requiryng suche as shal be satisfied with a generall confession not to be offended with them that do vse to their further satisfying the auriculer and secrete confession to the Priest nor those also whiche thinke nedefull or conuenient for the quietnes of their owne consciences particulerly to open theyr sinnes to the Priest to be offended with them that are satisfyed with their humble confession to GOD and the generall confession to the churche But in all thinges to folowe and kepe the rule of charitie and euery man to be satisfyed with his owne conscience not iudging other mennes mindes or consciences where as he hath no warrant of Goddes word to thesame ¶ Then shall folowe for the Offertory one or mo of these Sentences of holy scripture to be song whiles the people dooe offer or els one of theim to bee saied by the minister immediatly afore the offeryng Let your light so shine before mē that they may see your good woorkes and glorify your father which is in heauen Laye not vp for your selues treasure vpon the yearth where the ruste and mothe dothe corrupte and where theues breake through and steale But laie vp for your selfes treasures in heauen where neyther ruste nor mothe dothe corrupt and where theues do not breake through nor steale Whatsoeuer you woulde that menne shoulde doe vnto you euen so do you vnto them for this is the lawe and the Prophetes Not euery one that sayeth vnto me lorde lorde shall entre into the kyngdome of heauen but he that dothe the will of my father whiche is in heauen Zache stode furthe and sayed vnto the Lorde beholde Lorde the halfe of my goodes I geue to the poore and yf I haue doen any wronge to any man I restore foure folde Who goeth a warfare at any tyme at his owne coste who planteth a vineiarde and eateth not of the fruite therof Or who fedethe a flocke and eateth not of the milke of the flocke If we haue sowen vnto you spirituall thinges is it a great matter yf we shall reape your worldly thinges Dooe ye not knowe that they whiche minister aboute holy thinges lyue of the Sacrifice They whiche waite of the alter are partakers with the alter euen so hath the lorde also ordained that they whiche preache the Gospell shoulde liue of the Gospell He whiche soweth litle shall reape litle and he that soweth plēteously shall reape plenteously Let euery manne doe accordynge as he is disposed in his hearte not grudgyngly or of necessitie for God loueth a chereful geuer Let hym that is taughte in the woorde minister vnto hym that teacheth in all good thinges Be not deceyued GOD is not mocked For whatsoeuer a man soweth that shall he reape While we haue tyme let vs doe good vnto all men and specially vnto them whiche are of the housholde of fayth Godlynes is greate riches yf a man be contented with that he hath For we broughte nothyng into the worlde neither maye we cary any thing out Charge them whiche are riche in this worlde that they be ready to geue and glad to distribute laying vp in stoare for themselues a good foundacion against the time to come that they maie attain eternall lyfe GOD is not vnrighteous that he will forgette youre woorkes and labor that procedeth of loue whiche loue ye haue shewed for his names sake whiche haue ministred vnto the sainctes and yet do minister To do good and to distribute forget not for with suche Sacrifices God is pleased Whoso hath this worldes good and seeth his brother haue nede and shutteth vp his compassion from hym how dwelleth the loue of God in him Geue almose of thy goodes and turne neuer thy face from any poore man and then the face of the lord shall not be turned awaye from thee Bee mercifull after thy power if thou haste muche geue plenteously yf thou hast litle do thy diligence gladly to geue of that litle for so gathereste thou thy selfe a good rewarde in the daie of necessitie He that hath pitie vpon the poore lendeth vnto the Lord loke what he laieth out it shal be paied him again Blessed be the man that prouideth for the sicke and nedy the lorde shall deliuer hym in the tyme of trouble Where there be Clearkes thei shall syng one or many of the sentences aboue written accordyng to the length and shortenesse of the tyme that the people be offeryng In the meane tyme whyles the Clearkes do syng the Offertory so many as are disposed shall offer to the poore mennes boxe euery one accordynge to his habilitie and charitable mynde And at the offeryng daies appoynted euery manne and woman shall paie to the Curate the due and accustomed offerynges Then so many as shal bee partakers of the holy Communion shall tarye still in the quire or in some conueniente place nigh the quire the men on the one side and the women on the other syde All other that mynde not to receiue the said holy Communion shall departe out of the quire except the ministers and Clearkes Than shall the minister take so muche Breade and Wine as shall suffice for the persons appoynted to receiue the holy Communion laiyng the breade vpon the corporas or els in the paten or in some other comely thyng prepared for that purpose And putting y e wine into the Chalice or els in some faire or conueniente cup prepared for that vse if the Chalice wil not serue puttyng therto a litle pure and cleane water And setting both the bread and wyne vpon the Alter Then the Prieste shall saye The Lorde be with you Aunswere And with thy spirite Priest Lift vp your heartes Aunswere We lift them vp vnto the Lorde Priest Let vs geue thankes to our Lorde God Aunswere It is mete and right so to do The Priest IT is very mete righte and our bounden dutie that we shoulde at all tymes and in all places geue thankes to thee O Lorde holy father almightie euerlasting God ¶ Here shall folowe the propre preface accordyng to the tyme if there bee any specially appointed or els immediatly shall folowe Therfore with Aungels c. ⧠PROPRE ⧠Prefaces ¶ Vpon Christmas daye BEcause thou diddeste geue Iesus Christe thyne onely sonne to be borne as this daie for vs who by the operaciō of the holy ghoste was made very man of the substaunce of the Virgin Mary his mother that without spotte of sinne to make vs cleane from all sinne Therfore c. ¶ Vpon Easter daie BVt chiefly are we bounde to prayse thee for the glorious resurreccion of thy sonne Iesus Christe our Lorde for he is the very Pascall Lambe whiche was offered for vs and hath taken awaye the synne of the worlde who by his death hath destroyed death and by his risyng to lyfe againe hath restored to vs euerlastinge lyfe Therefore c. ¶ Vpon the Assencion daye
and soughte hym And it fortuned that after three dayes they founde him in the temple sytting in the middest of the doctours hearyng them and posing them And all that heard hym were astonied at his vnderstanding and answers And when they saw hym they meruailed and his mother sayd vnto him Sonne why haste thou thus dealte with vs Beholde thy father I haue sought thee sorowing And he sayd vnto them how happened it that ye sought me wiste ye not that I muste go about my fathers busines And they vnderstode not that saying which he spake vnto them And he went downe with thē and came to Nazareth and was obedient vnto them but his mother kept all these sayinges together in her heart And Iesus prospered in wisdome and age and in fauour with god and men ¶ The second Sonday THe foole hath sayd in his heart there is no god They are corrupte and become abhominable in theyr doinges there is not one that doeth good no not one The lorde loked downe from heauen vpon the children of men to see if there were any that woulde vnderstand and seeke after God But they are all gone out of the waye they are altogether become abominable there is none that doeth good no not one Their throte is an open sepulchre with their tongues thei haue deceyued the poyson of Aspes is vnder theyr lippes Theyr mouth is full of curssyng and bitternes theyr feete are swift to shed bloud Destruccion and vnhappines is in theyr wayes and the way of peace haue they not knowen there is no feare of God before theyr eyes Haue they no knowlege that they are all suche woorkers of mischiefe eating vp my people as it were bread and call not vpon the Lorde There were they brought in great feare euen where no feare was for god is in the generacion of the righteous As for you ye haue made a mocke at the counsayl of the poore because he putteth his trust in the lorde Who shall geue saluacion vnto Israell out of Sion when the lorde turneth the captiuitie of his people then shall Iacob reioyce and Israell be glad Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmightie and euerlasting God which dooest gouerne all thinges in heauen and earthe mercifully heare the supplicacions of thy people and graunt vs thy peace all the dayes of our lyfe The Epistle SEing that we haue dyuerse gyftes according to the grace that is geuen vnto vs if any man haue the gift of prophecy let hym haue it that it be agreeing to the faith Let hym that hath an office waite on his office Let hym that reacheth take hede to his doctrine Let hym that exhorteth geue attendaunce to his exhortacion If any man geue let hym do it with singlenes Let him that ruleth doe it with diligence If any man shew mercy let him do it with cherefulnes Let loue bee with out dissimulacion Hate that whiche is euill and cleaue vnto that whiche is good Be kynde one to an other with brotherly loue In geuing honour goe one before an other Be not slothefull in the busines which ye haue in hād Be feruēt in the spirite Apply your selues to the time Reioyce in hope Be pacient in tribulacion Continue in praier Distribute vnto the necessitie of the sainctes Be ready to harbour Blesse them whiche persecute you blesse I say and curse not Be mery with them that are mery wepe also with them that wepe bee of like affeccion one towardes another Bee not hie minded but make youre selues equall to them of the lower sorte The Gospell ANd the third daye was there a mariage in Cana a citie of Galile and the mother of Iesus was there And Iesus was called and his disciples vnto the mariage And when the wine fayled the mother of Iesus saide vnto him thei haue no wine Iesus said vnto her woman what haue I to doe with thee mine houre is not yet come His mother said vnto the ministers whatsoeuer he sayeth vnto you do it And there were standyng there vi waterpottes of stone after the maner of the purifying of the Iewes conteyning .ii. or .iii. fyrkyns a peece Iesus sayde vnto them fill the watter pottes with water And they filled them vp to the brimme And he saide vnto them draw out now and beare vnto the Gouernour of the feast And thei bare it When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was turned into wine and knewe not whence it was but the ministers whiche drewe the water knewe he called the bridegrome and sayd vnto him Euerie man at the beginning doth set forth good wine and when men be dronke then that which is woorse but thou haste kepte the good wine vntill now This beginning of miracles did Iesus in Cana of Galile and shewed his glorye and his disciples beleued on him ¶ The .iii. Sonday LOrde who shal dwelle in thy tabernacle who shal reste vpon thy holye hill Euen he that leadeth an vncorrupte lyfe and dothe the thing whiche is right and speaketh the truthe from his hearte He that hath vsed no deceyt in his tongue nor done euil to his neighbour and hath not slaundered his neighbours He that setteth not by hymselfe but is lowelye in his owne iyes and maketh much of them that feare the lorde He that sweareth vnto his neyghbour and disapointeth hym not though it were to his owne hinderaunce He that hath not geuen his money vnto vsury nor taken rewarde against the innocente Whoso dothe these thinges shall neuer fall Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmightie and euerlasting God mercyfullye looke vpon oure infirmities and in all our daungiers and necessities stretche foorthe thy ryghte hande to helpe and defende vs through Christe our Lorde The Epistle BE not wise in your owne opinions Recompence to no man euill for euill Prouide aforehande thynges honest not onely before God but also in the syghte of all men If it be possible as much as is in you liue peaceably with all menne Dearely beloued auenge not youre selues but rather geue place vnto wrath For it is written vengeaunce is myne I will rewarde sayth the lorde Therfore if thyne enemie hunger feede him if he thirst geue him drynke For in so dooyng thou shalte heape coales of fyre on his heade Be not ouercome of euill but ouercome euill with goodnes The Gospell WHen he was come downe from the mountayne muche people folowed hym And beholde there came a Leper and wurshipped him saying Maister if thou wilte thou canst make me cleane And Iesus putte foorth his hande and touched hym saying I will be thou cleane and immediatelye his Leprosye was cleansed And Iesus said vnto him see thou tel no manne but goe and shew thy selfe to the priest offer the gift that Moses cōmaunded to be offered for a witnesse vnto them And when Iesus was entred
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