39. Mr. Calamy's Prayer at Aldermanbury

39. Mr. Calamy's Prayer at Aldermanbury
Oh most Holy! thou ever blessed Lord God, thou fillest Heaven and Earth with thy Presense: We pray thee fill all our hearts with the Presense of thy Grace and let it appear that thou art in the midst of us with that powerfull assistance of thy Spirit, that we may receive a token of thy love from thee at this time It is a singular favour that the doores of thy Sanctuary are open to us, and that yet we may meet together in thy Name; we pray the continue it to us and sanctifie it to us, that every Sabbath may add to our stature in Jesus Christ, We confess we have forfeited all our mercies; we have heard much of God, and Christ, and Heaven with our ears, but there is little of God, Christ, and Heaven in our hearts.
We confess many of us by hearing Sermons, are grown Sermon-proof: We know how to scoff and mock at Sermons, but we know not how to live Sermons.
It is a miracle of free grace, thou hast not taken the Gospel from us ere this time; but thou art a merciful God, and though we cannot please thee, yet Mercy pleaseth thee; and we have no argument to bring along with us to beg thy favours, but thy Mercy in Jesus Christ.
We pray thee that thou wilt glorifie thy Sovereignty; in being gracious to us, and pardon our many and great transgressions.
Thou makest use of the malice of men for thy Glory: Thou killest Goliah with his own Sword. O help us to put our trust in thee, thou that canst kill, and cure by killing.
Blesse these Nations of England, Scotland and Ireland, and find out yet a way to save us. Pour down thy blessings upon the head and heart of our Sovereign Charles, by thy Grace, King of Great Britain; thou hast done great things for him, let him do Great things for thee. Bless him in his Royal Consort, in his Royal Relations, in his Council. Bless the Magistrates and Ministers of this Realm: Lord forgive us, for we live as if we had been delivered to work wickedness; we cannot sin at so cheap a rate as others do: we pray thee humble us under our great and grievous sins, give us repentance unto Salvation, and a lively Faith in the Blood of Jesus Christ: Quicken our graces, forgive our sins, make alive our Souls, let us be such as thou wouldst have us to be; make us Christians, not only by an outward Profession, but an inward Conversation, that we may live in Heaven, while we are on Earth, and come to Heaven when we shall leave the Earth. To that purpose, bless thy Word unto us at this time, and give us all grace to make conscience of what we hear, and how we hear, and all for Jesus Christ his sake, to whom with thy blessed Self and Spirit, be all Glory and Honour. Amen.