Holy Meditations and Vows.
AS Christ was both a Lamb and a Lyon; so is every true Christian a Lamb, for Patience in Suffering, and In∣nocence of Life: A Lyon for boldness in his Innocency. I
New prayers and meditations with pious exhortations for fast-days pursuant to Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary's injunctions to suppress irreligion and prophaneness / by Tho. Watts, Vicar of Orpington and St. Mary Crey in Kent.
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- New prayers and meditations with pious exhortations for fast-days pursuant to Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary's injunctions to suppress irreligion and prophaneness / by Tho. Watts, Vicar of Orpington and St. Mary Crey in Kent.
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- Watts, Thomas, 1665-1739.
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- London :: Printed for John Salusbury ...,
- 1692.
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- Fasts and feasts -- Prayer-books and devotions.
- Fasts and feasts -- Meditations.
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would so order my Courage and Mildness, that I may be nei∣ther Lyon-like in my Conversation; nor Sheepish in the De∣fence of a good Cause.
I will not strive for Victory, but for Truth.
I will keep my Passions bare, and Impotent.
I shall rather Bow than breake to God; but for Satan, or the World, I had rather be broken in pieces with their Violence, than suffer my self to be Bow'd unto their Obedience.
A Just War is a Thousand times more happy, than an Ill-condition'd Peace. In mine own Wrongs I will hold Patience laudable; but in God's Injuries, Impious.
Though I find my Brother this day my Friend, and to mor∣row mine Enemy; though my Reputation's Blasted with the Fire of Hell's Engine, the Malitious Tongue; though his Corroding Envy and Hatred encrease by Unjust Jealousies; though he often deceives me by Hypocrisie, and Persecutes me with Inveterate Prejudice; yet I will bear all Meekly, will forgive him until Seventy times Seven, and will ever Love my Neighbour as my Self.
I had rather wrong my self by Credulity; than others by Unjust Censures and Suspitions. I will so remit Wrongs, as I may not encourage others to offer them; and so retain them as I may not induce God to retain mine to him.
I will ever Believe in, Worship and Obey God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost: I will Piously and Constantly attend the Publick Administration of God's Holy Word and Sacraments; I will serve the Lord daily according to his own most Sacred Ordinances; and will thus Religiously abide in the Commu∣nion of his Church: I will Conscientiously observe all our Di∣vine and Human Laws; and not meddle with those who are given to Change. I will have but this one Care to live well; to God's Glory, and the Salvation of Souls. So let me be Free, Noble, Rich, Wise, Happy to God: I pass not what I am to the World: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, &c.
FINIS.