Let us pray. O God, merciful father, that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful, mercifully assist our prayers that we make before the in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us: And graciously hear us, that those evils which the craft & subtlety of the devil or man worketh against us be brought to nought & by the providence of thy goodness they may be dispersed 〈…〉 servants, 〈…〉 … t, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee, in thy holy church, through jesus christ our lord. amen. O lord arise, help us, and deliver us for thy name's sake. O God, we have heard with our ears, & our fathers have declared unto us the noble works that thou didst in their days, & in thee old time before them. O lord arise, help us, & deliver us, for thine honour. Glory to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning is and ever sh●●● 〈…〉 always having sufficient, may be rich and plentiful in all good works through our lord jesus christ Amen. Lord have mercy upon us Christ have merci upon us Lord have mercy upon us Our father etc. & let us not be led into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Lord hear my prayer. And let my cry come to the. From the fir … 〈◊〉 of the devil 〈…〉 our Christ's sake. Amen. almighty god, which hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee, & dost promise that when two or three be gathered in thy name, thou wilt grant their requests: fulfil now O Lord, thee desires & petitions of thy servants as may be most expedient for them: Granting us in this world, knowledge of thy ●●●th, & in the world to 〈…〉 … e, life everlasting. Amen. ¶ Certain graces to be said before and after meat. Grace before dinner. THe eyes of all things do look up & trust in thee, O Lord: Thou givest them meat in due season. Thou dost open thy hand, and fill with thy blessing, every living thing Good lord bless us & all thy gifts, which we receive of thy bounteous liberality. Through christ our lord. Amen. The king of eternal glor● make us perteners of the heavenly table. amen. God is charity, & he that dwelleth in charity, dwelleth in god, & god in him, god grant us all to dwell in him. Amen. Grace after dinner. THe god of peace and love, vouchsafe alway to dwell with us. And thou lord have mercy upon us, glory, honour, & praise be to thee, O God, which hast fed us from our tender age, & g … 〈…〉 … nce to e … 〈…〉 … ge re … 〈…〉 with the life everlasting, thorough our Lord jesus christ. amen. Grace before dinner or supper. Praised be thou our most merciful & heavenly father which of thy inestimable goodness hast given thy most dearly beloved son jesus to painful death for our sakes, thereby not all only delivering us & all faithful from everlasting death & damnation but also purchasing unto us everlasting life, joy & felicity: send we beseech the thy holy spirit into our hearts that we may daily more and more walk and go forward in the pleasant pathways of thy righteous laws and commandments. So be it. After dinner or supper. NOw you have well refreshed your bodies remember the lamentable afflictions & miseries of many thousands of your neighbours & brethren in christ, visited by the hand of god, some with mortal plagues, and diseases some with imprisonment, some with extreme poverty & necessity, so that either they ●…ā not or they have not to ●…ede on as ye have done, remember therefore how much and how deeply ye present are bound to the goodness of almighty god, for your health, wealth, liberty, & many other his benefits given unto you. response. Graces and thanks, be now unto him & always, for these and all other his benefits so mercifully, lovingly and abundantly powered upon us. amen God save our King and the Realm, and send us peace in christ. Amen. ¶ Imprinted at London in Fleetstreet at the sign of the Sun, over against the conduit, By Edward Whytchurche. M.D.LI Cum Privilegio ad Imprimendum Solum