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THE 

PR EFACE. 

I iCMigk iufl- 
Slyprefixe/ora 
„_„_ Jl T'reamhk-, to 
bis my tS\£editati(m, 
lie ego qui quondam: 
u inell at Virgil diim 
m^Poetil^e Treami/e ta 
tuJEneides, bittteo-^ 
ieane contrary end. For 
'tis llle ego, mat to fli^ 
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1 he Preface. 



im hizh he m^^ mounte 
inhisnewJubieBy from. 
Timing of the f lough , i 
wife noT» ofTrinces an 
their IVarres : vehereas 
honpfcleane contrary, ai 
comefrotrL) tifikiing i 
the fe high and fr-ofoun 
MyHeries tn the %€Ut 
lation , Hf herein an Bit 
fhant may fi»imme ^ j 
rhedi. tate vpo the plaim 
fmootheandeajle Lore 
Prayer , that euery oh 
^^ yi>ije-j cm culoer Ja^ ^ 



The Preface, 



mumble y and euery VfeU 
bred child can interfnte 
hj his Qatechifme: Ha^ 
mngleftfo the f olid meat 
that men feed ypon y for 
the mil l^ fit for babes, 
IBut the reafon is, Igr&w 
inyeeres,andoldmenare 
t»ice babes, as the Tro- 
uerbeis'^ hauing imitated 
(^ardmall Bellarmine 
herein, rpho of late yeeres 
hathgiuen otier his bic^e^ 
rings in Polemikes and 
Controuerfies^n^herem fee 



The Preface* 



les 
I. Tim, 



inias bred alibis Itfe^ at 

betakfn himfelfe nm 

Jet out ajhori iS\i editi 

tim eueryjeerCyOnly en 

bellilhing almoji euerj ot 

of them mthfomevi»o t 

ffifef ^bree *fabubHS miracle. 

vphereinhejhallgoealon 

for my part, %ut nm 

iifben Ibethin^e my f el ft 

toUfhom Icanmofl apt I 

dedicate this little labou 

ofmine^ mofi of it bein^ 

jloUen from the toure 

orJaintdfar wv> jiJce^e 



1 he Preface. 



and calling to minde, h(jn» 
cartfulilhme euerhin to 
dbfirue a decoru in the 
dedicatioo/my bool^i,As 

my BASIAIKON 

tedtomySonneHBtitir^ 

nmmth Gody becaufiit 

I treated of the Office of a 

r KtPgy ^^ ^^ belonging to 
L my only SonCaAtiLES^ 
idfhofucceds to it by right, 
Mt»eUas to all the reft of 
hii brothers pods: and as 
Idedtcateamj A^ofe* 




1 ne r rctace. 



gic for the Oath of AJ 
Jegcance to attfree Chr\ 
ftim Princes and St ate. 
hecaufe they had all i 
them an interefl in th 
argument, other of m 
hooves lOfhich treated i 
matters belonging to eue 
rj qualitieofperfonSy k 
ing therefore indefinitei 
dedicated to the %eadt 
in general J. cannot fun 
lyfinde out a f erf on, i 
ipfhom I can more fitly de 
die ate thisfhort Medita 



The Preface. 



tion of mine 9 then tojoUy 
BvcKiNGHAM* For h 
is made ypon a yery/hort 
and flaine.Trayer , and 
therefore the fitter for 
aQouftier: For Qpur^ 
tiers , /or the mofi: fart, 
are thought neither to 
haue [jfl nor leifure to 
fay long prayers , lik}ng 

¥courte MeiTe ^Wi,%t.cM 
■ O*^ ftopherihat 

lonff difner. ^ut to con^ l^r'^dt 

fefje^ the trueth noy» m ZT^ir. 

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^ou that it is both jhon 



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md fkine^^ Thai it it 
/hort , becaufe tifhenf 
eonfider of your continue 
M atimdance ifpon my 
firuice , j$ur ddyiy im-- 
phyments in thefame^, 
^ the vnceffantjvfarme 
effuitors impGrtmately 
hanging yponyou , mth- 
otU difcretion or difiin^ 
Bion of times, I can find 
hutyery Utle time for you 
tojpare Ifpon meditatton: 
Andthatitisplaine, it is 
the fitter foryw^finceyou 



1 lie r rciace. 



Tdperenot bred a fchoUtv, 

You may lik^tfiife claime 

aiu^imereHin itfordt-' 

Hen other refpeUs* f'trfl^ 

fronts the ground of my 

"Writing it • for diueri 

times he fore f medkd 

TUfithity Itoidyott, and 

onelyyou , of fame of my 

coceptiom if on theLords 

^rayer^andjouoftenfi^- 

licited me to putpenne to 

paper: next, as the perfm 

toMpbom vpeepray ityismr 

heauenly Father ^fi <im^ 

tbat 



Thfe Preface. 



that offer it vntojou , not 
(me(y jour foluih, hut aU 
Jo jour (gconomii^ Fa- 
tter, and that in aneerer 
degree then vnto others » 
Thirdly, that jou may 
mak^ good %fe of it ; for 
Jmcefdajlj take care to 
better jour vnaerjland- 
ifjg, to enable JOU the 
more for my feruice in 
K»orldlj affaires, reafon 
Vpould that Gods fart 
fhouldnot be left out ,for 
timor Domini, is, ini- 



1 he Preface. 

tiuni fapiemias* And 
laHljylmu/l mth toy ac^ 
knowledge ^ that you ie^ 
jermthugtftofmeey in 
not ^neiy gmngfo good 
example^ to the reH of 
the £ourty in fr^^uent- 
hearing the tPordof God: 
but injpectali^ info o/ten 
receiuing the Sarramem^ 
l»hich is a notable demo-^ 
; ftration of your charhfie 
in pardoning iheni^thd 
offend you, that beingihe 
thing Imofi labour tiax^t^ 

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iiA Adeditation vpon 
the Lords Prayer. 

Fall things, the 
Seruice of God is 
the moft due,ne- 
^ceflary,and profi- 
table adlion of a Chriftian 
man. Of all Seruices of God, 
Prayer is the moft excellent 
for many relpefts , and of all 
Prayers.theLoRDsPKAYBji. 
is the moft perfitjvfcfoll and 
comfortable. That the Ser- 
uice of God is to bee^t«S«« 
B t«.^ 



A Meattatwn 



red to ail other adions of a 
Chriilian man, no Chriftian 
will doubt, the glory of God 
being the proper ende of 
mans creation, whom heeis 
ordained to glorifie : Firft 
tempocally, during the time 
of his pilgrimage vpon this 
earth^and neu for euer in hix 
eternall habitation. That 
Prayer is to bee preferred to 
all other adions of a Chri- 
^ian man , the Commande- 
ment giuen vs , the excellen- 
cic of the A<^ion,and the in- 
finite fruit we receiue by the 
yfe thereof, doth iufEcieiitl) 
proueit. TheCommande- 



(Vpon the Lords Trayer. 3 

e commanded to do no.o> 
er thing cotinually >bui;to 
'ay : all other things haue 
: times (ec for them. Euery 
ing * hath a^time , as Saio^* >«!«.}. 
m fey es , but prayer is bar- 
d at no time , if a maos 
ale kindle his heart , and 
(JK>(e his thoughts vnto it. 
nd the exccllencie of the 
il:iou is manifed in that^ 
tat , whereas at all other 
nes when wee /peake , it is 
it with men like ourfelues^ 
'ec then by prayer fpeake 
dth God , and in a maner 
>nferre with him , ashalfe 
els for (hat time t our 
fuid hope being, b^ tWe 
B a. £otc^ 




A l^editation 



force of Prayer , ftirrcd yp 
and enabled to draw God 
downe to vs , and make him 
become ours j yea , euen to 
dwell with vs, that wee may 
bee his for eu«r. A nd as to 
the infinite fruite*wee re- 
ceiuc by the vfc thereof 
wee are commanded by our 
Sauiour,to aske and it fhail 
be granted vnto vs , to fecke 
and we (hallfinde,toknocke 
and it flialbe opened vnto vs. 
i^uke «. If * we aske bread,wee fhall 
not haue ilones , if wee dske 
fi(hes , wee (hall not haue 
lerpcnfs ^ and if wee aske 
egges,we (hal not haue fc(^ 
pioiiy. He alfo tcls vs, what 



fvpon the Lords Prayer, 5 



things foeucr wcc dcfirc 
when wc pray , fo that wcc 
bclccue we recciuc them,wc 
(hall hauc them ; Yea cuen 
we are commaunded to imi- 
tate the importunitie of the 
* widow in prayer, with al^'iukeis,; 
iiirancc of tne like (Ucccflc. 
And if euer this dodrine 
was needful! in any age, it is 
niod in ours : for now our * intwsage 

t ••1*1 ^ecoQcenc 

zcalc to prayer is quite dried ourfciucsw 

I * y I \ I talkeofthe 

7p and cooled, and turned to ?«^°i«ofGod 
pratling, efpecially in this^-|^>;;, 
lfle,where the Puri(anes will T^t;':^. 
hauc vs hunt for hearing of rn,"nZdi- 
Sermons without ccami?, ^'ntii^V 
but as little prayer as yce inttT^athe < 
Willi turning thccomavvdcr^^j^^- 

B 3 rcv^ttx.*-*™-"- 



Ayeditaiion 



mcnt of the Apoftlcfrom 
^ray continually ,co Preach cm- 
ttmaUy, oncly obeying ano- 
ther commandcment of rhc 
fame Apoftle, in preaching 
and exhorting botn in feafbi 
andoutof ica(bn. Now tha 
the L6rds Prayer is dv 
niofl; cxcellet & perfed ofal 
prayers,is agreed vpon by a! 
Chriilians, euen by the vcr| 
rebellious ^rtrwiMs them 
felues (though they will ne 
uerfayitintheirownc pray 
cts) the reaibn is , becaufei 
is the onely Prayer that ou 
Sauiour didated out of hi 
owne mouth , with a pre 
cept to ys of imitation. Bu 



*zi^the LtfrdsTrayer, 7 



that fooli(]i ground where- ' 

upon the Srvmifis difobey 
Chrifts precept of imitati- 
on , is onely founded vpon 
their imitation of their fa- 
thers > the Englifh TutUohs, 
whomc they Ibiuc to out; 
goe in zcale,vpon their o wne 
:roands.F6rour Turitam wil 
ly no fei prayer, forfooth, 
*that is prefcribed by their jswfo^Mof 
mother tncChurch.butcue-p""^'""* 
ry brother muftcocciuc one P6d"^,',f 
vpon the (udden, and there- fi^g^'T''" 
fore the Sromifts refufc tofl^ifti 

laytheLOKDS VKAYEKyasdicmtMrm 

pecaule it is a let prayer, if '*^^2*«' 
diough prcfcwbcd by God'^^^'^'; 
himfcifc , fliifting their dif-^-^'*'*" 

B 4 oV)c- 




tatufH 

obedience vpon this xc 
liocation, that they are cc 
manded to pray after t 
manner, but not in the (a 
wordes, that is, they n 
. pray, or rather fing the ( 
^iiSaot of it , as their ov 
yaine braincs (hall pleafc 
concdue it, but nc^ the p] 
fbngj they may pray b 
Commentary, but not 
^rfi^KaTcxt. And thus, M« 
Hofcmt Vfumpo Tatre, 
EcckfimproMatre^m fett 
downe rules vnto them ^ 
in the Text it feIfc,SX«A<? 
ChriH: himftlfe prcfcribf 
QjmdooratUydkiiey Pat 
NosT5R,W'f, & indeed < 

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, Puritans goe very nccrc to 
i oynewith them in blotting 
out the Lords PB.AYER.For 
they ' quarrell our Church ISj^^' 
tor hauing it twice layd in checo^n/erc 
our day ly Common prayer, »" court h 

lo as they could bee content jJeX"** 

with aslittic of it as may bei;;;^^^,' 

^ But this monftrous conceit litS'gi*"!! 

of* concciued praycrs,with- ofA2i!iw 

'i. . #. . Prayer. 

out any prcmcduauon.ipoi-'Abufingti 
Icth both Vurtfans and Srom- *9:*^r 
nifts. I iuftly call it mon. * 
^ ftrous , fincc they will hauc 
* a thing both concciuedand .^v 
. borne at once , contrary to 
, nature , which will haue 
I cuery thing to lie in the belly 
r of the mother a cettaln& 



IriimilUbir 



to Aauaawum 



time after the concepti- 
on /there to growe and ri- 
pen before it bee produced, 
and this is the vniuerfall 
courfe of namre, as well in 
animal! as vegetable tkinss, 
yea , cuen in mineralls with- 
in the bowels of the earth, 
though the Alchymfis , in 
that poynt agree with the 
Puritans and ^rottfrufts : and 
indeede , our Turifans may 
iuftly be called (Jbjmicatt do- 
StoK inDiuinitic,with their 
Quinteflcnce of refined and 
pure dodrinc. And in this, 
Grace imitates Nature , not 
producing any perfedil: work 
at the firttjbnt by degrees. 



fvpon the Lvrds Pr^er» 1 1 



But in cafe men might think 
that I wfong our Turaam, 
in calling them the f^ro^ffm/is 
fathers 5 I mud craue leaue 
of the Reader to digrefle 
here a little,for his better (a- 
tisj&dion in this point. I 
told you already , how that 
vpon our pMr//<<»j ground of 
rcie<5ting all fet prayers, they 
refiilc to fay the Lords 
Prayer. And now I am to 
proue how that vpon our 
iPmtam grounds they found 
their totall feparation from 
vs. Our^/^ifdwareaduerfe 
to the gouernment of Bi- 
fhops , calling it an Ann- 
chriftiangoucrnemtiu , ^tA 



14 A ivieatftmon 



holy water, therefore to the 
woodi; andcauesmuft they 
goe, like outlawes and re- 
bels, to their Sermons & di- 
nine cxercifes > iuft building 
•itmrih, vpon * Catt^rishts ground; 
That he that was once a Po- 
pilh Pried, can neuer bead- 
mittcd to the miniftry in a 
rightly reformed Church. 
And thus haue I (ufficiently 
prooued,! hope,that our IV 
ritanes are the founders and 
fathers of the ^ro'Wiiflt ; the 
latter oncly boldly putting 
in pra£ti(e what the former 
doe teach, but dare not per« 
forme. And not onely are. 
our PitriioM founders and 



<vpon the Lords Prajier, 1 5 



fathers to the iBroTf^mfts , buc 
vpon their foundation and 
ground are al(b built vp all 
thelc innumerable kOiS of 
new herefies , that nowc 
iWarme in Amfterdam. 
For the true viiible Church, 

TIT . . ' 

when (he is in pro(peritie,as 
(God be thanked)me is now 
in this Kingdomc, is ciititas 
fupermontem pofu , (heisiea- 
ted vpon the top of a ftecpe 
hil, where hercnildren mull 
flay and dwell with her 3 for 
one flep downc may make 
them ilide ouer the preci- 
pice, where there is no bufh 
nor flay to hold them by, till 
they fall to the bottom o(\^^ 



i6 AMtditmw 

hill with all their v 
where lyes that vnqu 
ble ficrie lake of fire & 
ftone. For althougli 
that had neuer k: 
Chrift, being willing 
comeaChrillian, mi 
well aduifed what C 
hec will become a m 
of,if hec be not alreac 
in the bofome of th 
Church I and therin h 
truft to his owne coni 
tobearehim witncfle 
Church doth trucly 
the word of Valuation, 
ding to the rcucalcd ' 
God^nd doth not mic 
C6nu2uii6t the points 



.'..^ .. 



ru^n the Lords Praj/er. 17 

icion coiiteincd in the 
!tipture , with their ownc 
aditipns : For all the points 
Pour (aluution arc (God be 
lanked ) clcare and plaiiie 
\ the Scriptures j a lambe 
lay eafily wade through 
lat foord , as Saint * GregQry*^'^^*- 
yth : Yet then aflbone as 
c hath thus made his choifc 
th2X. Church to hue and die 
\^dudi earn , as Chrill com- 
tands : for his conicience 
1 this muft oiiely (crue him 
>r a guide to the right 
)hurch , but not to iudge 
cr, but to be iudged by her. 
or hee that will haue God 
3 be his Father , mud a.V^ 



i8 A Meditation 



hauc the true Church toU 
«^itS)^ his Mother , as * S. ^1^1^/^ 
(ay th. .Holde £dl ther(&rc 
•Epii.4.14. your profeiEon , as the * A- 
pbflle exhorts ys, and be not 
caricd away with the winj? 
ofeuerydodrinej nortru0 
not. to that priuate fpirit 0^ 
holy gholl which our ^M|i 
tmes^oty in y for then a Ik* 
tie fierie zeale will make thee 

/r«...fe^,the • proceed ftil on from ^Brcit^' 

phrafe that M 

H^afkHi *^fi ^^ ^"^^ ®"c Seft or 0- 
t'o"fh,n:r« ther of Jnabaptifi, and from 
Tt^e'fi^ one of thefe to another, then 

one herefieca ' t r t • 1 T' t ' 

another.and to Dccomc 3 luoaized irm» 

euerchelaft « . t • I i - 

prowcsthe ^/ft?^ and in the cnde a pro- 
line FamiliU, Thus yee fee. 



*vpon tbe Lords Vrajer, 

low that letting flippc the 
loldc of the true Church, 
ndjOQce tniftiog to the pri« 
at (pint of Ketormation, 
ccording to our Tttriianes 
odrine, it is eaue to fall and 
ide by degrees into the 
baoSfGlthy iinkc 2nd fair^o 
fail hdrrible here(ies,wher^ 
f hell is the iuft reward. 
And now I retumetomy 
u r pofe, crauing pardon for 
lis digre/Iio ; for the zealel 
auctoprcicruethe Church 
001 thclc foxes y and litde 
>xes , Heretihs and SeiU' 
tSy hath enforced me, that 
ith the Doue tooke this 
'liue branch in my mouth 

C i «v 



1^ I* 



zx Alieiktitm -^^^ 



OvR Father : Fathb 
is a title of dignitic and h 
nour, but Ovr Father 
atideofinfinitelouc^ioyn 
withgreatndfe. Thefetv 
firft woids, are to put v$ 
mindcydiac are but duftai 
afhes , what perfbn wee i 
to -(pcake vnto } for pi3e| 
rins our reuereticc lin t 
higheft degree} not like t 
Pmtants , to\ talke hom( 
with God , as our kihn 
who therefore- louc ta. 
Jtch^feUowlih with Cbrifl 
the Lords Table, a$ his bi 
thren and cameradcs *. ai 
fct our rcuerence tp fe mi 
ed with a iweete confiden 



Ofpott the Lords Prater. 25 



h his louc ; tor he is our Fa- 
her,and we ate his adopted 
Mdren and coheircs with 
Ihrift of his Kingdome. E- 
ifcry oiie of vs is cotnanded 
o call hiiia OvR Father, 
ti the plurall dumber , to 
hew that hpJy comtnutiioh 
vhith is amotig the Sjtints^ 
fid. that eucry one cifvs is 
raiaxihtr of a body of a 
>htffch> that is cofnpadcd 
ff mitny Hiembcr$ : contra- 
y to thbfe litflcftart-vpfcdls 
n ^/?cri4f^, where two or 
lifte make a (Zhuf ch ; aiid 
otitrary to all thofc con^ 
tmtitts of Antiquitie , that 
vill li^ije QOiihing^ but al B^- 

C 4 \y3Vy. 



14 . AMeditatim 



bylpnini till their time, 

W H I c » A BL T J 

HEAVEN sThis is thcpL 

where the Throne of J 

Maieftic is let J fbrthQU: 

he be prcfcnt cuery where 

well .in his infinite cflcn 

as ;pQwcr,in Ij^ight both 

y9rjHiifi9tid iproe of thc\^ 

minieiin ; yet is hee onely. i 

iiclent in he%uen , as th^jCi 

pfhis Maieftieaecordiqg 

that q£ Efay $6.i. Heauen 

my Tkrone^nd. e^rth is myffk 

fioole. And by thenornjn 

tiod here of heauen , it pu 

vs in mindc what FathciT: v 

-pray y ntp, that it is no card 

Iyman> but pncly our he 



«l««l 



fOpon the Lords Prayer, z 5 



ucnly Vzthetyfurftmcorda. 

Now wc come to the Pe- 
titions, the number wherc^ 
ot by:- t^oi\ of the ancient 
Church was reckoned to bee 
fcaucn , diuiding in two Pe- 
titions,Lead.fVs mtinto ten^ 
Mm, jmd dekuer rus jrom 
tiM : whereas of Jate dayes 
wee haue confounded them 
in one« But iiircly in mine 
opinion the fathers had 
good r<;aIon to dqiiide thcnij 
as I (hall fhew^in the owne 
time.. 

. Hallo y y e d be 
T H Y . N A M E? .This is the 
firft Petition, and this is the 
^fiirmatitic of diat whereoC 



x6 A hitiUtttm 



tiie contrary is prohibited 
in the third G]n]niai3d&- 
ment. ' Thou /bolt nottsketbt 
Hme of the Lord thf God m 
rvame. yficc firft make this. 
PctitioR , that all men mxf 
dbe their hom^e which 
they owe ynto Gbd , ^ m6 
now doe , before wee madw 
ottrittites either for the piub^ 
tike welfare of the Charch^ 
6f our owne prioatcbentt^ 
&u For it were an itnpii- 
dent thing for any fiibied 
to make a fuce to his Sou(S 
laigne Prince^beforc htddid 
his homage vnto him. Iht 
pnticipai end for which God 
created m^ a^er his Im^«;: 



II law*—^ I |_...i.^.M 

rv^M the Lor4spif^i^, x-j 



was that hcc might fan(flifie 
his Name;aiici this is not on- 
ly the 0£Scc of thcMilitant 
Church here and of euej:y 
one of them, but it is aUb 
the cternall Q£ce of the 
Chuitih triumphant in Hca> 
uen^ compofed of Angcis £c 
metDj Vvho without ccafilig; 
praised: fandifie the Name 
of God for euer. We &ndi^ 
He his Name in this. earthy 
either when we praifcl Gbd^ 
praytD him with rcuerenctf, 
or fixake of his wonder&ll 
woorkeB.^xepent.vs of our 
iinnes with conficifion of 
them, edifie our brethren to 
faluation, or bcare witneC^ 



1^ jt^^'^i^ MeMtatipU'' 



to the truth being ducly i 
quired ; We are alio to c 
ieme that xh'efc words s 
not here fct downe in t 
prcfent time, WeehaUovoi 
^Z4i»0^but:in the fenotof t 
optaciuc oiobfie, Hii^o}kfl/; 
thy 2S(aiinei} ) becaufe . « |tc 
Chiriftian man , as a f<;elii 
sxember ofithe body, of d 
Church y 6ught to pray th 
@ods Namffmay be p'raSfe 
;bd fkndifkd by hieaac 
Angcis: noi: oncly fiDOVtl 
|}re[cnt>but iti all timbLCDo 
tning, and after thatDihei 
Ihalbe no more time , f{ 
euerand cuer eternally. An 

although; wedcnow icmu: 

■as 



fvpon tut Loras^ajfer. X9 



d cucr wilbe Co , yet wee 
ay and wifli it ; to fhcw 
id cxpreife our harmonic 
d holy zeaic to prai(e God, 
ptly with the reft of the 
cmbersjboth of the Mili- 
nt &c triumpham Church. 
It that wee are to pray for 
this Petition is , that all 
e behauiour of the Mili- 
nt Church may euer bcdi-* 
ded chiefly to that end, 
at his Name may be(an~ 
ified in all their words aodL 
Hons. Now that we doe 
>t wifli God to be hallow- 
Ijbut hisName^ thcreaibn 
cafie, for God is not onelv 
rtWl(^/io/y,but he Vs CQ«sv 



— ■ - 1- - — ■ . — -. 

miko eft Deus : then 
we pray that his Name 
bee hallowed ampngi 
here vpon earth, as him 
is perfedlv holy both ii 
Name and cfTcncc -, not 
hereby wee can imagiii 
jinake him and his Name 
lie,but that God would 
vs grace to vfe it hclil]j 
ismb to bee noted that 
only in this prayer,bui < 
ia^^all other prayers , 
rpeake to God in the fit 
lar number, ThoUf whc 
Wi is a ftile of greacr 
amongft men ^ the rea(b 
that God is one , yea vi 



t (clfc : not that wee ac- 
knowledge with the lt»ts^ 
irtims^ and other Berttkh^ 
^utone pcrion in the God« 
lead, blotting out both t^Q 
)on(ie sind the Holy Ghofi^ 
)ut becaufe though there 1^ 
hree perfons j yet is there 
>ut one indiuidifiiH edence, 
>ne in three & three in one, 
iiilingiuihed but not diui^ 
led , according to the 4(bar 
tafian Creed. And thcre^. 
ibre becaufe wee haue only 
Dne to pray vnto, to whon\ 
snely all gldrie appertained^ 
Nc call him Thw , per exce^ 
Igntiam , keeping out of our 
^Calender afwell the I-iear 



5 i A Medhatiori '• 



,v 



then gods as the Popil 
Saitits : for God Almighty: 
will haue no fellowcs "icy- 1! 
ned in worftiip with hinv'l 
as himfelfe declares in th6' 
firftof the tennc Comman^l 
dements ,and alfo in ffity 4i,r 
8. God tells vs, hcc will not 
giuc his gloiy to anothcL ■ 
Thy k ingd om4' 
COME , This is the (econd - 
Petition, and it will admit 
two interpretations , that 
may both ftand with the 
Analogic dfFaith. The firft^' 
that in thefe words wee pray . . 
for the fccond comming of 
Chriil, which is promifed 
to be haftcned for the clc€t» ' 



^pon the Lords fvayer. ^ ^ 



ike : thq reafbn is thae an 
nd may be put to tbemilo- 
ies of the Church ,- elpcci- 
llyih regard of ihat:ffarci« 
ill dcfedioq that is thread- 
ed CO come in cbe latter 
aics,abd vvhereof vxstn our 
aj^es Jxatic the dokBill cx»> 
ztkncci'stbx *■■ rFaithr^ihali*t'A«»8.8. 
or .t^d fouhij od: thccartfa: 
id- the" Iduc'of .iiiaiiy.fhall •«»'*•»<•«»' 
axe aMi: . And' jwhofbcr 
:r will liiafcc choiot'of thtt 
lerprcrati^D .mui} ftmdeii- 
and the iKxit Poti]Roa! in 
lis forme; , ' ib ; tl\e meane 
nc^y'lnikhee, dwein^trth 
it is inHeiiutni. -The other 
terprecatioa i& j CQvwhicla 



H 




I rathec cndine y that tlie 
words o£ thy KmJiome.€mt 
are fecondcd by tnc ncxt&t 
lowing Petition , ?iy lill 
he donein earthy askism Httr 
MAI .. The reaibns perfim- 
dingmceto likebefl: of tbit 
opinion arc twoj; Firil \» 
caufe it is Chrifts vfiial 
phraiein the 6ofpell by the 
Kingdome of Hcaucn to 
meane the .Church Mili- 
tant; and all the fiuthfuU ale 
bound to pray fot the flair 
riQiing profperitie of tbfc 
Church, and that there may 
bee peace in Ilrael. The 9- 
ther reafbn is , becauie of 
the next £o\\smm^ ^tsda 



1 



1 



Qit 



^■MMi 



wpm the Lords prayer, 35 

n , Thy w'lUbe done <src* chat 
;, that by the tncanes of the 
ouriihinj^ of the Church, 
le will orGod may be done 
1 earth as it is in hcauen. 
kndvpon the other part, 
[though wee bee comman- 
ed wnen wee (hall (ee the 
ghes going before thelat- 
;r day, to * lift vp our heads, 'i-tH.**. 
nowing that the latter day, 
leday of our dcliueranicc is 
t4tiand : and although S\ 
*aul tells vs , that the 'Irhole *»«««».«■»». 
•eatiognumeth^traM^tbin 
m$e»to be retiewedj& that 
. J«i&» after he had bin raui- 
led in fpirit, where befides ;^ 

uitiy other hcaucnly ts\^&&- 

D 1 xvcs. 



irikB 



3^ AMtiltation 



rics, heiaw the glory c 
very; throne of God. A 
(l:fay)that vp6 that glo 
fight he burft forth in 

'ie»el.iJ.»o WOrd$» ; <r^M»» 'j^^/M POi 

I(fu:,y^tl c^iV)&i^ no « 
place,qf Scriptuce that 
tfi^)mds. ^cry iaithfull 
to pray coiitifiually fo 
._[ haftci?ingoftJie,Lords 
rajflg..:.and tcj^all.qadgc 

., . , dDd |b take pmtrmerfu 
I pt^effp. For diOiMgh dca 
thefjcltutrcrof cucry fa 
man fro thispri(bn&; 
of fuijto etcJta^J fclictti 
Sauiourby liii5;(^cath ^ 



^^^■^■i""!^^ 



<vp9n the Lords prayer. '37 



^on hauing killed theilinj 
of death in ys^: andalchougl 
S.iPW, raui^ed in d high 
contemplation,vYi(hed to be 

*diii[bkicd,& be withGbrift, •?«!.•.»» 
yet iiauc wc no warrati c euc- 
ly man ro pray foY the balde- 
ning of his owne '^eaith. 
and death is to cuery patti- 
ciilarfaithfilll man the'fanic 
thingjthatthegcnerall trani^ 
mutation will be at the latter 
day to the whole body" of 
the Eled ; except that Wcc 
will ,after thfigericrali diffo- 
]i)tidn ) attai<i0 to a:grcater 
licgiFceofglbiyL 'Nowthac 
-wc dcfifc-tiw 4iAgd6ffiC( of 
God- to <^E>ttte ) is thtf rcby 



meant, thacmcc dc{iic,-tb 
the Church of God ta 
more and more bee fpred 
vpon the fiice of the cart 
and that the niunberd>f t 
cleft may be muhiphed. 
a word) that hce would ici 
a plentifullharueft with! 
£cient (lore of labourers. 
Thv Will be do: 

IV EAKTHiAS IT IS 

HEAVEN. This third P< 
tion I take to bee apraycr 
grant vs themcanes ofati 
liil^ tohiskingdome ; a: 
yee would fay, thykhgdc 
(me , Old U tbd efeS 
^riSbetdmcist. SJL 
(nth it/umiuiiehfam m> 



fVpontMUiratfrafer. 39 



16 (hcv? how preciicly wee 
ought CO wifh that Gods will 
viFcrc done in earth iuft as it 
isinheauen. God hath two 
' wills , a reuealed will to^l^t!^' 
wards vs , and that willis "^ 
here vnderllood : hee hath 
alio a /ccrec will in his ^ter- 
nall counfell, whereby all 
things are gouerned , and in 
the end madeeuer to turne 
to his glory, often times 
drawing good effects out of 
bad caufes , and light out of 
darkeneflc, to the fulfilling 
either of his mercie or iu- 
ftice, which made S.Au^ 

We are then to pray , that 
his rcucaicd will maybcto^ 

P 4 V)ejt\ 



4Q AM-eiJIkaim 



beypd in earth by :his iBi||i» 
tgnt C;hurf:h, ?ts\t'\s by j|M 
triumphing Churph in h«h 
ucn : then wpuki this Ml* 
iitant Church vpon earth 
dbfcruc bcttcf; the two ta- 
bics.of the Law, then now 
thjcy doj^nd then would the 
Chwth be free of" Schifejcs, 
Hcrc{ics,and all new opini- 
ons ;bv|t this is newer to bee 
loplcfdfbrip this world. Wc 
arc pnely (p wi(h, that God 
jWO^Id multiply apd increase 
his bififings vpon her, in 
that mcafurc that hee (hall 
thinkc moft expedient , for 
his glory, and ner comfort:. 
For let ; the vaine ChXa/is 
gape $iftc? iW xVi^wfexMl 



w^^^ 



rvpmtheLordsproftr. 41 

yccrcs of Chrifts kingdome 
tobce&tled vpQn:earch«aDd 
let ^r^tman bring downe 
thachcaqenly Icrufalem,and 
^ctlc it in this world , the 

wordofGodaiTures'ysjthat . 
the latter day es (hallprooue 
the word , and moft.dange- 
rous daye& , Now ^s^for the 
performance of- the decrees 
and fccrct will pC Qod ; wee 
are not commanded to pray 
for that j for it is ineuitabki 
but we muft withoj^t niur- • 
muring /ubmit our (elues 
vnto it , faying with our Sa» 
uioufi Mir.2,<$. J 9. nof my milli 
hittbf fifiQ bee done. For the 

^rft;A^^^^^^ pf the Apo(M«& 



Crecde teachcth vs,that Gd4 
is AlQAighty , how euer f^ 
JHussinathc ^rmmMnj thtfiH 
to rob him of his eternal de^ 
cree,aiKi (ecret will, making 
many things to bee done in 
this world whether hee will 
or not. 
Gits vs thi$ daY 

OVR DAILY ^RBA&. 

This is the fourdi Peddbii 
in order, but the Gxk that e- 
uery partictdar man is to 
b^e for himfelfe j hauing 
fiiRpreferred his gcnerau 
petitions for the aauance*^ 
mem of the glory of 
God, and the fclidtie > by 
confe^uence , of the whofo 

CWccVx 



ivpom the Lerfis prajier^ 4). 



Church tnilitancin gcneolL 
Qut thoiigh eucry man in 
particukr is to begge this 
ibr£imrclfc,yetdoc we beg 
it for vs, in tht plural! num« 
bcr^andthiswcdotoffaoir v 
our charicicias fiseling mcm« 
bcrs of that Body, whereof 
Chriilis thcHcad :and ibia 
all the reft of ^ur petitions 
Allowing, accovdingto that 
rule in the NewTclUmenr, 
*Orate dj fro 4lih» And- by .^^^ - 
this word, O v &,iare we aUb 
taught neucr to pray fbroiir 
(eluesj, without graying aUb ^ 
for our neighbotir. But vp- 
on this rule of prayinz one 

for ,«ocW. J^rBc 



44 AMeakatim 



prayer to th<i Saincs to 
fbrvs , is ycryfarrcfctd 
for'then ilioald follow/ 
iincfrwearc command) 
pray oae for anoclier, 
fliould pray for the Sain 
well as they for vs. Si 
wee that are vpon this a 
atecommaad^topiay 
for another j but no m( 
tin is made of Saints nor 
gels in that precept, nor 
where elfe in the wor< 
Cod : and it is a good 
rule in Theplogie, inm; 
of the worf^ip of God i i 
■dlihitM nefieerii ; accor< 
'. to that of. S. Patd,Kom.\ 



i'Vponthe Lords prayer. 45 



kd in bit minde, Befides, wcc 
be not make a forinal pray-r 
T and worlhipjooe to ano-: 
hcr,t|iat hemay pray for vsi 
IS the' Papifts;d0c to thc)9 
laints. 1 meddle not witb 
hat (qpef^0Q>:9vi)ethcr tbq 
!ainr^ 0r Angels pray £bt^^ 
>r not } but I am iure Vfeq 
laue^bWarraijKinthewofiil . 
►f Go^'tP p^a^-t? -t^cm fpjl^ ^ 
hat endi Now the thing^fe 

ray for in this^petitioti'irit 
ur dailyireadfWhich this d|ay> 
vc begge at GQd>hand. Wp* 
legge our daily bread, thi$; 
ay, at Gods hand , to (hew • 
lat from the'ppprelt bpg- ^ 
er to the greatcft King ^ no 

irvox\S\ 



motcall cxeatufc isex< 
^m that neceifitic of 
begging, all temporal] 
fits that wee baue need 
Gods hand: for euery I 
yea euery minute wc< 
fieede ,of Gods afli(i 
both in pur (pirittia 
tieiiaperatl flecefsities 
• diercfbrc Saint Luke h 
^ hy daf'i to exprefl 
daily nccefsitie fo to 
Aild weareitoobferui 
lidc.onely iii this Pci 
which is the Hrft inoi 
thcfe fourcwhieh euer 
prayes for himfclfe j b\ 
in the other three ft 
ing, this word dofhf , k 






vnderftood,. although it be 
ndt czprciled : fox wcc haue . 
daily , yea hourcly neede to 
craue pardon for our finnes, 
to pray that we be notledde 
into temptation ^atid to be 
prefcrued from aU cuill. By 
this word botik, tbit 4ajf, is 
likcwi& vnderfiQod>theiup- 
plying of our cemposall ae- 
icefsities through the whole 
courfeof our life ;^foc in that 
(encethe word botHtffqt thf 
'*wholclifc,is taken in diuets '"*•»* 
places of the Scripture. .: : 
This: word 4ijify.$ docch 
likewiic put vs in mind, that 
wcc arc but pilgrims in this 
world, and thcrdbrear^ not 



4S A Ma4i(atio» 



to make a Cctlfd prouifioft 

for our fdues licere> accor- 

diag to the rule that our Sk' 

uiour gaoe to. his Apoiiles^ 

not to rake care for Jto mos- 

row. Koii that hccveby aH 

jlawfuU* ftrouiiddnteiis fiu[- 

Itiddeii to atty Itlacl^^ .accoiv 

ding to'ias degree^ for tt^ 

Ulcere •ft>i;empting of Gg% 

^tttdfily'tbit weihould not 

^aue a diftraftfali^rantious 

xare^ cior preferrc the care 

' of proiiiding €6ii ( ^^rdly 

things^tC) <:>ur cabtif laying 

4p a llo^iof heatfcdyitrca* 

fare : laying ouripqd^i tnift 

"Vpon God(^ ble&id^of our 

'lawfttll-^d mbdbratef indiy- 



■B 



<Vppn the Lords prayef. 49 

ftrie , for prpuifion of tctti- 
porall things-, remcm bring 
cuer, that in vaine wee plant 
or fbw, except God giuc the 
encreale and bleHing vuto 
it. Tor our principall care 
muft cucr be tor our hcauen- 
ly habitation, and then God 
will the better blelle and 
profper our iecond and mo- 
derate care , for prouiding 
for our temporall neceflities. 
Let ys care for the principall, 
and not omit the other, as 
Chrift laid to the Pharifecs, 
Matt h. 15.^5. By this word, 
hready that we pray for,is fig- . 
nified and vnderftood all ^ 
kindeof food or other icn\- 
poralljuece^ties, BtcajdxVvo- 



row all [he Sci:q>tuics £ 
fics all Ibuoffiwd jfbi 
the moft common anc 

^ ccfflryfortof foodibri 
And vTcc Ice cuen in i 
Northren parts of the w 
where wee line, and w 
flc(h is moft eaten , cc 
whereof bread is mad 
only called vifluall, an( 
word of viSuall cotr 

- liiff*, becaufewe huei 
it : and notwitbftandin: 
abundance offlcAithat 
confiime, yet good ch 
ycetes or dcare yceres 
onely counted fo, becau 
the abundance or (car 
ofcorne in theft yeeres. 
ticrcforc CW& oi4s 



*vpm we Lotas prater, jjt 

the Saciaiment in bread , to 
Tcptefent thereby our food \ 
in generall vnto vs ^ for his 
fle£ is very meat indeede. 
Ail our tcmporall neccflities 
^ ar« alio comprehended hei^ 
vnder the name of bredd, to 
teach v$» that as bread is the 
common eft fbode bot||i:d 
rich and poore, (b wc oughc ^ 
CO pray onely for (uch tern- 
porali things as arc neceilary 
for our <5^r,oratfariheftfor 
qur benf effe ,* but not fbf 
thofe things that axe ad h"-. 
xmt isp ad fuperftrntiOem . Fot 
comonly we abuie them td 
oarowne huirt, 8c th^ feitiei 
vs^But for baites to entice 



vs to fin : but if It Hiall pleale 
Godjliberally to beftow like- 
wife thcfc things vpo vs, wc 
are bound to be thankful for 
thcm,vfing them with fobri- 
cty & without cxcc{rc,accor-^ 
ding to our ranks & callings 
cuer rcmebring whofegift 
they are. And when wc pray 
for Bread, that is , to be fiip- 
plied of all our temporall 
neceiliticsy wee tiiuu alio 
comprehend therein the . 
ftafFeofbrcad,thatis,topray • 
that the blelling may bcc 
ioyned with the benefit^ 
V that It may (eruevs for the ' 
right vfc for which it is or- 
dayncd : otherwilc wee fhall 



<vpon the LwJsprayer, 5 3 



tame of hunger and the 
>rcadin our mouthes, wcc 
hall die like the IJraelkes 
vith the flefti of Quailcsa- 
;iongft our teeth, and wee 
kallhaue all things for the 
applying of our worldly 
lecellities, and yet want the 
fc and comfort of them: 
ike the rich Mifer , who a- , 
»ounding in wealth ftarues 
or want , or like the carri- 
gc-Moyle that carries a 
Dade ofproucndcr, and yet 
annot iatisfie her hungrie 
►cUy with any part of it. 
*Iow that wee pray God to 
;iucit vs, it is caue to be vn- 
Icrftood ; for the Lot d\s tV«. 

E 3 ow^^ 



*♦' 







I I ■ 



/ 



y 



U' 



omely prppricc^iy bocb ol 
Hc^ucp and Eartk and tSt 
thacthdrein is , and Weeaip 
onsfy Vfii'fnu^uaries aoi 
bi; Tenants at vrill , euor 
QQc of ys of fiidi little paT" 
cds of earth, as it pldj^th 
him to beftpw vpon ti; 

And forgive vs OTit 

p^BTS» AS WB FOKGII^ 
OVK PSBTEES. This is ibp 

6^ Petition and the moft 
important of i:hcm all, foe 
every man in particularjaod 
tb^e^brc we arenocto craof 
thac ineftimabic bcnclttqf 
^^pordon of out debts > ea^ 



fvpontbe Lords Tracer. 5 5 

:pc vpon that condition, 
lat wee forgiue our del>- 
rs. S'. Luh exprefleth this 

>iidition morecloxrcly:fbr 

til' I 
athitthus, AnaforgtM 

0ttr (mts\ for "vee alfo fw- 

u aury om that is mdehed 

ttotvs. So as God cannot 

:e mooued £}r any other 

indition to pardon our 

ineis , but becaufe hce fees ^ 

ee haue already pardoned 

lery one that hath oflen- 

:d vs ; and where ettery 

le is exprefled, none is ex- 

pted : duftts tfi hie fermo 

tiongd them that are 

iougnt the braue men of 

is world. Oar (Idnes are 

£ 4 c^cA. 



s< 



^Meditation 



•Matt.i8.}4. 



*■ 



calledxiebts in Saint M 
as an argument ^ mat 
mlruts , that if wee v 
hauc Gfl|d to pardoa V 
dcbtSjhow can we reft 
pardon our debters ; e 
wee lookc for the like 
ward that the euill fc 
gotofhfs Matter : a: 
Saint hih they are ( 
finnes, to teach vs that 
would hauc our heai 
Father, to remit vnto 
our innumerable m 
finries j how much 
hauc wee reafbn to pa 
the offences of our brei 
againft vs , which arc 
flight debts , in compa 



fZ^pon the Lords Prayer. 5 7 



of our gricuous finncs a- 
gainfl: God . And in that 
wee pray God toforgiucvs 
our finnes , wee thereby 
make a general! implicitc 
confcffion of our finnes : for 
if wee had committed no 
iinnes , wee would haue no 
need to craue pardon for 
them, whereupon it doth 
neceflarily follow,that if the 
doctrine ot the Church of 
(Upme bee true , that xliuers 
men can keepe the tenne 
Commandements , without 
cucr in their life committing "* 
any mortall fmne ; then 
mud all fuch pcribns bee 
cxccmcd from praying the 



t 

5B JMedttatkn 



Lords Prayer, as noths^ 

uing need of it, and their dt-. 

ftindion betwccne MortatI 

and Veniall iinnes cannot 

^ elide this coniequence. For 

what ncedes a man craue 

pardon at God for his Veni^ 

all finnes , when hee tnay 

haueas many pardons from 

•Ttowat thePope*, ashefhali pleafe 

Jj^^f^to bcitow his mony vpon, 

5jSnaH.botli for Mortall and Ve- 
JSJitoSf^* nialliinncsjand not only fitf 
ti^S^^'^! (innes already committed^ 

l i —M, awaked i C n 

tMhir, by but euen ror Imnes to com& 

wbomfucha t 1/ / 

SnTe which is a larre greater grace 
52«J^ then eu6r God promifed ys^^ 
Stefc, And I proteft that I haw 
'''^ toe two of thcfc Authei*^ 



i^tbe Lords Ptajfef. -^ 




llBullts with mioc eyes ; 
vwlicn I was tcry young 
\c9tlmd, and irwas taken 
n a Scotti/h Pricft j and " ^ ^ 
other I law here in fir* '^^ 
f taken from an Iri 
n, and both of them par- 
lingfuch (k (uch finnes, ^ 
'ell by-paft as to come. 
: I returne to their di- 
idbion betwixt Mortall 
IVcnialliinnes. ForVc* 
11 finnes carric the ibvdes 
: to Purgatory^ccording ^ 
their dodrine, whereof 
Pope hath the key to o- 
1 &Iockeat his plcaiure. 
1 yet I hope tio man 
ibts^ but ail cfacApQ^W 



^o A Meditation 



prayed the Lords Prat 
for their Maftcr taugl 
them in fpeciall, as app( 
in S.L«Ae: and it is likely 
they wereas holy , and c 
mitted as few Mortal fir 
as any of the Popes lat 
gendedSiaints haiie done 
we arc all commanded 
Mattheff to pray thus ; 
where all are commai 
none are excepted , nc 
the bleflcd Virgin her : 
( whome all ages (hall 
bleflcd ) though the 
" Friers , and ®^/7^i»wej ' 
them, labour hard to exc 
her, both from original 
adual {ii3«vcsi Kw^N^^^ 



ropon the Lords Prayer, 6 



layly to make this gcnerali 
onfeflion of our {innes,and 
rauc pardon for them, bc- 
aufe wcc dayly commit 
ujncs, * Settles in diecadit iu' *ProB.»4.i«. 
l//tf .Here now arc we taught 
D confeffc our finncs to 
lod, but I cannot find , that 
1 any place of the Scrjp-: 
ores ancceflitie is imposed 
ponvsjvnder the paine of 
amnation,of confefllng the 
all one ofourfccrct finnes v 
> a Prieft ; nay if the leaft 
nfuU thought bee omit- 
:d , all the charme is fpilc. 
or as to that place,*{w/S?e- *iam«j.i<." 
ini alj alys ; if ye meane it of 
ic onenccs made by one a- 



6i, jUedkaiam 



NHMPI 



gaindanocherin this v 
a Priefli will not be n( 
ry to take theconfcflio 
ifyec meaneitbyconf 
of finnes , wc are not b 
conitnan^cment reftr: 
to make it to no other c 
of perions , but to a I"^ 
thougbitconfedc inde 
' godly dilcfcetcChurcl' 
# Lhefitteft friend, ; 
man can chooie toco 
his fuines vnto^ and I 
helpe to obtaine con 
and abfblution of his f] 
bythc power of the 1 
Neither will thcfe j 
»Mattii.i8.i7 feme their turpe, J^k * 



rv^ihe iMds Grayer* 6 3 



itupgtcata. Forthefirftof 
bc^ places , Dk Ecclefiie, is 
tnely meant by the oflences 
hat 00c of vs commits a- 
ain&i another j befides that 
ic confeilion in that caie 
lull be publike, the of&nce 
lein g firft made publike, for 
urging the puplike (can- 
al^ contrary to their pfiuatc 
rhii]>ehng iii a Priefts eare, . 
rho is bound by his profei- 
L6,ncuer to reucalc ic to anid 
Feature,no though the con^ ^ 
ealing of it fhoula indanger 
Kings life , and the deftni^ • i<> * pmx. 
tionor a whole kingdome: »y» »^^ 
nay cuen though ic Ihould'.^'SSiJSSr 



of God. For my part , 
g».,.c-y.4. » Qalme I commend 

feflion , cuen priuatel 
" Cburcbman.aslfaidb 
A ad with all my heart 
it were more in cuih 
moingfl; vs then it i^ 
thins pf excellent vk, i 
aUyfe preparing mcr 
^ ceiutsthe Sacrament v\ 
ly^ But that neccifitic 
fed y^n it by the R 
ChUfCh , that eucry 
thought that can be f1 
cditOwards any Cnnc 
bee reiicalcd to a Con 
thatncceHitic, I.fay,I 
cbndc^oe , as hauii 
warj^anigftallmtKc w 



fvponweutrasprayer* 67 

o^,though very beneficial 
• the Church of Rome, 
o w as to the chuCe irritant ^ 
the contra^ betwixt God 
id vs,That fee will not par* 
tn our (innes , except wee 
(I fbrgiue eueiy one that 
indebted to Vs>I told you 
xady, it is ilurffffermo jand 
Bcially C-& them that ars 
ought 00 haueiiigh^urits: 
itlAmtkvcwe (hall neuer 
^ipc to that height ijixxai 
aaenly habitation ^eKcepc 
sedo^it^. Since then this 
lefe i^ cAV^ ^ qtta nmyia 
2^ point ofour^niatifcli'^ . 
ievwehaueall g^eatreaibn 
;>iouily to'comidoc^JEHitft, 

F z YilVv^t 



^S A laieditafiM 



what wcc are to win or k 
in the performing or i 
performing, of this coditi 
ict vnto. vs : And next, wl 
ther the performance the 
of,.may eadly bee done 
not, in ca(e we haue a mio 
to it. For the firftj the cafi 
phinc; for by performing 
this codition v^on our pa 
we gaitie the Kingdome 
Hcaiien, by obtaining p 
don tor our {inncs:& by o 
performiAg it, we fhut wi 
our owhe hands the gates 
heauen againfl vs ; for wii 
oiit remmion of finnes c 
be no Valuation. As to t 
i)C3Et <|uefti6^our braue mc 



Tpmtbe Lards prt^er. 69 



ail thefe that would be 
aght Co y tell vs that this 
hard ai^ altnoll impoi^ 
i. condicion , and that 
muft put our felucs in 
ills mercy for not per* 
ning this , no more then 
:rs other of bis proceptsj 
f * omgiHe tUe a boxe yf • .MmM^ 
te otu eaee , hold Vp tbeo- ■ 
; and * if thine ^e offend ^^Miuti.,. 
pluch it out t for better it 
V. But thefe two are not 
ee vndci'ftood^s abfb- 
precepts, as (bmebf the 
haptifis haue done the -o^i^oM* 
of theni, and fbme o-i'^pai^'iiM 

J, w t .1 1 I thi<, fir cor-' 

^Hcretikes haue done "'"^ >>•<>>« 

piuine piacei 
ripciire into anegories, bdmt {n Uifideil in cfacltrcraU mifbn* 
Ag iBf the alk^ry ofGamatiO|abA€«]ibSEMci %i\i&K^VaBBB&dl|u 

F 3 i^c 



I . 1 



!*' 



the laft. But they are 
meant comparatiuel] 
thus : Rather thgi thai 
fhooldcll thy ielfe bee i 
nenger of thine own v^ 
rej^tndo nuio , ratimtc 
mdky and fo to tak 
fword out of Gods ar 
Depiitie the Magii 
iund } it were better .o 
harqie &r thee to inc 
double iniurie, Othc 
fertit^idcwerea vice^ v 
indeed is a high' verruc 
ing rigbdy defined an 
derftood. For vi» >i re^ 
ismisnattiralissind our 
our came not to peru< 
dcftroy Nature, but on 

V 



rmon toe taras loafer. 7 1 

"■ ^ — - - — ■ — — , 

i:ed;iHc and fandifieic : and 
I dare 6y , . there is no 
Vaine fabulous Romanzo, 
that more highly .comonds 
fortitude , and valiant men 
*for their valour, then thcitiiaTe- 
Scripturtf doeth : but all isin *F«^"!} 
thcrightvlcofit. Andfois^i^ll^'^ 

likcwife to bee vndcrftood*4;^"X- 
that, of jplucking out thine fti^lL'^, 
eye ; for if thou cannotkeep SS "^^ 
thy lelre trom giumg or- 
fenccby the meanes <f one 
of thine eyes, better it were 
or lefle harme to plucke it 
out and bee faued with the 
lofleof one eye, then bee 
damned with both. But the 
Tjeaning of this prcccvt \s 

F 4 vvot 



not to be vnderftood L 
Iy,ofthc amputation y 
Itrudio of any of our j 
bcrs , for that were a (i 
parricide .* but onely, t 
we finde that any of oi 
ces prbuoke vs to be i 
ted} as if the fight oj 
and beautifull womei 
uoke vs to iuft , or if i 
therofoiu: fences ten 
CO any tihne , let vs d< 
our ffilues dfiiich occa 
which may otherwil 
kwfuU , rather then L 
tobeleddc into tempi 
by them; and (b by < 
uing ourfeluesofthat 
which (b much plcalet 



tTjponUjeLaris Prater, 7^ 



wc do, as ic were, plucke out 
one of our eyes : and by de- 
priuing our (clues from the- 
nearing of that which Co 
much delights vs, wc cut off 
in a maner, one of our cares ; 
and the lijce in the other fen- 
ces. For when wee dcpriue 
our felucs of that v/c of any 
of our (cnlesjwhich wc molt 
delight in, we doe in a man- 
ner robbe pur felucs of that 
fence. And whereas they ac- 
count this condition in the 
Lords Prayer to be im- 
podible to be performed: I 
anfwerc , It is ^blarphcmie to 
fayj that any of Chrifts pre- 
. ccpts are impofliblc to bee 



74 A MtMtaikn 



performed ; 'for it is to gitx 
himfclfe the lie j who due oi 
his owne mouth told vs, thai 
I^S!* * his yoke is cafic, and bids 
vs that are bur thened, come 
CO him, and hcewillea(evs. 
For our Sauiour came into 
this world , that by his me- 
tits a^ pa/lion , hee might 
f cdeeme vs from the tbcaL 
dome of the Law , tathc li* 
bcnicofrhc (bnnesof God. 
SincSlfhcreforc this conditio 
on is of no lower price then 
the Kingdome of heauen, 
and thatit is not onely pof}i« 
blc, but eafic to bee perfor- 
med by vs.if we will earnefl- 
fyfet our minds to it; what 



fopon ibt Lordf Prayer, 75 



^^^l^^^^^^^^__^B^^^._M^_Maa„^_Bja_^Mhai»MBa'BMaaMMKl« 



fhould wet not doe , omnem 
mouentk lament ', for cnablitrg 
vstoanainc to (bgrc^a fc- '^ 
licicie/and td efchew ib great 
amifery? for there is no mid* 
way in this caic; Now the 
oneljr way for enabling vs to 
peifohne ir^is by our earntfl; 
p^y er to God , that hee will 
enable vs to doc it ,- accor- 
ding CO that of S.Augitftm^j 

auod ft^t For it is true ,tba^ 
that grace is a ^owcT, that 
^wesiftyt in our owne gar- 
den i ibut^wec muft ftt oCir ' 
mindetp it, as l&id already, ^ 
and not lazily leaue it oft, . 
and betake vs to'his trkc?^<»&% 



j6 A Meditation 

becaufe it agrees hoc with 
our humoui' and pafsions: 
for wilfully to diiobcy his 
precept, is a plaine ref aiing, 
and icorne of his mercic^ 
which is but offered ynto vs 
in ca(e of obedience ; and 
to refule obedience btoiiife 
it is againft our mind^is like 
the excule of the Tobacco- 
drunkards, who cannot alv 
$aine firom that filthy ftio- 
kiiig (moake, becaufe, for- 

" (bdtn , they are bewitched 
with it. And this is^ cxcufe 
for any (inne , they will not 
leaueit, becaufe they cannot 

. leaue it; but the trueth is^be- 
cauic theyiwill not leaue it : 



ft^tbe Lords Prayer, 77 

like a fluggard,who when he 
hathiicn in bed,&j(lept more 
then can doe him good ^ ycc 
hecannot hfcybccaufc he wil 
HOC jrifcfor lazincs. But fince 
we cannot pardon them that 
baue offended vs,except wee 
haue charity, I wil fhortiy fet 
down & de/cribe thecontra- 
ry to itjwhich is rancour and 
reuenge , that (b I may make 
that diuine venue of charity, 
the better to fhiae & appeace 
in the owne colours, when 
her cohtrary is kt downe,f3$ 
i/MWtf^ oppoicd vnto her, 
according to that plde and 
true faying, CcntrariaiwOafi 
fofit4ma^9s ikcefamt. 



The (innc of rancou 
reuengc proceeds firom 
neileand want of coura 
men,& euen amongft t 
and creeping things it 
cecds oti defedt and^vs 
courage in the. Among 
th^c are iuftly to be ace 
ted the ba(eft, that are u 
bates andoutlawes to 
heauenl y iCing;fbr theft 
ate dilgtaced and ban] 
eaenputofan earthly K 
Court, ari^iti a lower el 
iiien thefe that-arehi 
preferred in itThcfirft 
tuer prac^ifed it, was 
vpbn his brother >/thel. 
apt beeitig^able ro.atii 



fVpoH tbelMtdifrayer, 7^ 

— ■ ■ ■ r ■ . « I 

iim(clfcv|)6 God , who was 
he agent, for ab&ptinghis 
>rochcrs oblaaon,and relie- 
ving of his, he cxcrcifcd his 
ancour vpon his brother in 
Qurchering of him , who 
vas bur the patient. But 
vhat came of this I Hee was 
nadean Outlaw anda mri- 
jagatc for it , boih from tiac 
)refence of God , and his 
>wne father. ObraueC/iw, 
hou waft braucly exaked 
ind pr-e^rrcdfor v^s b^e 
ind manly 2£k , in gjiuing 
be firft oaunpie of miir- 
heir and ihcd(fing of indi^ 
;cnt bloud! Wo&read of an* 
>ther after, whtfoiot cott* 



yS jltM:edaatim 



The {innc of rancour and 
reuenge proceeds from bafc- 
neileand want of couragein 
mcn,& euen amongft beafis 
and creeping things it pro* 
cecds ot^^a defe6l and^vantof 
courage in the. Among men 
thefe are iuftly to be accoun* 
ted the ba(eA, that are repro' 
bices andoutkwcs tbuieit 

■ 

kieauenly King^fbr thefe that 
ate disrated and banifiied 
eoeniQutofan earthly -King j 
Goiirt, are in a iotver eilace^ 
ifeien thefe that- arc highly 
preferred in it.Thc fifft that 
tuer pradifed it, was (jUm 
vpbn his brother ^b^^ for 
jiot beeiiifg^able co;atieng^ 

\v\V£V- 




msprayer, 79 

' ■ I ' ■ — « 

Fc Vrpo God , who was 
:m,for ab&ptinghrs 
rs oblation,and rcie- 
if his, he cxcrcifed his 
ir vpon his bcother m 
eritip of him , who 
lit the pacienc. But 
ame of this ? Hee was 
n Outlaw anda mtih 
fbrit, both from tiac 
cc of Gdd , and his 
father. ObcaueCw', 
Araft braudy exaiced 
c£etrcdfoe mis b^e 
aniy zGi, in gjiuing 
i^ example of mm- 
id (hed&ig of itidd^ 
oud! Wo&read of ail* 
alter, wh«4iot coiT* 



So 



tenttoptaftife ic, made 
vaunc of it-, as of a h 
aiid honourable reiolut 
and this was Lameeh, } 
made his vaunt oTrcue 
Before his two wiues 
make them afraid of hir 
it is thought. But if it be 
that fbmc of the hptfl? 
Im gue(Icat,hee killed ( 
^nd Co got the curie 
his reward , that G o i 
vpon any that (hould 
Cain , when hee had mat 
him. How eucr it bee, 
I am, that both C<»'»and 
Were damned >.and all t 
poftcritie deftroycd by 
Flood. But of this poii 

r 



fvifonthetordsprayer. 8t 



Qcedc to cite no more ex- 
Hxipk^i whereof there bee 
h' many -^thoufands in all 
iges. And I will come a 
3eg;ree lower , from wicked 
neii to cowarde$ j for 
Jiough Wicked men and 
Dutlawes bce-inferiour to 
botiell and good men ; yet 
towards are jfarre inferiour 
sp them/or they arc notsfc- 
:ducedin therankeof men^ 
\nd it is a kndwen and vn- 
leniable trQch,thac cowards 
M muchnnorc cnicll and 
indjcatiue , {hen men of 
oiirage iv^:; ft>r a coward "^ 
ia neu^f iyhbugh (ecurd 
limletfeofhiscnemie^ in fb 



' fVH^- 



;» .. . But kc V3 Iwk 
grte(o«v» y«jvp< 

|tq|C(W«8 tbfti the; m^ 

sure a ^»ai; jffii« mc 
menu 'ButiCKviwIl; 

Ijeftjiwiibi arc atcr.tl 



. i 



rppottwetjirarprajier. a^ 

^ff€3ifX, Eft ttomsirt lems iyt, 
BtHdes that jthe moft part of 
ibe btiafts cf itafe > and th6 ^ 
noUeft fertfi^ tbein^ ;|>re^ 
fef kuQgcr ^ti<i Ibf iije(:;el& 
d^bffooae^'iindiiOlffoF re- 
aenee. But.chc Deere th^t 
tfcto natural] V cowards^ ai 
Doechoppeor a Beagle, tvill« 
Biake d nci^ of great Stag^ 
run away , I knownot hc^ 
QMny miles, tlieie cowai^d* . 

t beads i I £iy , who ncuef 
re fight, but when th^ 
It^ enraged^either withlurf, 
iefpemtefeare, or reuengei 
fti are they (o eruelafter tnat 
Ebey haue ionde gotten ^he 
rido^jthat when lift lesa^uea 

Gx ^« 



S4 AMedkotou - 

the partie whom one 
theip bath oiicrcomc^ 
WUlheeiiot kauehiml 
JoQg pmc ^ftcf ) ftill W( 
^^ingthe dead carcafe,' 
iqlulting and tramplinj 
on' it. And the better t( 
prc0c the reiicnging 112 
bf tl^ejfc fearefull creaci 
I base thought k notar 
to (ct downe hccrc , wl 
baue heard by crediU< 
port to haue beenc don 
^ twodiuers Stagges in 
diucrs places. The on 
the. :Stagges was in a 1 
Red-Dccre Parke of the 
Vi£counc BWo», which 



wpmthetorisprtfer. 85 



arkc with a brace of Hinds, 
le Keeper chanced in tna- 
iig his walkeitb come tho- 
>vf-thc bu(h where thefc 
ihdes were , whereupon 
ley 'ranne away , and the 
agge followed them : but 
3t being; able to make them 
ay with him any longer, 
jr ifcafbn of their (uddaine 
^hr , he looked backe onoc 
\ twice very ifiillenly vpon 
B Keeper, without pre(^ 
ogtodo any more for that v 
be. But within two day es 
fer, or thereabout, he wat- 
led the Keeper walking in 
iC'Farke, and after hee had 
^tie}nm by little andlit- 
G 5 t\c 



S6 ^jmmatum 



oftho Psdc he rannc f 
af the Kceper^brokc h 
& gaue hip(k; nwiy W( 
wbeffcpf bee dyea wi 
day or two a&cr, thou 
Sta^e was put&om ! 
that time, by I koo 
what accident. The 
Stages was one of the 
was iirft put in, in mj 
of Suffolkes Redde- 
Parke ^'who; being tl 
rut time ther«» maitcr* 
ly by one Deere, ths 
greater and older the 
and (b kept from the I 
watched his time the 
- jfpijng when the other 



^n^WVl^HViH 



fVfmlhlMAffr^er, 87 



hishead,hebeiiig ftill vhr 
;wc(l,9$ the yonger decree 
i immc(iMtlx tneteiiiton 
dn him ui'it'niQritti^ in 
! fight ofpflcof thcKcc* ^ 
s nrfl,^dtbenQf aliche 
h & r^ofwidbftandihg that 
:y followed him, for &r 
ig the 6ther>jboch on hor(s 
i foot sis &ftas they could, 
neucr left hccoutffir^ of 
feloHy through the Farko, 
e 3 Crey* hound a£ecr a 
;re, till he kiUcdhttn with 

lumber of wounds. And 
svindicatiueStagg^'didl 
I after with my Houhcb, 
ndall my Hunte(m^t>gi* 
ighimnb other ilylejjmiti^ 
. G 4 TVr^ 



The murtixrer. And t 
bc^fls none arc more vi 
fitable for the neceflary 
maD,then Apes & Moi 
fecming onely to be ci 
in ludihrium ntUur*6'So as 
carried cuer fbme of 
about with him whi 
- cuer he wcnt^ onely to 
Anatomies of them 
their iikencflc in prope 
to man . For in Oalem 
it was thought an inhu 
thing to niake Anat< 
of men or women , w I 



wponthe Lords Projfer* 89 



owen CO bee (b nacurall 
wards, that thieydarene- 
r puriae any body to bice 
»n , but women or chil> 
en , and fuch as they (cea« 
lydof'themorflyinsfrom ^ 
em ; and yet wul they re- 
emb^r an iniurie two or 
ree ycstres and watch att 
>portunity for rcuenging 
And if wee will goe,yct 
wer i euen to them tnat 
rketheduftofthe earth,as 
» Serpents and all forts of 
mimousWormes , theHi- 
orics are full of their ma- 
dous and reuengefuU na- 
ire: but it is no new thing 
^ith them , the (cede of xVa 



Womaq tiiuft bruHe 
heads, and che}F m^f 
hi$bccle« Nayyvilivy 
coHchGon of chi; . t 
confidcr of the very 1( 
of aUpkccfjCuen hcUil 
vfcc wall finde that ^ 
habitants; thereof ,tii 
fiills, bije^the nothin 
mateeandreuenge. 
yvas a Iyer and a mun 
^m.thi?' beginnif)g»ai 
Srft worke , after hi 
wa.« to atielige hin^Ieli 
on the Imase of G o 
man , by deceauins: 
iince his tnadice couk 
f each to Ood himfellj^ 
jkjng choice of chat h 



eupon the Lords Prayer. 91 



ous bead the Serpepe for 
his oigane. Antl now, I 
hoptfjl haiic (ii^iendy pro- 
ucd by the low deicenc of 
this Atine by degree^, cucn 
tohcUit (clfe, that ^ it is a; 
ghcuousjlbis icabtib.iipefjf 
cpncmty to tmc ce.i)rag(:i, 
But i^cc yvec bane novypoc 

k inben>&ot& whoice it nrft 
came , there let vs leaue ii^ 
and fblace our fight a little 
vyith the contemplation of 
that diuineVercue,Charitie, 
the right oppofite to that 
belli Oi iinnc and vice. 

Qjaritif is qot ooeljr a' 
diuine Vertue,but God him- 
ielft i$ Charitie , a$ I^d air 



tttAj . Sainc PM rec 
•^•* Biiigtfa«ikccgttiit*Th 

^idl fio^n cam be fau 
Mit'oody ^puts in Char 
&f omfe^ bM euen ^r 
flldftids^etitfbtbfallywj 
otf^tfafe v^ch the reft 
dai^ig.'il4i^ it is alfo 
<l^ype«miki6m Verttie 
tiflhhii4fe^3FaithandH< 
rcUne'oillj^ with the eh 
vMethe^if^iQ this wp] 
bai-GhaliCkf is euer vv 
tto£nO,herlc add hence fbi 
uer. Yea cucn,^ yeloofa 
God himlelfe, mjerkm 
eimfit^ omnia Optra eim^i 
xnercic is a worke of Cl 



'Vfonthe Lwisfraftr^ ^5 



ride. Cbaritie dwells with 
Godjand all thcElcdfc, Ao- 
gells » Saints and men are 
:lad with it^ etenudly, I 
know iiot by what fortune, 
:he difhn of Pacificvs 
Tvasaddcdtomy tide, at my 
:ommingin England; that 
3fcheI<ion ,cacprcflingtcucy' 
Fortitude, hauing bene my 
iiflon before : but lam noc 
ifhamedof this addition^for 
ECing &/bi»o» was a figure of 
Christ in that ,thathc was 
iKing of Peace. Thcgrea- 
tell gift tha; our Sauiour. 
7aue his Apoftlesi immedii 
atcly before his Afcenfion, 
was , that hee left hi; Peace 



^94 • AMediMm 



^^^mm 



i». 



.with them j heehimielfeM 




i^otfteps 4>f his chttiiiBfe^ 
ing:la ^viuelieifflpriotcdfd 
the difdple wrhdtn fak-MKi 
fter.lpaed > «nd who Icaoani 

onoitrSanioisc&boloiis^t^ 
heefiiid nothing ^ wrot«n^ 

tkio^ (fid nothing e yciaini 

mauier breathed notmng d) 

^ the daies of his life,biit l^ 

and Charitie , to the bleftd 

Vitgineand him. CH|LU3^ 

vpon the CrofTe f ccoinfi(ieii' 

ded their charitable cohiabf*. 

tation together r as Motlitf * 



fZfpontbe Lords Prayer, 95 



writings, is full of louc and 
charitiCj his Gofpd and Epl- 
files found nothing buccnar 
ritie. Yca,*S.f£ertmeinskcidx*fS^'* 
mention^ that whenhee was 
fi)old,as he could not {»reach v 
andicarce walkeyhce Would 
many tintes make hiinrclfe 
bee ledde CO the Preaching 
place,and there rGpcacingott 
thcfe wofdes , Littk cbSken 
hue Me another , hee vwooki " 
come hacke againe^andbp* 
ing asked why hec £> often 
repeated that fentence-^ his 
aniwere was , T2m » rftf mob 
4Hd hfi (mmandgment that 
9urMaSkrkftrvs,Etfiftbm ^ 
fitnt^fmt, Butaboucdlthe 



■■■■■■■■■■■■i^i^BHIBBi^HI 

96 A Mci&aem 



third Chapter of his Go 

dcTcrues tobegrauen in 

tersofM^hle, in the he 

of all Chriftians , eipeci 

the {ixteenth vcrfc ther 

Godfo ktud the Tporld, 

And here I mud rccon 

the eternaU memory 

good fame ^ of my fath< 

Law the late King of E 

marke , that hee not bcii 

ScholleT) yet rooke hee 

paines to write vp a I 

;fl^?|Sr'*ManucU^with his o\ 

TiKTi'V hand, of fome of the n 

^htout"c6fortable (elcdedPialn 

andAew^ ^uich was his contiii 

fcwte ' ^^^f w^«w» , as Homers li 
*'**• was to Alexander, Kvvd.«. 



h hee made that pan of 
ihird Chapter of SJobm 
i>el CO bee read ouer 6c o^ 
mto him. And as hee 
died happily,{blefthea 
ily and prolperous po* 
tie behinde him. And in 
due of one of his,I hope^ 
fliall in his mercy dole 
me in one point, as he ^ 
wikhti if innocrefto- 
?ntomee fo manychii- 
as he hath calcen fro mej 
n reftoring them tnto 
n mychildiis children, 
ing God to Uefle thac 
:e of mercie , that hee 
akeady began Towards 
ithispoiiic But to to* 



9S jS Medication 



'■■| 



turnc to Saint John , wenu 
fee at laft , euen by his deati 
Ik>w God loued him for h 
charitie , befides the mai 
fold other proo&s , that! 
lue him thereof during k 
iife; for he died peaceably, 
his bed,full of dayes>andiF» 
the notablcft Confeflbr'cb 
cuer was, albeit no Maity 
as all the reft of the A 6 
ftleiiwere.To conclude tm 
my.de(criptionofthis diuii 
vertue,Charitie > I remit yc 
to that patterne , which tli 
admirable, learned , and el 
qucntpenne-^manofthc h 
ly Ghoft, hath ict foorth 
her in his thirteenth of 1: 



ropon^m ju^as Trayer. o 9 

irft to ilic Corintbiansi 

And thus hauing with 
he pcnfilli^f my penaere- 
>refcntccl vtito you ^ as Viue- 
y as I cad *, in ib little com** 
nffc , the bright bcsoitic of 
his diuindyertoe, Charitie: 
t refts that I fct downc het 
rueltmits^yand how we may 
oake our right vie of her, by 
mowing . towards whome 
mt charity is to bee exteoi- 
[ed, in what cafes ,^and in 
ithat meafiire j that Co woe 
oay be able to performe vp- 
iCLOur parc» that condition 
vhich God ib exactly re- 
[liires at our hands. As to 
firft ^ucilion , towards 



100 AMedimm 

whom; no doubt wc ouj 
to extend our charity 
wards all per/bns yea , e\ 
in fbipc fi>rc to beaA 
wee art in diuers pla 
of the Scripture comm 
'^o..i..o. .dfcdtobe'*^mercifi]ll to < 
'i.cor.,.^. bcafts, * hotd trkuratti of, 
abii^ik. But we^ ougb 
'OA*..o. focgally to be '^charitable 
me houfhold of 6ith , s 
then wcare tnoreparticiL 
ly. to meafiire our charity 
cording to thoie degrees t 
doe more or leffe conce 
vs'y as our Countrey^our ^ 
giilrates Spirituall or T< 
porall y the Grangers wit] 
our gates ^ widowes and 



■r 



^ - — — p- - — ^^^^ - — — 

fupmthe Lords prajier. loi 



_^T. -j^aai 



>hans; and thoic of our con- 
kngixinity or affinkie ^ our 
iviues, parents , brctlareti or 
iilefs,0rchildrcn , oufpro^ 
iScd friendes , e^ciaUy 
iiofe that ^ee are cijbliged 
'tito in diankefiilndQlei And 
tsweoughttobe charitable 
ball peribm, fo aie wciS 
>ouna to extend ourchari- 
te to them in ail <a(es;b^ gi^ 
ling them either fpirituall 
it temporal comfbrtlas they 
laue neede of it ) aiSfting 
hem as wel with our addce 
nd counfU, as with ooirfbn 
tine!; : but in our abiding 
hem J efpedally with «ur 

brtunes^ wee ai% to tfi,ta!lL>£K. 

H 5 \x. 



102. A Meditatim 

it f according to the betorp 

mentioned degrees, and our 

ownc. abilities ; ochcrw)(e, 

whereas wee were able be- 

fbic to ea(e the burthens of 

ochets^ wee (hall then make 

outvfsUies tb become bur- 

thcnibmi: to others. Anda^ 

boue gii, wc u>uft pardoti all 

thcjEtijchac haue offended vsi 

which? is the divei^ poini 

how in hand. But in aill thcfi 

ca(^s of charitie> wee affi t( 

pbferUc (uch a njea{ure» ft 

may prefcruc vs from botl 

extremities ; for though W 

be to pray for all mcn,yctai 

wee not to keepe com pan; 

^ith all men > much lelk t< 



*vpon lae uiras prajfer. 103 



be in profcdcd friendOiip 
with cuery man. Nq man 
ought CO be (b (ecurcof him' 
icl£e, as not to be afraid to 

9 ... 

be corrupted with cqil com<' 
pany : yee know the faying, 
CorruajnoiP horns marts cai7a- >.cor.if.)}. 
qtfi^maU', and therefore, Qta 
H4f, ^ideattfe coda i bcfidcs ,.c„.,o.,.. 
Bhe euill name a man gets hy . 
bauntingiu^mous compa- 
py. It is reported of that ho- 
ly ApoIUe df loue, of whom 
[; lately made large mention, 
:hat. one day in his age hee»^^^ 
•^vycnt iaE^be/ifs to bathe z*;;^^^^, 
limfelfe in a hot bath, and, '*»:'«'•**"• 
eeipg Cerinthits the heretike, ^ 
le hailed out of the bath be- 

H 4 lot^ 



104 . JMeMuitim 



fore hee was bathed, feahi 
that the Bath (houid fim>b 
caule (er'tmbui the eiMn 
ofthetructhnasinit. A 
Indeed this pRuftifc of his 
grees well with his dodri 
in hisEpiftle; If thbtimei 
dne that brings not this d 

bee partaker of his (in 
Since then this holy Apd 
whom his Mafter loued)V 
to a£taide of euill com] 
ny,, how muchmore real 
hauewce to be lb, confi 
ring how much weaker ' 
beft of vs are in ipirin 
graces , then hee was i A 
iikewife thisconditi^ wh 



rofmthe Lords frofer. 105 

is rcquiitd at our hands , in 
pardoning them that o£^nd 
vs^h 4^6 the owne limits, 
which makes the petfbr. 
mance thereof the more ea* 
fie vnto vs. For our Sauioor 
commands vs , to fbr^ue 
them that o£knd vs, as o]xas 
they repent them of theiro& 
fending vs : ib as they are as 
well tyedto repent^ wee to 
forgiitej albeit our fbrgioe- 
yieile muft not be precifdy 
tyed to their repentance 
Matkethcii.£5. Whmjn 
fiatd aid frojf , Crc* So as 
what part fbeuer of the 
world your debtour be m, 
you cannot pc^ wid\ €mml ^ 



XKjxf <a tr* f i4 H f* u vn 



except you forgiue him. We 
muft alio vnderfland , thac 
our fbrgiuing them that of- 
fend vs, tyes notthe hands oi ' 
foch of vs as are Magiftrates^ 
to punilh them that are of* 
fendours , according to the 
nature of their of&nces i /a 
diac wee doe it for our zcale 
ID lufiice onely , and not for 
fouingofour owneparticu- 
]ar endes ^ or fatis&(^ion ci 
our paifions. And pnuate 
men are not by this precept 
reifaained , from compjay* 
ning to the lawfiiU -Magi> 
firate , and fecking redrefle 
of the iniuries done vnto 
chan>agrccable to the quali- 



^—i<^l—i^—— '■■■■■ I — ■■■>fcl 



*vponthe Lords Prayer. 107 

tics of the offences j accor- 
ding to. chat rule of our Sa< 
uiour, DicBccle^.: but wee 
ought [o to loue, & efieeme 
cuery man more or lefle, ao 
cording its their Venues, 
good name,or particular hcn 
hauiour cowards v^lhali de* 
ierue. Wccarcxibwaylikc^ 
wife barred of our iull do. 
fence , i» cafe wccbc vnlaw:-. 
fully ijituaded and ai&iled; 
for defence is itmmturakfi 
and tolerated by the iawest 
of all Nations; onely wee are; 
to keef^ rancour and malic9 
out of, our hearts , and out 
handcs from reuengc : fot 
rcuenge; i belongs rQncW tjsi 



[(^8 km&dm 



■ *■ 



God, and bfdtpniRio 

fbmli^tohiilieiitsttiii 

•**^ vpoii drtb> JIBfe'^iMM 

jott|WliidlE^¥i'oiiklwtm 
' Iji n&K wocld^ ir€iicxpiiii 

awd of Kings nor Mag 

ftratet, and i dutdBft^dMi 
iiNgiddbel no po^ |^' « 
begoucKded; FardMiew 
f]^imtt WQutd be ittsnilM 
2ir A^^wWeasrby die doK 
tnurmen ar« crcstedtobi 

«flQ^ ;& ^««}Ml!teir^«&i ;aiii{ to ba 
togctheclikie ^csdthk cr«s 
cores. • %t t«j«5 VcosSfc^^ 



.< — 



rupontbeLardsfraj/er, loy 

nounccd ypon yiuacl, when 
it was prophccicd > that hit 
band /Md be^ t^aiitH amy 
mm ^ aid may mans band Or^^*^^*" 
gainfibm. Btuourbraucipit 
rjtcd mcD , cannot digeft 
wrongs fo cafily, and tncy 
are auamed lo compkioe 
to theM^iilrats. I anmere^ 
they muft then bee afhamcd 
to obey God.; and the King, 
and coniequcntly xo liuc vo*. 
derthdrprotedion, buclike 
Giants and mighty nuotcrs> . 
they muft wander vp and 
downe the world , and liue 
vponipoilb Bucwhatvfcis 
there fer (words tben.ancl 
(word-men ? lanTwere, txn 



I to AMeMiation 



cellent good vfc, for the (ct- 
uice of God , their King and 
their country , for their o wne 
iuii defence , and preleruit^ 
the weaker ibrt from iniuiy 
oroppreifionjin cafe of acd« 
dentail neceflitie. How ho- 
nourably are the wordiies of 
' Damd recorded in the word 
of God ^ and what madethe 
Gentiles to dcifie Hercules f 
Read the ancient oathcs , of 
the Orders of Knighthood, 
in fpeciall, ours of the Order 
of the Garter y^nd euenthe 
oath that is Ml giuen to eue- 
ry ordinarie Knight at this 
day in Scotland j and let vs 
vpon this occafion conH^ 



fT^theLotdsTrayer. iii 



dcr with pittie the iniTcrable 
cafe that too many areiii; in 
this liland ; who will not 
xeceine the Saciameut , be- 
cadfe dicy haue. malice in 
their hcaixs 3 fcHC^etting S. 
Patdft^o prccept$ j firlt to><car>"->( 
trie our felucs, and then ta 
come. But they tninkeiit 
ynough to prooiie thcm- 
felues , (b they ne^er cpme^; 
and thinke it neucr time for 
them to come there,till thi^ 
be perfed; not remembrio^ 
that Christ caine in tki» 
world for the ficke and nofi 
for thewhole , a^d that wfa« 
come to that Tabic wcakiK 
and fiill of infirmittcs,..tO[hi? 



ftrenethencd with that 
ritual! and Hcauenly k 
only carrying with vs tt 
a will and an earoeft di 
of amendenanL And if i 
will not purge their he 
of malicct wiut can thcii 
fbyning fixun the U 
Supper aoaile dicm?For h 
Aall they pray the Loi 
Prayer, except they 
ghse their debtours ? 
confcquendy how fhall t 
obtayne raniilion of fini 
without which there cai 



' ^in/rB 9fUi^ A4««/r i4>j i r vp/i/r • i a 



'l/VI 




flhcxouenanc of" God; and 
if they die without rcpcn- 
ncc , to bee certaiue of 
nation . .Truely the bell 
rmanliuing hath great necdc 
! topray carncltly to bccprc- 
I Icraed from a fodaine death, 
I aiit is in our EnghfliLc-- 
p taoie, that before his end he 
: may haue rpac.e an<i grace to 
f . purge his neart, ind clcere 
nis confciencc from all vn- 
clcanefTc. For wee arc all of 
vscntifcd and allured to cur 
ownc perdition, by three 
terrible perfwafiue (bllici-- 
tours ,the World, the Flcfti,: ' 
and the DeuilL But if the 
|»cfl;iiue Mi inthatdaun- 



¥ 



114 



A Medkatkm 



gerous warrefizre, what csd 
then arc thcie men ih,if the 
[hail die in that open rebc 
lioh,in dilbbeyiag the con 
mandement of God ^ an 
'not being able to piay fi 
the remiflioh of their finne 
and yet is none of them I 
cure of a minutes reprius 
from death . .Surely ^ m* 
thinkes, thl; apprehenfion < 
a ibdaine death fliouldbec 
perpetuall torture to the 
confciences ; and yet tl 
number of them is growx 
Co great, as a man cannot d 
cerne betwixt a Papifl: at 
an Atheifl;,in this point : f 
many Papifts take the pr 



mmmr 



<vpon the Lords Prayer, 1 1 5 



text of malice for keeping 
them*out of thcpcnalcic of 
the Law , for not rcceiuing 
the Sacrament. And now 
that I hauc bccne a great 
(ieale longer vpon this Pc' 
tition then vpon any of the 
reft, I hope' the Reader will 
eadly cxcufe mee , iincc the 
f emidion of our fiiines is 
caufajine qm mn to euery 
Chriftian man (as I faid be- 
fore} as al(b fince this cqq^ ' 
dition annesred vnto it,is fp 
hghtly*regarded and (biitdc 
obeyed ip outage, yea euen 
in the Court , and amongfl 
the better fort of men , J 
mtaoe^rqualitie. Foilow- 



■■mirr. 



ii6 A Medhatim 



ing in this the example of 
Christ himfcife , tha Au- 
thour of this prayer, who in 
the ftme place , where hcc 
teachcth it, Matth. 6. doth 
immcdiatly ^here after ci>- 
krge himfelfe vpbn the in- 
terpretation of the conditio 
on of this Petition, without 
prcfling- to interpret any of 
the relt. 

And leade vs not 

INTO TEMPTATION. Thc 

Armimans cannot butmifliko 
the frame of this Petition j 
for I am fiire , they would 
haue it, Andfuffer Vs not to Ue 
ledde into temptation j affd f^or- 
ftius would addc , a^ farrt^ 



ifpon the Lords Prayer, 1 1 7 



Lordy as is in thy powers for thy 
poTi>er is not infinite. Andvp- 
on the other part, wcc-arc 
^ alfo to cf chew the other ex- 
" treihity of fomc ^mtansj 
who by confcquent mdJte 
God Authourorfinncj with 
which error fhe Papifts doc - 
wrongfully charge our re- 
ligion j hMXmedtotutih kur. 
Saint *Attffiftine is the bcll;i7£;* 
decider of this qucftion , to j:::!^t 
whom I remit mec. In fo^fe/i 
high a point it js ht ror eue- «*««. 
rie msinifapere ad fohrietatem j 
which is Saint Paids /zovlxU' 
iclI,Rom. It. Notwiftiftan- 
ding that himfclfc was ra- 
uiihed to the third hcau^n, 

1} 3itV^ 



not on" ^j come fto^ 
God -.^^i" oat of i^ 



fvpon the Lords Prayer, 1 1 ^ 



im, who ochcrwife can ne- 
cr will heauen,yct doth hec 
3rcc;nonc to fal ^bhim-^er- or« u ,. 
i^tm ex (e ^rael. And therr 

ytcGodisfJaidt^leade'^finto 
w^ation, when by a flrong 
and he pteCemes .v's not frp 
; ^ (b w;as he raid to hardca 

W440; heart bccaulehe did ^ 
ot CoEten it:Bucn as a nurfe, 
auin^ a chiUe that is but 
eginniog yet to Icamc tp 
DC , may bee iuftly (ayd to 
lake the child fall, iiOfitc ^ , 
auc it aione, knowing that 
cannot (capeafall without 
elpe. Now temptations 
re cither bred within ys, or 
yeas from extemall cauTc^*, 



uiceoU 1° i^oe th« «' 
fences pf ,", f, Vetvs t 

(as 1 fayJ' »ra ai 

our fcnc« °^ *'' 



rvpon the Lords Prayer, 



III 



reus obieds. If proipcritic 
. or aduerfity bring vs in tem- 
ptation , let vs apply the re- 
medies accordingly : againfl: 
^tduel-fitie tempting Vs todc- 
Ipaire, Ictvsarmeoiirfelucs - 
-with' patience the belt wee 
can , flie lolitude , and ofc 
(eckc conlblation from wifcj 
godly , honcft , and . emirc 
tiiends. If wee be tempted 
with profperity (which com- 
• monly is the more dange- 
rous , though the other bee 
(harper) let vs confider by 
euery little dilealc) and other 
crofles, ournaturdl frailtie, 
often meditate vpoD the ne- 
cefOcie of death, and be cax4- 



I2t 



A Medkatim 



full to rcade and hcare oil 
e«.}.i* good hincrail Sermons, ^d- 
^ uistSi'ts'in^lutremreuerttris. 
And in a word , let vs cpa- 
iider , that hailing (b many 
tcmpt«rs , and occafion^ of 
temptation within & about 
Vs, all the houres of the day ,• 
ib-as the whole life of a true 
Chriftian> is nothing els but 
a continual! triall orni$ con- 
ibncie, in hisvnceflantfpi- 
rituatl warrefare. Wee haue * 
therefore the greater rcafbn 
to watch our felues continu- 
ally , and carefully take heed 
CO all our thoughts and a(^i- 
oas : for otherwift it will be 
ia vaine £br vs to ^ray to 



fv^on the Lwds prayer, it; 

God, not.to Icade vs in tem- 
ptation, and in the meanc 
timeweAiall be leading our 
' fellies into it ypon^ueryoc- 
. caGon i like one that will ^ 
wilfully lie in the myre , and 
call to aiiother to helpe him 
oujof it. 

BVT DELIVER VS FROM 

EViLL.Thisis.thelaft peti- 
tion,& the feucnth in the ac< 
^otint of the ancient Chun;fa, 
as I toldc you befbn:,and the 
fat as wee ndw dpcordina« 
rily reckon it. The Par hers 
made it die feuenth , diui* 
ding it ^om. Leads fvswot 
hao umptdtiwi, bccaufc wee 
pray h|bcre to bcc dciiiiQC«i 



IZ4 jihliditattM 



from cuill. Novy deliucr 
prcfiippofeth a * prcccdin 
chraldomc, or ^leall an in 
minent danger ; (b as in tl; 
former petition wee pray t 
be kept out of temptation i 
times to come ; and in thi 
<, vvec pray to be deliuercd firi 
all . euill chat already is ^Icr 
or prefcntly hangeth vpoi 
^&ZhL, Vs 3 notonely cuill of* tcmo 
**' -ration, but cuill of punifn 
ment, or whatfoeuer aducr 
fitie that is laid vpon vs. Bui 
our Church makes this i 
branch o f the former Petiti- 
on, and fo a part of the fixt ; 
in regard it begins with v. 
ht, SiS yec would &Y> ^^ 



i 



vpon til Lord) prof IT. i z 5 



e'vsnotintt temftMmJmt 
<e rvs luerjafefran nU/mb 
. But whether yc account 
le ^uenth Petition , or a 
nchofthefet, cither of 
waycsis onhodoxe,ancI 
id eilbugh,f though the 
;rway be the fiiller»as I 
c now (howen) for the 
ftanccis, that we pray to 
],not to leadcfvs in temp- 
in, but to deUuer vs from 
euill cither prcTent or to 
le. ThcGrccke hattfit, 
•nn/rai) theeuillmeiaad 
i words put vs in mind, 
at need wc haue of conti- 
11 prayer to God, to bee 
ferucd from that old ttu- 



fo Itrong * tobcarmec 



*«*^"*- tttftrKin 



for cfchcwi"! °; X. 
bytheio«nesofS»on 



rvfon the Lords prayer. 1 2. 7 



othcrwifc. And lo wc are to 
pray that God by his mcrci- 
full hand would .dctiuer vs 
I from all cuill, either in cqu 
porall or ipiiituall things ; 
cither againft our tetnporall 
Deceflities and com£>rts in 
this life, or our fpirituall gci< 
CCS iot our etcrnall (aluation: 
that we may lie downe fafi^ 
andrifeagame andnotbca- 
firaid, though thoufands'of 
enemies, both fpirituall and 
temporall , fliould encdm« 
^ paffc vs. Heerc now the 
^ toiLDs Pk'ayer ^nds in S. 
Lm^e^but in Saint Jii^ib^>is 
fubioyncd that Epilogue, 
FtrthmektbelQr^gaQmittbe 

pQtPcr 



^^^^^ 



l^S AMedit4tion 



poyi>er and th€^ g^fir < 
Avun. 

.Who will ferioufly ec 
ckt the occafion , where 
on our 5auiour taught 
Lo RD s Prayer in botl 
Gofpels, he {hall fiude, 
Chrift taught it twice; i 
priuately to his diiciple: 
the (uite of one oF ther 
teach them to pray;and i 
hciaught the Petitions ( 
ly, prefixing that fhort 
amole, Our Father -^hki 
in Heauen : and at that i 
he exprefled two or thrt 
the Petitions in this Prs 
more plainly then he di( 
tor in his public ke Sen 



fvpmth Lords prajier. n^ 



cforc the people. For his 
lanncr was euer,co expreile 
imlelfe more plainly to his 
ifciplcsjthen nee did to the 
/hole people :' and this is 
le forme ^t downe in the 
I. of S.Luke, /rid after at 
nother time, hee taught it 
pon the moiiritaine, to a 
lultitude of people in the 
lidded of a long Senhbn 
bat he made vnto them>and 
bed he added this forefaid 
pilogue ; & this form i^ co- 
lined in the Cixt of Kfathevf, 
t which time it fcemes hee 
dded theEpiiogue«to teach 
le people to pra)r,both with 
be greater conndeiKc a^d 



I JO AMtafuim -^ 

rcucrencc, fince to hiW who 
they prayed vmo, beloi^d 
tbi Kit^dome^^c. It is true 
that this Epilogue is wan- 
ting, in the vulgar Laiint 
Tranflation i euen in Saini 
MatheTD: and <Ssl>ert Staa 
that learned Printer %tb 
it is alio wanting in fixnc 
old exemplar; butthatisno 
matter , it is (iif&cicntly ac' 
knowledged to bee Canoni' 
call. Now as to the word) 
/ of this Epilogue, thcycon- 
taine the realon of our pK^y- 
ing to our hcaucnly FatheTi 
for his is theKingdomc,hte 
is not onely a King , biu the 
•- Kingdomc fn etsxiinKamK^ 



•vpoH iheLiris prt/er. i ] i 
iiisifa«Mk. Eunias,alchough 
thece fiialbe milti Jmichtjti, 
ycc u the great Amichrift, 
heM of thegeneralldcfcdU- 
oiiicallcdiMuKkt SoasGod ~ 
is the oncly King ofall inft- 
Jubm^ earthly Jcputckingt 
Jtingdomes being but finall 
broofccs and riuers dcriucd , 
irom that Sea. Aad hce is 
Jiot onely Kingof all , but 
power ishisoncly^asbeis 
not oocly an iufinitely great 
KiKG, (for great Kings may 
notdoe ail that they would^ 
^ut hce is alio an infinitely 
powerfiiU , and Almightic 
King. And not onely is 
tbe IQi^dme his , and the 
K ». t«>*«. 



*«^»°'" ] powers ate no- 
^ftO«an. E"J^^ da*' 
Jolucvsoftte ^„^ 






end, change or diminution. 
Ronebring thcn,that in the 
firft w'ordcs of this Prayer, 
wee call him* Our Father, 
which fettles our cofidence 
in his loue \ and in the lafl: 
words thereof wee acknow- 
ledge his^infinite power: 
wimgrcaffcomfbrt we mav 
beconfideiit, that hee both 
may and wil hcare, & graunt 
theie our petitions. And to 
this Prayer is Amn put, as 
the coclufion of all/or here- 
by arc wee ftirred vp,to re- 
colled (hbrtly to our menfo* 
ry all that which wee haue 
laid : adding a fiiithfuU wilh, . 
that our petitioiis m«^ ^t^ 



■» 



1^4 ^dAtdkatkm 



granted vnto vs. Which 
is a tignc that wee fhoutd 
know what wc iay,whcn wc 
make this Prayer, contrary 
to the Papifts, who tcachig- 
tiorant wiues & chUdreo, to 
mumble , or rather mangle 

^ f his Prayer inLaMn adrntm- 
ti»tem&chjke. B}itiiS.Tauis 
rule bee true in his 14; of hi$ 
I. to the Corinthians, thofe 
igniorants can ■ ncuer fay ^ 
nuH to tbdr owne prayer 
which they vnderftand not ; 
but the Church of Rome 
hath not onely euill lucke to 
be contrary to 5. Taul in this 

: point , but al(b to Chrifts 
ptvueprplubvtioii^mhis^re- 




'vpaipbt Latdsfrt/er. 



face tothis iamcPraycr in [he 
6,o(S.Maltheir. Fotchcrehe 
forbids vaine repecicions, as 
theiicathen doe , but bids 
them pray (has. Now they 
faaue preferred the imitati^ 
tion of the Heathen lo 
Christs example, witnefle 
our Liutiei-<l((ffarie,aad vvit- 
ncflc all th^ prayers vpon 
Beades ", making vp (uch a ^ 
table of liters and Aus, 
contrarie to Christ that 
forbids vainc repetitions; 
and I am fiire there cannotluacM 
bee a vaynerrepctition.then^ijj^ 
to repeatea»prayet they vn- «■»!.{- 

fruited in lania pn| of lb* ArcUniM< 



., Mdothi 
id ignorant Iw I 

..__, „ , _ (A^WX^^MB 

«MrainMH«cmiIliifiMB«. "^ 



infaincbymanjsgnawntVrthitthilMiiiPkjtyiB, > 
npcmnMnmon Oto Cu Ut faiksMtaacind ignor 



cieiflipci lioc ^wd cqaa 
to5»iit:iWa^^*as I 
akqtdiiryftBdIclare [ay v^ 
oiiKjtay {>rcce|>t or cxar 
of-abtiquide » /for the f 
oTmaivhi^dred yean 
ter Chx.isi' ; and ycc i 
Taineand: ignpraot Tcip{ 
ons)ai» 9^ersof^graft 
ricvm&them. Apdicis 
to, bee pbfcrucd, fhai 
diough ourSauiour c 
tnandfed vs to makeoui 
ciciom to Godin his tu 
yet hath hee not made t 
tion dfhis own name it 
pmyer^notthatl doubf 
that vnder the name ol 



^on the Lords Pr^er. 157 



icTrinitic is tobccvndcr- 
lood ; but it may bee that 
ce hath omitted the infor* 
ing of his name in this 
irayer,fore{eciog that in the 
met dayes , fuperftition 
vouidinfert to many inter- 
edbrs incur prayers , both 
>f hcc and (he Saints. And 
iirelythe darkencfle of this 
uperiJkkion was fb grofle in 
}ur fathers titiies, as a great; 
rheologue wias. not aHia- v 
ned, within little more then 
thcfe thrcclcore yeares to 
preach publikely in Saint 
JndresBts- ; That the Lords 
Prayer might bee £iid to 
our Ladie; whereupon ^tc?i 



as 



13S AMedifation 

■— — II ■■!■ I ll.i-l.ll I ■■ — — — fa— <^» 

fttch a conttoucriie in the 
Vniuer{itie there , that a Sy- 
node in that fame place, vm 
^ced to take knowledge of 
it and decide it. And what 
leile fnperftition was it in lb 
learned a man as ^aunat^ 
turtyto turne the*mcaniog of 
the Fialmes vpoii out Lady? 
I meane whadbeucr was 
fpoken of God in them to he 
meant of our Ladie: and jee 
was this &mous booke of 
his repnnted at Tark with- 
in theie few ycares*. But 
fince Qod in his great mef- 
cie hath freed vs in this 
Ifland , from that more then 
E^jpttan datkcrvc(Cc,lcannoc 



vpmtbeLariiPnier. -ijy 

ndcr ynough 2t the in- 
ittandc of coo many a- 
ngcft ys in oar <]ayct | 
tUxfidafidmtfftitthg, '' - 
te Scotifb Prouctb is ^ne 
jrcedie of noueldesi that 
^kiog the pure vcptie 
painteci £ibfes,they wil) 
rally bdodwinke them- 
es, and tijrafl: their heads 
hedarke aaaine, fefiiiiog 
light , which they may 
and iojr in , if they lift, 
^nd thus hauing ended 
: my McdiGuian vpoa 
Loitp>PRAi;s&,it tefb 
ily tltac I dnw it into* 
rt lummr( ai IprOmifAl) 
t wee may dict()ettc< vtv- 




jiMedimm 



dcrftand^ and retnemb 
what wc pray ; and chat 01 
prayer may the more vine 
anddeepely be imprinted 
engrauen in our hearts. At 
it is (bortly this: Wefirftf 
a preamble inuocate God,! 
thefWeet nameefCter Ktf^< 
thereby to fettle our conl 
dence in his loue, that h 
will heareand grant ourp 
titions} next, to breede tl 
greater reuerence invs, ai 
CO aflfure our iclues oftds al 
feeing eye, we make mem 
on 01 the place of the rei 
dence of his glory, which 
Heauen. Then wee mal 
£rll three sjuietall oetidor 



fVpon the Lords prater, 141 



: his gloiy , before wee 
me to our owne partku- 
fuits. In the firfl: where- , 
we doe our homage vnto 
ri) in wifhing his Name 
be hallo wedjiboth in hca- 
n and earth > like as wee 
:n doe*, then our next ge- 
rall petition is, that his 1 
igdome may corner well 
nerally and vniuerfallyat 
> fecond comming,as tnat 
: militant Church may 
•uri(h in the meane time, 
d that we may in Gods ap- 
iinted time, eueiy onepf 
come to that Kingdome 
his. That in the meane 
crc Am will may \>c« ^ot«. 



I4& ' AMtdkatm 

in catth as k is inhcauco; 
cfFed which the kingdc 
of hcauen in this eaiui \ 
produce, which isour ti: 

5 and laftgeoccall petition 
the propagation of his s 
ry-, and the felidtie of 
Church. And if we pJcai 
little deeplier to meditate^ 
on theie three petitions^! 
may iikewifeput-vs in mi 
of the Trinitie J of God i 
Father,by wifhinghi^Na 
to be fan^ifiedjVmbfeNa 
no tongue can expre^ : 

L God the Sonne, by wiftii 
his Kingdome to come , : 
he is King, Prieft, ind P: 
phec, and of his kinedoi 



ajpmtbe Lords Prayer, 145 



there (hall neuer be an cndc 
And wee are put in mind of 
God thcholyGhoA^by pray- s 
ingthac his wil m^ be done 
in earcl^i as it is iti Heaiien» 
&>rhe it is.ifhac£mdifies the 
wilsof thcelcd, andmaket 
them aiccept^bletaGod the 
Father, dirough lefils ChriO; 
And our firit priuate iutte * 
(hat foUowes, is for our d^ 
ly breadifor except God|xre« 
(cutty furnifh , and fiiimioe 
}fs 9 with that which louv 
temporal! neceflities doe re- 
quire *, our beeing in thit 
world will faile before wee 
can performeany part of oar 
(eruice which he reo[iiise&^ 



* • 



HIT r ■• . ■; - ■ I I T fr 



144 A Medkam 

our handcs, and a fudc 
death will prcucnt our 
preparation for ouriou 
to our cruc home. Wee 
pray for 'rcmillioa«of 
by-pail {inReSfthacwe 
(bnd reSii in cum t b 
wafhcd in the iSlood of 
Lambc \ for elfc our 
porall iufteuance doth 
Fecde vs to the flaug! 
And Wee (hcw our (clue 
pable of this great anc 
cftimabicblcfling and b 
fit, by the profcffion of 
Charitic in pardoning 
, brethren , according tc 
commandcment. Andi 
the vgly hoitovii o{ out 



rvponthe Lords Prayer. 145 

pall finncs,andourtrucand 
icnciblc (brrow for the 
fame, togithcr with the ac- 
knowledgement of our own 
wcakencfle , and.dillrull in 
our own ftrcngth , makes vs 
pray that wee be not hcreaf* 
ter Icdde into lb dangerous '. . 
temptations: butthat he will 
hereafter deHuet vs ftom 
all euil boih in body & (bulc^ 
• elpccially from the cruel and 
craftie alTaults of that euill 
one. And asin thepreamble 
we called him our hcauenly 
Father, to ftirrevp ourreue- 
rent confidence in his louej ' 
lb doe wee in the Epilogue 
acknowledge his Altro^w. 



and ecernall glorious power: 
thereby toaflureour.fclucs, 
that he is as able ,tis he is rea- 
dy to hearcandgrauntthele 
our petitions j clofing vpali 
with Amen , for the Itreng- 
thcning our wiftics with 
that fmaU measure of faith 
that is in vs,and affurance of 
the trueth of the perfor- 
mance of our petitions , that 
our requcftsmay begraun^ 
ted. To whichladdc ano- 
^ therAMEN,tfM»fy?4t. - 
DoMiNE Iesv. 



LONDON 

Trmtedby B o k h a m 

Norton, and Iohn Bili, 

Primers to ibe Kings matt 

Excellent Maieftic. 

M.DC.XIX. 




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