by Phoebe Bookamer & David Jonescue
in ePub, .mobi & .pdf formats
Gleaning from Puritan Prayers, Vol. 3 is a powerful and enriching collection of prayers gathered from the writings of various Puritan authors. Edited by Phoebe Bookamer and David Jonescue, this volume is part of an ongoing series aimed at making the timeless prayers of the Puritans more accessible to modern readers. Each prayer is drawn from specific works by well-known Puritan and Non-Conformist writers such as William Nicholson, John Udall, and William Crashaw, among others.
The prayers in this volume are arranged in a way that is deeply edifying, guiding readers through a range of spiritual topics, from personal supplication and thanksgiving to prayers for the church and society. One of the unique aspects of this collection is the way it is organized according to the Psalms, offering a structured approach to prayer that mirrors the heartfelt cries of the psalmists. Whether it’s prayers for spiritual guidance, deliverance, or expressions of gratitude for God’s grace, this book provides a rich wellspring for both private devotion and public worship.
What makes this volume particularly valuable is that it offers pure, unaltered prayers from the original Puritan writings, with only slight updates to spelling and archaic words for clarity. The editors have taken care to preserve the theological richness and depth of these prayers, ensuring that modern readers can engage with them as intended by their original authors. The result is a collection that resonates with deep reverence for God’s majesty and an unwavering commitment to living a life of piety and devotion.
For anyone who loves Puritan theology or is looking to deepen their prayer life, Gleaning from Puritan Prayers, Vol. 3 will be an invaluable resource. It captures the essence of Puritan spirituality—focused on God's sovereignty, human sinfulness, and the need for redemption—while offering practical help for cultivating a rich prayer life.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Note from the Editors.
Part I. William Nicholson, 1591-1672 – David's Harp Strung and Tuned
1. The Prayer Out of the First Psalm.
2. The Prayer Collected Out of the Second Psalm.
3. The Prayer Collected Out of the Third Psalm.
4. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fourth Psalm.
5. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fifth Psalm.
6. The Prayer Collected Out of the Sixth Psalm.
7. The Prayer Collected Out of the Seventh Psalm.
8. The Meditation or Prayer Collected Out of the Eighth Psalm.
9. The Prayer and Hymn Out of the Ninth Psalm for the Church in Affliction, Persecuted and Oppressed by Enemies.
10. The Prayer Collected Out of the Tenth Psalm, for Deliverance from Tyrannous and Oppressive Enemies.
11. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eleventh Psalm.
12. The Prayer Collected Out of the Twelfth Psalm.
13. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirteenth Psalm.
14. The Prayer Out of the Fourteenth Psalm.
15. The Prayer Out of the Fifteenth Psalm, That We May Lead a Life Worthy of a Christian.
16. The Prayer Out of the Sixteenth Psalm.
17. The Prayer Collected Out of the Seventeenth Psalm.
18. A Thanksgiving for some great Victory, collected out of Psalm 18.
19. The Prayer Out of the Nineteenth Psalm.
20. The Prayer Collected from the Twentieth Psalm.
21. A Prayer for Kings and All in Authority, Collected Out of the Twenty-First Psalm.
22. A Prayer Collected Out of the 22nd Psalm, to Be Used by a Disconsolate Soul in a Spiritual Desertion.
23. The Prayer Collected Out of the Twenty-Third Psalm.
24. The Prayer Out of Psalm 24, Which was Composed to Be Sung on the Sabbath.
25. The Prayer Collected Out of the Twenty-Fifth Psalm.
26. The Prayer Collected Out of the Twenty-Sixth Psalm.
27. The Prayer Collected Out of the Twenty-Seventh Psalm.
28. The Prayer Collected Out of the Twenty-Eighth Psalm.
29. A Prayer Out of the Twenty-Ninth Psalm.
30. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirtieth Psalm.
31. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirty-First Psalm.
32. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirty-Second Psalm.
33. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirty-Third Psalm.
34. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirty-Fourth Psalm.
35. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirty-Fifth Psalm.
36. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirty-Sixth Psalm.
37. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirty-Seventh Psalm.
38. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirty-Eighth Psalm.
39. The Prayer Collected Out of the Thirty-Ninth Psalm.
40. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fortieth Psalm.
41. The Prayer Collected Out of the Forty-First Psalm.
42. The Petition Collected Out of the Forty-Second Psalm.
43. The Prayer Out of the Forty-Third Psalm.
44. The Prayer Collected Out of the Forty-Fourth Psalm.
45. The Prayer Collected Out of the Forty-Fifth Psalm.
46. The Prayer Out of the Forty-Sixth Psalm. Or an Hymn.
47. The Eucharistic Prayer Collected Out of the Forty Seventh Psalm.
48. The Prayer Collected Out of the Forty-Eighth Psalm.
49. The Prayer Collected Out of the Forty-Ninth Psalm.
50. The Prayer Out of the Fiftieth Psalm.
51. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fifty-First Psalm.
52. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fifty-Second Psalm.
53. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fifty-Fourth Psalm.
54. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fifty-Fifth Psalm.
55. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fifty-Sixth Psalm.
56. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fifty-Seventh Psalm.
57. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fifty-Eighth Psalm.
58. The Prayer Collected Out of the Fifty-Ninth Psalm.
59. The Prayer Collected Out of the Sixtieth Psalm.
60. The Prayer Collected Out of the Sixty-First Psalm.
61. The Prayer Collected Out of the Sixty-Second Psalm.
62. The Prayer Collected Out of the Sixty-Third Psalm.
63. The Prayer Collected Out of the Sixty-Fourth Psalm.
64. A Thanksgiving Collected Out of the Sixty-Fifth Psalm.
65. The Thanksgiving and Prayer Out of the Sixty-Sixth Psalm.
66. The Prayer Collected Out of the Sixty-Seventh Psalm.
67. The Prayer Collected Out of the Sixty-Eighth Psalm.
68. The Prayer Collected Out of the Sixty-Ninth Psalm.
69. The Prayer Out of the Seventieth Psalm.
70. The Prayer Collected Out of the Seventy-First Psalm.
71. The Prayer Collected Out of the Seventy-Second Psalm.
72. The Prayer Collected Out of the Seventy-Third Psalm.
73. The Prayer to be Collected Out of the Seventy-Fourth Psalm (is needless, it being so powerful, methodical, and easy a prayer of itself. I shall only then Paraphrase upon it.)
74. An Intercession out of the Seventy-Fifth Psalm (for the king, those who are in authority, and for the church under affliction.)
75. A Psalm of Thanksgiving After Some Great Victory, Collected Out of the Seventy-Sixth Psalm.
76. The Prayer Collected Out of the Seventy-Seventh Psalm.
77. The Prayer Collected Out of the Seventy-Eighth Psalm.
78. The Prayer Collected Out of the Seventy-Ninth Psalm.
79. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eightieth Psalm.
80. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eighty-First Psalm.
81. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eighty-Second Psalm.
82. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eighty-Third Psalm.
83. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eighty-Fourth Psalm.
84. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eighty-Fifth Psalm.
85. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eighty-Sixth Psalm.
86. A Prayer Collected Out of the Eighty-Seventh Psalm, for the Catholic Church.
87. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eighty-Eighth Psalm.
88. The Prayer Collected Out of the Eighty-Ninth Psalm.
89. The Prayer Out of the Ninetieth Psalm.
90. The Prayer. Psalm Ninety-One.
91. The Prayer. Psalm Ninety-Two.
92. The Prayer Collected Out of the Ninety-Third Psalm.
93. The Prayer Collected Out of the Ninety-Fourth Psalm.
94. A Meditation Collected Out of the Ninety-Fifth Psalm.
95. The Prayer Collected Out of the Ninety-Sixth Psalm.
96. The Prayer Collected Out of the Ninety-Seventh Psalm.
97. A Thanksgiving and Meditation upon the Redemption of Mankind, taken out of the Ninety-Eighth Psalm.
98. The Prayer Collected Out of the Ninety-Ninth Psalm.
99. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundredth Psalm.
100. A Prayer for a King, or Chief Magistrate, Collected Out of the One Hundred First Psalm.
101. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Second Psalm.
102. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Third Psalm.
103. The Prayer and Meditation Out of the One Hundred Fourth Psalm.
104. A Meditation Upon the One Hundred Fifth Psalm and a Prayer.
105. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Sixth Psalm.
106. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Seventh Psalm.
107. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Ninth Psalm.
108. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Tenth Psalm.
109. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Eleventh Psalm.
110. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Twelfth Psalm.
111. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Thirteenth Psalm.
112. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Fourteenth Psalm.
113. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Fifteenth Psalm.
114. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Sixteenth Psalm.
115. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Seventeenth Psalm.
116. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Eighteenth Psalm.
117. Psalm One Hundred Nineteen
118. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Twentieth Psalm.
119. The Prayer: The One Hundred Twenty-First Psalm.
120. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Twenty-Second Psalm.
121. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Twenty-Third Psalm.
122. The Prayer: One Hundred Twenty-Fourth Psalm.
123. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Psalm.
124. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Twenty-Sixth Psalm.
125. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Twenty-Seventh Psalm.
126. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Twenty-Eighth Psalm.
127. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Twenty-Ninth Psalm.
128. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Thirtieth Psalm.
129. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Thirty-First Psalm.
130. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Thirty-Second Psalm.
131. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Thirty-Third Psalm.
132. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Thirty-Fourth Psalm.
133. The Hymn and Prayer Collected from the One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Psalm.
134. The Hymn Collected Out of the One Hundred Thirty-Sixth Psalm.
135. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Thirty-Seventh Psalm.
136. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Thirty-Eighth Psalm.
137. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Thirty-Ninth Psalm.
138. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Fortieth Psalm.
139. A Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Forty-First Psalm.
140. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Forty-Second Psalm.
141. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Forty-Third Psalm, Being Penitential.
142. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Forty-Fourth Psalm.
143. A Hymn Collected Out of the One Hundred Forty-Fifth Psalm.
144. The Hymn and Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Forty-Sixth Psalm.
145. The Hymn or Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Forty-Seventh Psalm.
146. The Prayer Out of the One Hundred Forty-Eighth Psalm.
147. The Prayer Collected Out of the One Hundred Forty-Ninth Psalm.
148. A Thanksgiving Occasioned by the Last Psalm.
Part II. William Thomas, 1593-1667 – Practical Piety
149. A Family Prayer for the Morning.
150. A Family Prayer for the Evening.
151. A Shorter Prayer for the Morning.
152. A Shorter Prayer for the Evening.
153. A Prayer for Children for the Morning.
154. A Prayer for Children for the Evening.
Part III. John Udall, 1560?–1592 – The Combat Between Christ and the Devil
155. A Prayer After Sermons.
Part IV. Henry Smith, 1550-1591 – Six Sermons
156. A Prayer for the Morning.
157. Another Prayer.
Part V. William Crashaw, 1572-1626 – The Ambassador Between Heaven and Earth, Between God and Man.
158. A Morning Prayer for the Sabbath Day.
159. An Evening Prayer for the Sabbath Day.
160. An Every-Day Sacrifice, or a Morning Prayer for Any Day in the Week, or Every Day in the Week.
161. An Evening Prayer for any Day in the Week or Every Day in the Week, for a Private Person.
162. Another Morning Prayer. (Either private or public, changing but the number)
163. An Evening Prayer to the Same.
164. A Morning Prayer for a Private Family.
165. An Evening Prayer for a Private Family.
166. A Prayer to God for the Forgiveness of Sins.
167. A Prayer to be Said Before the Undertaking of any Journey.
168. Another Prayer or Meditation: To Be Used Before the Undertaking of Any Journey or Business either by Sea or Land.
169. A Prayer for True Peace, Which Is the Peace of God in the Peace of Conscience, and for the External Peace of the Body, Disquieted Often With Revenge, Debate and Contentious Going to Law.
170. A Prayer for Seasonable Weather, a Punishment the Lord Has Lately Inflicted Upon Us and Our Whole Land for Our Sins.
171. A Meditation of God's Love and Mercy Towards Us and Our Unthankfulness Towards Him Alluding to the Phrase of St. Augustine: Miserere mei domine indigna facientis et digna patientis.
172. A Meditation Against the Fear of Death Written in French by the Learned P. M. s. du Plessis.
173. The Sick Man's Prayer.
174. The Commendation of the Soul to be Said at a Sick Man's Death.
175. Another Meditation against the Fear of Death, and for Strength and Patience in that Last Hour. Statutum est omnibus semel mori.
176. A Prayer or Meditation Before the Receiving of the Holy Communion.
177. A Meditation or Thanksgiving After the Receiving of the Holy Communion.
178. A Thanksgiving Unto God the Father, Used by the Reverend and Learned W. Musc. and Fit to Be Used of All Good Christians.
179. Martin Luther's Prayers.
180. Saint Augustine.
181. A Prayer for a Woman With Child, or in Travail, to Be Said by Those Present With Her.
182. The Prisoner’s Prayer, Written by a Gentleman, in Passion and Penitence, a Few Days Before His Trial.
183. A Thanksgiving for Our Redemption, Purchased Through the Blood of Christ, and for Other Both Corporal and Spiritual Blessings.
184. Of the Danger of Deferring Our Repentance, With a Prayer Suddenly to Conceive It, and Soon to Practice It.
185. A Prayer and Meditation for a Strong Faith and Against That Dangerous Sin of Desperation.
186. In Time of Pestilence.
187. For Humility Upon These Considerations.
188. The Living Words in Effect of a Dying Man, Closed up in This Virtue.
189. The Sum of the Prayer of the Lady G. At the Time of Her Execution.
190. A General Thanksgiving to God for All His Benefits and Mercies to Man.
191. A Thanksgiving Before Meat.
192. Thanksgiving After Meat.
193. A Prayer for Constancy and grace against all worldly vanities and allurements.