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A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties
A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helps enabling & the reasons persuading unto it the impediments hindering the practise of it, and the best means to remove them whereunto are added divers prayers and a treatise of carnal security by John Douname Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Gods Word.A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A Prayer for the Evening of the Lords Day.
A Prayer for the Euening of the Lords Day.
O Eternal God, who art glorious in Majesty and power, and of infinite goodness and mercy unto all those who are reconciled unto thee in thy Son; we thine unworthy servants, having nothing else to return unto thee for the innumerable testimonies of thy love, which with a bountiful hand thou hast multiplied upon us, do here offer unto thee the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for all thy blessings and benefits, which either respect our souls or bodies; this life, or the life to come. More especially, we laud and magnify thy great and glorious Name, for that thou hast loved us from all eternity, and of thy mere grace, without any respect of our worthiness, hast made us vessels of grace by thy free election, created us according to thine own Image, redeemed us out of the hands of all our spiritual enemies, by giving thy dearly beloved Son to dye for us, ⟨p. 917⟩when as we were strangers and enemies; for calling us by thy Word and Spirit, to the saving knowledge, and effectual participation of him and all his benefits; for our justification by his obedience, our sanctification by thy Spirit, and for that assurance which thou hast given us of a better life in the world to come. For all temporal benefits, as health, wealth, peace, plenty, preservation from dangers, and protection from all our enemies, both worldly and spiritual. And especially, we praise and glorify thee, for vouchsafing unto us, in such a gracious manner, the means of our salvation; for our blessed opportunities and liberties, with peace and safety in sanctifying thy Sabbaths, publicly and privately, by hearing thy Word, and calling upon thy Name, and performing other duties of thy service, that thereby we may glorify thee, and make our own calling and election sure; and for giving unto us hearts, wherein, by thy Spirit, thou hast wrought some poor desires and endeavours, to make use of these thy benefits, for the enriching of our souls with all spiritual graces, as at other times heretofore, so namely, this day past. O that our souls could be ravished with the sweet apprehension of such inestimable blessings!