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and continual joy in the Holy Ghost.
1 com-
mend unto thy protection, O Father, my house
and all that thou hast given me; my whole
family, my wife and children: aid me that I may
well and holily govern, nourish, and bring them
up in thy fear and service. And forasmuch as in
this world I must always be at war, not with one
sort of enemies, but with an infinite number, not
only with flesh and blood, but with the devil,
which is the prince of darkness, grant me thy
grace, that being armed with thy defence I may
quit myself in this battle with an invincible con-
stancy against all corruption which I am encom-
passed with on all sides, until such time
as I having ended the combat which
during this life I must sustain,

in the end I may attain to
the heavenly rest which
is prepared for me
through Christ,

my blessed
Saviour.

THE LITANY.

GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Father, &c.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Son, Redeemer, &c.

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Holy Ghost, &c.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious, &c.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for

ever.

Spare us, good Lord.

From all evil and mischief; from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all blindness of heart, from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from battle and murder, and from sudden death,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all sedition, and privy conspiracy; from all false doctrine, and heresy; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy word and commandment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of thy holy incarnation; by thy holy nativity and circumcision; by thy baptism, fasting, and temptation,

Good Lord, deliver us.

By thine agony and bloody sweat; by thy cross and passion; by thy precious death and burial; by thy glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,

Good Lord, deliver us.

In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death; and in the day of judgment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy church universally in the right way; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life, thy Servant Elizabeth, our most gracious Queen and Governour;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to rule her heart in thy faith, fear, and love, and that she may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek thy honour and glory;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to be her defender and keeper, giving her the victory over all her enemies ; We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Pastors, and Ministers of the Church with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and shew it accordingly;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and all the Nobility, with grace, wisdom, and understanding;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to bless and keep the Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to give all thy people increase of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived; We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to comfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise them up that fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort, all that be in danger, necessity, and tribulation;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or by water, all women labouring of child, all sick persons, and young children; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to defend and provide for the fatherless children, and widows, and all that be desolate and oppressed;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men ;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy them;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace of thy holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy holy Word;

We beseech thee to hear us, &c.

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