Christian praiers and holie medtations as wel for priuate as publique exercise: gathered out of the most godly learned in our time, by Henrie Bull. Wherevnto are added the praiers, commonly called Lidleys praiers.

The Letanie.

O God the father of heauen, haue mercie vppon vs miserable sin∣ners.

O God the father of heauen, &c.

O God the sonne redeemer of the world, haue mercie vpon vs misera∣ble sinners.

O God the sonne redeemer of &c.

O God the holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the sonne: haue mercie vpon vs miserable sinners.

O God the holy Ghost, &c.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trini∣tie, three persons and one God, haue mercie vpon vs miserable sinners.

O holy blessed and glorious &c.

Remember not Lord our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, neither take thou vengeance of our sinnes, spare vs good Lord, spare thy people whome thou hast redeemed

with thy most precious bloode, and be not angrie with vs for euer.

Spare vs good Lord.

From all euil and mischeefe, from sinne, from the craftes and assaultes of the Diuel•• from thy wrath, and from euerlasting damnation.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

From blindenesse of heart, from pride, vaine glorie & hypocrisie, from enuie, hatred and malice, and all vn∣charitablenes.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

From all fornication, and al other deadly sin, and from al the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the Diuel.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

From lightning and tempest, from plague, pestilence & famine, frō battel and murther, and from souden death.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

From all sedition and priuie con∣spiracie, from all false doctrine and

heresie, from hardnes of hart & con∣tēpt of thy word & cōmaundement.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

By the mysterie of thy holy incar∣nation, by thy holy natiuitie and cir∣cumcision, by thy baptisme, fasting and temptation.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

By thine agonie and bloody sweat. by thy crosse and passion▪ by thy glo∣rious resurrection and ascension, and by the comming of the holy ghost.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

In all time of of our tribulation, in all time of our welth, in the houre of death, and in the day of iudgement.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

We sinners do beseech thee to heare vs O Lorde God, and that it may please thee to rule and gouerne thy holy Church vniuersally in the right way.

We besech thee to hear vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to keepe & strengthen in the true worshipping of thee, in righteousnes and holynes of life, thy seruant Elizabeth our most gratious queene and gouernour.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please the to rule her heart in thy faith, feare, and loue, and that she may euermore haue af∣fiance in thee, and euer seeke thy ho∣nour and glorie.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to be her defender and keeper, giuing her the victorie ouer all her enimies.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to illumi∣nate all Bishops Pastours and mi∣nisters of y^e Church, with true know¦ledg and vnderstanding of thy word, and that both by their preaching and liuing they may set it forth and shew it accordingly.

We beseech thee to heare, &c.

That it may please thee to indue the Lordes of the counsel, and all the nobilitie with grace, wisedome and vnderstanding.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to blesse and keepe the Magistrates, giuing them grace to execute iustice, and to mainteine trueth.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to blesse and keepe all thy people.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to giue to all nations vnitie peace and concord.

Wee beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to giue vs an heart to loue and dread thee, and diligently to liue after thy cōmaun∣dementes.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to giue all

thy people increase of grace to heare meekely thy worde, and to receiue it with pure affection, & to bring foorth the fruites of the spirite.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to bring into the way of trueth, all such as haue erred and are deceiued.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to streng∣then such as do stand, and to comfort and helpe the weake harted, and to raise them vp that fall, and finally to beate downe sathan vnder our feete.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to succour, helpe and comfort all that be in dan∣ger, necessitie and tribulation.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to preserue all that trauell by lande or by wa∣ter, all women labouring of child, all sicke persons and young children, and

to shewe thy pitie vpon all prisoners and captiues.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to defend and prouide for the fatherlesse chil∣dren and widowes, and all that be de∣solate and oppressed.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to haue mercie vpon all men.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to forgiue our enimies, persecuters and slande∣rers and to turne their heartes.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

That it may please thee to giue and preserue to our vse the kindely fruites of the earth, so as in due time we may inioy them.

Wee beseech thee to heare vs, &c▪

That it may please thee to giue vs true repentan••e, to forgiue vs all our sinnes, negligences and ignorances,

and to indue vs with thy holy spirit, to amend our liues according to thy holy worde.

We beseech thee to heare vs, &c.

Sonne of God, we beseech thee to heare vs.

Sonne of God, wee beseech thee, &c.

O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world,

Graunt vs thy peace.

O Lamb of God that takest away the sinnes of the world.

Haue mercie vpon vs.

O Christ heare vs.

O Christ heare vs.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Christ haue mercie vpon vs.

Christ haue mercie vpon vs.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Our father which art in heauen, &c.

And lead vs not into temptation:

But deliuer vs from euill. Amen.

The versicle.

O Lord deale not with vs after our sinnes.

The answere.

Neither rewarde vs after our ini∣quities.

Let vs pray.

O God mercifull father, that de∣spisest not the sighing of a con∣trite hart, nor the desires of such as be sorrowfull, mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles & aduersities, when soeuer they oppresse vs, and grati∣ously heare vs that those euils which the craft and subtiltie of the diuell or man worketh againste vs, bee brought to nought, and by the pro∣uidence of thy goodnesse they may be dispersed, that we thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 being hurt by no persecution 〈◊〉〈◊〉 e∣uermore giue thankes vnto thee in

thy holie Church, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord arise, helpe vs▪ and deliuer vs for thy names sake.

O God, we haue heard with our eares, and our fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble workes that thou didest in their dayes, and in the olde time before them.

O Lord arise, helpe vs, and deliuer vs for thine honour.

Glorie be to the father, and to the sonne, and to the holy ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is nowe, and euer shalbe world without ende. Amen.

From our enimies defende vs O Christ.

Gratiously looke vpon our afflicti∣ons.

Pitifully behold the sorrows of our heartes.

Mercifully forgiue the sinnes of

thy people.

Fauorably with mercie heare our prayers.

O Sonne of Dauid▪ haue mercie vpon vs.

Both now and euer vouchsafe to heare vs O Christ.

Gratiously heare vs O Christ, gra∣tiously heare vs, O Lord Christ.

O Lord let thy mercie be shewed vpon vs:

As we doe put our trust in thee▪

Let vs pray.

WE humbly beseech thee (O fa∣ther) mercifully to looke vp∣on our infirmities, and for the glorie of thy names sake, turne from vs all those euils that we most righ∣teously haue deserued, & graunt that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy

mercie, and euermore serue thee in holines and purenes of liuing, to thy honour and glorie: through our one∣ly Mediatour and aduocate Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A prayer for the Queenes Maiestie.

O Lord our heauenly father, high and mightie, King of Kinges, Lord of Lords, the onely ruler of princes, which doest frō thy throne beholde all the dwellers vppon the earth: moste hartily we beseech thee with thy fauour to behold our most gratious soueraigne Ladie, Que••ne Elizabeth, and so replenish her with the grace of thy spirite, that shee may alwayes incline to thy will and walke in thy feare, indue her plen∣tifully with heauenly gi••es, graunt her in health and welth long to liue: ••••rength•• her, that she may vanquish

and ouercome all her enimies, and fi∣nally after this life, she may atteine euerlasting ioy and felicitie: through Iesus Christ our Lord▪ Amen.

A prayer for Bishops and Mi∣nisters of the Church.

ALmightie and euerliuing God, which onely workest great mar∣uels, send downe vpon our Bi∣shops & Curates, & al congregations commited to their charge, the health∣full spirite of thy grace, and that they may truly please thee, powre vpon them the continual dewe of thy bles∣sing. Graunt this (O Lord) for the honour of our aduocate and media∣tour Iesus Christ.

For rayne.

O God, heauenly father which by thy sonne Iesus Christ, hast promised to all them that seeke

thy kingdome and the righteousnes thereof, all things necessarie to their bodilie sustenance: sende vs we be∣seech thee in this our necessitie, such moderate raine and showers, that we may receiue the fruites of the earth, to our comforte, and to thy honour, through Iesus Christ our Lord. A∣men.

For faire weather.

O Lord God, which for the sinne of man diddest once drowne all the world, except eight persons, and afterwarde of thy greate mercie diddest promise neuer to destroy it so againe: we humbly beseech thee, that although we for our iniquities haue worthily deserued this plague of raine and waters, yet thou wilte sende vs such weather, whereby we may receiue the fruites of the earth in due season, and learne both by thy

punishment to amend our liues, and for thy clemencie to giue thee prayse and glorie, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

In the time of dearth and famine.

O Merciful God and heauenly fa∣ther, whose gift it is y^t the raine doth fall, the earth is fruitfull, man and beastes increase, & fishes do multiplie, beholde wee beseech thee, the afflictions of thy people, & graunt that the scarcitie and dearth which we do now most iustly suffer for our iniquitie, may through thy goodnes be mercifullie turned into cheapnes and plentie, for the loue of Iesus Christ our Lorde, to whome with thee and the holy Ghost, be prayse for euer. Amen.

In the time of Warre.

ALmightie God, king of al kings and gouernour of all thinges▪

whose power no creature is able to resist, to whome it belongeth iustly to punishe sinners, and to be merci∣full to them that truly repent: saue and deliuer vs (we humby beseech thee) from the handes of our eni∣mies: abate their pride, asswage their malice, and confounde their deuises, that wee being armed with thy de∣fence may be preserued from all pe∣rils, to glorifie thee, which art the onely giuer of all victorie, through the merites of thy onely Sonne Ie∣sus Christ our Lord. So be it.

In the time of any common plague or sickenesse.

O Almightie God, which in thy wrath, in the time of king Da∣uid, didst slay with the plague of pestilence threescore and ten thow∣sand, and yet remembring thy mer∣cie didest saue the rest: haue pitie vp∣on

vs miserable sinners, that nowe are visited with great sicknesse and mortalitie, that like as thou didest then commaunde thin•• Angell to cease from punishing: so it may now please thee to withdraw from vs this plague & greeuous sicknes: through Iesus Christ our Lord.

A prayer for the strength and comfort of the holy ghost.

ALmightie and moste mercifull God, which giueth to thine e∣lect people thy holy spirit, as a sure pledge of thy heauenly kingdome, we most humblie beseech thee so to replenish our heartes with the grace of thy holy spirit, that he may beare witnesse to our spirites that wee be thy children, and heires of thy king∣dome, and that by the gratious wor∣king of this thy good spirit, we may kill all ••a••nall-lustes, vnlaw••full

pleasurs concupiscences and euil af∣fections, contrarie to thy most bles∣sed wil, through our Lord and Sa∣uiour Iesus Christ. So be it.

For sure hope and true taste of euerlasting life.

O Almighty God, which hast pre∣pared euerlasting life for al those that be thy faithfull seruauntes, graunt vnto vs sure hope of this life euerlasting, that whiles we be here, in this miserable world, we may haue some taste & feeling of it in our harts, through the merites of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ. So be it.

For the true knowledge of God and his worde, and a life agreea∣ble to the same.

GRaunt vnto vs (O mercifull God wee most heartely beseech thee) knowledge and true vn∣derstanding

of thy blessed will and worde, that all ignorance beeing ex∣pelled, we may know what thy will and pleasure is in all thinges, and how to doe our dutie, and trulie to walke in our vocation, and that also we may expresse in our liuing those things that we do know, that we be not onely knowers of thy will and worde, good Lorde, but also may be hartie and faithfull workers of the same, through our Lord and sauiour Iesus Christ. So be it.

A prayer for the strength and increase of faith.

O Almightie & euerlasting God, which not onely giuest euerie good and perfect gift, but also increasest those giftes that thou hast giuen: we most humbly bes••ech th••e to increase in vs the gift of faith, that we may t••••••ly beleeue in thee, and in

thy promises made vnto vs in Christ Iesu our Lord, and that neither by our negligence nor infirmitie of the fleshe, nor by greeuousnes of tenta∣tions, neither by the subtile crafts and assaultes of the diuel, we be dri∣uen from this faith in the bloude of our Lord & Sauiour Iesus Christ. So be it.

For a godly life.

ALmightie God, giue vs grace that we may cast away y^e works of darknes and put vpon vs the armour of light, nowe in the time of this mortall life (in the which thy sonne Iesus Christ came to visit vs in great humilitie) that in y^e last day, when hee shall come againe in his glorious maiestie to iudge the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortall, through him who liueth and reigneth with thee and the holy

ghost, now and for euer. So be it.

A prayer for true perseuerance and assured hope of eternall life.

BLessed God, which hast caused al holy scriptures to be written for our lea••••ing, graunt that we may in such wise heare them, read them, marke them, & inwardly print them in our heartes, that by pacience and comfort of thy holy word, we may imbrace and euer hold fast the blessed hope of euerlasting life which thou hast giuen vs in our Lord and Sa∣uiour Iesus Christ. So be it.

A prayer for the obteining of our petitions.

ALmightie God which hast gi∣uen vs grace at this time with one accord, to make our common supplications vnto thee, & doest pro∣mise that when two or three be ga∣thered

togeather in thy name, thou wilt graunt their requestes: fulfill now (O Lord) the desires and petiti∣ons of thy seruants, as may be most expedient for them, graunting vs in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life euer∣lasting. Amen.