Devotions in the ancient way of offices. With psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day of the week and every holiday in the year. / Reformed by A person of quality, ; and published by George Hickes, D.D.

In time of Persecution.

BLessed are ye when Men shall revil•• you, and persecute you and say al•• manner of Evil against you falsly, for my Name sake.

Rejoyce and be exceeding glad, fo•• great is your Reward in Heaven.

V. Thus the Holy Prophets earn'd thei•• Crown.

R. Thus the blessed Apostles climb'•• their Thrones.

Let us pray.

O Provident Lord, who permittest the Powers of Darkness to persecute the Children of Light, that their Sufferings may evidence among themselves, and at∣test to those without the utter disesteem of all Temporal Goods, in comparison o•• our eternal Hopes, attainable only by pur∣suing the Doctrine and Discipline of Sal∣vation,

in the Bosom of our Mother the ••ly Catholick Church; sustain us, we ••mbly beseech thee, against being sha∣••, either in this Faith or Practice, by •• rage of our present Persecutors, and ••nt that in due Compassion both of ••m and us, no Temptation may be able ••sway us, besides our Duty; either im∣••iently to violate our Allegiance to ••ar, or cowardly betray thy Truth; ••d the blessed occasions of gaining a ••le to thy Kingdom, which thy own ••ed Mouth hath securely entail'd on ••se, who suffer Persecution for Righte∣••ness sake, through our Lord Jesus ••ist. Amen.