A companion for the persecuted, or, An office for those who suffer for righteousness containing particular prayers and devotions, for particular graces, and for their private or publick wants and occasions.

13. For Deliverance from Perse∣cutions.

O! Let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but esta∣blish thou the just, Ps. 7. 9.

Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

O! Satisfie us early with thy mer∣cy, that we may rejoyce and be glad all our days.

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.

Let thy Work appear unto thy Servants, and thy Glory unto their Children, Ps. 90. 13, 14, 15, 16.

Help us then, O God of our sal∣vation, for the Glory of thy Name, Ps. 79. 9.

Arise, and plead thine own Cause; Remember that the Enemies have blasphemed thy Name, and how the foolish Man reproacheth thee dayly.

Forget not the voice of thine E∣nemies; the Tumult of those that rise up against thee, increaseth con∣tinually, Ps. 74. 18, 22, 23.

Wherefore should the Heathen say, Where is their God? Ps. 79. 10.

Wherefore doth the wicked con∣temn God? He hath said in his heart, thou God wilt not require it, Ps. 10. 13.

Grant not the desires of the wick∣ed, O Lord, further not his wicked device, lest they exalt themselves, Ps. 140. 8.

Put them in fear, O Lord, that they may know themselves to be but men, Ps. 9. 20.

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy Name, Psal. 83. 16.