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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Bull, Henry, d. 1575?
Publication: At London :: Printed by Henrie Middleton, dwelling in Fleetestreate at the signe of the Falcon,; [1578?]
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Subject terms: Prayers.; Meditations.
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Or pray thus.

MErcifull father, thou art wont to send to thy seruaunts & men of simple hearts, thine Angels to be their keepers, & (as it were) guides, as elder brethren to watch vpon thy weake children. So diddest thou to young Tobias, to Iacob, to Abra∣hams seruant, to Iosua, &c. O gra∣tious God, though we be much vn∣like vnto them (so many are our sin∣nes) yet for thine owne goodnesse sake, send thine holie Angels to pitch their tents about vs, to hide vs and defend vs from Sathan & his slaues,

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to carrie vs in their handes, that we come not into further daunger then thou wilt deliuer vs out of, for thine owne sake.

His Angels are ministers for them that are heires of saluation. Heb. 1.

Sathan sleepeth not, but seeketh al∣wayes to destroy vs. 1. Pet. 5.

Occasions to Meditate.

Thinke something howe wee are straungers from our countrie, from our home, from our original, I meane from God. Againe, thinke vpon our madnesse, that doe linger and loyter so gladly in this our iourney and pil∣grimage. Also howe foolish we are to fantasie things which we can not car∣rie with vs, and to contemne consci∣ence, which will alwayes be a compa∣nion to vs, to our ioy, if it be good, but to our shame and sorrow if it be euil and corrupt. Finally howe vnna∣turall

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we are, which so little desire to be at our home, to be with our onely father, Master, fellowes, and friends.