side with his spear so as there remayned not one drop more in thy body But finally thou wast as a bundle of mirhe hanged vp aloft thy tender flesh shrunke the moysture of thy bowels dried vp the marow of thy bones wasted away I beseéch theé O most sweéte Iesu by this most bitter death of thine and by the sheading of thy most precious bloud wound my hart with such repentance ¶ The lord Come lordings all daunce at my call ¶ The Knight Goe hence sir Knight t is almost night We Lordes and Knightes of late Now lye in low estate of my sinnes and ioy of thy loue as my teares may be my foode day and night Turne thou me wholy vnto theé that my hart may dwell with theé continually and my conuersation be acceptable vnto theé And let my life be such through thy goodnes as I may prayse theé for euer with al thy Saints in the life to come Amen Another O Lord Iesu Christ the sonne of the liuing God who for the saluation of the world drankest eyzell and Gall vpon the cros like as at the geuing vp of the Ghost when thou hadst finished all things didst commit thy soule into thy Fathers hāds so do I betake my soul into thy mercifull hands beseeching thee both to preserue it here frō all sinne and in the end to receaue it in peace into the company of thy chosen that are departed that I may Behold the Squire as in a glas For as thou art so he was ¶ The Esquire Esquire the braue It bootes nor to craue ¶ The Gentleman Lusty or sad Thou must be had with thē prayse thee euerlastingly which liuest raignest c. Amen * A prayer vpon the minding of Christes resurrection and ascention O Lord Iesu O good Iesu which diddest vouchsafe to die for my sinnnes and rosest agayn for my iustification I beseéch theé by thy glorious resurrection raise me vp from the graue of al my vices and sinnes and geue me part daily in the first resurrection that I may be made partaker of the second resurrection also O most sweét Iesu which art gone vp into heauē with glorious triumph and sittest at the right hand of thy Father like a most mighty king draw me vp to theé make me to runne after theé for the sweét sent of thine oyntmentes ¶ The Iudge Come on iudge With me to trudge ¶ The iustice Sir Iustice arise come to my assise Iudge and Iustice sentence haue To ly as captiues in the craue make me to run without tyring by thy drawing and pulling of me forward Draw the soul that thirsteth after theé to the riuers of euerlasting suffifanze which are aboue yea verely draw me to thy selfe which art the liuing fountayn that I may so drink of theé according to my capacitie as I may liue for euer My God my life thou welspring of life fill my minde with the streames of thy pleasures ▪ make my hart loue-sick with the sober drunkennes of thy loue that I may forget the things that are vain and earthly and haue theé only in my mind continually Geue me thy holy spirite which is betokened by those waters which thou hast promysed to geue to them that are a thirst Graunt I beseéch theé that I may long with all my hart and labour with all my indeuor to attayne to the place whether we beleéue that thou didst ascend No law no plea ▪ no drift From death can make a shift ¶ Sergeant at law Leaue the Lawes heare my cause ¶ The Attorney Plead as thou lust With me thou must the fortith day after thy resurrection so as I may be conuersant in this vale of misery but with my body and alwayes in heauen with my hart so as my minde may be where thou art euen where thou my incomparable and deér beloued treasure art that I may sing prayses to thy name from this time forth for euermore Amen Another O Brother of oures O naturall sonne of that father whose sōnes thou makest vs by adoption O head of our body we seé that thou art king of heauē forget not thou thy earth wherinto thine inestimable loue of vs did bring theé down Thou frō out of that place geuest hope to vs thy members that we may come thether as thou art exalted already O gard and defence of vs what can now hurt vs so long as ¶ The Mayor Mayor I theé call to my guild Hall. ¶ The Shirife Shirif for execution I haue a commission The Mayors and Shirifes doe pas with speed And others them in place succeed we trust in theé Most wretched are they that know theé not and most happy are they that doe euer behold theé Blessed are they that knew theé here in the dayes of the mortalitie of thy flesh But more blessed are they that seé theé in heauen and shall seé theé raigning in the chief goods of thy father O loue and delight of mankind O only hope of vs imbrace vs with thy fauour kisse vs shead thy spirite into our harts and make our minds to run continually vpon theé to our exceéding great comfort Lift vs vp lying flatte vpon the ground open our eyes and lift them vp vnto theé Open thy mouth to call vs and open our eares to heare theé that we setting theé alone before vs for our marck to direct our life by may square out all our doeings words thoughts by theé Amen We peace did keep in Princes name Now death doth charge vs with the same ¶ The Bailife Come Baylife no bayle with me shal preuayl ¶ The Constable Constable I arrest to my ward be prest ⧠A Prayer to Christ ascending and raigning in glory OH good Christ our first begotten brother and tender harted Ioseph Oh natural sonne of that Father to whom we are made children of adoption through theé Oh our head raigning on high in glory forget not vs thy poore members here on earth wher into abasing thy selfe thou camst down and sufferedst for vs most cruell death Out of this thy throne of maiesty and glory thou putst vs in assured hope and confidence that we also shall attayn to that blessed place whether thou art gon before to take possessiō for vs Oh our strong tower of defence succor what can hurt vs now trusting in theé Most vnhappy are they which are ignorāt of theé Most happy are they which alwayes behold theé ¶ The Phisicion By thy water I do seé thou must away with me The Astronomer Looke not so hie low thou must lie No arte or medicine can preuayle When death doth purpose to assayle Blessed are they which haue known theé here in the dayes of their mortalitie but more blessed are they which seé theé in the heauens and shall seé theé raigning with thy Father in ioyes incomparable Oh Lord the only ioy and comfort of our soules shew vs thy louing countenance imbrace vs with the armes of thy mercy receiue vs O good
dryuen by thy commaundement and trusting to thy promyses I pray They appointed vnto him thirtie pieces of siluer and from that tyme Iudas sought oportunitie to betray Christ his maister Now on the first day of the feast of vnleaâ—ened bread c. Math. 26 Iudas sayd Come let vs sell him to the Ismalites c. Gen. 37 So Ioseph was brought down into Egypt and Potipher c. Gen. 30 vnto thee in the name of my Lotd with all the godly vpon earth saying as he hath taught vs Our Father which art in heauen c. * A Prayer to God the Father The foolish virgines came also sayng Lord Lord c. Math. 25. The great Dragon that old serpent was cast out c. 〈◊〉 12. Iesus knowing all thinges that should come went forth and said vnto them â—home seeke ye They answered him Iesus of Nazareth Iesus aunswered I 〈◊〉 he Iudas also c. Iohn 18. And because we haue diuers hard incouÌ„ters to indure against the world the deuill his ministers and the flesh which we beare about vs we beseéch theé euen with sighes that thy kingdome may come That like as in heauen all thinges submit them selues to thy maiesty with trembling so also thy Spirite may raign in our harts making vs to acknowledge theé the king of all kinges then the which nothing can be either greater or better They appointed vnto him thirtie pieces of siluer and from that tyme Iudas sought oportunitie to betray Christ his maister Now on the first day of the feast of vnleauened bread c. Math. 26 Ioab tooke â—bâ—er aside peaceably and smote him vnder the ribbe that he dâ—â—d c. 2. Sam. â— Simon to redeme Ionathan sendeth mony and the children to Triphon c. 1. Macha 13. When 〈◊〉 the father of Chanaan saw the nakednes of his father he told his two brethren c Gen. 10 〈◊〉 is mocked of little children crying vnto him Come vp thou baldhead c. â— â—eg 2. 〈…〉 Christ 〈◊〉 his face â—nd buâ—feted him 〈◊〉 Prophecy â—â—to vs O Christ who is he that smote thee Peter sate without in the hall and a maid c Math. 26. The meat that geueth life in deéde is the knowledge of theé by thy holy Scriptures the grace of thy spirit whereby we grow vp in theé through dayly increase of vertue in the inner man vntill we be fully men growen according to the full measure of thine only begotten sonne Iesus christ By thy word thou begatest vs when we were nothing by the same hast thou be gotten vs agayn vnhappely borne of Adam and by the same doest thou feéde and cherish vs now agayn begotten For that is the heauenly bread that is the new wine wherwith all the blessed spirites are continually and happely fed which dwelling in thy house doe prayse theé for euer and euer 〈◊〉 let Barrabas lose vnto theÌ„â—nd scourged Iesus and deliuered him to be crucified Then the souldiours of the gouernour toke Iesus in to the common hall c. Math. 27. The plowers plowed vpon my backe and furrowes long did cast c. Psal. 131. Sathan smote Iob with sore voyles froÌ„ the sole of his foot c. Iob. 2. When thou â–ª art done all thy duety stere downe that thou mayst receue a crown c. Eccle. 22. 〈◊〉 sayd vnto Dauid who art thou that criest to the king c. 1 Sam. 26 And the souldiâ—rs plattâ—â—â—owne oâ— thorne â—pon his â—ead an 〈◊〉 in his 〈…〉 and bowed their knees before â—im and mocked â—im saying God 〈◊〉 c. Math. 2 â–ª * Another in Iesus Christ our Redeemer by S. August Pilate toke water and washed hys handes before the multitude saying I am innocent of the death of this iust man looke you to it Then answered all the people c. Math. 27. Iezabell sent a messenger vnto Helias saying The Gods do so to me c. 3. Reg. 19. Then the king commaunded and they brought Daniell and cast c. Dan. 6. I Call vpon thee O God I cal vpon thee because thou art nigh to all them that call vpon thee in truth Thou art the truth teach me I besech thee in thy mercy O holy truth teach me to call vpoÌ„ thee in truth For how I should so doe I know not Teach me therefore I most humbly beseech thee O most blessed truth For wisdome without thee is folishnes to know thee is perfect knowledge Instruct me with thy diuine wisdome teach me thy Lawes For I beleeue that he is most happy who is instructed by thee and taught thy law I haue a desire to call vpon thee which I pray thee that I may doe in verity What is it to call vpon truth in truth but to call vpon the Father in the Sonne Truly most holy Father thy word is the truth and the beginning of thy Abraham tooke the wood of the burnt offring and layd it vpon Isaac his sonne c. Gene. 22. 〈…〉 was there gathering sticks â–ª and Eliah called her and said c. 〈…〉 And Iesus bare his crosse and came into a place named Golgotha where they cruciâ—â—ed him and 〈◊〉 other with him 〈…〉 side one and Iesus in the midst of them c. Iohn â—â— word is truth For this is the beginning of thy word that thy word was in the beginning In the beginning it selfe I worship thee O thou principall beginning in the very word of truth I cry to thee most perfect truth In the which O thou the very same truth teach and direct me For what is sweeter then to call vpon the Father in the name of his only begotten Then to moue the father to compassion by mention of his sonne Then to pacifie the king by name of his welbeloued child For by this meanes the offender is released from pryson the captiue set at liberty By this meanes they that haue receaued the sorrowfull sentence of death are wont to purchase not only pardon but vnhoped fauour if they pleade the loue of the welbeloued Sonne By this meanes seruants that And when they were come to the place which is called Caluarie there they crucified him and the euil doers one on the right hand and the other on the left c. Luke 23. Tubulraim wrought 〈◊〉 euery craft of brasse and iron c. Gen. 4. Esay the prophet was cut in the midst with a saw and fasted on a tree c. doe trespasse escape their masters punishment when his louing Sonne is their Intercessor Euen so O almighty Father I pray thee for the loue of thy omnipotent Sonne draw my soul out of pryson that it may confesse vnto thy name Deliuer me from the chaynes of sin I beseech thee by thy coeternall and only Sonne and most mercifully restore me to life by the mediation of thy most pretious sonne sitting at thy right hand For what other Intercessor I should appoint I know not but him who is the propitiation for our sinnes who sitteth at thy right
my hope is in him because he is my rock and my sauiour and I shall not be remoued In God is my welfare my glory the rock of my strength and my hope is in God. ¶ The lord Come lordings all daunce at my call ¶ The Knight Goe hence sir knight t is almost night We Lordes and Knightes of late Nyw lye in low estate Quicken me O Lord for thy names sake and for thy righteousnesse sake rid my soule out of trouble For I O Lord am thy seruaunt I am thy seruaunt and the sonne of thy handmayd I will offer vnto theé the sacrifice of prayse and pay my vowes vnto theé in the sight of all the people Amen ¶ A Prayer for Gods goodnes and for continuance of the same I Yeald theé thanks and prayse O Lord my God for creating me after thine own Image and likenes For redeming me with thy precious bloud For admitting me into the number of thy children by adoption through the washing of holy baptisme and for feéding me with the sacrament of thy body and bloud Behold the Squire as in a glas For as thou art so he was ¶ The Esquire Esquire the braue It bootes not to craue ¶ The Gentleman Lusty or sad Thou must be 〈◊〉 Also I geue theé prayse and thanks for that thou of thine infinite gracious goodnes hast paciently wayted for my amendement euen from the time of mine ignorant childhoode vnto this houre notwithstanding that I ran losely into innumerable vices I glorifie theé and praise theé for thy often ridding of me from a number of troubles distresses calamities and miseries and for sauing me hetherto froÌ„ the often deserued euerlasting punishments and torments both of body and soule I prayse theé and glorifie theé for thy mercifull geuing of me health of body soundnes of limmes quyetnes of times and working of good things with many other vertues ¶ The Iudge Come on iudge With me to trudge ¶ The iustice Sir Iustice arise â–ª come to my assâ—se Iudge and Iustice sentence haue To ly as Captiues in the graue Dispose and order thou all my thoughts words and deédes according to thy will. Keépe me at all times and in all places wheresoeuer I goe whether it be in prosperitie or aduersitie And in the end bring me to the desired ioyes of the present beholding of theé Amen A generall thanksgeuing O God which excellest in all goodnes and wisdome O heauenly Father which art full of mercy and clemency when I cal to minde the works of thy hands I cannot but wonder at thy great wisdome and infinite goodnes which thou hast shewed towards No law no plea no drift From death can make a shift ¶ Sergeant at law Leaue the Lawes heare my cause ¶ The Attâ—rney 〈◊〉 lead as thou â—ust With me thou must all thy creatures especially towards me Not only in that thou hast geuen me being mouing and life but also in that besides thine other infinite benefites which thou hast distributed in general to all men in the world thou hast bestowed so many particular benefites vpon me as it is vnpossible for me to rehearce them yea or to conceiue theÌ„ Thou hast vouchsafed to deliuer me by the light of thy gospel from the darcknes of error and ignorance or rather to draw me out of the horrible dungeons of death and damnation wherto I was condemned in respect of the corruptnes of my nature and so conueyed me into the kingdome of thy welbeloued sonne who hath geuen him self for my sinnes according to thy good pleasure and euerlasting ordinance Also thou hast receaued me into thy Church among the number of thy childreÌ„ thou ¶ The Mayor Mayor I theé call to my guild Hall. ¶ The Shirife Shirif for execuâ—ion I haue a commission Mayors Shirifes do passe with speed And others them in place succeed hast elected and chosen me through thy wonderfull prouidence to be to the glory of thy mercy And thou hast inhonored me with the copartnership of the euerlasting inheritance of thy deér beloued sonne to beé of that royall priesthoode which shall offer the sacrifices of eternall prayse and thanksgeuing to thy holy name in thy heauenly temple now therfore according to dauids saying what shall I reÌ„der to the Lord for all his benefites towardes me I know that al my life ought to be consecrated to continuall thankes geuing to shew forth with his holy people and purchased possession the mighty workes of him that hath called vs out of darckenes to his wonderfull light The cup of deliueraÌ„ce ought not to depart out of my handes nor the new songs therof out of my mouth But Lord graunt me the grace wh c We peace did keep in princes name Now death doth charge vs with the same ¶ The Bailife Come Baylife no bayle with me shal preuayl ¶ The Constable Constable I arrest to my ward be prest thou didst shew heretofore to Dauid a maÌ„ according to thine own hart Who treating of the same matter and rehersing the recordes of thy goodnes sayd of a truth Lord I am thy seruant and the sonne of thy haÌ„dmaid thou hast broken my boÌ„ds a sunder I will offer vnto theé the sacrifice of thankesgeuing call vpon thy name Euen so say I lord of my selfe and that by thy grace I am thy seruaunt I am thy seruant Thou hast broken my bonds and preserued me and set me in safety Unto theé O king of eternitie immortall and inuisible euen vnto theé O God who only art good and onely wise be honor and glory for euer through Iesus Christ thy sonne our Lord and only Sauiour So be it ¶ The Phisicion By thy wateâ— I do seé thou mâ—st away with me The 〈◊〉 Looke not so hie low thou must lie No arte or medicine can preuayl When death doth purpose â—o assayl ⧠Here beginneth the Letany and Suffrages O God the Father of heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the father of heauen haue mercy c. O God the Sonne Redeémer of the world haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Sonne redeemer c. O God the holy Ghost proceéding froÌ„ the Father and the Sonne haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the holy Ghost c. O holy blessed and glorious Trinity threé persons and one God haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O holy blessed and glorious c. Remember not Lord our offences nor the Death winnes the field â—ll armâ—s must yeeld ¶ The Herauld Herald in thy â—hield beare grasse in greenfield Sergeant at Armes Sergeant see thou sâ—ay â—l glory must away offences of our forefathers neither take thou vengeance of our sinnes Spare vs good Lord spare thy people whoÌ„ thou hast redeémed with thy most precious bloud and be not angry with vs for euer Spare vs good Lord. From all euil and mischief from sinne from the crafts and assaultes of the deuill from thy wrath and from euerlasting damnation Good Lord
Behold vs here that sometime were gay And now lie dead all wrapped in clay Riches nor treasure auayl nothing For death to earth all doth bring Merchantes wife Braue neuer so nice daunce after my deuice 〈…〉 wife â—ricke and trim â—ut of your hood â— am come to d◠〈◊〉 good * A Prayer in desire of the life to come IN the life to come we must not thinke to inioy any one benefite alone as we do here but al good things and all at once euen as many as are possible to be thought or not thought For we shall inioy theé O God who alone art all in all things And loue shal make vs one with theé and so we shall be as it were certayn Gods. O when shall we haue an end of this misery and a beginning of that ioy when shal I cease to liue among such as are euil spitefull cumbersome and enemilike and begin to liue with Christ who is Riche mans wife Though thou haue siluer and golde Yet art thou within my holde Young woman Fine prety in the wast Come with me in hast â—s death in this world hath the victory So by death we hope to enter Gods glory curteous good frendly and loueth me most deérely This body of mine is but a pryson to my soule Yea and that a most darck and lothsome one This world is but a banishmeÌ„t and this life but sorow wretchednes But where as thou art there is our home our freédome and our endles blisse Twitch our mindes from time to time to the remembraunce of so great happynesse Sheade into our harts the desire of so great good things and therfore cheéfly to be coueted Settle our mindes and geue them euen here some tast of thy ioyes wherby we may lothe and abhor these things wherinto we runne with such headinesse imbracing them fast betweéne our armes and laying hold on theÌ„ with both our hands that we may shun and hold scorne of these so harsh and bitter things couet nothing so much as the sweétnes of thy company O death how bitter is thy sting That poore and rich to earth doth bring ¶ The Mayde Fresh galant gay All must with me away ¶ The Damâ—sell Fine proper neate And all is but wormes meate whereunder al good thinges are contayned Amen * The feare of the Iudge and Iudgement day O Lord and God of Gods reuenger of wickednes I know that thy comming will be manifest I am certayn thou wilt not alwayes keépe silence when fire shall burne before thy face and a mighty tempest shall rage in thy sight when thou shalt cal the heauen from aboue and the earth from beneath to seuere thy people Behold in the presence of so many thousands of people mine iniquitie shall be discouered my sinnes shal be opened in the sight of so many Angels and not my misdeédes only but thoughts and words Before so many Iudges shall I stand helplesse as haue excelled me in good workes By so many euidences shall I ¶ Farmers 〈◊〉 Cease thy labour and paine For I am thy riches and gain Husbandmas wife â—oyle no more I say For heÌ„câ— I must away Time to liue â— time to dy God grant vs liue eternally be cast as haue geuen me example of good life With so many witnesses shal I be coÌ„uinced as haue admonished me with holesome counsell and by their vertuous deédes haue bene paterns for me to imitate O my Lord I haue not what to alleage I finde nothing what I should aunswere And being now in this greuous danger my coÌ„science vexeth me the secrets of my hart wound me couetousnes heÌ„meth me in pride accuseth enuy consumeth concupiscence enflameth exces corrupteth me rauine defameth me drunkennes dryeth me vp slaunder renteth me in peéces ambition supplanteth rapine sharpely rebuketh dissention cutteth a sunder anger disturbeth lightnes maketh me dissolute faintnes weakneth me hipocrisie deceueth flattery breaketh me fauour lifteth me vp but malice doth goare The wise the simple and euery degree Are by force compelled to obay vnto me Countrrywoman Away with butter cheése For thy life thou must leese The Nurse Geue such no more For I am at the dore Behold O my deliuerer froÌ„ this wrath full generation behold with whom I haue liued euer since my birth day after whom I sought with whom I kept fayth and promise The life which I loued condemneth me which I commended disdaineth me These be my frends in whom I did repose my selfe the gouerners whom I obayed masters whoÌ„ I serued counsellers whom I did credite Citizens with whom I dwelled domistical fellowes with whom I was familiar Alas my king and my God that I haue so long soiorned among theÌ„ Woe is my light that I haue dwelled with the inhabitaÌ„ts of Cedar And seéing that holy Dauid sayd long how much more miserable wretch that I am may I say to long hath my soule dwelt among them O God my streÌ„gth no fleshe shall be iustified in thy sight My help is not in the children of men Thus death hath brought all things to nought Set thy mercy aside whom shalt thou finde iust when thou iudgest And except thou iustifie the sinner in thy mercy who shall be found pure whom thou mayest glorifie For I beleue O my sauing health that which I haue heard which of thy mercy to bryng me to repentance the sweét lippes of thy mouth hath spoken that no man can come to me except my father who sent me draw him For truly thou hast instructed me and most fauorably with thy instructioÌ„ hast reformed me I besech theé almighty father in thy beloued sonne with all the strength of my hart and minde I besech theé O welbeloued sonne of god I beseéch theé O most holy and most coÌ„fortable spirite of God so leade me that I may hasten to the sweéte smelling fauoure of thy precious balmes Amen Come ye blessed of my father inherite the kingdome prepared for you Matâ—â—5 Depart from me ye 〈…〉 euerlasting 〈…〉 is prepared for 〈◊〉 Math. 25. The conclusion O Lord Iesus Christ thou king of kings the great counsell and wisedome of the father O thou the greate Shephearde of thy Pasture O thou righteous Iudge of all Iudges preserue our Queen Elizabeth long to liue with thy pore Church of England in health and wealth to thy good pleasure and will. Blesse thou the wisedome and pollicy of her counsayle to the strengthening of the same thy Church the tranquilitie of our Queene and Country inspire the Ministers of thy blessed Gospell with thy holy spirite that they may be sauery salt to season and bright lights to the way of saluation Rayse vp faythfull distributers of right and iustice to the poore commons of this Realme diligent and carefull magistrates to execute the lawes aright as they will answere before thy tribunall seate at the day of iudgement Finally to euery of vs thy poore sheepe let thy mighty hand outstretched arme O Lord God father
trust in thee Turne not thy face away from me neither shake of thy seruant in thine anger For in death no man is mindfull of thee and in hell who will prayse thee What profit is there in my bloud that I should goe down into corruption Shall dust geue thee thanks or vtter forth thy truth Looke back vpon me and hear me O my God Inlighten mine eyes that I Measure in wine comforteth Excesse walketh wantonly Vse a little wine for thy stomack 1. Tim. 5 〈…〉 that rise vp early c. Esay 1. sleepe not in death Withhold not thy compassions aloofe from me but let thy mercy and truth alwayes preserue me Amen A comfort after crauing of mercy gathered out of the psalmes IN theé O Lord doe I trust therfore shall I not be confounded for euer Deliuer me in thy righteousnes I beseéch theé my god Cast a chereful couÌ„tenance vpon thy seruant and saue me for thy mercies sake Lord let me not be put to shame for I haue called vpon theé For sake me not O Lord my God depart not from me Make hast to help me O God of my welfare Why art thou heauy O my soul and why doest thou trouble me Put thy trust in God for yet will I praise him because there is helpe in his countenance Pitifull and mercifull is the Lord For it is suffycient for vs c. 1 Pet. 4. Let vs which are of the day be sober 〈…〉 Sobriety watcheth her mouth Voluptuousnesse ryoteth slow to wrath and of much compassioÌ„ He will not be alwayes at variance nor be angry for euer But looke how high the heauen is aboue the earth so highly hath he made his mercy to preuaile vpon them that feare him Looke how farre the East is from the Weast so farre hath he set our sinnes from vs And as the father pityeth his own children so doth the Lord pitie them that feare him For he knoweth wherof we be made and he considereth that we be but dust Therfore wil I tary the Lords laysure my soule wayteth vpon the Lord in his word is my trust my soule wayteth for the Lord from one morning watch to another Let Israell trust in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercy and plenteous redemption and he will redeéme Israell from all his iniquities Yea the Lord is good vnto all Christian souldior harnised Hell Temptation ouercome Whose apparailing let not be c. 1. Pet. 3. The steps of a strange woman c. Prouerb 5. men and his mercy is aboue all his works Praysed be the Lord Amen ⧠A Prayer in commendation of Gods mercy receiued made by S. Augustine BEhold O my Creator many things haue I craued but not deserued the least I confesse alas I confesse that these thy benefits are not due vnto me but rather many and most strange scourges Yet for that Publicans sinners and theéues in a momeÌ„t deliuered out of their enemies iawes are mercifully receiued into the shepheards fold I am so much the more imboldned For thou O thou maker of all things albeit in all thy works thou art maruelous yet in thy works of mercy thou art surpassing marueilous wherof thou thy self hast spokeÌ„ by one of thy seruants saying His mercy is aboue all If they continue grounded in faith 1. Tim. 2 He that endureth to the end shal be saued Mat. 10 Perseuerâ—ce indureth to the end Reuolting a Sow in the mire his workes And that which thou spakest in generall of all thy people we trust thou hast verefied vpon euery one seuerally saying My mercy will I not take from him For thou despisest none reiectest none thou terrifiest none but such as most horibly are afrayd of theé When thou art angry yet doest thou not reuenge but doest blesse with thy riches such as haue kindled thy wrath if they shal cease Charitie feedeth the hungry I was an hungry and ye gaue me meate Mat. 25. If thine enemy hunger feede him Prouer. 25. The ignorant is instructed by theé the mourner comforted they that fall raysed agayn and deliuered from destruction to him that asketh thou doest geue he that seéketh theé findeth theé and to him that knocketh thou doest open O Lord God of my health behold what should I obiect what should I answere no refuge without theé no corner is hid from theé thou hast shewed me the way to liue well thou hast geuen me the knowledge to walke aright thou hast threatned hell fire and promised the glory of thy paradise â—â—aritie geâ—eth drinke to the thirsty I thirâ—ted and you gaue me drink Mat. 25. The Niggard witholdeth drinke from the thirsty â—say â—2 O Lord my strength and might my God my refuge and deliuerer inspire my minde what to thinke of theé Put into my mouth how to call vpon theé Geue me such workes as may please theé With theé a sorrowfull spirite is a sacrifice also thou doest accept an humble and contrite hart Charitie harboreth strangers I was a stranger ye lodgeed me Mat. 25. I haue not suffered a stranger to lye without Iob. 31. * A complaint of a sinner in that he sinneth againe after repentance by S. August Charitie clotheth the naked I was naked ye clothed me Mat. 25 If a brother or Sister be naked or destitute Iames. 2. With what face shall he intreat for mercy who is worthy of hatred and he that meriteth punishmeÌ„t with what boldnes can he demaund prayse He prouoketh the iudge who seéketh to haue a recompence but neglecteth his purgation He insolently and worthy of death tryumpheth ouer the king who albeit a traitor sueth for an vndeserued reward He exasperateth the louing affectioÌ„ of his father who before due time vsurpeth the prerogatiue of inheritance Charitie visiteth the sick I was sick ye visited me Math. 25. Let it not greue thee to visit the sick Eccle. 7 And seéing that it is impossible for me to recken vp all I confesse that I haue instructed the simple how to sin the vnwilling I haue perswaded I haue inforced them that refused and I haue geuen consent to them that of theÌ„ selues were willing Sight Let thine eyes behold that is right Prouerb 4. A Prayer against dispayre MAny say to my soule there is no help for him in his god But thou Lord art my maintayner my glory and the holder vp of my head Departe not from me in the time of my neéd but defend thou me till this storm be ouerpast Amen ⧠A Prayer vpon the minding of Christes passion WHat man is this whom I behold all bloudy with skin all to torn with knubs and wales of stripes hanging down his head for weakenes towards his shoulder crowned with a Hearing The eare of â—elosy heareth all thyngs Wisdome 1. garland of thornes pricking through his skull to the hard brayne and nayled to a crosse What so haynous fault could he do to deserue it What iudge could be so cruell as to put him to it What hangmen could
of heauen be still our defence thy mercy and louing kindnes in Iesus Christ thy deare sonne our saluation thy true and holy word our instruction thy grace and holy spirite our comfort and consolation vnto the end and in the end Amen FINIS ⧠A Table of the prayers contayned in this booke A Preface to priuate prayer 1 A prayer to be sayed at our first waking 1 A prayer at our vprising 2 A prayer at the putting on of our clothes 3 A praier to be sayd at our first going abroad 4. A prayer to be sayd at our returning home 5 A prayer to be sayd at the setting of the sun 6 A prayer to be sayd at Candle light 6 A prayer at the Euening 7 A prayer at vnclothing of our selues 9 A prayer at our going to bed 9 A prayer when we be redy to sleépe 10 A preparation to publick prayer 10 A short speéch before the Lordes prayer 11 A prayer to God the Father 12 A prayer to God the Father in Christs name 15 A prayer to God the sonne 16 A prayer to God the holy Ghost 19 A prayer for Gods spirite to praye effectually 20 A prayer for the Realme and Church 22 A prayer for the church and states therof 25 A prayer for the vniuersall church 32 A prayer for the Queéne 40 A prayer for the Magistrates 48 A prayer of children for Parents 49 Prayers for loue towards our neighbor 50 A prayer for the persecuted 51 A prayer for such as are in aduersity 52 A prayer for them that are in pouerty 53 A prayer for our euilwillers 54 A confession of our sinne 55 A prayer for remission of our sinne 56 A comfort after crauing of mercy 71 A prayer in commendation of Gods mercy receiued 72 A complaint of a sinner that he sinneth again after repentance 74 A prayer agaynst despayre 75 Prayers vpon the iudgement of Christes passion 76 A prayer vpon the minding of Christs resurrection and assention 77 A prayer to Christ assending to glory 87 A prayer at our goyng to a sermon 88 A prayer for vnderstanding 89 A prayer to be sayd before the receiuing of the communion 89 A prayer after the receiuing of the communion 94 A prayer for Gods grace 94 A prayer for fayth 95 A prayer for trust in God. 96 A prayer for the feare of God. 97 A prayer for loue towardes Christ. 97 A prayer for cleanes of hart 98 A prayer for obtayning of a sound minde 99 A Prayer for newnes of life 99 A Prayer for true mortification 101 A Prayer for continuaunce in seéking after Christ. 103 A Prayer for spirituall ioyes 105 A Prayer to be sayd in tyme of sicknes 106 A Prayer in the plague time 110 A Prayer for health of body minde 111 A Prayer in affliction 112 A Prayer vpon the minding of death 113 A Prayer in danger of death 114 A Prayer for Christes direction and successe in all our doings 114 A Prayer against temptation 116 A Prayer against the world 117 A Prayer against the flesh 118 A Prayer against the deuill 120 A Prayer to be sayd of a woman with child 121 A Prayer to be sayd of such as are vnder the crosse 122 A Prayer for Gods goodnes and continuāce of the same 123 A Generall thankesgeuing 124 The Letany 128 A Prayer to be sayd at the visitation of the sick 133 A Prayer in desire of the life to come 136 The feare of the Iudge and iudgement day 137 FINIS AT LONDON Printed by Ihon Daye and are to be solde at his long shop at the West ende of Paules ⧠Cum Privilegio Regiae Majestatis