The Countess of Morton's daily exercise: or, A book of prayers, and rules how to spend the time in the service and pleasure of Almighty God.

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The Countess of Morton's daily exercise: or, A book of prayers, and rules how to spend the time in the service and pleasure of Almighty God.
Author
Morton, Anne Douglas, Countess of, d. 1700.
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London :: printed for R. Royston, bookseller to His most Sacred Majesty,
1679.
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Church of England -- Prayer-books and devotions -- English -- Early works to 1800.
Prayers -- Early works to 1800.
Devotional exercises -- Early works to 1800.
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"The Countess of Morton's daily exercise: or, A book of prayers, and rules how to spend the time in the service and pleasure of Almighty God." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A51405.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

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A Litany Privately to be used before the Receiving of the Holy Communion.

O God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost; God the most holy, bles∣sed, and glorious Trinity

Have mercy upon me.

O Thou immaculate Lamb of God, who ta∣kest away the sins of the World

Have mercy upon me.

O Christ the Eternal Son of the Father, the Re∣deemer and Preserver of Men, the Bread and Life

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of the World, the Au∣thor and finisher of our Faith, the Great Mystery of Godliness, the Word that was made Flesh, to save thy Servants from their Sins

Have mercy upon me.

Save me, O God; for I come unto Thee in the multitude of thy Mer∣cies and in thy Fear will I fall down and worship Thee in thy Holy Tem∣ple, that Thou mays

Have mercy upon me.

Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender Mer∣cies, and thy loving

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kindness which hath been ever of old: O re∣member not the sins and frailties of thy Servant, but Spare me, O Lord, Spare me for thy good∣ness, an

Have mercy upon me.

From my unworthiness to receive thy blessed Bo∣dy and Bloud, by which thou hast redeemed me; from all carnal, vain, and earthly Imaginations in this thy Holy Sacra∣ment; from all misbe∣lief and incredulity of thy Word; from all de∣fects of Sanctity, Love,

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and Charity; from all my Sins and Iniquities

Good Lord, deliver me.

By that fervent ardor of Goodness and Charity wherewith thou camest down from Heaven; by thy blessed Cross and Passion, and by the my∣sterious institution of this thy Holy Sacrament

Good Lord, deliver me.

By thy most sacred Bo∣dy, which was broken & crucified; by thy most precious Bloud, which was shed & poured forth for the Sins of the World

Good Lord, deliver me.

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O Lord God, I beseech thee to hear me, and that it may please thee to give us all true Faith and Re∣pentance, with devout humility and Reverence, rightly and duly to cele∣brate this thy holy Sa∣crament, in memory of thy most hallowed, true, and propitiatory Sacri∣fice, with a firm faith to receive thy blessed My∣steries, & to give thanks unto thy Name.

O Lord, I beseech thee to hear me.

That it may please thee to accept this our boun∣den

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duty and service, our Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving, the Me∣morial that we now make of thine own death and Sacrifice, which was once offered for us, and to grant that by the Merits and Power thereof, we and all thy Servants may, receive remission of our sins, and be filled with thy Grace and Heavenly Benediction.

O Lord, I beseech thee to hear me.

O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, thou that takest away

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the Sins of the World,

Receive my Prayer.

When you are ready to receive the Holy Sacrament in each kind, do it with the greatest reverence and devotion that you may, (yet without all affectati∣on and singularity) lifting up your hands and your heart to God.

And after you have Re∣ceived, lift up your hands again, and say devoutly with your self, while others receive;

I.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord; Blessing and

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Honour and Glory be unto thee, O thou Lamb of God, for evermore.

Amen.
II.

This is the Lord's do∣ing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.

III.

I will magnifie thee, O Lord, and will praise thy Name for ever and ever.

IV.

All thy Works praise thee, O Lord, and thy Saints give thanks unto thee.

V.

Happy are those Ser∣vants

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whom when their Lord cometh he shall find thus doing.

VI.

Salvation, and Blessing and Honour, be unto him that sitteth upon the Throne of Heaven, now and for ever.

Amen.

A Thanksgiving after the Holy Communion.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord God, and bles∣sed be thy Holy Name for ever, who hast now vouchsafed to feed me with the Bread of Life, and hast given me to

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drink the Cup of Eterni∣ty, the holy and heavenly Mysteries of the Body and Bloud of my Saviour, thereby assuring my Soul of thy favour and good∣ness towards me, for the sealing of my Faith, for the pardon of my Sins, for the obtaining of my Peace, and all other Be∣nefits of Christ's blessed Passion.

I now most humbly beseech thee to assist me with thy Heavenly Grace, that I may conti∣nue thine for ever, and be made a Temple of thy

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Holy Spirit; and that having now Christd wel∣ling in me by faith, I may accomplish the rest of my life in Repentance and Godly fear, in mor∣tifying my own sinful desires, and in keeping thy Holy Command∣ments. For which end guide me with thy Pow∣er, enlighten me with thy Word, and quick∣en me with thy Spi∣rit. Elevate my Senses, compose my Manners, and order my Conversa∣tion aright; for thou art able to do abundantly

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above all that I can ask or think: by which thy great and bountiful goodness towards me, thou wilt glorifie thy Name in me, and bring me at last to thine Eter∣nal Kingdom of Glory, through him who is the King of Glory, my bles∣sed Lord and Saviour Je∣sus Christ.

Amen.

Heb. 13.

THe God of Peace who brought again from the Dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shep∣herd of his Flock, through the Bloud of his

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everlasting Testament, make me perfect in every good work to do his Will, and that which is well-pleasing in his sight through the same Jesus Christ our Lord: To whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be Glory for ever.

Amen.
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