may through Christ obtaine of thée remission of our sinnes past, light instead of darkenesse, peace for trouble, and heauenly happinesse in stead of worldly felicitie, that tasting the swéetnesse of celestiall comfort, we may despise terrestriall, and after this life ended, enioy the perfect ioyes of e∣ternall felicity, through Jesus Christ our Sauiour and Redéemer.