wyll he teache synners in the waye He leadeth the symple aryght and such as be meke them learneth he his wayes All the wayes of the Lorde are very mercye and faythfulnesse vnto such as kepe hys testamēt and couenaunte For thy name sake O Lorde be mercyfull vnto my synne for it is greate What so euer he be that feareth the Lord he shal shew hym the waye that he hath chosen His soule shall dwell at ease and his sede shall possesse the lande The Lorde is a sure grounde vnto thē that feare hym and he sheweth them his couenaunt Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto the Lorde for he shall plucke my fete out of the net Tourne the vnto me and haue mercy vpō me for I am desolate and in mysery The sorowes of my herte are great O brynge me out of my troubles Loke vpon myne aduersitie and myserie and forgyue me all my synnes Consyder howe myne enemyes are many bere a malicious herte agaynst me O kepe my soule and delyuer me let me not be cōfounded for I haue put my trust in the. Let innocensye and ryghteous dealynge wayte vpon me for my hope is in the. Delyuer Israel O God out of all hys trouble Glory be to the father c. As it was in the be c. ¶ The .lxxxv. Psalme Inclina domine BOwe downe thyne eare O Lorde heare me for I am confortlesse and poore O kepe my soule for I am holy my God helpe thy seruaunt that putteth his trust in the. Be mercyfull vnto me O Lorde for I call dayly vpon the. Conforte the soule of thy seruaunt for vnto the O Lorde do I lyfte vp my soule For thou Lorde arte good and gracyous and of great mercy vnto all the that call vpon the. Gyue eare Lorde vnto my prayer pondre myne humble desyre In the tyme of my trouble I call vpon the for thou hearest me Amonge the goddes there is none lyke the o lorde there is not one that can do as thou doest All nacions whome thou hast made shall come and worshyppe before the O Lorde and shall gloryfye thy name For thou arte greate and thou doest wonderous thynges thou art God alone Lede me in thy waye O lorde that I may walke in the truth o let my hart delyte in fearyng thy name I thanke the o Lorde my god with all my harte and wyll prayse thy name for euer For great is thy mercy towarde me thou hast delyuered my soule out of the depe of hell O God the proude are rysen agaynst me and the congregacion of the myghty seketh after my soule and set not the before theyr eyes But thou O Lorde God arte full of compassion and mercye longe sufferynge greate in goodnesse and truthe O turne the thē vnto me and haue mercye vpon me gyue thy strength vnto thy seruaunte helpe the sonne of thy hande mayden Shewe some token vpon me in good that they which hate me maye se it and be ashamed because thou Lorde hast helped me and conforted me Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. ¶ The antheme ¶ O wonderfull exchaunge the creatour of man kynde takynge vppon hym a lyuynge body hath not disdayned to be borne of a vyrgyn And he beynge made man wythout sede of man hath commytted to vs hys godhede ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of god and vyrgyn perpetuall ¶ The answere ¶ Praye thou for vs to our Lorde god celestiall ¶ The pater noster OVr father which arte in heauen hallowed be thy name Thy kyngdom come Thy wyll be fulfylled as well in earth as it is in heauen Gyue vs thys daye our dayly breade And forgyue ys oure trespasses as we forgyue them that trespasse agaynst vs. And let vs not be led into temptacion But delyuer vs from euell So be it ¶ The blessynge ¶ Lorde we beseche the of thy blessynge ¶ The answere ¶ Wyth a blessynge perpetuall Blesse thou vs father eternall ¶ The fyrst lesson WE knowe that what so euer the lawe sayeth it sayth it vnto them which are vnder the lawe that euery mouth maye be stopped and that all the worlde maye be detter vnto God because that by the dedes of the law no fleshe maye be iustifyed in hys syght for by the lawe cometh but the knowlege of synne But now wythout addyng to of the law is ryghteousnesse which auayleth before God declared hauynge wytnesse of the lawe and the prophetes But I speake of the ryghteousnesse before God whyche cometh by the fayth on Iesus Christ vnto all and vpon all that beleue For here is no dyfference for they are all synners and wante the prayse that god shulde haue of them But wythout deseruynge are they made ryghteous euen by hys grace thorow the redempcion that is done by Christ Iesu whome god hath set forthe for a mercye seate thorow faythe in hys bloude to shew the ryghteousnes whych auayleth before hym in that he forgyueth the synnes which were done before vnder the sufferaunce of God which he suffered that at thys tyme he myght shewe the ryghteousnesse whyche auayleth before hym that he onely myght be ryghteous and the ryghteous maker of hym whych is of the fayth on Iesus Christe Thou Lorde haue mercy on vs. Thanke we God ¶ The responce ¶ Yf we were reconcyled vnto god by the death of his sonne when we were yet enemyes much more shall we be saued by hym now that we are reconsyled By whom we haue now receyued the attonemēt ¶ The verse ¶ Not onely that but we reioyce also in God thorow our Lorde Iesus Christ ¶ The repeticion ¶ By whom we haue now receyued the attonemēt ¶ The blessynge ¶ Lorde we beseche the of thy blessynge ¶ The answere ¶ O God the onely begotten sonne helpe vs and blesse vs in euery tyme and season ¶ The seconde lesson WHen thou prayest thou shalt not be as the ypocrytes are For they loue to stand and praye in the synagoges and in the corners of the stretes to be sene of men Verely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But whē thou pray est entre into thy chambre and shutte thy dore to the and praye to thy father which is in secret and thy father whych seeth in secrete shal rewarde the openly And when ye praye bable not much as the Heathen do For they thynke that they shall be hearde for theyr much bablynges sake Be not ye lyke thē therfore For your father knoweth wherof ye haue nede before ye aske of hym Thou Lorde haue mercy on vs. Thanke we God ¶ The responce ¶ What so euer ye desyre in your prayer Beleue that ye shall receaue it and you shal haue it ¶ The versycle ¶ And whan ye stande praye forgyue yf ye haue ought agaynste ony man that your father also in heauen maye forgyue you your trespasses ¶ The repeticion ¶ Beleue that ye shall c. ¶ The blessynge ¶ Lorde we beseche thē
soule of the gloryous vyrgyn and mother Mary to th ende it shuld be a mete habitacion for thy only begotten sonne graunt that we maye be saued from all instante euylles and eternall death throughe the inestimable merites of hym in the remembraunce of whose death we take ioye and comforte By the same Christ our Lorde So be it TO the holy and indiuisible trinite to the humanite of Iesu Christ crucifyed glory infinitly be geuē of euery creature world wythout ende So be it Blessed be the swete name of oure Lorde Iesu Christ the sonne of the glorious vyrgyn Mary for euermore And the soules of all true beleuers beynge departed through the mercy of God maye reste in peace So be it Praysynge be to God peace vnto the lyuyng and rest vnto the dead So be it ¶ Here after followeth a deuoute prayer vnto Iesus our sauioure O Bontefull Aesu O swete Iesu O Iesu the sonne of the pure virgyn Mary full of mercy and truth O swete Iesu after thy greate mercy haue pitie vpō me O benygne Iesu I praye the by the same precious bloude whych for vs myserable synners thou wast cōtent to shedde in the alter of the crosse that thou vousafe clene to auoyde all my wyckednesse and not to despyse me humbly thys requyrynge and vpon thy mooste holy name Iesus callynge Thys name Iesus is the name of helth What is Iesus but a sauyoure O good Iesus that hast me created and wyth thy precyous bloude redemed suffre me not to be dampned whō of nought thou hast made O good Iesu Christ let not my wyckednesse destroye me that thy almyghty goodnesse made and formed O good Iesu reknowlege that is thyne in me wype clene away that aleneth me frō the. O good Iesu whā tyme of mercy is haue mercy vpon me and destroye me not in tyme of thy terryble iudgemente O good Iesu though I wretched synner for my moost greuous offences haue by thy very iustice deserued eternall payne Yet I appell from thy very ryghteousnesse and stedfastly trust in thy inefiable mercy So that thou as mylde father and mercyfull Lorde wylte take pitye vpon me O good Iesu what profyte is in my bloude syth that I muste dyscende into eternal corruption Certaynly they that be dead shall not magnifye the nor lykewyse all they that go to hell O mooste mercyfull Iesu haue mercy vpon me O moost swete Iesu deliuer me O moost meke Iesu be vnto me synner fauourable O Iesu admytte me a wretched synner in to the nombre of thē that shal be saued O Iesu the helth of them that beleue in the haue mercye vpon me O Iesu the swete forgyuenes of all my synnes O Iesu the sonne of the pure vyrgyne Mary endue me wyth thy grace wysedome charite chastitie humilite yee and in all my aduersyties stedfast paciēs so that I may perfectly loue the and in the to reioyce and haue my only delyte in the worlde with out ende So be it ¶ The antheme O Glorious kynge whych amongest thy sayntes arte laudable and neuerthelesse ineffable thou art in vs Lorde thy holy name hath ben called vppon by vs therfore do not forsake vs Lorde God and in the daye of iudgement vousafe to bestowe vs amonge thy sayntes and electe o blessed kynge ¶ A prayer vnto Christ O Maker of heauen and erth kyng of kynges and Lorde of Lordes whiche of nothynge dyddest make me to thy ymage and lykenes and dyddest redeme me wyth thyne owne bloude whome I a synner am not worthy to name nether to call vpō humbly I desyre the and mekely praye the that gently thou beholde me thy wycked seruaunt and haue mercy on me whych haddest mercy on the woman of Canane and Mary Magdalene whych dyddest forgeue the publicane and the these that hanged on the crosse vnto the I cōfesse oh moost holy father my synnes whyche yf I wolde I can not hyd fro the. Haue mercye on me Christ for I wretch haue sore offēded the in pryde in couetous in glotony in lechery in vayn glory in hatred in enuy in adultery in thefte in lyenge in bacbytynge in sportynge in dyssolute and wanton laughynge in ydle wordes in hearynge in tastynge in touchynge in thynkynge in speakynge in workynge and in alwayes in whiche I afrayle mā and moost wretched synner myght synne my faulte my mooste greuous defaulte Therfore I moost hūbly pray besech thy gentelnes whych for my helth descended frō heauē which dyd holde vp Dauid he shuld not fal into synne Haue mercy on vs oh Christ which dyddeste forgeue Peter that dyd forsake ye. Thou art my creatoure my helper my maker my redemer my gouernour my father my lorde my god my king thou art my hope my trust my gouernyng my helpe my cōforte my strength my defence my redempcion my lyfe my helth my resurrection thou art my stedfastnes my refuge or so coure my lyght my desyre and my helpe I mooste humbly and hertly desyre and praye the helpe me defende me and make me stronge and comforte me make me stedfaste make me mery geue me lyghte and vysite me reuiue me agayne whyche am dead for I am thy makynge and thy worke Oh Lorde dispice me not I am thy seruaunt thy bonde man although euyll althoughe vnworthy and a synner But what soeuer I am whether I be good or bad I am euer thyn therfore to whome shal I flye excepte I flye vnto the If thou caste me of who shal or wyll receaue me yf thou dyspise and turne thy face from me who shall loke vpon me and recognise and knowlege me although vn worthy commynge to the for although I be vile and vnclene thou canst make me clene yf I be sick thou canst heale me Yf I be dead and buried thou canste reuyue me for thy mercy is much more thē my iniquyte thou canst forgiue me more than I can offende Therfore oh Lorde do not consyder nor haue respecte to the nombre of my synnes but accordynge to the greatnesse of thy mercy forgeue me and haue mercy on me moost wretched synner Saye vnto my soule I am thy helth which saydest I wyll not the death of a synner but rather that he lyue and be conuerted Turne me oh Lorde to the and be not angry with me I praye the mooste meke father and for thy great mercy I moost hūbly besech the that thou brynge me to the blysse that neuer shall cease So be it ¶ The .xv. prayers called the xv Ooes ¶ The .xv. prayers followynge called commonly the .xv. Ooes are for forth in diuers laten prymers wyth goodly prynted prefaces promisynge to the sayers therof many thynges doth folyshe and false as the delyueraunce of xv soules out of purgatory with other lyke vanities yet are the prayers selfe right good vertuous yf they be sayde without any such supersticious trust or blynde confidence And for as much as these prayers are a goodly and godly meditacion of Christes passiō
and kynges for to serue the Lorde I answered hym in the waye of his vertue shewe vnto me the shortenesse of my dayes Call me not backe in the myddes of my dayes into the euerlastynges of thy yeare From the begynnynge thou Lorde haste layd the foundacion of the earthe and the workes of thyne handes are the heauens They shall peryshe but thou abydest and all shall waxe olde as a garmente And as a couerynge thou shalt chaunge thē and they shal be chaunged but thou art one the same and thy yeares shall neuer peryshe The sonnes of thy seruaūtes shall dwel togyther and theyr sede shal be directed for euer Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxix Psalme Deprofundis clamaui FRom the depe places haue I called vnto the O Lorde Lorde heare me Let thyne eares be intentyue to the voyce of my prayer Yf thou Lorde wylt loke so straytly vpō synners O Lorde who shall abyde it But there is mercye with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abydē in his worde my soule hathe trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vnto nyght let Israell trust in the Lorde For with the Lorde there is mercye and hys redemption is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell from all the iniquytyes of it Glory be the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xlij. Psalme Domine exaudi orationem LOrde hare my prayer with thyne eares perceaue my desyre for thy truthe sake heare me for thy ryghteousnesse And entre not into iudgemente wyth thy seruaunt for euery person lyuynge shall not be iustifyed in thy syght For the enemy hathe persued my soule hathe brought lowe my lyfe in earth He hath sette me in darkenesse as the dead men of the worlde my sprete was vexed my herte was troubled within me I haue ben myndefull of olde dayes I haue studyed vpon all thy workes and in the dedes of thy handes I mused I haue stretched forthe my handes vnto the my soule vnto the as earth without water Hastely heare me O Lorde my sprete hath fayled me Turne not thy face from me lest I be lyke to men descendynge into a pytte Cause thy mercye to be herde of me betymes for in the haue I trusted Shewe me the waye where I maye walke for vnto the haue I lyfte vp my mynde Delyuer me from myne enemyes Lorde vnto the haue I fled teache me to do thy wyll for thou arte my God Thy good sprete shall conduce me into the lande of ryghtfulnesse for thy names sake Lorde thou shalte reuyue me through thyne equyty Thou shalte brynge my soule from trouble and through thy mercy destroy all myne enemyes And thou shalt destroye all that molest my soule for I am thy seruaunt Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. ¶ The antheme ¶ Remembre not O Lorde the faultes eyther of vs or of our parentes nether take thou vengeaūce on our synnes Spare O Lorde spare thy people which thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud Be neuer more angry with vs. ¶ Here after followeth the xv Psalmes The C.xij Psalme Ad dominum cum tribularer I Cryed to the Lorde when I was in trouble and he hearde me O Lorde delyuer my soule from lyenge lyppes from a disceytful tonge What maye be geuen the or what maye be layde agaynste the thou disceytful tonge The sharpe arowes of the myghtye with whote sparkelynge coles Wo is me for my restynge place is prolonged I haue dwelled wyth the inhabyters of Cedar my soule was longe in exyle I was peasably with them that hated peace whē I spake vnto them they assaulted me causelesse Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xx Psalme Leuaui oculos meos I Lyfte vp myne eyes into the hylles from whence helpe shall come vnto me My helpe commeth from the Lorde that made heauen and earth He shall not suffre thy fote to slype neyther shall he that kepeth the fall into a slombre Lo he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slombre whiche kepeth Israel The Lorde kepeth the the Lorde is thy defence more then the ryght hande The Sonne shall not burne the by the daye nor the Moone by nyght The Lorde kepeth the from all euell the Lorde kepeth euen thy soule The Lorde kepe thy goynge in and goynge oute from thys tyme forth and euermore Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge The C.xxi. Psalme Letatus sum I Reioysed in those thynges that were sayd vnto me we shall go into the lordes house Oure fete were standynge in thy gates Ierusalem Ierusalem whiche is buylded lyke a cytie whose particypacions is within it selfe For there ascended the trybes euen the trybes of the Lorde the testimony of Israell to acknowlege the Lordes name For there sate the sytters in iudgement euen the seate of the house of Dauid Praye ye for the peace of Ierusalem and abundaūce is to them that loue the. Let peace be made throughe thy vertue and plentuousnesse in thy houses For my brothers and kynreddes sakes I prayed peace for the. For the house of our Lorde god I besought good thynges for the. Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxij. Psalme Ad te Ieuaui oculos meos VNto the haue I lyfte vp myne eyes which inhabytest the heauen Euen lyke as the eyes of seruaūtes wayt at the handes of theyr maysters As the eyes of an handmayde be at the handes of her maystres euen so be our eyes vpon the Lorde our God vntyll he haue mercy on vs. Haue mercy on vs O lorde haue mercy on vs for we are fulfylled with much vylynesse For our soule is fylled very much beyng scorned of the rych and despysed of the proude Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The .xxiij. Psalme Nisi quia dominus EXcepte the Lorde had ben amonge vs let Israell now speake except the Lorde had bene amonge vs. When men rose agaynste vs peraduenture they myght haue swallowed vs vp quycke When theyr fury was greate agaynst vs peraduenture the water myght haue souped vs vp Oure soule hathe passed ouer a ryuer oure soule peraduenture myght haue passed ouer a water in tollerable Blessed be the Lorde whiche hath not suffered vs to be caught with theyr teth Our soule hath bene deliuered euen as a sparowe from the foulers snare The snare is worne out and we are delyuered Oure helpe consysteth in the name of the Lorde which made heauen and earth Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyng and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxiiij Psalme Qui confidunt in domino THey that truste
¶ The .iii. lesson Iob. xiiii YF a tre be cut downe ther is some hope yet that it wyl sprynge shut forth the braūches agayne for though a roote be waxen olde and deade in the grounde yet whē the stocke getteth the sent of water it wyll bude and brynge forth boughes lyke as whan it was fyrst planted But as for a man whan he is deade peryshed and consumed awaye what becommeth of hym The floudes when they be dryed vp and the ryuers when they be emptye are fylled agayne thorowe the flowynge waters of the see but when man siepeth he ryseth not agayne vntyll the heauen perysh he shall not wake vp nor ryse out of his slepemaye a dead man lyue agayn all the dayes of this my pylgrymage am I lokynge whan my chaungynge shall come yf thou woldeste but call me I shulde obey the only despyce not me the worke of thyne owne handes for thou haste nombred al my goynges yet be not thou to extreme vpon my synnes ¶ The Responce Lorde what is man that thou haste suche respect vnto or the sonne of mā that thou so regardest hym man is lyke a thynge of nought and his dayes passeth awaye lyke a shadowe ¶ The versycle He is euen a vapoure that appeareth for a lytle tyme and then vanysheth awaye ¶ The repeticion Man is lyke The .xxij. psalme Dominus regit me nichil THe Lorde is my shepeherde I can wante nothynge He fedeth me in a grene pasture and leadeth me to a freshe water He quyckeneth my soule and bryngeth me forthe in the waye of ryghteousnesse for hys name sake Though I shulde walke now in the valley of the shadowe of deathe yet feare I no euell for thou arte wyth me thy staffe and thy shepehoke conforte me Thou preparest a table before me agaynste myne enemyes thou anoyntest my heade wyth oyle and fyllest the cuppe full Oh let thy louynge kyndnesse and mercye followe me all the dayes of my lyfe that I maye dwell in the house of the Lorde for euer ¶ The antheme In a place of pasture ther hath he set me ¶ The antheme The default The .xxiiij. Psalme Ad te leuaui animam meam VNto the O Lorde I lyfte vp my soule my God I trust in the oh let me not be confounded lest myne enemyes triumphe ouer me For all they that hope in the shal not be ashamed but such as be scornfull despysers without a cause they shal be put to confusion Shewe me thy wayes o Lorde and teach me thy pathes Leade me in the truth and learne me for thou art the God of my saluacion and in the is my hope all the daye longe Call to remembraunce o Lorde the tender mercyes and thy louynge kyndnesses which haue ben euer of olde Oh remember not the synnes and offences of my youth but accordynge vnto thy mercy thynke vppon me o Lorde for thy goodnesse Oh how frendly and ryghteous is the lorde therfore wyll he teach synners in the waye He leadeth the simple aryght and such as be meke them learneth he his wayes All the wayes of the Lorde are very mercye and faythfulnesse vnto such as kepe hys testamēt and couenaunt For thy name sake O Lorde be mercyfull vnto my synne for it is great What soeuer he be the feareth the lorde he shal shewe hym the waye that he hath chosen Hys soule shall dwell at ease and hys sede shall possesse the lande The secrete of the Lorde is amonge them that feare hym and he sheweth them his couenaunt Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto the lorde for he shall plucke my feete out of the nette Turne the vnto me and haue mercy vpon me for I am desolate and in mysery The sorowes of my herte are great O brynge me out of my troubles Loke vpon myne aduersitye and mysery and forgeue me all my synnes Consyder howe myne enemyes are many beare a malycious hate agaynst me O kepe my soule and delyuer me let me not be cōfounded for I haue put my trust in the. Let innocencye and ryghteous dealynge wayte vpon me for my hope is in the delyuerer of Israel O God out of all his trouble ¶ The antheme The defaultes of my youth and my ignorancyes remembre not O Lorde ¶ The antheme I trust to se The .xxvi. Psalme Dominus illuminatio mea THe Lorde is my lyght and my saluacion whome shulde I feare the Lorde is the strength of my lyfe for whom then shulde I be afrayed Wherfore when the wycked euen myne enemyes and my foes came vpon me to eate vp my fleshe they stombled and fell Though an hoost of men were layed agaynst me yet shall not my harte be afrayed and though ther rose vp warre agaynst me yet wyll I put my trust in hym One thynge haue I desyred of the Lorde which I wyll requyre namely that I maye dwell in the house of the Lorde all the dayes of my lyfe to beholde the fayre bewty of the Lorde and to vysyte his temple For in the tyme of trouble he hathe hydde me in hys tabernacle yee in the secrete place of his dwellynge hath he kepete me and set me vppon a rocke of stone And now hath he lyfted vp my head aboue myne enemyes that conpassed me rounde about Therfore wyll I offre in hys dwellynge the oblacion of thankes geuyng I wyl both synge speake prayses vnto the Lorde Herken vnto my voyce O Lorde when I crye vnto the haue mercy vpon me and heare me My harte speaketh vnto the my face seketh the yee Lorde thy face wyll I seke O hyde not thou thy face from me cast not thy seruaunte of in displeasure Thou art my succourre leaue me not nother forsake me O God my saueoure For my father and my mother haue forsaken me but thc Lorde hath taken me Shew me thy waye o Lorde and leade me in the ryght path because of myne enemyes Delyuer me not in the wylles of myne aduersaries for ther are false wytnesse vp agaynst me and they ymagyned myschefe Neuerthelesse I beleue verely to se the goodnesse of the Lorde in the lande of lyuynge O tary thou the lordes leasure be strōge let thyne harte be of good comforte and wayte thou styll for the Lorde ¶ The antheme I trust to se the goodnesse of the Lorde in the lande of the lyuynge ¶ The versycle The ryghteous shal be in eternall remembraunce ¶ The answere He shall not feare euell speakynge Our father And leade vs not But delyuer The .iiij. lesson S. August ALl these thynges that is to saye the busynes of deade the condicion or maner of the sepulture the pompe of the Dirige they are more the comforte of the lyue then the helpe of the deade yf a sumptuous buryall doth auayle the wycked then a small or none shall hynder the good to that purpuled ryche man the company of hys seruaūtes dyd exhybite solempne exequies in the syght of men but much more solempner exequies dyd the mynistery of
he sayd vnto his mother Woman behold thy sonne ThaÌ„ said he to the disciple Beholde thy mother And from the houre the disciple toke her for his owne After that whaÌ„ Iesus perceyued that al thynges were performed that the scriptur myght be fulfylled he sayd I thyrst There stode a vessell full of vynegre by And they fylled a sponge wyth vynegre wouÌ„de it about with ysope put it to his mouth Assone as Iesus had receyued of the vynegre he said It is fynyshed And bowed his head gaue vp the goost The Iewes thaÌ„ because it was the Sabboth euen the the body shuld not remayne vpoÌ„ the crosse on the Sabboth daye for that Sabboth day was an hyghe day besought Pylate that theyr legges myght be broken that they myght be takeÌ„ downe ThaÌ„ came the souldyers brake the legges of the fyrste and of the other which was crucifyed wyth Iesus But whan they came to Iesus saw that he was dead already they brake not his legges but one of the souldyers with a speare thruste hym into the syde and forthwyth came out bloud water And he that sawe it bare recorde his recorde is true And he knoweth that he sayth true that ye myght beleue also These thynges were done that the scripture myght be fulfylled ye shall not breake a bone of hym And agayne an other scripture sayeth They shall loke on hym whom they pearsed After that Ioseph of Aramathia which was a disciple of Iesus but secretly for feare of the Iewes besought Pylate that he myght take downe the body of Iesus And Pilate gaue hym lycence And ther came also Nicodemus whiche at the begynnynge came to Iesus by nyght and brought of myrre aloes myngled together aboute an hundred pounde wayght ThaÌ„ toke they the body of Iesu wouÌ„de it in lynnen clothes wyth the odoures as the maner of the Iewes is to bury And in the place wher Iesus was crucyfyed was a garden and in the garden a new sepulchre wherin was neuer maÌ„ layde There layde they Iesus because of the Iewes Saboth euen for the sepulchre was nyghe at hande ¶ The versycle ¶ Thou that suffredest for vs. ¶ The answere ¶ Lorde haue mercye on vs. ¶ A prayer O Lorde whyche hast displayed thyne handes and fete and all thy body on a crosse for oure synnes suffredest the Iewes to set a crowne of thorne on thy heade in despyte of thy moost holy name And for vs synners dyddeste sufire fyue greuous wouÌ„des gyue vs this daye and euer the vse of lyght sence and vnderstandyng of penauÌ„ce abstinence paciens humilite and chastite and a pure conscience euermore By the Iesu Christ sauyoure of the worlde whyche lyuest and reygnest wyth the father and the holy goost God Worlde wythout ende O Lorde for thy greate mercy and grace Helpe thy people that so fayne wolde haue Thy holy Gospell preached in euery place And that thou thy flocke maye saue From the daunger of eternall fyre For whyche all Christen people praye and desyre So be it ¶ A lesson of the Gospell of Saynte Luke mencionynge the resurrection of Christ Luc. â—â—iiiâ— BVt vpon one of the Sabbothes very early in the mornynge they came vnto the Sepulchre and brought the spices which they had prepared and certayne women with theÌ„ Neuerthelesse they founde the stone rolled awaye frome the sepulchre and wente in and fouÌ„de not the body of the Lorde Iesu And it happened as they were amased therat beholde there stode by them two men in shynynge garmentes And they were afrayed and caste downe theyr faces to the earth Then sayde they vnto theÌ„ What seke ye the lyuynge amonge the deade he is not here he is rysen vp Remembre how that he told you when he was yet in Galyle and sayde The sonne of man must be delyuered into the handes of synners and be crucyfyed and the thyrde daye ryse agayne And they remembred his wordes wente from the sepulchre and tolde all thys vnto the eleuen and to all the other It was Mary Magdalene and Iohanna and Mary Iames the other wyth them that tolde this vnto the Apostles And theyr wordes semed vnto theÌ„ as though they had bene but fables and they beleued them not But Peter arose and ranne to the sepulchre stouped in and sawe the lynnen clothes layd by theÌ„ selues and departed And he wondred wythin hymselfe at that which had happened ¶ Thankes be to God ¶ A lesson of the Gospell of Saynt Marke mencyonynge the ascenscion of Christ Mar. xvi AT the last as the eleueÌ„ sat at the table he shewed hymselfe vnto them and rebuked theyr vnbelefe the hardnes of their hert because they beleued not them whych had sene hym rysen And he sayd vnto theÌ„ Go ye your waye into all the worlde and preache the Gospell vnto all creatures Who so beleueth and is baptysed shall be saued But who so beleueth not shal be damned As for the tokens whiche shall follow theÌ„ that beleue these are they In my name shall they cast out deuels Speake with new tonges dryue awaye serpentes And yf they drynke any deadlye thynge it shal not hurte theÌ„ They shal laye theyr handes vpon the sycke and they shal recouer And the Lorde after that he had spoken vnto theÌ„ was taken vp into heauen and sytteth at the ryghte hande of God And they wente out and preached euery where And the Lorde wrought wyth theÌ„ confyrmed the worde with tokens followynge ¶ The secoÌ„de parte of thys Manuall called prayer ¶ An order and forme of byddynge of the bedes by the kynges commaundement YE shall praye for the whole Congregacion of Christes Church and specyally for this church of Englande wherin fyrste I commende to your deuout prayers the kynges moost excellent maiestye supreme heade immediatly vnder God of the spiritualty and temporaltie of the same churche and for the prosperite of the noble Prince Edwarde hys sonne ¶ Secondely ye shall praye for the clergye the Lordes temporall and commons of this realme be sechynge almyghty God to gyue euery one of theÌ„ in hys degre grace to vse themselues in such wyse as maye be to hys contentation the kynges honoure and the weale of the realme ¶ Thyrdly ye shall praye for the soules that be departed abydynge the mercy of almyghty god that it maye please hym rather at the contemplacion of our prayers to graunte them the fruycion of hys presence ¶ The seuen peticions of the Pater noster ¶ The fyrst peticion OVre father whych arte in heauen hallowed be thy name ¶ The seconde peticion Thy kyngdome come ¶ The thyrde peticion Thy wyll be done in earth as it is in heauen ¶ The fourth peticion Gyue vs thys daye oure dayly breade ¶ The fyfte peticion And forgyue vs our trespasses as we forgyue theÌ„ that trespace agaynst vs. ¶ The syxte peticion And let vs not be led into temptacion ¶ The seuenth peticion But delyuer vs from euyll Amen
daye testifyeth that he praysed the LORDE which seueÌ„ tymes he dyd not appoynt in one part of the day but in diuers tymes as in the mornyng in the mydday at nyght Vespere mane et meridie narrabo et annuÌ„ciabo et exaudiet voceÌ„ meaÌ„ After whoÌ„ Daniel accustomed throse in the daye on his knees to praye Of whom S Cipriane doth testify it was takeÌ„ that these houres of prime the thyrd the syxt the nynth to be vsed in the church which thing I thynke not to be true that onely of hym this vse was takeÌ„ but also of the other which we haue rehersed which were before hym Saynt Ierome accordingly to Daniels maner and custome of prayer dyd diuide the day in thre houres and that by ymitacion of the examples of the newe testament that is in the mornyng which is the thyrde houre in the which tyme the holy ghost inspired the Apostles and in the syxte houre that is at dynner tyme. As Peter dyd whiche intendynge to catchis meate about the syxt houre ascended into the garret to pray And their houre at which tyme Peter Iohn ascended into the temple to praye which houre was called the ix houre of prayer Occasion taken by these places of scripture and by the examples also of the same it to be thought that these houres hath 〈◊〉 in the church Aue gracia plena dnÌ„e tecum Ecce ancilla dniÌ„ fiat c. O Lorde open thou my lyppes And then shall my mouth shew forth thy prayse O God bende thy selfe into my helpe For hast the to helpe me Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it Prayse ye the Lorde ¶ The inuytatory Math. xi ¶ Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are ladeÌ„ and I shall refreshe you ¶ The .xciiii. Psalme Venite exultemus COme and let vs ioyfully gyue thankes vnto the Lorde let vs reioyce in God our saueoure let vs approche vnto his presence with prayse and thankes geuynge syng we vnto hym in psalmes ¶ Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and I shall refresh you For God is a great Lorde and a great Kynge ouer all goddes whych shall not forsake hys people in whose power are all the costes of the earth and he beholdeth the toppes of the mountaynes ¶ And I shall refreshe you The see is hys for he hath made it and hys haÌ„des hath facyoned the earth also come therfore and let vs worshyppe and fall downe before the Lorde which hath made vs for he is our Lorde God and we are hys people and the shepe of his pasture ¶ Come vnto me Nowe yf ye heare his voyce se that you hardeÌ„ not your hertes as they dyd in the tyme of temptacioÌ„ in wyldernes bytterly murmurynge agaynst god where your fathers tempted me and prouoked me to anger yet sawe they my workes ¶ And I shall refreshe you Fourty yeares was I a neyghboure vnto thys generatioÌ„ wherfore I sayd euer theyr hartes are gone from me they knowe not my wayes to whoÌ„ I swore in my greate anger that they shulde not entre into my rest ¶ Come vnto me all ye Glory be to the father c. As it was in the. c. ¶ The hymne Veni creator spiritus COme holy goost O creatour eternall In our myndes to make visitation And fulfyll thou wyth grace supernall Our hartes that be of thy creacion Which of Christe the comforter arte named Thou the gyfte of the God moost hyest The lyuynge well and charite inflamed The spirituall vnction that mans soule delytest Thou which arte seueÌ„folde in gyfte of munificeÌ„se And of God the father the fynger full of myght Enrychynge tonges with speches and eloquence Accordynge to the father to the promyse ful ryght Gyue lyght of our sences darkened with ignoraunce And into our hertes infounde perfyte loue Our infirme nature gyuen to fleshly pleasaunce Strength in godlynesse by thy power aboue Repell the goostly enemy that he haue no power And gyue vs peace in our conscience Be thou our gyde and go vs before That we maye auoyde synne our soules pestileÌ„ce Thou sprete of truth graunte vs thorow the Of the father to haue the knowlegynge and also of the sonne And that thou of them bothe procedest in deite Make vs to beleue in euery tyme and season Prayse be to the father wyth the sonne And to the holy spirite also be prayse Of whose graces as he hathe done Iesus Christe maye sende vs alwayes ¶ The â—… Psalme Verba mea auribus HEare my wordes O Lorde consyder my callynge O marke the voyce of my peticioÌ„ my kynge and my God for vnto the wyll I make my prayer Heare my voyce betymes O Lorde for early in the mornynge wyll I get me vnto the yee that wyth dyligence For thou arte not the God that hath pleasure in wyckednesse there maye no vngodly persone dwel wyth the. Such as be cruell maye not stande in thy syghte thou arte an enemy vnto all wycked doers Thou destroyest the lyers the Lord abhorreth the blody thursty and deceytfull But as for me I wyll come into thy house euen vpon the multitude of thy mercy and in thy feare wyll I worshyppe towarde thy holy temple Lede me O Lorde in thy ryghteousnesse because of myne enemyes make the way playne before me For there is no faythfulnesse in theyr mouthes they dissemble in theyr hertes theyr throte is an open sepulcre wyth theyr tonges they deceyue Punyshe them O God that they maye perysh in theyr owne ymaginacions cast them out because of the multitude of theyr vngodlynesse for they rebell agaynste the. Agayne let all them that put theyr trust in the reioyce yet let them euer be geuynge thankes because thou defendest them that they whyche loue thy name maye be ioyfull in the. For thou Lorde gyuest thy blessynge vnto the ryghteous wyth the fauourable kyndnesse thou defendest hym as wyth a shelde Glorye be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. ¶ The .xxiiij. Psalme Ad te domine VNnto the O Lorde I lyfte vp my soule my God I truste in the oh let me not be confounded Lest myne enemyes triumphe ouer me for al they that hope in the shall not be ashamed But suche as be scornefull despysers wythoute a cause they shal be put to confusyon Shewe me thy wayes O Lorde and teache my the pathes Lede me in thy truth and lerne me for thou arte the God of my saluacion and in the is all my hope all daye longe Call vnto remembraunce O Lorde thy tender mercyes and thy louynge kyndnesses which haue ben euer of olde Oh remember not my synnes and the offences of my youth but accordyng to thy mercy thynke vppon me O Lorde for thy goodnesse Oh howe frendlye and ryghteous is the Lorde therfore
Ye waters al that are aboue heuē prayse the Lorde all the powers of the Lorde prayse ye the Lorde The sonne and the mone prayse ye the Lorde sterres of the fyrmament prayse ye the Lorde The rayne and the dewe prayse ye the Lorde all the wyndes of god prayse ye the Lorde Fyer and heate magnyfye ye the Lorde wynter and somer prayse ye the Lorde Dewes and ye hore frostes prayse ye the Lorde frost and colde prayse ye the Lorde Yse and snowe prayse ye the Lorde nyghtes and dayes prayse ye the Lorde Nyghtes and darkenesse prayse ye the lorde lyghtenynges and cloudes laude ye the lorde The earth mought prayse the lorde laude and extoll hym for euer Hylles and mountaynes prayse ye the Lorde al the spryngeth vpon the earth laude ye the Lorde Ye welles and sprynges prayse the Lorde sees and floudes prayse ye the Lorde Whalles and all that moueth in the waters prayse ye the Lorde all byrdes of the ayre prayse ye the lorde All beastes both wylde and tame prayse ye the lorde ye chyldren of men prayse ye the lorde Let Israell prayse the Lorde laude hym and extoll hym for euer Ye prestes of the Lorde prayse the lorde ye seruaūtes of the Lorde prayse ye the Lorder Ye spirites and soules of ryghteous mē prayse the Lorde ye holy and meke in herte prayse the Lord. Anania Azaria Mizaell prayse ye the Lorde laude and extoll hym for euer Blesse we the father the sonne wyth the holy goost prayse we hym and serue we hym for euermore Blessed art thou Lorde in the firmament of heauen thou arth prayse worthy glorious and magnifyed worlde without ende ¶ The C.xlviij psalme Laudate dominum de coelis PRayse ye the Lorde of heuens prayse ye hym in the hyghe place Prayse ye hym all his angels al his powers prayse ye hym Prayse ye hym sonne and moone all sterres and lyght prayse ye hym The hyghest of heuens prayse ye hym and the waters that are aboue the heauens let them prayse the Lordes name For by his worde all thynges were made by hys commaundementes all thynges were created He hathe stablysshed them euerlastynglye and in to the worlde of worldes he hathe set a lawe that shall not exspyre Prayse the Lorde ye draggons and all depenesses of the earth Fyre hale snow yse stormes of wyndes that do hys commaundement Mountaynes and all lytell hylles woode berynge fruyte and all ceder trees Bestes and all maner of cattell serpentes and fethered foules Kynges of the earth and al people prynces and al iudges of the earth Bachelers and maydens olde men and yonge let them prayse the name of the Lorde for the name of hym onely is exalted The knowlegyng of hym aboue heuen and earth and he hath exalted the horne of hys people Laude be vnto all his sayntes to the sonnes of Israell to the people approchynge vnto hym Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The Cxlix Psalme Cantate domino SYnge ye vnto the lorde a new songe praysed be he in the congregacion of Sayntes Let Israell reioyce in hym that made hym and let the sonnes of Syon tryumphe in theyr kynge Let them prayse his name with daunsyng let thē synge vnto hym wyth tympany and harpe For the Lorde is well pleased wyth hys people and hath exalted the lowly into saluacion Sayntes shall tryumphe in glory they shal make ioye in theyr chambers The prayses of God shal be in theyr mouthes and two edged swordes in theyr handes To do vengeans amongest nacions and correccions amongest the people To bynde theyr kynges in fetters and theyr nobles in manacles of yron For to execute on them the iudgement wrytten thys is glory vnto all his sayntes Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it c. ¶ The C.l. Psalme Laudate dominum in PRayse ye the Lord in his sayntes prayse him in the fyrmament of his power Prayse ye hym in his strēgth prayse ye hym accordynge to the almyghtynesse of his power Prayse ye hym wyth the sound of a trūpet prayse ye hym wyth rebekes and organnes Prayse ye hym wyth clary symballes well soundynge prayse ye hym wyth Symballes of swetenesse let euery sprete prayse the Lorde Glory be to the father and to the. c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The antheme ¶ Holy Mary moost pure of virgyns all Mother and doughter of the kynge celestyall So comforte vs in oure desolacion That by thy prayer and specyall meditacion We maye enioye the rewarde of the heauēly reygne And with Goddes electe there for to remayne ¶ To the Ephesyans the .ij. ¶ The Chapter ¶ By grace are we made safe through fayth and that not of oure owne selues for it is the gyfte of God and cometh not of workes lest yf ony man shulde boost hymselfe of his owne dedes Thankes be to God The hymne Laudetur deus PRaysed be the God omnipotent Which through his benygnitie His moost deare sonne hath to vs sent To dye for oure iniquite Conceyued he was by the holy goost And borne of a vyrgyn pure Thus the God of myghtes moost Abhorred not our nature And where we were ryght wretchedly Abiecte for our transgression In Christ are we set at lyberte By whom we haue redemption O vyrgyn Mary moost gracyous O mother of God incomperable To thy sonne praye for vs That he after death be fauorable Glorye be to the Trinite The father the sonne and spirite lyuynge Whych arte one God and personnes thre To whom be prayse wythout endynge ¶ The versycle ¶ Praysed be the name of the Lorde ¶ The answere ¶ From thys tyme forth and for euermore ¶ The songe of Zachary the prophet Benedictus Dominus BLessed be the Lorde God of Israell for he hath visyted and redemed his people He hath raysed vp an horne of saluacyon vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed by the mouthe of hys holy prophetes which were syns the worlde beganne That we shulde be saued from our enemyes and from the handes of them that hate vs. To fulfyll the mercy promysyd to our fathers to remember his holy testament To performe the othe whiche he sware to oure father Abraham that he wold gyue hymselfe to vs. That we delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym wythout feare In holynes and ryghteousnesse before hym al the dayes of our lyfe And thou chylde shalt be called the prophet of the hyest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes To gyue knowlege of saluacion vnto hys people for remyssion of theyr synnes Through the tender mercy of our god by the which spryngynge from the hye hath vysyted vs. To gyue lyght to them that syt in the darkenesse and in the shadow of
death to gyue our fete into the waye of peace Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Christ moost mercyfull hath redemed vs let vs reioyce and alwayes geue thankes to God ¶ The versycie ¶ O Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come vnto the. ¶ The prayer GOd almyghty and oure mercyfull father which hast so excedyngly loued vs thy chosen chyldren that thou woldest vouchesafe to gyue vs thy only and welbeloued sonne Iesus Christ our sauyour to suffre death for our synnes so that all that stedfastlye beleue in hym myghte not peryshe but haue lyfe euerlastynge we besech the for thy abundaunt mercy and for the inestimable loue which thou barest to thy sonne Christ our sauyour gyue vs of thy grace poure thy fauour into oure hartes that we maye beleue feale and knowe perfytely that thou only arte our God our father and to vs an almyghty helper delyuerer a sauyour from synne frō all the deuelysh powers of hell and of the worlde and from death and that by thy sonne our Lorde Iesu Christe So be it ¶ The memory of the holy goost ¶ The antheme ¶ Come holy spirite of God inspire thou the hertes of them that beleue in the and kyndle in them the fyre of thy loue ¶ The versycle ¶ Sēde forth thy spirite they shal be made new ¶ The answere ¶ For so renuest thou the soule of man ¶ The prayer O God which hast instructed the hartes of the faythfull by the inspiracion of the holy goost graunt that we in thesame spyryte maye fauoure the truth and euermore reioyce in hys holy consolaciō By Christ our lord So be it ¶ A memory of the moost holy Trinite ¶ The antheme Delyuer vs saue vs iustify vs O blessed Trinite ¶ The versycle Blesse we the father the sonne with the holy gooste ¶ The answere Prayse we hym and exalte we hym euermore ¶ The prayer ALmyghty euerlastynge God which hast graunted to thy seruauntes thorow confession of the true fayth for to acknowlege the glorye of the eternall trinite and to honoure the one god in thy almyghty maiesty we besech the that through our stedfastnesse in the same fayth we maye be alwayes defended from all aduersytie which lyuest and reygnest one God worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady ¶ The antheme ¶ O glorious mother of God O perpetuall vyrgyn Mary which dyddest beare the Lord of al lordes and alone of all other dydest gyue sucke vnto the kynge of angels we beseche the of thy pytie to haue vs in remembraunce and to make intercession for vs vnto Christ that we beyng supported by his helpe maye come vnto the kyngdom of heauē ¶ The versycle O holy mother of God perpetuall vyrgyn Mary ¶ The answere Praye for vs vnto the Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The prayer GRaunt we beseche the O Lorde God that thy seruauntes maye enioye contynuall helth of body and soule and throughe the gracious intercession of blessed Mary perpetuall virgyn that we maye be delyuered from thys present heuynes and to haue the fruycion of the eternall gladnesse By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of all sayntes ¶ The antheme ¶ All ye blessed sayntes and electe seruauntes of God haue vs in remembraunce before God that through the helpe of youre prayers it maye please hym vs to assocyate wyth you ¶ The versycle ¶ Reioyce in the Lorde you that be iustifyed ¶ The answere ¶ And be you all glad that in herte be rectifyed ¶ The prayer WE besech the good Lorde that thou beyng pleased with the prayer of all thyne holy sayntes wylt bothe graunt vs pardon of our defautes and gyue vs also perpetuall remedy for them By Christe our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ HE that is the greate profounde sapience And diuine truth of the father on hye Which for mankynde of his benyuolēce Hymselfe hath made both God and man verely Was sold and bought by the Iewes trayterously And about mydnyght perturbed and taken And of hys disciples anone forsaken ¶ The versycle ¶ We worshyp the Christ with prayse benedictiō ¶ The answere ¶ For thou redemest the world by thy holy passiō ¶ The prayer LOrde Iesu Christe sonne of the lyuynge God set thy holy passion death betwene thy iudgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death and more ouer vouchesaufe to graunte vnto the lyuynge mercy grace to the deade pardon and reste to thy holy churche peace and concorde and to vs synners lyfe ioye euerlastynge whyche lyuest and reygneste God wyth the father and the holy goost worlde wythout ende So be it The glorious passyon of oure Lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from fearfull heuynes and brynge vs to the ioyes of paradyse So be it ¶ A memory of the compassion of our Lady ¶ The antheme HOly Mary of all godly women the godlyest Praye for vs of all holy women the holyest That he oure prayers accepte maye in good wyse Which of the was borne reygneth aboue the skyes By whose charite and mercyfull grace Our greuous synnes maye take no place ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of God and virgyn perpetuall ¶ The answere ¶ Praye thou for vs to the Lorde celestiall ¶ The prayer HOly Lorde Iesu sonne of the moost swete vyrgyn Mary whych suffredest death for vs vpon a crosse shew vnto vs thy mercye and graunt vnto vs and vnto all that deuoutly haue in remembraunce the compassiō of thy moost holy mother by her prayer prosperous lyfe in thys present world and through thy grace eternall glorye in the worlde to come wherin thou doest reygne one god with the father the holy goost world with out ende So be it The glorious passion of a vyrgyns sonne Bryng vs to the blysse of the heuenly kyngdom So be it ¶ The pryme O God bende thyselfe into my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it Prayse ye the Lorde COme holy goost O creatoure eternall In our myndes to make vysytacion And fulfyll thou wyth grace supernall Our hartes that be of thy creacion Remembre Lorde authour of saluacion That somtyme of a vyrgyne pure Wythout helpe of mans operacion Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature And as thou of thy clemēcy mere mercy specyal Aboue her desertes hast chosen amonge all other And toke her to such fauoure and grace supernal That thou woldest be her sonne and she to be thy mother So we besech the Christ moost tender Graunt that thy seruauntes with a deuout moode Maye oftymes swetely remember The effusion of thy precyous bloude O vyrgyne Mary moost
theyr names Greate is our Lorde and great is his power yee his wysdome is infinite The Lorde setteth vp the meke and bryngeth the vngodly downe to the grounde O synge vnto the Lorde wyth thankes geuynge synge prayses vpon the harpe vnto our God Which couereth the heauē wyth cloudes and prepareth rayne for the earth whych maketh the hey and grasse to growe vpon the mountaynes to the seruyce of men Which gyueth foder vnto the cattell and fedeth the yonge rauens that call vpon hym He hath no pleasure in the strength of a horse nether delyteth he in any mans legges But the Lordes delyte is in them that feare hym and put theyr trust in his mercy Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyne and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ The Lorde is mercyfull yee so mercyfull that the earth is full of his mercy by the whyche he hathe sente his sonne borne of a womā and made bonde vnto the law to redeme them that were vnder the lawe ¶ The versycle ¶ O Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come to the. ¶ The prayer O Lorde whych by the annunciation of thy angell hast gyuen vs knowlege of the incarnacion of thy sonne Christ we besech the poure thy grace into oure hertes that we trustynge in hym throughe his passion and death maye be broughte to the glorye of the last resurrection By the same our lorde Iesu Christ which lyueth and reygneth one god wyth the father and the holy goost worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ ABoute thre houres after the sonne ganne sprynge All the Iewes cryed Iesus to crucifye And in skorne they him clothed with purple clothing And in stede of a crowne on his head they dyd tye A crowne of thorne that prycked cruelly And had hym forth to a place where he dyed And with a howghe crosse on his sholders they layed ¶ The versycle ¶ We worshyp the Christ with prayse benedictiō ¶ The answere ¶ For thou redemest the world by thy holy passiō ¶ The prayer O Lorde Iesu Christ the sonne of the lyuynge God whych from the bosome of the father from heauens dydest descende to the earth and on the woode of the crosse dydest suffre fyue woundes and shed thy precious bloude for the remission of our synnes we mekely beseche the that in the daye of iudgement we maye be on the ryght hande heare thy swete sentence Come ye blessed of my father enioye ye the kyngdome prepared for you from the begynnynge of the worlde In the which kyngdom thou lyuest reygnest God wyth the father for euer So be it ¶ The glorious passion of our Lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and brynge vs to the ioye of paradyse So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady HOly mother of God whych hym haste conceyued That of all the worlde coulde not worthely be receyued Thy sonne beseche thou with humble intercession Vs for to purge of oure transgression That by thy sonne redemed we maye to the place ascende Where thou dwellest with hym world without ende ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of God make thy peticion ¶ The answere ¶ That we maye obtayne Christes promyssion ¶ The prayer O God whyche woldest thy sonne to be incarnate of the wombe of the blessed vyrgyn Mary graunt to thy meke peticioners that we whych beleue her verely to be the mother of God by her prayers before the we maye be helped By the same our Lorde Christ So be it ¶ The gloryous passion of the vyrgyns sonne Brynge vs to the blysse of the fathers kyngdom So be it O God bende thyselfe into my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ Prayse ye the Lorde ¶ The hymne COme holy goost O creatoure eternall In our myndes to make vysytacion And fulfyll thou wyth grace supernall Our hartes that be of thy creacion Remembre Lorde authour of saluacion That somtyme of a vyrgyne pure Wythout helpe of mans operacion Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature And as thou of thy clementie and mere mercye specyall Aboue her desertes hast chosen amonge all other And toke her to such fauour and grace supernall That thou woldest be her sonne and she to be thy mother So we beseche the Christ moost tender Graunt that thy seruauntes with a deuout moode Maye oftymes swetely remember The effusion of thy precyous bloude O vyrgyn Mary moost gracious O mother of God incomperable To thy sonne praye for vs That he after death be fauourable Glory to the Lorde of myghtes moost That of a vyrgyn was bore Glory to the father and to the holy goost To them be prayse for euermore So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Taste and se howe frendely c. ¶ The .xxxiij. psalme Benedicam dominum I Wyll alwaye gyue thankes vnto the Lorde his prayse shall euer be in my mouth My soule make her boost in the Lorde the poore oppressed shall heare therof and be glad O prayse the Lorde with me and let vs magnifye hys name togyther I sought the Lorde and he hearde me yee he delyuered me out of all my troubles Drawe ye nere vnto hym and be ye lyghtened your faces shall not be ashamed Thys poore man cryed vnto the Lorde and he herde hym yee and delyuered hym oute of all hys troubles The angel of the Lorde pytcheth his tent rounde aboute them that feare hym and delyuereth them O tast and se how frendly the Lorde is blessed is the man that trusteth in hym O feare the Lorde ye that be his sayntes for they that feare hym lacke nothynge The ryche shall wante suffre hunger but they whiche seke the Lorde shall wante no maner of thynge that is good Come hyther O ye chyldren herken vnto me I wyll teache you the feare of the Lorde Who so lysteth to lyue and wolde fayne se good dayes Let hym refrayne his tonge from euell and hys lyppes that they speake no gyle Let hym eschewe euyll and do good let hym seke peace and ensue it For the eyes of the Lorde are ouer the ryghteous and his eares are open to theyr prayers But the face of the lorde beholdeth them that do euel to destroye the remembraunce of them out of the earth When the ryghteous crye the lorde heareth thē and delyuereth them out of al theyr troubles The Lorde is nye vnto them that are contryte in herte wyll helpe such as be of an humble spirite Great are the troubles of the ryghteous but the Lorde wyll delyuer them out of all He kepeth all theyr bones so that not one of them is broken But mysfortune shall slee the vngodly and they that hate the ryghteous
for his mercy endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his he ouerthrew theÌ„ in the reed see for his mercy endureth for euer Which led his people thorow the wyldernesse for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kynges for his mercye endureth for euer â—ee and slew myghty kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sion kynge of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer And Og the kynge of Basan for his mercy endureth for euer And gaue awaye theyr lande for an heritage for his mercy endureth for euer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell his seruaunt for his mercy endureth for euer Which remembred vs when we were in trouble for hys mercy endureth for euer And hath redemed vs from our enemyes for hys mercy endureth for euer Which geueth foode vnto all fleshe for his mercy endureth for euer O geue ye thankes vnto the God of heauen for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lorde of all Lordes for his mercye endureth for euer Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. ¶ The antheme O Howe muche ought we to geue thankes to God which hath not spared his owne sonne but gaue hym for vs all and he borne of an immaculate virgyn was made man redemed vs froÌ„ our vayne conuersacioÌ„ whych we receaued by the tradicioÌ„ of theyr fathers not with corruptyble syluer and golde but wyth the precyous bloude of Christ as of a lambe vndefyled and wythout spot to hym therfore be continuall prayse whose mercy endureth for euer ¶ Matthew .i. Chapter THe Angell of the lorde appeared vnto Ioseph in a dreame sayenge Ioseph the sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto the Marye thy wyfe for that which is conceaued in hyr is of the holy goost she shall brynge forth a sonne and thou shalte call hys name Iesus for he shall saue hys people from theyr synnes ¶ Thankes be to God ¶ The hymne LEt vs prayse the Lorde omnipotent Which on hys people is so tender Magnifye hym wyth harte diligent For due thankes we can not render From the heauens he descended In the wombe of a virgyne pure He shed his bloude our fautes to amende And of our sycke soules dyd the cure No thy chylde o mother make thy peticion Our infirmite hauynge in remembraunce That he by grace maye amende our condicion And thou by prayer to make intretaunce Now Christ which hast payde the pryce Of our synne and preuaricacion Se vs not dampned in ony wyse Whych thou hast bought by thy passion O vyrgyne Mary moost gracyous O mother of Christ incomperable To thy swete sonne praye for vs That he in deathes houre be fauorable Glory be to the sonne of myghtes moost That of a vyrgyn chast was bore Glory to the father and to the holy goost To them be praysynge for euermore So be it ¶ The versycle ¶ Grace in thy vysage encreaseth euermore ¶ The answere ¶ Thou hast ben blessed of God therfore ¶ The antheme ¶ O Lorde moost c. ¶ The songe of the blessed Mary Magnificat anima MY soule magnifyeth the Lorde And my sprete hath reioyced in God my sauioure For he hath loked on the lowe degre of his hande mayden beholde now from hens forth shall all generacions call me blessed For he that is myghtye hath done to me greate thynges and blessed is hys name And his mercy is alwayes on theÌ„ that feare hym through out all generacions He hath shewed strength wyth his arme he hathe scatered them that are proude in the ymaginacioÌ„ of theyr hartes He that put downe the myghty from theyr seates and hath exalted them of lowe degre He hath fylled the hongry wyth good thynges hath sent awaye the rych empty He hath remembred mercy and hath holpeÌ„ his seruaunt Israell Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham to his sede for euer Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme O Lorde moost mercyfull God whyche of thy mere mercy hast chosen the blessed vyrgyne Mary to by the mother of thy sonne Iesus Christe whom thou so enkyndlest wyth thy loue replenyshedest hyr wyth grace that not onlye hyr mouth but also hyr soule dyd magnifye the o lorde set forth thy prayses Graunt vs Lorde to haue a feruent loue towardes the that fayned deuocion set asyde we maye also wyth our soules magnifye the and geue continuall thankes for the redempcion that we haue by Iesus Christ ¶ The versycle ¶ Lorde God heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come to the. ¶ The prayer O Lorde whych by the annunciation of thy angell hast gyuen vs knowlege of the incarnacion of thy sonne Christ poure thy grace in to oure hertes that we trustynge in him through his passion and death maye be broughte to the glorye of the last resurrection By the same our lorde Iesus Christ whiche lyueth and reygneth one God with the father and the holy gooste worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ The memory of the holy goost ¶ The antheme ¶ Come holy spirite of God inspire thou the hertes of them that beleue in the and kyndle in them the fyre of thy holy loue ¶ The versycle ¶ Sende forth thy spirite and they shal be made newe ¶ The answere ¶ For so renuest thou the soule of man ¶ The prayer O God which hast instructed the hertes of the faythfull by the inspiracion of the holy goost graunt that we in the same spirite maye fauoure the truth and euermore reioyce in his holy consolacion By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of the moost holy Trinite ¶ The antheme ¶ Delyuer vs saue vs iustifye vs O blessed Trinite ¶ The versycle ¶ Blesse we the father and the sonne wyth the holy goost ¶ The answere ¶ Prayse we hym and exalte we hym euermore ¶ The prayer ALmyghty and euerlastynge God whyche hast grauÌ„ted to vs thy seruauÌ„tes through confession of true fayth for to acknowlege the glory of the eternal Trinite and to honoure the one God in thy almyghty maiesty we besech the that through our stedfastnesse in the same fayth we maye be alwayes defended from al aduersitie whiche lyuest and reygnest one God worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady ¶ The antheme ¶ O glorious mother of god o perpetual vyrgyn Mary whych dydest beare the lorde of al lordes alone of all other dydest gyue sucke vnto the kyng of angels we beseche the of thy pytie to haue vs in remembraunce and to make intercession for vs vnto Christe that we beynge supported by his helpe maye come vnto the kyngdome of heauen ¶ The versycle O holy mother of God perpetuall vyrgyn Mary ¶ The answere Praye for vs vnto the Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The prayer GRaunt we beseche the O Lorde God that thy seruauntes maye
God So be it Our father which art in c. ¶ The .x. prayer O Iesu begynnynge and ende waye lyfe and vertue in euery meane haue mynde that fro the toppe of thy heade vnto the sooles of thy fete thou suffredest for vs to be drowned in the water of thy payneful passion for mynd of this great payne and namely for the depenes and wydenes of thy wouÌ„des I besech the blessed Iesu teach me the large precepte coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes of loue which am drowned al in foule synne So be it Our father ¶ The .xi. prayer O Iesu depnes of endles mercy I besech the for the depnes of thy woundes that went throughe thy tender flesh and thy vaynes that thou vouchsafe to drawe me out beynge drouded in the depnes of synne And hyde me euer after in the holes of thy woundes from the face of thy wrath vnto the tyme Lorde that thy dredful fury be passed So be it Our father whych art in heauen c. ¶ The .xij. prayer O Iesu myrrour of truth token of vnitie sure bonde of charite Haue mynd of thyn innumerable paynes and wouÌ„des whych from the toppe of thy heade to the soole of thy foote thou wast wouÌ„ded and of the wycked Iewes thou wast all to torne and rent And all thy body made rede wyth thy moost holy bloude the which great sorow blessed Iesu in thy clene virgins body thou suffredest What myghtest thou do more for vs theÌ„ thou dyddest Therfore benygne Iesu I praye the hartely to wryte al thy wouÌ„des in my harte with thy moost precious bloude that I maye both read in them thy drede and thy loue And that I maye styll continue in praysynge and thankynge the to my lyues ende So be it Our father which art c. ¶ The .xiii. prayer O Iesu moost myghty Lyon kynge immortall and moost victorious Haue mynde of the sorowe that thou suffredest when al the powers thy harte and body fayled the vtterly and then thou enclynynge thyne heade saydest thus It is all done For mynde of that anguyshe and sorowe Haue mercy on me whan my soule in the last consummacion and departynge of my breath shal be anguyshed and troubled So be it Our father whych art c. ¶ The .xiiij. prayer O Iesu the only begotten sonne of almyghty God the father the bryghtnes and fygure of his godly substaunce Haue mynd of that entyer commendacion in whych thou dyddest coÌ„mende thy sprete into the haÌ„des of thy father and wyth a torne body and broken harte shewynge to vs for our ransome the bowels of thy mercye for the redemynge of vs dyddest geue vp thy brethe for mynde of that precious deathe I beseche the kynge of sayntes comforte me to with stande the fende the world and my flesh that I maye be dead to the worlde and louynge goostly towarde the. And in the laste houre of my departynge fro the worlde receaue my soule commynge to the whych in thys lyfe is an outlawe a pylgryme So be it Our father which arte c. ¶ The .xv. prayer O Iesu very true and plentuous vyne haue mynde of the moost exceadynge and abundaunt effusion of bloude that thou sheddest moost plenteously as yf it had ben crusshed out of a rype cluster of grapes when thou vppon the crosse dyddest tread that presse alone gauest vs drynke both bloude and water out of thy syde beyng perced with a knyghtes spere so that in all thy body was not left a drop of bloude nor of water then at the laste lyke a bundel of myrre thou wast hanged on the crosse on hygh where thy tender fleshe waxed wanne the lycoure of thy bowels was dryed vp For mynde of thys thy moost bytter passioÌ„ swete Iesu wounde my harte that the water of repentaunce and teares of loue maye be my foode both nyght and daye And good Iesu turne me whole to the that my herte maye be euer to the a dwellynge place that my lyuynge maye be euer plesaunt and acceptable and that the ende of my lyfe maye be so commendable that I maye perpetually prayse the with al thy sayntes in blysse So be it Our father whych arte c. I beleue in God c. ¶ Here after followeth the seuen penitentiall Psalmes ¶ Why that these .vii. psalmes folowynge are called penitentiall and be chefely noted aboue other the common opinion and mynde of many wryters is and hath ben that the kynge and prophete Dauid coÌ„puncte or sâ—ryken wyth harty repeÌ„taunce of his greuous adultery committed wyth Bersabe the detestable murther of vrye her husbande beynge hys knyght and seruaunt after he was admonyshed by Nathan the prophete of God shulde make them specially to declare his inwarde sorowe and deye contricion that he toke for the same But whether it were done vpon that intention or not that I referre to the iudgement of other Yet this is very certayne that they maye wel and of good coÌ„gruâ—nte be called penitentiall for because that penaunce in them is so diligently so ofteÌ„ and manyfestly treated repeted and commended as in the selfe psalmes is easly to be perceaued ¶ The antheme ¶ Remembre not c. The .vi. Psalme Domine ne in furore tuo LOrde rebuke me not in thy fury neyther chasten thou me in thyne angre Haue mercye on me Lorde for I am sycke heale me lorde for my bones are brused And my soule is very sore troubled but how loÌ„ge Lorde Turne the Lorde and delyuer my soule saue me for thy mercy For ther is none in death that haue mynd of the and in hell who wyll knowlege the. I haue laboured in my sorow I shal euery nyght wash my bedde with teares shal I wete the place where I lye Myne eye is troubled wyth woodnesse I haue waxed olde amonge all myne enemyes Auoyde from me all ye that worke wyckednesse for the Lorde hath herde the noyse of my wepyng The Lorde hath herde my prayer the Lorde hath herde my petycion Let all myne enemyes be ashamed and confouÌ„ded let them be ashamed confounded very quyckely Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyng and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The .xxxi. Psalme Beati quorum remisse BLessed are they whose iniquityes are forgeuen and whose synnes be couered Blessed is the man to whom God shal not impute synne nether in his sprete is dysceyt For I haue holdeÌ„ me styll my bones haue waxed olde whyles I cryed all the daye For daye and nyght haue thyne handes ben imburdened vpon me I was tourned in my trouble whylest my backe bone was stryken I haue made my faulte knowen vnto the haue not hyde my vnryghteousnesse I haue sayde I shall confesse my vnryghteousnes agaynst my selfe to the lorde and thou hast remytted the wyckednesse of my synne For that shal euery holy person praye vnto the in tyme conuenient Neuerthelesse in the great flode of many waters they shall not
in the Lorde as a mountayne of Sion he shall neuer more be moued which inhabiteth Ierusalem Mountaynes are in the cyrcuite of it the Lorde is in the cyrcuitye of his people from thys tyme forth and euermore For the lorde shall not leaue the rodde of synners vpon the lot of the iust lest the iust shulde extende theyr handes vnto synne Do well O Lorde to the good and vpryghte in harte But those that swarne the Lorde shal bryng into bondes with them that worke wyckednesse peace be vpon Israell Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxv Psalme In conuertendo dominus WHan the Lorde turneth agayne the captiuitye of Syon then shall we be lyke vnto them that dreame Then our mouth is fylled with laughter and our tonge with ioye Then shall it be sayde amonge the heathen the Lorde hath done great thynges for them Yee the Lorde hath done great thynges for vs already wherfore we reioyce Turne our captiuite O Lorde as the ryuer in the South They that sowe in teares shall repe in ioye They that went forthe wepynge and sowed theyr sede shall come wyth ioye an brynge theyr sheues wyth them Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxvi Psalme Nisi dominus EXcepte the Lorde buylde the house theyr laboure is but vayne that buylde it Except the Lorde kepe the cytie the watch man waketh but in vayne â—t is but lost laboure that ye ryse vp early aryse after youre syttynge ye that eate the breade of soroufulnesse Then he hath geuen slepe to hys welbeloued lo the herytage of the Lordes chyldren the rewarde of the fruyte of the wome â—yke as the arrowes in the hande of the gyauÌ„t euen so are the chyldren of smyters Happy is the man that hath his desyre full of theÌ„ he shall not be ashamed when he shall speake wyth his enemyes in the gate Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxvij Psalme Beati omnes qui. BLessed are they that feare the Lorde and walke in his wayes For thou shalt eate the labours of thyne owne handes o happy art thou and it shal go well wyth the. Thy wyfe shall be as a fruytfull vyne vpon the walles of thy house Thy chyldren lyke the Olyue braunces rounde aboute thy table Lo thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lorde The Lorde blesse the out of Sion that thou may est se Ierusalem in prosperyte all thy lyfe longe Yee thou mayest se thy chyldrens chyldren peace vpon Israell Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c The Cxxviij Psalme Sepe expugnauerunt MAny a tyme haue they fought agaynst me from my youth vp maye Israel now saye Yee many a tyme haue they foughte agaynst me from my youthe vp but they haue not ouercome me The vngodlye buylded vpon my backe and prolonged theyr iniquite But the ryghteous Lorde hath hewen the neckes of the vngodly in peces Let them be confounded and turned backewarde as many as haue euyll wyll at Syon Let them be euen as the haye vpon the house toppes which wyddereth before it be plucked vp Wherof the mower wyll not fyll hys hande nether he that byndeth vp the sheues his bosome So that they which go by saye not so muche as the Lorde prosper you we wyshe you good luck in the name of the Lorde Glory be to the father As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxix Psalme De profandis clamaui OVt of the depe called I vnto the Lorde O Lorde heare my voyce O let thyne eares consyder wel the voyce of my complaynte Yf thou Lorde wylt be extreme to marke our iniquities o Lorde who maye abyde it But there is mercy with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abyden in his worde my soule hath trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vntyll nyght let Israell truste in the Lorde For with the Lorde there is mercye and hys redempcion is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell from all hys synnes Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The Cxxx. Psalme Domine non est LOrde I am not hye mynded I haue no proude lokes I do not exercyse myselfe in great matters which are to hye for me Yf I dyd not thynke mekely but dyd exalte my soule As a wenelynge is from his mother so is the retrybulacion of my soule Let Israell truste in the Lorde frome thys tyme forth for euermore Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxxi Psalme Memento domine Dauid LOrde remembre Dauid and all his troubles Howe he sware vnto the Lorde and vowed a vowe vnto the myghty one of Iacob I wyll not come within the tabernacle of my house nor clyme into my bedde I wyl not suffre myne eyes to slepe nor myne eye lyddes to slombre Vntyll I fynde out a place for the Lorde an habytacion for the God of Iacob Howe herde thesame at Ephrata and found it in in the woody feldes We wyll go into his tabernacle and fall downe before hys fotestole Aryse O lorde into thy restynge place thou and the arke of thy strength Let thy prestes be clothed with ryghteousnesse and let thy sayntes reioyse For thy seruaunt Dauids sake turne not awaye the presence of thyne anoynted The lorde hath made a faythfull oth vnto Dauid and he shall not shrynke froÌ„ it of the fruyte of thy body shall I set vpon thy seate Yf thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt and my testymony that I shall learne them Theyr chyldren also shall syt vpon thy seate for euermore For the Lorde hath chosen Syon to be an habytacion for hymselfe hath he chosen her This shall be my rest here wyl I dwell for I haue a delyte therin I wyll blesse hyr wedowes wyth increase wyll satisfy her power with breade I wyll decke her prestes with health and her sayntes shall reioyse and be glad Ther shall I make the horne of Dauid to floryshe I haue ordeyned a lanterne for myne anoynted As for his enemyes I shall cloth theÌ„ with shame but vpon hymselfe shall his owne floryshe Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxxij Psalme Ecce quam bonum BEholde howe good and ioyfull a thynge it is brethren to dwell together in vnite It is lyke the precious oyntment vpon the heade that ranne downe vpon the beerde euen vnto Aarons beerde And wente downe to the skyrtes of his clothyng
Lyke the dew of Hermon which fel vpon the hyll of Sion For there the Lorde promysed his blessynge and lyfe for euermore Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The C.xxxiij Psalme Ecce nunc benedicite BEholde o prayse the Lorde all ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in the house of the Lorde in the house of our God O lyft vp your handes in the nyght to the sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The Lorde which made heauen and earth blesse the out of Sion Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ RemeÌ„ber not o Lorde the faultes ether of vs or of our parentes nether take thou veÌ„geauÌ„ce on oure synnes spare o Lorde spare thy people which thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud be neuermore angre with vs but mercyfully heare vs cryenge vnto the. And graunt also all the sayntes besely to pray for vs and vouchsafe mercyfully to heare vs by Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ The signification of thys worde Letany ¶ Mamercus Bysshoppe of Vienne what tyme that a terriblâ— earthquake fellin his prouynce Leo the fyrst then beynge bisshop of Rome caused the people to assemble to go togyther to a long Araye prayeng and callyng vpon God which thyng now we cal procession â–ª bycause we vse in the same to procede or go forth Here of it came that when any greuous plage was eyther sende by god among the people or any sodeyn chaunse of gladnesse chaunsed procession hath alwayes ben vsed somtyme to pacify gods wrath and somtyme to thanke him of his benefettes For this cause dyd Agapeâ—us bysshop of Rome fyrst institute that procession shulde be done euery sondaye throughout the yere and after him Gregory in the tyme of a common pestileÌ„ce caused more solempne ordre and syngynge to be vsed therin and ordeyned this seruyce called Letany which is a greke worde and as much in Englyssh to say as suplycacion or prayer wherof it hath taken his name bycause that in our generall processions and rogacion dayes prayer and supplycacion is made vnto God for the people and for al estates accordyng to the counsayle of Saynt Paule 1. Timothei ii and dyuers other examples of scriptures LOrde haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. God the father of heauen haue mercy on vs. Goddes sonne redemer of the worlde Haue mercy on vs. God the holy goost Haue mercy on vs. Holy Trinite one God haue mercy on vs. Holy Mary vyrgyn and mother of God Praye for vs. Saynt Mychael praye for vs. Saynt Gabriel praye for vs. Saynt Raphael praye for vs. All holy angels and archangels praye for vs. All order of holy spretes praye for vs. Saynt Ihon baptiste praye for vs. All holy Patryarches Prophetes praye for vs. Saynt Peter praye for vs. Saynt Paule praye for vs. Saynt Andrewe praye for vs. Saynt Ihon praye for vs. Saynt Iames. praye for vs. Saynt Thomas praye for vs. Saynt Phylyp praye for vs. Saynt Iames. ☞ ☜ praye for vs. Saynt Matthewe praye for vs. Saynt Bartholome praye for vs. Saynt Symon praye for vs. Saynt Tathe praye for vs. Saynt Mathye praye for vs. Saynt Barnabe praye for vs. Saynt Marke praye for vs. Saynt Luke praye for vs. All holy Apostles and euangelistes praye for vs All holy disciples and innocentes praye for vs. Saynt Steuen praye for vs. Saynt Clement praye for vs. Saynt Timothe praye for vs. Saynt Dionise praye for vs. All holy martyrs praye for vs. All holy confessors praye for vs. Saynt Anne praye for vs. Saynt Elizabeth praye for vs. Saynt Mary Magdalene praye for vs. Saynt Martha praye for vs. All holy vyrgyns praye for vs. All holy sayntes praye for vs. Be mercyfull spare vs Lorde FroÌ„ all euell Lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ the waytes of the deuell Lorde delyuer vs. From endles dampnacion Lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ imminet parel of our synne lorde delyuer vs. From the assaultes of deuels lorde delyuer vs. From the sprete of fornication lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ the desyre of vayne glory lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ all vnclenes of body soule lorde delyuer vs. From wrath and hate and all euell wyll lorde delyuer vs. From vnclene thoughtes lorde delyuer vs. From blyndnes of harte lorde delyuer vs. From lyghtenynge and tempest lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ sodeyne vnprouyded death lord delyuer vs. By the mystery of thy holy incarnacion lordr delyuer vs. By thy natiuite lorde delyuer vs. By thy circumcision lorde delyuer vs. By thy baptyme lorde delyuer vs. By thy fastynge lorde delyuer vs. By thy crosse and passion lorde delyuer vs. By thy precious death lorde delyuer vs. By thy glorious resurrccion lorde delyuer vs. By thy meruelous ascencion lorde delyuer vs. By the grace of thy holy goost lorde delyuer vs. In the houre of death lorde succoure vs. In the daye of iudgement lorde delyuer vs. We synners praye the to heare vs. That thou geue vs peace we pray the to heare vs That thy mercy and thy pytie maye euer preserue vs we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsaufe to gouerne and kepe thy church we praye the to heare vs. That thou geue peace concorde and victorye to oure kynge and princes we praye the to heare vs. That thou kepe all our byshoppes and prelates in holy religion we praye the to heare vs. That thou kepe al the congregacion of sayntes in thy holy seruice we praye the to heare vs. That thou preserue all ChristeÌ„ people which thou hast redemed wyth thy precyous bloude we praye the to heare vs. That thou geue all our benefactours euerlastyng benefytes we praye the heare vs. That thou wylt delyuer the soules of vs and oure parentes from eternall damnation we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsafe to geue and preserue the frutes of the earth we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsafe to cast vpon vs thy mercyfull eyes we praye the to heare vs. That thou do cause the obsequy of oure seruyce to be acceptable we praye the to heare vs. That thou do plucke vp our myndes vnto heaueÌ„ly desyres we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsaufe to beholde and releue the mysery of the poore and the captiue we praye the. That thou geue euerlastyng rest to al that beleue in the both quycke and dead we pray the to heare That thou vouchsafe to heare vs we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde heare vs Lorde O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde spare vs Lorde O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde
haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade But delyuer vs. c. ¶ The versycle We haue offended with our father ¶ The answere We haue done wronge and commytted iniquetie ¶ The versycle Lorde do not with vs accordynge to our synnes ¶ The answere Nether rewarde thou vs after our vngodlynesse ¶ The versycle Lorde shewe vs thy mercye ¶ The answere And geue vs thy sauynge helthe ¶ The versycle And let thy mecy come vpon vs Lorde ¶ The answere Thy sauynge helth accordynge to thy promyse ¶ The versycle Lorde saue the Kynge and the realme ¶ The answere And heare vs in the daye where in we call vnto ye. ¶ The versycle Let thy prestes do on iustice ¶ The answere And let thy sayntes reioyce ¶ The versycle For oure brothers and systers ¶ The answere Saue O God thy seruauntes both men and wemen that trust in the. ¶ The versycle Let vs praye for all Christen people ¶ The answere Lorde saue thy people and blesse thyne heretage and rule them and exalte them euermore ¶ The versycle Lorde sende peace through thy vertue ¶ The answere And great abundaunce in euery countre ¶ The soules of all faythfull departed by the mercy of God let them rest in peace ¶ The versycle Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere And geue hearynge to my clamoure ¶ For remyssion of synnes GOd to whom it is apropryed to be mercyfull euer and to spare take our prayer and and let thy pytiefull mercye assoyle them that are bonde wyth the chayne of synners By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For mercy LOrde we beseche the to shewe vnto vs thyn vnspekable mercy that thou both purge vs from all our synnes and mercyfullye delyuer vs from the payne that we deserue for the same By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For the kynge LOrde God of hoostes kynge most myghty and stronge by whom kynges do reygne in whose handes are the hertes of all kynges Graunte vnto thy welbeloued seruaunt H. our kynge continuall helth of body and soule that his harte alwayes enclynynge to wholsome and godlye counsayles and the enemyes of the common welthe beynge vanquyshed we maye lōge inioye vnder him perpetuall peace and brotherly concorde By Christ our Lorde So be it ALmighty eternal god which alone doest great wonders graūt vnto thy seruauntes the bysshoppes to al congregacions cōmytted vnto thē the sprete of grace that in the truth they maye please the powre out on thē the perpetuall dewe of thy benediction By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For the people and all estates FOr thy pytie Lorde we besech the to louse the bandes of all our synnes through the prayer of the blessed glorious virgyn Mary wyth al thy sayntes kepe vs thy seruauntes oure kynge and all Christē people in al holynesse all that by kynred of bloude familiaritye confessiō or prayer be alyed vnto vs clense them Lorde of all vyces lyghte thē with vertues peace and helth geue vnto vs auoyde from vs all our enemyes as well visible as inuisible geue thy charyty to our frendes and to our enemyes expell all pestylence and famyne to all christē people quycke dead graunt lyfe endles rest By Christ our lorde So be it ¶ For Charytye O God which doste powre the gyftes of charytye into the hartes of the faytfull through grace of the holy gooste graunt vnto thy seruauntes both men and women for whō we praye vnto thy mercy helth of body and soule that they maye loue the wyth all theyr power and perform wyth al loue the thynges that be pleasyng to the. By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For peace O God from whome all holy desyres all good counsels and all iuste workes do procede gyue vnto vs the same peace which the worlde cannot geue that our hartes beynge obedyent to thy commaundementes and the feare of our enemyes takē awaye our tyme may be peasyble through thy proteccion By Christ our Lorde ¶ For the soules departed GOd that arte creatoure and redemer of all faythfull people graunte vnto the soules of all true beleuers beynge deade remyssion of all theyr synnes that through deuoute prayers they maye attayne thy gracyous pardon which they haue alwaye desyred By Christ oure Lorde ☞ So be it ☜ * ¶ An instruction of the maner in hearynge of the Masse shewynge howe and to what intente it shulde be herde the whiche instruction I haue by occasion preuented with a declaracion to the instablyshmente of the Christen fayth concernynge the Sacramēt of as the aulter whyche is consecrated in the Masse THe order taken of me in thys prymer moost deare reader setteth here followynge certayne meditacions to be sayd at the sacrynge as we cal it of the masse in the masse tyme which masse is a consecracion of the body and bloude of Christ by the power of God workynge secretly in the wordes that are spoken of the prest and institute for a specyall memory of Christes passion set forth wyth certayne ceremonies and deuoute suffragies to the enkyndlynge and styryng vp of the deuocions or deuoute myndes not only of the prest but also of the hearers to the entent that they maye impende a dew honoure as concernynge theyr deuty to the same blessed sacrament And for as much as dyuers people dyuersly do heare it some for custome some by shame cōpelled some wyth smale deuocion some cōtented to heare and se what the prest doth thynketh it ynoughe to be present in the churche whyle it is a doyng but not so many as I wolde wyshe doth heare the same to the ende that Christe dyd ordeyne it to be done for And specyally a great sorte which is worst of all maketh this moste holy sacrament of no estimacion nor reuerence pernycyously affyrmynge that in that sacrament is not the presence of the body and bloude of Christe I haue thought it conuenyente and some what necessarye both to make a declaracyon to the deuoute readers of the fayth that belongeth to the same and also to geue instruccyon to what vse or purpose they shulde frequent the consecracyon and mynistracyon of it Whiche entrepryse gentle readers I take in hande not because thynke my selfe of such excellent iudgement and learnynge that I can exquysytely and suffycyently declare and satysfye the reader of the misteryes of so excellent and hygh sacrament but that onely I wolde shewe some token of my deuty to my euen Christen in the distribucion vnto hym of suche talent whyche God hath lente me And fyrst shall I reherse the scriptures whych the sacramentaries go aboute to enstablyshe theyr hereticall opinion as concernynge the body of Christ presence of the same sacrament declarynge such places of scripture that they haue chosen in theyr owne natyue sence the hereby may appere both that they distort the scripture for theyr singuler opyniō also that theyr opiniō
fallynge I wyll walke before the Lorde in the lande of the lyuynge ¶ The antheme I shall please the lorde in the region of the lyuynge ¶ The antheme Vo is me The C.xix Psalme Addominum cum WHan I am in trouble I cal vpon the Lorde and he hath herde me Delyuer my soule O Lorde from lyenge lyppes and from a deceytfull tonge What rewarde shal be geuen or done to the thou false tonge Euen myghty and sharpe arrowes with hote burnynge coles Wo is me that my banyshment endureth so lōge I dwell in the tabernacles of the sorowfull My soule hath longe dwelled amonge them that be enemyes vnto peace I laboured for peace but when I spake therof they prepared them to battayle ¶ The antheme Wo is me for that my banyshment is prologed The C.xx Psalme Leuaui oculos meos I Lyfte vp myne eyes vnto the hylles from whence commeth my helpe My helpe commeth from the lorde which made heauen and earthe He shall not suffre thy fote to slyppe neyther shall he that kepeth the fall into a slomber To he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slomber which kepeth Israell The Lorde kepeth the the Lorde is thy defence more then the ryght hande The Sonne shall not burne the by daye nor the Moone by nyght The Lorde kepeth the from all euel the Lorde kepeth euen thy soule The Lorde kepe thy goynge in and goynge oute from thys tyme forth and euermore ¶ The antheme The Lorde kepeth the from all euell he kepeth euē thy soule ¶ The antheme Yf thou The C.xxix Psalme De profundis OVte of the depe called I vnto the O Lorde Lorde heare my voyce O let thyne eares consyder well the voyce of my complaynte Yf thou Lorde wylt be extreme to marke ouriui quities O Lorde who maye abyde it But there is mercy wyth the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abyden in his word my soule hath trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vntyll nyght let Israell trust in the Lorde For which the Lorde ther is mercye and hys redemption is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell frō al his iniquities ¶ The antheme Yf thou lorde imputest mens synnes vnto them Lorde who shall abyde it ¶ The antheme The workes The C.xxxvii Psalme Confitebor tibi domine I Wyll geue thankes vnto the o lorde with my whole herte for thou hast hearde the wordes of my mouth euen before the goddes wyll I synge prayses vnto the. I wyll worshyppe towarde thy holy temple and prayse thy name because of thy louynge kyndnes and truth for thou hast magnifyed thy worde accordynge vnto thy great name When I call vpon the heare thou me and endue my soule with much strength All the kynges of the earth shal prayse the o lorde whan they heare the wordes of thy mouth Yee they shal synge in the wayes of the lorde that greate is the glory of the Lorde For though the Lorde be hyghe yet hathe he respecte to the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym afarre of Though I walke in the myddeste of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalte stretche forthe thyne hande vpon the furiousnes of myne enemyes and thy ryght hande shall saue me The Lorde shall make good for me yee thy mercy o Lorde endureth for euer despyse not then the worke of thyne owne handes ¶ The Antheme Lorde despyce not the workes of thyne handes ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The answere Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme I hearde a. ¶ The songe of blessed Mary Magnificat anima mea dominum MY soule magnifyeth the Lorde And my sprete hath reioyced in God my sauyoure For he hath loked on the lowe degre of hys hande mayden beholde now from hense forth shall all generacions call me blessed For he that is myghtye hathe done to me greate thynges and blessed is his name And his mercy is alwayes on thē that feare hym through out all generacions He hath shewed strength with his arme he hathe scattered them that are proude in the imagynaciō of theyr hartes He hath put downe the myghty frō theyr seates and hath exalted them of lowe degre He hath fylled the hungrye wyth good thynges and hath sent awaye the rych emptye He hath remembred mercy and hathe holpen hys seruaunt Israell Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham to hys sede for euer ¶ The antheme ¶ I haue herde a voyce from heauen sayenge blessed be the deade whiche dye in the Lorde Lorde haue mercye on vs Christe haue mercye on vs Lorde haue mercye on vs. Our father The C.xlv Psalme Lauda anima PRayse the Lorde O my soule whyle I lyue wyll I prayse the lorde I wyl prayse the Lorde as longe as I shall remayne O put not your truste in princes nor in the chyldren of men for there is no helpe in them For when the breth of man goeth forthe he shall turne agayne to hys earth and so all his thoughtes peryshe Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for hys helpe and whose hope is in the Lorde hys God whych made heauen and earth the see and al that there in is Whiche kepeth his promyse for euer whyche helpeth them to ryght that suffre wrōge whych fedeth thy hongry The lorde louseth men out of preson the lorde geueth syght to the blynde The lorde helpeth them vp that are fallen the lord loueth the ryghteous The lorde careth for the straungers he defendeth the fatherles and wedowe as for the waye of the vngodly he turneth it vpsyde downe The Lorde thy God O Syon is kynge for euermore and thorowe out all generacyons ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The Answere Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The versicle I trust to se the goodes of the lorde ¶ The answere In the lande of lyfe ¶ The versicle Lorde God heare my prayer ¶ The answere And geue hearynge to my clamour ¶ Let vs praye GOd to whom it is approbried to be mercyful euer and to spare be mercyfull to the soules of thy seruauntes of eche kynde and forgeue them all theyr synnes that they beynge lowsed frō the bondes of death maye ascende vnto lyfe O God the Lorde of pardon Graunte vnto the soule of N. thy seruaunte the yeares mynde of whose deathe we haue in remēbraunce a place of reste the blessed ful quyete and clerenesse of the lyghte O God whyche haste caused thy seruauntes in pontificall dignitie to be accompted amonge the prestes apostolyke Graunt we beseche the that they maye enioye in heauen the contynuall company of them whose office they dyd beare sometyme heare in earth O God the graunter of pardon and the louer of mans saluacion we besech thy mercy that thou wylt suffre the congregacion of our brothers and systers beynge departed oute of thys worlde through the intercession of blessed Mary the vyrgyn and S. Michel tharchangell and all holy sayntes to come to the congregacion of euerlastynge
exspyre Prayse ye the Lorde of the earth ye dragons and all depenesses Fyre hayle snowe yse stormes of wyndes that do his commaundemente Mountaynes and all lytell hylles woodes bearynge fruyte and all cedre trees Beastes and all maner of cattel serpentes and fethered foules Kynges of the earthe and all people prynces and all iudges of the earth Bachelers and maydens olde men and yonge let them prayse the name of the lorde for the name of hym onely is exalted The knowledgynge of hym is aboue heauen and earth and he hath exalted the horne of hys people Laude be vnto al his sayntes to the sonnes of Israel to the people approchynge vnto hym The Cxlix Psalme Cantate domino Sâ—nge ye vnto the Lorde a newe songe let the congregacion of sayntes prayse hym Let Israel reioyce in hym that made him and let the sonnes of Sion tryuÌ„phe in theyr kyng Let them prayse his name with daunsyng let theÌ„ synge vnto hym wyth timpany and harpe For the lorde is well pleased with his people and hath exalted the lowly into saluacion Sayntas shal tryumphe in glory they shall make ioye in theyr chambers The prayses of God shal be in theyr mouthes and two edged swordes in theyr handes To do vengeans amongest nacions and correccions amongest people To bynde theyr kynges in fetters and theyr nobles in manacles of yron For to execute on them the iudgement wrytten thys is glory vnto all hys sayntes Laudate dominum PRayse ye the lordein his sayntes prayse him in the fyrmament of his power Prayse ye hym in his streÌ„gth prayse ye him accordynge to the almyghtynesse of his power Prayse ye hym with the sounde of a trumpette prayse ye hym with harpe and lute Prayse ye hym with tympany dauÌ„synge prayse ye hym with rebeckes and organnes Prayse ye hym wyth clary symballes well soundynge prayse ye hym with Symballes of swetenesse let euery sprete prayse the Lorde The antheme Let euery sprete geue prayse vnto the Lorde ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The responce Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme I am ¶ The songe of Zachary the prophete Benedictus dominus Luce .i. BLessed be the Lorde God of Israell for he hath vysited and redemed hys people â—e hath raysed vp an horne of saluacion in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed by the mouth of his holy prophetes whyche were syns the worlde beganne That we shulde be saued from our enemyes and from the handes of them that hate vs. To fulfyl the mercy promysed to our fathers and to remembre hys holy testament To performe the oth whiche he sware to our father Abraham that he wolde geue hymselfe to vs. That we delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym wythout feare In the holynes and ryghteousnes before hym all the dayes of our lyfe And thou chyld shalt be called the prophet of the hyest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare hys wayes To gyue knowlege of saluacion vnto hys people for remyssion of theyr synnes Through the tender mercy of our god by the which spryngynge from that hye hath visited vs. To gyue lyght to them that syt in the darknesse and in the shadowe of death and to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace ¶ The antheme I am the resurreccion and lyfe he that beleueth in me ye all though he were dead yet shall he lyue whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth in me shall not se euerlastyng death Lord haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs ¶ The .xxix. psalme Exaltabo te domine I Wyl magnify the O Lorde for thou hast set me vp and not suffred my foes to tryumph ouer me O Lord my God I cryed vnto the and thou hast healed me Thou Lorde haste brought my soule out of hell thou hast kepte my lyfe where as they go downe into the pytte Synge prayses vnto the Lorde O ye sayntes of his geue thankes vnto him for a remembraunce of holynesse For his wrath is but the twynkelyng of an eye his plesure is in lyfe heuinesse maye wel endure for a nyght but ioye commeth in the mornynge As for me when I was in prosperitye I sayde tusshe I shall neuer fall more And why thou Lorde of thy goodnesse haddest made my hyll so gronge But as sone as thou turnest thy face from me I was brought in feare Then cryed I vnto the O lorde ye vnto the lorde made I my prayer What profyte is there in my bloude yf I go downe into corruption Maye the dust geue thankes vnto the or shall it declare thy faythfulnesse Heare O Lorde and haue mercy vpon me Lorde be thou my helper And so thou hast turned my heuynesse into ioye thou hast put of my sackecloth gyrded me wyth gladnesse That myne honoure myght synge prayses vnto the without ceasynge Lorde my God I wyll geue thankes vnto the for euer From the gates of hell Lorde delyuer theyr soules I trust to se the goodnes of the lorde in the londe of the lyuynge Lorde heare my prayer and and let my clamour come vnto the. ¶ The prayer O God whiche by the mouth of Saynt Paule thyne apostle hath taught vs not to be sory for them that slepe in Christ Graunt we beseche the that in the commynge of thy sonne our lorde Iesu Christ we with al other faythful people being departed may be graciously brought vnto ioyes euerlastyng which shalt com to iudg both the quycke and the deade and the worlde by fyre ALmyghty eternall God to whom there is neuer any prayer made without hope of mercy be propiciable to the soule of thy seruaunt N. that seynge it departed from thys lyfe in the confession of thy name thou wylt cause it to be associate to the company of thy sayntes By Christ our Lorde O God of whose mercy ther is no nuÌ„bre admyt our prayers for the soules of thy seruauÌ„tes the Byshoppes and graunt vnto them the lande of pleasure lyghte in the felowshyp of thy blessed angels By christ our lord LOrde enclyne thyne eare vnto our prayers wherin we ryghte deuoutly cal vpon thy mercy that thou wylt bestow the soules of thy seruauntes both men womeÌ„ which thou hast coÌ„maunded to departe froÌ„ thys worlde in the countre of peace and rest and further cause them to be partakers with thy sayntes By Christ our Lorde WE beseche lorde that the prayer of thy suppliantes maye auayle to the soules of thy seruauÌ„tes of eyther kynde that thou wylt both purge theÌ„ of all theyr synnes cause them to be partakers of thy redempcion which lyuest and reygnest God worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ The thyrde parte of the prymer treatynge of workes WOrkes are diuers some right good necessary which must nedes be obserued as the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes of god And these most chefely ought to be regarded and had in price
we haue not thoughte it nether to vs greuous nether to thys prymer superfluous to set them in thys place ¶ The .i. prayer O Iesu endles swetnesse to all that loue the a ioye passynge and exceadyng all gladnesse and desyre Thou sauyoure louer of al repentaunt synners that lykeste to dwell as thou saydeste thyselfe wyth the chyldren of meÌ„ for that was the cause why thou wast incarnate and made man in the ende of the worlde Haue mynde blessed Iesu of all the bytter sorowes that thou suffred in thy manhoode drawynge nygh to thy moost holsome passion the whyche passion was ordeyned to be in thy deuyne herte by counsayle of the holy trinite for the raunsume of al mankynde Haue mynde blessed Iesu of all the great dreades anguysshâ—s and sorowes that thou suffredest in thy tender flesh before thy passioÌ„ on the crosse when thou wast betrayde of thy disciple Iudas to the Iewes whiche of singular affeccion that thou haddeste to them shulde haue bene thyne especyall people after tyme that thou haddest made thy prayer vpon the mounte of olyuete swettest there both bloude and water Also haue mynde of the great anguyshe that thou wast in when thou waste taken of the false Iewes and by false wytnesse accused And at Ierusalem in tyme of Easter in the floryshynge youthe of thy body without trespas receauedest thou thy iudgement of death vpon the crosse vniustly where also thou wast dispoyled of thyne owne clothes blyndfelde buffeted bounde to a pyllar and scourged with thornes crowned and wyth a reede smytten on the heade and with innumerable paynes thy body was all to brused and torne For mynd of this blessed passion I beseche the benygne Iesu graunt me afore my death very contricion true confessioÌ„ and amendement of my lyfe and of all my synnes remissyon So be it Our father c. ¶ The .ii. prayer O Blessed Iesu maker of all the worlde that of a man maye not be measured whych closeste in thy hande all the earth Haue mynde of thy bytter sorowe fyrst when the Iewes fastened thy blessed handes to the crosse wyth blunt nayles And to encrease more thy paynes they added sorowe vpon sorowe to thy bytter woundes whan they perced thy tender fete because thou woldeste not accorde to theyr wyl And so cruelly they drew thy blessed body in length and bredth to the measure of the crosse that all the ioyntes of thy lymmes were both loused and broken for mynde of thy blessed passion I beseche the benygne Iesu geue me grace to kepe with me both thy loue and thy dred So be it Our father whych art in heauen c. ¶ The thyrde prayer O Iesu heauenly phisicion haue mynde of thy langour and blewnes of thy woundes and sorow that thou suffred in the heygh patible of the crosse whan thou waste lyfte vp from the earth that thou wast al to torne in al thy lymmes wherof ther was no lymme abydyng in his ryght ioynte so that no sorow was lyke to thyne because that from the soules of thy fete to the toppe of thy heade was no whole place and yet forgettynge in maner all those greuous paynes thou praydeste deuoutly and charitably to thy father for thy enemyes sayenge father forgeue it theÌ„ for they wote not what they do For thy charitable mercye that thou shewedest to thyne enemyes and for mynde of those bytter paynes grauÌ„t me that this mynde of thy bytter passion be to me plenary remission and forgeuenesse of all my synnes So be it Our father which art in c. ¶ The .iiij. Prayer O Iesu very fredome of angels the paradyse of all goostly pleasures Haue mynde of the drede and hydeous fearfulnes that thou suffred whan all thyne enemyes lyke vnto mooste wodde lyons compassed the about smyttynge the and spyttynge on the scratchynge the and wyth many other greuous paynes tormentynge the for mynde of all these dispytfull wordes cruel beatynges and sharpe tormentes and all the cruell paynes which thyne enemyes put the to I besech the blessed Iesu delyuer me from al myn enemies bodely and goostly and geue me grace to haue the defence and protection of helthe euerlastynge agaynst them vnder the shadowe of thy wydges So be it Our father which c. ¶ The .v. prayer O Iesu myrrour of the dyuine clerenes haue mynde of that drede and heuynesse whyche thou haddest when thou hangest naked myserable on the crosse and all thy frendes and acquayntaunce stode agaynst the and foundest comforte of none but only thy moost louynge mother faythfully standynge by the with great bytternes of harte whom thou dyddest betake to thy welbeloued disciple sayenge-Lo woman thy sonne and lykewyse to the disciple Lo thy mother I beseche the blessed Iesu by the swearde of sorow that theÌ„ persed hyr harte to haue compassion on me in all my troubles and afflictions bodely and goostlye and geue me coÌ„forte in al tyme of tribulacioÌ„ So be it Our father which arte c. ¶ The .vi. prayer O Iesu kynge moost worthy to be loued and frende moost to be desyred Haue mynde of the sorow that thou haddest wheÌ„ thou beheldest in thy myrroure of thy moost clere maiesty the predestination of all thy chosen soules that shulde be saued by the merytes of thy passion for mynde of the depnes of thy greate mercye whiche thou haddest vpon vs loste and dysperate synners and namely for the great mercy that thou shewedest to the thefe that honge on the crosse sayenge this Thys daye thou shalte be with me in paradyse I praye the benygne Iesu to shewe thy mercy on me in the houre of my death So be it Our father which art c. ¶ The .vij. prayer O Iesu well of endles pytie that saydest on the crosse of thy passion by inwarde affection of loue I thurste that is to saye the helthe of mannes soule for mynde of thys blessed desyre I besech the benygne Iesu kyndell our desyre to euery good and perfyte worke the thyrst of concupyscence and burnynge of al worthy loue in vs vtterly kole and extynguyshe So be it Our father which art c. ¶ The .viij. prayer O Iesu swetnesse of hartes and goostly pleasure of soules I besech the for the bytternes of the aysell gall that thou tasted and suffred for vs at the houre of thy death graunte that we maye worthely receaue thy moost blessed bodye and bloude the which was betrayde and shede for the remedy of oure synnes and comsorte of oure soules So be it Our father which art c. ¶ The .ix. prayer O Iesu royal strength and goostly ioye haue mynde of the anguyshes greate sorowes that thou suffred whan thou cryed to thy father with a myghty voyce for the bytternesse of thy death and also for the scourgynge of the Iewes sayenge thys O my God O my God why haste thou forsaken me By thys paynfull anguyshe for sake not vs in the anguyshes of oure death oure blessed