Let us pray for the whole state of Christs Church militant here on earth.

ALmighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks for all men: We humbly beseech thee most mercifully (to accept our alms and oblations, and) to receive * these our prayers, which we offer unto thy divine Majesty, beseeching thee to inspire continually the Vniversal Church with the spirit of truth, unity and concord: and grant that all they that do confess thy holy Name, may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love. We beseech thee also to save and defend all Christian Kings, Princes, and Go∣vernours, and especially thy servant CHARLES our King, that under him we may be godly and quietly governed. And grant unto his whole Council, and to all that are put in Authority under him, that they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true Re∣ligion and vertue. Give grace, O heavenly Fa∣ther, to all Bishops, and Curates, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duely ad∣minister thy holy Sacraments. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, and especially to this Congregation here present, that with week heart and due reverence they may hear and receive thy holy Word, truly serving thee in holi∣ness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee of thy good∣ness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them Page  [unnumbered] who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. And we also bless thy holy Name, for all thy servants depar∣ted this life in thy faith and fear; beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good ex∣amples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for Iesus Christs sake our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

GLorious, and gracious God, whose Iudg∣ments against obstinate Offenders are most severe, and terrible; but thy Mercies infinite to All, that with hearty Repentance, and true Faith turn unto thee: We, sinful people of this Land, do acknowledge before thee, to thy Glory, and our own Shame, and Confusion, that never any Nation under Heaven had more Experience of all the Instances of thy Goodness, and the Methods of our Amendment; nor yet did ever any more shamefully abuse them. When thou gavest us great, and long Prosperities; we fed our selves to the full, waxed fat, and wanton, and kicked against thee. When thou threwest us in∣to horrid Confusions, from which we saw then little Hope of arising; even in the time of that Distress did we trespass yet more against thee. When by Miracles of Mercy thou hadst turned our Captivities; we soon return'd to Folly, to our Vomit, and to our wallowing in our former, or greater Filthiness. Though thy Plagues have been since upon us to high, and dreadful Degrees; we did not then (as we ought) look every Man into the Plague of our own Hearts, nor return to him that smote us. We went through Fire, and Water; but were not by that Page  [unnumbered] severe Discipline purified from our Dross, or purg'd from our Pollutions. Even while thou wert fighting for us against our Enemies a∣broad; we were by our Sins at home fighting a∣gainst Heaven, & against thee. And now we are no more worthy to be called either thy Sons, or thy Servants; whom neither thy Fear hath driven, nor thy Goodness led to Repentance. It is of thy meer Mercies, O Lord, that we are not consu∣med; thy unwearied unconquerable Patience, that thou hast not long since given us over as in∣corrigible. We adore the unsearchable Depths of thy infinite Goodness, that we are still under thy Discipline: We are ready here before thee meekly to kiss all the smarting Rods, which we may justly fear thou now holdest over us; be∣seeching thee by the Aids, and Influence of thy Grace to make them effectual to our Correction, and not to our Destruction. In Mercy awaken our drowsy Consciences; Soften and subdue our hard hearts into deep Contrition, and Repen∣tance; Pardon the many great Offences of us thy Servants, and the crying sins of the whole Nation; Remove the Evils we now lie under; Avert those Iudgments which we justly fear, be∣cause we most justly deserve; Vnite all our hearts in the Profession of the true Religion, which thine own right hand hath planted and established amongst us, and in a holy Conversa∣tion answerable thereunto. To this end Pour out the richest of thy Blessings spiritual, and temporal, upon our gracious Sovereign; that all his Counsels, Resolutions, and Endeavours may tend to, and end in the Glory of thy great Name, the Advancement of Piety, and Iustice, the Preservation of thy Church, and the Securi∣ty, Page  [unnumbered] Peace, and Prosperity of all Estates, and Conditions of Men in these, and all other his Dominions: All which we humbly beg in the Name, and through the Mediation of Iesus Christ, thy Son, our Saviour. Amen.

ALmighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy Sons Name, we beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us that have made now our pray∣ers and supplications unto thee, and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked ac∣cording to thy will, may effectually be obtained to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.