the hertes Psalm 24. REnue me shape me agayne O Lorde for thyne is the worlde and all that is therin that I may be able to clyme vp vnto thy mount to abyde in thyne holy cytie to receaue at thy handes helth blessynge mercy and ryghteousnes Let me be as a person new borne of the let me ensearch the alwaye O Christ kynge of glory haue thou an euerlastynge raygne in me for thou arte stronge ynough thou arte puyssaūt myghtye in battell and Lorde of hoostes yea let the boūdes and lymytes of thy kyngdome stretch throughe the worlde Cause all mē to do theyr homage and sute vnto the as to the most glorious conquerour of synne death and hell Amen To be admytted one of Gods flocke Psalm 25. TO the Lorde I lyfte vp my herte and my soule my God I truste in the put me not to reproche that myne enemyes haue no cause to laugh at me No man shal be shamed that trusteth in the. Shewe me thy waye teache me thy pathes preserue me from wickednes and vnbelefe that I swarue not from the rule and touche stone of thy worde Guyde me in thy trouth teach me for thou arte the God of my helthe and sauetie and daylye do I longe for the. Lorde remēber not my faultes and mysdemenours whyche frō my chyldhode I haue cōmytted one vppon anothers necke neyther call thou to remembraūce my stony dulnes and blynde ignoraunce but rather thynke on thy tender mercye whych thou hast cōtinued towardes those that thou haste chosen from the begynnynge of the worlde neyther is there any mā that can stoppe the from thyne accustomed wonte Wherfore I beseche the that I also maye be partaker of thy gracious goodnes accordyng to the depth of thy mercy for thou Lorde art ryghteous and good therfore thou canst not but warne synners whan they wandre frō thy waye that they ones taught by thy spirite shuld walke in spirite and truth and returne from wylsomnes Doubtles Lorde thy wayes be good and faythfull of thy mere kyndnes thou dost promyse thy promyse thou kepest faythfully to all such as kepe the condicions of thy couenaunt I meane the ten cōmaundementes and whose hertes desyre is set in y e and in thy wordes both daye and nyght Go to Lorde call me to be one of thys nombre for thy names sake pardon me my gyltes whych be excedynge greate Make me to feare the teache me the waye thou beste allowest make my soule to dwell in these thy good pauillions Let thy chyldren beynge ones taught thy worde and embrasynge the true fayth in the be thyne heyres accordynge to thy promyse whych arte Lorde of heauen erth Be oure staye that we fall not from fayth declare vnto vs thy heauenly secretes thy couenaūt vnknowen to fleshe and bloude Thys to do is thy most pure grace whych by fayth we receaue as in a vessell where by we attayne to know y e whych knowlege of the vndoubtedly no man can haue onles he hath takē it of the by Iesus Christe My eyes be fixed alwayes vpō the draw backe my feete from the snare of synne from ignoraunce and frō goynge astraye loke towardes me haue mercy vpon me for I am left alone very heuy How excedynge greate is the ignoraunce of my herte Leade me I besech the out of these straytes and necessities Lorde loke vpō my distresse wype awaye my synnes Thou knowest howe many enemyes I haue lyenge in my necke and whych kepe backe the knowlege of the which haue bytterly hated me Fence therfore my soule in thys strayte Plucke me out of thys ignoraunce for in the is my trust otherwyse I shulde vtterly fal to grounde All godly honeste true herted and ryghteous persons woll the same that I woll and make request vnto the for y e same I meane that we myghte be delyuered from the grosse darkenes of our herte Assuredly it cam only of thy goodnes that hytherto I fel not awaye from the company of the godly that yet dayly I loke for ayde from the and that I cōtinue after a maner in this trade of good lyuynge Lorde God vouchsafe to deliuer Israel thy people whych trusteth to the and hangeth vpon thy hādes from all theyr tribulacions by Christ our Lorde So be it For continuaunce in Christ. Psal. 26. LOrde be thou my iudge and defēde me from the wyckednes of myne aduersaries strengthen my truste that I haue towarde the that I slyde not pourge myne herte and raynes for I loke onely vpon thy mercye that by fayth and truste vnto the truth I maye please the and continually walke therin So order my thynges as I haue nought to do with the wycked nor be of coūsel wyth them but in y e church of innocentes of beleuers and of sayntes kepe thou me in whyche churche O lorde thou makest thy abode and kepeste thy resydence so that I maye heare the swete voyce of thankes gyuynge of prayse and of the rehersal of thy maruelles and benefytes to thyntent I also maye thanke and prayse the. Take not awaye my soule wyth y e vngodly nor my lyfe wyth the bloudye let me walke innocently in the safe conduyte of thy grace Delyuer me haue pytie on me let my feete stāde fast in y e brode felde at large out of the prison of synne that in all assebles I myghte prayse and auaunce the my redemer and sauiour for euer Amen For strength and encrease of fayth Psalm 27. ILluminate my herte Lorde and so helpe thou me that I nede to feare no man be thou my herte of cōforte y t I be not dismayed thoughe the whole worlde aryse agaynst me In thy house let me styll dwell that I maye beholde and enioye thy delices and pleasures I meane that I maye fele ioye in the holy spirite aswell concernynge forgeuenesse of my synnes as the inheritaūce of heauen that is geuen me Let me visyte thy holy temple that is thy chosen flocke in whome thou dwellest Let me go about my busynes safly protected vnder thy wynges and rered vpon Christ my rocke Let me be founde no churle for y e benefites I haue taken at thy handes Thy name let me honoure wyth chearful herte in the church of sayntes Herkē O Lorde tenderly to my voyce lamentably cryenge vnto the be pytyful heare me graciously for my hert hunteth for the and wolde God we mought dayly more and more trace the out and continually increase frō fayth to fayth Hyde not thy face frō me Me thy seruaūt in thyne anger cast not awaye be myne aydour and defensoure fayle me not Thy helpynge hande O lorde god of helth wythdrawe not from me in thys my syckenes and malady My chefe frēdes haue forsaken me but thou O Lorde take me and let me fele sensibly that thou hast taken me Tel me thy wayes leade me the moost redye and gaynest waye because of myne enemyes whych be excedyng many agaynst whome yf I be destitute deuoyde
god the strēgth that saueth me It is god that auengeth me and that bringeth downe y e people vnder me and delyuereth me from my enemyes Thou lyftest me vp on hyghe from them that ryse agaynste me and delyuerest me from the wicked men Therfore I will prayse the O lorde amonge the heythen and will singe vnto thy name A blessing of Tobias the elder wherwith he blessed the lorde in the ende of his lyfe Tob. 13. GReate art thou o lorde for euer more and thy kyngdom world withoute ende For thou scourgest healest thou ledest vnto hell bryngest oute agayne Yea there is none that maye escape thyne hande O ye chyldern of Israel gyue thankes vnto the lord and prayse him in the syghte of the heythen For amonge the heythen whiche knowe him not hath he scatered you that ye shulde shewe forth his meruelous workes cause them to knowe that there is none other god almyghtye but he He hath chastened vs for oure mysdedes for his owne mercyes sake shall he saue vs. Consider then how he hath dealte with you and prayse him with feare and drede and magnify the euerlastinge kinge in youre workes Certes I will prayse him euen in the place of my captiuitie for he hath shewed hys maiestie vnto a synneful people Turne you therfor o ye synners and doo ye ryghteousnesse before god trustinge veryly he wyll shew his mercy vpō you Assuredly I and my soule wolle reioyce in god Prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen holde the dayes of gladnes and be thankeful vnto him Oh my soule blesse thou the lorde Amen The blessynge of Seraphin Esay 6. HOly arte thou holy arte thou holy arte thou thou arte the lorde god of hostes all the earth is full of thy glory Thankinges Esay 23. O Lord thou art my god I wyll prayse the and magnifye thy name for thou bryngest meruelouse thinges to passe accordinge to thyn olde counselles trulye stedfastly An other of the same Esay 26. O Lorde gyue vs peax for thou workest in vs all oure workes O lorde our god though suche lordes haue dominacion vpon vs as know the not yet graunt y t we may hope only in the kepe thy name in remembraunce Amen A blessynge with an admiration of the meruelouse counsels of god Hiere 32. O Lorde god it is thou that hast made heauen earth with thy greate power and hygh arme ther is nothinge to harde for the. Thou sheweste mercy vpon thousandes thou doest recompense the wyckednes of the fathers into the bosom of the childern that come after them Thou art the greate myghty god whose name is the lorde of hostes greate in counsayll and infinite in thoughte Thyne eyes loke vpon al the wayes of mens children to reaward euery one after his waye and accordynge to the frutes of hys inuentions The songe and thankesgyuynge of the blessed virgin Mary Luc. I. MY soule magnifieth the Lorde my spirite reioyseth in God my sauiour For he hath loked vpon the pore degre of his handemayde Behold now frome hense forth shall all generacions call me blessed for he that is myghty hath done to me greate thinges holy is his name And his mercy on them that feare him thorowout all generacions He vttered strength with his arme he disperpled the proude in the imaginacion of their hertes He deposed the myghty from their seates and aduaunced them of lowe degree He fylled the hungry with good thīges and sente away the ryche empty He remembred mercy and helped his seruaunte Israell Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham and to his sede for euer The prophecy and gyuynge of thankes of zachary Luc. 1. PRaysed be the lorde god of Israell for he hath visited and redemed his people And hath raysed vp an horne of saluaciō vnto vs in the house of his seruaunte Dauid Euen as he promysed by the mouth of his holy Prophetes which were sythens the worlde beganne that we shulde be delyuered from our ennemyes from the handes of all that hate vs To thintent he myght fulfyll the mercy promysed to our fathers and remembre his holy couenaunt And performe the oth which he sware to our father Abraham to gyue vs that we beyng ones delyuered oute of the handes of our ennemyes myght serue him without feare all the dayes of our lyfe in holynes and ryghtousnes before him And thou childe shalt be called the Prophete of the hygheste for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes To gyue knowledge of saluacion vnto his people for the forgyuenes of sinnes Through the tendre mercy of oure god wherby the daye sprynge from aboue hath visited vs to gyue light to them that sate in darkenesse in shadow of death to gyde our fete in the waye of peax Thankes of Paul for his conuersion vnto Christ. 1. Tim. 1. VNto God kynge euerlastinge immortall inuisible and wise only be honour and prayse for euer and euer Amen A songe of the triumphers ouer the beast Apoc. 15. GReate and meruelouse are thy workes Lorde god almyghty iuste and true are thy wayes kyng of sayntes Who shall not feare O Lorde and glorifie thy name For thou only arte holye all gentyles shall come and worshyp before the for thy iudgementes are made manifest A blessynge of the people by kyng Salomon 3. Reg. 8. BLessed be the Lorde that hath gyuen rest vnto his people Israel according to all that he promysed so that ther is not one worde escaped of all y e good promyses which he promysed by the hand of Moses his seruaunte The Lorde our God be with vs as he was with our fathers forsake vs not neyther leue vs but let him bowe our hertes vnto him y t we walke in all hys wayes and kepe his commaundementes ordinaunces and rites which he cōmaunded our fathers And let these my wordes whiche I haue prayed before the lord come nygh vnto the lorde our god daye and nyght that he defend the quarell of his seruaūt and of his people Israell euermore to thintente all nacions of the earth maye knowe that the lorde is God and none other but he and let oure hertes be sounde with the lorde our god that we may walke in his ordinaunces and kepe his lawes Amē ¶ PRAYERS FOR SVCcours and reliefes of lyfe for wysdome for humylitie and for other naturall gyftes A prayer of Salomon for a competency of lyfe Prouerb 30. TWo thinges I require of the that thou wylte not denye me before I dye Remoue from me vanitie and lyes gyue me neyther pouertie nor ryches only graunt me a necessary lyuyng least yf I be to ful I mought happely denye the say what felow is the lorde or constrayned through pouerty I mought fal vnto stealyng forsweare the name of my god Amen A prayer for obteynyng of wysdome Sap. 9. GOd of my fathers and lorde of mercyes thou that haste made all thinges with thy worde and ordined
AN EPItome of the Psalmes or briefe meditacions vpon the same with diuerse other moste christian prayers translated by Richard Tauerner Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum 1539 TO THE MOST MYGHTY and most redoubted price HENRY the VIII Kynge of Englande and of Fraūce Defensor of the Fayth lorde of Irelād and in earth supreme head immediatly vnder CHRIST of the church of Englande hys most hūble seruaūt Rychard Tauerner desyreth all felicitie ioye and encrease of lawfull posteritie PLease it your excellēt Maiestie to vnderstande that where as more then thre yeares passed my verye good lorde and olde mayster my lorde Priuie seale for such qualities as he thought to haue espyed in me whych I my selfe neuertheles acknowlege not preferred and delyuered me vp vnto your graces seruice and sythens that tyme to thintent he wolde make me the more hable mete to serue your hyghnes in my callyng hath enured me with dyuerse translacions and other exercises So it is moost gracious and moost redoubted soueraigne lorde that amōges other thynges he hath cōmytted thys boke of prayers to my pennynge translatynge into the Englysh tongue The selue prayers no doubte be excellent pure syncere godly Christian. But my translacion I feare is rude base vnpleasaunt grosse and barbarouse I feare I saye lest accordynge to the prouerbe I shal rēder pro aureis ferrea lest of good latine I haue made euil English lest I haue turned wyne into water My courage good wyll is much thexpectacion of myne olde Mecoenas is of me great finally the celsitude of youre maiestie requyreth no base thyng But I am sore afrayed that myne industrie herin imployed shal answere nether to your maiesties most royal dignitie nether to my sayd lordes expectacion nether yet to myne owne good wyl desyre Neuertheles how so euer my translacion is for vnto your maiesties moost exacte iudgement censure as vnto another Aristarchus I moost humbly submyt it certes the incomparable benignitie of your moost gracious person hath impelled me wyth a bolde spirite to offer and dedicate the frutes of these my labours vnto y e same to thintent that vnder the moost noble patrocinie of youre royall name the boke maye the more plausibly and gredely be deuoured of your louynge subiectes Truth it is that my poore degre basenesse of condicion is farre vnmete to offer any thynge vnto your moost excellent hyghnes Howbeit yf Hethen kinges haue very thākfully receyued of their subiectes hādes Pome granates hādfuls of water and such other tryflyng thynges estemyng rather the prompt and ready wyl of the gyuers than the pryce of the thynges gyuen yf also Christ hymselfe our myghty sheperde whose vicare for the church realme of Englande youre maiestie is recognised not onely accepted but also preferred the two minutes of y e poore wydowe afore the precious oblacions of the rych personages I doubt not but your maiestie beyng a christiā Kynge and such a kynge woll not ingratelye receyue at youre humble seruauntes hande these hys symple lucubracions whych tende to the hygh benefyte edificacion and cōmoditie of youre graces people But leste wyth my loquacitie I myght be an impediment vnto youre moost serious occupacions I make an ende The God of peace and of consolacion graunte that lyke as your hyghnes most lyke vnto the godlye kynge Ezechias ernestly go about the perfecte instauracion of the true religion and thauauncement of gods glorie all false religion destroyed so he woll vouchsaue to sende you the thynge that the most wyse kynge Salomō estemed for the swetest and beste porcion of mans lyfe and for a treasure inestimable that is to wyte a prudent and wyse lady to your maiesties wyfe and to our youre moost addicte subiectes Quene whyche accordynge to the voyce of the prophete maye be as a frutfull vyne in your maiesties house furnyshed wyth chyldren lyke olyue braūches roūde about your graces table For lo thus shall the man be blessed sayeth he whyche feareth the Lorde What shall we saye God hath alredy herde our moost ardent vowes and peticions Thys lady moost excellente is prepared of thalmyghtye for your maiestye she is in iorney readye to be transported into your graces realme The God of spirites mought so tempre and breath the weather and so graciously conducte her in her iorney as she maye moost happely arriue at the tyme desyred into your graces presens to the full contentacion of your hartes desyre to the plausible expectacion of your graces subiectes and fynally to the true honoure and glorie of almyghty God For the accomplishmente wherof we all wyth one accorde mought poure out these prayers folowing semblable to the Lorde of all Amen Domine saluum fac Regem ⧠A GENErall Confession of synnes vnto God dayly to be sayde of the christen person O Moste mercyful lorde god and moste tendre deare father vouche safe I hertely beseche the to loke downe with thy fatherly eyen of pytye vpon me moste vile wretched synner which lye here prostrate before the fete of thy botōles mercy For I haue synned agaynst the trone of thy glory before the o father in so muche y t I am nomore worthy to be called thy son Neuertheles forasmuch as thou arte the god father of al comforte and agayne desyrest not the death of the synner but lyke a true Samaritane takest thought of my sely woūded soule make me I praye the by infoūdyng thy preciouse oyle of comforte into my woundes ioyefully to rūne with the loste son vnto the lap of thyne euerlastyng pytie For lo y u arte my hope and truste in whom I only repose my selfe hauyng in the full confydence and fayth and so I say with very herte I beleue in the o god the father in the o god the son and in the o god the holy ghost thre persons and one true and very god besyde whom I knowledge none other god in heuin aboue nor in earth beneth Yea and I accuse my selfe vnto the deare father that I haue greuously offended thy almighty goodnes and maiestie in the cōmyttyng of myne aboundaunt and manifold synnes For I haue not kepte the leaste of thy most godly cōmaundementes lyke as thy ryghteousnes maye demaunde the same of me I haue I saye not honoured the lyke my god drad the lyke my lord loued the lyke my father trusted in the lyke my creatour and sauiour Thy holy and dradfull name vnto whom all glory and honour belongeth haue I vsed in vayne I haue not sanctified the holy dayes w t workes whiche be acceptable vnto the nor instructing my neygheboure in vertue accordingly I haue not honoured my parentes nor bene obedient vnto them through whom as by an instrumēt thou hast wrought my cōmyng into this worlde The highe powers and rulers whiche take theyr authoritie of the I haue not bene wyllyngly obedient vnto I haue not kepte my herte pure from manslaughter yea had not thy grace defended me
the better I shulde haue coÌ„mitted the very dede also In lyke wyse I am not pure from thefte from aduowtry from false witnes bearyng but haue in my herte wished and desyred my neighbours goods and thinges I haue folowed the prynce of thys worlde Satan whiche hathe bene a lyer from the begynnyng in concupiscence of the fleshe in pryde of lyuing in lyeng in deceitfulnes in lechery in hatred and enuy in backebytyng in dispayre and misbeleue My fyue wittes haue I fouly mis-spent in hearyng seyng smellyng tasting and fealing which thou hast gyuen me to vse vnto thy honour to the edification and profite of my neyghbour But in what maner so euer that I haue offended and synned agaynst thy maiesty for noman knoweth throughly his synnes as thy prophete witnesseth whither it hath bene by daye or by nyght euen from my chyldhode vnto this daye were it in wordê workes or thoughtê secretly or openly my mercyful god I am sory for it euen from the very botom of my herte Yea my soule mourneth for sorowe most mercifull father that I am not a thousande tymes soryer then I am Howbeit in token of repentaunce thoughe all hertes be knowen wel ynough vnto the I knocke and stryke my breaste and say in bytternes of soule Lorde god father haue mercy Lorde god son haue mercy lorde god holy ghost haue mercy Spare me of thyne infinite mercy deare lorde nowe and at the dayes of my lyfe let me haue parte of thyne aboundaunt grace so as I maye chaunge my synfull lyfe and put out of me the olde man with all his euyll concupiscence and also that I may dye vnto the world and that the worlde may be vnto me a crosse and so go forth in a newe lyfe Strengthen me o lorde in a trewe humble herte in perfecte loue hope and truste in the. Gyue my soule the grace to desyre the only in the onely to reioyce and repose my selfe and y e I may vtterly renounce and forsake the vayne affyaunce of this worlde so that thou mayste fynde me ready with the good seruaunt in the mydnyght of my death whiche shall sodenly steale vpon me lyke a thefe ere I be ware Be thou vnto me at that time of nede o lord a toure of streÌ„gth a place of refuge and a defensable god namely agaynste the face of the fende who lyke a roryng lyon shal be then moste ready to deuoure me and agaynst desperacioÌ„ which then shall be busy to greue me Let then thy comforte cleaue faste vnto me thy mercy kepe me and thy grace guyde me Fetche then agayne Lorde god father that whiche thy puyssaunt myght hathe shapen Fetche then againe lorde son that which thou hast so wysely gouerned bought with thy preciouse bloude Take agayne then lorde holy ghoste that whiche thou haste kepte and preserued so louyngly in this region of synne and vale of misery thre persons and one very god vnto whom be prayse and honour for euer and euer AMEN ⧠THE EPITOME OF PSALMES TRANSLATED BY RICHARDE TAVERNER A prayer for true Godlynes PSALM I. O LORDE god and father I beseche the by Christ our lorde that of thyne iÌ„finite mercy thou kepe me so as at no time I folowe the counsayles eyther of the wicked which knowe the not or of hypocrytes which with herte seke the not and that I entre not in the way of synners w t a minde to fulfyll the desyres and workes of the fleshe But rather when so euer throughe fraylty of this olde and corrupte nature I shall chaunce to run a straye as no man is voyde of synne thou wilte cause me to stey and plucke my fote backe agayne Kepe me that I syt not in the seate of pestilent scorners which clokyng theyr pharisaicall and deuelysh intentes coÌ„demne in other men thy veritie and gospel Go to bring to passe by thy holy spirite that I may bren in desyre of thy lawe that vpon thauauncement of thy worde my mynde may alway be occupyed y t I maye euermore chuse that is moste pleasaunt to the and hate that bothe in my selfe and in other whiche to the is displeasaunt Make I pray the that I may be a tree planted by the swete ryuers of gostly waters to the intent I maye bryng forthe fruite to thy glory and profyte of my neyghbour as often as thou shalte ministre time and occasion therunto lest my leaues that is my wordes and workes shulde fade fall away but that al thinges may prospere whatsoeuer I shal do in thy name Assyste me I pray the that I may take rote in the grounde of lyfe least with the vngodly lyke chaffe and duste I be blowen abrode by the moste perniciouse wynde of this world And graunt that I may stande in the iudgement and in the assemblie of the ryghteouse that I may entre into iudgement without punyshment and escape euerlasting damnacion Amen For the true knowledge of Christe psalm 2. LOrde if at any tyme for thy names sake this worlde shall furiously trouble me then with pacience and streÌ„gth of spirite arme thou me and be thou at hande that I maye braste the bandes and counsayles of the vngodly and cast away that vnfruitful yoke of the synfull conscieÌ„ce and fear of damnacion which euyls thou o lorde that haste thy residence in heauen doste scorne Graunt that I may stande faste in y e statutes and preceptes of thy son our lorde Iesu Christe whiche be honest studyes to helpe my neyghbour procedyng of fayth vnfeined y e which Iesus thou haste proclaymed kyng ouer Syon thy holy hyll that is amonges the faythful christiaÌ„s so as he only may rule me by the spirite of his mouth which to that intente was made thy son in time appoynted that thou the father shuldest adopt and chuse me into thine eternal heritage by whom nowe I am partetaker of thy kyngdome and coheyre with him Graunt lorde that I may with true awe euer more serue the but not with the false and feyned seruyce of the world neither yet coÌ„streynedly but of a franke spirite and syncere trouthe obeyeng neuerthelesse to all temporall power and humane ordinauÌ„ces whyle they be not agaynst thy worde y t I maye attayne vnto the vnspeakeable ioye of thy promises for thy wordes sake not doubtyng of my saluacion and that I maye louyngly obey thy fatherly chastisemeÌ„t for surely sharpenes of correccioÌ„ maketh that we lose not the way of trouth Ah good god gyue me grace that in the I maye continually and fastly hope and of the loke for all thynges by Christe our lorde So be it A commune prayer to the lorde for healpe in aduersitie psalm 3. FOrasmuche as many o Lorde ryse maliciously against me and say within theÌ„ selues there is surely no health to be loked for from god vnto this felowe take thou me vp I pray the be thou my shylde and my succour and replenysh thou me with true glory in thy syght to the intent I may boste
brydegrome froÌ„ his chambre let him appeare couragiouse as a valiaunt champion to run thorowe his iourney which conducteth vs euen vnto the heauens Let vs ones haue a profe I besech the howe fatherly thou doest tendre vs o father of heauen for thy welbeloued sonnes sake Thy lawe vnspotted mought refreshe and wyn y e our soules Let thy recordes and couenauÌ„tes poure downe into vs the spirite of wisdome that we may be euen as symple vncorrupte pliable of herte as chyldreÌ„ Let thy worde that maketh vs ryghteouse delyte oure hertes let thy pure coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tê clarifie y e eyes of our myndes plucke downe the muffler from our face so as we may throughly se into Moses fayth Christ Iesus our lorde Season vs with a pure and holy awe not myxed with syn but flowyng euen of very loue not staggeryng but euermore cleauyng within vs. Put away the feare of the fleshe which in prosperitie vaynly reioyseth and in aduersitie desperatly trembleth Let vs feare the onely for thyne owne cause so as we neyther displease the ne lose the. Make me to loue thy iudgementes wherby thou sleyest the olde AdaÌ„ in vs for they be thynges tried true iuste and good Cause vs rather to delyte in them then in any treasure delices or pleasures of this worlde Make vs busyly to expresse them in our dedes What person O lorde throughly knoweth his preuy faultes and secrete dissimulacyon Take out of me as muche as remayneth of the olde Adam kepe me thy seruauÌ„t o lorde from these arrogant and proude men and suche as go about to exempte theÌ„selues from thy true churche so as they reygne not in myne herte thorowe theyr hypocrisie and feyned holynes and that I assent not to theyr sediciouse mindes So shall I be pure and cleane from these horrible synnes rebellioÌ„ grudging shrynkyng from thy testament blasphemyes of herte Be not wery of this my talke but rather let these indeuours of my hert be thaÌ„keful acceptable vnto the o lorde my maker and redemer So be it In aduersitie and greuous distresse Psam 20. IN this my tribulacion LORDE hear me for thy names sake helpe me sende me succours from thyne holy place StrengtheÌ„ and comforte me o lorde myndefull of my prayers and longe awaytynge that I maye do sacrifice vnto the and in my sacrifice doynge reioyse Or rather cal to remembraunce thou my god that selfe same sacrifice whyche Iesus Christ thy welbeloued soÌ„ne made vnto the hys moost louynge father for me vpon the crosse who prayed for me in the dayes of hys lyfe and for hys humilitie reuereÌ„ce was herde For his sake I saye be mercyful vnto me and helpe me Out of thy heauenly towre graunt that I ones annoynted wyth thy soden and perpetuall ioye maye plenteously displey abrode thy most excelleÌ„t name AmeÌ„ To knowe Christ and hys kyngdome Psal. 21. PReuent me O Lorde my God in al thy workes by Iesus Christ our kynge to whome thou hast gyuen al power in heauen and in erth he is my health and blessynge he is thy derely beloued sonne he is the onely reconcilour thorow whom we be brought agayne into thy fauour Chere me wyth thy pleasauÌ„t countinaunce and wyth thy holsome gyfte of repentaunce Make me continue stronglye for thy goodnes O thou that arte aboue all Aryse Lorde shewe thy myght let the worlde fele thy power set alofte Christes kyngdome the kyngdom of spirite lyfe the kyngdome of the true innocencye and ryghtuousnes of God destroye the aduersaries herof Then shall we synge in spirite prayse thy power gyue continual thankes to thy name wythout ceasynge Amen In tribulacion to remember the passion of Christ. Psalm 22. MY God my God remeÌ„ber me forsake me not suffer me not to be lost syth both nyght and daye I crye to the. Heare me my lorde Our father 's trusted in the and thou holpest them When so euer they called on the at no tyme thou fayledst theÌ„ but was alwayes at hande to assyst them Come forth father most derely beloued in my herte defende me from Satans kyngdome Thou drewest me forthe of my mothers wombe and haste preserued me vnto thys daye Of thy bountye mercye whych I besech the deny me not at thys my nede go not awaye from me for anguyshe and pensyffenes of herte drawe nye vnto me and yet is there none y t can helpe me but thou onely Let me escape from these dauÌ„gers through thy Christ my sauiour who for my sake hath suffred so spytfull and bytter paynes who for me was sore vexed cruelly scourged wouÌ„ded nayled haÌ„ged on the crosse Let me escape I say for his bloudes sake whych he so largely shed for vs to cause vs obtayne forgeuenes of our synnes and enioye the new and euerlastynge couenaunte made betwene the and vs. Stande not farre froÌ„ me o lorde my refuge strength Come neare and helpe me delyuer my lyfe from the sworde my soule from the wood dogges from the lyons iawes defende me betwene the hornes of vnicornes heare me ThaÌ„ shall I blowe abrode thy name with all prayses vnto my brethren and in the assemblye of the holy persons I shal commende the. Despyse not the praiers of the poore turne not away thy face heare my crye for I wyl recorde thys thy goodnes amonge the myserable distressed troublesome consciences that they therof maye take herte of coÌ„forte growe in hope cleaue more feruently vnto the and maye blowe abrode thy moost glorious name and gyue the theyr hertie thankes for theyr saluacion Amen For increase of fayth in God Psalm 23. LOrde my shepeherde fede me thy poore catyfe shepe then shal I lacke nothynge let me lye in the fedynge groundes of thy plenteous worde nygh vnto the pleasaunt ryuers of thy holy spirite that I maye be refreshed and bowe to thy correccion prouidence Turne my soule vnto the and coole it with thy swete lycours when wyth sorowe it begynnyth to brenne conducte me to the path of righteousnes for thy names sake and yf I shal happen to walke in the valey of darkenes and death be thou present with me that I may feare nothynge at all The staffe of thy worde mought bere me vp and I shal take comforte of it sprede the bourde of thy worde before me and I wyll fede of it to strengthen and fortifye my mynde agaynst all Satans powers so as none of hys souldyours shall vaynquyshe me Annoynte my heade tyll it be fatte with the oyle of gladnes and hallowynge of spirite Make me dronke wyth thy cuppe that I maye forget my selfe vtterly renounce myne owne dreames and ryghteousnes to thintent onely thy spirite maye raygne wythin me Let thy gracious mercy neuer leaue me in all thys lyfe let me abyde coÌ„tinually in thyne house a shepe inclosed in thy folde wythin the hurdles of thy grace and giftes whych arte the hyghe and myghtye shepeherde and graunter of al good thynges Amen For grace to renewe
earth yelde vnto the glorye and prayse and vnto vs frutes for our foode and sustenaūce Thou God the father blesse vs thou God the sōne blesse vs thou god y e holy goost blesse vs. O y t all the costes of the earth Lorde God wolde feare stāde in awe of the. Wolde God also that I mought studye to worke nomā eyther pleasure or displeasure y t shulde be agaynst thy wyll Amen For consolacion and concorde of Christes church Psalm 68. ARyse Lorde let thyne enemyes be scattered thy haters put to flyght the ryghtuouse and Christes disciples made pleasaūt and mery Let them synge prayses pleasaunt songes vnto the let them blowe abrode thy magnificēce let thē most hyghly auaūce thy Maiestye let thy glorye growe let the kyngdome of Christ from heauen amonge y e chosen be enlarged be thou the father of the fatherlesse the iudge of the wydowes and the protectour of them namely whom the worlde forsaketh whose consciences be troubled whome the worlde pursueth for Christes sake whych be nedye wrapped full of myserye In thy house O Lorde let vs dwel in peace and concorde gyue vs al one herte one mynde one interpretacion vpō thy worde Plucke of the bādes aswell from the consciences as from the bodyes of the myserable captyues and of them also whych as yet be hedged in wythin the lystes of death vnaduisedly striue agaynst grace How drye Lorde is thyne heritage I pray the poure downe largely the showres of thy graces let a more plenteous frutfulnes chaūce let thy people be strengthened with spirite Graunt vs Lorde thy worde aboūdaūtly so as there may be many preachers of thy Gospell whych maye wythin themselues holyly cōspyre Let thy churche the spouse of Christ deale large spoyles of the cōquered Satā All that beleue in the by Christe O Lorde God of helth mought lyfte the vp wyth prayses mought renoume the and extol the. We be entred into the viage of saluacion conduyte vs luckely vnto y e porte that beynge delyuered by the from the very death we may escape and come to the very lyfe Fynysh y e thynge thou haste begonne in vs make vs encrease frō faith to faith Leaue vs not to oure owne wyll choyse for it is slyppery and readye to fall To the thunderboltes of thy worde put violēce y t we may gyue y e glorye to the all only Gyue to thy people courage and power to wythstande synne and to obey thy worde in all thynges O Lorde God moste glorious and excellēt ouer al. Amē In persecucion Psal. 69. O god succour me for I am drowned wyth the surges waues of aduersities I am without al helpes Helpe me my lorde Iesu Christ which ones not wyth lyke but with passyng greater myseries wast pressed and dyddest paye that whyche thou neuer owedest dyddest restore that wherof thou neuer was wrōge doer thou redemedst the synnes of all men for whych Lorde I styll cōtinually thanke the. Moost mylde tender Lorde Iesu Christ rydde me of thys distresse for thy passion and deathes sake Lorde of strength let them not be shamed whyche wyth a certayne and sure hope seke for the. In tyme conuenient I make my prayers O Lorde vnto the. Accordynge to thy bountyfull mercy and trouth of thy promyse succoure me Rydde me out of these strayghtes heare me for surely thy tendernes gētle herte towardes synners is very pleasaunt Turne thy face vnto me euen of thy depe clemēcy and pety whych can neuer be spent nor wasted hyde not thy countenaūce from me whych am thyne humble liege seruaunt for certes I am excedynge carefull and all full of wauerynge and perplexitie wherfore I besech y e vouchsaue to receaue spedely my hūble peticions ioyne wyth my soule O Lorde my Sauiour and defensour at the leste for myne enemyes sake whych be so extreme cōtrary both agaynst the and me alwayes ready to worke vs al kyndes of displeasure Truely I am at thys present succourles wythout comforte and full of anguysh Oh God most mercyful let thy sauyng helpe fense me And thā I make a vowe I shall not cease to magnify to brute to extolle and glorifye thy name wyth hygh prayses I shal serue the wyth ernest thankes gyuyng to thintent that other folke beynge brought in to the lyke mysery maye learne to flee for succours vnto the to seke fynde the whych arte the onely lyfe and relief of oure hertes It is thou who knoweth not that hearest the poore thou doest not despyse the oppressed and prisoners Succour the Christian churche buylde it so that full many may inhabyte it whyche loue thy holy name Amen A prayer of the church of Christ. Psalm 70. COme helpe me at ones Lorde Let them departe wyth shame and reproche whyche wyshe me all myschief they that ymagen dayly lye in wayte to brynge me to vtter destrucciō Agayne let them reioyse whych seke the and desyre my edificacion and furtheraunce let them alway say Praysed be God on hygh Howe impotent and myserable am I O Lorde Make hast O my god vnto me stande at myne elbowe assyste me and delyuer me Lynger no longer but wyth all hast and expediciō come helpe me O Lorde and my God Amen A prayer of the faythfull in aduersyte Psalm 71. AL myne hope and hole affiaūce moost pytyfull Lorde haue I caste on the let me be nomore I praye y e shaken of for that were sore to my rebuke shame amōges myn enemyes Delyuer succour me of thy iustice Bow downe thyne eares to me marke my supplicacion more attentyfly more surely then I my selfe can conceaue or vtter it and of thy botōles mercy help me Be thou to me a shoteanker and sure refuge let me wade hēce vnto the for I am rounde aboute beset on euery syde with euels I know thou wylt helpe me because thou haste promysed to assyste all that call vpon the. Thou alone assuredly art my fortresse and defence out of y e vngodly mens hādes therfore rescue me lorde my god Euen from my chyldhode thou hast ben the author and foundour of my hope my solace sauetie euen from the tyme that my mother bare me thou hast kept me O Lorde thou arte myne only glorye assuraunce My mouth mought euen flowe and runne full of thys thy glory Caste me not away from the in thys myne infirmitie and weaknes forsake me not thou though the strength ether of my bodye or of my soule forsake me Go not farre awaye moost mercyful father from me Make quycke spede to ayde and succoure me for constantly I abyde and tary for the only By reason wherof I shall not stynte to increase daye by daye thy prayses styll readye to declare and set forthe euen to all the worlde thy ryghtuousnes and saluacion knowynge certaynlye that thou arte styll present and at hande wyth me in all myne aduersities and mysfortunes wyth thy heauenly grace to helpe