Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c.

The LITANY to God the Father.

O God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.

O God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.

O Sacred Trinity one God, Have mercy on us.

O Father which art in Heaven, Father of Glory, whose face the holy Angels behold continually in heaven, who hast life in thy self, Have mercy on us.

Father, of whom are all things, who hast made us after thine own Image, and gavest us dominion over the rest of thy Creatures, Have mercy on us.

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom all pater∣nity is called and derived in heaven and in earth; Have mercy on us.

Who art well pleased in thy Son, who lovest him, and

hast given all things into his hands: And who by a voice from heaven didst glorify Him; Have mercy on us.

Who so lovedst the world, that thou gavest thy only begotten Son that we should have life by him; and would'st have thy Son take upon him the form of a Ser∣vant, to redeem us that were in bondage; Have mercy &c.

Who by thy Son hast predestinated us into the Adop∣tion of Sons, and hast elected us in him before the foun∣dation of the world, that we might be holy and unspot∣ted before thee; Have mercy on us.

Who would'st have us conformable to the Image of thy Son; and hast called us into Fellowship with him, and hast made us acceptable in thy beloved Son; without whom none cometh to the Son, unless thou, O Father, drawest him; Have mercy on us.

O Father, who sendest out thy Spirit, and they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth; who fillest the world with thy spirit, and givest it to them that ask it of thee; Have mercy on us.

Father of lights, from whom every good and perfect gift descendeth; who hidest thy mysteries from the wise, and revealest them to little ones; Have mercy on us.

Father of mercies, and God of all consolation, by whom all the hairs of our head are numbred, who comfortest us in all our tribulations; and hast blessed us with all spiri∣tual blessings in heavenly places; Have mercy on us.

Who out of thy abundant charity hast vouchsafed to make us partakers of the inheritance of thy Saints; and hast translated us into the kingdome of the Son of thy love; Have mercy on us.

Who without accepting of persons judgest every man according to his work; Have mercy on us.

Be merciful, and spare us O Lord. Be merciful, and hear us O Lord. Be merciful, and deliver us O Lord.

From all evil, and from the power of Satan; Deliver us O Lord.

From anger, hatred, and malice, from the imminent mischiefs of sin, and from everlasting death; Deliver &c.

By thine infinite wisdome, whereby thou seest the most secret things; by thine endless power, by which out of nothing thou createdst all things; by thy infinite goodness, whereby thou filledst all things; by thy graci∣ous providence whereby thou sweetly governest and dis∣posest all things; and by thine eternal charity where∣with thou lovest the world; Deliver us O Lord.

In the day of Judgment; Deliver us O Lord.

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord.

That thy name may be always and every where sancti∣fied; that thy Kingdome may come into us; that thy Will may be done in and by us in earth, as it is in heaven by the holy Angels; We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou would'st vouchsafe to give us this day our dayly bread; to forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us; and to defend us under the shadow of thy wings; and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from all evil; We beseech thee to hear us.

That our works may so shine before men, that they may glorify thee our Father which art in heaven; We beseech thee to hear us.

That what we faithfully ask, may effectually be ob∣tained; We beseech thee to hear us.

O Father, in the name of thy Son, We beseech thee to hear us.

O Lamb of God that takest away sins, Have mercy &c.

O Lord our Protector behold us. And look upon the face of thy Christ. Remember us, O Lord, with thy good pleasure. And visit us with thy Salvation. Convert us O Lord God of Hosts.

Shew thy face and countenance upon us; and we shall be saved. O Lord hear our Prayer. And let our cry come unto thee.

See the Prayer Pag. 277.