A Prayer to be said by married persons in be∣half of themselves and each other.
O Eternal and gracious Father who hast consecrated the holy estate of marriage to become mysterious, and to represent the union of Christ and his church, let thy holy Spirit so guide me in the doing the duties of this state, that it may not became a sin unto me; nor that liberty which thou hast hal∣lowed by the holy Jesus, become an occasion of licentiousness by my own weakness and sensuality: and doe thou forgive all those irregularities and too sensual applications which may have in any degree discomposed my spirit and the severity of a Christian. Let me in all accidents and circumstances be se∣vere in my duty towards thee, affectionate and dear to my Wife [or Husband] a guide and good example to my family, and in all quietness, sobriety, prudence and peace, a follower of those holy pairs who have served thee with godliness and a good testimony: and the blessings of the eternal God, bles∣sings of the right hand and of the left, be upon the body and soul of thy servant my