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The Whole Duty of Prayer · Richard Allestree

The Whole Duty of Prayer, Table

THE TABLE.

WHat Prayer is, and the parts of it pag. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Ejaculations at uprising p. 7

A Morning Prayer for a private Person ibid.

When you depart Home p. 9

Ejaculations for the Evening p. 10

An Evening Prayer for a private Person p. 11

Ejaculations on several Occasions.

When you awake in the Night. p. 13

When the Clock strikes ibid.

When you intend any Business or Iourney. ibid.

When thou art Persecuted p. 12

Upon some sudden fear ibid.

Upon any disorderly thoughts ibid.

Upon any occasions of sadness ibid.

Upon any diffidence ibid.

When thou performest any good Work p. 15

When thou art provoked to Anger ibid.

For thine Enemies ibid.

Upon any Deliverance, or Mercy received ibid.

Upon any Loss or Adversity p. 16

When you hear the Bell Toll for one Departed ibid.

Upon thought of thy Sins ibid.

When thou art weary of the Cares and Vanities of this World. ibid.

Meditations for Sunday p. 17

A Prayer for Sunday Morning p. 18

Sunday Noon p. 20

Sunday Night p. 21

Mondays Meditations p. 23

A Prayer for Monday Morning p. 25

A Prayer for Monday Night p. 27

Tuesdays Meditations p. 28

A Prayer for Tuesday Morning p. 30

A Prayer for Tuesday Night p. 31

Wednesdays Meditations p. 33

A Prayer for Wednesday Morning p. 34

A Prayer for Wednesday Night p. 36

Thursdays Meditations p. 37

A Prayer for Thursday Morning p. 39

A Prayer for Thursday Night p. 40

Fridays Meditations p. 42

A Prayer for Friday Morning p. 44

A Prayer for Friday Night p. 45

Saturdays Meditations p. 47

A Prayer for Saturday Morning p. 48

A Prayer for Saturday Night p. 50

Meditations on the Lords Supper p. 51

A Prayer before the Communion p. 53

An Ejaculation before receiving the Bread p. 54

An Ejaculation before receiving the Cup p. 55

A Prayer after the Communion ibid.

A Prayer before hearing the Word p. 57

A Prayer after hearing the Word p. 58

A Prayer for necessary Blessings of this life p. 59

A Thanksgiving for Gods Benefits p. 60

A Prayer for Wisdom p. 61

A Prayer for Defence against our Enemies p. 63

A Morning Prayer for a Family p. 64

A Collect for the Day p. 68

An Evening Prayer for a Family ibid.

A Collect for the Night. p. 72

Prayers for several Persons.

The Husbands Prayer p. 73

The Wives Prayer p. 75

The Childs Prayer p. 76

The Widows Prayer p. 77

The Orphans Prayer p. 78

A Prayer for a Young Man or Maid p. 79

The Servants Prayer p. 80

A Prayer for the Fruits of the Earth p. 81

A Prayer for seasonable Weather p. 82

A Thanksgiving after a good Harvest p. 83

A Prayer for a Woman with Child p. 84

A Prayer for a Woman near the time of her Travail p. 85

The Midwives Prayer before Deliverance p. 86

A Thanksgiving after Deliverance p. 88

A Prayer for one near any Temptation p. 89

A Prayer for one Afflicted in Mind p. 92

A Prayer to be used in behalf of one troubled in Mind p. 95

Meditations for the Sick p. 97

A Prayer to be used by a Sick Person p. 100

A Prayer to be said by the Friends of the Sick p. 103

Another Prayer to be used by those that are about the Sick p. 106

A Prayer to recommend the Soul to God when it is departing p. 108

A Prayer for a Soul departing p. 109

An Act of Resignation when a Friend is deceas'd p. 109

A Meditation after Recovery from Sickness p. 111

A Thanksgiving after Recovery from Sickness p. 113

A Prayer before a Iourney p. 114

A Thanksgiving after a Iourney p. 116

A Prayer before a Voyage p. 117

A Thanksgiving after a Voyage ibid.

A Prayer in a Storm p. 120

A Thanksgiving after a Storm p. 122

A Prayer in time of Thunder and Lightning p. 123

The Mariners Prayer p. 125

The Soldiers Prayer p. 126

The Magistrates Prayer p. 128

A Prayer of a Debtor in Prison p. 129

A Prayer of a Malefactor in Prison p. 131

A Submission to the Sentence of Death p. 132

A Preparation for Death p. 134

A Prayer for pardon of Sin p. 135

Additional Devotions.

A Prayer for Christmass. Day p. 141

For New-years Day p. 142

For Twelfth-Day ibid.

For Ash-Wednesday p. 143

On Good-Friday p. 144

On Easter-Day p. 145

Upon Ascension-Day p. 146

On Whitsunday p. 147

Upon Trinity-Sunday p. 148

Upon any Apostles Day p. 149

For the Church p. 150

A Prayer for the King and Queen ibid.

For the Royal Family p. 151

For the Clergy ibid.

For the High Court of Parliament p. 152

For the Navy and Army p. 153

For Gods people in General p. 154

A Thanksgiving for our Deliverance from the Spanish Invasion p. 155

For our great Deliverance from the Powder Treason, and from Popery, Slavery, and Arbitrary Power ibid.

For the haypy success of Their Majesties Arms in reducing of Ireland, and for His Majesties safe return to England p. 157

A Prayer for Charity p. 158

To renounce the World, and to affect Spiritual things p. 159

A Conclusive Prayer p. 160

The Blessing p. 161

Graces before Meat p. 161-2

Graces after Meat p. 163-4

FINIS.

End of the text · Richard Allestree, The Whole Duty of Prayer (1692)