THE
COVNTESSE
of
Mountgomeries
Eusebeia
,
expressing
briefly
the
Soules
praying
ROBES
.
HOw
pleasing
and
sweet
,
in
the
sight
of
our
glorious
and
mercifull
God
,
the
seruice
of
Prayer
and
praise
is
:
how
comfortable
,
and
profitable
likewise
to
man
,
in
all
estates
,
and
times
,
whether
of
Affliction
,
or
Ioy
,
the
Scriptures
,
which
are
the
words
&
Records
of
life
,
&
the
experience
of
such
,
as
God
by
his
Spirit
hath
sealed
vnto
life
,
doe
most
exactly
,
and
easily
declare
.
In
the
50.
Psalme
,
God
cals
Prayer
a
Sacrifice
;
and
sayes
,
Now
,
Sacrifices
in
the
Law
,
were
that
peculiar
worship
of
God
,
which
himselfe
to
serue
him
with
.
And
they
were
of
two
sorts
.
Either
Propitiatory
,
to
appease
God
for
sinnes
committed
,
or
duties
omitted
:
or
Eucharisticall
,
to
praise
God
for
blessings
receiued
.
In
the
first
was
acknowledged
mans
guiltinesse
to
God
:
In
the
other
,
Gods
mercy
&
loue
to
man
:
By
both
,
mans
obligation
to
God
.
Such
a
Sacrifice
Prayer
is
.
A
Propitiatory
sacrifice
of
a
heart
,
broken
and
pownded
with
sorrow
for
sinne
:
which
(
through
the
eternall
sacrifice
of
Christ
,
And
as
it
is
a
Sacrifice
Propitiatorie
:
so
is
it
also
an
Eucharisticall
Sacrifice
of
a
heart
drawne
out
,
like
Salomons
Curtaines
,
by
the
mercy
of
God
,
and
lifted
vp
,
and
filled
with
the
ioy
of
Heauen
,
the
presence
of
the
Spirit
of
God
in
the
soule
,
making
it
daunce
,
The
Priests
that
offer
this
Sacrifice
,
are
not
the
sonnes
of
Aaron
alone
,
as
once
it
was
in
the
old
Law
;
but
All
,
the
children
of
God
euery-where
,
redeemed
by
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
and
sancrified
through
the
power
of
his
reuiuing
grace
;
for
hee
hath
made
vs
not
onely
sonnes
of
God
,
That
this
may
be
done
,
some
things
are
required
and
necessary
,
before
wee
offer
,
some
in
the
very
time
and
instant
of
our
offering
,
some
when
wee
haue
offered
this
sacrifice
to
God
.
Before
it
,
The
first
,
is
repentance
of
all
our
sinnes
:
If
I
regard
wickednesse
in
my
heart
(
saith
Dauid
)
God
will
not
heare
me
:
Because
,
indeed
,
God
heares
not
sinners
,
Ioh.
9.31
.
that
is
,
such
as
repent
not
:
but
refuseth
their
sacrifice
,
as
hee
did
the
Iewes
,
Esay
1.11
,
12
,
13
,
14
,
15
,
16.
because
their
hands
were
full
of
bloud
:
and
the
incense
of
Sheba
,
that
is
,
the
best
and
most
exquisite
words
that
can
be
:
Therefore
the
holy
men
were
wont
in
ancient
time
to
practise
Repentance
ere
they
came
to
pray
,
renting
their
clothes
,
in
signe
of
sorrow
and
detestation
of
sinne
;
as
did
Ezra
:
Ezra
9.3
,
5.
and
Daniel
in
the
time
of
Israels
captiuitie
,
Dan.
9.3
.
In
imitation
of
whom
,
it
behoue
vs
to
rend
our
hearts
,
Ioel
2.1
.
that
when
wee
come
to
him
who
was
rent
for
vs
,
Vade
,
remissa
sunt
:
Goe
thy
way
,
thy
sins
are
forgiuen
thee
.
And
this
is
our
assurance
,
1.
Ioh.
3.22
.
that
whatsoeuer
wee
aske
of
him
,
wee
shal
receiue
,
if
wee
repent
and
keepe
his
commandements
.
The
second
duty
is
,
Reconciliation
with
men
:
A
thing
as
necessary
before
our
daily
sacrifice
of
Prayer
,
as
before
the
holy
sacrifice
of
the
Supper
.
For
which
cause
our
Sauiour
bids
vs
agree
with
our
aduersarie
quickly
,
whilst
we
are
in
the
way
:
either
in
the
way
of
life
to
death-ward
,
as
Chrysostome
expounds
it
,
or
in
the
way
of
deuotion
to
God-ward
,
as
Saint
Bernard
,
or
in
the
way
of
sinne
to
hell-ward
,
as
Saint
Ierome
.
And
Mathew
5.
hee
also
commands
vs
,
That
when
we
bring
our
Sacrifice
to
the
Altar
,
that
is
,
offer
vp
our
orisons
to
God
,
and
remember
that
our
Brothers
haue
ought
against
vs
,
leaue
off
our
offering
,
and
first
go
and
be
reconciled
,
and
when
wee
are
at
vnity
,
then
make
our
prayers
.
And
if
our
hearts
be
so
bigge
,
that
wee
can
neither
finde
in
our selues
a
disposition
to
forgiue
,
nor
seeke
forgiuenesse
at
others
hands
,
hee
spares
not
to
tell
vs
,
that
God
his
Father
will
sauce
vs
,
If
we
forgiue
others
,
hee
will
also
forgiue
vs
:
but
if
we
will
not
,
nay
,
if
wee
doe
not
,
neither
will
he
forgiue
vs
.
A
fearefull
sentence
,
that
the
God
of
all
mildnesse
should
bee
wroth
with
vs
,
as
long
as
we
are
at
oddes
with
others
.
Therfore
that
our
prayers
may
pierce
the
clouds
,
wee
must
follow
Saint
Iames
his
counsell
,
as
in
hearing
the
word
of
God
,
so
in
sacrificing
praise
to
God
;
All
filthines
and
superfluity
of
maliciousnesse
set
apart
,
with
meekenesse
and
pure
hands
,
lift
vp
our
hearts
;
not
fraught
with
gall
,
as
was
Cains
to
Abel
;
earthly
,
sensuall
,
and
diuellish
;
for
where
enuying
and
strife
is
,
there
is
sedition
and
all
manner
of
wickednesse
:
But
the
wisedome
that
is
from
God
,
is
first
pure
,
then
peaceable
,
gentle
,
easie
to
bee
intreated
,
full
of
mercy
and
good
fruits
,
without
iudging
,
and
without
Hypocrisie
:
And
the
fruit
of
righteousnesse
is
sowne
in
peace
,
of
them
that
make
Peace
,
seeking
to
keep
fast
the
vnity
of
Loue
in
the
bond
of
Peace
;
when
they
are
to
enter
into
the
house
of
Peace
,
to
pray
to
him
that
is
the
God
of
Peace
,
that
whilst
they
liue
heere
,
they
may
dwell
in
Peace
;
and
when
they
dye
,
may
rest
and
reigne
in
the
Kingdome
of
Peace
.
The
third
duty
,
is
a
serious
and
sacred
preparation
to
Prayer
,
For
which
cause
the
wisest
Salomon
aduiseth
,
that
wee
guide
well
both
our
Heart
and
Tongue
,
when
wee
come
to
sacrifice
praise
to
this
God
,
that
we
neither
bee
rash
with
our
Mouth
,
nor
hasty
with
our
Heart
to
vtter
any
thing
before
God
;
for
God
is
in
Heauen
,
and
wee
on
Earth
:
And
therefore
when
wee
enter
into
his
House
,
take
heed
to
our
feet
,
our
affections
hee
meanes
,
the
feet
of
our
Soule
,
and
bee
readier
to
heare
,
that
is
,
to
haue
thy
heart
wel
prepared
,
rather
then
to
offer
the
sacrifice
of
Fooles
.
Now
that
wee
may
bee
rightly
prepared
:
First
,
our
minds
must
bee
emptyed
and
swept
of
all
thoughts
&
impediments
that
may
hinder
this
holy
Sacrifice
.
As
Christ
cleered
the
Temple
of
the
choppers
and
changers
;
Secondly
,
there
must
be
an
earnest
Meditation
,
Thirdly
,
there
must
be
a
lifting
vp
of
the
Heart
&
Soule
to
God
:
Our
heart
is
fixed
,
O
God
,
our
heart
is
fixed
:
we
will
sing
and
giue
praise
;
crying
to
the
Creatures
,
the
Heauens
,
the
Earth
,
the
Sun
,
Fourthly
,
there
must
be
a
holy
and
humble
Reuerence
,
And
this
reuerence
,
as
it
must
not
bee
hypocriticall
(
for
then
God
abhors
it
)
nor
superstitious
,
(
for
hee
will
disdaime
it
:
)
So
must
it
come
from
a
contrite
heart
that
trembles
at
his
words
;
Else
shall
wee
doe
but
as
the
Pharise
did
,
The
want
of
due
regard
to
these
things
,
oftentimes
makes
the
house
of
God
,
the
house
of
Rimmon
;
or
as
Christ
said
,
A
Den
of
Theeues
,
where
vnrepentants
and
relapsers
,
ill
tongued
&
diuelish-minded
Shemeis
,
railing
and
black-mouth'd
Rabshaka's
,
proud
and
insulting
Hamans
,
vnchaste
&
adulterous
Iesabels
,
false
and
damned
slie
Achitophels
,
hypocriticall
Ahabs
,
murtherous
Ioabs
,
lasciuious
whorish
Iehu's
,
hell-bred
Nicolaitans
,
superstitious
Micah's
,
&
all
the
sinfull
rabble
of
men
,
with
eyes
full
of
adultery
,
with
hands
full
of
cruelty
,
with
hearts
full
of
all
impiety
,
impinitencie
;
hypocrisie
,
malignitie
,
ebrietie
,
and
tongues
tipt
with
the
poyson
of
Asps
;
open
their
mouthes
,
and
bend
(
perhaps
)
their
knees
,
(
which
many
of
them
think
themselues
too
good
to
doe
)
and
powre
forth
like
Bels
Priests
,
abomination
in
stead
of
a
sweet
smelling
Sacrifice
,
heaping
thereby
,
vpon
their
owne
pates
,
wrath
as
Saint
Paul
sayes
,
against
the
day
of
wrath
,
in
that
when
they
come
to
see
and
speake
to
God
,
a
God
hating
wickednesse
,
a
God
dwelling
in
light
,
a
God
whose
voyce
shakes
the
very
heauens
,
and
whose
eye-lids
reade
the
secrets
of
their
soules
,
they
haue
not
with
Moses
put
off
their
shoos
,
nor
with
Aaron
put
on
their
sacrificing
weeds
;
but
either
naked
like
Adam
,
First
therefore
for
Repentance
,
let
vs
learne
of
Dauid
to
wash
our
hands
in
innocencie
and
so
proceed
to
the
Altar
of
God
,
And
for
Reconciliation
with
our
Brethren
:
Since
God
hath
resolu'd
not
to
be
reconciled
to
vs
,
till
we
first
be
recouciled
with
them
,
and
for
that
cause
taught
vs
to
pray
him
to
forgiue
vs
as
wee
doe
them
;
Forgiue
vs
our
trespasses
.
Wouldst
thou
haue
God
to
bee
no
otherwise
good
to
thee
,
but
only
not
to
hurt
thee
;
and
yet
turne
away
his
face
and
cheerefull
countenance
from
thee
,
alwaies
setting
thy
sinnes
in
his
sight
,
alwaies
thinking
of
thine
iniquities
,
and
not
once
vouchsafing
to
looke
vpon
thee
?
Surely
,
O
man
,
thou
wouldest
not
for
a
world
.
Such
therefore
as
thou
wouldst
haue
God
bee
to
thee
when
thou
prayest
for
pardon
of
thy
sinnes
,
such
must
thou
be
to
thine
offending
brother
.
Lastly
,
for
Preparation
:
Since
the
Church
of
God
is
the
house
of
glory
;
Now
as
before
our
Sacrifice-offering
,
these
are
the
robes
more
rich
and
glorious
then
those
of
Aaron
,
The
first
is
,
that
euery
request
wee
make
to
God
,
must
proceed
from
a
liuely
sence
,
In
the
second
Petition
,
when
wee
pray
and
say
,
Thy
Kingdome
come
,
who
can-rightly
with
feruencie
of
Spirit
,
request
God
to
renew
his
soule
,
his
heart
,
his
will
and
affections
,
to
sanctifie
him
so
,
that
the
spirit
that
raised
vp
Iesus
from
the
graue
,
may
raise
him
from
the
graue
of
sin
,
and
reigne
and
rule
in
euery
part
of
him
,
making
him
liue
in
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
all
his
life
,
if
first
hee
feele
not
the
bondage
and
heauy
yoke
of
his
sinne
,
and
the
slauery
wherein
naturally
he
is
chain'd
to
Satan
,
being
dayly
led
captiue
to
all
kinde
of
vice
?
Gold
and
heartlesse
is
that
request
,
that
flowes
not
from
a
true
touch
of
want
.
So
in
the
third
,
Thy
will
bee
done
,
except
wee
feele
,
and
that
very
liuely
,
our
owne
pronenesse
and
aptnesse
to
rebell
against
Gods
lawes
,
our
hypocrisie
,
our
pride
,
ambition
,
contempt
of
God
,
his
Word
and
Sacraments
,
our
exaction
,
oppression
,
cruelty
,
impatience
and
murmuring
against
God
because
wee
cannot
haue
our
owne
wills
,
who
can
rightly
desire
to
learne
that
of
Christ
,
to
deny
our selues
,
take
vp
our
crosse
daily
,
submitting
our selues
in
all
things
to
God
,
indeuouring
both
to
know
his
will
and
do
it
?
In
the
fourth
likewise
,
who
can
,
This
liuely
sense
of
want
was
in
Anna
,
2.
And
as
there
must
be
a
sense
of
want
,
As
the
Hart
panteth
after
the
riuers
of
water
;
so
longs
my
Soule
after
thee
,
O
God
:
My
Soule
is
at
hirsts
for
God
,
euen
for
the
liuing
God
?
O
when
shall
I
enter
into
the
presence
of
God
.
3.
Further
,
that
our
Sacrifice
may
not
be
like
Esau's
,
whatsoeuer
wee
desire
when
wee
pray
,
beleeue
that
wee
shall
haue
it
,
and
it
shall
bee
done
vnto
vs
.
And
Saint
Iames
bids
,
Aske
in
faith
and
wauer
not
,
and
wee
shall
receiue
our
desires
.
And
Christ
againe
,
Math.
7.7
.
Aske
,
and
yee
shall
receiue
.
And
Iohn
16.23
.
Whatsoeuer
yee
aske
the
Father
in
my
name
,
he
will
giue
it
you
.
But
alwayes
the
condition
is
,
that
we
aske
in
faith
.
I
,
but
you
will
say
,
there
's
all
the
doubt
;
for
how
may
I
know
that
I
haue
faith
?
I
purpose
not
heere
to
handle
at
large
the
nature
and
properties
of
a
liuing
faith
:
but
onely
to
satisfie
the
weake
and
wauering
in
a
word
or
two
,
I
'le
teach
you
to
know
faith
.
As
Saint
Iohn
sayes
,
There
are
three
that
beare
witnesse
in
Heauen
,
the
Father
,
the
Word
,
and
the
Spirit
,
and
these
three
are
One
:
And
there
are
3.
that
beare
witnesse
in
Earth
,
the
Spirit
,
and
Water
,
and
Blood
,
and
these
3.
agree
in
one
:
So
Saint
Paul
sayes
,
There
are
3.
that
abide
in
one
;
Faith
,
Hope
,
and
Loue
,
and
these
3.
giue
witnes
vnto
one
,
that
Christ
Iesus
dwells
in
him
.
Faith
witnesseth
with
the
Spirit
vnto
vs
,
that
wee
are
the
Children
of
God
,
Rom.
8.16
.
And
hope
and
loue
witnesse
vnto
faith
,
that
it
is
a
true
and
liuing
faith
:
as
breath
,
heate
and
motion
witnesse
and
approue
that
the
body
is
aliue
:
so
loue
and
hope
approue
vnto
our
hearts
that
our
faith
is
aliue
.
There
is
a
dead
faith
,
-
1.
In
beleeuing
his
promises
made
vnto
vs
in
Christ
.
-
2.
In
seeing
our
lamentable
estate
by
nature
,
-
3.
In
sorrowing
for
our
sins
generall
&
particular
.
-
4.
In
confessing
them
-
5.
Praying
for
,
and
hoping
of
pardon
for
Christ
his
sake
:
-
6.
In
hungring
after
righteousnesse
:
-
7.
In
continually
endeuoring
to
hate
sinne
,
Againe
,
as
it
's
working
by
loue
and
hope
to
God
;
so
also
it
's
approuing
it selfe
to
Angels
and
Men
,
by
humility
and
meekenesse
;
All
good
;
not
enuying
,
Thought
I
walke
in
the
valley
of
the
shadow
of
death
,
I
will
not
feare
;
and
with
Saint
Paul
,
Rom.
8.38
.
Nothing
can
seperate
mee
from
Christ
Iesus
;
because
with
Iob
,
it
knowes
that
our
Redeemer
liues
,
and
that
we
shall
rise
vp
againe
with
him
to
glory
.
This
,
this
is
that
true
and
liuing
faith
,
wherewith
wee
must
offer
our
sacrifice
to
God
.
But
if
any
finde
not
in
their
hearts
these
things
,
nor
these
fruits
of
faith
in
their
liues
,
know
yet
for
their
comfort
,
that
there
is
a
lesser
degree
of
a
true
and
liuing
faith
;
which
though
it
be
compared
to
smoaking
flaxe
,
And
this
little
faith
is
,
when
though
,
wee
know
not
Gods
promises
of
saluation
by
Christ
exactly
;
neither
are
able
to
apply
them
to
our selues
perfectly
,
and
strongly
,
as
Paul
,
and
Dauid
,
Such
a
faith
as
this
once
was
in
the
Apostles
,
the
very
attendants
,
and
continuall
companions
of
Christ
;
who
though
they
beleeued
Christ
to
be
the
Sonne
of
God
,
Math.
16.16
.
yet
they
knew
not
of
his
Death
and
Resurrection
till
afterward
,
Ioh.
6.6
.
Math.
17.23
.
Luke
9.45
.
Iohn
20.9
.
Such
also
was
the
faith
of
those
Disciples
at
Ephesus
,
whom
Paul
found
ignorant
of
the
very
being
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
by
whom
they
had
receiued
power
and
grace
to
beleeue
in
Christ
.
4.
Yet
now
,
though
we
haue
faith
liuely
and
true
,
from
which
our
requests
must
proceede
;
this
faith
of
ours
must
haue
his
warrant
,
his
ground
,
his
stay
from
the
Word
of
God
:
So
that
euery
Petition
which
Faith
puts
vp
,
must
bee
made
according
to
the
will
of
God
.
So
Saint
Iohn
saith
,
Whatsoeuer
wee
aske
in
his
Name
,
according
to
his
will
,
we
shall
receiue
.
Otherwise
wee
may
aske
,
And
here
wee
must
obserue
two
Caueats
:
First
,
that
all
our
requests
to
God
are
either
for
things
spirituall
or
temporall
:
And
spirituall
things
are
either
absolutely
necessarie
to
saluation
;
as
,
the
knowledge
of
God
in
Christ
:
the
remission
of
sinnes
:
Faith
,
Hope
,
Loue
,
Humilitie
,
Obedience
,
a
good
conscience
,
&c.
or
else
they
are
but
onely
such
as
are
profitable
:
as
the
vnderstanding
of
all
Scripture
:
all
knowledge
of
Arts
:
Tongues
:
power
to
worke
miracles
,
and
such
like
:
Those
that
are
of
absolute
necessitie
to
saluation
,
wee
must
aske
them
simply
without
condition
:
So
did
Paul
,
Dauid
,
Stephen
,
and
others
.
Those
that
are
but
profitable
,
and
temporarie
,
as
health
,
honour
,
children
,
life
,
&c.
must
alwayes
haue
a
condition
annexed
,
Secondly
,
wee
must
not
binde
God
to
any
circumstances
of
time
,
place
,
Tarry
thou
the
Lords
leisure
,
and
hee
will
bring
it
to
passe
.
5.
Fiftly
,
as
we
must
pray
from
a
liuely
sence
of
our
want
,
with
feruent
desire
,
and
a
liuely
Faith
,
hauing
a
warrant
from
the
Word
of
God
,
not
asking
things
vnlawful
,
onely
to
God
;
sith
He
alone
at
all
times
,
and
in
all
places
,
is
able
,
and
can
heare
All
men
,
which
neither
Angell
,
nor
Saints
can
doe
.
Secondly
,
because
Prayer
and
Inuocation
,
is
from
Man
to
God
,
a
peculiar
part
of
Gods
honour
:
trust
in
Him
,
and
powre
cut
their
hearts
before
him
.
And
in
another
Psalme
,
Dauid
attributes
it
for
a
speciall
tythe
to
God
,
Thou
that
hearest
the
prayer
,
vnto
thee
shall
all
flesh
come
.
For
which
cause
that
commandement
is
in
the
50.
Psalme
15.
Call
vpon
mee
,
not
on
any
creature
,
in
the
day
of
calamitie
,
and
I
will
help
,
saith
God
.
And
sure
if
the
Angels
must
not
bee
honoured
with
this
sacrifice
of
prayer
and
praise
,
who
are
glorious
spirits
,
and
more
excellent
by
Creation
and
Grace
than
the
Saints
,
and
are
euer
with
vs
,
The
Angell
of
the
Lord
tarryeth
round
about
them
that
feare
him
,
to
deliuer
them
:
and
that
of
Christ
touching
little
Infants
,
Their
Angels
alwayes
behold
the
face
of
their
Father
which
is
in
Heauen
;
much
lesse
must
we
pray
to
any
of
the
Saints
,
who
are
neither
so
excellent
,
nor
so
present
with
vs
.
Abraham
knowes
vs
not
,
saith
God
by
the
Prophet
,
and
Israel
is
ignornat
of
vs
.
And
Saint
Paul
to
the
Romanes
proues
by
demonstration
,
onely
to
God
:
Thus
;
Hee
alone
in
whom
wee
must
beleeue
,
must
bee
prayed
vnto
:
Onely
in
God
wee
must
beleeue
.
To
him
onely
wee
must
therefore
pray
.
And
to
whom
else
did
the
Fathers
,
Patriarkes
,
and
Prophets
,
Adam
,
Seth
,
Henoch
,
Noah
,
Abraham
,
Dauid
,
Daniel
,
Esay
,
Ieremy
in
the
Old
Testament
,
&
Christ
himself
,
the
Apostles
,
and
the
Church
in
the
new
,
euer
tender
this
sacrifice
of
Prayer
,
&
praise
,
but
to
the
most
Highest
God
,
I
haue
cryed
vnto
thee
,
O
LORD
,
Dauid
,
and
vnto
thee
will
I
giue
thankes
,
for
thou
art
my
God
.
And
when
Ezechia
in
his
straitnesse
and
distresse
,
prayed
,
began
hee
not
,
O
Lord
of
Hosts
,
God
of
Israel
,
which
dwellest
betweene
the
Cherubims
?
Could
Moses
,
or
Abraham
,
or
the
Angels
haue
holpen
them
,
or
had
they
had
any
confidence
in
them
,
they
might
as
well
haue
prayed
vnto
them
also
,
as
to
God
.
It
is
therefore
a
spirit
of
errour
and
delusion
,
that
perswades
poore
ignorants
to
pray
to
,
and
trust
in
Saints
:
And
of
such
spirits
we
must
take
heede
.
And
if
the
power
of
Scripture
cannot
moue
such
as
are
simple
to
beware
:
heare
a
little
short
discourse
of
Saint
Austens
,
which
word
for
word
,
I
will
set
downe
,
out
of
his
Booke
of
taking
care
for
the
Dead
:
the
thirteenth
Chapter
.
If
the
soules
of
the
dead
could
be
,
or
were
present
,
at
or
about
the
affayres
of
the
liuing
,
and
speake
vnto
vs
,
when
we
dreame
in
our
sleepe
wee
see
them
;
surely
,
my
Holy
Mother
no
night
would
forsake
mee
,
who
followed
mee
both
by
Sea
and
Land
to
liue
with
me
.
For
God
forbid
,
that
by
obtaining
a
happier
life
,
shee
should
now
become
more
vnkinde
then
she
was
;
insomuch
,
as
when
my
heart
is
vexed
and
filled
with
sorrow
,
shee
will
not
so
much
as
comfort
her
aggrieued
sonne
,
whom
she
loued
most
dearly
,
whom
shee
neuer
could
endure
willingly
to
see
sad
.
But
verily
,
it
it
as
the
Psalmist
sayes
,
My
Father
and
my
Mother
haue
forsaken
mee
,
but
the
Lord
hath
taken
mee
vp
.
If
then
our
Fathers
haue
left
vs
;
how
are
they
present
and
behold
our
cares
?
And
if
our
fathers
bee
not
:
what
other
dead
folkes
are
there
that
know
what
wee
doe
,
or
what
wee
suffer
?
And
a
little
after
,
The
Spirits
of
the
Dead
are
in
such
a
place
,
as
they
doe
not
see
the
occurrences
&
things
in
this
life
.
If
neither
they
see
vs
then
,
nor
know
not
what
we
doe
:
sure
heare
vs
they
cannot
:
and
why
then
should
wee
pray
to
them
?
Let
Christs
answer
to
the
Diuel
sticke
in
our
hearts
,
when
wee
are
tempted
to
pray
to
them
;
Thou
shalt
worship
the
Lord
thy
God
,
and
Him
onely
thou
shalt
serue
.
6.
Besides
,
as
God
onely
must
haue
this
Sacrifice
,
Erroneous
therefore
and
derogatory
to
Christ
is
that
doctrin
,
that
teacheth
other
Intercessors
besides
Christ
:
7
I
,
but
though
it
bee
made
in
the
name
of
Christ
,
to
God
alone
,
according
to
his
will
,
with
a
liuely
faith
,
a
feruent
desire
,
and
a
sound
sence
of
want
;
yet
oftentimes
wee
see
,
that
Gods
dearest
children
receiue
many
put-byes
:
to
pray
,
and
not
waxe
weary
,
verse
1.
though
God
suffer
long
before
hee
heare
vs
,
verse
7.
This
also
he
teacheth
by
his
owne
example
,
in
continuing
fortie
dayes
fasting
and
praying
in
the
Wildernesse
,
Math.
4.1
.
and
whole
nights
in
the
Mountaines
,
By
precept
likewise
:
Aske
,
Seeke
,
Knocke
:
Yee
shall
haue
:
ye
shall
be
heard
:
ye
shall
finde
:
the
doore
shall
be
opened
.
In
this
Perseuerance
we
haue
for
Patters
almost
all
the
Worthies
in
Scriptures
.
Abraham
,
Isaac
and
Iacob
,
who
all
night
wrestled
with
God
in
likenesse
of
a
man
,
and
at
last
preuailed
.
Saint
Augustine
reports
of
his
Mother
Monica
,
Many
haue
I
knowne
powre
out
their
prayers
with
teares
to
God
,
ten
,
twenty
yeeres
together
,
and
I
haue
heard
longer
,
for
the
assurance
of
Gods
loue
towards
them
in
Christ
,
and
yet
all
that
while
haue
not
had
their
desire
.
Which
God
doth
partly
to
try
vs
,
if
wee
will
expect
him
with
patience
;
to
the
28.
to
exercise
his
gifts
in
vs
:
and
yet
in
the
end
crowns
his
children
with
vnspeakable
consolation
:
in
the
meane
time
giuing
them
Humilitie
,
and
Patience
,
and
Strength
to
await
him
.
8.
The
last
Ornament
in
this
Sacrifice
of
Prayer
,
A
Crowne
of
so
inestimable
value
,
that
GOD
preferres
it
before
all
the
burnt
offerings
of
Bullocks
and
Goats
;
As
there
were
three
persons
in
the
Trinity
that
blessed
him
;
so
there
were
three
parts
in
him
by
which
hee
returned
his
thankfulnes
back
againe
:
his
heart
,
his
tongue
,
his
hand
.
And
these
three
,
like
the
Heauens
,
were
alwaies
in
motion
:
his
heart
musing
,
his
glory
singing
that
was
his
tongue
,
his
hand
warbling
,
one
while
on
the
Lute
,
then
one
the
Cymballs
,
anon
on
other
Instruments
,
Sackbuts
&
Shawmes
,
Organs
and
Fifes
;
and
the
burthen
of
all
was
,
Praise
the
Lord
.
The
blessing
whereof
redounded
to
himselfe
,
and
his
,
and
crown'd
him
with
such
both
admiration
and
commendation
,
as
hee
rests
a
patterne
to
the
Saints
of
God
,
of
all
Pietie
and
goodnes
,
but
specially
of
thankfulnesse
to
the
worlds
end
.
In
offering
whereof
,
as
he
had
the
Spirt
of
God
for
his
Author
,
to
moue
and
rowze
vp
his
Body
&
Soule
;
so
hee
wanted
not
the
examples
of
Noah
,
after
the
Deluge
,
Wherein
,
if
wee
rightly
consider
of
it
,
wee
may
soone
see
how
God
would
by
his
example
tutor
vs
,
to
let
none
of
all
those
excellent
and
rich
fauours
,
wherewith
hee
blesseth
Mankinde
generally
,
and
his
children
in
a
far
more
particular
sort
,
to
scape
either
our
attentiue
contemplation
and
meditation
of
them
,
or
our
serious
and
true
acknowledgement
of
his
loue
,
in
returning
him
the
interest
which
onely
hee
expects
,
and
that
is
,
the
fruit
of
our
lips
,
confessing
his
name
,
For
,
as
it
's
true
which
Saint
Paul
sayes
of
Him
,
Let
the
often
murmurings
of
Israel
in
the
Desart
,
and
their
often
smarting
for
this
very
sinne
,
vnder
so
many
,
so
grieuous
plagues
,
his
often
vpbraidings
of
them
by
his
Prophets
,
calling
Heauen
and
Earth
to
record
against
them
;
his
many
fearefull
Iudgements
powred
vpon
the
heads
of
vnthankfull
men
,
euen
Kings
themselues
;
dethroning
Nebuchadnezzar
,
They
therefore
whom
God
hath
blessed
with
the
fatnesse
of
the
Earth
for
their
dwelling
,
It
's
reported
of
Plato
,
that
euery
day
hee
gaue
God
thankes
for
three
things
:
That
hee
was
borne
a
Man
,
not
a
Beast
:
Yea
,
And
surely
,
if
wee
giue
but
our
eies
leaue
to
view
,
or
our
eares
to
heare
of
those
infinite
exceeding
mercies
,
which
euery
day
&
night
are
dewed
vpon
vs
,
like
the
Manna
vpon
the
Israelites
in
the
desart
,
Seeing
then
this
is
the
soules
rich
attire
,
which
makes
her
more
beautifull
in
the
sight
of
God
,
when
and
whilest
she
worships
before
his
footstoole
,
than
the
glittering
starres
doe
the
Heauens
in
the
night
;
let
vs
,
in
the
very
instant
of
praying
;
striue
against
the
dulnesse
of
our
flesh
,
the
vnwillingnesse
of
nature
,
the
hardnesse
of
our
hearts
,
and
the
blindnesse
of
mind
,
to
bee
soundly
touch'd
with
the
feeling
and
sence
of
the
want
of
such
things
for
which
wee
pray
,
as
of
the
want
of
Sorrow
for
our
sinnes
,
Sence
of
the
decaying
of
sauing
grace
in
vs
,
Faith
in
the
promises
of
grace
and
life
,
Strength
to
withstand
our
owne
corruptions
,
Patience
and
dependance
on
God
in
the
time
of
triall
,
The
Spirit
of
Meeknes
and
Humility
,
Wisdome
and
knowledge
in
the
mysteries
of
our
Redemption
,
Constancie
,
Moderation
in
gouerning
the
rage
of
our
Passions
,
Sobrietie
,
Watchfulnesse
ouer
our
whole
man
,
Care
to
pray
often
,
Zeale
in
Prayer
,
Compassion
of
others
misery
,
Obseruing
our
continuall
slips
,
Meditation
in
the
Law
of
God
,
Attentiuenesse
to
the
Word
preached
,
Serious
consideration
of
the
shortnesse
of
our
life
,
Often
and
deepe
thinking
of
Christs
sufferings
and
loue
towards
vs
,
Diligence
in
marking
how
God
deales
,
Bettering
vs
by
our
sinnes
,
Helping
vs
against
sinnes
,
Defending
vs
by
his
Angles
,
Blessing
our
labours
and
Families
,
Teaching
vs
to
beare
the
crosse
patiently
,
Helping
vs
when
all
meanes
faile
vs
,
Thankfulnesse
to
God
for
euery
blessing
.
For
verily
,
Hee
that
seemeth
to
bee
religious
,
and
refraineth
not
his
tongue
,
but
deceiues
his
owne
heart
,
his
religion
is
but
vaine
:
so
hee
that
seems
religious
,
and
prayeth
with
his
tongue
,
not
hauing
in
his
heart
a
true
feeling
of
his
wants
,
hee
deceiues
himselfe
,
and
his
prayer
is
but
vaine
:
For
the
sense
of
want
to
prayer
,
is
like
the
spirit
to
the
body
.
Therefore
,
if
wee
finde
not
in
the
act
of
Praying
,
a
quick
sense
of
our
wants
,
yet
,
at
least
,
let
vs
haue
and
be
deeply
moued
with
the
feeling
of
the
want
of
feeling
,
what
spirituall
helps
our
soules
doe
need
.
And
then
in
the
next
place
;
let
euery
Sinner
,
as
hee
feeles
himselfe
,
either
by
nature
or
custome
,
most
in
clin'd
to
,
or
tempted
with
any
one
sinne
,
zealously
&
strongly
pray
against
it
:
The
Atheist
against
his
blind
and
vnbeleeuing
heart
,
that
hee
may
acknowledge
Gods
power
,
infinitenesse
,
The
Idolaters
and
superstitious
,
The
blasphemous
swearer
,
against
his
hearts
corruptednesse
and
Hell-fir'd
tongue
;
The
carelesse
prophane
man
,
The
dissembling
Hypocrite
,
that
makes
a
shew
of
Religion
,
and
hath
none
,
against
his
hollow
,
peruerse
and
deceitfull
heart
,
that
hee
may
become
a
true
practiser
of
holinesse
in
his
life
.
The
Voluptuous
and
vaine
men
,
Mary
Magdalen
,
penitent
sacrifices
to
God
.
The
Gluttonous
and
Drunkards
,
The
Ambitious
and
high-minded
,
against
their
Pride
and
Surquedry
,
that
they
may
learne
of
Christ
to
become
lowly
and
meeke
in
heart
,
The
Couetous
,
The
vnmercifull
and
cruell
minded
,
The
slanderous
and
lying
tongues
,
The
murtherer
against
his
vnbrideled
rage
and
passion
,
The
Thiefe
,
The
ignorant
,
against
the
sluggishnesse
of
their
nature
,
They
that
liue
in
sinne
,
They
that
haue
receiued
great
measure
of
grace
,
They
that
by
the
aboundance
of
blessings
grow
proud
,
Finally
,
all
sorts
of
sinners
,
whom
God
cals
to
repentance
;
let
them
,
after
feeling
the
misery
they
are
in
,
and
the
want
of
that
grace
,
whereby
they
that
grace
,
whereby
they
must
be
helped
,
earnestly
and
feruently
cry
for
redresse
,
That
they
may
not
aske
amisse
,
Thus
when
the
sence
of
our
want
hath
kindled
in
vs
a
flaming
desire
to
craue
reliefe
,
and
desire
hath
awakened
our
sleepie
and
fainting
faith
,
to
behold
and
trust
in
Gods
promised
mercies
;
Faith
then
must
haue
recourse
to
God
,
he
alone
who
is
the
Father
of
lights
,
from
whom
comes
down
euery
good
and
perfect
gift
:
who
though
hee
bee
high
and
excellent
,
dwelling
in
the
light
and
holy
place
,
so
that
no
mortall
eye
can
see
him
;
yet
hath
hee
licensed
vs
that
be
but
dust
,
the
merit
and
worthinesse
of
Christ
.
For
as
yet
it
's
imperfect
,
beleeuing
but
in
part
.
Therefore
in
Christs
mediation
let
it
come
,
not
in
the
blessed
Virgin
Maries
,
nor
any
Saints
:
Iesus
Christ
.
And
this
is
that
vnspeakable
Comfort
,
which
fraile
man
,
through
the
riches
of
Gods
loue
,
repent
and
beleeue
in
him
.
That
he
may
repent
,
hee
giues
him
the
Ministerie
of
the
Word
of
Life
,
Christ
Iesus
,
he
hath
made
him
.
Whosoeuer
beleeues
in
Christ
,
shall
not
perish
,
but
shall
haue
life
euerlasting
:
But
I
beleeue
in
Christ
,
therefore
I
shall
not
perish
,
but
haue
life
euerlasting
.
Againe
.
Whosoeuer
hungers
and
thirsts
after
righteousnesse
,
is
blessed
,
and
shall
bee
satisfied
.
I
Hunger
and
thirst
after
righteousnesse
.
Therefore
I
shall
be
satisfied
,
and
I
am
blessed
.
Againe
.
He
that
beleeues
in
Christ
,
though
he
were
dead
,
yet
shall
he
liue
.
I
beleeue
in
Christ
,
though
I
was
dead
in
sinne
:
Therefore
though
I
was
dead
,
yet
shall
I
liue
.
Againe
.
Hee
that
beleeues
that
Iesus
Christ
is
the
Sonne
of
God
,
hath
euerlasting
life
.
I
beleeue
that
he
is
so
:
Therefore
I
haue
euerlasting
life
.
When
all
this
is
done
,
God
then
forceth
him
,
though
fearfull
,
and
backward
,
and
doubting
at
first
,
by
the
power
of
his
Spirit
to
come
in
the
Name
of
his
Son
Christ
,
with
boldnesse
,
comfort
and
Hope
,
before
him
,
receiues
him
to
grace
,
accepts
his
confession
,
puts
away
his
sinne
,
and
enables
him
to
grow
and
goe
on
in
goodnesse
:
and
all
this
,
for
the
loue
hee
beares
vs
in
his
Sonne
.
O
the
infinit
vnspeakeablenesse
of
that
loue
!
O
the
monstrous
ingratitude
of
that
man
that
will
seeke
to
others
,
and
not
to
God
,
or
if
to
God
,
by
others
,
and
not
by
Christ
!
To
end
this
point
of
our
dutie
in
praying
;
let
vs
,
hauing
powred
out
our
hearts
vnto
God
,
in
such
a
manner
as
hath
beene
shewed
,
beware
we
faint
not
in
continuing
to
call
and
cry
to
him
still
;
though
for
a
while
hee
seeme
to
repell
vs
:
And
since
the
number
of
his
mercies
vpon
vs
are
like
the
number
of
the
Starres
,
After
wee
haue
thus
made
our
Sacrifice
of
Prayer
,
wee
must
not
so
rest
,
as
if
all
were
done
:
But
that
it
may
be
profitable
to
vs
,
First
,
Next
,
looke
what
Grace
wee
pray
for
,
striue
earnestly
to
attaine
the
one
,
and
carefully
watch
yo
auoid
the
other
,
vsing
all
good
and
lawfull
meanes
,
ordained
and
allowed
by
God
to
that
end
.
Hee
that
prayes
for
knowledge
in
the
Mysteries
of
our
Redemption
,
must
giue
himselfe
to
Reading
,
Study
,
He
that
prayes
against
the
sinnes
of
his
heart
and
life
,
When
Dauid
so
desired
to
be
saued
from
his
enemies
,
hee
ranne
not
presumptuously
into
their
hands
,
but
warily
kept
himselfe
out
of
view
:
And
when
Paul
charged
the
Ephesians
to
be
feruent
in
all
grace
;
he
gaue
them
no
libertie
to
company
with
such
as
might
withdraw
them
from
pietie
to
sinne
;
but
straightly
charged
them
,
and
Saint
Iude
doth
,
Heere
,
therefore
,
it
is
needfull
,
if
we
would
haue
and
good
by
our
Prayers
,
carefully
to
keepe
these
few
rules
.
First
,
Secondly
,
Thirdly
,
Fourthly
,
To
preuent
and
foyle
the
Diuell
,
Lord
,
be
thou
my
help
,
for
I
trust
in
thee
.
Forsake
mee
not
,
O
God
:
leaue
me
not
to
my selfe
.
Giue
mee
vnderstanding
and
power
to
doe
thy
will
.
Knit
my
heart
vnto
thee
,
that
I
may
feare
thy
Name
,
and
such
like
:
yet
they
are
so
powerfull
,
that
they
put
the
Diuell
to
retrait
and
foyle
,
at
least
for
a
time
.
To
take
heed
our
hearts
,
To
keepe
vs
from
notorious
and
scandalous
sinnes
,
To
preserue
vs
from
open
and
secret
Atheisme
,
Distrust
,
Despayre
,
Presumption
,
Blasphemy
,
Superstition
,
Idolatry
,
and
neglect
of
seruing
God
,
and
all
sinnes
directly
against
the
first
Table
:
remember
in
our
Hearts
,
in
our
lips
,
in
our
liues
,
to
bee
holy
as
our
Heauenly
.
Father
is
,
To
preserue
vs
from
vnrighteousnesse
in
our
conuersation
,
and
the
breach
of
charity
to
our
neighbours
in
our
liues
,
remember
alwayes
to
follow
Christs
rule
:
Pauls
,
So
runne
,
that
thou
maist
obtaine
a
Crowne
of
righteousnesse
.
And
Saint
Iohns
,
Hee
that
loues
not
his
brother
,
loues
not
God
:
And
forget
not
Saint
Iames
,
Shew
me
thy
faith
by
thy
workes
:
for
,
by
them
,
Peter
,
thou
must
make
thy
vocation
and
election
sure
,
Else
thy
prayers
,
and
thy
faith
,
and
thy selfe
are
but
dead
,
and
vtterly
vnacceptable
in
the
sight
of
God
.
Lastly
,
wee
must
keepe
our
soules
in
a
dayly
continuance
of
all
these
spirituall
exercises
,
taming
the
rebelliousnes
of
our
flesh
by
Fasting
,
as
Saint
Paul
did
,
That
God
which
by
the
bloud
of
his
Son
hath
redeemed
vs
,
enable
vs
by
his
Spirit
,
through
the
sufferings
of
his
Sonne
,
to
practise
effectually
all
these
things
.
Amen
.
To
him
be
glory
and
praise
for
euermore
.
(
⸪
)
FINIS
.