07 - Scheme of Private Devvotion
PART II THE PRIEST’S CARE OF THE SOULS UNDER HIS CHARGE
Acts 20:28. THE PRIEST’S RELATIONS WITH HIS PEOPLE OUTLINE OF SUGGESTED SYSTEM FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS
GRANT, we beseech Thee, merciful Lord, to Thy trustful servants pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve Thee with a quiet mind: through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.
1. Praise the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art become exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.
2. Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with a garment: and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain.
3. Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.
4. He maketh his angels spirits: and his ministers a flaming fire.
5. He laid the foundations of the earth: that it never should move at any time.
6. Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment: the waters stand in the hills.
7. At thy rebuke they flee: at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid.
8. They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath: even unto the place which thou hast appointed for them.
9. Thou hast set them their bounds which they shall not pass: neither turn again to cover the earth.
10. He sendeth the springs into the rivers: which run among the hills.
11. All beasts of the field drink thereof: and the wild asses quench their thirst.
12. Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation: and sing among the branches.
13. He watereth the hills from above: the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
14. He bringeth forth grass for the cattle: and green herb for the service of men.
15. That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the heart of man: and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to strengthen man’s heart.
16. The trees of the Lord also are full of sap: even the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted;
17. Wherein the birds make their nests: and the fir trees are a dwelling for the stork.
18. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, and so are the stony rocks for the conies.
19. He appointed the moon for certain seasons, and the sun knoweth his going down.
20. Thou makest darkness that it may be night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do move.
21. The lions roaring after their prey: do seek their meat from God.
22. The sun ariseth, and they get them away together: and lay them down in their dens.
23. Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour, until the evening.
24. O Lord, how manifold are thy works: in wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches.
25. So is the great and wide sea also: wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26. There go the ships, and there is that Leviathan, whom thou hast made to take his pastime therein.
27. These wait all upon thee: that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28. When thou givest it them they gather it: and when thou openest thy hand they are filled with good.
29. When thou hidest thy face they are troubled, when thou takest away their breath they die, and are turned again to their dust.
30. When thou lettest thy breath go forth they shall be made: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
31. The glorious majesty of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
32. The earth shall tremble at the look of him, if he do but touch the hills, they shall smoke.
33. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live, I will praise my God while I have my being.
34. And so shall my words please him: my joy shall be in the Lord.
35. As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end, praise thou the Lord, O my soul, praise the Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the. Son: and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Psalms 145:1-21 1. I will magnify thee, O God, my King; and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever.
2. Every day will I give thanks unto thee: and praise thy Name for ever and ever.
3. Great is the Lord, and marvellous worthy to be praised: there is no end of his greatness.
4. One generation shall praise thy works unto another: and declare thy power.
5. As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works;
6. So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts: and I will also tell of thy greatness.
7. The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be shewed: and men shall sing of thy righteousness.
8. The Lord is gracious and merciful: longsuffering and of great goodness.
9. The Lord is loving unto every man: and his mercy is over all his works.
10. All thy works praise thee, O Lord: and thy saints give thanks unto thee.
11. They shew the glory of thy kingdom: and talk of thy power;
12. That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom: might be known unto men.
13. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom: and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.
14. The Lord upholdeth all such as fall: and lifteth up all those that are down.
15. The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord: and thou givest them their meat in due season.
16. Thou openest thine hand: and fittest all things living with plenteousness.
17. The Lord is righteous in all his ways: and holy in all his works.
18. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: yea, all such as call upon him faithfully.
19. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him, he also will hear their cry, and will help them.
20. The Lord preserveth all them that love him, but scattereth abroad all the ungodly.
21. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord; Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
1. Praise the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me praise his holy Name.
2. Praise the Lord, O my soul; and forget not all his benefits,
3. Who forgiveth all thy sin: and healeth all thine infirmities, 4. Who saveth thy life from destruction: and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness.
5. The Lord’s Name be praised: from the rising up of the sun to the going down thereof.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
PERSONAL THANKSGIVING
Thanks and praise to God for His mercies eye sight, hearing, reason, activity, and health of body and powers of mind, worldly means and provision for temporal needs, friends, His forbearance and longsuffering, but chiefly for the knowledge of Himself and for eternal life in union with His Son through the Holy Spirit.
SELF-OBLATION Offer myself to God. Acknowledge that I am unable, unworthy to offer, unfit for His reception.
Pray that He will accept, and forgive, and subdue me to His will, that I may be His in body, soul, and spirit.
CONFESSION
I. My besetting sin, with careful thought and sor rowful acknowledgment of the various aspects in which it is manifested in the day’s life.
II. Bloodguiltiness. (i) Those to whom (by example, influence, direct suggestion offensive to Thee, or failure of duty) I may have in any way been the means of at any time leading into or encouraging in sin, and whose blood cries against me from the ground. May the precious Blood of Jesus, which speaketh better things than that of Abel, plead for me to Thee and to them; plead for me and for them; save me and save them; and deliver me from bloodguiltiness.
(2) Those whom I have injured by neglect, and whose blood, etc. May the precious Blood of Jesus, etc.
(3) Those towards whom I may have shown myself untrustworthy, and whose blood, etc. May the precious Blood of Jesus, etc.
(4) Those whom I have injured by thought, word, and deed; by doing and leaving undone, and whose blood, etc. May the precious Blood of Jesus, etc.
III. Presumption against Thee. (i) Let me consider my action in taking upon me this ministry, whether I may not in so doing have been guilty of presumption against Thee. May the precious Blood of Jesus cleanse me, for give me, and save me, for Thy mercy’s sake.
(2) That I have denied it by wilful sin. May the precious Blood of Jesus, etc.
(3) That I have taken Thy Holy Name in vain. May the precious Blood forgive me, and grant me grace to worship Thee in spirit and in truth.
(4) That I have grieved Thy Holy Spirit. May the precious Blood of Jesus cleanse me, for give me, and save me, for Thy mercy’s sake.
IV. My Selfishness and Self-indulgence. (i) May the precious Blood cleanse me, forgive me, and grant me grace to take up my cross and follow in the Saviour’s steps.
(2) My self-seeking. May the precious Blood cleanse me, forgive me, and grant me grace to seek Thy glory and the good of Thy Church.
(3) My self-will. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
Grant that I may trust in Thee with all my heart, and lean not to mine own understanding: in all my ways acknowledge Thee; and do Thou, O Lord, direct my paths.
(4) My self-conceit and pride. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to abhor myself, and to repent in dust and ashes.
(5) My self-assertiveness and evil temper. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to be gentle and kind and forbearing.
(6) My timidity and fear of men. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to be faithful, fearless, and courageous in these respects.
(7) My censoriousness, judgment of others, and uncharitableness. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to treat others, and think of others, and speak of others, as better than myself.
(8) My unsympathy. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to be moved with compassion, and to spend and be spent for others.
(9) My impenitence. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to repent, and confess, and turn from my sins.
(10) My unfaith. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to embrace and hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
(n) My ingratitude, and want of love to Thee.
Lord, I am unfit, unworthy to love Thee. May the Blood of Jesus Christ cleanse me. And may Thy Holy Spirit cleanse the thoughts of my heart that I may perfectly love Thee, and worthily magnify Thy Holy Name.
(12) My unfaithfulness to duty. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to be as faithful as Moses in all his house.
(13) My untruth. May the precious Blood cleanse me, and grant me grace to know the truth and to walk in the truth, that the truth may make me free. May the Blood of Jesus cleanse me from all sin, and deliver me from its power. Though we be tied and bound with the chain of our sins, yet let the pitifulness of Thy great mercy loose us, for the honour of Jesus Christ our Mediator and Advocate.
O Lord, grant me Thy Holy Spirit.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
O give me the comfort of Thy help again, and stablish me with Thy free Spirit.
Grant me light that I may know Thy will.
Grant me fear; lighten mine eyes that I sleep not in death.
Grant me power; crush down within me the prin ciple of evil.
O Lord, Thou knowest that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
O Lord, correct me, but with judgment: not in thine anger, lest Thou bring me to nothing.
Grant me power: work in me to will and to do for Thy good pleasure.
Order my footsteps in Thy word, and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.
Make me to do the thing that pleaseth Thee, for Thou art my God.
Let Thy good Spirit lead me in the paths of righteousness.
Grant that I may work out my own salvation in fear and trembling.
Strengthen me with might by Thy Holy Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in my heart by faith. That I, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to apprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that I may be filled with all the fulness of God.
DEPRECATION
Save me from the devil. Grant that I may resist the devil and that he may flee from me. For I flee unto Thee to hide me.
Save me from my evil heart. For I flee unto Thee to hide me.
Grant that I may keep my body and bring it into subjection. For I flee unto Thee to hide me.
Save me from temptation and through temptation.
Grant that I may resist and that I may watch and pray that I enter not into temptation. For I flee unto Thee to hide me.
Save me in all my dealings with men. For I flee unto Thee to hide me.
Grant that I may follow peace with all men, and holiness without which no man can see the Lord. For I flee unto Thee to hide me.
Save me from the world’s temptation. For I flee unto Thee to hide me.
Hold up my goings in Thy paths. For I flee unto Thee to hide me.
Hear me, O Lord, for Jesus Christ’s sake.
GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT I. Grant that by Thy Holy Spirit’s grace my heart may be
(1) Awakened.
(2) Enlightened.
(3) Moved.
(4) Subdued.
(5) Drawn.
(6) Opened.
(7) Enkindled.
II. Grant me the spirit of penitence, a broken and a contrite heart, that I may (1) repent, (2) confess, (3) turn from, my sins.
Grant me the spirit of faith that I may embrace and hold fast the blessed hope of eternal life in Christ Jesus. May the Blood of Jesus cleanse me from all sin. May I know the love of Christ that passe th know ledge, that I may be filled with all the fulness of God.
III. Save me from a spirit of (1) Self-indulgence.
(2) Self-seeking.
(3) Self-conceit.
(4) Self-will.
(5) Untruth.
(6) Uncharity.
(7) Self-deceiving.
IV. Inspire me with (1) Love for Thee, and a shepherd’s love for souls.
(2) Zeal for Thy glory, and faithful diligence.
(3) Wisdom, judgment, discretion.
(4) Self-denial and self-abnegation.
(5) Faith, courage, and steadfastness.
(6) Gentleness, meekness, and humility.
(7) Knowledge,