The blessed publicane. Briefly shewing foorth the happy estate of humble repentant sinners. Written by John Orphinstraunge.

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The humble and lowly Inuocation to GOD the FATHER.

GReat God of wisedom, earth, men, waters framing, Giuer of light, of life, of breath and beeing, Glorious Iehouah at whose mightie naming, All creatures rest, thy selfe all creatures seeing. Melchizedeks God, him King of peace annointing, Noahs Deliuerer, by thy sole power appointing,

Lots blessed Sauer from the fyred Citie, God of all mercy, grace trueth, and endelesse pitie. Father of Abraham and his Familie, Righter of Iacobs bound calamitie, Keeper of Ioseph from his brethrens rage, Sauer of Moses in his infant age. Guyder of Iosuah in the promised land. Scater of Dauid with thy out stretch't hand,

Direct thy seruant whose poore pen assayes. To adde one mite to thy e're-lasting prayse.

An humble and lowly Inuocation to GOD the Sonne.

SOnne of the Blessed, blessed euer-liuing, Sunne-shine of Glory, and our good thoughts gracing, Store-house of treasure, righteous, euer-giuing. To vs thy mercie and our soules chiefe placing, The Port, the Hauen for all men distressed, Thou free deliuerer of all poore oppressed, Thou Paschall Lambe, thou Ensigne of the iust, Thou Fort of glory thou surest hold of trust, Thou true Messias, searcher of all hearts, Thou Giuer, Granter, Gracer of all Arts.

Direct thy seruant, whose poore pen assayes, To adde one mite to thy e'relasting praise.

An humble and lowly Inuocation, to GOD the Holy Ghost.

GRacious true God-head, and Immortall Spirit, The light of goodnesse and the path to life, The rich Ierusalem, true heauenly merit, Hater of Folly, and the scourge of strife, Ruler of Sapience, councell of the Wise, The blessed step whereby our soules doe rise, The glasse of knowledge, and the prop of blisse, All onely glory which all glory is,

Inspire thy seruant, whose poore pen assayes, To adde one mite to thy e'relasting praise