The devout soul's daily exercise, in prayers, contemplations, and praises: ... By R. Parker, D.D. 1740
Parker, R.
wo _—_ Bible EG * 4 hn Beecroft a/ Lam een * - . s 2 — . < *. ” *. 6 * % err — Q— — — mans — — — EE — — __— TH E 4 ' DEVOUT. SOUL's Þ Daily ExERC1SE, 8 4 Prayers Contem plations, , and Praiſes: COMTALN I N 0,- * Devotions for Morning, Noon, © „and Night, for * Day in. the Week. With Prayers and Thankſgivings for Perſons of all Conditions, and upon all Occaſions. K By R. _ PARKE R D. D. The ee ee, EDITION. \ \ 7 PSATM lv. 17. 1 N 23. Morning, and at Noon, will I Frans gd MO n Log | — N EE oat ory” * Printed for Epmuny Parxze, at. the _ Bible and Crown in Lombard-Street, 17407 —— au. — *4 » G — pe ＋ — — ne 2. — - — — — ＋ waa 4 1 ————— DIE OI " Jaw: -two Top £680 Diſcourſes on various Subjects, being a — Set, and d Ky for every Lord's Day thion hout the Year. To which is A Form of Devotion for all Perſons who cannot attend the Public Service of the Church on the Lord's Day; with ſome occaſional Prayers. By Robert Warren, D. D. Proper for all Families and private Perſons, In 3 Vol. 8vo. 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Preparatory Contemplations out of ſeveral Palms. 18 , A Preparatury Prayer. 1 19 Holy Contemplations. for Suriday. ; 20 Tbe Hymn. 22 | 4 Prayer ſor Sunday Morning. ibid. | Prayer at coming into | Church. 25 | 4 Prayer ” Sunday Noon 27 r The, Cox rEyrs. 4 Prayer after Sermon. A Proger for e ben, | Holy Contemplation for Monday. The Hymn. A Prayer for Monday Morn- ing 3 a Confeſſions of Sins. 36 At Noon, for the Joys of Hea- 39 At Evening, for God's Protection. 41 Holy Contemplations for Tueſ- The Hymn. 45 A Prayer for Tueſday Morning for Pardon of Sin. | At Nom, a Thankſgiving for 48 At Evening, for a bleſſed Re- ſurrection. 50 Holy Contemplations for Wed- The Hymn. | — ” 4s ! D af — a — 7 — = as RU OE: IIS: oO ID. - WV os © r ———— w —— The ConTENnTS. APrayer for Wedneſday Morn- ing, for God's Direction. 55 At Noon, for gracious Ac- ceptance. 37 At Evening, for Forgiveneſs. 59 X Contemplations for Thurſ- 61 The Bes. 63 A Prayer for Thurſday Mern- ing, for Hope in God. 64 At Noon, for Contempt of the Mord. 66 At Evening, for Repentance. 67 Hey Contemplations for Friday. 70 The Hymn. 72 A Prayer for Friday Morning, for a bleſſed Death. 73 At Noon for Faith in God. 75 At Evening for a holy Life. 76 Holy Contemplations for Satur- dap. 79 The Hymn. 81 A E * 7 - . ͤ—ũEh8 . edi Fs The ConTENTsS. A Prayer for Saturday Morn- ing, for Devotion in. Prayer. 32. 4 Now, / for Mata of oy 84 Al Evening, for Spiritual Bi: ſings. Holy Contemplations upon 5 Bleſſed Sacrament. 88 The IIymu. | 90 Divine Ejaculations beſore recei- ving the Holy Commumon. 91 A Prayer before receiving the . Sacrament, + 99 | | | ' 102 il Upon approaching the Holy Table. 103 After receiving. ibid. A Thankſgiving after receiving the Holy Sacrament... 104 4 8 dale of Prayer and Praiſe. 107 4 Prayer for the Church, 11 * — ben the Miniſter is prepariug. r WO DO WD 5 kN n.. — —— — — The ConTENTS. A Prayer for the Ring and Royal Family. 121 A Morning Prayer for a Fa- mily. 122 An Evening Prayer for a Fa- mily. 126 A Parents Prayer for their Children. 129. A Child's Prayer for Parents. 131 The Huſband” s Prayer. 132 The Wiſe's Prayer. 133 The Prayer of a Woman with Child. 134 In Time of Travail. 1 Thankſgiving for a ſafe De. 13 The Prayer of a Widsw. 137 The Prayer of a Virgin. 139 The Prayer of an Orphan. 140 The Prayer of a_young Scholar. 142 The Prayer of a litile Child. 143 The The ConTEenrTs. The Servant*s Prayer. I44 The Prayer of one troubled in Mind. | 145 The Prayer of a Seaman. 147 The Seaman” s Thankſgiving. ibid. For Deliverance from a Storm. | 14.8 The Soldier's Prayer. 149 A Thankſgiving for Victory. 151 Ejaculations and Prayers for the Sick. 132 Wan ſgiving for Recovery. 155 For one ready to die. 157 At the Hour of Death. 158 Short Graces before and after Meat. 160 "The Chriſtian Monitor, containing an earneſt Exhortation to an Holy Life : With ſome Directions in order thereto. Written in a plain and eaſy Stile, for all ſorts of People. Price 3d. ſtitch'd, or 20s. a Hundred. Note, The Chriſtian Monitor is alſo printed in eb. Price 3 d. ſtitch'd, or 208. a Hundred. It is alſo printed on a larger Letter in Englißß. Bound 6d. or 55. Dune »„— — —— ec — ͤ—A[Uöe — ww eee | NECESSARY PREPARATIONS To Exerciſes of PRAY ER and DEvoTION. - — hat Prayer is. rr RAV ER is an hea» lll venly Delight; it is the lively Expreſſion ot Faith, the Am- baſſador which Hope ſends to God, the Comfort of Love, the Fellowſhip of the Spirit, our Advocate to our Advocate Jeſus Chriſt, our Incenſe, whoſe Smoke aſcends up, and is ſweet in the Noſtrils of the moſt High, which promiſeth ſuch abun- dant Succeſs, that Humility had ra- ther conceive than utter it, leſt we ſhould ſcem to boaſt: A lowly Sup- plicant to God never roſe up from B bis 2 Preparations to © his Knees without ſome Stirrings of gracious Expectations, nor with- out a prophetick Inſtinct that the Mercy of the Lord was nigh at hand; which the Prophet Iſaiah confirms to us, Chap. 56.7. I will amake them joyful in my Houſe of Prayer ; and how readily may we mſe this mighty Ordinance of God? How ſoon may it be done if we havea Mind to it ? What Freedom Have we to utter a brief Prayer, of which no Man can deprive nor hin- der us, and which, if we pleaſe, we may uſe in the greateſt Toil and Bufineſs ? It is as eaſy to ſay, Our Father, - which art in Heaven, as to view the Heavens, which are always in our Eye: All Nations, and all Religions in the World, are taught by Nature to fly to their Gods in Diſtreſs, as the Heathen Mariners cried, Every Man to his God. Jonah 1. 5. If an Atheiſt ſhould fall into ſome ſudden Danger, or that a Piſtol or Sword ſhould be {et at his Breaſt, he,would as foon | 5 cry al v 0 h n { h h be WD n V 2 Devotion. * — — 22 — 4 Preparations to and endear to him by the follow- ing Heads of Preparation. : Preparations to 13 Hoever defires to make an heavenly Prayer, muſt by divine Meditation frame in his Soul and Mind, I. The Form of it; which muſt be, Hifi, Short, or conceived in as few Words as may be, according to the following Scriptures : God is in Heaven, and thou upon Earth, therefore let thy Words be few. Eccleſ. 5. 2. When ye pray, uſe not vain Repetitions as the Hea- thens do, for they think they ſhall be heard for their much ſpeaking. Mat. 6. 7. \ Secondly, Our Prayer muſt be conformable in all Things to the Pattern of the Lord's Prayer. After this Manner pray ye. Mat. 6. 9. 2. We muſt conſider of the Matter of our Prayer, which muſt conſiſt of three Parts.. * jeſty. | my and Holineſs. Devotion. 5 I. IRST, in humble Confeſſion of our Tranſgreſſions. He that covereth his Sins ſhall not proſper, but whoſo confeſſeth and forſaketh them ſhall have Mercy. Prov. 28. 13. And herein we muſt contemplate, Firſt, Upon God's terrible ame. Fear his glorious and dreadful Name, the Lord thy God. Deut. 28. 58. Let them praiſe thy terri- ble Name, for it is holy. P/al. 99. 3. Secondly, Upon his glorious Ma. Lord, my God, thou art be- come exceeding glorious ; 3 thou art cloathed with Forney and Ho- nour. Pſal. 104. 1. i Thirdly, 8 God's all- ſeeing e. "The Eyes of the Lord are in every Place, beholding the Evil and the Good. Prov. 15. 3. Fiurthly, On God's infinite Pu- B 3 Yea, 6 Preparations to Yea, the Stars are not pure in his Sight, how much leſs Man that is ge a. Worm? Jeb 26. 5. And one 18 cried to another, and ſaid, a hi Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hoſts. th Ja. 6. 3. Fifthly, Meditate on God's ſtrict Juſtice, he Who will render to every Man V according to his Deeds. Rom. 2. 6. WV Thine Eyes are open upon all the m Ways of the Sons of Men, to give R every one according to his own Ways, and according to the Fruit of his Doings. 1 Laſtly, Remember his fierce Wn Wrath againit Sin and Sinners. ar Thou, even thou art to be feared, | 3 who can ſtand before thee when | or thou art angry? Pſal. 76.7. The | Earth ſhook and trembled, the WW Foundations of the Hills moved and | were ſhaken becauſe he was wrath.. f *P/al. 18. 7. It is a fearful Thing Cit to fall into the Hands of the living th God. Heb. 10. 31. Cit 2. Reflect upon Man's Vileneſs. | Surely Devotion. 7 Surely every Man living is alto- gether Vanity. Pſal. 39. 11. What is Man, that thou art mindful of him, and the Son- of Man, that thou viſiteſt him? P/al. 8. 4. . Conſider Man's Wretchedneſs. an that is born of a Woman hath but few Days, and is full of Miſery. Fob 14. 1. O wretched Man that I am, who ſhall deliver me from the Body of this Death ? Rom. 7. 24. 4. Meditate on Man's Sinfulneſs. Every Imagination of the Thoughts of Man's Heart are only Evil continually. Gen. 6. 5. They are altogether become filthy, there is none that doth Good, no not one. Pſal. 14. 3. 5. Contemplate on Man's Wants, Weakneſs, and Inability. Without me ye can do Nothing. John 15. 5, Not that we are ſuffi- cient of ourſelves to think any thing as of ourſelves, but our Suffi- Ciency is of God. 2 Cor. 3. 5. B 4 3 8 Preparations to II. HE Second Part of Devout Prayer conſiſts in earneſt and confident Invocation, Petition or Supplication: The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, you unto all as call upon him ithfully. Pſal. 145. 18. All things 3 ye ſhall aſk in Prayer, believing, ye ſhall receive. Mat. 21. 22. And herein we are to fix our Thoughts more particularly, 1. Upon the wonderful Love of God to Mankind. God ſo loved the World, that he gave his only begotten Son, that . whoſoever believeth in him ſhould not periſh, but have everlaſting Life. St. John 3. 16. The Kind- neſs and Love of God our Saviour towards Man appeared, Cc. Titus 3. 4. To him that loved us, and waſhed us from our Sins in his own Blood ; and hath made us Kings and Prieſts to God, and his Fa- ther, to him be Glory and Domi- nion for ever. Rev. I. 5, 6. Io of 2, — OS KST. | Devotion. 2. We are to remember the Mercy and Long - ſuffering of God towards us provoking Sinners. The Lord, the Lord God, mer- ciful and gracious, long- ſuffering, abundant in Goodneſs and Truth. Exod. 34. 6. The Lord is mer- ciful and gracious, ſlow to Anger, and plentiful in Mercy. P/al. log. 8. For thy great Mercies ſake thou didſt not utterly conſume them, nor forſake them, for thou art a gracious and merciful God, Neh. 9535 | 3. We are to animate ourſelves with the gracious Promiſes which God hath made to penitent Perſons: If the Wicked turn from all his Sins which he hath committed, and keep all my Statutes, and do all that which is lawful and right, he ſhall ſurely hive, he ſhall not die. Ezek. 18. 21. In a little Wrath I hid my Face from thee for a Moment, but with everlaſting Kindneſs will I have Mercy on thee, faith the Lord thy Redeemer. - B 5 II. 10 Preparations to | 105 54. 8. As I live, faith the Tord, I have no Pleaſure in the Death of . the Wicked, but that the Wicked turn from his way, and live. Ezek. 33. 11. omnipotent Goodneſs of God. To him that is able to do ex- ceeding abundantly above all that we-can aſk or think, be Glory, &c. Eph. 3. 20. I am God All- |} ſufficient, walk before me, and be { thou perfect. Gen, 17. 1. The ſame Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. Rom. 10. 12. We are likewiſe to ſettle our Meditations upon, Bleſſed Lord and Saviour Jeſus Chriſt, He hath made him to be Sin for us that knew no Sin, that we might be made the Righteouſneſs of God in him. 2 Cor. 5. 21. As by one Man's Diſobedience many were made Sinners, ſo by the Obedience 4. We are to meditate upon the I. The perfect Obedience of our _ — ——— — — — 0 — As rr e 8 e 14 00 | > — | — — | Devotion, 11 IJ Obedience of one ſhall many be made Righteous, Nom. 5. 19. | 2. The full and plenary Satiſ- - } faction that our Redeemer hatte — made for us. The Son of Man came to. give his Life a Ranſom for many, Mat. 20. 28, I lay down my Life for my Sheep. Fohn 10. 15. Thou | waſt ſlain, and haſt redeemed. us to God by thy Blood. Rev. 5. 9. Laſtly, Upon the Interceſſion that the Bleſſed Jeſus continually makes for thoſe that believe in him, and obey his Commands. It is Chriſt that died, yea ra- ther that is riſen again, who 13 even at the right Hand of God, who alſo maketh Interceſſion for us. Rom. 8. 34. There is one God, and one Mediator between God and Man, the Man Chriſt Jeſus. 1 Tim. 2. 5. He is able to fave them to the uttermoſt that come unto God by him, ſeeing he ever liveth to make Interceſſion | for- them,  Third part of Divine 1 Prayer conſiſts in CO ankſgiving, giving Thanks ways for all Things unto God, = the Father. 52 5. 20. What- do in Word or Deed, do all in lin the Name of the Lord Jeſus, iving Thanks to God and the ather by him. Col. 3. 17. And herein we are to recount the multi- plied Benefits and Bleflings we re- ceive from God, both Spiritual and Temporal. The Spiritual are, 1. Our Election by Grace. Ye have not choſen me, but I have choſen you. John 15. 16. But ye are a choſen Generation, a Royal Prieſthood, an holy Na- tion, a peculiar People, that ye ſhould ſhew forth the Praiſes of him who hath called you out of Darkneſs into his marvellous Light. 1 Pet. 2. 9. 2, Our Creation. God created Man in his own Image. Gen; 1. 17. Thy "us ve he P ſe fe m C as P Devolion. 13 3% have made me, and faſhioned me. Pſal. 189. 73. Thine Eyes did ſee my Subſtance yet being imper- fett, and in thy Book were all my Members written, which in Continuance were faſhioned, when as yet there was none of them, Pſal. 139. 16. 3- Our Redemption by our Lord Jeſus Chriſt. Being juſtified freely by his Grace through the Redemption that is in Jeſus Chriſt, Rom. 3. 24. In whom we have Redemp- tion through his Blood, the For- giveneſs of Sins, according to the Riches of his Grace. Eph. 1. 7. Thou waſt ſlain, and haſt redeemed us unto God by thy Blood, out of every Kindred and Tongue, and People, and Nation. Rev. 5. 9. 4. Our Vocation and Holy Calling. I will call them my People which were not my People, and her beloved which was not beloved. Floſea 2. 23. Walk worthy 2 r Sn TR — 12 Preparations to III. HE Third part of Divine 1 Prayer conſiſts in h ankſgiving, giving Thanks ways for all Things unto God, — the Father. Eph. 5. 20. What- e do in Word or Deed, do all in Ain che Name of the Lord Jeſus, ving Thanks to God and the ather by him. Col. 3. 17. And herein we are to recount the multi- plied Benefits and Bleffings we re- ceive from God, both Spiritual and Temporal. The Spiritual are, 1. Our Election by Grace. Ye have not choſen me, but I have choſen you. John 15. 16. But ye are a Tee Generation, a Royal Prieſthood, an holy Na- tion, a peculiar People, that ye ſhould ſhew forth the Praiſes of him who hath called you out of Darkneſs'into his marvellous Light. 1 Pet. 2. 9. 2, Our Creation. God created Man in his own Image. Gen: 1. 17. Thy Hands | have he P ſe fe m C as P — Devotion. 93 have made me, and faſhioned me. Pſal. 189. 73. Thine Eyes did ſee my Subſtance yet being imper- fect, and in thy Book were all my Members written, which in Continuance were faſhioned, when as yet there was none of them. Pſal. 139. 16. 3. Our Redemption by our Lord Jeſus Chriſt. Being juſtified freely by his Grace through the Redemption that is in Jeſus Chriſt, Rom. 3 24. In whom we have Redemp- tion through his Blood, the For- giveneſs. of Sins, according to the Riches of his Grace. Eph. 1. 7. Thou waſt ſlain, and haſt redeemed us unto God by thy Blood, out of every Kindred and Tongue, and People, and Nation. Rev. 5. 9. 4. Our Vocation and Holy Calling. I will call them my People which were not my People, and her beloved which was not beloved. Hoſea 2. 23, Walk worthy 2 14 Preparations 10 the Vocation wherewith ye are called. Eph. 4. 1. I preſs towards the Mark of the Price of the high Calling of God in Chriſt Jeſus. Phil. 3. 14. 5. Our Juſtification, Being juſtified by Faith we have Peace with God, thro' our Lord Je- ſus Chriſt. Rom. 5. 1. Being juſti- fied by his Grace, we ſhall be made Heirs according to the Hope of eter- nal Life. Tit. 3. 7. Blefled is the Man to whom the Lord imputeth not Iniquity. Blefſed is he whoſe Tranſgreſſion is forgiven, and whoſe Sin is covered. Pſal. 31. 1. 6. Our Sanctification. Such were ſome of you, but ye are waſhed, but ye are ſanctified. 1 Cor. 6. 11. For by one Offering he hath perfected them that are ſanctified. Feb. lo. 14. To them that are ſanctified by God the Fa- ther, &c. Mercy unto you, and Peace be multiplied. Jude 1. 1, 2. Laſih, Our Hopes of Eternal Glorification; FS 1 n — * 0 r 0898 £1 — 15 Devotion. © I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he ſhall ſtand at the latter Day upon the Earth. Feb 19. 25. Thou ſhalt guide me with thy Counſel, and afterwards receive me to Glory. Pſal. 73. 24. I have fought a good Fight, I have finiſh'd my Courſe, I have kept the Faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteouſneſs, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, ſhall give me at that Day ; and not to me only, but to them alſo that love his appearing. 2 Tim. 4. 7, 8. A IV E are in the laſt Place to recollect the temporal Bleſ- ſings and Mercies that GodAlmigh- ty beſtows upon us, which are, 1. Health, . Bleſs the Lord, O my Soul, and forget not all his Benefits; who forgiveth all thy Sin, and healeth all thy Diſeaſes. P/al. 103. 2, 3. The Lord killeth and maketh alive, he bringeth down to the Grave, and bringeth up. 1 Sam. 2.6. O * Lord, 16 Preparations to Lord, thou haſt brought up m Soul from the Grave; thou haſt kept me alive, that I ſhould not | go down to the Pit. Pſal. 30. 3. 2. Strength. It is God that girdeth me with Strength, and maketh my way per- fet. He teacheth my Hands to War, ſo that a Bow of Steel is broken by mine Arms. P/al. 18. 32, 34. Who ſatisfieth thy Mouth with good Things, fo that thy Youth is renew'd like the Eagles. P/al. 103. 5. 5 Wealth. am not worthy of the leaſt of all thy Mercies, and of all the Truth which thou haft ſhewed unto thy Servant, for with my Staff I = over this Jordan, and now become two Tea, Gen. 32. Alfo the Lord gave Fob twice much as he had before. Job 42. 10. Charge the Rich in this World, that they be not high- minded, nor truſt in uncertain Riches, but in the living God, who giveth ns * — — Devstion. 17 ly all Things to enjoy. 1 Tim. 6. I | + 4. Liberty. Hear me when I call, O God of my Righteouſneſs, thou haſt en- larged me when I was in Diſtreſs. P/al. 4. 1. 5. Good Name. Cornelius was a juſt Man, and of good Report, 2 10. 22. And theſe all having a good Report thro? Faith, received not the Promiſes. Heb. 11. 39. 6. Friends. Ointment and Perfume rejoice the Heart, ſo doth the Sweetneſs of a Man's Friend by hearty Counſel. Prov. 27. 9. Then came to Fob all his Brethren, and all his Siſters, and all they that had been of his Acquaintance. Job 42. IT. Laſtly, Safe Thou, Lord, on „ makeſt me dwell in Safety. P/al. 4. 8. He that dwelleth in the ſecret Place of the Moſt High, ſhall abide under the Shadow of the Almighty, Fſal. 9 1. 1. old, * AE r K— ———¹—ů1m ELSTS — 1 — 2 18 Contemplations, &c. Behold, he that keepeth Tfrael ſhall neither Slumber nor 'Sleep. P/al. I2I. 4. The Lord ſhall preſerve thee from all Evil, he ſhall pre- ſerve thy Soul. Pſal. 21. 7. Pr ratory Contemplations out of everal Pſalms, wherein the De- vout Soul defireth Acceſs, aadimce, Aſſitance and Acceptance. HOU fay'ſt, Seek Face; Heart fait 1 thee, thy Face, 3 will I ſeek. Hide not thy Face from me, put not thy Servant away in Anger. Caſt me not away from thy Pre- ſence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me. Give Ear to my Words, O Lord, conſider my Meditation. My Heart is inditing a good Matter, my Tongue is the Pen of a ready Writer. O Lord, open thou my Lips, and my Mouth ſhall ſhew forth thy Praiſe, | 7 Let — OI III TE OE Contemplations, &c. 19 Let my Prayer be ſet forth be- fore thee as Incenſe, and the lifting up of my Hands as an Evening Sacrifice. | | Set a Watch, O Lord, before my Mouth, and keep the Door of my Lips. | Let the Words of my Mouth, and the Meditations of my Heart be acceptable in thy Sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. A Preparatory Prayer. E Gs blefled and holy Lord e God, it is of thine infinite rey that I dare aſk any good Gift at thy Hands, without whoſe Grace I cannot deſire thy heavenly and |} ſaving Grace; I humbly beſeech thee to infuſe into my Heart theSpi- rit of Prayer and Supplication, that in an awfulReverence of thy Majeſ- 1p, out of a true ſenſe and feeling of my Wants and Infirmities, and a lively Faith in thy Promiſes, I may with Chearfulneſs of Soul, Ferven- | cy of Devotion, and conſtant Per- | ſeverance, lift up a pure Heart and | clean * - 20 Coniemplations, &c. clean Hands unto thee at all times; humbly intreating thy ſovereign Bounty for ſuch Things only as thou wilt think fit in thy Wiſdom to give, and calling upon thee in ſuch Order and Manner as thou haſt preſcribed me to aſk, in that abſolute Pattern of all Prayer ſet down in the holy Goſpel by my Lord and Saviour Je- ſus Chrif, in whoſe Name, Media- tion and Words, I cry, Abba, Our Father, which art in Heaven, &c. Holy Contemplations and Ejaculations for Sunday, out of ſeveral Pſalms. Was glad when they ſaid unto me, Let us go into the Houſe of the Lord. O magnify the Lord ourGod, and let us fall down before his Footſtool. I will make my Supplication in thy Preſence with my whole Heart, be merciful unto me according to thy Word. I faid I will confeſs my Sin, and ſo thou forgaveſt the Wickedneſs of my Sin, Wha for Sunday. 21 Who can tell how oft he of- fendeth ? O cleanſe thou me from my ſecret Faults, Let the Prieſts be cloathed with Righteouſneſs, and let the Saints ſing with Joyfulneſs, O ſend out thy Light and thy Truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to thy holy Hill, and to thy Dwelling. Bleſſed are they that dwell in thine Houſe, they would be always praiſing thee. I will give Thanks to the Lord in the Congregation, even the Lord from the Fountain of Iſrael. Untothee, O Lord, will I pay my Vows, unto thee will I give Thanks, Shew the Light of thy Counte- nance upon thy Servant, and teach me thy Statutes, In God's Word will I rejoice, in the Lord's Word will I comfort me, The Words of the Lord 'are pure Words, as Silver tried in a Furnace of Earth, purified ſeven times. | | I 22 Contemplations, &c. I will hear what God the Lord will ſpeak, for he will ſpeak Peace unto his People, and to his Saints, but let them not return again to Folly. For his Salvation is nigh unto them that fear him, that Glory may dwell in our Land. | i will freely ſacrifice unto thee, I will praiſe thy Name, O Lord, for it is good. | Return unto thy Reſt, O m Soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. The Hhmn. | Y Soul entirely ſhall affect 'The Lord, who doth my Pray*rs reſpect ; What ſhall I unto God reſtore For his great Grace? P1l fall before His bleſſed and all-glerious Throne, And him will I adore alone. I will perform my Vows this Day, Where they frequent who God Unto his Court (obey, J will reſort, And there will praiſe and pray. 4 - 4 — —ñ — f r ns ES — | for Sunday Morning. 23 A Prayer for Sunday Morning. ORD, teach me to pray, that I er upon thy Name, prepare my Heart to ſeek, and open | thy Ears mercifully to hear me. Almighty and Eternal Lord God, Creator and continual Preſerver of all Things, both in Heaven and Earth, by whoſe gracious Provi- dence as I was at firſt fearfully and wonderfully made, fo I am no lefs preſerved and kept unte this preſent. I the Workmanſhip of thy own Hands, deſire to humble both Soul and Body before thy Heavenly Majeſty. 1 ; And now, O Lord, I being here in thy Preſence, cannot but confeſs Z againſt myſelf, my. own Unwor- thineſs to come before thee, to call upon thee, or to perform the leaſt Duty that ſhall concern thy Wor- ſhip and Glory ; my Heart alas is no better than a Maſs of all Pollu- tion and Uncleanneſs; nne — 3 — 2 — — from thy Altar, that from the 24 A Prayer for © O dear God, moſt meek and merciful Father, I poor Creature heartily beſeech thee to be gracious unto me for Jeſus Chriſt thy Son's ſake, for his Death fake, for his Promiſe, Truth, and Mercy fake, have Mercy upon me, pardon and forgive all my Sins, Iniquities and Treſpaſſes whatſoever, I have com- mitted againſt thee, in 'Thought, Word or Deed, ever, or at any time hitherto by any Means. II. Dear Father, have Mercy upon me, and as thou in Memory of thy glorious Reſt, from both thy noble Works of Creation and Redemp- tion, haſt bleſſed and ſanctified a Day of holy Reſt for thyſelf, be pleaſed to ſanctify me for it, that laying aſide my accuſtomed Buſi- neſs, and ſequeſtering my Thoughts from all worldly Cares, I may de- vote myſelf wholly to thy peculiar Worſhip and Service. Touch my Heart and Tongue with a Coal ſweet devout Preparation. 25 ſweet Incenſe of my Meditations, Hymns, Pray and Thankfaivings. | thou 5 ſmell a Savour of Reſt, that I may find Reſt to my, Soul, and let me hear what thy N by the Preaching of thy ſhall ſpeak ge me, whereby I may feel in my Soul the n of that eternal Sabbath Wied brings unſpeakable Joy and Glory, ſo that my Life may pleaſe thee, and my Death may praiſe thee, and I may live with thee or ly, through the Merits of Jeſus briſt, our Lord and Saviour, Amen. Our Father, Sc. A Prayer at our coming into the | Church. © [ For devout Preparation. OST Holy, and Glorious Lord God, I am now come into thy Houſe of Prayer and Praiſes, IT beſeech thee, to remove vain and wandering | Thoughts out of my Mind, and. let me, with 8 whole Soul, | and. — 26 J Paper for and the utmoſt Attention, apply | ay Mind to the Duties of thy 0 ſhip and Service, let me pray unto thee with Sincerity, Ferven- „and Devotion; let me praiſe ce with a joyful Heart, for all thy multiplied Bleſkings and Mer- cies. beſtowed upon me; quicken me with thy Spirit, that I may ehearfully attend to the Voice of | thy Miniſter, direct and aſſiſt him chat he may divide thy Word aright, and guide the Sword of i the Spirit in his Hand, that it may mite my Boſom Sins, known or unknown, and give me Grace to amend my Ways; let the Words of thy Preacher drop as Rain, and diſtil as Dew, upon me, and into me, to make my barren Heart ; fruitful in holy Affections and Defires, that I may prove not an idle Hearer, but a Doer of thy Word, and a conſtant Practiſer of all holy Duties, to the Honour of thy holy and bleſſed Name, and the Salvation of my own Soul in * the OATS S5S PEZPOOPRMRmGSEHIPEDPEAMPE Z>Lum o o 7 # 9 = £ * K 3 4 C * = * 3＋63—„ͤ— rr y « 4 * * K Sunday Neon. 27 the Day of the Lord Jeſus Chriſt, to whom, with thee, and the Holy Ghoſt, be all Honour and Glory for ever and ever. Amen. Our Father, c. vs A Prayer for Sunday Noon. For the Holy Spirit. Weſſed be thy Name, O Lord, that thou haſt given me Health and Liberty to approach thy Houle this Morning, to praiſe and pray unto thee, to confeſs my Sins and Iniquities before thee; ant to hear thy holy Word read and preached unto me; the glad Tidings of Life and Salvation have been proclaimed in my Ears this Morning, and have been invited to accept of eter- nal Happineſs: O Lord, incline my Heart to comply with thy Ten- ders of Mercy, and let thy Spirit of Grace take Poſſeſſion of my Soul, that the Deſires of my Mind, the Thoughts of my Heart, and the Words of my Lips may be acceptable unto thee, and as thou C 2 - haſt 28 A Prayer for haſt preſerved me hitherto, fo I beſeech thee to be preſent with me, the after-part of this Day; let this Sabbath remind me of thy holy Reſt, and aſſure me thereby of an everlaſting Sabbath with thee in Heaven, where I ſhall reſt from all my Labours to all Eternity, in the Arms of my bleſſed Saviour Jeſus Chriſt, Amen. Our Fa- ther, c. A Prayer after Sermon in the Afternoon. For Hearing with Profit. Lord, I beſeech thee to ſanctify unto me the Word that I have read and heard this Day, make it the Seed of Life un- to my Soul, that by thy Bleſſing it may ſo grow and encreaſe, that neither Affliction nor Perſecution may ever cauſe it to wither, but as the Seed ſown in good Ground, it may bring forth thirty, ſixty, and an hundred fold, as thy hea- venly Wiſdom hath appointed: 2 Ott Lord, «ji N .. min mn a ws ls *.c Sunday Evening. 29 Lord, grant that with Mary, I may keep theſe, and all thy Say- ings in my Heart, and wi © uſe of them in my Life, and receive Comfort of them at my Death : Pardon, dear Father, the Want of Preparation before I came to thy Houſe, of Intention and Zeal in thy Service, of Meditation and Ap- plication of the bleſſed Truths of thy Goſpel to my Soul, ſince I came thence ; bury, I beſeech thee, theſe Slips, and all my Sins, in the Night of eternal Obli- vion, and waſh away all my Ini- quities with the precious Blood of thy dear Son, to whom, with thee, and the Holy Ghoſt, be all Ho- nour and Glory for ever and ever, Amen, Our Father, Sc. A Prayer for Sunday Evening. For Newneſs of Life. - © OLY and eternal Lord God, and in Jeſus Chriſt my moſt merciful and loving Father, I con- tels and acknowledge thoſe many nn; C3 Meak- —ñññ — — 2 A Prayer for _ Weakneſſes and Imperfections which T have been guilty of in the Performance of the Duties of this Day : T have called upon thee for the Pardon and Forgiveneſs of my Sins, but it hath been ſo coldly and careleſly, that my Prayers arg become my Sins, and ſtand in need of Pardon: T have heard thy Word, but with ſuch Deadneſs and Di- {tration of Spirit, that ] have been a very unprofitable and for- getful Hearer, ſo that, O Lord, tho* I have done thy Work, yet it hath been ſo negligently, that I may rather expect a Curſe than a Bleffing from thee. II. But O God, who art rich in Mercy, and plenteous in Re- demption, mark not, I beſeech thee, what I have done amiſs, re- member that I am but Duſt; pardon all my Tranſgreſſions, Neg- ligences, and Ignorances, and co- ver all my Imperfections with the perfect and abſolute Obedience of thy dear Son, that thoſe Sacxi- faces Sunday Evening. 31 fices which I have offered up unto thee this Day 8 accepted in, and for crikce; which Chriſt Jeſus offered upon the Croſs for all penitent and return- ing Sinners 3 eaſe me of the Burden of all my Sins, and giv me Grace, that by the Calls of thy Goſpel I may ariſe from the Slumber of Sin to Newneſs of Life, walking according to all bot holy Rules which thou haſt this Day preſcribed in thy holy Word, till I attain to the End of my Faith, the. Salvation of my Soul, in the Day of the Lord Jeſus Chriſt, III. And now, O Lord, I be- ſeech thee to accept of my Thankſgiving unto thy Majeltys for all thy Mercies and Ble from time ja time beſtowed —— me, for this Life, and for a bet- ter; I praiſe thee for my Voca- tion, Tultifcation, Sanctification, and continual Preſervation, and the Hope that thou haſt given me BY C 4 of 1 32 1 Prayer, &c. of a better Life when this is ended, as alſo for all temporal Bleflings, MY # Health, Peace, Proſperity, Friends, and other Accommodations, for thy Goodneſs extended toward me this Day paſt, that thou haſt Rea in and out before me, and me from the many Dangers Caſualties whereunto I, and 2 | Mankind, are conſtantly ſub- bet ject, and that thou haſt brought pr: me with Peace and Comfort to | the beginning of this Night; un Lord, watch over me by thy Spi- | rit and Preſence, give me an holy chi and ſanQtified Uſe of my Reſt and unt Sleep, and fit me for the Duties of thy the next Day ; eſpecially, O Lord, Prepare me for that Day which ſhall the never give place to Night, and the grant me all good Things that thou ; in thy Wiſdom knoweſt more ex- eve pedient to give, than I to aſk, and that all for the Sake of Jeſus Chriſt our neſ Lord and Saviour. Amen. 1 Our Father, which art in Hea- and ven, &c. «8 | - Contemplations, c. 33 Holy Contemplations and Ejacula- tions for r of Fo Pſalns. EAR me, O Lord, for thy H loving kindneſs is good: urn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender 1 Becauſe th 5 ꝓ— kindneſs is better than Lie, my Lips ſhall praiſe thee. O thou that heareſt Prayer, unto thee ſhall all Fleſh come. Bleſſed is the Man whom thou chuſeſt and cauſeſt to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy Courts, All the Earth ſhall worſhip thee, and ſhall ſing unto thee, ' they ſhall ſing to thy Name, he Mercy of the Lord is from everlaſting to everlaſting to them that fear him, and his Righteouſ- neſs unto Childrens Children. To ſuch as keep his Covenant, and . to thoſe that remem ber his Commandments to do them. C 5 5 8 Contemplations I will ſing unto the Lord as long as. J live, I will ſing Praiſe mer W while I have a Bei y Meditation of him ball be ſweet, I will be in the Lord. FE Like as a Father pitieth his Children, 10 the Lord pitieth them that fear pin. For he knoweth aur F he remembereth that we are but Duft. As for Man his Days are as Graſs, as a Flower of the Field, ſo he flourifheth. + For the Wind paſſeth over it, and it is 7 ne, and the Place thereof ſhall know it no more. I faid, O m take me not away in the of my Days; thy Vears are. all Generations. My Days are like a Shadow that Sauen and J am withered like Gra = thou, O Lord, ſhalt endure for ever, and thy Remembrance ** all Generations. The for Monday. 35 1 Yea ont EL bro © cious, flow to Anger, and s chide, nei- teous in : He will: noe alma mas der will he keep Anger Lo ever. N He hath not dealt with us tek our Sins, nor rewarded us accord- ing to our Iniquities. For as the Heaven is high above the Earth, ſo great is his Merey toward them that fear him. As far as the Eaſt is from the Weſt, ſo far hath he removed our Trani greſſions from us. Ble the Lord, O my Soul, and hat not all his Benefits. 0 thee, O God, my God, b Betore the 18 of the Day, That in thy Sanctuary 1 May ſee thy Pow'r and Majeſty My Lips ſhall celebrate th bly, and will bleſs thee all my Days. © If Secur'd beneath thy ſhady ing, I will in facred Raptures ſing. For 36 4 Prayer for 1 Tech Da) thou dad de mg ep. A Prayer for Monday Morning. A Confeffion of Sins. Lmighty and moſt merciful Lord God, I preſume to preſent myſelf this Mornin before thy Divine Majeſty, to offer unto thee my Sacrifice of Praife and Thankſgiving, though I muſt con- feſs myſelf utterly unworthy to appear in thy Preſence ; for alas, J come near unto thee with my Mouth, when my Heart is far from thee ; ; my Righteouſneſs is but as filthy Rags, my Holineſs but as a Morning Dew ; yea, all my Acts of Deyotion, if weighed in the Balance of thy Juſtice, are but Abomination i thy Sight; from the Crown of the Head to gether polluted and unclean, De- ftruction and Calamity are in all my ways, and the way of Peace I © have not Known. 5 1. For all th y Truth and Faithfulneſs the Sole of the Foot, I am alto- Monday Morning. 37 II. Since then, O Lord, that my Sins are ſo many and grievous, if thou ſhouldſt call me to a ſtrict Account, how ſhould I ſtand in Judgment before thee ? If I deny what thou may'ſt charge upon me, my Conſcience is more than a thou- ſand Witnefles againſt | me; and now I have no other Friend in Heaven above, or Earth beneath, no other Mediator amongſt Men or Angels, but even thine only - begotten Son Chriſt Jeſus our Lord, in whom thou art well pleaſed, and with whom thou canſt not be of- fended ; therefore by the Virtue of his Death, the Merit of his Paſſion, and the Remembrance of the pre- cious Blood which trickled from his Side, I humbly beſeech thee to waſh away my Sins, and ſprinkle my Heart from an evil Conſcience ; let the Purity of his Nature cleanſe away the Impurity of mine, let his perfect Obedience ſatisfy for all my Weakneſſes and Imperfections, and let the Sufficiency of his Sufferings free | It. Yet noteithildiog ell ary o 33 XA Prajer for _ free me from all Torments which I deſerve to ſuffer for my Tranſgreſ- ſions of thy holy Laws ; teach me how to live in thy Fear, that at length I may. die in thy Favour, and live with thee. to all Eternity. nworthineſs, I muſt needs confeſs y Mercies and Fayours have been abundantly ſhowered down upon me from the Day of my Birth to this very time, in 9 me from many Dangers and Caſualties, and giving me Health, Friends, Food and Raiment, convenient for me. I praiſe thee for refreſhing me this Night paſt with modbrate Rell and Sleep, and humbly entreat thee to ſecure me this Nay from all Perils of Soul and Body, direct my Thoughts, Words ,and Wor bleſs me in my going out an ys in, and grant that whatſo- ever I do may tend to the Glory of thy Name, and the Peace of my own Conſcience when I come to make my laſt Account before 1 28 — — — — and all I beg for the Sake of Jeſus Chriſt our Lord and only Saviour, Amen. Our Father, v4 ol A Prayer for Monday Noon. For the Joys of Heaven. H OLY and glorious Lord God, who commandeſt me o call upon thee continually, and art nigh unto all thoſe that pray unto thee in Faith; as I this Morning have put my Petitions ac- cording to my Necelliities, ſo I re- turn again as an humble Suppliant unto thy Divine Majeſty, wreſtling with th | did, and not being willing to give over till thou incline thine Ear to my Supplications. 