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 a prosperous Iourney.

O Lord, in whose hands all things, and all men are, the Guide and Protector of all that beléeue and come vnto thée, I come (Lord) vnto thy diuine Maiesty, begging at thy hands pardon for my sins, which I doe con∣fesse to be very great, & worthily may pull downe a great and weighty bur∣den of thy Judgements vpon mée, and nothing can truely prosper with mée, vntill I be reconciled vnto thee in Christ, in whom thou art so well plea∣sed, as who so in him commeth vnto thée, neuer departeth emptie of some blessing or other: and therefore I now, good Father, vnder thy fauour, by thy permission and fatherly furtherance, intending to take my iourney, doe be∣séech thée, to pardon my sinnes: and grant that before I betake mee to my trauell, I may séele in my conscience a

liuely assurance that thou hast forgiuen mee, and that I am reconciled vnto thee, and at peace with thée, that so I may be assured, that as thine holy Angell went with the seruant of Abra∣ham, and prospered his iourney; as an Hast of Angels were present with Elisha, to defend him from the King of Aram, and as thine Angels comforted and conducted Iacob in his iourney: so thou wilt send thine Angels with me, that they may take charge of mée, con∣duct mée, guide mée, and prosperously spéede my iourney, and giue good suc∣cesse vnto the occasion of my trauels: for I doe confesse and acknowledge, that it is not in the wisedome, the art, power, ••r prouidence of man, either to preuent the dangers, which in diuers manners doe lye hid and concealed from the wisest, till they fall; neither to performe his iourney, or to accom∣plish the occasion of the same prospe∣rously: and therefore, vnlesse thou maist be pleased to assist me with thy grace, to support mee with thy hand, to de∣fend me in thy mercy, to blesse mee in thy loue, and in thy prouidence to com∣fort mée: I cannot but confesse, that my iourney cannot be prosperous, my selfe

in body or soule safe, nor the businesse where about I goe, come to good effect. ••ith therefore, good Father, thou hast made vnto all men that come vnto thée, an assured promise, that thou wilt neuer faile, nor forsake them, but wilt command thine Angels to take charge of them, that nothing shall hurt them; and that thou wilt be with them in the way they ride or ••o, in the house wher∣in they rest, or refresh them; and wilt enable them to performe that which they intend, better then they haue ei∣ther skill or ablenesse: blesse me, I be∣séech thée, with such wisedome, will, power, and discretion, as I may so per∣forme my iourney, and the occasion thereof, as may be to the discharge of my dutie to thée in true obedience, to man in a good conscience, and to my selfe in a due regard of the reliefe of mée, and such as thou hast giuen mée: and withall, most gracious Father, sith that thou hast ordained thy Crea∣tures to serue to my vse in this my iourney, blesse them (I beséech thée) with strength and power to performe the seruice for me, which the necessitie of my iourney requireth, that my iour∣ney being ended, and my busines duly

effected, I may returne the praise and glory to thy most holy name in Christ: to whom with thée and the holy Ghost be ascribed all honour, power, glory, and dominion for euer more.

Amen.

Lord increase my Faith, and prosper my Iourney.