to come to the holy Cōmunion of the bodie bloud of our sauiour Christ must cōsidre what S. Paule writeth to the Corinthians how he exhorteth all persones diligently to trie and examine themselues before thei presume to eate of that breade and drynke of that cup for as the benefite is great yf with a truly penitent heart and lyuely fayth we receyue that holy Sacrament for then we spiritually eate the fleshe of Christe and drynke his bloude then we dwel in Christ and Christ in vs wee bee made one with Christ Christ with vs so is the daunger great yf we receyue the same vnworthely for then wee become gyltie of the body and bloud of Christ our sauiour we eate and drynke our owne damnacion not consideryng the Lordes bodie We kindle Gods wrathe ouer vs we prouoke hym to plague vs with diuerse diseases and sondery kyndes of death Therfore yf any here be a blasphemer aduouterer or bee in malice or enuie or in any other greuous cryme excepte he be truely sory therefore and earnestly mynded to leaue the same vices and do trust hym selfe to bee reconciled to almightie God and in Charitie with all the worlde lette hym bewayle his synnes and not come to that holy table lest after the takyng of that most blessed breade the deuill enter into hym as he dyd into Iudas to fyll hym full of all iniquitie and brynge hym to destruccion bothe of body and soule Iudge therfore your selfes brethren that ye bee not iudged of the lorde Let your mynde be without desire to synne repent you truely for your synnes past haue an earnest and lyuely faith in Christe our sauior be in perfect charitie with all men so shall ye bee mete partakers of those holy misteries And aboue all thynges ye must geue moste humble and heartie thankes to God the father the sonne and the holy ghoste for the redempcion of the worlde by the death and passion of our sauior Christe both God and man who did humble hymselfe euen to the death vpon the crosse for vs miserable synners whiche laye in darknes and shadowe of death that he myghte make vs the children of God and exalte vs to euerlastyng lyfe And to th end that wee shoulde alwaye remembre the excedyng loue of oure maister and onely sauior Iesu Christe thus dying for vs and the innumerable benefites whiche by his precious bloudshedyng he hath obteigned to vs he hath lefte in those holy Misteries as a pledge of his loue and a continuall all remembraunce of thesame his owne blessed body precious bloud for vs to fed vpon spiritually to our endles comfort and consolacion To him therfore with the father and the holy ghost let vs geue as we are most bounden cōtinual thankes submitting our selfes wholy to his holy wyll and pleasure and studying to serue hym in true holines and righteousnes all the dayes of our lyfe Amen ¶ In Cathedral churches or other places where there is dailie Communion it shall be sufficient to reade this exhortacion aboue written once in a moneth And in parish churches vpon the weke daies it may be lefte vnsayed ¶ And if vpon̄ the Sonday or holy daye the people be negligent to come to the Communion Then shall the Priest earnestly exhorte his parishoners to dispose themselfes to the receiuing of the holy cōmunion more diligētly saiyng these or like wordes vnto thē DEre frendes and you especially vpon whose soules I haue cure and charge on _____ next I do intende by Gods grace to offre to all suche as shal be godlye disposed the moste comfortable Sacrament of the body and bloud of Christe to be taken of them in the remembraunce of his moste fruitfull and glorious Passion by the whiche passion we haue obteigned remission of our sinnes and be made partakers of the kyngdom of heauen whereof we bee assured and asserteigned yf wee come to the sayde Sacrament with heartie repentaunce for our offences stedfast faithe in Goddes mercye and earnest minde to obeye Goddes wyll and to offende nomore Wherefore our duetie is to come to these holy misteries with moste heartie thankes to bee geuen to almightie GOD for his infinite mercie and benefites geuen and bestowed vpon vs his vnworthie seruauntes for whom he hath not onely geuen his body to death and shed his bloude but also doth vouchsaue in a Sacrament and Mistery to geue vs his sayed bodye and bloud to feede vpon spiritually The whiche Sacrament being so Diuine and holy a thing and so comfortable to them whiche receiue it worthilye and so daungerous to them that wyll presume to take thesame vnworthely My duetie is to exhorte you in the meane season to consider the greatnes of the thing and to serche and examine your owne consciences and that not lyghtly nor after the maner of dissimulers with GOD But as they whiche shoulde come to a moste Godly and heauenly Banket not to come but in the mariage garment required of God in scripture that you may so muche as lieth in you be founde worthie to come to suche a table The waies and meanes therto is First that you be truly repentaunt of your former euill lyfe and that you confesse with an vnfained hearte to almightie God youre synnes and vnkyndnes towardes his Maiestie committed eyther by wyll worde or dede infirmitie or ignoraunce and that with inward sorowe and teares you bewaile your offences and require of almightie god mercie and pardō promising to him from the botome of your heartes thamendment of your former lyfe And emonges all others I am commaunded of God especially to moue and exhorte you to reconcile your selfes to your neyghbours whom you haue offended or who hath offended you putting out of your heartes all hatred and malice against them and to be in loue and charitie with all the worlde and to forgeue other as you would that god should forgeue you And yf any man haue doen wrong to any other let hym make satisfaccion and due restitucion of all landes goodes wrongfully taken awaye or withholden before he come to Goddes borde or at the least be in full mynde and purpose so to do assone as he is able or els let hym not come to this holy table thinking to deceiue God who seeth all mennes heartes For neyther the absolucion of the priest can any thing auayle them nor the receyuyng of this holy sacrament doth any thyng but increase their damnacion And yf there bee any of you whose conscience is troubled and greued in any thing lackyng comforte or counsaill let hym come to me or to some other discrete and learned priest taught in the lawe of God and confesse and open his sinne and griefe secretly that he maie receiue suche ghostly counsail aduise and comfort that his conscience maye be releued and that of vs as of the Ministers of GOD and of the churche he may receyue comforte and absolucion to the satisfaccion of his minde and auoydyng of all scruple and doubtfulnes
Lorde so commeth thynges to passe blessed be the name of the Lorde When they come at the graue whyles the Corps is made ready to be layed into the earth the priest shall saye orels the priest and clearkes shall syng MAnne that is borne of a woman hath but a shorte tyme to lyue and is full of misery he cummeth vp and is cut downe lyke a floure he flyeth as it were a shadowe and neuer continueth in one staye ¶ In the myddest of lyfe we be in death of whom may we seke for succour but of thee O Lorde which for our sinnes iustly art moued yet O Lorde God moste holy O Lorde moste mighty O holy and moste mercifull sauiour deliuer vs not into the bytter paynes of eternall death Thou knowest Lorde the secretes of our heartes shutte not vp thy mercyfull iyes to oure prayers But spare vs Lorde moste holy O God moste mighty O holy and mercifull sauiour thou moste worthy iudge eternal suffre vs not at our last houre for any paynes of death to fall from thee Then the priest castyng earth vpon the Corps shall saye I Commende thy soule to God the father almightie and thy body to the grounde earth to earth asshes to asshes dust to dust in sure and certaine hope of resurreccion to eternall lyfe through our Lorde Iesus Christe who shall chaunge oure vile body that it may be lyke to his gloryous body according to the mighty workyng wherby he is hable to subdue al thinges to himselfe Then shal be sayed or song I Heard a voyce from heauen saying vnto me Write blessed are the dead which dye in the Lord. Euen so sayeth the spirite that they rest from their labours Let vs pray WE commend into thy hādes of mercy most mercifull father the soule of this our brother departed N. And his body we commit to the earth beseching thine infinite goodnesse to geue vs grace to lyue in thy feare and loue and to dye in thy fauour that when the iudgemente shall come whiche thou haste committed to thy welbeloued sonne both this oure brother and we may be found acceptable in thy sight and receyue that blessing whiche thy welbeloued sonne shall then pronounce to all that loue and feare thee saying Come ye blessed children of my father Receyue the kyngdome prepared for you before the beginning of the worlde Graunt this mercifull father for the honour of Iesu Christe our onely sauior mediator and aduocate Amen This prayer shall also be added ALmightye God we geue thee hertie thankes for this thy seruaunt whom thou hast deliuered from the miseries of this wretched worlde from the bodye of death and all temptacion And as we trust haste brought his soule which he committed into thy holy handes into sure consolacion and rest Graunt we beseche thee that at the daye of iudgemente hys soule and all the soules of thy elect departed out of thys lyfe may with vs and we with them fullye receyue thy promisses and bee made perfite altogether thorowe the glorious resurreccion of thy sonne Iesus Christe our Lorde These psalmes with other suffrages folowing are to be sayde in the churche either before or after the buriall of the corps I Am well pleased that the lorde hath hearde the voyce of my prayer That he hath enclined his eare vnto me therfore will I call vpon him as long as I liue The snares of death compased me round about and the paynes of hel gatte hold vpon me I shal finde trouble and heauines and I shall call vpon the name of the Lorde O Lorde I beseche thee deliuer my soule Gracious is the lord and righteous yea our god is mercifull The lorde preserueth the simple I was in misery and he helped me Turne agayn then vnto thy rest O my soule for the lord hath rewarded thee And why thou hast deliuered my soule from death mine eyes from teares and my feete from falling I will walke before the lorde in the lande of the liuyng I beleued therefore will I speake but I was sore troubled I sayde in my haste all men are lyers What rewarde shall I geue vnto the lorde for all the benefites that he hath done vnto me I wil receiue the cup of saluacion and cal vpon the name of the Lorde I wil pay my vowes now in the presence of all his people right dere in the sight of y e lorde is the death of hys saintes Beholde O Lorde how that I am thy seruaunt I am thy seruaunt and the sonne of thy handemayde thou haste broken my bondes in sunder I will offer to thee the sacrifyce of thankes geuyng and will call vpon the name of the Lorde I will pay my vowes vnto the lorde in the syghte of all hys people in the courtes of the Lordes house euen in the middest of thee O Hierusalem Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. O Lorde thou hast searched me out and knowen me Thou knowest my downsitting and mine vprising thou vnderstandest my thoughtes long before Thou arte about my path and about my bed and spyeste out all my wayes For loe there is not a woorde in my tongue but thou O Lorde knowest it altogether Thou hast fashioned me behynde and before and layed thyne hande vpon me Such knowlage is to woonderfull and excellente for me I cannot attayne vnto it Whither shall I goe then from thy spirite or whither shall I goe then from thy presence If I clime vp into heauen thou art there If I goe down to hell thou art there also If I take the winges of the morning and remaine in the vttermost partes of the sea Euen there also shall thy hande leade me and thy ryght hande shall holde me If I say peraduenture the derkenes shal couer me then shall my night be turned to day Yea the darkenes is no darkenes with thee but the night is all cleare as the day the darkenes and lyght to thee are both a lyke For my reines are thyne thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe I wil geue thankes vnto thee for I am fearfully and wunderously made marueilous are thy woorkes and that my soule knoweth ryghte well My bones are not hyd from thee though I bee made secretly and fashioned beneath in the yearth Thyne eyes did see my substaunce yet beyng vnperfect and in thy booke were all my members written Whiche daye by daye were fashioned when as yet there was none of them How deare are thy counsels vnto me O God O howe great is the summe of them If I tell them they are moe in noumbre then the sande when I wake vp I am present with thee Wilt thou not sley the wicked O God departe from me ye bloud thristie men For they speake vnrighteously against thee and thine enemies take thy name in vaine Do not I hate them O Lorde that hate thee and am not I greued with those that ryse vp agaynst thee Yea I hate
any man haue a querell agaynst another as Christ forgaue you euen so do ye Aboue al these thinges put on loue which is the bond of perfectnes And the peace of God rule in your heartes to the whiche peace ye are called in one bodye And see that ye bee thankefull Let the woorde of Christe dwell in you plenteouslye with all wysedome Teache and exhorte youre owne selues in Psalmes and Himnes and spirituall songes syngyng with grace in your heartes to the Lord. And whatsoeuer ye doe in woord or dede doe all in the name of the Lorde Iesu geuing thankes to God the father by hym The Gospell THe kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a manne whiche sowed good seede in hys fielde but whyle menne slepte hys enemy came and sowed tares amonge the wheat and wente his waye But when the blade was sprong vp and had broughte furthe fruite then appeared the tares also So the seruauntes of the housholder came and sayd vnto hym Sir dydst not thou sowe good seede in thy fielde from whence then hathe it tares he sayde vnto them the enuyous manne hath doone thys The seruauntes said vnto him wilte thou then that we goe and wede them vp But he sayde naye leste whyle ye gather vp the tares ye plucke vp also the wheate with them lette bothe growe together vntill the haruest and in tyme of harueste I will say to the reapers gather ye firste the tares and bynde them together in sheaues to be brente but gather the wheate into my barne The .vi. sonday if there bee so many shall haue the same Psalme Collect Epistle and Gospell that was vpon the .v. ¶ The Sonday called Septuagesima THe Lorde is my shepehearde therefore can I lacke nothing He shall feede me in a greene pasture and leade me furth besyde the waters of coumforte He shall conuerte my soule and bryng me foorthe in the pathes of righteousnes for his names sake Yea though I walke through the valley of the shadowe of death I will feare no euil for thou art with me thy rodde and thy staffe coumfort me Thou shalt prepare a table before me agaynst them that trouble me thou haste annoynted my head with oyle and my cup shal be full But thy louyng kyndenes and mercye shall folowe me all the dayes of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lorde for euer Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy gost As it was in the begynnyng is nowe and euer shal be world without ende Amen The Collect. O Lord we beseche thee fauourably to heare the prayers of thy people that we whiche are iustlye punyshed for our offences may be mercyfully deliuered by thy goodnes for the glory of thy name through Iesu Christ our sauiour who liueth and reigneth c. The Epistle PErceyue ye not howe that they whiche runne in a course runne all but one receyueth the rewarde So runne that ye may obtayne Euerye man that proueth masteryes abstayneth from all thynges And they doe it to obtayn a crowne that shall perishe but we to obtaine an euerlasting crowne I therefore so runne not as at an vncertayne thyng So fight I not as one that beateth the ayre but I tame my body and bryng it into subieccion leste by any meanes it come to passe that when I haue preached to other I my selfe should be a castawaye The Gospell THe kingdome of heauen is lyke vnto a manne that is an housholder which went out early in the morning to hyre labourers into his vineyard And whē the agremente was made with the labourers for a peny a daye he sent them into his vineyarde And he wente out about the thirde houre and sawe other standyng idle in the markette place and sayed vnto them Goe ye also into the vineyarde and whatsoeuer is ryght I wyll geue you And they went theyr waye Againe he went out about the vi ix houre and dyd lykewyse And about the .xi. houre he went out and founde other standing idle and sayd vnto them why stand ye here all the daye idle They sayde vnto hym because no man hath hyred vs. He sayeth vnto them Goe ye also into the vineyarde and whatsoeuer is ryght that shall ye receyue So when euen was come the Lorde of the vineyarde sayde vnto his stewarde call the laborers and geue them theyr hyre begynning at the last vntill the first And whē they did come that came about the xi houre they receiued euery man a peny But when the firste came also they supposed that they should haue receyued more they lykewyse receiued euery man a peny And when they had receiued it they murmured againste the goodman of the house saying these last haue wrought but one houre thou haste made them equall with vs whiche haue borne the burthen and heate of the day But he aunswered vnto one of them and sayd Frende I do thee no wrong diddest thou not agree with me for a peny Take that thyne is and go thy waye I will geue vnto this last euen as vnto thee Is it not lawful for me to do as me lusteth with mine owne goodes Is thine eye euil because I am good So the last shal be first and the first shal be last For many be called but fewe be chosen ¶ The sonday called Sexagesima The Sonday called Sexagesima ¶ At the Communion THe earth is the Lordes and all that therin is the compasse of the worlde and they that dwell therin For he hath founded it vpon the seas and prepared it vpon the fluddes Who shall ascende into the hyll of the Lorde or who shal ryse vp in his holy place Euen he that hath cleane handes and a pure heart and that hath not lifte vp his mynde vnto vanitie nor sworne to deceiue his neighbour He shall receiue the blessyng from the Lorde and righteousnes from the God of his saluacion This is the generacion of them that seke him euen of them that seke thy face O Iacob Lifte vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lifte vp ye euerlastyng doores and the kyng of glory shall come in Who is this king of glory it is the Lorde strong and mightie euen the Lorde mightie in battayll Lifte vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lifte vp ye euerlasting doores and the king of glory shall come in Who is this kyng of glory euen the Lorde of hostes he is the kyng of glory Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe c. The Collect. LOrde God whiche seest that we put not our trust in anye thyng that we do mercifully graunte that by thy power we may be defended against all aduersitie through Iesus Christe our Lorde The Epistle YE suffre fooles gladly seeyng ye youre selues are wyse For ye suffre if a man bryng you into bondage if a man deuour if a man take if a man exalt himselfe
which confession the priest shall absolue hym after this forme and the same forme of absolucion shall be vsed in all pryuate confessions OVre Lorde Iesus Christe who hath lefte power to his Churche to absolue all sinners whiche truely repente and beleue in hym of his great mercye forgeue thee thyne offences and by his autoritie committed to me I absolue thee from all thy sinnes in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holy gost Amen And then the priest shall saye the Collecte folowyng Let vs praye O Moste mercifull God whiche accordyng to the multitude of thy mercies doest so put awaye the sinnes of those which truely repent that thou remēbrest thē nomore open thy iye of mercy vpon this thy seruaunt who moste earnestly desireth pardon and forgeuenesse Renue in him moste louing father whatsoeuer hath been decayed by the fraude and malice of the deuill or by his owne carnal wil and frailnes preserue and continue this sicke membre in the vnitie of thy Churche consider his contricion accept his teares aswage his payne as shal be seen to thee moste expediente for hym And forasmuche as he putteth hys full trust only in thy mercy Impute not vnto hym his former sinnes but take him vnto thy fauour through the merites of thy most derely beloued sōne Iesus Christ Amen Then the minister shall saye this Psalme IN thee O Lorde haue I put my trust lette me neuer be put to confusion but ridde me and deliuer me in thy righteousnes enclyne thyne eare vnto me and saue me Be thou my strong holde wherunto I may alwaye resorte thou haste promysed to helpe me for thou art my house of defence and my castell Deliuer me O my God out of the hande of the vngodly out of the hande of the vnrighteous and cruell manne For thou O Lorde God art the thyng that I long for thou art my hope euen from my youth Through thee haue I been holden vp euer since I was borne thou arte he that tooke me out of my mothers wombe my prayse shal be alwaye of thee I am become as it were a monster vnto many but my sure trust is in thee Oh let my mouth be filled with thy prayse that I maye syng of thy glory and honour all the daye long Cast me not awaye in the tyme of age forsake me not when my strength fayleth me For myne enemies speake against me and they that lay waite for my soule take their counsayle together saying God hath forsaken hym persecute hym and take him for there is none to deliuer him Goe not ferre from me O God my God haste thee to helpe me Let them be confounded and perishe that are agaynste my soule let them be couered with shame and dishonoure that seke to doe me euill As for me I wyll paciently abyde alwaye and wyll prayse thee more and more My mouth shall dayly speake of thy righteousnesse and saluacion for I knowe no ende therof I will goe forth in the strength of the Lorde God and will make mencion of thy righteousnesse onely Thou O God haste taught me from my youth vp vntill nowe therfore will I tell of thy wondreous workes Forsake me not O God in myne olde age when I am gray headed vntill I haue shewed thy strength vnto this generacion thy power to all thē that are yet for to come Thy righteousnesse O God is very high and greate thynges are they that thou haste done O God who is lyke vnto thee O what great troubles and aduersities haste thou shewed me and yet diddest thou turne and refreshe me yea and broughtest me from the depe of the earth agayne Thou haste brought me to great honour and comforted me on euery syde Therfore will I praise thee thy faythfulnes O God playing vpon an instrument of musicke vnto thee wyll I syng vpon the harpe O thou holy one of Israel My lippes will be fayne when I syng vnto thee and so will my soule whom thou haste deliuered My tounge also shall talke of thy ryghteousnesse all the daye long for they are confounded and brought vnto shame that seke to doe me euill Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnyng c. Addyng this antheme O Saueour of the worlde saue vs whiche by thy crosse and precious bloud haste redemed vs helpe vs we beseche thee O God Then shall the minister saye THe almyghty Lord whiche is a moste strong tower to all thē that put their trust in hym to whom al thinges in heauen in earth and vnder earth doe bowe and obey be nowe euermore thy defence and make thee know and fele that there is no other name vnder heauen geuen to man in whome and through whome thou mayest receyue helth and saluation but onely the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe Amen ¶ If the sicke person desyre to be annoynted then shall the priest annoynte hym vpon the forehead or breast onely makyng the signe of the crosse saying thus AS with this visible oyle thy body outwardelye is annoynted so our heauenly father almightie god graunt of his infinite goodnes that thy soule inwardly may be annointed with the holy gost who is the spirite of al strength comfort reliefe and gladnes And vouchesafe for his great mercy if it be his blessed will to restore vnto thee thy bodely health and strength to serue hym and sende thee release of all thy paynes troubles and diseases both in bodye and mynde And howsoeuer his goodnes by his diuine and vnsearcheable prouidence shal dispose of thee we his vnworthy ministers and seruauntes humbly beseche the eternall maiestie to doe with thee accordyng to the multitude of his innumerable mercies and to pardone thee all thy synnes and offences committed by all thy bodely sences passions and carnall affeccions who also vouchesafe mercifullye to graunt vnto thee gostly strēgth by his holy spirite to withstand ouercome al tēptacions assaultes of thine aduersary that in no wise he preuaile againste thee but that thou maist haue perfect victory triumph against the deuil sine deth through Christ our lord Who by his deth hath ouercomed the prince of death with the father the holy gost euermore liueth reigneth god world without end Amen HOw long wilt thou forget me O Lord for euer how long wilt thou hyde thy face from me How long shal I seke counsel in my soule be so vexed in myne heart how long shal myne enemie tryūphe ouer me Consider and heare me O Lord my God lighten myne eyes that I slepe not in death Lest myne enemy say I haue preuayled agaynste hym for if I be cast down they that trouble me will reioyce at it But my trust is in thy mercy and my hearte is ioyful in thy saluacion I will sing of the lorde because he hath delte so louyngly with me Yea I wil prayse the name of the lord the most higheste Glory be to the father
the heauens Glory and wurship are before hym power and honour are in his sanctuary Ascribe vnto the Lorde O ye kynreds of the people ascribe vnto the Lorde worship and power Ascribe vnto the Lorde the honour due vnto his name bryng presentes and come into his courtes O woorshyp the Lorde in the beautie of holynes let the whole earth stande in awe of hym Tell it out among the Heathen that the lorde is kyng and that it is he whiche hathe made the rounde worlde so fast that it cannot be moued and howe that he shall iudge the people righteously Let the heauens reioyce and let the yearth be glad let the sea make a noyse and all that therein is Let the fielde bee ioyfull and all that is in it then shall all the trees of the wood reioyce before the Lorde For he cummeth for he cummeth to iudge the yearth and with righteousnes to iudge the worlde and the people with his trueth Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. O God whiche by the leadyng of a starre diddest manyfeste thy onelye begotten sonne to the Gentiles Mercifully graunt that we which know thee now by faythe maye after thys lyfe haue the fruicion of thy glorious Godhead through Christ our Lorde The Epistle FOr thys cause I Paule am a pryesoner of Iesus Christe for you heathen if ye haue hearde of the ministracion of the grace of god which is geuen me to you warde For by reuelacyon shewed he the misterye vnto me as I wrote afore in few wordes wherby whē ye reade ye maye vnderstande my knoweledge in the mysterye of Christe whiche mysterye in tymes passed was not opened vnto the sonnes of menne as it is nowe declared vnto hys holy Apostles and Prophetes by the spirite that the Gentiles should be inheritours also and of the same bodye and partakers of hys promyse in Christe by the meanes of the Gospell whereof I am made a minister accordyng to the gifte of the grace of God which is geuen vnto me after the woorkyng of hys power Vnto me the leaste of all sainctes is thys grace geuen that I shoulde preache amonge the Gentiles the vnsearcheable ryches of Christe and to make all men see what the felowshyppe of the misterie is whiche from the beginning of the worlde hath bene hydde in God whiche made all thinges through Iesus Christe to the entente that nowe vnto the rulers and powers in heauenly thinges might be knowen by the congregacyon the manifolde wisedome of God according to the eternal purpose whiche he wrought in Christ Iesu our lorde by whome we haue boldenes and entraunce with the confidence whiche is by the fayth of him The Gospell WHen Iesus was borne in Bethleē a citie of Iury in the tyme of Herode the kyng Beholde there came wise men from the East to Ierusalē saying where is he that is borne kyng of Iewes For we haue seene hys starre in the East and are come to wurship hym When Herode the kyng had hearde these thynges he was troubled and all the citie of Ierusalem with hym And when he had gathered al the chiefe priestes and scribes of the people together he demaunded of them where Christe shoulde bee borne And they sayd vnto hym at Bethleem in Iurie For thus it is written by the Prophete And thou Bethleem in the land of Iury art not the leaste among the prynces of Iuda for out of thee there shall come vnto me the capitaine that shal gouerne my people Israell Then Herode when he had prieuelye called the wise men he inquired of them diligentlye what tyme the starre appeared and he bad them goe to Bethleem and said goe your way thither and searche dilygentlye for the chylde And when ye haue found him bryng me woorde agayne that I may come and woorship him also whē they had hearde the kyng they departed and loe the starre whiche they sawe in the Easte wente beefore them tyll it came and stoode ouer the place wherein the chylde was When they sawe the starre they were exceading glad and wente into the house and founde the childe with Mary hys mother and fell downe flat and wurshypped hym and opened theyr treasures and offered vnto hym giftes Golde Frankincense and Mirre And after they were warned of God in slepe that they should not goe agayne to Herode they returned into theyr owne countrey another way At Euensong The first lesson Esai xlix vnto the ende The seconde lesson Iohn .ii. After this he went downe to Capernaum vnto the ende The firste Sonday after the Epiphanie HOwe long wilt thou forget me O Lorde for euer howe long wilt thou hyde thy face from me Howe long shall I seke counsell in my soule and be so vexed in my heart howe long shall myne enemye triumphe ouer me Consider and heare me O lorde my God lyghten myne eyes that I slepe not in death Leste myne enemye saye I haue prenayled agaynste him for if I be cast downe they that trouble me will reioyce at it But my trust is in thy mercye and my hearte is ioyfull in thy saluacion I wil sing of the lorde because he hath dealt so louyngly with me yea I will prayse the name of the Lorde the moste highest Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrde we beseche thee mercifullye to receyue the praiers of thy people whiche call vpon thee and graunt that they maye both perceyue and knowe what thynges they ought to do and also haue grace and power faithully to fullfyll the same The Epistle I Besech you therefore brethren by the mercifulnes of God that ye make youre bodies a quicke sacrifice holy and acceptable vnto God whiche is your resonable seruyng of god and fashion not your selfes like vnto this world but be ye chaunged in your shape by the renuing of youre minde that ye maie proue what thing that good and acceptable and perfect will of god is For I saye throughe the grace that vnto me geuen is to euery man amonge you that no man stand hygh in his owne conceite more then it becommeth hym to esteme of hymselfe but so iudge of himselfe that he be gentle and sobre according as God hath dealt to euery man the measure of faith for as we haue many membres in one body and all membres haue not one office so we being many are one body in Christ and euery man amōg our selues one anothers members The Gospell THe father and mother of Iesus wente to Hierusalem after the custome of the feast day And when they had fulfilled the dayes as they returned home the child Iesus abode stil in Ierusalem and his father and mother knewe not of it but they supposing hym to haue beene in the cumpanye came a dayes iourney and sought hym amōg their kinsfolke and acquaintaunce And when they found hym not they went backe again to Ierusalem
into Capernaum there came vnto hym a Centurion and besoughte hym saying Maister my seruaunt lieth at home sicke of the paulsey and is grieuously payned And Iesus sayde when I come vnto him I wil heale him The Centurion aunswered and sayd Sir I am not woorthye that thou shouldeste come vnder my roofe but speake the word onely my seruaunt shal be healed For I also my selfe am a mā subiect to the autoritie of another and haue souldiers vnder me and I say to thys manne goe and he goeth and to another manne come and he cummeth and to my seruaunt doe this and he doeth it When Iesus heard these woordes he merueyled and sayde to them that folowed hym verely I saye vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth in Israell I saye vnto you that many shall come from the Easte and Weste and shall reste with Abraham and Isaac and Iacob in the kingdome of heauen but the chyldren of the kyngdome shall be caste out into vtter darkenes there shal be wepyng and gnashyng of teeth And Iesus sayde vnto the Centurion Goe thy way and as thou beleueste so bee it vnto thee and hys seruaunte was healed in the selfe same houre ¶ The .iiii. Sonday WHy doe the Heathen so furiously rage together and why doe the people imagin a vayne thyng The kynges of the earthe stande vp and the rulers take counsel together agaynst the Lorde and agaynst his anoynted Let vs breake theyr bondes a sunder and caste awaye theyr coardes from vs. He that dwelleth in heauen shal laugh them to skorne the Lorde shall haue them in derision Then shall he speake vnto them in his wrath and vexe them in his sore displeasure Yet haue I set my king vpon my holy hill of Sion I will preache the lawe wherof the Lorde hath sayd vnto me thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee Desire of me and I shal geue thee the heathen for thine inheritaunce and the vttermoste partes of the earth for thy possession Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of yron and breake them in pieces lyke a potters vessell Be wyse nowe therefore o ye kinges be learned ye that are iudges of the yearth Serue the Lorde in feare and reioyce vnto hym with reuerence Kisse the sonne lest he be angrie and so ye peryshe from the righte waye if hys wrathe be kiendled yea but a lytle blessed are all they that put theyr trust in him Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the. c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer shal be c. The Collect. GOd whiche knoweste vs to be set in the myddeste of so many and great daungers that for mans fraylnesse we cannot alwayes stande vprightly Graunt to vs the health of body and soule that all those thynges whiche we suffer for synne by thy helpe we maye well passe and ouercome through Christ our Lorde The Epistle LEt euery soule submit hymselfe vnto the auctoritie of the hygher powers for there is no power but of God The powers that bee are ordeyned of God whosoeuer therfore resisteth power resisteth the ordinaūce of God But they that resyste shall receyue to themselues dānacion For rulers are not feareful to them that do good but to them that doe euil Wilt thou be without feare of the power do wel then so shalt thou be praysed of the same for he is the minister of God for thy wealth But yf thou doe that whiche is euyll then feare for he beareth not the sweorde for noughte for he is the minister of God to take vengeaunce on him that doth euil Wherfore ye must nedes obey not onely for feare of vengeaunce but also because of conscience and euen for this cause paye ye tribute For they are goddes ministers seruing for the same purpose Geue to euery man therefore hys duetye tribute to whome tribute belōgeth custome to whom custome is due feare to whom feare belongeth honour to whome honour pertayneth The Gospell ANd when he entred into a ship his disciples folowed him And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea insomuche that the shyp was couered with waues but he was aslepe And his disciples came to him awoke hym saying Maister saue vs we perishe And he sayth vnto them why are ye feareful O ye of litle faith Then he arose rebuked the windes and the sea and there folowed a greate calme But the men meruailed saying what maner of man is thys that both wyndes and sea obey hym And when he was come to the other side into the countrey of the Gergesites there met him .ii. possessed of deuilles whiche came out of the graues and were out of measure fierce so that no man might goe by that way And beholde they cryed out saying O Iesu thou sonne of God what haue we to dooe with thee Arte thou come hither to torment vs before the tyme And there was a good way of from them a heerd of many Swyne feeding So the deuils besoughte hym saying If thou caste vs oute suffre vs to goe into the heerde of Swyne And he sayd vnto them goe your wayes Then wente they oute and departed into the heerde of Swine And beholde the whole heerd of Swine was caryed hedlong into the sea peryshed in the waters Then they that kept them fled and went theyr wayes into the citie and tolde euery thyng what had happened vnto the possessed of the deuils And behold the whole citie came out to mete Iesus and when they sawe hym they besought him that he would depart out of theyr coastes ¶ The .v. Sonday THe Lord heare thee in the day of trouble the name of the God of Iacob defende thee Sende thee helpe from the Sanctuary and strength thee out of Sion Remember all thy offerynges and accepte thy brente sacrifice Graunte thee thy heartes desyre and fulfyll all thy mynde We will reioyce in thy saluacion and tryumphe in the name of the Lorde oure God the Lorde perfourme all thy peticions Now knowe I that the Lorde helpeth hys anoynted and will heare him from hys holye heauen euen with the wholesome strength of his right hand Some put their trust in Chariotes and some in horses but we will remembre the name of the Lorde our God They are brought downe and fallen but we are risen and stand vpright Saue Lorde and heare vs O kyng of heauen when we call vpon thee Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrde we beseche thee to kepe thy Churche housholde continually in thy true religion that they whiche dooe leane onelye vpon hope of thy heauenlye grace maye euermore be defended by thy myghtie power Through Christ our Lorde The Epistle PVt vpon you as the electe of God tendre mercye kyndnes humblenes of mynde mekenes long sufferyng forbearyng one an other and forgeuyng one an other if
before rebuked him that he should holde his peace But he cryed so muche the more thou sonne of Dauid haue mercye on me And Iesus stode styll and commaunded hym to bee brought vnto hym And when he was come nere he asked him saying what wilt thou that I doe vnto thee and he sayd Lorde that I may receyue my sight And Iesus sayd vnto him receiue thy sight thy fayth hath saued thee And immediatly he receyued his sight and folowed hym praysing God And al the people when they sawe it gaue praise vnto God ¶ The first day of Lent commonly called Ashwednesdaye O Lord rebuke me not in thyne indignacion neyther chasten me in thy displeasure Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde for I am weake O Lorde heale me for my bones are vexed My soule also is soore troubled but Lorde howe long wilt thou punishe me Turne thee O Lorde and delyuer my soule Oh saue me for thy mercies sake For in death no man remembreth thee and who wyll geue thee thankes in the pyt I am wery of my groning euery night washe I my bed and water my couche with my teares My beautie is gone for very trouble and worne awaye because of all myne enemyes Awaye fro me all ye that worke vanitie for the Lorde hath heard the voyce of my wepyng The Lorde hath heard my peticion the Lorde wyll receyue my prayer All myne enemies shal be confounded and sore vexed they shal be turned backe and put to shame sodainly Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmightie and euerlasting God which hatest nothing that thou haste made and doest forgeue the synnes of al them that be penitent Create and make in vs newe and contrite heartes that we worthely lamenting our synnes and knowlegyng oure wretchednes may obtayne of thee the God of all mercy perfecte remission and forgeuenesse through Iesus Christe The Epistle TVrne you vnto me with all your heartes with fasting weping and mourning rent your heartes and not your clothes Turne you vnto the Lorde your God for he is gracious mercifull long sufferyng and of great compassion and ready to pardon wickednes Then no doubt he also shall turne and forgeue and after his chastening he shall let your increase remaine for meate and drinke offeringes vnto the Lorde youre God Blowe out with the trompet in Sion proclaime a fastyng call the congregacion and gather the people together warne the congregacion gather the elders bring the childrē and sucklinges together Let the brydgrome go furth of his chambre and the bride out of her closet Let the priestes serue the Lorde betwene the Porche and the alter weping and saying be fauorable O Lorde be fauorable vnto thy people let not thyne heritage be brought to suche confusion leste the heathen be Lordes therof Wherfore should they say among the Heathen where is nowe theyr God The Gospell WHen ye faste bee not sad as the Hipocrites are for they disfigure theyr faces that it may appeare vnto men howe that they fast Verely I say vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But thou when thou fasteste annoynte thyne head and washe thy face that it appeare not vnto men howe that thou fasteste but vnto thy father whiche is in secrete and thy father whiche seeth in secrete shall reward thee openly Lay not vp for your selues treasure vpon earth where the rust and moth doth corrupt and where theues breake through and steale But laye vp for you treasures in heauen where neither rust nor moth doth corrupt where theues doe not breake through nor steale For where your treasure is there wil your heartes be also ¶ The first Sonday in Lent BLessed is he whose vnryghteousnesse is forgeuen and whose synne is couered Blessed is the man vnto whom the Lorde imputeth no sinne and in whose spirite there is no guile For while I helde my tongue my bones consumed awaye thorough my dayly complayning For thy hande is heauy vpon me both daye and night and my moysture is lyke the drought in Somer I will knowlage my sinne vnto thee and mine vnrighteousnes haue I not hyd I sayd I will confesse my sinnes vnto the Lorde and so thou forgauest the wickednesse of my sinne For this shall euery one that is Godly make his prayer vnto thee in a time when thou maiest be founde but in the great water floudes they shall not come nye him Thou art a place to hyde me in thou shalt preserue me from trouble thou shalt compasse me about with songes of deliueraunce I will enforme thee and teache thee in the waye wherin thou shalt go and I will guyde thee with mine eye Be not ye lyke horsse and Mule whiche haue no vnderstanding whose mouthes must be holden with bitte and bridle leste they fall vpon thee Great plagues remaine for the vngodly but whoso putteth his trust in the Lorde mercy embraceth hym on euery side Be glad O ye righteous and reioyce in the Lorde and be ioyfull all ye that are true of heart Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy ghoste As it was in the begynnyng is nowe and euer shal be worlde without ende Amen The Collect. O Lorde whiche for oure sake dyddeste faste fortye dayes and fourtye nyghtes Geue vs grace to vse suche abstinence that our fleshe beeyng subdued to the spirite wee maye euer obeye thy Godlye mocyons in righteousnes and true holynes to thy honour and glorye whiche liuest and reignest c. The Epistle WE as helpers exhort you that ye receyue not the grace of god in vain For he saith I haue heard thee in a tyme accepted and in the daye of saluacyon haue I succoured thee Beholde nowe is that accepted tyme beholde nowe is that day of saluacion Let vs geue no occasyon of euill that in oure office be founde no faute but in all thinges let vs behaue our selues as the ministers of God In much pacience in affliccions in necessities in anguishes in stripes in priesōmētes in strifes in labours in watchynges in fastynges in purenes in knowledge in long suffering in kyndenes in the holy goste in loue vnfayned in the worde of trueth in the power of God by the armour of ryghteousnes of the ryghte hande and on the lefte by honour and dyshonour by euyll reporte and good reporte as deceiuers and yet true as vnknowen and yet knowen as dying and beholde we lyue as chastened and not kylled as sorowyng and yet alwaye mery as poore and yet make manye ryche as hauyng nothyng and yet possessing all thinges The Gospell THen was Iesus led awaye of the spirite into wyldernesse to bee tempted of the deuyll And when he had fasted fourty daies and fourty nightes he was at the laste an hungred And when the tempter came to hym he sayde if thou bee the sonne of God commaunde that these stones be made breade But he aunswered and sayd it is
written man shal not liue by bread only but by euery woord that procedeth out of the mouth of god Then the deuyll taketh hym vp into the holye citye and setteth hym on a pynacle of the temple and sayeth vnto hym if thou be the sonne of God cast thy selfe downe headlong For it is written he shall geue hys Aungels charge ouer thee and with theyr handes they shall holde thee vp lest at any tyme thou dashe thy foote agaynst a stone And Iesus sayd vnto him it is written agayne Thou shalt not tempt the Lorde thy God Agayne the deuyll taketh hym vp into an exceding hygh mountayne and sheweth hym al the kyngdomes of the worlde and the glorye of them and sayeth vnto hym all these will I geue thee if thou wylte fall downe and wurship me Then sayth Iesus vnto hym Auoyde Sathan for it is written Thou shalt wurship the Lorde thy God and him onely shalte thou serue Then the deuill leaueth him and beholde the Aungels came and ministred vnto hym ¶ The second Sonday OVt of the depe haue I called vnto thee O Lorde Lorde heare my voyce Oh let thine eares consider well the voyce of my complaynte If thou Lorde wilt be extreme to marke what is done amysse Oh Lorde who may abyde it For there is mercy with thee therfore shalt thou be feared I looke for the Lorde my soule doeth wayte for hym in his woorde is my trust My soule flyeth vnto the Lorde beefore the mornyng watche I saye before the morning watche O Israel trust in the Lorde for with the Lorde there is mercy and with him is plenteous redempcion And he shall redeme Israell from all his sinnes Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmightie God whiche doeste see that we haue no power of our selues to helpe our selues kepe thou vs both outwardelye in our bodyes and inwardelye in our soules that we may be defended from all aduersityes whiche may happen to the bodye and from all euyll thoughtes whiche may assault and hurt the soule through Iesus Christ c. The Epistle WE beseche you brethren and exhort you by the lorde Iesus that ye increase more and more euen as ye haue receyued of vs howe ye oughte to walke and to please God For ye know what commaundementes we gaue you by our Lord Iesu Christe For this is the will of God euen your holynes that ye shoulde abstayne from fornicacion and that euery one of you shoulde knowe howe to kepe his vessell in holynes and honour and not in the luste of concupiscence as do the Heathen which know not God that no man oppresse and defraude hys brother in bergaynyng because that the lord is the auēger of al such thinges as we tolde you before and testifyed For God hath not called vs vnto vnclennesse but vnto holynes He therfore that despyseth despyseth not manne but God whiche hath sente his holy spirite among you The Gospell IEsus wente thence and departed into the coastes of Tyre and Sidon and beholde a woman of Canaan whiche came oute of the same coastes cryed vnto hym saying haue mercye on me O Lord thou sōne of Dauid My daughter is pieteously vexed with a deuyll But he aunswered her nothyng at all And hys disciples came and besought him saying send her awaye for she cryeth after vs. But he aunswered and sayd I am not sent but to the lost shepe of the house of Israell Then came she wurshipped him saying Lord help me He answered said it is not mete to take the childrens bread and cast it to dogges She answered and sayd truth Lorde for the dogges eate of the crummes which fal from theyr maisters table Then Iesus aunswered and said vnto her O woman great is thy faythe be it vnto thee euen as thou wilt And her daughter was made whole euen at the same time ¶ The .iii. Sonday GEue sentence with me O God and defende my cause agaynste the vngodly people Oh deliuer me from the deceiptfull and wicked man For thou arte the God of my strengthe why haste thou put me from thee and why goe I so heauely while the enemye oppresseth me Oh sende out thy light and thy trueth that they maye leade me bryng me vnto thy holy hyll to thy dwellyng And that I may goe vnto the aultare of God euen vnto the God of my ioye and gladnesse and vpon the harpe will I geue thankes vnto thee O God my God Why art thou so heauy O my soule and why art thou so disquieted within me O put thy trust in God for I wil yet geue him thankes whiche is the helpe of my countenaunce and my God Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. WE beseche thee almightie God looke vpon the hartye desyres of thy humble seruauntes and stretche foorth the right hande of thy maiestie to be our defence agaynste all our enemyes through Iesus Christe our Lorde The Epistle BE you the folowers of god as dere children and walke in loue euen as Christ loued vs and gaue himselfe for vs an offring a sacrifice of a swete sauour to god As for fornication al vnclennes or couetousnes let it not bee once named among you as it becūmeth sainctes or filthines or folish talking or iestyng whiche are not comely but rather geuyng of thankes For this ye knowe that no whoremonger eyther vncleane persone or couetous persone whiche is a wurshypper of ymages hath any inheritaunce in the kyngdome of Christ and of God Let no man deceiue you with vayne woordes For because of such thynges cummeth the wrath of God vpon the childrē of disobedience Be not ye therfore companions of them Ye were sumtyme darkenes but now are ye lighte in the Lord walke as children of lighte for the fruite of the spirite consisteth in all goodnes and righteousnes truth Accepte that whiche is pleasyng vnto the Lorde and haue no felowship with the vnfruitfull workes of darkenes but rather rebuke them For it is a shame euen to name those thinges whiche are done of them in secrete but all thynges when they are brought furth by the light are manifest For whatsoeuer is manifeste thesame is lyghte wherefore he sayeth awake thou that slepest and stande vp from death and Christ shall geue thee light The Gospell IEsus was casting out a deuyl that was dumme And when he had cast out the deuill the dumme spake and the people woondered But some of them sayde he casteth out deuils through Beelzebub the chiefe of the deuils And other tempted hym and required of hym a sygne from heauen But he knowyng theyr thoughtes sayd vnto them Euerye kyngdome deuyded agaynste it selfe is desolate and one house doeth fall vpon another If Sathan also bee deuyded agaynste hymselfe howe shall hys kyngdome endure Because ye saye that I caste out deuilles throughe Beelzebub If I by
the helpe of Beelzebub cast out deuils by whose helpe doe your chyldren caste them oute Therefore shall they bee youre iudges But if I with the fynger of God cast out deuilles no doubt the kyngdome of God is come vpon you When a strong manne armed watcheth hys house the thynges that he possesseth are in peace But when a strōger then he commeth vpon him ouercummeth him he taketh from him al hys harnes wherein he trusted and deuydeth his goodes He that is not with me is agaynste me And he that gathereth not with me scattreth abroade Whē the vncleane spirite is gone out of a man he walketh through drye places seeking reste And when he fyndeth none he sayth I wil returne agayne into my house whence I came out And whē he cometh he findeth it swept and garnished Then goeth he and taketh to him .vii. other spirites worse then himself and they enter in dwel there And the end of that man is worse then the beginning And it fortuned that as he spake these thinges a certayne womā of the cumpany lift vp her voyce and said vnto him happy is the woumbe that bare thee the pappes which gaue thee sucke But he sayd yea happie are they that heare the woorde of God and kepe it ¶ The .iiii. Sonday GOd is our hope and strengthe a very presente helpe in trouble Therfore will not we feare though the earthe be moued and thoughe the hylles bee caryed into the middest of the sea Though the waters therof rage and swell and though the mountaynes shake at the tempest of the same The riuers of the floude thereof shall make gladde the citie of God the holye place of the tabernacle of the moste highest God is in the middeste of her therefore shall she not bee remoued God shall helpe her and that right early The heathen make muche a dooe and the kyngdomes are moued but God hath shewed hys voyce and the earth shall mealte away The Lorde of hoostes is with vs the God of Iacob is our refuge O come hyther and beholde the woorkes of the Lorde what destruccion he hath brought vpon the earth He maketh warres to ceasse in all the worlde he breaketh the bowe and knappeth the speare in sunder and burneth the Chariotes in the fyer Be still then and knowe that I am God I wil be exalted among the Heathen and I wil be exalted in the yearth The Lorde of hoostes is with vs the God of Iacob is our defence Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GRaunt we beseche thee almightie God that we which for our euill dedes are worthely punyshed by the comforte of thy grace may mercifully be relieued through oure Lorde Iesus Christe The Epistle TEll me ye that desyre to be vnder the lawe doe ye not heare of the lawe for it is written that Abraham had .ii. sonnes the one by a bondemayde the other by a freewoman Yea and he which was borne of the bondewoman was borne after the fleshe but he whiche was borne of the freewoman was borne by promes which thinges are spoken by an allegory For these are two testamentes the one from the mount Sina which gendreth vnto bondage whiche is Agar For mount Sina is Agar in Arabia and bordreth vpon the citie whiche is nowe called Ierusalem and is in bondage with her chyldren But Ierusalem whiche is aboue is free whiche is the mother of vs all For it is written Reioyce thou barren that beareste no children breake furth and crye thou that trauaylest not For the desolate hath many moe children then she whiche hath an housbande Brethren we are after Isaac the chyldren of promes But as then he that was borne after the fleshe persecuted him that was borne after the spirite Euē so is it nowe Neuerthelesse what sayeth the scripture put awaye the bonde woman and her sonne For the sonne of the bondewoman shall not be heyre with the sonne of the freewoman So then brethren we are not chyldren of the bondewoman but of the freewoman The Gospell IEsus departed ouer the sea of Galile which is the sea of Tiberias and a greate multytude folowed hym because they sawe hys myracles whiche he dyd on them that were dyseased And Iesus wente vp into a mountayne and there he sate with hys Disciples And Easter a feaste of the Iewes was nye When Iesus then lift vp hys eyes and sawe a great company come vnto hym he sayeth vnto Philip whence shall we bye breade that these may eate This he sayd to proue him for he himselfe knewe what he woulde dooe Philip aunswered him two hundreth peniwoorth of breade are not sufficyente for them that euery manne may take a litle One of hys disciples Andrewe Simon Peters brother sayeth vnto hym There is a lad here which hath fiue barley loaues and two fyshes but what are they among so manye And Iesus sayd make the people sit downe There was muche grasse in the place so the menne sate downe in number about fiue thousande And Iesus toke the bread and when he had geuen thankes he gaue to the Disciples and the Disciples to them that were set downe lykewise of the fishes asmuch as they would When they had eaten inough he sayd vnto his Disciples gather vp the broken meate whiche remayneth that nothyng be loste And they gathered it together and fylled .xii. baskettes with the broken meate of the fyue barley loaues which broken meate remained vnto thē that had eaten Then those menne when they had seene the miracle that Iesus did sayd thys is of a trueth the same Prophete that shoulde come into the worlde ¶ The .v. Sonday SAue me O God for thy names sake and auenge me in thy strength Heare my prayer O God and harken vnto the woordes of my mouth For straungers are risen vp agaynst me and Tirauntes which haue not god before theyr eyes seke after my soule Beholde God is my helper the Lord is with them that vpholde my soule He shall rewarde euill vnto myne enemies destroye thou them in thy trueth An offeryng of a free hearte will I geue thee and prayse thy name O Lorde because it is so coumfortable For he hath deliuered me oute of all my trouble and myne eye hath seene his desyre vpon myne enemies Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the begynning c. The Collect. WE beseche thee almightie God mercifullye to looke vpon thy people that by thy great goodnesse they may be gouerned and preserued euermore bothe in bodye and soule through Iesus Christe our Lorde The Epistle CHriste beyng an hye priest of good thynges to come came by a greater and a more perfecte tabernacle not made with handes that is to saye not of thys buildyng neither by the bloud of goates and calues but by hys owne bloude he entred in once into the holy place and founde eternall redempcion
He sayd vnto him thou hast sayd When they were eatyng Iesus tooke bread and when he had geuen thankes he brake it and gaue it to the discyples and sayde Take eate thys is my bodye And he toke the cup and thanked and gaue it them saying drynke ye all of thys For thys is my bloude whych is of the newe testamēt that is shed for many for the remission of synnes But I saye vnto you I wyl not drynke hencefoorth of this fruite of the vyne tree vntyll that day when I shall drinke it newe with you in my fathers kingdome And when they had said grace they went out vnto mount Oliuete Then saith Iesus vnto them al ye shall be offended because of me thys night For it is written I will smite the shepehearde and the shepe of the flocke shal be scatered abroade but after I am risen againe I wil goe before you into Galile Peter aunswered and sayd vnto him though all men be offended because of thee yet wyll not I be offended Iesus sayde vnto hym verely I saye vnto thee that in this same nighte before the cocke krowe thou shalt denye me thryse Peter sayde vnto him yea though I should dye with thee yet wil I not denye thee lykewise also sayd all the disciples Then came Iesus with them vnto a farme place whyche is called Gethsemane and sayde vnto the disciples Sit ye here whyle I goe and praye yonder And he toke with hym Peter and the twoo sonnes of Zebede and began to waxe sorowful and heauie Then sayd Iesus vnto them My soule is heauie euen vnto the death Tarye ye here and watche with me And he went a litle farther and fel flat on his face and prayed saying O my father if it be possible let this cup passe from me neuerthelesse not as I wil but as thou wilt And he came vnto the dyscyples and founde them aslepe and sayde vnto Peter what coulde ye not watche with me one houre watche and praye that ye enter not into temptacion the spirite is willing but the flesh is weake He went awaye once agayne and prayed saying O my father if this cup may not passe away from me except I drincke of it thy wil be fulfilled and he came and found them aslepe againe for theyr eyes were heauie And he left them and went agayne and prayed the thirde tyme saying the same wordes Then commeth he to his dyscyples and sayeth vnto them Slepe on nowe and take your reste Behold the houre is at hande and the sonne of man is betrayed into the handes of synners Ryse let vs be going behold he is at hand that dothe betray me Whyle he yet spake loe Iudas one of the number of the .xii. came and with hym a greate multitude with sweordes staues sent from the chiefe priestes and elders of the people But he that betrayed hym gaue them atoken saying whomsoeuer I kysse thesame is he holde him fast And furthwith he came to Iesus and sayd haile Maister and kyssed him And Iesus sayd vnto him frende wherfore art thou come Then came they and layd handes on Iesus toke hym And behold one of them which were with Iesus stretched out his hande and drewe his sweorde and stroke a seruaunte of the hye priest smote of hys eare Then sayde Iesus vnto hym put vp thy sweorde into the sheath for al they that take the sweord shal perish with the sweord Thynkest thou that I cannot nowe pray to my father he shall geue me euen nowe more then .xii. legions of Angels But how then shal the scriptures be fulfylled For thus muste it be In that same houre sayd Iesus to the multitude Ye be come out as it were to a thefe with sweordes and staues for to take me I sate dayly with you teaching in the temple ye toke me not But all this is doone that the scriptures of the prophetes myght be fulfilled Then al the disciples forsoke him and fled And they toke Iesus and led hym to Cayphas the hye priest where the Scribes and the Elders were assembled But Peter folowed hym a farre of vnto the hye priestes palace and went in and sate with the seruauntes to see the end The chiefe priestes the elders al the counsel sought false witnes against Iesus for to put him to death but found none yea when many false witnesses came yet found they none At the last came .ii. false witnesses sayde This felowe sayde I am able to destroye the temple of God and to build it agayne in .iii. dayes And the chiefe prist arose said vnto him answerest thou nothing Why doe these beare witnes against thee But Iesus helde his peace And the chiefe priest answered saide vnto him I charge thee by the liuing God that thou tell vs whether thou be Christ the sonne of God Iesus said vnto him thou hast said Neuerthelesse I saye vnto you hereafter shall ye see the sōne of man sitting on the right hande of power and cummyng in the cloudes of the skie Then the hye priest rēt his clothes saying he hath spoken blasphemie what nede we of any moe witnesses Beholde now ye haue heard hys blasphemie what thynke ye they aunswered and sayde he is worthy to dye Then did they spit in hys face buffeted him with fistes And other smote hym on the face with the palme of their handes saying tel vs thou Christ who is he that smote thee Peter sate without in the palace and a damosell came to hym saying thou also waste with Iesus of Galilee but he denied before thē al saying I wot not what thou saiest When he was gone out into the porche another wēche saw hym said vnto them that were there This felow was also with Iesus of Nazareth And again he denied with an othe saying I doe not knowe the man And after a while came vnto him they that stode by and sayd vnto Peter suerly thou art euen one of them for thy speche bewrayeth thee Then began he to curse and to sweare that he knewe not the man And immediatlye the cocke krewe And Peter remembred the woorde of Iesu which sayd vnto hym before the cocke krowe thou shalt denye me thrise and he wēt out and wept bitterly When the mornyng was come all the chiefe Priestes and the Elders of the people held a counsel against Iesus to put him to death brought him bound and delyuered hym vnto Poncius Pilate the deputie Then Iudas which had betrayed hym seeing that he was condemned repented himselfe and brought againe the .xxx. plates of siluer to the chiefe priestes and elders saying I haue sinned betraying the innocente bloud And they sayde what is that to vs See thou to that And he cast downe the siluer plates in the temple and departed went and hanged hymselfe And the chiefe priestes toke the syluer plates and sayde It is not lawfull for to put them into the treasure because it is the
shrynking children so he was theyr sauiour In theyr troubles he was also troubled with them and the Aungell that went furth from his presence deliuered them Of very loue and kyndenes that he had vnto them he redemed them He hath borne them and caried them vp euer sence the worlde began But after they prouoked him to wrath vexed his holy mynde he was their enemy fought against them himselfe Yet remēbred Israel the olde time of Moses his people saying where is he that broughte them from the water of the sea with them that fed hys shepe where is he that hath geuen his holy spirite among them he led them by the ryghthand of Moses with hys gloryous arme deuiding the water before them wherby he gate hym selfe an euerlastyng name he led them in the depe as an horse is led in the playn that they should not stomble as a tame beast goeth in the fielde and the breath geuen of God geueth hym reste Thus O God hast thou led thy people to make thy selfe a gloryous name withall Looke down then from heauen and beholde the dwellyng place of thy sanctuary thy glory How is it that thy gelousy thy strength the multitude of thy mercies and thy louing kindnes wil not be intreated of vs yet art thou our father For Abraham knoweth vs not neither is Israell acquaynted with vs But thou Lord art oure father and redemer and thy name is euerlastyng O Lorde wherfore hast thou led vs out of thy way wherfore hast thou hardened our heartes that we feare thee not Be at one with vs agayne for thy seruauntes sake and for the generacion of thyne herytage Thy people haue had but alitle of thy Sanctuary in possession for oure enemies haue troden downe the holy place And we were thyne from the begynning when thou wast not theyr Lorde for they haue not called vpon thy name The Gospell AFter two dayes was Easter and the dayes of swete bread And the hye priestes and the Scribes sought how they myght take hym by crafte and put him to death But they sayd not in the feast day lest any busines arise among the people And whē he was at Bethanie in the house of Simon the leper euen as he sate at meate there came a woman hauyng an Alabaster boxe of oyntmente called Narde that was pure and costlye and she brake the boxe and powred it on hys heade And there were some that were not contente within themselues and sayde what neded this waste of oyntmente for it myghte haue bene solde for more then .ccc. pence and haue bene geuen vnto the poore And they grudged against her And Iesus sayde let her alone why trouble ye her She hath done a good worke on me for ye haue poore with you alwaies whensoeuer ye wyll ye maye do them good but me haue ye not alwaies She hath done that she could she came afore hande to anointe my bodye to the burying Verely I saye vnto you whersoeuer thys Gospell shal be preached throughout the whole worlde thys also that she hath doone shal be rehearsed in remembraunce of her And Iudas Iscaryoth one of the .xii. wente awaye vnto the hye Priestes to betraye hym vnto them When they heard that they were glad promised that they would geue hym money And he sought how he might cōueniently betray him And the first day of swete bread when they offered Passeouer hys disciples sayd vnto hym where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayste eate the passeouer And he sente foorthe two of hys disciples and sayde vnto them goe ye vnto the citie and there shal mete you a man bearing a pitcher of water folowe hym And whithersoeuer he goeth in say ye vnto the goodmanne of the house the maister saith where is the geast chamber where I shall eate Passeouer with my disciples And he wil shewe you a great parlor paued prepared there make ready for vs. And his dysciples went furth and came into the citie found as he had sayde vnto them and they made ready the Passeouer And when it was nowe euentide he came with the xii And as they sate at borde and did eate Iesus saide verely I say vnto you one of you that eateth with me shall betray me And they began to be sory to saye to hym one by one is it I an other sayd is it I he aunswered sayd vnto them it is one of the .xii. euē he that dippeth with me in the platter The sonne of man truely goeth as it is written of hym but woe to that man by whome the sonne of man is betrayed Good were it for that man if he had neuer bene borne And as they did eate Iesus toke bread when he had geuen thankes he brake it and gaue to them and sayd Take eate thys is my body And he toke the cup and when he had geuen thankes he toke it to them and they all dranke of it And he said vnto thē This is my bloud of the newe testamente whyche is shed for many Verely I saye vnto you I wil drynke no more of the fruite of the vine vntyll that day that I drynke it newe in the kyngdome of God And when they had sayde grace they wente oute to mounte Olyuete And Iesus sayeth vnto them al ye shal be offended because of me thys nighte For it is written I will smite the shepeheard the shepe shal be scatered but after that I am risen again I wil go into Galile before you Peter said vnto him though al men be offēded yet wil not I. And Iesus saith vnto him verely I say vnto thee that this day euen in this night before y e cocke krow twise thou shalt deny me thre times But he spake more vehemētly no if I should die with thee I wyl not denye thee Likewise also said they all And they came into a place which was named Gethsemany and he sayde to hys discyples sit ye here whyle I goe asyde and praye And he taketh with hym Peter and Iames Iohn and began to waxe abashed and to be man agony and said vnto them My soule is heauy euen vnto the death tary ye here and watche And he went foorth a litle and fell down flat on the grounde and prayed that if it were possible the houre might passe from hym And he sayde Abba father al thinges are possible vnto thee take away this cup frō me neuerthelesse not that I wil but that thou wilte bee doone And he came and founde them sleping and sayth to Peter Simon slepest thou Couldest not thou watche one houre watche ye and pray lest ye enter into temptacion the spirite truely is ready but the fleshe is weake And agayn he went asyde and prayed and spake thesame wordes And he returned and founde them aslepe agayne for theyr eyes were heauie neither wiste they what to aunswere hym And he came the thirde tyme and sayd vnto them
commaundementes His seede shal be mightie vpon yearthe the generacion of the faythefull shal be blessed Riches and plenteousnes shal be in his house and hys righteousnes endureth for euer Vnto the Godly there ariseth vp lyght in the darkenes he is mercifull louing and righteous A good man is mercifull and lendeth and wyll guyde his wordes with discrecion For he shall neuer be moued and the righteous shal be had in euerlasting remembraunce He will not bee afrayed for any euyl tydynges for hys hearte standeth fast and beleueth in the Lorde His hearte is stablyshed and will not shrynke vntill he see his desire vpon his enemyes He hath sparsed abroade and geuē to the poore and hys righteousnes remaineth for euer his horne shal bee exalted with honor The vngodlye shall se it and it shall greue him he shall gnashe with his teeth and consume awaye the desyre of the vngodly shall perishe Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is now and euer c. The Collect. Almightie father c. As at the second Communion on Easter day The Epistle ALl that is borne of GOD ouercommeth the world And this is the victory that ouercommeth the worlde euen our faith Who is it that ouercommeth the worlde but he whiche beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God This Iesus Christe is he that came by water and bloude not by water onely but by water and bloud And it is the spirite that beareth witnesse because the spirite is truethe For there are three whiche beare recorde in heauen the father the woorde and the holy ghoste and these three are one And there are three whiche beare recorde in yearth the spirite and water and bloude and these three are one If wee receyue the witnes of menne the witnes of God is greater For this is the witnes of God that is greater whiche he testified of his sonne He that beleueth on the sonne of God hath the witnes in hymselfe He that beleueth not God hath made hym a lyer because he beleueth not the recorde that God gaue of his sonne And this is the record how that God hath geuen vnto vs eternall life and this lyfe is in his sonne He that hath the sonne hath lyfe and he that hath not the sonne of God hath not lyfe The Gospell IHesame daye at nyghte whiche was the first day of the Sabbothes whē the dores were shut where the disciples were assembled together for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stode in the middes and sayd vnto them Peace be vnto you And when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his handes and his syde Then were the disciples glad when they sawe the Lorde Then sayde Iesus to them againe Peace be vnto you As my father sent me euen so sende I you also And when he had saide those wordes he breathed on them and saide vnto them receyue ye the holy gost Whosoeuers synnes ye remytte they are remytted vnto them And whosoeuers synnes ye retaine they are retained ¶ The second Sondaye after Easter HAste thee O God to deliuer me Make haste to helpe me O Lorde Let them bee ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule lette them be turned backeward and put to confusion that wishe me euill Let them for their reward be soone brought to shame that crye ouer me there there But let all those that seke thee be ioyfull and gladde in thee and let al suche as delight in thy saluacion say alway the Lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in misery Haste thee vnto me O God Thou art my helpe and my redemer O Lorde make no long tarying Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. ALmightie God whiche haste geuen thy holy sonne to be vnto vs both a sacrifice for synne and also an example of Godly lyfe Geue vs the grace that we may alwayes moste thankfully receiue that his inestimable benefite and also dayly indeuour our selfes to folowe the blessed steppes of his moste holy lyfe The Epistle THis is thanke worthy yf a manne for conscience toward God indure griefe and suffre wrong vndeserued For what prayse is it yf when ye bee buffeted for your fautes ye take it paciently But and if when ye doe well ye suffre wrong and take it paciently then is there thāke with God For hereunto verely were ye called For Christe also suffered for vs leauyng vs an ensample that ye shoulde folowe his steppes whiche dyd no synne neyther was there guyle found in his mouth which when he was reuiled reuiled not againe when he suffered he threatned not but committed the vengeaunce to hym that iudgeth righteously which his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree that we being deliuered from sinne should lyue vnto righteousnes By whose stripes ye were healed For ye were as shepe goyng a stray But are nowe turned vnto the shepheard and bishop of your soules The Gospell CHriste sayed to his disciples I am the good shepheard a good shepheard geueth his lyfe for the shepe An hired seruaunte he whiche is not the shepheard neyther the shepe are his owne seeth the wolfe commyng and leaueth the shepe and flieth and the wolfe catcheth and skattreth the shepe The hired seruaunt flyeth because he is an hired seruaunte and careth not for the shepe I am the good shepheard and knowe my shepe and am knowen of myne As my Father knoweth me euen so knowe I also my Father And I geue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are not of this folde Them also must I bryng and they shall heare my voyce and there shal be one folde and one shepheard ¶ The .iii. Sonday VNto thee O God doe we geue thankes yea vnto thee doe we geue thankes Thy name also is so nye and that doe thy wonderous workes declare When I receiue the congregacion I shal iudge accordyng vnto right The earth is weake and all the inhabitours therof I beare vp the pillers of it I sayed vnto the fooles deale not so madly and to the vngodly set not vp your horne Sette not vp youre horne on hye and speake not with a stiffe necke For promocion commeth neither from the East nor from the West nor yet from the Southe And why GOD is the iudge he putteth downe one and setteth vp an other For in the hande of the Lorde there is a cup and the wine is red it is full mixte and he poureth out of thesame As for the dregges therof all the vngodly of the yearth shall drinke them and sucke them out But I will talke of the God of Iacob and prayse hym for euer All the hornes of the vngodly also will I breake and the hornes of the righteous shal be exalted Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the
strength He hath made the rounde worlde so sure that it cannot be moued Euer sence the worlde beganne hath thy seate been prepared thou art from euerlasting The fluddes are risen O Lorde the fluddes haue lyfte vp theyr noyse the fluddes lyft vp theyr waues The waues of the sea are mightie and rage horribly but yet the Lorde that dwelleth on hygh is mightier Thy testimonies O Lorde are very sure holynesse becommeth thine house for euer Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. O God the king of glory whiche haste exalted thine only sonne Iesus Christe with great triumphe vnto thy kingdom in heauen we beseche thee leaue vs not comfortles but sende to vs thine holy gost to comforte vs and exalte vs vnto thesame place whither our sauiour Christe is gone before who lyueth and reigneth c. The Epistle THe ende of all thinges is at hande be ye therfore sobre and watche vnto praier But aboue all thinges haue feruent loue among your selues for loue shall couer the multitude of synnes Be ye herberous one to another without grudgeing As euery man hath receiued the gift euen so minister thesame one to another as good ministers of the manifold grace of God If any man speake let hym talke as the wordes of God If any manne minister let him do it as of the habilitie whiche God ministreth vnto hym that God in all thinges may be gloryfied through Iesus Christe to whome be prayse and dominion for euer and euer Amen The Gospell WHen the comforter is come whom I will sende vnto you from the father euen the spirite of trueth whiche procedeth of the father he shall testifye of me And ye shall beare witnes also because ye haue been with me from the beginning These thinges haue I sayd vnto you because ye should not bee offended They shall excommunicate you yea the time shal come that whosoeuer killeth you wil thinke that he doeth God seruice And suche thinges will they do vnto you because they haue not knowen the father neither yet me But these thinges haue I told you that whan the tyme is come ye maye remembre then that I tolde you These thinges sayde I not vnto you at the beginning because I was present with you ¶ Whitsonday ¶ Proper psalmes and lessons at Mattyns Psalm xlviii The seconde lesson Act. x. Then Peter opened his mouth vnto the ende Psalm lxvii The seconde lesson Act. x. Then Peter opened his mouth vnto the ende Psalm cxlv The seconde lesson Act. x. Then Peter opened his mouth vnto the ende ¶ At the Communion REioyce in the Lorde O ye righteous for it becommeth well the iust to be thankfull Prayse the Lorde with harpe syng psalmes vnto hym with the lute and instrument of tenne stringes Syng vnto the Lorde a newe song sing prayses lustely vnto hym with a good courage For the worde of the Lorde is true and all his workes are faythfull He loueth righteousnes and iudgement the earth is full of the goodnes of the Lorde By the worde of the Lorde were the heauens made and all the hostes of them by the breath of his mouth He gathereth the waters of the sea together as it were vpon a heap and layeth vp the depe as it were in a treasure house Let all the earth feare the Lorde stande in awe of hym all ye that dwell in the worlde For he spake and it was done he commaunded and it stoode faste The Lorde bringeth the counsayll of the heathen to nought and maketh the deuises of the people to be of none effect and casteth out the counsayles of princes The counsaill of the Lorde shall endure for euer and the thoughtes of his heart from generacion to generacion Blessed are the people whose God is the Lorde Iehouah and blessed are the folke that haue chosen hym to bee theyr inheritaunce The Lorde loked downe from heauen and beheld all the children of menne from the habitacion of his dwellyng he considereth all them that dwell in the earth He fashioneth all the heartes of them and vnderstandeth all theyr workes There is no king that can be saued by the multitude of an hoste neyther is any myghtie man delyuered by muche strength A horse is counted but a vayne thing to saue a man neither shall he deliuer any man by his great strength Beholde the iye of the Lorde is vpon them that feare him and vpon them that put theyr trust in his mercy To deliuer theyr soules from death and to feade them in the tyme of derth Our soule hath paciently taryed for the Lorde for he is our helpe and our shielde For our heart shal reioyce in him because we haue hoped in his holy name Let thy mercifull kyndenes O Lord be vpon vs lyke as we haue put our trust in thee Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. GOd which as vpon this daye haste taught the heartes of thy faithfull people by the sending to them the light of thy holy spirite Graunt vs by thesame spirite to haue a ryght iudgement in all thynges and euermore to reioyce in his holy coumforte through the merites of Christe Iesus our sauiour who liueth and reigneth with thee in the vnitie of thesame spirite one God worlde without ende The Epistle WHen the fiftie dayes were come to an ende they were all with one accorde together in one place And sodenly there came a sounde from heauen as it had been the comming of a mighty winde and it filled all the house where they sate And there appered vnto thē clouen tonges lyke as they had been of fyre and it sate vpon eche one of them and they were al filled with the holy gost and began to speake with other tonges euen as thesame spirite gaue them vtteraunce There were dwellyng at Ierusalem Iewes deuoute men out of euery nacion of them that are vnder heauen When this was noised about the multitude came together and were astonied because that euery man heard thē speake with his owne language They wondred all merueiled saying among themselfes beholde are not all these whiche speake of Galile And howe heare we euery man his owne tong wherin we were borne Parthians and Medes and Elamites and the inhabiters of Mesopotamia and of Iewry of Capadocia of Pontus and Asia Phrigia and Pamphilia of Egipte and of the parties of Libia whiche is besyde Siren and straungers of Rome Iewes and Proselites Grekes and Arrabians we haue heard them speake in our owne tongues the great workes of God The Gospell IEsus sayde vnto his disciples If ye loue me kepe my commaundementes and I wil pray the father he shall geue you an other comforter that he maye abyde with you for euer euen the spirite of trueth whome the worlde canne not receyue because the
thynke ye of Christe whose sonne is he They sayd vnto him the sonne of Dauid He sayde vnto them howe then doth Dauid in spirite call hym Lorde saying The Lorde sayde vnto my Lorde sit thou on my ryghte hande tyll I make thyne enemyes thy footestoole If Dauid then call hym Lorde howe is he then hys sonne And no man was able to aunswere him any thing neither durst any man from that day furth aske hym any mo questions The .xix. Sondaye I Call with my whole hearte heare me O Lord I wyll kepe thy statutes Yea euen vpon thee do I call helpe me and I shall kepe thy testymonies Early in the morning do I crie vnto thee for in thy worde is my truste Myne tyes preuente the nyghte watches that I myghte be occupyed in thy wordes Heare my voyce O Lorde accordying vnto thy louyng kyndnesse quycken me accordyng as thou art wont They drawe nye that of malice persecute me and are farre from thy lawe Be thou nye at hande O Lorde For al thy commaundementes are true As concernyng thy testymonyes I haue knowen long since that thou hast grounded them for euer Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the begynning is nowe c. The Collect. O GOD for asmuche as without thee we are not able to please thee Graunt that the workyng of thy mercye maye in all thynges directe and rule oure heartes Through Iesus Christ our Lorde The Epistle THys I saye and testyfie through the Lorde that ye hencefurth walke not as other Gentyles walke in vanytie of their mynde whyle they are blynded in their vnderstanding beyng farre from a godly lyfe by the meanes of the ignorauncie that is in them and because of the blyndenesse of their heartes whiche beyng past repentaunce haue geuen themselues ouer vnto wantonnes to worke all maner of vncleannes euen with gredynes But ye haue not so learned Christe If so be that ye haue hearde of him haue been taught in hym as the trueth is in Iesu as concernyng the conuersacyon in tyme paste to laye frō you that olde man whiche is corrupte accordyng to the deceiueable lustes To be renued also in the spirite of your minde and to putte on that newe man which after God is shapen in ryghteousnes and true holynes Wherfore put awaye lying and speake euery man trueth vnto hys neighbour forasmuche as we are membres one of a nother Be angrye and synne not Let not the Sunne go doune vpon your wrath neither geue place to the backbiter Lette hym that stole steale nomore but lette him rather laboure with his handes the thing which is good that he maye geue vnto hym that nedeth Let no fylthy communicacion procede out of your mouth But that whiche is good to edifie withall as oft as nede is that it maye mynyster grace vnto the hearers And greue not ye the holy spirite of God by whom ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcion Let all bytternesse and fearcenesse and wrath and roaryng and cursed speakyng be put awaye from you with all malyciousnes Be ye curteous one to another mercyfull forgeuyng one another euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you The Gospell IEsus entred into a shyppe and passed ouer and came into hys owne Cytie And beholde they broughte to him a manne sycke of the Palsey lying in a bed And when Iesus sawe the fayth of them he said vnto the sicke of the Palsey Sōne bee of good there thy synnes be forgeuen thee And beholde certayne of the Scrybes sayd within themselues this manne blasphemeth And when Iesus sawe their thoughtes he saide wherfore thynke ye euil in your heartes whether is it easyer to say thy sinnes be forgeuen thee or to saye arise and walke But that ye maie knowe that the sonne of manne hathe power to forgeue sinnes in yearth Then saieth he vnto the sycke of the Palsey Aryse take vp thy bed and go vnto thine house And he arose and departed to his house But the people that sawe it merueiled and glorifyed God which had geuen suche power vnto men The .xx. Sondaye O Considre myne aduersitie and deliuer me For I do not forget thy lawe Auenge thou my cause and deliuer me quycken me according vnto thy worde Health is farre from the vngodly For they regarde not thy statutes Greate is thy mercy O Lorde quicken me as thou art wonte Many there are that trouble me and persecute me yet do not I swarue from thy testymonies It greueth me when I see the trangressors because they kepe not thy lawe Consider O Lord howe I loue thy commaundementes O quicken me accordyng to thy louyng kyndnesse Thy worde is true from euerlastyng All the iudgementes of thy righteousnes endure for euermore Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the begynning is nowe c The Collect. ALmighty and mercyful God of thy bountefull goodnes kepe vs from all thynges that maye hurte vs that we beyng ready both in bodye and soule maye with free heartes accomplyshe those thynges that thou wouldest haue doen Through Iesus Christ our Lorde The Epistle TAke hede therfore howe ye walke circumspectelye not as vnwise but as wisemen winnyng occasion because the dayes are euyll Wherfore be ye not vnwise but vnderstand what the wyll of the Lorde is and be not dronken with wyne wherin is excesse But be fylled with the spirite speaking vnto your selues in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall songes synging and makyng melody to the Lorde in your heartes geuing thankes alwaies for all thynges vnto God the father in the name of oure Lord Iesus Christ submittyng your selues one to another in the feare of God The Gospell IEsus sayed to hys discyples The kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a manne that was a kyng which made a Mariage for his sonne and sente furth his seruauntes to call them that were bid to the weddyng and they woulde not come Agayne he sent furth other seruauntes saying Tell them which are bydden beholde I haue prepared my diner mine Oxen and my fatlynges are kylled and all thynges are ready come vnto the Mariage But they made light of it and went their waies One to hys farme place another to his Marchaundise and the remnaunte toke his seruauntes and intreated them shamefullye and siewe them But when the Kyng heard therof he was wrothe and sent furth hys menne of warre and destroyed those murtherers and brent vp their citie Then said he to his seruauntes the Maryage in dede is prepared but they which were bidden were not worthy Go ye therfore out into the hye wayes and as many as ye finde bid them to the Mariage And the seruauntes went furth into the hye wayes and gathered together all as many as they coulde fynde both good and bad and the wedding was furnished with geastes Then the kyng came in to se the geastes and when he spied there a man which
obteigne remission of our sinnes and al other benefites of his passion And here wee offre and present vnto thee O Lord oure selfe oure soules and bodies to be a reasonable holy and liuely sacrifice vnto thee humbly besechyng thee that whosoeuer shal bee partakers of thys holy Communion maye worthely receiue the moste precious body and bloude of thy sonne Iesus Christe and bee fulfilled with thy grace and heauenly benediction and made one bodye with thy sonne Iesu Christe that he maye dwell in them and they in hym And although we be vnworthy through our manyfolde synnes to offre vnto thee any Sacrifice Yet we beseche thee to accepte this our bounden duetie and seruice and commaunde these our prayers and supplicacions by the Ministery of thy holy Angels to be brought vp into thy holy Tabernacle before the syght of thy diuine maiestie not waying our merites but pardoning our offences through Christe our Lorde by whom and with whom in the vnitie of the holy Ghost all honour and glory be vnto thee O father almightie world without ende Amen Let vs praye AS our sauiour Christe hath commaunded and taught vs we are bolde to saye Our father whiche art in heauen halowed be thy name Thy Kyngdome come Thy wyll be doen in yearth as it is in heauen Geue vs this daye our dayly breade And forgeue vs our trespaces as wee forgeue them that trespasse against vs. And leade vs not into temptacion The Aunswere But deliuer vs from euill Amen Then shall the priest saye The peace of the Lorde be alwaye with you The Clearkes And with thy spirite The Priest CHrist our Pascal lābe is offred vp for vs once for al when he bare our sinnes on his body vpō the crosse for he is the very lambe of God that taketh away the sinnes of the worlde wherfore let vs kepe a ioyfull and holy feast with the Lorde Here the prieste shall turne hym towarde those that come to the holy Communion and shall saye YOu that do truely and earnestly repent you of your synnes to almightie God and be in loue and charitie with your neyghbours and entende to leade a newe life folowing the cōmaundementes of God and walkyng from hencefurth in his holy wayes drawe nere and take this holy Sacrament to your comforte make your humble confession to almightie God and to his holy churche here gathered together in his name mekely knelyng vpon your knees Then shall this generall Confession bee made in the name of all those that are minded to receyue the holy Communion eyther by one of them or els by one of the ministers or by the Prieste hymselfe all kneling humbly vpon their knees ALmightie GOD father of oure Lorde Iesus Christ maker of all thinges iudge of all menne we knowlege and bewayle our manifold sinnes and wyckednes whiche we from tyme to tyme most greuously haue committed by thoughte woorde and dede agaynste thy diuine maiestie prouokyng moost iustely thy wrath and indignacion againste vs we do earnestly repent and be hartely sory for these oure misdoinges the remembraunce of them is greuous vnto vs the burthen of them is intollerable haue mercie vpon vs haue mercie vpon vs moste mercifull father for thy sonne our Lorde Iesus Christes sake forgeue vs all that is past and graunt that we may euer hereafter serue and please thee in newnes of life to the honour and glory of thy name Through Iesus Christe our Lorde Then shall the Prieste stande vp and turning hymselfe to the people say thus ALmightie GOD our heauenly father who of his great mercie hath promysed forgeuenesse of synnes to all them whiche with heartye repentaunce and true fayth turne vnto hym haue mercy vpon you pardon and deliuer you from all your sinnes confirme and strengthen you in all goodnes and bring you to euerlasting lyfe through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Then shall the Priest also saye Heare what coumfortable woordes our sauiour Christe sayeth to all that truely turne to him Come vnto me all that trauel and bee heauy laden and I shal refreshe you So God loued the world that he gaue his onely begotten sonne to the ende that all that beleue in hym shoulde not perishe but haue lyfe euerlastyng Heare also what saynct Paule sayeth This is a true saying and worthie of all men to be receyued that Iesus Christe came into this worlde to saue sinners Heare also what sainct Iohn saieth If any man sinne we haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christe the righteous and he is the propiciacion for our sinnes Then shall the Prieste turning hym to gods boord knele down and saye in the name of all them that shall receyue the Communion this prayer folowing WE doe not presume to come to this thy table o mercifull lorde trustinge in our owne righteousnes but in thy manifold and great mercies we be not woorthie so muche as to gather vp the cromes vnder thy table but thou art the same lorde whose propertie is alwayes to haue mercie Graunte vs therefore gracious lorde so to eate the fleshe of thy dere sonne Iesus Christe and to drinke his bloud in these holy Misteries that wee maye continually dwell in hym and he in vs that oure synful bodyes may bee made cleane by his body and our soules washed through his most precious bloud Amen Then shall the Prieste firste receiue the Communion in both kindes himselfe and next deliuer it to other Ministers yf any be there present that they may bee ready to helpe the chiefe Minister and after to the people ¶ And when he deliuereth the Sacrament of the body of Christ he shall saye to euery one these wordes The body of our Lorde Iesus Christ which was geuen for thee preserue thy bodye and soule vnto euerlastyng lyfe And the Minister deliuering the Sacrament of the bloud and geuing euery one to drinke once and no more shall saye The bloud of our Lord Iesus Christe whiche was shed for thee preserue thy bodye and soule vnto euerlastinge lyfe If there be a Deacon or other Priest then shall he folowe with the Chalice and as y e prist ministreth the Sacramēt of the body so shal he for more expedicion minister y e Sacrament of the bloud in fourme before written In the Communion tyme the Clearkes shall syng O lambe of god that takeste awaye the synnes of the worlde haue mercie vpon vs. O lambe of god that takeste awaye the synnes of the worlde graunt vs thy peace Beginning so soone as the Priest doeth receiue the holy Communiō and when the Communiō is ended then shal the Clarkes syng the post Communion ¶ Sentēces of holy scripture to be said or song euery daie one after the holy Communion called the post Communion If any man will folowe me let him forsake hymselfe and take vp his crosse and folowe me Whosoeuer shall indure vnto th ende he shal be saued Praysed be the Lorde god of Israell for he hath visyted and redemed his people
therefore let vs serue hym all the dayes of our life in holines and righteousnes accepted before hym Happie are those seruauntes whome the Lorde when he cummeth shall fynde wakyng Be ye readye for the sonne of manne wyll come at an hower when ye thinke not The seruaunte that knoweth hys maisters wyll and hath not prepared hymselfe neyther hath doen accordynge to his will shal be beaten with many stripes The howre cummeth and now it is when true woorshippers shall woorship the father in spirite and truethe Beholde thou art made whole sinne no more leste any wurse thing happen vnto thee If ye shall continue in my worde then are ye my very disciples and ye shall knowe the trueth and the trueth shall make you free While ye haue lighte beleue on the lyght that ye may be the children of light He that hath my commaundementes and kepeth them thesame is he that loueth me If any man loue me he will kepe my woorde and my father will loue hym and we will come vnto hym and dwell with him If ye shal byde in me and my woorde shal abyde in you ye shall aske what ye will and it shall bee doen to you Herein is my father glorified that ye beare muche fruite and become my disciples This is my commaundement that you loue together as I haue loued you If God be on our syde who can be against vs whiche did not spare his owne sonne but gaue hym for vs all Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Goddes chosen it is GOD that iustifyeth who is he that can condemne The nyghte is passed and the daye is at hande let vs therfore caste away the dedes of darkenes and put on the armour of light Christe Iesus is made of GOD vnto vs wisedome and righteousnes and sanctifying and redempcion that accordyng as it is written he whiche reioyceth shoulde reioyce in the Lorde Knowe ye not that ye are the temple of GOD and that the spirite of GOD dwelleth in you yf any manne defile the temple of GOD him shall God destroy Ye are derely bought therfore glorifie God in your bodies and in your spirites for they belong to God Be you folowers of God as deare children and walke in loue euen as Christe loued vs and gaue hymselfe for vs an offeryng and a Sacrifice of a swete sauoure to God Then the Priest shall geue thankes to God in the name of all them that haue communicated turning hym first to the people and saying The Lorde be with you The Aunswere And with thy spirite The Priest Let vs praye ALmightie and euerlyuynge GOD wee moste hartely thāke thee for that thou hast vouch safed to feede vs in these holy Misteries with the spirituall foode of the moste precious body bloude of thy sonne our sauiour Iesus Christ and hast assured vs duely receyuing the same of thy fauour and goodnes toward vs and that we be very membres incorporate in thy Mistical bodie which is the blessed companye of all faithfull people and heyres throughe hope of thy euerlastynge kingdome by the merites of the moste precious deathe and passion of thy deare sonne We therefore moste humbly beseche thee O heauenly father so to assiste vs wyth thy grace that we may cōtinue in that holy felowship and doe all suche good woorkes as thou haste prepared for vs to walke in through Iesus Christe our Lord to whom with thee and the holy goste bee all honour and glorye worlde without ende Then the Prieste turning hym to the people shall let them depart with this blessing The peace of GOD which passeth all vnderstandyng kepe your heartes and mindes in the knowledge and loue of GOD and of his sonne Iesus Christ our lord And the blessing of God almightie the father the sonne the holy gost be emonges you and remayne with you alway Then the people shall aunswere Amen Where there are no clearkes there the Priest shall saye all thynges appointed herefor them to syng When the holy Communion is celebrate on the workedaye or in priuate howses Then may be omitted the Gloria in excelsis the Crede the Homely and the exhortacion beginning Dearely beloued c. ¶ Collectes to be sayed after the Offertory when there is no Communion euery suche day one ASsist vs mercifully O Lord in these our supplicaciōs and prayers and dispose the way of thy seruauntes toward the attainement of euerlasting saluacion that emonge all the chaunges and chaunces of this mortall life thei may euer be defended by thy moste gracious and readye helpe throughe Christe our Lorde Amen O Almightie Lorde and euerlyuyng GOD vouchesafe we beseche thee to direct sanctifye and gouerne bothe our heartes and bodies in the wayes of thy lawes and in the woorkes of thy commaundementes that through thy most mightie proteccion both here and euer we may be preserued in body and soule Through our Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christe Amen GRaunt we beseche thee almightie god that the wordes whiche wee haue hearde this daye with our outwarde eares may throughe thy grace bee so grafted inwardly in our heartes that they may bryng foorth in vs the fruite of good lyuynge to the honoure and prayse of thy name Through Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen PReuente vs O lorde in all our doinges with thy moste gracious fauoure and further vs with thy continuall helpe that in al our workes begonne continued and ended in thee we may glorifye thy holy name and finally by thy mercy obteine euerlasting lyfe Through c. ALmightie God the fountayne of all wisdome whyche knowest our necessities before we aske and our ignoraunce in asking we beseche thee to haue compassion vpon our infirmities and those thinges whiche for our vnwoorthines we dare not and for our blyndnes we cannot aske vouchsaue to geue vs for the woorthines of thy sonne Iesu Christe our Lorde Amen ALmightie god whiche haste promised to heare the petitions of them that aske in thy sonnes name we beseche thee mercifully to incline thyne eares to vs that haue made nowe our prayers and supplicacions vnto thee and graunte that those thinges which we haue faithfullye asked accordyng to thy will maye effectually be obteyned to the reliefe of oure necessitye and to the settyng foorth of thy glorie Throughe Iesus Christe our Lorde For rayne O God heauenly father whiche by thy sonne Iesu Christ haste promised to all thē that seke thy kingdom the righteousnes therof al thinges necessary to the bodely sustenaunce send vs we beseche thee in thys our necessitie suche moderate rayne and showers that we maie receiue the fruites of the earth to our comforte and to thy honor Through Iesus Christ our Lorde For fayre wether O Lorde God whiche for the sinne of manne didst once drowne all the worlde excepte eight persons and afterwarde of thy great mercie didste promise neuer to destroy it so agayn We humbly beseche
defence agaynst all temptacions to sinne and the assautes of the worlde and the deuill it is moste mete to be ministred when children come to that age that partly by the frayltie of their owne fleshe partly by the assautes of the worlde and the deuill they begyn to be in daungier to fall into synne ¶ Thirdely for that it is agreable with the vsage of the churche in tymes past wherby it was ordeined that confirmacion shoulde be ministred to them that were of perfecte age that they beynge instructed in Christes religion shoulde openly professe their owne fayth and promyse to be obedyent vnto the wyl of God ¶ And that no manne shall thynke that anye detrymente shall come to children by differryng of theyr confirmacion he shal knowe for trueth that it is certayn by goddes worde that chyldren beeyng Baptysed yf they departe out of thys lyfe in theyr infancye are vndoubtedly saued ⧠A CATHECHISME ⧠that is to say an instruccion to bee learned of euery childe before he be brought to be confirmed of the Bushop Question What is your name Aunswere N. or M. Question Who gaue you this name Aunswere MY Godfathers and Godmothers in my Baptisme wherin I was made a member of Christ the child of God and an inheritour of the kingdome of heauen Question What did your Godfathers Godmothers then for you Aunswere They did promise and vowe three thinges in my name First that I shoulde forsake the deuill and all his workes and pompes the vanities of the wicked worlde and all the sinneful lustes of the fleshe Secondly that I should beleue all the articles of the Christian faith And thirdly that I should kepe Gods holy will and commaundementes and walke in the same all the dayes of my life Question Doest thou not thinke that thou art bound to beleue and to doe as they haue promised for thee Aunswere Yes verely And by Gods helpe so I will And I hartilye thanke our heauenly father that he hath called me to this state of saluacion through Iesus Christ our saueour And I pray God to geue me his grace that I may continue in thesame vnto my liues ende Question Rehearse the articles of thy beliefe Aunswere I Beleue in God the father almightie maker of heauen and earth And in Iesus Christ his onely sonne our lord Whiche was conceyued by the holy gost borne of the virgin Marie Suffered vnder Ponce Pilate was crucified deade and buried he descended into hell The thirde day he rose againe from the dead He ascended into heauen and sitteth on the right hande of God the father almightie From thence shal he come to iudge the quicke the deade I beleue in the holye goste The holy catholyke churche The communion of sainctes The forgeuenes of synnes The resurreccion of the bodye And the lyfe euerlastinge Amen Question What doest thou chiefely learne in these articles of thy beliefe Aunswere Firste I learne to beleue in God the father who hathe made me and all the worlde Secondly in God the sonne who hathe redemed me and all mankynde Thirdly in God the holy goste who sanctifieth me and all the electe people of God Question You sayde that your Godfathers and Godmothers dyd promyse for you that ye shoulde kepe Goddes commaundementes Tell me howe many there be Aunswere Tenne Question Whiche be they Aunswere THou shalte haue none other Gods but me ii Thou shalte not make to thy selfe any grauen image nor the lykenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath nor in the water vnder the earth thou shalt not bow downe to thē nor wurship them iii. Thou shalt not take the name of the lorde thy God in vayne iiii Remember that thou kepe holy the Sabboth day v. Honor thy father and thy mother vi Thou shalt doe no murdre vii Thou shalt not commit adultry viii Thou shalt not steale ix Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour x. Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wyse nor his seruaunt nor his mayde nor his Oxe nor his Asse nor any thing that is his Question What dooest thou chiefely learne by these commaundementes Aunswere I learne two thinges My duetie towardes God and my duetie towardes my neighbour Question What is thy duetie towardes God Aunswere My duetye towardes God is to beleue in him To feare him And to loue him with al my heart with al my minde with all my soule and with all my strength To wurship him To geue him thankes To put my whole truste in him To call vpon him To honor his holy name and his worde and to serue him truely all the dayes of my lyfe Question What is thy duetie towardes thy neighboure Aunswere My duetie towardes my neighbour is to loue him as my selfe And to doe to all men as I would they shoulde do to me To loue honour and succour my father and mother To honour and obey the kyng and his ministers To submitte my selfe to all my gouernours teachers spirituall pastours and maisters To ordre my selfe lowly and reuerentlye to all my betters To hurte no bodye by woorde nor dede To bee true and iust in all my dealyng To beare no malyce nor hatred in my heart To kepe my hādes from picking and stealing and my tongue from euill speaking liyng and slaundring To kepe my bodye in temperaunce sobrenes and chastitie Not to couet nor desire other mens goodes But learne and laboure truely to geate my owne liuing and to do my duetie in that state of lyfe vnto which it shall please God to cal me Question My good sonne knowe this that thou art not hable to do these thinges of thy selfe nor to walke in the commaundementes of God and to serue him without his speciall grace whiche thou muste learne at all tymes to call for by diligent praier Let me heare therfore yf thou canst say the Lordes praier Aunswere OVr father whiche art in heauen halowed bee thy name Thy kingdome come Thy wyll bee done in earth as it is in heauen Geue vs this daye our daily breade And forgeue vs our trespasses as we forgeue them that trespasse against vs. And leade vs not into temptacion but delyuer vs from euil Amen Question What desirest thou of God in this prayer Aunswere I desire my lord God our heauenly father who is the geuer of all goodnesse to sende his grace vnto me to all people that we may wurship him serue him and obey him as we ought to doe And I praye vnto God that he wil sende vs al thinges that be nedeful both for our soules and bodyes And that he wyll be mercifull vnto vs and forgeue vs our sinnes And that it wyll please him to saue and defende vs in al daungers gostly and bodily And that he wil kepe vs from al sinne and wickednes and from our gostly enemye and from euerlasting death And this I trust he wyl do of his mercye and goodnes throughe our lorde Iesu Christe And therfore I
obeyng thy wil and alway beyng in safetie vnder thy proteccion may abyde in thy loue vnto theyr lyues ende through Iesu Christ our Lorde Amen This prayer folowinge shal be omitted where the woman is past childe birthe O Merciful lorde and heauēly father by whose gracious gifte mākind is increased We beseche thee assiste with thy blissig these two persones that they may both be fruictful in procreacion of children also liue together so long in godlye loue and honestie that they maye see their childers children vnto the thirde and fourth generacion vnto thy prayse and honour throughe Iesus Christ our lord Amē O God whiche by thy mightie power hast made all thinges of naught whiche also after other thinges set in order diddeste appoint that out of man created after thine owne image and similitude woman should take her beginning and knitting them together diddest teache that it should neuer be lawful to put asonder those whome thou by matrimonie haddest made one O God which hast consecrated the state of matrimonie to such an excellent misterie that in it is signified and represented the spiritual mariage vnitie betwixte Christ and his church Loke mercifully vpon these thy seruauntes that both this manne maye loue his wyfe according to thy woorde as Christ did loue his spouse the churche who gaue himselfe for it louing and cherishinge it euen as his owne fleshe And also that this woman may be louing and amiable to her housebande as Rachael wyse as Rebecca faithful and obedient as Sara And in al quietnes sobrietie and peace bee a folower of holy and godlye matrones O lorde blesse them bothe and graunt them to inherite thy euerlastinge kingdome throughe Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen Then shall the prieste blesse the man and the woman saiyng Almightie god which at the beginning did create our first parentes Adam and Eue and did sanctifie and ioyne them together in mariage Powre vpon you the richesse of his grace sanctifie and ✚ blisse you that ye maye please him bothe in bodye and soule and lyue together in holy loue vnto your lyues ende Amen Then shal be sayed after the gospell a sermon wherin ordinarely so oft as there is any marige thoffice of man and wyfe shall bee declared according to holy scripture Or yf ther be no sermon the minister shall reade this that foloweth Al ye whiche bee maried or which entende to take the holy estate of matrimonie vpon you heare what holy scripture dooeth say as touching the duetie of housebādes towarde their wiues and wiues towarde their housebandes Saincte Paule in his epistie to the Ephesians the fyfthe chapter doeth geue this commaundement to all maried men Ye housebandes loue your wyues euen as Christ loued the churche and hathe geuen himselfe for it to sanctifie it purgeyng it in the fountaine of water throughe the word that he might make it vnto him selfe a glorious congregacion not hauing spot or wrincle or any suche thing but that it shoulde be holy and blameles So men are bounde to loue their owne wyues as their owne bodyes he that loueth his owne wyfe loueth himselfe For neuer dyd any man hate his owne fleshe but nourisheth and cherisheth it euen as the lorde dothe the congregacion for wee are membres of his bodye of his fleshe and of his bones For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother and shal be ioyned vnto his wyfe and they two shal be one flesh This mistery is great but I speake of Christ and of the congregacion Neuerthelesse let euery one of you so loue his owne wyfe euen as himselfe Lykewyse the same Saint Paule writing to the Colossians speaketh thus to all menne that be maried Ye men loue your wiues and be not bitter vnto them Heare also what saint Peter thapostle of Christ whiche was himselfe a maried man sayeth vnto all menne that are maried Ye husbandes dwel with your wyues according to knowledge Geuyng honor vnto the wyfe as vnto the weaker vessell and as heyres together of the grace of lyfe so that your prayers be not hindred Hitherto ye haue hearde the duetie of the husbande towarde the wyfe Nowe lykewise ye wiues heare and learne your duetie towarde your husbandes euen as it is playnely set furth in holy scripture Saint Paule in the forenamed Epistle to the Ephesians teacheth you thus ye weomen submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes as vnto the lord for the husband is the wiues head euen as Christ is the head of the churche And he also is the sauiour of the whole bodye Therefore as the Churche or congregacion is subiecte vnto Christe So lykewise let the wiues also be in subieccion vnto theyr owne husbandes in all thinges And againe he saieth Let the wyfe reuerence her husbande And in his Epistle to the Colossians Saincte Paule geueth you this short lessō Ye wiues submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes as it is conueniente in the Lorde Saincte Peter also doeth instructe you very godly thus sayeng Let wiues be subiect to their owne husbandes so that if any obey not the woorde they may be wonne without the woorde by the conuersacion of the wiues Whyle they beholde your chaste conuersacion coupled with feare whose apparell let it not be outwarde with broyded heare and trymmyng about with golde eyther in putting on of gorgeous apparell But leat the hyd man whiche is in the hearte be without all corrupcion so that the spirite be mylde and quiete whiche is a precious thing in the sight of God For after this maner in the olde tyme dyd the holy women whiche trusted in God apparell themselues beeyng subiecte to theyr owne husbandes as Sara obeyed Abraham callyng him lorde whose daughters ye are made doyng wel and beyng not dismaied with any feare The newe maried persones the same daye of their mariage must receiue the holy communion ⧠THE ORDER FOR ⧠the visitacion of the sicke and the Communion of the same The prieste entring into the sicke persones house shal saye Peace be in this house and to all that dwell in it When he commeth into the sicke mannes presence he shall saye this psalme HEare my prayer o lorde and cōsider my desire herken vnto me for thy trueth and righteousnes sake And enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt for in thy sight shall no man liuing be iustified For the enemy hath persecuted my soule he hath smitten my lyfe downe to the grounde he hath layed me in the darknesse as the men that haue bene long dead Therefore is my spirite vexed within me and my hearte within me is desolate Yet doe I remembre the tyme paste I muse vpon all thy woorkes yea I exercise my selfe in the woorkes of thy handes I stretche forth myne handes vnto thee my soule gaspeth vnto thee as a thirstie lande Heare me o lorde and that soone for my spirite weaxeth faint hyde not thy face from me lest I be lyke vnto them that goe downe
c. As it was in the beginning c. The Communion of the sicke FOrasmuche as all mortall men be subiect to many sodain perilles diseases and syckenesses and euer vncerteyne what tyme they shall departe out of this lyfe Therefore to the intente they may be alwayes in a redynesse to dye whensoeuer it shall please almyghtye God to call them The curates shall diligētly from time to time but specially in the plague time exhorte theyr parishoners to the ofte receiuing in the churche of the holy Communion of the body and bloud of our sauiour Christe whiche if they doe they shall haue no cause in theyr sodayne visitacion to be vnquieted for lacke of the same But if the sycke person be not hable to come to the churche and yet is desyrous to receyue the Communion in his house then he must geue knowlege ouer night or els early in the morning to the curate sygnifying also how many be appoynted to communicate with him And if the same day there be a celebracion of the holy Communion in the churche then shal the priest reserue at the open communion so muche of the sacrament of the body and bloud as shall serue the sicke person and so many as shal Communicate with him if there be any And so soone as he conuenientlye may after the open Communion ended in the churche shall goe and minister the same firste to those that are appoynted to communicate with the sicke if there be any and last of al to the sicke persone himselfe But before the Curate distribute the holy Communion the appoynted generall confessyon must be made in the name of the communicantes the curate adding the absolucion with the comfortable sentences of scripture folowyng in the open Communion and after the communion ended the Collecte Almightie and euerliuyng God we moste hartely thanke thee c. ¶ But if the day be not appoynted for the open communion in the churche then vpon conuenient warning geuen the curate shal come and visite the sicke person afore noone And hauing a conuenient place in the sycke mannes house where he may reuerentely celebrate with all thynges necessary for the same and not being otherwise letted with the publike seruice or any other iust impediment he shall there celebrate the holy communion after suche forme and sorte as herafter is appoynted THE CELEBRAcion of the holy Communion for the sicke O Prayse the Lorde all ye nacions laude hym all ye people for hys mercifull kyndenes is confirmed towarde vs and the trueth of the Lorde endureth for euer Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Without any more repeticion The Priest The Lorde be with you Aunswere And with thy spirite Let vs praye ALmyghtye euerlyuyng God maker of mankynde whiche doeste correct those whome thou doest loue and chastisest euery one whome thou dost receiue we beseche thee to haue mercie vpon thys thy seruaunt visited with thy hand and to graunt that he may take his sickenes paciently and recouer his bodily health if it be thy gracyous will and whansoeuer his soule shall departe from the body it may without spotte be presented vnto thee through Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen The Epistle MY sonne despise not the correccion of the lorde neyther faynt whē thou art rebuked of him for whom the lorde loueth him he correcteth yea and he scourgeth euery sonne whome he receiueth The Gospel Verely verely I saye vnto you he that heareth my woorde and beleueth on him that sente me hath euerlasting lyfe and shall not come vnto damnacyon but he passeth from death vnto life The Preface The Lorde be with you Aunswere And with thy spirite ¶ Lift vp your heartes c. Vnto the ende of the Cannon ¶ At the time of the distribucion of the holy sacrament the priest shal first receiue the Communion hymselfe after minister to them that be appoynted to communicate with the sycke if there be any and then to the sicke person And the sicke person shal alwayes desire some eyther of his owne house or els of hys neighbours to receiue the holy Communion with hym for that shall bee to hym a singuler great coumfort and of theyr parte a great token of charitie ¶ And if there bee moe sycke persons to be visited the same day that the Curate dooeth celebrate in anye sycke mannes house then shall the curate there reserue so much of the sacrament of the body and bloud as shall serue the other sicke persons and suche as be appoynted to communicate with them if there bee anye And shall immediatly cary it and minister it vnto them ¶ But if any man eyther by reason of extremitie of sickenesse or for lacke of warnyng geuen in due tyme to the curate or by any other iuste impediment doe not receiue the sacrament of Christes body bloud then the curate shall instruct him that if he doe truely repent him of his sinnes and stedfastly beleue that Iesus Christ hath suffered death vpon the crosse for hym and shed hys bloud for hys redempcion earnestly remembring the benefites he hath therby and geuing him heartie thankes therfore he doth eate and drynke spiritually the body and bloud of our sauiour Christ profitably to his soules health althoughe he dooe not receyue the sacramente with his mouth ¶ When the sicke persone is visited and receiueth the holy Communion all at one tyme then the priest for more expedicion shall vse this order at the visitacion The Antheme Remember not Lorde c. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Christe haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. ¶ Our father whiche art in heauen c. And leade vs not into temptacion Aunswere But deliuer vs from euil Amen Let vs pray O Lorde looke downe from heauen c. With the first parte of the exhortacion and all other thynges vnto the Psalme In thee O Lorde haue I put my trust c. And if the sicke desyre to be annoyncted then shall the Prieste vse the appoynted prayer without any Psalme ⧠THE ORDRE FOR ⧠the Buriall of the dead The priest metyng the Corps at the Churche stile shall say Or els the priestes and clearkes shall syng and so goe eyther into the Churche or towardes the graue I Am the resurreccion and the lyfe sayth the Lorde he that beleueth in me yea though he were dead yet shall he lyue And whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth in me shall not dye for euer I Knowe that my redemer lyueth and that I shall ryse out of the earth in the last day and shal be couered again with my skinne and shall see God in my fleshe yea and I my selfe shall beholde hym not with other but with these same iyes WE brought nothyng into this world neyther may we carye any thyng out of this worlde The Lorde geueth and the Lorde taketh away Euen as it pleaseth the
them right soore euen as though they were myne enemies Trye me O God and seke the grounde of myne heart proue me and examine my thoughtes Looke well if there be any way of wickednes in me and leade me in the waye euerlastyng Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnyng c. PRayse the Lord O my soule while I lyue will I prayse the Lorde yea as long as I haue any beeing I will sing prayses vnto my God O put not your trust in princes nor in any childe of man for there is no helpe in them For when the breath of man goeth furth he shall turne agayne to his earth and then all his thoughtes perishe Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for his helpe and whose hope is in the Lorde his God Whiche made heauen and earth the sea and al that therin is whiche kepeth his promyse for euer Whiche helpeth them to ryght that suffer wrong whiche feedeth the hungry The Lorde looceth men out of prison the Lorde geueth sight to the blynde The Lorde helpeth them vp that are fallen the Lorde careth for the righteous The Lorde careth for the straungers he defendeth the fatherlesse and widdowe as for the waye of the vngodly he turneth it vpsyde downe The Lorde thy God O Sion shal be king for euermore and throughout all generacions Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginnyng c. Then shall folowe this lesson taken out of the .xv. Chapter to the Corinthians the first Epistle CHriste is risen from the dead and become the firste fruites of them that slepte For by a manne came death and by a manne came the resurreccion of the dead For as by Adam all dye euen so by Christe shall all be made alyue but euery manne in his owne ordre The firste is Christe then they that are Christes at his commyng Then commeth the ende when he hath delyuered vp the kyngdome to God the father when he hath put downe all rule and all authoritie and power For he must reygne till he haue putte all his enemyes vnder his feete The laste enemy that shall be destroyed is death For he hath put all thinges vnder his feete But when he sayeth all thinges are put vnder him it is manifest that he is excepted whiche did put all thinges vnder hym When all thynges are subdued vnto hym then shall the sonne also hymselfe be subiecte vnto hym that put all thynges vnder him that God may be all in all Els what doe they which are baptized ouer the dead if the dead ryse not at all Why are they then baptized ouer them Yea and why stand we alwaye then in ieoperdie By our reioysing which I haue in Christ Iesu our Lord I dye dayly That I haue fought with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of men what auauntageth it me if the dead ryse not againe Let vs eate and drynke for to morowe we shall dye Be not ye deceyued euill wordes corrupt good maners Awake truely out of slepe and sinne not For some haue not the knowledge of God I speake this to youre shame But some manne will say howe aryse the dead with what body shall they come Thou foole that whiche thou sowest is not quickened excepte it dye And what sowest thou Thou sowest not that body that shal be but bare corne as of weate or of some other but God geueth it a body at his pleasure to euery seede his owne body All fleshe is not one maner of fleshe but there is one maner of fleshe of mē an other maner of fleshe of beastes an other of fishes and an other of birdes There are also celestiall bodyes and there are bodyes terrestriall But the glory of the celestiall is one and the glory of the terrestrial is an other There is one maner glory of the sunne and an other glory of the moone and an other glory of the starres For one starre differeth from an other in glory So is the resurreccion of the deade It is sowen in corrupcion it riseth agayne in incorrupcion It is sowen in dishonoure it ryseth agayne in honoure It is sowen in weakenes it riseth againe in power It is sowen a naturall body it ryseth agayne a spirituall bodie There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body as it is also written the first man Adam was made a lyuing soule and the last Adam was made a quicknyng spirite Howebeit that is not fyrst which is spirituall but that whiche is naturall and then that which is spirituall The first man is of the earth earthy The seconde manne is the Lorde from heauen heauenly As is the earthy suche are they that are earthy And as is the heauenly such are they that are heauenly And as we haue borne the image of the earthy so shal we beare the ymage of the heauenly This saie I brethren that fleshe and bloud can not enherite the kingdome of God Neither doth corrupcion inherite vncorrupcion Beholde I shewe you a mistery We shal not al slepe but we shall al be chaunged and that in a momente in the twynkelyng of an iye by the laste trumpe For the trumpe shal blowe the dead shal rise incorruptible and we shal be chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorrupcion this mortal must put on immortalitie When this corruptible hath put on incorrupcion this mortal hath put on immortalitie then shal be brought to passe the saying that is writtē Death is swalowed vp in victory Death where is thy sting Hell where is thy victory The sting of death is synne the strēgth of sinne is the law But thākes be vnto God which hath geuen vs victory through our lord Iesus Christ Therfore my deare brethrē be ye steadfast vnmouable alwaies riche in the worke of the lord forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vaine in the lord The lesson ended then shal the priest saye Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. ¶ Oure father which art in heauen c. And leade vs not into temptacion Aunswere But delyuer vs from euil Amen Priest Entre not O Lorde into iudgement with thy seruaunt Aunswere For in thy sight no lyuing creature shal be iustifyed Priest From the gates of hell Aunswere Delyuer theyr soules O Lorde Priest I beleue to see the goodnes of the Lorde Aunswere In the lande of the lyuing Priest O Lorde graciously heare my prayer Aunswere And let my crye come vnto thee Let vs praye O Lorde with whome do liue the spirites of them that be dead and in whome the soules of them that be elected after they be delyuered from the burden of the fleshe be in ioy and felicitie Graunte vnto this thy seruaunt that the sinnes which he committed in this world be not imputed vnto him but that he escaping the gates of hell paynes of eternal darckenes may euer dwel in the