life in virtuous and holy exercises, that when the day of my death shall come, in the midst of all my pains I may feel the sweet refreshings of thy Holy Spirit comforting my soul, sustaining mine infirmities, and relieving all my spiritual necessities and grant that in the unity of the holy catholic church, and in the integrity of Christian faith, with confidence and hope of thy mercy, in great love towards thee, in peace with my neighbours, and in charity with all the world, I may, through thy grace, depart hence out of this vale of misery, and go unto that glorious country, where thou hast purchased an inheritance for us with the price of thy most precious blood, and reignest in it gloriously in the unity of thy Father and ours, and thy Holy Spirit and our ghostly Comforter, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

II.

A Prayer to be said at the Beginning of a Sickness.

O Lord my God, who chastisest every one, whom thou receivest, and, with thy fatherly correction, smitest all those whom thou consignest to the inheritance of sons, write my soul in the book of life, and number me amongst thy children, whom thou hast smitten with the rod of sickness, and, by thy chastisements, hast brought me into the lot of the righteous. Thou, O blessed Jesu, art a helper in the needful time of trouble; lay no more upon me than thou shalt enable me to bear, and let thy gentle correction in this life prevent the unsupportable stripes of thy vengeance in the life to come. Smite me now, that thou mayest spare me to all eternity and yet, O blessed High Priest, who art touched with a sense of our infirmities, smite me friendly, and reprove me with such a tenderness as thou bearest unto thy children, to whom thou conveyest suppletory comforts, greater than the pains of chastisement,-and in due time restore me to health, and to thy solemn assemblies again, and to the joy of thy countenance. Give me patience and humility, and the grace of repentance and an absolute dereliction of myself, and a resignation to thy pleasure and providence, with a power to do thy will in all things, and then do what thou pleasest to me; only in health or sickness, in life or death, let me feel thy comforts refreshing my soul,

and let thy grace pardon all my sins. Grant this, O blessed Jesu, for my trust is in thee only: thou art my God, and my merciful Saviour and Redeemer.

III.

Amen.

A Prayer to be said in the Progress of a Sickness.

O Lord my God, blessed Jesu, who, by thy bitter death and passion, hast sweetened the cup of death to us, taking away its bitterness and sting, and making it an entrance to life and glory; have pity upon me thy servant, who have so deep a share in sin, that I cannot shake off the terrors of death, but that my nature, with its hereditary corruption, still would preserve itself in a disunion from the joys of thy kingdom. Lord, I acknowledge my own infirmities, and beg thy pity. It is better for me to be with thee: but the remembrance of my sins doth so depress my growing confidence, that I am in a great strait between my fears and hopes, between the infirmities of my nature and the better desires of conforming to thy holy will and pleasure. O my dear Redeemer, wean my soul and all my desires from the flatteries of this world; pardon all my sins, and consign so great a favour by the comforts and attestation of thy divinest Spirit, that, my fears being mastered, my sins pardoned, my desires rectified, as the hart thirsts after the springs of water, so my soul may long after thee, O God, and to enter into thy courts. Heavenly Father, if it may be for thy glory and my ghostly good, to have the days of my pilgrimage prolonged, I beg of thee health and life; but if it be not pleasing to thee to have this cup pass from me, thy will be done: my Saviour hath drunk off all the bitterness. Behold, O Lord, I am in thy hands, do with me as seemeth good in thine eyes. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff comfort me. I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; for it is thou, Lord, only, who shalt make me to dwell in everlasting safety, and to partake of the joys of thy kingdom, who livest and reignest, eternal God, world without end. Amen.

IV.

A Prayer for a Sick Person in Danger of Death.

O Lord Jesus Christ, our health and life, our hope, and our resurrection from the dead, I resign myself up to thy holy will and pleasure, either to life, that I may live longer to thy service, and my amendment; or to death, to the perpetual enjoyment of thy presence, and of thy glories. Into thy hands I commend my spirit; for I know, O Lord, that nothing can perish, which is committed to thy mercies. I believe, O Lord, that I shall receive my body again at the resurrection of the just. I relinquish all care of that, only I beg of thee mercy for my soul; strengthen it with thy grace against all temptations, let thy loving-kindness defend it as with a shield, against all the violences and hostile assaults of Satan; let the same mercy be my guard and defence, which protected thy martyrs, crowning them with victory in the midst of flames, horrid torments, and most cruel deaths. There is no help in me, O Lord; I cannot by my own power give a minute's rest to my wearied body; but my trust is in thy sure mercies; and I call to mind, to my unspeakable comfort, that thou wert hungry, and thirsty, and wearied, and whipt, and crowned with thorns, and mocked, and crucified, for me. O let that mercy which made thee suffer so much, make thee do that for which thou sufferedst so much,-pardon me, and save me. Let thy merits answer for my impieties, let thy righteousness cover my sins, thy blood wash away my stains, and thy comforts refresh my soul. As my body grows weak, let thy grace be stronger; let not my faith doubt, nor my hope tremble, nor my charity grow cold, nor my soul be affrighted with the terrors of death; but let the light of thy countenance enlighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death eternal; and when my tongue fails, let thy Spirit teach my heart to pray with strong cryings, and groans that are unutterable. O let not the enemy do me any violence, but let thy holy mercies, and thy angels, repel and defeat his malice and fraud; that my soul may, by thy strength, triumph in the joys of eternity, in the fruition of thee, my life, my joy, my hope, my exceeding great reward, my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

V.

For a Dying Person, in or near the Agonies of Death.

Most merciful and blessed Saviour, have mercy upon the soul of this thy servant; remember not his ignorance, nor the sins of his youth; but according to thy great mercies, remember him in the mercies and glories of thy kingdom. Thou, O Lord, hast opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers; let the everlasting gates be opened, and receive his soul; let the angels, who rejoice at the conversion of a sinner, triumph and be exalted in his deliverance and salvation. Make him partaker of the benefits of thy holy incarnation, life and sanctity, passion and death, resurrection and ascension, and of all the prayers of the church, of the joy of the elect, and all the fruits of the blessed communion of saints; and daily add to the number of thy beatified servants such as shall be saved, that thy coming may be hastened, and the expectation of the saints may be fulfilled, and the glory of thee, our Lord Jesu, be advanced, all the whole church singing praises to the honour of thy name, who livest and reignest, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

VI.

O most merciful Jesu, who didst die to redeem us from death and damnation, have mercy upon this thy servant, whom thy hand hath visited with sickness: of thy goodness be pleased to forgive him all his sins, and seal his hopes of glory with the refreshments of thy Holy Spirit. Lord, give him strength and confidence in thee, assuage his pain, repel the assaults of his ghostly enemies by thy mercies, and a guard of holy angels; preserve him in the unity of the church, keep his senses entire, his understanding right, give him great measure of contrition, true faith, a well-grounded hope, and abundant charity; give him a quiet and a joyful departure, let thy ministering spirits convey his soul to the mansions of peace and rest, there with certainty to expect a joyful resurrection to the fulness of joy at thy right hand, where there is pleasure for evermore. Amen,

VII.

A Prayer for the Joys of Heaven,

O most glorious Jesu, who art the portion and exceeding great reward of all faithful people, thou hast beautified human nature with glorious immortality, and hast carried the same above all heavens, above the seat of angels, beyond the cherubims and seraphims, placing it on the right hand of thy heavenly Father; grant to us all the issues of thy abundant charity, that we may live in thy fear, and die in thy favour. Prepare our souls with heavenly virtue, for heavenly joys, making us righteous here, that we may be beatified hereafter. Amen.

A MORNING PRAYER.

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST,

Our Father which art in Heaven, &c.

I.

O ETERNAL Son of righteousness, who camest from the bosom of thy Father, the Fountain of glorious light, to enlighten the darknesses of the world, I praise thy name, that thou hast preserved me from the dangers of this night, and hast continued to me still the opportunities of serving thee, and advancing my hopes of a blessed eternity. Let thy mercies shine brightly upon me, and dissipate the clouds and darknesses of my spirit and understanding, rectify my affections, and purify my will, and all my actions; that whatsoever I shall do or suffer this day, or in my whole life, my words and purposes, my thoughts and my intentions, may be sanctified, and be acceptable to thy Divine Majesty. Amen.

II.

Grant, that my understanding may know thee, my heart may love thee, and all my faculties and powers may give thee due obedience, and serve thee. Preserve me this day from all sin and danger, from all violences and snares of mine