Exhortatio. I.: The first exhortation of H.N. to his children, and to the famelye of loue. by him newlye perused, and more distinctlye declared. Translated out of Base-almayne into English.

The XVIII. Chap.

A Morning-prayer / to be sayde vnto the Lorde / when wee ryse.

My beloued Children / and thou Famelie of Loue: All the Dayes of your Life / see that yee pray euerya Morninge vnto the Lorde / that hee will vouchsake to keepe and preserue you. And let eueryone pray eauen∣thus:

O Lorde God heauenlye Father / [ A] thou which art my God. and a God of all the Worlde: I thy Creature ؛b the Woorke of thy Handes{punctel} praye and make-supplicati∣on before thee / and before thyne excellent Maiestie / that thou wilt keepe mee this Daye and at all tymes / vnder thec Wynges of thy Loue / d illuminate mee with thy Wisedom / e instruct mee with thy Trueth / f nurtour and sustaine mee with thy Feare / andg guyde mee with thy holie Spirit / that I in any-case {reversed ;}O my God; enterprise not in any of all my Dealinge and Walking / the dooing of any euell orh vncomly thing: conceaue nor pretend anyi wicked-thing in my Heart: speake nok vnlawfull nor vndecent Woordes with my Mouth: marke nothinge with mynel Eyes to de∣ceitfulnes: heare nothinge with myne Eares / that should seduce mee from thy most-holie Seruice of the Loue: occupye or doo nothinge with myne Handes / that is vniust: nor walke with my Feete / m in any vnlawfull or vnright Wayes / To thende that I {reversed ;}O mostholie God; enterprise not / nor-yet deale-in any∣thing / that is against thine Honour / or the Louen of my Neighbour: nether-yet take anythinge in-hande / wherthrough I mought becom tourninge-awaye / from the godlie Doctrine of thyo holye Woorde and Seruice vnder the Obedience of thy Loue: but chastise and teach meep with the Lawe of thy Com∣maundementes.

2. [ B] Eauen-thus {reversed ;}O my God; humble my Heart {reversed ;}with thy Chastisement and Information; vnder thy Righteousnes / To thende that I may walke {reversed ;}vn∣der the Obedience of thy Loue; in thy Wayes / all the Dayes of my Life. honour thyne holye Name / in thy

peaceable Pathes. laude and praise the. shew-fourthq all Good towardes my Neighbour. deale and be∣haue myself with all Men / r peaceablie and vpright∣lie. keepe my Mouth / from speaking of alls vnnurte∣red, vnedifying, and vnaduised Woordes. and order and vse all my Doinges and Leauinges / to a good Exercise andt Edifyinge of my Neighbour.

3. O Most-gratious Father: Let my Pray∣er in all This / v becom hearde of thee. and my Supplication / enter into thyne Eares: and holde alwayes thy mercifullx Eyes ouer mee: and teach mee without ceassinge {reversed ;}O Lorde; with the Rod ofy thy Discipline / To thende that I turne mee not asyde into any Bywayes / z from thee / and that my Heart thelyne hym not to thea Lightmindedons / and so forget thee.

4. KEepe mee {reversed ;}O my God; [ C] from all Gynnes and subtillb Suares of the Wicked / from all Bloud-thirstyonsc / and Violent-oppressours / and from all Workers-of-mischeef: that I becomd not destroyed nor swallowed-vp by the Vngodlie.

5. O louinge Lorde / preserue mee also from all the deceitfulle Contrary-spirites vnto thy mostholie Seruice of Loue / To thend that I becomf not {reversed ;}at any tyme; seduced or lead-away from thy Woorde and Seruice of Loue / nor from thy louelie Beeinge.

6. O Lorde / Lorde / my God {reversed ;}thou which art an vn∣thaungeableg Light / a most-constant Wisedom / and an eternall, true, and lyuinge God; Bee thou thyself {reversed ;}I beseech thee;h my Light / in these perreious tymes / to-thende that I malke not ini Darknes.

7. Be likewise {reversed ;}O God; [ D] my Knowledge / k Wysdom / and Vnderstanding / To thend that I {reversed ;}through any∣maner

of Ignoraunce / or through myne ownel Self-wisedom; seduce or begile not myself / nor-yet become arrogante or prowde: but delyuerm mee from the wicked Nature: and keepe mee vnder thy Night-haud / That I perish not in the Plages of then Vngodlye.

8. Sustaine and succour my Minde {reversed ;}in allo Pa∣cience; against all wicked and vnchristen or lyinge Men / and against all falsep Spirites / by whom I chaunce {reversed ;}at any-tyme; to becom tempted and as∣saulted: and leade mee {reversed ;}through thy Seruice of Loue; in allq Trueth. Amen.

Notes

• a

  Psal. 87. a Esa. 26. a
• b

  Gen. 1. c 2. a Psal. 95. a 100.
• c

  Psal. 17.36.61. •• 3. a. 91. a Mat. 23. d
• d

  Sap. 7.9 1. Cor. 1. a Iam. 3. b
• e

  Iohn. 14. c
• f

  Pro. 1. a Iccli. 1.2. b
• g

  Iohn. 16. b
• h

  Mat. 15. b Iphe. 5. a
• i

  Psal. 15. a 26. a
• k

  Ephe. 4. c 5. a Col. 3. b 4. a
• l

  Pro. 4. c
• m

  Pro. 1. a
• n

  Mat. 7. b
• o

  Esa. 2. a Ier. 31. d 33. b
• p

  Psal. 94. b
• q

  Pro. 3. b e Mat. 7. b
• r

  Rom. 12. b Heb. 12. b 13.
• s

  Mat. 12. d Ephe. 4. c 5. a Col. 3. b
• t

  1. Cor. 14. b c
• v

  Psal. 54. a 55. a 88.102.130.
• x

  Psal. 33. b 34.
• y

  Pro. 3. b Apo. 3. c
• z

  Psal. 141. a
• a

  Tob. 3. b
• b

  Psal. 140 141.
• c

  Pro. 1. b Sap. 2. a b
• d

  Esa. 26. e
• e

  Psal. 73. a 74. a 91. a 1. Iohn. 2. c
• f

  Mat. 24. b c
• g

  1. Tim. 6. b Iam. 1. b
• h

  Esa. 60. Ephe. 5. b 1. Iohn. 4. a
• i

  Iohn. 1. a 8.12.
• k

  1. Cor. 1. c
• l

  1. Cor. 1. b 2. 3
• m

  Psal. 140. a Mar. 6. b
• n

  Esa. 47. b Apo. 18. a
• o

  Psal. 94. b
• p

  Psal. 62. a 64.
• q

  Psal. 25. a Iohn. 16. b