The Urim of conscience to which the author has had recourse for plain answers, in his own particular case (as every man living ought to do in his) to four questions of great weight and importance, viz. 1. who and what art thou? 2. where hast thous been? 3. where art thou now going? 4. whither art thou going? : together with three select prayers for private families / by Sir Samuel Morland.

A MORNING-PRAYER FOR Ordinary Week-Days.

LET now the Words of our Mouths, and the Meditations of our Hearts, find Grace and Favour with Thee, O LORD our Strength, and our Re∣deemer.

Almighty GOD, and most merciful FATHER, who, of thy wonted Good∣ness and Mercy, hast protected and pre∣served us this last Night, from many ca∣lamitous Accidents, which otherwise might have befallen us, and safely brought us to the Light of another Day, defend us, we pray Thee, in the same with thy mighty Power, and so prevent us with thy gra∣cious favour, and further us with thy continual help, that in all our Works be∣gun, continued and ended in Thee, we

may ever seek thy HONOUR and GLORY, and finally by thy Mercy ob∣tain Everlasting Life, through JESUS CHRIST our blessed LORD and SA∣VIOUR:

For whose SAKE We humbly pray Thee, to blot out of thy Remembrance all our past Sins and Provocations, and to work in our Hearts a godly Sorrow, and a sincere Repentance, with a stedfast and firm Resolution to reform and amend our Lives.

Bless us in our going out, and our coming in, when we are upon the Way, when we lay us down, and when we rise up.

When we are in our private Closets, lend an Ear to our Prayers, and answer the Desires of our Souls.

When we are employed about our Law∣ful Callings, give success to our honest La∣bours and Endeavours.

When we are conversing with others, let us behave our selves with all humili∣ty

and meekness in all our Words and Actions, esteeming others better than our selves, and doing to others, what we would be willing they should do un∣to us.

Being patient, gentle, and easy to be entreated, slow to wrath, and ready to for∣give all those who have trespassed against us, until seventy seven times,

Loving our Enemies, doing good, and shewing kindness, as we have opportuni∣ties, to those who hate, persecute, and de∣spitefully use us.

Living in humble Obedience to, and heartily praying for Him who hath the supreme Power over us, together with all those who are related to Him, or who are in Authority under Him.

Being no Busy-bodies in other Men's Matters, no Whisperers, Tale-bearers, Slan∣derers, or Back-biters.

No Deceivers, or Covenant-breakers, but sincere and upright in all our Dealings and Transactions.

No lovers of Earthly Treasure, no Wor∣shippers of Gold or Silver, or greedy of filthy Lucre.

With all chearfulness and alacrity, deal∣ing our Bread to the Hungry, giving Drink to the Thirsty, Clothing the Naked, visiting the Sick, relieving Prisoners, re∣deeming Captives, helping the Fatherless and Widows, comforting and assisting the Desolate and Oppressed, and never shut∣ting up the Bowels of our Compassion from any who want our Help or As∣sistance.

And forasmuch as we are here but Strangers and Pilgrims, let thy good Spi∣rit guide and conduct us in our Way to our long Homes, through the vast and wide Wilderness of this sinful World, where there are so many Turnings and Windings, Cross-ways and By-paths, Thorns and Briars, Pits and Precipices, Traps and Snares laid for us by the Devil and his Emissaries, to entice us to Sin and Wickedness, and then to plunge us into endless Woe and Miseries: Where there is no true content or Satisfaction to be

found, and where the most refined of Hu∣man Pleasures and Delights are allayed with the mixture of Cares and Troubles, Fears and Jealousies, Sicknesses and Disea∣ses, Crosses and Disappointments; where Love and Kindness is often repaid with Hatred and Malice, and the most boun∣tiful Actions with ungrateful Returns: Where the Poor are oppressed by Men of Power, and innocent Lambs made a prey to ravenous Wolves, where our Eyes are too often entertained with doleful Specta∣cles, and our Ears filled with Sighs and Groans, and bitter Lamentations.

And therefore, Gracious FATHER, be thou pleased to give us such a mea∣sure of Faith, Hope and Patience, as may bear us up in all the Changes and Chan∣ces of this Mortal Life▪ and enable us in whatever State▪ or Condition we are, therewith to be content; as well to be abased▪ as to be exalted; to want, as to a∣bound▪ to have nothing, as to possess all things▪ And though the Fig-tree should be withered, and no Fruit be found on the Vine, the labour of the Olive fail, and the Field yield no increase; though there should be no Sheep in the Fold, or Herd

in the Stall, no Cattel in the pasture, or Stores in the Garner, no Water in the Bottle, or Oil in the Cruce, yet still to trust in that GOD, who feeds the Ra∣vens, and the young Lions, when they call upon him; who can make Rivers to flow out of hard Rocks, and furnish a Ta∣ble in the Wilderness: With whom the very Hairs of our heads are all numbred, and in whom none ever trusted and were confounded.

That so having finished our Course, and run our Race, and lived the Life of the Righteous, our last END may be like unto his. And whenever these Houses of Clay shall be dissolved, our Souls may be safely conveyed, by some blessed Guar∣dian Angels, to the place appointed for the Spirits of GOD's Elect, there to wait with patience for a joyful Re-union with their respective Bodies at the Resur∣rection, and second coming of CHRIST in Glory, with all his holy Angels, in whose Name and Words we farther desire to call upon Thee, Saying

Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy NAME, thy Kingdom come, thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven▪ Give us this Day our daily Bread, and for∣give us our Trespasses, as we forgive them that Trespass against us, and lead us not into Temptation, but deliver us from Evil, for thine is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever,

Amen.