asswage and release them agayne by a soft kinde of harmonie at his will and pleasure Of whom it is writteÌ„ that when he had at a tyme before Alexander sung the Phrigian harmonie he excited him as he was at supper to runne to warre and again by his most gentle and easie harmonie brought hym again to the table among his gestes Such strenght vertue is set in the true vse of musike As Pithagoras once by chance was in coÌ„pany among a sort of wantoÌ„ drunken folke wherupon he bad the mynstrell to change his song to rebuke their dissolute wantonnes with playeng to them the Dorian harmonie by which musike they were cast so in a shame of theÌ„selfe that they threw from theÌ„ their garlands fled home all confused for their lightnes where before by the harmonie he played they raged in fury as men out of their wittes So muche auaileth it to haue our eares filled with vertuous or vitious songes wherefore I would yong men should haue so little a do with such songes of musike as nowe a dayes be moste set by as they would with any thing most monstruous and vicious ye let them ensue that other kinde of musicall songes muche better then the other and stirreth vs to better thinges I meane that was vsed of Dauid the Poete of holye songes by whiche he pacified the mynde of Saule when he was in his raging fury ¶ That the whole multitude of the church sang their Psalmes together testifieth S. Ambrose li. exameron 3. ca. 5. WHat other thing is this consent and congregation of waters but as it were the harmonie singing together of the people wherupon the church is well compared oftentimes to the Seas which churche by the first rushyng in entrie of the people gusheth out as it were waters about all the porches and allies of the temple after that in the prayer of all the billowes meting together make a great noise by the responsaries and answers of the Psalms as when there riseth vp as it were a concorde rebounde of the waters by the singing of men women virgins and children ¶ Nicephorus telleth that the catholike church from the beginning hath receyued the custome of singing Psalmes and hymnes ANd the auntient church euen from the apostles haue receiued the maner of Anthems that is to sing their songes by sides and by course And it is said that diuine Ignatius which was the third Bishop in Antioche churche from Peter the Apostle who liued also a long tyme with the Apostles beyng in a traunse saw a new vision how that the holy aungels did extol in praise the blessed Trinitie with their songs by course one answering an other Wherupon he was the first that did deliuer this forme of singing to the church of Antioch from whoÌ„ as froÌ„ the spring this custome is spred throughout all churches Bernarde in his 312. epistle to Abbate Guido IF song be had at any tyme let it be ful of grauitie that it neither sounde out wantonnes nor rudenes let it be so sweete that it be not light let it so delighte the eares that it moue the hartes in asswaging heauines and tempering ire Let it not depriue the letter of the sence but rather augment it For it is no light losse of spirituall grace to be caried away from the profitablenes of the sence with the lightnes of the notes and to bee more carefull vpon the chanting of the voyce then to geue heede to the matter Lo thus you see what is comely to come into the hearyng of the church what he is that is the author of the same Henrie Haward Earle of Surrie in his Ecclesiastâ—â—es All such as enterprise To put newe thinges in vre Of them that scorne shall their deuise May well themselues assure THis booke is called of the Seuentie Interpretres a Psalter by the name of a Musicall instrument Wherunto as to some others these Psalmes were sunge The Hebrewes name it a booke of laudes or prayses Christ our Lorde calleth it Psalmes and the booke of Psalmes As dothe also Peter the Apostle out of the whiche because our Sauiour Christe taketh hys testimonies he sheweth that they were written by the inspiration of the holy ghost ¶ This first Psalme is as a Preface of the booke to exhorte all men to the studie of Scriptures to get heauenly wisdom and it teacheth that godly men be blessed of God and wycked men be accursed of hym whose endes shall be thereafter The first Psalme ¶ The Argument This Psalme in sence of men both good and bad Shewth difference of men both good and bad It shewth their fruites their endes both glad sad Their hartes pursuites their endes both glad sad 1 MAn blest no doubt who walkth not out in wicked mens affayres And stondth no daie in sinners waie nor sitth in scorners chayres 2 But holdth euen still Gods lawe in will with all his hartes delight And will him vse on it to muse to kéepe it day and night 3 He like shall bée the planted trée nie set the riuers course Which fruth in tyde whose leaues abide all prosperth what he doese 4 Not so not so the wicked do lyke dust or chaffe they bée Uphoyst by winde as light by kynde from face of earth to sée 5 Therfore these men so wicked then in iudgement shall not stand Nor sinners bée in companie of righteous men of hand 6 The Lord doth know and will auow mens wayes that are of God Where shall decaie the beaten waie of wicked men so brode ¶ The Collecte O Blessed father make vs to be as fruitfull trees before thy presence so watered by the dewe of thy grace that we may glorifie thee by the plenteousnes of sweete fruite in our daily conuersation thorough Christ our Lorde Amen ¶ The Argument Psalme II. Of Christ ye see Thus Dauid spake with vs A Prophecie Thus Dauid spake with vs As merueiling Should rage against him thus That earthly king Should rage against him thus 1 WHy fumeth in sight The Gentils spite In fury raging stout Why taketh in hond the people fond Uayne thinges to bring about 2 The kinges arise the lordes deuise in counsayles mett therto Agaynst the Lord with false accord against his Christ they go 3 Let vs they say breake downe their ray of all their bondes and cordes We will renounce that they pronounce their loores as stately lordes 4 But God of might in heauen so bright Shall laugh them all to scorne The Lord on hie shall them defie they shall be once forlorne 5 Then shall his ire speake all in fire to them agayne therfore He shall with threate their malice beate in his displeasure sore 6 Yet am I set a king so great on Sion hill full fast Though me they kill yet will that hill my lawe and worde outcast 7 Gods wordes decréed I Christ wil sprede for God thus sayd
enemye thy wastes haue now their ende As citie bée destroyed by thée theyr fame wyth them is shend 7 But Gods deuise shall stand and rise the Lord shall still endure In iust regard he hath prepard his seat to iudge vs sure 8 For righteousnes he will expresse when he shall iudge the land And iudge shall hée in equitie his folke by rightfull hand 9 The Lord I say will be all day a fence for man opprest A refuge swéete in season méete when griefe at hand is prest 10 Who knowth thy name will trust the same for they thy worde do léeke For their aduayle thou wilt not fayle all them that thée do séeke 11 O prayse the Lord in psalmes accorde who dwelth in Zion place Declare his strength with wordes at length to folke of his good grace 12 For whan in ire â–ª he doth enquire for bloud he them recounth He will not yet the poore forget theyr cryes to hym do mount 13 O Lord me saue and mercy haue expende my wofull state How suffer I myne enemy ryd me from death the gate 14 That I may tell thy daughters well of Zyon all thy prayse To sprede in stréete thy health so swéete to ioye thy health alwayes 15 The Heathen bée sonke downe ye sée in pit that they dyd delue Their owne set net theyr foote hath get and trapt therwith themselue 16 The Lord is séene how he hath béene true iudge to wicked bandes The wycked is well snarde iwis wyth workes of hys owne handes 17 The naught shall dwell euen thrust to hell if they wyll not repent Yea all the rout that put God out of mynde shall foule be shent 18 For God so wyse wyll not despyse alway the poore that wayle The restfull harte of mysers smarte for euer shall not quayle 19 Up Lord to stand lest vpper hand man get of thy good flocke The Heathens spite iudge thou in â—ight wyth all theyr broode and stocke 20 Put them in feare thy dread to beare O Lord themselfe to sée As wretched men how wyde they renne in errour all from thée ¶ The Collecte LOrde of all comforte and consolation fulfill our hartes with thy heaueÌ„ly ioye to confesse thy name before the powers of this wycked worlde and so assist wyth thy protection that we may persist agaynst all our enemies finally to reioyce in thy helpe saluation Through c. The Argument Psalme X. This Psalme dependth it prayth against the proude Of thothers ende it prayth against the proude Who vse theyr might theyr ende not so allowed To boste in spight theyr ende not so allowed 1 WHy stondst so far and art no nar O Lord why hydest thy face When trouble ryse wilt thou deuise in néede to shew no grace 2 Whyles men of pryde so wycked byde the poore in fire is brent Let them in wiles and all theyr guiles be trapt wyth lyke entent 3 Thungodlies actes his bostes and crackes be praysed at his desire With prayse all rouse the couetous whom God abhorrth in ire 4 The wycked wyght so vaunteth in sight of God to force right nought He taketh no care in welthy fare no God in all his thought 5 Hys croked wayes â–ª all greuous layes thy iudgements scape his eyes He feareth no man say what he can all foes he doth dispise 6 In his proud brayde his hart thus sayd tushe who shall cast me downe No harme or woo can chance me to my power kepeth my renowne 7 His mouth euen flowes with cursing throws he ioynth deceyt and fraude Ungodlynes in folyshnes his tong hath vnder yawde 8 He lurkth in stréete as théefe is méete so close wyth all the riche The iust to kill in peuishe will the poore he marketh mich 9 In denne he dwelth as lyon fell and lurketh the poore to snatche The poore by might to rauishe quyte whom he in net doth catche 10 He falth at eye most fawningly yet guiles be all his fruites That this poore sort myght so resort in handes of hys deputes 11 His hart sayth tush he thinkth euen thus that God forgotten hath His face away he turnth he sayth he séeth no poore mans scath 12 Yet God and Lord for thy true worde arise lyft vp thy hande The poore defend thy might extend forget not hym in bande 13 Why thus so loude should men so proude prouoke almighty God Tush thou they say wilt search no day their hartes talke thus so brode 14 Thou séest at eye and markst full nye to quyte all wrong and stresse The poore doth stand to thy good hand thou aydst all comfortlesse 15 Breake downe the power the malice sower of wycked man so blynde If thou in tyme wouldst searche hys cryme no where thou shouldst hym fynde 16 Our lyuing Lord by truthes record is kyng for aye no doubt The heathen spyte shall perishe quyte from land of hys full out 17 Thou Lord hast hard in good regard the sutes of all the poore Theyr hartes in care thou didst prepare thou hardst both day and hower 18 To iudge the stresse of fatherlesse to helpe the poore to right That earthly man agaynst them than no more might rise in sight ¶ The Collecte O God of all mercye open we beseche thee thyne eares to our meeke confession of thy name thou neuer forsakest them that trust therto graunt that we may be deliuered from the gates of perpetual death and finally to escape the craftye traynes of the temptour Through c. The Argument Psalme XI Here hast thou proofe strong fayth in stormes to stand How it behoueth strong fayth in stormes to stand Agaynst the trayne of all the diuelishe band Of errours vayne of all the diuelishe band 1 IN Lord so great my hope is set why than my soule bid ye That she should hast as bird agast to hils that desert be 2 The wycked loe haue bent theyr bowe theyr shaftes in quiuer thrust To shoote from hye all priuelye at men of hart so iust 3 If earth the ground tournd vpside downe though heauen and earth should fall The iust in woe what should he do but sticke to God in all 4 The Lord is yet in temple set in heauen the Lord hath place The poore he spyeth as thence he trieth mens childerns walkes and pase 5 The Lord alowth and iust auowth the rightwise man full well His soule defieth whose hart applieth in wickednes to dwell 6 Downe he shall rayne to theyr great payne vpon th'ungodlies hart Snare brymstone fyre wyth tempestes ire these stormes theyr cup in part 7 For as the Lorde is iust in worde so loueth he sothfastnes Hys ryghtfull eye will pleasauntly behold all righteousnes ¶ The Collecte DIrect thy mercifull eyes almighty God vpon the humble state of vs thy poore seruauntes fence vs wyth the armour of true fayth So that we escapyng the dartes of all wickednes may bee able to kepe perpetuall equitie and righteousnes to the laud of thy name
Almighty Gods protection Yf we in faith to him can clyue No power aduerse can vs contryue In vaine they striue 6. Canticum graduum Ì„Ì„ 1 WHo stickth to God in stable truste As Sion monnt they stand full iuste which moueth no whit nor yet caÌ„ reel But standth for aye as stiffe as stele Than trust him wele 2 Hierusalem with hils is set Enuyroned with bulwarkes great Right so the Lord standth round about His people nye for euer stout Without all dout 3 For wicked power with all his tayle On iust mens lot shall not preuayle Lest rightwise men should put their hands To wickednesse for feare of bonds So my God stands 4 Do well O Lord in loues respect To godly men though here reiect And right vp men of parfyte hart O them embrace in gentle part As God thou arte 5 But who to wrong will backe declyne Of croked drifts who draw the line Where wicked waile god them shall leade But Israell shall ioy in meede Without al dreade ¶ The Collect. REpulse O Lord the malignant assaultes of the euill from the lot and elect flock of thy true seruants that where they put theyr whole trust in thy protection they may be strong against the troublous stormes of all temptations thorough c. ¶ The Argument Psalme CXXVI This Psalme in sight doth prophecy What myrth is made most worthely When God doth worke deliuery From soules or bodies misery To liberty CanticuÌ„ Graduum \ \ 1 WHat tyme the Lord shall backe repry Hard Sions thrall to death so nye Appeare shall we then dreamingly Such ioy vnlookt for then to spy So sodenly 2 Our mouth shall laugh then plentuously Our tonges shall flow with songs full hye Then Gentils shall say openly For them the Lord wrought royally We sée at eye 3 The Lord no dout shall magnify For vs his power most notably Thus may we ioy then restfully Our thraldome past all totally So blessedly 4 O Lord returne then spedely Our captiue state our drudgery As riuers cheare the south so dry So shall thine acte vs gratefy Most louingly 6 Who soweth in teares all mourningly Hys corne bought deare in penury Shall reape agayne yet ioyfully To sée increase his néede supply So fruitefully 7 Who goeth from home all heauily With his séede leape his land to try He home returnes wyth hocky cry With sheaues full lade abundantly Reioycingly ¶ The Collecte COmfort thy people most pitifull Lorde and deliuer vs from all maner captiuitie sinne errour infidelitie that where as we sowe here in teares wyth heuines by thy goodnes we may reape in ioy gladnes through Christ. The Argument Psalm CXXVII This Psalme describeth Gods prouidence Whence man must spye his suerety In house towne his whole defence Or els shall he his ruine see In vanitye 8. Canticum graduum Ì„Ì„ 1 EXcept the Lord the house by buylde They toyle in vayne who buylde most fayne Except the Lord becityes shielde The watchman playne loose all theyr gayne They win but paine 2 But labour loâ—t that soone ye ryse That late ye créepe you safe to kepe That bread ye eate in carefull wise Where God geueth slepe both sound déepe To his good shéepe 3 Lo childern be an heritage From God so sent beneuolent The frute of wombe to comfort age From God is lent by his assent Munificent 4 As arrowes strong in Gyauntes handes Make strength appeare to scape all feare So childern yong to Gods men standes As staffe and speare in age most deare To them full neare â— O well is him whose quiuer is With such full dight his house well pight At iudgement gate they shall not mis To plead their right at foes despite They shame to quite ¶ The Collecte ETernall God the repayrer vpholder and builder of all mansions both spirituall corporall without whose continuall ouersight all thinges shoulde fall to vtter ruine preserue vs we pray thee and accomplishe our desires thoughtes and workes that we go about to the glory of thy name Thâ—ough Christ. c. The Argument Psalm CXXVIII This Psalme intreat the wedlocke state Yt maketh Gods feare most fortunate Where both be met well God to serue Who can them deare to make them swerue Synce God will here Them both preserue 9 Canticum graduum Ì„Ì„ 1 O Blest is he who feareth the Lord and walkth his waies in harts accord Who can agree by fayth full sure To spend his daies to him most pure To seeke no strayes But will endure 2 For thou shalt eate thy labours true Of thine owne hand in ceason due For thus thy meete and trauels free Well shalt thou stand blest shalt thou be In sea and lond most luckely 3 Thy wife most deare as frutefull vine Shall spread thy house the fides to byne Thy childerne cleare shall â—lorish out Like Olyue bowes thy bourde aboute Thus God alowes Thy state no dout 4 O geue good eare expend it than For happy so shal be that man Who iust in feare â–ª to God doth bend His life to woe can not descend God clyueth him to And him defendeth 5 The Lord blesse thee from Sion hye With grace supreame she blest mought lye That thou mayst see while life is prest Hierusalem in goods possest This come to them In feare who rest 6 And God geue grace that thou maist spye Thy childrens seede and progeny God shew his face to Israell In peace to speede In ioy to dwell That al good deede May there excell The Collect. GRaunt to al such as feare thy name O Lord perpetual prosperity in the state of their lyues referring al their actes dedes to the glorification of the same through Christ. ¶ The Argument Psalm CXXIX As Syon vext to God she can In prayers meeke her refuge make So Christe his churche and christen man â–ª In God theyr Lord may comfort take In harte yet glad For Christs his sake 10. Canticum graduum 1 GReat grief they haue against me wrought Yea oft and oft from day to day From vp my youth they quarels soughte Speake Israel now truly may So Christ his spouse May ioyntly say 2 Yea oft I say full manye times Great traines at me in spite they lay From vp my youth for all theyr crimes They coulde not yet my state betraye So christen man in like may praye 3 The plowers plowde vpon my backe Theyr errours mad yet thought full gay My truth so strong they could not flacke Their forrowes long had short decay So Christ his spouse may ioyntly say 4 The Lord so iust their cords hath cut Their wicked yokes to ren a stray In prison bound they kept vs shut But God them all hath driuen to bay So Christen man in life may praye 5 Let them be shamde confounded still And backeward tornd in theyr aray All they which hate sweete Sion Hill Or that woulde els her quiet fraye So Christ his churche may ioyntly say 6 Let
short extrete of loue the strength So large in length in tast so sweete O charity thou art I wisse Of Man the blisse in ech degree O charity wyth vnity 14. Canticum graduum Ì„Ì„ 1 O Come and see how things most meete It is and sweete where men agree Whan brethren bound together dwell In peace so â—well In loue be founde O vnity keepe charitye 2 It is as sweete as Balme the best On head well drest which downe did fleete By berd and throte â–ª the berd I say Of Aaron gay his skirt of cote O charity seeke vnitye 3 It is as sweete as dewe that wont Fat Hermon mount to make so weete As dew no dout that heauenlye stils On Sion hils euen round about O vnity beare charity 4 For there euen there the Lord hath chargd Where peace enlargde most rule doth here All blisfull lyfe for aye to be Where men agree and voyd all strife O charity stirre vnity ¶ The Collecte Poure O Lord vpon thy church thy gift of brotherly charity and christiaÌ„ vnity that we may be sprinkled with the dew of thy â—pirituall oyntmente and so that we maye euer reioyce in the grace of thy benediction through Christ. c. ¶ The Argument Psalm CXXXIIII The Leuites set in nights to sing To God so great their Lord and king On steps in sight some one by choyce Dyd thus excyte all mens reioyce So met to bring Both sprite and voyce 15. CanticuÌ„ Graduum 1 LO ye all here Ye seruants déere And ye that stand Of God so grand Now prayse the Lord By Gods accord By night in house And glorious Draw neere recorde His hand with vs. 2 Your handes lift hye Gods sacrary The Lord proclaime Enhaunce the same In holynes Due laude expresse Blisse ye his deede In fayth and dread Apply no lesse His fame to spread 3 The Lord of grace Blisse he this place Who heauen did make For all our sake From Sion Hyll Your hart and will And earth I say Both nighte and day Embrace him still Awake and pray The ende of the songes of the Stayers ¶ The Collecte WE thy seruantes all O Lorde who of duetye doe blesse thee alway with our thankes we hartâ—lye pray thee to vouchsafe to lighten vs darkened as we be with the night of this world whereby we may obtayne most large blessinge from that while we lifte vp our hands in good workes of our vocation through Christ our Lord. ¶ The Argument Psalme CXXXV This Psalme endited seemth for ministers in quiere Gods workes it telth vayne Gods it scornth it singth Gods laudes full cleare 1 O Worship thanke and praise the name of God the Lord Ye seruauntes all of thys your God laud ye with one accord 2 Ye ministers which stand in God the Lordes good house And kepe the courtes of this our God O prayse hym glorious 3 Laude ye the Lord for why the Lord is gracious Syng out his name for swéete it is to man delicious 4 The Lord no doubt hath chose vnto hymselfe in care Olde Iacobs stocke all Israell for hys peculyar 5 I knowe the Lord is great and hye I him estéeme And that our God passth other Gods which meÌ„ for gods do déeme 6 And what it lyketh them the Lord doth it in déede In heauen and earth in sea full out in déepes where fishes bréede 7 He vapours lifth from earth and they to clouds do renne He lightnings turnth to raine in store he winds drawth out of deÌ„ne 8 To quite their cruelnes he smote in Egypt land Theyr fruites first got not one to scape from man to beast in band 9 In midst of thee the Lord his signes and wonders sent Thou Egipt land which Pharao and all his seruants shente 10 He many countryes smote and dyuerse nations slew He vanguished most mighty kings and made them all to rew 11 Of Ammorites theyr kyng hight Seon hie in throne So Og that hog of Basan king and Canaans realmes echeone 12 And gaue theyr lands and holds for heritage of right For heritage to Israell his people whole and quite 13 O Lord thy name endureth for euer world to ende From age to age thy memory in fame shal stil extend 14 For now the Lord hath iudged his peoples cause most playne He them auengd and pleasd he was with all his flocke agayne 15 The Gentyls Images be siluer molt and gold But handy worke of wretched men how euer they be fold 16 Mouthes haue they made in them but speake nothing at al So eyes they haue and nought they see blind Gods and casuall 17 And eares they haue in shape and yet they heare no sound Where beast most domme hath life and sprite no breth in them is found 18 As they be all to see theyr makers be the leke Domme deafe and dead brute stockes and blocks so all which theÌ„ do seeke 19 Ye house of Israell do well prayse ye the Lord Yea Aarons house preach ye his praise the lords great actes record 20 Ye Leuis house and seede blesse ye the Lord all whole Ye all that feare and worship true this Lord most hye extoll 21 O praysed be the Lord of Sion nighte and day His place is set Hierusalem O prayse the Lord I say ¶ The Collecte O God of all comfort and swetenes whome all the world for thy incomporable gentlenes more worthely prayse we besech thee to kepe vs from all vayne errour of the Paynyms vanities to worshippe thee in sprite verity through Christ. The Argument Psalme CXXXVI The Rectors This Caroll sweete exhorth vs clere Gods goodnes great to prayse in quiere The Quiere That men wyth laudes should them inure For thankes breede thankes and grace procure The Meane So redy bendth hys loue so pure Which will in ioy our hartes assure \ \ The Rectors COnfesse and praise the Lord most kynde For God he is as man doth fynde The Quiere For euer standth hys mercy sure Hys grace to vs wyll styll indure The Meane So redy bendth hys loue so pure Which will in ioy our hartes assure Rectors 2 Confesse and prayse the God of Gods Who made vs first of earthly clods The Quiere For euer standth hys mercy sure Hys grace to vs wyll still endure The Meane So redie bendth hys loue so pure Which wyll in ioy our hartes assure Rectors 3 Confesse and prayse the Lord of Lordes Who made all thyng by strength of wordes The Quiere For euer standth hys mercy sure Hys grace to vs will still endure The Meane So redy bendth his loue so pure Who will in ioy our hartes assure Rectors 4 Who wrought alone actes maruelous 5 Who formd the heauens by wisdome thus 6 Who stretcht the earth on fluds from vs. The Quiere Who dyd all this in hys good cure For euer standth hys mercy sure The Meane His grace to vs doth still endure Which will in ioy our hartes assure Rectors 7
deuyse in counsayles met therto Agaynst the Lord wyth false accord agaynst hys Christ they go \ Psalm 95. The fourth Tune Meane O Come in one to prayse the lord him recount our stay health All harty ioyes let vs record to this strong rocke our Lord of health His face with prayse let vs preuent his factes in sight let vs denounce Ioyne we I say in glad assent our psalmes hymnes let vs pronounce Contra tenor O Come in one to prayse the lord him recount our stay and health All harty ioyes let vs record to this strong rocke our Lord of health Hys face wyth prayse let vs preuent hys factes in sight let vs denounce Ioyne we I say in glad assent our psalmes hymnes let vs pronounce The fourth Tune Tenor. O Come in one to praise the lord him recount our stay helth All harty ioyes let vs record to this strong rocke our Lord of health His face wyth prayse let vs preuent his factes in sight let vs denounce Ioyne we I say in glad assent our psalmes and hymnes let vs pronounce Base O Come in one to praise the lord and him recount our stay and health All harty ioyes let vs record to this strong rocke our Lord of health Hys face wyth prayse let vs preuent his factes in sight let vs denounce Ioyne we I say in glad assent our psalmes hymnes let vs pronounce Psalme 42. The fift Tune Meane EUen lyke the hunted hynd the water brokes desire Euen thus my soule that faintie is To thee would fayne aspire My soule did thirst to God to God of lyfe and grace It sayd euen thus when shall I come to see Gods liuely face Contra tenor EUen lyke the hunted hynd the water brokes desire Euen thus my soule that faintie is to thee would fayne aspire My soule did thirst to God to God of lyfe and grace It sayd euen thus when shall I come to see Gods liuely face The fift Tune Tenor. EUen lyke the hunted hynde the water brookes desire Euen thus my soule that faintie is to thee would fayne aspire My soule did thirst to God to God of lyfe and grace It sayd euen thus when shall I come to see gods liuely face Base EUen lyke the hunted hynde the water brookes desire Euen thus my soule that faintie is to thee would fayne aspire My soule did thirst to God to God of lyfe and grace It sayd euen thus when shall I come to see gods liuely face \ Psalme 5. The sixt Tune Meane EXpend O Lord my plaint of worde in griefe that I do make My musing mynd recount most kynd geue eare for thyne owne sake O harke my grone my cryeng mone my king my God thou art Let me not stray from thee away to thee I pray in hart Contra tenor EXpend O Lord my plaint of worde in griefe that I do make My musing mynd recount most kynd geue eare for thine owne sake O harke my grone my crying mone my kyng my God thou art Let me not stray from thee away to thee I pray in hart The sixt Tune Tenor. EXpend O Lord my plaint of worde in griefe that I do make My musing mynd recount most kynde geue eare for thine owne sake O harke my grone my crying mone my kyng my God thou art Let me not stray from thee away to thee I pray in hart Base EXpend O Lord my plaint of worde in griefe that I do make My musing mynd recount most kynde geue eare for thine owne sake O harke my grone my crying mone my kyng my God thou art Let me not stray from thee away to thee I pray in hart Psalme 52. The seuenth Tune Meane WHy bragst in malice hie O thou in mischief stout God 's goodnes yet is nye all day to me no doubt Thy tongue to muse all euill it doth it selfe in vre As rasor sharpe to spill all guile it doth procure Contra tenor WHy bragst in malice hie O thou in mischief stout God 's goodnes yet is nye all day to me no doubt Thy tonge to muse all euill it doth it selfe in vre As rasor sharpe to spill all guile it doth procure Psalme 52. The seuenth Tune Tenor. WHy bragst in malice hie O thou in mischief stout God 's goodnes yet is nye all day to me no doubte Thy tonge to muse all euill it doth it selfe in vre As rasor sharpe to spill all guile it doth procure Base WHy bragst in malice hie O thou in mischief stout God 's goodnes yet is nye to me all day no dout Thy tonge to muse all euill it doth it selfe in vre As rasor sharpe to spill all guile it doth appeare ̄ Psalme 67. The eight Tune Meane GOd graunt with grace he vs imbrace in gentle part blesse he our hart With louing face shyne he in place his mercies all on vs to fall That we thy way may know al day while we do saile this world so fraile Thy healthes reward is nye declard as playne as eye all Gentils spy Contra tenor GOd graunt with grace he vs imbrace in gentle part blesse he our hart With louing face shine he in place his mercies all on vs to fall That we thy way may know al day while we do saile this world so fraile Thy healthes reward is nye declard as playne as eye all Gentils spy Psalme 67. The eight Tune Tenor. GOd graunt with grace he vs imbrace in gentle part blesse he our hart with louing face shine he in place his mercies all on vs to fall That we thy way may know al day while we do saile this world so fraile Thy healthes reward is nye declard as playne as eye all Gentils spy Base GOd graunt with grace he vs imbrace in gentle part blesse he our hart with louing face shyne he in place his mercies all on vs to fall That we thy way may know al day while we do saile this world so fraile Thy healthes reward is nye declard as plaine as eye all Gentils spy Meane COme holy ghost eternall God which doost frō God procede the father first and eke the Sonne one God as we do rede Contra tenor COme holy ghost eternall God which doost from God procede the father first and eke the Sonne one God as we do rede Tenor. COme holy ghost eternall God which doost from God procede the father first and eke the Sonne one God as we do rede Base COme holy ghost eternall God which doost from God procede the father first and eke the Sonne one God as we do rede The Table 65 AL laudes be due to thée 85 Against thy laude 92 A ioyfull thyng it is ̄ 103 Aryse my soule ̄ 119 A right vp man ̄ 137 At waters sides ̄ 145 Arise I will 43 Ah iudge me God B. 40 By silent watch ̄ 72 Bestow O God 86 Bow downe thyne eare ̄ 101 Both mercy méeke 124 But God himselfe C. \ 136 Confesse and prayse \  Come
sake O mercy take my Lord vpon my sinne It is so great it doth me fret it boylth my soule wythin 12 What man he bée that feareth thée O Lord thou wylt hym teach The rightfull way to choose I say in sprite thereto to retche 13 His soule shall dwell at ease full well in ghostly frée delyght Hys stocke and séede shall neuer néede but hold the land to ryght 14 Among them lye Gods secrecy to feare hym who that shall In gentle fourme he wyll perfourme to them hys couenantes all 15 Myne eyes entent is euer bent to thée my Lord so great For onely he pluckth suerly my féete from out of net 16 Turne thou to mée O Lord so frée haue mercy stay my fall I am in state all desolate in misery full thrall 17 My sorrowes fell my hart doth swell they be enlarged so My troublous payne O God restrayne O quenche this deadly wo. 18 Attend I cry my misery my lyfe and state aduerse Forgeue my fautes which me assautes my ioy to me reuerse 19 Consider ryght my foes theyr spyte how they increase my feare Theyr hate is thus so tyrannous at me that they do beare 20 O kepe most dere my soule intiere and me deliuer iust So let no shame confound my name for I in thée haue trust 21 Let perfectnes and rightfulnes both guide and wayte on mée My trust for ayde in thée is layd from me O neuer flée 22 Deliuer well all Israell O God wyth all hys séede From troubles all that them may fall in thée alway to spéede ¶ The Collecte DEliuer vs from all aduersitie and danger O mercifull God for to thee onely haue we lifte vp our hartes forget we besech thee the trespace of our youth and the ignorance of our former age where as we haue negligently offended thou of thy mercye forgeue it vs through c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XXVI The iust mans song for righteousnes beshent Who suffreth wrong for righteousnes beshent And prayth in will a lyfe leade innocent That he may still a lyfe leade innocent 1 LOrd iudge my déed as I haue lyued in thée my hope is all For this my trust in thée so iust I neuer doubt to fall 2 Lord proue my waye and me assaye by fire trye thou my reynes And search my hart my foe is smart myne giltles life he straynes 3 Thy clemency was nye myne eye to stay me right to do I dyd inure my hart full sure to truth from lyes to go 4 Wyth lyers vayne I would not trayne my lyfe to follow such Wyth crafty men I would not renne whose lyfe dissembleth much 5 The wycked rout that goeth about to harme and hurt I hate I will not set in councell yet wyth men of wycked state 6 For washe I wyll my handes euen still wyth men of perfect lyfe And thus shall I O Lord so hye frequent thyne aulters ryfe 7 Where I shall rayse thy worthy prayse that men may loue the same I wyll there sprede thy grace in deede the workes of thy good name 8 O Lord the place where restth thy grace I haue the bewty loued Thy heauenly house so glorious I loued as me behoued 9 Wyth sinners great Lord do not shet my soule wyth them to bée Thy grace extend my lyfe defend all men of bloud to flée 10 Theyr handes do presse all wyckednes euen guile prepensed â—o Theyr better hand corrupt doth stand wyth brybes euen thus they go 11 But yet will I most certenly in truth my lyfe addresse O make me frée from them to bée shew me thy tendernes 12 My foote as yet in ryght is set in playne simplicitie And still wyll I in company exalt thée Lord on hie ¶ The Collecte GRaunt O Lord we besech thee thy mercy vnto vs thy seruauntes and so ingraue in our hartes the loue of thy truth that we may hold fast all innocency of lyfe and finallye to bee deliuered from all wycked persecutours Through c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XXVII Here may we see in trouble though he falleth The iust is free in trouble though he falleth In God he stayeth and so geueth thankes in all On hym he wayeth and so geueth thankes in all 1 THe Lord of might is health and light to me at nede whom should I feare The Lord is strength to lyfe at length of myne I say who can me deare 2 Whan men so bad theyr traynes had layd Euen then at eye they fell downe right Whan foes dyd presse to eate my flesh they slid away for all theyr spite 3 Though armed host besiegd my cost my hart from God shall not relent Though cruell warre should ryse me nar to God therin I would be bent 4 One thing to craue of God to haue I dyd full oft and aye I will To kéepe hys place to sée hys grace to haunt euen so his temple still 5 Thus shal hys power hyde me in bower when troubles should be fierce and fell He would me hyde there close to byde as safe on rocke most sure to dwell 6 My hed yet now he wyll alow aboue my foes in state alwayes In will I bryng glad offeryng the Lord so good to laud and prayse 7 My voyce O heare my Lord so deare I cry my God in wofull part Graunt that I craue and mercy haue extend to me thy louyng hart 8 My hart to thée dyd oft apply séeke ye my face I say ye all O Lord I will thy face séeke still do others how and what they shall 9 Hyde not from mée thy seruaunt frée thy louyng face my ayde thou art Proiect not me displeasantly O Lord my health do not depart 10 My parentes when they bad me renne from them to go my selfe to shift When Patrons all my reyse or fall rought not a myte thou dydst me lyft 11 Teach me thy way thy law I say that rightly leadth in truth to thée My foes O Lord wyth one accorde should els reioyce in hate to frée 12 Up turne me not to beare theyr hate O Lord to them that me pursue False witnes eyes agaynst me ryse and lyes of me they sprede vntrue 13 My hart had quayld and vtter fayld if fast to thée I had not trustd Let me thy grace Lord sée in place in land of rest where ioyth the iust 14 O wayte the Lord hold fast hys worde doubt not at all be strong be still Attend on God take méeke hys rod he will at last thy hart fulfill ¶ The Collecte DEfend vs O God from all the assaults of our enemies that we maye continue in constant confessing of thy name that while we haue the fruition of thy helpyng presence at last may haue the same in glory ¶ The Argument Psalme XXVIII This mans entent all crafty men to scape Is vehement all crafty men to scape And hard he is for this he thaenkes doth shape From God of blisse for this he thankes doth shape 1
Psalteries Forget not this 3 Syng Carols new wyth iubilie To God the Lord in maiestie Hys laudes hys prayse sing hartely Well vse ye this 4 His worde is true most certeinly His workes be wrought most faythfully Holde thys in hart most constantly Abuse not this 5 He iudgement loueth and right entent The earth therwith is all besprent Such grace and loue he downe hath sent Well trust ye this 6 The heauens were made by thys the Lord The hostes of them by hys true word Hys breth of mouth theyr power afordth Distrust not thys 7 The seas on heapes he doth them place As bottell close he them embraceth The depes he coutcht in secret space Denounce ye this 8 Let all the earth the Lord if eare What man this world and mould doth beare Serue hym in dread wyth gentle eare Renounce not thys 9 He spake the word and done it was The earth firme stoode in stable case What he dyd byd it came to passe Reuolue ye thys 10 All Paynyms wayes God doth reiect Uayne peoples dryftes by hym be chect Proude Prynces craftes he doth detect Dissolue not thys 11 Gods counsayles aye shall all abyde Hys thoughtes of hart shall neuer slyde From tyme to tyme on neyther syde Respect ye thys 12 What folke hath God Iehoua Lord Elect as heyre by hys accord O blest they be by truthes record Suspect not thys 13 The Lord from heauen beholdth vs all All kynde of men both frée and thrall He séeth theyr reyse he séeth theyr fall Aduise ye thys 14 From his high seat he casâ—th hys eyes All men to vewe theyr tract to spye Where euer they in earth do lye Despise not thys 15 The hartes of all he shope no dout He knowth theyr thoughts wythin wythout Theyr workes what they do go about Repute ye thys 16 No kyng is saued by route of host No giaunt strong for all hys bost Of strength and power though haue they most Dispute not thys 17 Strong horse is thyng but weake agayne That man by hym myght safe remayne Both horse and man are all but vayne Approue ye thys 18 Behold the Lord holdth eye full iust On fearefull men whych hym do trust Wyth grace them guide he safely must Disproue not thys 19 Theyr soule from death to ryd them quite In tyme of dearth to féede them ryght All paynfull stresse he makth full lyght Betrouth ye thys 20 Our soule hath taryed quietly For thys our God assuredly Our guide our shield most trustely Forslouth not thys 21 Our hartes in hym wyll styll reioyce For hys good name we trust the choyce And sing we will in ioyfull noyce Repete ye thys 22 Extend O Lord thy gentlenesse As we in thée haue trustinesse Thou art the Lord of ryghteousnes Forget not thys ¶ The Collecte FEede vs O Lord thy miserable people in that time whan raigneth the famine of thy worde deliuer our soules from the death of sinne that we maye bee â—illed wyth thy mercy finally to bee associate to the righteous in the ioyes of eternitie by thy gratious gift Through Christ c. The Argument Psalme XXXIIII When Dauid fledde to Achis king At death he was full neere And saued yet this Psalme did sing With all his frendes in quiere 1 I Will geue thankes to God alwayes Who raignes in power most hie Within my mouth shall be hys prayse declarde continuallie 2 Of thys good Lord to bost the fame My soule shall neuer lynne The humble sort shall heare the same And eke reioyce therein 3 O laude and prayse the liuyng Lord wyth me performe his prayse And let vs all wyth frée accorde extoll hys name alwayes 4 I sought the Lord and when I cryde he bowde hys louyng eare Yea he me kéepes eche tyme and tyde and dyd me rid from feare 5 Lo thus to God the poore doth call his cry he doth regarde And he from paynes and wofull thrall likewyse doth hym awarde 6 They had an eye full bent in hym and so they lightened were A shamefast face not one of them from that tyme forth dyd beare 7 Gods aungels standes hym round about whose lyfe him fearth aryght No harme they take by wycked route he them deliuereth quyte 8 O tast and sée how gratious the Lord remayneth iust That man is blest all prosperous that layes on hym hys trust 9 O feare the Lord ye sainctes of his therin your trauayle plant For they that feare the Lord of blis shall nothyng euer want 10 The Lyons néede wyth hunger fret the ryche and proud in hart But he whose feare in God is set of all good thynges haue part 11 Ye children yong approche ye neare geue eare vnto my worde I wyll you learne the Lord to feare in godly hartes accorde 12 What man he be that list to liue and fayne would sée good dayes Let hym no fraude in tongue atchieue in lewde and frowarde wayes 13 Reiect the euill and take the good all wycked wayes eschue Séeke pleasaunt peace wyth modest moode and do the same ensue 14 Upon the iust and godly men the Lorde hys eyes doth splay And boweth hys eares as God to them as oft as they do pray 15 Gods face is séene most irefully to wycked men of hand To roote full out theyr memory from all the earth to stand 16 To God the Lord the righteous call who heares theyr heauy case And he from cares and troubles all deliuereth them by grace 17 The Lord is nie to hym by might that is contrite in hart And saueth the man of humble sprite nor will from hym depart 18 Great are the cares of perfect men and great theyr troubles bée But yet the Lord deliuereth them from all aduersitie 19 He kéepth theyr bones both safe and sound Unbroken them to â—aue The euil euil happes shall all confound no stay by God to haue 20 The Lord will kéepe his seruauntes all theyr soules he wyll defend And none shall be in sorrow thrall who iust to hym doth bend ¶ The Collecte ALmightye God that arte the strong protector of them that be in aduersitie and art most mercifull deliuerer from all daungers of the world We besech thee of thy godly prouidence to sende thy holy aungell to assist vs on euery side from tribulation to bee at last deliuered from the miserable death of sinners Through Christ c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XXXIIII When Dauid fledde to Achis king At death the doore he was full neere And saued yet this Psalme dyd sing Wyth all his frendes in godly quiere To God hys Lorde to hym so dere In voyces clere with hart and will Geue thankes I will 1 GEue thankes I will geue thankes I will For aye to God most gratious He is my forte my rocke on hill My Lord he is most bounteous My mouth shall prayse hym plenteous In hart and mynde most feruent still Geue thankes I will â–ª 2 My soule may boast of
this my Lord He was my helpe so trustelie Let méeke men heare wyth one accorde Let wofull men ioye willingly That God hath done so louingly From whom all grace doth downe distill Geue thankes I will 3 Prayse ye the Lorde wyth hart and voyce With me ye sée hys gentlenes Together come let vs reioyce To laude hys name in faythfulnes Lyke ayde to you he wyll expresse To kéepe from you all troublous ill Geue thankes I will 4 I sought the Lord he sent me ease He hard my griefe and all my payne He pluckt me forth of all disease That deadly gript my hart the vayne He rid my feare he turnd agayne For I hym sought with all my skill Geue thankes I will 5 I fledde to hym and sawe his light Who eye did cast to his good grace All lightened were with visage bright Confounded not were they in face No payne no spite could them disgrace God them defendes none can them spill Geue thankes I will 6 God hard my crye as sweete incense I poore man lo felt this in part He geueth all blisse he quith offence He bade all wo from me depart Of troublous paine to quench the dart Right sone he did his worde fulfill Geue thankes I will 7 Gods host stode by to strength my fight For angels power most glorious About the iust lie strong in myght To make hym goe victorious To scape theyr foes so quarilous Hys power in grace endureth still Geue thankes I wil. 8 O taste and sée he none forsakth Gods goodnes smelleth most fragrantly To whom who wyll themselfe betake O blest they go ryght happelie Who trust in hym assuredlie To them all helpe shall downe distill Geue thankes I will 9 O feare the Lord in childelie feare Ye saintes of hys in holines Serue hym in truth your hartes him beare For who hym dredth in singlenes Can féele no want in baronnes No hurt no harme nor other ill Geue thankes I will 10 The Lyons lacke in hunger fret The ryche I meane and gluttons vayne To seke theyr pray though they be set No foode wyth rest can they obtayne Who séekes the Lord shall misse no gayne Of all mens néede he hath the skill Geue thankes I wil. 11 I saylde full sure the seas at length Ye children come and heare the case I wyll you teach Gods feare and strength By that I scapte so doubtfull place For God me kept in all my race From all theyr hate which would me spill Geue thankes I will 12 Swéete lyfe is good it makth men glad Who loueth it well wyth all hys hart He shall not néede to be adrad From dayes eterne who would not start Kéepe ye hys tong from ouerthwart And all good wordes let hym fulfill Geue thankes I wyll 13 Fast truthfull worde confoundth all blame Inure thy tong in truth to lose Truth may be shent yet feare no shame Forbeare all wordes opprobrious All craft all curse most odious For God of myght wyll strength thée still Geue thankes I will 14 Flée euill do good and haue good rest Olde Adam kill thou formerlie So Adam newe wyll follow best Then séeke thou peace most busilie But it ensue most earnestly For peace from God doth full distill Geue thankes I wyll 15 God séeth the iust in prouidence Hys eyes them marke in tendernes He them relieueth in indigens Hys eares he bendes in redines When they do pray in carefulnes He heares theyr voyce that worke none ill Geue thankes I wyll 16 God hateth the proude and them beshenth With irefull face to daunt theyr brayne Hys vysage grim on them is bent Theyr gay renowne he wyll distayne Whych aye to lyue they would so fayne Where they reiect all truth and skill Geue thankes I wyll 17 The iust opprest to God they cryed He heard them soone in tyme and place In stresse and néede he them espyed Wyth all defence he them dyd brace To make them safe he hyed hys pace For ryghtfull men no spyte can spyll Geue thankes I wyll 18 God loueth the méeke theyr ghostes be swéete To them soft sprites he doth impart Wyth faythfull teares who here doth gréete He wyll them ease of all theyr smarte To scape their foes theyr spytefull arte Who would theyr wrecke on them fulfill Geue thankes I will 19 The iust felt payne they yet indurde In woes though wrapt all dolorous Great gayne to them is death assured God them so stayeth most meruelous They ioye in lyfe most troubelous The rage therof to quenche and still Geue thankes I wyll 20 The iust be strong they neuer quayle Theyr bones in strength kept totallie Theyr constant hartes can neuer fayle Theyr heyres be numbred seuerallie No bone to breake can possiblie Such helpe from God doth most distill Geue thankes I wyll 21 The euill dyeth euyll to death full loth To late he spyeth hys wyckednes He must feare death that hated troth He must for swéete féele bitternes He harmde the iust he sinnd no lesse As euill he lyued so dyeth he ill Geue thankes I wyll 22 Thanke thou the Lord who kéepes thée still All helpe from hym doth ay distill Poore soules he ridde from bondage ill Of wo and thrall none shall haue skill Whych trust in hym nought shall them spill O then hys prayse looke ye fulfill Geue thankes I wyll ¶ The Argument Psalme XXXV Christ prayth in this for recompence his foes to reape agayne theyr part So man for wrong done hym agens doth yet no spite in hatefull hart 1 PLead thou O Lord my ryghtfull case O iudge thy selfe my hurtfull foes Oppugne thou them in open face which me all day impugne to lose 2 Lay hand O Lord vpon the sworde and eke take so the buckler to Stand vp to helpe in thy good worde to kéepe from me my wrathfull fo 3 Bryng forth the speare and stop the way of them so fierce which me would harme To my poore soule good Lord oh say I am thy health and stable arme 4 Let them be driuen and put to shame that séeke by craft my soule to spill Put them abacke to shamefull name that me wyth griefe would deadly fill 5 Make them to bée as dust we sée before the wynde so lightly blowne In hast let Gods swift aungel nie them dryue in chase wyth power knowne 6 Make way to them all slippery let it to them be blynd and darke Gods aungel so mought dryue them by to féele thy myght and handy warke 7 For they close net and snare haue layd euen causeles me to kil and stroy Yea causles sure euen as I sayd my soule in pit and graue to cloy 8 Let sodayne wo take hym vnware hys crafty net hymselfe to trap Let mischiefe fall wyth payne and care ryght soone into hys onely lap 9 My soule I say I bid thée leape wyth ioye all glad in thys thy Lord It shall no doubt hys health so reape that ioy he shall alway recorde 10 My
thy churche broughte together of diuers nations and countries that we may all in pure hartes so loue thee in the righteousnes of fayth to attayne to the heuenly habitation with our welbeloued fathers who lyuest and raignest one God with the father and the holy ghost worlde c. The Argument Psalme XLVI In this Christes spouse elect full well Her thankes to God extendth For that he dyd her foes debell And that he her defendth 1 OUr hope is God and strength at eye he guidth wyth hys good hand A present helpe in trouble nye hys grace therby doth stand 2 For this we néede not care and feare though world be cast in stowne Though hils to sea were thrown euen there though all turne vpside downe 3 The waters though they rage in streme how euer they do swell Though mountayns quake at noyse of them yet iust man hopth full wel â–ª 4 For why swéete brookes and floudes full nye Gods Citie glad shall stéepe Hys holy place and sanctuarye God strongly it doth kéepe 5 God dwelth in myds of her alone no man shall her remoue Ryght early God shall helpe her sone hys church I meane aboue 6 The heathen though they rage to fonde and realmes resist I say God raysde hys voyce and so in londe our foes dyd melt away 7 The Lord of hostes so strong euen he Wyth vs he standth to fyght So Iacobs God our refuge be we feare no humayne myght 8 Lo come and sée how God in wrath great meruayles aye hath wrought What landes to nought he scatred hath how low theyr Idols brought 9 He put down warrs and stryfe in feare the whole world where they went He knapth the bow and breakth the speare wyth fire he charets brent 10 Be still and know I say all ye that God I am aryght To heathen all knowne will I be the world shall sée my myght 11 The Lord of hostes so strong from hence wyth vs he is I say And Iacobs God is whole our fence our boast in hym doth lay ¶ The Collecte MOst trustye refuge in all perylles and aduersities which hange ouer vs O blessed Lorde to sanctifie the inward tabernacles of our hartes with the liuely springs of thy blessed sprite that we may trust stedfastly in thee our God in all our battayles to haue the better hand through Christ. ¶ The Argument Psalme XLVII This Psalme to ioy exhorth all christen men in sight That Christ by power ascended so whom glory sued aright 1 TOgether clap ye handes ye Gentils all be glad Reioyce to God in melody with thanks for mercy had 2 The Lord is hie in power and ought be feard I say He is the king of all the earth to hym all thinges obey 3 He shall so vnder vs the people soone subdue All Gentils cast at feete of vs at vs their Lordes to sue 4 He dyd chose out all vs an heritage so fayre Euen Iacobs hie magnificence whoÌ„ he did loue as heyre 5 God is ascended vp in ioyfull noyse on hye with trumpets noyse as once his arke eueÌ„ thus vp hie did sâ—ye 6 O prayses sing to him O prayses see ye sing Sing prayses still vnto our god and laud him iust as king 7 For that our God is king of all the world so rounde Sing ye his prayse than prudently with vnderstaÌ„ding sound 8 For God by strength doth raigne vpon the heathen all God sitteth vpon his holy seate all thyng doth heare hys call 9 The peoples heds be met with Abrahams god seede Of god they be to shield the earth but god doth theÌ„ exceede ¶ The Collecte ETernall God which art the kyng of all worldes realmes whose kyngdome is aduaunced vpon all people and kynredes we beseche thee to subdue vnder our subiection all heathen vyce and sinne that whyle we sing to thee our God in wordes of wisdome and vnderstanding by thy ayde we may haue the better hande of them through Christ our Lorde c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XLVIII Gods Citie here a type of Christ hys spouse Is praysed clere a type of Christ hys spouse It teachth agayne of prayse to pay theyr vowes All Christen men of prayse to pay theyr vowes 1 GReat is the Lord wyth hye accorde so praysed ought to bée In citie great where God is set hys holy hill to sée 2 For Syon hyll is fayer still of all the world the blisse This hyll so wyde holdth North on syde Gods citie hye it is 3 Our God euen thus most glorious is knowne in palace great As refuge sure all men to cure that place is hys so neat 4 For lo the kynges theyr gatherynges in earth made her to spoyle Though thus they met wyth fury whet yet her they could not foyle 5 Her walles and holdes they dyd behold and merueld all agast Theyr hartes were danke theyr brags were blanke eftsones they downe were cast 6 Such feares and panges theyr harts so wrang in tyme of theyr assaute As women knowes theyr bearyng throwes wyth feares lyke were they fraught 7 So dyd they quayle as Tharsls sayle felt wreckt by wyndes of East For Paynyms all be worthy fall Gods heritage to wrest 8 As we dyd heare so saw we neare Gods citye hye and strong Thys God of oures the God of powers wyll strength her aye from wrong 9 As we conceyud so we receyud O Lord thy mercy great For we dyd wayte thy helpe most great in myds of temple set 10 As EL thy name is strong in fame So is thy prayse well sene The world full out and so no dout thy workes full ryghteous bene 11 Let Syon mount her ioy recount let Iudas townes be glad For thys thy dome to pull a downe these Paynyms frantike mad 12 Walke ye about the wals so stout of Syons gostly house And tell her towers her fortes and bowers her prayse that ye may rouse 13 And marke ye well how strong she dwelth in bulwarkes how she lie That ye may tell it euery deale to your posteritie 14 This God euen hée our God we sée for aye and euer strong He shall vs guyde tyll death so wyde of hym shall be our song ¶ The Collecte O Most terrible God most worthy to bee magnified in al thy workes which art so glorious a prince in the heauenly Hierusalem enlarge vs in spirituall vnderstandyng so that after we haue receyued thy mercy in the mydst of the temple of our hartes we maye duely extoll thy name through Christ c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XLIX The Iewes be here theyr honour not to see Reproued full nere theyr honour not to see It doth inuite of worlde the pryde to flee The Christen knight of worlde the pryde to flee 1 O Heare ye out ye gentiles stout thys thyng that I wyll tell But ponder it wyth eares vnshit thys world all ye that dwell 2 Ye Adams broode ye noble blood heare ye my spell
the sweete And good men feele the smart 17 I doubted still tyll God I sought in hys most saintly place To note hys wont in all their endes at last of all theyr race 18 I spied thou setst theyr slipper state in brittle goodes vnclere Thou cast thē down on hed to nought yea when most hie they were 19 O how they quayld most sodenly cast down and perisht quyte For their misdéedes wyckednes to nought brought down in sight Then good is God to Israell To them of perfect hart Though wycked men haue here the sweete And good men feele the smart 20 As dreames so vayne do vanyshe quite from man that wakth frō slepe Theyr image Lord so shalt thou stroy thy citie not to kepe 21 Myne inward ghost sore vext it was before this case I knew It pearst my raynes and rootes of hart to note their workes vntrue 22 So fond I was and ignorant in secret workes of thée To brute beast lyke all voyde of wit so dull thy trade to sée For good thou art to Israell To them of perfect hart Though wycked men haue here the sweete And good men feele the smart 23 But yet O lord though thus I thought I was held vp by thée My right hand yet thou heldst so vp that far I dyd not flée 24 As me thou taughtst so hence thou wylt teach me thy secret wil And after that with glory bright my soule with ioy to fill 25 For whome haue I in heauen but thée to loue or trust aright Or who in earth can health impart but thou my harts delight All good thou art to Israell To them of perfect hart Though wycked men haue here the sweete And good men feele the smart 26 Though flesh hart here fayled me thou didst not me forsake Thou art O God my strength of hart my part thou art to take 27 For lo who far from thée do stray they perishe shall no doubt A whoryng who eke renne fro thée thou driuest them al to nought 28 But good for me by God to hold in thée O God to trust To tell thyne actes how good thou art in Syon gate full iust O good is God to Israell To them of perfect hart Though wycked men haue here the sweete And good men feele the smart ¶ The Collecte GEue vs assistence of thy grace almighty father so guide our feete in meditation of thy righteous iudgementes that we slyde at no tyme or be offended by vndiscrete zele or enuy at the prosperitie of thine aduersaries eyther to misconceyue thy euerlastyng prouidence or yet to bee the slacker in the godlye wayes of thy holye testimonies so that we may alway ioyfully beare thy crosse sent vnto vs hauing thee for our lot and comfort therin and so hauyng our hartes pure in thee we maye prayse thy rightuousnes in the eternall gates of thy heauenly Hierusalem and euerlastyng habitation Through Christ c. ¶ The Argument Psalme LXXIIII A sore complaint here may ye read Agaynst Gods foes so vayne Which Christ his worde and eke his flocke Pursue wyth myght and mayne 1 WHy art so far O God our God For euer wylt thou flée Why fumeth thy wrath agaynst thy shéepe Of pasture as we bee 2 O God our Lord thinke thou vpon thy congregation dere Of olde so strong possest by thée whom thou redemst so clere And thynke vpon the chosen lot of thyne inheritaunce Of Syon mount wherin thou dwelt wyth thy good ordinaunce 3 Lift vp in hast thy féete and handes confound thy foe in face How hath he stroyd thy sanctuary the seat of thy good grace Why art so far O God our God For euer wilt thou flee Why fumeth thy wrath agaynst thy sheepe Of pasture as we bee 4 Thy foes dyd rore full hye in pryde in tyme of feastfull day As conquest signes in temple there theyr banners did they splay 5 Where he that once did cut and hew a beame or sparre of wood To beautifie thy temple worke was thought deuout and good 6 But now they boast and brag herein to pull all down to nought To breake with mall eke wyth are the gates of caruers wrought And yet art far O God our God For euer wilt thou flee Why fumeth thy wrath agaynst thy sheepe Of pasture as we bee 7 Yea fyre and flame now haue they set vpon thy holy place They haue defylde cast to ground the house where dwelt thy grace 8 They sayd in wrath to stroy them quite let vs in one consent Gods houses thus in all the land they haue all wholy brent We now can sée no wonted signes there is no Prophet more Not one wyth vs of wisdom sage to ease our bondage sore And yet art far O God our God For euer wylt thou flee Why fumeth thy wrath against thy shepe Of pasture as we be 10 How long O God shall thus in spite the aduersary brayd Thy house thy feastes thy fold deface hys brags at thée be layd How long I say shall he so mad thy holy name blaspheme For euer thus hym shall we sée thy power so lyght to deme 11 Why than O Lord hold still thy handes winkst at this his spite Thy hand draw out of bosom soone to stroy thy foes by myght Why art so far O God our God For euer wylt thou flee Why fumeth thy wrath agaynst thy shepe Of pasture as we be 12 Yet God my kyng and Lord he is of olde in yeares now gone He health bestowd on all the earth himselfe doth it alone 13 Thou didst deuyde the sea as once by myght of thy great hand The Dragons heds thou brakest in two so drownd by sea land 14 Thou crushedst the head of Whales I say Leniathan so great For thy dere flocke thou madest hym meat which was in desert set Then why art far from vs O God For euer wilt thou flee Why fumeth thy wrath agaynst thy sheepe Of pasture as we bee 15 Of stony rockes so flinty hard thou broughtst out fluds springs And so thou driedst great waters vp for all theyr gatheryngs 16 The nyght day be thine at will thou spreadst both light sunne The sunne by day to shyne so cleare by nyght to shyne the Moone 17 The costes of all the earth so wyde thou dydst them place ful due Thou summer madest and wynter both eche other right to sue And yet art far from vs O God For euer wylt thou flee Why fumeth thy wrath agaynst thy sheepe Of pasture as we bee 18 Remember this in mynd O Lord thyne emnies how they vaunt How folishly the people haue reuylde thy name a taunt 19 Geue not thy turtels sely soule to beast of cruell port Forget not aye the company of thyne afflicted sort 20 Behold thy pact ones made to vs for darkenes pestilent Is spred the earth where théeues do dwell both false and violent And yet art far from vs O God For euer wilt thou flee
God detect That truth was raisde and lyes deiect 1 THe lyuing Lord doth raigne as king The erth therfore full glad may sing The iles may ioy so many sene That he is come to make thē clene 2 Thicke cloudes and darke be him about On wycked men to thunder stout Both iustice right and equitie Of his high throne the bases bée 3 The fyre him goeth before in sight Wyth blasing leames of fearefull lyght By which full wyde he doth enflame Hys foes to burne which scorne his name 4 His lighteninges shyne the world full out On euery side whote sparkes to spout The earth at sight for feare doth quake No puissance can resistence make 5 The mountaynes hye as ware did melte At God his face thus present feit I say at face of Lord so hye The earth dyd feale his maiestye 6 The heauens declare his rightwisnes When he by them strikth wickednes All peoples thus his glory sawe How drad he is whom all should awe 7 A shamde be all which Idols serue Who chose vayne gods from God to swerne Ye angels all which seruauntes be Come worship hym bowe downe your knée 8 So Sion ioyed in hearing this And Iury ioyd in townes of hys O Lord for these thy domes entent That such should haue sharpe punishment 9 For thou O Lord doost all excell That here by low in earth do dwell Exalted far in name thou art Aboue all Gods so new vpstart 10 O ye that loue thys Lord so hye Hate ye all vyce of mawmetrye He kéepth theyr soules who serue hym pure From wycked hand to ryd them sure 11 Now lyght is sprong to ryghteous man That day from darke ▪ discerne he can And ioy is falne to rightfull hart From whence no power can hym depart 12 Then ioy ye iust in thys your Lord Thys lyght hys grace alway record Hys holines well thynke and thanke Hys name confesse therin be franke ¶ The Collecte O Lord the preseruer of all thy faythfull sayntes on whom as on thyne electe portion thou doost perpetually raigne inspire we besech thee into our harts the bright beames of the scriptures of thy prophets and apostles that what soeuer as yet remayne in our hartes as sauoring the olde carnall blyndnes of our originall darknes may be illitened by the heauenly lyght of thy holy sprite to whom c. The Argument Psalme XCVIII Here thankes be done that God in worde most true Sent Christ his sonne mans losse agayne to cure All thinges that bee must laud hym euer due Such peace to see restord in earth so sure 1 SYng ye all new to God a song on hye For he most true hath meruels newly wrought Hys able hand hath wonne hym victory Hys arme so grand this helth to man hath brought 2 The Lord of loue thys health hath open layd So man to moue to serue in hart aryght Hys righteousnes he hath full plainly splayd For theyr redresse to Gentiles eyes and syght 3 He cald to mynde hys gentle mercies frée To Iacob kynde hys truth and fayth to kepe ▪ The earth all whole thys helth dyd fully sée O hym extoll thys God our Lord so meke 4 Thou earth sing out all whole I say full glad In voyce most stout with gentle musikes sound To God thy Lord reioyce for mercy had Thy songes record thou art most duely bound 5 Yea sing in harpe to God and Lord so hye Sing round sharpe wyth all thy tunes and stringes Wyth harpe bid I with note of Psalmodie Your voyce apply to ioy these heauenly thinges 6 With trūpets blow wyth shaulme so swetely sing Both hye and low extende your harty strength Make iubilies before this heauenly king For Lord he is to serue I say at length 7 Let eke the seas rose out in merie chere Thys Lord to please wyth all her fishe in store The world so round and all the dwellers there your voyce rebound to prayse this Lord the more 8 The floudes a like Let them now clap their hands This Lord to seke wyth man in ioyfull hart The mountayns hie so houge aboue the landes Let them be by to daunce wyth man in part 9 To God do this let it in sight be plyed For come he is as lord to iudge the land Hys iustice sword the worlde shall iudge and guide Hys equall word to all shall euenly stande ¶ The Collecte POure into our harts O Lord thy healthfull grace which thou hast reuelde to all Gentiles so spred by the rightwisnes of thy gospel we hūbly besech thee that as thou once camest to be iudged and condemned for vs most misera le sinners so at thy next returne thou would graunt vs mercy to escape thy fearefull iudgement for whom thou tokst vpon thee to be condemned for the raunsome of our sinne to whom with the father c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XCIX Swete Christ his raigne this Psalme compristh As Rabins all can say no lesse God graunt that they with vs would ryse To sing these thankes to hym in fleshe 1 THe Lord to raigne is bent therin All folke ought than his presence dread He sitteth betwixe the Cherubin Let all the earth then quake I reade 2 This Lord is great in Zion séene Where power he sheweth ruleth with loue And hye he is on all the Heathen If they a like their hartes would moue 3 O let them all thy name confesse The bad to beate the good to blisse For greate it is in fearefulnes The power therof most sacred is 4 All Princely power loueth equitye And equitye thou broughtst in sight In Iacobs stocke thou didst applye To iudgement true and iustice right 5 Our Lord this God O magnifye Both Iewes and Gréekes your wayes relēt To his fotestole his sacrarye Bow downe your knées most reuerent 6 As Moses méeke so Aaron graue Were chiefe his priestes so Samuell Among them were his power to craue They cryed to God he hard them well 7 To them in cloud spred pillour like He spake as all the people sawe They did his hests and statutes kepe Which he them gaue in pact for law 8 O Lord our God thou hardst them iust And spardst them Lord for thine owne sake Yea when with plagues thou didst thē thrust For foule attempts which they did make 9 Extoll this God our Lord so frée Fall downe before his holy hill For God our Lord in maiestye Most sacred is and iust in will ¶ The Collecte THou art both Lord and king we most humbly cōfesse it right deare sauiour although the Iewishe phariseyes saye the contrary thou only gouernst the hartes and conscience of men and by thy only grace doost iustifye the same we beseche thee so to rayse vp the piller of thy heauenly light to shyne to our soules that we may be alway defended from all errour and aduersitie to offer vnto thee the sacrifice of prayer in thankes geuing who liuest raignest one god with
the father c. ¶ The Argument Psalme C. All men of breath but temporall Which Pilgrimes walke this earthly Ball To ioy be bid here seuerall To God in dayes most festiuall 1 O Ioy all men terrestriall Reioyce in God celestiall I byd not Iewes especiall But Iewes and Gréekes in generall 2 Serue ye thys Lord heroicall Wyth ioy of hart effectuall Seke ye hys sight potentiall Wyth hymnes of myrth most musicall 3 Know ye thys Lord imperiall As God vs made originall Not we our selues he vs doth call Hys folke as flocke kept pastorall 4 Hys gates and courtes tread vsuall Wyth laudes and hymnes poeticall Geue thankes to hym continuall And blesse his name most liberall 5 For why this Lord so principall Is swéete hys grace perpetuall Hys truth of word stand euer shall With hundreth thankes thus ende we all ¶ The Collecte O Lord and father of all honor glory shew vs thy mercy and graunt thy grace that we may spiritually reioyce in the laude of thy name and so in spryte to serue thee that we maye feele in our hartes the delectable comfortes of thy true promises made to vs the poore flocke of thy pasture so to ioyne to thee our louyng pastor to come at the last to thy heauenly folde where thou raignest with the father and holy ghost one God c. ¶ The ende of the second Quinquagene ¶ The third and last Quinquagene of Dauids Psalter translated into Englishe Metre The Argument Psalme CI. When Dauid long was kept from raigne This Psalme he sang to ease his payne â–ª How kinges should rule here see you playne â–ª As he would fayne Ì„Ì„ 1 BOth mercy méeke iudgement right In Metres song I wyll endight To thée I will Lord sing in sight With hartes delyte 2 I wyll my lyfe beare strayt in way If thou from me goest not astray In all my house cleane hart shall lay Without denay â–ª 3 To wycked déede none eye shall stand And hate I wyll all rebels band To ioyne wyth me I wyll wythstand wyth hart and hand 4 A froward hart and wilfull 〈◊〉 From my whole sight shall flée full out To me shall clout no wycked rout Wythout all doâ—t 5 Hys neyghbour who â–ª styâ—â—th priuily â–ª Hym will Astrâ—y 〈◊〉 vtterly â–ª I will not 〈◊〉 proud 〈…〉 Wyth pleasure hye 6 True men in earth I wyll me get Most nye to eye wyth me to seâ— Who walketh more strayt shall serue me bet Wythout all let 7 From far my house they shal be sent Who guiles can forge or lyes inuent None eye on them shall firme be bent Wyth myne assent 8 Yea soone by day I will deface Proud men in earth of wycked trace To dryue all shrewes from Gods good place Wythout all grace ¶ The Collecte ALmightye God which art God of power incomprehensible which shewest to thy seruants ioyntly both mercy and iudgement Graunte we beseche thee so that we may faithfully loue thee truly to follow thee in all godlines through Christ c. ¶ The Argument Psalme CII Here man in eare most pituously Wishth Syon built defast in shame He moâ—eth hys longâ— captiuitie Christes heauenly church wishe we the same \ \ 1 O Lord to thée I cry and call My prayer heare O louinglye Thou art my Lord most liberall Receyue my sute admyt my cry 2 While thus I mourne hide not thy face From my distresse so wrathfully Enclyne thyne eares and heare my case But soone in hast O aunswer make 3 My dayes lyke smoke slyde fast apace Consume they do no rest they take As fier brandes my bones are brent Theyr liuely powers my sprites forsake 4 My wounded hart lyeth impotent As witherd hay cut downe by sithe To eate my bread from me it went On me so sore this trouble lyeth 5 For gronyng lowde in thys distresse My wofull hart oh panth and sith That scant to skin cleaneth any flesh My bones be sene thus wast I lay 6 Lyke Pellicane in wildernesse I am which sing but we le away As Owle that fléeth all birdes in sight In desert darke which loueth to stray 7 Full watch I kepe both day and night Myne eyes no slepe can take for mone To Sparow like that leaueth her flight â–ª In houses eues which lowerth alone 8 All day my foes do me reuyle Wyth tauntes they sport when I do grone These boasters mad at me so vyle Agaynst my soule all sworne they bée 9 My bread that I eate all this whyle Was ashes lyke in taste to sée My drinke with teares with weping menkct So many griefes afflicted mée 10 My soule with cares was full besprenct To note thy wrath and heauy frowne Thou liftst me vp as I were strengâ—hd But sone most weake thou threwst me down 11 My dayes draw low â–ª as shadow falth When darke comthâ—â— in field and towne I wyther like as blosome paâ—h My colour wanneth my moysture dryeth 12 But thou yet Lord as thée befalth Art permanent no man denieth Thy memory shall aye remayne Where fast to duâ—t my nature hyeth 13 I know thou wylt once ryse agayne To pitie Lord swete Syon mount To shew hys grace the tyme constraynth The tyme is come by iust account 14 Thy seruants lo desire in hart To sée her stones to building mount They pitie her to spie her smart To marke her thus in dust oppresâ— 15 The Gentils straunge wyl ioyne their part To feare Gods name of all the best Ye kings of power in earth all whole Shall prayse thy name for worthiest 16 When this the Lord shall hye extoll In buildinges fresh this Zyon place And her in booke of fame enroll When glory bryght shall her embrace 17 And when they sée how he is bent To poore mans sute in tender grace And will not be ought discontent To scorne theyr cryes both all and some 18 This thyng thus done â–ª as monument Shall written be for folke to come That countries whole which shall arise May laud thys Lord wyth hye renome 19 For God from hye hath cast his eyes Where holy is his sacrary Thys Lord from heauen in gentle wise Hath lookt to earth to heare the cry 20 To heare I say the wofull playntes Of men fast bound in misery To losen them from theyr constrayntes Which were at deathes dore very neare 21 That they might shew â–ª to all hys saintes In Zyon place Gods name so deare To tell all out Ierusalem His worthy laudes in open quere 22 When people whole shall mete in realme Of all estates which this shall know To serue this God so good to them All reignes to hym shall them bestow 23 Though God as yet my strength hath beate From captine state to iourney slow Though he my dayes hath short extreat I Zyon trust yet built to spy 24 I wyll hym thus wyth wordes intreat Ah God my God to wastefully Cut not my dayes by halfe away Where thy yeares last â–ª eternally
No day I will be found remisse To ioy in God I will not cease He is my health my rest myne ease O soule him blisse Hym séeke to please Where sinfull men from earth shall fayle All wycked freakes God let them quayle But thou my soule thy Lord aduaunce Prayse all the Lord hys heritaunce For thyne aduayle Syng still all hayle ¶ The Collecte MOst excellent almighty God which doost wyth thy blessing hand most richly refreshe all liuyng thynges wyth theyr foode and sustinaunce graunte that our soules may so be refresht in the contemplation of thy godly maiesty alway to behold thy glory in heauen in the meditation of thy wonderfull workes here in earth through Christ. ¶ The Argument Psalme CV Gods actes here lauded be by stories order tolde His pact alledge no thanke to man but God most due extolde Ì„Ì„ O Prayse in voyce the Lord Syng out wyth iust accord Exalt hys name search out hys fame Hys worthy dedes record 1 O prayse in voyce the Lord vpon hys name to call Denounce and tell the people cleare his doynges liberall 2 Syng out wyth iust accorde and play in instrumentes Tell all hys factes most meruelous sprede out hys ornamentes 3 Exalt hys name wyth ioy most hye and most deuyne And let theyr hart that seke the Lord to mirth all glad inclyne 4 Search out hys fame and power the Lordes right famous arke Séeke here hys face still euermore draw nye to note hys warke 5 Hys worthy déedes recorde which he hath wrought as God His strange foreshewes hys godly domes so past his mouth abrode O prayse in voyce the Lord Syng out wyth iust accorde Exalt hys name search out hys fame Hys worthy dedes recorde 6 Ye séede of Abraham hys seruaunt thys respect I you appeale praise ye the Lord ye Iacobs stocke elect 7 He is the Lord our God yea none I say but hée His iudgementes be in all the world but most wyth vs to sée 8 For he hys couenant myndth for euer it to do In thousand worldes still fast to stand hys word commaunded so 9 Hys pact to Abraham fast made with fayth endude Hys othe also to Isaac agayne the same renude 10 And he this league as law to Iacob sure decréed To Israell as testament for euer well to spéede â—1 Thus saying geue I will to the land Canaan For plot of your inheritaunce as met with lyne by man â—2 But thus when few they were to them in lyke respect And there in land as straungers set as Pilgrimes whole reiect â—3 And strayed from land to land of nations wandringly From countries wyde to other realmes of people diuersly 14 He sufâ—red yet no man to do them any wrong For all theyr sake yea kinges be chect and plaged them among 15 He say touch not my Christes that sacred flocke to mée My Prophetes true afflict not ye which preach my maiestie O prayse in voyce the Lord Syng out wyth iust accorde Exalt hys name search out hys fame Hys worthy dedes recorde 16 When he sent dearth on earth to stop theyr foodes reliefe And stroyed of bread the sustenance which stayd their strength most chiefe 17 A man before he sent to them as herbeger Lo Ioseph sold to seruitude to serue in Egipt theare 18 Whose féete they wrung in stockes by Putiphars complaynt In iron cast wyth chaynes I bound hys lyfe felt hard constraynt 19 Untill the tyme was come that iust hys cause was séene Whom God approued and throughly tryed by Oracle deuine 20 The kyng then sent and hym dyd lose by men of hys The Prince that there the people ruld did him froÌ„ bondes dismisse 21 He made hym Lord in chiefe of all hys court about And ruler sole of all hys goods in hys Empyre full out 22 That he might bynde and lose his Dukes and lordes at wyll And wit to teache hys sages all by hys approued skill O prayse in voyce the Lord Syng out wyth iust accorde Exalt hys name searche out hys fame Hys worthy dedes recorde 23 So Israell in went to Egypt glad and sad This Iacob olde a straunger liued in land of Cham the bad 24 And there God multiplied hys people notably And made hym far more strong and big then were hys foes at eye 25 The Moores then changd theyr hartes as God dyd them detect That they dyd hate his people sore with guiles hys seruantes checkt 26 Then God sent Moses out hys seruant good and true Yea Aaron eke whom he dyd chose his hart on them dyd rue 27 Which there to them dyd splay his workes and wordes by signes Hys meruels rare in land of Cham such power theÌ„ God resignes 28 And he depe darkenes sent all thinges then darke was so The signes themselfe ne Moses yet rebeld Gods wyll to do 29 He turnd theyr waters all to bloud not them they dranke He slue theyr fish theyr nourishment for all theyr waters stanke 30 The Lord euen so brought frogs in numbers wonderfull Which crept vpon the beds of kynges theyr priuy chambers full 31 He spake the worde then came on heapes all kynde of flies So lyse of dust as myngyns small in all theyr costes dyd ryse 32 For all theyr raynes and dewes he gaue them hayle to change And flames of fyer so mixt wyth theÌ„ in all their landes most strange 33 Wherwyth he smote their vines their fig trées flat to ground He brake euen down their fruitful trées in all their quarters round 34 And when hys worde came forth of grashoppers on heape In numbers theare nigh infinite dyd Caterpillers leape 35 Which dyd all whole deuoure theyr grasse about the land Yea frute and all that grew in soyle thus heauy lay hys hand 36 Theyr fruites first borne he slue in all theyr realme in length Their pryme offpring most principal â–ª of all their natures strength O prayse in voyce the Lorde Syng out wyth iust accorde Exalt hys name searche out hys fame Hys worthy deedes recorde 37 He then dyd lead them out wyth gold and siluer stuft And none there was in all theyr tribes that fell or febly puft 38 So Egypt ioyd full glad when they went out of realme For they the Iewes drad fearefully theyr feare so fell on them 39 He spred on them a cloud to couer them by day Wyth piller bryght to cleare the nyght he dyd dyrect their way 40 At theyr request and sute he brought them quayles for meate He filled them with bread of heauen swéete aungels foode to eate 41 He claue and opte the rock whence water flowed full prest They ran lyke streames in wildernes to comfort man and beast 42 For why he bare in mynde hys holy promise thus Hys loue also to Abraham hys seruaunt vertuous 43 And full wyth ioy and myrth he led hys people forth Hys deare electes wyth iubilies so taken well in worth O prayse in voyce the Lorde Syng out wyth iust accorde Exalt hys name searche out
hys fame Hys worthy deedes recorde 44 And last he gaue them whole the gentils landes by met They all possest for heritage for which the people swet 45 To th end that they should kepe hys statutes true and ryght That they should aye obserue his lawes prayse ye this lord of might O prayse in voyce the Lorde Syng out wyth iust accorde Exalt hys name searche out hys fame Hys worthy deedes recorde ¶ The Collecte WEe sue vnto thee most louyng Lorde besechyng thee by the power of thy name that where our fathers were conducted therby to the ministration of thy heauenlye aungels foode that thou would so vouchsaue to feede and comfort vs wyth thy misticall nourishment of thy body bloud to whome with the father and holy ghost be The Argument Psalme CVI. The Iewes which dwelt in Babilon thus sang their thankes in harte They do confesse gods onely grace they blame their owne desarte \ \ THe Lorde so good with thankes confesse Who can hys power expresse Well true men bee then Lord teache mee Thy seruauntes state to see 1 The Lord so good with thanks confesse sing prayse laud him hie All good he is for why hys grace for euer standth full nie 2 Who fully can his power expresse wyth tong he Lord so great Or cause be harde hys prayses all who can hys grace extreat 3 Wel true men be in hart most blest who iudgemeÌ„t true performe Which worke alway that righteous is in iust and lawfull forme 4 TheÌ„ lord I craue teach me ful kind haue mind to work my welth As friendly thou thy people mindst to me resort wyth helth 5 Thy seruauntes state O Lord to sée shew me their blisse at eye â–ª That I reioyce wyth thy good folke and thanke thée ioyfully The Lord so good wyth thankes confesse Who can hys power expresse Well true men be then Lorde teach mee Thy seruauntes state to see 6 We all to thée haue sinned sore as oft our fathers dyd We haue gone wrong and done amisse most wickedly in déede 7 Thy noble faytes in Egipt done our fathers noted seald Of thy great loues no mynd they had at red sea they rebeld 8 Yet he full kynd dyd them preserue for loue of his great name To make hys power so notable the world to feare the same 9 The sea so red he dyd rebuke then soone vp dryed it was And through great déepes he led them dry as desert men do passe 10 And he by strength defended them from aduersaries power He ryd them sure from enemies hand they could not them deuour 11 The waters depe so whelmed such as them dyd vexe and greue That none remaynd not one of them he them dyd quite remeue 12 Hys stable word they then beleued to spy theyr foes distresse And then they sung an hymne of thankes to prayse hys worthines The Lord so good with thankes confesse Who can hys power expresse Well true men be then Lorde teach mee Thy seruauntes state to see 13 In their great heat though hast they made his works they soone forgot No tyme they would his counsailes byde no tary would they not 14 They fondly longd in wycked lust for meat in wyldernes â–ª They tempted God in desert hye wyth shamefull sturdines â—5 And there euen there he gaue them full their asking redily But yet theyr bane they tooke therin theyr lyues destroyd therby â—6 And Moses guide yet they prouokt with wrath in their own tentes Yea Aaron eke Gods holy priest wyth foolish brablementes 17 Wherfore in hast the earth dyd ryue swalowd Dathon quyte It couerd whole the route and band of Abyram in sight 18 The fyre froÌ„ heauen fell whote and fierce amids their company The flame dyd burne those wycked men wyth all theyr familie 19 Eftsoones as God a calfe they made at Horeb mount most fond They worshipped this molteÌ„ worke which made theyr proper hand whole 20 And thus they turnd Gods onely glore who was their worship To shap of calfe but eatyng hay which they did hye extoll 21 They God forgot and left full soone who them to grace dyd take Who wrought as god in Egipt land â–ª strange dedes for al their sake 22 Great thyngs to sée O wonderfull in land of Cham I say And thynges of power most terrible at red sea there in way 23 To stroy them he then full decréed if Moses his elect Had not in sight vp start to treate his wrath to stay vnwreckt 24 And they despisde and lightly scornd that land delicious No fayth they gaue vnto hys word but went contrarious 25 They did in hart eke grutch and moyne in all theyr tents vnkynd They heard no tyme gods holy word it was to them but wynd 26 By liftyng vp his irefull hand God sware vnto them all That he would them in wildernes destroy wyth shamefull fall 27 And that he would cast shortly out their séede where gentils byde And sparple them as runnegates in countries farly wyde 28 Yea yokt they were and knit in hart to Baal Peor fast They glad dyd eat the sacrifice to dead men which was cast 29 Thus they all out dyd him prouoke to wrath by filthy vyce So hie that néedes Gods heauy plage on them did sharply ryse 30 Then Phinées stoode vp in zeale as iudge he vengeaunce tooke And strait the plage did stay cease gods wrath so them forsooke 31 Which godly zeale reputed was to hym for righteousnes From age to age Gods prest to be wyth all hys séede no lesse 32 They also greued and angred God at waters namde of stryfe That Moses meke gate harme for them for God abridgd hys lyfe 33 For they prouokt hys gentle sprite wordes doubtfull out to lashe Wherby he spake without aduise with lips to swift and rashe The Lorde so good wyth thankes confesse Who can hys power expresse Well true men be then Lorde teach mee Thy seruauntes state to see 34 They did not eke in warre destroy the Heathen peoples sect As God them bad most earnestly that they should them reiect 35 But myxt and ioynd they were full nye among the gentils sort And learnd their workes outragious wherof they made but sport â—6 Wherby full soone they honoured and serued theyr idols gay Which were a snare so sought by them to brede their own decay â—7 So far as blynd they doted than vnnaturall and mad That they to diuels did sacrifice their sonnes daughters glad 38 Much giltles bloud they spild shedâ— of their own childers brood To Idols slayne of Canaan the land foule staynd wyth bloud 39 Thus foule to foule with their self workes they were defild staind A whoryng far their fancies straid no fayth to God remaind 40 TheÌ„ iustly gods most dreadful wrath his own good people brent That he abhord his heritage where stoode hys regiment 41 So that he gaue them wholy vp to Gentils cruell handes That they them ruld which hated them before
that man can do Most vayne to trust it is euen so 13 In God we shall all strong endure By hym to do â—duentures sure And he our foes shall sone debell To treade them down though hie they swell ¶ The Collecte PRepare our harts O Lord ready vnto thee to confesse the power of thy name and wheras we know how thou early as conquerour didst ryse to raygne in kingdome euerlasting so we may in life alway ryse from our earthly conuersation to be pertaker of thy heauenly resurrection to whom with the father and the holy ghost art one God worlde without ende Amen The Argument Psalme CIX Here Dauid vext by tyrannye hath Doegs spite bewrayed Whose successour we Iudas spye who falsly Christ betrayed 1 O God my ioy and all my prayse in whome I glory most Hold not thy peace thy vertue rayse destroy my haters bost 2 For wycked mouthes and mouthes of gile at me be open set Wyth lying lippes they me reuile wyth tonges most false they ief 3 Wyth hateful wordes they compasse me such gall in hart they haue They fight at my sinceritie they causeles me depraue 4 For loue I had to them in hart they séeke my hurt and bloud Yet dyd I pray to ease my smart wherin I wysht them good 5 For good they euil agayne requite to malice so they bend And so for loue I shewd in sight whote hate they do repend 6 Some wycked man O constitute â–ª on hym to breake hys band Let Satan stand and execute hys power agaynst hys hand 7 When iudged he be for any déede let hym as gilty come Hys prayers whole ill mought they spéede to sinne turnd all in some 8 And let his dayes abriged be in yeares but fewe to go His office eke withall his fee Some other take hym fro 9 Let all his séede and issue sprong full sone be fatherles And let his wife be widow young and curst with barennesse 10 As wandrels make his childrens stray to beg séeke their bread Depryued so their houses gay abroade to desert led 11 Yea let his goodes the vsurer all wholy catch in net And let also the forriner by spoyle his labours set 12 Let no man be in any place to pitye hys distresse And no man helpe with any grace his children fatherles 13 To wast be led his progenye to ioy in no degrée Their name be blot from memory no second age to sée 14 His fathers crymes be they reuiued in mynde before the Lord His mothers sinne to her deryued and styll of God abhord 15 Yea let them hange in open sight before the Lord for aye Dryue he their fame all whole quyte from all the earth away 16 Because no loue he had in brest to any nedy wight But did pursue poore man opprest to kill the hart contryfe 17 He curse ensued he ioyed therin it came hym home the more He blesse eschued none would he wynne it shal hym flee therfore â–ª 18 To cursednes he whole was set as clad for all the nonce As water yet his bowels wet as oyle it pearst his bones 19 Let it therfore â–ª as cloke to be hymselfe to wrape therin With gyrdell gyrt so like be he alway euen next the skyn 20 This mede from God to them befall which me resist in hate To them euen all in generall agaynst my soule that prate 21 But do thou Lord my Lord with me as it becommeth thy name For swéete is thy benignitye O ryd me far fro shame 22 For sore afflict and poore I wepe I am all destitute My hart within is wounded déepe in death nye constitute 23 As shadow fast I passe away as day doth low declyne As grashopper remouing aye from place I am so dryuen 24 My knées do reale all fatigate in fasting long from meate My flesh is dryed for lacke of fat or oyle to make it sweate 25 A foule rebuke to them I séemde on me they strangly gase As laughing stocke they me estéemd shoke their heads apace 26 O helpe me Lord my God withsaue to thée alone I clyue Preserue me sure thy grace I craue and shortly me reuyue 27 And let them knowe in this thy ayde that this is whole thy hand That thou thy selfe my state hast layd so strong by thée to stand 28 And let them curse so thou do blesse O Lord of all most drad Yea let them rise but foule to misse to make thy seruaunt glad â—9 Let all my foes with shame be broke as clad therwith echone Let them be wrapt as with 〈◊〉 cloke in their confusion â—0 And I with mouth will celebrate the Lord with thankes on hye Whom people most be congregate I wyll his laâ—des applye â—1 For that he stode in poore mans nede at his right hand so strong To saue his soule froÌ„ iudges drede who might him stroy by wroÌ„g ¶ The Collecte O Most pitifull Lorde and intreatable God whiche didst vouchsaue to be cast vnder the malediction of the law so bearyng the wrath of thy father to the ende that thou would discharge vs from all curse and malediction we beseche thee so to deale with vs mercifully that we may escape from the tyranny of synne that doth haunte vs and also to bee defended by the power of thy name from all cursed detractions of euill men so that we may fully ioy to be in thy fauour in the enmitie of the world to whom wyth thy father and holy sprite be all honour and glory for euer Amen ¶ The Argument Psalme CX Though Dauids raigne be somewhat ment Yet Christ is chiefe here prophecied Who was both kyng in regiment And priest in death then after stied To heanen to sit as priest and king His frendes to saue his foes to wring Wyth death the sting Ì„Ì„ 1 THe Lord most hye the father thus Dyd say to Christ my Lord his sonne Set thou in power most glorious On my ryght hand aboue the sunne Untill I make thy foes euen all Thy low footestoole to thée to fall As subiectes thrall 2 The Lord shall send from Zion place Of thy great power imperiall The royall rod and princely mace Whence grace shall spring originall Yea God shall say thou God vp ryse To raigne amids thyne enemies In princely wyse 3 The people glad â–ª in hartes delight Shall offer giftes in worship frée As conquest day of thy great might In shinyng shew of sanctitie For why the dew of thy swete birth As morne new sprong dropth ioyfull mirth So séene on earth 4 The Lord did sweare and fast decréed He will hys worde no tyme repent Which sayd thou art a priest in déed A kingly priest aye permanent Of order namde Melchisedeck Whom peace and right â–ª doth ioyntly decke As Gods elect 5 The Lord as shield kepth right thy hand To make thy raigne inuincible He shall subdue by sea and land All power aduerse most forcible He shall great kyngs and Cesars wound In day of
sea to flée so fast Thou Iordan why aback wart cast Was this the cause Gods truthfull grace Or fathers fayth that ye gaue place 6 You Mountaynes hye why leape ye thus As Rammes with fruite most plenteous Ye litle hylles why skypt ye so Thys sight to sée as yong shéepe do 7 At Gods bright face the earth thus shooke At Iacobs Gods most present loke Be whole adrad than earth to sée Thys puissant Lord so nye to bée 8 Whose power dyd turne the stone to gushe Great water brokes most merueylous The flint so hard whence fier springth Euen water flouds he made it bring ¶ The Collecte GRaunt vs O Lord euer to escape the seruitude of all errour and Egipticall sinne and wyckednesse that we may always beare our lyues sanctified to thee to reioyce in thy protection Through Christ c. ¶ The Argument Thus Gentiles Gods be scornd vnpure â–ª Where God of heauen is God most sure On hym to trust to lawd hym aye Who blessth our lyfe and keepth our way Ì„Ì„ 1 NO prayse geue vs O Lord to vs Geue it thy name most glorious For thy swéete loue for thy good truth Defend vs Lord and shew thy ruth 2 Why els no doubt the Heaâ—hen sect Would say where is their God so tect If God they haue as we in sight Let hym come forth and shew his might 3 But sure our God is God in heauen Not made or séene to carnall eyne He doth at will what lyke hym best He made all thinges by hym they rest 4 Their Idols all the best they bée But siluer cast and gold to sée The handy worke of mortall men They be thus made full brittle then 5 Wyde mouthes they haue but speake no whit Of speache but domme to them most fit And eyes they haue yet haue no sight All voyde of lyfe all voyde of light 6 So eares they haue but heare nothyng How loud men cry in halowing And nose they haue but haue no tast Their brent incense on them is wast 8 Yea handes they haue but handle nat Two féete they haue but haue no gate They make no voyce from out theyr throtes Where yet small flies haue open notes 7 As those be all so such be they Which make them first of gold or clay And so be they which worship them Or them do trust in any realme 9 But thou that séest O Israell Trust thou the Lord bid them farewell The Lord is whole thyne ayde and shield Protectour sure in towne and field 10 Ye Aarons house trust ye this Lord None other serue to hym accord The Lord is whole your ayde and shield Protectour sure in towne and field 11 All ye that feare the Lord so hye Trust ye this Lord to hym applye The Lord is whole your ayde and shylde Protectour sure in town and filde 12 The Lord hath mynd and careth for vs He wyll vs blesse most prosperous And Iacobs house so will he blesse Blesse Aarons house he wyll not mysse 13 Who feare the Lord he blesse them all Both rich and poore both great and small To do them good is hys entent Who worship him most reuerent 14 The Lord wyll adde to your encrease To heape hys gyftes he wyll not cease Uppon your selfe in ioyfull cheare And after on your children deare 15 Ye are the Lordes most blessed lot Yf feare in you be not forgot The Lordes ye be hys heritage Who made of heauen and earth the stage 16 The heauens so houge the heauens I saye Be all the Lords in whom they staye The earth he gaue to men a place To dwell therin to serue his grace 17 The dead that be prayse not the Lord No sence in them no voyce or word Ne they whose corps be layd to rest By them no laudes can be exprest 18 But we alyue wyth voyce and hart Wyll prayse thys Lord tyll we depart From thys tyme forth and so for aye Than sing we styll Alleluya ¶ The Collecte BE thou our protectour helpe O mercifull Lord for we put our whol affiance in thee only be mindfull that thou formedst vs oute of the moulde of the earth graunt vs therfore thy streÌ„gth to acknowledge thee our maker duly to laud thee and celebrate thy name through Christ. c. ¶ The Argument Psalme CXVI When Dauid scapt aduersitie to God wyth thankes he goes So man full past all miserie may so hys hart disclose 1 I Loued haue the Lord and shall wyth all my hart for why He soone hath heard my prayers all wyth voyce when I dyd cry 2 Full nye I say his eare he bent to me most redily Wherfore my dayes that me be lent hym will I call most hye 3 The snares of death dyd close me in yea panges of hell me found Fell anguish smart and woes betwene I felt about me round 4 Eftsoones I cryed in Gods good name for helpe and sayd euen thus O Lord I pray thy grace I clame my soule from payne discusse 5 Of clemency the Lord is full and iust he is in worde And this our God is mercifull which doth all grace aforde 6 The Lord preseruth the simple ones as abiectes counted here For lo my selfe was wo begone and health he brought me nere 7 Wherfore I sayd O turne agayne my soule into thy rest Since that the Lord â–ª hath easd thy payne for thyne aduantage best 8 For thou O Lord hast ryd my feares my soule from death besyde And eke myne eyes from wepyng teares my féete from falling wyde 9 To walke in life I purpose then before the Lord vpright Whyle here I lyue with liuing men on earth to please his sight Credidi propter quod 10 I held my fayth therout I spake to God in hope full strong Although with woes my hart did quake and sorowes seamed long 11 In all my flightes so forst to flée I sayd thus halfe amasd All men on earth but liers bée myne eyes were so adasd 12 To quyte my Lord what shall I geue hys benefites at length His grace so great by whom I lyue surmounth my simple strength 13 I will take vp and heaue on hye the cuppe of thankfulnes And Gods good name besech wyll I who compast all my wealth 14 To God my Lord I now will paye my vowes that I behight With thankfull hart from day to daye In all hys peoples sight 15 The Lord no doubt full deare reputes the death of all his saynts He taketh to hart their wrong pursuts and heareth their wofull playnts 16 For truth lo I â–ª thy seruaunt lord thy seruaunt this may speake Thy hand maydes sonne can this record for thou my bandes didst breake 17 To thee therfore I offer shall of thanckes the sacrifice The lordes good name theron to call I will in gratefull wise 18 To God my Lord I wyll repaye my vowes that I behight With thankfull hart from daye to daye in all hys peoples sight In all the courtes
euen iust in them of Gods hye house so bright In mydst of thée Hierusalem O prayse this Lord aright ¶ The Collecte GOd the clenser of manes soule froÌ„ the filthynes of sinne which in redines doost coÌ„fort his sprite that call vpon thee faythfully we besech thee to plucke vs from the daunger of death and hell and to place vs in the region of the lyuing where death and sinne be abolished Through Christ. Psalme CXVII ¶ The Argument \ Laudate Dominum This Hymne doth endight Gods glorious might His truth and grace most free That Gentils a farre Were made to be narre With Iewes one flocke to bee \ 1 PRayse duly the lord in myndful accord ye hethen ones all vayne Ye Gentils I bid recount how ye sâ—id prayse this Lord agayne And honour ye right this Lord in his light ye nations all in town All people I say where euer ye lay extoll this Lordes renowne 2 For méerly hys grace and mercifull face confirmd lyeth on vs all â–ª Hys loue doth excell all sinne to debell his grace is generall This lord in his truth most stable ensuth his word promise iust The faith of his way will neuer decay O praise this lord of trust ¶ The Collecte ALmighty and most merciful Lord which wouldest be praysed by the mouthes of all nations thorow out all the world whose grace we the Gentils cald vs to the perticipation of thy sonne Iesus Christ we beseche thee so to confirme this grace in vs that we neuer declyne there fro but continually laud thy mercy through the same Iesus Christ c. ¶ The Argument Psalme CXVIII This Psalme is sung â–ª of prayse and laudes that Dauids rule begonne In sprite it shewth and ioyeth the raigne of Christ Gods onely sonne Ì„Ì„ 1 O Thanke and laud the heauenly lord for he is gracious Because his loue and mercy frée for euer standth to vs. 2 Let Israell nowe glad confesse wyth song melodious Because his loue and mercy frée for euer standeth to vs. 3 Let Aarons house and stocke confesse in thankes most plenteous Because his loue and mercy frée for euer standeth to vs. 4 Yea let them all that feare the Lord this grace in hart discusse Because his loue and mercy frée for euer standeth to vs. 5 In trouble layd to straytes be thrust I cald the Lord from thence He hard at large and set me wyde this Lord of excellence 6 The Lord as thus with me to stand on my nye side to be I can not feare for what can man preuayle in spite at me 7 The Lord takth part with them to ioyne that me do helpe ayds Myne eyes shall sée their full desire my foes reuengd and frayd 8 O good it is the Lord to trust on hym all hope to cast More sure it is then man to trust on hym to leane to fast 9 Yea good it is the Lord to trust to hym all whole to stand More safe it is then Prince to trust with all hys gard and band 10 Though nations all do compasse me and hedge me round about By name I trust of this the Lord I shall cut downe theyr route 11 Let them besege and compasse me â–ª on euery side at wyll The Lordes good name I hope therby theyr pride to quel kill 12 Though they lyke bées swarme me about to sting to hurt to noye They soone shall fade as fyer in thornes in God I shall them stroy 13 By pushing oft they thrust at me to make me full agast But yet the Lord my piller strong was whole my stayful fast 14 The Lord of power â–ª my strength he is of laudes my tenors style For he was made my health and fence to scape all mortall guyle 15 The voyce of ioye â–ª and healthful mirth rebound in iust mens tents For why ful great the Lords right hand hath wrought experimeÌ„ts 16 The Lords ryght hand exalted is hys power is clearly knowen The lords right hand great feates hath done mans strength is not his owne 17 Not dead I am but liue as yet and trust to spend my dayes To tell Gods workes his mighty actes by whom my liuing stayes 18 The Lord although he me correct in chastisment most fyt Yet downe to death he draue me not he would not so permyt 19 Ope me the gates of righteousnes that iust men vse to haunt To enter now â–ª Gods temple so the Lord with prayse to vaunt 20 This gate is wyde the Lord his gate where due his grace is spred All â—ightwise men do passe therin who faythfull life haue led 21 I wyll wyth thankes set out thy prayse for thou hast answerd mâ— Though thou didst strike yet ease thou seÌ„tst for helth I had by thée â–ª 22 The stone it selfe which was reiect by all the buylders choyce Was made the heade and corner stone to all good mens reioyce 23 From god the Lord this act issued his worke it was alone A thing it is most meruelous in all our eyes so done 24 This is the day the ioyfull day which that the Lord hath made Let vs therin reioyce and sing a day that shall not fade 25 Ah Lord helpe now and saue I praye assist vs presently O Lord on hye geue helpe I praye good lucke send spéedely 26 O blest be he that comth as thus in God the Lords good name To you as we gods house that kepe haue wisht good lucke fame 27 God is the Lord and lightned vs all health who luckly sendes Sprede bowes therfore and bynde your hosts with cords at alters endes 28 Thou art my God whom thanke I will whom I shall celebrate Thou art my God to whom my laudes I will whole dedicate 29 O thanke and laude the heauenly Lord for he is gracious Because his loue and mercy frée for euer standeth to vs. ¶ The Collecte MOst mercifull God which art the vndoubted coÌ„forter in all our aduersities and makst the houses of the iust to be filled with ioye gladnes extoll thy churche and congregations by the power of thy ryght hande to bee the eternall gate thorough which all righteousnes may procede so established vpoÌ„ the hed corner stone Iesus Christ in this lyfe that at the resurrection she may be presented glorious in thy fighte thorough the same Iesus Christ c. A Preface to the Psalme 119. MAde is this Psalme by Alphabete in Octonaries folde All letters two and twentie set as Hebrues them haue tolde The verses all an hundred bee threescore and iust sixtene Thus framde and knit for memorie and elegance some wene Here letters all so sortely bound do shew in mysterie Eternall health may sure be found in scripture totallie Uerse yokt by eight Christes rising day doth figure them in some Sweete Saboth rest not here I say I meane of world to come Peruse this psalme so wide and brode eche verse saue one is freight As still in termes of law of God most ofte by
still ¶ The Collect. TEach vs O Lord to vse so all our spirituall armors agaynst our ghostly aduersaryes that we may resist all euill that we be not made bond vnder the vanitye of thys world so to be excluded from thy gouernaÌ„ce in grace through Christ. ¶ The Argument Psalme CXLV Thys Dauyd framde by Alphabete Where God he thaÌ„kth in hart most hie Whose power might whose grace so great â–ª In prouidence most cleare we spy Ì„Ì„ 1 ARise I will my God and king to rouse my grace with toÌ„g most hie and blesse thy name to me bening I will and shall eternally 2 Both day and night I will declame thy worthy laudes most thankfully By praysing due thy holy name for aye and aye without delayes 3 Clere is this Lord most hye of fame his state surmounth all mortal prayse Can no man search how he excell in greatnes hym by weight to paise 4 Describe to age shall age full well thy handy workes with reuerence Declare they must where that they dwel thy godly mightes magnificence 5 Enhaunce I shall thy glory bright thy fame and name thine excellence Enditing still thine actes of might so wonderfull that be to sée 6 For that that man may speake wright thy princely dedes that dreadfull bée From hence euen so I will resound thy godheds grand abilitie 7 Good men shall preach how grace abound in thée O Lord with gentlenes Glad songes to sing they will in sound of thy great truth and bounteousnes 8 How good the Lord how gracious he is to all in paynefull stresse How slow to wrath not furious his mercy ruleth and stayth his ire 9 In loue he is most piteous to all that him therof require Imprinted be his mercies sure on all his workes all whole intiere 10 Know this will euery creature with thankes most due O Lord to thée Kynd harted men will them inure in hart to blesse thy maiestie 11 Loude will they speake thy regall seat most glorious at eye to sée Lord so shall men be glad to treate thy power deuine so tried by déede 12 Men thus will still thy strength repeate to Adams stocke and liuing séede Most wide they will with kinde assent thy kingdomes laud and glory sprede 13 No dout the reigne is permanent a reigne of blisse to stand for aye Nedes must thy power and regiment endure in length from day to day 14 O sure in worde the Lord is tryed most faithfull true and iust alway On all his workes his will is spyed most holy God all them to saue 15 Poore wauering men the Lord bestrideth their stay and hold by him to haue Playne faln or wrongd he reiseth againe if they their reyse in faith can craue Quicke eyes all thing doth fastly straine on thée O Lord so good at néede Quite all their foode they aske so fayne in tyme most fit thou geuest in déede 17 Right wide thou splaist thy blessing hand all liuing things wyth store to féede Refresht by thée so full to stand with plenty fed in foode delight 18 Still iust appearth this Lord so grand in all his wayes to man aright So wholy he doth aye appeare in all his workes of his great might 19 The Lord to all approcheth nere to him for helpe which make request To all I say soone them to heare which call on him with faithfull brest 20 With ready spéede he filleth their mynd who feare hym iust both most and lest Unto their cry he bendth so kynd and saueth them whole as him it likth 21 Exceding sure before behynde the Lord hys louers frendly kéepth Exile he doth vngodly men to scatter them most wide he séekth 22 Yelde shall my lipps by duetye then this Lords deserued laud and prayse Yea let all flesh geue thankes agayn to his good name most due alwayes The Collect. ETernall gouernour of all ages and tymes O Lord almighty which doost minister foode to all liuing creatures in due season geue vs grace alway to thaÌ„ke thee for the same and to reioyce most coÌ„stantly with all thyne elect for thyne almighty power exprest by thy right hand in the prouision therof Through Christ. c. ¶ The Argument Psalme CXLVI To trust to man this Psalme forfendth Whose arme is flesh and worde but wynde Where God full ayde to man extendth By whome twise lyfe he iust dyd fynde Which Dauid knew the text dewrayes Wherfore his soule sang still his prayse Alleluya \ \ 1 O Thou my soule prayse thou the Lord The Lord of loue and God of light Extend thy powers with one accorde Recount his name in inward spryte â–ª Expresse thy voyce without delayes O thou my soule singe still his prayse 2 My hart is set to lawde this Lord Thys Lord so good â–ª is God of grace His laudes my life shall whole recorde Yea â—ure as long I bide in place My God to thanke I wil alwayes O thou my soule sing still his prayse 3 O put no trust in princes power The God of might is Lord to trust Yea trust no man his frute is sower No helpe in hym â–ª no credence iust Gods loue is sure at all assayes O thou my soule singe still â–ª his prayse 4 Mans breath ones past he turneth to dust This Lord so strong he euer lastth All earthly power decay it must Mans counsayles all deathes day doth waste Gods helpe is ferme without decayes O thou my soule sing stil his praise 5 Blest is the man whose helpe is God The God of hosts to Iacobs seede Full fast with them he styl abode Who God will trust aswell shall speede In hym beset al stable stâ—ayes O thou my soule Sing still his prayse 6 This God made heauen and earth betwene The Lord so grand so infinite He made the seas with all therein His truth in word he kepeth full right â–ª His déede from tong makes neuer sâ—ayes O thou my soule sing styll his prayse 7 The Lord reuength oppressed man Thys God of right â–ª as is deserued All wrongs and spites requite he can He dealth out bread to hungersterued Thrall men in bonds he vseth to rayse O thou my soule singe still his prayse 8 The Lord giueth sight to blynded eyes This God so bright to see agayne He lifteth the lame from ground to rise The iust doth hee in loue retayne To fill his lyfe with ioyefull dayes O thou my soule singe still his prayse 9 In care the Lord all straungers kepth Of them sure God he is at neede And Orphans loueth and widowes seeketh Nye hart he takth theyr cryes of dreade Euill minded men to dust he brayes Syng still my soule syng out hys prayse 10 Prayse God as king who raygneth for aye As God of thyne O Sion hye Resort to him Go not astray Knyt fast thyne hart â–ª shrinke not awrye Expell he will all feares and frayes Rouse hym my soule Sing stil his prayse ¶ The Collect. EVerliuing God on whome the elect
haue put their whole confidence and feede theyr ioyfull soules in hope of thy grace graunt vs to be illumined in sprite euermore to loue thee and to celebrate thy name in pure conscience through Christ. ¶ The Argument Psalme CXLVII Thys psalme exciteth the Iewes to prayse the Lord most chief So good to them who priuatly did worke them all reliefe \ \ 1 PRayse ye the Lord alway for good it is to sing To this our God for sweete he is whom laudes we ought to brin 2 God buildeth Hierusalem he doth her sure protect The poore exiles of Israell he shall agayne collect 3 He heald the brusde in hart who wayle in sprite contrite Theyr plages and sores he bindeth them vp he cureth theÌ„ al ful light 4 No dout God them beholdeth who starres by number tels By proper name he calth them all he knowth theyr rests and cels 5 The Lord of ours is greate and great he is in power His knowledge is all infynite his name as strong as tower 6 The Lord vpholdeth thafflict So gentle is his will He throweth to ground all wicked men So mightye is his skill 7 O sing to God our Lord prayse ye his raygne abroade Confesse his power hys will his skyll In harpe sing ye to God 8 Who clothe the heauen with cloudes and raygne to earth prepares He bringes forth gras on hills to growe to serue mans dayly cares 9 Who geueth to beast theyr foode to all both great and small The rauene her birds he féedth in care whan they forsaken call 10 In barbed horse of strength his pleasure standth not in In legs of men in force of armes it pleaseth not him to wynne 11 They please who feare the Lord by such he fyght with strength who trust all whole his gentlenesse these only please at length Lauda Hierusalem O Thou Ierusalem prayse hye the Lord of thyne Thou Sion mount auaunce thy God in hart therto encline 13 For he makth fast the barres of all thy gates full prest He blissth euen so thy childer al in midst of thée to rest 14 And he doth stablish peace In all thy borders sure He féedth the full deliciously with wheate the flower most pure 15 Who sendth his word on earth and swiftly doth it renne Both rayne and wynd his biddings heare to serue the nede of meâ— 16 And snow he geueth like woll the earth so warme to be The hory frosts the mislyng dewes as ashes scattreth he 17 He casâ—th abroade his yse like morsels so congelde and his great cold who can abyde that he so hard hath seald 18 He sendth his worde will he melt them all agayne He blowth the winde then they anone to waters flow most playne 19 Yea he reuealeth his word to Iacobs seede and stocke His statutes true his iust decrees to Israel his flocke 20 He delt no time as thus with other landes I say He shewed not them his domes so playne O prayse the Lord alwaye ¶ The Collecte STrength fortify the gate of thy church O Lorde and make her to be enlarged in peace and vnity reueale thy word to her vnderstanding that she may be wholy directed by that to please the in truth through Christ. ¶ The Argument Psalme CXLVIII To prayse here all be byd what heauen or earth contayne The Lord so hye and sapyent nothyng he made in vayne 1 PRayse ye the Lord from heauens ye heauenly mynds I call Prayse him on hye as hye he is ye powers celestiall 2 Prayse hym ye Angels all his legats ye that be ye hosts so cald his armies great prayse hym in maiesty Prayse him ye sunne and mooke in course so maruelous Ye starres so bright ye Planets all prayse hym most glorious Ye heauens by heauens-distinct prayse him with all your shyne ye water streames aboue the ayre so stayde by power deuyne They all might prayse and laud the Lordes good name of myght For he the worde but spake at once they straight were made in plight He constituted hath that they should euer dure He set a law which shall not cease by ordinance most sure Ye earthly thinges on earth prayse ye the Lord with them Ye dragons grim ye depes and gulfes shew ye his power supreme Fire lightning thunder hayle both snow and vapours drye ye hurling wyndes tempestuous which worke his word full nye Great mountains hils and clifs low hillockes all and some ye fruitefull trées ye Ceders all prayse ye the Lordes renome Ye beastes and cattell all both sauage wylde and tame ye serpents flye ye fetherd soules prayse ye his godly name So kinges of earth most due with all their people met So princes hie and iudges all on earth as Gods be set So yonger men and maydes in age syncere and pure As older men with childer yong with all their busy cure The Lordes name let them prayse for it alone is hye His glory passth both heauen earth as thyngs here made do cry He hath his flock aduanced so him his saintes shall prayse Euen Iacobs séede who drawth him nie praise ye the lord always The Collecte O Lord the woorthye prayse and ioy of all thy creatures graunt vs thy grace that we worthely magnify thy name through Christ. The Argument Psalme CXLIX Thys Psalme the Iewes doth moue Theyr God to laude wyth loue It sheweth that grace on them shall lyght So glad their foes to quyte 1 O Syng vnto the Lord A song of new accord And let his prayse declared bée In good mens company 2 Let Israell be glad in God hys maker drad Let Syons youth and childer ioy In their most princely roy 3 Let them prayse out in quiere Hys name to them so dere In Tabret loud in harpe so soft Sing they to hym ful oft 4 For why the Lord reioyce And loueth hys flocke in choyce The meke forlorne he will adourne wyth health to serue theyr turne 5 So godly men made frée in ioy and prayse shal bée They shall reioyce vpon their beds That God did rayse their heds 6 Their throtes shall prayses sound to God by duety bound Two edged swordes in both theyr handes to smite all forren landes 7 To be auenged right of all the Paynyms spite To be a rod to chastise smart straunge peoples froward hart 8 To bynde their kinges wyth chaynes to quite their wrongfull meanes Theyr nobles eke to kepe in warde wyth iron fetters hard 9 To bryng on them in spéede theyr iudgement iust decréed Which shall his saintes to honour rayse prayse ye the Lord alwayes Alleluya ¶ The Collecte O God which art a God of all goodnes vertue whiche doost vse to exalte them whiche humble themselues and to deiecte those who aduaunce themselues graunte vs on earthe to ioye in all puritie of lyfe as thy saintes in heauen ioy in thy glorious preseÌ„ce to the prayse of thy name through Christ. ¶ The Argument Psalme CL. Thys psalme is last
and byddeth vs prayse That first and last doth vs behooue Whan thyngs be past and spent our dayes Yet laudes shall last wyth thankefull loue Alleluya In heauen aboue 1 O Prayse ye God of excellence In his respect of holynes And prayse ye hys magnifycence In fyrmament of stablenes Wyth lowlines 2 O prayse ye hym as Sauiour For his sweete actes heroycall And prayse ye hym as gouernour For his great power potentiall most principal 3 O prayse ye hym for maiesty In trompets sound effectuouse And prayse yee hys Authority In lute and harpe melodiouse most studiousâ— 4 O prayse ye hym all sapyent In Tymbrell sweete wyth daunce in quiere And prayse ye hym so prouident In fydle strâ—ung in recordere wyth harty chere 5 O prayse ye hym all bountifull In Cymbals sound out lowd in state And prayse ye him so pytyfull In Cymbals sound more mittigate Omnis Spiritus laudet Dominum Full moderate 6 Let all with breath or lyfe endued Or what with sound is fortefied Prayse out the Lord in state renewed For grace and power applied To none denyed Alleluya I chaunter cry to all you here Prayse ye the Lord with harty cheare ¶ The Collecte MOst laudable and mercifull God beyng the swete Tenor of all our harmony which doost here exercise our hartes otherwhiles wyth songes of teares and lamentations and otherwhiles of ioy and gladnes Graunte we beseche thee that after wee haue songe vp our temporall songes in praysing of thy name wee may at last bee associated to that heauenly quire aboue to behold thy glorious maiestye wyth thy saintes thorough c. FINIS ¶ Gloria Patri for diuers Metres To God on hye in vnitie agayne In Trinitie in vnitie agayne Reigne power and prayse to hym be geuen Amen As due alwayes to hym be geuen Amen To God on hye be prayse The father first of myghtâ— To Christ his sonne and their good sprite â–ª For euer due of ryght His name be blest in vnitie For euer one in Trinitie From this tyme forth as it hath bene Say we therto Amen Amen To God on hye in Trinitie In vnitie yet one agayne Reigne power praise most due to see Be alway geuen of mortall men So mought it be Say we Amen To God the father first of myght To Christ his sonne both God and Lord To God of them the holy sprite Though three yet one in iust accorde Reigne power and prayse as due by right Ascribe we all in open sight With all our might Te Deum O God we prayse the Lord most hye Which liust and reignst eternally Wâ—th hart voyce in one accorde We knowledge thee to be the Lorde And all the earth doth worship thee As Lord and God our king to be All things were made by word of thyne Thou father art of power deuine All aungels lowde to thee doth crye They laude thy name continually The heauens and all the powers therin Thy prayse to spred do neuer lynne To thee do cry the mighty sprites The Cherubins all dayes and nights And Ceraphin doth neuer cesse Thy louely laudes full out t' expresse And thus they crye in sweete accord O holy holy holy Lord Thou art of hosts the guyde and boote Thou Lord thou God of Sabbaoth Thy maiesty and power of hoste Do spred the heuens in glory most The earth is fylde with thy great fame With thy great power and gloriouse name Thapostles gard so gloriouse Extoll thy name most precious Which haue by déedes of worthinesse Set forth thy prayse and noblenes The Godly band of prophets wyse To prayse thée God they whole deuise Which haue declard thy holy will From age to age for euer still The Martyrs meeke of army stronge Which spent theyr bloud for thee so longe Do glorifye thy blessed name And prayse thee Lord thou most of fame The holy church through world so wyde Do knowledge thee the Lord and guyde They do confesse thy power and might And knowledge thee eche day and night The father God eternally Of power so great and maiestye That rulst and dwelst in heauen aboue As father God which doost vs loue The church euen so most faythfully Confesse in truth and vnitye That Tower of strength that holy one Thy honorable only sonne The holy church confesseth eke The holy sprite in fayth alyke O blessed God our harts enspyre Thou holy Ghost thou comforter Thou art O Christ of glory kyng And beame most bright so glisteringe Thy hart so kinde is knowne to all Thou diedst for man to rid his thrall Of Father God â–ª in mighty throne Thou art O Christ aye lasting sonne Begot before â–ª the worlds were made Or els of earth foundation layde When thou didst take that worke on thee Mankind to bring to liberty The Uirgines wombe thou didst accept Nor it abhordst nor it reiect When thou hadst sâ—ayne of death the darte Of Sathans power and hell the smarte The heauenly gates thou opendst free To all that did beleue on thee On Gods right hand thou sittest full nye â–ª In equall power and maiestye With father God in iust accord In heauen thou sitst O Christ our Lord. We do beleue when th' end shal be That thou shalt come in maiestye Where thou shalt sit as iudge to déeme Both quicke and dead as thee beseme Helpe thou therfore thy seruants true With thee do pray with harts moste due Which thou redemdst of hart so good With sheding out thy precious bloud Wyth thy good saynts make them to be So numbred whole in company That they may ioy in glory iust From earth from sinne â–ª most clene discust By thy good grace thy people saue O Lord theyr helpe in thee they haue They put themselfs to thy good charge O blesse thou God thyne heritage Direct thou them in thy right way And gouerne them â–ª to thée we pray And lift them vp for euer still Exalt them hye by thy good will We thee O Lord do magnify Still day by day â–ª continually As so O God most due it is We should not be therto remisse Thy worship asketh the same of vs It is so good so bounteouse Thy name to prayse we do entend For euer world withouten end This day preserue our harts within And kepe O God our soules from sinne Uouchsafe O Lord to kepe vs pure In thy good lawes â–ª our liues assure Haue mercy Lord on vs we call Haue mercy still vpon vs all Without the whych we cannot stand We clayme the strength of thy good hand Let mercy light on vs O Lord We trust in thee with one accord We do thus craue most earnestly As we do put our trust in thee In thée O Lord I haue my trust In thée my hope and helpe so iust Beholde O God I stand to thée Then let me not confounded bée ¶ The song of the three Children Quire * Prayse ye the king of kinges Blesse ye the Lorde of
holy Sprite Theyr glory lyke their maiesty All one eternall is aright The father such the sonne is such The holy gost is such a lyke The father hie the sonne euen so The holy gost vncreat eke The father god the sonne the sprite Incomprehensible they be all â–ª Eternall god eternall sonne The holy goste eterne we call Yet they not three eternals be But one they stande eternally Not three distinct in power or tyme But one all whole in vnitie The father houge of power he is The sonne the holy ghost euen so Not thrée almighties so be sayde But one almighty knowne no mo The father God the sonne is God The holy ghost euen so is God Not yet three Gods but one is God In all the world so long and broade The Father Lord the Son is Lord The holly Ghost is truely Lorde Not yet thrée Lords but one is Lord We say and singe in true accord As we ech person God and Lord Be bid by Christian truth to name Forbidden so we be by fayth thrée gods or els thrée lords to frame The Father made of none nor born Of none begotten well we know The sonne of God alone not made Nor created begotten thoughe The sprite is iust of God and so Of Christ not got proceding yet One Father so one son one sprite Not thrise in name these persons set In Trinity â–ª not one beforne Nor yet behynde more great or lesse These persons thrée all equall be Eterne a like we must confesse So that in all this vnity In trinity I say agayne The trinity in vnity We must adore as one full playne Who saued will be most rightly iuge The Trinity forsooth euen thus And helth eke aske to think the Christe Incarnate was made flesh for vs. For this is fayth both right sounde That we beleue and iust confesse That Iesus Christ the sonne of God Is God and man our Lorde no lesse Of God his substaunce God begot Before the worlde was made in sight And man he is of Maryes flesh His mother him in world so dight He perfect God and perfect man Of soule with reason most indued Of humayne flesh subsistyng is By whome our nature was renued Christ equall is in Deity To God so great his father iust Yet greater he and Christ the lesse For birth in manhoode so discust Who though he be both God man One Christ he is in déede not two To â—lesh his godhed did not chaunge But taking flesh on godhed so Of substance whole he is vnmixte By person yet he is but one As soule wyth wit and flesh one man One Christ is so both God and man Who suffred death for all our health And downe he went in sprite to Hel He did yet ryse from death agayne The thyrd day iust as scripture telth To Heuen he â—â—ied and there he sitth On gods right hand which mighty is from whence he shall return to iudge The quick and deade all right I wis And when he comth all men shal ryse In bodies dead reuiued agayne And geue they shall accompt full due of al their thoughts works so plain And they that haue done good I saye Shall enter sure to life eterne And they that haue done euill to fyre To darknes cast that is externe This is the fayth most Catholike Which any man if it mistake And faythfully doth not beleue No wight him saued once can make Veni creator COme holy Ghost eternall God Which doost from God procéede The father fyrst and eke the sonne One God as we do reade Oh visite thou our minds and harts Thy heauenly grace inspire That we in truth and godlinesse May set our whole desire Thou art O sprite the comforter In woe and hard distresse The heauenly gift of God so highe Which tongue cannot expresse Thou fountayne art and liuely spring Of ioy celestiall The fyre so bright the loue so cleare and vnction spirituall For thou in gifts art manifold Whereby Christs church doth stand And wrightst thy loue in faythfull hartes The power of God hys hand And like as thou hast promise made Thou geuest the speach of grace That through thy helpe the prayse of God May sound in euery place O holy Ghost to moue our wits Sende downe thyne heauenly light Inflame our harts our God to serue With loue both day and night Our weaknes strength confyrme vs Lord Both féeble faynt and frayle That nether flesh the world ne deuill In vs do once preuayle Put backe from vs our enemies And graunt that wée obtayne Swéete peace of hart with God and man From grudge and proude disdayne And graunt O Lord O leader sure That we by thée as guide May safe eschue the snares of sinne From thée no tyme to slyde And plenty Lord of thy good grace Graunt vs we humble pray Be thou our ioy and comforter To scape that dreadfull day Of stryfe and foule dissention O Lord dissolue the bands And knit the knot of peace and loue Through out all Christen lands Graunt vs O Lord through thée to know The Father most of might That we of his beloued sonne May sure obtayne the sight And that with perfect stable fayth We mought acknowledge thée The sprite of them â–ª of both I say One God and persons thrée Be laude to God the father hye And God his sonne prayse ye Be prayse to God the holy sprite One God in Trinity Pray we that Christ the sauiour Uouchsafe his sprite to send To all which true professe his name Till all the world doth ende THe 150. beyng the last Psalme is a serious and earnest inuitation to the prayses of God and so most agreably placed as last to knit vp the ende of all that is treated in the fiue seueral bookes of Psalmes so deuided by the Hebrues In whiche fiue bookes bee insparsed abroad matter of Prophecy of Christ and hys church of History of Doctrine of Instruction of Inuitation of Exhortation of Reformation of Insultation of Consolation of Gloriation of Inuocation of Obsecration of Meditation of Patience and such lyke So that all breath voyce and sound of worde sunge sayd or thoughte should tende wholy in the ende to prayse the Lorde whych is the first the mydst and finall worke and sacrifice wherunto all should be referred Furthermore because in rhe thyrd fourth and fifth verses onelye musicall instrumentes be recyted lest they should be but bare instrumentes wythout distinction or signification of sound in them be added for supplement the three appropriates ascribed to God in Trinitie as Power and Authoritie whereby all thynges were created and wrought Wysdome and Prouidence wherby all thynges be iustly gouerned and ruled Goodnes and Bountie wherby all thinges be preserued from whence procede all graces and giftes both bodely and ghostly Thus this Psalme whych is the last beyng conformable to that whych is the first which is also tracted by certayne Triades describyng the felicitye of man doth resemble the same
not onely by Triades of verse but also by thys Triade included in mystery thoughe not expressely So determinyng the chiefe and laste woorke that thys blessed man so described in all the course of hys lyfe should meditate which acte in the next lyfe he shall most perfectly do and performe Therfore the Chaunter is not vntymely broughte in for fresher remembraunce to proclayme once agayne hys ioyfull Alleluya to ende therin to the glorye of God in Trinitie the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghoct to whome be all honour glory and praise euerlastingly Amen ¶ For the Coniunction of Psalmes and tunes FIrst ye ought to conioyne a sad tune or song with a sad Psalme And a ioyfull tune and songe wyth a ioyfull Psalme And an indifferent tune and song with a Psalm which goeth indifferently Psalmes of ioy be such as be constitute in the third and fift place of Athanasius table which be Psalmes consolatory and of thankesgeuyng with theyr Coniugates Sad Psalmes be such as be set in the fourth common place as Deprecatory and Interpellatory Indifferent be suche as be in the first and second place as Propheticall or such as do teach and exhort and such also as be mixte containyng diuers of the sayd fiue places For a difference of tunes fonges in this triple nature and diuersitie be vsed the thre charectes of the thre common accentes as the sharp accent to ioyfull songes and tunes The graue accent to sad The circumflect accent to indifferent Not yet by this meanyng to prescribe a rule to preiudice any mans peculiar spirit or eare for as there be diuersities of tastes in mens palaces So bee there in mens spirites and so also in theyr eares For what Psalme or songe one mans spirite shall iudge graue and sad some other shall thinke it pleasaunt And what one mans eare shall thinke pleasaunt another shall iudge it sower and seuere And therefore in this diuersitie I leaue it to euery mans spirite as God shall moue hym and to euery mans eare as nature shall frame hym I set thys onely in example for that it so agreed to my vnderstandyng inwardly and to myne eare outwardlye But such copulations would there be in Psalmes and songes who can attayne to that grace Omne tulit punctum c. which Dauid expressed and obserued who was a Christian deuine in sprite a perfecte Poete in hys Merre and an expert musiciō in ordering of his instruments and setting of his tunes agreably ¶ Fiue bookes of Psalmes according to the Hebrues The .1 from the .1 psalme vnto the 41. And they haue in the end eyther Fiat Fiat or els Amen Alleluya The .2 from .42 vnto .72 And they haue in the end eyther Fiat Fiat or els Amen Alleluya The .3 from .73 vnto .89 And they haue in the end eyther Fiat Fiat or els Amen Alleluya The .4 from .90 vnto .106 And they haue in the end eyther Fiat Fiat or els Amen Alleluya The .5 from .107 vnto .150 And they haue in the end eyther Fiat Fiat or els Amen Alleluya The nature of the eyght tunes ̄ 1 The first is méeke deuout to sée \ 2 The second sad in maiesty \ 3 The third doth rage and roughly brayth 4 The fourth doth fawne and flattry playth 5 The fyfth delight and laugheth the more \ 6 The sixt bewayleth it wéepeth full sore \ 7 The seuenth tredeth stoute in froward race ̄ 8 The eyghte goeth milde in modest pace ☞ The Tenor of these partes be for the people when they will syng alone the other parts put for greater queers or to suche as will syng or play them priuatelye ̄ The Meane MAn blest no dout who walkth not out in wicked mēs affayres And standth no day in sinners way nor sitth in scorners chayres But hath his will in Gods law still this law to loue aright And will him vse on it to muse to kepe it day and night The Contra tenor MAn blest no dout who walkth not out in wycked mens affayres And standth no day in sinners way nor sitth in scorners chayres But hath his will in Gods law still this law to loue aright And will him vse on it to muse to kepe it day and night Psalme 1. The first Tune Tenor. MAn blest no dout who walkth not out in wicked mens affayres And standth no day in sinners way nor sitth in scorners chayres But hath hys will in Gods law still this law to loue aryght And will him vse on it to muse to keepe it day and night Base MAn blest no dout who walkth not out in wicked mens affayres And standth no day in synners way nor sitth in scorners chayres But hath hys wyll in Gods law styll thys law to loue aryght And will him vse on it to muse to keepe it day and night \ Psalme 68. The second Tune Meane LEt God aryse in maiestie and scatred be his foes Yea flee they all hys sight in face to hym which hatefull goes As smoke is driuen and comth to nought repulse theyr tyranny At face of fire as waxe doth melt gods face the bad mought fly Contra tenor LEt God aryse in maiestie and scattred be hys foes Yea flee they all his sight in face to him which hatefull goes As smoke is driuen and comth to nought repulse theyr tyranny At face of fire as waxe doth melt gods face the bad mought fly Psalme 68. The second Tune Tenor. LEt God aryse in maiestie and scattred be hys foes Yea flee they all hys syght in face to hym which hatefull goes As smoke is driuen and comth to nought repulse theyr tyranny At face of fyre as waxe doth melt gods face the bad mought fly Base LEt God aryse in maiestie and scattred be his foes Yea flee they all his sight in face to hym which hatefull goes As smoke is driuen and comth to nought repulse their tyranny At face of fire as waxe doth melt gods face the bad mought fly \ Psalme 2. The third Tune Meane WHy fumeth in sight the Gentils spyght in fury ragyng stout why takth in hand the people fond vayne thinges to bryng about The kyngs arise the lordes deuise in counsayles met therto Agaynst the Lord wyth false accord agaynst hys Christ they go Contra tenor WHy fumeth in syght the Gentils spyght in fury raging stout why takth in hand the people fond vayne thinges to bryng about The kyngs aryse the Lordes deuyse in counsayles met therto Agaynst the Lord wyth false accord agaynst hys Christ they go The third Tune Tenor. WHy fumeth in syght the Gentils spyght in fury ragyng stout why takth in hand the people fond vayne thinges to bryng about The kynges aryse the Lordes deuyse in counsayles met therto Agaynst the Lord wyth false accord agaynst hys Christ they go Base WHy fumeth in sight the Gentils spight in fury raging stout why takth in hand the people fond vayne thyngs to bryng about The kyngs aryse the Lordes
our wealth to grace that we conuert Remoue thine ire impart thy health forgeue our foule desert 5 Eternall God agaynst vs thus for euer wilt thou threate Shalt thou thyne ire stretch out to vs from age to age so great 6 Uphold thy worde to vs returne and quicken vs agayne So shall thy flocke no longer mourne but ioy in thée full fayne 7 Shew vs thy grace O Lord of power that it we may perceyue And geue to vs thy sauiour that health we myght receyue 8 Plaine wyll I heare what God shall speake for peace he shall denounce To all hys folke and louers eke that they their vyce renounce 9 All they no doubt who will hym feare is hys saluation nye Hys glory than shall iust appeare in all our land at eye 10 Ryght frendlines and veritie they shall ech others méete So ryghteousnes and peace from hye shall kisse eche other swéete 11 Known truth from earth shal then out spring wyth all good fruites aryght For ryghteousnes all florishyng from heauen shall cast her sight 12 Euen thus the Lord shall manifest hys bounteous goodnes neare That full our land wyth grace possest all godly frutes shall beare 13 Ryght iustice eke shall be hys guide that strait may good man walke His wayes and gate her steps shall stryde no tyme the ryght to balke ¶ The Collecte PArdon O mercifull Lord the sinnefulnes of all thy people and shew to vs thy mercy and light which may lead vs into the way of peace by followyng the guidance and direction of thy righteousnes through Iesus Christ. ¶ The Argument Psalme LXXXVI Here Dauid prayth this Psalme I say That Saule hym fraith with great distresse But Christ more true yea Christ doth pray â–ª Who once did sue as man in flesh To scape all spite but most for vs He this endight and sayth euen thus and sayth euen thus 1 BOw downe thyne eare O Lord heare me For thée I feare as God most hye Whose fauour kynd my hart would sée I fayne would finde thy grace at eye For poore I lye all wrapt in thrall My wante I spye to thée I call To thée I call 2 My soule preserue for thyne it is Aye thée to serue vnfainedly So wholy bought it may not misse Kéepe then in thought my Lord sayd I Thy seruant poore to thée I call To thée the more wythstand my fall Wythstand my fall 3 Extend thy grace saue me O Lord And shew thy face all louingly In mercy so thy grace aforde I stand therto assuredly Wherto I hyed to seke for ease And dayly cryed I wyll not cease I wyll not cease 4 O Lord make glad thy seruantes hart My state full sad and soule is fret To thée I go from thée to start From all my wo I wyll not yet I mourne to thée â–ª in soules disease Though hie thou bée I trust to please I trust to please 5 For kynde thou art O Lord of grace Of gentle hart and mercifull To all a lyke in euery place Who wyll thée seke most bountefull In stable fayth thou art to spie In thée who stayth who mournth in thée Who mournth in thée 6 Agayne I say my Lord geue care To thée I praye in thys my mone Thou knowst my paine which now I beare My foes restraine I wéepe alone Expende my crie full bitterlie Thou séest I ligh all heauilie All heauilie 7 When troubles rise in dreadfull dayes In sundrie wise on thée I call I drawe thée neare in all my frayes For thou wilt heare when I am thrall Then helpe me send from heauen so bright As trustie frend my hart to light My hart to light 8 None like to thée O God most hie Of Gods that be all day so sought For wit for might for maiestie Thy workes be right thy dedes be wrought Who wyll contend wyth thée in sight As them to mend O most of myght O most of myght 9 All people iust whom thou hast fourmd Now come they must to worship thée O Lord full low wyth mynd refourmd And them bestow in hart most frée Thy grace to prayse thy name to sprede So good alwayes theyr doynges lead Theyr doynges lead 10 For God art thou thou wonders doost As once so now thou shewest thy myght Thou madest all thyng on earth and dust The heauens do sing thy power in sight No God but thée shall Paynyms néede As eye may sée by Gospels réede By Gospels réede 11 Teach me thy way O Lord agayne That sue I may thy truth so frée All walke to it make me to strayne My hart O knit in thée to lygh Wyth reuerence to loue thy name In confidence to feare the same To feare the same 12 I thée wyll thanke O Lord my God Wyth hart most franke to sing thy prayse Thy louyng grace so wyde and brode I wyll embrace fall out my dayes Thyne excellence I wyll proclayme Wyth diligence to shew thy name To shew thy name 13 Thyne actes to me I must confesse Full great they be myne eyes doth sée Thou rydst full quyte my depe distresse By thy great myght thou madest me frée My soule of late nye gone and lost From hell the state all nethermost All nethermost 14 O God so great the proud aryse At me they fret in numbers ryfe The worst of all in cruell wyse They wyshe my fall they seke my lyfe They feare not thée they much do boast Thy face they flée in euery coast In euery coast 15 But thou O Lord yet God most méeke As truth recordth of louyng brest Art pitifull thée poore to séeke To wrath but dull to mercy prest In grace and truth looke thou on vs To mone in ruth all gratious All gratious 16 O turne to me and turne anone My rocke to be thy grace I craue Thy seruant strength for which I grone That I at length my soule to saue Wyth thée may wonne in thy cleare house Thy handmaiâ—s sonne all glorious All glorious 17 O shew to me for good some signe Some amitie shew thou in sight Agaynst my foes though foes repyne Thou healtst my woes to shame theyr spite That they may sée and so agrée I stayde by thée in comfort frée In comfort frée ¶ The Collecte O Lord of all comfort and compassion we beseche thee to cheare the countenaunce of the congregation of thyne elect familie from all terrours of hell and other hostilitie so that we may bee protected by the louyng visage of thy grace in beholdyng our miserable trauayle that we haue in thys worlde that by thee we may haue the dominion of our carnall affection to tread them vnder foote Through Christ. The Argument Psalme LXXXVII This pleasant song describeth the state Of Christs dere spouse where Christ was borne Hierusalem most fortunate To nurse both Iewe and gentile lorne 1 GOd hily loueth Hierusalem Whose bases strong be depely set In holy mounâ—es sure layd in them Moria Syon Olyuet 2 The Lord
I say loueth Syon gates Her portes and fortes her wals and towers Aboue the rest for all theyr states Of Iacobs tentes and princely bowers 3 Thou citie hye of God no doubt Where he doth raigne in maiestie Hye thynges be sayd to set thée out To blase thy power and dignitie 4 I Raabs realme and Babylons Wyll beare in mynd such shall know me Lo Tyrus lo Philistians Lo Moores most far there borne is he 5 Of Syon thus it shall be sayd That he and he was borne in her But he that is far hyest layd Is he that her confirmth most clere 6 The Lord for truth shall it record The people when he registreth That he so hye that louely Lord Was borne euen there and there he lyegth 7 All singers there and trumpetters Their songes hymnes shall swete rebound Fresh liuely springes wyth all their cheres Shall prayse thys Lord for grace most bound ¶ The Collecte ALmighty God the only foundation of our fayth which doost build the gates and strength of thine eternall maiestye to be seene in the hartes of thine elect as it were vpon thy holy hiles fenced and beset round about by thy righteousnes graunt vs we besech thee to glory in thy true faith and to declare the benefite of thy sonnes redemption wrought for our soules by his incarnation to whom wyth thee and the holy ghost c. ¶ The Argument Psalme LXXXVIII Here is a mone most piteous of man afflicte in stresse It payntes Christes death most dolorous hys sepulture in flesh 1 MY louyng Lord and God of grace on whom my health dependth Both day and night before thy face my crye I haue extend 2 O let therfore my prayer soone come now before thy sight Inclyne thyne eare and heare my bone with teares which I endight 3 My soule is full of miseries in woes full gorgd I rore My lyfe in sight to all mens eyes is euen at death hys dore 4 As one of them I am estéemd that tumble must in pit A sely man I am but déemd so voyde of strength I sit 5 As frée from toyle among the dead as wounded slepe in graue Who far from mynd be sonke as lead whom slayne thy handes now haue 6 In pit most déepe thou hast me throwne in deathes and hels dispayre In places darke down low bestown where coâ—mith no lyght nor ayre 7 Thy fury Lord lyeth hard on me oh striffe on euery side And vext thou hast both hart and eye wyth all thy stormes full tryde 8 Thou hast driuen far my frendes from me acquaynted most to sée Abhord of them thou madest me be thus bound I cannot flée 9 My sight doth fayle for heauines to thée Lord yet I cry No day from thée Lord would I cease to lift my handes full hye 10 Thy meruels great wylt thou deuise to worke to buried men Or els shall sprites to lyfe aryse thy laudes to â—ound agayne 11 Or shall my graue thy pitie tell when once thou hast me â—layne Or shall thy truth be proued so well when I destroyd am layne 12 Thy wondrous workes which wrought thy hand Shall darkenes them expresse Or shall thy iustice shyne in land of mere forgetfulnes 13 To thée O Lord my prayer went to whom els should I go Yea still my sute shall thée preuent at morne while laffth my wo. 14 Why than O Lord abhorst my soule all helpe from me to wynde Why hidest thy face from me so whole that I no grace can fynde 15 Afflict I am at poynt to dye from youth thus haue I bene In hart astound thy dreades fele I so fearefull they be sene 16 Thy sower wrathes so multiplied hane ouerwhelmed me Thy terrours eke which sore abyde haue stroyd me whole to sée 17 They daily did passe ouer me as water surges hye They compasd me in cerâ—enty euen round about full nye 18 Both frend and kinne from me full far â–ª thou hast put whole away My frendes that were familiar in darke fro me they stray ¶ The Collecte O Lord the redemer of all which art meruelous in the procuryng of our health and saluation which by thy descension into hell were made as one among the dead heare the timely prayers of thy family praying to be deliuered from our peruerse enemye labouring to bring vs into bondage graunt this O Lord who lyuest and raygnest with the father c. The Argument Psalme LXXXIX The letter here describeth to eare the state of Dauids raygne The sprite to hart doth this impart that Christ shall ayâ— remayne 1 GOds mercies all wyth song I shall for euer sing and play Wyth mouth euen still expresse I will hys truth from day to day 2 For thus I sayd hys mercy stayde for euer shall remayne Thou shalt confirme thy truth most firme in heauen and it maintayne 3 With Abraham in league I am who was my chief elâ—â—â— To Dauid lo I sware euen so for hym and all his sect 4 I will thy sede prepare in dede for euer world to ende I will aduaunce thy gouernaunce for aye thy raigne extende 5 The heauens O Lord shall iust recorde thy meruayles great in dede Euen so thy saintes wythout restraintes thy truth in church shall sprede 6 For who compare so boldly dare with God in heauen so cleare Whom can we seke the Lord so like among Gods children deare 7 This God of blisse most puissant is amids his saintes echone Most louely feare to hym they beare which stand about his throne 8 O Lord and God of hostes so brode who Lord so strong as thou Euen round about thy truth falth out to them which thée allow 9 Thou canst represse the seas excesse by power imperiall When they do swell in surges fell thou makest them downe to fall 10 Thou Egipt braidst and it so raydst as wounded carcasse proude Thou scatredst wyde thine enemies pride such strength thyne arme auowde 11 The heauens be thyne wyth all their shyne the earth is thine ful sure The world so round thou dydst it found with all the furniture 12 As North and South â–ª stood thorow thy mouth thy worde them both dyd frame So Tabor West and Hermon East both hils shall ioy thy name 13 An arme endude with fortitude thou hast omnipotent O let thyne hand then strongly stand thy ryght hand hie be bent 14 As ryghteousnes so iudgement is thy throne and royall seat With mercy truth most ioyntly sueth before thy face so swete 15 O then most blest such folke doth rest that ioyeth and féelth the same In thy pure light they walke shall right O Lord to prayse thy name 16 Thy name so bright shall them delite all day to ioy therin And they alwayes themselfe shall rayse by thy iust word to winne 17 For thou thy selfe doost worke their welth the ioy of all theyr strength By thy good grace thou shalt in place lyft vp our hornes at length 18 On God