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THE spirit of the Lord filleth the round compasse of the world, and vpholdeth all things. Halleluiah.
The spirit of wisedome is louing, and will not absolue him that blasphemeth with his lips. Halleluiah.
The holie spirit of discipline flieth from deceipt, and
withdraweth himselfe from thoughts that are with∣out vnderstanding. Halleluiah.
This therefore is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loue darkenesse more than light. Halleluiah.
But O Father, leaue vs not comfortlesse, but come vnto vs, and giue vs the Comforter, euen the holie spi∣rit of truth, which the world can not receiue, that he may abide with vs, and dwell within vs for euer. Hal∣leluiah.
Come holie Ghost, and teach vs in all thy waies, and bring all things to our remembrance whatsoeuer God hath commanded vnto vs, that we may speake with new lips, and magnifie God, according to his will. Halleluiah.
Make me a cleane hart O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Halleluiah.
Cast me not awaie from thy presence, and take not thy holie spirit from me. Halleluiah.
O giue me the comfort of thy help againe, and sta∣blish me with thy free spirit. Halleluiah.
Then shall I teach thy waies vnto the world, and sinners shall be conuerted vnto thee. Halleluiah, Halle∣luiah.
IF ye loue me, keepe my commande∣ments, and I will pray the Father, and he shall giue you another Com∣forter, that he may abide with you for euer, euen the spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receiue, &c. Oh heauenlie speech to be had in perpetuall remembrance! Thou O Christ promisest such as keepe thy commandements, such as in faith and a good conscience obeie thee, to bee loued intirelie of thy Father, and their brests to be the
inhabiting place of thy diuinitie. Nothing is more la∣mentable, than to be cast from God into feare and fire vnquenchable; nothing more comfortable; than to haue thy fauour, and to be loued of God. This so excel∣lent a benefit thou doest promise to thy disciples, wher∣fore ingraffe vs to the blessed companie which thy Fa∣ther doth loue, whose sinnes are forgiuen through thy deserts, and they are receiued into mercie, and the in∣heritance of eternall life through thy death. Neither is it thy will to haue vs present in loue, and by the im∣putation of thy righteousnes onlie, but also by a natu∣rall participation and reall conformitie with God in deed.
Man deceiued by the diuell, forsooke God his gouer∣nour, & conceiued so highlie of himselfe, that he would rule himselfe without God. Let God defend thy life, the rest seeke from thy selfe, saie the wise men of this world; and they commend that man whose onlie hope dependeth vpon himselfe. But O lamentable darke∣nesse, how shamefullie doth man fall without God as∣sist! How miserablie doth he perish, whome God forsa∣keth! Wherefore taking pitie on our wretched state, thou restorest the ancient order, interrupted through sinne, and wilt that the harts of the faithfull shall a∣gaine be made ye dwelling place, & temple of diuinitie.
The God-head in deed is euerie where, vpholding as long as hee thinketh good, the whole frame of the world, and the substance of euerie particular thing therein: and againe destroieng all when he thinketh good so to doo; notwithstanding, he abideth onlie in the soule, which receiueth Christ: into it doo the Father and the word breath of their spirit, and link it to them∣selues in like light, righteousnesse and life. In the Sonne the glorie of the Father doth shine, and filleth that humane substance, which the word, through an eternall couenant, coupleth to himselfe with the same
spirit, and powreth it into the harts of beleeuers, to make them like vnto him. For the word, through the same spirit, quickeneth both his owne and our flesh. And this is the beginning of eternall life in this mise∣rable world. This spirit imprinteth the image of God, which the word (present in our minds) doth speake in our soule, kindeling a light and knowledge conforma∣ble to the Gospell, turneth vs to the true seruice of GOD, and stirreth vp in our wils so holie motions, agreeing to the lawe of Christ, as shine in that hu∣mane nature of Christ now glorified, who cureth our infirmitie.
He commeth from the Father sent by the Sonne to renew vs according to the image of Christ. He retur∣neth to the Sonne and Father to couple vs vnto God; to make intercession for vs with grones vnspeakable, and to mooue the hart of eternall God vnto mercie and compassion towards vs. Such is our nature, that through Gods spirit we reason christianlie, and thinke godlie: then how can it be, but that the spirit must raise godlie cogitations & good motions in our minds, which is by nature a God, and therefore substantiallie doth he mingle himselfe with our spirits, springing in our nature, but regenerated by him to imprint in vs another light and newnesse, than is naturall wisdome and righteousnesse; and therefore manie sighes doo we fetch, euen these deepe sighes.
And thou word dwelling in our minds, be thou pre∣sent, and kindle our harts by thy blast. Conuert vs, Lord, and we shall be conuerted. Turne vs to the ac∣knowledging of our sinnes; erect vs by the preaching of the Gospell, and grant that through faith we may receiue the promise of the spirit. Strengthen vs, that we may retaine so excellent a gift, and at no time be intangled in the snares of Sathan, neither yet forgo so noble a ghest, for our wickednes, Make vs to walke
circumspectlie, not as fooles following our vaine con∣cupiscence; to shun all occasions of falling, & euermore to craue at thine hands, that this pretious gift may from time to time continue with vs, and increase.
And as vpon this daie thou hast taught the harts of thy people, by the sending to them the light of thine holie spirit; so grant vs by the same spirit, to haue a right iudgment in all things, and euermore to reioice in his holie comfort. Let the same spirit bring into our memorie, that which thou hast said; make it firmelie to retaine the foundation of sound doctrine, vttered from the bosome of the Father, and at no time to seeke new reuelations, as doo the Enthusian heretikes, both without and beside the warrant of thy word. Let vs neuer inuent fained gods, and false worshippings; but followe onelie and sincerelie that, which thou hast said and taught.
The world followeth vaine pleasure, seeketh prospe∣ritie, and hunteth after wealth and worship, especiallie the last age of this world doth so: it altogither doteth, and is become secure; but fill thou our harts with true peace, wherewith we may staie our selues in the combate of conscience, fighting before the iudgment of God. And in our agonies, when a separation shall be made both of soule and bodie; then giue vs grace to be mindfull of this thy saieng; Let not your harts be gree∣ued; I go, and come againe vnto you.
Let not thy comfortable presence depart from our soule: thou wilt certainlie come againe, euen to raise vs from the dead, to place vs in thy kingdome. Wher∣fore we reioice at thy departure vnto thy Father. For the Father is greater than thou. Thou hast prepared a place, and blessed mansion in the house of thy Father, exalted to the right hand of the Father, and hast re∣spect of the person sent euen till the consummation of the world. Cease not to applie the merits of thy sacri∣fice
vnto vs, make continuall intercession for vs. Thou abidest our King and Priest, vntill thou deliuerest the kingdome to thy Father. And therefore as a Media∣tor thou doost verelie obtaine those good things, which thou hast promised to all beleeuers.
Thou valiantlie didst conquer Sathan, to make vs parteners of thy victorie. Thou willinglie gauest thy life, that it might satisfie for manie. Thou wast obedi∣ent to thine eternall Father, in the race of thine humi∣liation, that by thy death we might liue. Wherefore, seale within vs this faith and righteousnesse; grant that continuallie we may retaine thy saiengs in our minds; that we may enioie thy peace, and keepe a place for thy diuinitie in our harts, while we liue in this world, through our first fruits, and so hereafter in the life to come, we shall attaine the tenths, and be made like vnto thee, beholding God face to face: So be it.
AL possible praise and thanks I yeeld vnto thee, O God heauenlie Father, and vnto thy deere Sonne Iesus Christ my Sauiour, for sending downe thy spirit of truth our com∣forter, sanctifier, and regenerator, the holie Ghost into this world. The which thing verelie I beleeue thou didst for this onelie end and purpose, that bicause the grape of thy sonne our Sauiour Christs flesh was ca∣ried to the wine-presse of the Crosse, and there being pressed, yeelded foorth the sweet wine of his Godhead: it pleased thee therefore of thy great mercie to send the same thy holie Ghost, to make readie the vessels of mens harts, that the new wine might be put into new
vessels: first to season their harts from marring of the wine that should be put into them, and afterward to hoope them well for leaking, when the wine was pow∣red into them: that is to saie; to clense them from de∣lighting in sinne, and to bind them from delighting in vanitie. For that which is good, could not come in, till that which is euill, was first rid out.
Oh woonderfull worke! Oh vnspeakable benefit of thy surpassing goodnesse and mercie, most woorthie of all praise, that man on earth, or Angels in heauen may giue or render! The holie name of thy sacred Maiestie be therefore blessed, magnified, and extolled, for euer and euer, Amen. And now, O gratious God, and good Father, I most humblie and intirelie beseech thee, that for as much as delighting in wickednesse (which is to loue sinne) doth defile vs, and make our vessels fowle; yea leadeth to death: and that the delighting in vani∣tie (which is to be in loue with transitorie things of this world) sheddeth out, and maketh the vessell of our bodies full of crannies and rifts, yea intiseth and de∣ceiueth vs to our destruction; it may please thee there∣fore of thine ancient and accustomed mercie and good∣nesse, to giue me grace to cast out the thing that is euill in me, that I may be fit to take in and receiue the thing that is good in thee, and so to powre out all sow∣ernesse of sinne and wickednesse, that I may be filled with the sweetnesse of all vertue and godlinesse.
Yea, doo thou thy selfe, O gratious Father (euen with the same thy blessed finger, and mightie power, wherewith in times past by thy sonne Christ Jesus thou didst rebuke and throwe the diuels and vncleane spirits foorth of those that were possessed,) vouchsafe also I beseech thee, of the same thy singular loue and pitie, to cast out of me the fowle spirit of the diuell, which worketh delight in wickednesse, and is the occa∣sion of faults: yea so, and in such sort to abandon him,
that he, nor anie of his, may euer returne into my ves∣sell anie more to dwell therein. I beseech thee further∣more, to expell foorth of my vessell, the spirit of this world, which worketh delight in vanitie, and is a fault of it selfe; that I be neuer intised, nor deceiued anie more therewith hereafter. Finallie, I humblie praie thee to throwe out of me all other euill and vncleane spirits whatsoeuer, which are noisome enimies to my soule and saluation: and grant that thy spirit, O God, euen the holie Ghost, I meane, with all the fruits, gifts, vertues, and graces thereof, may vouchsafe to come and enter into the tabernacle of mine hart and mind, to worke in me good delights, & good loue, where∣by the loue of the world, and the loue of sinne, may bee vtterlie driuen awaie from me for euer: and my mind be continuallie inlightened; my conscience still clensed; mine hart euer gladded; and thou thy selfe, my GOD, my Sanctifier and Sauiour, be more and more she∣wed, and made manifest vnto me,
O God the holie Ghost, which procee∣dest from the Father & the Sonne, and with them art woorshipped and glorified in the vnitie of the true and eternall Deitie, and art also the substantiall amitie betweene the Father and the Sonne, we worship thee, we praise and glorifie thee, and with our whole hart we thanke thee for all thy bene∣fits, especiallie for calling vs by the voice of thy Gos∣pell, vnto the Christian congregation, for illuminating vs with thy gifts; for sanctifieng vs with a stedfast faith; and for keeping vs hitherto in the same. For by
the fount of the wholesome lauour, that is, by the wa∣ter of holie Baptisme, being powred into vs, thou dooest continuallie worke in vs regeneration and re∣newing of the inward man. Harken, we beseech thee, vnto our supplication, and teach vs miserable women, which by the proper strength of our onlie reason, can by no meanes trust in, or approch to Christ our Lord and Sauiour: teach vs, O our God, what thy plea∣sure is, and leade vs into all truth. For without thine assistance, none can saie that Iesus is the Lord.
O blessed Lampe of light, fill the inward parts of the faithfull with the holie oile of thy manifold hea∣uenlie gifts and graces, without the which nothing is light and pleasant in man, but euerie thing darke, obscure, and hurtfull. Wash thou that is filthie; wa∣ter that is drie; heale that is wounded; bow the ob∣stinate; cherish the frosen; and reclaime them which wander. Giue to the faithfull trusting in thee, the re∣ward of wel-doing, the entrance into happines and e∣uerlasting comfort. Thou in thy gifts seauen-fold, which art the spirit of the Lord, the spirit of wisedome and vnderstanding, the spirit of counsell and strength, the spirit of knowledge, and of the feare of the Lord; inspire into vs through the preaching of the Gospell, thine heauenlie wisedome about thine essence and di∣nine pleasure, which is hid from the world. Grant that we may knowe the Father and the Sonne by thee, and may alwaies beleeue that thou art the spirit of them both, & so worship one God in Trinitie, and the Trinitie in vnitie, whose will is, that not one should perish, but be conuerted & liue; and that as manie as beleeue in the Sonne, should haue euerlasting life. For the Father sent the Sonne, not to condemne the world, but that the world through him might be saued.
O lightener of the mind, powre vpon vs thy new light, and purge the horrible darkenes of our minds,
so that we may see & knowe our chiefe Father, whome pure eies onlie doo behold. O thou heauenlie comfor∣ter, giue vnto vs a testimonie, and grant vnto our minds a token of the certaintie of our beleefe, so that we doubt not, neither wauer about thy diuine goodnes towards vs. Make our harts quiet and secure, that with a full trust and confidence we may approch to the throne of thy heauenlie grace, receiuing by adoption the right of children; and inflamed with spirituall ioie in all boldnesse and libertie, may crie Abba, Father.
Thou most faithfull aduocate, strengthen vs against all the assaults and temptations of sathan, so that we may neuer doubt of thy diuine prouidence and prede∣stination, whereby we are chosen and called in Christ vnto euerlasting life; and neuer being stroken with a seruile feare, and oppressed with dreadfull doubtings, may in a rage flee and forsake our God. O surpassing comforter, leaue vs not destitute of thine aid and pa∣tronage; but vouchsafe euermore to be present with vs in our crosses & troubles, least otherwise we faint: but rather make vs to reioice in tribulations, kno∣wing that a crowne of life is laid vp for such as loue him. O thou teacher of men, instruct vs how, and what we ought to praie for, according to thy will, that we may be heard; and make thou intercession for vs with sighes that can not be expressed.
O thou cleanser of the heart, giue vs the simplicitie of mind without gall and bitternes, which descendedst in Iordan vpon our Lord and Sauiour Christ in the likenes of a dooue, that we may be void of bitter enuie and contention in our harts, and haue no roote among vs, that bringeth foorth gall and woormewood. O thou substantiall flame, proceeding from the breast of the Father, and his eternall Sonne, lighten our harts with the fire of chaste and burning loue. Thou which appearedst as vpon this daie at the feast of Pentecost
vnto the Apostles in clouen tongs like fire, see our cold∣nesse, and comfort vs with thy quickening heate and breathings, that we may receiue thy chrisme and an∣nointment. O thou ghest of the soule, make thee a man∣sion place within the secret parts of our hearts, that we may be an house for thy diuinitie, which may dwell perpetuallie in our members, and neuer depart from vs, through our Lord & Sauiour Iesus Christ,
WE lift vp our harts vnto thee, O Lord GOD. For it is verie meet, right, and our bounden dutie, that we should at all times, and in all places giue thanks vnto thee, O Lord holie Father, the almightie, euerlasting GOD, through Iesus Christ our Lord; according to whose most true promise, the holie Ghost came downe this daie from heauen, with a sudden great sound, as it had beene a mightie wind; in the likenes of fierie tongues, lighting vpon the Apostles, to teach them, and lead them to all truth, giuing them both the gift of diuers languages, and also boldnesse, with feruent zeale con∣stantlie to preach thy Gospell vnto all nations, where∣by we are brought out of darknesse and errour into the cleere light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Sonne Iesus Christ. Therefore with Angels, and Archangels, & with all the blessed cōpanie of heauen, we laud and magnifie thy glorious name, euermore praising thee, and saieng, Holie holie holie Lord God of hosts: heauen and earth are full of thy glorie. Glorie be to thee, O Lord most high: So be it.