kyng shewyng mercy vnto thyne annoynted euen vnto Dauid and his sede for euer ¶ A blessynge of Tobias the elder wherewith he blessed the Lorde in the ende of his lyfe Tobi. 13. GReate arte thou O Lorde for euermore and thy kyngedome worlde without ende For thou scourgest and healest thou leadest vnto hell and bryngest out agayne And there is none that maye escape thyne hande O ye chyldren of Israel geue thankes vnto the Lorde and prayse hym in the syghte of the heathen For among the heathen which know hym not hath he scatered you that ye should shewe forth his meruelous workes cause theim to knowe there is none other GOD almyghtie but he He hath chastened vs for our mysdedes and for his owne mercyes sake shall he saue vs. Consyder then howe he hath dealt with you and prayse hym with feare and drede and magnifie the euerlasting kyng in your wordes Certes I wyll prayse hym euen in the place of my captiuitie for he hathe shewed his maiestie vnto a synfull people Tourne you therfore O ye synners doo ye ryghteousnes before God trustyng verely he wyll shewe his mercy vpon you Certes I and my soule wyl reioyce in God prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen holde the dayes of gladnes and bee thankeful vnto hym Oh my soule blesse thou the Lorde Amen ¶ The thankesgeuing and songe of Iudith for the victory for the delyuery of the countrey from theyr enemies Iudith 16. BEgyn vnto the Lorde vpon the tabrettes synge vnto the Lorde vpon the Cymbales synge vnto hym a newe songe of thankesgeuyng bee ioyful and call vpon his name It is the Lorde that destroyeth warres euen the Lorde is his name whiche hath pytched his tentes in the mydst of his people that he myghte delyuer vs from the hande of all our enemyes Assur came out of the mountaynes in the multitutde of his strength his people stopped the water brookes theyr horses couered the valleyes He purposed to haue brent vp my lande and to sley my yong men with the sweard He would haue caried away my chyldren and virgines into captiuitie but the almyghtye Lorde anneyed hym and delyuered hym into the handes of a womanne whiche broughte hym to confusyoÌ„ For theyr myghty was not destroyed of the yong menne It was not the sonnes of Tiran that slewe hym neyther haue the greate gyauntes sette theim selues agaynste hym but Iudith the doughter of Merari with her fayre beawtye discomfyted hym and broughte hym to naughte She layde downe her wydowes apparell and decked herselfe with the tyre of myrthe in the reioysyng of the chyldren of Israell She annoynted her face she bounde vp her heare to begyle hym her slyppers rauysshed his eyes her beawtye raptiuated his mynde with the swearde smote she of his necke The Persyans were astonyed at her stedfastnesse and the Medes at her boldnesse Lette vs syng a songe of thankesgeuyng vnto the Lord A new songe of prayse wyll wee syng vnto our God Lorde Lorde thou art a greate God myghtye in power whome no manne may ouercome All thy creatures shoulde serue thee for thou speakest but a woorde and they were made thou sentest thy spirite and they were created and no manne can withstande thy voyce The mountaynes shall moue frome the foundacyons with the waters the stony rocke shal melte before thee lyke waxe But they that feare thee shall bee great with thee in all thynges woo vnto the people that ryse vp agaynste my generacion For the almyghty Lorde wyll auenge hymselfe of theim and in the day of iudgement wyll he vyset theim ¶ The blessyng of Seraphin Esay 9. HOly arte thou holy arte thou holy art thou thou art the Lord God of Hoostes all the earth is full of thy glorie ¶ Thankynges Esay 25. O Lorde thou art my God I wyll prayse thee magnifie thy name for thou bryngest meruelouse thinges to passe a cordyng to thine olde counsayles truly and stedfastly ¶ An other of the same Esay 26. O Lorde geue vs peace for thou workest in vs all oure woorkes O Lorde our God thoughe suche lordes haue dominacion vpon vs as knowe not thee yet graunte that wee maye hope onely in thee and kepe thy name in remembraunce ¶ A blessing with an admiracion of the meruelouse counsayles of God Iere. 32. O Lorde God it is thou that haste made heauen earthe with thy great power and hygh arme and there is nothyng to hard for ye. Thou shewest mercy vpon thousandes thou dooest recompense the wickednes of the fathers into the bosome of the children that come after theim Thou arte the great mighty God whose name is the Lorde of hoostes great in councel and infinite in thought Thyne eyes looke vpon all the wayes of mens chyldren to reward euery one after his waye and accordyng to the fructes of his inuencions Thou hast dooen great tokens and wonders in the lande of Egipt vpon the people of Israel to make thy name great as it is come to passe this day Thou hast brought thy people of Israel out of the land of Egipt with tokens with wonders with a myghtye hande with a stretched oute arme and with great terriblenes and haste geuen theim this lande lyke as thou haddest promysed vnto theyr fathers Namely that thou wouldest geue theim a lande that floweth with mylke and honey Nowe when they came therin and possessed it they folowed not thy voyce and walked not in thy lawe but all that thou commaundest theim to doo that haue not they dooen And therfore come all these plagâ—s vpon theim Beholde there are bulwarkes now againste the citee to take it and it is wonne of the Caldes that besege it with swearde with honger and deathe and what soeuer thou hast spoken that same is come vpon theim ¶ The songe and thankesgyuyng of Mary the virgyne Luke 1. MI soule magnifieth the Lorde my spirite reioyseth in God my sauiour For he hath loked vpon the poore degre of his handemaide Behold now from henseforth shall all generacions call me blessed for he that is mightie hath dooen to me greate thynges and holy in his name And his mercie is on theim that feare hym throughout al generacioÌ„s He sheweth strengthe with his arme he scatereth theim that are proude in the imaginacion of their heartes He putteth doune the mighty from their seates he exalteth theim of lowe degree He fillith the hungry with good thynges and sendeth a waie the riche emptie He remembreth mercye and helpeth his seruaunt Israell Euen as he promised to our fathers Abraham and to his sede for euer ¶ The prophesie and gyuyng of thankes of Zachary Luke 1. BLessed bee the Lorde God of Israell for he hath visited redemed his people And hath raised vp an horne of saluacion vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid EueÌ„ as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophetes whiche were sythens the worlde begonne that wee should bee saued from oure enemies and from the
by the name of thy holy chylde Iesus Amen ¶ A prayer of Christe vnto his father for his lytle ones whiche trust and repose theimselues vpon hym Iohan. 17. FAther the houre is come glorifie thy sonne that thy sonne maye glorifie thee as thou hast geuen hym power ouer all fleshe that he should geue euerlastyng lyfe to as many as thou haste geuen hym This is lyfe euerlastyng that they myghte knowe thee that onely very God and whome thou haste sent Iesus Christe I haue glorified thee on the earthe I haue finyshed the woorke whiche thou gauest me to doo And now glorifie me thou father with thyne owne selfe with the glorie which I had with thee eare the world was I haue declared thy name vnto the menne whiche thou gauest me of the worlde Thyne they were and thou gauest theim me and they haue kepte my sayenges Nowe they knowe that all thynges what soeuer thou gauest me are of thee for I haue geuen vnto theim the woordes which thou gauest me they haue receyued theim and know surely that I came out from the they beleued that thou dedest sende me I pray for thē I pray not for the worlde but for theim which thou hast geuen me for they are thine and all myne are thyne and thyne are myne and I am glorified in theim And nowe am I no more in the worlde but they are in the worlde and come vnto thee Holye father kepe in thyne owne name theim whiche thou haste geuen me that they maye bee one as wee are whyle I was with theim in the world I kepte theim in thy name Those that thou gauest me haue I kepte and none of theim is loste but that loste chylde that the Scripture myghte bee fulfylled Nowe come I to thee and these woordes spake I in the worlde that they myght haue my ioye full in theim I haue geuen theim thy woordes and the worlde hathe hated theim euen as I am not of the worlde I desyre not that thou shouldest take theim out of the world but that thou kepe theim frome euell They are not of the worlde as I am not of the worlde Sanctifie theim with thy trouthe Thy sayeng is true As thou sentest me into the worlde euen so haue I sente theim into the worlde And for theyr sakes sanctifie I myselfe that they also myghte bee sanctified thorowe the truthe I praye not for theim alone but for theim also whiche shall beleue on me throughe theyr preachynge that they all maye bee one as thou father arte in me and I in thee that they maye bee also one in vs that the worlde maye beleue that thou haste sente me And that glorie that thou gauest me I haue geuen theim that they maye bee one as wee are one I in theim and thou in me that they maye bee made perfecte in one and the worlde maye knowe that thou haste sent me and haste loued theim as thou haste loued me Father I wyll that they whiche thou haste geuen me bee with me where I am that they maye see my glorie whiche thou haste geuen me For thou louedest me before the makynge of the worlde Oh ryghteouse father the verye worlde hathe not knowen thee but I haue knowen thee and these haue knowen that thou haste sente me And I haue declared vnto theim thy name and wyl declare it that the loue wherwith thou haste loued me bee in theim and I in theim CERTAINE PSALmes picked forthe very mete for dayly prayers vnto God ¶ To bee delyuered from the vngodly that wee peryshe not with theim that endeuer theimselues by all meanes to withdraw vs frome the waye of truthe and that all good menne maye continuallye bee enuironued with Goddes proteccion The prayer of Dauid Psal 5. HEARE my wordes O Lord considre my callyng oh marke the voyce of my peticion my kyng and my God For vnto thee wyll I make my prayer Heare my voyce by tymes oh Lorde for early in the mornyng wyl I get me vnto thee yea and that with diligence for thou art not the GOD that hast pleasure in wyckednesse there maye no vngodly persone dwell with thee Suche as bee cruell may not stande in thy syght thou arte an enemy vnto all wycked dooers Thou destroyest the lyers the Lorde abhorreth the bloudthurstye and the deceytefull But I O Lorde wyll come into thy house trustyng vpon the multitude of thy mercy And reuerently wyll make my supplicacion in thy holy temple Conduyse me Oh Lorde in thy ryghteousnesse because of myne enemyes and make thy way playne before me For there is no faythfulnesse in theyr mouthes they dissemble in theyr heartes their throte is an open graue with theyr tongues they practyse deceytes Punysh theim Oh God that they maye peryshe in theyr owne imaginacions caste theim oute because of the multitude of theyr vngodlynesse for they rebell agaynste thee Agayne lette all theim that put theyr truste in thee reioyse yea lette theim euer bee geuyng of thankes because thou defendest theim that they whiche loue thy name maye bee ioyfull in thee For thou Lorde geuest thy blessyng vnto the ryghteous and with thy fauorable kyndnesse thou defendest hym as with a shylde ¶ To escape Goddes wrathe and to obteyne his mercye thus shalt thou pray with Dauid Psal 6. O Lorde rebuke me not in thyne angre chasten me not in thy heuy displeasure haue mercye vpon me Oh Lorde for I am weake Oh Lorde heale me for my bones are all to shaken My soule also is in greate trouble but Lorde howe longe wylte thou tarye Tourne thee Oh Lorde and deliuer my soule Oh saue me for thy mercyes sake for in death no manne remebreth thee Oh who wyll geue thee thankes in the hell I am wery of gronynge euery nyghte washe I my bed and water my couch with my teares My countenaunce is chaunged for very inwarde gryefe I consume awaye I haue so many enemyes Awaye from me all ye wycked dooers for the Lorde hath hearde the voyce of my wepynge the Lorde hathe hearde myne humble peticyon the Lord hath receyued my prayer All myne ennemyes shall bee confounded and sore vexed yea they shall bee tourned backe and put to shame and that ryghte soone ¶ If thou bee falsely belyed and maligned of thyne aduersarye accustome thyselfe vnto this prayer of Dauid whiche he songe vnto the Lorde vpon the woordes of the sonne of Iemini Psal 7. O Lorde my God in thee dooe I truste saue me frome all theim that persecute me and delyuer me leaste he catcheth vp my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peeces whyle there is none to helpe Oh Lorde my God yf I haue dooen any such thyng yf there bee any vnryghteousnesse in my handes yf I haue rewarded euell vnto theim that hathe dealte frendly with me or hurte theim that without any cause are myne ennemyes then lette myne ennemy persecute my soule and take me yea lette hym treade my lyfe downe in the earth and lay myne honoure
For no doubt all thei that hope in thee shall not bee ashamed but suche as bee scornefull despisers withoute a cause thei shall bee putte to shame Shew me thy waies Lorde and teache me thy pathes Leade me in thy trouth and teache me for thou art the God of my helthe and in thee is my hope all the daie long Call to remembraunce oh Lorde thy tendre mercies thy louyng kyndnes whiche haue been euer sithens the begynnyng Remēbre not the sinnes offences of my youthe but a cordyng to thy mercie thinke vpō me oh lorde for thy goodnes Oh how frendly righteous is the Lorde therfore will he bryng again synners into the waie he leadeth the simple a right suche as bee meke thē he instructeth his waies All the waies of the Lorde are verie mercy and faithfulnesse vnto suche as kepe his testament and couenaunt For thy names sake oh lorde bee mercifull vnto my synne for it is greate What soeuer he bee that fearethe the Lorde he shall shew hym the waie that he hath chosen His soule shall dwell at ease his sede shall possesse the lande The secrete of the Lorde is emong theim that feare him and he sheweth theim his couenaunte Myne iyes are euer lokyng vnto the Lorde for he shall plucke my fete out of the net Tourne thee vnto me and haue mercye vpon me for I am desolate and in misery The sorowes of my hearte are great wherefore bryng me out of my troubles looke vpon myne aduersite and miserie and forgeue me all my sinnes Considre how myne enemies are many and beare malicious hate against me O kepe my soule and deliuer me let me not bee confounded for I haue putte my trust in thee Lette innocēcy and righteous dealyng wayte vpon me for my hope is in thee Deliuer Israell O God out of all his distresse ¶ In the affliction or passion bothe of the spirite and of the fleshe thus maie wee praye with Christ with the godly Psalm 31 IN thee O Lorde is my truste let me neuer bee put to shame but deliuer me in thy righteousnesse Bowdoune thyne eare to me make hast to deliuer me bee thou my strōg rocke and a walled house that thou maiest saue me For thou art my strong holde and my castle wherfore bee thou my God and cōducte me for thy names sake Draw me out of the nette that thei haue laied priuely for me for thou arte my strengthe Into thine handes I commende my spirite thou hast deliuered me oh Lorde thou God of truth I hate theim that hold of vanities my trust is in the Lorde I will bee glad reioyce in thy mercie for thou hast considered my trouble thou hast knowen my soule in aduersitie Thou hast not cast me ouer into the handes of the enemies but haste sette my fete in a large roume Haue mercie vpon me Oh Lorde for I am in trouble myne iyes is censumed for verie heuines yea my soule my bodie My life is consumed with heuenesse and my yeres with mournyng My strēgth faileth me because of myne aduersity and my bones are dryed vp I am become a verie reproche emōg all myne enemies my neighboures thei of myne owne acquaintaunce are afraied of me thei that seme in the strete conuey theimselues from me I am cleaue forgotten and out of mynde euen as a dedde manne Lo I am become like a broken vessell For I haue hearde the sklenderous reapportes of the multitude euerye manne abhorreth me thei haue gathered a counsaill together againste me and are purposed to take awaie my life But my hope is in the Lorde and I saie thou arte my God My dayes are in thy hande deliuer me from the hande of myne enemies and frome theim that persecute me Shewe thy seruaunt the light of thy countinaunce help me for thy mercies sake lette me not bee confounded O Lorde for I call vpon thee but lette the vngodly rather bee putte to confusion and brought vnto the pit let the liyng lippes bee put to silence whiche cruelly disdainfully and despitefully speake against the righteous O how greate and manifolde bee the good thynges whiche thou hast laied vp for theim that feare thee How greate thynges bryngest thou to passe for theim that put their trust in thee in the sighte of the soonnes of menne Thou hidest thē in the secretes of thy countenaunce from the proude menne thou kepest theī secretely in thy tabernacle from the strief of toungues Thankes bee geuen to the lorde who hath shewed me meruelous great kyndnes out of the strōg citee For when the soudain feare came vpon me I saied I am cast out of thy sighte Neuertheles thou hardest myne hūble prayer when I cried vnto thee Wherefore loue the Lorde all ye his sainctes for the Lorde preserueth the faithfull plenteously acquiteth the proude dooers Bee strong therfore take a good heart vnto you all ye that putte your assiaunce in the LORDE ¶ A sanctifiyng of GOD for that the earthe is full of his mercie and that by his mighty woorde he wrought all thyng Psalme 33. REioyse in the Lorde O ye righteous for it becommeth well the iuste to bee thankefull Prayse the Lorde with harpe Syng Psalmes vnto hym with the lute and instrument of ten strynges Syng hym a newe song yea syng to hym with good courage For the woorde of the Lorde is true and all his workes are sure He loueth mercie and iudgemēt the earth is full of the Lordes goodnes By the woorde of the Lorde wer the heauēs made and all the furniture of theim by the breth of his mouthe He gathereth the waters togither as it were in a bottell and laied vp the depe in secrete Let all the earth feare the Lorde and let all theim that dwel in the worlde stande in awe of hym For what he saieth is dooen what he commaundeth standeth faste The Lorde disperseth the counsaill of the Heathen and maketh frustrate the deuices of the people But his owne coūsaill endureth for euer the thoughtes of his hearte from generacion to generacion Blessed are the people that holde the Lorde for their God and blessed are the folke whō he hath chosen to bee his heritage The Lorde loketh doune from heauen and beholdeth all the children of menne From his strong seate he considereth al thē that dwell in the worlde He onely hath fashioned all the heartes of theim knoweth all their woorkes A kyng is not helped by his owne great hoste neither is a gyaunte saued through the might of his owne strength A horse is but a vain thyng to saue a manne it is not the power of his strengthe that that can deliuer hym Beholde the iyes of the Lorde bee fixed vpon theī that feare hym and repose theimselues in his mercie That he maie deliuer their soules from death and fede theim in the deare tyme. Let our soule paciently abyde the Lorde for he is our help shylde So shall our hearte
reioyce in hym because wee haue hoped in his holy name Let thy merciful kyndnes O Lorde bee vpon vs like as wee haue reposed our trust in thee ¶ A stablishemeÌ„t of the mynde against suche as slaunder vs that wee again vpbrayde not theim whiche thyng is the greate gift of God Psal 39. I Was determined to kepe my waies that I offend not in my toungue so I shut my mouth Whyle the vngodly laie in a wayte for me I helde my toungue I was dome I kept silence for a good purpose but it was pain and grief vnto me My hearte was hote within me myes and in his truth shall he destroy theim Wherfore I wyll offer vnto thee and prayse thy name Oh Lorde because it is so comfortable for thou hast delyuered me oute of all my trouble so that myne eye seeth his desyre vpon myne enemyes ¶ That beyng lightened with Goddes grace wee may knowe here in erth the waye that leadeth to God whithe is a sure confydence vpon God and charyte towardes the neyghboure Psal 67. GOD bee mercyfull vnto vs blesse vs and shewe the lyghte of his countenaunce vpon vs. That wee maye knowe thy waye vpon earthe thy sauyng health among all heathen Let the people prayse thee O God yea let all people prayse thee Lette the people reioyse and bee glad for that thou iudgest the folke ryghteouslye and gouernest the nacions vpon earthe Lette the people prayse thee Oh God lette all people prayse thee God euen our owne god geueth vs his blessyng that the earthe mâ—â—e bring forth her encrease God blesseth vs and lette all the endes of the world feare hym ¶ Agaynste Antechrist pursuynge and kyllyng the holy ones of God and defilyng the misteries of Goddes woorde Psal 79. OH God the heathen haue inuaded thyne herytage the holy temple haue they defyled and made Ierusalem an heape of stones The deade bodyes of thy seruauntes haue they geuen vnto the foules of the ayre to bee deuoured and the fleshe of thy holy ones vnto the beastes of the land Theyr bloude haue they shed lyke water on euerye syde of Ierusalem and there was no manne to burye theim wee are become an open shame vnto oure enemyes a very scorne and verision vnto theim that are round about vs Lorde howe longe wylte thou bee angry shall thy gelousye burne lyke fyre for euer Powre oute thy indignacion vpon the Heathen that know thee not and vpon the kyngdomes that call not vpon thy name For they haue deuoured Iacob and layde wast his dwellynge place Oh remembre not oure olde synnes but haue mercye vpon vs and that soone for wee are come to greate mysery Helpe vs Oh God oure sauyoure for the glorie of thy name Deliuer vs and forgeue vs oure synnes for thy names sake Wherfore shall the Heathen saye where is nowe theyr God Lette the vengeauÌ„ce of thy seruauÌ„tes bloud that is shed bee openly shewed vpon the Heathen in oure syghte Lette the sorowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee acordyng to the strength of thyne arme preserue those that are apoynted to dye And for the blasphemye wherewith oure neyghbours haue blasphemed thee rewarde theim Oh Lorde seuen folde into theyr bosome So wee that bee the people and shepe of thy pasture shall geue thee thankes for euer and wyll alwaye bee shewynge forthe thy prayse more and more ¶ A prayer and yeldynge of thankes for that wee bee redemed by Christ froÌ„ eternall deathe Psal 86. BOwe downe thyne eare Oh Lorde and heare me For I am confortles and poore Kepe my soule for I am gyltlesse Oh my God helpe thy seruaunte that putteth his truste in thee Bee mercyfull vnto me Oh Lorde for I call dayly vpon thee Comforte the soule of thy seruaunte for vnto thee Oh Lorde dooe I lyfte vp my soule For thou Lorde art good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all theim that call vpon thee Geue eare Lorde vnto my prayer and ponder my humble desire In the tyme of my trouble I call vpon thee for thou hearest me Amonge the goddes there is none like vnto thee Oh Lord there is not one that can doo as thou dooest All nacions whome thou haste made shall come and worshyp before thee Oh Lorde and shall glorifie thy name For thou arte great thou dooest wonderous thynges thou arte God alone Leade me in thy waye oh Lorde that I may walke in thy truthe Oh lette my hearte bee lyghte in fearynge thy name I thanke thee oh Lord my god and wyll prayse thy name for euer For great is thy mercy towarde me thou haste delyuered my soule from the nethermoste hell O God the proude are rysen ayenst me and the congregacion of the myghtye seketh after my soule and set not thee before their eies But thou oh Lorde God arte full of compassion and mercye longe sufferyng great in goodnesse and truthe Tourne thee O Lorde vnto me haue mercye vpon me geue thy strengthe vnto thy seruaunt and helpe the soÌ„ne of thyne handmayd Shewe some token vpon me for good that they whiche hate me maye see it and bee ashamed because thou Lorde haste helped me and comforted me ¶ When wee bee cleane put oute of all comforte wee may praye with the prophet in the persone of Christe Psal 88. OH Lorde God my sauyoure I crye day and nyght before thee Lette my prayer entre into thy presence enclyne thyne eare vnto my callyng For my soule is full of trouble and my lyfe draweth nye vnto hel I am counted as one of theim that goo downe vnto the pytte I am euen as a manne that hathe no strength I am founde amonge the deade lyke vnto theim that lye in the graue Which bee out of remembraunce and are cut awaye by thy hande Thou haste dryuen me into the lowe pytte into darknesse out of whiche can no man wade Thy displeasur lyeth harde vpon me and thou vexest me with all thy floudes Thou haste put awaye myne acquayntaunce farre fro me and made me to bee abhorred of theim I am so faste in prysone that I can not gette forthe My syghte fayleth for verye trouble Lorde I call dayly vpon thee and stretche out my handes vnto thee Doost thou shewe wonders amongst the deade Can the phisycions rayse theim vp agayn that they may prayse thee Maye thy louyng kyndnesse bee shewed in the graue or thy faythfulnesse in destruccyon Maye thy wonderouse woorkes bee knowen in the darke or thy ryghteousnesse in the lande where all thynges are forgotten Vnto thee I crye Oh Lorde and earlye coÌ„meth my prayer before the Lord why puttest thou awaye my soule Wherfore hydest thou thy face from me My strengthe is gooen for very misery with fearfulnesse doo I beare thy burdens Thy wrathfull displeasure gooeth ouer me the feare of thee oppresseth me They come rounde aboute me dayly lyke water and compasse me together on euery syde My louers and frendes haste thou put awaye frome me and tourned awaye myne acquayntaunce
¶ A bewaylyng of our corrupte nature and of the miserie of this lyfe by reason of synne Psal 93. LORDE thou art our refuge from one generaciō to an other Before the mountaynes were brought forthe or euer the earth and the worlde were made thou arte God euerlastyng and worlde without ende Thou iournest menne to destruccyon agayne thou sayest come agayne ye chyldren of menne For a thousande yere in thy syght are but as yester day that is paste lyke as it were a nyght watche Assone as thou scatrest theim they are euen as a slepe and fade awaye sodenly lyke grasse In the mornyng it is grene and groweth vp but in the euenyng it is cut doune and wythered For wee consume away in thy displeasure and are afrayed at thy wrathfull indignacion Thou settest our misdedes before thee and oure secrete synnes in the syght of thy countenaunce For when thou arte angry all our daies are gone Wee bring our yeres to an ende as it were a tale that is tolde The dayes of our age are about .iii. score yeres and ten though men bee so stronge that they come to foure score yeres yet is theyr strength then but laboure and sorowe so sone passeth it awaye and wee are gone But who regardeth the power of thy wrath thy fearefull and terrible displeasure O teache vs too nombre oure dayes that wee may applye our heartes to wysdome Tourne thee agayne O Lorde at the laste and bee gracious vnto thy seruauntes Oh satisfye vs with thy mercye and that sone so shall wee reioyce and bee glad all the dayes of oure lyfe Comforte vs agayne nowe after the tyme that thou haste plaged vs nnd for the yeares wherein wee haue suffered aduersitie Shewe thy seruauntes thy woorke and theyr chyldren thy glorie And the glorious maiestie of the Lord oure God bee vpon vs. Prosper thou the woorke of oure handes vpon vs prosper thou oure handye woorke ¶ A sanctificacion of the Lordes name for that he made all thynges and all bee in his hande Psal 95. OH come lette vs prayse the Lorde lette vs heartely reioyse in the strength of oure saluacyon Let vs come before his presence with thankesgeuyng and shewe ourselfes glad in hym with psalmes For the Lorde is a greate God and a greate kyng aboue all goddes In his hande are all the corners of the earth the strength of the hyls is his also The sea is his for he made it and his handes prepared the drye lande Oh come lette vs woorship and bowe doune ourselues let vs knele before the Lorde our maker For he is oure God and wee are the people of his pastur and the shepe of his handes To day yf ye wyl heare his voyce harden not your heartes as when ye prouoked me in time of temptacion in the wyldernesse where your fathers tempted me proued me saw ray woorkes Fourty yeres long was I greued with this generacion and saied they euer erred in theyr heartes they verely haue not knowne my waies Therfore I saied vnto theim in my wrath that they should not entre into my reste ¶ Whyles wee seme to bee in the myddes of tribulacion and forsaken of men yea and of God also Psal 102. HEare my prayer O Lorde and lette my crying come vnto thee Hyde not thy face frome me in the tyme of my trouble Inclyne thine eares vnto me when I call heare me and that ryghte sone For my dayes are consumed awaye lyke as it were a fyre brande My hearte is smytten downe and wythered lyke grasse so that I forgette to eate my breade For the voyce of my gronyng my bones wyll scarse cleue to my fleshe I am become lyke a pellicane in the wyldernesse and lyke an hole in the broken walle I wake and am euen as it were a sparowe sytting alone vpon the house top Myne enemyes reuyle me all the daye longe they laugh me to scorne and are sworne together agaynste me I eate ashes with my breade and myngle my drynke with wepyng And that because The children of thy seruauntes shall cotinue and their sede shall prospere in thy sighte ¶ A merie thankesgeuyng for all the benefites conferred vnto vs by Christ Psal 103. PRayse the Lorde oh my soule all that is within me prase his holy name Prayse the Lord oh my soule and forgette not all his benefites whiche forgeuethe all thy synnes and healeth all thyne infirmeties Whiche saueth thy life from destruction and crouneth thee with mercie and with louyng kyndenes Whiche satisfieth thy desyre with good thynges makyng thee young and lusty as an egle The Lorde executeth righteousnes and iudgemente for all theim that suffre wrong He shewed his waies vnto Moses and his workes vnto the children of Israell The Lorde is full of compassion and mercie long sufferyng and of great goodnes He will not alwaie bee chydyng neither will he kepe his anger for euer He hath not delte with vs after our synnes nor rewarded vs acordyng to oure wyckednes For looke how high the heauen is in comparisō of the earthe so greate is his mercye also towardes theim that feare hym looke how wyde the east is from the west so farre hath he sette oure synnes from vs. Yea like as a father pittieth his owne children euen so is the Lorde mercifull vnto theim that fear hym For he knoweth whereof wee bee made he remembreth that wee are but duste That a manne in his tyme is but as grasse and flourisheth as a floure in the felde For as sone as the wynde gooeth ouer it it is gone and the place thereof knoweth it no more But the mercyfull goodnesse of the Lorde endureth for euer vpon theim that feare hym and his righteousnes vpon their chyldrens chyldren Namely to suche as kepe his couenaunte and thynke vpon his commaundementes to dooe theim The LORD hath prepared his seate in heauē and his kyngdom ruleth ouer all Prayse the Lorde ye his angelles ye that bee mightie in strength fulfillyng his cōmaundemente that menne maie haue the voyce of his woordes Praise the Lorde all ye his hostes ye seruauntes of his that dooe his pleasure Oh speake good of the Lorde all ye his woorke in euery place of his dominiō Praise thou the Lorde o my soule ¶ An other geuyng of thankes and prayse Psal 104. PRayse the Lorde o my soule O lorde my God thou art become excedyng glorious thou art clothed with maiestye honoure Thou deckest thyself with light as it wer with a garment thou spredest out the heauen like a curtain Thou voltest it aboue with waters thou makest the cloudes the chariottes and gooeste vpon the wynges of the wynde Thou makest thy angelles spirites and thy ministers flames of fyre Thou hast laied the earth vpon her foundacion that it neuer moueth at any tyme. Thou couerest it with the depe like as with a garment so that the waters stande aboue the hilles But at thy rebuke thei flie at the voyce of thy thoundre thei are a
WE haue synned agaynst thee for we haue forsakeÌ„ our owne God and haue serued Baalim Lorde wee haue synned doo thou vnto vs what soeuer please thee and delyuer vs onlye at this tyme. Amen ¶ The prayer of Samson vnto God that he mighte reuenge hym agaynste the Hhilistines Iudic. 16. MI Lorde almighty thinke vpon me and strengthen me at this tyme oneâ—y O God that I may bee auenged of my enemyes and for the losse of my two eyes that I maye reuenge me ones Amen ¶ In warres againste Turkes and inuadours the prayer of kyng Asa 2. Paral. 14. LOrde it is all one with thee to helpe theim that haue no power with few or with many Helpe vs O Lord our God for wee trust to thee in thy name be come agaynst this multitude Thou art the Lorde our God let no man preuail agaynst thee AmeÌ„ ¶ An other of kyng Iosaphat 2. Paral. 22. LOrde God of oure fathers arte not thou God in heauen raygnest not thou on all the kyngdomes of the heathen And in thyne hande is power and myght that no man can stande before thee Art not thou oure God which dydest cast out that enhabitauntes of this lande before thy people Israel and gauest it to the sede of Abraham thy louer for euer and they dwelt therin haue buylt the a temple therin vnto thy name saied when euyl coÌ„meth vpon vs as the sweard of iudgement pestilence or honger then yf wee stand before this house and before thee for thy name is in this housâ— and shal cry vnto thee in our tribulacion thou shalt heare helpe See therfore howe proudely oure aduersaries nowe assaulte vs. O our God wylt thou not iudge theÌ„ for wee haue no might agaynst this company that coÌ„meth agaynst vs neyther wote wee what to doo but our eyes bee vnto thee ¶ The praier of Nehemias what time the heathen defyed hym Nehem. 4. HEare O thou oure God howe wee are despised tourne theyr shame vpon theyr owne head that thou mayst geue theim ouer vnto despisyng in the lande of captiuitie Couer not theyr wyckednesse put not their synne from thy presence for they haue laughed to scoÌ„rne the buylders ¶ If God send thee trouble either for a punishment of thy synnes or to proue thy pacience therwith Praye thus Tobia 3. O Lorde thou arte ryghteous and all thy iudgementes are trewe yea all thy wayes are mercy faythfulnes iudgement And nowe O Lorde bee myndfull of me and take no vengeaunce of my synnes neither remember my mysdedes neither the mysdedes of my elders for we haue not been obedyent vnto thy coÌ„maundementes therfore are wee spoiled brought into captiuitie into deathe into derision and shame vnto all nacions amonge whome thou haste scatered vs. And nowe O Lorde thy iudgementes are great for we haue not done according to thy coÌ„maundementes neither haue wee walked innocentlye before thee And now O Lorde deale with me accordyng to thy wyll and commaunde my spirite to bee receiued in peace for more expedyent were it for me to dye then to lyue ¶ The prayer of Manasses kyng of Iuda when he was in pryson for remission of synnes and for Goddes fauoure and delyueraunce 2. Paral. 36 O Lorde almyghtye God of oure fathers Abraham Isaac Iacob and of the ryghteouse sede of theim whiche haste made heauen earthe with all the ornamente therof whiche haste ordeyned the sea by the worde of thy coÌ„maundement whiche hast shut vp the depe and hast sealed it for thy fearfull and laudable name dread of all men and honorable before the face of thy vertue the fearce anger of thy thretenyng is importunate heuy to synners But the mercy of thy promesse is greate and vnsercheable for thou arte the Lord God moste hygh aboue all the earthe longe sufferyng and exceadyng mercyfull and repentaunt for the malice of menne Thou Lorde after thy goodnes hast promysed repentaunce of the remission of synnes and thou that art the God of the ryghteouse haste not put repentaunce to the ryghteous Abraham Isaac and Iacob vnto theim that haue not synned against thee but because I haue synned aboue the nombre of the sandes of the sea that myne iniquities are multiplied I am humblied with many bandes of yern And there is in me no breathynge I haue prouoked thine anger haue dooen euell before thee in coÌ„mittynge abhominacions multiplyeng offences nowe I bowe the knees of my heart requiring goodnes of the Lord. I haue synned Lorde I haue synned and know mine iniquitie I desyre thee by prayer O Lorde forgeue me destry me not with mine iniquities neither dooe thou alwayes remembre my euels to punyshe theim but saue me whiche am vnworthy after thy great mercy and I wyl prayse thee euerlastingly all the dayes of my lyfe for all the vertue of heauen prayseth thee and vnto thee belongeth glorie worlde withoute ende Amen ¶ The prayer of Iudith for the delyueraunce of her countrey from the tyrauÌ„t Iudith 9. O Lorde God of my father Simeon which gauest hym a sweard for a defence agaynste the enemyes that vsed violence wylfulnes and that rauyshed thy virgin and put her to dishonestye Thou that gauest their wiues into a pray theyr doughters into captiuitie and all theyr pray for a spoyl vnto thy seruauÌ„tes which bare a zele vnto thee helpe me a poore wydowe O Lord my God I beseche thee for thou hast dooen all thinges euen from the begynnyng And looke what thou hast taken in hande and deuised it euermore came to passe for all thy wayes are prepared thy iudgementes are dooen in thy euerlastyng foreknowlage O looke nowe vpon the armyes of the Assirians lyke as it was thy pleasure sometime to looke vpon the hoost of the Egiptians when they beyng weaponed persecuted thy seruauntes and put theyr truste in their charets horsemenne and in the multitude of theyr menne of warre But thou lokedst vpon their hoost castyng a thycke darckenesse before theim and when they came into the depe the waters ouerwhelmed theim Euen so Lorde let it goo with theise that trust in the power and multitude of theyr menne of warre in theyr charettes arowes and speares and knowe not that thou onely arte oure God which destroyest warres from the begynning and that thou arte the Lorde O lyfte vp thyne arme nowe lyke as euer froÌ„ the begynning in thy power bryng theyr power to noughte cause theyr myghte to fall in thy wrathe They make theyr boaste that they wyll defyle and vnhalowe thy Sanctuarie waste the tabernacle of thy name and caste downe the horne of thyne altare with theyr swearde Brynge to passe O Lorde that the pryde of the enemy may be cut doune with his owne swerd that he may bee taken with the snare of his eyes in me and that thou maist smyte hym with the lyppes of my loue O geue me a stedfaste mynde that I may despyse hym and his strengthe that I may
destroye hym This shall get the an euerlastyng memoryall yf the hande of a womanne ouerthrowe hym for thy power O Lord standeth not in the powir of men nether hast thou any pleasure in the strength of horses There was neuer proud persone that pleased thee but in the prayer of the humble and meke hathe thy pleasure been euermore O thou God of heauens thou maker of waters and Lorde of all creatures heare me poore woman callyng vpon thee and puttynge my truste in thy mercy Remembre thy couenaunt O Lorde and minister wordes in my mouthe and stablyshe this deuice in my hearte that thy house may contynue styll in holinesse and that al the heathen may knowe vnderstand that thou arte God and that there is none other but thou ¶ An other prayer of Iudith whiles she went about to slee the enemy Holofernes Iudith 13. STrengthen me God of Israel and haue respect vnto the woorkes of my handes in this houre lyke as thou haste promised graunted that by thee I may perfourme the thyng which I haue deuised thorowe the belefe that I haue in thee Oh strenthen me I beseche thee at this houre ¶ The prayer of Mardocheus in the pursure of Haman for all the Iewes nacion Aester 13. O Lord thou valyaunt and mightye kyng for all thynges are in thy power yf thou wylte helpe and delyuer Israel there is no manne can withstande thee for thou haste made both heauen and earth thou art Lord of all and there is none can resist thee O Lord. Thou knowest all thou wotest Lord it was neither of malice nor of presumption neither for any desire of glori that I would not how doune myselfe and worshyp the moste proude Ha nā for I would gladly if it might haue tourned Israell to good haue kyste euen his footsteps but I feared least I should haue geuen Gods glori vnto a man because I would worshyp none but only thee And therfore O Lord thou God and king haue mercy vpon thy people for they ymagē how to bryng vs to naught yee their desire is ful set to destroy and ouerthrowe the people that hath euer been thyne Oh despise not thyne owne good which thou haste delyuered and brought forth of Egypte euen for thyne owne cause Heare my prayer bee mercyful to thy people whom thou hast chosen for an heritage to thyselfe Tourne our cōplaint sorow into ioy so as we may line O Lord and prayse thy name O Lord suffer not the mouthes of theim that prayse thee to bee destroyed ¶ The prayer of quene Hester for her selfe and all her countrye menne Hester 13. O My Lorde thou onely arte our Kyng helpe me a desolate woman which haue no helper but thee for my miserie and destruccion is harde at myne hande of a chylde I learned of my father that thou tokest vp Israel out of all peoples and oure fathers out of all theyr progenitours that they shuld bee thy perpetuall enheritaunce and loke what thou dyddest promyse theim thou hast made it good vnto thē Now Lorde wee haue synned before thee therfore hast thou geuen vs into the handes of our enemyes because wee worshypped theyr goddes Lorde thou are ryghteous neuerthelesse they are not satisfied that they oppresse vs with moste heuy thraldome but also imputing the strength of theyr handes vnto the power of their ydols they wyll chaunge thy promises and destroye thyne enherytaunce and stoppe the mouthes of theim that prayse thee and quenche the glorie of thyne house and thyne aulter to open the mouthes of the heathen that they may prayse the power of ydols magnifie the fleshly kyng for euer Lorde geue not thy scepter vnto theim that bee nothyng worthy least they laugh at our fall but tourne theyr deuyce vpon theimselues and punyshe hym that hath begoon to rage vpō vs. Thinke vpon vs O Lord and shewe thy selfe in the tyme of our distresse Strengthen me O thou king of goddes thou Lorde of all power geue me pleasaunt speche in my mouth before the Lyon Tourne his heart to hate our enemy to destroye hym all suche as consent to hym But delyuer vs with thy hande and helpe the forsaken woman which haue no helpe nor defence but onely the Lorde thou knowest all thou wotest I loue not the glori of the vnrighteous and hate the bed of the vncircūcysed and of all heathen Thou knowest my necessitie that I abhorre the token of my preeminence and worshyp whiche I beare vpon my heade what tyme I muste shewe myselfe bee seen and that I abhorre it as an vncleane clothe Thou knowest also that I thy hande mayden haue not eaten at Hamans table and that I haue had no pleasure in the Kynges feaste that I haue not dronke the drynke offrynges and that I thy handemayde haue had no ioye sythens the day I was broughte hyther vnto this daye but onely in thee O Lorde O thou God of Abraham O thou myghty God aboue all heare the voyce of theim whiche haue none other hope and delyuer vs oute of the hande of the wycked and ryd me out of my feare Amen ¶ The oracion and blessynge of Iob in his moste greuouse aduersytie and losse of his goodes Iob. 1. IOb shaued his head fell doune vpon the grounde worshypped God and saied Naked came I oute of my mothers wombe naked shall I retourne agayne The Lorde gaue and the Lorde hathe taken awaye as it hathe pleased the Lorde so it is dooen Nowe blessed bee the name of the Lorde Amen ¶ A prayer that wee maye bee delyuered frome oure aduersaries Esai 37. O Lorde of Hoostes thou God of Israel which syttest vpon Cherubin Thou art the God alone of all the kyngdomes of the worlde thou onely haste created Heauen and earth Encline thyne eare Lorde and consyder open thyne eyes and see delyuer vs frome the hande of oure aduersaries that all the kyngdomes of the earthe maye knowe that thou onely art the Lorde Amen ¶ The prayer of Esaye when the people were fore plaged Esaye 63.64 LOoke downe from heauen beholde the dwellyng place of thy sanctuari and thy glory howe is it that thy gelousye thy strengthe the multytude of thy mercyes and thy louyng kyndnesse wyll not be entreated of vs yet art thou oure father Abraham knoweth vs not neither was Israell acquaynted with vs. But thou Lord art our father and redemer thy name is euerlasting O lord wherfore haste thou led vs out of thy waye wherfore hast thou hardened our heartes that wee feare thee not Bee at one with vs agayne for thy seruauntes sake that are of the generacion of thyne herytage Thy people hath had but lytle of thy sanctuarie in possessiō for our enemies haue takē it in And we are become euen as wee were in the beginning what time wee wer not vnder thy dominiō nor called not vpō thy name O that thou wouldest cleaue the heauen in sondre and come doune that the moūtaines
handes of all that hate vs. To fulfill the mercie promised to our fathers and to remembre his holye couenaunte And to performe the othe whiche he sware to oure father Abraham to geue vs that wee delyuered out of the handes of our enemies mighte serue hym without feare all the daies of our life in suche holynes and righteousnes as is accepte before hym And thou childe shalt bee called the prophete of the highest and thou shalte goo before the face of the Lorde to prepare his waies And to geue knowelage of saluacion vnto his people for the forgeuenes of synnes Throughe the tendre mercie of our God wherby the daye spryngeth from an highe hath visited vs. To geue light to theim that satte in darkenesse and in shadowe of death and to guyde oure fete into the waye of peace ¶ The prayses of the angelles at the birth of Christe Luke 2. GLORI vnto God on highe and peace on the earthe vnto menne reioysyng ¶ Gyuyng of thankes of Symeon Luke 1. LORDE now letteste thou thy seruaunt departe in peace acordyng to thy promise for myne iyes haue sene the sauiour sent from thee whiche thou hast prepared before the race of all people A lighte to lighten the Gentyles and the glorie of thy people Israell ¶ Thankes of Paull for his conuersion vnto Christe 1. Timothi 1. VNto GOD kyng euerlastyng immortall inuisible and wyse onely but honoure and prayse for euer and euer Amen ¶ A song of the triumphers ouer the beaste Apoca. 15. GReate and meruelouse are thy woorkes Lorde God almightie iust and true are thy waies kyng of sainctes Who shall not fear O Lorde and glorifie thy name For thou onely art holy and all Gentiles shall come and worshippe before thee for thy iudgemeÌ„tes are made manifest ¶ A blessyng of the people by kyng Salomon 3. Kynges 8. BLessed bee the Lorde that hath gyuen rest vnto his people Israell accordyng to all that he promised so that there is not one worde escaped of all the good promises whiche he promised by the hande of Moses his seruaunt And the Lorde oure God bee with vs as he was with our fathers and forsake vs not neyther leue vs but he may bowe our heartes vnto hym to walke in al his waies to kepe his commaundementes ordinaunces and customes whiche he coÌ„maunded our fathers And these my woordes whiche I haue prayed before the Lorde bee nighe vnto the Lorde our God daie and nighte that he defende the quarell of his seruaunt and of his people Israell euermore that all nacions of the earth maie knowe that the Lorde he is God and none other but he and I praye God that youre heartes maie bee founde with the Lorde oure God to walke in his ordinaunces and to kepe his lawes as wee dooe this daie ¶ The blessyng and prayses of saincte Ambrose and Augustyne Te Deum laudamus WE prayse thee Oh Lorde wee knowelage thee to bee the Lorde All the earth mought worship thee whiche art the father euerlastyng To thee crieth forth all angelles the heauens and all the powers therin To thee thus crieth Cherubin and Seraphin continually holy art thou holy art thou holy art thou Thou art the Lorde God of hoostes Heauen and earthe are fulfilled with the glory of thy maiesti The glorious compaigne of the Apostles praise thee The goodly feloshippe of the propheies praise thee The fayre feloâ—shippe of Matters prayse thee The holy congregacion of the faithefull throughout all the world magnifie thee Thei knowlage thy honorable and verie onelye soonne The knowelage the holye ghoste to bee a conforter Thou arte the kyng of glorie O Christe Thou arte the euerlastyng soonne of the father Thou wheÌ„ thou shouldest take vpon thee oure nature to delyuer manne diddest not abhorre the virgins wombe wheÌ„ thou haddest ouer come the sharpenes of deathe thou openeddest the kyngdome of heauens to theim that beleued in thee Thou sittest on the righte hande of God in the glorie of the father Wee beleue thou shalt come to bee our iudge wherefore wee praye thee help thy seruauntes whoÌ„ thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud Make theÌ„ to bee noÌ„bred with thy saintes in ioy euerlasting O Lord saue thy people blesse thine heritage Gouerne and also lift theim vp into blesse euerlastyng wee praise thee euery daie and wee worshippe thy name euer worlde without ende O Lorde lette it bee thy pleasure to kepe vs this daie without synne O Lorde haue mercie vpon vs eueÌ„ as mee trust in thee In thee O lorde dooe I trust let me not bee confounded for euer Amen ⧠PRAIERS FOR SVCcours and reliefes of life for wysedome for humylitie and for other naturall giftes ¶ The request of Iacob for sustentacioÌ„ and reliefe of this present life Genesis 28. IF THE LORDE will bee with me and will kepe me in the waie that I shall walke in will geue me breade to eate and clothe to weare and that I maie returne again vnto my fathers house in sauerie theÌ„ shall the Lorde bee my God and this stone whiche I haue sette vp an ende shal bee godes house and of all that thou shalte geue me will I geue the tenth vnto thee ¶ Thus prayed Anna vnto the Lorde that she might obtein a childe 1. Kynges 1. LORDE of hoostes if thou wilt looke on the wretchednes of thyne handmaide and shalt remembre me and not forgette thyne handmaide and shall geue thyne haÌ„d maide a maÌ„ne childe I will geue him vnto the Lorde all the daies of his life ¶ The prayer of Salomon for wysedome well to gouerne his people daiely to bee prayed of all princes other rulers 3. Kynges 3. THou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunt Dauid my father great mercy acording as he walked before thee in trouth in righteousnes and in playnesse of hearte with thee And thou haste kepte for hym this greate mercie that thou haste geuen hym a soonne to sit on his seate And now Lorde my God it is thou that haste made thy seruaunte kyng in the rouâ—e of Dauid my father and I am a young lad and wote not how to ordre myself And thy seruaunte is in the middest of thy people whiche thou hast chosen a people that are so many that thei cannot bee nombred for multitude geue therefore thy seruaunte an vnderstandyng hearte to iudge thy people to deserue betwne good and bad for who is able to iudge this thyne so greate a people ¶ A prayer of Salomon for a competency of life Prouerbes 30. TWo thynges I require of thee that thou wilt not denie me before I die Remoue froÌ„ me vnnitie and lies geue me nether pouertie nor riche onely graunt me a necessarye liuyng least if I bee to full I mought happely denie thee and saie what feloe is the Lorde or constrayned through pouertie I mought fall vnto stealyng forsweare the name of my God Amen ¶ A prayer for obteinyng of Wisedome Sapiense 9. GOD of my fathers and Lorde of mercies
in the duste Stande vp O Lorde in thy wrath lyfte vp thy selfe ouer the furious indignacion of mine ennemyes aryse vp for me in the vengeaunce that thou hast promised that the assemblye of the people may come aboute thee for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thyselfe agayne The Lorde is iudge ouer the people auenge me then Oh Lord a cordyng to my ryghteousnesse and innocencie Oh lette the wyckednesse of the vngodly come to an ende but maintayne the iuste thou ryghteous God that tryest the verye heartes and raynes my helpe cōmeth of God which preserue theim that are true of heart God is a ryghteous iudge and God is euer threatenyng yf menne wyll not tourne he hathe whet his swearde he hath bent his bowe and made it ready He hath prepared hym the weapons of deathe and ordeyned his arrowes to destroy Beholde this felowe trauayleth with mischief he hath conceiued vnhappenes and brought forth a lye He hath grauen and dygged vp a pytte but he shall fall hymselfe into the hole that he hathe made For his vnhappynes shall come vpon his owne heade and his wyckednes shal fal vpō his owne pate As for me I wyll geue thankes vnto the Lorde for his ryghteousnes sake And wyll prayse the name of the Lorde the moste hyghe ¶ A sanctifieng for the mercye of God shewed vs in temptacions and aduersities and for the meruelous subuersion and destruccion of our aduersaries Psal 9. Wyll geue thankes vnto thee I O Lorde with my hole heart I wyll speake of all thy meruelous woorkes I wyl bee glad and reioyce in thee yea my songes wyll I make of thy name Oh thou moste hyghest Because thou haste dryuen myne enemyes a bake they were discomfyted peryshed at thy presence For thou haste mainteyned my ryght and my quarel thou syttest in the trone and arte the true iudge Thou rebukeste the Heathen and destroyest the vngodly thou puttest out theyr name for euer The enemyes sweardes are come to an ende thou haste ouerthrowen theyr cities theyr name is perysshed with theim But the Lorde endureth for euer he hathe prepared his seate vnto iudgemente He gouerneth the worlde with ryghteousnes and ministreth true iudgemente vnto the people The Lorde is a defence he is for the poore a defence in the tyme of trouble Therfore they that knowe thy name put theyr trust in thee For thou oh Lord neuer faylest theim that seketh thee Oh prayse ye the Lorde whiche dwelleth in syon shewe the people of his dooynges and why he maketh in quisicion for theyr bloude and remembreth theim He forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore Haue mercye vpon me Oh Lorde consydre the trouble that I am in amonge myne enemyes thou that lyftest me vp frome the gates of death that I may shewe thy prayses wtin the portes of the doughghter of Syon reioyce in thy sauing helth As for the heathen they are sonken downe in the pyt that they made yea in the same net whiche they spred oute pryuely is theyr owne feet taken Thus the Lorde is knowen to execute true iudgement when the vngodly is trapped in the woorkes of his owne handes So he is The wycked bee tourned vnto hell and all the heathen that forget God But the poore shall neuer bee oute of remembraunce neyther shall the pacient abidyng of such as bee in trouble peryshe for euer Aryse Lorde lette no manne haue the vpper hande lette the heathen bee condemned before thee Oh Lorde sette a scolemaister ouer theim that the heathen may know theimselues to bee but mē ¶ A lamentacyon and waylinge vnto God while Antechrist triumpheth and sleeth the holy ones of God persecuteth the Gospell Pfal 10. WHy arte thou gooen so farre of O Lord wilt thou hyde thyselfe their hearte is sure that thyne eare herkeneth thereto help the fatherles poore vnto their righte that the vngodly bee no more exalted vpō earth ¶ That wee bee not wrapped in the blyndnes of the wycked and that wee perishe not for euer Psal 13. HOW long wilt thou forgette me Oh Lorde wilte thou forgette me for euer How long wilte thou hyde thy face fro me O how long shall I tosse counsailles in my mynde how long shall I bee thus vexed in my hearte How long shall myne enemie triumphe ouer me Cōsidre and heare me Oh lorde my God lighten myne iyes that I slepe not in death least myne enemie saie I haue preuailed against him for if I bee cast doune thei that trouble me will reioyce at it But my trust is in thy mercie and my heart is ioyfull in thy sauing helth I wil syng praises of thee O Lorde that dealest so louyngly with me ¶ That the heauenly father will not suffre vs to shrinke at so mighty aduersaries and so cruelly pursuing whiche floue full of pleasures of the worlde thus wee maie praye with the Prophete praiyng in the person of Christ Psalm 17. HEARE myne innocencie Oh Lorde consydre my complaine hearken vnto my prayer that gooth not out of a fayned mouth let my doome come forth frō thy presēce and looke vpon the thyng that is egail Thou hast proued visited my heart in the night seasō thou hast tried me in the fyre and hast found no wickednes in me for I vtterly purposed that my mouth should not offende Because of the woordes of thy lippes I haue kept me from the workes of menne from the waies of peruerse persones Direct my gooynges into thy pathes that my fotsteppes slippe not for vnto thee I crie Heare me oh God enclyne thyne eares vnto me and herkē vnto my woordes Shewe thy meruelous louyng kyndenes thou that sauest suche as put their trust in thee From suche as resist thy righthande kepe me as the apple of an iye Defende me vnder the shadowe of thy wynges from the vngodly that trouble me from myne enemies whiche cōpasse my soule rounde aboute whiche maintein their owne welthynesse with oppression and their mouth speaketh proude thynges Thei lie waytyng in our waie on euery syde tournyng their iyes doune to the grounde like as a lion that is gredy of his praye as it were a lions whelpe lurkyng in his denne Aryse Lorde disappoint hym and cast hym doune deliuer my soule with thy swearde from the vngodly with thy hāde O Lorde reseue me from the menne of this worlde whiche haue their porcion in this life whose bellies thou fillest with thy treasure Thei haue children at their desyre leaue the rest of their substaunce for their babes well I will beholde thy presence in righteousnes when thy glory appeareth I shal be satisfied ¶ With muche affiaunce of hearte vpon God a prayer for synnes and for the grauntyng of his holy spirite for it is not possible but GOD will heare vs a cordyng to Christes promise in the Gospell Psal 25. VNto to thee Oh Lorde I lift vp my soule My God I trust in thee lette me not bee confoūded leaste myne enemies bragge ouer me
is my desire Encline my hearte vnto thy testimonies and not to coueteousnes Oh turne awaie myne iyes lest thei behold vanitie and quicken me in thy wais Stablishe thy woorde in thy seruaunte that I maie feare thee Take awaie the rebuke that I am afrayed of For thy iudgemeÌ„tes are amiable Beholde my delite is in thy commaundementes Oh quicken me in thy righteousnes Let thy louyng mercie come vnto me Oh Lord and thy sauyng helth a cording to thy worde That I maie geue aunswere vnto my blasphemers for my trust is in thy woorde Take not the woorde of trouth vtterly oute of my mouth for my hope is in thy iudgemeÌ„tes So shall I alwaie kepe thy lawe yea for euer euer And I will walke in thy libertie for I seke thy commaundementes I will speake of thy testimonies euen before kynges will not bee ashamed My delite shal bee in thy commaundementes whiche I loue My handes also will I lifte vp vnto thy commaundementes whiche I loue and my talkyng shal bee of thy statutes Thynke vpon thy seruaunte as concernyng thy woorde wherin thou hast caused me to putte my truste For it is my confort in my trouble yea thy woorde quickenethe me The proude hath me greately in derision yet shrynke not I from thy lawe I remembre thyne euerlastyng iudgementes oh Lorde and am coÌ„forted I am horribly affride for the vngodly that forsake thy law Thy statutes are my songes in the house of my pylgrimage I rhynke vpon thy name Oh Lorde in the right season and kepe thy lawe And I praye thee let this chaunce vnto me that I may kepe thy commaundementes Thou arte my porcion Oh LORDE I am purposed to kepe thy law I make my humble peticion in thy presence with my whole hearte Oh bee mercyfull a cordyng vnto thy woorde I call myne owne waies to remeÌ„brauÌ„ce and turne my fete into thy recordes I make haste and prolonge not the tyme to kepe thy commaundementes The congregacions of the vngodlye haue robbed me but I forgette not thy lawe At midnighte stande I vp to geue thankes vnto thee for the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse I am a compaignion of all that feare thee and kepe thy commaundementes The earthe Oh Lorde is full of thy mercie teach me thy statutes Oh Lorde thou hast dealte frendely with thy seruaunte a cordynge vnto thy woorde Teache me thy kyndenesse nourtour and knowlage for I beleue thy coÌ„maundementes Before I was troubled I went wrong but now I kepe thy woorde Thou art good and frendly wherefore of that thy goodnes teach me thy statutes The proud imagin lies vpon me but I kepe thy commaundementes with my whole hearte Their hearte is congeled as a louÌ„p of fat but my delighte is in thy lawe It is good for me that I haue ben in trouble that I maie learne thy statutes The lawe of thy mouthe is dearer vnto me then thousandes of golde siluer Thy handes haue made me fashioned me geue me vnderstaÌ„ding that I maie learne thy commauÌ„dementes Thei that feare thee will bee glad when thei see me because I put my trust in thy woorde I knowe Oh Lorde that thy iudgementes are right and that thou of verie faithfulnes haste caused me to bee troubled Oh let thy mercifull kyndnes bee my conforte a cordyng to the promâ—s that thou hast made vnto thy seruaunt Let thy louyng mercie come vnto me that I maie liue for thy lawe is my delite Let the proude bee confounded whiche handle me so falsely But let such as feare thee and knowe thy testimonies be at one with me Let my heart bee vndefiled in thy statutes that I bee not ashamed My soule longethe for thy sauyng helthe for my trust is in thy woorde My iyes long sore for thy woorde sayng Oh when wylte thou conforte me For I am become like a bottell in the smoke yet dooe I not forget thy statutes How many are the daies of thy seruaunt when wilt thou bee auenged of mine aduersaries The proude haue dygged pittes for me whiche are not after thy lawe All thy commaundementes are true thei persecute me falsely but bee thou my helpe They haue almoste made an ende of me vpon earthe but I forsake not thy commaundementes Oh quycken me after thy louyng kyndnesse and so shall I kepe the recordes of thy mouthe Oh Lorde thy woorde endureth for euer in Heauen Thy trouthe also remayneth frome one generacion to an other thou haste layde the foundacyon of the earthe and it abydeth They contynue this daye a cordyng to thyne ordynaunce for all thynges serue thee If my delyght were not in thy awe I shoulde peryshe in my trouble Wherfore I wyll neuer forgette thy commaundementes for with theim thou quyckenest me I am thyne helpe me For I seke thy commaundementes The vngodly laye wayte for me to destroye me but I consyder thy testimonies I se that all thynges come to an ende but thy commaundement is exceding broade Oh what loue haue I vnto thy lawe all the daye longe is my talkyng of it Thou thoroughe thy commaundemente haste made me wyser then myne enemyes for it is euer by me I haue more vnderstandyng then all my teachers for thy testimonies are my studye Yea I am wyser then the aged for I kepe thy commaundementes I refrayne my fete from euerye euyll waye that I maye kepe thy woordes I shrynke not frome thy iudgementes for thou teachest me Oh howe swete are thy woordes vnto my throte Yea more then hony vnto my mouthe Thoroughe thy commaundementes I get vnderstanding therfore I hate all false wayes Thy woord is a lanterne vnto my fete and a lyghte vnto my patthes I haue sworne and am stedfastly purposed to kepe the iudgementes of thy ryghtuousnesse I am troubled aboue measure quicken me oh Lorde a cordyng vnto thy woorde Lette the free sacrifices of my mouth please thee oh lord and teache me thy iudgementes My soule is alwaye in my hande yet dooe not I forgette thy lawe The vngodlye haue layde a snare for me but yet swarue not I from thy commaundementes Thy testimonies haue I claymed as my heritage for euer and why they are the very ioye of my hearte I apply my heart to fulfyll thy statutes alway euen vnto the ende I hate the vngodlye but thy lawe dooe I loue Thou arte my defence and shelde my truste is in thy woorde Away fro me ye wycked I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my God Oh stablysh me a cordynge vnto thy woorde that I maye lyue and lette me not bee dysapoynted of my hope Holde thou me vp and I shal bee safe yea and I shal euer bee talkynge of thyne ordinaunces Thou treadeste downe all theim that depart from thy statutes for they ymagyne but deceyte Thou putteste awaye all the vngodlye of the earthe lyke draffe therfore I loue thy testymonies My flesh trembleth for feare of thee and I am affrayed of thy iudgementes I deale with the thyng that is lawfull and ryghte Geue
me not ouer vnto myne oppressoures Bee thou suertie for thy seruaunte to doo hym good that the proude dooe hym no wronge Myne eyes are wasted awaye with lookynge for thy healthe and for the woorde of his ryghteousnesse Goo to deale with thy seruaunt a cordyng vnto thy louyng mercy and teache me thy statutes I am thy seruaunte Gh graunte me vnderstanding that I may know thy testimonies It is tyme for thee Oh Lorde laye to thyne hande for they haue destroyed thy lawe For I loue thy commaundementes aboue golde and preciouse stone Therfore holde I strayghte all thy commaundementes and all false wayes I vtterly abhorre Thy testimonies are wonderfull therfore dooeth my soule kepe theim When thy woorde gooeth forthe it geueth lyght and vnderstandyng euen vnto babes I open my mouthe and drawe in my breathe for I desyre thy commaundementes Oh looke thou vpon me and bee mercyfull as thou vsest to dooe vnto those that loue thy name Order my gooynges after thy woorde that no wyckednesse raygne in me Delyuer me frome the sclaunders of menne so shall I kepe thy commaundementes Shewe the lyghte of thy countenaunce vnto thy seruaunt and teache me thy biddynges Myne eyes gushe out with water bycause menne kepe not thy lawe Ryghtuouse arte thou Oh Lorde and true is thy iudgemente The testimonies that thou haste commaunded are exceadynge ryghtuouse and true My zeale hathe euen consumed me because myne enmyes haue forgotten thy woordes Thy woorde is tryed vnto the vttermoste and thy seruaunte loueth it I am smal of no reputacion yet dooe I not forget thy commaundementes Thy rightuousnesse is an euerlasting ryghtuousnesse and thy lawe is true Trouble heuinesse haue taken holde vpon me yet is my delight in thy commaundementes The ryghtuousnesse of thy testimonies is euerlastyng Oh graunt me vnderstandyng and I shal lyue I call with my hole hearte heare me Oh Lorde I wyll kepe thy statutes Yea euen vpon thee I dooe calle helpe me and I shall kepe thy testimonies Early in the mornynge doo I cry vnto thee for in thy woorde is my truste Myne eyes preuente the myghte watches that I myghte bee occupyed in thy woordes Heare my voyce Oh LORDE a cordynge vnto thy louyng kyndnesse quycken me a cordynge as thou arte wonte They draw nygh that of malyce persecute me and are farre from thy law Be thou nygh at hande also oh Lord for thy promyses are faythful As concernyng thy testimonies I haue knowen euer sythens the beginning that thou haste grounded theim for euer Oh consider myne aduersitie and delyuer me for I doo not forget thy law Mainteyn thou my cause and defend me quycken me a cordynge vnto thy woorde Health is farre from the vngodly for they regarde not thy statutes Greate is thy mercy Oh Lorde quycken me as thou arte wonte Many there are that trouble me and pursue me yet dooe not I swarne frome thy recordes It greueth me when I see that the transgressoures kepe not thy lawe Consyder Oh Lorde howe I loue thy commaundementes and quicken me with thy louyng kyndnes Thy woorde is true for euer all the iudgementes of thy ryghtuousnesse endure for euermore The tyrauntes persecute me withoute cause but my hearte standeth in awe of thy woordes I am as glad of thy woorde as one that fyndeth greate spoyles I hate and abhore lyes but thy lawe do I loue Seuen tymes a daye dooe I prayse thee becauce of thy ryghtuouse iudgementes Great is the peace that they haue whiche loue thy lawe and they are not offended at it Lorde I looke for thy sauynge healthe and dooe after thy commaundementes My soule kepeth thy recordes and loueth theim exceadynglye I kepe thy commaundementes and testimonies for all my wayes are before thee Let my complaynte come before thee Oh LORDE geue me vnderstanding a cordyng vnto thy woorde Lette my supplicacion come before thee delyuer me a cordyng vnto thy promyse My lypes shal speake of thy prayse seyng thou haste taughte me thy ordinaunces Yea my tongue shall synge thy woorde For all thy commaundementes are ryghte lette thyne hande helpe me for I haue chosen thy commaundementes I longe for thy sauynge healthe Oh Lorde and in thy lawe is my delyght Oh let my soule lyue and prayse thee that thy iudgemeÌ„tes may helpe me I gooe astraye lyke a shepe that is loste seke thy seruaunte for I dooe not forgette thy commaundementes ¶ When wee are broused and humbled in heart and contrarywyse the worlde reioyseth and triumpheth Psal 130. OVte of the depe call I vnto the Oh Lorde LORD heare my voyce Lette thyne eares consider well the voyce of my complaynte If thou Lorde wylte bee extreme to marke what is dooen amysse oh Lord who maye abyde it But there is mercye with thee that thou mayste bee feared I looke for the Lord my soule doeth wayte for hym in his woorde is my truste My soule dooeth paciently abyde the Lorde frome the one mornyng to the other Let Israel trust in the Lorde for wyth the Lorde is merâ—ye and plentuous redempcyon And he shall redeme Israell from all hys synnes ¶ To bee delyuered from bloude souppers that busye theimselues to plucke vs from the way of God bothe by force and crafty meanes and whiche labour to abolyshe Goddes woorde Psal 140. DElyuer me Oh Lorde from the euyll menne preserue me frome the wycked menne whiche imagyne myschefe in they re heartes and styrre vp stryfe at all seasons They sharpen theyr tongues lyke a serpente adders poysone is vnder they re lyppes Kepe me oh Lorde from the hand of the vngodly preserue me from the wycken menne whiche are purposed too ouerthrowe my gooynges The proude hath layde a snare for me and spred a nette abrode with cordes yea and sette trappes in my way But my saiyng is vnto the Lorde thou art my God heare the voyce of my prayer oh Lorde Oh Lorde God thou strenth of my health thou hast couered my head in the daye of battayle Lette not the vngodly haue his desyre Oh Lorde lette hym not haue his purpose leaste he bee to proude Lette the mischeft of their owne lyppes fall vpon the head of theim that compasse me about Let hote burnyng coles fall vpon theim lette theim bee cast into the fier into the pyt that they neuer ryse vp again A man full of woordes shall not prosper vpon the earthe a malicyous and wycked person shall bee hunted away and destroied Suer I am that the Lorde wyll auenge the poore and mainteine the cause of the helplesse The rightutuouse also shall geue thankes vnto thy name and the iuste shall contynue in thy syghte ¶ That GOD may kepe vs that wee synne not with our tongue neither excuse our synnes as hypocrytes dooe Psal 141. LOrd I call vpon thee haste thee vnto me and consider my voice When I cry vnto thee lette my prayer bee sette forth in thy syght as incence and let the lyftyng vp of my handes bee an euenyng sacrifyce Set a
PRAIERS OF HOLI FAthers Patryarches Prophetes Iudges Kynges and renowmed men and wemen of eyther testamente ¶ The praier of Moses to the Lorde for the synnes of the people Exod. 32. LORD why waxeth thy wrath hote against thi people which thou haste brought forthe of the lande of Egipt with a greate power and with a mightie hande wherfore should the Egiptyans speake and saie he worketh craftelye with theim euen to rydde theim oute of the worlde Tourne awaye thy fyerce wrathe and haue compassion ouer the wyckednesse of the people Amen ¶ An other prayer of Moses vnto the same Exodi 32. OH this people hath synned an heinouse sinne haue made theÌ„ golden goddes Either forgeue theim this offeÌ„ce or els wype me oute of this boke which thou hast wryteÌ„ AmÌ„ ¶ For the siÌ„ne of the people what time they murmured a prayer of Moses Nume 14. THe Lord is longe er he be angry and is full of mercy sufferyng synne and trespasse and leauing no manne innocente whiche visitest the vnrighteousnesse of the fathers vpon the chyldren euen vpon the third fourth generacion Be merciful I besech the therfore vnto the sinne of this thy people according vnto thy greate mercye according as thou hast forgeuen this people comming from Egipte euen vnto this place ¶ An other of Moses and AaroÌ„ for the people Nume 16. O Moste myghtie God of the spirites of all fleshe one maÌ„ne hath synned wylte thou bee wroth with all the multitude ¶ For the stubbernes of the people the true preacher on this wyse as Moses dyd maie make his prayer vnto God Deute 9. O Lord God destroy not the people and thine inheritauÌ„ce whiche thou hast deliuered through thy greatnes and which thou hast brought out of the Egypte of this worlde RemeÌ„bre thy seruauntes Abraham Isaac and Iacob and loke not vnto the stubbernes of this people neither consyder yet theyr wickednes and greuous offence for it is thyne owne people thyne enheritaunce whiche thou hast chalenged for thine owne in thy great might in thy stretched out arme AmÌ„ ¶ The prayer of Salomon in the dedicacion of the temple of Hierusalem 3. Kyng 8. BLessed be the Lorde God of Israell which hath fulfilled with his hande that he spake with his mouth vnto Dauid my father Lord God of Israel there is no God lyke that in heauen aboue or in the earth beneth that kepest appointment mercy with thy seruauntes that walke before thee with al their hertes which also hast kept couenaunte with thy serâ—aunt Dauyd my father that thou promisedest hym Now then O Lorde God of Israell let thy worde bee stable whiche thou spakest vnto thy seruaunte Dauid my father But in dede can God dwel on the earth Beholde neyther heauen nor heauen aboue all the heauens are able to conteyn thee howe muche lesse then this house that I haue buylte but looke to the prayer of thy seruaunte his supplicacion O Lorde my God geue an eare vnto the voice and praier which thy seruaunt praieth afore the this daie And wheÌ„ thy people shal haue synned agaynste the for there is no man that synneth not thou shalte bee angrye with theim yet yf they tourne agayn with all theyr heart and dooe repente in theyr hearte makyng theyr prayer vnto thee saiyng we haue sinned we haue dealte vniustely we haue dooen wyckedly and so retourne again vnto the with all theyr hert and all their soule make supplicacyon vnto the then thou shalte heare from Heauen euen from the firmament of thy seate theyr prayers and peticions and shalt bee mercyfull vnto the synnes of thy people whiche haue offended the and shalte shewe theim iustyce and mercie for they bee thy people and thine enherytaunce whiche thou broughtest out of Egypte from the fournesse of yern and lette thyne eyes bee opened to the prayer of thy seruaunt and vnto the praier of thy people Israel to herken vnto theim in all that they call vnto thee for Amen ¶ A prayer of Esdras for the synnes of the people 1. Esd 9. MI God I am ashamed and dare not lift vp mine eyes vnto the my God for our wyckednesse is growen ouer oure head and oure trespaces are waxen great vnto the Heauen euen from the tyme of our fathers yea and oureselues also haue greuouslye synned vnto this daie and because of oure wyckednesse haue we and both oure kynges and our preestes bee delyuered into the hande of the Kynges of the nacions into the sweard into captiuitie into spoile and into confusion of face as it is come to passe this daie But nowe is there a lytle and so dayne graciousnesse come frome the Lorde oure God so that some of vs are escaped that he maye geue vs a nayle in his holie place that oure God may lyghte oure eyes and geue vs a lytle lyfe in our bondage For we are bond menne and our God hathe not forsaken vs in oure bondage but hathe inclined mercy vnto vs in the syghte of the kynges of the Persyans that he shoulde geue vs lyfe and promote the house of oure God and to set vp the desolacion therof and to geue vs an hedge in Iuda and Ierusalem And nowe o oure God what shal we saye after this for we haue forsaken thy coÌ„maundementes whiche thou haste coÌ„maunded by thy seruauntes prophetes and sayde The lande wherunto ye goo to possesse it is an vncleane lande throughe the fylthynesse of the people of the landes in theyr abhominacions wherewith they haue made it full of vncleannes on euery syde Therfore shall ye not geue your doughters vnto theyr sonnes and theyr doughters shall ye not take vnto youre sonnes and seke not theyr peace welthe for euer that ye maye bee stronge and enioye the good in the lande and that ye and youre chyldren maye haue the inheritaunce of it for euermore And after all this that is come vpon vs because of our moste naughtie dedes and oure greate trespace thou oure God haste spared oure wickednesse haste geuen vs a delyueraunce as it is come to passe this daye to the intente we should not tourne backe and lette gooe thy coÌ„maundementes neither be ioined in matrimony with the people of these abhominacyons wilte thou then bee wroth at vs tyl we bee vtterlye consumed so that nothing remain and tyll there bee no delyueraunce O Lorde of Israel thou arte ryghteous for wee remayne yet escaped as it is this daie Beholde in thy presence are wee in oure trespace for hereupon is there no standyng before the. ¶ The praier of Nehemias for the sinnes of the people before the Lorde Nehem. 1. O Lorde God of Heauen thou greate and terrible God thou that kepest couenaunt and mercye with theim that loue thee and obserue thy coÌ„maundementes let thyne eares harken and thyne eyes bee open that thou mayest heare the prayer of thy seruaunte whiche I praye nowe before thee day and nyghte for the children of Israel thy
seruauntes and knowlage the synnes of the chyldren of Israel whiche we haue coÌ„mitted against the. And I and my fathers haue synned also we haue been corrupt vnto thee in that wee haue not kepte thy coÌ„maundementes statutes and lawes whiche thou coÌ„maundest thy seruaunte Moses And they are thy seruauntes and thy people whom thou hast deliuered through thy great power and mightye hande I beseche the Lorde let thyne eares bowe doune to the prayer of thy seruaunt and the prayer of thy seruauntes whose desyre is to feare thy name Amen ¶ A confessyon and solemne prayer of the Leuites and of the churche for synnes with a rehersall of the benefites of God 2. Esd 9. LOrde thou alone haste made Heauen and the Heauen of all heaueÌ„s with all theyr hoost the earth and all that is therupon the sea and all that is conteyned therin thou geuest lyfe vnto all and the hoost of Heauen bowe theimselues vnto the. Thou arte the Lorde God that haste chosen Abram broughtest hym oute of Vr in chaldea and calledst hym Abraham and foundest his heart faithfull before thee madest a couenaunte with hym to geue vnto hym and his sede the lande of the Cananites Hethytes Amorites Pheresites Iebusytes and Gergesites Thou haste made good thy wordes for thou arte ryghteous and haste consydered the myserye of oure fathers in Egypte and hearde theyr complaynte by the red sea and shewedst tokens and wonders vpon Pharao and on all his seruauntes on all the people of his lande For thou knowest that they were presumptuous and cruel against theim so madest thou the a name as it is this daye And the red sea didest thou deuide before theim so that they went thorowe the middes of the sea drye shodde As touching theyr persecuters thou threwest theim into the depe as a stone in the myghtye waters and leddest thy people on the daye tyme in a clowdye pyller on the nyght season in a pyller of fyre to shewe theim lyght in the waye that they wente Thou camest downe also vpon mounte Sinai and spakest vnto theim from heauen and gauest theim ryght iudgementes true lawes good coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes and statutes declaredst vnto theim thy holye Sabboth and coÌ„maundedst theim preceptes ordynaunces and lawes by Moses thy seruaunte gauest theim bread from heaueÌ„ when they were huÌ„gry broughtest forth water for them out of the rocke when thei were thyrstie and promisedst theim that thei shuld gooe in and take possessyon of the land ouer whiche thou haddest lyfte vp thyne hande for to geue theim But they and oure fathers were proude hardnecked so that they folowed not thy coÌ„maundementes and refused to heare and dyd not remâ—mbre the wonders that thou dyddest for theim but became obstinat and heddy insomuch that they tourned backe to theyr bondage in theyr disobedience But thou my God forgauest and walle gracious mercyfull pacient and of greate goodnes forsokest theim not And though they made a molten calfe and sayde this is thy god that brought the oute of the lande of Egypte and dyd great blasphemies yet forsokest thou theim not in the wyldernesse according to thy greate mercye And the cloudy piller departed not from theim on the daye tyme to leade theim the waye neyther the pyller of fyre in the nyght season to shewe theim lyghte in the waie that they went And thou gauest theim thy good spyryte to enfourme theim and with helpest not thy Manna from theyr mouthe gauest theim water when they were thursty Fourtie yeres longe madest thou prouision for theim in the wyldernesse so that they lacked nothynge theyr clothes wared not olde and theyr fete swelled not and thou gauest theim kyngdomes and nacyons and thou diuydest theim accordynge to theyr porcyons so that they possessed the lande of Sehon kyng of Esebon and the land of Og the kyng of Basan And theyr chyldren multiplyedst thou as the starres of heauen and broughtest theim into the lande whereof thou haddest spoken vnto theyr fathers that they shoulde gooe into it and haue it in possessyon And the chyldrenne wente in and possessed the lande and thou subduedst before theim the inhabytauntes of the lande euen the Cananytes and gauest theim into theyr hande and theyr kynges and the people of the lande that they myght dooe with theim what they wold So they wanne theyr stronge cities and the fatte lande and tooke possessyon of houses that were full of all maner of gooddes weiles dygged oute vyneyardes oylegardens and many fructfull trees and they dyd eate and wer fylled and became fatte and lyued in welth thorough thy greate goodnesse neuerthelesse they were disobedyente and rebelled against thee and did cast thy lawe behynde theyr backes and slewe thy prophetes whiche exhorted theim so earnestlye that they shoulde conuerte vnto the and dyd great blasphemies therfore thou gauest theim ouer into the hande of theyr enemyes that vexed theim And in the tyme of their trouble they cried vnto thee and thou heardest theim from heaueÌ„ and through thy great mercy thou gauest theim sauyours whiche helped theim out of the hand of theyr enemies But when they came to rest they tourned backe agayde to doo euyll before the. Therfore leftest thou theim in the hande of theyr enemyes so that they had the dominion ouer theim So they conuerted and cryed vnto thee and thou herdest thâ—im from heauen and many tymes haste thou delyuered theim according to thy greate mercy testytiedst vnto theim that they should turne agayne vnto thy lawe Notwithstandyng thei were proude herkened not vnto thy coÌ„maundementes but synned in thy lawes which a man should doo and liue in theim and turned the shulder a waye and were styfnecked and woulde not heare And many yeres dyddest thou forbeare theim and testifiedst vnto theim through thy spyrite euen by the office of the Prophetes and yet woulde they not heare Therfore gauest thou theim into the hande of the nacyons in the landes But for thy great mercies sake thou hast not vtterly consumed theim neither forsakeÌ„ theim for thou art a gracyous and a merciful God Now our God thou greate God mightye and terrible thou that kepest couenaunte and mercye regarde not a litle all the trauaile that hath happened vnto vs and our kinges princes preestes prophetes fathers and all thy people sythens the tyme of the Kynges of Assur vnto this daye Thou art ryghteouse in all that thou haste brought vpon vs for thou haste dooen righte And we on our behalfe haue been vngodly our kinges princes preestes and fathers haue not doone after thy lawe nor regarded thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes and thy earnest exhortacions wherewith thou hacte exhorted theim haue not serued thee in theyr kyngdome and in thy greate goodnes that thou gauest them and in the large and plenteous laÌ„de whiche thou gauest them thei haue not conuerted froÌ„ their wicked woorkes Beholde therfore are we in bondage this daie yea euen in the lande that thou gauest vnto our fathers to enioy the fructes
¶ The prayse of the angelles at the birth of Christe 42. ¶ Geuyng of thankes of SimioÌ„ 42 ¶ Thankes of Paule for his conuersion vnto Christe 42. ¶ A song of the triumphers ouer the beaste 42. ¶ A blessyng of the people by kyng Salomon 43. ¶ The blessynges and prayers of S Ambrose and Austyne 43. ¶ Praiers for succoures and releâ—fes of life for wisedome for humilitie and for other naturall gyftes ¶ The request of Iacob for susteÌ„tatioÌ„ and relief of this present life 45 ¶ The praier of Anna vnto the lorde that she might obtain a childe 45. ¶ The prayer of Salomon for wysedome well to gouerne his people daiely to bee praied of all princes and other rulers 45. ¶ A prayer of Salomon for a competency of life 46. ¶ A prayer for obteynynge of wysedome 46. ¶ A prayer for mekenesse and the obteinyng of chastitie 47. ¶ The prayer of Iesus the soonne of Siracke in necessitie and for wysedome 47. ¶ The praier of Abacuc the prophet for ignorauncies 49. ¶ The prayer of oure Lorde Iesus whiche he taughte his deciples 49 ¶ A prayer of the faithefull congregacion that thei maie speake the woord of God boldely 50. ¶ A praier of Christ vnto his father for his litle ones whiche trust and repose theimselues vpon hym 50. ¶ Certain Psalmes picked forth miete for daily prayers vnto GOD. ¶ To bee deliuered from the vngodly that wee perishe not with theim that endeuour by al meanes to withdraw vs from the waie of trueth and that all good menne maie continually bee enuironned with goddes proteccioÌ„ 52 ¶ To escape goddes wrathe and to obtain his mercie so shalt thou praie with Dauid 53. ¶ If thou bee falsely belied and maligned of thine aduersary acustome thyself to that prayer of Dauid whiche he song to the Lorde vpon the woordes of the soonne of Iemini 54 ¶ A saÌ„ctifiyng for the mercy of God shewed vs in temptacions and aduersities and for the meruelous subuersion and destruccion of our aduersaries 55. ¶ A lamentacion and waylyng vnto God whyte antichryste triumphethe and sleeth the holyones of God persecuteth the Gospell 56 ¶ That wee bee not wrapped in the blyndnes of the wycked and that we perishe not for euer 58. ¶ That the heauenly father wil not suffre vs to shrynke at so mighty aduersaries and so cruelly pursuynge whyle wee bee full of all pleasures of the worlde so wee maie praye with the prophete prayng in the persone of Chryste 58. ¶ With muche affiaunce of hearte vpon God a prayer for synne and for the grauntyng of his holy spirite for it is not possible but God will heare vs a cordyng to christes promise in the Gospell 59 ¶ In the affliccion or passion bothe of the spirite and of the flesh so maie wee praye with Christe and with the godly 60. ¶ A sainctifiyng of god for that the earthe is full of his mercie and that by his mighty woorde he wroughte all thynges 62. ¶ A stablishemente of the mynde against suche as sklander vs that wee againe vpbraide not theim whiche thyng is a greate gifte of God 63. ¶ For remission of synnes and of eiuill lustes that floue in vs. 64 ¶ A godly prayer agaynste the enemies 65. ¶ That beeyng lightened with goddes grace wee maie knowe here in earth the waie that ledeth to god whiche is a sure confidente vpoÌ„ god and charite towardes the neighbour 66. ¶ Agaynste Antichriste pursuynge and killyng the holy ones of god and defylynge the misteries of Goddes woorde 66. ¶ A prayer and yeldyng of thankes for that wee bee redemed by Chryste from eternall death 67. ¶ When wee bee cleane putte out of all conforte wee maie praye with the prophete in the persone of Christ 68. ¶ A bewaylyng of our corrupte nature and of the miserie of this life by reason of synne 69. ¶ A sainctificacioÌ„ of the lordes name for that he made all thynges and all bee in his hande 70. ¶ Whiles we seme to bee in the middes of tribulacion forsaken of men yea and of God also 71. ¶ A mery thankesgeuyng for all the benefites coÌ„ferred vnto vs by christ 73 ¶ An other geuyng of thankes and prayse 74. ¶ A halowyng and praysyng of the Lorde that he meruaylously auaunceth his as well in heauen as in earth 76. ¶ A coÌ„mendacion of the Lordes mercy that he hath vouchesaue to call vs Gentiles and Heathen persones vnto his faith 76. ¶ A prayer that God hymself maie lede rule teache and directe vs in his waie in his preceptes and in his gospell and that he maie kepe vs froÌ„ the doctrynes tradicions of menne 77. ¶ When wee are brused and humbled in hearte and contrarywyse the worlde reioyseth and triumpheth 85 ¶ To bee deliuered from bloudsuppers that busy theimselues to plucke vs from the waie of God bothe by force and crafty meanes and whith labour to abolishe godes woorde 85. ¶ That God maie kepe vs that wee synne not with our toungue neither excuse oure synnes as hypocrytes dooe 86. ¶ That wee maie bee ledde forth of the prisone of distresse of synnes and of deathe to the prayse and glory of God that wee bee no longer pressed vpon earth 87. ¶ When wee finde no merites in vs no righteousnes of our owne but all thynges desperate And again remembre how God frome the begynnynge of the worlde hathe wroughte wonders in his sainctes and hath neuer forsaken suche as call vpoÌ„ hym thus maie wee praye 87. ¶ A thankesgeuynge that all bee it wee vile yet by the vertue of GOD wee bee strong agaynste all straunge children that is to saie suche as bee not chosen to the inherytaunce of God 88. ¶ A praysynge of God for his meruailes mercy and the eternall raigne of his clemencie whiche prouidethe for all his creatourâ—s and in especiall for suche as feare hym 89 ¶ A praier of God that in onely god the euerlastyng kynge wee oughte to trust and not in princes in power in wysedome or in the righteousnes of the elementes of this worlde 91. ¶ A praysyng of the lordes name 91 ¶ A praisyng of God from all creatures first heauenly then earthly 92 ¶ A praysynge of GOD in hymself that he is holy and halowyng strong and strengthyng greate and making great c. 93. ¶ Against the enemie of the trouth 93 ¶ A psalme whiche bycause it is all together euangelicall and teacheth the conteÌ„pt of this worlde wee haue put at th ende to the intent in all our tribulacion in the pride of the wycked wee maie conforte ourselues 95. ¶ Certain praiers shorte and of diuers sortes ¶ The prayer of Moses at the remouyng of the tentes 98. ¶ The prayer of Aaron and Moses for their sister Mari striken with the lepre 98. ¶ The prayer of Moses to the Lorde that he moughte passe into the lande of behest ¶ Other twoo shorte prayers ¶ Sixe shorte prayers ¶ Foure shorte prayers 100. ¶ An inuocacion to God for the aide of the faithfull for the vengeaunce of the vnfaithfull miscreauntes and for manifestacion of hymself to bee the selfsame God that all the prophetes hath preedicate shewed before 101 ¶ An exortacion to die gladly for it is the iudgemente of the Lorde ouer all fleshe 102 PSALMES OF DAVID agaynste tyrannes and persecutoures of Goddes woorde ¶ That all suche as liue in satans bondage maie come to the knowlage of faith in Iesus Christe 103. ¶ For rulers and comon peace 103. ¶ Against the enemies of the people of God tyrannes heretikes and ragyng â—oâ—ues 104 â— The testament of Moses 105 â— The prayer of the CenturioÌ„ 108. â— The prayer of the thefe on the crosse 108. FINIS ¶ Imprinted â—n London by Richard Grafton Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum These bookes are to bee solde at the Weste doore of Pâ—â—â—â—s in London By Wyllyam Tylotson