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Author: Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617.
Title: A helpe vnto deuotion: containing certain moulds or forms of prayer, fitted to seuerall occasions; & penned for the furtherance of those, who haue more desire then skil, to poure out their soules by petitions vnto God. By Sam. Hieron.
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Print source: A helpe vnto deuotion: containing certain moulds or forms of prayer, fitted to seuerall occasions; & penned for the furtherance of those, who haue more desire then skil, to poure out their soules by petitions vnto God. By Sam. Hieron.
Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617.
Imprinted at London: by H[umphrey]. L[ownes]. for Samuel Macham, and are to be solde at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Bull-head, 1608.
Subject terms:
Devotional literature
Prayers
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To the right Worship∣full the Lady Mary Strode, of Newingham in Deuon.
To the Christian Reader.
A short Aduertis∣ment, touching Prepa∣ration before Praier. In which is shewed
part
2 The manner of Preparation stands in
text
1. A Morning Prayer, for pri∣uate Families.
2. An Euening Prayer for priuate Families.
3. A Morning Prayer for a priuate Person.
4. An Euening Prayer for a priuate Person.
5. A more particular Morning Prayer on the beginning of a Sab∣bath day.
6. Another Prayer some∣thing more speciall, respecting the hearing of Gods word.
7. Another of the like na∣ture, respecting the Sacrament of the Lordes Supper.
8. Presently after Re∣ceiuing, before the Thankesgi∣uing by the whole Congre∣gation, a man may secretly lift vp his soule on this fashion.
9. A Prayer for the afflicted in what kind soeuer.
13. A Prayer, in re∣spect of some losse re∣ceiued, as of honour, or goods, &c.
11. A Prayer, fitted to the losse of an especiall friend, as a Father or Husband, &c.
12. A Prayer applyed to the state of a man inwardly perplext with the horror of sin, with doubtings of Gods fauour, & with the ten∣tations of sathan tending to despaire.
13. A Prayer, then needfull, when a man hath some speciall combate with some one or moe special sinnes, against which hee desireth victory.
14. A Prayer of Humiliation and sorrow, after some special sinne committed.
11. A Prayer in respect of death, needful at all times but especially in sickenesse.
16. A Prayer more speci∣ally fitted to the state and occa∣sions of a sicke person.
17. A direction for those who desire to performe the Chri∣stian duety of prayer on the be∣halfe of a sick friend or neighbor whom they come to visite.
18. A thankesgiuing for a sicke man, if God be pleased to send recouery.
19. A Prayer for a woman in the time of her trauaile.
20. A Thankesgiuing after deliuery.
21. A Prayer for those which are employed in the assistance & helpe of a trauailing woman.
22. A Thankesgiuing after, when God hath bles∣sed their paines in the wo∣mans deliuerie.
23. A Prayer for a Souldier, fighting for his Countrey, or the confe∣derates thereof.
24. A Prayer for a man trauailing by Sea, a∣bout his lawfull businesse.
25. A Prayer applyed to the state and condition of a malefa∣tor, condemned by law to dy, and drawing neere to the time of his execution.
26. A Prayer rising out of the serious meditation of the last Iudgement.
27. A Prayer fitted to the time of warre.
28. Another of like nature, respecting the time of Dearth and Famine.
29. Another like, ap∣plyed to the time of some great contagion.
30. A Meditation or Prayer necessary for a poore man.
31. Another of like nature, fit for one whom God hath enriched vvith outvvard things.
32. A Prayer for the whole State.
A Table of the Prayers contained in this Booke.