Devotions of the ancient church in seaven pious prayers with seaven administrations. Collected for a private use, and now at the desire of some judicious persons, made publick.

II.

ALmighty God and heavenly Father, which o•• thy everlasting providence and tender mercy towards us, hast pre∣vented the extream malice and mischie∣vous imagination of our enemies, reveal∣ing and confounding their horrible and devilish enterprise plotted against our Soveraign Lord the King, his Royal house, and the whole State of this Realm, for the subversion thereof, together with the truth of thy Gospel and pure Religi∣on amongst us, and for the reducing into this Church and land of Popish supersti∣tion and tyranny: we most humbly praise and magnifie thy glorious name, for thine infinite gracious goodness in this our mar∣vellous deliverance; we confess it was and is thy mercy, thy mercy alone, (most merciful Father) that we are not consu∣m••d, that their snare is broken, and our soul is escaped. For our sins cried to Heaven against us, and our iniquities justly called for judgement upon us: but

thy great mercy towards us hath exalted it self above judgement, not to deal with us after our sins, to give us over (as we deserved) to be a prey to our enemies, but taking our correction into thine own hands, to deliver us from their blood∣thirsty malice, and preserve from death and destruction our King and State, with thy holy Gospel and true Religion a∣mongst us. Good Lord give u•• true re∣pentance, and unfeigned conversion unto thee, to prevent further judg••ments: in∣crease in us more and more a lively saith and fruitful love in all obedience, that thou mayest continue thy loving favour with the light of thy Gospel, to us and our posterity for evermore. Make us now and alwayes truely thankful in heart, word and deed, for all thy gracious mer∣cies, and this our special deliverance. Protect and defend our Soveraign Lord the King, with the Queen and all the Royal progeny, from all trea∣sons and conspiracies, preserve them in thy faith, fear and love, under the sha∣dow of thy wings against all evil and wickedness, prosper their raign with long happiness on earth, and everlasting glo∣ry

following in the kingdome of Heaven. Bless the whole State and Realm with grace and peace, that with one heart and mouth we may praise thee in thy Church, and alwayes sing joyfully, that thy mer∣ciful kindness is ever more and more to∣wards us, and the truth of the Lord en∣dureth for ever, through Jesus Christ our only Saviour and Redeemer, Amen.