Andrewes humble petition vnto almighty God, declaring his repentance Newly made in a right zealous and most godly prayer, out of the pure fountaine of holy scripture, in the autumne or declining of his age. Very necessary for all the children of God to vse in their daily praiers. Wherein is contained an alarum for old age: a watch-word for youth, and a caueat for all Christians. Andrewes, John, fl. 1615. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A19467 of text S115927 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 589). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 25 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 13 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A19467 STC 589 ESTC S115927 99851144 99851144 16404 2240904779

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ANDREWES Humble Petition vnto Almighty God , declaring his Repentance .

Newly made in a right zealous and most Godly Prayer , out of the pure fountaine of holy Scripture , in the autumne or declining of his age .

Very necessary for all the children of God to vse in their daily praiers .

Sero sed Serio .

Wherein is contained an Alarum for old age : a watch-word for Youth , and a caueat for all Christians .

Published by Iohn Andrewes Minister and Preacher of the word of God , in the County of Wiles .

LONDON , Printed for Iohn Wright , and are to be sold at his shop without Newgate , at the signe of the Bible . 1623.

THe Author did this Booke forestall , And from the Presse he did it take , That none thereof might haue the sale , But he himselfe which did it make , Except it be his speciall friend , Which may it sell , and giue , and lend .
To the high and mighty King of Kings a a Reu. 17.14 , Prince of Peace b b Eph. 2.14 Heb. 2.10 . , Conqueror of death c c Hos. 13.14 , Hell d d Heb. 2.14 and Sinne e e Hos. 10.8 ; the great Iudge of the world f f Esa. 2.21 . , and Bishop of my soule g g Pet. 5.2.2 , CHRIST IESV my Sauiour .

MOst singular , most excellent , most beautifull , most glorious , & most worthy Sauiour , most entirely beloued , and most sweet Iesu ; in token of my humblest deuotion I owe vnto thy most sacred selfe , I here dedicate this Mite ( entituled Andrewes Petition ) which is the true Copy of my loyallest affection vnto thee . And so often from the bottome of my heart I doe salute thee , as there be Angels in heauen , drops of water in the sea , Starres in the Firmament , leaues on the trees , and grasse on the ground : yea incessantly with all humility , I salute thee in the vnion of loue ; and vnto the most blessed and sweet heart of thy own sweet selfe , I do in all dutifull affection assigne my selfe and my dearest loue vnto thee , my sweet and louing Sauiour ; ( although vnworthy ) to be thy seruant ; and I most humbly beseech thee , that thou wilt vouchsafe to entertaine and receiue me , that I may be wholly thine ; and thou Co-equall with God thy Father , maist be wholly mine : that after my ended miseries thou wilt crowne mee with thy endlesse mercies : vnto this sweet Iesu my Sauiour , say Amen .

And so Amen .
To all Christian sinners , that desire repentance , health in the LORD .

REade attentiuely , and iudge indifferently , but pray continually : receiue instructions willingly , and watch in the same seriously with all sedulity .

Treasure them in your hearts carefully , and daily meditate thereon zealously , that yee enter not into temptation carelesly .

Prayer with practise a a Luke 18.1 1 Tim. 2.8 . Rom. 12.12 . Coloss. 4.2 . Ephes. 6.18 . , Oft times on your knee b b Psal. 119.114 . Dan. 6.10 . , Gets fauour with God c c Iam 5.17 , 18. Esay 83.5 , As daily we see . But prayer with lips Where heart is away d d Mat. 6.5 . Iam 1.6 . , Returnes into sinne Their soules to destroy e e Esay 59.2 . Esay 1.15 . Ier. 5.25 . Wisd. 14.9 . Prou. 15.8 . . Vale in Christo : Yours in all Christian affection , Iohn Andrewes .
The Author to the Reader .

IT is well knowne ( gentle Reader ) vnto many , besides my licence of absence , which I Iohn Andrewes the Author of this work haue to shew , that by the handy-work of God , in sending contrary windes , I haue lost to the value of three-score pounds by the yeare in spirituall liuings within the Realme of Ireland , to the vtter impouerishing of me , my wife and children for euer , except God in his mercy open the harts of well disposed Gentlemen , and others , by their good liking of these my labors to relieue me in these my present wants , that thereby I may attaine vnto some better estate againe . Wherefore I bestow this mite of my poore labours , called Andrewes Petition , vpon you , in all dutifull manner , and with as tender affection as euer Nurse or Mother gaue their brests to their children , or the Pellican suckt the bloud from her brest to feed and cherish her yong , I do hereby kindly present the same , desiring almighty God that it may breathe out such sound and godly doctrine to your good liking in your hart , that it may become a speciall salue to cure and preserue your soule .

Yours in all Christian duties to be commanded , Iohn Andrewes .
An humble Petition vnto Almighty GOD.

ALmighty a a Gen. 17 , ● . and most mercifull God b b Psal: 145.9 . , Father c c Esa. 63.16 : and maker of all men d d Gen. 5.1 . , full of pittie and compassion e e Psa: 103.1 . , rich vnto all which cal vpon thée for mercy f f Rom: 10.12 . , promising to heare my petitions g g Psa , 50.15 . Psal: 91.15 . Psa: 145.18 . Iohn 16 : 13. , that whensoeuer I shall aske any thing in thy name through faith , I shall obtaine the same h h Luke 11.9 . Mat : 21.22 . Mar: 11.24 . Iam. 1.5 . Mat , 7.7 : Iohn 14.13 . 1 Ioh: 3 , 22. . Wherefore O Lord , I am imboldned to direct my humble i i Psal. 29.23 . Pro: 29.23 . Pro: 22.4 : Iam. 4.6 . , and vnperfit k k Psal. 130 , 3 prayers vnto thy diuine Maiesty , beseeching thee for thy Sonne Iesu Christ his sake , to prepare my minde to prayer l l psal. 119 , 26 , 27 , 33 , 34 , 124 psal. 143 , 10 , for I know not how to pray as I should m m Rom. 8 , 16 , but thou ( O Lord ) art ready to answer before I call : And while I pray thou wilt heare n n Esay 65 , 24 Mat. 6 , 8 Psal. 145.19 1 pet. 3 , 12 , and giue me farre more of thy comfortable mercies , to salue and cure my poore wounded soule , then I can eyther aske or desire o o 1 Cor. 2 , 9 .

Oh therefore , I that am a miserable and wretched sinner , lift vp my whole heart & hand vnto thee p p Lam. 3 , 41 , desiring to come vnto thee O Lord , euen vpon the multitude of thy mercies q q psalm 5 , 7 ; and with sighs , groanes r r psalm 38 , 9 , & teares s s psalm 142 , 3 , prostrate my selfe vpon my knees t t psalm 42 , 7 , wherewith in my humble u u psalm 116 , 58 Iames 4 , 6 , and contrite heart * * psalm 51 , 17 I bewayle my sinnes x x psal. 28 , 1 , 2 , 3 Ioel 1 , 14 , 19 , and openly confesse them vnto thee y y psalme 32 , 1 , O bountifull Iesu , O sweet Sauiour z z Wisd. 16 , 21 , O Christ the Sonne of God a a Mat. 1 , 7 , 5 Mat. 3 , 17 Coloss. 1 , 23 Marke 5 , 7 Iob 3 , 16 , 17 2 Pet. 1 , 17 . Many and grieuous are mine offences b b Ezech. 18 , 28 1 Iohn 1 , 9 Luke 15 , 21 , and my transgressions infinite c c psal. 40 , 15 Manass . prayer : yea , I haue spent the spring and prime of my yeares in the seruitude of my sinnes , which haue Dauid-like feasted vpon beauty d d 2 Sam. 11 , 2 , and slept in security e e Esay 47 , 7 , vntill mine iniquity was ready to come to maturity f f Luk. 12 , 19 , 20 . Yet O Iesu , O sweet Sauiour g g Mark 10 , 47 , O Christ the Lambe of God which takest away the sinnes of the world h h Iohn 1 , 29 , I here beseech thee , and from the tender bowels of my heart i i psal. 42 , 1 , 2 , 3 psalm 29 , 1 , 2 psalm 116 , 4 entyrely beg of thy most gracious and fatherly hands k k Iudg. 10 , 10 Esay 53 , 16 Gal. 4 , 5 , 6 , that according vnto the multitude of thy mercies thou wilt put away all mine offences l l psalm 51 , 1 psalm 145 , 9 .

And although I beganne to come to thee O Lord my God , for thy comfortable mercies m m psalm 7 , 1 , 3 Exod. 15 , 3 psalm 18 , 1 psalm 99 , 8 , 9 , to saue and cure my poore wounded and distressed soule n n Psa. 41.4 . , 1 Thess. 5.17 Col. 4.2 . in the autumne , or declining of my age , in the euening of my dayes , at the very sunne set of my life .

Yet O swéet Iesu , I beséech thée to bow downe thy eares of pitty o o Psa. 36. Psa. 103.13 . , & with thy tender eyes of mercy looke back vpon me p p Psa , 11.5 . Psa. 13.3 . psa. 14.3 . , as thou didst on the woman of Canaan q q Mat : 15.28 , , on the poore Publican r r Lu. 18 : 13 , 14. , on Mary Magdalen s s Luk: 7.44 . , or on the penitent Théese , which came vnto thee in his last houre t t Luk , 13 : 43. .

For thou O Lord hast brought mee home from Banishment u u Heb. 11.13.16 , redéemed me from Bondage * * Gal. 2 : 4 : Gal 5.1.13 . , withdrawne mee from punishment x x Esa. 53.3.4 . , written me vpon thy hands y y Esa: 49.16 . , called me in thy name z z Reu. 14 : 1.11 Reu. 22.4 . , and sealed mee with thy owne most precious bloud a a Reu. 7 : 3. , and withall , thou hast couenanted b b Ier. 31.33 Heb. 10.16 , 17 Ier. 24.7 . Heb. 80. Ezech 18.21 , 22 Mal. 3.7 , and graunted to forgiue me all my sinnes , at what time soeuer I repented c c Psal 25.21.22 , if I were neuer so weary and heauy laden d d Mat. 11.28 , if they were as red as Scarlet , thou wilt make them as white as snow e e Esay 1.18 . , to forgiue and forget them for euer .

Although the mother forget her childe , or the childe his mother that bare him , yet thou ( O Lord ) hast promised neuer to forget those that forsake their sinnes , and come vnto thée for mercy f f Esay 49.15 . . O therefore , swéet Iesu g g Wisd. 16.21 . , I entirely beséech thée , that according vnto thy freée promises h h Eze. 18.21 , 22 Ier. 4.7 . Eccl. 27 , 22. , and according to thy most gracious Couenant i i Ier. 31.33 . , thou wilt haue mercy vpon mée , and cast mée not away from thy presence k k Psal. 5.23 . , neyther let my long continued sinnes ( O Lord ) cause thée to hide thy face from mée l l Iohn 13.26 . Psal. 13.1 .

For here I bowe the very knees of my heart vnto thee O God , and kneele m m Acts 21 , 5 psalm 132 , 7 before thy presence n n Eccle. 17.23 , all naked o o Iob 1 , 21 , blinde p p 2 pet. 1 , 9 , wounded q q Luke 10 , 30 , poore r r 1 Tim. 6.7 , wretched , and miserable s s Rom. 3 , 10 , 11 1 Iohn 1 , 8 , 10 Gen. 8 , 21 Reu. 18 , 7 : hauing deserued many grieuous torments , if thou shouldest enter into thy narrow iudgement with mee t t psalm 41 , 5 . But sweet Lord haue compassion vpon mee u u 2 Cor. 1 , 21 , annoynt my wounds x x uke 10 , 30 with the oyle of thy mercy y y Luke 10 , 34 , restore my sight z z Mat. 20 , 23 , clothe my nakednesse a a Iob 1 , 21 , enrich me that am poore , helpe mee vp that am weake : O bid mee not farewell b b Mat. 15 , 31 psalm 6 , 8 Mat. 7 , 23 Luke 12 , 27 . The infant ouercometh his nurse with crying , the childe his mother with weeping , the seruant his master by entreating : O Lord my God c c psalm 7 , 1 , 3 psalme 18 , 1 , I beseech thee be thou also intreated , & binde vp my wounds with the good Samaritane d d Luke 10 , 33 , which like botches , blaines , and putrifying soares d d Exod. 9 , 10 , haue many yeares layne rotting & stinking within me .

O helpe mee O Lord e e 2 Chr. 14 , 11 psalm 109 , 26 psalm 57 , 5 psalm 142 , 8 , my life f f Iob 5 , 26 , 40 Col. 3 , 4 , lest I perish in my wickednesse g g psalm 94 , 23 . Poure in , sweet Iesu h h Wisd. 16 , 21 , the oyle of thy mercy i i Luke 10 , 34 , and cause the sweet streames of thy pure water of life k k psalm 36 , 9 to flow out of thy cleare and continuall springing fountaine l l Iohn 4 , 14 , daily to be poured vpon me m m psalm 51 , 2 , 7 , that it may bee comfortable to coole the heate of my thirsty n n psalm 42 , 1 , 2 and hunger-starued soule , which continually thirsteth after thy mercies , and bee medicinable to cure the spreading malady of Adams fall , which infected my soule with the leprosie of sinne o o Titus 2 , 14 1 Iohn 9 , 16 Luke 11 , 7 2 Cor. 5 , 15 Mat. 9 , 13 : For I am like the wandring child that is not worthy to be called thy sonne : O make me one of thy meanest seruants p p Luke 1 15 , . I am thy lost sheep , O séeke and saue me . And from the bottome of my heart , I cry with the Prophet Dauid , O Lord haue mercy vpon me , and heale my soule , for I haue sinned against thée r r Mat. 17.6 . And as Manasses K. of Iuda , I confesse my sins to be innumerable , but I beséech thée forgiue mée , O Lord forgiue me , and cast me not away with my transgressions s s Psal. 41.4 . Manass . prayer : & as the poore Publicane , I stand a far off t t Luke 18.13 , & dare not lift vp mine eyes to heauen , but smite my breast , crying , O God be mercifull vnto mee a miserable and wretched sinner . And with the woman of Canaan , O Iesu thou son of Dauid , haue mercy on me u u Mat. 15.22 . , O Iesu of Nazareth x x Mat. 26.71 Mar. 1.24 . Mat. 10.40 , O fountaine of mercy z z Psal. 36.9 . Acts 7.59 . , receiue thou my spirit a a 2 Cor. 3.4 . Cant. 2.6 . , O my life take my soule b b Psal. 4.4 . , enter therein , O my ioy c c Prou 2.12 . , that it may alwaies ioy in thee d d Lam. 2.29 . and giue me an heart to thinke on thée e e Mat. 14.21 , a minde that may loue thée f f Eccl. 23 , 4 Iohn 14 , 6 , a soule that may remember thée g g Psal. 27 , 24 , and a reason that may alwayes stick fast vnto thée h h Cant. 1 , 6 , that then ( O Christ ) maist dwell in my heart i i Wisd. 16 , 21 , and be the very life of my soule k k Psal. 7 , 1 , 3 , whereby I may beheld the faire beauty of thée O Lord l l Exod. 15 , 2 , and make thée my chiefest delight m , my sweet solace n , my Lord God & the very glory of my soule o o Psal. 62 , 7 . For thou O Christ art my Sauiour whom I will feare p p Ecel. 34 , 14 , my Lord whom I will praise q q Psal. 35 , 18 psal. 69 , 30 , my God , whom I will worship r r Deut. 6 , 13 Mat. 4 , 10 , my father whom I wil honor s s Esay 63 , 16 Gal. 4.5 , 6 , and my spouse , for whom I will kéepe my selfe t t Mal. 1 , 6 Deut. 5 , 16 : Therefore O swéet Iesu , I beséech thee cancell that great bill of my sinne thou hast against me u u Ephes. 5 , 25 : for O Lord my God , I was sicke , and knew it not , had vlcers running and felt it not x x Psal. 99 , 8 Exod. 15 2 , psal. 18. psal. 7 , 1 , 2 , I was obdurate , and became as one that heard not . Custome in sinne ( O Lord ) kept away all sense and feeling of sinne : oft heard I thee inuiting , & by thy holy Spirit inducing mee to returne with the Shulamite x x Eccles. 18.10 . , but ( O Lord ) I cryed with the sluggard , Yet a little , and then a little a a Prou. 6.10 . , presuming on thy mercyes , and deferring my repentance , which causeth my soule to bleed with griefe thereof . Incline thine eares O Lord and heare b b Esay 73.16 . , open O Lord , thine eyes and see , behold O Lord , how I that euer haue offended thee c c Ezek. 2.3 . , and neuer till now of late repented , I that haue bin a rebellious child , and seldome times giuen eare vnto thy word , I that haue deferred my repentance from day to day , am now come vnto thee O Lord my God d d Psal. 18.1 . , with all humility c c Prou. 29.23 . , in my daily meditations f f Psal. 1.2 . Psal. 88.6 . , beseeching thee O sweet Iesu g g Wisd. 15. , to be present with mee at the very houre of my departure out of this world , and impart thy sauing health vnto me . O vanquish mine enemy , and purchase a triumph for mee by thy most gratious victory : Oh hold him fast and bruise him in pieces h h Reu. 20.23 . , that he exercise not his deuises vpon mee , but giue mee thy whole armour i i Reu. 12.10 . , O God , that like a right souldier , thou maist make mee able to resist my enemy in the euill day . Oh therefore sweet Iesu k k Ephes. 6.13 ▪ , whom my soule longeth for l l Mark . 10.47 . , let me see thee , O light of mine eyes m m Ps. 42.12 . . O come Lord Iesu , come quickely n n Re. 22.17.21 Iames. 1 17. , come Iesus my Sauiour o o Iohn 1.49 . , my life p p Ps. 3.20 . , & my comfort q q Iohn 14.6 : Eccles. 23.4 . Col. 3.4 . Psal. 42.8 . : shew mee thy selfe , that thou maist comfort mee thy poore seruant which putteth my whole confidence in thee r r 2 Cor. 1.3 . , O thou ioy of my heart s s psal. 86.4 , my soueraigne delight t t Psalm 119.11 Cant. 1 , 6 , and my sweet solace u u Wisd. 16 , 21 . I beseech thee againe and againe to be with mee at my departure out of this mortall life , at which time I humbly beseech thee euen from the tender bowels of my heart , to refresh mee with the sweet sight of thy cheerful countenance vpon me x x psalm 72 , 4 , that I may in no wise despayre nor depart from thee , but with exceeding ioy desire thee who hast made me y y psalm 100.3 Psalm 119 , 73 , and neuer forsakest them that put their trust and confidence in thee z z psalm 91 , 9 , to receiue my spirit a a psalm 34 , 22 : for I desire to be dissolued , and to bee with thee O Christ b b Acts 7 , 59 , in thy heauenly kingdom with thine elect Angels c c Mat. 12 , 58. & blessed Saints for euer , where thou liuest and raignest euer one GOD , world without end .

Amen .
The Praise of WISEDOME . Prouerbs Chap. 3. BLest is the man that Wisdome finds , And he that doth obtaine True Vnderstanding , and thereof Doth know the precious gaine : For better t is to get the same , Then siluer ready told , And better profit it doth bring Then merchandise of gold . Wisedome doth precious stones exceed And all things else that are , There is nothing thou canst desire , To be compar'd to her . Vpon her right hand is long life , Which neuer is bereft , Riches and honor doe attend And waite vpon the left . Her wayes are passing pleasant wayes , Her paths are full of rest , She is a tree of life to those Which her to seeke are prest . Shee is I say a tree of Life To such as on her hold , And such as alway keepe her fast , Are blessed manifold . My sonne let not these things depart , Nor from thine eye to passe : But keepe my lawes and counsels eke , And thou shalt finde them grace Vnto thy mouth , and to thy soule They shall be perfect life . So shalt thou safely walke the way Whereas there is no strife : Thy foot from stumbling so thou maist At all times surely keepe . When thou lyest downe thou needst not care , But rest and sweetly sleepe : Thou shalt not need to be afraid Of any sodaine feare , For violent force of wicked men Which chance , take thou no care . For violent rushing in of such As the vngodly are , Of them thou needst not to account , Nor let them not thee scare . For why , the Lord with thee shall be At hand , and keepe thy foot , That by deceiuing sleights of foes Thou neuer shalt be tooke .
THE AVTHOR to his Booke . GO thou my Booke with the zeale of my hart To all that shal come view thee : When thou hast past from the Presse , & art print Cry daily , Come peruse me : If that thou canst giue to them all content , Then is my labour ended , Which is the thing that I haue desired For my paines on thee spended . FINIS .
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