be the Reconciler of us in a firm and bleffed Peace! God of Pity and Peace, be at Peace with us, and make it for us, even that Peace which none can take from us, do thou make us Partakers of. O thou holy One of God, who cameft into the World to take away the Sins of it: O thou Prince of Peace, pity a poor Church and Nation, ready to perish! Pity that Church that hath so long maintain'd thy Truth and Worship in the Nation; pity them who are ready to perish for feeking to maintain thy holy Truth and Worship in thy Church! And do thou from Heaven preserve it, and us, and them. O thou that haft the Power of Heaven and Earth in thy Hand, who ftilleft the Raging of the Sea, when the Waves thereof roar and lift up themfelves, make bare thy holy Arm for our Deliverance; O God make haste to help us, for we are brought very low; ftir up thy Strength and come and fave us, and make no long tarrying, O our God, but deliver us for thy Mercy fake. Amen. A Prayer A Prayer for those that are in great Di ftrefs and Danger. O GOD of Power and Pity, who haft promis❜d to regard the Prayer of the destitute, and not to despise their cry, Look down, O. Lord, from thy Sanctuary, from the Heavens do thou behold the Earth, to hear the groaning of the Prisoners, and to loose those that are in danger of Death, Rescue them from the rage of Violence, and fhew thy felf Merciful to them in this time of their distress, O thou preferver of Men! And grant them all Graces and Mercies needful for the faving of their Souls! And let them glorify thee both in Life and Death, and do thou glorify them with Life Eternal, through the Merits and Righteousness of Jefus Chrift our Lord. In whose bleffed Name I further beg for Mercy for all that fuffer in thefe Times of Trouble: Chiefly for those that are deftitute, for the Widows and the Fatherlefs: Let thy Mercy be extended to them, them, in the daily supplying of their feveral Wants and Neceffities: Take them into thy peculiar Care, O thou Father of the Fatherless, and Judge of the Widow: And be thou their Comfort, Help and Succour, for Jefus Chrift his fake. Amen. A Collect for Grace. God I can ask no greater Gift than thy Glory, and therefore beg no better Gift than thy Grace; yea, even this perfect, is nothing elfe, but that: Nor can I come at it but by the way. of Grace. I do therefore for Jefus Chrift his fake, befeech thee bestow on me this bleffed Gift, Grace to do thee Service on Earth, that thou may'ft give me thy Salvation in Heaven, through the Merits of Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen. O A Collect for Peace. God, my poor Soul is an humble Suitor for Peace; the Blood of. Jelus is my Plea, thy Spirit my Advocate: I deferve by my Sins eternal Enmity, but for thy dear Son's fake, have Favour for me: By whom the World is atoned, O let me be reconciled to thee! I know not how to pray this as I ought, but thy Spirit can make effectual Interceffion for me. Lord, let thy Spirit move, and thy Son make my Peace. Subdue my Lufts; Conquer Satan for me, that my Confcience may have Peace with thee, and I in it, by thy Grace, thro' the Mediation of Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. A Collect for Health. Lord, when I am Sick, let me think I may Dye; when I am in Health, that I may be Sick; that I may not mifSpend the Stock of my Life, but do thee Ho nour with my Health, and thou may'ft give me Comfort for it in my Sickness: Even this, that Sin hath not bound me to my Bed, but thy Providence hath caft me down, which can and will lift me up, or to Heakh in this World, or to Happiness in a better. Such an Enjoyment of Health give me, I befeech Thee, for Jefus Chrift bis fake. Amen. A Collect for Safety. Lord, So many Days as I live, fa many Lives I owe Thee; Thou reneweft my Leafe every Day: A poor Tenant at thy Will, I am; and a frail Cottage of Clay, by thy Power I keep. Lord, thou haft hitherto spar'd me, ftill preferve me; and let me pay (as I can) what I owe of Service, the only Rent thou requireft, for Tenement and Appurtenances, Life, Health, Wealth, and all the good things I have of thee, for which thou both granteft Term of Life, and givest Eternity. This to that, continue, I beseech thee, for his Sake, wha was Surety, and is fole Purchaser for me, Jefus Christ our Lord, Amen, A |