The Protestant school, or, A method, containing several forms of prayer, psalms, lessons, thanksgivings, and graces for the bringing up and well grounding children and elder persons in the Protestant religion by the Bishop Usher. Also a catalogue of all the English words beginning with one syllable, and proceeding by degrees to eight ... : to which is added an historical account of several plots and remarkable passages from Queen Elizabeth to this present time ... by Moses Lane.
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The Protestant school, or, A method, containing several forms of prayer, psalms, lessons, thanksgivings, and graces for the bringing up and well grounding children and elder persons in the Protestant religion by the Bishop Usher. Also a catalogue of all the English words beginning with one syllable, and proceeding by degrees to eight ... : to which is added an historical account of several plots and remarkable passages from Queen Elizabeth to this present time ... by Moses Lane.
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Ussher, James, 1581-1656.
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London :: Printed for Langly Curtiss,
1681.
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Religious education of children.
Readers (Primary) -- Early works to 1800.
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"The Protestant school, or, A method, containing several forms of prayer, psalms, lessons, thanksgivings, and graces for the bringing up and well grounding children and elder persons in the Protestant religion by the Bishop Usher. Also a catalogue of all the English words beginning with one syllable, and proceeding by degrees to eight ... : to which is added an historical account of several plots and remarkable passages from Queen Elizabeth to this present time ... by Moses Lane." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A64677.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 31, 2024.
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A Prayer for the Evening.
O Eternal and ever living Lord God, I the unworthiest of all thy Servants, do prostrate my self before the Face of thy Divine Majesty, imploring thy Pardon and Forgiveness, for the Offences against thee this da•• Committed, and throughout the course of my whole Life, which hath been extream Vile and B••se in thy sight; keep me I most humbly beseech thee from the Hours, and Powers of Darkness; Watch over me this Night in thy almighty Providence, and scatter all the Rebellions and Devices of my Adversaries.
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II.
Inlighten O Lord my Soul, sanctifie my Body, govern my Affections, and guide my Thoughts, that in the fastest closure of my Eye-lids, my Spirit may see thee, and in the depth of sleep may be conversant with thee; suffer me not to forget thee my great Creator, but to remember thee in the days of my Youth, before the evil day comes nigh unto me.
III.
Beget in me a godly sorrow which worketh to repentance never to be repented of, that I may be heartily grieved for my sins, not so much be∣cause of the danger of Hell-fire, as because I have offended thee, stretch out the wings of thy protection and mercy over me this night; though sleep seise upon the eyes of my body, yet let not security oppress my Soul: Keep me from idle Fancies, and from vain Dreams, give me a so∣ber and sanctified use of all outward refreshing, that I may always in all things aim at this one thing, namely, how I may be the better fitted to serve thee faithfully in my place and Calling, and that for his sake, my only Lord and Saviour, Amen.
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