A poore mans rest founded vpon motiues, meditations, and prayers. Expressing to the inward man, true consolation. In all kindes and times of afflication. By Io. Norden.

Title

A poore mans rest founded vpon motiues, meditations, and prayers. Expressing to the inward man, true consolation. In all kindes and times of afflication. By Io. Norden.

Author

Norden, John, 1548-1625?

Publication

London :: Printed [by T. Snodham] for Iohn Budge, and are to be sold at the signe of the Greene-Dragon in Pauls church-yard,

1620.

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Consolation -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• calendar
  • 1. Ianuarie
  • 2. February,
  • 3. March,
  • 4 Aprill
  • 5. May,
  • 6 Iune,
  • 7. Iuly,
  • 8. August.
  • 9. September
  • 10 October,
  • 11. Nouember
  • 12. December
• A rule to know how many dayes be contained in euery moneth in the yeere.
• A note of the Moneths, weekes, dayes, and houres, throughout the whole veere.
• An Alminacke for ten yeeres.
• TO THE RIGHT Vertuous and godly Lady, the Lady, MARGERY KILLE∣GREVVE, wife vnto the right Worshipfull, SIR WIL∣LIAM KILLEGREVVE, KNIGHT.
• To all that are in any distresse; rest, and conso∣lation, in Christ IESVS.
• A familiar Admoni∣tion to the CHRISTIAN READER, touching the most comfortable exercise of Diuine Prayer.
  • A PREPARATION to PRAYER.
  • ATTENTION IN PRAYER.
  • THANKS-GIVING after PRAYER.
• A PRIVATE PRAYER for the Morning.
  • The MOTIVE.
  • A Prayer for the Morning, to be said in priuate.
• A Morning Prayer, where the FAMILY assembles.
• A priuate Prayer for the EVENING.
  • The Motiue.
  • A Prayer for the Euening.
• An Euening Prayer where the Family assembles.
• A Prayer to be vsed in priuate Families, Morning and Euening.
  • In the Morning. Adde this.
  • In the Euening, Adde this.
• A Prayer for the King.
• A Prayer for obedience vnto God.
• A Prayer to be confirmed in the way of Righ∣teousnesse.
• A Prayer for the assistance of the holy Ghost.
• A Prayer for Sunday-Morning.
• A Prayer before the hearing of Gods Word.
• A Prayer after the Preaching of the holy Word.
• A Prayer for the Sabbath day at night.
• A Prayer to be said before a man begins his Labour, or enter into the execution of any profession.
• A Thankes-giuing, or Prayer, to be vsed after a mans labour is finished.
• A generall Confession of sins, and of the vanities of carnall delights.
• A Prayer for humiliation and sorrow after sinne committed.
• A preparation to the Re∣ceiuing of the holy Commu∣nion of the Body and Bloud of IESVS CHRIST.
• A Prayer to be said at the receiuing of the holy Communion.
• A thankesgiuing after the receiuing of the holy Communion.
• prayer
  • A Motiue to the Prayer following, against Temptation.
  • A Prayer against Temptations, especially fit for a man that fin∣deth in himselfe a continuall strong inclination to any particular sinne.
• A Prayer for a prosperous Iourney.
• A Motiue to the Prayer folow∣ing, against Enemies.
• A Prayer against the power and practices of Enemies, who slander and pursue a man, either without a cause, or in a matter which he cannot reconcile.
• A Prayer of the Flocke, for their diligent, painfull and faithfull Pastor.
• A Prayer for the true obser∣uation of the Commandements of the Lord.
• A Prayer and Meditation concerning the continuance of Gods corrections, notwith∣standing our continuall humi∣liation, and daily Prayers vnto him, for comfort and reliefe.
• A fit and comfortable Medi∣tation, when God seemeth most angry with vs.
• A Prayer against Despaire.
• A comfortable Prayer against back-sliding in Religion, and for increase of Faith: most worthy often to be said of euery Christian.
• A most Christian and comfor∣table Consultation, and sweete resolution, what course in time of deepest distresse men ought to take: worthy of all men to be considered, to their vnspeakable comfort.
• Here follow sundry most effe∣ctuall Prayers for distressed men, howsoeuer their trials conti∣nue or increase.
• prayer
  • A Motiue to the Prayer fol∣lowing, for Patience in Affliction.
  • A Prayer for patience in affliction, very comfortable.
• A Prayer against the temp∣tations of the Diuell.
• prayers
  • The Motiue to the first Prayer in distresse: Being a Confession of sinnes, and a Petition to be released of the punishments due for the same.
  • The first Prayer in distresse.
  • The Motiue to the second Prayer, to be said of distressed men.
  • The second Prayer for Con∣stancy in affliction, and to endure malicious slanders patiently.
  • The Motiue to the third Prayer.
  • The third Prayer: wherein he flyeth, and wholly relyeth vpon God, and trusteth not in the helpe, nor feareth the hurt of men.
  • The Motiue to the fourth Prayer.
  • The fourth Prayer: wherein he prayeth for faith, for zeale and strength, to vndergoe Gods corrections, and to be deliue∣red from the dangers pre∣pared against him.
  • The Motiue to the fift Prayer.
  • The fifth Prayer, wherein the poore man prayeth God to keepe him from despaire, howsoeuer men goe about to make him afraid.
  • The Motiue to the sixt Prayer.
  • The sixt Prayer, to learne how to leaue the world and worldly things, and to desire heauen and heauenly things.
  • A Motiue to the seauenth Prayer.
  • The seauenth Prayer in distresse.
  • The Motiue to the eight Prayer.
  • The eight Prayer in distresse.
  • The Motiue to the ninth Pray∣er, for assurance of Gods Prouidence.
  • The ninth Prayer, in which the poore distressed Man acknowledg∣eth, that though God doe deser∣uedly punish him, yet he assu∣reth himselfe that God will relieue him.
• prayer
  • A Motiue to thankefulnesse to GOD, for Comfort and Reliefe receiued of him, after long praying vnto him in the time of necessity and affliction.
  • Preparatiues to thank∣fulnesse.
    • A generall thankesgiuing vnto God, for all his benefits, spiri∣tuall and corporall.
• Another thankesgiuing, in, and for Gods gentle corrections.
• A Thankesgiuing to God, for that Enemies haue not preuailed according to their desires, with prayer to preuent them.
• A Thankesgiuing to be vsed after the returne of a Iourney, or comming to some Inne, or place of rest.
• A Prayer for the Fruits of the Earth.
• Meditations.
  • A most diuine and comfortable Meditation, con∣cerning the Maiesty, and Power, and Loue of God, whereby men distressed, and in continuall dangers, may be stirred vp the more assuredly, to depend on him, for their deliuery and reliefe, though it come not suddenly.
  • A sweet Meditation concerning the knowledge and prouidence of God, where∣by the soules of the distressed members of Christ, are so quickened through faith in Christ, that they rest assured, that God hauing foreseene all things, cannot but in mercy, bring all their sorrowes to a ioyfull and wished end.
  • A Godly Meditation of the Word of God, whereby men di∣stressed, may be strongly resolued to cast off all feare, and to cast all their care on God, that careth for them, according to his promise in his Word.
  • A Meditation, concerning the enefit of Faith in God, and how it holdeth the Children of God from falling from him, in their deepest miseries.
  • A necessary Meditation, con∣cerning the vncertainty of mans happinesse in this life, and the cer∣tainty of the endlesse happinesse of the children of God in the life to come, notvvithstanding their pre∣sent miseries here.
  • A sweete Contemplation of Heauen, and heauenly things, whereby the sad distressed soule is much comforted, and encouraged to en∣dure vnto the end, that he may possesse the ioyes prepared for such as pati∣ently suffer, and without grudg∣ing beare the burthen of this worlds miseries.
  • A consideration of the dange∣rous estate of the impenitent wic∣ked ones after this life, notwithstan∣ding their wealth, and power, and great glory, which they haue here, where they seeme to triumph ouer poore istressed men.
  • An exhortatiue Conclusion: wherein the afflicted are stirred vp to patience, and not to be asha∣med of their miseries and base estate, so long as they endeuour to doe their duties in their seuerall callings, and stay themselues vpon Gods proui∣dence.
• A Prayer to be vsed of a sicke man.
• A Prayer for Patience in sick∣nesse, and truely to expresse sorrow for sinne.
• A Prayer to be said at the point of Death.
• A Confession of sinnes, with a very necessary Prayer, to be said of poore distressed men, Mor∣ning and Euening, and at all times else, as they shall be thereunto moued.
• A very comfortable and most patheticall Prayer, to be said of such as are in greatest distresse and danger, hauing wife and children, and in debt, not able to maintaine and relieue the one, or to satisfie the other.
• A Thankesgiuing and Prayer to be vsed of a sicke man when he is recouered; oftentimes.
• In time of affliction pray thus: yea, often.
• If not Infected, pray thus.
• A Prayer in the time of Tem∣pests and vnseasonable Weather.
• A Prayer for Peace in true RELIGION.
• A Prayer to be vsed of a Widdow.
• A Prayer for one that pre∣pares himselfe for marriage.
• A Prayer for a young Man, or Maide, prepared to Marriage.
• A Prayer to be said of Wo∣men with childe.
• A Prayer to be said of a Woman in trauell.
• A Thankesgiuing of a Woman after her Deliuery.
• A Prayer for a Man-seruant.
• A Prayer of a Maid-seruant.
• A Thankesgiuing before Meate.
• A Thankesgiuing after Meate.
• A briefe Table of all the Prayers, and other things, contained in this BOOKE.