fygure of Chryste Wherfore fyrste of all he syngeth and expresseth his great deiection and downe fall and anone after his exaltacyon his encrease and purchasynge of his kyngdome euen to the vttermost partes of the lande and the contynuaunce therof vnto the worldes ende ¶ Deus deus meê° respice Psal. xxij MY god my god lo wherfore forsakest thou me how farre is thyne helpe from myne out cryenge My god shall I thê° crye and call vpon the all daye and yet wylt thou not heare shall I crye all nyght and neuer cease Ueryly yet art thou that holy one whiche dwellest in Israell extollynge the with prayse Our father 's trusted vpon the they trusted vpon the and thou delyuerdest them They cryed vnto the and were delyuered they trusted vpon the were not shamed But as for me I am but a worme and no man euen the very opprobrye of the men and an abiecte from the vylest folke All that se me made but a laughyng stock on me they mocked me with theyr lyppes and wagged theyr heddes at me Sayinge this vyleyn referred all thynges to the lorde let hym now delyuer hym yf he wyll for he loueth hym well But yet thou arte he whiche leddest me out of my mothers wombe myne owne refugy euen from my mothers teates As soone as I came in to this worlde I was layde in thy lappe thou art my God euen from my mothers wombe Go thou not farre from me for my trouble draweth nygh neyther is there any man that wyll helpe There are beset me rounde aboute greate sturdy steares ye the fatte bulles of Bashan haue hedged me in Lyke a rorynge lyon pantynge and gapynge for his proye theyr mouthes are open vpon me naked before them I sanke awaye lyke water all my bones shoke out of ioynte my hert within me melted away lyke waxe The moystur of my body was dryed vp and I was lyke a potsherde my tung cleued to the sydes of my mouth thou hast drest me to my graue For euen lyke dogges they came aboute me the chyrche of noyous men hedged me in they dygged thorowe my handes fete A man myght haue tolde all my bones they gasyng vpon me thus pytyles entreated toke theyr pleasure They parted my ouer clothes to them self and for my other cote they casted dyce But thou oh lorde be not farre o my strengthe haste the to coÌ„me helpe me Delyuer my lyfe from the deth stroke and my deare soule from the woodnes of these dogges Saue me from the mouthes of these lyons and defende my poore simplenes from the hornes of these vnicornes I shall sprede thy name among my bretherne in the myddes of the congregacyon I shall prayse the. I saye â–ª ye that feare the lorde se that ye prayse hym all ye of the sede of Iacob gloryfye hym all ye of the progeny of Israel feare hym For he hath not despised nor abhorred the troublous affliction of the poore in no maner of wyse turneth he his face from hym but whan he cryed vnto hym he herd hym I shall prayse the in the greate congregacyon I shall ê‘forme my vowes before his worshyppers The meke men shall eate be satisfyed they that seke the lorde shall prayse hym theyr herte shall lyue and ioye for euer The dwellers in thextreme partes of the erth shall remembre themselues and be turned to the lorde and all hethen nations shall fall downe before the. For the kyngdome is the lordes and he is lorde ouer al nations All the ryche men of the erth shall eate and do hym homage they shal be bowed downe before hym and descende in to theyr graues for they may not prolonge ony lyfe to thyyr soules But theyr postertie shall serue hym shall be nombred to the lorde for euer And thus theyr chylders chylderne shall shewe the ryghtwisnes whiche he hath gyuen to the people whiche is yet to be borne ¶ DnÌ„s regit me Psal. xxiij THe lorde is my pastoure and feader wherfore I shall not wante He made me to feade in a full plentuous batle grouÌ„de and dyd dryue retche me at leyser by the swete ryuers He restored my lyfe and led me by the pathes of ryghtwisnes for his names sake Ye yf I shold go thorowe the myddes of deth yet wolde I fere none euyll for thou art with me thy staffe and thy shepe hoke conforte me Thou shalt sprede garnysshe me a table ye and that in the syght of myn ennemyes thou shalt souple my heed with oyntment and my full cuppe shall laugh vpon me Ye and thy mercy and gentylnes shall folowe me al my lyfe I shall syt in the house of the lorde a longe tyme. ¶ DiÌ„n est terra Psal. xxiiij THe erth is the lordes and all that is conteyned in it the rounde worlde and all that inhabyte it For in the see hath he set her fouÌ„dacyons hath buylded her aboue the flodes Who shall clymme in to the hyll of the lorde or who shall abyde in his holy place An innocent in his dedes and he that is pure in herte that hath not extolled hym self proudly vnto vanite neyther hath sworne for ony disceyte This maÌ„ shal be fed with the blessyng of the lorde with the mercy of god his sauyour This is the nacion gyueÌ„ all vnto hym seketh hiÌ„ this is the very ryght Iacob Selah Oh ye gates lyfte vp your selues ye gates euerlastynge be ye opened this gloryous kyng shall inentre Who is this kyng that is so gloryous it is the myghty valyaunt lorde noble in power a lord excelleÌ„t iÌ„ strength to wage batayle Oh ye gates lyfte vp your selfe ye gates euerlastyng be ye opened the gloryous kyng shall inentre Who is this kyng that is so gloryous it is the lorde of hostes it is he that is this gloryous kyng Sela. ¶ Ad te dnÌ„e leuaui Psal. xxv UNto the oh lorde I lyfte vp my mynde my god I trust in the let me not be shamed lest myne ennemyes reioyse vpon me For they shall not be shamed who so euer depeÌ„de vpon the but they shall be shamed that wrongfully hurt innocentes Shewe me thy wayes lord and wonte me to thy pathes Lede me forth for thy faythfull truthes sake acquaynte me with the for thou art god my sauyour of whome I depende perpetually Lorde remembre thy mercy thy gracyous fauour for in these thynges thou excellest euen froÌ„ the begynnynge But the synnes of my youthe with my vngodlynes also remeÌ„bre thou not remembre me accordynge to thy goodnes for thy mercyes sake oh lorde Good and ryghtwyse is the lorde wherfore he wyll instructe and teche synners the waye He wyll make the lowlyones to go in ryghtly and in good ordre and wyll teache meke men his waye All the pathes of the lorde are mercy and faythfulnes to those men whiche kepe touche and conuenaunte with hym For thy names sake oh lorde forgyue me my wyckednes for it
myne iyes cease from theyr office Wherfore then oh lorde doste thou not put awaye myne iniquity And yf thou put it out accordinge to the multytude of thy mercyes yet washe me from myne iniquite For yet am I not perfeytly purefyed finisshe thy worke take awaye the hole offence and also the payne that is due vnto the crime encrease thy lyght with in me Kendle myne herte with thy loue cherite put out al feare for perfayte loue sendeth awaye feare Let the loue of the worlde the loue of the flesshe the loue of vayne glorye the loue of my selfe vtterly departe fro me yet styll more more wash me from myne iniquite by the which I haue offended agaynâ—t my neighbour and clense me from my synne that I haue committed agaynste god I wolde haue the put a way not only the faute payne that foloweth it but also the occasion and nouryshment of synne Washe me I saye with the waâ—er of thy gracyous fauoure with water of which he that drinketh shall not thyrst for euer but it shall be made in hym a fontayne of lyuynge water runnynge in to euer lastynge lyfe Washe me with the comfortable waters of thy holye scriptures that I maye be nuÌ„bred among them vnto whom thou saydest Now are ye clene for my wordes which I haue spokeÌ„ vnto you Io. xiij For I knowlege myne inyquyte and my synne is euer before myne iyes ¶ Although through the beholding of thy mercy and compassions I may be bolde â—o flye vnto the oh lorde yet wyl I not come as the Pharise whiche prayed not but rather praysed hym selfe despised his neighboure but I come vnto the as the publican Lu. xviij which durst not lyfte vp his iyes vnto Heauen For I also do knowlege myne inyquyte and whyles I pondre my synnes I dare not lyfte vp myne lyes but humbelynge my selfe with the Publicane I saye God be mercyfull to me a synner My soule wauereth betwene hope feare and somtyme for the feare of my synnes whiche I feale and knowlege to be in me I am ready to despayre somtyme throughe the hope of thy mercy I am lyfted vp and conforted Neuerthelesse because that thy mercy is greater theÌ„ my misery I wyl euer lorde truste in the and wyll synge oute thy plentuous compassyons for euer For I knowe that thou desyrest not the deathe of a synner but rather that he were conuerted and that he wolde knowlege his iniquite and forsake his synne and so come to the that he maye lyue ¶ My god graunte me that I maye lyue in the for I knowlege my wyckednesse I knowe what a greuous burthen it is how copious how ieoperdious I am not ignoraunt of it I hide it not but set it eueÌ„ before myne eies that I maye washe it with my teares and knowlege vnto the Lorde myne vnryghtwysnesse agaynste my selfe And also my synne which I haue proudly done agaynste the is euer agaynst me and therfore it is agaynste me because I haue sinned agaynst the it is truly against me for it is eueÌ„ against my soule accuseth me euer before the my iudge condeÌ„pneth me euer in euery place and it is so agaynste me that it is euer before my face and stondeth but agaynst me that my prayer maye not perce through vnto the that it myght take thy mercy fro me hynder thy mercye that it can not come at me therfore do I treÌ„ble and therfore do I morne besechyng thy mercy Therfore oh lorde as thou hast gyuen this grace vnto me to knowe my wickednesse and to bewayle my synne eueÌ„ so accomplysh this thy beneuolence gyuynge me a ê‘fayte fayth drawyng me vnto thy sonne which hath made a ful satisfactioÌ„ for all my sinnes Geue me lorde this precious gyfte for euery good gyfte and euery parfeyte gyfte is from aboue comyng from the father of lyght Agaynst the only haue I synned haue done that which is euyll in thy sight that thou maist be iustified in thy wordê mayst haue the victorie when thou art iudged ¶ I haue ouermoch sinned vnto the alone for thou coÌ„maundedst me that I sholde loue the for thy selfe shold loue al creatures for thy sake But I haue loued a creature more then that louynge it euen for it selfe What is synne but to loue a creature for it selfe and what is that but to do agaynst the Surely he yâ— loueth a creature for it selfe maketh that creature his God And therfore haue I synned agaynste the onely for I haue made a creature my god So haue I caste the awaye and haue ben iniurious only to the for I haue not offended agaynste ony creature in that I haue set my truste or confidence in it For it was not coÌ„maunded me that I sholde loue ony creature for it selfe Yf thou haddest coÌ„mauÌ„ded me that I sholde haue loued an aungell onely for hym selfe and I had loued mony for it selfe then no doubte I had offended agaynst the angell But sith yâ— thou only art to be loued for thy selfe that is to say without ony respecte other of good or euyll and euery creature is to be loued in the for thy sake Therfore haue I surely offended onely agaynst the for I haue loued a creature for it selfe ¶ But yet haue I worse done for I haue synned euen iÌ„ thy syght I was nothiÌ„g asshamed to synne before thy face Oh merciful god how many synnes haue I done in thy syght which I wolde in no wyse haue done before mortal meÌ„ yea that I wolde not in ony case that men sholde knowe I feared men more then the for I was blinde loued blyndnes so did I nether se nor ones coÌ„sidre the. I had only fleshly eyes therfore did I only feare and loke on men whiche ar flesh But thou lokedst on al my synnes and numbred them therfore I can nether hyde them froÌ„ the nether turne my backe and flye from thy face ¶ Whether shall I go from thy spirite and whether shall I flye from thy face what shall I then do whether shall I turne me whome shall I fynde to be my defender whom I praye you but the my god who is so good who is so geÌ„tle who is so mercyfull for thou passest without comparisoÌ„ al creatures in gentlenesse It is one of thy chyefest propertyes to forgeue and be mercifull for throughe mercy and forgeuenesse thou dost most declare thy almyhgtynesse I graunt lorde that I haue offended only agaynst the and haue done that whiche is euyll in thy syght Haue mercy therfore on me expresse thy puysaunce in me that thou mayst be iustified iÌ„ thy wordê for thou hast sayde that thou camest not to cal that rightwise but synners vnto repentaunce Iustifie me lorde accordyng to thy wordes call me receyue me and gyue me grace to do true workes of repentauÌ„ce For this cause wast thou crucyfied deade and buryed Thou saydest also IohnÌ„ iij. wheÌ„ I am lyfted vp from of the
Ye sayntes of the lorde synge vnto hym a prayse se that ye sprede his holy memoryall For it is but a moment that his wrath endureth but loÌ„ge is the lyfe that coÌ„meth of his beniuolence Wepyng waylyng coÌ„meth in at the euen tide but anone after gladnes aryseth with the mornyng Whan all thingê were ê“sperous about me I thought with my self that I shold neuer slyde Lorde of thy good wyll thou stablysshdest my kyngdom lyke an hyll for as soone as thou hadst turned away thy face I was astonyed troubled The lorde called I vpon to the lorde did I make my prayer I said with my self what ê“fyteth my lyf yf I be put now in to my graue shall the dust of my karcas magnyfye the or yet declare thy faythfulnes Heare lorde haue mercy vpon me lorde be thou my helpe Thou hast turned my mournyng in to ioye thou hast shaken me out of my mournyng sacke and clothed me with gladnes Wherfore my tunge shall synge thy prayse and shall not cease lorde my god I shall magnyfye the with prayse in to euerlastynge In te dnÌ„e speraui Psal. xxxj IN the oh lord haue I trusted let me neuer be shamed for thy ryghtwisnes sake delyuer me Bowe downe thyne eare vnto me spede the to delyuer me be thou my stony rocke whervpon I myght syt fast be thou my stroÌ„ge defeÌ„ced castell wherin thou mayst pÌ„serue me For thou art my rocke my bulwarke wherfore lede thou me forth for thy names sake take the charge of me Lede me forth of the nette whiche they haue set so pÌ„uely for me for thou art my streÌ„gth I betake my spiryte in to thy handes for thou shalt redeme me lord my god whiche kepest true promyse at all tymes Prayse ye the lorde ¶ The prayer of the prophete Ionas delyuered out of the whales bely IOnas prayed vnto the lorde his god in the whales bely sayinge in my affliction I cryed vnto the lorde he answered me Euen from the bely of hell I cryed and thou herdest my voyce for thou haddest throwen me forth in to the myddes of the depest of the see and the waters closed me aboute all thy great waues flodes wente ouer me And I thought sayinge with my selfe I am cast out of thy syght I shall neuermore se thy holy teÌ„ple for waters haue compassed me in euen vp to my soule The darke depthe closed me in the foule stynkynge wedes of the see couered my heed I sanke downe vnder the fouÌ„dacyons of the hylles so that the waters barred me out from therthe for euer but thou madest my lyfe to aryse from dethe O lorde my god whan my soule fayled me yet I remeÌ„bred the lorde and my prayer came vnto thy holy temple They that are gyuen to vanite and lyes haue lost theyr mercy from god but I shal offer vnto the lowde prayse and shall perfourme my vowes to the lorde whiche is a sauyour for the lorde coÌ„maunded the fysshe anone she cast out Ionas vpon the drye lande ¶ A Dialoge Wherin the Chylde asked certeyn Questions answereth to the same The question SPeke my deare chylde what art thou The answer As concerninge my fyrste byrthe I am a creature of God endued with wytte reason the sonne of Adam as towchinge my newe secunde byrthe I knowlyge my selfe to be a Christiane The question Wherfore sayst that thou art a christiane The answere Because I am christened in the name of the father of the sonne and of the holy goste The quest what is Baptysme the ans It ia called of Paule the lauer or water of rygeneration by the which euery one that beleueth is receyued coÌ„secrated in to the felawshyp of Christes church to be partaker of lyfe euerlastynge Quest. In whom beleuest thou Answ. I beleue in god the father almyghty and so furthe as it standeth in my Crew Quest. What is Fayth Answ. Fayth as sayth Paule is a sure coÌ„fidence of thynges whiche are hoped for and a certayntie of thynges whiche are not sene that is to saye an ernest and a fast cleuyng to the worde of the lyuyng god with an vndoubtynge trust of his ê“messes and no lesse feare of his thretenynges Quest. How many goddes are there Ans. There is but one god alone for all sufficient which hath his beyng of hym selfe al creatures haue their being of him Quest. How many ê‘sons then ar there in the godhed Ans. There are thre parsons whiche are god the father god the sonne and god the holye ghoste thre parsons in Trinite one god in essence Quest. what is god Ans. God is he of whose goodnes and by whose power I am perswaded and assured through my faith to receiue al that good is vnto whoÌ„ also I flee in all aduersities and perelles as vnto a present and al alone suffecient helpe for me he paciently a bydeth our turnynge from synne full of mercy gentle goad redye alwayes to forgyue and suffreth no synne to be vnpunyshed and that in to the thyrde and fourthe generatioÌ„ vntyll none of that synful stocke be lefte alyue Quest. In whom beleuest thou I pray tell me agayne Ans. I beleue I say in god the father almyghty maker of heuen and erathe in Iesu Christ his only sonne our lord c. as it stoÌ„deth in my Crew Quest. What meaneste thou by this fyrste article A. I beleue yâ— he is my god mercyful father vnto me teÌ„deryng me as his dere beloued chylde and to be euermore vnto me an almighty helper Quest. what meanest thou by the seconde thyrde fourthe v.vi c. articles Ans. I beleue that Christe was conceyued borne and suffred for my synnes that he went downe to hel for my sake to delyuer me thense al them that truely beleue that he rose to make me ryghtwyse Quest. What thynge worketh this faythe in the Ans. It worketh in me loue to god to my neyghbours as to my selfe and so chauÌ„geth me in to a newe man that nowe I beleuynge and knowynge god to haue shewed so excedyng loue for me studye to do his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes and am full heuy in my herte that I can not fulfyll them Quest. Why what ar his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes Ans. These are his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes fyrste thus saith god Exo. xx I am the lorde thy god Thou shalt haue none other goddê in my syghte The .ij. coÌ„maundemeÌ„t Thou shalt make the no graueÌ„ or carued image nether ony similitude that is in heuen aboue either iÌ„ therthe beneth or in the water that is benethe therthe Se that thou nether bowe thy selfe vnto them nor yet serue them for I the lorde god am a gelows god punishe the synne of the fathers vpon the chyldren vnto the thyrde fourth generacioÌ„ of theÌ„ that hate me yet shewe I mercy vnto thousaÌ„dê amoÌ„ge them that loue me kepe my coÌ„maundemeÌ„tê ¶ The thyrde coÌ„maundement Thou shalt not take the name of the lorde thy god in vayne
earth I wyl drawe al vnto my selfe verefie thy wordê draw me after the let vs ruÌ„ne to gether in the swetenesse of thyne oyntmentes Besydes that thou saydeste Math. xi Come vnto me all ye the laboure and are laden and I wyll ease you Loo I come vnto the laden with synnes laboryng day and nyght in the sorow of myne harte refresh and ease me lorde that thou mayste be iustefied and proued true in thy wordes and mayste ouercome when thou art iudged for there are manye that saye he shall haue no socoure of his god God hath forsaken hym Ouercome lorde these parsones when thou arte thus iudged of them forsake me not at any tyme. Gyue me thy mercye and holesome socoure and then are they vaynqueshed ¶ They saye that thou wylt haue no mercye on me that thou wylte cast me clene out of thy fauoure no more receyue me thus art thou iudged of men and thus do men speake of the and these are theyr determynacyons but thou whiche arte meke merciful haue mercy on me and ouercome theyr iudgemeÌ„tes shewe thy mercy on me and let thy godlye pytye be praysed in me Make me a vessell of thy mercye that thou mayste be iustefied in thy wordes haue the vyctorye when men do iudge the for men do iudge the to be firce and inflexible Ouercome theyr iudgemeÌ„t with mekenes beneuolence so yâ— men may lerne to haue compassion on synners and that malefatours may be enflamed vnto repentaunce seynge in me thy pytye and mercye Lo I was fasshoned iÌ„ wyckednes my mother coÌ„ceyued me poluted with synne ¶ Beholde not lorde the greuousnes of my synnes coÌ„sidre not the multitude but loke mercifully on me whiche am thy creature RemeÌ„bre yâ— I am dust that al fleshe is as wytherd hay for lo I am fasshoned in wickednes in sinne hath my mother coÌ„ceiued me My naturall mother I say hath conceiued me of coÌ„cupisceÌ„ce in hir am I polluted with originall synne What is originall synne but the lacke of originall iustice of the ryght pure innoceÌ„cy which maÌ„ had at his creacyon therfore a man coÌ„ceiued barne in suche synne is hole croked out of frame The fleshe coueteth against the spirit Reason is slender the wyl is weake man is fraile like vanitie his sences deceiue him his ymagynacyon fayleth hym his ignoraunce leadeth him out of the ryght way he hath infinite iÌ„pedimentê which plucke hym frome goodnes and dryue hym in to euyll Therfore oryginall synne is the rote of all synnes the nurse of all wickednesse for all be it that in euery man of theyr owne nature it is but one synne yet in power it is all synnes Thou seiste therfore Lorde what I am and of whence I am for in origynall synne which conteyneth al synnes and iniquites in it am I fasshoned and in it hath my mother coÌ„ceaued me syth then I am hole in synnes and enuyroned with snares on euery side howe shall I escape for what I wolde that do I not but the euyll that I wolde not that do I. For I finde a nother lawe in my membres rebellynge agaynste the lawe of my mynde and subduynge me vnto the lawe of synne and deth Therfore the more frayle and entangled thy godly beneuoleÌ„ce seeth me so much the more let it lyft vp and confort me who wolde not pytye one that is syke who wolde not haue compassion on hym that is dyseased Come come swete Samaritane take vp the wounded and halfe deade cure my woundes poure in wyne and oyle set me vpon thy beest bringe me into the hosâ—ry coÌ„mytte me vnto the hoste take out two pence saye vnto hym what so euer thou spendest aboue this when I come agayne I wyll recoÌ„pence ye. Lo thou hast loued truth the vnknowne secrete â—gyngê of thy wysdome haste thou vttered vnto me ¶ Come most swete Samaritane for beholde thou haste loued truthe the truthe I saye of thy promyses whiche thou hast made vnto mankynde theym haste thou truly loued for thou haste made and kepte them so that thy loue is nothynge els but euen to do good for in thy selfe thou art inuariable immutable thou vsest not now to loue anon not to loue as meÌ„ do neyther doth thy loue so come go But thou art suche a louer as dothe neuer chaunge for thy loue is very god Thy loue therfore wherwith thou louest a creature is to do it good and whom thou most louest to them art thou moste beneficyall Therfore what meaneth that thou louest truthe but that of thy gracious mercy thou makest vs promyses and fulfyllest them for thy truthes sake Thou dydest promyse vnto Abraham a sonne when he was aged thou fulfilledst thy promyse in olde and bareyn Sara because thou louedst truth Thou promisedst vnto the chyldren of Israell a lande that flowed with milke and honye and at the last didest geue it theÌ„ for thy truthes sake ¶ Thou madest a promyse to Dauid sayenge I shall set vp thy seate regall one of the frute of thy bodye and it came euen â—o passe because thou woldest be founde true There are other innumerable promyses in which thou hast euer bene faithful because thou louedst truthe Thou haste promysed to synners which wyll come vnto the forgyuenesse and fauour and thou hast neuer defrauded man for thou hast loued truthe That vnthryftye Sonne Luce. xv that toke his iourney in to a farre countre and wasted all his goodes with royatous lyuynge when he came to hym selfe he retourned vnto the sayenge father I haue synned agaynst heuen and before the now am I not worthye to be called thy sonne make me as one of thy hyred seruauntes When he was yet a greate waye of thou sawest hym and haddest coÌ„passion on him and rannest vnto hym fallynge vpon his necke and kyssynge hym thou broughtest forth the best garment and puttest a rynge on his finger and showes on his fete thou kylledst that fatted calfe and madest all the house mery saieng let vs eate and be mery for this my sonne was deade and is alyue agayne he was lost and is now founde ¶ Why didest thou al this lorde god surelye because thou louedst truth Loue therfore o father of mercies this truthe in me which returne vnto the froÌ„ a far cuÌ„tre runne towardê me geue me a kys of thi mouth geue me those chefe garmeÌ„tê draw me iÌ„ to thy house kyll yâ— fatted calfe that all which truste in the maye reioyce in me and lette vs eate together in spyrytuall feastes Oh lorde wylte thou exclude me alone wylte thou not kepe this truth vnto me yf thou shuldest loke narowly on our wickednesse o lorde Lorde who myght abyde the But lorde thou wylte not be soo strayte vnto vs for thou louest truth ye and that with a feruent and incomprehensyble loue ¶ Whiche is the truth that thou so louest is it not thy sonne that sayde Iohan. xiiij I
reioyse for aboue theyr owne naturall strenghte when they goo aboute ony good worke they shall procede and prospere well neither shall they leaue it vnperfeyte but through thy helpe shall they brynge it to good passe and effecte Turne thy face from of my synnes and wype awaye all my wyckednes ¶ Why lokest thou lorde vpon my sinnes why nuÌ„brest thou them why considerest them so dilygeÌ„tlye doste thou not knowe that man is euen as a floure of the felde why doste thou not rather loke in the face of thy Christe Alas wretche that I am why se I the angry agaynst me I graunt I haue synned howe be it for thy gentlenesse haue mercye on me Turne thy face from of my synnes Thy face is nothynge but thy knowlege turne awaye therfore thy knowlege from my synnes I meane not that knowlege wherwith thou seest perceyuest all thynges but that wherby thou approuest and disalowest al thinges wherbye thou alowest the workes of the ryghtwyse and condempnest the reprouable synnes of the wycked knowe not my synnes on that maner that thou woldest impute them vnto me and laye theym to my charge But rather turne awaye thy face frome my synnes that throughe thy mercy they may be quenched loke lord on the creature whom thou haste wroughte loke vpon thine owne ymage for I poore wrethe haue put vpon me the ymage of the deuyll that is synne turne away thy face from the ymage of the deuyll and be not angry with me and beholde thyne owne image that thou maist haue mercy on me ¶ O mercyfull lorde remembre that thou lokedste vpon Zacheum whiche dyd clym vp in to a wylde figge tre to se the. Lu. xix And thou entredst in to his house whiche thou woldest neuer haue done if thou haddest loked on the ymage of the deuyll whiche he had put on hym but because thou sawest thyne owne ymage on hym thou haddest compassion on hym beledst him He promysed to geue the halfe of his goodê to the poore and yf he had falsly deceyued ony man to restore it foure folde he obtayned mercy and healthe And I bequeth my selfe euen hole vnto the nothynge reserued And promyse to serue the for euer with a pure herte wil fulfil my ê“myse al daies of my lyfe wherfore then Lorde dost thou not loke in thyne ymage in me also why dost thou yet consydre my synnes Turne I beseche the thy face froÌ„ my synnes and wipe away al my wickednes wype away al I praye the that none remayne For it is wryten he that kepeth the hole lawe offendeth in one poynte is gyltye in the hole that is to say hath deserued dampnatioÌ„ which is the payne of all synnes that leade vnto deathe Put out therfore all my wyckednesse that none offende the whiche sholde brynge me to condempnacyon A pure herte create in me oh god an vpryghte spiryte make a newe within me ¶ For my herte hath forsaken me goeth astraye vtterly forgettyng his owe helthe it is wandred in to strauÌ„ge cuntres ensueth vanities his eies are in the vtmust costes of the worlde I called it againe but it aÌ„swerd me not It is gone lost solde vnder sinne what now lord what shal I say A pure hert create iÌ„ me go an huÌ„ble herte a curteous herte a peaceable herte a geÌ„tle herte a deuout herte such an herte as wyl nether do an other maÌ„ hurte nether yet auenge him selfe wheÌ„ he is offended but rather do good agaynst euyl suche an hert as wyll loue the aboue all thyng which wil thinke of the speke of the thanke the which wyll delyte in hympnes spiritual songes and be hole conuersaunt in heueÌ„ly thyngê Create this herte in me oh God create it of no thyng that it may be of suche effecacite throughe grace as nature is neuer able to make it This grace cometh onely from them to the soule through thy creacyon it is the beautye of a pure herte it draweth vnto him al vertue and expelleth all vyce therfore create in me Oh god a pure herte through thy grace and make a newe an vpryght spirite in my bowels ¶ For thy spyryte shall leade me in to a ryghte waye whiche shall purge me from all erthy affectes and shall lyfte me vp vnto heuenlye thynges The louer and the thynge that is loued are bothe of one nature He that loueth bodelye thynges is worldly but he that loueth spirituall thyngê is spirituall Geue me aspirite that maye loue the and worshyppe the the most hye spirite for god is a spirite and they which worshyp hym muste worshyp hym in the spiryte and verite Geue me an vpryghte spiryte not sekyng his owne spirite profyt and glorye but the wyll and glorye of god renewe an vpryghte spirite within me renewe it for my synnes haue quenched the first that thou gauest me Geue me nowe a newe spiryte that it maye redresse that thynge whiche is inueterate my soule is also a spirite and so made of the that of hir selfe she is ryghte for of hir owne nature she loueth the aboue hir selfe and desireth all thynges for thy glory so that hir owne naturall loue is ryght for it cometh of the but of hir owne frowarde wyl it is inueterate and polluted causing hir natural loue to decay Make newe therfore this spirite this loue through thy grace that it maye walke in the ryght waye accordyng to his nature renue it I saye that it maye euer enflame me with heueÌ„ly loue that it may euer cause me to sighe vnto the to enbrace the contynually and neuer to forsake the. Caste me not away from thy face and thy holy ghost take not from me ¶ Beholde lorde I stande before thy face that I maye fynde mercy I stonde before thy benigne goodnes lokynge for thy fauorable aunswere caste me not confused frome thy face who came euer lorde vnto the and wente away confused who euer desyred thy fauour and wente without it Surelye thou passeste in thy aboundante pytye bothe the deseruynges and also the desyres of them that pray vnto the for thou gyuest more then men can desyre ye or vnderstonde when they haue it It was neuer berde that thou dydest caste awaye frome thy face ony man that euer came vnto the Shall Ioh lorde be the fyrste that shall be caste away frome thy face and vtterly confounded wylt thou begynne at me to coÌ„founde them that come vnto the wylt thou neuer more haue mercye and compassyon god forbydde The woman of canane folowed the she cried and made piteous noyse she moued the dyscyples vnto coÌ„passyon and thou hyldest thy peace she contynued knockynge she worshypped the and sayd Lorde helpe me neyther yet woldest thou answere Thy dyscyples entreated for her sayenge let her go for she cryeth after vs. But what was thyn answer lorde I pray the what dydst thou answere forsoothe that she wepte in vayne laboured for nought for thou saydst that
in al ieopardyes Kepe vs we humbly besech the that we may contynue thy louyng chyldren and not deserue to haue the moste mekest Father our terryble iudge nor suffre vs not to be thyn enemyes whiche ought to be thy chyldren and heyres Thou wylt also not only symply be called a father but that we with a comen voice shulde call the our Father And so with a special prayer of vnyte pray for euery man wherfore gyue vnto vs an agreynge brotherly loue so that we may perceiue euery one of vs that we are truly brothers susters and may pray to the as to our comen mercyfull father euery one for other euen as kynde chyldren entreate theyr father one for another Graunt â—hat none of vs seke that whiche is his owne or els forget other in thy lyght but that auoidynge all hate enuye and discention as it becometh the true chyldreÌ„ of god we may loue togyther with due fauour so that we may saye with a faythful herte not my father but our father Sythe truely thou art no bodely nor earthely father whome we may se in earth but art in Heuen our spirituall father whiche dyeth not neyther art changeable or incoÌ„stant or such which art not able to helpe thy selfe as is iÌ„ an erthely bodely father wherby it is euydent vnâ—o vs howe moche thou art a better father which teachest this temporal fatherhodes contrey frendes rychesse flesshe and blode to be despysed for the. Graunte vs to dere father that we maye be thy heuenly chyldren Teache vs to regarde none other thynge then our soule helth and the euerlastynge herytage so thaâ— this temporall contrey and worldly herytage whiche entangleth and combreth vs labourynge to make vs erthely and lyke vnto it selfe deceyue vs not so that we maye saye truely and with a faythfull herte O our heuenly Father gyue vs thy grace that we may be thy heuenly chyldren ¶ The fyrste peticion Thy name be halowed ¶ O god almyghty our most dere heuenly father thy godly name euen nowe in this tyme in this vale of misery alas for shame so many waies is dishonoured miserabâ—y blasphemed applied to many thyngê wherin stondeth not thy honour and glorye ye and many abuse it to theyr greate confusyon whiche thynge is so comen and often vsed that this fylthy lyfe may well be called a sclauÌ„der dishonestynge of thy moste gloryous name Therefore endue vs with thy godly grace that we may auoyde suche thyngê as are agaynst the honour prayse of thy moste holy name Make thou all wytchecraftes and false charmes sâ—ortly to decay Cause all coÌ„iurynges by the whiche Sathan or other creatures are enchauÌ„ted to ceasse by thy blessed name Make that all false fayth by that whiche either we mystruste the or put more confydence in other then is nedefull maye quyckly be destroyed Made that all heresyes and false doctryne which pretende a colour of thy name may sodeynly vanyshe awey Make that al hyprocrysy or faynynge of truthe ryghtuousnes or holynes deceyue no man Make that noman swere by thy name lye or deceyue Kepe vs from all false hope whiche vnder colour of thy blessed name oâ—fereth iâ— sâ—lâ—e vnto vs. Kepe vs from spirituall pryde from the vayne honour of worldly gory name Graunte vs that in al parelles and hurâ—e we may cal vpoÌ„ this thy holy name Graunt that in the straytnesse oâ— coÌ„science and ieopardy of death we neuer forget thy blessed name Graunte that in our goode wordes and workes we may only prayse and magnyfy the so that we nether seke nor calenge to our selfe any name or honor but to the only whose alone are all thynges Kepe vs from the most daÌ„nable synne of vnkyndnes Graunt that by our lyfe goode workes all other may be moued to good and that they honour and praise not vs but thy name GrauÌ„te that by our euyl workes and synnes noman may take occasion to sclaunder thy name or dymynyshe thy prayse kepe vs that we desire nothyng eyther transitorye or euerlastynge whiche shulde not retorne to the honour prayse of thy name And yf we aske any such here thou not our folyshenes Make that our lyfe be suche that we may truly be founde thy chyldren so that this thy name father be not called in vayne or falsely in vs. ¶ To this parte of prayer spiritually appertayne all psalmes prayers with whiche we prayse worshype synge gyue thankes to god fynall all the prayse of god ¶ The secounde petition Let thy kyngdome come ¶ This wretched lyfe is the kyngdome of all synnes and myschief whose lorde is the wycked spirite chief author and grounde of all malice and synne but thy kyngdome is the kyngdome of all grace and vertue whose Lorde is thy beste beloued Sonne Iesus Christe the hed and beginnynge of all grace vertue wherfore helpe vs most dyre Father and take vs agaynâ— in to thy fauour Gyue vs before all thynges true constaunt fayth in Christe hope without feare in thy mercy agaynste al infirmities of our weake conscyence and pure loue towardes the and all men Kepe vs from in fidelyte desperacyon and malyce whiche at the last myght be the cause of our destruction Make vs to auoide the foule desyre of lechery Gyue vs loue to virginyte and to all clennesse Delyuer vs from dyssentions batelles dyscorde and stryfe Make the vertues of thy kyngdome to come reygne within vs. Gyue vs peace concorde and tranquilyte so that wrathe or ony other bytternes haue not his kyngedome in vs but rather through thy grace the symple swetnes brotherly behaueour all kynde of frendshyp good maner gentylnes and kyndnes Graunte vs that the inordynate anguyshe and heuynes of mynde haue no place in vs. But make that reioysyng and plesure in thy grace and mercy rule haue dominion And to be shorte that all synne may be alyenate from vs and that we replenished with thy grace vertue and good workes may be made thy kyngdome that all our herte mynde and wyttes with all our strenght inward outwarde may suffre them selfe to be ruled by the to serue the thy coÌ„maundementes thy wyl not them selfe or the flesshe the worlde or the deuyll Make that this thy kyngdome ones in vs begone may be encreased go forward dayly and growe Leaste the subtyle malyce or slewth that we haue to goodnes oppresse vs leste we loke backe againe and fal in to â—ynne Geue vs a stable purpose strenght not only to begynne this good lyfe but rather to procede â—oldly in it and â—o perâ—oâ—me it as 〈◊〉 sayâ—e Lyghten myn lyes leâ—â—te I slepe or be wery in the good lyfe ones begone and so myn enemy â—o bryng me agayne in to his power Graunt that we may so contynue And that thy kyngdom which shall come may fynyshe performe this kyngdome which â—s begonne by the. Delyuer vs from this perilous and synful lyfe whan it shall please the. Make vs desyre
reioysing may loke for thy iudgemeÌ„t Entre not into iudgemeÌ„t agaynst vs with thy strayte lawe for in it shall no man be founde innocent and ryghtuous Teache vs deare father not to styck steye or grouÌ„d our selues in our good workes or deseruynges but to gyue submitte our selfe playnly and faythfully to thyn infynyte and incomparable mercy Agayne make that we despayre not for this our gylty and synfull lyfe but that we may iudge that thy mercy is more myghty and stronger then our lyfe how soeuer we haue ordered it Helpe and confort all mennes coÌ„science which in the poynte of death or in ony other suche temptation are vexed with desperation Forgyue them and vs our dettes conforte them refresshe them be reconsiled vnto theÌ„ Gyue vs thy goodnes for our malyce as thou commaundest that we shulde do Cast downe the horryble fende sclauÌ„derer accusar and encreaser of our synnes nowe and in the poynte of death and to be short in all straytnes of concyence Gyue vs grace to be ware to auoide that by our diffamacyon mennes synnes appere not the more greuous Iudge vs not after the accusation from the entysementes of the deuyll that we coÌ„sent not to pryde which wolde cause vs to set moch by our selfe despise other for rychesse kynne power scyence learnyng beauty or any other gyftes or goodnes Kepe vs that we fal not in to the synne of hate and enuye what occasyon so euer be gyueÌ„ to vs. Kepe vs that we doubt not in thy faythe neyther fall in desperation now nor in the poynte of deathe Put thy helpynge hande our best heuenly father to them that fyght and labour agaynste this harde and manyfolde temptation Confort them that now do stonde and lyft theym vp that are fallen be ouercome Fynally fulfyll vs all with thy grace that in this myserable and perilus lyfe which is coÌ„passed with so manye contynuall enemyes that neuer ceasse we maye fyghte bodely with stable and noble faythe and obteyne the euerlastynge crowne ¶ The seuenth petition But delyuer vs from euyll This petytion prayeth for all the euylles of paynes and punyshmentes as doth the Chyrche in the Letany O father 〈…〉 thy 〈…〉 punyshmentes of 〈…〉 deathe 〈…〉 water and 〈…〉 and hayle 〈…〉 â—arthe keps vs 〈…〉 kepe vs 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 〈…〉 and such 〈…〉 kepe vs from all euyll and 〈…〉 in al 〈…〉 glory of thy name 〈…〉 and fulfyllyng of thy 〈…〉 〈…〉 good Lorde that all these 〈…〉 be opteyned of vs without 〈◊〉 Neyther suâ—fere that we my 〈…〉 but that in al these thynges 〈…〉 yea be herde all redy And let 〈…〉 thynges be sure and with out 〈…〉 so maye we with glad herte 〈…〉 that is to say stable 〈…〉 EIâ—◠〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 table 〈…〉 one 〈…〉 obteyneth 〈…〉 desyred by it 〈…〉 haue the 〈…〉 we doubted 〈…〉 And we 〈…〉 promyse of 〈…〉 mynde that 〈…〉 we may 〈…〉 remembraunce 〈…〉 passe that 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 trust and 〈…〉 For except the 〈…〉 god to pray 〈…〉 that he wolde here our 〈…〉 all the creatures that are 〈…〉 ony thynge 〈…〉 theyr prayers And 〈…〉 perceiuest that it is not to 〈…〉 come of the goodnes of our prayers o◠〈◊〉 be ascrybed to our owne worthynes yf we do obteyne any thynge of god but it is to be ascribed to the infinit goodnes of god which hathe longe before preueÌ„ted our petitions and prayers with his promyse and coÌ„mauÌ„dement wherby he dothe excite and styrre vs to praye that at the leaste wyse by the reason hereof we may learne that he is farre more careful for vs and more redy to gyue or grauÌ„te then we be eyther to receyue or els to aske And for as moche as he dothe offre more benefytes good thynges vnto vs then we our selues durste haue ben bolde to wysshe or desyre that lyberalyte bountuousnes of god oughte to enflame and to encourage vs for to praye boldelye without ony mystruste or doubtefullnes ¶ SecuÌ„darily this thyng also as I haue saide is requisite to a true orison or prayer that we do not doubte any thynge of the promyse of god whiche is bothe true and faythefull For this cause pryncypally he promysed that he shall here our prayer gaue vs coÌ„maundement to pray that we shulde be assured beleue stedfastly that he wyll certeynly here vs and graunte our petition as he sayeth in the .xxi. chapitre of Mathewe where it is red in this wyse I say vnto you what so euer thinges you do aske or desyre when you do pray beleue that you shall receyue them and they shall be graunted vnto you And in the .xi. of Luke aske and it shal be gyuen to you seke and you shall fynde knocke and it shall be opened to you for euery man the asketh receyueth and who so euer seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh it shall be opened who is he amonge you beynge a father of whome yf his son shall desyre breade wyll gyue hym a stone Or yf he desyre fysshe wyll gyue hym a serpent in the stede of a fyâ—sâ—e Or yf he shall aske an egge wyll reache to hym ascorpion yf you then wheÌ„ ye are euyll can gyue good gyftes to your sonnes how moche more shall your heuenly father gyue the holy ghost to them that desyre hym By these by lyke promyses and preceptes our mynde is to be confyrmed and streÌ„ghthed that we may pray boldely and with confidence beynge assured and out of doubte that we shall receyue obteyn al thyngê which we do aske or desyre ¶ Thyrdly yf men vndyscretely doubte of god when they pray whether that thyng shall come to passe whiche they desyre or not they do coÌ„mytte two offences or synnes Fyrst because thorough theyr defaute it chauÌ„seth cometh to passe that their praier is of no strenghte and is cause that they labour in wayne for so also saynte Iames sayeth yf any man asketh any thynge of god let hym aske with good truste with out any doubtfulnes for he that doubteh is lyke to the waue of the see which is dryuen with the wyndes and caryed with vyolence And let not that man thynke that he shall receyue any thynge of god which wordes of saynt Iames do playnly declare that all they whiche in thyr prayers doubt to be harde shall obteyne nothyng of god because theyr hertes are not assured and quiet or at rest But fayth kepeth the herte in quietnes and rest that it may receyue take the gyftes of god The secouÌ„de thyng wherin they do offende and synne who so euer prayeth without faythe and truste is this because they do not gyue credence to god whiche is faythfull true of promyse but distrusteth hym as yf he ware a lyar or a tryflyng lyght man as though god eyther colde not or els wolde not performe his promyses And suche persones taken away from almyghty god his honour and name for that they do not beleue that he is faythful and true and
that is to saye vpon this greate Saboth daye came the ouermost of the prestes with the pharisayes togyder and went to Pilate remeÌ„bringe that Christe whom they nowe called a false deceyuer sayde that he shulde ryse agayne the thyrde day wherupoÌ„ they desyred that he wolde coÌ„maunde the sepulcre to be kepte vntyll the thyrde daye leste his disciples shulde pauenture come stele hym awaye so bare the people in hande that he was rysen from deathe and then sholde they be in worse case then euer they were before to whom Pilate grauÌ„ted the custodye and that they sholde keape the sepulcre as wel as they coulde which then sealed the stone and besette armed men aboute it to kepe hym Adoramus te c. ¶ The verse we worshipe the o Christe and we honour the. Thanswer For by thy holy Crosse thou haste redemed the worlde Oremus Domine Iesu Christ. c. O Lorde Iesu Christe the sonne of the lyuynge god put thy passion crosse and thy death betwene the iudgment and our soules now in the hour of our dethe and graunte vs whiles we lyue mercy and grace to theym that departe forgyuenes rest vnto thy holy churche gyue peace and concorde and to vs that are synners lyfe and glory euerlastynge whiche lyuest and reignest with the father and with the holy goste euer Amen Gloriosa passio c. ¶ The gloriose passion of our lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from sorowfull heuenes bryng vs to the ioyes of paradise Amen GOd setteth forth his incoÌ„parable loue that he beareth vnto vs for seyng the whiles we were yet synners Christe dyed for vs muche more then now seynge that we are iustified in his bloude shall we be preserued from dampnation through hym to the Romans the fyfthe A fruetfull remembraunce A deuoute frutfull godly remembraunce of the passion of oure sauyour Iesu Christe THere are certeyne whiche when they excercyse theym selues in the meditaâ—ion or remembrauÌ„ce of the pasâ—yoÌ„ which Chryste sufferâ—d for mankynde do nothyng els buâ— were wod and furious agaynst the blinde iewes and Iudas theyr gyde through whome he was betrayed as an innocent lambe in to theyr bloudy cruell handes euen as it is the comen maner of theÌ„ whiche are wonte to lameÌ„te and bewayle the 〈◊〉 oâ—â—heyr frendes to accuse crye out on those persones which do the deade but they nothyng consider them which are the chyefe causes of his bitter death and pasâ—ion So that in rely this may better be called a remebraunce of the Iewes wickednes then of Chrâ—stê passion ¶ There are other that haue gathered to gether diuerse coÌ„modityes whiche springe through the dilygent beholdynge of this passion wherof is the sayenge of Albert in euery mans mouth that it is better to remeÌ„bre the passion of Christe oure in once lyfe all though it be but slenderly then to taâ—â—e euery daye a hole yere to gyder or â—o reade ouer the hole Psalter of Dauid how be it all theyr polytike meanes studiouse imaginacyons they coude neuer aâ—tayne the very vse and profyte of the passion of Christe Neyther sought they ony thynge therin but theyr owne priuate welth â—or some caryed aâ—oute them images paynted papers carued tables croâ—es and such other tryfles yea and some felle to suche madde ignoraunce that they thought them selues through suche beggery to be sate from ryre water and all other perilous ieoperdyes As though the crosse of Christ shuâ—de delyuer them from such outwarde troâ—les and not rather the contrary ¶ These do pituously sorowe morne for Christe and complayne that he was innocent and gyltles put to death euen lyke as the women of Hâ—â—rusalem whom Christe hym selfe dyd reprehende aduertâ—â—ynge theÌ„ that they shulde lamenâ—e them selfes and theyr owne childreÌ„ Neyther is it â—ny meruell for the preachers them selues ar sycke of the same disease which for the most parte when they entreate this mater â—epe 〈◊〉 of the fruteful and holesom storye in to these theyr comen places howe Iesus toke his leaue of his disciples iÌ„ Betania And with what dolorous syghes his mother Marie pityed hym suche other thyngê on these they bable at lengthe and discant theyr plesures rather to the weryenge then edefyenge of the audience vnto this sorte maye we also adnumbre them whiche haue defined and enstructe other what exellent commodityes are in the masse in so moch that the rude ignoraunt people perswaded them selues that it was sufficient yf they hadde herde a masse and that they sholde hâ—ue good luke what so euer myschefe they weÌ„t a boute And there are some whiche runne so farre hedlyng that they affirme stoutely that the masse whiche they call a sacrifice is accepte of god for the worke it selfe and not for his sake that doeth the masse They consider not that god loketh fyrste on the person that worketh and then after on the worke as thou haste a goodlye ensample Gen. iiij of Abell and Cain They consider not that an euyll tre can not brynge forthe good frute Mathew .xij. And that on a bromble men can gether no figges Math. vij They consider not that the masse was institute of Christe to make vs more holye through the deuoute remembraunce of his passion with a pure fayth and not for ony other worthynesse that it hathe in it sylfe How be it though we sholde grauÌ„te them that the masse in it selfe were as good and holye as theyr couetousnes and belyes haue fayned it yet truely can it nothyng profyte vs excepte we vse it for the same purpose that Christe dyd institute it for what dothe it profite vs that meate and drynke are good holesom yf we abuse them corruptynge our nature yea or what doth it auayle vs that god is god that is to saye almyghty most mercyful good rightewise and alone sufficient yf we abuse his goodnes and beleue not in hym It is therfore to be feared lest yf thou be ignorauÌ„t in the true vse of the masse that the mo thou hearest the more thou offendest god abusynge his institution and ordinaunce ¶ But these are the very right beholders of Christê passion whiche coÌ„syder marke in his passion theyr owne synnes and enormityes which were the cause and grounde of his passion and death for they ar feared and theyr conscyences tremble as sone as they remembre the passion whiche feare tremble ryseth of this that they maye se in the passion the vehemeÌ„t wrath rightuous punishment of god the father agaynst synners whiche wolde not for all the abundaunt fauoure that he had vnto his sonne 〈◊〉 maâ—efactoures to go fre and vnpunished but that he muste redeme them with his owne death which thyng Esaias .iiij. doâ—h alâ—o confirme sayeng in the person of god the father for the synnes of my people haue I wounded hym what then shall be come of vs syth his moste deare and onlye sonne is so cruelly entreated It muste nedes be a meruelous
delyuer my soule saue me for thy mercys sake For they verely that ar in this dedely anguysshe can not thynke vpon the in this helly paynes who may prayse the I am wery with synghyng I shal water my bed euerynyght with my teares so that it shal swymme in them My face is wrinkled dryed vp with care anger my enemyes haue made it full thynne with trouble Auoyde fro me ye workers of wyckednes for the lorde hathe herde my complayntes poured out with wepynges The lorde hath herde my depe desyre the lorde hath receyued my petition All myn enemyes shall be shamed and astonyed they shal be put to flyghte and confounded sodenly Beati quorum psal xxxij BLessed is he whose vngodlynes is for geuen and whose synnes are couerd Blessed is the man to whom the lorde rekeneth not his synne neither is there in his spirite ony dessemlynge defayte Whiles nowe I helde my peace dayly musinge with my selfe other whiles cryed oute my bones wasted for sorow For day and nyghte thy hande pressed me downe my moister was dried vp lyke as one tosted in the myddes of somer Selah I shall knowledge my synne shall not hyde my wyckednes I thought sayeng with my selfe I shal coÌ„fesse my vngodlynes which is agaynste me to the lord thou euen strayght forgauest me my wickednes which openeth her selfe by my outward synne Selah For the whiche euen euery saynte shal praye vnto the in tyme of besechynge then yf afflyccion come vpon hym lyke a great swellynge floude yet shall it not touche hym Thou arte my defender from tribulation thou shalt kepe me shalte make me glad excedyngly for my delyueraunce Selah I shall instructe the and teache the the way wherupon thou may uÌ„go I shal couÌ„sell the se for the right well Se that ye be not as horse or mule whiche are vnresoâ—able whose chawes muste be refrayned with bye brydle lest they stryue agaynste the. Many soâ—owes fal vpon the vngodly but hym that trusteth in the Lorde mercy closeth rownd aboute â—e glad tâ—erfore in â—he lorde and retoyse ye ryghtwise make ye mery all faythfull and vpryght in herâ—e ¶ Domine ne the seconde PUnysshe me not lorde of indignation nether chasten me in thy wrathe For thy arrowes are sore smyten in to me and the desease whiche thou hast cast vpon me presseth me downe sore There is no healthe in my flesshe for thy wrath there is no rest in my bones for my synnes For my synnes haue pressed downe my heade lyke an heuy burden they are heuyer then I maye beare My olde preuy sores festred within now are they broken forthe for myne owne folysshnes I am depressed and sore broken I walke in contynuall mornynge For a foule botche occupyeth all my thyghes so that there is no helth iÌ„ my flesshe I am feble sore broken I gnasted with my tethe for sorow of my herte Lorde al my desyres are before the and my sorowful syghes ar not vnknowne vnto the. My herte trembeleth and panteth for sorowe my strengthe fayleth me and euen the very syght of myn iyes ceasse from theyr offyce My frendes and my felowes stode agaynst my wounde and my nyghe kynsfolke stode all a farre In the meane season they that soughte my lyfe made snares for me they that huÌ„ted for my faute spoke desaite why speringe to desayue me contynually But I as it hadde ben one deffe herde nothynge at al and as a dumme man opened not ones my mouth I was as one that herde not and as one that had not a worde in his mouthe to answere for hym selfe For the Lorde do I abyde thou shalt answere for me lorde my god For I sayd with my selfe these men parauenture wyll reioyse vpon me and as soone as my fote begynne to slyde thy shal runne vpon me For I am but an haltynge creple redy euer to fall my sorowe neuer goeth fro me I confesse my vngodlines I sorow for my synnes But in the meane ceason my enemes lyue were stronge euen they whiche persue me falsely ar encresed in power Whiche acquite me euell for good and are agaynste me because I soughte studeously to profyte them Forsake me not lorde be not farre fro me my God Spede the to helpe me lorde my sauynge helthe Miserere mei deus psal li. HAue mercy vpon me God for thy fauourable goodnes for thy great mercyes sake wype away my synnes And yet agayne washe me more fro my wykednes make me cleane fro my vngodlynes For my greuous synnes do I knowledge my vngodlynes is euer before myne iyes Agaynste the agaynste the oneâ—y haue I synned and that that sore offendeth the haue I done wherfore very iuste shalte thou be knowne in thy wordis pure when it shal be iudged of the. Lo I was fashoned in wyckednes and my mother conceyued me polluted with synne But lo thou woldest trowthe to occupye rule in my inwarde parâ—es thou shewedste me wysdom which thou woldest to sytte in the secretes of my herte Sprinkle me with ysope and so shall I be clene thou shalt wasshe me then shall I be whytter then snowe Poure vpon me ioye and gladnes make my bones to reioyse which thou hast smite Turne thy face fro my synnes and wype awaye all my wyckednes A pure herte create in me o lorde and a stedfaste ryghte spirite make a new within me Cast me not away thy holy ghost take not fro me Make me agayne to reioyse whyle thou bryngest me thy sauynge healthe and let thy chyef gouernynge fre spirite strengthen and lede me I shall instructe cursed and shrewed men in thy waye and vngodlye men shall be conuerted vnto the Delyuer me from the synne of murdther o god o god my sauyour and my tongue shall triumphe vpon thy mercy wherwith thou makest me ryghtwyse Lorde open my lyppes and then my mouth shal shew forthe thy prayse For as for sacrifices thou delyghtest not in them or els I had offred them and as for brent sacrifices thou regardest them not Acceptable sacrifices to god is a broken spirite a coÌ„trite and a deiected herte thou shalte not despyse O god Deale geÌ„tly of thy fauourable beniuolence with syon let the walles of Hierusalem be edified preserued Then shalt thou delyghte in the very sacrifices in the ryghte brente sacrifice and in the oblacion of ryghtwysnes then shall they laye vpon thy altare the very oxen Domine exaudi psal c.ij. LOrde heare my prayer and suffer my depe desyre to come vnto ye. Hyde not thy face fro me in tyme of my trybulation bowe downe thyn eare vnto me in the day when I call vpon the haste the to grauÌ„t me For my dayes verely are vanysshed awaye lyke smoke my bones ar dried vp lyke a stone My herte is smytteÌ„ thrugh lyke grasse and is wythered awaye in so muche as I forsoke to take myne owne meate I was so dried vp with my sorowful
loude syghes that my bones cleued to my skynne I am lyke an destrege of the wyldernes made lyke an owle in an olde forlaten house I lye wakynge am left alone lyke the sparowe in the thacke Myne enemyes reuyled me all daye they that chide me vsed my name opprobriously I eate erthe in stede of brede lycken my teares in stede of drynke And all is for thy indignation and thy wrathe for when I was a lofte thou thruest me downe My dayes are vanysshed awaye lyke a shadowe I my selfe am whytherd lyke hay But thou Lorde syttest styll for euer thy memoriall endureth from age to age Thou shalt ryse and haue pyty on Syon for it is tyme for the to fauour it thy daye apoynted is now come For the stones of it please thy seruantes verely and they fauour her soyle Euen the hethen also shal worshyp the name of the lorde and all the kynges of therthe shall knowlege thy gloryous beauty The lorde verely shal buylde spoÌ„ he shall be sene in his beautiful glory And he shall haue respect vnto the prayer of the poore forsaken his praier shall he not despyse This thyng shall be wryten for the worlde to come and for this cause the people whiche are yet vnmade shall praise the lorde For he shall loke forthe of his hyghe holye place the lorde shall beholde therthe euen from heuen To heare the syghes of them that are in bondes and to lose the chyldren iudged to death That they myghte preache the name of the lorde in Syon and his prayse in Ierusalem When the people and the kyngdomes shall be gathered together to worshyp the lorde He abated my courage in my iourney and hathe cut of my dayes I saye my god take me not away in the miooê of my dayes for thy yeres endure throughout all ages In the begynnyng thou layedste the foundacyon of therthe and the heuens are thy handy worke They shal perysshe when thou shalt staude faste and all thyngê shal wax olde lyke a garment thou shalt dresse them agayne lyke a garment they shall be chauÌ„ged But thou art euen thy very selfe and thy yeares shall neuer be ended The chyldren of thy seruantes shal dwell styll and theyr posterite shall lyue prosperously and blessedly in thy presence FRo my moste depest paynfull troubles called I vpon the lorde Lorde heare thou me and let thy cares be attente vnto my deape desyre If thou sholdest loke narowly vpon our wyckednesses o lorde lorde who might abyde the But there is mercy with the and therfore art thou worshypped I abyde the lorde my soule abydeth hym I tary lokyng vp alway for thy ê“myses My soule wayteth for the lorde as desyrously as do the watche men desyre the daye sprynge Let Israell wayte for the lorde for with the lorde is there mercy and plentuous redemption It is he that shall redeme Israell from all theyr wyckednesses Domine exau the .ij. psal C.xliij O Lorde heare my prayer lysten vnto my ferueÌ„t besechyng for thy trouthes sake graunt me for thy ryghtwysenes Haue thou not to do with thy seruant in iudgement for in thy presence no man lyuynge is reputed ryghtwyse A cruell enemy verely persecuted my soule he hath caste downe my lyfe in to therthe he hath set me in darknes lyke as men iudged to dethe My spirite is sore troubled within me and my herte wexeth colde in my brest But at last I remembred the dayes paste I consydered all thy workes and pondred in mynde the dedes of thy handes I stretched forth my handes vnto the my soule desyrously panted and breathed for the I gaped for the lyke thyrsty earthe Haste the to graunt me o lorde for my spirite faynteth hyde not thy face fro me on lesse I be lyke meÌ„ goyng downe in to theyr grakes Make me shortly to heare of thy mercyable goodnes for in the do I truste shewe me the way wherin I maye go for vnto the haue I lyfted vp my soule Delyuer me fro myne enemyes o lorde my god for vnder the do I hyde my selfe Teache me to do thy pleasures for thou art my god thy good spirite moughte lede me in to the ryght way For thy names sake lorde restore me for thy ryghtwysnes leade my soule out of this strayte anguyshe Ye and for thy mercyes sake all to destroye my enemyes and shake away all that trouble my soule for I am thy seruaÌ„t Glorye be to the Father to the sonne and to the holye Ghoste As it was in the beginnyng as it is now and euer shall be AMEN ¶ The commendacyons The argumente in to the C.xix psalme ¶ This psalme declareth in howe greate pryce and reuerence the sayntes or holye men haue the lawes of god how ernestly they are occupyed in them howe they sorowe to se them broken and sayde agaynst of the vngodly how they pray to be taught them of god and to be acqueynted and accustomed with them and to be short how they desyre those meÌ„ to be destroyed what so euer they be whiche breake and saye agaynste them ¶ Beati immaculati BLessed are they which lyue pure innocently eueÌ„ them I meane which lyue after the lawe of the lorde Blessed are they whiche obserue his testimonies and serche theym with all theyr herte For they shal do no wyckednes that thus trede his wayes Thou hast coÌ„maunded that thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes sholde be kepte with earnest diligeÌ„ce wolde god that my lyfe were so instructe that I might obserue thy ordinaunces Then sholde I not be disapoynted when I shall haue all thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes before myne eyes I shall magnifie the with a pure herte when I shall learne thy ryghtwise iudgemeÌ„tes I shal obserue thy ordinauÌ„ces forsake me not at ony time How shold the yong maÌ„ ameÌ„de his liuyng he shal wel amende it in obseruyng thy pleasures with all my herte haue I sought the suffre me not to swarue froÌ„ thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes In my herte haue I hyd thy wordes to th enteÌ„t I wolde not offend ye. Lord thou art praise worthy teache me thy ordinauÌ„cê with my lyppes shal I shewe forth all the pleasures of thy mouthe I shall reioyse of the way whiche thy testimonies teache as vpon al maner of rychesse Upon thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes shal I set al my mynde shall set thy pathes before my eyes In thy ordinauÌ„ces shal I delight I shal not forget thy wordes Rewarde thy seruaÌ„t that I maye lyue obserue thy pleasures Uncouer my eyes that I maye perfitly se the meruelous thynges in thy lawe I am but a stranger in the earthe yet hyde not thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes fro me My soule is broken with desyre to know at all tymes thy pleasures Thou shalt sharply rebuke the vngodly cursed are they the erre from thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes Take away fro me obprobry ignominy for I shal obsue thy testimonies Euen the chyef rulers sit speake against me but yet thy seruant is occupied euer in thy ordinauÌ„ces Also
thy testimonies ar my delyght my counselees My soule cleued to therthe restore me acording to thy promyses My lyfe I haue shewed vnto the and thou hast grauÌ„ted me teache me thy ordinaunces Make me to vnderstonde the waies of thy comaundementes then shall I thynke vpon thy merueiles My soule was melted awaye with sorowfull thoughtes make me styffe agayne accordyng to thy promyses Turne thou awaye fro me the deceytfull waye make thy lawe plesaunte vnto me The true waye haue I chosen and thy pleasures I setted before my eyes I cleaued to thy testimonies o lorde let me not be shamed I shall runne in the waye of thy coÌ„maundementes for thou wylt ease my herte Teache me lorde the waye of thy ordynaunces and I shall marke it for euer Gyue me vnderstondyng and I shall kepe thy lawe I shall kepe it with al my herte Lede me by the pathe of thy preceptes for in it is my pleasure Bende my herte in to thy testimonies and not in to lucre Turne awaye my eyes leste they beholde vayne thynges in thy way quycken me Make faste thy promyses to thy seruante whiche is addicte vnto thy worshyp Turne away my shame whiche I feared for thy iudgementes ar fauourable Lo I desyred thy coÌ„maundementes restore me for thy ryghtwisnes Be present with me o lorde with thy mercy come to me with thy helpe accordynge to thy promyses That I myght haue to answere my reuylers for I stycke to thy promyses Suffer not at ony tyme the worde of trouth to be taken fro my mouthe for I haue respect vnto thy ordinaunces And I shal obserue thy lawe studiously euer worlde without ende I shall begynne to be at large restrayned with nothyng for I haue sought thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes I shall preach thy testimonies before kynges and shall not be confounded But shall delyte in thy preceptes whiche I haue loued I shall lyft vp my handê to do thy preceptê which I haue loued and shall thynke besely vpoÌ„ thy ordynaunces RemeÌ„bre thy promise to thy seruant in to the whiche thou haste caused me to trust Thy ê“mise is my coÌ„forte in my afflyction for it is it that restoreth me These proude vngodly haue scorned me sore but yet I swarued not froÌ„ tvy lawe I remeÌ„ber thy iudgemeÌ„tes which thou hast done from the begynnyng lord I was well conforted It kindled my herte and freted me sore to se these proude vngodly thus to forsake the lawe Thy ordynauÌ„ces were my songê whiles I here way fared a straunger In the nyghte shall I thynke vpon thy name o lorde and I shall obserue thy lawe This grace hast thou gyuen me that I myght obserue thy coÌ„mauÌ„dementes Thou art my lotte lorde I am full purposed to obserue thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes I longe for thy presence with all my hert haue mercy vpon me according to thy ê“myses I called to mynde my wayes I turned my feate vnto thy testimonyes I hasted my selfe deferred not to th enteÌ„t I wolde obserue thy pÌ„ceptê The vngodly coÌ„gregacioÌ„ hyndred me sore yet dyd I not forgete thy lawe At mydnight shal I ryse vp to prayse the for thy ryghtwyse iudgementes I associate my selfe with al that worshyp the with them that obserue thy coÌ„mauÌ„dementes The erth is full of thy goodnes lord nurture me in thy ceremonyes Thou hast delt fauorably with thy seruaÌ„t o lord according to thy ê“myse Lerne me rightly to sauour to knowe for I beleue thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tê Before I was tamed with afflictioÌ„ I erred but now I mark thy sayingê Thou art good gracyous instruct me in thy ordinauÌ„ces These proude vngodly framed togider theyr paynted lyes agaynst me but I shall obserue thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tê with all my hert Theyr grosse hertê are coÌ„geled lyke talowe but I shall delyte in thy lawe I was happy that thou tamedest me with affliction that I myght yet so be instruct in thy ordinauÌ„ces Better is the lawe of thy mouth to me thaÌ„ thousandê of golde siluer Thy haÌ„des haue fasshoned ordeyned me gyue me vnderstaÌ„ding to lerne thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tê They that fere yâ— shal be glad to se me so to cleue to thy ê“myses Now knowe I lorde that thy iudgemeÌ„tes are right good that thou hast scourged me of good entent But I beseche the let thy mercy be my coÌ„fort accordyng to those wordes which thou ê“mysedest to thy seruant Let me be in thy fauour I shall lyue for thy lawe is my delyte Let these proude vngodly be coÌ„fouÌ„ded for they go about to destroy me fautles but yet shal I in the meane tyme set al my mynde vpon thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes Let them that worship the knowe thy testimonyes turne vnto me My hert shal be ê‘fyte in thy ordinauÌ„ces wherfor I shal not be shamed My soule faynted longyng after thy sauyng helpe but yet I lyft vp my eyes vnto thy ê“mises My eyes daseled with lokyng vp after thy ê“mise I sayd whan wilt thou coÌ„fort me I was dryed away lyke a bladder haÌ„ged in the smoke but yet forget I not thy ordinauÌ„ces How longe shal thy seruaÌ„t suffer these thingê whan wilt thou at last gyue senteÌ„ce agaiÌ„st my pursuers These proude vngodly digged pitfalles for me whiche haue no respecte vnto thy lawe All thy pÌ„ceptes are faythfull and true they ê‘secute me vnworthyly helpe thou me They had almoost made an ende of me in therth but yet in no maner wyse forsoke I thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes Restore me for thy mercyes sake and than shall I kepe the testimonyes of thy mouth O Lorde thy worde standeth for euer in the heuens From generation to generation contynueth thy trouth thou hast set the erth and it staÌ„deth styll The tyme contynueth styll accordyng to thyne ordynaunce for all thynges are at thy coÌ„maundement Excepte thy lawe had ben my delyght I had perysshed in myne affliction I shall neuer therfore forgete thy coÌ„maundementes for by them thou hast refresshed me I am thyne saue thou me for I serched thy coÌ„maundementes The vngodly wayte to destroye me but I in the meane tyme shall endeuer me to vnderstande thy testymonyes I perceyue that euery thyng comprehensyble hath an ende but thy coÌ„maundementes are incomprehensyble O How excedyngly loued I thy lawe coÌ„tinually do I thinke therof Thou hast made me wiser than my enemyes thorowe thy preceptes for they are euer in my mynde I exceded all my teachers in ryght vnderstandyng for I am euer speakyng of thy testymonyes I passed euen the senyors in true vndstanding for I obserue marke thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes FroÌ„ euery euyll path I refrayned my feate to th entent I wolde obserue thy speches I haue not swarued froÌ„ thy pleasures for thou shalt instruct me O how swete are thy speaches in my taste they are sweter thaÌ„ any hony in my mouth I fetche my vnderstandyng at thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes wherfore I hate euery deceytfull path I haue sworne and shall pÌ„fourme in to kepe thy iust plesures I am febled with affliction lord restore me after thy ê“myses
for the lorde wyll not rekeÌ„ hym gyltlesse that taketh his name iÌ„ vane ¶ The fourth coÌ„maundment Remembre the saboth daye that thou sanctifiest it ¶ The fyfte coÌ„maundment Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thou mayste lyue longe vpon the lande whiche the lorde thy god geueth the. The sixte coÌ„maundement Thou shalt not kyl The seuenth coÌ„maundement Thou shalt not breke wedloke The eayght coÌ„maundemeÌ„t Thou shalt not stele The .ix. coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaiÌ„st thy neyghbour The tenth coÌ„maundemeÌ„t ¶ Thou salte not couet thy neyghbours house neyther shalt thou desyre thy neyghbours wyfe his man seruant his mayde his oxe his asse or any thynge that is his Quest. What meanest thou by the fyrste coÌ„maundement Answ. I know therby that I am coÌ„maunded to beleue to truste to cleue to the lorde which promyseth hym selfe to be my god to worshipe and to loue hym alone with all my herte mynde and power of my soule and that it is he onely of whom al godnes is geuen me and vnto whom I muste fle and call vpon in all my troble for he only delyuereth me Quest. what meanest thou by the secunde coÌ„mauÌ„dement Ans. Euen as the wordes shew playnly for wheÌ„ the lorde spoke vnto you sayth Moysed in the fourth of deutronomie then se ye no image or simylytude of hym leaste ye deceyued sholde make you images The voice of his wordes ye herde but as for ony shap or similitude of him in no maner of wyse haue ye sene ye shal not make you syluer goddes neyther golden goddes shall ye make you Exodi the xx.c Also ye shall make me an altare of Erth but yf ye wyl neades make it of stones yet shal ye not hewe them for yf ye set any instrument of yerne to them then shall they be defyled All this I beleue was ernestly spoken with so many wordes to auoide al karuynge and curyosite in settynge forth of imagê to be worshypped as gods when Chriâ—t declarynge the same sayde that the very true worshipers ar they that worship the father in spirite of truthe for god is a spyrite Ioh the .iiij. Q. For as much thaÌ„ as god is a spirite and maye not be imagined of our wyttes howe shall we knowe hym Ans. Faythe and truste fynde hym when we are in parell and shew hym vnto vs and yet this fayth to fynde hym muste he geue vs for yf we gete vs a fayth of our owne fasshonynge wherby we beleue and truste in ony other thynge then god then make we vs an ydole for it is the faythe and trust only in our hertes that maketh other god or ydole for yf oure faythe and truste be ryght and pure then haue we the very true god but yf it be false and fayned then muste we neades fayne vs a false and a lyenge god for true fayth and god ar ioyned to gyder with one knotte so that in what so euer thynge thou trustest and beleauest that same is thy god here now maist thou well se that in these two fyrst coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„tê god requireth asketh all our hoole hertes and in the thyrde he asketh our mouthes and tongues to be vsed for his prayse and holynes of his name Q. Why what meanest thou by the thyrde coÌ„maundemeÌ„t An. Then take I the the name of god in vayne when I vse to confyrme a lye or to hurte my neighbour ye when neither by it god is glorified nor yet my neighbour by it ê“fited Also yf I fle not to him for helpe in my trouble nor thanke hym for his benefites in my prosperite welthe then take I his name in vayne Also if I entende do not all thyngê for his names glory then take I his name in vayne Q. What meanest thou by the fourth coÌ„maundemeÌ„t A. I sanctifye the Sabboth daye when I gyue my selfe whole to heare the holy scripture taughte me or to reade it and so occeupye my mynde in it or when I geue my selfe to any other holye workes or as Esaye faythe when I ceasse to do myne owne wyll or to folowe my nowne wayes although they appere to me ryght gloriouse and good for thus me thynketh the Prophete expoundeth this poynte of the lawe in the .lviij. chapitour And for the fulfyllynge of these two laste named Preceptes we praye sayeng Thy name be halowed and thy wyl be fulfylled and not oures Thus mayste thou se these fyrste foure preceptes to pertayne to the glorye of God and to the halowynge of his name ¶ The Question Wherfore then commaundeth he the other syxe The answere For our neyghbours helthe and profite to serue them and especiallye our Father and Mother whom nexte god we oughte to honoure to reuerence to obaye to counforte to helpe and to folowe theyr godlye monycyons and instructions ¶ The Question What meanest thou by the other An. That in no maner of wyse I shulde hurte my neyghbour But to do to hym as I wolde be done vnto no not to desyre or to couet any thynge of his The Quest. why is thought then synne The Answere Ye verely for so expoundeth our sauiour that saw in the fyfte chapitour of Mathew sayenge that who so euer casteth his lye waÌ„tonly vpon a nother mans wyfe desyryng hir hath coÌ„mytted aduoutry with hir alredye in his herte Quest. Why are we all synners then and haue we all broken godê coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes Ans. We are all synners and haue neade of the mercy of god yf we were not all synners the mercy of god shold take none effecte in vs wherfore the scrypture concludeth that all men are synners that as manye as shall be saued sholde be saued by goddes mercye onely ¶ A prayer for the molifieng and suplyeng of our harde hertes the lyghtnynge of our blynde hertes and the true coÌ„uertyng of our impenitente hertes O Most mercyfull father which by the mouthe of our swete sauyoure Iesu Christe saydeste vnto vs. Math. vij Aske and it shall be geuen vnto you seke and ye shall fynde knocke and it shall be opened vnto you psal C.xlij. Here I beseche the my prayer receyue my supply catyon in to thyne cares for thy trouthes sake heare me in thy ryghtwysnes Da. ix For not in our ryghtwisnes do we lay forth our prayers before the our most blessed father but in thy mandfolde mercyes .ij. Cor. j. Heare therfore our prayers oh father of mercies god of al coÌ„solacion Haue mercy vpon vs thy most wretched chyldren and vpon me most wretched of all lorde father I aske the mercy Molifie and make softe our harde hertes bleâ—sed father whiche be indured hardened with the cursed custome of synne and wretchednes myne most harde of al lorde father I aske yâ— mercy Molifie them blâ—â—sed father with the swete due of thy grace fulfyll thy promesse made vnto vs by thy prophet Hieremie Hie. xxxvi Take away from vs moste blessed father this stonyshe herte and geue vs a flesshen herte a softe herte an
obediet herte a meke herte and a newe spirite put thou in to vs and make vs walke in thy coÌ„maundementê hate and slee that thou forbyddest vs loue folowe that thou coÌ„maundest vs. Iac. j. Lyghten oh father of lyght frome whome all goodnes doth descend lyghten our blynde hertê Eph. iiij blynded with errour ignorauÌ„ce wrong iudgment euyl affections myne the most blynd of all blynd lorde father I aske the mery lyghten them I beseche the with the true lyghte of thy worde that we maye knowe thy wyll loue it lyue therafter psal C xviij for thy worde sayth thy prophete dauyd is a lantorne to my fete and lyght vnto my pathes Lu. j. Gyue vs this lantorne blessed father gyue vs this lyght Shyne vnto vs that syt in darknes in the shadowe of death psal xij for thou arte be that lyghteneth our lantornes oh lorde lyghten thou our derknes psal xlij Send out thy lyght and the truthe of thy worde and they shall lede and brynge vs in to thyne holy mountayne which is also thy tabernacle ê“uer xxj The kynges hert is in thyne handes Oh lorde that where thou wylte thou mayest inclyne it for soo sayeth thy scrypture Inclyne his herte to this purpose oh father that it wyl please hym to coÌ„maunde his prelates of his realme no lenger to kepe from his people his louynge subiectes the lyght of thy worde the lyght of holy scrypture the lyght of the testament of thy deare sonne our sauyour Iesu christ the lyght wherin he that walketh erreth not neyther stumbleth at ony stone put it in his mynde lorde to coÌ„mauÌ„de that lyke as thrugh thy secrete inspyratioÌ„ other nations alredy haue so his people also by his coÌ„maundement maye haue in to theyr tonge truely translated thy holy scrypture wherin they may learne perfytely know thy godly wyll pleasure obedyently submyt theym selfe vnto the same folowe it expresse it in theyr lyuynge Da. ix O lorde god heare these thy seruauntes prayers depe desyres bowe downe thyne eares heare Open thyne eyes and beholde the thycke derknes that we wanderin psal xxx lyghten thy shynynge face vpon thy seruaÌ„tes that truste in the that flee vnto the that cleaue fast vnto thy promesses we are synners lord haue lyued vngodly and haue iustly deserued to be depriued of thy lyght and to be throwen forth in to this palpable derknes be cause we dyd not knowe what daunger we were in we sought not vnto the to helpe vs out of it but now lorde god seynge that thrughe thy goodnes we are brought to feele and perceyue our derknes with deape syghes we sue vnto the for to be with thy lyght illumyned Lorde for thy mercy sake heare vs lorde for thy truthe sake graunt vs lorde for thy benygnite sake come agayne in grace with vs. Lorde for thy ryghtwysnes sake attende vnto our peticion and brynge this thynge to passe But now we thynke I heare souÌ„dynge in myne eares that fearful and ouer true worde that thou longe a go spakest by the holye prophete Esaie .xxix. chapytour this people draweth vnto me with theyr mouthes and with theyr lyppes they gloryfye me but theyr herte is ferre from me For they synne dayly without repentaunce Rom. ij Despisinge the riche plentifulnes of my goodnes pacience and longe suffringe not considerynge that my benignite styrreth calleth them to repentaunce but for their hardenes impenitent herte they saye vp as it were in stoore and treasurye myne ire wrathe and vengeaunce agaynst the daye of wrath and ryghtfull iudgemeÌ„t Truthe it is oh lorde and ouertrue we coÌ„fesse it to the which knowest al our noughâ—â—nes Hie. xxxj But now coÌ„uert thou our impenitent hertes blessed father which can not repente of them selues and myne most impetent of all impenitentes lorde father I aske the mercy conuert them blessed father vnto repentaunce throughe thyne almighty power Eph. j. whiche thou shewdest in Christe Iesu thy sonne in raysynge hym from deathe for it is no lesse poure to conuerte a synner than to rayse vp a man froÌ„ death no not a whit lesâ—e than to make the whole worlde of nought CoÌ„uert thou vs therfore oh moste blessed father whiche art of abilite mighte and powre to do it Hier. xxxj Conuert thou vs and than shal we be truely conuerted for thou arte oure lorde god whiche only wylte and canste do it and yf thou conuertest vs than shall we erneastly repente and do true penaunce And yf thou ones shewest vs oure synnes we shal sinyte our selues on the thyes and euer be coÌ„fussed and ashamed in our selues of it and els al is but very hiprocrice what so euer without thy spirite we inforce oure selues to do psal lxxxiiij Conuert thou vs therfor we beseche the oh almighty father and turne away thy wrath from vs. Gyue vs grace blessed father to haue a spiritual taste and a gostly fealynge in our hertes of thyn infinite goodnes mercy and exceding kyndenes that thou haste so many wayes declared and setforth vnto vs iÌ„ and by our swete sauiour Iesu Christe whome thou hast geuyn vp to moste paynfull and after the worldes estymation moste shamefull death for to redeme vs thy moste wreched seruantes from euerlastynge death damnation that we hadde deserued in oure father adam and so innumerable wayes also by our owne abhomynable synne and wrechednes and I most wretchedly of al wretches lord father I aske the mercy and to make vs thy chyldren and heyers brethreÌ„ and inheritours togyther with thyne onely naturall sonne our sauiour Iesu Christ. Graunt blessed father that we beynge myndefull of this excedynge kyndenesse maye so condemne oure vnkyndenesse and our abhominable synne and wretchednes hate it and eueÌ„ abhorre it in our hertê as we shold do Graunte that we maye cease from it leaue it resiste agaynste it and withstonde in tyme of temptation as we sholde do Graunte that with vnfayned fayth with sure beleue in thy promesse we maye aske and obteyne of the forgyuenes of it with grace to amende our vngracious lyues as we sholde do Graunte that we maye be kynde and thankefll for uthy greate benefites that we haue receyued and daylye do receiue of the and laude the loue for them as we sholde do Graunte that for loue of the we maye also loue thyne holy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes as we shold do Graunt vs ghostly eyes to se the bewty of vertue that is coÌ„tayned in them and so consequently an inwarde delectation a ghostlye luste pleasure to muse thynke of them yea a syghyng desyre with a ferueÌ„t prepensed purpose an ernest wyll to obserue and keape them as we sholde do Graunte vs thy contynuall assistence and ayde with a constant determination of our mynde not wantynge abilite power nor strenghte to perseuer in them forgettyng that good which thrugh thy grace we haue done neuer thynkynge that we haue done ynoughe neuer wery of well doynge but euer lokynge forwarde
myserye is before the what shalt thou do mercye truely thy worke canst thou do otherwyse then thy nature is And what is thy worke verely to take awaye mysery and to lyfte vp them yâ— are in wretched condicyon therfore haue mercy on me oh god God I saie whiche art mercye take awaye my misery take awaye my synnes for they are myne extreme miserye Lyfte vp me which am so miserable shew thy worke in me and exersyse thy power vpon me One depth requireth a nother the depthe of myserye requireth the depthe of mercye The depthe of synne axeth the depthe of grace fauoure Greater is the depthe of mercy then the depth of mserye Let therfore the one depth swalow vp the other Let the botomlesse depthe of mercye swalow vp the profounde depth of myserye ¶ Haue mercy on me oh god according to thy greate mercye Not after the mercye of men whiche is but small but after thyne owne mercy whiche is greate which is vnmesurable which is incoÌ„preheÌ„sible which passeth all synnes without comparison Accordynge to that thy greate mercy with the whiche thou hast so loued the world that thou woldest geue thyne only sonne What mercye can be greater What loue can be more Who can despayre Who shulde not haue good confidence God was made maÌ„ and crucyfied for men Therfore haue mercye on me oh God accordynge to this thy greate mercye by the whiche thou hast geuen thy sonne for vs by whiche throughe hym thou haste taken awaye the synne of the worlde by whiche through his crosse thou haste lyghtened all men by whiche through hym thou hast redressed all thynges in heuen and erth Wash me oh lorde in his bloude lyghten me in his humilite redresse me in his resurreccion Haue mercye on me oh god not after thy smal mercy for that is but thy small mercy in comparison when thou helpest men of theyr bodely euylles but it is greate when thou forgeuest synnes and dost eleuate men by thy fauoure aboue the toppe of the erth Euen so Lorde haue mercye on me accordinge to this thy greate mercye that thou turne me vnto the. that thou put out my synnes that thou iustefie me by thy grace fauoure And accordinge to the multitude of thy compassions wype awaye myne iniquite ¶ Thy mercy lorde is the habundaunce of thy pytye by the whiche thou lokest gentely on the poore and wretched Thy compassions are the workes and processes of thy mercy Marie Magdalene came vnto thy fete good Iesu she wasshed theÌ„ with her teares wyped theÌ„ with her here thou for gauest her and sentest her awaye in peace this was Lorde one of thy compassions Petre denyed the and forsoke the with an othe thou lokedste vpoÌ„ hym and he wepte bitterly thou forgaueste hym and madeste hym one of the chyef amonge thyne Apostles this was lorde a nother of thy copassions The these on the crosse was saued with one worde Paule in yâ— furious wodnes of his persecution was called and by by fulfylled with the holy ghoste these arâ— lorde thy compassions The tyme shulde fayle me yf I sholde numbre all thy merciable copassions for loke how many ryghtwyse men there be so many ar thy godly compassions There is none that can glorye in hym selfe Let them all come that ar ryghtwyse other in erth or in heauen and let vs axe them before the whether they be saued by theyr owne power and vertue And surely all they wyll aunswere with one herte and one mouthe sayenge Not vnto vs Lorde not vnto vs but vnto thy name geue all the prayse for thy mercye and for thy truthes sake For they in theyr owne swerde possessed not the lande theyr owne arme or power saued the nor but thy right hande thyne arme the lyghteÌ„ing of thy couÌ„tenauÌ„ce for thou delytedste in theÌ„ that is they are not saued for theyr owne deseruynges lest ony man shold boste him selfe but because it pleased the so to be whiche thynge the prophet doth also more expreslye witnesse of the when he sayth he saued me because he wolde haue me Sith therfore that thou art the same god with whoÌ„ is no alteration or variablenesse neyther art thou chauÌ„ged vnto darknesse and we thy creatures as well as our fathers whiche were borne vnder coÌ„cupiscence synners as well as we and syth there is but one mediator atonemente betwene god and man that is Christ Iesus which endureth for euer why doste thou not poure on thy plentuous compassyons vpon vs as well as thou didest vpon our fathers hast thou forgoten vs or are we only synners dyd not Christe dye for vs Are all thy mercies spenâ— and none lefte ¶ Lorde our god I desyre and hertely beseche the to put out myne iniquite accordyng vnto the multitude of thy compassions For many ye and infinite ar thy compassions that accordynge I saye to the multytude of thy coÌ„passions thou vouchsafe to quench my synne that as thou hast drawen and receyued iÌ„numerable synners and haste made them ryghtuous euen so that thou wylte drawe and take me and make me ryghtwyse throughe thy grace and fauour therfore accordyng to the multitude of thy copassions wype away myne iniquite Clense and purifie myne herte that after all myne iniquitie is put out all my vnclennesse clensed it maye be as a clene table in the whiche the fynger of god may wryte the lawe of his loue and charite with the whiche can none iniquite continue Yet washe me more from myne iniquite and clense me from my synne ¶ I graunte and knowlege oh lorde thou hast ones put out myne iniquite thou hast put it out agayne and haste washed me a thousande tymes how be it yet washe me froÌ„ myne iniquite for I am fallen agayne Doste thou vse to spare a synfull man vntyll a certeyne numbre of his synne whiche when Peter enquyred how often shal my brother offende agaynst me and I shal forgeue hym whether seuen tymes thou answeredste I saye not seuen tymes but seuentye tymes seuen tymes takynge that certeyne nuÌ„bre for an infinite nuÌ„bre Sith then that a man must forgeue so ofteÌ„ shalt thou in pardonyng forgeuenes be passed of a man is not God more then man is be not better then man ye rather God is the great lorde euery man lyuyng is nothinge but all vanite And only god is good and euery man a lyar hast thou not sayed In what houre so euer the synner doth repent I wyll not remeÌ„bre any of his iniquities Beholde I a synner do repeÌ„te morne for myne olde preuy sores festred within now ar they broken forth for myne owne folyshnesse I am depressed and sore broken I walke in continuall morninge I am feble and very weake I roored for the sorowe of myne herte Lorde all my desyres are before the and my sorowfull syghes ar not vnknowne vnto the. Myne herte treÌ„bleth and panâ—eth for sorow my streÌ„gth fayleth me and euen the very syghte of
canst rayse vp chldren vnto Abraham neither can my synnes be impediment vnto the yf thou wylte do this but rather where synne is so aboundaunte there aboundeth grace Paule yet brethynge our â—â—reatnynges and slaughter agayyste the dyscyples of the lorde receyued coÌ„myssyon that yf he â—ounde ony whether they were men or women whiche folowed the professed thy fayth he sholde brynge them presoners to Hierusalem And forthe was he goynge lyke a mad harebrayn and as a rauenyng wolfe for to stray a brode rauâ—sh and kyll thy shepe But whylles he was yet in his iourney euen in the heate of his persecucion and in actuall doynge of his synne whyles he was persecuting the and wolde haue sâ—ayne thy chosen hauyng no maner of preparatyue vnto grace neyther yet knowlege of his synÌ„e when with herâ— and wyl he was thyne aduersarie blasphemed and cursed the. Beholde the voyce of thy mercyable pytye vnto hiÌ„ sayeng saule saule why persecureste me by the whiche voyce he was immedyatlye bothe layed a longe and raysed vp he was layde a longe and ouerthrowne as coÌ„cernyng his body but he was raysed vp with the mynd thou raysedste hym vp that was in the slepe of darke ignorauncie and pouredst in thy gloryous lyght in those yeis which were oppressed with this blynde sleape thou shewedst him thy fauourable face and endued hym with thy gracious mercy Then was he reysed as it had bene frome dethe he opened his yeis he sawe the and sayd lord what wylt thou that I do after dydest thou send a shepe to this wolfe for thou coÌ„maundest â—nanias to go vnto him And then was he baptysed and anone was he replenyshed with the holy ghost and was made a chosen vessel to beare thy name before kinges natioÌ„s the chylder of Israel And without delaye he entred in to the synagoges and preached thy name stoutlye affyrmynge that thou arte chryste He dysputed preuayled and confouÌ„ded the Iues. Beholde lorde euen streyght of a persecutoure thou madest hym a preacher suche a preacher that laboured more then all the other Appostles O how greate is thy powere yf thou wylt of a wycked man make a ryghtwyse or of a ê‘secutoure a preacher who shal forbyd the who shall resyst the who maye saye vnto the why doest thou so All thingê that thou woldest haue thou made in heuen and in erthe in the see and in all bottomlesse depth Therfore impure it not to arrogancye yf I coueyte thrughe thy power and not thrugh myne owne to teche the wycked thy wayes for I know that I can offre nothynge whiche can be so acceptable in thy godly syghte this is the most pleasaunt sacryfyce also for my for my singuler profit now if thou chauÌ„â—â— me in to an other man then will I teache the wycked thy wayes not the wayes of Plato and Aristole not the intricate and sotle proposicyons of mannes wytte not the instructions of phylosophye not the paynted wordes and vayne coulours of yâ— rethorycans Not worldly maters and policyes not vnfrutfull wayes of vanite not wayes that leade men in to deathe But thy wayes and thy preceptes whiche lead vnto lyfe nether wyll I teache them only one waye but many wayes for manye are thy coÌ„maundementes how be it all these wayes ende in one that is in loue charyte whiche doth so combynde the faythfull hertes that they haue one mynde and one wyll in god Or elles maye we vnderstonde by thy many waies the dyuers maner of liuyng wherin euery man walketh accordyng to his vocacyon some maryedâ— some lyuynge chaste in wedowhod some vyrgyns and so forth these walke after dyuerse wayes in to theyr heuenlye inherytaunce euery man chosyng one in the whiche he may best subdue his rebellyous meÌ„bres Thus wyll I teache the wycked thy wayes accordyng to theyr capacite and coÌ„â—â—cyon And the vngodly shall be coÌ„uerted vnto the for I wyll preache vnto theym not my selfe but Christ crucified and they shal be conuerted not vnto my prayse but vnto the geuyng the all honour prayse they shal leaue theyr owne wayes come vnto thyne that they may walke in them and so consequently attayne vnto the. Delyuer me frome bloudes oh god the god of my helthe and my tongue shal tryumphe vpon thy ryghtwysnes ¶ I am styâ—led in moch bloude and from the depth of it shall I crye vnto the lorde Lorde herken vnto my voyce Tarye not lorde for I am euen at the verye poynte of deathe this bloude that I speake of ar my synnes for as the bodelye lyfe consysteth in bloude euen so is the lyfe of a synner in his synne poure out the bloude and the beaste dyeth poure out the synne knowlegynge it vnto god and the synner dyeth and is made ryghtwyse Neyther am I wrapped in bloude but ouerwhelmed and drowned in bloudes ful stremes of bloudê do dryue me in to hell helpe me lorde leste I peryshe Oh God whiche gouernest all â—hynges whiche onely canst delyuer me in whose hande is the spirite of al lyfe ryd and purge me from these bloudes Deliuer me from bloudes Oh God the auctor of my healthe God in whome onelye consysteth my saluacyon Delyuer me Lorde as thou delyueredst Noe from the waters of the floude Delyuer me as thou delyueredst Lothe frome the fyer of Sodom Delyuer me as thou delyueredst the chyldren of Israel frome the depthe of the red see delyuer me as thou delyuerdst Ionas froÌ„ the bely of the whale deliuer me as thou delyueredst the thre chyldren from the furnace of burnyng fyer Delyuer me as thou delyueredst Peter frome the peryll of the see Delyuer me as thou deliueredst Paule from the depthe of the see Delyuer me as thou hast delyuered infinyte synners from the power of deathe and from the gates of hell And then shall my tongue tryumphe thy ryghtwysnes that is for thy ryghtwysnes whiche I shall feale ane perceyue in me through thy gracyous fauoure For thy ryghtwysnes as thapostle saythe Ro. iij. cometh by the faythe of Iesus Christe vnto all and vpon all them that beleue in hym then shall my tongue tryumphe in praysyng this thy ryghtwysnes coÌ„mendynge thy fauoure magnifieng thy pyty knowlegynge my synnes that thy mercye may be declared in me which wold vouch safe to iustefye suche a greate synner and that all men may knowe that thou sauesâ— them whiche truste in the and delyuerest them from extreme anguysshe and aduersite o lorde our god Lorde opeÌ„ thou my lippes and then my mouth shal shewe forthe thy prayse ¶ Thy prayse is â— great thynge o lorde for it proceadeâ—h oâ—â— of thy fountayne wherof no synner â—â—â—â—keth It is no glorious prayse that cometh of a synners mouthe delyuer me therfore froÌ„ bloude oh lorde the god of my heâ—â—he my tongue shall magnifie thy ryghtwysnes And then shalte thou lorde open my lyppes my mouth shal shewe forthe 〈◊〉 prayse for thou hast the kaye of Dauid whiche shertest no man openeth opeâ—est