King Charles his farewell Left as a legacy to his deare children; written a little before his death. Containing many excellent admonitions and directions how to demeane themselves in all estates and conditions. With his prayers in the time of his troubles.

A Prayer and Confession, made in and for the times of Affliction.

ALmighty and most mercifull Father, as it is onely Thy goodnesse that admits of Our imperfect Prayers, and the knowledge that thy mercies are infinite, which can give Ʋs any hope of Thy accepting or granting them; so it is our bounden and necessary duty to confesse our sins freely unto Thee; and of all men living, I have most need, most reason, so to doe, no man having been so much obliged by Thee, no man more grie∣vously offending Thee: that degree of knowledge which Thou hast given Mee, adding likewise to the guilt of My transgressions. For was it through ig∣norance, that I suffered innocent bloud to be shed by a false pretended way of Justice? or that I permit∣ted a wrong way of Thy Worship, to be set up in Scotland? and injured the Bishops in England?

O no; but with shame and griefe I confesse, that I therein followed the perswasions of worldly wis∣dome, forsaking the Dictates of a right-informed Conscience: Wherefore, O Lord, I have no excuse to make, no hope left, but in the multitude of Thy mercies; for I know My repentance weak, and My prayers faulty: Grant therefore mercifull Father, so to strengthen My repentance, and amend My prayers, that Thou mayest cleare the way for Thine own mercies, to which, O let thy Justice at last give place, putting a speedy end to My deserved af∣flictions. In the meane time, give Me Patience to endure, Constancie against Temptations, and a dis∣cerning spirit, to choose what is best for Thy Church, and People, which thou hast committed to My Charge. Grant this, O most mercifull Father, for thy Sonne Jesus Christs sake, our onely Saviour. Amen.