Lancelot Andrewes
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 34
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... DAILY PRAYERS THE DIAL Thou who hast put the times and seasons in thine own power: grant that we make our prayer unto Thee in a time convenient and when Thou mayest be found, and save us. Thou who for us men and for our salvation wast born at dead of night: give us daily to be born again by renewing of the Holy Ghost, till Christ be formed in us unto a perfect man, i and save us. Thou who very early in the morning while the sun was yet arising didst rise from the dead: raise us up daily unto newness of life, suggesting to us ways of repentance which Thyself knowest, and save us. Thou who at the third hour didst send down thy Holy Ghost on the apostles: take not away the same Spirit from us, but renew Him daily within us, and save us. Thou who at the sixth hour and on the sixth day didst nail the sins of the world with Thyself on the cross: blot out the handwriting of our sins which is against us and taking it out of the way save us. Thou who at the sixth hour didst let down a great sheet from heaven to earth, a figure of thy Church: receive us up into it, sinners of the gentiles, and with it receive us up together into heaven, and save us. Thou who at the seventh hour didst will that the fever should leave the nobleman's son: if aught abide of fever or of sickness in our soul, take it away from us also, and save us. Thou who at the ninth hour for us sinners and for our sins didst taste of death: mortify in us our earthly members and v/Yvatsoever is contrary to thy will, and save us. Thou who hast willed the ninth hour to be an hour of prayer: hear us while we pray in the hour of prayer and make us to obtain our prayer and our desires, and save us. Thou who at the tenth hour didst will thine apostle, whenas, he found thy Son, to declare...