Elijahs fiery-chariot, or Glowing-coals taken from Gods altar being excellent prayers and meditations, fitted for all persons in all conditions. Composed by divers learned Fathers and martyrs in the Church of God. The like never before extant.
- Title
- Elijahs fiery-chariot, or Glowing-coals taken from Gods altar being excellent prayers and meditations, fitted for all persons in all conditions. Composed by divers learned Fathers and martyrs in the Church of God. The like never before extant.
- Author
- Elias, John, fl. 1659.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for Thomas Rooks, and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Lamb, at the east-end of St. Pauls Church,
- 1659.
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- Christian life -- Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
- Prayer -- Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
- The Epistle.
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AN INTRODVCTION to Praier. - A meditation concer∣ning prayer.
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A meditation vpon the Lords prayer.
- Our Father.
- Which art in heauen.
- Hallowed be thy name.
- Let thy kingdome come.
- Thy will be done.
- Giue vs this day, our daily bread.
- Forgiue vs our debts, as we forgiue them that are debtors vnto vs.
- Lead vs not into temptation.
- For thine is the kingdome, thine is the power, thine is the glory, for euer.
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Priuate prayers for the morning and Euening, and for other times of the day. When you awake out of your sleepe pray thus.
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Occas
ons to meditate. - Occasions to meditate.
- When you arise pray.
- When you apparell your selfe, pray.
- When you are made ready to begin the day withall pray
- When you goe forth of the dores, pray.
- When you are going any iourny, pray.
- Or pray thus.
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When you are about to receiue your meat, p
ay thus. - In the meane time pray.
- After your meat, pray.
- When you come home a∣gaine, pray.
- At the Sunne going downe pray.
- When the Candles bee light, pray.
- When you make your selfe vnready, pray.
- When you enter into your bed, pray:
- When you feele sleepe to be comming, pray.
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Occas
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A generall confession of sinnes,
with other praiers for the mor∣ning and euening, to be vsed in families and publikeassemblies. - Another confession of sinnes.
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A P
ayer to be said in the Morning. - Another Praier to be said in the Morning.
- Another Prayer for the Morning.
- An Euening Praier.
- Another Euening praier.
- Another Euening Praier.
- A praier for the remission of sinnes.
- A praier for the true knowledge of the mystery of our redemp∣tion in Christ.
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A forme of thanksgiuing for our re∣demption, and praier for the strength and increase of faith.
O Lord increase our faith. Luk 17. - A thanksgiuing to God for his great benefits.
- A aier for true mortification.
- A meditation for the exercise of true mortification.
- A meditation of the comming of Christ to iudgement, and of the re∣ward both of the faithfull and vn∣faithfull.
- A meditation of the life euerlasting: the place where it is, and the incomparable ioyes thereof.
- Another meditation of the blessed state and felicity of this life to come.
- A meditation of the presence of God.
- A meditation on the prouidence of God.
- A meditation of Gods power, beauty, goodnesse, &c.
- A meditation concerning the sober vsage of the body, that it may be subiect and obedient to the soule.
- Another meditation concerning the sober vsage of the body and plea∣sure of this life.
- A meditation of death, and the commodities it bringeth.
- A meditation vpon the passion of our Sauiour Iesus Christ.
- A praier to Christ crucified.
- A praier to Christ ascended, and raig∣ning in glory.
- Another.
- A Praier for true repentance.
- A praier for the strength and in∣crease of faith.
- A praier for the true sense and feeling of Gods fauour and mercy in Christ.
- A praier against our spirituall ene∣mies, the diuell, the world, and the flesh
- A praier for present helpe in temptation.
- A praier for the auoiding of Gods heauy wrath and venge∣ance for our sins.
- Another praier for the auoiding of Gods deserued wrath hanging ouer vs for our sinnes.
- A praier to be said of all such as suffer any kind of crosse.
- A praier of the afflicted for the profession of Gods Word.
- A praier to God the Father, the Son and the holy Ghost.
- A thanksgiuing to God the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost.
- A praier to God for his helpe and pro¦tection against the obstinate ene∣mies of the truth.
- A praier for the afflicted and persecu∣ted vnder the tyranny of Antichrist.
- A praier to be said before the prea∣ching of Gods word.
- Another.
- A praier to Be said after the preaching of Gods word.
- A Praier to be said before receiuing of the communion.
- A thanksgiuing after the receiuing of the holy Communion.
- A lamentation of a sinner, afflicted in conscience for his offences.
- A praier for the sicke.
- A praier to be said at the houre of death.
- A praier for a woman with Child.
- A Psalme to be said in the time of any common plague, sicknes, or other crosse and visitation of God.
- A Psalme of thanksgiuing for deliue∣rance from the plague or any o∣ther kind of sicknes, trouble or affliction.
- Praiers to be said before and af∣ter meales.
- Another praier before meales.
- Our father which art in heauen, &c Another.
- A thanksgiuing after meales.
- Another thanksgiuing after meales.
- Another.
- Another.
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Prayers commonly called
Lid∣leys praiers, with certaine godly additions. - A confession of sins, and a praier for the remission thereof.
- A praier for the true knowledge and vnderstanding of the word of God.
- A praier for the leading of a godly life.
- A praier for deliuerance from sinne, and to be restored to Gods grace and fauor againe.
- A praier necessary to be said at all times.
- A Praier for grace and remission of our sinnes.
- A praier taken out of the first Psalme.
- Out of the same Psalme.
- Out of the same Psalme.
- A praier taken out of the second Psalme.
- Out of the same Psalme.
- A praier which M. Iohn Bradford said alittle before his death in Smithfield.
- The Letany.
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The Ve
sicle. - The Answer.
- Let vs pray.
- Let vs pray.
- A praier for the Kings maiesty.
- A praier for the Queen & Prince, and other the King and Queens children.
- A praier for Bishops and Ministers of the Church.
- For raine.
- For faire weather.
- In the time of dearth and famine.
- In the time of warre.
- In the time of any common plague, or sickenesse.
- A praier for the strength and comfort of the holy Ghost.
- For sure hope and sure tast of euer∣lasting life.
- For true knowledge of God and his word, and a life agreeable to the same.
- A praier for the strength and increase of faith.
- For a godly life.
- A praier for true perseuerance and the assured hope of eternal life.
- A praier for the obtaining of our petitions.
- A GODLY INSTRVCTI∣on containing the summe of all the Diuinity necessary for a Christian con∣science.
- The Table.