The sixth Prayer, For obtaining the gift of the Holy-ghost.: Master Bezaes household prayers translated out of French… by Theodore Beza | AskReformation

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But thy wisdom, O Lord, resteth wholly in mystery, that is to say, it is hidden, except unto those to whom thy spirit giveth sight. For true it is, that Christ calleth all men unto him by his Gospel, spreading forth to that effect, his light throughout the whole ⟨image 53⟩world. Whoso followeth him, shall not walk in darkness; for he is the Sun of righteousness, and the way to go to heaven: But his sheep only do hear his voice, and follow him; as also he knoweth them and giveth unto them life everlasting: even by the mere efficacy of his spirit which quickeneth & lighteneth all thy elect, O God, to make them in thy word to behold the only lamp of thy kingdom, the knowledge of ⟨image 54⟩salvation, the steadfast good of the soul, and the sure and only means to obtain the same: all people may read thy sacred writings, only they can gather the sense to the peace of their souls, whom it pleaseth thee, as a Father to illuminate from above. For so may they see how in the cross of Jesus they do obtain their triumph, in his shame, their glory, in his pain, their peace, in his tears, their joy, in his sorrow, their comfort, ⟨image 54⟩in his death their life, in his resurrection, the fullness of their hope. I beseech thee therefore, my God, to pour upon me this thy spirit of wisdom, and revelation, and grace, and mercy, through the force of his beams, to scatter the darkness of my understanding, and with the property of his fire, to purify my perverse affections, with his celestial lamp to kindle in my hart the true zeal of his glory, with his holy ⟨image 55⟩ointment, to embalm my conscience, with his sacred oil to rejoice and refresh my bowels, and with his virtue to renew in me an upright spirit, to the end that my soul thus cleansed from the dead works of the flesh, may be replenished with faith working all righteousness, whereby to overcome all the enemies of my peace, (Satan, the flesh, the world, and my own lusts.)

But thy wisdome, O Lord, resteth wholy in mysterie, that is to say, it is hidden, except vnto those to whom thy spirit giueth sight. For true it is, that Christ calleth all men vnto him by his Gospel, spreading forth to that effect, his light throughout the whole ⟨image 53⟩world. Whoso followeth him, shall not walke in darkenesse; for hee is the Sunne of righteousnesse, and the way to go to heauen: But his sheep only do heare his voice, and follow him; as also hee knoweth them and giueth vnto them life euerlasting: euen by the meere efficacie of his spirit which quickeneth & lighteneth all thy elect, O God, to make them in thy word to behold the onely lampe of thy kingdome, the knowledge of ⟨image 54⟩saluation, the stedfast good of the soule, and the sure and only means to obtaine the same: all people may reade thy sacred writings, only they can gather the sence to the peace of their soules, whom it pleaseth thee, as a Father to illuminate from aboue. For so may they see howe in the crosse of Iesus they doe obtaine their triumph, in his shame, their glory, in his paine, their peace, in his teares, their ioy, in his sorrowe, their comfort, ⟨image 54⟩in his death their life, in his resurrection, the fulnes of their hope. I beseech thee therefore, my God, to powre vpon me this thy spirit of wisdome, and reuelation, and grace, and mercie, through the force of his beames, to scatter the darkenesse of my vnderstanding, and with the propertie of his fire, to purifie my peruerse affections, with his celestiall lamp to kindle in my hart the true zeale of his glorie, with his holie ⟨image 55⟩oyntment, to enbaulme my conscience, with his sacred oyle to reioyce and refresh my bowells, and with his vertue to renew in me an vpright spirit, to the end that my soule thus cleansed from the dead workes of the flesh, may be replenished with faith working all righteousnesse, whereby to ouercome all the enemies of my peace, (Sathan, the flesh, the world, and my owne lusts.)

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But above all things, O Lord, make that by the efficacy ⟨image 55⟩of thy holy spirit, I may obtain the true and firm consolation of the faithful soul, the height of his joy, of his quiet and content, and the infallible direction to his perfection, namely, the assurance that thou, my heavenly Father, hast adopted me into the number of thy children, by that grace that thou hast given us in Christ, who was made our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. And that ⟨image 56⟩being so overshadowed with the hope of Christians which never at all confoundeth, I may be supported, even to the end of my days, by thy holy spirit, which then especially may help my weakness, that I may yield unto thee, O my God, my last groans, to thee acceptable, and to me salutiferous, as being in the throne of thy glory approved capable of the contemplation thereof in the heavenly Jerusalem, through thy ⟨image 56⟩goodness and mercy in Jesus Christ our Lord: To whom with thee, O Father, and the holy spirit, one only God, be all honour, glory, and dominion for evermore. So be it.

But aboue al things, O Lord, make that by the efficacy ⟨image 55⟩of thy holy spirit, I may obtaine the true and firme consolation of the faithful soule, the height of his ioy, of his quiet and content, and the infallible direction to his perfection, namely, the assurance that thou, my heauenly Father, hast adopted mee into the number of thy children, by that grace that thou hast giuen vs in Christ, who was made our wisdome, righteousnesse, sanctification, and redemption. And that ⟨image 56⟩being so ouershadowed with the hope of Christians which neuer at all confoundeth, I may bee supported, euen to the end of my dayes, by thy holy spirite, which then especially may help my weakenesse, that I may yeeld vnto thee, O my God, my last groanes, to thee acceptable, and to me salutiferous, as being in the throne of thy glorie approoued capable of the contemplation thereof in the heauenly Ierusalem, through thy ⟨image 56⟩goodnesse and mercy in Iesus Christ our Lord: To whom with thee, O Father, and the holy spirit, one onely God, bee all honor, glory, and dominion for euermore. So be it.