Strengthen, O Christ,1 my Faith that I may put the whole confidence of my salvation in the merits of thy obedience and Blood. Increase, O holy Spirit, my patience, lay no more upon me than I am able to bear: 2and enable me to bear so much, as shall stand with thy blessed will and pleasure. O blessed Trinity in Unity, my Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, vouchsafe, that as my outward man doth decay; so my inward man may more and more by thy grace and consolation, increase and gather strength. O Saviour, put my Soul in a readiness, that (like aa wise Virgin, having theb Wedding Garment of thy Righteousness and holiness) she may be ready to meet thee at thy coming, with Oil in her Lamp cMarry her unto thy self; that she may bed one with thee in everlasting love and fellowship O Lord, ereprove Satan, and chase him away:f Deliver my soul from the power of the Dog. Save me from the Lyon's mouth. I thank thee, O Lord, for all thy blessings both spiritual and temporal, bestowed upon me: especially for my Redemption by the death of my Saviour Christ. I thank thee that thou hast protected me with thy holy* Angels from my youth up until now.10 Lord, I beseech thee give them a charge to attend upon me till thou callest for my soul; and then to carry her (as they did the soul ofa Lazarus) into ⟨p. 402⟩thy Heavenly bKingdom. And as the time of my departure shall approach nearer unto me, so grant, O Lord, that my Soul may draw nearer unto thee, and that I may joy fully commend my Soul into thy hands, as into the hands of a loving Father, and merciful cRedeemer, and at that instantd O Lord graciously receive my Spirit. All which that I may do, assist me I beseech thee, with thy Grace: and let thy holy spirit continue with me unto the end, and in the end, for Jesus Christ his sake, thy Son my Lord, and only Saviour: In whose Name I give thee the glory, and beg these things at thy hand, in that Prayer which Christ himself hath •aught me, saying,
Strengthen, O Christ,1 my Faith that I may put the whole confidence of my salvation in the merits of thy obedience and Blood. Encrease, O holy Spirit, my patience, lay no more upon me than I am able to bear: 2and enable me to bear so much, as shall stand with thy blessed will and pleasure. O blessed Trinity in Unity, my Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, vouchsafe, that as my outward man doth decay; so my inward man may more and more by thy grace and consolation, increase and gather strength. O Saviour, put my Soul in a readiness, that (like aa wise Virgin, having theb Wedding Garment of thy Righteousness and holiness) she may be ready to meet thee at thy comming, with Oyl in her Lamp cMarry her unto thy self; that she may bed one with thee in everlasting love and fellowship O Lord, ereprove Satan, and chase him away:f Deliver my soul from the power of the Dog. Save me from the Lyon's mouth. I thank thee, O Lord, for all thy blessings both spiritual and temporal, bestowed upon me: especially for my Redemption by the death of my Saviour Christ. I thank thee that thou hast protected me with thy holy* Angels from my youth up until now.10 Lord, I beseech thee give them a charge to attend upon me till thou callest for my soul; and then to carry her (as they did the soul ofa Lazarus) into ⟨p. 402⟩thy Heavenly bKingdom. And as the time of my departure shall approach nearer unto me, so grant, O Lord, that my Soul may draw nearer unto thee, and that I may joy fully commend my Soul into thy hands, as into the hands of a loving Father, and merciful
- 1Luk. 17. 5.
- 21 Cor. 10. 13.
- aMat. 25. 4.
- bMat. 22. 11. Rev. 19. 8.
- cRev. 19. 7.
- dJoh. 17. 22.
- eZech. 3. 2.
- fPsal. 22. 20, 21.
- *Mat. 18. 10.
- 10Heb. 1. 4.
- aLuk. 16. 22.
- bMat. 8. 11. Luk. 3. 18.
- cEph. 1. 10. Act. 15. 11.
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