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The Protestant school, or, A method, containing several forms of prayer, psalms, lessons, thanksgivings,…
The Protestant school, or, A method, containing several forms of prayer, psalms, lessons, thanksgivings, and graces for the bringing up and well grounding children and elder persons in the Protestant religion by the Bishop Usher. Also a catalogue of all the English words beginning with one syllable, and proceeding by degrees to eight ... : to which is added an historical account of several plots and remarkable passages from Queen Elizabeth to this present time ... by Moses Lane.
London: printed for Langly Curtiss, 1681
A Method Compos'd for Children, for the well Grounding them in the… › A Prayer for the Morning.
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 Morning.
I. O Almighty Lord God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, I praise •hee, I bless thee, I glorify thee, and with my whole Heart, give thee humble and hearty Thanks, that according to thy unmeasurable Goodness, thou hast by thy fatherly Providence, preserved me this Night. Thy tender Care watched over me, else had Satan Assaulted me, who goeth about like a roaring Lyon, seeking whom he may Devour.
II. And O Father of Mercies, and God of all Consolation, I beseech thee to take me this Day into thy Protection, let thy Paternal Care watch over me, and behold me with thy all-Merciful Eyes, direct me in the ways of thy Holy Commandments, and endue me with the Gifts and Graces of thy Blessed Spirit, By which means I may begin, continue and end this day likewise to the Praise and Glory of thy Holy Name, and to the Profit and Salvation of my Soul.
III. Direct O Lord, this day my Heart, my Body and Senses, my Works and Actions, and grant that I always may Thirst and Hunger after Righteousness, and follow after those things which belong to my Peace, lest by any Neglect of mine they be hid from my Eyes; and I entreat thee O Father to walk along with me this day, guide my going out and my coming in, prosper whatsoever I shall take in hand, and always furnish me with a thankful, a reverential, and obedient Heart, that I may praise thee, reverence thee, and be obedient to thy heavenly Will in all things, which I beg for thy Son Jesus Christ his Sake, my only Saviour and Redeemer, in whose Name I put up this imperfect Prayer, but conclude with the most perfect form of Prayer, which he hath taught in his holy Gospel.