A godly prayer to be said at all times.
HOnour and praise be given to thee, O Lord God almighty, most dear Father of heaven, for all thy mercies and loving kindness shewed unto us, in that it hath pleased thy gracious good∣ness, freely and of thine own accord, to elect and choose us to salvation, before the beginning of the world; and even like continual thanks be given to thee for creating us after thine own image, for redeeming us with the precious bloud of thy dear Son when we were ut∣terly lost, for sanctifying us with thy ho∣ly Spirit in the revelation and know∣ledge of thy holy word, for helping and succouring us in all our needs and ne∣cessities, for saving us from all dangers of body and soul, for comforting us so fatherly in all our tribulations and perse∣cutions, for sparing us so long and giving us so large a time of repentance. These benefits, O most merciful Father, like as we acknowledge to have received them of thy onely goodness; even so we beseech thee for thy dear Son Jesus Christs sake, grant us always thy holy Spirit, that we may continually grow in thankfulness towards thee, to be led in all truth, and comforted in all our adver∣sities. O Lord, strengthen our faith, kin∣dle it more in ferventness and love to∣wards thee, and our neighbours for thy sake. Suffer us not, most dear Father, to receive thy word any more in vain: but grant us always the assistance of thy grace and holy Spirit, that in heart, word and deed we may sanctify and do worship to thy name, help to amplify and in∣crease thy kingdom, and whatsoever thou sendest, we may be heartily well content with thy good pleasure and will. Let us not lack the thing, O Father, without the which we cannot serve thee; but bless thou so all the works of our hands, that we may have sufficient, and not be chargeable, but rather helpful to others. Be merciful, O Lord, to our offences; and seeing our debt is great which thou hast forgiven us in Jesus Christ, make us to love thee and our neighbours so much ye more. Be thou our Father, our captain and defender in all temptations, hold thou us by thy merciful hand, that we may be delivered from all inconveniences, and end our lives in the sanctifying and honouring of thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord and onely Saviour. So be it.
Let thy mighty hand and out-stretched arm, O Lord, be still our defence; thy mercy and loving kindness in Jesus Christ thy dear Son, our salvation; thy true and holy word, our instruction; thy grace and holy Spirit, our comfort and consolation, unto the end and in the end. So be it.