Merciful Father, Lord of heaven & earth, by thy good providence have we been safely kept this day, and all the days of our life heretofore. Many are the blessings which throughout the whole course of our life we have received from thee. It hath pleased thee to afford us sufficient means for the preservation of our life, health, and estate in this world, and also to bring us to eternal life: we praise thy holy name for them all: And now being about to go to our rest for this night, we commend ourselves, souls, bodies, goods, and all that belong to us, to thy safe keeping. O Lord accept us in thy beloved Son, and be reconciled unto us, pardon we beseech thee all the sins which this day, or at any time heretofore we have committed ⟨image 27⟩against thee: grant that we may put off the old man with all the corrupt lusts thereof, and that the nearer we approach unto our dissolution, and the glorious appearing of Christ unto judgement, the better we may be prepared thereunto. For this end (we most humbly and earnestly pray thee) our knowledge of thy holy will, strengthen our faith in thy gracious promises, establish our hope of eternal life, work in our harts such a sweet sense of thy love to us, as thereby we may be provoked to love thee again; and in and for thee to love our brethren, yea even our enemies. Give us grace daily to renew our repentance, and to bring forth fruits meet for repentance. Continue in us a true fear of thy great name, which may keep us from sinning against thee; and an holy zeal of thy glory, which may stir us up to honour thee. Season all other graces with honesty, ⟨image 27⟩and sincerity of heart, wherewith thou (O Lord, the searcher of hearts) art much delighted. So frame the disposition of our minds and hearts, as we may wholly resign our selves to thy guiding providence, and remain contented in our several places, patient under all crosses, thankful for all blessings, and constant in our Christian course, till we come to receive the Crown of glory, promised by thy divine Majesty to all that overcome. In particular, we beseech thee to bless us this night, and to take us into thy safe protection. O our God, who neither slumberest, nor sleepest, watch over us whether we wake or sleep. Keep us, and all that belong unto us safe from all dangers:
MErcifull Father, Lord of heauen & earth, by thy good prouidence haue wee been safely kept this day, and all the daies of our life heretofore. Many are the blessings which thorowout the whole course of our life wee haue receiued from thée. It hath pleased thee to affoord vs sufficient meanes for the preseruation of our life, health, and estate in this world, and also to bring vs to eternall life: we praise thy holy name for them all: And now being about to goe to our rest for this night, we cōmend ourselues, soules, bodies, goods, and all that belong to vs, to thy safe keeping. O Lord accept vs in thy beloued sonne, and be reconciled vnto vs, pardon we beséech thée al the sins which this day, or at any time heretofore wee haue committed ⟨image 27⟩against thée: grant that we may put off the old man with all the corrupt lusts therof, and that the néerer we approach vnto our dissolution, and the glorious appearing of Christ vnto iudgement, the better we may bee prepared thereunto. For this end (we most humbly and earnestly pray thee) our knowledge of thy holy will, strengthen our faith in thy gratious promises, establish our hope of eternall life, work in our harts such a sweete sence of thy loue to vs, as thereby we may be prouoked to loue thee againe; and in and for thée to loue our brethren, yea euen our enemies. Giue vs grace daily to renew our repentance, and to bring forth fruits meet for repentance. Continue in vs a true feare of thy great name, which may kéepe vs from sinning against thee; and an holy zeale of thy glory, which may stir vs vp to honour thee. Season all other graces with honesty, ⟨image 27⟩and sincerity of heart, wherwith thou (O Lord, the searcher of hearts) art much delighted. So frame the dispositiō of our minds and hearts, as wee may wholly resigne our selues to thy guiding prouidence, and remaine contented in our seuerall places, patient vnder all crosses, thankfull for al blessings, and constant in our Christian course, till wee come to receiue the Crowne of glory, promised by thy diuine Maiesty to all that ouercome. In particular, we beséech thée to blesse vs this night, and to take vs into thy safe protection. O our God, who neither slumberest, nor sleepest, watch ouer vs whether wee wake or sleepe. Kéep vs, and all that belong vnto vs safe from all dangers:
