and othe that is written in the lawe of Moses the seruaūte of god against whome we haue offended is poured vpō vs. And he hath performed his wordes which he spake agaynst vs and agaynste oure iudges that iudged vs to brynge vpon vs suche a plage as neuer was vnder heauen lyke as it is nowe come to passe in Ierusalem yea all this plage as is writen in the law of Moses is come vpō vs. Yet we neuer made any supplicacion before the o lorde that we myght tourne agayn from our wickednes and thinke vpon thy trouth Therfore hath the lorde made hast to bring this plage vpon vs for the lord our god is ryghtwyse in all his workes which he doth for we wolde not harken to his voyce And nowe O lorde oure god thou that with a myghty hand hast brought thy people oute of Egypte to get thy selfe a name as thou hast at this daye we haue synned O lorde and done wickedly agaynst all thy rightousnesse Let thy wrothfull displeasure be tourned awaye I beseche the frome vs for through the haynouse offēce of vs and oure forefathers is thy churche abhorred of all them that are aboute vs. Now therfore O our god heare the prayer of thy seruaūte let thy face shyne ouer thy Sanctuary y t lyeth wast O my god bowe downe thyne eare herken at least for thyne owne sake open thyn eyes and see howe we be spoyled for we do not cast our prayers before the in our owne ryghtousnes but only in thy greate mercyes O lorde heare O lorde forgyue O lorde consydre tary not ouer longe but for thyne owne sake do it PRAYERS IN TYME OF ADVERSITIE AND FOR A MANS OVVNE SYNNES A prayer and an open confession of the people of Israel to be delyuered from their ennemy Iudic. 10. WE haue synned agaynste the for we haue forsaken our own god haue seruyd Baalym Lorde we haue synned do thou vnto vs what so euer please the and delyuer vs only at this tyme. Amen In warres agaynst Turkes and inuadours the prayer of kynge Asa. 2. Paral 14. LOrde it is all one with the to helpe them that haue no power with fewe or with many Helpe vs o lorde our god for we truste to the in thy name be we come agaynste this multitude Thou arte the lorde oure God let no man preuayle against the. Amen If god sende the trouble eyther for a punyshment of thy synnes or to proue thy pacyence therwith praye thus Tobia 3. O Lorde thou arte rightous and all thy iudgementes are true yea all thy wayes are mercy faythfulnes and iudgemente And nowe o lorde be myndefull of me and take no vengeaunce on my synnes neyther remēbre my mysdedes neyther the mysdedes of my elders for we haue not bene obedient vnto thy cōmaūdementes therfore are we spoyled brought in to captiuitie in to death into derision and shame vnto all nacyons And nowe O lorde thy iudgementes are great for we haue not done according to thy commaūdementes neyther haue we walked innocētly before the. Wherfore now o lorde deale with me accordinge to thy wyll and commaunde my spirite to be receyued in peace for more expedient were it for me to dye then to lyue The prayer of Manasses kynge of Iuda when he was in pryson for remission of synnes and for gods fauour and delyueraunce 2. Paral. 36. O Lord almyghty god of our fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob and of the ryghteouse sede of them which hast made heauen and earth with all the ornament therof which haste ordeyned the see by the worde of thy cōmaundement which haste shut vp the depe haste sealed it for thy fearfull laudable name drad of all men honorable before the face of thy vertue the fearse anger of thy threteninge is aboue measur heuy to synners But the mercy of thy promesse is greate vnserchable for thou art the lorde god most hyghe aboue al the earth longe sufferinge and excedynge mercyfull sory for the malyce of men I haue prouoked thyne anger haue done euyl before the in cōmitting abominacyons multiplieng of offences And now I bow y e knees of my hart requiringe goodnes of the o lorde I haue synned lorde I haue synned and knowe my wyckednes I desire the by prayer o lorde forgyue me O lorde forgyue me and destroye me not with myn iniquities neyther do thou alwaye remembre my euels to punyshe thē but saue me which am vnworthy after thy greate mercye I wyll prayse the euerlastingly all the dayes of my lyfe for all y e vertue of heauen prayseth the vnto the belongeth glorye worlde without ende Amen The prayer of Mardocheus in the pursute of Haman whome the byshop of Rome at thys daye resembleth Hester 15. O Lorde thou valyaunt myghty kynge for all thinges are in thy power yf thou wilt help and delyuer Israel ther is no mā can with stande the for thou hast made both heauen and earth thou arte lorde of all and there is none can resist the o lorde Thou knowest al thou wotest lorde it was neyther of malyce ne of presumption neyther for any desire of glory y t I wolde not bowe downe my self and worship the most proud Haman for I wolde gladlye yf it might haue tourned Israel to good haue kyste euen his fotesteppes but I feared leste I shulde haue gyuen Gods glorye vnto a man because I wolde worship none but only the. Wherfore O Lorde thou God and kynge haue mercy on thy people for they ymagen howe to brynge vs to nought yea their desire is full set to destroye and ouerthrowe the people that haue euer bene thyne Oh despise not thin own good which thou hast delyuered and brought forth of Egypte euen for thyne owne cause Heare my prayer be mercyful to thy people whome thou haste chosen for an heritage to thy selfe Tourne our complaynte and sorowe into ioye so as we maye lyue o lorde and prayse thy name O Lorde suffer not the mouthes of them that prayse the to be destroyed The oration and blessing of Iob in his most greuous aduersitie and losse of goodes Iob. 1. NAked came I out of my mothers wombe and naked shall I retourne agayn The lorde gaue and the Lorde hath taken away as it hath pleased the lorde so is it done Nowe blessed be the name of the lorde Amen A prayer that we may be deliuered frome our aduersaries Esai 37. O Lorde of hoostes thou god of Israell which sittest vpon cherubin thou arte the god alone of al the kyngdomes of the worlde thou only hast created heauen and earth Enclyne thyne eare Lorde and consyder open thyne eyes and se delyuer vs from the hande of our aduersaries to thintēt all the kyngdomes of the earthe maye knowe that thou only art the lorde Amen The prayer of Esaye when the people were sore plaged Esaye 65.64 LOke downe frome heauen and beholde the dwellynge place of thy sanctuary and thy
heauēly palace And herin moost tender Lorde I beseche the that thys desyre may waxe in me euery daye hoter and hoter so that thorowe the desyre whych I haue to come to thy heauēly māsion I may set at nought al erthly thynges Let all my herte and all my bodye in the only the lyuynge God be glad mery ioyful O my father Sauiour delyuerer For doubtles frō y e only cōmeth my strength all my defēce Let me not be gyuen to earthly tēporal thynges but rather ernestly only loke on thynges godly euerlastynge and therafter to fashion al my dedes of thys lyfe Let strength and fayth in the encrease and euery gyfte of grace better then other so that euery daye I may amende and growe vnto better Lorde of armyes heare my prayers god of Iacob vnderstande them Loke O God our defensour and father on the face of thyne anoynted and dearest sonne for whose sake deale mercifully with vs and graūt vs that fauoure and grace that our synnes may be forgyuen so that I may be chosen to this honour to be one of thy sōnes make me cleane vpryght in herte strōge in fayth towardes the immouable from that trust whych I haue to be saued hote in loue toward my neghboure for thy bounteous goodnes and trouth Amen For the holy goost and the assemblynge of the church Psalm 85. THy nation and those Christianes in whome thou dwelleste take vnto y e as thy dearly beloued blesse them restore vnto lyberty thy presoners boūde not only in conscience but also in bodye take awaye theyr wickednes couer theyr sinnes syth Christe hath satisfyed for them euen wyth hys bloud Plucke away thy wrath and displeasure refreshe vs agayne for our helth dependeth only on the. Asswage thy malyce O Lorde wylte thou neuer be pleased Wylte thou styll be greued agaynst vs No not so lorde not so gyue vs herte of grace restore vs oure lyfe that we thy people maye alwaye reioyse in the. Shewe vs Lorde thy goodnes shewe vs thy sauynge health speake to me wythin me speake howe thy people ones shall haue peace so that they cluster not to vanite but rather be stronge towarde the let thy health be euen at hande so as we nede not to stāde in drede Thy prayse Lorde and magnificence mought abyde amonges vs thy bounty and thy faythfulnes be heaped vp in vs let thy ryghtuousnes whereby we be frelye made ryghtuous and peace of cōsciences mete together wythin vs and kysse one the other Gyue vs Lorde the goodnes of thy spirite graunt that the erth of oure hertes maye brynge forth much frute of ryghteousnes let thy ryghtuousnes go afore when thou cōmest to vs by grace purifye vs cōduyte vs in y e strayght waye A prayer of Christians in theyr perylles Psalm 86. TOurne hether thyne eare and heare me lorde for a very pore and a myserable persone am I kepe my soule syth thou hast hallowed it wyth the worde of thy trouth helpe thy seruaunt for none other succour know I but of the nor any other I wyll seke neyther fede my mynde with vayne hope Haue pitie on me for euery daye I call vpon the and shall do tyll the heate of thys trouble be abated Comforte my soule for vnto the O moost tender Lorde I lyfte vp myne herte to the I flee for thou arte gentyll and mercyful and canst not denye them thy helpe that seke it at thy hande Lorde vnderstande my prayers consyder well my pytious complaynte specially in thys tyme of my trouble The supersticious fooles and fonde ypocrites busely hunt here and there for theyr defence and sauegarde but vndoubtedly theyr helpe and leanyngstocke can not be compared with thy hand neyther can it worke the wonderfull actes that thou workest Their own inuention they repute as God yea and worshippe it afore God But it is thou that art on hygh thou doest the wōderous dedes thou alone art God helper in al necessities fountayne hedsprynge of al goodnes the only I cal on as my God in al straytes and daungers thou onely shalt helpe me for this thou mayst Informe me Lorde in those wayes that conduyte men to the to thintēt I maye walke in thy trouth and so fashion my hart as I maye reioyse in the holy feare of thy name then shal I gyue the thankes and with al myn hart contynually prayse thy name Thyne endles goodnes be shed vpon me frō the depe dōgeon plucke out my soule And whereas the proude men O God the puyssaūt lordes who hate and belye thy worde be styffe agaynst me make cruell pursuyte after my soule gyue thou me grace not to faynt Certes thou Lorde god arte mercyful soft longsufferynge ful of goodnes credite tourne to me haue cōpassion of me make me thy seruaūt stronge hardy that I mought withstande myne enemyes boldly constantly cleaue vnto the preserue me whych am the sonne of the churche thyne handmayde shewe me some good token to the prayse of thy name that those y t hate me for thy cause may se with theyr eyes y t thou stādest on my syde doest comfort and solace me For the buyldynge of Christes church Psam 87. LAye not the foundacion of thy church Lorde on the sande nor on the lowe plashy groūde but on the holy hylles in heauens where Christ is the corner stone Lorde be thou alwaye resyent in that church let I say thy restynge place be in y t church thorowe thy spirite declare thy wōderous factes whervnto mē may repare to obtayne thy fauoure to thintent the sayd church maye be buylt increased by preachyng the worde of promyse cōforte as thou hast ordeyned the same for al men In extreme daunger Psalm 88. FOr what cause my Lorde God hast thou put me backe seynge now thou rūnest from me and thou wylt not heare though I crye night and daye to the. Suffer me ones Lorde to exhibyte my supplicacion vp vnto the bow downe thyne eare to my request ponder in thy mynde how I am in a pecke of troubles euen drowned in mysery and nyghe vnto death Death I saye and hell are euen afore myne eyes neyther am I much vnlyke vnto deade mē naye I am euen a very deade man I had almoost sayd that I am throwen downe euē into hell such horrible feare hath enuyroned assaulted my conscience for lo no man careth for me no man is sorye for my losse and damage yea euen thou on whome I hange all together doest in lyke maner as they do thy displesure is very hote agaynst me thou ouerwhelmest me wyth waues and hole sees of troubles I am well nygh drowned I am holly caught hedged in with aduersite I know not how to escape neyther haue I any place to flee to Myne eyes dasell thorow great sorowe alwaye I crye holdynge vp myne humble hādes vnto the. What profite I besech the O Lorde or what prayse
in mynde of the for thou shewest vs a proue of thy goodnes mercye by thy creatures by scriptures by miracles but chefely by our sauiour Lord Iesu Christ thyn anoynted wherfor yf he fayle me in peryls vtterly am I lost Aryse Lorde haue mercy on thy churche haue pytie on me whych am a sely meÌ„ber of christê body for surely I am an outcast euery where It is tyme o lord to shewe coÌ„passion Now I saye it is tyme to shewe vs thy mercy o lorde Herken thaÌ„ to our praier despise it not Lo I am a miserable pÌ„soner hear therfore my gronynges delyuer me and then w t great thankes I shall not stynt to glorifye and blase thy name In thassemblie of all people shall I in ful large and goodly wise make reaporte of the. O Lord my god plucke me not hence sodeÌ„ly but in the myddes of my dayes let me remember myne ende lest by my soden departure frome this lyfe I be depriued of that euerlastyng lyfe Be therfore mercyfull to me euen for thyne holy names sake Amen A prayer to cast of the olde man Psalm 103. LOrde it is semely that my soule shulde prayse y e and all y e myght that is in me shuld magnify thy holy name for the great benefites and louynge kindnes whiche thou haste done vnto me Pardon Lorde my wyckednes heale y e reÌ„nauntes of syn whych as yet be in this my corrupte nature delyuer my lyfe from death kepe me well fensed from myne enemyes in peryls in death and in hel Enuiron me with goodnes and mercye that I maye be stronge agaynst synne death the deuell agaynst al the force of myne aduersaries Fyl my mouth wyth goodes profytable both to body and sprete yea though al the world be agaynst me yet staÌ„de thou on my syde Let me waxe yoÌ„ge thorowe coÌ„forte of thyne holy goost Make me couragious and bolde in al that good is O Lorde of thy iudgement ryghtuousnes and mercye helpe all those that suffer wronge LoÌ„ge forbeare vs in our synnes punyshe vs not longe though we haue deserued it be not euer more angry nor let not our innumerable sinnes suffer theyr worthy punyshmeÌ„t but remoue them farre awaye from vs. Be oure father take vs in the nomber of thy chyldren Oh howe frayle a worke be we euen verye dust and ashes oure dayes be as the floure in the felde Lorde teach vs to fear the so as we may performe thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes the condicions of thy couenauÌ„t Thy goodnes be euermore wyth vs present delyuer vs swete Lorde from all euyll Amen That God may be knowen by hys creatures psalm 104. GEue me thys grace O Lorde that with my hole body soule wyth my hole myght and spirite I maye alway prayse the by the knowlege and belefe of thy heaueÌ„ly predestinacion made in Christe Iesu by a wonderous workmanshyppe of all thynges in heauen in earth in the see and that by consyderyng the nature of all thynges I may be rauyshed eueÌ„ vnto the y e maker of them and that here vpon I may be encoraged to trust vnto y e in al thynges so as I maye be well assured to receaue al coÌ„modities at thyne haÌ„des both these that I already haue and that I maye haue in tyme to come what thynge so euer I shal staÌ„de in nede of Surely at thyne haÌ„de loke al beastes for theyr fode euery one in hys due tyme. Al thynges wyl go to nought yf thou turne thy face awaye To the therfore be prayse and glory for euer Amen To knowe Christ. Psalm 105. THorow thy bouÌ„teous goodnes let vs coÌ„tinually blowe abrode thy prayses Graunt vs only to call on thy name let vs remember thy moost famous dedes let vs talke of reason of them so that in the onelye we may reioyse for in the euermore we be glad we serche the beleue the yea and to the onely we praye and thorowe thy power we be conserued At all tymes therfore let vs remembrynge thy benefites be not churlish nor ingrate vnto the o Lorde syth y u w t infinite benefites endowest both vs and the hole worlde Amen In peryls for helpe Psalm 106. TO thy goodnes euermore we gyue thaÌ„kes Lorde besechyng the also that we maye do iustice and iudgement Graunt vs alwaye to feare the to geue credite vnto the to trust fastly vnto the. Remember vs lyke as thou art wonte to be fauourable vnto thy people Uisyte vs wyth thy sauynge health for bothe we oure fathers haue sore synned we haue done wickedly and vngodly And nowe for oure synnes we be brought low and made euen the driuels of y e worlde But O Lorde loke vpon our nede heare our playnte remember vs for that couenauntes sake whych thou madest wyth vs. Haue remorse at lengthe of thys affliction and trouble sente froÌ„ the as thou arte most meke and mercyful take awaye thys scourge shewe thy selfe frendfull Let thy mercy defeÌ„de vs from oure enemyes helpe vs Lorde our God that we maye geue true and moost deserued thankes to thyne holy name Praysed be thou o Lorde God for euer Amen For comforte good officers and faythfull ministers of Goddes worde Psalm 107. THy goodnes Lorde God hath none ende ofteÌ„tymes thou hast redemed delyuered and rescued thy people of Israel forth of a thousand dauÌ„gers euen as ofteÌ„ as they cryed vnto the though theyr synnes were neuer so great O Lorde haue mercy on me for I am in great daunger Trustynge vpoÌ„ thyne infinite goodnes I cal to the heare me helpe me spedely for thyne holy names sake Brynge me from thys blacke darknes brast asonder my bondes sende vnto me thy worde whereby thou madest all thynges and relieue me thy poore wretch O Lord sende geÌ„tell Prynces and such as be diligeÌ„t in theyr authoritie and office in asmuch as they do that pleaseth the in nothynge swarue froÌ„ thy wayes Saue me from myserye and vtter dammage Make me also haue delite and pleasure in thy workes and that by vnderstandynge thyne vnspeakable goodnes I maye be thorowly gladde at myne herte for euer more haue I full good cause to prayse thy goodnes and to rendre due thankes vnto thy godly Maiestye So I haue moste gentel and benigne Lorde To be raunsomed and delyuered from bondage of conscience Psalm 108. LOrde god almyghty myne hert is at thys present season ready to synge prayses vnto the to reÌ„der vnto the most worthy thaÌ„kes Only I desyre the thou wol vouchsaue to deliuer me froÌ„ these greuous peryls in whych I am now wrapped Surmount Lorde aboue the heauens spreade thy glory ouer al the earth Shewe thy louynge kyndnes auaunce thy trouthe so hyghe that it may reach vnto the heauens Helpe me thorowe thy ryght hande ayde assyste me for surely al maÌ„nes helpe is but vayne Let me be stronge in the and for thy names sake o lorde brynge downe myne enemyes naye thy enemyes rather and make them to stoupe
Amen The prayer of Christes church psalm 109. THou O Lorde of whome is al my glorye prayse suffre not thys shame and villanye to be layde vpon me The wycked wyly foxes of thys worlde haue gaped vpō me wyth theyr lyenge tonge they sclander me and speake spytefull wordes of me euery where Do for me nowe for thy holy names sake I thynke longe after thy goodnes deliuer me Lorde for I am poore and succourles be at hande Lorde God and of thy goodnes helpe me to thintente they maye knowe that thys is thyne hande and so learne to feare the. When they curse me thā blesse thou me I praye the stande on my ryght hande to helpe defende me against my moost fearce and cruel enemyes Of the benefyte of redempcion Christes office Psalm 110. O Moost deare Iesu Christe our Lorde and our God to the verely said the father syt on my right hande vntyll I put thyne enemyes a fotestole vnder thy fete whych father also made the to be Lorde and Kynge ouer all thynges that be cōteined in heauen in earth and in the see Lorde play y e partes of a Kynge amōges thyne enemyes whych pursue vs and wolde confounde the in vs let therfore thy royall power procede agaynst them Subdue thys fleshe in vs vnto oure profyte put downe al lettes and stomblyng stockes whiche the world laye agaynst vs. Uanquyshe Sathan so as we maye haue contynuall peax in the accordyng to thy promise Thy father also by his othe hathe anoynted the his euerlastyng preste after the order of Melchisedec to thintēt thou moughtest alwaye be a mediatour and suter vnto him for vs. Swete Lorde remembre thys thy name of office takē vpon the in our cause I beseche the stande my good Lorde make thy father oure gracious God though not without iuste cause he be angry with our synnes Shewe him thy woundes that thou sufferedest for the raunsome of oure synnes offer hym thy bloude so plēteouslye shed for the forgyuenesse of our trespasses whiche bloude as yet is fresh in his eyes and w t that same bloude through thy word in spirite washe and clense vs. Thou that art the blessed sede of Abrahā blesse vs for euer By thy holy spirite teache vs in our hertes for these be the offices of thy presthode Anoynte vs w t that moost holy breathynge so that for thy sake we may be estemed both kynges and prestes and in especiall pure in conscience afore the that we thy true leuites and prestes may offer goostly sacrifices whyche thy father shall allowe and take in worth for thy sake y t euery one of vs maye teache other thy holy worde euery one pray for other Furthermore for asmuch as thou o Christ Iesu most dearly beloued in our herte arte named y e iudge of quyck dead reuēge vs of oure enemyes after y e shame of thys lyfe promote vs in an other world to euerlastyng honoure we shal rēdre vnto y e euerlasting thākes and prayses Amen For forgeuenes of synnes Psam 111. ASsyst me O Lorde God and I shal thanke the wyth all my herte by auancynge thy workes in y e metynge of the holy persones for al thy dedes be glorious and myghtie and lyke as al our workes be vayne and of no strength so be al thy workes excellent stronge and puissaūt Remēber me as thou hast couenaūted euermore to do Graunt that we maye be delyuered from thys bodye of synne and that in spirite I maye be newe shapen agayne euen for thy names sake which is right holy and reuerend Graunt me to feare the so that I may be rych in wysdome and vnderstandynge and that I maye knowe the beleue the trust to the euermore Amen For workes of charitie Psalm 112. LOrde nurture and brynge me vp in the true awe of the that al my delyte may rest in thy worde and in thy wyl and commaundementes Lyghten myne herte O thou true lyght in thys my darknesse for thou arte most mercyful and ryghtuouse Make me also mercyfull and tender vpon my neghboure Graunt me abundaunce of substaunce so that lyberally I may gyue vnto the nedy and that also indifferently that I haue no cause to feare any vnegall iudgement Make that my herte be alway ready to trust and rest in the and be euermore full of comforte ryghteousnes Amen For the buyldynge of Christes church Psalm 113 THy name Lorde be praysed alwaye and euery where Loke vpon vs thy poore myserable subiectes Thou arte of al the hyghest none is checkmate wyth y e promote thy lytle ones the outcastes of the worlde from the dust and the nedye from y e durte Thy church of Christe which is reputed of the vngodly persons as a baren mother make her fruteful so as she may brynge forth many chyldren in thy house Amen To be chosen one of Christes chyldren Psalm 114. and .115 IN wōders and tokēs which thou shewedst Lorde God by greate force thou deliueredst thy people Israel out of Egypte Now also accordynge to thy greate and bounteous goodnes helpe vs that the hole glory vndiminished may be referred to thy name and not to vs in al thy valiaunt actes Be thou our ayde succoure and defēce Blesse vs that we may be founde blessed at the iudgemente that wythout ende we maye prayse and sprede abrode thy moost blessed name amōges thy chosen holy ones Amen To be delyuered from erroure Psam 116. LOrde howe sore do I longe for thyne ayde and assystence heare my complaynt Bowe downe I say thyne eare to my requestes I haue longe called vpon the. Snares of deathe intangled me dreade of hell stroke me to the herte I was drowned in waues of troubles on euery syde Lorde beholde I call on thy name delyuer therfore my soule for thou arte a gentell ryghtuouse and mercyful God Kepe me thy symple seruaunt helpe me for in the worlde surelye I am estemed but as a vyle person and am nothynge regarded Brynge my soule to rest thorow thy swete cōforte pul it awaye that deth arrest it not kepe myne eyes frō wepynge my fete from slydynge so as in the lyuynge lande I may quietly walke afore the. So be it Graunt me O Lorde in herte to beleue vnto my iustificacion and wyth mouth to confesse vnto my saluation Thou arte only true thy worde is trouth all tokens amonges men al beckes wordes workes be very vanities and lyes Wherfor O Lorde inspire that same thy worde into my herte y t I mought be garnyshed wyth truth vnto thy glory Graunt me paciēce that I maye drynke of thy cuppe of tribulacion wyth a glad wyllynge mynde yea though it be ful vnto the brynke but prouyde thou that thys cuppe of drynke may be to my saluacion When it shal be thy pleasure to take me frō thys mysery or to lowse these bondes of extreme nede where wyth I am as yet fast tyed then let me not be founde vnkynde nor
Ryd them frō theyr greuouse daungers so as in moost large wyse thou mayst be bruted and auaūced in Sion and in thyne holy Hierusalem Amen A prayer to put God in mynde of hys accustomed goodnes Psal. 136. MOost gentell Lorde thy goodnes and mercy surely abydeth for euer though we neuer so muche fall and vanyshe awaye thy grace doth nothynge wydder nor decaye Thys thy grace O Lorde by many tokens and proues thou hast plentyfully declared vnto vs euē from the begynnyng of the worlde And euen nowe at thys daye doest thou not ceasse largely to hepe these thy manyfolde benefytes on vs Stablysh therfore thy goodnes and aboūdaūt grace towarde vs O Lorde wyth no sodē displeasure turne not away from vs. But be thou mercyful and tender vpon our myserie And from oure enemyes and all aduersitie for thyne euerlastynge goodnes sake defende vs O Lorde Amen For the captiues vnder Antichrist Psalm 137. LOrde we be refuse personnes brought vnder captiuite thralle and bonde vnder the power of thyn aduersary And yet thys our lamentable and pyteous complaynt thou semest not to ponder thou regardest not oure supplicacion and that not wythout good cause for we graunte we haue trespased heinously against the. Howbeit syth the vngodly thus laugh vs to scorne condemnynge the songes that we synge the and y e prayses that we geue the yea y e word also that we preach of the O Lorde I beseche the shewe some proufe of thy selfe declare thy name power amōges those thy spyteful enemies Brynge downe Antichristes kyngdome w t all hys vngodly sectes for surely ouerlonge it hath oppressed vs yea and at thys daye it styll letteth and holdeth vnderfote very many whyche els spedelye wolde haue runne to the kyngdome of fredome Pull it therfore downe O Lorde wyth al hys stōblynge blockes euell exāples croked doctrine neuer suffer it to recouer agayne Than shall we beynge quyetly set at rest serue y e euen wyth herte al our lyues longe For delyueraunce in peryls Psalm 138. LOrde let me fele by experience how good thou arte and howe trustye Delyuer me euē to make thy promyse good than shall I neuer cease to thanke the wyth all myne herte and to magnify thy moost glorious name for by thy open worde thou haste made it excedynge glorious beyonde all other thynges Certes my god and father vpon the do I call Gyue my soule perfyte strength in suche wyse as I maye set forth and blowe abrode thy prayses to the hygh auauncement of thy name Cause thou O my God that all kyngdomes of the earthe maye heare thy worde maye walke in thy wayes Hallowe thy name blowe abrode thyne excellent glory Graūt to gouernours and other in authoritie this grace that they may knowlege the to be aboue them all Lorde loke vpon y e lowly hertes that thou mayst promote them Marke well the proude hertes afarre from the to thintent thou mayst brynge them lowe and cast them forth of thy presence In this straight saue my lyfe strengthē thyne hāde agaynst myne enemyes and take my part agaynst them Lorde thy goodnes is euerlastynge cast not away thyne owne hādyworke haue pytie on me helpe me Plucke me forth of these peryls for thyne holy names sake For denyenge of thy selfe and holly to yelde the vnto Christ. Psalm 139. LOrde thou knowest me so well as any man doth els lo I and all that euer I haue be holly in thy handes Thou madest me thou fashionedst me thou hast endowed me wyth all thynges necessary euen frō my byrth vnto thys daye I can not prayse ynough thy wonderous prouision thus practised amonges all creatures it is more then is possible for man ones to conceyue it in hys thought What other thynge doest thou requyre of vs than to yelde vp oure selfe wyth all that is ours vnto the I meane holly to resigne vnto thy pleasure all that belonge to the necessary reliefe eyther of bodye or of soule and the same agayne hūbly to requyre at thyne handes for Christ Iesus sake Wherfore my God I besech the for thyne holy names sake take charge of me Graūte me constantly to trust on the vtterly refusyng my selfe so as in al peryls I sue for no help but onely at thyne handes lyke as thou haste in ryght large maner made me a promyse of the same Make a tryal of me proue myne harte Take from me all euyll thoughtes disceyt double dealyng and lyes thus shalt y u cleane purge myne harte mercyfullye leade me on the waye of perpetuall felicite Agaynst the enemyes of Christes trouth Psalm 140. Delyuer me O Lorde frome the vngodly and styfe necked personnes for thou seest howe in theyr hartes they ymagē mischeue haue greate pleasure to pycke quarels theyr tonges be more sharpe then any adders styng And vnder theyr lyppes lurketh poysone of adders But O mercyfull Lorde let me not fall in theyr handes that they handle me not after theyr owne luste Thou only arte my God thou must heare my pyteous playnte Lorde y t rulest al to gether y t arte the strēgth and power of my defēce be thou as a sallet on my heade when so euer y e vngodlye shall assaulte me neyther suffre thou y e wycked thus to prosper in theyr matters Encrease not theyr croked and malicious stomackes leste they take harte of grayse spytefully reuile the. Loke vpon thy poore wretches cause and rydde me out of these dayly greuaunces then shall I wyth a ryghte vp harte and pleasaunt countenaunce extoll and magnifie thy name Amen To kepe thy tonge and to eschewe the infection of the worlde Psalm 141. TO the I crye O Lorde heare me spedely let my prayer be as a swete taste and sauoure in thy presence and the lyftynge vp of myne handes as an euenynge sacrifice Lorde set a watch about my mouth kepe my lyppes my tong also that they speake nothyng amisse as do y e vngodly but that they call purely syncerelye vpon the and reporte thy worthy prayses Bow not myn hart to luste after euell nor to folowe the fashion of y e wycked and abominable synners leste I happen to cloke my wyckednes wyth other synnes as hypocrites do Let me not lyue as they wolde haue me do but rather as it shall beste please the. Let me not approue neyther theyr counsels nor theyr dedes though they cast neuer so goodly a shewe fayre face to the worlde Let me not herkē to the tyessynges and swete beytes of the vngodly whych counsayle me to fylthy vnclene thynges but rather let me gyue good eare to y e rightuouse and godlye man thoughe he sharply correct and chyde me let me alwaye haue a readye eye towarde the only in the to trust and to apply my selfe vnto the. Cast not away my soule neyther suffer thou it to perish Kepe me that I be not tangled with the snares of the vngodly and from the priuie trappes of
of the and be ioyfull w t a careles herte Harken vnto me froÌ„ thy holy hyll as ofte as I crye vnto the make me not to fear yea though thousaÌ„des of men stand against me Lord at thy haÌ„des only is ayde and helth to be receyued blessyng ouer thy people Aryse therfore lord helpe me and endowe me w t thy blessyng For the lyghtenyng of the holy ghoste psal 4. HEare me when I crye for succour to the o Christ which arte my ryghteousnes and innoceÌ„cy and in aduersitie solace me with the ioye of thy spirite Poure vpon me thy grace and graunt me my peticions lyfte vp ouer me y e lyght of thy couÌ„tenaunce o lorde and thy fauour y t through thy spirite I maye knoweledge the and with the same be hertely cherefull for euer Graue within me o lord almyghty peace fast hope brennyng loue and fayth vnfeyned euermore to endure So be it A prayer for grace in the mornyng psalm 5. LOrde heare thou my wordes marke my cryeng o my kynge and my god for vnto y e only I come to pray neyther do I loke for succour any where els thaÌ„ of the. Thou shalte graciously herken vnto my peticion o lord in the mornyng that is that thy grace mought spryng in myne herte with the morowe lyght of comforte the nyght of care perturbacions being ouer passed Suffre me not to peryshe with vngodly folke whom thou cursest I come runnyng vnto the not trustyng to myne owne ryghteousnes but to thyne vnspeakable mercy towardes thy holy temple I shall addresse my selfe to worshyp the with al reuerence and feare Lorde with the rule of thy iustyce thou shalte dyrecte me for thy names sake thou shalt make playne thy waye before me and my way before the least y e spirite of malice turne me theÌ„s Let them reioyce which repose them selues and truste alwayes in thy succour let theÌ„ syng hymnes psalmes whiche do glory and reioyce of the let theÌ„ tryumphe whiche loue thy name Thou shalte defende vs with thy grace as with a shylde in tyme of sclauÌ„der and peryll to thintent when we be assaulted of them we may yet w t constauÌ„t chere growe vp into our ful ê‘fectioÌ„ In aduersitie for the comforte of the holy ghoste psalm 6. LOrde in thy wrathe reproue me not neyther in the heate of thy mynde chasten me but rather pacify and aswage my troubled spirite and haue compassyon on me for I am sore diseased Oh lorde play the phisicion vpoÌ„ me for my bones are greuously shaken vexed Howe longe lorde wyll it be thus When shall I fele coÌ„forte at thy handes Retourne lorde to thine accustomed mercy and delyuer my soule healpe me for thy mercies sake for in death noman remembreth the neither they which be in hell or helly tormentes of herte do gyue worthy thankes for benefites receyued of the. Succour my necessitie o lorde bryng me againe kepe me for elles I shall peryshe and be vtterly loste Heare my wofull and lamentable voyce gyue answere to my requestes Turne from me myne enemies and ryd me of all incoÌ„modities and greuaunces Amen A prayer that the chyldren of god may be gathered togyther psalm 7. O Lorde my god we haue trusted in the defende vs therfore from persecutours kepe vs. For if thou ceasest it is certayne we shal be trodeÌ„ vnder fote Aryse Lorde and guyde thy church assembled in spirite with a godly dispensyng of mysteries to thintent thy name mought be glorified by the same in lyuyng cleauyng togyther For these vngodly persoÌ„s which be euermore snapping agaynste vs thynke thou haste no kyngdome to gouerne wheras it is certeyne thou hast receiued al power of thy father and arte alway present in mens doynges Oh my lord come forth at laste with strength power for theyr sake whiche be as yet somwhat weake euen redy to fall when any storme of aduersitie sodeÌ„ly arise least they vtterly shrynke away Let vs se ones at laste an end of the malice of these vngodly AuauÌ„ce iustice for thou o my god doste searche the hertes and the raynes Bryng comforte and be our buckler which arte wonte to helpe meÌ„ of vpright herte Make vs o lorde suche as we maye set forth thy name with louyng hertes For thy names sake delyuer vs from perilles SO BE IT In necessitie a prayer accordyng to the example of Christe Psalm 8 O LORDE our ruler for thy names sake which is wonderfull in the world haue mercy on me deliuer me out of al distresse by Iesus Christ whoÌ„ after he had susteyned y e crosse and foule death thou dyddest crowne with immortall glorye makyng him lorde ouer all the workes of thy handes and likewyse hast auaunced vs in him to the same dignitie and power This same Christe thou haste gyuen vs and with hym all thynges In his name we gyue thankes vnto the coÌ„fessyng without ende thy bouÌ„tyful benefytes towardes vs. AMEN That the enemyes of Christe myght be spoyled of theyr power Psalm 9. REplenysh my herte lorde with ioye and gyue me courage for I wyl blowe abrode thy name which arte most hygh Stande on my syde and defeÌ„de my quarel lyke a mighty patrone whiche in very dede is thy quarel O iuste iudge Unto me pore wretch be thou a fortresse buckeler in this my trouble and vexacion at tyme conuenient which to the is best knowen For thou lorde neuer forsakest them that seke the neyther wylt thou forget y e lameÌ„table complaynt of the pore Be mercyfull vnto me and beholde my wretchednes layde open to myne enemyes yea let me rather reioyce I beseche the in thy sauegarde defeÌ„ce succour AMEN Agaynst the enemyes and persecutours of Christe Psal. 10. FOR what cause o lorde staÌ„dest thou so farre from me and hidest thy face at times troublesome How greate miseries suffre thy pore seruauÌ„tes of the wicked What so euer them lusteth that proudly and stubburnly they dare do none otherwyse then if thou haddest no knowledge of mens matters or haddest forgotten thy promises and threttes which be conteyned in thy lawe Aryse vp lorde put forth thyne hande forget not thy wretched seruauntes which canst not but se what wretchednes and wo is euery where specially amonges vs whiche referre all vnto the dare not ones wyshe any thing after our owne wyll and pleasure thou I saye arte the healper of the pore and frendles Consider y e longe hope and awayting of the troubled conducte theyr hertes that they may duely call on the in suche wyse as they may be herde From wronges reuenge defende them lorde AmeÌ„ That we shrynke not from the truthe Psalm 11. IN THE O lorde I laye vp my hope let me not shrynke from the in aduersitie althoughe my moste sworne and hartiest freÌ„des gyue me counsayle eyther to dissemble or vtterly to deny thy trouth Breathe in to me a mynde to endure euen to my death that shall confesse openly to al men thy
worde For thyne eyes lorde do trye the chyldren of men aswell the ryghteous as the vnryghteous Let not I praye the the snares of blyndnes and dispayre fall downe vpon vs neyther yet the thunderboltes of vengeaunce and assaultes of the coÌ„science Lyghten myne eyes that they may se what is ryght and what vnryght to thintent I may go forwarde constantly in the waye of trouth w t a sure perfite fayth AmeÌ„ For the increase of fayth Psalm 12. ENcrease o lorde my faythe and helpe myne vnbeleue Helpe vs thy chyldren for amonges the chyldren of men fewe are holy and beleuyng trouthe amonge them is not founde Ryse vp my lorde and herkeÌ„ to the gronynges of the pore succourles Set vp the way of comforte and health play the valyaunt god spreade abrode both farre and wyde the pure and syncere worde of thy kyngdome Defende me from this maliciouse and wycked generacion The prayer of him that is enuironed with trybulacions Psalm 13. HOwe longe Lorde wylte thou forget me Howe longe shalte thou hyde from me thy moste graciouse countenaunce Howe longe shall I be plucked in sondre w t these pensiue thoughtes Howe long shal my herte consume for care Come of lorde remembre me caste thyne eyes mercifully vpon me and heare me O lorde my god lyghten myne eyes lest with the vngodly they be indimmed and least I dye in my synnes Let not I pray the myne enemyes bragge ouer me as conquerours neither ouerloke me as I were vanquyshed Upon thy beneuolence and grace do I truste Make y t my herte may reioyce in thy sauyng health that I maye synge prayses thankful notes vnto the beyng by the reposed set in ioy after my fall AmeÌ„ The prayer of a newe begone Christian. Psalm 14. LORDE ryd me out of myne vngodlynes plucke from me myn ignorauÌ„ce of the banysh my slouthfulnes of enserchyng the. For vnto this wretchednes we be al naturally borne neyther is there any one person whiche can of his owne powers wynde him selfe out of this disease Only thy grace is able to performe this thyng I pray the let me call on the so ofte as I am assayed of cruel aduersitie euen with myne hole hert and with most stedfaste fayth which euer mought haue the vpper hande and obteyne Let me not shrynke ne quake at any maner thynge at all saue only at thy iudgement neyther let there be any other garrisoÌ„ or defence vnto me then thou O Lorde Out of thy heauenly Syon sende him whiche may delyuer thy people from the captiuitie of coÌ„science that we in him may continually reioyce AMEN For a lyfe worthy a christian person psalm 15. THat I maye inhabite thy tabernacles and haue continual residence in thy holy hyll pourge me o lorde and iustifie me by fayth from synnes That done grauÌ„t that without hypocrisie I maye hertely affirme thy trouth detracte no man be greuouse or hurtfull to no man neyther flatter y e euyll and corrupte persons but that I maye embrase and haue in reuerence suche as fear the lorde although y e vngodly take occasion therby to sclaunder and speake euyll of me finally that not only I may greue no man but also that I may busely gyue my selfe to all maner men vnto theyr edificacyon by Christe AMEN A commune prayer psalm 16. KEPE me LORDE that I peryshe not for in the I trust Be my god Of my goodes thou haste no nede beyng thyngê vnprofitable vnto the. But I can not wante thy ayde It were euyll with me if thou were away That I may please the my lorde lest at any tyme I shulde sette vp Idolles in my hert be thou my only weale heritage By thy spirite counsayle me in all matters Stande at my ryght hande that I slyde not disclose vnto me thy way that leadeth vnto lyfe and by thy moste amyable countenaunce replenysh me with ioye SO BE IT Agaynst the ennemyes of Christe Psalm 17. HEARE O lorde ryghtwysnes gyue eare to my crye prayer flowyng out not of a feyned mouthe but out of a true herte let my dome come forth froÌ„ the yea defende thine owne cause let thyne eyes beholde that is ryght When y u searchest me lorde let no vntrouthe no misbelefe be founde in me let not my mouthe swarue ne my steppes straye froÌ„ thy pathes that my fete slyp not whiche doutles shulde els fall downe ryght if thou barest me not vp with thy hande To the I crye o god bowe downe thyne eare vnto me Lysten to my wordes shewe in me a proufe and experiment of thy wonderfull bouÌ„tie that I may knowe thou hast holpen me with thy hande least I shulde ascribe thy gyfte eyther to fortune or to mans ayde For thou arte the only helper alway of suche as truste in the. Kepe me euen as the ball of the eye vnder the shadowe of thy wynges protecte me from persons vngodly and suche as trouble me Let me appear rych in iustice in thy syght that I may be full saciate at the coÌ„myng of thy glory AMEN In aduersitie Psalm 18. KEndel in me lorde a brennyng loue towardes the. Be thou my strength my rocke my holde my delyuerer my god my hope my shylde my horne of health And forasmuche as I cal on the by thankes gyuing delyuer me I praye the from myne ennemies leade me out of these straites vnto the largenes of thy solace be thou desirouse to dwell with me let me kepe certeinly thy waies that I be not founde before the in sundry sortes an vngodly person Thy iudgementes pleasures mought be alwayes before myne eyes Thy lawes let not me despyse Before the let me be sounde preserue me from all syn to thy miserable people be an helpe humble the proude expell darkenes kendell lyght ryd me from all temtacion for thy wayes be holy thy wordes pure and cleare There is none other god but y u o lorde which art my prayse gyrde me w t strength make my wayes syncere gyue me the buckeler of thy sauegarde Let thy ryghthaÌ„de strengthen me from the arrogant and rebelles delyuer thou me shewe me thy bouÌ„tifull saluacion deale mercifully with me for I am full assured that I am of the seade of the true Dauid our Lorde Iesu Christe AMEN For true ministers of the gospell that they auaunce the kyngdome of Christ. Psalm 19. NEwe heauens I meane preachers of thy worde create thou excedyng many O Lord so as they maye royally set vp thy glorye and declare euerywhere all the wonderfull workes of thy handes namely suche as thou hast wrought through thy son Iesus Christe for our saluacion Christe is y e selfe ryghteousnes vnder whose wynges resteth health whom thou haste assigned to haue his residence in these heaueÌ„s Suffer I beseche the that by the beames of his grace most louyngly spred abrode he may cast his lyght into the worlde and kyndle in the hertes of men a feruour of spirite Let hym come forth as a
of thyne ayde I can in no wyse make resistence These men let dryue at me with theyr vnshamefast sclaunders but let me not be geuen vp I praye the vnto theyr wyll and tyrannous luste Lorde cause that I maye se thy good thynges in the lande of the lyuynge persons let me wayte for the paciently without tyrynge beynge fylled wyth solace replenyshed wyth the true ioye of herte Amen A prayer of Christ in the name of the churche psalm 28. LOrd god whych art my prayse waxe not defe vnto me callynge on the for succours leste I become lyke to them whych approche to the graues of damnacion Gyue eare to the voyce of my complaynt beholde I lyfte vp my hādes towardes thy holy temple counte me not amonge the wycked persōs which where as they appeare to be frendes in tonge to theyr neyghbours but in herte mortall enemyes be vnskylful and ignoraūt of goddes workes and vnfaythfull in theyr doynges Lorde be thou my fortresse my helpe and buckler After thys greuaunce let me agayne be replete wyth ioye to thyntent I maye cherefully prayse the for thou arte the euerlastynge strength of thy people and the preseruour of thyne anoynted and of hys membres Helpe Lorde thy people gather together thyne heritage wyth thy worde blesse it frō fayth to fayth auaunce it euen to the full age of a perfecte mā Let them lyue perpetually in heauēs who so euer in thys worlde despyse the honoure of fleshe for thy sake Amen A prayer for the power of gods worde psalm 29. THy holy name O Lorde let vs alwayes auaunce wyth honest prayses and hymnes let vs crowned wyth holy garlandes in spirite and truth worshyp the. Wythin vs be thy worde stronge and pythye to our comforte make afrayed the enemyes that we maye professe and vtter thy prayses Let thy worde endure in vs without ceasynge guyde vs gyue strēgth to thy people whō vouchsafe thou to blysse in peace So be it In great tribulacions Psalm 30. FOr as muche as by the benefyte of redemption o lorde thou ryddest me out of aduersite so as myne enemies triumphe not ouer me presumptuously therfore I must nedes brute and auaunce thy name wyth glory honoure and gyuynge of thākes Lorde God I lamentably requyre thy helpe saue me rydde my soule out of hell Defende my lyfe that I fal not hedlyng into the pyt Let me celebrate thy prayses sanctifye thy name and rendre vnto y e due thankes myndefull of thy holynes wyth most hygh pleasure of mynde All sorow and pensyuenes do away frō me stryke of thyn anger against me let my lyfe please the. Let y e euenynge of teares departe the mornynge of solace and ioye come forth What thynge remayneth but sorow of herte yf thou wythdrawest thy face for than al thynges fal and go to wreke Shall there any auauntage redounde vnto the by my vtter vndoynge Shalt thou not be more praysed and solemnised yf I be delyuered out of hell Lorde heare my peticion and haue compassiō on me turne my sorowe into ioye Strype me out of thys greuaunce and cloth me wyth ioye to th ēde my tōge may blase thy name and gyue prayses vnto the wythout stoppe Ah Lorde my God delyuer me oute of these strayghtes vnto the wyll I synge prayses euerlastyngly Amen In persecucion for Christes cause Psalm 31. IN the O Lorde is my cōfidence wherfore I shall neuer be confoūded For thy iustice sake delyuer me forthwith for I know not any other hope any other righteousnes rocke fortresse refuge then the I haue none other sauiour nor helper besydes y e for thy name sake for thyne owne selues sake succoure me lorde that thou mayest be espyed knowē to be such one in dede as I haue reported the to be Helpe me conduyte me frō the snare of horrour death plucke me out from the perylles in whyche Satan myne enemye hath maliciously throwē me deliuer thou me Lo into thy handes I holly betake me O faythful and ryghteous God ayde thou me let not thy promyse whervnto I haue gyuen credyte and leaned in any wyse fayle me for euerlastingly thou arte accustomed to helpe Increase O Lorde this my fayth let me forthwith ioye and boast in thy bountyfull goodnes Haue eye to this my woo mysery Cōsyder my soule al ouerlayed wyth distresse and ignoraūce suffer me not to fall into the handes of myne enemyes lead me I say forth of thys strayght prisonne into open felde Pytie me beholde I am greuously pressed wyth feare for bothe my soule and my bodye be euen for very care consumed Certes Lorde my God thou hast in thy hande my cause and my lyfe From the power of myne enemyes rescue me from my persecutours defende me wyth thy moost amyable coūtenaūce loke on me which am now set wythin my conscience Of thy goodnes vnspeakeable helpe me let me fele some profe some practyse of thy fauoure Suffer me not to be confounded in thy syghte leste beynge deceaued of my purpose I be sent away frō the for on the I call Howe great goodnes is layed vp to such as fear the Thys now disclose and make open vnto me deare father heuynes and anguyshe of herte do vtterly swallowe me vp Frome wycked tonges through thy countenaunce protecte thou me Bestowe thy peculiar benefyte vpon me for me semeth I am a castawaye out of thy syght so greatly I am troubled Therfore hearing my playnt and prayers delyuer me Lorde by Iesus Christ thy welbeloued sonne Amen For pardon of synnes Psalm 32. PArdon my synnes hide my offēces laye them not to my charge from my spirite herte and mouthe do awaye all doublenes and gyle I am a synner full of iniquite I cōfesse but I knowe well thou wylte forgeue me bycause I dissemble not wyth the. For who is before the an innocent gyltles person although he leadeth hys lyfe neuer so purelye in the eye of man vndoubtedlye no man for all persons praye sayenge Forgyue vs our synnes as ofte as they come to them selues and serche more narowly the bottome of theyr hertes For thys cause also my mynde wylleth me to demaunde the same peticion of the lest the floudes of sorowe and tribulaciō shulde vnwares ouerwhelme me My hope my fortresse my redēption art thou Lorde let me not be stryken wyth deadly feare Gyue me vnderstandynge shew the waye wherin I shal walke becken vnto me wyth thyne eyen most graciously lest I become brutysh voyde of vnderstandinge as is the horse and moyle Let me flowe in abundaūce of ioye myrth lyfte vp myne herte make it careles assured to th ende I may alwayes reioyce in the. So be it A gyuynge of thankes Psalm 33. MOost egall no man can denye and moost ryghteous is thy worde O Lorde God almyghty All thy workes be certayne thou louest iustice and iudgemēt full is the erth of thy goodnes wyth thy worde the heauens were made and all
the furniture of them euen wyth the breth of thy mouth Thou dyddest gather into the see waters as in a bladder and thou dyddest put the bottomles see in y e depthes Thou speakest the worde and forth wyth the thynge is made thou commaūdest strayght it is thyne euerlastynge coūsel shall not be chaunged but all the coūsels of men thou breakest in sonder be they neuer so wel beset wyth worldly wysedome power O Lorde be thou our God cast thyne eyes vpon vs for in the we trust repose oure selfes hāgyng of thy goodnes only From death reserue our soules and our hertes frō sorow Fede vs when the famyn eyther of bodye or of spirite come vpon vs. Be thou oure helpe and buckler let our hertes reioyce in the which continually do awayte vpon thy holy name Thy good wyll O Lorde be vpon vs as we haue trusted in the. Amen For the strengthynge of the spirite in necessite Psalm 34. OUt of all distresses delyuer me Lorde and at all tymes wyll I prayse the. Thy prayse wyll I neuer leaue of whyche thynge beynge my sauegarde whan the troubled and myserable persones shal vndestāde they also sēblably shal receaue comforte and be glad Let thyne aungel wall me aboute that he maye delyuer me let me fele thy gentlenes Gyue me a sure trust in the and also true awe of the. My tonge preserue thou from euel y t I bable nothynge amysse Frō euell defende me worke thou good in me by thy holy spirite Gyue me peace a mynde to deale peasably with al mē Let thyne eyes tēder and regarde me inclyne thine eares to my prayers from all peryll delyuer me Be at hande for I am brused in herte troubled in mynd set me at lybertie accordyng to thy worde let me be fauteles and an innocent in thyne eyes AMEN Agaynst the enemyes and suche as persecute other for Christes sake Psalm 35. COmmyt thou o lorde battayle with myne aduersaryes Fyght agaynst myne enemyes say thus to my soule I am thy sauetie and defence let my soule o lord ioye in the and triumphe in thy sauegarde From the myghtier thou delyuerest the pore the neady from his spoylers Departe not from me bestyre thy selfe awake addresse the to defende my ryghtouse cause O Lorde and my god According to thy ryghtousnes iudge my cause that my persecutours reioyce not ouer me I beynge of them destroyed and vaynquished but rather for my sauegard let thē be put to shame by thy worde whych now they spytefully reiagge me wyth Agayne as many as wysh that I maye holde on in thy fayth truth let them reioyce and be made glad for surely thy fayth and truth is my ryghteousnes such as wysh thy peace wol magnifye and auaūce thy name gyuynge thankes for my delyuery whych thynge I also shall do together wyth them yf thou in dede shalte preserue and kepe me So be it For repentaunce and renuynge of lyfe Psalm 36. LOrde iustifye thou me gyue me the true awe of the leste I stande proudely in myne owne conceyte Plucke from my mouth wyckednes and leasynge make me wyse to good workes so as I deuise none vngodlynes Leade me into y e ryght path Graūt me I maye be ashamed of synne Thy bountye O Lorde is in the heauēs thy fayth and ryghteousnes reacheth euē to the cloudes thy iustice surmounteth the moūtaynes thy iudgementes be as botomles sees Ah louely father make thy beneuolens towarde vs bountyfull whych arte y e helper as well of brute beastes as of men Under shadow of thy winges let vs trust Fyl vs with the fatte of thy house with the floud of thy spirituall deynties Banket vs for wyth the is the fountayne of lyfe let vs beholde the lyghte of thy truth Make plaine ouer vs alwaye thy goodnes and iustice Let vs knowe the for thonly lyuynge God wyth vpryght herte Let vs repose our selues in the that the foote of pryde ouerthrowe vs not neyther the handes of the vngodly caste vs hedlonge Amen For resygnynge all into Gods handes psalm 37. GRaunte me O Lorde that the welth of the wycked and malicious persōs trouble menot though they flowe in all ryches pleasure and glorye for sodeynly as grasse shall they wyther awaye On the alone wyll I truste and study wyth honeste occupacions to obtayne thy loue Fayth and truth thou shalte increase in me to the intent I maye commytte all my matters to the I beynge wyth my selfe quyet styll saufe My iustice whych is thy gyft displaye abrode euē as a lyght to others my ryghteous dealynge set forth as the noonedaye Wyth thy treasure norysh me So shall I enioye continual peace and in the euel daye shall I not be ashamed Of vytayle whan other lacke I shall haue plenty my goynges thou shalt kepe that they trippe not my waye shal be pleasaunt vnto the. Yf I fall lyfte thou me vp wyth thy hande Let my mouth practyse wysedome my tōge speake thynges semynge in my hert thy lawe mought be engrauen The steppes of my feete suffre not to be slypperye to the sekers of my herte bloude let me not be geuen neyther when I am iudged of them do not thou cōdemne me Thou shalt kepe me vp in honesty shewe me what is ryght that I maye obserue it My helth fortresse and strength be thou O Lorde in the stormy tymes Thou I say shalt delyuer me thou shalt saue me because I trust in the So be it A prayer of one that is troubled both inwardly and outwardly Psal. 38. REproue me not in thyne angre O lorde I besech the neyther in thy fury chastyse me for thyne arrowes are fastened in me thy hande presseth me on euery syde is mortal warre on euery syde aduersity assauteth me both within and wythout Neyther in my fleshe nor yet in my mynde is ought left hoole soūde In thy syght Lorde be al my syghynges yea my vexacion is muche more greuous then can wyth tonge be expressed Ah howe greatlye do I couet to be ryd of it In the Lorde I trust heare me my God Lo many enemyes lye vpon me farre strōger then I am Causeles they haue hated me but leaue me not Lorde my God departe not farre fro me Brynge succours vnto me oute of hande O Lorde God of my health So be it For one very euell intreated of hys enemyes Psam 39. MY wayes O Lorde kepe that neyther in worde nor dede I synne whyles spytefully I am thus troden vnder foote and contemned Refrayne my mouth that I bragge of nothynge proudely Let me beare alwayes before myne eyes the shortenes of thys lyfe and what a vanitie what a thynge of noughte be as well the mē them selues as al theyr thynges and doynges Be thou O Lorde my hope ryd me from raungynge astraye that I be not an example of reproche to the vngodlye Kepe me that I wyshe no euell not so much as in thought to myne aduersary but that
grace and ryghteousnes of herte Psalm 78. FOr asmuch Lord God as thou haste shewed many wonderous sygnes in rescuyng and delyuering thy people Israel forth from Egipt and therto wroughte no smale myracles in conduytyng them thorow the wyldernes wherby thou hast declared that in thyne handes is an incomparable power both to saue and slaye graunt vs grace alwaye both in worde and in dede to followe thy lawe Bowe oure eares to the wordes of thy mouth And let thy wordes so worke in vs y t we maye teach other y e same let vs euermore trust on the alone remembrynge thy workes and valiaunt dedes leste eyther we forsake the or be negligēt rechles in our seruice towardes the but rather thorow thy spirite which graciously thou shalt poure on our hertes cause that faythfully and busely we maye make sute vnto the in both tymes aswel in prosperite as in aduersitie Fede vs continually wyth angels fode that is wyth thy holy worde wherby oure hertes maye be made ryghtuouse and strōge to our Lorde Iesus Christe Be not euer more angry wyth vs syth thou knowest we be but fleshe and as a puf of wynde that sodenly vanysheth ▪ and neuer returneth Graunt that y e true Dauid Iesus Christ maye be oure herdman to guyde vs thorow innocency and purenes of herte to gouerne vs as his gracious hāde knoweth best to be done Amen Howe the chylden of God ought to praye in theyr mysfortune and aduersitie Psalm 79. HOwe longe wylt thou O lorde beare vs such displeasure how longe shal thy fume thus be hote as fyre come home I besech the agayn to vs bryngynge wyth the thy louynge fauoure and gyftes loke not narowly on the offences of our auncestours and forfathers nor yet of our owne lyfe yea rather let thy mercy encrease vpon vs for we are become very caytyfes and wretches meruelously vexed of the vngodlye personnes because thou wollest it so to be Helpe God for only thou hast power to delyuer vs not y t we haue deserued the same for surely no fauoure haue we deserued at thy handes neyther can we clayme of duety any thynge of the but rather after our desertes we be the chyldrē of dānacion castawayes yet haue thou O Lorde respecte to thy holy name that it may be glorifyed thorow vs. Forgyue vs I saye our synnes euē for thy holye names sake that we may haue occasiō therby to hallowe it to thintent we may accordynge to thy worthynes and as thou arte of thyne owne nature reporte the to be euen our God sauiour father kynd herted meke mercyfull our only cōforte trust defence and raunsome Suffer the gronynges and cōplaintes of thy prisoners to come to the delyuer them preserue thy deuoute and sworne subiectes as many as be appoynted to be of thy flocke Then shall we the pytious shepe of thy pasture wythoute ceasynge endure in settynge forth thy prayses and euermore we shal reioyse of thy great benefytes Amen For buyldynge of the poore church greatly fallen in decaye psalm 80. LOrde that arte hedman ouer thy people heare vs rayse vp thy power come helpe vs Lorde of hoostes brynge me astray and vagaraūt person home agayne let thy countenaunce shyne on vs and we shal be hole How longe wylte thou not regarde our prayers how longe shal we fede our selues with teares thou hast caused our neyghboures to rage and wonder on vs our enemyes laugh vs to scorne and extremely deale wyth vs. Lorde call vs home agayne let thy amiable countenaunce I saye shyne vpon vs so we shal be perfectly hole Returne loke beholde come se thy churche of Christ this thy vyneyarde for lo howe it is fowlye spoyled by the seruauntes of Satan Lorde repare thy vyneyarde a newe brynge it in to a goodly fashion agayne hedge it rounde aboute on euery syde inclose the vyneyarde that thou haste planted wyth thy ryghthāde dygge it vp afreshe prouyde that it maye brynge forth frute ouerse it yet agayne maynteyne and defende it from villany and al harmes Lorde God of hoostes brynge vs home agayne frō our wylsome wandering let thy louynge face glyster on vs so we shal be save and sounde Amē That God wolde vouchsafe to teach vs. Psalm 81. LOrde be thou our strength and our sauegarde that of pleasure and courage we maye auaunce the and set forth thy name delyuer vs from daungers for we cal only vpō the And sythens of thy goodnes we be admitted to thy scole let vs heare the alone Suffre no straūge god to meddel any thynge amonges vs let vs knowe none other scoolemayster but the let vs make diuine sute and homage to none other fyl our mouthes wyth the swetnes of thy worde for we open them to the only Graūt vs those peticions that be profytable both to body and soule leaue vs not to the fansies of our herte suffre vs not to be wedded ne gyuē to our owne wyl but let vs fashion al thinges vnto thy sure worde to y e prayse and honoure of thy name Amen For faythfull workemen to the edifyenge of Christes kyngdome Psalm 82 LOrde set trustye prynces iudges ouer thy people that they maye ministre iustice and equitie to the poore miserable nedy fatherles and wydowes to thyntent they may rescue delyuer suche thy poore folkes from the wycked mens handes but for lacke of suche prynces iudges of whych for the more parte is alwaye great skasetie thou thy self O most deare father take in hande to defende thy people for myserably of a surety they be oppressed prouide thou connynge teachers to be put in authoritie ouer thy churche that thorow thy worde they may mollifie the hard hertes swage the troubled cōsciences and stablysh the same in grace such preachers I saye as wyl busely search not theyr owne profyt and worldly luker but our health felicitie Amen Agaynst Christes enemyes and the pharisaycall doctrine Psalm 83. WHo may be lyke to the o god noman verely noman Then holde thy peace no lōger nor do not dissemble in my cause for it is thy cause rather then myne Lo howe thyne enemyes triumphe and waxe proude in stomacke they lay snares for thy people they conspire against thy holy and chosen persons whych be vnknowen to the worlde to thintent to robbe them of theyr good reputacion and fame Lorde thys matter pertayneth properly to y e for they be confederate and knyt as it were in a leage agaynst the. Wherfore represse theyr myscheuous intētes put them to shame so as they maye at last espye and haue experience that thy name is puissaūt almyghty lordely and that thou alone art the hyghest and chief ruler thorow out all the earth Amen For the despysynge of this worlde Psalm 97. HOwe pleasaunt O Lorde be thy dwellyng places againe how vgsome how vnpleasaūt is the tyrannye of thys worlde and y e treason of naughty personnes Wherfore my soule lōgeth sore to come to thy courte and
churlysh to the by forgyttynge thy benefytes but cause that I may offer vnto the pleasaunt sacrifices whyle I knowlege thy louynge kindnes extoll thy moost large and imperiall name Uouchsafe to heare me sythe I call vpon thy name O Lorde god almyghty Amen A blessynge Psalm 117. LOrde thy fre goodnes trouth be euermore hangyng ouer our heades alwaye abyde wythin vs thus shall we prayse and magnifye the for euer and euer Amen For goostly strength Psal. 118. AMiable arte thou O Lorde thy goodnes shall endure for euer sette me at large forth of all these straytes Be thou with me thē shall I feare noman but boldlye defye myne enemyes and ernestlye cleaue to the. Wherfor let me not fal whā they assaute me Se y t I shrink not nor flee one fote but be thou my strength and sauegard Thy myghty and strong ryghthande holde me vp and yf thou chastise me yet slee me not Fasten me in the cornerstone Christe who was refused of y e mayster buylders I meane of y e proude hypocrites but he was hyghly preferred at thy hande Lyghten me I beseche the with the perfect knowledge of him And I beseche the for thy raūsom which for me thou hast payed that that daye of gladnes ioye mought ones shyne vpon me Helpe me wyth thy good lucke and furtheraunce so as w t a couragious herte I may say blessed be he that cōmeth in the lordes name Amen For continuaunce in the way and worde of the Lorde Psalm 119. LOrd kepe me vpryght holly bēt and wedded to thy lawe scripture so that I maye do nothynge but that is agreable vnto thy worde Thys I know thou requyrest of me yet it passeth my power to performe it Se therfore that eyther I be able to do thy cōmaundementes or at the lest way supply thou in me y t whych lacketh on my behalfe to y e accōplishment of thy requestes All my doynges studyes endeuores I employ asmuch as in me is to obserue thy cōmaundemētes to thintēt I be not foūd faultie Ah my lord god do not thus leue me reforme my ways syth I am attendaunt vpon thy worde promyse yea and thoughe I be sore ouercharged yet depriue me not of my good hope Hyde and fastē in my herte thy comfortable wordes of promyse that I fall not Teach me thy statutes lawes and iudgementes Lorde to thintent I may boldly reason and talke of thy lawe graūt me a constant wyll to followe and to do it in dede restore thy seruaunt vnto hys olde dignitie after thys storme brynge me to quietnes and solace that I maye lyue do thy wordes Open myne eyes so that in y e worde of thy pleasure I maye beholde thy wonderous wayes whych passe all mans wytte and capacitie Purge me of thys infamye and sclaunder wherby I am bylyed of the wycked folke onely for thy wordes sake Saue the lyfe of thy poore seruaunt accordynge to thy promyse Myne olde wayes and fashions of lyfe I can not denye be euell Forsake not yet a repentant herte poynte me the wayes that leade vnto the thā shall I reporte thy worthy actes Behold my soule waxeth faynt by reason of so many crymes layd to my charge but strengthen thou me vpon thy worde let myne herte be set on thy worde onely and not geuen neyther to couetyse nor yet to foolysh pryde prycke me forward in thy way Thy worde be w t me so as I may dreade the than shal I neyther stomble nor slyde Ah moost mercyful Lorde for thy wordes sake let thy goodnes preseruacion shyne vpon me that wyth thy worde I maye answere all myne euel willers and aduersaries Plucke not y e trouth frō my mouth remēber thy cōfortable worde made for thy seruaūtes sauegarde whych onlye is my cōforte in these my outragious paynes anguishes let me neuer forget it but talke of it nyght daye Lorde be thou my heritage lotte porcion for thy promyse sake haue pytie on me that I may be partaker amonge those that feare the. For the earth is plenteous thorowe thy goodnes Shewe me thy iugementes do well wyth thy seruaunte as thy promyse is and teache me to knowe that good is Where as thou hast brought me to a lowe ebbe and dydest set me on me knees thou dyd dest wel O Lorde to me for by thys meanes I recognise and knowlege the to be my promoter setter forth vnto ryghteousnes Let the deuoute godly se howe thou hast preserued kept me y t they also may hervpon reioyse for them also wolt thou help in lyke maner Thy goodnes be my comforte accordyng to thy promyse Be thou mercyful to pardō my lyfe myne herte be wythout blemysh and spotte al together in thy ryghtuousnes Se that I neuer be put to confusion Oh howe sore longe I for thyne helpe and comforte how lōge shall I trust vpon thy promyse Myne eyes dasell lokynge after thy worde awayt whan thou shalt release my paynes Howe longe shall I be beatē thus in this rorynge see how longe shal myne enemyes pursue me wythout cause Lorde assyste me of thy goodnes encorage me cause that I maye kepe the wordes of thy mouth Truely Lorde thy worde is euerlastyng by it be al thinges made preserued yea by it thou madest me also Lorde God helpe me Thy worde be a lanterne to my fete lyght in all my wayes Thou seest Lorde I am brought downe very lowe had as a vyle slaue wherfore go to by thy worde restore me vnto lyfe vouchsafe I besech the acceptably to take the fre offrynges of my mouth And teach me thy iudgementes by thy worde cōserue me so y t myne hope deceaue me not Make me stronge O my God that I may escape Than shall I delyte in thy ryghteousnes mystrustynge al that is of flesh Let me lerne by thy secret inspiracion to feare the to shrynke as ofte as I shall remember thy iudgemēt delyuer me not into myne aduersaries handes Take me to thy defence be thou only my succour fauoure hym that fauoureth the and is busy to helpe hys neghboures Prouyde that men hurte me not by power and force Myne eyes tryckle thorow longe awaytynge for thyne ayde and that thou shuldest be thy wordes mayster Deale fauourably wyth me as thou art good thy selfe teach me thy iudgementes Tourne to me shewe thy selfe mercyfull and gracious as thou arte wonte to be to those that loue thy name and after thy worde reforme my steppes Let no wyckednes raygne in me no aduersitie ouercome me frō violēce of men rescue me that I maye kepe thy commaundementes Shew thy face vnto thy seruaūt haue cōpassiō on me O Lorde thou art ryght and al thy iugemētes be strayght straitly thou haste geuen in commaundemēt that all y e wordes of thy mouth be kept Ah Lorde graunt me grace diligently to do all thy commaundementes euen wyth all my herte Lo this thinge I craue
of the heare me for thy goodnes nygh thou art to al that call on the. Thy promyses be iuste yea they be trouth it selfe loke to my wretchednes delyuer me plucke thou me from al daungers Truely I shall neuer forget thyne vnspeakable goodnes Take I say Lorde my matter into thy handes Ryd me forth of trouble quyckē me lyke as thou hast promysed to do Let my humble supplicaciō come in afore the saue me euen to make thy worde good Thyne hande be wyth me let me neuer leaue thy worde but brynge aboute y t my soule maye perpetually lyue and prayse the rendrynge vnto the most hertye thākes for thy continuall kyndnes Thy ryght hande I saye helpe me I am as a sely shepe that strayeth in wyldernesse Doutles of my selfe I am not able to turne to thy hyghe waye agayne Wherfore moost gentell herdman and Lorde seke thou me out bryng me agayne vnto thy fold Neuer suffer that thy memorial thy waye wytnesse iugemēt ryghteousnes trouth worde pleasure and ordynaunce at any tyme shuld perysh or be of no effecte strēgth or valure Cause that my flesh alway may quyuer and be adrad of thy threatenynges so that my spirite in the meane tyme be neuer hindred nor disturbed from the constaunt trust of thy promyses made performed vnto vs for Christ Iesus sake thy dearly beloued sonne Amen Agaynst euell tonges Psalm 120. IN thys my greuous trouble lord I call on the wherfore heare me O most gracious Lorde Lorde I say delyuer me from euell tonges vnshamefastly raylyng agaynst thy holy trouth aswell as agaynste me yet do I knowlege thy trouth wol do vnto death Wo is me that I am constrayned to leade my lyfe amonges these foreners and suche as be not thy naturall chyldren borne I meane amōges those y t be enemyes vnto thy peace and pursuers of thy moost hallowed name from such pestilencies saue and kepe me I the praye O moost gracious Lorde To put thy selfe in Gods handes Psalm 121. I Lyft vp myne eyes vnto heauen cryenge callynge for assystence of thy grace My god helpe me truely thys is easy for the to do for thou madest both heauē and earth I besech the so to kepe me that my foote slyde not but haue thou a watchyng eye vpon me Shadowe me aboute thorow thy ryght hande be thou my bulwarke and fortresse agaynst the vngodly suffer not the myghtye to laye cruell hādes on me And o thou moost gentel and benigne Lorde I pray the let not myne herte be set on the vayne pleasures of thys worlde neyther yet let me cowardly fall and shrynke whan I am brought to aduersitie and trouble Deliuer me frō all euell be thou thassuraunce warrant to my soule cast thy tender eye towarde me whether I go in or out O Lorde Amen For the buyldynge of Christes Church Psalm 122. I Haue surely great cause to reioise euen from my herte roote in that I se so many men daylye reformyng theyr lyfe vnto better beynge illumined by faythe and makynge greate prease to enter into y e Lordes house Enlarge therfore thorow thy worde the precincte and boundes of thy cytie Hierusalem Repare agayne concorde peace and true loue in vs to y e perpetual honoure of thy name Let thy spirite shyne by a true certaine iudgement make thy cytizens welthy in all goodes Let the gates of hell haue no power agaynst thy cytie so that thy churche maye lyue in rest quietly and saffely defēde it frō all imminent daūgers sende vs many that may preach vs peace in this cytie and that by all meanes wol do theyr endeuours to further it Amē Constantly to endure vnder Christes crosse Psalm 123. TO the lyfte I vp myne eyes O God that dwellest in heauen Cōsyder that as the seruaūtes haue a ready eye towardes theyr maister and the maydens also vpon theyr maystresse euen so be myne eyes continually fixed vpon the to thyntent at length I maye wynne thy moost gracious fauoure Mercyfull lorde now pytie vs for al the worlde hath vs in greuouse disdayne The ryche spytefully scorne vs euen to y e teeth the proude persons do reiecte vs. But thou O Lorde plucke vs forth of theyr handes and make a rescue of vs agayne to thintēt we may become subiectes to thy moost gracious goodnes whyche mought be to the prayse of thy most puyssant and glorious name Amen To be delyuered from bondage of conscience Psam 124. ONles thou haddest continually abyden wyth vs O Lorde verely we had bene quyte lost in thys ragyng see of troubles and had ben caught w t these preuye snares wher wyth our enemyes haue beset all the way wherby we shuld passe for none other entent than to wynde vs in theyr myschiefe and to cary vs with them vnto hell Brast theyr snares a sōder o Lorde set vs at large drawe vs forth from thys depe water Thy name be oure helpe and defence for thou hast made both heauen erth To be rydde from imminent daunger Psalm 132. GRaunt vs grace O Lorde styffely to cleaue vnto the so as we shrynke not but that we stande for euer euen as moūt Sion in that same thy new cytie Hierusalē which is Christ. And O thou moost tender and deare Lorde cast a stronge bulwarcke aboute vs so as the wycked haue no power agaynst vs. Further more leaue vs not vnto our selues nether yet suffer vs ons to put forth our arme to do vnryghteousnes Be gracious and free to all such as beleue in the syth they be of honeste and true hertes Reste quyete and peace be vnto Israel euen to as many as lyue after the spirite and not after the fleshe Amen For hym that is imprisoned eyther in spirite or in body Psalm 126. LOrde god almighty delyuer me frō thys bondage comforte me O my God and fyl my mouth wyth ioye replenysh my tonge wyth gladnes euen from myne herte Shewe some wonderous feate for my sake that thy suters maye se it and come wyth me to render vnto the worthye thankes Certes thou shuldest by this meanes geue them occasion the more constantly to suffer aduersitie and to trust assuredly vpon the. O Lorde God raūsome me I saye frō thys paynfull bondage destroy this captiuitie euen as the hote sonne cōsumeth and dryeth vp the dewe that falleth by nyght Turne my weping vnto gladnes euen for thy names sake as I shall euer more auaunce and magnifye it To be admytted vnto Christes Sabboth or restynge daye Psalm 127. BUylde vs O Lorde watch and kepe vs for onles thou vouchsaue to do it doubtles we spēde our wynde in waste Let vs I saye ones ceasse from thys hurlye burlye thys toylynge drudgynge in the vayne trumpery of thys worlde so as ones at last we maye religiously hallowe thy holye Saboth and wyth longe sufferynge a wayte for thy ioyful cōmynge castynge al our thought and care on the only albeit in the meane season we ought to laboure diligētly
for truely so we haue in commaūdement of the where as yet the encrease and furtheraunce of oure labours to the mayntenaunce of oure lyuynge whyle we be in thys body we loke for at thyne handes and not by our owne paynes takynge Take awaye Lorde al couetyse and vayne studye of ryches frō our hertes Let vs be founde lyke vnto the arrowes shot from a bowe euen ernestly bent and constant in thy worde Let oure quyuers and hert strynges be foūde full of hote and feruent zeale alway by peticiō shotynge vnto the so that in face of oure enemyes we neuer be steyned wyth any blot of reproche To be blessed of the Lorde Psalm 128. GEue vs grace swete Lorde to feare the to walke in thy waies and fotesteppes and well to prosper in our iorney Moreouer vouchsaue to blesse vs and all thynges belongynge vnto vs so as we also maye se many children of fayth and peace in Israel Amen For defence agaynst our enemyes Psal. 129. LOrde many ther be that cōspire agaynst vs full many that inuade vs that make hurly burlies amōge vs and fyersly assault vs but suffer them not to preuayle neyther to haue y e vpperhande on vs O our moost mercyfull God cut a sonder theyr ropes and snares Let them returne with shame as many as work vs any trouble but blesse thou vs O Lord for thyne holy names sake Amen For the troubled conscience Psalm 130. LOrde I crye vnto y t euē in myddes of al my troubles Wherfor I besech the mercyfull Lorde heare my voyce Bow downe thyne eares vnto my pyteous cōplaynt yf thou laye to our charge our horrible innumerable faultes who shal escape or go quyte whan thou shalt syt as iudge who shal be able to holde plee with the yea who is he that shal not be forced vnto vtter despayre Truly then shulde we all peryshe Thys notwythstādyng ther is yet in thyne handes Lorde both power and also a good wyll to forgeue vs oure synnes which thyng I know thou wolt do yf it were but to perfourme thy promyse made by thy sonne Christe our Lorde and prest who assuredly hath payed a sufficient raūsome for oure synnes euen the mooste deare sacrifice of his owne bodye to thintente y u mightest be our soueraygne Lorde God and y t we myght knolege our synnes and make sute vnto y e for pardon therof Lorde graūt me to wayte for thy gracious pardon longe to trust hange on the euen so longe tyll at length thou dispetche me as my truste is in thy promise From daysprynge to daysprynge diligently I wayte Lorde our god without dout thy mercy is great great pardō styl remaineth in thyn handes yea thy mercy can neuer be spēt Agayn thy promises can not be vndone nor made voyde Delyuer me then pluck from me this incommodite other casualtyes of this wretched lyfe Preserue all true Israelites in spirite I meane al the beleuers in y e frō these remnauntes of synnes naturally buddyng forth of our harte Defende vs also from all aduersities of flesh O Lorde of thy moost gracious clemencye mercye and pytye Amen For the auoydyng of spirituall pryde Psalm 131. SUffer not my harte to swell in pryde nor myne eyes to shew any proude lokes that I take not to much vpon me neyther arrogantly auaunce my selfe aboue Christe our heade but make y t I maye gredyly couet to haue good sauoure in thy worde only as much as thou shalte vouchsaue to open vnto me And in case thou wythholdest the mylke of cōforte whych streameth frō Christe wel vnderstanded and knowen yet let vs not Lorde despayre but truste wyth a quyet herte alway vpon the. So be it To obteyne Christes benefites Psalm 132 THou son of Dauid Iesu Christ arise take seasin of thy resting place which I beseche y e it may be amonges vs for asmoche as by thy promyse we be entytled recognised to be thy court and dwellyng place God thy father which can not deceyue hath made vs an ernest promise confirming also the same by his solemne othe that thou shuldest be our sauiour maynteynour and defēsour Truly it is not possible for hym to go backe and not to stande by his worde yea euen nowe hathe he suche is his fidelitie performed it in dede and what so euer helth he hath sent vs the same also hath he confirmed by sure and substantiall witnes aswell of his owne word as of his sacramētes Thou also most deare Lorde Iesu hast forther promised y t thou wolt abyde wyth vs euen vntyl the worldes ende This thy worde is oure assured ioye and comfort for we know that euermore sythens thy deathe and bodylye departyng thou art thobteyner of our remission and pardon wherfore O moste gracious Lorde through thy fauour and in the let vs fynd mercy and that for euer In al our workes and procedynges prosper vs saue vs fyll vs with ioye Thyne halowynge mought shyne clere vpon vs thy kyngdome and crown abyde with vs and in thy peax euermore preserue vs. Amen For Christiane charite and cōmunion of sayntes Psalm 133. INspire vs ī suche wise O Lord y t as most louynge brethren quietly and peaciably we may dwell to gether in thyne house Brynge to passe I saye that by true and faythfull loue we maye be ioyned and fastened euery one to other as membres of Christes body Thyne oyle of hallowynge I meane euen thyne holy goost mought waxe hote and fragrant amonges vs vpon vs let fall thy dewe of blessynge the plentyfull encrease of all thynges bothe bodely and goostly to thintent accordynge vnto thy moost fre promyse we may obteyne euerlastynge lyfe For continuaunce of grace Psal. 134. GRaunte vs thy seruauntes alwaye to auaunce y e our Lorde in thyne house to walke vpryghte wythout blemish or cause of reproch yea in our trouble and affliccion to lyfte vp innocente and pure handes vnto the prayenge on thys maner vnto the. Blesse vs O God for thou arte the maker of heauen and earth Amen A generall prayer of Christians for helpe from God Psalm 135 DYspose our hertes Lorde that we thy seruaūtes may worthely prayse and lyfte vp thy name for we knowe thou arte gentyll meke mercyfull free Thy name is gracious frendfull and ryght amyable to all that cal on the in tyme of theyr aduersite of thy mere goodnes thou hast chosen vs to be thyne owne seuerall people Thou alone arte the great very God thou madest both heauen and earth euen accordynge to thyn owne pleasure thou dealtest thy benefytes and gyftes of grace to euery one of them namely to thy electe chosen euen agaynst Satan and the hole kyngdome of y e vngodly Wherfore Lorde let the remembraunce prayse of thy name euermore be feruent amonges vs. Reason thou debate thou iuge thou thy peoples cause surely they suffer passynge great wronges But stande thou I say good gracious Lorde vnto thy seruauntes be mercyful to them
e man of Inde can chaūge his skyn and the cat of the mountayne her spottes then maye ye that be exercysed in euyl do good Therfore wyll I scattere you sayeth the lord lyke as the stouble that is takē awaye with the southe wynde This shall be your lot and the porcion of your measure wherwith ye shall be rewarded of me sayeth the lorde because ye haue forgoten me and put youre trust in disceytefull thinges Therfore haue I tourned thy clothes ouer thy head and discouered thy thyghes y t thy priuities myght be sene thy aduoutrye thy deadlye malice thy beastlynes and thy shamefull horedome For vpon feldes hylles I haue sene thy abominacions Wo be to the o Ierusalem wilt thou not be clensed syth thou art yet vnclene The prayer that Baruch prescribed vnto the captyues in Babylon for their synnes Baruch 23. THe Lord our God is ryghtous and we with our fathers are brought to open shame as it is to se this daye And as for these plages that are come vpon vs alredye the lorde had deuised them for vs yet wolde we not praye vnto the Lorde our God that we myght euery man tourne from his naughty wayes Therfor the Lord hath caused such plages to come vpon vs for he is ryghteous in al his workes that he hath cōmaunded vs which we also haue not done nor harkened vnto his voyce for to walke in the commaundementes of the Lorde that he had gyuen vnto vs. And now O Lord God of Israell thou that hast brought thy people out of the lande of Egypte with a myghtye hande with tokens and wonders with thy greate power oute stretched arme and hast goten thy selfe a name as it is come to passe this day O Lord oure god we haue synned we haue don wickedly we haue behaued our selues vngodly in all thy ryghtousnesse Tourne thy wrath frō vs we besech the for we are but a fewe left amonge the Heythen where thou hast scatered vs. Heare our prayers O Lord and our peticions brynge vs out of bondage for thyne owne sake get vs fauoure in the syght of them which haue led vs awaye that allandes may knowe that thou arte the Lord our god and that Israell and his generaciō calleth vpon thy name O Lorde loke downe frome thy holy house vpō vs encline thine eare and heare vs. For the dead that be gone downe to their graues and whose sowles are out of their bodyes gyue vnto the Lorde neyther prayse nor ryghteousmakyng but the soule that is vexed for the multitude of her synnes which walketh heuely and weakely whose eyes begyn to fayle such a soule gyueth prayse and ryghteousnesse vnto the lorde O Lorde we powre out oure prayers before the require mercy in thy syght not for any godlynes of our forefathers but because thou hast sent out thy wrathe and indignacion vpon vs accordinge as thou dydest threaten vs by thy seruaūtes the Prophetes O Lorde our God thou hast entreated vs after all thy goodnes and accordinge to all thy great louyng mercy lyke as thou spakest by thy seruaunte Moses in the daye when thou dyddest commaunde hym to wryte thy lawe before the chyldren of Israel sayenge If ye wyl not harkē vnto my voyce then shall this greate multitude be tourned into a very small people for I wil scatter them abrode notwithstanding I am sure that this folke will not heare me for it is an hardenecked people but in the lande of their captiuitie they shall remembre thē selues and lerne to knowe that I am the lord their god whē I shall gyue them an hart to vnderstande and eares to heare then shall they prayse me in the lande of their captiuite and thinke vpon my name Then shall they tourne them from their harde backes and from their vngodlynes Then shall they remēber the thinges that happened vnto their fathers which synned agaynst me So will I brynge them agayne in to the lande which I promysed w t an othe vnto their fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob they shall be lordes of it yea I will encreace them and not minishe them And I wil make an other couenaunte with them suche one as shall endure for euer namely that I will be their God and they shal be my people I will no more dryue my people the childern of Israell out of the lande that I haue gyuen them And now O Lorde almyghtye thou god of Israell our soule that is in trouble our spirite that is vexed crye vnto the. Heare vs o lorde and haue pity vpon vs for thou arte a mercyfull god God be gracyous vnto vs for we haue synned before the. Thou endurest for euer shuld we then vtterly peryshe O lord almighty thou god of Israel heare now the prayer of the deade Israelites and of their children which haue synned before the and haue not harkened vnto the voyce of y e lorde their god for which cause these plages hange now vpon vs. Oh lord remēbre not the wickednes of our forefathers but thynke vpon thy power and name now at this tyme for thou art the lorde our God and the o lorde will we prayse For thou hast put thy feare in oure hartes to the intente we shulde call vpō thy name and prayse the in our captiuitie that we myght tourne frome the wyckednes of our forefathers that sinned before the. Behold we are yet this day in our captiuite wheras thou hast scatered vs to be an abominacion curse and syn lyke as it hath happened vnto oure forefathers because of all their wyckednes and departinge frome the euen frome the that arte the Lorde oure God Amen The prayer of Daniel the prophete for his owne synnes and for the synnes of the hole nacion Daniel 9. O Lorde thou greate and fearful god thou that kepest couenaūt and mercy with them that loue the and kepe thy commaundementes we haue synned we haue trespassed we haue bene disobedient and haue gone backe we haue departed from thy preceptes and iudgementes we wolde neuer folowe thy seruauntes y e prophetes that spake in thy name to our kynges and princes to oure forefathers and to all the people of the land O lorde ryghteousnesse belongeth vnto the but to vs open shame as it is com to passe this day vnto all Israell that is to saye thy churche or congregacion whyther they be farre or nyghe thorowe all landes wherin thou haste scatered them because of the offēces they dyd agaynst the. O lorde vnto vs to our kynges and princes to our forefathers euen to vs al that haue offended the belongeth open shame But vnto y e o lord god perteyneth mercy and forgyuenes wher as we on our behalfe are gone backe frome the haue not obeyed the voyce of the lord our god to walke in his lawes which he layde before vs by his seruauntes the prophetes yea all Israel haue gone backe from thy lawe so that they haue not harkned vnto thy voyce wherfore the curse
hope one spirite so they maye haue also one voyce one note and song professing one catholike trouth When thou didest mounte vp to heuen triumphauntlike thou threwest about frō aboue thy precious thynges thou gauest gyftes amonges men thou dealtest sundry rewardes of thy spirite Renewe agayn from aboue thy old bowntifulnes gyue that thinge to thy churche nowe feyntynge and growyng downward that thou gauest vnto her shoting vp at her first begynyng Gyue vnto princes and rulers the grace to stande in awe of the that they so may guyde the cōmon weale as they shuld shortly rēdre accōptes vnto the that arte king of kinges gyue wysdome to be alweyes assistēt vnto them that what so euer is best to be done they maye espye it in their myndes and pursue the same in their doynges Gyue to thy bishops the gyft of prophecye y t they may declare and interprete holy scripture not of their own brayn but of thyne inspyring Gyue them the threfold charitie whiche thou ones demaundedst of Peter what tyme y u didest betake vnto him the charge of thy shepe Gyue to thy prestes the loue of sobernes and of chastitie Gyue to thy people a good wyl to folowe thy commaundementes and a redynes to obey suche persons as y u hast appoynted ouer thē So shal it come to passe if throughe thy gyft thy princes shal cōmaund that thou requyrest if thy pastours and herdmen shall teache the same and thy people obeye them bothe that the olde dignitie and tranquilitie of the church shal retourne agayne with a goodly ordre vnto the glorie of thy name Thou sparedst the Niniuites appointed to be destroied as sone as they conuerted to repentaunce And wilt thou despice thy house falling down at thy fete whiche in stede of sacke cloth hath syghes and in stede of asshes teares Thou promisedst forgiuenes to such as tourne vnto the but this selfe thing is thy gyft a mā to tourne with his hole hart vnto the to thintent al our goodnes shuld redoūd vnto thy glorie Thou art y e maker repare thy worke that thou hast fashioned Thou art the redemer saue that thou hast bought Thou arte the Sauiour suffer not them to perish that do hang on the. Thou art the Lord and owner chaleng thy possession Thou art y e hed helpe thy membres Thou arte the kinge gyue vs a reuerence of thy lawes Thou art the prince of peax breath vpō vs brotherly loue Thou art the god haue pytie on thy humble besechers be thou accordinge to Paules sayng al thinges in al men to thintēt y e hole quere of thy church with agreyng myndes and consonaunt voyces for mercy obteyned at thy handes may gyue thankes to y e father son and holy gost whiche after the most perfect exemple of concord be distincted in propertie of persons and one in nature to whom be prayse and glorie eternally Amen A prayer before thou takest bodily sustenaunce WE wretched alweis nedynge bodyes for this meate whiche thou hast halowed and giuen vs for the relief and sustētation of our bodyes do reuerently giue thākes vnto the O God almyghty and heuēly father beseching the also here w t to bestow and comunicate vnto vs y e meate of Angels that true heuēly breade I meane our Lorde Iesu Christ so as w t him our mynde may be fedde and that by his fleshe and bloude we maye be fostered nourished and made stronge Amen A prayer after thou hast taken bodely sustenaunce Forasmoch as O Lord almighty and moste mercifull God thou hast with thy gyftes liberally fedde vs and refreshed our bodyes cause that after this repast we maye diligētlie obserue what thing y u woldest haue done by vs and what not and also fulfyll and execute in dede the same with a redye and pure mynde accordingly By Iesus Christe our Lorde So be it For spirituall ioy LOrd Iesu thou that art the redemer confortor of mankind which to suche as renounce and abhorre for loue of the al the vayne false pleasures of this worlde haste prepared by thy holy gost farre better and higher pleasures whiche the worlde knoweth not and doest tempre the greuaunce and incommoditie of this lyfe with inward preuye consolacions by renewyng vnto vs euer amonge some token ynklyng of the blesse to come wherby we beyng refreshed recreate might with more cherefull myndes runne vnto the. I beseche the that the annoyntyng of thy holye spirite maye euermore shake of from me the werines of this wretched worlde and cheare my harte with a blessed and holsom ioye which said spirite did also annoynte the O Lord what tyme thou wert here cōuersaunt amonges vs with the oyle of ioye before thy felawes and brethern whiche with the father and y e same spirite doest lyue and raygne for euer and euer Amē For the kepyng and defense of a good name and fame THat wise man which was priuie of thy secretes O heuenly father taught vs y t an honest fame is a treasure right preciouse when he saith Better it is to haue a good name then preciouse oyntmentes But this so excellēt and good thing we neyther can get nor kepe but by thy ayde and helpe Now suerly the wel and fountaign of a good name is a fautles lief This therfor in especial we demaunde and craue of y e O Lorde almyghty Yet neuertheles forasmoch as oftentymes innocencie and fautles liuinge is not ynough neyther yet a suer buckler defense namely against such as vnder their lyppes beare the poyson of serpentes yea oftentymes it happeneth that when we suppose to be amonges our trusty frēdes we dwel with Ezechiel amonges scorpions and venemouse serpentes we crye with thy holy prophete O Lord delyuer my sowle from wycked lyppes and a gylefull tonge But if neuerthelesse it be sene to thy goodnes to exercise thy seruauntes also with this affliction to thintent they may the better be brought to godlynes perfection graūt we the praye that with Paule thy most valyaūt Chāpion we may by reproche and glory by infamye and good name abyde styl in thy cōmaūdemētes throughe Iesu Christ which also himself whā he walked here in erth was reuiled sklaūdered euyl spoken of and called to hys tethe a Samaritane a wyne drynker a deceyuer of the people and one that had a deuil The same nowe raigneth with the in glorie togither w t the holy gost Amen ⧠THE TABLE OR CONTENtes of this present boke Fyrst a generall cōfession of synnes vnto God dayly to be sayd of euery Christian person AN Epitome that is to saye an abbrigement or brief meditacion vpō euery one of the hūdreth and fyfty Psalmes in order drawē out most christianly by a ryght excellent lerned man for the edificacion and profyte of the ryght christians After these meditaciōs we haue added the Lordes prayer called the Pater noster The articles of the christē fayth or religion called the Crede The tenne commaundementes THe principall prayers of the Bible most necessary for christian persons to praye dayly A very swete and deuoute prayer vnto the Lorde Iesus for the peace of the church made by the moost excellent clerke Erasmus A prayer before thou takest bodely sustenaunce A prayer after meate A prayer for spiritual ioye A prayer for the kepynge and defence of a good name and fame FINIS ¶ Imprinted at London in Fletestrete at the signe of the whyte hart 1539. 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