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Author: Wentworth, Paul.
Title: The miscellanie, or, A registrie, and methodicall directorie of orizons Exhibiting a presentment of the soules requestes in the high court of the heauenly parliament: prefaced with meditations of a three-fold distinct nature, preparatiuely instructing the Christian soule ...
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Wentworth, Paul.
Imprinted at London: [By William White and Thomas Creede] for I. Harison [2], dwelling at the signe of the golden Anchor in Paternoster row, 1615.
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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
Prayers -- Early works to 1800.
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TO The most excellent, god∣lie, vertuous, learned, our gracious Soue∣raigne Lord, IAMES, by the grace of God of great Britaine, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the true, Christian Catholique Fayth.
THE PREFACE TO THE READER. Treating of the Nature, and essentiall Qualities, to∣geather with the proper Attributes, and Adiuncts, and Effectes of Prayer: Distinguished by Sections particulerly contey∣ning the same.
Section 1. Of the Excellencie of Mans Nature, aboue all Creatures.
Section 2. Of Mans Naturall knowledge, perfected by a true feare of God through Prayer.
Section 3. Of Prayers conformitie, vnto the will of God.
Section 4. Of Prayer to be made in Christ his name onely.
Section 5. Inuocation of Sainctes, derogatiue to a Christian Fayth.
Section 6. Adoration of Sainctes, of like nature, and blasphemous.
Section 7. Of preparing the Minde vnto Prayer, by a foresight of a two-fold respect: the first of Ne∣cessitie, the second of Comlynes.
Section. 8. Of Necessitie for Sprituall graces.
Section 9. Of Necessitie for Corporall benefites.
Section 10. Of Comlynesse in Praying vnto God, as proper to him in chiefe.
Section 11. Of Comlinesse in Praying, to be respected of Man, by a reference to the former.
Section 12. Of appropriating our Prayers, to the Nature and Qualitie of that wee pray for, whether by the groninges of the Spirit inwardly▪ or outwardly by the Mouthes vtterance.
Section 13. Of the sundry Names and Appellations of Prayer.
Section 14. Ofreducing those sundry Names of Prayer, vnto two onely, comprehending fully the Nature of Prayer.
Section 15. Outward Gesture to be conioyned with the Mouths vtterance, for argument of the inward deuotion.
Section 16. Outward gesture (as before) to be vsed, argued by Testimonies, and Examples.
Section 17. A Transition to a Treatise of the Fruict and Profite of zealous and deuout Prayers.
Section 18. The effectes of such Prayers argued by testimonies of Scripture.
Section 19. Argued by Examples out of the Scripture in the old Testament.
Section 20. An Obiection against Moses Prayer made for Pharaoh God his enemie, answered.
Section 21. The Allegation of Examples in the former said matter continued, out of the old Testament.
Section 22. 1. Iosua heard, for the standing of the Sunne. &c.
Section 23. Eliah restored the Widdow of Sereptas Sonne to life.
Section 24. Eliah his example in this case, is not for imitation.
Section 25. How to interpret imitation of Man, in this case of restoring to life.
Section 26. Herein, and in all other like cases, Fayth in Christ, imboldneth and secureth vpon occasion.
Section 27. So Peter healeth Aeneas of the Palsie, and also raiseth Tabitha of Ioppa from death.
Section 28. A true and godly construction of this Miracle, for instruction sake.
Section 29. Elisha for the Pitcher of Oyle, of the wife to one of the Sonnes of the Prophets, and restoreth the Shunamites Sonne to life.
Section 30. The exteriour Gesture of these Prophets and Apo∣stles, in the time of working their Miracles, obserued.
Section 31. The imitation of these, and such like, belong only to the Godly, and faythfull.
Section 32. Miracles wrought by the Apostles through fayth.
Section 33. Peter, and Stephen, and Paul, worke Miracles through the power of God, by Fayth.
Section 34. The End, for which Miracles are done, by the ministerie of the faythfull, is the Glory of God.
Section. 35. The Fayth of the Godly is by thse exam∣pls, to bee ffnced▪ d fully to bee confirmed, for working the like.
Section. 36. Workes of Miracles, being works of powerfull Fayth in Christ, are presidents to the Godly; Commendable and Allowable; donne, for Gods glory.
Section 37. Nebuchadnezzar, and Darius, and Cyrus, great Potentates, caused of God, through Miracles done vpon Daniel, and the three Children, to acknowledge and confesse his name.
Section 38. Obstacles, and Impediments▪ hindering our knowledge of God, to be remooued.
Section. 39. The good pleasure of God, is only to bee attended vpon, for the effecting our Prayers, and requestes.
Section 40. Causes, for the not answering our demaundes as wee expect, alleadged, to remooue all excuses, for not continuing in Prayer.
Section 41. All Prayers, of what nature soeuer, without true knowledge, liuely Fayth, and hopefull Con∣fidence in Gods fauour, and goodnesse, are in vaine conceiued.
Section 42. Contrariwise all Prayers, consisting of those three essentiall Attributes, are effectuall, to the good of such as make them.
Section 43. God onely, and none other to be prayed vnto, for all thinges meete to be asked at his hands.
Section 44. Yea, if wee know that Gods will is necessa∣rily to be executed, without our calling vnto him for the same: yet are wee in dutie to pray for the executing thereof.
Section. 45. Murmuring against Gods chastise∣ments, is an Argument of our Ignorance, in the doctrine of Gods will.
Section. 46. The vngodly, and the Godly, are of a different sence, in the construction of Af∣fliction, as touching the finall cause.
Section. 47. It standeth with a Christians duty, to pray for deliuerance out of troubles.
Section. 48. Enemyes to bee prayed, and not to be prayed for. This by way of Question, inferred, and argued, both by the affirmatiue, & Negatiue, concluded.
Section. 49. To pray for deliuerance out of Troubles, is with a Condition, by Christs example.
Section 50 Prayer to be commonly celebrated in the publique places of Christian congregations, appoynted for the same.
Section 51. Materiall Churches fitly appoynted, for common places of Prayer; argued by testimonies, of Salomon, and Christ; out of Esay, and Ieremie: also by examples of the Apostles, Peter and Iohn.
Section 52. Prayer, not of necessitie tyed to any place, seeing God his Maiestie, is not to be inclosed within materiall places.
Section 53. Euery true Christian, being the true Temple of God, is, without speciall limitation of Place, to pray euery where, vpon occasion, obseruing fit cir∣comstance thereto appertaining.
Section 54. The place fittest for Prayer, is the Chamber, so called, because of secrecie, and priuate secesse, argued by the Testimonie of Christ, and the Example of the Apostles.
Section 55. Daniel, a speciall Example of praying Secretly in a Chamber, confirmeth also the former Position.
Section 56. What is meant, by Praying in a Chamber, expounded. To auoyde an idle exception against Praying in Publique places.
Section. 57. It is a Iewish hipocriticall conceipt; And con∣demned of Ieremy, to thinke; That God for the holynes of the temple, must necessarylie be there present, to heare our prayers, aboue other places.
Section 58. The Pharizes, and the Publicans manner of Praying to be obserued, for an instruction.
Section 59. Pharisaicall praying, whether openly or priuatly, being wholly for an ostentation with all simplicitie, is reiected.
Section 60. True Deuotion of the Heart, itte for the Chamber, which Christ meaneth, and is rewarded.
THE EPILOGVE OF ADVER∣TISEMENT TO THE READER.
Certaine Meditations, as Preparatiues, instructing vnto Deuotion before Prayer.
The Natures, Virtue, and Qualitie, of Prayer.
Places of Scripture for Prayer.
Testimonies of certaine Fathers of the Church, Commendatorie of Prayer.
S. Basill speaking of Prayer vnder the name of Psalmes, sayeth thus▪
Of the Impediments, that withdraw our Mindes from true Deuotion.
The first Impediment.
The Second Impediment.
The Third Impediment.
The Fourth Impediment.
The Fift Impediment.
The Sixt Impediment.
The Seuenth Impediment.
Of the Nature and Effectes of true Zeale and Deuotion.
Helpes to further true Deuotion, being aduisedly considered and followed.
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Of Courage, Perseuerance, and Diligence.
3. The watchfull Guard, and Custodie, of the Heart and Soule.
4. Of the guarding of the Senses.
5. Of a continuall Remembrance, to be had in our mindes, of God.
6. Of a continuall Practizing our selues in good and virtuous exercises.
MEDITATIONS. Of which, the Preface.
Meditations for the Morning.
Admonitions for the Morning. Meditation.
Meditations for the Morning.
At the first appearance of the day-light, pray thus.
At your rysing ut of your Bedd: Pray.
As you are apparelling your selfe: Pray.
Going abroad.
Going about any businesse; consider, and Pray.
A Prayer of Thankes∣giuing for the safe custodie of the Night past, with a Petition for God his Protection against the euils of the Day.
Meditations for the Euening.
Admonitions for the Euening, before you sleepe.
Euening Prayer.
A Meditation of Peni∣tencie for the addressing, and Prepa∣ring our mindes vnto a true, godly sorrow for our sinnes.
Meditation vpon the Communion of the Lord his Sup∣per, before, as a Preparatiue to the Soule of the true Receiuer.
The Actions sensible of the Minister, are foure.
The Actions spirituall of the Christian Receiuer; are two.
Exhortatiue Motiues vnto Christian Instructions▪ making both for the strengthening of Faith, by the vertue of a godly humiliation; and also for the com∣forting and emboldning the Soule, by a trustfull hope of Gods Mercy, and ar seriously to be considered, of any well disposed to the Comunion of the Lords SVPPER.
A Prayer Consolatorie, for the raysing vp of the Soule of the true penitent, deiected in it selfe through the former humiliation: necessarie to be sayd of any now prepared and ready for the Communion.
Dogmaticall Instructi∣ons, vpon the Lord his Supper: BY, Questions, and Responses.
Of the Lordes Supper.
Animaduersions vpon the former Instructions touching the Confirmation of the same.
The Lords Supper to be a Sacrament.
A Sacrament to be a Ceremonie.
A Sacrament to manifest and seale the promise of Gra.
4. d. That a Sacrament is but two-fold, in the New Testament.
5. . In place of the
6. f. The partes of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper are two: and true, correlatiuely,
7. g. The Bread and the Wine, earthly, visible partes.
8. h. After a Spirituall manner.
9. 1. You say not, that the Bread and Wine, are transformed, into the Body, and Blood of Christ really?
An Exposition vpon the Wordes of Christ, occa∣sioned by reason of a doubt, of the Iewes-Caper∣naites, about the eating his Flesh.
The Exposition.
A Prayer, before the receiuing of the Communion.
A Prayer befor the receiuing of the Bread.
A Prayer before the receiuing▪ of the Cuppe.
A Prayer after▪ the receiuing▪ of the Communion.
A Meditation vpon the Mortalitie of Mans fraile Nature, arguing the corruption, and finall dissolution thereof vpon Earth.
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A Premonition for the addressing our Soules vnto a Deuotion seriously zealous at the time of prayer.
An Aduertisement to the Reader. &c,
A necessarie, and godly Prayer for the as∣sistance of God his holy Spirit, against all wandring, extrauagant thoughts, distracting deuotion in time of Prayer, first, and principally to be made, before we pray to God for any thing, whether Spirituall or Temporall.
1. A Prayer to the Trinitie. The Father, the Sonne, and holy Ghost, one God.
2. A Prayer for the obteining of Faith, Hope, and Charitie.
3. A Prayer, for Sobrietie, Chastitie, and Patience.
4. A Prayer for true Chastitie.
5. A Prayer for Spirituall ioy▪
6. A Prayer for Grace, Wisedome, and vnderstanding.
7. A Prayer for a good purpose, in the whole course of our Life.
8. A Prayer before the Catechising of a Familie.
9. A Prayer after the Catechizing.
10. A Prayer before the hearing of Gods word Preached.
11. A Prayer after the hearing of Gods word Preached.
12. A Prayer for the Saboath day morning, to be said in the Chamber.
13. A Prayer for the Saboath day Euening, to be said in the Chamber, before going to Bed.
Prayers Supplicatorie, or of Supplication; Wherein we humbly commend our selues and others to God, either by a confession of sin to be remit∣ted; or for any temporall benefits to be obteined of God. And also against euil spiritually, or bo∣dily to be auoyded: In these referring our Petitions vnto the will of God; And so Prayers called Depreca∣torie, haue also their place. Of this kinde are as followeth.
1 A Prayer of the acknowledgement of our vn∣worthines, to aske any thing.
2 A Prayer for remission of sinne.
3 A Prayer of one that is afflicted in Consci∣for sinne, &c.
4. A Prayer of Confession of mans ingratitude, and all other Sinnes, with a supplication for Pardon.
6. A Prayer against the Temptations, of the Diuell, the World, and the Flesh.
6. A Prayer, in time of Plague, or other ex∣traordinarie sicknes.
10 A Prayer to be said; of one that vnder∣takes a Iourney.
11. A Prayer of a good Wife.
21. A Prayer of a Teacher, touching his Function.
13. A Prayer of Schollers.
14 A Hrayer in the Morning, for Schol∣lers before Schooling.
15. A Prayer in the Euening, after Schooling.
16. A Prayer generall, for any Student, before his Studies.
17. A Prayer, at the entrance into the Church.
18. A Prayer for the fruites of the earth.
19. A Prayer in time of common hostilitie.
20 A Prayer of a Generall.
21 A Prayer of a Souldier.
22 A Prayer of Humiliation,
23. A Prayer in tempestious weather.
24. A Prayer of an Admirall.
25. A Prayer against our Enemies.
26. A Prayer to be defended from our Enemies.
27. A Prayer against Desperation.
Speciall Medicines against Dispaire.
Vpon assured repentance, vse these places of Scripture here vnder written.
28. A Confession of Faiih.
A Prayer trbe said at a mans departure.
Thus farre a man, by the counsell of Ecclesiasticus, Chap. 38. ver. 16. and the 22. Chap. ver. 11. may lawfully mourne for the dead.
30 A Prayer at the buriall of any, then spe∣cially to be vsed, oceasioning a Medita∣tion of Mans Mortalitie.
31 A Prayer of Widowes.
32 A Prayer of Orphns, or fa∣therlsse Children.
33 A Prayer of men Seruants.
34 A Prayer of Maide Seruants.
35 A Prayer of Teachers.
36. A Prayer of one that is afflicted in conscience for Sinne.
Prayers Intercessorie, or of Intercession, wherein we are become humble Petitioners vnto God in Christs Name, for others of all de∣grees, after S. Pauls Rule, Pray for all men.
1. A Prayer for the state of the whole Church.
2. A Prayer for the King.
3 A Prayer for the Queene.
4. A Prayer for the Prince.
5. A Prayer for Fredericke, Prince Elector Pala∣tine; and the Ladie Elizabeth his wife.
6. A Prayer for the Cleargie.
7. A Prayer for the highe Court of Parlament.
8. A Prayer of the Church, in the behalfe of the faithfull brethren, that are persecuted for the truth sake.
10. A Prayer for our brethren that are in aduersitie.
A prayer of intercession for the right honorable the Lord Maior, the Sheriffs, the Aldermen his Brethren, and Cominaltie of the Citie of London.
A Prayer supplicatorie, for the cause of Reli∣gion, against the enemies of the Church, by force of Armes, or otherwise: seeking to ouerthr•w it.
11 A Prayer for a Counsell of Warre.
12 A Prayer for Sea-faring men.
13 A Prayer for the honourable state of Matrimony.
14. A Prayer for friends, and Benefactors.
15. A Prayer to be said at all times, for the reducing of all true Christians, into the Church of Christ.
16. A Prayer for our Brethren excommunicated, to be restored to the Church againe.
17. A Prayer for our Brother, truly repentant, and doing penance in the Church, before the Congregation.
18. A Prayer of a Midwife, for a woman in Trauaile.
19. A Prayer of Children, for Parents.
20 A briefe Prayer of a Childe for his Parents.
21 A Prayer of a Childe, for his Parents.
22 A Prayer for Children.
23 Another Prayer for Children.
24 A Prayer of such as come to visit a sicke person.
25 A Prayer in time of sicknesse.
26 A Prayer for prisoners, when thou commest into a Prison, to visit them.
27. A Prayer for Prisoners, to be saide, when thou goest out of a Prison, from visiting them.
27. A Prayer for the King, and the Counsell of state, and generally for all Magistrates in their seuerall places vnder the King.
Prayers Gratulatorie, or of Thanksgiuing vnto God, for all his Benefites both Spirituall, and Temporall, as well for others, as for our selues, in the name of Christ.
1. A Thankesgiuing to God for our Creation. To Christ, for our Redemption. And to the holy Ghost, for our Sanctification.
2. A Prayer vpon the Administration of the Sacrament of Baptisme.
4. A Prayer for thanksgiuing, for the restoring our brother to the Church, with a petition also, for continuing him in the same.
5. The Midwifes Prayer, vpon the deliuerance.
6. A Prayer to be saide, After a safe returne home.
7. A Thankes-giuing to God, After Ʋictorie.
8. A Generall thankesgiuing to God, for all his Benefits, to Man.
An Index, or Table directorie, for the Contents of the first Booke of this Vo∣lume: and first for those in the Pre∣face to the said first Booke, distinguished by Sections 60.
The Index, or Table conteined in the Second Booke of the Prayers of this Volume, digested into foure Heads, as followeth in their seuerall places.