prayer, may be sanctified from all sin and vanity, so that we, with all that we have, serving thee in holiness and righteousness, may so shine afore men upon earth, that they thereby may be occasioned to honour thee, our Father which art in heaven.

Thy kingdom come.

That thy word may be so fruitfully preached amongst us thy people, that we may be throughly instructed and taught to bridle our sensual appetites by natural reason, and to submit our wits and reasons unto a godly spirit, and to try our spirits by the true scriptures: so that within us may reign the kingdom of God, which is neither meat nor drink; which is neither superstitious ceremonies, voluptuous pleasures, nor vain glory, but righteousness, peace, and comfort in the Holy Ghost, by the which we now tasting of thy heavenly joys, may be made from henceforth weary of all worldly vanities, continually looking and praying for the appearance and coming of thy eternal and everlasting kingdom.

Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.

In heaven the angels of reverent love do thy will and commandment with comfortable courage and joyful pleasure. In hell the wicked spirits through malice and envy, repining and grudging, do torment and vex themselves whatsoever they be doing and upon earth men, being subject unto sin, do think it a labour and pain to be occupied in any thing that is good and godly. Wherefore we pray that the grace of thy heavenly Spirit may so work in our earthly bodies, that we, being delivered from sin and vanity, may freely delight and take pleasure to do thy will and com

mandment here on earth, as thy glorious angels do in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

We having great need, and not able of ourselves to deserve any thing, beseech thee of thy fatherly goodness, to give freely unto us all (so that none be hurt nor hindered this day when we cry unto thee, constrained by present need, not craftily craving through vain care against tomorrow) our daily bread, our daily and necessary food and relief, both bodily and ghostly: and especially so, that the spiritual food of Christ's flesh and his blood, by daily preaching of the Gospel and ministration of the sacraments, may replenish our hearts and minds with continual remembrance of his death and passion, daily to be used for our necessary and spiritual consolation.

Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.

We feeling and knowing our own sinfulness, do desire thy merciful forgiveness of our faults and trespasses, which we have committed against thee, so that we, freely forgiving all other that have offended us in any thing, whatsoever it be, may be sure that mercy springing in thee hath proceeded unto us, and being graciously offered of thee, hath been thankfully received of us, and being charitably used of us towards other, shall most certainly be confirmed and enlarged of thee towards us; so that by free mercy, springing and proceeding from thee, all faults may be freely forgiven, even as those which other have committed against us, so likewise those which we have done against thee.

And lead us not into temptation.

Suffer not the devil by the abuse of thy benefits to lead us captives into deceitful and damnable temptation; drawing us by dainty meats unto greedy gluttony, by money and riches unto unsatiable covetousness, and by wealth and prosperity unto pride and vain glory, and by all thy godly and gracious gifts unto every devilish and abominable sin.

But deliver us from evil.

Deliver our goods from abuse, our bodies from corruption, our souls from damnation. Deliver us by Christ Jesu, from the bondage of sin, unto the liberty of the gospel; so that from all danger of devilish temptation, training and enticing men towards damnation, we may be delivered to serve thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life, with most certain and sure hope of everlasting salvation, through Christ Jesu, in whom our hope and thy promise is most certain, that is say, Amen.

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[Your time is short; your dangers be great; you are well warned by God's word written. Mark xiii. Take heed, watch, and pray. Take heed that your hearts and minds be not made heavy, hard, and dull, with meats and drinks, vain pleasures, or worldly cares. Watch with diligence to do your own duties, in desirous looking for Christ's coming. Pray, that ye may escape all dangers, and stand in grace and favour afore the face of Christ at his coming.]

REV. xxii.

Behold, I come soon.

A CONFESSION OF OUR SINS TO BE USED IN THE MORNING.

MOST merciful and loving Father, whose love is infinite, whose mercy endureth for ever, we sinful creatures, trusting in thine unspeakable goodness and love towards us, do appear this morning before thy Divine Majesty, most humbly confessing our manifold sins and innumerable transgressions of thy commandments and fatherly will. Against thee only, against thee, O Lord, have we sinned. We acknowledge our offences: we accuse ourselves unto thee, O merciful Lord, and will not hide our unrighteousness. We find in ourselves nothing but ignorance of thy will, disobedience, mistrust, doubtfulness in thy goodness, and incredulity, hatred and contempt of all spiritual things, self-love, confidence in ourselves, and fervent lusting after carnal things of this world; and this tree of our corrupt nature bringeth forth continually in us none other fruits but rotten and unsavoury works of the flesh, in thoughts, words, and doings, unto condemnation. Wherefore we humbly beseech thy fatherly goodness, even for thy Son Jesus Christ's sake, (whom thou hast set forth for a purchaser of mercy unto us through faith in his blood,) make our hearts clean take away our stony hearts, and give unto us a true and a lively faith, working in us unfeigned repentance and amendment of our sinful life. Have mercy upon us, and forgive us our sins, for thy Son's sake : certify our consciences of remission of the same by thy holy Spirit, by whose operation so mortify in us our old man, the whole body of sin, that we continually dying unto

sin, may walk in newness of life, to the glory of thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

ANOTHER CONFESSION OF OUR SINS.

ETERNAL God, and most merciful Father,

we confess and acknowledge here before thy Divine Majesty, that we are miserable sinners, conceived and born in sin and iniquity, so that in us there is no goodness': for the flesh evermore rebelleth against the spirit, whereby we continually transgress thine holy precepts and commandments, and so purchase to ourselves through thy just judgment death and damnation. Notwithstanding, O heavenly Father, forasmuch as we are displeased with ourselves for the sins that we have committed against thee, and do unfeignedly repent us of the same, we most humbly beseech thee, for Jesus Christ's sake, to shew thy mercy upon us, to forgive us all our sins, and to increase thy holy Spirit in us, that we, acknowledging from the bottom of our hearts our own unrighteousness, may from henceforth not only mortify our sinful lusts and affections, but also bring forth such fruits as may be agreeable to thy most blessed will, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

After the confession pray thus :

ALMIGHTY and most gracious God, we heartily thank thee for the sweet sleep and comfortable rest which thou hast given us this

1 Rom. ii. 4 Rom. ii. Ephes. iv. v.

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2 Ps. Li. 3 Rom. vii. Gal. v.
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