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GOod God, the Creator and Maker of all man∣kinde, seeing it hath pleased thee, of thy diuine prouidence, to ordaine the night as a meane to deliuer vs from the trauels of the day, and to minister ease and gladnes to the wea∣ried limmes of our bodies, to the great comfort and refresh∣ing of the same, by the fruitiō of quiet sleepe and rest, accor∣ding to humane nature, wee beseech thee therefore (O Lord) of thy vnspeakeable goodnesse and mercie, to bee
our watchman and defender this night, that wee bee not o∣uercome by fantasies, dreames, or other illusions: but that through thy permission, wee may take such quiet rest, and voluntarie sleepe, as nature re∣quireth, & though our grosse sences are at such times stop∣ped; yet vouchsafe euer to grant vs the assistance of thy grace and holy Spirit, that our soules may respect the com∣ming of thy Sonne our Saui∣our Iesus Christ, that at what time soeuer he calleth, we may bee sound watchfull, and con∣tinually ready to performe his will: that after this life en∣ded, wee may eternally rest in glory: and as the brightnesse of the Sunne doth in the mor∣ning disperse the darke clouds
and thicke mists from the face of the earth, whereby the same was before couered with dark∣nesse: so wee humbly beseech thee, vouchsafe to disperse and bury our sinnes (in the bloud and obedience of thy deare Sonne) which doe as it were shadow vs from the bright beames of thy fauourable countenance, and euermore assist vs with thy gracious goodnes, that our sleepe may be so healthfull vnto vs, that wee with willing mindes a∣rising in the morning, may vt∣terly shake off all manner of drowsinesse, and make haste to exercise our selues in such Christian labours, as thy di∣uine prouidence hath ordai∣ned vs vnto, to the aduance∣ment and renowne of thy ho∣ly
name, credit of thy Church, comfort and reliefe of our Christian Brethren, and our euerlasting saluation. In mercy grant this (O Lord, we be∣seech thee) for Iesus Christ his sake, our onely Redeemer and Sauiour: vnto whom with thee and the holy Ghost, be all power and do∣minion for euer,