61. A Thankes-giuing.
O God, most high, most mightie Creator of hea∣uen and earth, which out of Nothing, hast made and formed this beautifull All, createdst the glorious Firmament fretted with Starres; the euer-shining Sunne to
The euer-burning lamps of pietie and deuotion. Kindled by many excellent and heauenly prayers, deuided into the seuerall dayes of the weeke, and other occasions: To auoide which weake man hath continuall cause to retire into himselfe, and humbly confer with Almightie God. By I.C.
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- The euer-burning lamps of pietie and deuotion. Kindled by many excellent and heauenly prayers, deuided into the seuerall dayes of the weeke, and other occasions: To auoide which weake man hath continuall cause to retire into himselfe, and humbly confer with Almightie God. By I.C.
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- London :: Printed by George Purslowe for Richard Hawkins, and are to bee sold at his shop in Chancery-Lane neere Serieants Inne,
- 1619.
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"The euer-burning lamps of pietie and deuotion. Kindled by many excellent and heauenly prayers, deuided into the seuerall dayes of the weeke, and other occasions: To auoide which weake man hath continuall cause to retire into himselfe, and humbly confer with Almightie God. By I.C." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17457.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.
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giue light by day, and firest the Moone to banish the nights darke∣nesse: giuing life to the Fowles of the Aire, the Beasts feeding on the Earth, and the Fishes whose dwel∣ling is in the waters below, for the vse and seruice of man, making him according to thy owne Image, ennobling him with Vnderstāding, Will, and Memorie, to conceiue and apprehend the glorious workes of thy hand; Redeemed him with an vnparalell'd example; preserued and kept him with an vnimitable care and prouidence: How shall hee render thee condigne and worthie prayses, for these thy vn∣speakeable and vndeserued bene∣fites? How shall hee tender to thy diuine Maiestie, thankes equall and befitting such infinite and innumerable graces? How many, O LORD, haue dyed in the womb! How many neuer attained
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the blessed regeneration of Bap∣tisme? How many reconciled, and entred into the state of grace, haue, through their owne corruption, frailtie, and the suggestion of the diuell, lost it, and falne away from the faith of thy neuer-erring Word? How often, O Lord, haue I transgressed and sinned, spurned at thy secret Callings, and refused to entertaine them? and yet, O Lord, hast thou patiently expected my conuersion, giuen me further time to repent me of my carelesnesse and back-sliding, sending thy holy grace to enable me to call vpon thee for mercy and forgiuenes. Prayse God, O my soule: for his louing kindnes endureth frō generation vnto gene∣ration; he hath not dealt so with eue∣ry man, nor so aboundantly showred his fauor to all his people. I wil mag∣nifie him from the rising of the Sun, vnto the going downe of the same,
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who hath raised me from death, and not suffered mee to goe downe into the Pit; who hath forgotten my wickednesse, and remembred himselfe of his goodnes: glorie be vnto thee on high, and praise vpon earth, who hath giuen charge to his Angels to keepe vs in all our wayes.