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The Seven Days

Meditations and Prayers on Creation

Published: 1621
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Heptameron, the seven dayes: that is, meditations and prayers, vpon the vvorke of the Lords creation Together with other certaine prayers and meditations, most comfortable for all estates, & c. By M. A. Symson, minister at Dalkeith.

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1621

Sainct-Andrews Printed by Edward Raban, printer to the Vniversitie 1621.

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Title page
DedicationTO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND VERTVOVS LADIE, DAME MARGARET HAY, Counteſſe of Dumfermeling, Eternall Felicitie.
To the readerTO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
PoemON THE BOOKE.
PoemON THE SEVEN DAYES.
PoemAN ANTIPHONE, or EPODE, For VV. D. his Heptachordon, TO THE AVTHOR.
Table of contentsTHE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOKE.
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ConfessionAN HVMBLE CONFESSION OF SINNES.

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IntroductionMEDITATIONS AND PRAYERS, vpon the Lordes ſeuen dayes worke.
MeditationA MEDITATION VPON THE LORDS firſt dayes vvorke.
PrayerA PRAYER, Vpon the Lordes firſt Dayes Worke.
MeditationA MEDITATION VPON THE LORDES ſecond dayes vvorke.
PrayerA PRAYER, Vpon the LORDES ſecond Dayes Worke.
MeditationA MEDITATION, Vpon the LORDES thirde Dayes Werke.
PrayerA PRAYER, Vpon the LORDES thirde Dayes Worke.
MeditationA MEDITATION Vpon the LORDES fourth Dayes Worke.
PrayerA PRAYER, Vpon the LORDES fourth Dayes Worke.
MeditationA MEDITATION, Vpon the LORDES fifth Dayes Worke.

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Author: Archibald Simson (1564–1628)
Imprint: Sainct-Andrews Printed by Edward Raban, printer to the Vniversitie 1621.
Extent: [18], 207, [1] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: STC 22566 · ESTC S102416
Source: TCP A12258
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

PrayerA PRAYER, Vpon the LORDES Fifth Dayes Worke.

MeditationA MEDITATION Vpon the LORDES Sixth Dayes Worke.

PrayerA PRAYER, Vpon the LORDES ſixth Dayes Worke.

MeditationA MEDITATION VPON THE SEAVENTH DAY, Vpon the vvhich the Lord reſted from all the Workes which Hee had made.

PrayerA Prayer vpon the ſeuenth Day.

Prayers and meditationsCERTAINE PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS, MOST COMfortable for all eſtates.

PrayerMorning Prayer.

PrayerEuening Prayer.

MeditationA MEDITATION VPON THE CHVRCH VNIVERSALL.

PrayerA PRAYER FOR THE CHVRCH VNIVERSALL.

MeditationA MEDITATION VPON THE HOLY COMMVNION.

PrayerA PRAYER BEFORE THE RECEIVING OF THE LORDES SVPPER.

ThanksgivingA THANKESGIVING, AFTER THE RECEIVING OF THE COMMVNION.

MeditationA MEDITATION OF THE TROVBLE OF CONSCIENCE.

PrayerA PRAYER FOR A TROVBLED CONSCIENCE.

MeditationA MEDITATION VPON THE ESTATE OF KINGES.

PrayerA PRAYER FOR THE KINGS MAIESTY, AND HIS ROYALL SEEDE.

MeditationA MEDITATION VPON SICKNESSE.

PrayerA PRAYER FOR A SICKE PERSON.

PrayerA PRAYER FOR A WOMAN IN TRAVELL WITH CHILD.

MeditationA MEDITATION OF PERSECVTION.

PrayerA PRAYER FOR ANY PERSON, WHO IS PERSECVTED with his Enemies.

MeditationA MEDITATION OF FAMINE.

PrayerA PRAYER IN THE TIME OF FAMINE.

MeditationA MEDITATION OF PESTILENCE.

PrayerA PRAYER IN THE TIME OF PESTILENCE.

MeditationA MEDITATION OF THE SWORD.

PrayerA PRAYER IN TIME OF THE SWORD.

MeditationA MEDITATION OF DEATH.

PrayerA PRAYER AT THE HOVRE OF DEATH.

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