The miscellanie, or, A registrie, and methodicall directorie of orizons Exhibiting a presentment of the soules requestes in the high court of the heauenly parliament: prefaced with meditations of a three-fold distinct nature, preparatiuely instructing the Christian soule ...

4. A Prayer for the Prince.

O God of our Fathers, and Lord of mercies, thou hast manifested thy great and louing kindnesse, vnto thy Seruant Iames, our King, by placing him first in this thy Throne here among vs in England, which together with other kingdomes, and dominions, are fallen vnto him, and his posteritie, by lawfull Title, and in the same hast hitherto preserued him, and his peo∣ple, miraculously, from many daungers, (which other∣wise must needes haue lighted vpon vs,) wherein we acknowledge with thanks-giuing, thee onely to be our great Deliuerer,) And yet among the greatest of thy great and vnspeakeable mercies, this is not the least, as lesse worthie to be remembred of vs, euen with hymnes of prasies gratulatorie, that thou hast bles∣sed his Loynes, with a Sonne, to sit vpon his Fathers Throne, in the Time which thou shalt appoint for the same.

For whom, we all, his true hearted Subiects, I say, (as many, as sincerely wish well to thy Israel,) doe heartily

pray for his Royall welfare in thee, and by thee to be vp∣helde, and maintained in his seede also for euer, as long as the Sunne and Moone endureth.

Art not thou the same God now in these our daies, to this our King Iames, touching the establishing his Son, Prince Charles in his Kingdomes, as thou wast vnto Dauid concerning his Sonne Salomon, in the former time? saying then vnto him, c When thy daies be ful∣filled, I will set vp thy seede after thee, which shall proceed•• out of thy Body, and will stablish his Kingdome.

And was not that thy d word made good, & con∣firmed in Salomon, when thou didst raise him vp in the Roome of Dauid his father, to sit on the Throne of Israel? O Lord, it is confessed, that thy mercies, and louing kind∣nesses towards thy Children, are manifested also •••• their posteritie, extended euen to the third, and fourth gene∣ration of them that Loue thee, and feare thy Maiestie; For so hath Dauid thy seruant testified of thy promised word vnto himselfe, in that his Fatherly charge to his Sonne Salomon (when he was now going the way of all the Earth) to walke before thee in truth with all his heart, and Soule, that he should not e want one of his posteritie vpon the Throne of Israel.

Now therefore (ô our God f and onely God,) I the most vnworthy of thy Seruants, yet thy seruant, doe pray thee in the name of Christ thy Sonne, my Intercessor and Mediator, that thou be pleased out of thy mercy to∣wards our King and his people, which professe thy Name, for the better securing thy Christian pea••e here a∣mongst vs, to blesse the life of our Prince Charles, with length of daies, in much health, and great prosperitie after thy will, to continue them, and fill vp a iust measure vnder thy protection, against all Malignant, and Treache∣rous Enemies. O Lord, thou who art the God of g Ia∣cob, heare him from thy Scanctuarie, by the mightie helpe of thy right hand; That we may reioyce in thy Saluation,

for in it consisteth the hope of our welfare, and all the strength of our felicitie is by it made good vnto vs from thee, whose h Right hand shall find out his and thine Enemies, euen all such, as hate him, for thee.

We confesse our sinnes before thy Throne of mercy, we say, they be as the Starres of heauen, and as the Sands of the Sea, infinite, and innumerable: yet not for number so many, as for mightines insupportable, and they call for thy vengeance; Notwithstanding, ô Lord, Let them not be punished in our King and his issue; but rather in our selues, and in our Children, who deserue the same.

Blesse both him and them; Blesse our Prince with all thy heauenly graces, with a sanctified feare of thy Ma∣iestie, by which his hopes for the succession of his fathers dominions, after the fulnes of time, may be confirmed, and accomplished vnto him, and his, for euer, during the age of this world, by such meanes as thou hast ordai∣ned for it.

Be thou in these his tender yeares, his Shepheard, that thy i louing kindnesse and mercy may follow him, all the daies of his Life, and he remaine for euer in thy house, to the end he may knowe thy feare, and true seruing of thee, to be his best assured felicitie, and onely happines, and so continue in it for euer; So shalt thou giue him his k harts desire, and not denie him at any time the request of his lippes. Yea, thou wilt preuent him with liberall blessings, and set a Crowne of pure gold vpon his head. Therefore wilt thou giue him a long Life, euen for euer, and euer.

Thou shalt make his glory great in thy saluation. Ho∣nor and worship shalt thou lay vpon him; Thou shalt set him, as a Blessing for euer, to be a perpetuall example of thy fauour, for thou shalt make him glad with the ioy of thy countenance; and why? Because the King trusteth in thee, ô Lord, so as in thy mercy, ô most high, he shall not mis∣car••e, for thou shalt destroy all his Enemies in time of thine Anger, and in thy wrath consume them.

Graunt this (ô good Lord,) for thy Christs sake, that thou maiest be exealted in thy strength; and we sing, and praise thy power, which is onely thine, and to be magnified in thy Chrildren, for euer,

Amen.

Notes

• (a) Exod. 3. ver. 6.
• (b) Rom. 15. ver. 5. 2. Cor. 1. ver. 3.
• c

  2. Sam. 7. ver. 12.
• d

  1. Kin. 8. ver. 20.
• e

  1. Kin: 2. ver 4.
• f

  Matth. 19. ver. 17.
• g

  Psal. 20. ver. 116.
• h

  Psal. 21. ver. 8.
• i

  Psal. 23. ver. 6.
• k

  Psal. 21. ver. 2. ver. 3. ver. 4. ver. 5. ver. 6. ver. 7.