The afflicted mans vow with his meditations and prayers. Written by Iohn Mabb, of the Inner temple, Gent: and sometime student there.

PRAYER.

O Lord God, thou which art most iust, holy, righteous and mercifull: I ac∣knowledge thy great loue in my Creation, and my miserie by my rebellion: for thy iu∣stice might haue pressed me down into con∣fusion, but thy mercy hath raysed me vp vnto saluation. And the mistery of my Re∣demption thou hast reueiled vnto thy ser∣uant, applying thy selfe vnto my capacitie, to the end that I might the better appre∣hend thee, the Trinitie in Vnitie, and V∣nitie in Trinitie, God my Father in ele∣cting mee, God my Sauiour in redeeming mee, God my Sanctifier in comfort∣ing mee. And thou hast also O Lord de∣clared thy iustice in the death of thy Son, that I might feare thee; thy mercy in send∣ing of thy Sonne, that I might loue thee; and thy goodnes in giuing of thy holy spirit, through the mediation of thy Sonne, that I might praise thee: thy Iustice testifying thy hatred vnto sinne; thy Mercy shewing

thy loue vnto man thy grace declaring thy holinesse, which also thou wouldest should remaine and be in man. For whosoeuer dwelleth not in thee, and thou in him, and beleeueth not the Trinitie in Vnitie, and Vnitie in Trinitie, being not able to apply the worke of thy redemption vnto his own soule, in hope of his saluation; that mans sinne remaineth, his conscience will accuse him, thy iustice will condempne him, hell will receiue him, & the diuell will torment him. Wherefore O almightie and euerli∣uing God, I humbly pray thee to giue mee thy grace that I may at all times be hum∣bled in my soule before thee, confessing my sinnes, calling vnto thee for mercy, belee∣uing thy promises, and fearing thy iudge∣ments; and that thy holy spirit may rest and dwell in mee for euer, to guide and to direct mee vnto thy heauenly King∣dome: through Iesus Christ my onely Lord and Sauiour. Amen.