The second part of the true watch containing the perfect rule and summe of prayer: so plainlie set downe, that the weakest Christian, taking but the leas paines, may in a very short space, learne to pray of himselfe, with much assurance and comfort: both to get strength to obserue the Lords watch; and to helpe to turne away, or at least finde comfort in the euils that are to come.

THE PERFECT RVLE AND SVMME of Prayer.

Our Father] Oh Lord most holy and glo∣rious, terrible to all the wic∣ked, but most gratious and ful of compas∣sion towards all that desire to obey al thy Commaunde∣ments: we that are but dust and ashes, chil∣dren of wrath by nature, and most rebelli∣ous of all thy creaturs, dare not of our selues once

lift vp our eies to heauen.

Father.] Yet neuerthelesse seeing it hath pleased thee to receiue vs for thine own children by grace, thorow thy Son Iesus Christ, by whō thou hast pur∣chased & or∣dained vs to eternal glory, and giuē him to be our me∣diatour; wee come before thee, (oh Fa∣ther) in his name; magni∣fying thee for this fauour, beeing the greatest hap∣pines that e∣uer could be∣fall vs.

Increase in vs daily this as∣surāce, by ma∣king vs to grow in repē∣tance & faith; & framing vs to the image of thy Son, in al knowledge▪ loue & obedi∣ence; wholly changing and renewing vs, that wee may bee no longer strāgers from thee, but may delight to be euer in thy presēce, hea∣ring thy voice or speaking to thee in pray∣er, crying, Oh Father.

Our] And that it may bee more euident that thou art our Father in∣deede, giue vs grace to loue thy childrē a∣boue all other for thy sake: and each so much more, as they more ex∣cell in vertue, and are more deare vnto thee, that we may daily re∣member them in al our pray∣ers, saying;

Our Father: And delight in their com∣panies onely, as those with whom we shal liue for euer. Knit our harts in brotherlie loue, that wee may tenderlie comfort & e∣difie one an∣other, afraide of grieuing or hindering, & much more of turning anie one out of the way of life.

Let our holie agreemēt in al the substance of thy truth, with our ioint profession to walk together in the path of life, bee of

more force to vnite vs, then all the trash of the world, or cunning of Satan to di∣uide vs.

Are we not all that so walke, thine owne children, and coheires of thy kingdom; notwithstan∣ding all our imperfections and some lesse diuersities which must accōpanie vs while wee are in the earth.

Cōfoūd ther∣fore all deui∣ces working this diuision, to thy disho∣nor

& reioy∣cing to our e∣nemies, who thus conspire to worke our shame & ruin, if it were pos∣sible.

Let vs neuer rest vntill wee finde these hartie affecti∣ons towards al thy childrē, that heereby we may know certainly that we are trāsla∣ted frō death to life, whē we can pray, Our father.

VVhich art in heauen▪] And whereas thou raignest in

the heauens where thou hast prouided throns for vs, humble vs stil more, in the sense of thy greatnes; see∣ing we are but poore wormes crawling in sin.

And yet so lift vp our hearts vnto thee, y^t wee may bee with thee, es∣specially in all our prayers; lōging to be∣hold thee face to face: & let our cōuersati∣on be so hea∣uēly, that the world may see that wee are thy heauenlie children tra∣uelling

to∣wards thee, & our selues may grow vp to a full assurance that heauē is ours, reserued by our Lord & Sauiour for vs, & all crea∣tures euer to do vs good.

Hallowed] And seeing thou hast vouchsa∣fed vs onelie this honor, to be the heires of thy king∣dom, whereas thou mightest iustlie haue lefte vs with

the wicked to euerlasting perdition.

Giue vs grace euer to testi∣fie our thank∣fulnesse, see∣king in and a∣boue al things to honor thee. Opē our eyes to behold thy power, wise∣dom & good∣nes shining in all thy works, & much more in thy heauē∣ly word chief∣lie in all thy iudgmēts vp∣on thine ene∣mies, & mer∣cies towards thy children, still shewed e∣uery day.

Make vs able to cōsider of, and set forth the prayses belonging to thee therein, both in word & deed; y^t by vs thy great name may be knowne in all the world. A∣boue all in that wherein thou hast bin magnified be∣fore our eyes, in shewing thy fatherly care for vs, & wrath against our e∣nemies: how for dishono∣ring thee in abusing thy Gospel, and al thy blessings bestowed on vs aboue all people; thou hast not onely corrected vs

tenderly with thy milder rods, but hast also sundrie times raysed vp most cru∣ell enemies, threatning not onely to take away the Gospell, but our vtter de∣struction also, and brought them to the very executiō of it, because we would not hearken and turne vnto thee accor∣ding to thy mercies: yet euer when we haue cried vnto thee, thou hast pluc∣ked thē backe in the instant, and taken vē∣geance for vs: so as we haue

oft thought y^t they durst neuer haue attēpted the like againe: & so, as if the most barba∣rous nations had receiued but the least of our deliue∣rances with our meanes they would haue repēted long agoe, as wee haue oft promised.

Oh gracious Father make vs euer to acknowledge this, & to see that thy anger is againe more

fearfully kind∣led, for that these our e∣nemies, (as our sinnes) do stil increase in number and malice, with∣out hope of leauing off their practi∣ses, vntil they haue wrought either ours or their owne endlesse ruin.

Good Father, let this to∣ken of thy wrath, (toge∣ther with the arming of the dumbe crea∣tures, both windes and waters so oft threatning our destructi∣on,

for the o∣uerflow of all iniquitie in e∣uerie place) preuaile so mightily with vs, that wee may all pre∣sently seek to appease thine anger. Did∣dest thou not before y^e bloo∣die and fie∣ry conspiracie warne vs all from heauen (as thou didst Ierusalem) in∣closing vs in a fiery tent with pillers of dark∣nesse, of fire & blood (fore∣shewing vs as by y^t which fol∣lowed we may iustlie deeme) y^t bloodie de∣structiō which was towards vs?

Did not many of our hearts trēble at that sight, causing vs to seeke more earnest∣ly to turne a∣way the fu∣ture euils?

And feared wee without cause? Had it not bin effe∣cted indeed, and we all in∣closed in the most dark, fie∣ry and bloody tent that euer y^e world heard of; if y^u hadst not heard the prayers of thy poore children, in the verie in∣stant, and re∣membred vs in mercie?

And shall wee remain sense∣lesse still in the middest of the tokens of thy wrath, making the whole land to trēble at the report of thē? Saue vs from that the hea∣uiest iudgmēt that euer fell vpon the hart of man, wher∣by not onely the Egyptiās, but also thine owne people were prepa∣red for their final desolatiō, so oft threat∣ned by our Sauiour, that by seeing wee should see & not perceiue, but haue our

harts more ful (by al y^e means vsed for our repentance) lest we should conuert & be spared.

Opē our eyes to see our fearful estate, and how farre this iudgemēt hath seased on vs already. Conuert vs & we shal be cō∣uerted, & not harden our selues against the tokens of thy wrath, thy word and ser∣uants.

Oh leaue vs not vnto thē whose mer∣cies are cruel∣tie, to cause them to blas∣pheme, but let vs still fall into thy hāds who pitiest vs whē thou smi∣test vs, and in wrath remem∣brest mercie.

Though our sinnes be hay∣nous

to anger thee, yet let the cry of thy seruants still preuaile.

Hast thou not saide it, that the innocent shall deliuer the Iland? and dost thou not cal vs to stand vp in y^e breach, because thou wouldest not destroy vs? Hast thou not beene wont to pardon whole natiōs at the prayers of a few of thy seruants?

Therefore we thy remem∣brācers

(know¦ing that thou art still the same, as to thy seruāts in for∣mer time, and wee as deare vnto thee; and that thou cāst denie vs no∣thing which we beg in thy Sonnes name, according to thy will, for our good) doe humblie in∣treate thee, to glorifie thy mercie in par∣doning our sin, and tur∣ning vs spee∣dilie vnto thee; but make thine enemies to feele thy hand, & those chiefely, who haue as Bala∣am caused vs to prouoke

thee so grie∣uously, that we haue been so oft in so fearefull dan∣ger, by our backslidings and rebelliōs.

Get thy selfe glory vpō thē as vpon Pha¦raoh, that whē thou hast de∣liuered vs and ouerthrowne thē, as fundrie times thou hast begun, wee may sing praises, and e∣uer keep a re∣membrāce of thy mercie.

Let vs bee a∣fraid of obscu¦ring any part of thy glo∣rie;

and much more of see∣king our own honour, or ta∣king any part of thine ho∣nour to our selues, being proud of thy gifts. But a∣boue all, keep vs from disho∣noring thee, by our sinfull liues amongst the wicked, to cause them to blaspheme.

Let this bee our honor to honour thee, and contrari∣ly our grea∣test dishonor.

Strēgthen vs to walk so vp∣rightly, that others seeing our good workes, may

glorifie thee, and wee may weare the re∣proch of the wicked as a crowne.

So kindle the zeale of thy glorie in our harts, that we may bee grie∣ued continu∣ally for all the dishonors done vnto thee. And that insteede of being a∣shamed of thee, or any part of thy truth, we may euer professe it with all ho∣lie wisedome, and boldnesse as our chiefest glory; that our Sauiour may acknowledge vs before thee in the presēce

of men & An∣gels, to be the heires of thy kingdom; whē he will denie all other, as those whom hee neuer knew, to their endlesse con∣fusion.

Thy kingdome come]

And whereas thou (oh Father) art chief∣ly glorified in the increase of thine owne people which obey thy word, amongst whom onelie thou raignest, and especial∣lie when thou causest thy re∣ligion

& peo∣ple to prosper against all the power of hell: Grant thy Go∣spell whereby thou conque∣rest & rulest, to be sincere∣lie preached euery where, and make it so powerful that it may destroy the kingdome of Satā & An∣tichrist; & ga∣ther all thine vnto thee, that so thou mayest hasten thy glorious kingdome.

And to this end, raise vp Kings and Queenes to nourish vs with the word

of life, & pre∣serue vs from the rage of all our cruel ene∣mies, especi∣ally that bloo∣dy Antichrist: and for those that are such already, make thē ten times more, accoun∣ting this their greatest dig∣nitie to haue the bringing vp of y^e heires of thy king∣dome com∣mitted vnto them.

And as it hath pleased thee to settle this kingdome in so great peace amongst vs, deliuering vs frō that blood thirstie whore of Babylon, &

to cōtinue the same beyond all former ex∣pectation vn∣der our dread Soueraigne, so indue him with such an abūdant por∣tiō of thy Spi∣rit, according to that high dignitie laide vpon him; and with such ten∣der affections towards thy children, that in token of true thankful∣nes for all his dominions, & chiefelie the wōderfull de∣liuerances of his Maiestie & his, (and of all vs thy people principally by him) hee may set himselfe with Iehosaphat

and Ezechiah, & other wor∣thie Kings of Iuda, to in∣large thy king dome, & pro∣mote thy pure religion, de∣stroying al vn∣godlines; and to procure each way the good of vs thy poor chil∣drē cōmitted to him; that al we being still more loyallie affected, as toward our most happie nursing father vnder thee, & as al the good people were towards Da∣uid, may euer sound foorth thy praises for him, and pray earnestlie for his preserua∣tion,

& of our Queene with all their royal progenie, that his kingdome may bee esta∣blished vntill Christ shall come, to re∣signe vp this earthly scep∣ter and raigne with thee e∣ternally.

Giue all our Rulers y^e same heart, y^t they may be as the hāds of thine annointed in euery place, for this pur∣pose.

And as thou hast ordained chiefely to fi∣nish thy king∣dome by the preaching of thy Gospell, which thou did dest first spread by thy holy Apostles subduing the world therby, so wee pray thee to send foorth such powerful prea¦chers into e∣uerie congre∣gation, which

may not cease to admonish euerie one with teares: framing thē∣selues by all holy meanes to win all; a∣fraid of the least offence, which might hinder the sal∣uation of anie one. Awaken at length all sorts of vncō∣scionable mi∣nisters, drūkē with y^e blood of their peo∣ple; that re∣mēbring the crie of Abels blood, they may be thinke themselues in time what to answere when Christ shall come: and ei∣ther giue thē repentance &

care for their peoples salua∣tion, or free them frō thē, and cōmit thē to such by whō they may bee brought into obediēce to the lawes of thy king∣dome; that thou alone maiest raigne as Lord a∣mongst them, Antichrist be∣ing cast out vtterly, with al things where∣by hee hath kept any of thy people vn∣der his slaue∣rie, or seekes to pull them into Babylon.

Deface (oh Lord) all the prints of his Idolatrie, and cut off all hopes of euer building vp Babel againe.

And seeing the chiefe glo¦rie and safetie of thy king∣dom, is in the vnity of thy subiects; take away, good Lord, all cau∣ses of conten∣tions. Con∣found all the plots of cur∣sed Balaam, who knowing that no king∣dome diuided can stād, seeks to rend thy Church in peeces, the easier to pre∣uaile against

it, when thou art also depar∣ted from it; as euer Satan hath beene wont. Graunt y^t we may buy this peace, with the losse of all, except thy fauor, that al sorts seeing our holie a∣greemēt, may ioyne them∣selues vnto vs, and come into the bo∣some of thy Church. And moreouer, sith thou wilt haue euery one to helpe to build vp thy king∣dome, and to saue others by bringing them therun∣to, graunt vs more care, not onely for our

charges com∣mitted to vs; but for euerie one tied vnto vs by any spe∣cial bond that wee may take euery first oc∣casion for gai∣ning them vn∣to thee, by all holy meanes.

Let vs not rest before they be safe. And that wee may preuaile the more, giue vs (oh Lord) a sweet feeling what a blessed thing it is to be of thy king¦dome, & par∣takers of thy glorie: euen to be Kings & Priests vnto thee; and what happi∣nes

there is in liuing such a holy conuer∣sation, & how wretched the state of all o∣ther people is, being bōd∣slaues of Sa∣ran, and reser∣ued for hell.

Graunt vs to liue in all things, as thy obedient sub∣iects, that wee may passe frō this kingdom of grace into thy glorious kingdome.

Make vs to feare the oc∣casiōs of back∣sliding, that wee neuer so much as once look back vn∣to the world,

but hie fast towards hea∣uē where our Sauiour keeps possession for vs. Destroy in vs all our cor∣ruption, wher∣by Satan pre∣uailes against vs. Hastē that day when the differēce shall appeare be∣tween vs and thē that feare thee not, whē we shal raigne with thee for euer.

And because wee now liue by faith, and not by sight, the wicked oft flourishing whē thy chil∣dren are affli∣cted:

Oh Lord in∣crease our faith in all thy sweete promi∣ses, y^t through the comfort of it, & power of godlinesse, we may grow vp to a full as∣surance, that wee are the true heires of thy kingdome and ouercome all hinderan∣ces, that be∣ing faithful to the death, we may haue the crown of life. Fill our hearts with such peace & ioy, with all the fruits of righ∣teousnes, that all may see to what king∣dome wee be∣long, and wee feeling y^e be∣ginning

of it here, may en∣ter into thy heauenly ioy. Thy wil be &c.] And that our childlike affe∣ctiōs, with our zeale & thāk∣fulnesse, may more appeare to all y^e world; quicken vs to do thy heauē∣ly will, chiefe∣lie wherein thou hast shewed vs how thou wilt haue vs walk, that wee may do it cheere∣fullie, as the Angels.

Accept our will for the deede. Let it be our chiefe desire to stād in thy pre∣sence,

to en∣quire by all holy meanes what thy di∣uine pleasure is: and euer so soone as thou hast made it knowne vnto vs, giue vs Da∣uids Eccho, to say I am heere Lord to doe thy will, thy law is within my heart.

And whereas it is thy de∣cree, that thorow many troubles wee must enter in∣to thy king∣dome; (good Father) sub∣due our cor∣rupt wils to thy holy will, that hūbling our selues vn∣der

thy hand, we may trie & reforme our waies immedi∣ately, without once whispe∣ring against thee: know∣ing y^t in loue thou so wor∣kest our good in all our tri∣als, and wilt giue vs a hap∣py issue in thy due time.

And if it shall bee thy good pleasure to cal vs to suffer for thy name; keepe vs that we may suffer as thine owne children for righteousnes, and then to take vp our crosses with thankfulnes,

reioicing that thou countest vs worthy that honour, loo∣king stedfastly at our Lord & Sauiour, who hauing▪ first troden y^t way before vs, sits for euer in glorie at thy right hand. But keepe vs that we neuer do any thing against thy re∣uealed will, to procure ther∣by neuer so great a good; seeing thou canst and wilt effect whatso∣euer is best without our sin. That wee may euer tru∣ly pray; Thy will bee done in earth, as it is in heauen.

Giue vs this day &c.]

And thou (oh deare Father) when wee are such; that y^e world may see thy tēder care ouer vs, and how thou fulfillest thy promises vnto vs, & that wee may the bet∣ter attend the seeking of thy glorie and good plea∣sure; vouch∣safe vs the cō∣forts of this present life. Shew vs thy loue in proui∣ding for vs in due time. Di∣rect vs to vse all painfulnes and holy wis∣dom, chiefely

in our parti∣cular calling, with all the meanes to serue thy pro∣uidence: auoi∣ding whatso∣euer may hin∣der our com∣fort, or hurt our estate. Graunt vs to hide our selus vnder thy watchful pro∣tection, know∣ing that our times are in thy hand, to continue as pleaseth thee; and to consi∣der that of our selues, we cannot pro∣long our liues one minute, nor haue any power to get one morsell of bread, vnlesse thou both

shew vs the meanes, assist vs to vse thē, & giue a bles∣sing to them. Hūble vs here in, that wee are not wor∣thie the least crumme of bread, which we are taught to beg daily: and that wee are but vsur∣pers of it, and of whatsoeuer else we haue, vnlesse we be in Christ; be∣cause wee ha∣uing lost all, can haue no right to anie thing vntill it bee restored vnto vs in him who is Lord of all. Increase our assurance that thou hast giuen him vn∣to

vs, y^t we may haue a true ti∣tle to whatso∣euer wee en∣ioy. Blesse thy good creaturs to nourish & comfort vs.

Giue vs con∣tented hearts though wee haue but bread, ac∣knowledging thy fatherlie prouidēce as wel in want as plentie, and that thou wilt make euen bread suffici∣ent when o∣ther means faile.

And if we shal come to haue no more but for the pre∣sent

day, nor any meanes of succour; then strengthen vs to cast our selues vpon thee without fainting, and to shew that we liue not by bread onelie, but by thy power & ten∣der care and blessing Cer∣tifie our con∣sciences, that though wic∣ked men may bee hunger∣starued, yet thou wilt ne∣uer let any of vs that serue thee, being heires of thy kingdome, to wāt any thing that is good for vs, but wilt work extraor∣dinarilie cau∣sing

our ene∣mies to feede vs, or the fouls to bring vs meate, ra∣ther then we shall want. Keep vs ther∣fore from car∣king cares a∣forehand, for prouision for vs or ours, & much more from murmu∣ring, whereby thou art disho∣nored & pro∣uoked. Make vs able to san∣ctifie thee, v∣sing only the means for thy protection & prouidēce, cō∣mending our selues wholly vnto thee, be∣ing certainlie assured that thou canst not faile vs. And

whē thou dost bestow thy gifts vpon vs, make vs to be∣hold thy good nesse in them, vsing thē ho∣lily, & neuer abusing them to satisfie our lustes, or to puffe vs vp, or set our confi∣dence & loue vpon thē; but that wee may imploy them to maintaine thy worship & seruice, and performe all holie duties, especially for the reliefe of thy children, for whom we are to praie daily, and to whom thou hast giuen an interest in the vse of them;

that so we may shew our thāk¦fulnesse to thy heauenly Maiestie, loue to thy childrē and chiefelie the most ex∣cellent, and therein the true practise of the Com∣munion of Saints, way∣ting for the ioyfull sen∣tence,

Come ye blessed of my Father, receiue the kingdome prepared for you &c.

Forgiue vs our trespasses.]

And whereas our sins onely doe hinder, & turne from vs all these bles∣sings which we haue beg∣ged▪ and bring innumerable euils vpon vs, insteede of thē, & so make vs most vn∣happie, wher∣upō thou hast taught vs to crie euerie day, forgiue vs our sinnes;

Pardon (good Lord) and re∣moue all our

sinnes out of thy sight. And to y^e end that we may neuer giue thee rest vntill we haue gotten this as∣surance; teach vs that here∣in is all true happines, and without it we are most mise∣rable, & with∣out all hope of comfort.

Shew vs also the haynous∣nesse of sinne, declared in the fearefull punishment of thy most glo∣rious Angels, the excellen∣test of all thy works, whom for one sinne thou diddest throw downe

vnto hel to be reserued in chaines of darkenesse to the iudgemēt of the great day. And after wards in our first parents cast out of their happie estate accur∣sed in them∣selues and all their posteri∣tie, euen al vs, vntill wee ob∣taine deliue∣rance by lay∣ing hold of our Lord and Sauiour. Make vs able yet more plainely to behold the same, not on∣ly in the ge∣nerall destru∣ction of the olde world; turning So∣dom into

ashes; prepa∣ring hell for an euerlasting punishment to all vnbelee∣uers and im¦penitent sin∣ners; but also in thy seue∣ritie against thine owne children, as in cutting off Moses (onelie for that hee did not sancti∣fie thee at the waters of strif) that he could not enter in∣to Canaan, af∣ter hee had led thy peo∣ple forty yeers and now brought them to the borders of it.

And besides the heauy pu∣nishmēt of Da∣uid and his house all his life long, and the fearefull iudgemēts on many of thine owne faithful seruāts. Teach vs to cōceiue aright of the vilenesse and danger of sin hereby, that the least sinne of thine elect could neuer haue bin ran∣somed, but by the sacrifice of thine owne deare Sonne; and how thou diddest powre out vpon him the ful viols of thy wrath, to cause him to crie, my God vvhy hast thou

forsaken mee.

Giue vs a con∣tinuall medi∣tation hereof, and of the in∣numerable e∣uils which e∣uerie sinne brings on thine owne children, vn∣lesse they bee preuented by speedy repen∣tance, especi∣ally depriuing vs of all true comfort and power in prai∣er, so long as wee remaine therein with∣out repētāce, besides y^e losse of many ex∣traordinary fa¦uours. Shew vs withal how our sinnes in∣creased, be∣ing

commit∣ted not onely against thy glorious Ma∣iestie, but also against our high calling, and all thine abūdant mer∣cies with so strong means to restrain vs, besides so ma∣ny vowes and promises of a∣mendment, & that after par∣don formerly obtained and sealed vnto vs.

Grants vs some sight also of the multitude of our sins, not onely in brea∣king thy Com∣mandements,

in thought, word or deed, but euen in o∣mitting anie part therof, or doing it with∣out all our heart; besides the sin of our first parents whereof wee are all guiltie; and the cor∣ruption of our sinful natures whereby wee are so infected with sin, that wee are incli∣ned vnto euil cōtinaully; & vnable to thinke anie thing but that which is sin∣full; so little moued by thy iudgemēts or mercies, to make anie right vse ther∣of.

Giue vs such a liuelie sense hereof, & of our daily frailties, in••r∣mities & noy∣some lustes, flowing from this lothsome sinke, that in the feeling of this bondage of our corrup∣tion, wee may euer sigh, de∣siring to be de¦liuered there∣from.

Set before our faces also the grieuous sins of our youth, & much more those which

we haue com∣mitted since our high cal∣ling, contrarie to our consci∣ences, and whereby wee haue dishono∣red thee to the reproach of thy Gospel, griefe of thy seruants, or hindering the saluation of a∣ny soule: that by al these we beholding the infinitenes of our debt, and our great mise¦ry therby, that we may runne continually to the fountaine of thy Sonnes blood, which is open to all the house of Israel for sin & vncleannesse, crying, Wash

me thorowlie from my sin, purge and pu∣rifie me. And yet that the vgelie view of them may not vtterly dismay vs, as though we could not be purged frō them; comfort vs in the infi∣nite worth & merit of thy Sonnes blood which is al-sufficient to cleanse vs thorowly, al∣though wee had al the sins of the world vpon vs, so long as wee can crie to be washed ther∣in. But yet seing thou ad∣mittest none to this foun∣taine, but on∣ly

them that come in true fainth, and vn∣faied repen∣tance for all their sins, re∣soluing to liue a new life, and crying after this fountain:

Make vs able in the sense of our vilenes by nature, and our particular sins, to mourn bitterly when wee looke at thy Son whō we haue pear∣ced thereby, and so to hate sinne, that we may be afraid of euer defi∣ling our selues againe, sin∣ning against that precious blood.

Helpe vs to trie our repē∣tance & faith to bee such as are sound, & haue beene wrought in vs by the prea∣ching of the Gospel, & do cōtinually in∣crease, which are the cer∣taine euiden∣ces thereof.

Grāt vs grace to iudge our selues daily, y^t we may not be iudged of thee. Remem∣ber vs also, we intreate thee againe, for our sinfull Land; though euen the earth bee

corrupt, & the crie of the sinnes excee∣ding great, yet let the cry of vs thy childrē in euery cor∣ner preuaile against y^e crie of the sinnes, that thy mer∣cie may bee magnified in all the world. As vvee for giue &c.] And as thou hast taught vs to pray onely so to be forgiuē, as we forgiue others; assu∣ring vs that if we do forgiue wee shall bee forgiuen, and otherwise we shall neuer bee forgiuen. Change our malicious and proud hearts,

that although we hate y^e sins and company of the wicked, and reioice in the execution of thy righte∣ous iudgmēts, and pray dai∣ly for the con∣founding of al the wicked practises and deuises of the enemies of thy Church; that yet wee may seeke the saluation of al sorts: and for them that are our enemies but vpon pri∣uate respects, giue vs grace to pray ear∣nestly for thē that they may repent & ob∣taine mercie.

And that wee may seeke to pacifie them, by offering them full sa∣tisfaction, and doing them a∣ny good, so far as may stād with their sal∣uation, & the credit of the Gospell, to heape coales vpon their heads, either to gaine them or leaue them more without excuse; and to seale vp to our selues a ful re∣mission of all our sins ther∣by.

Leade vs not in∣to temptation.] And seing our deadly enemy seekes houre∣ly to tempt vs to sin to dis∣honour thee, and become his vassals, y^t thou mightest leaue vs in his hand to execute his malice vpon vs, and bring vpon vs al the euils which follow sinne, wherupon our Sauiour hath taught vs to pray, Leade vs not into tempta∣tion: Open our eies (good Fa∣ther) to see our continual danger; and

first for the multitude of damned spi∣rits ranging vp and downe as roaring Li∣ons to deuour vs. Teach vs to know that they are able to bring vs to as fearful sins as euer were committed, & to destroy vs vtterlie in a moment with all that wee haue, if thou giue them leaue. Ac∣quaint vs with their subt••l∣ties in fitting their tempta∣tions to our particular e∣states and dis∣positiōs which they know, by dogging vs e∣uer, & taking

their aduan∣tages to soli∣cite vs to those sinnes, whereby they haue most pre¦uailed against vs formerly or against other thy seruants; and how they are wont also to draw vs on by degrees, as first to yeelde to some smal∣ler matters which are ac∣counted no sinnes; or to thrust our selues care∣lessely or with our warrant into the dan∣ger and occa∣sions of temp∣tation, negle∣cting the cal∣ling laid vpon vs, as Dauid to lie on his bed

in the after∣noones in∣steede of loo∣king to the af∣faires of his kingdome.

Make vs able to consider how they haue all the baites of the world, both the credit, ri∣ches & plea∣sures thereof, which they e∣uer hold forth vnto vs, if wee will follow their counsel; and otherwise threaten not only the losse of all these, but also of all comforts, with hatred, dis∣grace and ma∣ny other euils which wee must suffer frō

malicious mē, if we wil make such a strict conscience of all our waies, to the verie least duty that thou hast cō∣manded.

And whereas wee are ordi∣narilie secure in ouerwee∣ning of our own strength; Shew vs (oh Lord) the vilenesse of our corrupt natures, which are euer rea∣die to con∣spire with Sa∣tan to our vt∣ter perdition, & to swallow euery baite which he lay∣eth

for vs, without anie feare of dan∣ger; so that wee haue no strēgth, more then thou reachest forth thine hand to helpe vs. Re∣ueale vnto vs also the dan∣ger wee stand in frō thy glo∣rious Maiesty, lest y^u shouldest leaue vs vp vn¦to the power of the temp∣ter, and our owne corrup∣tion; to awake vs from our se¦curity, for our neglect of thy watch, & care∣lesse vsing the meanes of grace, or at least for tēp∣ting thee, in not auoiding

each occasion of temptatiō.

And seing the tempter in all his temptati∣ons, hideth the danger & vglines of sin, shewing only the faire side of it, that is, the go••d that wee shall get thereby, and chuseth the subtillest and fittest instru∣mēts to serue his purpose, as the counsel or example of men of chief∣est reputatiō, somtimes chā∣ging himselfe into an Angel of light, neuer comming like himself; wher∣by hee de∣ceiues

all the world, and oft preuailes with vs thine owne children, at least to pre∣sume to sinne, because thou art so merci∣full;

Good Father set before vs a cōtinual view hereof, and of the sundry e∣uils which by euery sin wee ha••e vpō our heads; especi∣ally the woūd of conscience which wil cer∣tainely come on vs vnlesse it be preuen∣ted, & which none can beare. Make vs to know that howsoe∣uer

reprobats may wallow in their filth, and scape vnpuni∣shed here, be∣ing reserued for hell, and fatted for de∣struction: yet thou wilt not suffer any of vs thy chil∣drē, who haue begunne to make a profes∣sion of thee according to thy word, to commit the very least sin, but wilt make vs feele the smart of it, vn∣lesse wee pre∣uēt thee spee∣dily by repen∣tance, because thou wilt not bee dishono∣red by vs, nor haue vs con∣demned with

the world; & that the wic∣ked may see thy hatred a∣gainst sin, and what plagues remaine for thēselues for euermore. Yea (oh holie Fa∣ther) let vs feare alwaies lest thou shoul¦dest leaue vs neuer so lit∣tle, & suspect all our waies, in as much as Satan more maliceth vs, thē any other of the world, and therefore seeks hourely to prouoke thee to leaue vs in his hand, and for that our sins will cause mo¦to blaspheme, hardening thē

to perdition, than the sins of any other: wherupon ve∣rie few of thy worthiest ser∣uants haue e∣scaped to the end; without some grieuous wounds, the scarres wher∣of they haue carried to their graues, to the blemi∣shing their professiō, the griefe of thē∣selues and all the godlie. And therfore as thou hast giuen vs this only remedie to watch and pray that wee enter not in∣to temptati∣on, so make vs able to keepe this thy

watch, and by it to bee bet∣ter acquain∣ted with our selues, & our particular in∣firmities, that wee may al∣waies weare the compleat armour, chief∣lie the shield of faith, & thy Word euer in readinesse a∣gainst each temptation, which w••l put Satā to flight; that being strēgthned by thy Spirit, we may stand fast in the euill day, & get the cōquest with∣out anie grie∣uous wounds; to thy greater glorie, & our owne greater honor in the

heauens: Wee do not pray a∣gainst tempta∣tions altoge∣ther, knowing the profit that wee reape thereby; but that wee may indure figh∣ting valiantly and conque∣ring, vntill thou set the crowne vpon our heads.

For thine is the &c.] We haue been bold to beg all these things of thee (oh holy Fa∣ther▪) because all kingdome, power & glo∣rie are one∣lie thine; ac∣knowledging

that we haue receiued all from thy hea∣uenly bounty; and being as∣sured th thou wilt grāt vs all these things for thy Sonnes sake, and whatsoe∣uer else is good for vs, so far as shall bee for thine owne glorie, seeing thou art absolute Lord & King in heauē and in earth, and doest dispose, guide and o∣uerrule all things, as shal make most for thine owne glorie, and the greatest good of vs thine obedi∣ent

subiects and children;

That we may set foorth the glorie of thy dominiō, and happinesse of thy Kingdom, liuing as thy loyal subiects; to which wee hereby binde our selues for euer; and so returne all possible thāks and praise to thy heauenly Maiestie, say∣ing euer, Amē.

Be it so (oh Lord holy & true) as wee

fully beleeue it shall bee. E∣uen so Amen: Come Lord Iesus, come quicklie.

OVr Father which art in heauen]* 1.1 Oh Lord most holy and most glorious, whose brightnes the Angels are not able to behold, so ter∣rible to all the vngodly, as they shall wish the moun∣taines to couer them, that they may neuer appeare in thy presence; and yet a most gratious and tender Father to all thy children that desire to obey all thy Cōmandements:* 1.2 we that are but dust and ashes, and by nature through the fal of our first parents,

children of wrath in state of damnatiō, bond-slaues of Satan, and most rebelli∣ous of all thy creatures, dare not presume of our selues, once to lift vp our eies to heauen;* 1.3 yet neuer∣theles seeing it hath plea∣sed thee of thy free mer∣cie to adopt vs to be thy childrē by grace, through thy Son Iesus Christ, and hast chosen vs hereunto, bought vs with his preci∣ous blood, called vs by thy Gospel, sealed vs with thy Spirit, and giuen him to bee our perpetuall me∣diator at thy right hand, bidden vs to come to thee as to our tēder father, and call thee father through him; oh deare Father wee present our selues before thy diuine Maiestie onely in his name,* 1.4 magnifying

thy mercie that thou hast* 1.5 vouchsafed vs this blessed estate to be thy children,* 1.6 and to haue thy fauor, be∣ing the greatest happines that euer can befal mortal creatures.* 1.7 Giue vs hearts (most gratious Father) to seek daily to increase this assurance, by growing in repentance for all our sins and faith in thy sweet pro∣mises; frame vs euery day more & more to the image of thy Sonne,* 1.8 in all knowledge of thy heauē∣ly Maiesty;* 1.9 being affectio∣ned to reuerence, loue and obey thee as our most deare Father, wholly chā∣ged in all the parts & qua∣lities both of our soules and bodies; that we may be no longer strangers frō thee, as all the wicked are, who bidde thee to depart

from them; but may take our chiefest delight to be euer in thy presence,* 1.10 to heare thee to speak to vs in thy heauēly word, & to vt∣ter all our wants and our whole heart to thee in our praiers, crying, Oh Father.

Our] And that it may be more euident,* 1.11 not only to our selues, but to all the world, that wee are thine own children indeed, giue vs hearts to loue all thy children, being our bre∣thren and sisters, aboue all other for thy sake alone: and euery one so much the more, as they more liuely carry thy image in all ho∣lines excelling in vertue,* 1.12 and so are more deare vn∣to thy heauenly Maiestie; that we may euery day in all our prayers remember them as our selues, beg∣ging

alike for them all, saying,* 1.13 Our Father: And that wee may delight in their companies onely, as those with whom we shall cōuerse together for euer in the heauens. Knit all our hearts in this firme bond of brotherly loue,* 1.14 that we may tenderly ex∣hort, releeue, helpe, com∣fort & support the weake∣nesses one of another, see∣king by all meanes the e∣difying of others, afraid of giuing the least offence to grieue, and much more to hinder the saluation or turne any one out of the way of life.* 1.15 Let this hap∣pie brotherhood and ho∣ly agreemēt in all the sub∣stance of thy truth, which is able vndoubtedlie to saue our soules, together with our ioynt profession

to walke hand in hand, in all the narrow way of life, haue more power firmely to vnite vs, then all the trash, pompe or pleasure of the world, with all the cunning of Satan or Anti∣christ can haue to diuide vs.

Are wee not all that so walke,* 1.16 thine owne chil∣dren, hauing thy Son our Sauiour, thy Spirit our cō∣forter and earnest for our ioint inheritance and glo∣rie; notwithstanding all our infirmitie and imper∣fections, with some lesse diuersities in iudgement, which must accompanie vs vntill we bee perfect in the heauens?

Confound therefore all the deuices of thine ene∣mies,* 1.17 that worke this euill among thine owne chil∣dren,

to so great disho∣nor to thy heauenly Ma∣iestie, whereby our ene∣mies insult ouer vs, who haue conspired thus to worke our shame, and to prouoke thee against vs,* 1.18 to leaue vs into their hāds to our vtter ruin, if it were possible. Deare Father, let vs neuer thinke our state to be good, vntill vve carrie these hartie affecti∣ons to al thy children,* 1.19 stu∣dying to knit this bond of loue, being able truly thus to pray, Our father. For hereby we know that wee are translated from death vnto life,* 1.20 because we loue the brethren, and vntill this time we abide still in death.* 1.21

Which art in heauē* 1.22 And whereas thou our Father art highly exalted in the

heauen of heauens, and there also hast prouided thrones for vs thy childrē after wee haue suffered a little; humble vs euer∣more in the sense of thy greatnesse, together with our owne basenes and vn∣worthinesse, beeing but poore wormes crawling vpon the earth, & loaden with innumerable sinnes. And yet withall lift vp our hearts alwaies vnto the heauens,* 1.23 there to be con∣uersant with thee our hea∣uēly Father, minding hea∣uenly things▪ especially in all our prayers; longing there to behold thee face to face: and that in the meane time while wee a∣bide heere below,* 1.24 we may be of such heauenly con∣uersatiōs, so vsing y^e world, as if wee vsed it not, that

the world may see that wee are not of it, but pil∣grims and strangers here, and thy heauenly childrē:* 1.25 and that our selues also may hereby grow vp to a strong assurance that hea∣uen is ours,* 1.26 & all the ioyes thereof reserued for vs by our Lord & Sauiour,* 1.27 and all the creatures in heauen and earth at a league with vs to do vs good, so far as shall stand with thine ho∣nor and our saluation, euer readie to helpe in time of need.

Hallowed be thy name] And seeing thou (oh ten∣der Father) hast vouchsa∣fed vs this honour aboue the greatest part of the word,* 1.28 to bee thine▪ owne children and heires of thy glorious kingdom, wher∣as thou mightest iustlie

haue left vs in our sinnes with all the wicked to e∣uerlasting shame and per∣ditiō.* 1.29 Giue vs grace (good Father) to testifie our loue and thankfulnesse all the dayes of our life,* 1.30 in study∣ing in and aboue al things which way to honor thee.* 1.31 Open our blinde eyes to this end, to behold the glory of thy wisedome, power, goodnes and righ∣teousnes shining in al thy workes, euen in the basest creature in heauē or earth; and much more in thy heauenly word;* 1.32 chiefely in all thy terrible iudge∣ments executed vpon the enemies of thy Church therin reueiled,* 1.33 with mer∣cies towards thy chil∣dren,* 1.34 and which thou still shewest euery day, espe∣ciallie towards our selues.

Make vs ab••e to take euery occasion to consider of a∣right,* 1.35 and set foorth the praises belonging to thee therein, and haue a holie vse of them both in word & deed, y^t by vs thy great name may be knowne & magnified in al the world. Aboue all,* 1.36 set euer before our faces (good Lord) that wonderfull glory wherein thou hast been magnified in these our daies, and be∣fore our daies, in the eui∣dent declaration both of thy displeasure against vs of this sinfull nation; and withall of thy mercy and tender care for vs, and wrath against our ene∣mies; how for dishono∣ring thee,* 1.37 by abusing thy Gospell which thou hast giuen vs with such peace and prosperitie, as neuer

nation knowne before, thou hast not only corre∣cted our grieuous trans∣gressions and securitie,* 1.38 as a tender Father with thy milder rods of dearth, pe∣stilence & sundrie the like, to bring vs to amendmēt, and cause vs with more cheerefulnes to embrace thy Gospell, and bring foorth the fruits of it:* 1.39 but also raised vp against vs sundrie times, most cruell enemies, threatning not only the taking away thy Gospell, but our vtter de∣struction also,* 1.40 & brought the enemies to the verie execution thereof, because we would not serue thee with good hearts, accor∣ding to all thy mercies bestowed vpon vs: and yet euer when we haue cried vnto thee, thou hast heard

vs,* 1.41 as thou diddest thy people Israel, and as thou diddest heare Iehosaphat against the Moabits, and Ezechiah and Esay against the proud Assyrian; and plucking them back in the instant, hast taken venge∣ance for vs: that we haue oft thought that they durst neuer haue risen a∣gainst vs any more:* 1.42 so as if the most barbarous na∣tions of the earth, had re∣ceiued but the least of our deliuerances, with our meanes, they vndoubted∣ly had repented long ago in sack-cloath and ashes; as we for the present haue promised vnto thee. Oh gratious Father,* 1.43 inable vs alwaies to remember and acknowledge this, and to see moreouer that thine anger is not yet turned a∣way,

but more fearefully kindled against vs,* 1.44 for that as our sins and prouocati∣ons are multiplied, so these our bloody enemies insteede of decreasing, or ioyning themselues vnto vs, do still increase daily; and their malice is be∣come much more deadly against vs thy poore chil∣dren, without hope of lea∣uing off,* 1.45 vntill they haue wrought either ours, or at least their own vtter ruine, which in time they must needs effect.

Good Father cause this principal token of thy dis∣pleasure,* 1.46 together with all other signes therof shew∣ed from heauen and earth,* 1.47 (as the arming of the dumbe creatures against vs, both winds and waters so strangely and furiously

in so many places, threat∣ning vtterly to sweepe vs* 1.48 away in our deadly securi∣tie,* 1.49 for the great ouerflow of all iniquitie euerie where) cause this to work so mightilie, that we may all bee presently awaked out of our deepest securi∣tie, and seek by al meanes to appease thy wrath. Oh Lord, diddest thou not before that most secret,* 1.50 bloodie and fierie conspi∣racie, warne vs all frō hea∣uen, (as thou diddest Ie∣rusalem before her last de∣struction) by a fierie tent directly ouer our heads, inclosing vs all, with pil∣lers of most horrible dark∣nes, pillers of fire, and pil∣lers of blood, foreshew∣ing vs (as by that which followed wee may iustlie deeme) that bloody dark∣nesse

and fiery destruction that was towards vs? Did not the hearts of many of vs tremble in the behol∣ding thereof, and in fea∣ring some grieuous iudg∣ment that was to come, causing vs to flie to thee, to seeke to hide our selues vnder thy wings? And did wee feare without iust cause? Had it not been ef∣fected indeed, and we all, chiefely our dread Soue∣raigne with all our heads and rulers, inclosed in the most darke, fiery & bloo∣die tent, that euer the world heard of; in that most vnnatural and accur∣sed massacre, if thou our gracious and most tender Father haddest not heard the prayers of thy poore children, which both be∣fore and at that very in∣stant

were humbled be∣fore thee, and so thought on vs in mercy? And shall we now be senselesse still in these signes, & tokens still entring in vpon vs, as fearefully as euer any of the ten plagues vpon the Egyptians,* 1.51 making the whole land to tremble, at the very report of them? Saue and deliuer vs from that iudgement,* 1.52 of all o∣ther the heauiest that euer fall vpō the heart of man: and whereby not onely the Egytians were prepa∣red for their finall ouer∣throw in the sea, but also thine owne people Israel, both before the great cap∣tiuitie,* 1.53 and also before the last and vtter desolation of that natiō, so oft threat∣ned by our Sauiour: (that by hearing we should

heare,* 1.54 & not vnderstand, and seeing we should see, & not perceiue; but haue our hearts made more fat and senselesse (by all the meanes sent to call vs to repentance) lest wee should be conuerted, and thou shouldest spare vs. Oh open our eies that we may see in what state we stand, and how farre this iudgement hath seased vpon vs already. Conuert vs & we shall be conuer∣ted; and neuer let vs, (as those whom thou hast vt∣terly destroyed) harden our selues against the eui∣dent tokens of thy wrath,* 1.55 denying or making light of them, much lesse to op∣pose our selues against thee, thy word, and ser∣uants. Preserue vs from the outragious ouerflow∣ings

of the multitude, which thou mayest iustly arme against vs in their ignorance, like the furious waues of the raging seas, for lack of our care & cō∣science to see thē taught, to knowe thee and thine ordinances, and to feare thy great and mighty name. Let not the flouds of iniquity swallow vs vp. Aboue all,* 1.56 neuer leaue vs in their hands whose very mercies are cruelties, that they should blas∣pheme thy great name, to say where is now their God; but let vs still fall in∣to thy hands,* 1.57 and deale with vs as it pleaseth thee, for with thee is mercy, and when thou smitest vs, yet thou pitiest vs,* 1.58 euer in wrath remembring mer∣cie. Though our prouoca∣tions

be more hainous, then we are able to ex¦presse, yet Lord heare the crie of thy seruants, and let them stil preuaile* 1.59 with thee to stay thy hand. Hast thou not sayd it, and ma∣nie a time made it good, euen vnto this very day,* 1.60 that the innocent should deliuer the Iland? & doest thou not call for vs thy poore seruants, to stand vp with Moses in the breach to stay thy fierce wrath, because thou art a God of mercie, and woul∣dest not destroy thy peo∣ple? most declaring the riches of thy grace, in pardoning and sauing whole nations at the prai∣ers of a few of thy poore seruants, and giuing the wicked for their ransome? Therfore (oh good Lord)

we whom thou doest call to be thy remembrancers (knowing that thou art still the same good God to thine, as thou wast to Moses, Abraham,* 1.61 and Samuel; and being assu∣red that through thy Son we are as deare vnto thee, as the apple of thine owne eie, that thou canst denie vs nothing* 1.62 which we beg in his name, which may make for thine owne glo∣rie and good* 1.63 of thy peo∣ple) do humbly intreate thee to glorifie thy mercy, that it may shine to all the world,* 1.64 in pardoning the sinne of our Land, tur∣ning the harts of all sorts speedily vnto thee, to meete thee with an intrea∣tie of peace: but make all the vnplacable enemies of thy Church to feele thy

hand;* 1.65 and those chiefly who haue as Balaam and the Midianites, caused vs with their wiles to pro∣uoke thee to so fierce a wrath, wherein we haue bin so oft and so lately al∣most vtterly consumed, through our backslidings and rebellions against thee. Get thy selfe glory vpon them as vpon Pha∣ro,* 1.66 in the heart of the sea, that when thou hast deli∣uered vs, & ouerthrowne them (as sundry times thou hast begunne,* 1.67 and promised to accomplish) we may sing the song of Moses thy seruant: and all ages keepe a remembrāce of thine endlesse mercy.

Let euery one of vs be afraide of defacing or ob∣scuring any part of thy glory,* 1.68 and much more of

seeking vainly our owne glory,* 1.69 especially of rob∣bing thy Maiestie, by ta∣king any part of thine ho∣nour to our selues as He∣rod; being proud of thy gifts, whereunto our sin∣full natures are strongly inclined. But aboue all, keepe vs frō dishonoring thee by our euil example,* 1.70 amongst the wicked and vngodly, to cause them to blaspheme that glorious truth which we professe. Make vs to account it our greatest honour to honor thee,* 1.71 and the greatest dis∣honour and euill that euer can befall vs, so much as in shewe to dishonour thee. Strengthen vs to walke so vprightly,* 1.72 that others see∣ing our good workes, may glorifie thee our hea∣uenly father; and that we

may stop the mouthes of all the wicked,* 1.73 bearing their reproch as a crowne vpon our heads.

So inflame our harts with a zeale of thy glory, that our righteous soules may be vexed from day to day, for all the abomina∣tions,* 1.74 whereby thou art dishonored by Atheists, Papists, and all sorts of godlesse men.* 1.75 And let vs be so farre off from disho∣noring thee, by being ashamed with Peter of thee and thy religion, or any part thereof, where we ought to professe it, that in all places we may shewe it forth, with all wisdome and boldnesse, as that which is our chie∣fest glory,* 1.76 gracing it with a holy conuersation: that our Lord & Sauiour may

acknowledge vs before thee our heauenly father,* 1.77 in the presēce of thy glo∣rious Angels, and of the whole world, to be thine owne children, and heires of thy Kingdome; when he will most iustly deny all the fearefull and vnbe∣leuers, as those whom he neuer knew, to their end∣lesse horror and confusi∣on.

Thy kingdome come.]

And whereas thou (oh Father) art chiefely glori∣fied when thy kingdome commeth,* 1.78 and thy will is done; that is, in the in∣crease of thine owne Church & people, which obey thy word, amongst whom alone thou raig∣nest as Lord and King, & especially when thou do∣est inlarge thy dominions

against al the subtlety and power of hell, causing thy religion and people to prosper & increase:* 1.79 Good father giue thy Gospell (which is the scepter of thy kingdome) whereby thou conquerest and ru∣lest, a free course to be sin∣cerely preached in all the world, all impediments being vtterly remoued; and make it so powerfull in all places that it may vtterly throw downe the kingdome of Satan, and Antichrist; conuerting & speedily gathering all thine elect vnto thee, that so thou maiest hasten thy kingdome of glory.

And to this end, wher∣as thou hast ordained Kings and Queenes, to be nursing fathers and mo∣thers to thy poore* 1.80

Church, to nourish vs thy children with the word of life, and to preserue vs frō the rage of that bloo∣dy Antichrist,* 1.81 and of all o∣ther cruell enemies; oh almighty and deare Fa∣ther, raise vp such for vs in all the countries of the world, and those which are such already make thē ten times more, that they may account this their greatest dignity, to haue the bringing vp of thine own children & heires of thy kingdom, cōmitted to their care & faithfulnes.

More specially as thou hast setled this thy king∣dome among vs, of this nation in much peace and prosperity, vnder our late tender nursing mother,* 1.82 deliuering vs from the ty∣ranny of that bloodthirsty

whore of Babylon, and continued the same still most miraculously, and beyond all former expec∣tation vnder our gracious Soueraigne, whom thou hast raised vp for a foster father in her place; so we beseech thee to inlarge the hart of thine anoyn∣ted seruant,* 1.83 with such an abundant portion of thy Spirit, both of wisdome and zeale for thy glory & kingdome, and tender af∣fections towards thy chil∣dren,* 1.84 according to that high dignity layd vpon him; and the charge com∣mitted vnto him, that in token of true thankful∣nes for all his dominions and great honour, and much more for the admi∣rable deliuerances giuen vnto him and his, (and a∣boue

all that thou hast made him twice, cheifely so wōderfully in our eies, thy principal instrument,* 1.85 in sauing vs thy poore Church) he may set him∣selfe much more earnestly then euer did Cyrus, or Darius, euen worthy Ie∣hosaphat, and Ezekiah, to aduance thy glory, in in∣larging and furthering this kingdome of thy Sonne, and in promoting thy pure religion with all his power, destroying whatsoeuer is against it, and discountenancing all vngodinesse; and to procure each way both by godly lawes,* 1.86 and all other holy meanes, the good of vs thy poore people com∣mitted vnto his trust, re∣pressing all the wicked; that we may liue a quiet

life in all godlinesse and honesty,* 1.87 fearing none but onely thy heauenly Ma∣iestie: that all we thy chil∣dren being affected to∣wards him, thine anoyn∣ted, more and more, as to∣wards our happy nursing father vnder thee, and as all the good people were towards thy seruant Da∣uid, may euermore accor∣dingly sound forth thy praises for him,* 1.88 and cry continually vnto thee, for the preseruation of his Maiestie,* 1.89 with our noble Queene, and all their roy∣all progenie, that the throne of his kingdome may be establihed vntill Christ, the King of Kings shall come: then to re∣signe vp the scepter into his hands, and to be taken vp into his throne to

raigne with thee for euer∣more.

* 1.90 Good Lord giue all our Magistrats and Rulers vnder him the same heart, that they may be as the hands of thine anoynted in euery place, for the ac∣complishment of this worke.

And withall as thou hast appointed to build vp thy kingdome,* 1.91 chiefe∣ly by the sincere preach∣ing of thy sacred Gospell, whereby thou didst first spread it so speedily, sub∣duing all the world by the Ministrie of thy holy Apostles; so we pray thee send forth such faithfull Preachers, into euery con∣gregation, which being furnished with gifts,* 1.92 and tenderly affected with the care of euery soule, com∣mitted

vnto their charge, may not cease with Paul,* 1.93 to admonish euery one both publickly and pri∣uately, day & night with teares; going before them in all holy conuersation,* 1.94 and framing themselues to all, to win all; afraid of giuing the least offence, either to harden, or any way to hinder the saluati∣on of any one of them.* 1.95 A∣wakē at length (oh Lord) all our blind guids, and all sorts of vnconscionable Ministers, who are drunke with the blood of soules, that they may but remem∣ber,* 1.96 how the blood of one Abel did crie for ven∣gance from the earth, and thinke where they wil ap∣peare,* 1.97 when Christ shall come to take an account for euery soule: and either

giue them repentance for that bloody sinne,* 1.98 that they may saue thēselues, and those committed to them; or else vtterly free thy people from this hea∣uie iudgement, and set such in their places, by whose faithfull Ministrie thy people may bee brought euery where, in∣to a holy obedience to thy heauenly Gospell, to their euerlasting saluati∣on; that thou alone may∣est raigne as Lorde and King,* 1.99 and Antichrist cast out vtterly, with all that appertaines to his bloody religion, and whereby he hath vpholden his throne and tyrannie, & kept any of thy people vnder his flauery, or at least seekes to bewitch them, to pull them into Babylon a∣gaine.

Good Lord destroy all the very prints of that cursed Idolatrie,* 1.100 & what∣soeuer may put his fauo∣rits in hope of euer repay∣ring the ruines of their Babel.

And seeing (oh Lord) y^t this is the glory & safe∣tie of thy Kingdome,* 1.101 whē all the subiects of it, espe∣cially the leaders of thy people, liue in a holy vni∣tie vnder thy laws: take a∣way we beseech thee, all contentions frō amongst vs, with the causes therof. Confound we pray thee, all the plots of that cursed Balaam of Rome; who knowing that not thine owne kingdome, if it be diuided, can stand, seekes day and night by all his a∣gents, to rend thy Church in peeces, the easier to

preuaile against it when it is diuided,* 1.102 and thou de∣parted from it: as Satan hath euer preuailed by his instruments in all coun∣tries. Grant we may buy this peace with godly A∣braham, with the losse of all things,* 1.103 except thy fa∣uour; that all sorts seeing our holy agreement may come forth of Poperie,* 1.104 & profanenes vnto vs; & our brethren departed, may turne into the bosome of thy Church againe.* 1.105 And wheras thou hast appoin∣ted that euery one of vs should labour to build vp thy Kingdome, by bringing others thereun∣to, that they may be sa∣ued; giue vs harts to haue a speciall regard,* 1.106 not only of all those committed to our charge, to bring them

in obedience to the lawes of thy Kingdome,* 1.107 but e∣uen all who are tyed vnto vs by any speciall bond, that we may take euery first occasion which thou offerest for procuring,* 1.108 or furthering their saluation, and so gayning them vn∣to thee, by all good ad∣monitions, exhortations and examples. Let vs be as the Angels vnto Lot, neuer resting before we haue gotten them safe in∣to Zoar.* 1.109 And that we may be able to perswade o∣thers more effectually, Lord giue euery one of vs a sweete feeling, what a blessed thing it is to bee the subiects of this thy Kingdome;* 1.110 to haue all the priuiledges thereof, and to be partakers of thy glory,* 1.111 euen Kings, and

Priests vnto thee; and what reward and happi∣nes, there is in liuing such a holy conuersation; and how wretched & vnhap∣pie,* 1.112 the state of all other people is, seeme they ne∣uer so happy in this world, being but bond∣slaues of Sathan, reserued for the chaines of eternall darknesse.* 1.113 Oh heauenly King, grant vs to liue in all things, as the subiects of thy Kingdome, that so we may passe from this Kingdome of grace, into that thy Kingdome of glory.* 1.114 Make vs to feare the causes of backsliding, that we may neuer so much as looke backe with Lots wife, towards this e∣uill world; but euer hie fast towards thine heauen∣ly Kingdome, hauing our

eie at our Lord and Saui∣our,* 1.115 who fitteth at thy right hand, keeping there possession for vs. Destroy in vs euery corruption, whereby Satan keepes vs any way in his slauerie,* 1.116 or at any time gets the do∣minion ouer vs. Hasten that glorious day,* 1.117 when the difference shall ap∣peare betwene vs thy sub∣iects, and those who serue thee not; when we shall wholly raigne in glory with thee, free from al our enemies, and from euer offending thee any more. And because in the meane time,* 1.118 we thy subiects liue by faith, and not by sight in this world, where all things vsually seeme to go out of order; the wicked florishing in their vngod∣linesse, when wee oft

weepe and mourne:* 1.119 Oh Lord increase our faith, in all thy gracious promises, that through the comfort and power of godlinesse wrought in vs thereby, we may grow vp to such a ful assurance,* 1.120 that we are the true heires of thy king∣dome, that we may easily ouercome al the hindran∣ces of the world, and ha∣uing the patiēce of Saints, we may be faithfull to the death, vntill thou set the crowne vpon our heads.* 1.121 Fill our harts with such peace of conscience, and ioy in thee,* 1.122 with all the fruits of righteousnesse, incoraged by thy sweete promises, that all others may see to what King∣dome we belong, and we our selues may feele daily, the beginning of it in our

selues,* 1.123 so entring into thy heauenly ioy.

Thy wil be done in earth, as it is in heauē. And that our childlike affections to∣wards thy heauenly Ma∣iestie,* 1.124 our zeale for thy glory, and thankfulnes for thy Kingdome, may bee more manifest to all the world; quicken vs to doe thy heauenly will, & com∣mandements, chiefely those with which thou hast fully acquainted vs,* 1.125 how thou wilt haue vs to walke, and keepe thy watch;* 1.126 and that with as much readinesse as thy Angels in heauen:* 1.127 and wherein we are too short accept (good Father) our will for the deede. Let it be our delight to stand e∣uer in thy presence, to in∣quire thy diuine pleasure,

both by reading and hea∣ring thy heauenly word, and asking of others; and euer so soone as thou hast by any meanes made knowne vnto vs, what thy good wil is,* 1.128 giue vs forth∣with Dauids Eccho, that without consulting with flesh and blood we may say forthwith, I am heere Lord, to doe thy will, yea thy law is within my hart: that so all our seruice may be freevvill offrings vnto thee.* 1.129 And whereas it is thy decree, that thorowe many troubles wee must enter into thy heauenly Kingdome;* 1.130 (good Father) frame our corrupt wils vnto thy heauenly will, & giue vs grace both to look for them, & euer to hum∣ble our selues vnder thy hand as thy obedient

children, seeking alwaies to pacifie thee, searching immediately, and amen∣ding whatsoeuer is amiste,* 1.131 without once whispering against thy diuine Ma∣iestie:* 1.132 being assured that thou still louest vs, euen when thou correctest vs most sharply, and art working our good; & wilt in thy due time giue a happy end to all our trou∣bles, and cause thy louing countenance to shine on vs againe.* 1.133 And if it shall be thy good pleasure to call vs to suffer for thy name, keepe vs that we may not suffer as euill do∣ers, or busie bodies for medling in things with∣out our calling, so to bring crosses on our selus, but as thine owne childrē for righteousnesse; and

then make vs to take vp our crosses,* 1.134 with al ioyful∣nesse and thankfulnesse, that thou accountest vs worthy that honor, look∣ing stedfastly at the great reward holden forth vnto vs, in y^e hand of our Lord & sauior,* 1.135 who hauing tro∣den that way before vs, is there highly exalted to raigne for euer.* 1.136 But keepe vs that we neuer goe a∣gainst thy reuealed will, whereby thou hast con∣uinced our consciences, vnder pretence either to honour thee, or doe any seruice vnto thy Church, or for neuer so great a good: seeing thou canst and wilt maintaine thine owne honour, & saue thy Church, effecting whatso∣euer is best without our sinne. That we may euer

truly pray, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heauen.

Giue vs this day our dai∣ly bread.] And then (oh deare Father, when thou hast giuen vs such harts thus to seeke thy will;* 1.137 that the world may see the tender care that thou hast for vs, and how thou dost fulfill vnto vs all thy pro∣mises, and that we likewise may wholy attend the seeking of thy glory,* 1.138 in the inlargement of thy Kingdome,* 1.139 and doing thy will; vouchsafe vs grati∣ouslie all things meete for the comfort of this present life:* 1.140 Shew vs thy fatherly loue, prouiding sufficiently for all our ne∣cessities in thy due time: Direct vs to vse all the ho∣ly means, which thou hast appointed to serue thy di∣uine

prouidence, both painfulnesse, thrift and godly wisdome,* 1.141 chiefely in our particular calling; auoyding as warily what∣soeuer may any way indanger vs, make our liues vncomfortable, or hurt our estate.* 1.142 Grant vs grace also euermore, in all humility to commit our selues vnto thy Fa∣therly protection, not fea∣ring what man can do vn∣to vs; remembring that our times are in thy hāds, to continue so long as it pleaseth thee; & that lik∣wise vnlesse thou who hast giuen vs our liues do pre∣serue them,* 1.143 wee cannot continue one moment.* 1.144 Make vs to know that of our selues wee haue no power to get one morsell of bread, vnlesse thou

both shew vs the meanes, and after inable vs to vse the same, and giue a bles∣sing to them.* 1.145 Humble vs in the sense of our vile∣nesse, that wee are so farre off from deseruing eternal life, that we are not wor∣thy of the least crumme of bread, which thou hast taught vs to beg daily: and grant vs grace to knowe, that when we haue it, wee are but theeues and vsur∣pers of it,* 1.146 and of whatsoe∣uer else we possesse, & to make a dreadful account for it, vnlesse thou giue it vs in Iesus Christ;* 1.147 because we hauing lost al through Adams transgression, can haue no right vnto it a∣gaine, vntill it be restored vnto vs,* 1.148 in our Lord and Sauiour. Vouchsafe there∣fore to increase our assu∣rance

that thou hast giuen vs thy Sonne who is Lord of all, that in him we may be certaine, that we haue a true title to whatsoeuer we inioy.* 1.149 Giue withall both power and strength, to thy good creatures, to norish and comfort vs.

Bread.] Bestow vpon vs* 1.150 contented harts, with the estate wherein thou set∣test vs,* 1.151 though we haue but bread; & grace to see, and acknowledge thy wise and tender proui∣dence, aswell in want as plē••y, being vndoubtedly assured that thou canst, & wilt make bread alone to satisfie vs abundantly, when other meanes faile.

This day.]* 1.152 And if thou shalt euer bring vs into that strait, that we shall haue no more but for the

presēt day, nor any means of succor in the world;* 1.153 thē strengthen vs to giue thee glory, by casting our selus wholy vpon thee, without impatience or fainting; that we may be able euen then, to shewe our confi∣dence in thee, & how we liue not by bread onely, but by euery word pro∣ceeding out of thy mouth. Certifie our consciences aforehand,* 1.154 that howsoe∣uer wicked men, be they neuer so rich, may starue with hunger before they die, yet thou wilt neuer let vs thine owne obedient children, and heires of thy Kingdome, to want any thing that shall be good for vs; but that thou wilt rather worke extraordi∣narily,* 1.155 when ordinarie meanes faile, causing our

enemies to feede vs,* 1.156 if our bretheren forget vs, the very foules to bring vs bread, and the heauens to poure vs downe a bles∣sing.* 1.157 And therefore (good Father) let vs alwaies bee reuerētly afraid of disho∣noring, or grieuing thee by carcking cares afore∣hand, for prouision for vs or ours: and much more of murmuring, or impa∣tience in any such trials, whereunto our sinfull na∣tures are extreamly in∣clined.* 1.158 Make vs able to sanctifie thy great name, in vsing onely the meanes for thy protection and prouidence, referring the worke & whole successe vnto thy heauenly Ma∣iestie alone, being cer∣taine that thou wilt doe that, that shall be best, and

that thou canst not faile vs nor forsake vs.* 1.159 And when thou doest bestowe thy gifts vpon vs, giue vs a ho∣ly vse of them; that both they may further our sal∣uation; and that wee may see thy goodnes in them; and neuer abuse them to satisfie our sinfull de∣sires;* 1.160 or puffe vp our proud harts; or make thē our gods, putting our confidence or felicitie in them;* 1.161 but that wee may imploy them to the main∣tenance of thy religion, with all the holy ends which thou hast ordained them for: and especially for the reliefe & comfort of our poore brethren, for whō thou hast taught vs to pray daily as for our selues; and to whom thou hast giuen an interest in

the vse of our goods.* 1.162 Giue vs bowels of compassion towards the poore and needy, that we may take off euery heauie burden, relieue the oppressed, deale our breade to the hungry soules, that their backes and bellies may blesse vs, and that thou mayest remember vs in the day of our aduersi∣tie, and we lay vp a sure foundation against the time to come: that therin also we may shewe forth our homage to thy diuine Maiestie,* 1.163 that we hold all of thy goodnesse; and de∣clare the loue we beare to thy children for thy sake, and chiefely to them that most excell in thy graces, and so the true practise of the Cōmunion of Saints,* 1.164 waiting for that ioyfull

sentence, Come yee blessed of my Father, receiue the Kingdome prepared for you, for when I was hungry, you gaue me meate.

Forgiue vs our tres∣passes.]

And wheras our sinnes onely do hinder our assu∣rance,* 1.165 that we are thy chil∣dren, and cause vs that we can neither behold thy glory, nor feele the power and happinesse of thy Kingdome; neither yet haue that full securitie for thy fatherly prouidence, and protection from all euill, which otherwise we should find, and do more∣ouer bring all contrary e∣uils vpon vs, and therefore thou hast taught vs to cry euery day,* 1.166 forgiue vs our trespasses: Pardon (good Lord) and remoue all our

sinnes, that keepe away these good things from vs. And that we may cry more earnestly for for∣giuenesse, neuer giuing thee rest, vntill wee haue attained it;* 1.167 teach vs that heerein alone stands all true peace and blessednes, when we haue this full as∣surance sealed in our harts, that our sinnes are pardoned; and that all they whose sinnes are not remitted, are most accur∣sed and vnhappy.* 1.168 And to this end shewe vs (good Father) first the hainous∣nesse of sinne, by making vs to consider aright thy wrath, declared against it from heauen,* 1.169 in the feare∣full punishment of thy most excellent creatures the Angels, whom for that one sinne, euen because

they were not cōtent with their estate, thou hast cast down into hel, to be reser∣ued in chaines of darknes, vnto the iudgemēt of the great day; then to be dam∣ned to endlesse torments: & afterwards in our first parents,* 1.170 cast frō their hap∣py estate, for eating y^e for∣bidden fruit, & for whose sin alone, all the curses of this life & that to come, fel not only vpō thēselues but also all their posterity, euen all of vs, being wrap∣ped vnder the same con∣demnatiō, vntill we be de∣liuered by Iesus Christ. O∣pen our eies to see this thy wrath against sinne yet more fully, not only vpon the wicked in the generall destruction of the old world, and in turning the filthy Cities of Sodome &* 1.171

Gomorrah into ashes, to remaine as eternal monu∣ments to all posteritie;* 1.172 & in preparing the lake bur∣ning with fire and brim∣stone, for an euerlasting punishment to all vnbe∣leeuers,* 1.173 and impenitent persons; but euen against the sinnes of thine owne dearest childrē,* 1.174 as in y^• hea∣uy punishmēt vpon thine own faithful seruant Mo∣ses, for so smal a sin in our account (as not honoring thee before the people, in beleeuing and auouching thy power and truth) that thou didst cut him off for entring into Canaan, which of al earthly things he must needes most de∣sire, being the land of pro∣mise, the type of heauen, and also after that he had led the people, fortie

yeares towards it. And be∣sides the punishment of Dauid,* 1.175 and his house for that one sinne, that thy hand did so pursue him and his, all his life long; & so thy sharpe corrections, laid vpon all other thy dearest seruants, registred in thy booke; Lord teach vs yet more rightly to cō∣ceaue the vilenesse of sin by this one thing chiefe∣ly,* 1.176 that the least sinne of thine elect, could neuer haue bin ransommed, but by the vnspeakeable tor∣ments of thine owne be∣loued Sonne, the Lord of glory, taking our nature to become a sacrifice to appease thy wrath, and to satisfie thy Iustice: & how thou didst poure out vp∣on him, the full viols of thy wrath, to cause him to

sweate drops of blood, & to cry out; my God my God, why hast thou forsaken me. Giue vs thy children some true sense heereof,* 1.177 and withal this grace to keepe a cōtinuall remembrance of the innumerable euils, which euery sinne brings euen vpon vs, thine owne children in our soules or bodies,* 1.178 goods, name or friends, vnlesse wee pre∣uent them by speedy and vnfained repētance;* 1.179 espe∣cially how thereby we are left wholly destitute of thy protection & prouidence, and depriued of all com∣fort and power in prayer, so long as we remaine therein; and also of many extraordinary experi∣ments of thy bounty, which otherwise wee should find. Make vs able

in some sort to compre∣hend the greatnesse of sin,* 1.180 by the infinitnesse of thy glorious Maiestie, against whom each sinne is com∣mitted: & how our sinnes are increased heereby al∣so, that they are commit∣ted against our high cal∣ling to be Christians, and heires of thy Kingdome: with such abundant mer∣cies, both ordinarie and extraordinarie;* 1.181 and so ma∣ny and strong meanes to restraine vs;* 1.182 besides sundry vowes and coue∣nants renewed,* 1.183 and that after mercy obtained, and pardon formerly sealed,* 1.184 vpon our promise of a∣mendment. Open our blind eies to haue some sight also of the multi∣tude of our sinnes,* 1.185 how they are more in number,

then the starres of heauen, seeing they are euery breach of thy diuine will,* 1.186 reuealed vnto vs in thy law and Gospell, and that not only in thought, word or deede,* 1.187 but euen in o∣mitting of any part there∣of, or doing it without all our hart, and all our strength;* 1.188 besides the sinne of our first parents, where∣by we are all the children of wrath, and vnder thy curse; and also besides the corruption of our sinfull natures receiued from* 1.189 thence; whereupon wee are so wholy inclined vn∣to euill, that all the thoughts of our harts,* 1.190 are onely euill continually; so as we cannot of our selues so much as thinke, much lesse will any thing but that which is sinfull;

and hence also the hard∣nesse of our harts,* 1.191 that we are so little moued, either at the hearing of so many iudgements, or the inioy∣ing of so many mercies, to make any right vse of them.* 1.192 Vouchsafe vs such a liuely, and continuall sense heereof, together with a feeling of our daily slips, wants, frailties, in∣firmities, imperfections & noisome lustes, issuing from this filthy puddle of originall corruption in vs, that we may bee wearie of this body of sinne,* 1.193 gro∣ning vnder the bondage of this our corruption, & sighing to bee deliuered from it.* 1.194 Shewe vs also our most grieuous sinnes, not onely of our youth and ignorāce, but those much more which we haue com∣mitted,

since thou hast cal∣led vs by thy grace vnto so high a dignitie, & con∣uinced our consciences; chiefely our open and scandalous sinnes,* 1.195 where∣by wee haue most disho∣nored thee, causing thy Gospell to bee euill spoken of; grieued thy children, or any way hin∣dred the saluation of o∣thers; that by all these we may see vvhat debters we are,* 1.196 & how vnable to pay the least part, but to lie in hell for euermore; that we may crie continually with Dauid,* 1.197 Lord forgiue vs our sinnes, and blot out all our offences; wash vs tho∣rowly, purge and clense vs; thus running euery moment, to the fountaine of thy Sons blood, which is open to all the house of

Israel, for all sinnes & vn∣cleannesse.* 1.198 And yet withal that we may not be vtter∣ly ouerwhelmed, by the vgly view of the multitud or lothsomenesse of our sinnes, as though they could not bee pardoned, nor we purged from thē; comfort vs in this that thy Sonnes blood is of infi∣nite merit, and all suffici∣ent to wash vs from all our sinnes (though they were the most haynous sinnes, that euer were cō∣mitted; yea although we had all the sinnes of the world vpon vs) so long as in a true feeling of them, we cā desire to be washed therein.* 1.199 But because wee are all very ready to de∣ceiue our selues, imagi∣ning that we are washen, when we remaine still in

our filthines; seeing thou neither callest, nor admitst of any to this fountaine, but them that come in true repentance for all their sinnes,* 1.200 fully purpo∣sing amendment; and in a liuely faith in thy sweete promises, desiring to grow therein; Oh grant vs grace, truely to see our particular sinnes, and the vilenesse of them, and make vs able in the sight of them, and the sense of our estate and danger by them, to mourne bitterly for them, looking at thy Sonne, whom wee haue pierced thereby; and so to hate and abhorre them, that being once purged in this Lauer, we may bee euer afraid of defiling our selues againe, or of sin∣ning against that pretious

blood.* 1.201 Helpe vs to trie both our repentance and faith, by the holy rule which thou hast giuen vs in thy law and Gospell, that we may know them to be such, as will abide the triall, and not hypo∣criticall; and which also haue bin first wrought in vs,* 1.202 by the powerfull preaching of thy Gospell, and doe continually in∣crease and grow: which are the infallible euiden∣ces, y^t they are sound and sincere.* 1.203 Giue vs harts to be daily examining, and iudging our selues that we may escape thy iudge∣ment. We intreate thee al∣so againe for our sinfull Realmes,* 1.204 to pardon all the fearefull prouocations thereof, and to be pacifi∣ed at the instant prayers

of thy faithfull seruants,* 1.205 crying vnto thee in all places by the blood of thy Sonne, which speakes bet∣ter things then the blood of Abel; Let that cry still preuaile against the cry of the sinnes, that thy mer∣cie may bee magnified in all the world.

As we forgiue them that trespasse against vs.]* 1.206 And whereas thou (oh holy and gratious Father) hast taught vs euer to pray to be forgiuen, as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs, telling vs plainely that if wee forgiue others for thy cause, thou wilt also forgiue vs; and contrarily that if we will not forgiue others,* 1.207 we shall neuer bee forgiuen: Change (good Lord) the wickednesse of our sinfull hearts, which

are most strongly bent to malice and reuenge, that howsoeuer wee hate the sins and company of the wicked,* 1.208 and whatsoeuer else is in them, whereby they dishonour thee, or shew themselues to bee thine enemies: and al∣though we also reioyce in the execution of thy righ∣teous iudgements, where∣by thou gettest thy selfe glory vpon the proud e∣nemies of thy Church; and do also pray daily for the confounding of all their wicked practises and de∣uises;* 1.209 yet Lord graunt vs hearts to seeke the saluati∣on of all sorts,* 1.210 because we know not whether they belong to thine eternall election; and for them that are but our enemies vpō priuate respects,* 1.211 giue

vs grace that insteede of seeking reuenge, we may pray earnestly for them, that they may see their sins, and haue their hearts changed, and so obtaine pardon for it: And more∣ouer that we may seeke to pacifie them,* 1.212 by offering them reconciliation or ful satisfaction, doing them good or gratifying them by any kindnesse, so far as may stand with their sal∣uation and credit of thy Gospell, euen when they hunger to feed them, and when they thirst to giue them drinke,* 1.213 to heape coales vpon their heads as thou hast commanded; ei∣ther to gaine them by our Christian kindnesse, or to leaue them more without excuse;* 1.214 and to seale vp to our selues a most plentiful

assurance of a full remissi∣on of all our sins thereby.

Leade vs not into temp∣tation, but deliuer vs from euill.]* 1.215 And seeing (oh ten∣der Father) that our dead∣ly enemie seekes hourely by his temptations to draw vs to sin against thy heauenly Maiestie to dis∣honor thee, making vs his vassals to do his will, so to strippe vs vtterly both of thy protection and proui∣dence, and to cause thee to leaue vs in his hand, to bring vpō vs thy wrath with all the euils follow∣ing vpon sin; whereupon our Sauiour hath taught vs to pray alwaies, Leade vs not into temptation, but deliuer vs from euill:* 1.216 Good Lord open our eies to see the danger wherein wee stand continually, & first

for the multitude of those damned spirits that range* 1.217 vp and downe day and night with a deadly ma∣lice seeking to deuour vs. Teach vs to know (oh ho∣ly Father) what their pow∣er is against vs,* 1.218 if thou do not restraine it; that they are able to bring vs to as fearefull sins, as euer they brought any of thy ser∣uants vnto, and to destroy vs vtterly in a moment both soules and bodies, with al y^• euer thou hast gi∣uē vnto vs, if thou preserue vs not. Acquaint vs with their deep subtilties,* 1.219 both in fitting their temptati∣ons to our particular na∣tures and dispositions,* 1.220 to our conditions, callings and occasions which they know perfectly; alwaies dogging vs at the heeles,

and watching vs,* 1.221 & their meetest opportunities; whereby they take their fittest aduantage to ouer∣come vs, as against Eue and Dauid,* 1.222 chiefely by so∣liciting vs to those sinnes, wherein we haue bin for∣merly ouertaken, or wher∣by they haue most preuai∣led against thy dearest ser∣uants: & that also in draw∣ing vs on by degrees, as first either to yeelde to some smaller matters which the world accounts no sins, but trifles, or too much precisenes; as Eue to eie the forbidden fruit, and to reason with the Serpent about the temp∣tation:* 1.223 or else not to a∣uoid the danger and occa∣sions of the temptations, but thrust our selues into them carelessely without

any warrant, neglecting the calling laid vpon vs; as Dauid to lie idlely on his bed in the afternoones in∣steede of looking to the great affaires of his king∣dome.* 1.224 Make vs able yet more fully to conceiue of our perpetuall danger, through their innumera∣ble allurements and baits to deceiue vs both of the credit and estimation of the world, with the riches and pleasures thereof; which they euer hold forth & proffer vnto vs,* 1.225 if we will follow their per∣swasions;* 1.226 and otherwise threatning not onely the losse, or at least the hazar∣ding of all these, but more also the hatred, disgrace and reproch of the world, with depriuing vs of all comforts, the losse of our

goods, with many other euils, which we must bee sure to looke for daily at the hands of malicious men; if we will be so strict as to make conscience of euery one of thy commā∣dements, so as we wil not do the least thing forbid∣den, nor omit the least du∣tie commanded vs. And whereas we are ordinarily secure in an ouerweening of our owne strength and abilitie to resist Satan; Shew vs (oh Lord) euen in our hearts,* 1.227 the vilenesse of our corrupt nature, which is euer ready as a bond slaue of Satans, and a traitor against our soules to conspire with him pre∣sently to our vtter perdi∣tion, and as readie to run after & swallow euery one of his deadly temptatiōs,* 1.228

as euer fish the baite:* 1.229 so as we haue no strength in the world to help our selues, but all against our selues, more then that thou gra∣tiously reachest foorth thine hand vnto vs, streng∣thening & deliuering vs.* 1.230 And heerein we pray thee also to reueale vnto vs that great danger which wee stand in continually from thy glorious Maie∣stie, seeing wee haue no warrant of protection, or any aide from thee (but rathe iust cause of feare that thou shouldest giue vs vp wholly into the po∣wer of the tempter, and our own corruption) lon∣ger then that we make cō∣science to obserue thy watch, walking carefully in euery one of thy Com∣mandements; vsing dili∣gently

euery meanes of grace, & auoiding as wari∣lie each least occasion of temptation.* 1.231 And moreo∣uer seeing the subtill tēp∣ter in all his temptations, vseth all his cunning to hide all this danger with the vglines of sin, and the misery that he knoweth it will bring vpon vs; shew∣ing onely the faire side of it,* 1.232 as the safetie, credit, pleasure or gaine which we shall get by it, and also vseth the fittest instrumēts to perswade vs hereunto; as the counsell or exam∣ple of the wisest, learnedst, or wealthiest & of chiefest reputation, & sometimes of those who haue a name for godlines, so changing himselfe into an Angel of light,* 1.233 and neuer comming like himselfe, (vnlesse to

driue poore soules into vtter dispaire) whereby he not onely deceiues the world,* 1.234 but euen vs thy children, either to make vs to thinke sin to bee no sin,* 1.235 or at least to presume to sin, because thou art so mercifull, or for that thou doest not punish present∣ly. Cause vs (good Father)* 1.236 to keepe a continuall and fresh remembrance here∣of, and withal of that fear∣full misery which we hale vpon our heads by euerie sin; especially the wound of conscience, which no creature was euer able to beare,* 1.237 and which will cer∣tainly come vpon vs, vn∣lesse it bee preuented by speedie repentance. And howsoeuer the reprobate and the vngodly may wallow in their filthines,

and yet seeme to be more free from punishment thē any other,* 1.238 because thou reseruest them for hel, and therefore fattest them for the day of slaughter: yet make vs to know that thou wilt not let any of vs thy children (who haue specially giuen vp our names to thee, to make a more sincere profession of thy Gospell) to commit the very least sin, but that thou wilt surely make vs feel the smart of it, vnlesse we preuent it presently by vnfained repentance:* 1.239 and that thou wilt doe openly when our sins are hainous or to the offēce of others; because thou wilt neither be dishonored by vs,* 1.240 nor let vs be condemned with the world; but wilt surely correct vs to let all the

wicked see with what a perfect hatred thou hatest all sinne,* 1.241 when thou doest punish it so seuerely in thine owne children, and what plagues remaine for them eternally. Yea (oh gratious Father) make vs to feare alway,* 1.242 lest thou shouldest leaue vs neuer so little; and to suspect al our waies, in as much as Satan carries a more dead∣ly hatred against vs,* 1.243 who are escaped from his ty∣rannie, then against any o∣ther people of the world; and therfore seekes euery houre to prouoke thee a∣gainst vs, to leaue vs in his hand,* 1.244 and also because he knowes that our sinnes will more cause thy glori∣ous name to bee blasphe∣med, and harden moe to vtter perdition, than the

sins of any other;* 1.245 wherup∣on very few of thy wor∣thiest seruants through his continuall dogging them, haue escaped to the end of their liues without some grieuous foiles and wounds,* 1.246 the scarres wherof they haue carried with them to their graues, to the blemishing their profession, & woun∣ding their consciences, with the griefe and shame of the godly, and insul∣ting of the wicked.* 1.247 And therefore as thou hast taught vs this as the reme∣die against euery assault of the enemie, to watch and pray that we enter not in∣to temptation; so make vs alwaies able to obserue this thy watch which thou hast set before vs,* 1.248 and to learne to bee better ac∣quainted

with our owne selues and our estates, knowing our particular infirmities,* 1.249 and wherein we are weak, that we may put on daily the com∣pleate armour,* 1.250 chiefelie the shield of faith, and brestplate of righteousnes to saue vs from his fierie darts,* 1.251 and withall to haue thy holy Word euer in readinesse against euery temptation,* 1.252 which is the sword of thy Spirit, able vtterly to vanquish him, and put him to flight, that being strēgthened by thy holy Spirit, obtained by cōtinuing in instant pray∣er,* 1.253 wee may bee able to stand fast in the euill day, and so finish our course, vntill we haue gotten the finall conquest, without any grieuous wounds or

foile; to thine euerlasting glorie, & our own greater triumph and honor in the heauens.* 1.254 We do not pray that wee should not bee tempted at all; for thou hast taught vs to account it exceeding ioy, when we fall into diuers temptati∣ons, knowing the good that comes thereby; but that we may indure temp∣tation,* 1.255 fighting valiantly and ouercomming,* 1.256 that when we are tried we may haue the crowne of glorie set vpon our heads.

For thine is the kingdom, power and glorie,* 1.257 for euer and euer: Amen.] We haue been bold (oh gratious Father) to beg all these things from they heauenly Maiestie,* 1.258 because all king∣dome, power and glorie belong onely to thee; ac∣knowledging

that what∣soeuer good things wee enioy, wee haue receiued them all from thy rich and fatherly bountie;* 1.259 and being certainely assured that as thou hast bidden vs to pray thus, so thou wilt graunt vs all these things which wee haue begged in thy Sonnes name, and whatsoeuer else is good for vs, euen aboue all that wee are a∣ble to aske;* 1.260 so farre as shall be for thine owne glorie (seeing thou art absolute Lord and King in heauen and in earth, and doest by thy migh∣tie power and wisedome dispose and guide all things,* 1.261 ouerruling the verie counsels and rage of all wicked men and diuels, as shall make

most for thine owne glo∣rie and the greatest good of vs thine owne obe∣dient subiects and chil∣dren) and hast assured vs that asking thus in faith,* 1.262 wee shall receiue; That wee may set foorth by good experience the glo∣rie of thy dominion and power, with the happi∣nesse of thy Kingdome,* 1.263 to all succeeding ages; to which wee doe here∣by binde our selues all the dayes of our life, and to liue as the loyall subiects of this thy King∣dome,* 1.264 to thine euerla∣sting glorie; and so re∣turne all possible thankes, praise and dominion to thy heauenlie Maiestie,* 1.265 saying euer, Amen, Bee it so (oh LORD holie and true) as wee doe

fullie beleeue that it shall bee.* 1.266 Euen so Amen. Amen, Come Lord Iesus, Come quicklie.

FINIS.

Notes

• * 1.1

  1. We must come trem∣bling, be∣cause of Gods glori∣ous Maiesty:
• * 1.2

  And our ovvne vile∣nesse by na∣ture.
• * 1.3

  2. Yet in cō∣fident bold∣nes, as to our Father in Christ.
• * 1.4

  3. Onely in the name of Christ our Mediator.
• * 1.5

  4. With thankful∣nes for our happiestate in him.
• * 1.6

  Watch. ed. 2. p. 1. l. 1. 2.
• * 1.7

  5. Begging an increase of our assu∣rance.
• * 1.8

  By more con∣formitie to Christ in knowledge. Watch. pag. 88 lin. 6.
• * 1.9

  And al child∣like affecti∣ons.
• * 1.10

  Delighting in the pre∣sence of our Father.
• * 1.11

  6. And an increase of our loue to al Gods chil∣dren:
• * 1.12

  Chiefely as they more excell in vertue:
• * 1.13

  By praying for them as for our selues, and delighting in their companies.
• * 1.14

  Begging most in∣stantly our heauenly vnion to bee shevved in al duties:
• * 1.15

  Confirmed by all bonds of agreement:
• * 1.16

  And com∣mon interest.
• * 1.17

  And all con∣trarie deui∣ces of our e∣nemies con∣founded.
• * 1.18

  Which by our di••isio•• seeke our ruine:
• * 1.19

  That we may neuer thinke our state good.
• * 1.20

  Vntill vve loue the bre∣thren.
• * 1.21

  1. Iohn 3. 14.
• * 1.22

  7. To grow in reuerence to our hea∣uenly Fa∣ther.
• * 1.23

  8. And in heauenly af∣fections:
• * 1.24

  And conuer∣sations:
• * 1.25

  To declare our selues his children.
• * 1.26

  Watch. pag. 90. lin. 9.
• * 1.27

  And heauē ours, and all creatures at a league vvith vs for our good.
• * 1.28

  For this ho∣nour that God hath vouchsafed to vs to be his children.
• * 1.29

  1. To seeke his honor in and aboue al things.
• * 1.30

  VVatch. p. 78. lin. 17.
• * 1.31

  2. To haue our eies open to behold his glory, shi∣ning in all his workes, as his Crea∣tures:
• * 1.32

  VVord: Iudgement:
• * 1.33

  Mercie:
• * 1.34

  Watch. pag. 31. lin. 17.
• * 1.35

  3. To be a∣ble to set foorth his praises be∣longing to him therein, and haue a holy vse of them.
• * 1.36

  4. Chiefely his glory ma∣nifested in our daies, for vs and a∣gainst our enemies.
• * 1.37

  First for vs, in ab••ndant mercies.
• * 1.38

  And then correcting vs fa••herly for abusing his mercies to his disho∣nor: So to bring vs to amendment:
• * 1.39

  After threatning vs by cruell enemies, to take avvay all:
• * 1.40

  Bringing them to the execution:
• * 1.41

  Yet euer de∣liuering and auenging vs, vvhen vve haue cried vnto him:
• * 1.42

  So as it had been enough to haue con∣uerted the most barba∣rous nation.
• * 1.43

  5. To pray for grace e∣uer to re∣member and acknowledge this.
• * 1.44

  And to see moreouer his anger kind∣led againe, by increase of our sins, with these bloodie ene∣mies, and their malice.
• * 1.45

  Without hope of lea∣uing off; vn∣till they haue their vvils.
• * 1.46

  And also witnessed by many feare∣full signes:
• * 1.47

  Arming windes and vvaters a∣gainst vs:
• * 1.48

  Threatning to sweepe vs avvay:
• * 1.49

  For our o∣uerflovv of iniquitie, that we may be awaked, and seeke to appease his wrath in in time.
• * 1.50

  That re∣membring our former vvarnings from heauē, and vvhat follovved the fierie tent spred ouer our heads.
• * 1.51

  VVee may not be sense∣lesse in these tokens of his wrath, sea∣zing vpon vs as feare∣fully as any of the piagues of Egypt.
• * 1.52

  Chiefely to be saued frō that heaui∣est iudge∣ment:
• * 1.53

  VVhereby both Egypt and Israel vvere pre∣pared for ••estruction.
• * 1.54

  That we should be worse for all the meanes sent to call vs to repen∣tance, vntill the iudgement come, that we may s••e our estate and turne:
• * 1.55

  And not harden our selues a∣gainst the Lord.
• * 1.56

  That vvee may neuer fall into the bloody ene∣mies hands:
• * 1.57

  But still in∣to the Lords.
• * 1.58

  Because hee pitieth vs vvhen hee smiteth vs.
• * 1.59

  6. To pray instantly that the crie of his ser∣uants may preuaile:
• * 1.60

  As hitherto according to his promise: Sith he cals vs novv to stand in the breach, as Moses to stay his hād: to declare the riches of his mer∣cie: sauing vs still at the prayers of a fevv.
• * 1.61

  And seeing he is still the same to vs, as to Moses and Abra∣ham:
• * 1.62

  And vve so deare to him that he can deny vs no∣thing:
• * 1.63

  Which may make for his glorie, and our good:
• * 1.64

  To intreate him to mag∣nify his mer∣cie in pardo∣ning and turning our hearts to meete him:
• * 1.65

  But to make his enemies to feele his hand, who haue bin the causes of our sinne by their wiles:
• * 1.66

  To get him∣selfe glory vpon them, as vpon Pharaoh.
• * 1.67

  As he hath begunne & promised to accomplish to his euer∣lasting praise.
• * 1.68

  7. That we may be a∣fraid of ob∣scuring his glory:
• * 1.69

  Seeking our owne glory, or taking his honour to our selues.
• * 1.70

  8. That we may not dis∣honour him by our sins:
• * 1.71

  But account it our grea∣test honour to honour him; and contrarily.
• * 1.72

  9. To honour him by our holy ensam∣ple.
• * 1.73

  To stop the mouthes of the wicked.
• * 1.74

  10. To haue the zeale of Lot against the abomi∣nations of our age.
• * 1.75

  11. VVith a bold ac∣knowledge∣ment of the Lord, and e∣uery part of his truth:
• * 1.76

  As being our glory:
• * 1.77

  That vvee may be ac∣knowled∣ged of him before all the vvorld: to our ovvne euerlasting honor:
• * 1.78

  Seeing Gods glorie is in the inlar∣ging his kingdome, and doing his vvill.
• * 1.79

  1. To pray for a free course to the Gospell, which is the scepter of his king∣dome, and that it may be powerfull euery where.
• * 1.80

  2. For Kings and Queens, to be nursing fathers and mothers to the Church:
• * 1.81

  Chiefely to preserue is against the rage of all cruell ene∣mies, and to account this their chiefest dig∣nitie.
• * 1.82

  3. Especially to pray for our soue∣raigne, rai∣sed vp for vs, in place of our tender mother.
• * 1.83

  That hee may haue an abun∣dant portion of Gods Spi∣rit:
• * 1.84

  According to his high dignitie and charge:
• * 1.85

  And the de∣liuerances of the Church by him, he may set him∣selfe to ad∣uance Christs kingdome and Gospell: Watch. pag. 43. lin. 2.
• * 1.86

  Procure the good of Gods seruants, re∣pressing the vvicked:
• * 1.87

  That vve may liue in al peace and godlinesse without feare, af∣fected to∣wards him as the good people were towards Dauid:
• * 1.88

  Sound forth his praises:
• * 1.89

  And pray for him and his, to raigne for euer∣more.
• * 1.90

  4. For our Magistrates to haue the same harts.
• * 1.91

  5. For our Ministers to tread in the steps of the holy Apostles. Watch. p. 45. l. 11. 12.
• * 1.92

  Seeking to saue euery soule.
• * 1.93

  By vvord,
• * 1.94

  And conuer∣sation.
• * 1.95

  To awaken all our vn∣conscionable Ministers:
• * 1.96

  They may remember the crie of Abels blood:
• * 1.97

  And Christ appearing.
• * 1.98

  And either to repent & become pro∣fitable, or the people may be com∣mitted to such, as by whom Christ may raigne, and they saued:
• * 1.99

  Antichrist cast forth: and whatso∣euer belon∣geth to him, or whereby he hath de∣ceiued the people of the Lord:
• * 1.100

  And the ve∣ry prints of his Idolatire vtterly de∣stroyed.
• * 1.101

  6. To pray for a holy vnitie in the Church, chiefely a∣mongst the leaders: And to take away all causes of contention, confounding all Balaams deuices.
• * 1.102

  Who seekes by our diui∣sions, to pre∣uaile against vs.
• * 1.103

  And that we may buy this peace with the losse of all.
• * 1.104

  That all sorts may ioyne them∣selues vnto vs.
• * 1.105

  7. That eue∣ry one of vs may haue a care to saue others. Wat. p. 57. l. 14. 15.
• * 1.106

  Especially all commit∣ted to our charge:
• * 1.107

  With all knit vnto vs by any special bond:
• * 1.108

  Taking all occasions to saue them by al means, being as the Angels for Lot.
• * 1.109

  8. That vve may haue a feeling of the happines of this king∣dome.
• * 1.110

  VVatch. p. 11. lin. 2. p. 114. 115.
• * 1.111

  And of the revvard of holines:
• * 1.112

  And hovv vvretched the state of all other is. VVatch. p. 56. 7. 8. 9.
• * 1.113

  9. That vve may liue as the subiects of this king∣dome:
• * 1.114

  Fearing the causes of backsliding. Watch. pag. 122. lin. 8.
• * 1.115

  Hying fast tovvards heauen, loo∣king at our Sauiour.
• * 1.116

  10. To de∣stroy all our corruption.
• * 1.117

  11. To hasten the day of the appea∣ring of our glorie and triumph.
• * 1.118

  12. And in the meane time seeing vve liue by faith.
• * 1.119

  To increase our faith:
• * 1.120

  That vve grovving to ful assurāce, may ouer∣come the vvorld. VVat. 116. lin. 20. 117. lin. 7.
• * 1.121

  And re∣maine faith∣full to the death.
• * 1.122

  13. To be filled vvith peace, ioy and righte∣ousnesse: That al may see of vvhat kingdome vve are:
• * 1.123

  And we feele the begin∣ning of it in our selues, so entring into our ioy.
• * 1.124

  1. To pray that vvee may declare our childlike effections, zeale and thankfulnes, ••y doing his heauenly vvill:
• * 1.125

  As cheere∣fully as the Angels.
• * 1.126

  2. That hee vvill ac∣cept our will for the deed.
• * 1.127

  3. That vve may delight to stand in his presence, to inquire his vvill by all meanes:
• * 1.128

  Hauing Da∣uids Eccho, I am heere Lord:
• * 1.129

  That all our seruice may be freewill offerings.
• * 1.130

  4. To pre∣pare for troubles, and humble our selues vnder them, as his obedient children▪ Making right vse of them:
• * 1.131

  VVithout whispering:
• * 1.132

  Assured that God doth all of loue for our good, and vvill giue a happy issue.
• * 1.133

  5. To take vp our cros∣ses, not suffe∣ring as euill doers, but onely for righteous∣nesse:
• * 1.134

  VVith ioy and thank∣fulnesse.
• * 1.135

  Looking at our Sauiour.
• * 1.136

  6. That vve may neuer do any thing against his reuealed wil, to obtaine neuer so great a good, which we imagine.
• * 1.137

  To the end that all may see the Lords tender care for vs, and that we may attend the doing of his vvill.
• * 1.138

  1. To pray for the com∣forts of this life.
• * 1.139

  Watch. pag. 51. lin. 6.
• * 1.140

  2. That hee would shew his f••therly prouidence for necessa∣ries, and to direct vs to the means to serue his prouidence. Watch. pag. 65. lin. 15.
• * 1.141

  Chiefely in our particu∣lar calling, auoiding the contrarie.
• * 1.142

  3. To cōmit ourselues wholly to his protection, depending on him with∣out feare.
• * 1.143

  4. To know our ovvne frailtie,
• * 1.144

  And vnabi∣litie to get a crumme of bread, or to see or vse the meanes.
• * 1.145

  To be hum∣bled in the sense of our vnworthi∣nes of bread:
• * 1.146

  And that we are vsur∣pers of it▪ & of all other things,
• * 1.147

  Vntill they be giuen vs in Christ, hauing lost al in Adam.
• * 1.148

  5. To get more assu∣rance of our title in Christ.
• * 1.149

  6. For power to the crea∣ture to nou∣rish vs.
• * 1.150

  7. For con∣tentation vvith our estate.
• * 1.151

  VVatch. p. 66 lin. 12. And to see the Lords prouidence in bread a∣lone.
• * 1.152

  And vvhen we haue but for the day, nor any meanes.
• * 1.153

  To be able to cast our selues wholly on the Lord vvithout fainting. VVatch. p. 21. lin. 7.
• * 1.154

  8. To pray for assu∣rance that the Lord will neuer let vs want that is good:
• * 1.155

  But worke extraordi∣narily:
• * 1.156

  When ordi∣nary meanes faile.
• * 1.157

  9. To be a∣fraid of dis∣honoring the Lord, by carcking cares afore∣hand, or im∣patience in trials.
• * 1.158

  10. VVhen we vsed on∣ly the means to referre the blessing to the Lord.
• * 1.159

  11. To haue a holy vse of all Gods gifts to our saluation:
• * 1.160

  Neuer a∣busing them:
• * 1.161

  But imploy∣ing them to the ends ap∣pointed, as first and chiefely, to maintaine Gods religi∣on, and re∣lieue his seruants:
• * 1.162

  Esay 58. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. &c.
• * 1.163

  So to shew our homage to God:
• * 1.164

  And the communion of Saints: wayting for the ioyfull sentence.
• * 1.165

  And seeing our sinnes onely do hinder all these things which we haue beg∣ged:
• * 1.166

  1. To pray for pardon of all our sinnes:
• * 1.167

  Because heerein a∣lone stands all true hap∣pinesse.
• * 1.168

  2. To this end to see the haynous∣nes of sinne:
• * 1.169

  In the feare∣full punish∣ment of the Angels:
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  Our first parents:
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  The old world.
• * 1.172

  Sodome.
• * 1.173

  Hell prepa∣red for the wicked:
• * 1.174

  And in the punishment of Gods dea∣rest seruāts: As Moses:
• * 1.175

  And Dauid.
• * 1.176

  And chiefely that vp∣on our Saui∣our him∣selfe.
• * 1.177

  3. To haue some sense of the innu∣merable e∣uils, which each sinne brings p. 5. l. 22 23. p. 6. 7.
• * 1.178

  Vpon Gods owne chil∣dren:
• * 1.179

  Vnlesse they be preuen∣ted, especial∣ly depri∣uings vs of Gods pro∣tection and prouidence, and al power in prayer.
• * 1.180

  4. To bee a∣ble to com∣prehend in some sort the greatnes of our sin, how it is increa∣sed by cir∣cumstances, being ••om••mitted ••gainst the infinit God: our high calling:
• * 1.181

  All mercies:
• * 1.182

  Meanes:
• * 1.183

  Vovves:
• * 1.184

  After par∣don obtai∣ned.
• * 1.185

  5. To haue some sight of the multi∣tude of our sinnes.
• * 1.186

  Being euerie breach of Gods Com∣mandement, in thought:
• * 1.187

  Or in omit∣ting the ve∣ry least du∣tie:
• * 1.188

  Besides A∣dams sin.
• * 1.189

  The corrup∣tion of our nature:
• * 1.190

  Being wholly carried to euill:
• * 1.191

  And the hardnes of our hearts.
• * 1.192

  6. For a con∣tinuall fee∣ling of our∣daily fraul∣ties:
• * 1.193

  Trauelling vnder them, Desiring to be deliue∣red.
• * 1.194

  7. That vve may see our most grie∣uous sinnes, both before our calling and since.
• * 1.195

  Chiefely our scandalous sinnes.
• * 1.196

  8. That by all these wee may see what deb∣ters vvee are:
• * 1.197

  And may be driuen to cry for for∣giuenes, and to runne to the foun∣taine of Chrisis blood.
• * 1.198

  And yet that we may find comfort in the al-sufficiencie thereof.
• * 1.199

  9. To the end that we may not bee deceiued in the forgiu∣nes of our sinnes.
• * 1.200

  To pray for true repen∣tance and faith, which are the vn∣separable companions of forgiue∣nes.
• * 1.201

  And to trie them both by the word, to be sin∣cere. Wat. pag. 2. lin. 8.
• * 1.202

  And such as haue been vvrought in vs, by the Gospell, and do increase and grovv.
• * 1.203

  10. That vvee may continually examine & iudge our selues.
• * 1.204

  11. To pray againe for pardon of the sins of our land.
• * 1.205

  As the in∣stant prayers of Gods ser∣uants by the blood of Christ.
• * 1.206

  Whereas we must pray to be forgiuen as we forgiue.
• * 1.207

  1. To pray against all maliciousnes and desire of reuenge:
• * 1.208

  That though we hate the sinnes of the wicked and reioyce in the executi∣on of Gods righteous iudgments on them:
• * 1.209

  And pray for confounding their euill practises:
• * 1.210

  Yet that we may pray for and seek their salua∣tion.
• * 1.211

  2. For them that are our enemies on priuate re∣spects, to pray their sinne may be pardoned:
• * 1.212

  And that vve may seeke to pa∣cifie them and gaine their loue:
• * 1.213

  to heape coales on their heades:
• * 1.214

  And get full assurance of forgiuenesse to our selues.
• * 1.215

  Seeing Sa∣tan seekes continuallie by temptati∣ons to draw vs to sinne to prouoke the Lord a∣gainst vs & bring some euill vpon vs.
• * 1.216

  1. To pray we may see the danger we stand in each houre.
• * 1.217

  For the multitude of damned spi∣rits▪
• * 1.218

  2. For their power to tempt and destroy vs in a moment.
• * 1.219

  3. Because of their sub∣tilties:
• * 1.220

  Whereby they know∣ing our dis∣positions:
• * 1.221

  Marke and take all ad∣uantages:
• * 1.222

  To solicite vs to those sinnes wher∣in they are most like to preuaile, drawing vs on by de∣grees, to yeeld first to smaller mat∣ters which the world accounts no sinne:
• * 1.223

  Or not to auoid the occasions of temptation or neglect our calling.
• * 1.224

  4. For their innumera∣ble allure∣ments and baytes of this world:
• * 1.225

  VVhich they proffer.
• * 1.226

  5. For their threatnings if we wil be so precise as to make con∣science of each of Gods Commaun∣dements.
• * 1.227

  6. For the vilenesse of our nature readie to conspire with them:
• * 1.228

  And to swallow eue∣rie baite:
• * 1.229

  Without all strength to resist.
• * 1.230

  7. For Gods displeasure, to leaue vs in their power for our security.
• * 1.231

  8. For Sa∣thans cun∣ning in hid∣ing all this danger, and the vglinesse of sinne:
• * 1.232

  Shewing onely the faireside of it what we shal get by it, and v∣sing the fit∣test instru∣ments to ef∣fect his pur∣pose:
• * 1.233

  Neuer cō••ing like him selfe to tempt,
• * 1.234

  Whereby he deceiues all the world:
• * 1.235

  And oft times Gods owne chil∣dren, making sinne to seeme no sin.
• * 1.236

  2. To pray we may haue a continuall remem∣brance of the seuerall miseries of each sinne, Watch. p. 5. 6. 7.
• * 1.237

  Chiefely the wounds of conscience which none can beare: and vvill come vnlesse it bee spee∣dilie pre∣uented:
• * 1.238

  That al∣though wic∣ked men es∣cape here, vvho are re∣serued for hell, the Lord yet vvill not suffer vs so:
• * 1.239

  Especially vvhen our sinnes are scandalous:
• * 1.240

  Because he vvill not be dishonored by vs, nor let vs be damned:
• * 1.241

  And that the wicked may see his hatred a∣gainst sinne, and vvhat remaines for thē for euer.
• * 1.242

  3. To pray we may feare alvvay lest God should leaue vs ne∣uer so little, because of Satans most deadlie malice a∣gainst vs who dreesca∣ped frō him:
• * 1.243

  To prouoke the Lord a∣gainst vs:
• * 1.244

  And for that our sinnes vvill more dishonour him, and harden moe to perdition then of anie other:
• * 1.245

  Whence so few haue es∣caped to the end,
• * 1.246

  VVithout some grie∣uous foiles.
• * 1.247

  4. To learne to vvatch and pray as the remidie against all temptations:
• * 1.248

  And to be better acquainted vvithout selues:
• * 1.249

  And weak∣nesses:
• * 1.250

  To put on the compleat armour, chieflie the shield of faith:
• * 1.251

  And to haue the vvord euer in rea∣dinesse:
• * 1.252

  That strēgthned by the spirit and conti∣nuing in prayer vve may stand fast:
• * 1.253

  And pre∣serue our selues with∣out any grie∣uous woūds, vntill vvee haue gotten the finall conquest.
• * 1.254

  5. That we pray not a∣gainst all temptation:
• * 1.255

  But onelie that in them vve may ouercome:
• * 1.256

  So to receiue the crovvne of glorie in the ende.
• * 1.257

  VVe haue begged all from the Lord:
• * 1.258

  1. Because all kingdom, povver and glorie are his, and vve haue recei∣ued all from him.
• * 1.259

  2. Because hee vvill grant vs all good things, aboue all that vvee can aske:
• * 1.260

  So farre as shall bee for his glory and our good:
• * 1.261

  Seeing hee guideth and ouerruleth all things to serue here∣unto:
• * 1.262

  And hath assured vs that asking in faith, vve shall haue:
• * 1.263

  That vvee may set foorth the glorie and happines of his kingdom:
• * 1.264

  Whereunto vvee binde our selues, and to liue as his sub∣iects all our daies:
• * 1.265

  And so re∣turne all praise and thanks, say∣ing, Amen.
• * 1.266

  Euen so Lord Iesus.