If the party be irrecoverably sick, or ready to depart out of this world, then we may, in stead of praying for his restoring to health, make, in his behalf, these following petitions:

If the party be irrecouerably sicke, or ready to depart out of this world, then we may, in stead of praying for his restoring to health, make, in his behalfe, these following petitions:

And seeing (O Lord) thou hast smitten thy sick servant (as we conceive) irrecoverably, and doest now purpose to put an end unto the days of his pilgrimage; we most humbly beseech thee, to prepare him for thine own Kingdom. Wean his mind and affections from the world and earthly vanities, where he is but a stranger, and fix them wholly upon spiritual and heavenly things, as it becometh a Citizen of thy Kingdom. Let him earnestly desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, seeing that is best of all, and let him long after the vision and fruition of thee, in whose presence is fullness of joy for evermore. To this end (O Lord) reveal thy self unto him more clearly then ever heretofore, that seeing thy beauty, goodness and excellency, his heart may be thoroughly inflamed with thy love. Give him, even whilst he liveth, an entrance into thy Kingdom, not only by the assurance of faith and hope, but also by letting him have a lively taste of those heavenly joys, which thou hast prepared for him. Moderate his griefs and pains, that they may not hinder his soul from mounting aloft in divine contemplations; and secretly whisper unto his heart sweet comforts by thy Spirit, when as he is, through weakness, insensible of outward consolations. Inflame his heart with fervent love towards thee and his brethren; yea even his enemies for thy sake, that he may be assured, that his sins are forgiven of thee; because thou givest him grace to forgive all men. Strengthen him against the tentations of all his spiritual enemies, and manifest thy power in his weakness, by giving unto him a full and final victory over them. Frustrate the malice of Satan, defeat his policies, and confound his power, that he may not prevail against him in this last conflict. Arm him against the fear of thy wrath and severe justice, by assuring him that Christ hath appeased the one, and satisfied the other. Comfort him against the fear of death, by persuading him, that Christs death hath swallowed it in victory, pulled out the sting thereof, and made it harmless; yea exceeding profitable, as serving now for a passage to glory and happiness; and by strengthening him, to apply unto himself these consolations, by a lively faith. Wean his heart from worldly cares, that they may be no distractions to hinder him in his heavenly journey;

ANd seeing (O Lord) thou hast smitten thy sicke seruant (as wee conceiue) irrecouerably, and doest now purpose to put an end vnto the dayes of his pilgrimage; we most humbly beseech thee, to prepare him for thine owne Kingdome. Weane his mind and affections from the world and earthly vanities, where he is but a stranger, and fix them wholly vpon spirituall and heauenly things, as it becommeth a Citizen of thy Kingdome. Let him earnestly desire to bee dissolued and to be with Christ, seeing that is best of all, and let him long after the vision and fruition of thee, in whose presence is fulnesse of ioy for euermore. To this end (O Lord) reueale thy selfe vnto him more cleerly then euer heretofore, that seeing thy beauty, goodnesse and excellency, his heart may be thorowly inflamed with thy loue. Giue him, euen whilest hee liueth, an entrance into thy Kingdome, not onely by the assurance of faith and hope, but also by letting him haue a liuely taste of those heauenly ioyes, which thou hast prepared for him. Moderate his griefes and paines, that they may not hinder his soule from mounting aloft in diuine contemplations; and secretly whisper vnto his heart sweet comforts by thy Spirit, when as he is, through weaknesse, insensible of outward consolations. Inflame his heart with feruent loue towards thee and his brethren; yea euen his enemies for thy sake, that he may bee assured, that his sinnes are forgiuen of thee; because thou giuest him grace to forgiue all men. Strengthen him against the tentations of all his spirituall enemies, and manifest thy power in his weaknesse, by giuing vnto him a full and finall victory ouer them. Frustrate the malice of Satan, defeat his policies, and confound his power, that he may not preuaile against him in this last conflict. Arme him against the feare of thy wrath and seuere iustice, by assuring him that Christ hath appeased the one, and satisfied the other. Comfort him against the feare of death, by perswading him, that Christs death hath swallowed it in victory, pulled out the sting thereof, and made it harmelesse; yea exceeding profitable, as seruing now for a passage to glory and happinesse; and by strengthening him, to apply vnto himselfe these consolations, by a liuely faith. Weane his heart from worldly cares, that they may bee no distractions to hinder him in his heauenly iourney;

and let the assurance, and taste of immortal joys, take away all loathness to leave earthly comforts. Set a guard of thy blessed Angels about him, and let them serve as thy Messengers and Ministers, to convey his soul, as soon as it is separated from his body, into thy Kingdom, that it may be there crowned with glory and immortality. Finally, we beseech thee, give us all here present, an holy use of these examples of our mortality, that thereby our hearts ⟨p. 960⟩being weaned from the world, we may make it our chief business to prepare our selves against the day of death and Judgement, that so we may with joy and comfort appear before thee, when thou shalt be pleased to call us to give unto thee an account of our Stewardship. Hear us, we beseech thee, in these our suits and supplications, for thy Son, and our Saviour, Jesus Christ his sake; to whom with thee, and thy holy Spirit, be ascribed all glory and praise, power and dominion, both now and for evermore. Amen.

and let the assurance, and taste of immortall ioyes, take away all lothnesse to leaue earthly comforts. Set a guard of thy blessed Angels about him, and let them serue as thy Messengers and Ministers, to conuey his soule, as soone as it is separated from his body, into thy Kingdome, that it may bee there crowned with glory and immortality. Finally, wee beseech thee, giue vs all heere present, an holy vse of these examples of our mortality, that thereby our hearts ⟨p. 960⟩being weaned from the world, wee may make it our chiefe businesse to prepare our selues against the day of death and Iudgement, that so wee may with ioy and comfort appeare before thee, when thou shalt bee pleased to call vs to giue vnto thee an account of our Stewardship. Heare vs, we beseech thee, in these our suits and supplications, for thy Sonne, and our Sauiour, Iesus Christ his sake; to whom with thee, and thy holy Spirit, be ascribed all glory and praise, power and dominion, both now and for euermore. Amen.

A Prayer for Children.

O Almighty God, and my most gracious Father in Jesus Christ, I humbly confess, that I am a most wretched sinner, and altogether unworthy to be in the Covenant of grace and salvation: For I was not only conceived and borne in sin and corruption, whereby thy glorious Image was defaced in me; but I have added thereunto many actual sins, by breaking thy Commandments, in thought, word and deed; whereby I have deserved thy just anger in this life, and eternal death in the world to come. But seeing thou hast vouchsafed to receive me into thy Covenant, of thy free mercy, giving me the sign thereof, the Sacrament of Baptism; and hast sent thy Son Jesus Christ to dye for, and by his death to redeem the young as well as the old; I beseech thee, for his sake, to pardon all my sins, and to wash them all away in his most precious blood; to receive me into thy love and favour, and to make me thine own child by adoption and grace. Give me thine holy Spirit to sanctify, rule and govern me; that according to my age and small ability, I may labour to serve thee. Make me daily to increase in grace, as I increase in years; enlighten my mind with the knowledge of thee, and my Saviour Christ and his truth. Sow in me the seeds of faith, and let it show it self as soon as I am capable thereof, in repentance and true obedience. Make me loving, dutiful and awful to my Parents and Governors, and let me learn by obeying them in my tender youth, to obey thee in my riper age. Give me grace to hearken to their good admonitions and instructions, and to profit and amend by their reproofs and chastisements. Make me humble, courteous and meek, modest and sober, diligent to please in all good things, and virtuous in my whole course of life, that so I may increase in favour with thee and all good men. And as I beg these benefits at thy hands, so I yield unto thee all humble and hearty thanks and praise, for all benefits, both spiritual and temporal vouchsafed unto me; and namely, for that it hath pleased thee to give me quiet rest and sleep this night past, and hast safely preserved me from all perils and dangers to which my frail life is daily subject. Continue (O Lord) thy love and favour towards me for ever; and especially this day take me ⟨p. 961⟩into thy fatherly protection;

O Almighty God, and my most gracious Father in Iesus Christ, I humbly confesse, that I am a most wretched sinner, and altogether vnworthy to bee in the Couenant of grace and saluation: For I was not onely conceiued and borne in sinne and corruption, whereby thy glorious Image was defaced in me; but I haue added thereunto many actuall sinnes, by breaking thy Commandements, in thought, word and deed; whereby I haue deserued thy iust anger in this life, and eternall death in the world to come. But seeing thou hast vouchsafed to receiue me into thy Couenant, of thy free mercy, giuing me the signe thereof, the Sacrament of Baptisme; and hast sent thy Sonne Iesus Christ to dye for, and by his death to redeeme the young as well as the old; I beseech thee, for his sake, to pardon all my sinnes, and to wash them all away in his most precious blood; to receiue me into thy loue and fauour, and to make mee thine owne child by adoption and grace. Giue me thine holy Spirit to sanctifie, rule and gouerne me; that according to my age and small ability, I may labour to serue thee. Make me daily to increase in grace, as I increase in yeeres; inlighten my mind with the knowledge of thee, and my Sauiour Christ and his truth. Sow in me the seeds of faith, and let it shew it selfe assoone as I am capable thereof, in repentance and true obedience. Make mee louing, dutifull and awfull to my Parents and Gouernours, and let mee learne by obeying them in my tender youth, to obey thee in my riper age. Giue me grace to hearken to their good admonitions and instructions, and to profit and amend by their reproofes and chastisements. Make me humble, courteous and meeke, modest and sober, diligent to please in all good things, and vertuous in my whole course of life, that so I may increase in fauour with thee and all good men. And as I beg these benefits at thy hands, so I yeeld vnto thee all humble and hearty thankes and praise, for all benefits, both spirituall and temporall vouchsafed vnto me; and namely, for that it hath pleased thee to giue mee quiet rest and sleepe this night past, and hast safely preserued mee from all perils and dangers to which my fraile life is daily subiect. Continue (O Lord) thy loue and fauour towards mee for euer; and especially this day take mee

preserve me from sin and peril, and grant, that being diligent and industrious in learning such good things as are taught me, I may increase in knowledge, and profit by instruction, in such virtues and good qualities, as are fit for me. O Lord, bless and preserve my father and mother, my brethren and sisters, with all other my kindred and friends, together with thy whole Church: and grant that we may live in thy favour, dye in thy faith, and after death inherit the joys of thine everlasting Kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord: to whom with thee and thy holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, both now, and for evermore.

preserue mee from sinne and perill, and grant, that being diligent and industrious in learning such good things as are taught me, I may increase in knowledge, and profit by instruction, in such vertues and good qualities, as are fit for me. O Lord, blesse and preserue my father and mother, my brethren and sisters, with all other my kindred and friends, together with thy whole Church: and grant that we may liue in thy fauour, dye in thy faith, and after death inherit the ioyes of thine euerlasting Kingdome, through Iesus Christ our Lord: to whom with thee and thy holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, both now, and for euermore.

Amen.

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A TREATISE OF SECURITY: Divided into two Books.

A TREATISE OF SECVRITIE: Diuided into two Bookes.

THE FORMER, ENTREATING OF CARNAL SECURITY AND HARDNESS OF HEART; Wherein the Nature, Original and Causes of it are displayed and described, the Kinds of it distinguished, and the Differences between them expressed, the Signs whereby it may be known, showed, with the Preservatives and Remedies, whereby we may be kept from falling into this dangerous disease, or recovered if we be already fallen.

THE FORMER, INTREATING OF CARNALL SECVRITIE AND HARDNES OF HEART; Wherein the Nature, Originall and Causes of it are displayed and described, the Kinds of it distinguished, and the Differences betweene them expressed, the Signes whereby it may be knowne, shewed, with the Preseruatiues and Remedies, whereby we may be kept from falling into this dangerous disease, or recouered if we be alreadie fallen.