The Christians guide: a treatise shewing the grounds, necessity, and end of devotion With rules and directions for the leading an holy life. As also meditations and prayers suitable to all occasions.

Prayer.

O Divine Sun of my Soul! break out, and Dissipate these Clouds. Thou great De∣liverer, break these Irons, open this Prison, and free me from this Bondage and Captivity. Thou art most pure, let me not be unclean; Almighty, let me not be miserable; All Life, let me not be dead: Draw me out of this ca∣lamitous Estate, this deplorable nothing. Dis∣engage me from under this Burthen of Mor∣tality and corruption, so as I may walk lightly and chearfully, or rather I may fly swiftly even to thee. Pardon all my Sins, that they may not terrifie me, and banish me from th•• Throne. Stop the course of my Iniquities, that they may not hinder my Prayers from mount∣ing up before thee. Let me not still continue to render my self unworthy of thy Favours, by the ill usage I make of thee, nor to griev•• thy holy Spirit by the uncleanness of my Life,

that only can inspire me with the Ardour I seek after: That only can render my Soul devout: and it's presence only can warm my Affections. But will it be pleas'd to bring it's light into a Soul so polluted and so dark as mine? Prepare for thy self, O my God, a lodging with∣in me worthy so great a Guest and Stranger, that it may come and enliven me, that I may live, and love thee; that I may burn with the Fire of thy Love, and with that of Devotion.