Teach me so to number my days, 1that I may apply my heart unto wisdom: and as thou dost add days unto my life; so, good Lord, I beseech thee, add repentance and amendment to my days: that as I grow in years, so I may increase in grace, and favour with thee, and all thy people. And to this end; give unto me a supply of all those graces, which thou knowest to be wanting in me, and necessary for me, with an increase of all those good gifts, wherewith thou hast already endued ⟨p. 327⟩me: that so I may be the better enabled, to lead such a godly life and honest conversation, as that thy name may thereby be glorified, others may take good example by me, and my soul may more cheerfully feed on the peace of a good conscience, and be more replenished with the joy of the holy Ghost. 2And here, O Lord, according to my bounden duty, I give thee most humble and hearty thanks, for all those blessings, which of thy goodness thou hast bestowed upon me. And namely, for that thou hast of thy free love according to thine eternal purpose, elected me, before the foundation of the world was laid,3 unto salvation in Jesus ⟨p. 328⟩Christ: for that thou hast created me after thine own Image, 4and hast begun to restore that in me, which was lost in our first Parents: for that thou hast effectually called me by the working of thy spirit, 5in the preaching of the Gospel, and the receiving of thy Sacraments, to the knowledge of thy saving grace,6 and obedience of thy blessed will: for that thou hast bought and redeemed me with the blood of thine only begotten Son, 7from the torments of Hell, and thrall of Satan: for that thou hast by faith in Christ, 8freely justified me, who am by nature the child of wrath:9 for that thou hast in good measure sanctified me by thy holy ⟨p. 329⟩spirit, and givest me so large a time to repent, together with the means of repentance. I thank thee likewise good Lord, for my life, health wealth, food, raiment, peace, prosperity and plenty: and for that thou hast preserved me this night, from all perils and dangers of body and soul, and hast brought me safe to the beginning of this day. And as thou hast now wakened my body from sleep; so I beseech thee waken my soul from sin and carnal security: 10and as thou hast caused the light of the day, to shine in my bodily eyes, so good Lord, cause the light of thy word, and holy spirit to illuminate my heart:
Teach mee so to number my daies, 1that I may apply my heart vnto wisdome: and as thou dost adde daies vnto my life; so, good Lord, I beseech thee, adde repentance and amendment to my daies: that as I growe in yeeres, so I may encrease in grace, and fauour with thee, and all thy people. And to this end; giue vnto me a supply of all those graces, which thou knowest to be wanting in me, and necessary for me, with an increase of all those good gifts, whervvith thou hast already endued ⟨p. 327⟩me: that so I may be the better enabled, to leade such a godly life and honest conuersation, as that thy name may thereby be gloryfied, others may take good example by me, and my soule may more cheerefully feed on the peace of a good conscience, and bee more replenished with the ioy of the holy Ghost. 2And heere, O Lord, according to my bounden duty, I giue thee most humble and hearty thankes, for all those blessings, which of thy goodnesse thou hast bestowed vpon mee. And namely, for that thou hast of thy free loue according to thine eternall purpose, elected me, before the foundation of the world was laid,3 vnto saluation in Iesus ⟨p. 328⟩Christ: for that thou hast created mee after thine owne Image, 4and hast begunne to restore that in mee, vvhich vvas lost in our first Parents: for that thou hast effectually called me by the working of thy spirit, 5in the preaching of the Gospell, and the receiuing of thy Sacraments, to the knowledge of thy sauing grace,6 and obedience of thy blessed will: for that thou hast bought and redeemed me vvith the blood of thine onely begotten Sonne, 7from the torments of Hell, and thrall of Satan: for that thou hast by faith in Christ, 8freely iustified me, vvho am by nature the childe of wrath:9
- 1Psal. 90.12.
- 2Rom. 14.17.
- 3Ephes. 1.4. Mat. 25.34.
- 4Gen. 9.6. Ephes. 4.24. Col. 3.10.
- 5Rom. 8.28. Mat. 22.3. Rom. 1.16.
- 6Ro. 16.25.26
- 71 Pet. 1.18.19. Apoc. 5.9.
- 8Rom. 3.28. Gal. 2.16. Ephes. 2.3.
- 91 Cor. 6.11. 1 Pet. 1.2. 2 Pet. 3.9.
- 10Ephes. 5.14.
