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CHAP. XI. Of Gods preserving us in godlinesse, and from sinne.

AS the power of God manifests it selfe at first in regenerating us, so may it evidently be dis∣cerned afterwards in resisting Satans temp∣tations and keeping us in the wayes of piety. If an effectuall worke of God be sometimes needfull to keepe us from grosse idolatry in heavy tempta∣tions, then is it much more needfull to keepe us from evill thoughts, and in pious meditations with delight. Our flesh is quickly weary of good wayes and easily inclining to evill after we are regenerate. If now besides the strength of that working grace, which God put into us at first there be need of an effectuall helpe of grace still: then was there at first, when we were able to doe nothing, need not of a stocke, that we might use well or ill, but of an effectuall work of grace, to worke faith and repentance in us. Now what need we have of Gods preserving helpe let the bookes speake.

VOuchsafe, O Lord, to keepe us this day without sinne.

From all evill and mischiefe, from sinne, from the crafts and assaults of the devill, from thy wrath and from everlasting damnation.

Good Lord deliver us.

From all blindnesse of heart, from pride, vaine∣glory, and hypocrisie, from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitablenesse.

Good Lord deliver us.

From fornication, and all other deadly sinne, and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devill.

Good Lord deliver us.

That it may please thee to keepe and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee in righteousnesse and holinesse of life thy servant, Charles our most gracious King and Governour.

Lord make us to have a perpetuall feare and love of thy holy name.

Nourish us with all goodnesse, and of thy great mercy keepe us in the same.

Lord we beseech thee grant thy people grace to avoid the infections of the devill.

Lord we beseech thee to keepe thy houshold the Church in continuall godlinesse.

Almighty God confirme and strengthen you in all goodnesse.

I pray unto God, that it will please him to save and defend us in all dangers ghostly and bodily, and that he will keepe us from all sinne and wickednesse.

Preserve and continue this sicke member in the unity of thy Church.

Strength and stablish all our weaknesse so feeble and so fraile, That neither flesh the world nor devill against us doe prevaile. And grant, O Lord, that thou being our leader and our guide: We may eschew the snares of sinne, and from thee never slide.

Onely thy grace must be my stay least that I fall downe flat, And being downe, then of my selfe cannot recover that. Lord keepe our King and his councell, and give them will and might To persevere in thy Gospel, which can put sinne to flight.

It is God that must be our defence and protection against all temptation of wickednesse and sinne.

Noah and Lot godly men, which otherwise felt in∣wardly Gods holy Spirit inflaming them in their hearts with the feare and love of God, could not by their owne strength keepe themselves from com∣mitting horrible sinnes.

We must therefore acknowledge our owne infir∣mity and weaknesse, and pray more earnestly to God incessantly for his grace to strengthen us and to de∣fend us from all evill.

It is of the goodnesse of God, that we faint not in our hope unto him. It is verily Gods worke in us, the charity wherewith we love our brethren. If after our fall we repent, it is by him that we repent, which reacheth forth his mercifull hand to raise us up. If a∣ny will we have to rise, it is he that preventeth our will, and disposeth us thereto.

Pray God to defend and maintaine you in marri∣age, that ye be not overcome with any temptations.

We pray that God would strengthen the members of his Church with his aide and power, as his souldi∣ers, that they may earnestly fight against and subdue the devill, the world, and the lusts of the flesh.

We pray God not to suffer us to be overcome with any wicked temptation, but that he will deliver us, and save us from all evill.

Direct our steps in thy word, and so shall our feet be kept from falling, and no wickednesse shall have dominion over us.

Deliver us from the power of wicked spirits, and from all sinne, the workes of darknesse, and from all other perils bodily and ghostly.

Notes

• Te Deum.
• Letany.
• Letany.
• Coll. Sund. 2. after Trin. Sund. 7.
• Sund. 18.
• Sund. 22.
• Absolv. at the Com∣munion. Cat in book of Com. Pr. quest. 13. Pr. 3. in vis. of the sicke. Veni Crea∣tor.
• In the same hymne.
• Humble suit of sin.
• Prayer to the Holy Ghost before Serm. Hom. of faith. Part. 3. Hom. of In∣form. of them which take offence &c. Part. 1. In the same place.
• Serm. for Rogat. week Part. 3.
• Hom. of Matrim. Now. Cat. quest. 206.
• quest. 224.
• Psal. for Even.
• Even. pray∣er there.