A guide to the devout Christian In three parts. The first containing meditations and prayers affixed to the days of the week; together with many occasional prayers for particular persons. The second for more persons than one, or a whole family, for every day of the week; together with many occasional prayers. The third containing a discourse of the nature and necessity of the Holy Sacrament; together with meditations thereon, prayers and directions for the worthy receiving thereof. By John Inett, M.A. chanter of the Cathedral Church of Lincoln.

FAMILY-PRAYERS FOR Every Day in the Week. PART II.

A Prayer for the Lords Day in the Morning.

O Eternal God, in whom we live, and move, and have our Being, and to whom we owe the uttermost Service, that our corrupted Natures render us capable of performing; be pleased to assist us in the Holy Of∣fices of this Day, and in thy Mercy accept them: Since thou hast vouch∣safed to carry us through the Dan∣gers of the past Night, let the fame Providence protect us in the Under∣takings of this Day; and the Spirit

of Wisdom so direct us, that in all our Works continued and ended in thee, we may glorifie thy holy Name: Since thou hast vouchsafed to give us thy Gospel, and to bring Life and Immortality to Light, yet hast not dealt so with many other Nations, nor given them Knowledge of thy Laws; Let not our Ingratitude render us unworthy of so great a Blessing, nor our Lust ever so far prevail as to make that Mercy become a Snare, or force us to choose Darkness rather than Light, because our Deeds are evil; but let thy Grace so accompany thy Gospel, that it may be a Light to our Feet, and a Lanthorn to our Paths; and by thy Almighty Pow∣er a happy Instrument of our Salva∣tion.

For this, end take from us all Blindness and hardness of Heart, all Tenderness and Affection to Sin; open our Understandings to see the wondrous things of thy Law, and

set our Affections on things above. Let not the Dulness of our own Hearts render thy Gospel fruitless, nor the Cares of this World, or the Deceitfulness of Riches choak the good Seed of thy Word. Let there be no Enemy to sow Tares, but make the Ground good, and let it bring forth an Hundred Fold: Let thy Spirit go with us to the House of Prayer, and purge away those Lusts that make it a Den of Thieves, that our publick Services may be accep∣table in thy sight, O Lord our Strength and our Redeemer. Good God, hear us, and answer us, and do more for us than we are able to ask or think, for his sake who sits at thy Right Hand to make Intercession for us, Jesus Christ the Righteous, to whom, with thee, and thy blessed Spirit, be ascribed all Honour, and Glory, and Praise, and Adoration, both now and for evermore,

Amen.

A Prayer for the Lord's Day in the Evening.

O Almighty God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than ei∣ther we desire or deserve; be plea∣sed to accept our Sacrifices of Praise and Thanksgiving for the Mercies thou hast this Day vouchsafed unto us: For the glad Tidings of the Gos∣pel of Peace, for inviting us to re∣pent and live, and calling upon us to make our Peace with Heaven; be pleased to add one Blessing more to all the rest thou bestowest upon us, that is, Hearts so truly sensible of all thy Mercies, that thy Calls may awake us from our Sleep in Sin, and thy Word be quick and power∣ful in searching our deceitful Hearts, that a secret Guilt may not escape, nor a darling Sin resist it; but let the Balm of Gilead heal all our Ma∣ladies; build us up in our holy

Faith; let that Faith work by Love; that Love so manifest it self in keep∣ing thy Commandments, that we may enter into Life. And that thy Word may not fall among Briars and Thorns, nor thy preaching in our Streets rise in Judgment against us; be graciously pleased that the pow∣erful Influence of thy Blessed Spirit may constantly attend it, and bring it home to all our Souls. Let the same Hand that plants, give the Increase, & the same Mercy that gives the Seed prepare the Soil, and let the Increase be an hundred Fold; that the Light of thy Gospel that shines round, may point out all our Failings, and shew us what the Lord would have us to do; may teach us to make it our great Business to enquire what we must do to be saved; and kindle such a Zeal as may hasten our Dili∣gence, to work out our Salvation with Fear and Trembling; and a∣mong the number of thy Faithful

Servants intitle us to a Blessing in the Day of our Lord Jesus. Yet lest our Guilt should defeat our Hopes and Prayers, and thy Word fall like Showrs or Seed upon a Rock, that neither mollifie nor bring forth Fruit; and our Sins cry loud enough to make us deaf to the Voice of the Charmer; For thy Mercy's sake (O Lord) heal our Backslidings, and for∣give our Sins; forget our Provocati∣ons, pass by our numberless Trans∣gressions, and magnifie thy Power in shewing Mercy and Pity; Spare us, good Lord, O spare thy People whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious Bloud; reward us not according to our Iniquities, but let thy Mercy surmount all our Sins, and thy Goodness triumph in the Pardon of all our Follies. O thou merciful Preserver of Mankind, who sparest when we deserve Punishment, and in the midst of thy Wrath thinkest upon Mercy; extend that Mercy to

all our Works; and forgive us the Sins even of our holy things. Let not our Carelesness or our Coldness, our Unpreparedness or our Inadver∣tency in hearing of thy Word, nor any one of those Impieties we have this Day added to our great account, prevent thy Mercy, or keep back a full and free Pardon of all our Sins: But let thy Son's Merits hide us from thy Vengeance, and cover us in the Day of Wrath. Good Lord, let the same Mercy that has this Day protected us, be our Sanctu∣ary and Protection through the Ter∣rours of the ensuing Night; and the same Goodness that has this day fed our Souls, this Night refresh our Bodies; and keep us safe from Vi∣olence and Danger, from sad Acci∣dents and Sin, that we may once more praise thee in the Land of the Living; and by adding time to the day of our Repentance, we may be so prepared, that when our Lord shall

come, he may find us doing of his Will, and in the number of his Faith∣ful Servants receive us into the Joys of his Rest, to whom with the Fa∣ther, and the holy Spirit, be ascri∣bed all Honour and Glory both now and for evermore,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Monday Morning.

O Eternal God, whose hand has laid the foundations of the Earth, and whose right hand has spanned the Heavens; who givest breath to the people upon the Earth, and spirit to them that walk therein; who art gracious and full of com∣passion, slow to anger and of great mercy; who art good to all, and whose tender mercies are over all thy works: Hear us, O Lord God of Israel, who are less than the least of all thy mercies, and are unwor∣thy to come into thy presence; but

thou hast given us thy Son, and for his sake promised to give us all things; therefore in confidence of his satis∣faction, we presume to offer up our sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving for the mercies of the Day, and the Night last past; and to call upon thy Name for whatever thou know∣est to be needful for our Souls and Bodies: Give us this day our daily bread: Let thy Treasure, who fill∣est all things living with plenteous∣ness, supply all our wants and needs; and teach us so to live upon thy bounty, as those that must give an account for every talent they re∣ceive; that we may make our selves Friends of our unrighteous Mam∣mon; that we may so use the World, as not to abuse it; and so do thy Will, that when the world passeth away, and the Lusts thereof, we may abide for ever and ever, and in the number of faithful Servants, enter into the Joys of our Masters Rest.

O Lord, let thy Grace this day be sufficient for us, and let no Temp∣tation befall us, but what thou ena∣blest us to bear: Let thy Laws that are holy, just, and good, be our Coun∣cellours and our Guide: Do thou make all our ways righteous in thy sight; and do thou prosper us in all that we set our hands unto: Teach us to die to Sin, and live unto Righte∣ousness, and let every one that names the Name of Christ, depart from all Iniquities; purifie us unto thy self, and make us a peculiar people, zealous of good works; and let all that call upon thy Name, be holy, as thou art holy: Do good to all that we are bound to to pray for; pardon all our Sins, for∣give and convert our Enemies, and bless our Friends; go along with us this day in all our Works; let thy ways be ours, and do thou keep us in them, and let thine be our Will, that whatever we do, we may do all to thy Glory; and do thou save us in

the day of our Lord Jesus Christ our blessed Saviour and Redeemer,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Monday Evening.

O Lord our Heavenly Father, Al∣mighty and everlasting God, who art a God hearing Prayers, for∣giving Iniquity, Transgression, and Sin; hear us, sinful Dust and Ashes, that in the multitude of thy mercies come into thy presence to make our supplications before thee. O cast us not way from thy presence, nor take thy holy Spirit from us; but let his assistance help all our In∣firmities, and make all our Oblati∣ons acceptable before thee. Whom have we in Heaven but thee, O Lord, and what is there on Earth that we can desire in comparison of thee and thy Favour! 'Tis in thee we live, and move, and have our being; if

thou but hide thy Face, a weight of Sin and Trouble does readily beset us; if thou take away our Breath, we die, and turn again to our Dust; if thou art angry, all our days are gone, we bring our years to an end, as a Tale that is told; but in thee, O Lord, is our hope; thou art our strength, and our confidence, and our merciful God; and be thou our help in the needful time of trouble. Lord help us against the Law in our Members, that wars against the Law in our Minds; against the wiles and subtilties of him who seeks whom he may devour; and through thy strength make us Conquerors over all Tem∣ptations. Let no Sin get Dominion over us; but say unto us, thou art our Salvation. O Lord, teach us to number our days, and apply our hearts unto Wisdom, to redeem our time, because the days are evil; and to give all diligence to make our Calling and Election sure; that we

may not only have hope in this Life, but die in the Lord, and be with Christ, which is far better.

Lord be merciful to all that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of Death, bring them into thy light and thy truth, and guide all our Feet into the ways of peace; accept our suppli∣cations for all men, for Kings and all that are put in Authority. Bless our Gracious Sovereign, and all Ministers of Justice under him; make them all zealous of good works, and let their Light shine before men. Be merciful unto this sinful Land, heal the sores thereof; teach us all to love and fear thee, make us a willing and obedient people, and do thou delight to dwell among us and do us good. O remove not thy Candle∣stick from amongst us, but let thy Gospel be a light to our Feet, and a Lanthorn to our paths; and teach us all to live as becometh the Gos∣pel of Peace. Bless this place to which

we belong. Let Virtue and Piety, and whatever is praise worthy, and of good report, flourish and abound in it. Bless all that are near and dear unto us, by whatever tie and relation: Now, O Lord, into thy care and protection we resign our selves, our Souls and Bodies, beseeching thee not to remember against us our former Iniquities, nor to lay to our charge the Sins of this day, to ac∣cept our unfeigned thanks for all thy mercies continued or vouchsafed unto us this day. Lord receive us this Night into thy Arms, refresh our Bodies with sleep, defend our Souls from Sin, and let our Persons and Estates, and all that belongs unto us, be secure from Danger, for Jesus Christ his sake, our blessed Saviour and Redeemer, to whom, with thee, and the Holy Ghost, be all Honour, and Glory, both now and for ever,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Tuesday Morning.

O Almighty God, who art rich in mercy to all such as call upon thee, and always ready to hear our Prayers: O Lord bow down thine Ears, and hear us, that fall low be∣fore thy Footstool, beseeching thee to bless us, in turning us from all our Iniquities, in writing thy Law upon our Hearts, and making stedfast all our purposes to keep thy Command∣ments; teach us to wait all the days of our appointed time, till our change shall come; that when the evil days come, and the years draw nigh in which there is no pleasure, we may have so fought our fight, and may so finish our Course, that the Crown of Righteousness may be ours that is laid up for us.

Lord be merciful to thy People wherever dispersed, or however di∣stressed; in Righteousness establish the King's Throne, and his Scepter

in Justice; instruct our Counsellours, and teach our Senators Wisdom: Cloath thy Priests with Righteous∣ness, and let the People hear the Law from their Mouths. Defend the Cause of the Fatherless and the Widow, and see that the poor and needy have their right. Reward all our Benefactors a thousand-fold into their Bosoms; bless all our Friends, and forgive our Enemies! Bless us also, O our Father, that pro∣strate our selves before thee, to praise and magnifie thy holy Name for all thy mercies from day to day bestow∣ed upon us! for thy care and pro∣tection the past Night, and the mer∣cies thou hast this morning renewed upon us. O Lord encrease our thank∣fulness as thou increasest thy Bles∣sings. Let thy hand hold us up this day, and thy Spirit guide us, that we may lay aside the weight of Sin that does so easily beset us, and so look up to the Author and Finisher

of our Faith, that we may not be weary in well-doing, but be faithful unto the end, and obtain a Crown of Righteousness, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Tuesday Evening.

O Father of all mercies, who art full of compassion, and of great goodness, in mercy hear us that now call upon thee, trusting in the promise of thy Son, That thou wilt give us whatsoever we ask in his Name; for his sake accept our persons, and our prayers, and our praises, for the mercies of this day: make us sharers in that remission of sins that he so dearly purchased. Let his death atone for us, who de∣serve everlastingly to die; and for the merit of his, let not our blood be required at our hands; but let thy goodness lead us to Repentance,

and from his example, teach us so to follow his footsteps, that he may be the Author of Eternal Salvation to us that obey him. O do thou be pleased to make us thy people, and delight in doing us good; and ac∣cording to thy great goodness have mercy on us. O Lord, we must confess, we have sinned against Hea∣ven and before thee, and are not worthy to be called thy Children: O make us thy Servants. There dwells no good thing in our Flesh; but sin is always present with us and our deeds are evil, and that conti∣nually; but the power of thy Grace is able to subdue all things to it self. Do thou work in us both to will and to do of thy own good pleasure. Lord let not ours, but thy Will be done; and let it be done as it is in Heaven. Let thy ways be known upon Earth, thy saving health unto all Nations; and let all the ends of the Earth fear thy Name; quench

not the smoaking Flax; break not the bruised Reed; but comfort those that mourn, and give medicines to heal all their sickness. Bless our Gra∣cious Sovereign, make him a Nur∣sing Father of thy Church; direct his Counsellors, and teach our Sena∣tors Wisdom. Let Justice and Judg∣ment be executed by all that are put in Authority; and let them not be a terror to good works, but to evil. Bless their endeavours that labour in thy Vineyard. Bless the people of these Kingdoms; teach them all to fear thy name, from the least to the greatest; and make them the happy people, that have the Lord for their God. Bless us also, bless us, O our Father, who commend our Souls and Bodies into thy hands. O remember not our former Iniquities, nor the Transgressions we have this day transgressed against thee. Spare us O Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and most merciful

Saviour, deliver us not into the bit∣ter pains of eternal death; but keep us this Night under thy protection, and refresh our Bodies for the Ser∣vice of the next day: Let not this Night begin our last sleep, but con∣tinue us yet longer in the land of the living; and as thou grantest us time for, so grant us the Grace of Repen∣tance: O let it never be laid to our charge, that thou gavest us time to repent, and we repented not; but fit us more and more to stand before the Judgment-seat of Christ. Morti∣fie all our corrupt affections, and per∣fect in us the Image of thy Son in Righteousness and true Holiness; and make us ready whensoever it shall please thee to call us to our everlasting home. O Lord hear us, and answer us, and do more for us than we are able to ask or think, for thy Son's sake, Jesus Christ our only Lord and Saviour, to whom with thee and thy holy Spirit, be ascribed all

honour and glory, both now and for evermore,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Wednesday Morning.

O Almighty and most merciful Father, who sparest when we deserve punishment, and in the midst of wrath thinkest upon mercy; who hast not recompenced us after our deservings, nor been extream to mark what we have done amiss; but thy blessings have been renewed to us every Morning, and thy goodness constantly, as the Sun shines upon the evil as well as the good; Lord, what are we sinful Dust and Ashes, that thus thou shouldst be mindful of us; and what is the Son of Man, that thou shouldst thus regard him! We are born in sin, and conceived in iniquity; by nature Children of Wrath, and can plead right to no∣thing

but Damnation: And by our manifold breaches of thy Law, we have improved that right, acquiring a new title to a miserable Eternity. Thy long-suffering and forbearance we have despised, nor has thy goodness led us to repentance not to be repen∣ted of; and what are we to expect, but that this day should begin the day of thy Wrath and Indignation against us? That, Depart from me, I know you not, should be our doom, and thy Justice and our demerit kin∣dle that fire which shall never be quenched; but seeing of thy mercy we are yet in the Land of the living, and by thy goodness we are encou∣raged, to hope that we shall live with thee to all Eternity; and those we have already received, animate our Petitions for new Blessings: Be thou graciously pleased to accept our thanks and praise for the mercies of the past night; and seeing thou art pleased, that that should not be the

last Scene of our lives, nor our sleep last till the Resurrection, but hast given a fresh instance of thy favour towards us, in adding new minutes to the day of our repentance; what thy goodness has made ours, let thy Grace and holy Spirit make thine, by consecrating to thy Service, by so governing, guiding, and directing us in all our actions and underta∣kings, that this may be a day holy and acceptable to thee our God; and in all our works begun, conti∣nued and ended in thee, we may glo∣rifie thy holy Name; and finally by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Wednesday Evening.

O Almighty and everliving God, who inhabitest Eternity, and yet humblest thy self to behold the

things that are done in Heaven and Earth, and stylest thy self, a God hearing Prayers, a God ready to pardon the failings, and accept the imperfect Service of thy Creatures; be pleased therefore, to hear from Heaven thy dwelling place, and when thou hearest, to forgive us; and accept the lifting up of our hands as an Even∣ing Sacrifice; let not our guilts inter∣cept our Prayers, nor turn thy Face from our Petitions; but let their im∣portunity for revenge, be drown'd in that Blood that cries loud for mercy, and speaks better things than that of Abel: Let not the provocations of this day, our omissions of Duty, our cold or heartless Prayers, nor our repeated transgressions of thy Law, be brought into account, nor enter into Judgment against thy Servants; let not the sins of our Natures, the sins of this day, nor those of our Lives, that have exceeded the num∣ber of our by-past-minutes, and like

the Sands of the Sea-shore are num∣berless, ever hide the Light of thy Countenance from us; but lay them all upon his Shoulders, who was wounded for our transgressions, and bore our iniquities; and let them be a part of the hand-writing nailed to his Cross, that may neither rise to shame, nor condemn us. Be merci∣ful, good God, to the whole race of mankind, to all our Friends and Re∣lations, to all who desire our Pray∣ers, to all whom thou hast put in Authority, or appointed to serve at thy Altar; bless them with such Gifts and Graces, as may fit them for thy Service, and prepare them for thy Glory; and since thou hast commanded all Flesh to come unto thee, and promised to open to those that knock, and to those that ask it shall be given; be pleased not to cast us out, who with all humility implore thy pardon for the iniquities of this day; and prostrate our selves

before thy Throne, to beg accep∣tance of our gratitude, and in thanks and praise to acknowledge thy mer∣cies towards us; we confess, that 'tis of thy mercy that we are not consumed, that the Grave has not this day shut her mouth upon us, nor Destruction covered us; that we are yet on this side Hell, and our day of Repentance not yet closed up in Eternal Night and Darkness; be pleased to add to thy mercies, in receiving us this Night under the protection of thy Providence; let thy Angels be our guard; and do thou who neither slumberest nor sleepest, be pleased to watch over us, that we may be safe from all evil accidents, our Souls secure from sin, our Bodies refresh'd with moderate sleep and rest, and we fitted to serve thee throughout our lives; that li∣ving, we may live to thee, dying, we may die in thee; and whether we live or die, be for ever thine; All

which we most humbly beg for the sake and merits of thy Son; to whom with thee and the holy Ghost, be ascribed all Honour, Glory and Praise, both now and for evermore,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Thursday Morning.

HEar our Prayers, O Lord, and let our Cries come unto thee, O thou merciful Preserver of Man∣kind! O be merciful unto us that fear thee, and pity us as a Father pities his Children! Teach our Souls to praise thee, and us, and all thy works, to speak good of thy Name, for thy merciful goodness that en∣dures for ever upon them that fear thee. O what shall we give unto thee, O Lord, for all thy benefits thou hast done unto us? For giving thy Son to die for us, and shedding

his bloud for the remission of our Sins; for making thy ways known among us, and thy saving Health unto this our Nation: For all the methods of thy goodness to lead us to Repen∣tance; and for the mercies of thy Lash to correct us to amendment. O let the Balm of Gilead heal all our Maladies, and let thy Gospel be pow∣erful to the Salvation of all our Souls. And as we praise thee for all thy goodness unto the Children of Men, so in a more especial manner we praise thee, we bless thee, we mag∣nifie thy holy Name, O Almighty and everlasting God, that thou hast been good to us that have sinned a∣gainst thee: O how great has been the sum of thy mercies towards us! If we tell of them, they are more than we are able to express, and are like the Sands of the Sea-shore for multitude. Thou hast formed us after thy Image, and thou hast provided for us ever since we hang∣ed

upon the Breast. Thou hast gi∣ven us time, and called us daily to repentance; thou hast watched over us whilst we slept: O Lord teach us, whom thou hast redeemed, to praise thee, and not only with joyful, but with holy and obedient lives, teach us to live over this, as it were, our dying day. O save us from our own wicked and deceitful Hearts, and the charms of that Sin that is ever present with us, from the Law in our Members, from the snares of the Devil, and the deceitfulness of Sin, and let the Honour of thy Grace be great in our Salvation. Di∣rect us in all the undertakings of this day: Let thy Testimonies be our delight and our Counsellours, and let us not swerve from thy Com∣mandments; give us food and rai∣ment, health and plenty, content and peace; forgive all our Sins, and let it be our Meat and Drink to do thy Will: Bless all that is ours, and

all that are related to us; and do good unto all men, especially to the Houshold of Faith, for his sake who dyed for all, Jesus Christ the righte∣ous, to whom, with thee, and the Holy Ghost, be ascribed all Honour and Glory both now and for ever more,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Thursday Evening.

O Lord God of Israel, who dwel∣lest between the Cherubims, yet lookest down from Heaven, and beholdest the Sons of Men, knowest our down-sitting and our up-rising, and understandest all our Thoughts, we thy unworthy Creatures bow down and kneel before thee, to con∣fess, that 'tis of thy mercy that we are not consumed; that thou hast not long ago given us our portion in that Lake that burns with Fire

unquencheable, that thou hast not ere this time delivered us into the power of the second Death; and we cannot but confess that thou hadst been just, though we had thus been judged. But, O Lord, thy mercy that is over all thy works, has been our constant Guard, defended us from day to day, and thy Provi∣dence has been about our path, and about our Bed, and kept us in all our ways, and thy goodness conti∣nually provided for us; 'tis thou hast kept our Souls this day from de∣struction, and our Feet from falling, and brought us into thy Presence to offer our Evening Sacrifice; not unto us, but unto thy Name, O Lord, be the praise! O teach our Souls to praise thee, and all that is within us to praise thy holy Name, for the mercies thou didst renew upon us with the morning, and thy prote∣ction over us this day. Lord, par∣don whatsoever was offensive to thy

purer Eyes; pass by our infirmities and our follies, all our omissions of Duty, and all the provocations wherewith we have provoked thee: Teach us daily to grow in Grace, and in all temptations succour us with thy mighty power, and so deliver us from evil, that we may do thy Will on Earth as it is done in Heaven; that we may be holy, unblameable, and unreprovable in thy sight, looking for the day of the Lord Jesus, that whensoever he shall come, he may find us so doing. Accept our sup∣plications for the Powers thou hast ordained, for our gracious Sovereign, and all that are put in Authority; and receive our prayers for all man∣kind. Let there be but one Fold and one Flock, and let all the ends of the Earth see thy Salvation. O Lord, to whom the darkness and the light are both alike, give thy Angels charge over us this night, favour us with thy protection, and refresh our

bodies with such rest, that we may be fitter to serve thee the ensuing day, in the several stations in which thou hast placed us. Make us always mindful of our latter end, and of that long rest thou hast appointed for us, that we may pass the time of our sojourning here with fear and trembling, and finally be received into the joys of thy everlasting rest, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Friday Morning.

O God the Father, who hast so loved the World, that thou gavest thy only begotten Son that we should not perish! O God the Son! who tookest upon thee the form of a Servant, have mercy upon us, and hear our prayers: Let them ascend like Incense, and be merciful unto us, as thou usest to be unto those that fear thy Name. O Lord,

our Iniquities are increased over our heads, and our trespasses are grown up to Heaven; we have added the numberless transgressions of our lives to the uncleanness of our natures, and daily drunk in Iniquity like wa∣ter: And how shall we stand in thy sight before whom the Heavens are unclean, and who chargest the An∣gels with folly! O deliver us, wretch∣ed men, from this body of Death; and let thy mercy and loving kind∣ness always preserve us from the judg∣ments that our Sins deserve. Let thy Grace be sufficient for us, and teach us to deny all ungodliness and world∣ly lust, to live righteously, soberly, and godly in this present evil world, and yield all our Members Instru∣ments of Righteousness; and in the strength of thy own Grace let thy name be exalted. Let thy Name be glorious throughout the world, and every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. But in an especial man∣ner

let thy Name be had in everla∣sting remembrance amongst those thou hast translated out of darkness, and the shadow of Death, into the Kingdom of thy dear Son. Teach all that cry unto thee, Lord, Lord, to do thy Will, and those that name the name of Christ, to depart from all Iniquity. Bless us, O our Father, that are here, to bless thee for the mercies of the night past, to confess that 'tis of thy goodness that we are not now receiving our portion with the Worm that gnaws, and never dies, that we have an opportunity once more to praise thee: Lord, sanctifie to us all the mercies thou bestowest upon us; let this time teach us to redeem that we have lost; and let thy forbearance win us to provide for our latter end. Turn us, O Lord, that we may be turned; O turn our disobedient hearts to the wisdom of the just! and save us in the number of the true Israelites.

Let thy merciful kindness be upon us this day; be thou our strong Rock and Defence, and from sin and dan∣ger now and ever mightily defend us. Bless all that we are bound to pray for, all that are related to us, and whatever thy bounty has be∣stowed upon us; and so guide us by thy good Spirit, that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorifie thy Holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everla∣lasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Friday Evening.

O Almighty and ever-blessed Fa∣ther, who art glorious in holi∣ness, fearful in praises, doing wonders, and whose glorious Name is exalted above all blessing and praise: Hear us, O thou God of the Spirits of all flesh, and let our Prayers come un∣to

thee as Incense, and the lifting up of our hands be acceptable as an Evening Sacrifice. O deal not with us according to our Sins, neither do thou reward us according to our Iniquities, for the Angels are impure in thy sight, and Man that is born of a Woman cannot be clean: Thou didst at the first make us after thy Image, little lower than the Angels, and crown humane Nature with glory and ho∣nour; thou madest us upright, but we corrupted our selves; have been Transgressors from the Womb, and ever since we were born, have gone astray; we have been vain in our Imaginations, having our hearts dark∣ned; and they have been deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: We have been alienated from the life of God, through the blindness that is in us; our hands have been laden with Iniquity, our feet swift to run in the ways of De∣struction, and all our Members have

been Instruments of unrighteousness. O how long have we cast thy Laws behind our backs, and hated to be reformed! And how shall we stand before thee, when thy Jealousie burns like Fire, and thou shalt come to take Vengeance upon all our sins? O Lord, we cannot say that we have not sinned, for then we shall deceive our selves; nor can we answer thee for one of a Thou∣sand: Nay, shouldst thou enter into Judgment with us for the sins of this day only, in thy sight we could not be justified. We therefore fly from thee as a Judge, to thee as a Saviour, beseeching thee, O God the Father of Heaven, O God the Son, Re∣deemer of the World, to have mer∣cy upon us, miserable sinners! Spare us good Lord, O spare thy People thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood: Forgive our past transgression; And for the future, teach us to redeem our time, to run

the way of thy Commandments, and to walk before thee in Holiness and Righteousness all our days.

Lord bless thy People all the World over; bless this Kingdom to which we belong, make ours that blessed Nation, whose God is the Lord; and choose the People of this Land for thy own Inheritance. Protect the Defender of the True Faith; Let Magistrates be a Terror to evil Works, and not bear the Sword in vain. O Lord, the Har∣vest is great, send forth Labourers into thy Vineyard, and be thou with them unto the end of the World, that they may bring many Souls to Righteousness; and so prosper thy Word, that it may save their own Souls, and them that hear them.

Now, O Lord, into thy Hands we commend our Souls, and Bodies, our Friends and Relations, and all that belongs unto us, beseeching thee to watch over us this Night, to

refresh our Bodies with moderate rest, and to deliver us from all Evil, for thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, for ever and ever,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Saturday Morning.

O Almighty God, who hast pro∣mised to hear the Petitions of those that ask in thy Son's Name, in mercy incline thine Ears to us, which in confidence of his Merits, prostrate our selves before thee, to confess our sins, to implore thy pardon, and thankfully own thy goodness to∣wards us, in raising us up this Morn∣ing in Health and Strength, and bringing us once more into thy pre∣sence. O Lord open thou our Lips, that we may shew forth thy praise; that we may thank thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, for all thy mercies; that thou hast reveal∣ed

unto us thy Gospel, that is hid from those that perish; that thou hast sent forth thy Light and Truth to guide our Feet, whilst so great a part of the World sits in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and have no knowledge of thy Laws; that thou hast given us so long a day of Repentance, and daily poured thy benefits upon us. O let all thy mercies turn to account, and let not the least of all thy Blessings be lost upon us: but do thou sanctifie us throughout, that our Souls and our Bodies, that are thine, may praise thee; that we may tell of thy Sal∣vation from day to day, and all the ends of the Earth may fear thy Name; and because we cannot stand in thy sight, if thou shouldst be ex∣tream to mark what we have done amiss, O Lord deal not with us ac∣cording to our sins, neither do thou reward us according to our iniqui∣ties. Spare us, good Lord! O spare

thy people, whom thou hast redeem∣ed with thy most precious Blood! And because our sufficiency is of thee, and without thee we can do nothing, turn us that we may be tur∣ned, and wash us that we may be clean, that we may delight in that which is good, and keep thy Statutes unto the end. Direct us this day in thy ways. Let all our discourses be such as will administer Grace to the hearers; remembring, that for idle words we must give an account in the day of Judgment. Let all our actions be lawful and right, and then do thou prosper the works of our hands: O prosper thou our handy works, for Jesus Christ his sake,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for Saturday Evening.

O Most glorious and ever blessed Lord God, we thy most un∣worthy

Servants, with all humility prostrate our selves before thee, not trusting in our selves, but in the mercy that will abundantly pardon, and in his Merits who has reconciled us by his Death, and made our peace by the blood of his Cross: He is the strength of our confidence, and in him alone we place all our hopes; but of our selves we cannot but ac∣knowledge, that we are unworthy to come in thy presence, and to be called thy Servants, and much more to be called thy Children; that we were conceived in sin, and brought forth in iniquity; that we have been strangers from the Womb, and gone astray ever since we were born; that we have too too often despised thy gracious tenders of mercy and for∣giveness, and made slight of all thy Fatherly Chastisements to cor∣rect us to amendment: The Arrow that has killed by day, that has come so nigh our dwellings, and killed

Thousands in our Streets, has not killed one of our Lusts; and though thou hast often corrected us in thy judgment, when we deserved to be corrected in thy wrath, and brought to nothing, yet still we have multi∣plyed our transgressions against thee. When thou givest us meat enough, we eat thy bread, and by our intem∣perance or unthankfulness, we lift up our heel against thee; we slightly pass over thy Laws, despise thy San∣ctions, and contemn thy Precepts; we trample upon thy Word, abuse thy Ordinances, and resist thy Spi∣rit that should seal us to the day of Redemption. O who are we, that thy Spirit should strive with dust and ashes! that thou shouldst send thy Son, that we should not perish, and give him to die, that we might ob∣tain everlasting life; and deliver him to be wounded and bruised, to make us partakers of that fulness of Joy that is in thy presence, and those

pleasures that are at thy right hand for evermore. O Lord, vouchsafe to add to all thy mercies, in creating a new heart, and renewing a right Spirit within us, and making us thank∣ful for all thy blessings. Teach us to deny ungodliness and worldly lust, to live righteously, soberly, and god∣ly in this present evil world; pre∣pare us for whatever troubles thou wilt lay upon us; fit us for Death and Judgment, and that great Ac∣count we are one day to give, that whensoever thou shalt come, thou mayst find us so doing, that we may finally be received into the joys of thy rest.

Be merciful to the Universal Church, particularly to that Vine which thy own right hand has planted in these Nations. Let not the wild Boar out of the Forest devour it, nor the little Foxes pull off her Grapes; but let peace, and charity, and pi∣ety, and whatever else is praise

worthy, flourish and abound: Let peace be within her walls, and pro∣sperity within her Palaces, and let those prosper that pray for the peace of our Jerusalem. Bless our Gracious Sovereign, and all that are put in Authority; make their Virtues as eminent as their places; and let their light so shine before men, that from their examples we may learn to glo∣rifie our Father which is in Heaven. Be merciful to all that mourn, speak peace to all that are troubled in Conscience, let the Comforter give Medicines to heal their Sickness. Re∣lieve the Poor, and defend the Fa∣therless, and see that the needy have their right. Bring down the high looks of the proud, and let not their wicked Imaginations prosper; but let Virtue be encouraged, let God∣liness prosper, and let it be the great business of all that call upon thy Name to depart from all Iniquity. Good Lord, with an eye of pity and

compassion look down upon us that now humble our selves before thee; do thou spare, though we deserve punishment, and in the midst of wrath think upon mercy; pass by our Iniquities, and pardon all our Offences, particularly those of this day: Enlarge thy mercy, and de∣clare thy goodness unto us sinful children of men, in receiving us this night into thy care and protection. Let thy Angels be our Guard, and thy power now and evermore migh∣tily defend us; defend us from the snares of the Destroyer, from the vi∣olence and fury of wicked men, and from our greatest Enemy, the cor∣ruption of our Natures, and so give our bodies refreshment, and bless that refreshment thou art pleased to give, that we may once more praise thee in the land of the living, that we may be fitted for thy Service on thy own day, and keep holy thy appoin∣ted day of rest, that we may once

more be telling of thy Salvation in the gates of Sion, laud thee among the multitude, and praise thee in the great Congregation; all which we humbly beg in his name, and for his sake, in whom thou art well pleased, Jesus Christ our only Lord and Savi∣our,

Amen.

A Family Prayer for preparation for Death.

O Most just and holy God, who hast appointed unto all men once to die, and after this to Judg∣ment, where every one must receive according to what is done in the bo∣dy, whether it be good or bad. O Lord, prepare us for this great and dreadful day, and make us such as thy Son will vouchsafe to own before the Angels: pardon our many and crying guilts, wash us throughly from our offences, and cleanse us from

all our sins; that when this mortal life is ended, we may rejoyce in thy favour, may pass from death to life, and be for ever happy in the Felici∣ties of thy chosen. But lest our Lord should come in a day and an hour that we look not for him, and ap∣point us our portion with Unbelie∣vers; Lord, teach us to attend the coming of the Bridegroom, and wait all our days till our change shall come; that when these corruptible shall be changed to incorruptible Bodies, and we put off these filthy rags, we may be clothed upon with Immortality, and live for ever with him that dyed for Sinners, Jesus Christ our Lord and blessed Saviour,

Amen.

A Short Morning Prayer for a Family, when there is not time for a longer.

O Almighty and most merciful Father, who hast been our Helper and Protector, when we were unable to help our selves, and hast shewed thy mercy and loving-kindness to us, in preserving us the Night past, and hitherto of this day; we bless and magnifie thy holy Name for this and all thy mercies, from day to day vouchsafed unto us. O Lord, in mercy continue thy favour towards, inlarge thy Com∣passion in taking us this day into thy care; bring to nought all the de∣vices of the wicked against us, make their counsels of none effect, and let not their imaginations prosper; de∣fend us from the power and preva∣lence of Temptations, from the Snares of the World, the Flesh and the Devil, and let no sin get domi∣nion

over us: send forth the light of thy Spirit, and thy Grace to guide us, make all our designs harmless and innocent; and bless us in all our undertakings, for Jesus Christ his sake,

Amen.

A Short Evening Prayer for a Family, when there is not time for a longer.

GOod God, be merciful unto us in the pardon of all our sins, particularly those of this day, whe∣ther by thought, word, or deed committed against thee. Be pleased to accept our thanks and praise for all thy Mercies, whether Spiritual or Temporal vouchsafed unto us, par∣ticularly those of this day. O gra∣cious Lord, to whom Mercy be∣longs, bless us we beseech thee, O our Father: Be merciful unto the whole race of mankind, to all our Friends, our Relations, our Kin∣dred,

our Acquaintance, to all who desire our Prayers; to all whom thou hast put in Authority, or ap∣pointed to serve at thy Altar. Be pleased to continue thy watchful Eye of Providence, over us and all that belongs unto us; secure and defend us from all evil accidents, sin, and danger; let none evil come nigh our dwelling, nor the wicked approach to hurt us. Let our lying down be in Peace and Safety, and let our rest be such, that in Health and Strength, we may rise again to praise thee, and serve thee in our se∣veral places, in Holiness and Righ∣teousness all the days of our Life, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

A longer Family Prayer for any Morning.

O Immortal, invisible, and only wise God, before whom the

Nations are as a drop of the Bucket, and are counted as a small dust of the Balance, thou even thou, art God alone; thou hast made the Heavens, and the Earth, and all things that are therein, and thou pre∣servest them all: Thy Name is Jeho∣vah, and thou art the highest over all the Earth; thou hearest Prayers, and to thee all Flesh should come: Hear us O Lord, from Heaven thy dwelling place, and when thou hear∣est, forgive us that are less than the least of all thy mercies, who were conceived in sin, and brought forth in iniquity, who are prodigal Chil∣dren, unprofitable Servants, of pol∣luted Lips and uncircumcised Hearts. O let thy good Spirit help our infir∣mities, and make Intercession for us, shed abroad thy Love in our Hearts, stir up our Souls to lay hold on thee, that we may not seek thy Face in vain; have respect to the Prayers of thy Servants, hearken to our

Cry and our Supplications that pray before thee this day. O Lord thou madest Man upright, but he has corrupted himself, and sought out many Inventions: Thou didst plant our first Parents a noble Vine, a right Seed, but they turned quickly into a degenerate plant of a strange Vine, and we their Offspring are a seed of evil doers, a sinful people la∣den with Iniquity, wise to do evil, but foolish to do that which is good, casting thy Laws behind our backs, and hating to be reformed. O how often is it that we will not know the ways of peace, and that thy fear is not before our eyes; that with gre∣diness we run into the ways of de∣struction, as if we had made a cove∣nant with Death, and were at an agreement with the Grave, choosing darkness rather than light, turning thy Grace to wantonness, grieving and quenching the Spirit whereby we should be sealed to the day of

Redemption, and treasuring up for our selves Wrath against the day of Wrath, and revelation of the Judg∣ment of God. O holy Jesus, how just would it be with thee to deny us before the Angels, that have so often denyed thee before men, and say unto us, I know ye not, depart from me, ye Workers of Iniquity: But thou wouldst not that any should perish, but that all should come to repen∣tance; thou wouldst not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should return and live; thou camest to save Sinners, and through thy Resurrecti∣on we have a lively hope. O let it be unto thy Servant according unto thy word, and let us not be disap∣pointed of our hope! blot out the hand-writing that is against us, and nail it to thy Cross; take away our Iniquity, and receive us graciously; Strengthen us with thy Spirit in the inward man, teaching us, that deny∣ing ungodliness and worldly lusts, we

may live righteously, soberly, and godly in this present evil World: Purge our Consciences from dead works, to serve thee the living God; that we may work out our Salvation with fear and trembling; and whilst it is called to day, make our calling and election sure, that our bodies may be a living Sacrifice holy and acceptable to God, and all our members instruments of righteous∣ness; that continually abounding in the work of the Lord, and confes∣sing Christ before men, we may be owned before the Angels, and final∣ly obtain to the resurrection of the just, and be saved in the number of the true Israelites:

Good Lord, enlighten those that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of Death; guide their feet into the ways of peace, and daily add to the Church such as shall be saved; con∣••••me thy loving kindness to them that know thee; let them rejoice

that know thy name, and put their trust in thee; and let every one that names the name of Christ, depart from all Iniquity. Bless this Nation to which we belong, teach all to fear thee, from the least to the great∣est; do thou delight to dwell among us, and make us that happy People who have their Lord for their God. Bless thy anointed Servant, our Gra∣cious Sovereign, make him a man af∣ter thy own heart, and deliver him not into the Will of his Adversaries. Let Peace flourish in his days, and Justice run down like a mighty Stream; and grant us such Gover∣nours as may be a terrour to evil works, and an encouragement to those that do well. Bless those that labour in the Word and Doctrine, give them courage boldly to reprove evil, make them such Workmen as need not to be ashamed; let them not do the work of the Lord negligent∣ly; give them Understanding, Zeal,

and Diligence answerable to their great Calling; and let thy Word prosper in their hands to the Salvati∣on of their own Souls, and those that hear them. O thou that art a helper of the friendless, defend the cause of the Fatherless and Widow; uphold those that fall, raise up those that are bowed down, and give Me∣dicine to heal all that are in sickness: Speak peace to the wounded Consci∣ence, and give them a sight of thy mercy, to whom the Tempter or their own Sins suggest Despair; tho thou hide thy face from them for a moment, with everlasting kindness have mercy upon them, and so di∣rect thy judgments, that presumptu∣ous Sins may not get Dominion over any one Soul; shew mercy to all that desire or need our Prayers, be good to our Friends, and forgive our Enemies; lay not their Sin to their charge. O Lord open our lips, that our mouth may shew forth thy

praise, for all thy mercies continued to us, for the protection of the past night, and bringing us once more into thy presence: O Lord watch over us this day for our good! Thou that spiest out all our ways, make them so direct, that we may keep thy Statutes. O knit our Hearts unto thee, that we may fear thy name! Let thy right hand defend us, thy arm hold us fast, and secure us from, or succour us in the midst of Danger. Let not any one Temptation get Do∣minion over us, but teach us to es∣chew evil and do good. Let thy holy Spirit help our Infirmities, make our thoughts innocent, our words unblamable, and our actions such as may afford us comfort when we shall be judged according to what we have done in the Body. O be with us in all our undertakings! Bless us in all that we set our hands unto; Bless, bless us, O our Father, and do more for us than we tre able to ask

or think, for Jesus Christ his sake our blessed Lord and Saviour, in whose words we are taught to pray, saying, Our Father which art, &c.

A long Family Prayer for any Evening.

O Almighty God, who dwel∣lest in light which no man can approach unto, and in whose sight there is no creature that is not mani∣fest; who keepest mercy for thou∣sands, forgivest Iniquity, Transgres∣sion and Sin; who art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and never forsakest those that seek thee; who deliverest the needy when he cryeth, the poor also, and him that hath no helper; who took∣est us out of our Mother's Womb, and hast been our God ever since we were born. Hear us, O Lord! who worship, and fall down, and

kneel before thee, our maker, to give unto thee the honour due unto thy Name, to bring an Offering of praise, and seek thy Face; to offer unto thee a Sacrifice of Thanksgiving, and call upon thy Name: Give ear to our prayers O God, and hide not thy self from our supplication. Let our prayers be set before thee as In∣cense, and the lifting up of our hands as an evening Sacrifice. We cannot hide our sins from thee, before whom Hell is naked, and Destruction has no covering; we therefore humble us before thee to confess our manifold sins and iniquities; O teach us so to confess and forsake them, that it may be just and faithful with thee to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

O Lord, what are we Men that thou shouldst be mindful of us, and we Sons of Men, that thou shouldst re∣gard us! We are a seed of Evil-do∣ers, by Nature the Children of

Wrath, born with a Law in our Mem∣bers that is still warring against the Law in our Minds, and striving to bring us into Captivity to the Law of Sin. O wretched Men that we are, who shall deliver us from this body of death! for when we should do good, evil is present with us, and without thee we can do nothing, but sin against thee: Our Imaginations have been vain, and our Hearts des∣perately wicked; our Wills in bon∣dage to Corruption, and all our members Instruments of Unrighte∣ousness. O how often have we broke thy Laws, that are holy, just and good! How often have we abused thy tender offers of mercy, and for∣giveness, and not suffered thy good∣ness to lead us to Repentance! And though thou hast chastned and cor∣rected us, how long have we hard∣ned our Faces, and refused to return! O how great is the number of our sins! If we tell of them, they are

more than we are able to express, and like the Hairs of our Head, and the Sand of the Sea-shore for multi∣tude. How just had it been with thee O Lord! long e're this time, to have given us our portion with the Worm, that gnaws and never dies; and in that Fire that burns, and shall not be quenched! How justly might∣est thou have consumed us in thy Wrath, and sent us to that place where there is nothing but weeping and wailing, and gnashing of Teeth; and given us the wages of sin, even death eternal: but thou hast promi∣sed, that when the unrighteous for∣sakes his ways, and the sinner his do∣ings, he shall not die but live: O re∣member thy loving-kindness, and pardon our Iniquities, for they are great, for his sake that was born, and came into the World that he might save sinners, that he might be a propitiation for the sins of the World, that he might quicken those

that were dead in trespasses and sins, and save that which was lost. For his sake, save us that deserve eternal∣ly to die; save Lord, or else we pe∣rish! O despise not the work of thine own hands! but be unto us, a God forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin, and say unto every one of our Souls, I am thy Salvation. Do thou forgive the transgressions of our whole lives, particularly of this day; and when thou hast made us whole, teach us to sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto us. Thou art the God of all Flesh, and there is no∣thing too hard for thee; O let not sin reign in our mortal bodies, but redeem us from our iniquities, and purge our Consciences from dead works to serve thee the living God. Order our steps in thy word, and let not any Iniquity have Dominion over us; write thy Law upon our Hearts, put a new Spirit within us, and make us free from the Law of sin and death.

O good God, Sanctifie us through∣out, that our whole Spirit, Soul and Body, may be preserved blameless till the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Teach us so to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom; fit us for the worst of changes, prepare us for Death and Judgment, and that great account we are one day to give. Teach us so to wait the days of our appointed time, that our Lord may not come in an hour that we look not for him; but make us all fit to dye, and then come Lord Jesus, O come quickly! Lord shew mercy to all that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of Death; give the Heathen knowledge of thy Laws, and guide their Feet into the ways of peace. In a more especial manner, be good to all that call upon thy name; O make all our ways so direct, that we may keep thy Statutes; and teach us not only to cry Lord, Lord, but to do the Will

of our Father which is in Heaven. Shew mercy to this sinful Land to which we belong; pardon our many and our crying Sins; teach us all to fear thee from the least to the great∣est; make us a willing and obedient people; plant thy love, and fear in all our Hearts; and then suffer not thy displeasure to arise against thy people, and the Sheep of thy Pasture; unite our Divisions, and heal our Distractions, and teach us to follow peace with all Men, and keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. And for the sake of this Church and Nation, bless thy anoint∣ed Servant, thou hast appointed to Rule over us; bring to nought all the Counsels of the wicked against him; let their malice fall upon their own heads, but upon his let the Crown flourish. Bless all his Royal Relati∣ons, make them zealous of good works, and Crown them with Glo∣ry and Immortality. Bless all Mini∣sters

of Justice, give them Zeal for thy Glory, make them a terrour un∣to evil works, and encouragers of those that do well. Bless the lot of thine Inheritance, the Tribe of Levi, give them innocence and prudence, and let them shine like Stars in the midst of a crooked and perverse Ge∣neration. Give them Courage bold∣ly to rebuke Vice, give them Zeal and Piety, and Wisdom answerable to the necessities of the present Age, and their high calling; make them examples to their Flocks, and bless thy Word to the Salvation of their own Souls, and those that hear them. Lord, be good to all that need or desire our Prayers; bless all our Friends and Relations, and let all that are dear to us, be so to thee; bless those that curse us, and accept our Prayers for those that have, or would despitefully use us. Remem∣ber for good this place to which we belong; let brotherly kindness and

charity, and whatever else is praise∣worthy, dwell among us. O Lord, in mercy accept our Sacrifice of thanks and praise for our health and strength, for prolonging our day of Repentance, and giving us so many invitations to repent and live; and for all the mercies of this day, and from day to day vouchsafed unto us. Now, O Lord, into thy hands, as into the hands of our faithful Crea∣tor and Redeemer, we commend our Souls and Bodies, and all that belongs unto us; let thy Providence be our defence, and thy Ange••s our guard; defend us from the malice of the Devil, and wicked men, from all sin, sad accidents and ••anger: do thou that neither slumbrest nor sleep∣est, make us dwell in safety: Let not any evil come nigh our dwelling, or approach to hu••t us; but refresh our bodies with moderate sleep and rest, and bring us once more to praise thee in the land of the living: All

which we humbly beg for his sake that has promised to give whatsoe∣ver we ask in his Name; to whom, with thee, and thy holy Spirit, three Persons and one God, be ascribed all honour and praise, both now and for evermore,

Amen.

Short Prayers to be added to any of the foregoing. A Prayer for the KING.

ALmighty God, by whom the Powers that be, are ordained, and by whose especial care thy anoin∣ted Servant, our Sovereign Lord the King, has been protected, and pre∣served, and establish'd in peace and honour upon his Throne; continue thy favour and mercies toward him; make him a great example of Virtue, a zealous Defender of the

Church and Religion establish'd in these Kingdoms, and a happy Father of his Country; and make all his Subjects sensible that he is thy Mini∣ster for our good, that his Person and Authority may be Sacred, and the chearfulness of our Obedience make him always easie in the discharge of that great Trust thou hast repofed in him; and after a long and peace∣ful Reign, crown him with Glory and Immortality, for Jesus Christ his sake,

Amen.

A Prayer for Pardon, Faith, Repen∣tance, Grace, Holiness and Perse∣verance.

O Most merciful and Almighty Father, who art able out of stony Hearts to raise up Children un∣to Abraham, and make us here, such as thou wilt accept hereafter; in mer∣cy forgive all our Sins; let them ne∣ver rise in this world to shame us,

nor in that which is to come to con∣demn us; let thy mercy, and the merits of thy Son, be the foundation of our Faith, and the assistance of thy Spirit make it strong and sted∣fast, active and vigorous, and effe∣ctual to the Salvation of our Souls: Give us a due sense of the guilt and danger of our Sins; teach us to hate and abhor them, and by a severe, holy, and timely Repentance, fly from the wrath to come. Let thy Grace be powerful in us to the beat∣ing down the strong holds of Sin and Satan, enabling us to mortifie our lusts, to subdue our corruptions, and overcome all temptations to Sin and Vanity. Lord, make us holy in all manner of Conversation, that our Lives may be such as become the Gospel of Christ, and our good works an ornament to our holy Pro∣fession; and that in good time we may reap, if we faint not; let per∣severance crown our piety, and so

direct and guide us all our days, that by patient continuance in well-do∣ing, we may seek for Glory, and Honour, and Immortality, and Life eternal, for Jesus Christ his sake, our most blessed Saviour and Redeemer,

Amen.

For Justice, Charity, Thankfulness and Chastity.

O Eternal Father, who knowest what sins beset us, and what temptations most readily prevail up∣on us; do thou watch over us for our good, and be our constant guard and guide; let not a desire of any thing in this World, ever tempt us to deceit or fraud, or betray us to least injustice; but do thou teach us to be just to our Sovereign, in giving him the Tributes of Loyalty and O∣bedience, of Love and Honour, the things that are his; and to all our equals teach us to do as we would be

done unto, and in all our actions to do justly. Open our hearts to forgive our Enemies, and do good to them that hate us. Make us tender of the welfare, and compassionate to the suffering of others; and let us never forget, that to do good and communicate, are the Sacrifices with which God is well pleased. Give us a due sense of all thy mercies, and never let us fail to re∣turn thy blessings in thanks and praise, and study to shew forth our thankfulness, not only in our Lips, but our Lives. Deliver us from the power and prevalence of Lust, and Wantonness, and Sanctifie us through∣out, that our Bodies may be preser∣ved holy, and undefiled, and we at last may be blessed among them that are sanctified, through Jesus Christ our Saviour and Redeemer,

Amen.

For Patience, Humility, Content and Temperance.

ALmighty God, in whose Hands are the Hearts of Men, and from whom comes every good and perfect gift; in mercy look down up∣on us, who of our selves can do no∣thing but sin against thee: Thou knowest what we are, and remem∣brest whereof we are made, and how apt we are to forget it: Let thy good∣ness supply all our defects, and thy mercy help our infirmities; make us perfect masters of our passions, that the harshest Dispensations of thy Providence, may never be uneasie to us, nor any provocations from Men ever hurry us to rage, passion, or im∣patience; but amidst the trials we meet with here, teach us to preserve a calm and easie temper, a spirit se∣rene and gentle, and easie to be en∣treated: Root out that pride and

vanity that cleaves so close to our corrupted Natures; and give us that meek and humble temper that may be of great price in the sight of thee our God, and render us acceptable and useful unto Men. Give us such a sense of thy Wisdom and our own demerit, that we may think those circumstances fittest for us that thou appointest; and the worst condition we can be in, better than we de∣serve; that we may entirely resign our selves to thy Will and Conduct, and be content in whatever state thou art pleased to place us. Finally, we beseech thee that thou wouldst not suffer the temptations to intempe∣rance, to prevail upon us, nor our Appetites ever to insnare us; do thou teach us Temperance, and Sobriety, and so constantly assist us, that amidst all the allurements to Riot and Ex∣cess, our bodies may be preserved pure and undefiled, as Temples of the Holy Ghost; and all for his sake

who was made Man, Jesus Christ our blessed Saviour and Redeemer,

Amen.

A Prayer for the Prosperity of the Church and Religion Establish'd in these Kingdoms.

O Almighty God, who hast made these Nations happy in a wise and regular Reformation; and not∣withstanding our great unthankful∣ness and provocations, continued to us the purity of thy Gospel, and pre∣served thy Church and Religion amongst us; and to compleat our happiness, vouchsafed to both the favour and protection of thy Anoin∣ted Servant, our most gracious So∣vereign. O Lord, give us all a due sense of these thy mercies, and teach us to manifest our thankfulness to thee our God, by Piety and Obedience, by Holiness and Charity; and to our Prince, by the most sincere and

hearty Reverence to his Person, and Religious Obedience to his Laws: And do thou O Lord, preserve this Church which thy own right Hand has planted: defeat the malice and designs of all her Enemies, and let her flourish in these Kingdoms so long as the Sun and Moon shall en∣dure; and let that Religion and way of Worship Establish'd amongst us, be ever blessed with thy Favour and Protection: let neither the malice of the Devil, or wicked Men, nor our own impieties, ever rob us of such invaluable blessings; but continue them happy Instruments of Salvation to these Kingdoms, till all the World shall be one Flock under the great Shepherd and Bishop of our Souls, Jesus Christ: to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all Honour and Glory, both now and for ever,

Amen.

A Prayer to be used by a Family for a Sick Man.

HEarken unto us O Lord our King, and our God, for unto thee will we make our prayers! O thou great Physician of Soul and Bo∣dy, who killest and makest alive, who turnest Man to destruction, and by thy Power bringest back the Chil∣dren of Men from the dust of death, and the Jaws of Hell: O Lord, hear us that now call upon thee for this thy Servant; with the wholesome strength of thy right Hand support, and grant him the light of thy coun∣tenance; make his Bed in his sick∣ness, and teach him to put his whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and let him rejoice in thy Salvation. With the grace of thy holy Spirit sanctifie all his Sufferings, that he may turn and enquire after thee his God, before the evil day of death

shall come, and make his peace be∣fore he stand at thy Tribunal to be judged for all he has done in his mortal body. O holy Father, who art a God of the Spirits of all flesh, look in mercy on this thy Servant; lay upon him no more than thou en∣ablest him to bear; teach him to re∣sign his Will to thine, and by his pa∣tience and submission to thy Will, to glorifie thee in this day of his Visi∣tation. O Lord, we know that Man that is born of a Woman is not clean in thy sight; and if thou shouldst be extream to mark all that this thy Servant has done amiss, he could not answer thee one for a thousand; but thy mercies are in∣finite, and thy compassion never fails; therefore for thy mercies sake, turn thy face away from his Iniquities, and blot out all his Transgressions; charge his Sins upon the score of thy Son, and let the hand-writing of Ordi∣nances be nailed to the Cross, and

so wash him in the blood of the im∣maculate Lamb, that his Sins that are as red as Scarlet, may be white as Snow. Seal his pardon before he go hence and be no more seen, and in this his day let his work be fini∣shed, before the night come in which he cannot work. O Lord heal his Soul, and then if it be thy good pleasure, his Body also; raise him up to praise thee once more in the land of the living, and make him so sensible that 'twas thy hand which gained the victory, that his mouth may shew forth thy praise, and declare the wonders that thou dost for the Children of Men, and his yet unfinished days make him more fit for the great day of accounts. But if he must shortly die, good Lord set his house in or∣der; make his Repentance serious, his Faith stedfast, and let the merits of thy Son shield him from thy wrath, and his righteousness protect him from thy justice, that he may be

received in the number of the faith∣ful, and enter into the joy prepared for them that love and fear thee; and from every example of morta∣lity, teach us to remember whereof we are made, to consider we are but a shadow that passeth away; and so to remember our latter end, that living we may live in thy fear, dying we may die in thy favour, and final∣ly pass from Death to Life, and to all eternity partake in their joys that die in the Lord. Lord hear us, and answer us, for thy Son's sake, who dyed to save Sinners, Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour,

Amen.

A Family Prayer in behalf of a Woman in Sickness.

ALmighty God, to whom alone belong the issues of life and death: O Lord, look upon thy Ser∣vant

in whose bones there is no rest by reason of her Sin, and in whose flesh there is no health by reason of thy displeasure; make hast, O Lord, to help her; let it be thy pleasure to deliver her, and make no long tar∣rying to be her Helper and Redeem∣er. O our God! if it be thy bles∣sed Will give not over unto Death thy Servant that thou now chastnest and correctest, but restore the voice of joy and health, and raise her up to praise thee in the land of the li∣ving, and let her rejoice in the great things thou hast done for her Soul. But if her Glass be run, and she even hard at Death's Door, O Lord, de∣liver thy Servant thou hast appoint∣ed to die; deliver her from those Sins that are too heavy a burthen for her to bear, from the Snares of the Destroyer, the deceitful love of this World, and the Wrath to come. Let her Death be precious in thy Sight, and let her be numbred among

thy Saints in glory everlasting; but whether she live or die, Lord, make her thine; give her a free and full pardon of all her Sins: O let her Iniquities be no more remembred before thee; form in her Soul the Image of thy Son, and let her body be the Temple of the Holy Ghost; Sanctifie her throughout, and make her every day more and more fit for the appearance of the Lord Jesus. Create a clean heart, and renew a right Spirit within her. Let her Faith be lively, and work by Love; let her hope be such as purifies from all filthiness both of Flesh and Spirit; and give her a Repentance never to be repented of, that when this mor∣tal body shall put on Immortality, and this corruptible Incorruption, Death may be swallowed up of Vi∣ctory, and she may be crowned with Glory and Immortality: And that this scourging may be an evidence of thy love, and this Chastisement that

thou intendest to receive her; Teach her that has received so much good, with the patience of Job, to receive evil from the hands of the Lord: Let thy Strength still wait upon thy Rod, and thy Comforts sweeten all her Sufferings: O teach her to resign her Will to thine, and in the midst of all the troubles thou layest upon her, with patience to possess her Soul, and suffer her not at her last hour, for any pains of Death, to fall from thee; but, Lord, receive her Soul into the place appointed for the Spi∣rits of just persons made perfect, through the bloud and merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

A Prayer for a sick Child to be said by a Family.

O Almighty Father, who didst make and fashion us in the Womb, and whose gift Children are,

with the eyes of pity and compassion look down upon the creature which thou hast made: O Lord, call not our ways to remembrance, but be merciful unto us that this Child may live; and do thou that hast ordain∣ed thy praise out of the mouths of Babes and Sucklings, continue this Child in the land of the living, and out of its mouth perfect thy own praise. O take it not away in the flower of its Age, but let it live to declare thy power to the generation that is yet to come; but if thou art pleased to take it from us, take it to thy self; say unto its Soul, I am thy Salvation, and let it be with thee in Paradise, for the sake of thy ho∣ly Child, Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

A Prayer for a Woman in Travel, to be used by her Friends or Family, or any particular person in her behalf.

O Blessed Jesus, who didst not abhor the Virgins Womb, when thou tookest upon thee to de∣liver Man, but wast made in the form of a Servant, and born of a Woman; according to thy great goodness look upon thy Servant, and be merciful unto her, as thou usest to be unto those that fear thy Name. Know her Soul in Adversity, and be her Helper and Deliverer now her Soul is troubled, and her Pains take hold upon her: Be thou her present help in this time of trouble, and make no long tarrying, O our God! And till in thy good appointed time thou turn her heaviness to rejoicing, and her mourning into joy, be plea∣sed to support her under all her Ago∣nies, and with the Consolation of

thy holy Spirit, comfort her in all her pains. O thou that formest thy Image in the Womb, and hast brought to the Birth, give her strength to bring forth, and let her live to re∣joyce in the fruits of her Womb: give her patience to await her hour; fit her for the worst that may hap∣pen, and make her for ever thine, for Jesus Christ his sake,

Amen.

A Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Child-birth, to be used by a Family, or a particular person in the Womans behalf.

O God from whom all good things do come, and to whom all praises are due, to thy Name be ascribed all Honour and Praise, that hast heard the Cry of thy Servant, and delivered her from the bitter Pangs and Agonies of Child-birth; that hast known her Soul in Trou∣ble,

and remembred her for good. Let thy Praise be as great as thy Mer∣cy; and let all the ends of the World confess, that thou art God alone, and that none can deliver as thou dost: and let thy Honour be great in the Salvation of thy Servant. O let her live to come into thy Courts, to praise thee among the Multitude, and tell what great things thou hast done for her Soul: Bless the Fruit of her Womb, and make all that are, or shall be hers, thy Children; give her Grace to live in thy fear, and save her in the number of the true Israe∣lites, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

A Prayer to be said for a Sick Person before his receiving the Sacrament, by a Family, or a single person.

O Almighty and most merciful Fa∣ther, who hast commanded thy

Servants to pray one for another, and promised to hear their prayers when two or three are gathered to∣gether in thy Name. O Lord hear (us) from Heaven thy dwelling place, and accept (our) my) prayers in the behalf of thy Servant: Lord bless him, and keep him, make thy Face to shine upon him, and give him Peace both now and for evermore: Increase his strength and patience; Sanctifie all his sufferings, and let it be good for him that he has been af∣flicted. Bring his ways to his remem∣brance and repentance; and so set his sins in order before him, that he may abhor himself in dust and ashes, and turn with all his heart unto thee his God. O let his ways be made so direct, that he may keep thy Statutes, that he may turn from the evil of his way, and save his Soul alive: Give him the wedding Garment, that he may be acceptable at the Marriage-Feast, and worthily eat of that Bread,

and drink of that Cup: Let that be a pledge of thy favour and thy love; seal his pardon and his peace, and do thou receive him into Covenant with thee. Pardon all his unworthi∣ness, hide his sins in the Robes of thy Sons Righteousness; confer upon him all the benefits of thy Son's death, and be thou unto him the God of his Salvation; prepare him for Death and Judgment, and that great ac∣count he is one day to give: Let the mercies of thy Table, fit him for the Glories of thy Throne; and his at∣tending on thy Son in his Humility, be a means to make him owned be∣fore thee, O Father! and thy holy Angels, when thy Son shall come in Glory to Judge the World: To whom with thee, and thy holy Spi∣rit, be ascribed all Honour and Glo∣ry, Praise and Adoration, both now and for evermore,

Amen.

A Thanksgiving to be used by a Family for recovery from Sickness, or deli∣verance from any common trouble.

O Merciful Lord, that hast heard our Prayers, and not turned thy mercies from us, but in thy great goodness hast put off our Mourning, girded us with gladness, and restored the voice of Joy and Health to our Dwellings. O Lord, thou hast dealt graciously with us, and of very faith∣fulness caused us to be troubled! O let thy merciful kindness be continu∣ally upon us, and teach us to be glad and rejoice in thy mercy, that hast considered our trouble, and known our Souls in Adversity; and so to learn thy Statutes, that it may be good for us that we have been affli∣cted. O let us be telling of thy Sal∣vation from day to day; let all that is ours praise thy holy Name; and let us do all that lies in us, to make

thy Honour great in our Salvation, and thy Name glorious throughout the World; and in whatever trou∣bles thou layest upon us for the time to come, let our Trust be in thee; do thou deliver us in thy Righteous∣ness, and let us never be brought to Confusion. O help us in our trouble, for the help of Man is vain; and so bless all thy Fatherly Chastifements, that they may all redound to thine Honour, and the good of our own Souls, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

A Thanksgiving to be said by a Family, for the Recovery of a particular per∣son from Sickness, or deliverance out of some imminent Trouble or Danger.

O Lord, who art a present help in trouble, and never leavest nor forsakest thy Servants; 'twas thy hand which delivered thy Servant: Thou

O Lord, hast done it, thou hast de∣livered a Soul from Hell, and thy Servant from the pit of Destruction; thou hast done a great thing, where∣at we all rejoice, and come now be∣fore thee, to praise thee with joyful Lips. But thy praise is above Hea∣ven and Earth, what can we there∣fore give unto thee, O Lord, for all the benefits thou hast done unto us! But thou hast commanded that we should offer unto thee our Sacrifice of Thanksgiving, we will therefore always give thanks unto thee O Lord; thy praise shall be ever in our mouths, and we will praise thy Name for ever. Glory be to thee O Lord most high! O let thy mercy unto thy Servant bring forth a greater care and vigi∣lance for the time to come, to live in all holy Obedience towards thee; 'to remember, that 'tis appointed unto all Men once to die; and be thou merciful unto thy Servant, as thou usest to be to those that fear thy

Name: Lord make us all so sensible of thy mercy and loving-kindness, that we may study to please thee in all holy Obedience, and be always ready at whatsoever time, and in whatsoever manner, it shall please thee to call upon us; and at last be made co-heirs in Glory with thy bles∣sed Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.