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A09942	Praiers of holi fathers, patryarches, prophetes, iudges, kynges, and renowmed men and wemen of eyther testamente; Bible. English. Selections.	Brunfels, Otto, 1488-1534. Precationes Biblicae.	1544 (1544)	STC 20200; ESTC S105486	67,253	226

me not ouer vnto myne oppressoures Bee thou suertie for thy seruaunte to doo hym good that the proude dooe hym no wronge Myne eyes are wasted awaye with lookynge for thy healthe and for the woorde of his ryghteousnesse Goo to deale with thy seruaunt a cordyng vnto thy louyng mercy and teache me thy statutes I am thy seruaunte Gh graunte me vnderstanding that I may know thy testimonies It is tyme for thee Oh Lorde laye to thyne hande for they haue destroyed thy lawe For I loue thy commaundementes aboue golde and preciouse stone Therfore holde I strayghte all thy commaundementes and all false wayes I vtterly abhorre Thy testimonies are wonderfull therfore dooeth my soule kepe theim When thy woorde gooeth forthe it geueth lyght and vnderstandyng euen vnto babes I open my mouthe and drawe in my breathe for I desyre thy commaundementes Oh looke thou vpon me and bee mercyfull as thou vsest to dooe vnto those that loue thy name Order my gooynges after thy woorde that no wyckednesse raygne in me Delyuer me frome the sclaunders of menne so shall I kepe thy commaundementes Shewe the lyghte of thy countenaunce vnto thy seruaunt and teache me thy biddynges Myne eyes gushe out with water bycause menne kepe not thy lawe Ryghtuouse arte thou Oh Lorde and true is thy iudgemente The testimonies that thou haste commaunded are exceadynge ryghtuouse and true My zeale hathe euen consumed me because myne enmyes haue forgotten thy woordes Thy woorde is tryed vnto the vttermoste and thy seruaunte loueth it I am smal of no reputacion yet dooe I not forget thy commaundementes Thy rightuousnesse is an euerlasting ryghtuousnesse and thy lawe is true Trouble heuinesse haue taken holde vpon me yet is my delight in thy commaundementes The ryghtuousnesse of thy testimonies is euerlastyng Oh graunt me vnderstandyng and I shal lyue I call with my hole hearte heare me Oh Lorde I wyll kepe thy statutes Yea euen vpon thee I dooe calle helpe me and I shall kepe thy testimonies Early in the mornynge doo I cry vnto thee for in thy woorde is my truste Myne eyes preuente the myghte watches that I myghte bee occupyed in thy woordes Heare my voyce Oh LORDE a cordynge vnto thy louyng kyndnesse quycken me a cordynge as thou arte wonte They draw nygh that of malyce persecute me and are farre from thy law Be thou nygh at hande also oh Lord for thy promyses are faythful As concernyng thy testimonies I haue knowen euer sythens the beginning that thou haste grounded theim for euer Oh consider myne aduersitie and delyuer me for I doo not forget thy law Mainteyn thou my cause and defend me quycken me a cordynge vnto thy woorde Health is farre from the vngodly for they regarde not thy statutes Greate is thy mercy Oh Lorde quycken me as thou arte wonte Many there are that trouble me and pursue me yet dooe not I swarne frome thy recordes It greueth me when I see that the transgressoures kepe not thy lawe Consyder Oh Lorde howe I loue thy commaundementes and quicken me with thy louyng kyndnes Thy woorde is true for euer all the iudgementes of thy ryghtuousnesse endure for euermore The tyrauntes persecute me withoute cause but my hearte standeth in awe of thy woordes I am as glad of thy woorde as one that fyndeth greate spoyles I hate and abhore lyes but thy lawe do I loue Seuen tymes a daye dooe I prayse thee becauce of thy ryghtuouse iudgementes Great is the peace that they haue whiche loue thy lawe and they are not offended at it Lorde I looke for thy sauynge healthe and dooe after thy commaundementes My soule kepeth thy recordes and loueth theim exceadynglye I kepe thy commaundementes and testimonies for all my wayes are before thee Let my complaynte come before thee Oh LORDE geue me vnderstanding a cordyng vnto thy woorde Lette my supplicacion come before thee delyuer me a cordyng vnto thy promyse My lypes shal speake of thy prayse seyng thou haste taughte me thy ordinaunces Yea my tongue shall synge thy woorde For all thy commaundementes are ryghte lette thyne hande helpe me for I haue chosen thy commaundementes I longe for thy sauynge healthe Oh Lorde and in thy lawe is my delyght Oh let my soule lyue and prayse thee that thy iudgemētes may helpe me I gooe astraye lyke a shepe that is loste seke thy seruaunte for I dooe not forgette thy commaundementes ¶ When wee are broused and humbled in heart and contrarywyse the worlde reioyseth and triumpheth Psal 130. OVte of the depe call I vnto the Oh Lorde LORD heare my voyce Lette thyne eares consider well the voyce of my complaynte If thou Lorde wylte bee extreme to marke what is dooen amysse oh Lord who maye abyde it But there is mercye with thee that thou mayste bee feared I looke for the Lord my soule doeth wayte for hym in his woorde is my truste My soule dooeth paciently abyde the Lorde frome the one mornyng to the other Let Israel trust in the Lorde for wyth the Lorde is mer●ye and plentuous redempcyon And he shall redeme Israell from all hys synnes ¶ To bee delyuered from bloude souppers that busye theimselues to plucke vs from the way of God bothe by force and crafty meanes and whiche labour to abolyshe Goddes woorde Psal 140. DElyuer me Oh Lorde from the euyll menne preserue me frome the wycked menne whiche imagyne myschefe in they re heartes and styrre vp stryfe at all seasons They sharpen theyr tongues lyke a serpente adders poysone is vnder they re lyppes Kepe me oh Lorde from the hand of the vngodly preserue me from the wycken menne whiche are purposed too ouerthrowe my gooynges The proude hath layde a snare for me and spred a nette abrode with cordes yea and sette trappes in my way But my saiyng is vnto the Lorde thou art my God heare the voyce of my prayer oh Lorde Oh Lorde God thou strenth of my health thou hast couered my head in the daye of battayle Lette not the vngodly haue his desyre Oh Lorde lette hym not haue his purpose leaste he bee to proude Lette the mischeft of their owne lyppes fall vpon the head of theim that compasse me about Let hote burnyng coles fall vpon theim lette theim bee cast into the fier into the pyt that they neuer ryse vp again A man full of woordes shall not prosper vpon the earthe a malicyous and wycked person shall bee hunted away and destroied Suer I am that the Lorde wyll auenge the poore and mainteine the cause of the helplesse The rightutuouse also shall geue thankes vnto thy name and the iuste shall contynue in thy syghte ¶ That GOD may kepe vs that wee synne not with our tongue neither excuse our synnes as hypocrytes dooe Psal 141. LOrd I call vpon thee haste thee vnto me and consider my voice When I cry vnto thee lette my prayer bee sette forth in thy syght as incence and let the lyftyng vp of my handes bee an euenyng sacrifyce Set a

WE haue synned agaynst thee for we haue forsakē our owne God and haue serued Baalim Lorde wee haue synned doo thou vnto vs what soeuer please thee and delyuer vs onlye at this tyme. Amen ¶ The prayer of Samson vnto God that he mighte reuenge hym agaynste the Hhilistines Iudic. 16. MI Lorde almighty thinke vpon me and strengthen me at this tyme one●y O God that I may bee auenged of my enemyes and for the losse of my two eyes that I maye reuenge me ones Amen ¶ In warres againste Turkes and inuadours the prayer of kyng Asa 2. Paral. 14. LOrde it is all one with thee to helpe theim that haue no power with few or with many Helpe vs O Lord our God for wee trust to thee in thy name be come agaynst this multitude Thou art the Lorde our God let no man preuail agaynst thee Amē ¶ An other of kyng Iosaphat 2. Paral. 22. LOrde God of oure fathers arte not thou God in heauen raygnest not thou on all the kyngdomes of the heathen And in thyne hande is power and myght that no man can stande before thee Art not thou oure God which dydest cast out that enhabitauntes of this lande before thy people Israel and gauest it to the sede of Abraham thy louer for euer and they dwelt therin haue buylt the a temple therin vnto thy name saied when euyl cōmeth vpon vs as the sweard of iudgement pestilence or honger then yf wee stand before this house and before thee for thy name is in this hous● and shal cry vnto thee in our tribulacion thou shalt heare helpe See therfore howe proudely oure aduersaries nowe assaulte vs. O our God wylt thou not iudge thē for wee haue no might agaynst this company that cōmeth agaynst vs neyther wote wee what to doo but our eyes bee vnto thee ¶ The praier of Nehemias what time the heathen defyed hym Nehem. 4. HEare O thou oure God howe wee are despised tourne theyr shame vpon theyr owne head that thou mayst geue theim ouer vnto despisyng in the lande of captiuitie Couer not theyr wyckednesse put not their synne from thy presence for they haue laughed to scōrne the buylders ¶ If God send thee trouble either for a punishment of thy synnes or to proue thy pacience therwith Praye thus Tobia 3. O Lorde thou arte ryghteous and all thy iudgementes are trewe yea all thy wayes are mercy faythfulnes iudgement And nowe O Lorde bee myndfull of me and take no vengeaunce of my synnes neither remember my mysdedes neither the mysdedes of my elders for we haue not been obedyent vnto thy cōmaundementes therfore are wee spoiled brought into captiuitie into deathe into derision and shame vnto all nacions amonge whome thou haste scatered vs. And nowe O Lorde thy iudgementes are great for we haue not done according to thy cōmaundementes neither haue wee walked innocentlye before thee And now O Lorde deale with me accordyng to thy wyll and commaunde my spirite to bee receiued in peace for more expedyent were it for me to dye then to lyue ¶ The prayer of Manasses kyng of Iuda when he was in pryson for remission of synnes and for Goddes fauoure and delyueraunce 2. Paral. 36 O Lorde almyghtye God of oure fathers Abraham Isaac Iacob and of the ryghteouse sede of theim whiche haste made heauen earthe with all the ornamente therof whiche haste ordeyned the sea by the worde of thy cōmaundement whiche hast shut vp the depe and hast sealed it for thy fearfull and laudable name dread of all men and honorable before the face of thy vertue the fearce anger of thy thretenyng is importunate heuy to synners But the mercy of thy promesse is greate and vnsercheable for thou arte the Lord God moste hygh aboue all the earthe longe sufferyng and exceadyng mercyfull and repentaunt for the malice of menne Thou Lorde after thy goodnes hast promysed repentaunce of the remission of synnes and thou that art the God of the ryghteouse haste not put repentaunce to the ryghteous Abraham Isaac and Iacob vnto theim that haue not synned against thee but because I haue synned aboue the nombre of the sandes of the sea that myne iniquities are multiplied I am humblied with many bandes of yern And there is in me no breathynge I haue prouoked thine anger haue dooen euell before thee in cōmittynge abhominacions multiplyeng offences nowe I bowe the knees of my heart requiring goodnes of the Lord. I haue synned Lorde I haue synned and know mine iniquitie I desyre thee by prayer O Lorde forgeue me destry me not with mine iniquities neither dooe thou alwayes remembre my euels to punyshe theim but saue me whiche am vnworthy after thy great mercy and I wyl prayse thee euerlastingly all the dayes of my lyfe for all the vertue of heauen prayseth thee and vnto thee belongeth glorie worlde withoute ende Amen ¶ The prayer of Iudith for the delyueraunce of her countrey from the tyraūt Iudith 9. O Lorde God of my father Simeon which gauest hym a sweard for a defence agaynste the enemyes that vsed violence wylfulnes and that rauyshed thy virgin and put her to dishonestye Thou that gauest their wiues into a pray theyr doughters into captiuitie and all theyr pray for a spoyl vnto thy seruaūtes which bare a zele vnto thee helpe me a poore wydowe O Lord my God I beseche thee for thou hast dooen all thinges euen from the begynnyng And looke what thou hast taken in hande and deuised it euermore came to passe for all thy wayes are prepared thy iudgementes are dooen in thy euerlastyng foreknowlage O looke nowe vpon the armyes of the Assirians lyke as it was thy pleasure sometime to looke vpon the hoost of the Egiptians when they beyng weaponed persecuted thy seruauntes and put theyr truste in their charets horsemenne and in the multitude of theyr menne of warre But thou lokedst vpon their hoost castyng a thycke darckenesse before theim and when they came into the depe the waters ouerwhelmed theim Euen so Lorde let it goo with theise that trust in the power and multitude of theyr menne of warre in theyr charettes arowes and speares and knowe not that thou onely arte oure God which destroyest warres from the begynning and that thou arte the Lorde O lyfte vp thyne arme nowe lyke as euer frō the begynning in thy power bryng theyr power to noughte cause theyr myghte to fall in thy wrathe They make theyr boaste that they wyll defyle and vnhalowe thy Sanctuarie waste the tabernacle of thy name and caste downe the horne of thyne altare with theyr swearde Brynge to passe O Lorde that the pryde of the enemy may be cut doune with his owne swerd that he may bee taken with the snare of his eyes in me and that thou maist smyte hym with the lyppes of my loue O geue me a stedfaste mynde that I may despyse hym and his strengthe that I may

againste me vnwaers makyng mowes at me and ceasse not With the greydie and scornefull hypocrites thei gnashed vpon me with their tech Lorde when wilte thou looke vpon this Restore my soule from the wycked rumoure of theim my dearlynge from the lions So will I geue thee thankes in the greate congregacion praise thee among muche people Oh let theim not triumphe ouer me that are myne enemies causeles Let theim not wyncke with their iyes that hate me with out a cause And why their communyng is not of peace but thei imagin false woordes against the out castes of the lande Thei gape vpon me with their mouthes saiyng there there wee see it with ●ur iyes This thou seest Oh Lorde holde not thy toungue then god not farre from me O Lorde A wake Lorde and stande ●p auenge thou my cause my God my Lorde Iudge me Oh Lorde my God a cordyng to thy righteousnes tha● thei triumphe not ouer me Oh let theī not saie in their heartes there there so would wee haue it let theim no● saie wee haue ouercome him Let theim bee put to confusion and shame that r●●●yse at my trouble Let theim bee clo●●ed with rebuke dishonour that hoste themselues against me Let 〈◊〉 also bee glad and reioyse whiche ●●uoure my righteouse dealyng Yea let theim saie alwaie Blessed bee the Lorde whiche hath pleasur in the prosperitie of his seruaunte And as for my toungue it shal bee talkyng of thy righteousnes and of thy prayse all the daie long ¶ This psalme bycause it is all together Euangelicall and teachethe the contempt of this worlde wee haue put it at the ende to thintent that in al our tribulacion and in the pryde of the wycked wee maie conforte ourselues Let no daie passe thee but thou reade this Psal 37. FRet not thy self at the vngodly bee not thou enuious againste the eiuill dooers For thei shall sone bee cut doune like the grasse and bee withered euen as the grene berbe Put thou thy trust in the Lorde and bee dooyng good so shalt thou dwell in the lande and verily it shall fiede thee Delight thou in the Lorde and he shall geue thee thy heartes desyre Commit thy waie vnto the Lorde set thy hope in hym and he shall brynge it to passe He shall make thy righteousnesse as clere as the light and thy iuste dealyng as the none daie Holde thee still in the lorde abide paciently about hym But greue not thy self at one that hath prosperitie and liuethe in abhominacion Leaue of frō wrath let goo displeasure let not thy gelowsye moue thee also to dooe eiuill For wicked dooers shal bee roted out but thei that paciently abide the lorde shal enherite the lande Suffre yet a litle while and the vngodly shal bee cleane goon thou shalt looke after his place and he shall bee awaie But the meke spirited shall possesse the earthe and haue pleasure in muche rest The vngodly laieth waite for the iuste and gnasheth vpon hym with his tiethe But the Lorde laugheth hym to scorne for he seeth that his daie is cōmyng The godly drawe oute the swearde and bende their bowe to caste downe the simple and poore and to sle suche as goo the right waie Neuerthelesse their swearde shall goo through their owne hearte and their bowe shall bee broken A small thyng that the righteous hath is better then greate riches of the vngodlye For the arme of the vngodly shal bee broken but the Lorde vpholdeth the righteouse The Lorde knoweth the daies of the godly and their enheritaunce endureth for euer Thei shall not bee confounded in the perilous tyme in the daies of derth thei shall haue inough As for the vngodly thei shall perishe and when the enemies of the Lorde are in their flowres thei shall consume Yea euen as the smoke shall thei consume a waie The vngodly boroweth and payethe not again but the righteouse is mercifull and liberall Suche as bee blessed of hym shall possesse the lande thei whom he curseth shall bee roted out The Lorde ordreth a good mannes gooyng and hath pleasure in his waie Though he fall he shall not bée hurte for the Lorde vpholdeth hym with his hande I haue been younge and now am olde yet sawe I neuer the righteous forsaken nor his sede to seke theyr breade The ryghteouse is euer mercyfull and lendeth gentlye therfore shall his sede bee blessed Flee frome euyll and dooe the thyng that is good so shalte thou dwell for euer For the Lorde loueth the thynge that ●s ryghte he forsaketh not his sainctes but they shall bee preserued for euer as for the sede of the vngodlye it shall bee roted oute Yea the ryghteouse shall possesse the lande dwell therin for euer The mouth of the ryghteouse is exercysed in wysdome and his tongue talketh of iudgemēt The lawe of his God is in his heart therfore shall not his footesteppes slyde The vngodlye seeth the ryghteouse and gooeth aboute to flee hym But the Lorde wyll not leaue hym in his handes nor condempne hym when he is iudged Hope thou in the Lorde and kepe his way and he shall so promote thee that thou shalte haue the lande by enherytaunce and see when the vngodlye shall peryshe I myselfe haue sent the vngodlye in greate power and floryshyng lyke a grene baye tree but when I wente by lo he was gooen I soughte hym but he coulde no where bee founde Kepe innocencye and take hede vnto the thynge that is ryghte for that shall brynge a manne peace at the laste As for the transgressours they shall peryshe together and the vngodlye shall bee rooted oute at the laste The helpe of the ryghtuouse cometh of the LORDE he is they re strength in the tyme of trouble The Lorde shalt stande by theim and saue theim He shall delyuer theim from the vngodlye and helpe theim because they put theyr trust in hym ¶ CERTAINE PRAIers shorte and of dyuers sortes ¶ The prayer of Moses at the remouyng of the tentes Nume 10. RIse vp Lorde lette thyne enemyes bee scatered and lette theim that hate thee flee before thee And whē the arke rested he sayde Retourne LORDE vnto the multitude of the Hooste of Israell ¶ The prayer of Aaron and Moses for they re syster Mari stryken with the lepre Nume 12. OH I besech thee my LORD putte not the synne vpon vs whiche wee haue foolishly committed that this woman bee not as one that came foorth deade out of her mothers wombe ¶ The prayer of Moses vnto the Lord that he mought passe vp into the lande of beheste Deut. 3. OH Lorde God thou haste begoone to shewe vnto thy seruaunte thy greatnesse and thy moste mighty hande for there is none other God either in heauē or in earth that can dooe thy woorkes and bee compared to thy strengthe Lette me gooe therfore ouer and see the good lande that is beyonde Iordane that goodly hyghe countrye and Lybanon Esay 33. THe Lorde shall