vnfaythfulnes whiche we receyued of old Adam to plant in vs true faith and vndoubted belefe that we may be thorowli perswaded that thou arte the sonne of the lyuynge God Math. xvi Ephe. v. verye God and verie manne our alone swete smelling sacryfyce our alone Medyatour i. Timo. ii aduocate and intercessoure oure alone wysdome ryghteousnesse i. Iohn ii Hebru vii i. Corin. i. sanctificacyon and redempcyon by whome alone and for whose sake only thy heauenly father is well pleased wyth vs our sinnes are remytted grace and euerlastyng lyfe are frely geuen vnto vs. O Lord God suffer vs not to lene to our own wisdoÌ nor to beleue as blynd flesh fansyeth nor to seke saluacioÌ wher supersticioÌ dreameth but lette our fayth onlye be grouÌded on thy worde and geue vs grace trulye to beleue in the with all our hert to putte our trust in thee to looke for all good thynges of thee Prouer. iii. to call vpon thy blessed name in aduersity and with ioyfull voyces and more merye hertes to praise and magnify it in prosperity Suffer vs not to dout neyther of God thy heauenlye father nor of the god his sonne nor of God the holye ghoste but earnesâelye to beleue that you being three dysâyncte persons in the deââye are not withstanding one verye God besides whome there is no God neither in heauen nor in earth i. Cor. viii Graunt also that we may assuredli beleue whatsoeuer is coÌtained in the holi scriptures and by no meanes suffer our selfs to be plucked from the verity thereof but maynely and stedfastly abyde in the same âueÌ vnto death rage worlde rore deuyl And this fayth O sweete Iesu encrese thou dayly in vs more and more Luke xvii that at the last thorow thy goodnes we may be made perfect stroÌg meÌ in thi holi religion and shew our selfs both before the the world truly faithful by bringinge forth plenty of good worckes vnto the glory and honoure of thy name whiche with God the father and God the holye ghoste lyueste and reignest true God worlds wythout ende Amen A praier for Charitie ⪠THy holye Apostle wryteth O mooste gentle sauioure that the ende of the commaundemente is loue i. Timot. i. that commeth of a pure heart and of a good conscyence and of faithe vnfained For he that loueth the his Lord God with al hys heart Deut. vi Mat. xxiii âeuit âiâ Rom. xiii Mark xii Luke xx wtal hys soule with al his minde wtal his streÌgth and his neighboure as hymself fulfilleth the whole law For al the law and the prophets requyre no more of vs but loue eueÌ to loue yâ our Lord God aboue al thynges and our neyghbour as our selfe Without this loue all that we do semeth it neuer so muche prayse worthy in the sight of men is abhominable before yâ Yea as thi blessed Apostle saith though I spake wyth the tonges of men and auÌgels and yet had no loue I were euen as a soundynge bras i. Cor. xiii or as a tynklyng cymbal And thoughe I coulde prophecye and vnderstand al secrets and al knowledge yea if I had al fayth so that I coulde moue mouÌtains oute of theyr places yet had no loue I wer nothiÌg And though I bestowed al mi goods to fede the pore and thoughe I gaue my bodye euen that I burned yet had no loue it profiteth me nothyng For by loue are we knowen to be thy dysciples Iohn xiii euen as the deuyls impes ar knoweÌ by hatred maliciousnes And the loue O lord that thou requirest of vs is no worldli nor fleshly loue for if any maÌ loueth the world i Iohn ii the loue of the father is not in him And whosoeuer wil be a freÌd of the worlde Iacob iiii is made the ennemy of God but godly spiritual sincere tru pure loue eueÌ such loue as suffreth loÌg is courteous enuieth not doth not frowardli swelleth not i. Cori. xiii dealeth not disonestlye seketh not her owne is not prouoked to anger thiÌketh not euyl reioyseth not in iniquiti ⪠but reioiseth in the truth suffereth al things beleueth all thynges endureth all thynges Thys godly loue this ChristeÌ charytie gyue thou vnto vs o good Lord that we maye vnfaynedly with al our hearte loue the our Lorde God whiche so dearlye louest vs that thou gauest thi self for vs an offering a sacrifice of a sweete sauour to God Ephev v. Take away from vs the loue of worldely thynges whych though they appere neuer so plesaunt and beutiful are not withstanding mere vanitie and giue vs grace so to vse this world as thoughe we vse it not For the fasâoÌ of this world passeth awai Make vs also to abhor the filthy beastlyke pleasures of the stinckyng flesh i. Cori. vâi and by no meanes to be entaÌgled with the loue of theÌ the ende wherof is dyshonoure shame corrupcyoÌ destruccioÌ daÌnacyon and kyndle our herts so feruentlye wyth thy loue ⪠that no thynge maye delyght and please vs but only thou ⪠and whatsoeuer maye make vnto thy glorye is agreable to thy blessed commaundement so that thou only mayest be oure loue our delyght our ioy oure myrthe oure solace and whatsoeuer is without the and estranged from thy loue let it be counted of vs more vayne then vanitie it selfe and more fil thye then the very doÌge Graunt also that from this oure loue towarde the there may issue oute a vehemeÌt and brenninge loue to ward our neighburs yea toward our very enemyes that we maye loue them from the very hearte yea euen as our selues praye for them ⪠geue theÌ good couÌsel helpe them defend them socour them prouyde for their necessities Luke vi and deale with them in al thinges as we wyshe to be dealte wyth all O Lord God thou arte loue and he that dwelleh in loue â Iâon iiii dwelleth in the and thou in him Graunt that in this world we may so dwel together thorow loue thou in vs by thi holy spirit and we in the by faith that after our departure froÌ this vale of miseri we may be placed with the in thy heaueÌly mancion so continewe wyth the in glorye for euer and euer Amen A prayer for a godlye lyfe IT greatly greueth vs O merciful father and euer lastynge God that wee thorowe the greuous continual assaultes of our ennemies are not able to pas ouer our yeres of thys world wyth such purytye of lyfe as we ought and as thou requirest of vs. Uerely we are on euery part so beseged and compas sed round about of our aduersaries that scarcely at any time we can be fre from their pestiferous and deadly darts nor yet haue so muche respyte as once to breath towarde true godlynesse Oh mooste louinge Lorde thou arte oure father and we thy chyldren conuenient therfore is it that we thy children represent
xv which make wise meÌ blynd and corrupt the causes of the ryghteouse nor yet geue senteÌce with the vngodly for bribes and so condemne the innoceÌt and shed righteous bloud but that they hauing thy fere alway before theyr iyes and knoweyng that they execute the iudgment not of man ii par xvi but of the theyr lord God may here iÌdiffereÌtly all matters iudge according vnto equity and iustice deliuer the oppressed from the power of the violent Esay i. Ier. xxi and .xxii. zacha vii Psa. cxxxi Sapi. i. vi Psalm ii ⪠be fauorabli to the straunger defend the fatherles widow plead the cause of the righteous helpe the pore auaunce vertue suppres vice and in al both theyr wordes workes so behaue them selfs as though they shuld streightwayes appere before the righteous throne of thy maiesty and render accompts of theyr doings GrauÌt this o moste merciful father for thy deare soÌs sake Iesu Christ our lord Amen ¶ A general praier for all Magistrates O Lord whych art that most high power of whom all power vnto this end is ordeined euen that the publique weale shuld be conserued Idolatrye banyshed true religyon mainteyned good order kept vertue auauÌced vice punyshed giue we besech the vnto all ciuile Magistrates head rulers and commoÌ officers thy holy spirit which may so rule them in al their doings that euery one of them according to their vocacion may trulye and faythfullye do that whyche appertayneth vnto their office Psal. i. Deut xvii Iosue i. Pâaâm iâ Sapi. i. vi.iiii re xxii and .xxiii. Kyndle in theyr mindes a feruent desyre of redynge thy holye lawe both day and nyghte that they maye do al thynges accordynge vnto that Graue in theyr heartes the true knowledge of the and of thi soÌne Iesu christ and an whole entent too honoure and serue the accordynge to thy blessed worde al the dayes of theyr lyfe Make theÌ vnfained fauorers of thy holye gospel Esay xâix and louing nurses of thi true prechers Geue them grace to banyshe out of theyr Realmes and countryes all Idolatrye Deut. xiii supersticion hipocrisy iii. re xv iiii Regu xviii ii pa. xvii fayned religion fals worshipping with al the preceptes ordinaunces and inuencions of menne that fight with thi blessed word Make them not only fauourers louers and promoters of thy holye Gospel but also folowers lyuers practisers of the same vnto the example of all theyr subiectes Worcke in their herts o Lord such a loue toward the commoÌweale that their own pryuate commodity sette aparte they maye employ all their endeuours to auaunce beautyfye enrych make wealthy their realm and country Make them gentle frendly louinge and beneficiall to their inferiours Make them pytyfull vnto the myserable Deu. xvii Prouer. xx and liberal vnto the pore Geue them that affeccion toward other that they haue towarde them selfes Ecc. xxiiii Endue them with such louing fauoure vnto their subiectes that they oppres theÌ not with to much and vniust exaccions Expel al tirannye oute of theyr hertes Esaye i. Iâeâ xxi ând .xxii. âacha vii Psal. lxxxi and make them righteous and mercifull Graunt that they maye rule iustly seke iudgment deliuer the oppressed defende the fatherles ⪠comfort the widow fauour good letters maynteyne scoles norish learned menne promote such as be godly and vertuous and with oute anye vngodlye auauncinge of them selfes Ecle xxxii Deut xvii lyue among theyr people as a louyng father amoÌg his natural children seking their quiet and wealth Fynallye gyue them grace so to behaue theÌ selfs all the tyme of theyr rule and gouernement that thei may appere bothe before the and in the l yght of all good menne worthy Offycers in a common weale and ministers mete to occupye the place in temporal regiment of the our Lord God that moste hyghe and worthy Magistrate which lyuest and reignest wyth thy only begotten sonne and the holy ghost one true and euerlastynge God in al honoure and glorye worlds with out ende Amen ¶ A prayer for bishoppes and ministers of goddes word O Lord Iesu Christe that true Psal. ci and euerlastynge Bishoppe the Myrrour and lyuely exemplare Hebr. v. vii of all faythfull pastours and herdmeÌ both in life and doctryne Esayâ lxi whiche camest down from God thy father not onelye to bee oure redeamer Luke iiii but also oure teacher Iohn iii. to open and declare vnto vs the mysteryes of the holye scryptures afore hydde Mat. xxii and corrupte thorowe the leauen and false docrine of the Scribes Math. xvi Mat. viii Luke xii Pharyseis Saduces and suche other deceiuers of the people We most humbly besech yâ mercyfullye to beholde thy poore and scattered flocke whom thou hast purchased wyth thy mooste precyous blud ⪠ãâã xx and to send them such shepherdes as maye diligentlye seke vp the loste shepe Luke xv louinglye lay theÌ on their shulders faythfully bryng them home again vnto the shepefolde Ah Lord thou seest how greate the haruest is Math. ix Luke x. how few the workmeÌ be Thou art lord of yâ heruest vouchsafe therfore we most huÌbly prai the to seÌd laborers into thi haruest Iere. xxiii Eze. xxxiii Take a way these idle lubbers which do nothiÌg but deuour thishepe cloth theÌ selfes with the finest of the wol and eat of the fattest of the flock Theues and robbers are they Iohn x. not pastores preachers For the weake they holde not vp the sick they heale not Ezâ xxxiii the broken they binde not to gether the out c asts they brynge not agayne the lost they seke not but churlishly and cruellye do they rule thy flocke A good shepehearde geueth his life for the shepe but the hyrelinge Iohn x. the he that is not the sheperde nor owner of the shepe seeth the wolf coÌminge and forsaketh the shepe the flieth and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the shepe Such hyrelynges O good Lorde Actes xx Roma xvi Philip. iii. ii Peter ii take away from vs which seke nothiÌg but idelly to lyue of the swete of our browes of the labour of our handes and notwythstandynge suffer vs to be miserabli torne of antichrist and of his Ministers Iohn x. both by their tirannye and false doctrine A thief cometh not but to steale to sley and to destroy Take away froÌ vs O good Iesu those theues whych steale awaye the liuynges of the tru shepherds whyche sley our soules for want of thy holye worde and destroye vs wyth theyr corrupte maners wicked liuinge and most detestable coÌuersacion Take away froÌ vs those heardemen ãâã xi yea rather those Idols as thy Prophet calleth theÌ which are not resideÌt vpon their benefices nor geue atteÌdauÌce vpoÌ their cure but forsake their flock yet rob froÌ them all that they may catch and geue vs such pastors as wyll watch vpon
the seruaunt of the Lorde maye not fighte but be peaceable gentel toward all and redy to tech sufferiÌg the euil wyth meknes enforming theÌ that reâist if at any time thou O God maiest geue them repentaunce to knowe the truth i. Tim. iiââ ⪠Let them cast away vngodly old wiuish fables teachinge thy heauenly word purely truly be vnto theÌ that beleue an example in the word in conuersacioÌ in loue in spirit in faith in purenes Let them geue attendaunce vnto reading to exhortacioÌ to doctrine let theÌ studi to shew theÌ selfs in thi sight workmeÌ worthi of praise eueÌ suche as nede not to be ashamed As in prechinge thy holy worde ii Timo. iâ Iohn xxi i. Tim. iii. Titus i. âsa lviii Eâom xii so likewise in mainteining hospitaliti in distributing to the necessiti of the saints in feding the hungri in clothing the naked in lodging the harbourles in nourishing godly learned men make them diligent heardemen that they maye be pastores and feders bothe in worde deede Graunte agayne that the parishners may reuerence the byshops other spirituall ministers Paryââonerâ geuing them no lesse honour then the childe geueth the father Malach ii ãâã iiii Math. v. â Cor iiii Iohn xxi â Peter v. ãâã xxxiii Esay lviii ââbru xiii remeÌbring that they be the aungels of God the messengers of Christ the lyghte of the world the salt of the earth the dispeÌsatours of the misteryes of God the feaders of theyr soules the coÌfortours of the weke the Phisicions of the sicke the vpholders of the whole the exhorters vnto vertue the fraiers away froÌ vice c. which watch continuallye for the health of their soules Worke in the hertes of al them that ar instructed with the word such a tender loue and good wil toward the Ministers that teche theÌ Gâla vi that they may giue vnto them abuÌdantly al good things wherby the preachers may be the more able not onli to norish their familibut also maintain hospitality for the reliefe comfort of the pore For who goth a warfar any time at his own cost i. Cor. ix who planteth a vineyarde and eateth not of the fruit who fedeth a ââocke and eateth not of the milke Yf the preachers sowe vnto their parishners spiritual thiÌgs is it a great thyng if thei reape their carnal thinges Math. â Thy ordynance is o lord that thei which preach the gospel shuld liue of the gospel Moreouer grant that the husbaÌds mai loue there wiues as their owne bodies HusbaÌdes not be bitter Ephe. vi Colos. iii. i. Peter ii churlish or vnkynd vnto them but geue honor vnto them as vnto the weker vessels and as vnto them that are felowe heyres wyth thâm of the grace of life Likewise grauÌt that the wiues be in subiection to theyr owne husbandes as vnto the Lorde in al thinges Wyues and so behaue them selfs as becoÌmeth womenne of an honest and godly conuersacyon Gyue them grace to aray them selfes in comelye apparell with shamefastenesse and discrete behaueour not with broided here or gold or perle or costlye arai ⪠but with such as it becoÌmeth women that profes godlines thorow good works Let the inward maÌ of the hert be vncorrupte wyth a meke and quiet spirit whych before the O God is much fette by For after this maner in the old time did the holy women which trusted in God tyre theÌ selfes ⪠that wer obedient to their own husbaÌds euen as Sara obeied AbrahaÌ and called him Lorde Genâ xvi whose doughters the maried women are so longe as thei do wel Grant that fathers maye not rate their children Fathers Collos iii. Ephesi vi lest they be of a desperat minde but bryng theÌ vp in the nurture informacioÌ of our Lord god Chyldren Ephesi vi GrauÌt also that the childreÌ obei their pareÌts in al thinges and honour theÌ Masterâ Colos. i ii Ephe. vi Graunt that al masters may do vnto their seruauntes that which is iust equal putty nge away threatnings and know that thei haue also a master in heauen Seruauntes Ephe. vi wyth whom ther is ⪠no respect of persons Graunt againe that the seruants be obedient vnto theyr bodely masters in al thinges with feare and tremblyng Collos. iii. Titus ii i. Peter ii in singlenes of hert as vnto Christ not with eie seruice only in yâ eye-sight as meÌ plesers but as the seruauÌts of Christ doyng thy wyll O god eueÌ froÌ the hext with good wyl Gyue them grace also to consider that they serue the Lord not meÌ and therfore thei mai be sure that whatsoeuer good a man dothe he shal receyue it agayne of the Lord whether he be boÌd or fre Further more graunt Elders Titus ii O most mercyful father that the elder men mai be sober honest discrete souÌd in faith in loue and in pacyence The elder wemen likewise grant that they be in suche raymente as becommeth holynes not false accusers not geuen to much drynckyng but teachers of honest thinges to make the yong women sobre minded to loue their husbaÌds to loue their childreÌ to be discrete chaste housewifely good and obediente vnto theyr owne husbands that the worde of God be not euyl spoken of Yongemen Graunte also that the yonge men be sobre minded and of honeste conuersacyon To conclude graunte that euery one that professe thy gloryous name maye so lyue and behaue him selfe both in thoughte worde and dede that nothing mai procede come from them that shoulde offende thy deuyne and mooste excellent Maiesty Graunt also O mooste gentle and tender father that our lyghte may so shine before men that they seing our good workes Math. v. maye gloryfye the oure heauenlye father with thi welbeloued sonne Iesu Christ our sauiour and the holye gost that most swete comfortour to whom be al honour and glory for euer and euer Amen A prayer for oure ennemyes THe poisoÌful corrupcioÌ of our nature whiche we haue sucked out of our fyrst parentes Adam and Eue worketh so stroÌgly in vs O Lord and so myghtely striueth againste the mocyons of thy holy spirit Galathi v. Roma vii that we can not do that we wold nor accomplysh that yâ requirest of vs. Thou hast coÌmaunded vs to loue not onlye our frends but also our very enemyes to forgeue them yâ offeÌd vs to blesse theÌ that cursse vs Math v. Luke vi to do good to them that hate vs to prai for theim that do vs wronge and persecute vs if oure enemy honger to feede him ⪠if he thyrste Pro. xxv Roma xii to geue him drinke but our corrupt nature Exodu xxi Math. v. which euer striueth agaiÌst thy blessed wyl seketh al meanes possible to be reueÌged to requite toothe for toothe and eye for eye to render euyl for euyl when veÌgaunce is thyne
Mathe. vi THy sonne and oure LORD O heauenlye father taught vs to axe our bodyelye foode of the Luke xi and all other thynges that be necessary for the preseruatyon of this oure mortall and corruptible body Ps. cxlvii Psa. cxâââ For thou art the Lord that geuest meat to the hongry Thou fedest al thi cretures in due time Thou openest thy hande and replenysheste all lyuynge thynges with thy blessynge Ps. xxxiiii Thy eyes are vpon them that feare the and vpon suche as truste in thy mercye that thou mayest delyuer their liues froÌ death and nourishe them in the tyme of honger They that fear the shal haue no scarsnes nether shal thei waÌt ani good thing that seke yâ Neuer was it sene ⪠that the rightous maÌ that is he that liueth according to thy word ps xxxvii was forsakeÌ nether hathe his children begged their bread on the erth How woÌderfully dydst thou fede thy seruant Helias the prophet wheÌ thou sent hym meat twise on a dai bi the RaueÌs iii. ââ xvii How maruelously dydest thou encrease the oyle and meale of the widow of Saxepta Helias Ostesse ⪠How diddest thou prouide for thy seruant Daniell when he was in prison for setting forth thy glory ãâã xiiii How wonderfully fedst thou the childreÌ of Israel Deut. viii Exodu xvi ãâã xi Sâpi xvi by seÌding theÌ meat doune froÌ heueÌ by the space of .xl. yeres in the wildernes The fouls of the aire dost the feede which nether sow nor reape nor yet carye into the barnes Psa. lxxvii Thy son also that we may haÌge on thy fatherly prouideÌce Math. vi not dispayre of a coÌpeteÌt liuiÌg fed many thousaÌds wyth a few loues of bread Mat. xiiii a litle nuÌber of smal fyshes Marke vi He also at a mariage tourned water into wyne Luke ix to shew that those which liue accordiÌg to thy blessed word Iohn vi euerie one in his vocacioÌ shall wante no good thing Iohn ii Thou art the very liuynge God whych geueth vs abundantly al thinges to enioy them 1. Timo. vi Thou art our father thou therefore wilt not suffer vs thi childreÌ to perish for huÌger Mathe. vi Luke xii Thou art our Lorde thou therefore wylte not suffer vs thy seruantes to dye for want of clothes Psalm âv Ps. cxlvii Thou fedest the hethen and the brute beasts is it then to be thought that thou wilt leaue vs socourles which beleue in the cal on thy holye name and hang on thy fatherli prouidence We therfore being thorowli parswaded Iacob i. i. Cori. iiii that al good things pertaining ether to the bodi or to the soule come from the alone doubting also nothiÌg of thy bouÌteous liberality and liberal bountye toward them that with strong faith depende on thy fatherlye prouydence are boulde at this presente to come vnto thy deuyne Maiestye mooste humblye besechynge the to worke in vs thorow thy holye spirite a mynd contente wyth that is sufficiente Luke xii seyng that no mans life staÌdeth in the abuÌdaÌce of the things which he possesseth seinge also that we be strangers pilgrymes in this world haue here no coÌtinuing cytye but seke one to come Hebr. xiiii â Timo. vi agayne seynge we brought nothing into the world neyther shal we cary anye thinge oute of it Iob. i. For naked came we out of oure mothers wombe and naked shal we turne thither againe Take awai froÌ vs al superfluous worldelye cares and teache vs to be coÌteÌt with food raimeÌt Mathe. vi Luke ⪠xii Suffer vs not after the maner of the hetheÌ to be careful for wordly thiÌges as though thou hadst no care for vs but teache vs fyrst of all to seke thy kiÌgdom the rightuousnes thereof and so to loke for all wordly and temporall thynges at thy mercyful hand Proue xxx O Lord geue vs neyther pouertye nor richesse onlye grant thou vs a necessarye liuing lest if we be to ful we deni the and saye what fellowe is the Lord And lest we being constrained thorow pouertie fal vnto stealing and forswere the name of the Lorde our God Lorde lette it so come to passe for thy dear sonnes sake Jesu Christ oure Lord sauyoure AmeÌ Â¶ A prayer to be sayd before the Sermon THy worde psa âxix O Lorde is a lantarne vnto oure feete and a lyghte to oure pathewayes For it sheweth vnto vs euideÌtly Deut. v. and .xvii. how we ought to walk and turn neyther on the ryghte hande nor on the left but eueÌ that way that thou hast appointed that we may lyue plese the. Esayâ xxx Thi law also is a perfecte vndefyled lawe it turneth souls and geueth wisdoÌ eueÌ vnto babes Thy statuts ar right reioice the hert Psalm xix thi coÌmauÌdemeÌt is pure geueth light vnto yâ eis It is nether emplaster nor salue that healeth vs but thy worde O Lord Sapi. xvi which heleth al thiÌgs Thorow thy word which yâ hast leafte here amoÌg vs Iohn xv ar we made clene For it is thy power vnto saluacioÌ for euerye one that beleueth Romay i. To heare this thi word which is sweter then the hony or honi combe more precious then golde pearle or preycous stone Psal. xix we are come hither at this presente O mooste mercyful father desyrynge the to send bothe to thy preacher and to vs thy holi spirite Psal. xxix that he mai teache no thing but thy pure worde the glorious Gospel of thi most deare sonne agayn that we may diligeÌtly note and repose in oure memorye whatsoeuer shall be godly truly spoken of him And for asmuche as nether he that planteth nor he that watereth is anye thyng i. Cori. iii. but thou O god which geueââ the encrease we most entirely pray the that the sede of thy blessed word which shal now be sown among vs may faul into our heartes as into a good grounde and by no meanes be choked vp of thornes nor dried vp for waÌt of moisture Math. xiii Mark iiii Luke viii nor yet carryed away of yâ byrdes of the ayer but thorowe the working of the holy gost so take rote in our hertes ⪠that it may brynge forthe plenty of good frute vnto the glory and the healthe of oure soules Amen A thankesgeuing after the Sermon WE render vnto the o heauenly father moost hertye thanckes for this spiritual and heauenly nourishmeÌt of thi blessed word Ihon. vi wherwith our souls are not only wel refreshed at this preseÌt but also our faithis streÌghthened our loue is kiÌdled and our conscience quieted We most humbly beseche the to geue vs grace not only to be hearers of thy word ⪠Iac. i. but doers also of the same not only to loue but also to lyue thy Gospell not onlye
doubtyng loke for remissioÌ of all our synnes at thy heauenly fathers hande accordynge to thy mooste gentle promyses yea and that not for our good dedes and merites Titu iii which in this behalf are none but for the worthynes of thy blessed passion for the dignity of thy precious bloude and for that only and alone sacrifice of thy holye body For that O Lord is the salue the healeth our souls That is the medecine that comforteth our weake and troubled conscieÌces Iohn vi That is the liuinge breade whosoeuer eateth of the bread shal neuer honger but lyue for euer That is the Iewel of ioy that maketh our sorowfull hertes mery That is the mighty bulwark the stronge defeÌce the sure fortres the preserueth and kepeth vs harmlesse against SataÌ synne death hel desperacion and al the infernal power To come to the table to be preseÌt at the supper â to here and se what is there don yea to receiue the holy mistiries of thy body bloud ther setforth vnto vs profiteth vs nothyng at all ⪠if we faithfully beleue not that thy bodi was brokeÌ thy bloud shed for our sinnes and that by the alone oblacion therof done once for al our syns are forgeuen vs Hebru vii ⪠ix.x. thy heuenly father is recoÌciled vnto vs his wrath stored vp thorow sin against vs is pacified quietnes of conscieÌce and euerlasting lyfe is geuen vs but rather turneth vnto our daÌpnacion because we eat of thys breade and drinck of this cuppe vnworthely and shal with that Hipocrite whyche presumed to come vnto the mariage not hauing the wedding garmeÌt be bouÌd haÌd and fote âath xxii and caste into vtter darcknes wher weping and gnashiÌg of teeth shal be Therfor we most huÌbly besech the to geue vs grace according to thy holy Apostles councel diligently to proue try examin our selfes whether such repentance such faith such loue i. Cori. âi suche disposition toward al godlines be fouÌd in vs or not as thou dost require in them whych come worthely with frute vnto thy table And forasmuch as it is thy gift to repeÌt hertely to beleue truly to loue vnfaynedly to be disposed earnestly to eÌbrace true godlynes and to go forward in the same from vertueto vertue vnto the end graunt we most entirely pray the Math. iii. we may so repent that the frutes of repentaÌce may be fouÌd in vs so beleue that we may knoledge yâ our alone sauiour so loue that al oure affeccion may be set on the alone and so embrace true godlynes that our hâle lyfe may be a cleare Myrrour of vertue goodnesse So shall we thorowe thi merci be fouÌd worthi gests of this thy table Phil lp ii receiue these holy misteries vnto the saluacyon of our soules yea so shal we be wel assured of the remission and forgeuenes of all our synnes by the breaking of thy blessed body and the sheding of thi precious bloud our consciences shal be quiet our hertes shal be filled wyth all true and spirituall ioye wee shall tryumph ouer Satan sinne death hell and desperacyon we shal be partakers of all the fruites and merytes of thy blessed passyon and bee made one boâye wyth the and fellowe heyres of euerlastynge glorye O Lord God lette it so come to passe for the honour of thy name Amen A thankesgeuinge after the receiuynge of the Communion IE thanck the O heaueÌly father for the blessed passion and gloryous death of thy derelye beloued sonne our Lorde and sauiour Iesu Christ Ephe. ii âolloss ii by whoÌ by whose holy wouÌdes we faythfully beleue and are assuredly perswaded that thy wrathe is not onlye pacified toward vs but that thou also art now becoÌe oure moost mercyful father and haste frelye forgeuen vs all oure synnes restored vs to thy heueÌly grace and made vs sonnes heiers of thyne eternall glorye And because we shuld not dout of thi fatherly goodnes toward vs set forthe in the deathe of thi sonne the same thy sonne Christ Iesu our Lorde hathe leafte vnto vs not onlye his holy word Maâ xâvi Mat. xiiii Luke xxii â Cor. xi but also a blessed memoryal of hys death and passyon set forth in the holy breade and holy wine whych we at this preseÌt haue receiued both for a remembrauÌce of the brekyng of hys blessed body and the shedding of his most precious bloud and also for the quietnes of oure conscience and for the assurance of the remission of our syns thorow fayth We besech the O heaueÌli father that we be neuer vnmyndeful of this thy exceadinge greate kindenes nor vnthanckful for thy manyfold vnspekeable mercys declared vnto vs in the gloryous death of thy welbeloued soÌne but so worcke yâ in vs thorowe thy holy spirite that we maybe made worthye members of that bodye whereof thy soÌne and oure sauyoure Christe Iesu is the heade Eph. i. iiii Colloss i. and that we may so faythfullye beleue in the and so feruentlye loue one another alwaye liuinge in thy feare and in the obedieÌce of thy holy law and blessed wyl that we being fruteful in al godly and chrystân workes may traine our life accordig to thy good pleasure in this transitory world and after this fraile and shorte lyfe obtaine that true and immortall lyfe wher thou with thy derely beloued soÌne our lord and sauiour Iesu Christ and the holy gost that most sweete coÌfortour liuest and reignest one true God in all honor glory worldes without ende Amen ¶ A shorte prayer to bee sayed at the receiuynge of the mysterye of Chrystes body in the holy Communion O Heauenly and blessed father I render vnto thee mooste heartie thanckes for al thy benefytes whiche thou hast shewed vnto me most wretâhed synner but speciallye for that moost swete smelling sacrifyce whyche thy onely begotten soÌne offred vnto the on that aulter of the crosse Ephe. v. by giuiÌg his most pure vndefyled body vnto the death for the redempcion of maÌkind Philip. ii ⪠in remembrauÌce wherof according to thy welbeloued soÌns ordinaÌce I nowe receyue this holy breade moost entirely beseching that I may both be partaker of the merites of thi dere soÌnes bodi brekiÌg and also lead a lyfe worthy of so greate a benefite vnto the glory of thy name Amen A prayer to be sayed at the receiuynge of the misteryes of Christes bloude in the holy Communion O Blessed mercifull father thy loue towarde me sinneful creature is so exceadyng greate and vnspeakable Roma v. that I can not but geue vnto the moost humble thanckes Ephe ⪠ii namely for the shedding of the moost precious bloud of thy deare sonne Iesu Christe by the vertue where of thy wrath styrred vp againste me wretched synner is pacyfyed my raunsoÌe is payed the law is fulfylled my enemyes are ouercome and put to flyghte In remembraunce of this so noble a victorye and
our conuersacion and liuing that whatsoeuer we breth thyncke speake or do all thyngs may be done vnto the honour glorie and prayse of thy name whyche lyueste and raygneste wyth God the father and GOD the holy gost the true liuinge euerlastynge God worldes wythoute ende Amen A prayer vnto God in prosperity Iacob i. VUe are taughte in thy holye worde O moste merciful father that euerye good perfecte gifte commeth from aboue eueÌ from the the father of lyght that wee haue nothynge in thys worlde pertayninge eyther vnto the body or vnto the soule 1. Câri iiii that is prayse worthy but we haue it altogether of the forasmuch therefore as it hathe pleased the to opeÌ thy lyberal hande and plenteously to blesse me a wretched sinner âsal cxlv aboue many other the creatures wyth large and diuers benefites bothe bodely and ghostly I most huÌbly beseche the geue me grace not to be proude of these thi gifts nor licenciouslye to abuse them but alwayes mekely to acknoweledge the thalone geuer of them continually to be thanckeful vnto the for them and so to vse theÌ all the dayes of my lyfe vnto the glorye of thy holye name and the profyt of the Christen congregacyon that when so euer I shal departe from thys vale of miserye come before the glorious throne of thy diuine Maiesty I maye be founde a faythfull stewarde and heare these swete and comfortable wordes of the well thou good and faythful seruaunt thou hast bene faythful ouer fewe thyngs I wyll make the Ruler ouer manye thynges Math. xxâ ⪠Enter thou into the ioye of thy Lorde Graunt thys o mooste louing father for thi dere sonnes sake Iesus Christe oure Lorde and sauyoure Amen A Prayer vnto God in aduersitie THou alone O blessed Lorde by thi godly wisdome and heuenlye prouidence gouernest all thynges âap xiiii and sendest vnto vs thy creatures as semeth good to thi godli maiesti i. Regâ ii somtime welth somtime pouerti somtime health sometime sicknes somtyme prospeâââie sometime aduersitie as thou dost appoint so doth it chaÌs vnto vs. It hathe pleased the at thys present for my deserts worthely to lay the crosse of aduersity vpon my shulders whych I freli confesse I haue moste iustlye deserued and yet not withstanding I am perfectly perswaded that it is thy mooste gentle and louinge visitacion Prouer. iii. yea and an euident token not of thyne anger and heauy displeasure Hebru xii Apoca. iii. but of thy fatherly loue and harty good wyll toward me i. Corin. xi whyle on this manner thou correctest me in thys worlde that I maye not bee condemned wyth thys wycked worlde My synnes I graunte O heauenlye father haue deserued a more greuous bytter crosse whych in dede haue ful oft deserued veri hel but thou consyderyng my frayle and weke nature dealest not wyth me after my deseruynges but accordynge vnto thy greatst mercyes Uouchsafe therefore o moste louing sauyour to geue me thy holy spirit which may worke in mi hart such thankefull pacyence and pacyent thaÌkefulnes that euer I grudge nor murmure agaynst thy blessed wyll Ecclesâ ii but continuallye call on thy holye name wyth hartye prayers and euen from the very botom of the heart prayse and magnify the my heuenly father Psalmâ i. beyng wel coÌtented to suffer what so euer thy good pleasure shall be to laye vpoÌ me nothyng doubtynge but that thou wylt here after mercifullye looke vpon me and restore vnto me the fruicâon and enioyinge of thy former benefites that I seyng again good and prosperous dayes on the earth may lyue and synge vnto thy godlye Maiestye contynuall praises and most harty thanckes thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde to whome wyth the and the holye Ghoste be all glory and honoure for euer and euer Amen â A thanksgeuyng vnto God for sendynge his sonne into this world to die for our sins VUither soeuer we tourn our eyes O mooste louynge and heauenlye father the bottoÌlesse seas of thyne vnspeakeable goodnesse towarde mankynde plenteouslye stowe in and lyuely offer theÌ selfs vnto vs to beholde and to wonder at Esay xxiiii After thee fall of the sinnefull angels what an exceadynge greate kyndenesse was thys Iob. iiii to make man after thy similitude image liknesse ii Peter ii that he and hys posteritye myght furnyshe and occupy those places in thy gloryous kyngedome Gene. ii whych the proude and dysobedient aungels loste for theyr proude dysobedyeÌce disobedieÌt pride Not only to place man in earthe but also to prouyde aforehande all things necessary for hym yea to make hiÌ Lorde and ruler of al thyngs contayned in the earth vnder yâ hys Lorde GOD Psalmâ ââ O what a woÌderfull louynge kyndenes was thys Again to preserue kepe defend man to watch continually vppon hym whether he wake or slepe as the deligeÌt and carefull shepherd watcheth ouer his flock that no euyl chance to man to dyrrecte hys thoughtes counsells deuyses vnto the best neuer leauinge hym til thou haste broughte hym into thy heuenly kyngedome O who is able with tong to expresse or wyth herte to thyncke thys thy hertye good wil towarde manne These benefites O most merciful father are exceadynge greate tokens of thy deare loue toward mankind but the gyft of thi onelye begotten sonne Iesu Christe our Lorde Mathe. i. ii Timo. ii Ephesi ii ⪠whom thou gauest vnto vs to be our sauyoure oure redemer i. Cor. i. our peacemaker our wysdome our santificacion and our ryghteousnesse is the most excellent gift most precius treasure A chylde to be born for our sakes The sonne of the most hiest God to be geuen vs for a newe yeares gifte Esaye âx to be our owne for euer O loue passynge all loue O kyndenes rather to be merueled at theÌ able by mouth to be vttered Iohn iii. God the father so derely to loue the world that he wold geue his only begotten sonne that euery one that beleueth in him maye not pearishe but haue euerlastyng life God the father to sende hys soÌne into the worlde not to condeÌne the world but that the worlde thorowe hym shuld be saued God the father not to spare his own sonne but to delyuer hym eueÌ vnto death for vs al yea with him eueÌ to geue vs al thinges O most gentle kiÌdnesse excellyng al loue kindnes Romaââ v. WoÌderfully O moost louing father doth this thing set forth thy herti loue toward vs that wheÌ we wer yet vngodly wycked sinners thou gauest thi sonne to dye for our sins Esaye âiii Math vâiâ i. Peter ii He was wounded for oure offences and smitten for our wyckednes The paine of our punishmeÌt laiedst thou vpon him with hys stripes were we healed Thorow him O lord dyddest thou pardon all our sins It was thy good plesure to smyte hym with infyrmity