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 private devotions of the Right Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrewes. Late Bishop of Winchester." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A25409.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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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

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thou-our worke unto us, yea prosper thou our handy worke.

Let not my dayes be spent in vanity; let not my year wast in doing nothing, but let one day teach another let one night adde know∣ledge unto another.

Teach mee good Lord so to number my days that I may apply my heart un∣to wisedome.

From the morning watch untill the evening let Israel trust in thee O Lord.

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