A Petition for Peace with the Reformation of the Liturgy, Part 3

A Petition for Peace with the Reformation of the Liturgy · Part 3

p. 25THE Ordinary Publick-Worſhip ON THE LORDS-DAY.

The Congregation being reverently compoſed, let the Miniſter firſt crave Gods aſſiſtance and acceptance of the Worſhip, to bee performed in theſe or the like words,

ETERNAL, Incomprehenſible, and Inviſible GOD, 1 Tim. 1. 17. Pſal. 147. 5. Mat. 19. 17. 1 Tim. 6. 16. Dan. 7. 10. Iſa. 57. 15. Pſal. 149. 4. Heb. 10. 19, 20. Iſa. 55. 6. Pſa. 95. 6. 1, 2. & 99. 5. & 51. 1, 17. & 89. 7. Jer. 32. 40. Heb. 12. 28. 1 Theſ. 5. 23. Levit. 10. 3. Zech. 12. 10. Rom. 8. 26. Jam. 5. 16. & 1. 6. Iſa. 26. 8. Matth. 15. 18. Joh. 4. 23, 24. 1 Theſ. 2. 13. Act. 16. 14. Mark 4. 12. Phil. 1. 29. Prov. 1. 24, 25. Eccleſ. 5. 1. Joh. 6. 45. Heb. 4. 12, 13. 2 Cor. 10. 4, 6.1 Tim 1:17Ps 147:5Matt 19:171 Tim 6:16Dan 7:10Isa 57:15Ps 149:4Heb 10:19Heb 10:20Isa 55:6Ps 95:6Ps 95:1Ps 95:2Ps 99:5Ps 51:1Ps 51:17Ps 89:7Jer 32:40Heb 12:281 Thess 5:23Lev 10:3Zech 12:10Rom 8:26Jas 5:16Jas 1:6Isa 26:8Matt 15:18John 4:23John 4:241 Thess 2:13Acts 16:14Mark 4:12Phil 1:29Prov 1:24Prov 1:25Eccl 5Heb 4:12Heb 4:132 Cor 10:42 Cor 10:6infinite in Power, Wiſdome and Goodneſs, dwelling in the Light which no man can approach, where thouſand thouſands miniſter unto Thée, and ten thouſand times ten thouſand ſtand before Thee, yet dwelling with the humble and contrite, and taking pleaſure in thy People: Thou haſt conſecrated for us…a new and living way, that with boldneſs wée may enter into the holieſt, by the blood of Jeſus, and haſt bid us ſéek Thée, while thou mayeſt be found; Wée come to Thée at thy call, and worſhip at thy Footſtool. Behold us in thy tender Mercies. Deſpiſe us not, though unworthy. Thou art greatly to be feared in the Aſſembly of the Saints, and to be had in Reverence of all that are about thée. Put thy fear into our hearts, that with Reverence wée may ſerve Thée; ſanctifie us, that thou mayeſt be ſanctified of us, when wée draw nigh Thée. Give us the Spirit of Grace and Supplication, to help our infirmities, that our prayers may be faithful, fervent, and effectual. Let the deſire of our ſouls bée to Thée; Let us draw néer Thée with our hearts, and not only with our lips, and worſhip Thée, who art a Spirit, in Spirit and Truth. Let thy Word be ſpoken and heard by us as the Word of God; Give us attentive, hearing Ears, and opened, beleeving, underſtanding hearts, that wee may no more refuſe thy calls, nor diſregardthy merciful, cut-ſtretched-hand, nor ſleight thy Counſels and Reproofs; but be more ready to hear, than to give the ſacrifice p. 26of Fools. Put thy Laws into our hearts, and write them in our Pſal. 69. 30. Pſal. 106. 46. Pſal. 9. 14. Pſal. 105. 3. Pſal. 51. 15. Pſal. 19. 14. Heb. 13. 21.Ps 69:30Ps 106:46Ps 9:14Ps 105:3Ps 51:15Ps 19:14Heb 13:21minds, and let us bee all taught of God. Let thy Word bee unto us quick and powerful; a diſcerner of the thoughts and intents of the hearts; mighty to pull down ſtrong-holds, caſting down imaginations and reaſonings, and every high thing that advanceth it ſelf againſt the knowledge of God; and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Chriſt; Let us magnifie Thée with thankſgiving, and triumph in thy Praiſe. Let us rejoyce in thy Salvation, and glory in thy holy Name. Open thou our lips, O Lord, and let our mouths ſhew forth thy praiſe. And let the words of our mouths, and the meditation of our hearts, bee acceptable in thy ſight, through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord and onelyonly Saviour.

Amen.

Or thus, when Brevity is neceſſary.

O Eternal, Almighty, and moſt gracious God, Heaven is Iſa. 66. 1. Pſa. 111. 9. Luke 2. 13. Pſa. 103. 20. Heb. 1. 6. Pſa. 149. 1. Lev. 10. 3. Gen 18 27. 2 Tim. 2. 5. Dan. 9. 18. Hoſ. 14. 2. Rom. 8. 26. Heb. 12. 28. … Theſ. 2. 10. Luke 19. 48. Iſa. 1. 19. 2 Cor. 2. 16. James 5 16. Pſal. 63. 5. 1 Cor. 7. 35. Pſal. 84. 10. & 73. 28.Isa 66:1Ps 111:9Luke 2:13Ps 103:20Heb 1:6Ps 149:1Lev 10:3Gen 18:272 Tim 2:5Dan 9:18Hos 14:2Rom 8:26Heb 12:28Luke 19:48Isa 1:192 Cor 2:16Jas 5:16Ps 63:51 Cor 7:35Ps 84:10Ps 73:28thy Throne, and Earth is thy Footſtool, holy and reverend is thy Name; Thou art praiſed by the heavenly Hoſts, and in the Congregation of thy Saints on Earth, and wilt bee ſanctified in all that come nigh unto Thee. Wée are ſinful and unworthy duſt, but being invited by Thée, are bold, through our bleſſed Mediator, to preſent our ſelves and our ſupplications before Thée. Receive us graciouſly, help us by thy Spirit; let thy Fear bee upon us: let thy Word come unto us in power, and bée received in love, with attentive, reverent, and obedient minds. Make it to us the ſavour of life unto life. Cauſe us to be fervent in Prayer, and joyful in thy Praiſes, and to ſerve Thée this day without diſtraction, that wee may finde, that a day in thy Courts, is better than a thouſand, and that it is good for us to draw néer to God; through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord and Saviour.

Amen.

Next, let one of the Creeds bee read by the Miniſter, ſaying,

In the Profeſſion of this holy Chriſtian Faith wee are here aſſembled.

I beleeve in God the Father, &c. I beleeve in one God, &c.

And ſometimes Athanaſius Creed.

p. 27The Ten Commandements. God ſpake theſe Words, and ſaid, &c.

For the right informing and affecting the People, and moveing them to a penitent beleeving confeſſion, ſome of theſe ſentences may bee read.

GOd created man in his Image.Gen. 1. 27.Gen 1:27

By one man, ſin entred into the World, and death by ſin: and ſo death paſſed upon all men, for that all have ſinned.Rom. 5. 12.Rom 5:12

For all have ſinned and come ſhort of the glory of God.Rom. 3. 23.Rom 3:23

God ſo loved the world, that hee gave his only begotten Son, that Joh. 3. 16.John 3:16whoſoever beleeveth in him, ſhould not periſh, but have everlaſting life.

Hee that beleeveth on him ſhall not bee condemned, but hee that beleeveth 18not, is condemned already, becauſe hee hath not beleeved in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and 19men loved darkneſs rather than light, becauſe their deeds were evil.

For every one that doth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, 20.leſt his deeds ſhould bee reproved.

Chriſt hath redeemed us from the curſe of the Law, beeing made a Gal. 3. 13.Gal 3:13curſe for us.

Except a man be born of water and of the ſpirit, hee cannot enter into Joh. 3. 5.John 3:5the Kingdome of God.

That which is born of the Fleſh is Fl…ſh and that which is born of the 6.ſpirit is ſpirit.

Verily I ſay unto you, except yee bee converted, and become as little Mat. 18. 3.Matt 18:3Children, yee ſhall not enter into the Kingdome of Heaven.

Say unto them, As I live ſaith the Lord God, I have no pleaſure Eze. 33. 11.Ezek 33:11in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; Turn yee, turn yee from your evil waies; for why will yee dye oh houſe of Iſrael.

I ſay unto you there is joy in the preſence of the Angels of God, over Luk. 15. 10Luke 15:10a ſinner that repenteth.

I will ariſe and go to my Father, and ſay unto him, Father, I 18, 19.have ſinned againſt Heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to bee called thy Son.

p. 28The Confeſſion of Sin, and Prayer for Pardon and Sanctification.

O Moſt Holy, Righteous, and Gracious God, who hateſt Pſal. 5. 5. Rom. 6. 23. Epheſ. 1. 6. 12. John 4. 42. Rom. 3. 25. Epheſ. 1. 5. Luk. 24. 47. Act. 5. 37. Prov. 28. 13. Rev. 3. 17. Pſal. 51. 5. Epheſ. 2. 3. Iſa. 48. 8. Iſa. 53. 6. Pſal. 100. 3. 1 Corinth. 6. 20. 2 Cor. 8. 5. 1 Cor. 10. 31. & 7. 32. 1 Theſ. 4. 1. 1 Joh. 3. 22. Rom. 2. 23. 1 Chron. 21. 7. Phil. 2. 21. Luke 18. 14. Rom. 15. 1. Pſal. 47. 7. Rom. 7. 12. Dan. 9. 9. 10. Tit. 1. 7, 10. Rom 8. 5. & 13. 14. & 4 20. Pſal. 78. 7. 22. Iſa. 51. 7, 8. Luke 12. 4, 5. Pſal. 100. 5. 1 Joh. 4. 16. Pſal. 16. 5. Mat. 22. 37. Pſal. 37. 4. 1. John 2. 15 2 Tim. 5. 7. Joh. 6. 27. Luke 10. 21, 22. Mat. 25. 26. Rom. 12. 11. Eph. 6. 11, 13, 14. Mark 8. 38. 2 Tim. 1. 8. Epheſ. 5. 16 Rom. 12. 11 9. Act. 11. 23. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Luke 1. 71. Heb. 12. 28. Pſal. 111. 9. 2 Tim. 2. 1. 9. Phil. 3. 3. Pſal. 29. 2. Rev. 1. 10. Rom. …3. 37. Tit. 3. 1.Ps 5:5Rom 6:23Eph 1:6Eph 1:12John 4:42Rom 3:25Eph 1:5Luke 24:47Acts 5:37Prov 28:13Rev 3:17Ps 51:5Eph 2:3Isa 48:8Isa 53:6Ps 100:31 Cor 6:202 Cor 8:51 Cor 10:311 Cor 7:321 Thess 4:11 John 3:22Rom 2:231 Chr 21:7Phil 2:21Luke 18:14Rom 15:1Ps 47:7Rom 7:12Dan 9:9Dan 9:10Titus 1:7Titus 1:10Rom 8:5Rom 13:14Rom 4:20Ps 78:7Ps 78:22Isa 51:7Isa 51:8Luke 12:4Luke 12:5Ps 100:51 John 4:16Ps 16:5Matt 22:37Ps 37:41 John 2:15John 6:27Luke 10:21Luke 10:22Matt 25:26Rom 12:11Eph 6:11Eph 6:13Eph 6:14Mark 8:382 Tim 1:8Eph 5:16Acts 11:232 Pet 1:10Luke 1:71Heb 12:28Ps 111:92 Tim 2:12 Tim 2:9Phil 3:3Ps 29:2Rev 1:10Rom 3:37Titus 3:1all the workers of iniquity, and haſt appointed death to bée the wages of ſin, but yet for the glory of thy mercy haſt ſent thy Son to be the Saviour of the world, and haſt promiſed forgiveneſs of ſin through his blood, to all that beléeve in him, and by true Repentance turn unto Thée, and that whoſoever confeſſeth and forſaketh his ſin, ſhall have mercy; Wée confeſs that wée are vile and miſerable ſinners, being conceived in ſin; by nature children of wrath, and tranſgreſſors from the womb. All wée like ſhéep have gone aſtray, and turned every one to his own way. Thou madeſt us, and not wée our ſelves. Thou boughteſt us with a price, and wée are not our own; and therefore wée ſhould have wholly given up our ſelves unto Thée, and have glorified Thée with our ſouls and bodies, as being Thine. What ever wée did ſhould have been done to thy glory, and to pleaſe Thée, in the obeying of Thy Will. But wee have diſpleaſed and diſhonoured Thée, and turned from Thée, exalting, ſéeking and pleaſing our ſelves. Thou art the King of all the world, and Thy Laws are holy, iuſt and good. But wée have denied Thée our due ſubjection and obedience, being unruly and ſelf-willed, minding the things of the fleſh, and making proviſion for its luſts; Wée have ſtaggered at Thy Word through unbeléef, and have not fully placed our truſt and hope in Thée. Wée have rather feared man that is duſt, and can but kill the body, than Thée; that canſt deſtroy both ſoul and body in Hell. Thou art infinitely good, and love it ſelf, yet have wée not fully taken Thée for our portion, nor loved Thée with all our heart, and ſoul, and might, nor mads Thée our full deſire and delight. But wée have inordinately loved our ſelves, and the world, and the things of the world, and lived by ſenſe when wée ſhould have lived by Faith, and cared and laboured for the food that periſheth; when wée ſhould have laboured for the one thing néedful, and that which indureth to everlaſting life, wée have béen ſlothful ſervants, yéelding to temptations, aſhamed of our duty, loſing our precious time; when wee ſhould have béen fervent in ſpirit, ſerving the Lord, cleaving to Thée with full reſolution, redéeming the time, and with diligence p. 29making ſure our Calling and Election. Wée have not with Epheſ. 6. Mat. 29. 39. & 7. 12. 1 Cor. 10. 24. Epheſ. 4. 2. 32. Mat. 5. 44. Heb. 12. 14. Gal. 6. 10. Pſal. 19. 12, 13. Rom. 2. 4. Pſal. 51. 4. Rom. 2. 15. Pſal. 78. 32, 37, 4…. Luke 12. 35, 36, 4…. Rom. 5. 6, 8, 10. Luke 14. 17. & 8, 1. Act. 13. 26. Rev. 22. 17. 1 Joh. 5. 11, 12. Matth. 22. 5. Heb. 2. 3. Pſal. 119. 60. John 12. 48. Heb. 12. 25. Act. 7. 51. 2 Tim. 3. 8. Luk. 15. 18. Numb. 16. 38. Rom. 1. 18. Epheſ. 5. 6. Dan. 9. 7, 8. Pſal. 51. 1. Pſal. 41. 1. & 143. 2. Pſal. 51. 9, 11. Lev. 26. 25. Rev. 1. 5. Joh. 1. 29. Epheſ. 1. 6. Mat. 12. 18. Gal. 3. 13. Iſa. 53. 5. Pſa. 85. 4. & 67. 1. Act 11. 18. Ezek. 20. 43. Pſa. 51. 17. Ezek. 36. 26. Gal. 4. 6. 2 Co…. 6. 16. Jer. 13. 13. Ezek. 11. 20. Pſal. 119. 18. Epheſ. 3. 18. Mat. 13. 11. Eph. 1. 18. Rom. 2. 18. 2 Tim. 2. 26. Pſal 119. 104. Rom. 5. 5. & 8. 35, 39. Jer. 32. 40. Mat. 6. 33. Col. 3. 1. Matth. 6. 20, 21. Phil. 3. 20. Coloſſ. 3. 5.Eph 61 Cor 10:24Eph 4:2Eph 4:32Matt 5:44Heb 12:14Gal 6:10Ps 19:12Ps 19:13Rom 2:4Ps 51:4Rom 2:15Ps 78:32Ps 78:37Ps 78:4Luke 12:35Luke 12:36Luke 12:4Rom 5:6Rom 5:8Rom 5:10Luke 14:17Luke 8:1Acts 13:26Rev 22:171 John 5:111 John 5:12Matt 22:5Heb 2:3Ps 119:60John 12:48Heb 12:25Acts 7:512 Tim 3:8Luke 15:18Num 16:38Rom 1:18Eph 5:6Dan 9:7Dan 9:8Ps 51:1Ps 41:1Ps 143:2Ps 51:9Ps 51:11Lev 26:25Rev 1:5John 1:29Eph 1:6Matt 12:18Gal 3:13Isa 53:5Ps 85:4Ps 67:1Acts 11:18Ezek 20:43Ps 51:17Ezek 36:26Gal 4:6Jer 13:13Ezek 11:20Ps 119:18Eph 3:18Matt 13:11Eph 1:18Rom 2:182 Tim 2:26Ps 119:104Rom 5:5Rom 8:35Rom 8:39Jer 32:40Matt 6:33Col 3:1Matt 6:20Matt 6:21Phil 3:20Col 3:5due holineſs and reverence drawn neer Thée, and uſed thy holy Name, thy Worſhip, and thy Day: Wée have diſhonoured and diſobeyed our Superiours, and neglected our Inferiours. Wée have béen guilty of not loving our Neighbours as our ſelves, and not doing to others, as wée would they ſhould do to us, but have ſought our own againſt their welfare, not forbearing, and forgiving, not loving our enemies, as wee ought, nor following peace, nor ſtudying to do good to all according to our power. Wee have ſinned ſecretly and openly, in thought, word and déed, ignorantly and preſumptuouſly, in paſſion, and upon deliberation, againſt thy Precepts, Promiſes, and Threats; againſt thy mercies and thy judgements, under thy patience, and in thy ſight, againſt our conſciences, our purpoſes, and our covenants; when wée were haſting to death and judgement, for which, through all our lives wée ſhould have prepared; Thou haſt commended thy wonderful love towards us in giving thy Son to dye for ſinners, to reconcile us to Thée while wée were enemies; and all things being made ready, thou haſt ſent thy Meſſengers to invite us to come in, preaching to us the glad tidings of ſalvation, and fréely offering us pardon and life in Jeſus Chriſt, but wee have made light of it, and neglected this great Salvation, and made excuſes or too long delaies; undervaluing our Redeemer, his blood and merits, his offered grace, and endleſs glory, rejecting his holy Doctrine and Example, reſiſting his Spirit, Miniſters, and Wrod. Wee have ſinned, O Lord, againſt Thée, and againſt our own ſouls, and are not worthy to be called thy children: Wée have deſerved everlaſting wrath; to us belongeth confuſion, but mercy and forgiveneſs unto Thée. Have mercy upon us, O God, according to the multitude of thy Mercies. Heal our ſouls that have ſinned againſt Thée, and enter not into judgement with thy ſervants. Hide thy face from our ſins, and blot out all our iniquities. Caſt us not away from thy preſence, and avenge not upon us the quarrel of thy Covenant. Waſh us in the blood of the Lamb of God, who taketh away the ſins of the world. Accept us in thy Beloved Son, who was made a curſe for us, and was wounded for our tranſgreſſions, that wée might bee healed by his ſtripes. Turn us, O God of our ſalvation, and cauſe thy face to ſhine upon us. Give us Repentance unto life; cauſe us to loathe our ſelves for p. 30all the evils that wée have committed. Give us that broken contrite Gal. 6. 14. Rom. 1. 17. Heb. 11. 1. 1 Cor. 4. 1 Pet. 3. 11. Luke 13. 14. 1 Cor. 9. 24. 1 Pet. 4. 2. Col. 1. 10. 2 Cor 5. 9. John 6. 38. Pſal. 40. 8. Pſal. 1. 2. Tit. 2. 12. 1 Pet. 1. 14, 15. 1 Pet. 1. 2…. Epheſ. 4. 2, 32. James 3. 17. Pſal. 15. 4. Epheſ. 5. 15. Phil. 1. 10. Titus 2. 14. Mat. 5. 44. Rom. 12. 19. Luke 21. 19. Mark 8. 34. Heb. 11. 26. Rom. 8. 17. Rev. 2. 10, 11.Gal 6:14Rom 1:17Heb 11:11 Cor 41 Pet 3:11Luke 13:141 Cor 9:241 Pet 4:2Col 1:102 Cor 5:9John 6:38Ps 40:8Ps 1:2Titus 2:121 Pet 1:141 Pet 1:151 Pet 1:2Eph 4:2Eph 4:32Jas 3:17Ps 15:4Eph 5:15Phil 1:10Titus 2:14Matt 5:44Rom 12:19Luke 21:19Mark 8:34Heb 11:26Rom 8:17Rev 2:10Rev 2:11Spirit, which thou wilt not deſpiſe. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right ſpirit within us. Take out of us the old and ſtrong heart, and give us a new and tender heart. Give us the Spirit of thy Son, and bee our God, and let us bée thy People. Enlighten our underſtandings to know the wonderful things of thy Law, the dimenſions of thy love in Chriſt, the myſteries of thy Kingdome, and the riches of the glory of thy Inheritance in the Saints, and that wee may approve the things that are excellent, and may eſcape the ſnares of the Devil, and may hate every falſe way. Shed abroad thy love in our hearts by thy holy Spirit, and cauſe us ſo to love Thee, that nothing may ſeparate us from thy love. Put thy fear into our hearts, that wee may never depart from Thee. Cauſe us to ſeek firſt thy Kingdome, and its Righteouſneſs, and (as thoſe that are riſen with Chriſt) to ſeek the things that are above, and to lay up a treaſure in Heaven; and let our hearts and converſations bee there; mortifie our earthly inclinations and deſires. Crucifie the world to us, and us unto the world by the Croſs of Chriſt. Cauſe us to live by Faith, and look at the things that are unſeen; and uſe the world, as not over-uſing it, ſeeing the faſhion of it paſſeth away; ſtriving to enter in at the ſtrait gate, and running ſo as to obtain; let us no longer live the reſt of our time to the luſts of men, but to the will of God, ſtudying in all things to pleaſe Thee, and to bee accepted of Thee; let us not ſeek our own wills, but the will of him that called us; yea let us delight to do thy will, O God, let our delight bee in thy Law, and let us meditate therein day and night; cauſe us to deny ungodlineſs, and worldly luſts, and to live ſoverly, and righteouſly, and godly in this preſent world, as obedient children, not faſhioning our ſelves to the former luſts of our ignorance; but as hee that hath called us is holy, let us be holy in all manner of converſation. Cauſe us to love one another with a pure heart, fervently, forbearing and forgiving one another, if any have a quarrel againſt other, even as Chriſt forgave us. Give us the wiſdome which is firſt pure, and then peaceable. In our eyes let a vile perſon bee contemned, but let us honour them that fear the Lord. Cauſe us to walk circumſpectly without offence, and to bee zealous of good Works, to love our enemies, and not to give place to wrath; and in patience to poſſeſs our ſouls. Help us to deny our ſelves, and take up our Croſs, and follow Chriſt; eſteeming his reproach to bee greater p. 31riches than the treaſures of the world, that having ſuffered with him, wee may alſo bee glorified with him. Though wee muſt bee tempted, help us to overcome, and bee faithful unto the death, and then let us receive that Crown of Life, through the merits and interceſſion of Chriſt Jeſus our Lord and onelyonly Saviour, in whoſe comprehenſive words wee ſumm up our Requeſts, ſaying as hee hath taught us, Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed bee thy Name. Thy Kingdome come, &c.

Or thus when Brevity is neceſſary.

O Moſt great, moſt iuſt and gracious God, thou art of Hab. 1. 13. Jud. 15. Luk. 13. 3. Mar. 16 16. Pſa. 51. 5. Eph. 2. 3▪ Rom. 3. 23. Ez…. 20. 37. Mat. 28 19. Ecc. 12. 1. Deut. 11. 1. Col. 1. 10. 1 Cor. 10. 31. Gen. 5 22. 2 Cor. 5. 7. Phi. 3. 20. Rom. 12. 11. Deut. 6. 5. Eph. 2. 3. Rom. 8. 7. Exod. 20. 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, &c. 2 Per. 2. 9. Rom. 13. 8. 9. Mat. 7. 12. Mat. 6. 33. 1 Tim. 6. 8. Luk. 10. 41, 42. Rom. 5 8. Luk. 24. 47. Rom. 3. 25. Mat 22. 4, 5. Heb. 2. 3. Act. 7. 51. P …. 1. 23. Jam. 47. 1 P…t. 5. 9. Pſa. 51. 4. Pſa. 19. 12, 13 Iſa. 59. 12. Pſa. 103 10. & 50. 11. Mar. 9. 44 Pſa. 52. 8 Eph. 1. 12, 13. Pſa. 71. 5. & 78. 7. & 119. 81. &. 51. 1. 2 Cor. 5. 18, 19. 1 Joh. 1. 7. Gal. 4: 6. 1 Theſ. 5. 23. Rom. 5. 5. Deut. 30. 6 Pſa. 31. 16 Mat. 1. 21. 1 Theſ. 1. 10. T…t. 2. 14.Hab 1:13Judg 15Luke 13:3Mark 16:16Ps 51:5Eph 2:3Rom 3:23Matt 28:19Eccl 12:1Deut 11:1Col 1:101 Cor 10:31Gen 5:222 Cor 5:7Rom 12:11Deut 6:5Rom 8:7Exod 20:4Exod 20:7Exod 20:8Exod 20:11Exod 20:12Rom 13:8Rom 13:9Matt 7:12Matt 6:331 Tim 6:8Luke 10:41Luke 10:42Rom 5:8Luke 24:47Rom 3:25Matt 22:4Matt 22:5Heb 2:3Acts 7:51Ps 51:4Ps 19:12Ps 19:13Isa 59:12Ps 103:10Ps 50:11Mark 9:44Ps 52:8Eph 1:12Eph 1:13Ps 71:5Ps 78:7Ps 119:81Ps 51:12 Cor 5:182 Cor 5:191 John 1:7Gal 4:61 Thess 5:23Rom 5:5Deut 30:6Ps 31:16Matt 1:211 Thess 1:10purer eyes than eo behold iniquity, thou condemneſt the ungodly, impenitent, and unbeleevers; but haſt promiſed mercy through Jeſus Chriſt to all that repent and beleeve in him. Wee confeſs that wee were conceived in ſin, and are by nature Children of wrath. And have all ſinned and come ſhort of the glory of God. In our Baptiſme thou tookeſt us into the bond of the holy Covenant, but wee remembered not our Creator, in the daies of our youth, with the fear, and love, and obedience which wee owed thee: not pleaſing, and glorifying thee in all things, nor walking with thee, by faith in an Heavenly converſation, nor ſerving thee fervently with all our might: but fulfilled the deſires of the fleſh, and of the Carnal minde. Wee have neglected and abuſed thy Holy Worſhip, thy Holy Name, and thy Holy Day. Wee have diſhonoured our ſuperiours, and neglected our inferiours: Wee have dealt unjuſtly, and uncharitably, with our Neighbours, not loveing them as our ſelves, nor doing to others as wee would they ſhould do to us, wee have not ſought firſt Thy Kingdome, and Righteouſneſs, and been contented with our dayly bread, but have been careful ond troubled about many things, neglecting the one thing neceſſary. Thou haſt revealed thy wonderful love to us in Chriſt, and offered us pardon and ſalvation in him: but wee made light of it and neglected ſo great ſalvation, and reſiſted thy Spirit, Word, and Miniſters, and turned not at thy reproof. Wee have run into temptations; and the ſin which wee ſhould have hated, wee have committed in thy ſight, both ſecretly and openly, ignorantly and careleſly, raſhly, and preſumptuouſly, againſt thy precepes, thy promiſes, and p. 32threats, thy mercies and thy judgements; our tranſgreſſions are multiplied before Thee, and our ſins teſtifie againſt us; if Thou deal with us as wee deſerve, Thou wilt caſt us away from thy preſence into Hell, where the worm never dieth, and the fire is not quenched. But in thy mercy, thy Son, and thy Promiſes is our hope. Have mercy upon us moſt merciful Father. Bee reconciled to us, and let the blood of Jeſus Chriſt cleanſe us from all our ſins. Take us for thy children, and give us the Spirit of thy Son. Sanctifie us wholly, ſhed abroad thy love in our hearts, and cauſe us to love Thee with all our hearts. O make thy face Col. 1. 10. 1 Pet. 2. 9. Epheſ. 5. 16. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Mat. 6. 11. 1 Tim. 6. 4. Heb. 13. 5. Mat. 6. 25. &c. 2 Pet. 3. 1…. Mat. 26. 41. James 4. 8. Gal. 5. 17. 1 John 5. 4, 5. Revel. 2. 17, &c. 2 Pet. 2. 19, Luke 1. 17. Pſal. 73. 24.Col 1:101 Pet 2:9Eph 5:162 Pet 1:10Matt 6:111 Tim 6:4Heb 13:5Matt 6:252 Pet 3:1Matt 26:41Jas 4:8Gal 5:171 John 5:41 John 5:5Rev 2:172 Pet 2:19Luke 1:17Ps 73:24to ſhine upon thy ſervants; ſave us from our ſins, and from the wrath to come; make us a peculiar people to Thee, zealous of good works, that wee may pleaſe Thee, and ſhew forth thy praiſe. Help us to redeem the time, and give all diligence to make our Calling and Election ſure. Give us things neceſſary for thy ſervice, and keep us from ſinful diſcontent and cares. And ſeeing all theſe things muſt bee diſſolved, let us conſider what manner of perſons wee ought to be, in all holy converſation and godlineſs. Help us to watch againſt temptations, and reſiſt and overcome the Fleſh, the Devil, and the World; and being delivered out of the hand of all our enemies; let us ſerve Thee without fear in holineſs and righteouſneſs before Thee all the daies of our life. Guide us by thy Counſel, and after receive us into thy glory, through Jeſus Chriſt our onelyonly Saviour.

Amen.

[Here uſe the Lords Prayer as before.]

For the ſtrengthening of Faith, and raiſing the Penitent, ſome of theſe ſentences of the Goſpel, may bee here read.

Hear what the Lord ſaith to the abſolution and comfort of Penitent Beleevers.

THe Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away 2 Chron. 30. 9.2 Chr 30:9his face from you, if yee return unto hine.

If any man ſin, wee have an advocate with the Father, Jeſus Chriſt 1 John 2. 2.1 John 2:2the righteous, and hee is the propitiation for our ſins, and not for ours only, but alſo for the ſins of the whole World.

Bee it known unto you men, and Brethren, that through this man is Acts 13. 38, 39.Acts 13:38Acts 13:39preached to you the forgiveneſs of ſins, and by him, all that beleeve are p. 33juſtified, from all things, from which they could not bee juſtified by the Law of Moſes.

Where ſin abounded, grace did much more abound, That as ſin Rom. 5. 20. 21.Rom 5:20Rom 5:21reigned unto death, even ſo might grace reign through Righteouſneſs, unto Eternal life through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord.

If wee walk in the light as hee is in the Light, w… have fellowſhip 1 Joh. 1. 7. 8, 9.1 John 1:71 John 1:81 John 1:9one with another, And the blood of Jeſus Chriſt his ſon, cleanſeth us from all ſin. If wee ſay, that wee have no ſin; wee deceive our ſelves, and the truth is not in us. If wee confeſs our ſin, hee is faithful and juſt to forgive us our ſin, and to cleanſe us from all unrighteouſneſs.Mat. 11. 28, 29, 30.Matt 11:28Matt 11:29Matt 11:30

Come unto mee all yee that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you reſt. Take my yoak upon you and learn of mee for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye ſhall finde reſt unto your ſouls For my yoak is eaſie, and my barden is light.

Whoſoever will let him take of the Water of life freely.Rev. 22. 17.Rev 22:17

All that the Father hath given mee, ſhall come to mee, and him that cometh to mee, I will in no wiſe caſt out.Joh. 6. 27.John 6:27

I will bee mercifull to their unrighteouſneſs, and their ſins, and Iniquities I will remember no more.Heb. 8. 12.Heb 8:12

Hear alſo what you muſt Bee, and Do for the time to come, if you would bee Saved

NOw if any man have not the Spirit of Chriſt, hee is none of his.Rom. 8. 9.Rom 8:9

If any man bee in Christ, hee is a new Creature, old things are paſſed away, behold all things are become new?2 Cor. 5. 172 Cor 5:17

There is no Condemnation to them that are in Chriſt Jeſus, who walk Rom. 8. 1.Rom 8:1not after the fleſh, but after the ſpirit. For they that are after the fleſh, do minde the things of the fleſh, but they that are after the ſpirit, the things 5.of the ſpirit.

For to bee carnally minded is death, but to bee ſpiritually minded is 6.life and peace.

For the Carnal minde is enmity againſt God, for it is not ſubject to the Law of God, neither indeed can bee.…

So then they that are in the fleſh cannot pleaſe God.8.

For if yee live after the Fleſh yee ſhall die, but if through the ſpirit 13.yee mortifie the deeds of the body, you ſhall live.

Now the works of the fleſh are manifeſt, which are theſe, Adultery, Gal. 5. 1….Gal 5:1Fornication, Uncleanneſs, Laſciviouſneſs, Idolatry, Witchcraft, Hatred, Variance, Emulations, Wrath, Strife, Seditions, Hereſies, p. 34Envyings, Murders, Drunkenneſs, Revellings, and ſuch like, of the 20.which I tell you before, as I have told you in time paſt, that they which 21.do ſuch things, ſhall not inherit the Kingdome of God.

But the fruit of the ſpirit is love, joy, peace, long ſuffering, gentleneſs, goodneſs, faith, meekneſs, temperance, against ſuch there 22.is no Law. And they that are Chriſts, have crucyfied the fleſh with the 23. 24. Rom. 13. 13.Rom 13:13affections, and luſts.

Let us walk honeſtly as in the day, not in rioting and drunkenneſs; not in chambering and wanionneſs, not in ſtrife and envying. But put yee on the Lord Jeſus Chriſt, and make no proviſion for the fleſh to fulfil the 14.luſts thereof.

Love not the World, neither the things that are in the world, if any 1 Joh. 2. 15.1 John 2:15man love the world, the love of the father is not in him. For all that is 16.in the world, the luſt of the fleſh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Enter yee in at the ſtrait gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way Mat. 7. 13.Matt 7:13that leadeth to deſtruction, and many there bee that go in thereat. Becauſe 14.ſtrait is the gate, and narrow is the way that leadeth unto life, and few there bee that finde it.

For the grace of God that bringeth ſalvation, hath appeared unto all Tit. 2. 11.Titus 2:11men, teaching us, that denying ungodlineſs and worldly luſts, wee ſhould live ſoberly, and righteouſly, and godly in this preſent world, looking 12.for the bleſſed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jeſus Chriſt. Who gave himſelf for us, that hee might redeeme 13.us from all Iniquity, and purifie to himſelf a peculiar people 14.zealous of good works.

Bleſſed is the man that walketh not in the Counſel of the ungodly, nor Pſa. 1. 1.Ps 1:1ſtandeth in the way of Sinners, nor ſitteth in the ſeat of the Scornful. But his delight is in the Law of the Lord, and in his law hee doth meditate 2.day and night.

The ungodly ſhall not ſtand in the Judgement, nor ſinners in the congregation 5.of the righteous.

Wherefore wee, receiving a Kingdome which cannot bee moved, Heb. …. 28. 29.let us have grace, whereby wee may ſerve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear, for our God is a conſuming Fire.

Seeing then that theſe things ſhall bee diſſolved, what manner of perſons 2 Pet. 3. …1. 12.2 Pet 3:12 Pet 3:12ought yee to bee, in all holy converſation and godlineſs, looking for and haſting to the Comming of the day of God.

Therefore my beloved Brethren, bee yee ſtedfaſt, unmovable, alwaies 2 Cor. 15. 58.abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as yee know, that your labour is not in vain in the Lord

p. 35Then may bee ſaid the 95. or the 100. Pſalm, or the 84.

And next the Pſalms in order for the day; And next ſhall be read Luk. 4. 16, 17. 18.Luke 4:16Luke 4:17Luke 4:18a Chapter of the Old Teſtament, ſuch as the Miniſter findeth moſt ſeaſonable; or with the liberty expreſſed in the Admonition before the ſecond book of Homilies.

After which may be ſung a Pſalm, or the Te Deum ſaid, then ſhall Act. 13 27. & 15. 24.Acts 13:27Acts 15:24bee read a Chapter of the New Teſtament, and then the Prayer for the King and Magiſtrates. And after that the 67. or 98. or ſome other Pſalm, may bee ſung or ſaid, or the Benedictus, or Magnificat. And the ſame order to bee obſerved at the Evening Worſhip, if time allow it.

NExt after the Pſalm the Miniſter ſhall (in the Pulpit) firſt Neh. 8. 4. 6. & 9. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 10 38. Act. 12. 12. 1 Tim. 4. 5. Act. 1. 14. & 16. 13 16. 1 Tim. 2. 8. 1 Cor. 14, 15, 16. Luk. 4. 16, 18. Neh. 8. 8. Act. 20. 7, 9. 2 Tim. 4. 1, 2. Act. 4. 20. 2 Cor. 4. 13. Joh. …6. 29. 1 Cor. 2. 7. 13. Mat. 7. 29. T… 2. 15. Mar. 21. 45. Mar. 12. 12, 13, 17. Eph. 6. 19, 20. Jude 22. 23. Act. 18. 25. 2 Tim. 2. 24. 25. 1 Tim. 5. 17. Act. 2… 36. Pſa. 2. Rev. 11. 15. 1 Tim. 2. 1, 2, 3. 2 Theſ. 3. 1, 2. & 2. … 1 Theſ. 2. 16. Rev. 18. 19. Mat. 6. 9. &c & 9. 37, 38. 1 Tim. 2. 2. Eph. 6. 19. 1 Theſ. 5. 25. Joh. 17. 20. 1 Sam. 12. 2… 2 Cor. 4. 5. Phi. 1. 15. 16. Jam 3. 1. 15, 16, 17. Luk. 9. 55. Cor. 14. 26. 2 Cor. 10. …. Pſa. 92. 1. Rev. 1. 10Neh 8:4Neh 8:6Neh 9:2Neh 9:3Neh 9:4Neh 9:5Neh 9:6Neh 9:10Acts 12:121 Tim 4:5Acts 1:14Acts 16:131 Tim 2:81 Cor 14:151 Cor 14:16Luke 4:16Luke 4:18Neh 8:8Acts 20:7Acts 20:92 Tim 4:12 Tim 4:2Acts 4:202 Cor 4:13John 6:291 Cor 2:71 Cor 2:13Matt 7:29Mark 12:12Mark 12:13Mark 12:17Eph 6:19Eph 6:20Acts 18:252 Tim 2:242 Tim 2:251 Tim 5:17Acts 2:36Ps 2Rev 11:151 Tim 2:11 Tim 2:21 Tim 2:32 Thess 3:12 Thess 3:21 Thess 2:16Rev 18:19Matt 6:91 Thess 5:25John 17:201 Sam 12:22 Cor 4:5Jas 3:1Jas 3:15Jas 3:16Jas 3:17Luke 9:552 Cor 10Ps 92:1Rev 1:10reverently, prudently, and ſervently pray, according to the State and neceſſities of the Church, and thoſe eſpecially that are preſent, and according to the ſubject that hee is to preach on. And after prayer, hee ſhall preach upon ſome Text of holy Scripture ſuiting his matter to the neceſſities of the Hearers, and the manner of delivery to their quality and benefit. Alwaies ſpeaking from faith and holy experience in himſelf, with plainneſs, and perſpicuity, with reverence and gravity, with convincing evidence, and authority, with prudence, caution, faithfulneſs, and impartiality, with tender love and melting compaſſion, with ſervent zeal, and perſwading importunity, and with frequency and unwearied Patience, waiting on God for the ſucceſs. After Sermon hee ſhall pray for a bleſſing on the word of Inſtruction and Exhortation, which was delivered; And in his Prayers (before or after Sermon) ordinarily hee ſhall pray for the Converſion of Heathens, Jews, and other Infidels; the ſubverſion of Idolatry, Infidelity, Mahometaniſme, Hereſie, Papal Tiranny and Superſtition, Schiſme and Prophaneneſs, and for the free progreſs of the Goſpel, and the increaſe of Faith and godlineſs, the honouring of Gods name, the enlargement of the Kingdome of Chriſt, and the obedience of his Saints through the Nations of the Earth. And in ſpecial for theſe Nations, for the Kings Majeſtie, and the reſt of the Royal Family, for the Lords of his Majeſties Counſel, the Judges and other Magiſtrates of the Land, for the Paſtors of the Church, and all Congregations committed p. 36to their Care, and Government. Alwaies taking heed that no mixtures Act. 20. 7. Col. 3. 16, 17. Pſal. 118. 1 Cor. 4. 1, 2. 1 Tim. 3. 5. & 3. 15. 2 Tim. 2. 2, 15. Act. 20. 7, 9.Acts 20:7Col 3:16Col 3:17Ps 1181 Cor 4:11 Cor 4:21 Tim 3:51 Tim 3:152 Tim 2:22 Tim 2:15Acts 20:9of imp…dent, diſorderly expreſſions, of private diſcontent and paſſion, of unreverent, diſobedient, ſeditious, or factious Intimations, tending to corrupt, and not to edifie the peoples minds, do turn either Prayer or Preaching into ſin. And ordinarily in Church Communion, eſpecially on the Lords Day (which is purpoſely ſeparated for the joyful Commemoration of the Bleſſed Work of mans Redemption) a conſiderable proportion of the Publick Worſhip muſt conſiſt of Thankſgiving and Praiſes to God, eſpecially for Jeſus Chriſt, and his Benefits; ſtill leaving it to the Miniſters diſcretion to abbreviate ſome parts of Worſhip, when hee ſeeth it needful to bee longer, or ſome other.

The Sermon and Prayer being ended, let the Miniſter diſmiſs the Congregation with a Benediction, in theſe or the like words.

Bleſſed are they that hear the Word of God, and keep it.Luke 11. 28. Levit. 6. 24, 25, 26.Luke 11:28Lev 6:24Lev 6:25Lev 6:26

The Lord bleſs you, and keep you; the Lord make his face to ſhine on you, and bee gracious unto you; The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you Peace.

The Grace of our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, and the love of God the 2 Cor. 13. 14.2 Cor 13:14Father, and the Communion of the Holy Ghoſt, bee with you all. Amen.

Except there bee a Communion in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper to bee celebrated, or any further Worſhip to be performed, and then the Miniſter may delay the Benediction till the End.

And becauſe when there is leiſure, the Prayers of the Church ſhould bee as full as the Rule and our Neceſſities require; let the following General Prayer bee uſed, when the Miniſters findeth it convenient inſtead of the Letany and Collects.

Here are alſo adjoyned a Thankſgiving for Chriſt and his benefits, and a Hymn to bee uſed at the diſcretion of the Miniſter either after Sermon, or at the Communion, or on other daies.

A Prayer for the King, the Royal Family, and Magiſtrates.

ALmighty God, by whom Kings reign, and Princes decree P…or. 8. 15. Dan. 4. 32. Heb. 2. 9. Pſal. 65. 11. & 90. 14. & 65. 4. & 60. 5. & 80. 13. & 59. 1. & 61. 6. Iſa. 45. 1…. Mat. …. 3. Iſa. 59. 8. & 11. 2. 1 K…n. 1. 3, 7, 9. Joſh. 1. 8. Z…oh. 12. 8. 2 Sam. 14. 17. Pſal. 15. 4. & 101. 6. Pro. 25. 5. 1 Tim. 2. 2. 2 Tim. …. 7, 8. Rev. 21. 5. Zec… 8. 13. Iſa. 60. 15. Jam. 3. 17. 2 Sam. 23. 3. Joh. 7. 27. 2 Chron. …. …. Amos 5. 24. Rom. 13. 1, 2, 3. Rev. 11. 15. Pſal. 68. 18. Jer. 31. 23. Matth. 6. 13.Dan 4:32Heb 2:9Ps 65:11Ps 90:14Ps 65:4Ps 60:5Ps 80:13Ps 59:1Ps 61:6Isa 45:1Isa 59:8Isa 11:2Isa 11:1Josh 1:82 Sam 14:17Ps 15:4Ps 101:6Prov 25:51 Tim 2:2Rev 21:5Isa 60:15Jas 3:172 Sam 23Amos 5:24Rom 13:1Rom 13:2Rom 13:3Rev 11:15Ps 68:18Jer 31:23Matt 6:13Juſtice, who ruleſt in all the Kingdomes of men, and giveſt them to whomſoever thou wilt, who by thy ſpecial Providente haſt ſet over us thy Servant Charls our King: Crown him with thy p. 37Bleſſings, and ſatisfie him with thy Goodneſs. Save him by thy right hand, and defend him againſt ſuch as riſe up againſt him; prolong his life in Peace and Righteouſneſs, grant him the Spirit of Wiſdome and Counſel, the Spirit of Holineſs, and the fear of the Lord, that he may know how to go in and out before this great People over whom thou haſt fet him. Let not thy Law depart out of his mind, or mouth, but let him meditate in it day and night. Make him as an Angel of God to diſcera between good and evil, that in his eyes a vile perſon may be contemned, due hee may honour them that fear the Lord; that his eyes may bee upon the faithful of the Land, that they may dwell with him, and they that are perfect in the way ſerve him; Remove the Wicked from before him, that his Throne may bee eſtabliſhed in Righteouſneſs, and grant that under him wee may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all Godlineſs and Honeſty. And when hee hath finiſhed his courſe on Earth, let him inherit a Crown of Righteouſneſs, and reign with Chriſt for ever. Bleſs the Queen Mother, the Illuſtrious Prince James Duke of York, and the reſt of the Royal Family, endue them with thy Holy Spirit, inrich them with thy heavenly Grace, and make them bleſſings in their Generation. Endue the Lords of His Majeſties Counſel, and all the Nobility, the Judges, and all the Magiſtrates of the Land with Wiſdome from above, that they may rule as in thy fear, and iudge Righteous Judgement, and may take heed what they do, as iudging not for man, but for the Lord, that Juſtice may run down as Water and Righteouſneſs, as a mighty ſtream; Let all His Maieſties Subiects duly ſubmit to him and obey him, not only for wrath, … for conſcience ſake; Let all his Kingd…mes bee the Kingd…mes of the Lord, and of his Son Chriſt, that God may dwell amongſt us, and if it may bee ſaid of them, The Lord bleſs thee, O Habitation of Juſtice, and Mountain of Holineſs. For Thine O Father, with the Son and Holy Ghoſt, is the Kingdome, and Power, and Glory for ever.

Amen.

The General Prayer.

OMoſt Holy▪ Bleſſed and Glorious Trinity, Father, Son, Mat. 28. 19. John 5. 7. 1 Co. 8. 4. 6. 1 Tim. 1. 17. Mal. 1. 10. He…. 1. 2, 3, 5, 8. 1 Pet. 2. 8. Pſal. 22. 28. 1 Cor. 12. 4, 5, 6. …. 10…. 19. L…k. 11. 2.Matt 28:19John 5:71 Cor 8:41 Cor 8:61 Tim 1:17Mal 1:101 Pet 2:8Ps 22:281 Cor 12:41 Cor 12:51 Cor 12:61 Cor 12:101 Cor 12:19and Holy Ghoſt, Three Perſons, and One God, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, our Lord… our Governour and Father, hear us, and have mercy upon …, miſerable ſinners.

p. 38O Lord our Saviour God and man … who having aſſum… Act. 7. 59. Heb. 2. 14. 9. 1 Cor. 15. 4. 1 Tim. 3. 6. John 1. 29. Epheſ. 1. 20, 22. Rom. 8. 30. 33, 34. Eph. 5. 1 Theſ. 4. 16, 17. 2 Pet. 1. 10. 2 Tim. 1. 5. Rom. 5. 1, 2, 10. 2 Cor. 6. 18. Gal. 4. 6.Acts 7:59Heb 2:14Heb 2:91 Cor 15:41 Tim 3:6John 1:29Eph 1:20Eph 1:22Rom 8:30Rom 8:33Rom 8:34Eph 51 Thess 4:161 Thess 4:172 Pet 1:102 Tim 1:5Rom 5:1Rom 5:2Rom 5:102 Cor 6:18Gal 4:6our nature by thy ſufferings, and death, and burial, waſt made … Ranſome to take away the ſins of the World; who being raiſes from the dead, aſcended and glorified, art made Head over all things to the Church, which thou gathereſt, juſtifieſt, ſanctifieſt, ruleſt, and preſerveſt, and which at thy coming Thou wilt raiſe and judge to endleſs Glory. Wee beſeech Thee to hear us, miſerable ſinners, make ſure to us our Calling and Election, our unfeigned Faith and Repentance, that being juſtified, and made the Sons of God, wee may have Peace with him, as our Reconciled God and Father.

Let thy holy Spirit ſanctifie us, and dwell in us, and cauſe us 1 Pet. 1. 2. Rom. 8. 11. Mat. 8. 34, 35. 2 Cor. 8. 5. 1 Cor. 6. 19, 20. Rev. 4. 11. Joh: 1…. 28. Mat. 5. 16. Pſal. 22. 23, 27, 28. 2 Tim. 3. 2. Mat. 7. 22. Gal. 5. 26. Gal. 2. 19. Pſ. 2. & 47. 7. Rev. 11. 15. 2 Tim. 2. 26. Act. 26. 18. Rom. 11. 25. Mat. 9. 38. & 24. 14. 2 Theſ. 3. 1, 2. Rev. …. 3, 19. & 3. 10. Luke 18. 7. Rev. …8. & 19.1 Pet 1:2Rom 8:11Matt 8:34Matt 8:352 Cor 8:51 Cor 6:191 Cor 6:20Rev 4:11Matt 5:16Ps 22:23Ps 22:27Ps 22:282 Tim 3:2Matt 7:22Gal 5:26Gal 2:19Ps 2Rev 11:152 Tim 2:26Acts 26:18Rom 11:25Matt 9:38Matt 24:142 Thess 3:12 Thess 3:2Luke 18:7Rev 8to deny our ſelves, and to give up our ſelves entirely to Thee, as being not our own, but Thine.

As the World was created for thy Glory, let thy Name bee glorified throughout the World; Let Self-love, and Pride, and Uain-glory bee deſtroyed, cauſe us to love Thee, fear Thee, and truſt in Thee with all our hearts, and to live to Thee:

Let all the Earth ſubject themſelves to Thee their King. Let the Kingdomes of the World become the Kingdomes of the Lord, and of his Chriſt. Let the Atheiſts, Idolaters, Mahometans, Jews, and other Infidels, and ungodly People bee converted. Send forth meet Labourers into the Harveſt, and let the Goſpel bee preached throughout all the World. Preſerve and bleſs them in thy Work. Suſtain in patience, and ſeaſonably deliver the Churches that are oppreſſed by Idolaters, Infidels, Mahometans, or other enemies, or by the Roman Papal ….

Unite all Chriſtians in Jeſus Chriſt, the true and onelyonly univerſal Eph. 4. 3, 5, 13, 15, 16. Tites 3. 10. 2 Cor. 2. 17. 1 …o. 1. 10. Rom. 14. 1. & 15. 1. 3 John 9. Rom. 1. 31. Luk. 9. 55. Pſal. 77. 10. Phil. …. 3. Pſa. 14. Eph. 2. 3. 12. 2 Tim. 3. 2, 3, 4. 1 Cor. 6. 9. 2 …e. 2. 10. Rom. 8. 24. Pſa. 40. 8. & 1. 2. Iſa. 8. 20. Pſa. 119. 97. 27.Eph 4:3Eph 4:5Eph 4:13Eph 4:15Eph 4:162 Cor 2:172 Cor 2:1Rom 14:1Rom 15:13 John 1:9Rom 1:31Luke 9:55Ps 77:10Ps 14Eph 2:3Eph 2:122 Tim 3:22 Tim 3:32 Tim 3:41 Cor 6:91 Cor 6:2Rom 8:24Ps 40:8Ps 1:2Isa 8:20Ps 119:97Ps 119:27Head, in the true Chriſtian and Catholick Faith and Love, caſt out Hereſies and Corruptions, heal diviſions, let the ſtrong receive the weak, and bear their Infirmities, Reſtrain the ſpirit of Pride and Cruelty, and let nothing bee done in ſtrife, or vain-glory.

Keep us from Atheiſm, Idolatry, and Rebellion againſt Thee, from Infidelity, Ungodlineſs and Senſuality from Security, Preſumption and Deſpair. Let us delight to pleaſe Thee, and let thy Word bee the Rule of our Faith and Lives; let us love it, and underſtand i…, and meditate in it day and night.

p. 39Let us not corrupt or neglect thy Worſhip; nor take thy Holy Mat. 15. 9. Exod. 20. 4, 7, 8. Mark 7. 21, 22. Jam. 5. 12. Eccl. 5. 1, 6. Ezek. 22. 26. Neh. 13. 17. Rev. 1. 10.Matt 15:9Exod 20:4Exod 20:7Exod 20:8Mark 7:21Mark 7:22Jas 5:12Eccl 5:1Eccl 5:6Ezek 22:26Neh 13:17Rev 1:10Name in vain, keep us from Blaſphemy, Perjury, prophane Swearing, Lying, contempt of thy Ordinances, and from falſe, unworthy, and unreverent thoughts and ſpeeches of God, or holy things, and from the neglect and prophanation of thy Holy Day.

Put it into the hearts of the Kings and Rulers of the World, Pro. 21. 1. Pſa. 2. 10, 11, 12. Iſa. 49. 23. 2 Chro. 19. 6. Rom. 1. 11. 1 Tim. 6. 9. Mat. 21. 44. John 11. 48. Pſa. …. 2, 3, 4.Prov 21:1Ps 2:10Ps 2:11Ps 2:12Isa 49:232 Chr 19:6Rom 1:111 Tim 6:9Matt 21:44John 11:48to ſubmit to Chriſt, and rule for him as Nurſing-Fathers to his Church, and ſave them from the temptations that would drown them in ſenſuality, or would break them upon Chriſt, as a Rock of offence, by engaging them againſt his holy Doctrine, Waies, and Servants.

Have mercy on thy Servant Charls our King, protect his 1 Tim. …. 2. Pſal. 5…. 1. 2 Chron. 1. 10. & 29. 3. & 15. 12, 13. Rom. 13. 3, 4. 1 Pet. 2. 14. 1 Tim. 2. 2.Ps 5:12 Chr 1:102 Chr 29:32 Chr 15:122 Chr 15:13Rom 13:3Rom 13:41 Pet 2:141 Tim 2:2Perſon, illuminate and ſanctifie him by thy Spirit, that above all things hee may ſeek thine honour, the encreaſe of Faith, and holy Obedience to thy Laws; and may govern us, as thy Miniſter, appointed by Thee for the terrour of evil doers, and the praiſe of them that do well, that under him wee may live a quiet and peaceable life in all Godlineſs and Honeſty.

Have mercy upon all the Royal Family, upon the Lords Pſal. 72. 1. P…ov. 8. 16. Exod. 18. 21. Job 29. Iſa. 1. 17. 23. Pſal. 15. 4.Ps 72:1Exod 18:21Job 29Isa 1:17Isa 1:23Ps 15:4of the Counſel, and all the Nobility, the Judges, and other Magiſtrates of theſe Lands. Let them fear Thee, and hee Enſamples of Piety and Temperance, haters of Injuſtice, Covetouſneſs, and Pride, and Defenders of the Innocent: in their eyes let a vile perſon bee contemned, but let them honour them that fear the Lord.

Let every ſoul bee ſubject to the Higher Powers, and not Rom. 13. 1, 2, 5. 1 Tim. 2. 2. 1 Pet. 2. 13.Rom 13:1Rom 13:2Rom 13:51 Tim 2:21 Pet 2:13reſiſt; Let them obey the King, and all in Authority, not only for wrath, but for conſcience ſake.

Give all the Churches able, holy, faithful Paſtors, that may 2 Cor. 3. 6. Jer. 3. 15. 2 Tim. 4. 2. Eph. 4. 11. 13. Jam. 3. 17. Ezek. 34. 1 Pet. 5. 1 2, 3, 4. Mat. 20. 25, 26. 27.2 Cor 3:6Jer 3:152 Tim 4:2Eph 4:11Eph 4:13Jas 3:17Ezek 341 Pet 5:1Matt 20:25Matt 20:26Matt 20:27ſoundly and diligently preach thy Word, and guide the Flocks in waies of Holineſs and Peace, over-ſeeing and ruling them not by conſtraint, but willingly, not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde: not as being Lords over thy Heritage, but the Servants of all, and Enſamples to the Flock, that when the chief Paſtor ſhall appear, they may receive the Crown of Glory.

Let the people know thoſe that are over them in the Lord, Heb. 13. 17. 7. 1 Theſ. 5. 12, 13. 1 Tim. 5. 17.Heb 13:17Heb 13:71 Thess 5:121 Thess 5:131 Tim 5:17and labour among them, preaching to them the Word of God; let them highly eſteem them in love for their works ſake, account p. 40them worthy of double honour, and obey them in the Lord.

Let Parents bring up their Children, in Holy Nurture, that Eph. 6. 4. Eccl. 12. 1. Exo. 20. 12. Ep…. 6. 1 2. & 5. 25. 22. 1 Pet. 3 7. 1. Col. 4. 1. & 3. 22, 23, 24.Eph 6:4Eccl 12:1Exod 20:121 Pet 3:71 Pet 3:1Col 4:1Col 3:22Col 3:23Col 3:24they may remember their Creatour in the daies of their youth, and let Children, love, honour and obey them. Let husbands love their Wives and guide them in knowledge, and holineſs; and let Wives love and obey their Husbands. Let Maſters rule their ſervants in thy fear, and ſervants obey their Maſters in the Lord.

Kéep us from Murders and violence, and injurious paſſionate 1 Joh. 3. 15. Luk. 3 14. 2 Cor. 7. 2. Pro. 29. 22. Mat. 5 22. Mat. 5. 27, 38. …or. 6 9. Rom. 13. 13. Eph. 5. 3, 4. 12.1 John 3:15Luke 3:142 Cor 7:2Prov 29:22Matt 5:22Matt 5:27Matt 5:38Rom 13:13Eph 5:3Eph 5:4Eph 5:12words and actions.

Kéep us from Fornication and all uncleanneſs, from Chambering and wantonneſs, from Luſtful thoughts, and filthy Communication, and all unchaſte behaviour.

Kéep us from ſtealing or wronging our Neighbour in his Eph. 4. 28. 1 Theſ. 4. …. Pſa. 82. 2. Pro. 19. 5. & 10. 18 Pſa. 15. 3. Mat. 7. …2.Eph 4:281 Thess 4Ps 82:2Prov 19:5Prov 10:18Ps 15:3Matt 7:2propriety, from perverting Juſtice, from falſe witneſſing and deceit, from ſlandering, backbiting, uncharitable cenſuring, or other wrong to the reputation of our Neighbours.

Kéep us from coveting any thing that is. our Neighbours, Exo. 20. 17 Mat. 22 39. Mat. 7. 12.Exod 20:17Matt 22:39Matt 7:12Let us love our Neighbours as our ſelves, and do to others as wee would they ſhould do to us.

Cauſe us to love Chriſt in his members with a pure and fervent Mat. 25. 40. 1 Pet. 1. 22. Mat. 5. 4…. Gal. 6. 10 Luk. 11. 3. 1 Tim. 6. 8. Deut 28. 3, 4. Pſa. 112. & 128. Deut. 11 14. Phi 2. 27. Rom. 13. 13, 14. & …. … Mar. 8. 36.Matt 25:401 Pet 1:22Matt 5:4Gal 6:10Luke 11:31 Tim 6:8Deut 28:3Deut 28:4Ps 112Deut 11:14Rom 13:13Rom 13:14Mark 8:36love, and to love our Enemies, and do good to all, as wée are able; but eſpecially to the houſhold of Faith.

Give us our neceſſary ſuſtentation and proviſion for thy ſervice, and contentedneſs therewith; Bleſs our labours, and the fruits of the earth in their ſeaſon, and give us ſuch temperate weather as tendeth hereunto; Deliver us and all thy ſervants from ſuch ſickneſs, wants, and other diſtreſſes, as may unſeaſonably take us off thy ſervice. Kéep us from gluttony, and drunkenneſs, ſlothfulneſs, unlawful gain, and from making proviſion for the fleſh, to ſatisfie its luſts.

When wée ſui, reſtore us by true Repentance and Faith in 1 Joh. 2. 1, 2. Gal. 6. 1 Jam. 5. 19, 20. Eze. 6. 9. Eph. 1. 6… Heb. 7 25. Mat, 6. 12 14, 15 & 5. 44. Luk. 23. 34.1 John 2:11 John 2:2Gal 6:1Jas 5:19Jas 5:20Ezek 6:9Eph 1:6Heb 7:25Luke 23:34Chriſt: Let us loath our ſelves for our tranſgreſſions; Forgive them all and accept us in thy well beloved Son; ſave us from the curſe and puniſhment which they deſerve, and teach us heartily to forgive others, Convert our enemies, peri… culors and ſlanderers and forgive them.

Cauſe us to watch againſt temptations, to reſiſt and overcome Mat. 26. 41. Jam. 4. … 7. 1 …. 2. 13. & 5. 4Matt 26:41Jas 4:7Jas 4:1Jas 4:2Jas 4:13Jas 5:4the Fleſh, the Devil and the World, and by no Allurements of p. 41pleaſure, profit or honour, to bee drawn from thée, to ſin, let us Rom 8. 13. Gal. 5. 17. 1 … 16. …7. 2 …. 2. 18. Rom 8. 17. 1 Pet. 5. 8 Pſa. 140. 1, 2, 3, 1 Tim. 4 …8. … Tim. …. 17. M…t. …. 13. Rom. 1…. 36.Rom 8:13Gal 5:17Gal 5:1Rom 8:171 Pet 5:8Ps 140:1Ps 140:2Ps 140:31 Tim 4:8Rom 1:36patiently ſuffer with Chriſt that wée may reign with him.

Deliver us and all thy people from the enmity and rage of Satan and all his wicked Inſtruments; and preſerve us to thy Heavenly Kingdome.

For thou only art the Univerſal King: All power is thine in Heaven and Earth: of Thee, and through Thee, and to Thee are all things, and the glory ſhall bée Thine for ever,

Amen.

Concerning the Pſalms for Publick uſe.

Wee deſire that inſtead of the imperfect verſion of the Pſalms in Meeter now in uſe, Mr. William Bartons Verſion, and that peruſed and approved by the Church of Scotland there in uſe (being the beſt that we have ſeen) may bee received and corrected by ſome skilful men, and both allowed (for grateful variety) to bee Printed together on ſeveral Columnes or Pages, and publickly uſed; At leaſt until a better than either of them ſhall bee made.

A Thankſgiving for Chriſt, and his gracious Benefits.

MOſt Glorious God, accept, through thy beloved Son, though Pſa …. … 1. 6. Pſal. 116. 17. Co… 9. 15. …ſa. 109 22. 2 Cor 1. 3. …ſ 86. 15. Exo. 34 6, 7. Iſa. 43. 7 Rev. 4. 11. Gen. 1. 27. Pſa 8 … 6 D…. 31. …6. …. 5. …. …ſa …. 10. … 14 G…. 4. …4 Ioh. 3 16. H…b 2. 16. Ioh. 1. 14 …. 3. … 1 Tim. 3. 16. 1 Pet. 1. 12. Heb. 2. …. Mat … 2 Co…. … 2. …. M…. … 1. … 2. 23. … …2. 2. … H…. 6. … 15. 3. Rom. … 5.Ps 116:172 Cor 1:3Exod 34:6Exod 34:7Isa 43:7Rev 4:11Gen 1:27Ps 8:6John 3:16John 1:14John 1:31 Tim 3:161 Pet 1:12Heb 2Rom 5from the hands of ſinners, of thankſgiving, which thy unſpeakable love and mercies, as well as thy Command do binde us to offer up unto Thée. Thou art the Father of mercies, and the God of all conſolation, full of compaſſion, Gracious, long ſuffering, Plenteous in goodneſs and truth, keeping mercy for thouſands, forgiving Iniquitie, Tranſgreſſion and Sin. For thy glory thou didſt create us after thine Image; Thou madeſt us a little lower than the Angels, and Crownedſt us with glory and honour, giving us Dominion over the works of thy hands, and putting all theſe things under our feet. And when wee forſ…k thée, and broke thy Covenant, and rebelled againſt Thée, and corrupted our ſelves, and turned our glory into ſhame; thou didſt not leave us in the hands of Death, nor caſt us out into utter Deſperation; But thou didſt ſo love the ſinful World, as to give thy Son to bee our Saviour. Hée took nor upon him the nature of Angels, but of man, The word was made fleſh and dwelt among us. This is the unſearchable Myſtery of love which the Angels deſire to pryints, Hee was tempted that hee might ſuccour them p. 42that are tempted, and conquered the Tempter, that had conquered Heb. 2. 14. Gal. 3. 13. Mat. 11. 28. Rev. 22. 14. Eph. 1. 22. Pſa. 2. 8 Phil. 2. 9. Mat 28 19. Ioh. 5. 22. Heb. 8 6. 2 Pet. 1. 4. 1 Ioh. 5. 11. 2. Pet 1. …9. Pſa. 119. 130. Eph. 2 20 2 Cor. 5. 19. 20. Act. 26 17, 18 Tit 3. 3, 4, 5 … 2 Tim. 2 25. Eph 4. 18. Joh. 12. 40 1 Tim. 4. … Pſa. 81 11, 12 Joh 5. 4. Luk. 19. …7. 1 Pet. 3. 20. Rom. 10. 21 Heb. 12. 25. Ezek. 33. 11. Pro. 1. 22, 23. Ioh. 6 44. Act. 16. 14. 1 Ioh. 4 19. Rom. 10. 20. Amos 5. 12. Rom. 5. 1. Act. …1. 18. Rom. 8. 14, 15, 16. 17. Eph. 5. 30. Gal. 46. Eph. 2. 19. 1 Pet. 1. 3, 4, 5, 6 Rom 8 28. Eph. 3. 12. Heb. 4. 16. Pſa. 50. 15. 1 Tim. 2. 8. M…t 21. 13. Pſ…. 89. 7. & 28. 6. & 31. 22. Pſa. 86 ….Heb 2:14Gal 3:13Matt 11:28Rev 22:14Eph 1:22Ps 2:8Phil 2:9Matt 28:19John 5:22Heb 8:62 Pet 1:41 John 5:112 Pet 1:9Ps 119:130Eph 2:202 Cor 5:192 Cor 5:20Acts 26:17Acts 26:18Titus 3:3Titus 3:4Titus 3:52 Tim 2:25Eph 4:18John 12:401 Tim 4Ps 81:11Ps 81:12John 5:4Luke 19:71 Pet 3:20Rom 10:21Heb 12:25Ezek 33:11Prov 1:22Prov 1:23John 6:44Acts 16:141 John 4:19Rom 10:20Amos 5:12Rom 5:1Acts 1:18Rom 8:14Rom 8:15Rom 8:16Rom 8:17Eph 5:30Eph 2:191 Pet 1:31 Pet 1:41 Pet 1:51 Pet 1:6Rom 8:28Eph 3:12Heb 4:16Ps 50:151 Tim 2:8Ps 86us▪ Hee became poor that was Lord of all; to make us rich. Hée did not ſin, but fulfilled all righteouſneſs, to ſave us from our unrighteouſneſs. Hée made himſelf of no reputation, but was reviled, ſcorned, and ſpit upon, enduring the Croſs, and deſpiſing the ſhame, to cover our ſhame, and to bring us unto glory, thou laidſt upon him the Iniquity of us all. Hée was bruiſed and wounded for our Tranſgreſſious, that wée might bée healed by his ſtripes. Hée gave himſelf a Ranſome for us, and died for our ſins. And roſe again for our juſtification. Wée thank thée for his death that ſaveth us from death, and that hée bore the curſe, to redeem us from the curſe, and for his life which opened us the way to life. Thou haſt given him to bée head over all things to the Church, and haſt given the Heathen to bée his Inheritance, and given him a name above every name, and given all power, and judgement unto him. Wée thank thée for the New and better Covenant, for thy great and precious promiſes; That thou haſt given us eternal life in Chriſt. That wée have the clear and ſure Revelation of thy will in the Holy Scriptures. That thou foundedſt thy Church upon Apoſtles and Prophets, Jeſus Chriſt himſelf being the head Corner ſtone. And haſt committed to thy Miniſters the word of Reconciliation, that as Embaſſadours ſpeaking in the ſtead of Chriſt they might beſeech us to bee reconciled unto thee. Wée thank thée that by them thou haſt opened our eyes, and turned us from darkneſs unto Light, and from the power of Satan unto God. Wée were ſometimes fooliſh, diſobedient, deceived, ſerving divers luſts and pleaſures, taken captive by Satan at his will; but thy mercy ſaved us by the waſhing of Regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghoſt. Thou mighteſt juſtly have left us to the blindneſs of our mindes, and to the hardneſs of our hearts, to ſeared conſciences, to bee paſt feeling, to our own hearts luſts, to walk in our own Counſels, and to work uncleanneſs with greedineſs, when we ſo oft refuſed to come to Chriſt, that wee might have life, and would not have him to reign over us. But thy patience waited on us in our ſin; And all the day long didſt thou ſtretch forth thy hand to a diſobedient and gain-ſaying People. When wee turned from thee, thou calledſt after us, to turn and live. Thou dreweſt us to thy Son, and openedſt our hearts to attend unto thy calls: Thou lovedſt us firſt, and was found of them that ſought thee not. Thou haſt p. 43pardoned our great and manifold tranſgreſſions, and iuſtified us by Faith in Chriſt, and given us Repentance unto life: Thou haſt adopted us to bee thy ſons, and joynt heirs with Chriſt; and made us his members, and given us his ſpirit: Wee are no more ſtrangers but fellow Citizens with the Saints, and of thy houſhold; Bleſſed bee the God and Father of our Lord Jeſus-Chriſt, who of his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope, by the reſurrection of Jeſus Chriſt from the dead, to an Inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, that fadeth not away, reſerved in Heaven for us. Thou keepeſt us by thy mighty power through Faith unto ſalvation, ready at laſt to bee revealed, though (when they are needful) wee muſt for a ſeaſon bee in heavyneſs under tribulations; thou haſt promiſed, that all things ſhall work together for our good; in all our ſtraits thou granteſt us acceſs to the Throne of grace, bidding us call upon thee, in the time of trouble, and promiſing to deliver us, that wee may glorifie thee, every where wee have leave to lift up unto thée holy hands, Eſpecially in the houſe of Prayer, and the Aſſembly of the Saints. Thou haſt heard the voice of our ſupplications when wee have cried unto thee; great is thy mercy towards us, O Lord. Thou haſt delivered our ſouls from the loweſt Hell; Thou haſt ſent forth from Heaven thy mercy and truth; and ſaved us from the reproach of him that would ſwallow us up: Thou art our Hiding place; In the ſecrets of thy preſence thou preſerveſt us from trouble, from the pride of men, and from the ſtrife of Tongues. Thou Pſal. 57. 3 & 31. 20. & 32. 7. & 31. 33. & 103 10. & 30. 5. Hab. 3. 2. Pſal. 32. 6. Pſal. 25. 10. Pſal 5. 7. Pſal. 107. 1. Pſal 105. 3. Pſal. 89. 15. 16Ps 57:3Ps 31:20Ps 32:7Ps 31:33Ps 103:10Ps 30:5Hab 3:2Ps 32:6Ps 25:10Ps 5:7Ps 107:1Ps 105:3Ps 89:15Ps 89:16doeſt compaſs us about with Songs of deliverance. O love the Lord all yee his Saints! for the Lord preſerveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. Hee dealeth not with us after our ſins, his Anger is but for a moment, but in his favour is life. In his wrath hee remembereth mercy; All thy paths O Lord are mercy and truth to ſuch as keep thy Covenant. Wee come into thy houſe in the multitude of thy mercies, O give thanks unto the Lord for hee is good, for his mercy Endureth for ever. Glory yee in his Holy Name, let the hearts of them rejoyce that ſeek him. Bleſſed are the People that know the joyful ſound: They ſhall walk O Lord in the Light of thy Countenance. Pſal. 84 4. Pſal. 90 14. Pſal. 73. 24. Iohn 17. 24. Rev. 22. 4.Ps 84:4Ps 90:14Ps 73:24John 17:24Rev 22:4In thy name ſhall they rejoyce all the day, and in thy righteouſneſs and favour ſhall they bee axalted; Bleſſed are they that dwell in thy houſe, they will be ſtill prayſing thee. O ſatisfie us early with thy mercy, that wee may rejoyce and bee glad in p. 44thee all our daies. Guide us by thy Counſel, and afterwards receive us unto thy glory; where with all the bleſſed hoſt of Heaven, wee may behold, admire, and perfectly and joyfully praiſe thee. Our moſt glorious Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier, for ever and for ever.

Amen.

The Hymn.

The Firſt Part.

BLeſs the Lord O my Soul! And all that is within mee bleſs his Holy Name, Bleſs the Lord O my ſoul, and forget not all Pſal. 103 1, 2.Ps 103:1Ps 103:2his benefits: who forgiveth all thine Iniquities, and healeth 3, 4. 12.all thy diſeaſes! who redeemed thy life from deſtruction, and crowneth thee with loving kindeneſs and tender mercies. As far as the Eaſt is from the Weſt, ſo far hath hee removed our tranſgreſſions from us; Behold what love the Father hath beſtowed 1 Joh 3. 1.1 John 3:1on us, that wee ſhould bee called the Sons of God; becauſe thy loving kindeneſs is better than life, my Lips ſhall praiſe thee. Pſal. 63. 3, 4. Pſal. 7…. 25.Ps 63:3Ps 63:4Ps 7:25Thus will I bleſs thee while I live, I will lift up my Hands in thy name. My Soul ſhall bee ſatisfied as with marrow and fatneſs, 26, 27.and my mouth ſhall praiſe thee with joyful lips. Whom have I in Heaven but thee, and there is none on Earth that I 23.deſire beſides thee. My Fleſh and my heart faileth, but God is the ſtrength of my heart, and my Portion for ever. For, lo, Pſal. 94. 19Ps 94:19all that are far from thee ſhall periſh, but it is good for mee to draw near to God. I am continually with thee. Thou haſt holden Pſal. 73, 24.Ps 73:24mee by my right hand, in the multitude of my thoughts within mee, thy comforts delight my Soul. Thou ſhalt guide me with thy Counſel, and afterward receive mee to glory.

The Second Part.

HOw excellent is thy loving kindeneſs O God, therefore do the Sons of Men put their truſt under the ſhadow of thy Pſal. 36. 7, 8. 9.Ps 36:7Ps 36:8Ps 36:9wings. They ſhall bee abundantly ſatisfied with the fatneſs of thy houſe, and thou ſhalt make them drink of the Rivers of thy pleaſures, for with thee is the Fountain of life. In thy ſight we ſhall ſee Light; therefore my Heart is glad, and my Glory rejoyceth. My Fleſh alſo ſhall reſt in hope. Thou wilt ſhew mee p. 45Pſal. 16 9. 11.Ps 16:9Ps 16:11the path of life. In thy preſence is fulneſs of joy, and at thy Pſa. 23. 6,Ps 23:6right hand are pleaſures for ever more. Surely Goodneſs and mercy ſhall follow mee all the daies of my life. And I ſhall Pſal. 36. 10.Ps 36:10dwell in the houſe of the Lord for ever. O continue thy loving Pſa. 20. 12.Ps 20:12kindeneſs to them that know thee, and thy righteouſneſs to the upright in heart. To the end that my glory may ſing praiſe unto thee, and not bée ſilent, O Lord my God, I will give thanks to thée for ever.

The Third Part.

GLory to God in the Higheſt: On Earth Peace; Good will towards men! Praiſe yée the Lord, ſing to the Lord a new Luk. 2. 14.Luke 2:14Song; His praiſe is in the Congregation of Saints. For the Lord taketh pleaſure in his people, he will beautify the meek with ſalvation. Pſal 149. 1, 4, 5, 6.Ps 149:1Ps 149:4Ps 149:5Ps 149:6Let the Saints be joyful in glory. Let the high praiſes of God bée in their mouths. All thy works praiſe thée O Lord, and thy Pſa 145. 10. 11 12, 13.Ps 145:10Ps 145:11Saints ſhall bleſs thée. They ſhall ſpeak of the glory of thy Kingdome, and talk of thy Power; To make known to the ſons of men thy mighty Acts, and the glorious Majeſtie of thy Kingdome. Thy Kingdome is an everlaſting Kingdome, and thy Rev 4 8. 11.Rev 4:8Rev 4:11Dominions is through all Generations. The Elders and Saints about thy Throne, reſt not night nor day, ſaying Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. Thou art worthy O Lord, to receive Glory, and Honour, and & 15. 3, 4.Power, for thou haſt created all things, and for thy pleaſure they are and were created. They ſing unto thée the Song of & 5 11.Moſes, and of the Lamb, ſaying Great and marvellous are thy works. Lord God Almighty, Juſt and true are thy waies thou King of Saints. Who ſhall not fear thée, O Lord, and glorifie 13.thy Name! for thou only art Holy: For all Nations ſhall come 9.and Worſhip before thee, for thy judgements are made manifeſt. 10.Worthy is the Lamb that was ſlain, to receive Power, and Riches, and Wiſdome, and Strength, and Honour, and Glory. For thou haſt redeemed us to God by thy blood, and made us Kings and Prieſts to God.

The Fourth Part.

O That men would praiſe the Lord for his goodneſs, and for Pſa. 107. 8. 21 2….Ps 107:8Ps 107:21his wonderful works to the Children of men! Let them p. 46Sacrifice the Sacrifices of Thankſgiving, and declare his works with rejoycing. Sing unto the Lord, bleſs his Name, ſhew Pſal. 96. 2.Ps 96:2forth his Salvation from day to day. Worſhip the Lord in the Beauty of Holineſs, fear before him all the Earth. Let the Pſal. 29. 2.Ps 29:2Heavens rejoyce, and the Earth bee glad before the Lord; For Pſal. 96. 9, 11.Ps 96:9Ps 96:11hee cometh, For hee cometh to judge the Earth. With Righteouſneſs ſhall hée judge the World, and the People with Equity. 13.Bleſs the Lord yée his Angels that excel in ſtrength, that do his Commandements, hearkening to the voice of his Word. Bleſs Pſal. 103. 20.Ps 103:20yée the Lord all yée his Hoſts, yee Miniſters of his that do his pleaſure; Bleſs the Lord all his Works in all places of his Dominions. 22.Bleſs the Lord, O my ſoul, my mouth ſhall ſpeak the Praiſes of the Lord, And let all Fleſh bleſs his holy Name for Pſal. 145. 21. Pſal. 150. 6.Ps 145:21Ps 150:6ever and ever. Let every thing that hath breath praiſe the Lord. Praiſe yee the Lord.