Part III — Confessio Fidei and after
§5 *Matutinæ Preces*
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1Psal. xci. 5.Serva nos a sagitta volante interdiu, ab
2incursu, et a dæmone meridiano.
3[3.]Libera nos a manu venantium, et a verbo
4aspero, a malitia diei hujus.
5[*Luc.* xix. 9.]Hodie sit salus et pax domui huic.
6Psal. cxliii. 8.Auditam fac mihi misericordiam Tuam,
7quia in Te speravi.
89.Notam fac mihi viam in qua ambulem,
9quia ad Te attollo animam meam.
1010.Eripe me, Domine, de inimicis meis, ad
11Te enim confugio.
1211.Instrue me facere, quæ placita sunt in
13conspectu Tuo, quia Deus meus es Tu.
1412.Spiritus Tuus bonus deducat me in
15terram rectam.
16xc. 16.Respice in servos Tuos, et in opera ipso-
17rum, et sit gratia ac splendor Domini Dei
18nostri super nos.
19Et opera manuum nostrarum dirige super
20nos; et opera manuum nostrarum dirige.
21[cxli. 3.]Pone, Domine, custodiam ori meo, ostium
22circumstantiæ labiis meis.
23Col. iv. 6.Sermo meus sit in gratia sale conspersus,
24ut sciam quomodo oporteat unicuique re-
25spondere.
26[*Psal.* xix. 14.]Complaceant colloquia oris mei, et me-
27ditatio cordis in conspectu Tuo semper,
28Domine, Redemptor meus.
29[cxxi. 8.]Dominus custodiat exitum et introitum
30nostrum ex hoc et in sæculum.Amen.
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1Ps. xci. 5.Keep us from the arrow that flieth by day, from
2the assault, and from the noonday devil.
3[ver. 3]Deliver us from the hand of the hunters, and from the
4sharp word, from the evil of this day.
5[*Luke* xix. 9.]This day be salvation and peace unto this house.
6Ps. cxliii. 8.Make me to hear Thy mercy,
7for in Thee have I hoped.
8[ver. 9]Shew me the way wherein I should walk,
9for unto Thee do I lift up my soul.
10[ver. 10]Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies, for
11unto Thee do I flee.
12[ver. 11]Teach me to do the things that are pleasing in
13Thy sight, for Thou art my God.
14[ver. 12]Let Thy good Spirit lead me forth into
15the land of uprightness.
16[*Ps.*] xc. 16.Look upon Thy servants, and upon their own
17works, and let the grace and the brightness of the Lord our
18God be upon us.
19And the works of our hands direct Thou upon
20us; yea, the works of our hands direct Thou.
21[*Ps.*] cxli. 3.Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, a door
22round about my lips.
23Col. iv. 6.Let my speech be with grace, seasoned with salt,
24that I may know how I ought to answer every
25man.
26[*Ps.* xix. 14.]Let the words of my mouth, and the medi-
27tation of my heart, be alway acceptable in Thy sight,
28O Lord, my Redeemer.
29[*Ps.*] cxxi. 8.The Lord preserve our going out and our coming
30in, from this time forth for evermore.Amen.
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