The Practice of Piety

Preserve our religious King James, from all dangers and conspiracies, bless and prosper the Queen, our hopeful Prince Charles, The Princely Palgrave of Rhene, and the gracious Princess Elizabeth his dear wife: all our Magistrates and Ministers, all that fear thee, and ⟨p. 478⟩call upon thy name, all our Christian brethren and sisters, that suffer sickness or any other affliction or misery: especially those who any where do suffer persecution for the testimony of the holy Gospel, grant them patience to bear thy cross, and deliverance, when, and which way, it shall seem best to thy divine wisdom. And Lord, suffer us never to forget our last ends, and those reckonings, which then we must render unto thee; In health and prosperity, make us mindful of sickness, and of the evil day that is behind: that these things may not overtake us as a snare, but that we may in good measure,¹ likewise ⟨p. 479⟩Virgins, be found prepared for the coming of Christ, ²the sweet bridegroom of our souls. And now, O Lord most holy and just, we confess that there is no cause, why thou, (who art so much displeased with sin) shouldest hear the prayer of sinners: but for his sake only who suffered for sin and sinned not. In the only mediation therefore of thine eternal Son Jesus our Lord and Saviour, we humbly beg these, and all other graces which thou knowest to be needful for us, shutting up those our imperfect requests, in that most holy prayer, which Christ himself hath taught us to say unto thee. Our Father, &c.

Preserue our religious King Iames, from all dangers and conspiracies, blesse and prosper the Queene, our hopefull Prince Charles, The Princely Palsgraue of Rhene, and the gracious Princesse Elizabeth his deare wife: all our Magistrates and Ministers, all that feare thee, and ⟨p. 478⟩call vpon thy name, all our Christian brethren and sisters, that suffer sickenesse or any other affliction or misery: especially those who any where doe suffer persecution for the testimony of the holy Gospell, grant them patience to beare thy crosse, and deliuerance, when, and which way, it shall seeme best to thy diuine wisdome. And Lord, suffer vs neuer to forget our last endes, and those reckonings, which then we must render vnto thee; In health and prosperity, make vs mindefull of sickenesse, and of the euill day that is behinde: that these things may not ouertake vs as a snare, but that we may in good measure,