The private devotions of the Right Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrewes. Late Bishop of Winchester.
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The private devotions of the Right Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrewes. Late Bishop of Winchester.
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Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.
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London :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard,
An. Dom. 1647.
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Devotional exercises -- Early works to 1800.
Prayers -- Early works to 1800.
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The Hymne.
O Let mee heare of thy
loving kindnesse be∣time
in the morning, for
in thee is my trust. Psalme
143. 8.
Shew me the way that I
should walk in, for I lift up
my soule unto thee,
Deliver me ô Lord from
mine enemies, for I flye un∣to
thee for succour, vers. 9.
Teach me to do thy wil
for thou art my God; Let
thy loving Spirit leade me
forth into the Land of
righteousnesse, v. 10.
Quicken me ô Lord for
thy names sake, and for thy
righteousnesse sake bring
my soule out of trouble,
v. 11.
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Chase from my mind al¦thoughts
without under∣standing,
Wisd. 1. 5.
Turne away mine eyes
that they behold not va∣nity,
Psal. 119. 37.
Hedge in mine ears with
thornes, that they listen
not to foolish discourses,
Eccl. 23. 29.
Set a watch before my
mouth, and keep the door
of my lips, Psal. 14. 3.
Let me doe nothing that
may be scandalous or scru∣pulous
to my soule, 1 Sam.
25. 31.
Let the meditation of
mine heart be ever accepta∣ble
in thy sight, Ps. 19. last.
Let mine eyes behold,
and let mine eye-lids di∣rect
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my way before mee,
Pro. 4. 25.
Awaken mine eares in the
morning to heare the word
of instruction, Esa. 50. 4. 5.
Let my speech be seaso∣ned
with salt, that it may
edifie and give grace to the
hearers, Ephes. 4. 29. Col. 4. 6.
O Lord prepare thou
some good way for mee to
walk in, Eph. 2. 16.
Into thy hands I cōmend
my Spirit, my soule & bo∣dy,
thou hast created, thou
hast redeemed, thou hast re∣generated
thē ô Lord thou
God of truth, Ps. 31. 5.
With my self I commend
to thee all that have any re∣lation
to me. And all that
is mine, thou ô Lord hast
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graciously lent them me in
thy goodnesse, Gen. 33. 5.
O keep us all from all evil,
keep our soules good Lord
we beseech thee, Ps. 121. 7.
Keep them all spotlesse,
and present them guiltlesse
in that day.
Keepe my out-goings
and my commings in from
this time forth for ever∣more,
v. 8.
Prosper thou thy servant
this day, and give him fa∣vour
in their eyes with
whom he meeteth, Nehem.
1. 11.
O Lord be near at hand
to save me, ô God make
hast to help me, Ps. 90. 17.
The glorious Majesty of
our God be upon us. Pros∣per