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A03862	Seuen sobs of a sorrowfull soule for sinne comprehending those seuen Psalmes of the princelie prophet David, commonlie called Pœnitential / framed into a forme of familiar praiers, and reduced into meeter by William Hunnis ... ; wherevnto are also annexed his Handfull of honisuckles, The poore widowes mite, a dialog betweene Christ and a sinner, diuers godlie and pithie ditties, with a Christian confession of and to the Trinitie.	Hunnis, William, d. 1597.	1583 (1583)	STC 13975; ESTC S4710	56,081	186

turne vnto the best 18 But contrarie to those that spend the day and night In exercise of wickednesse and take therein delight 19 For they in conscience feele such businesse broile and strife That for to thinke vpon their sinne a hell is to their life 20 O Lord among those sort my selfe haue gone astraie And from the face of anger thine could neuer flee awaie 21 Yet thou hast suffred me and giuen me grace at last For to acknowledge all my faults and wicked life now past 22 My bones were void of rest by reason of my sin And all my bodie grieued was without and eke within 23 Sinne may well be compar'd vnto a serpent vile Which with his bodie head and taile doth manie one beguile 24 For where the serpents head to enter dooth begin There all the bodie with the taile apace comes sliding in 25 The motion first to sinne vnto the head applic And when the hart consents thereto then is the bodie nie 26 The fact once being done then is the serpents taile With head and bodie entred in where he must needes preuaile 27 For why this serpent sinne so high himselfe doth reare Aboue my head the weight of whom is more than I can beare 28 And this by sufferance came by licence that I gaue This serpents head into my soule his entrance first to haue 29 For now hath he brought in his bodie taile and all And therewith dooth surcharge my soule that she is like to fall 30 The burthen is so great that manie times alas She is compeld to doo the thing she would not bring to passe 31 Too hard it is for me this serpent to expell It must be thou o ● mightie King the strength of Israë●l 32 Thou that the diuels drau'st foorth out of the men possest Vouchsafe this serpent to expell and set my soule at rest 33 Thy grace must worke in me to be contrite in hart And this from thee to me must come withouten my desart 34 My bones corrupted are and putrifide so sore By reason of my follies past that wo is me therefore 35 The marks of my oldsinnes doo rotten waxe againe And fresh and greene they doo appeare to further more my paine 36 By reason of my sinne I am a wretch becomme Setting my mind on earthlie things like beast both brute and domm● 37 And crooked am I made vnto the verie end The day throughout continuallie with wo and griefe I spend 38 Because I am throwne downe and not compeld thereto No violence did me enforce thus wickedlie to doo 39 It was my will which led intelligence awrie And that which reason willed me the same did I denie 40 Will is the middle part Lord of my soule I knowe And I my will for to exalt did reason ouerthrowe 41 Whereby my loines are full that is my flesh to say Replete is with illusions that me deceiue alway 42 Ah wicked flesh of mine that dooth my soule entise Thou hurt'st thy selfe offend'st my God by thy lewd exercise 43 And by this lust of mine no health is in my flesh For sinne my soule and bodie grieues still day by day afresh 44 My soule tormented is by sight of mind vncleane My bodie weake and feeble brought through lust made bare and leane 45 Thus I afflicted s●re and verie low am brought And am a bondman vnto sinne in word in deed and thought 46 This sinne so setled is that it will not depart Which causeth me To roare and crie with sorrow from my hart 47 O Lord the great desire that doth proceed from mee And mourning much that I do make not hidden is from thee 48 Thy sight is of great strength for end thereof is none And be the distance nere so far thy power and strength is one 49 Thy sight ô God attaines to distance all that bee And makes no change of more or lesse as is with vs we see 50 My hart is troubled sore my strength is gone me fro Likewise the sight of both mine eies from me is gone also 51 The tribulations great wherewith my sinfull hart Is vext and troubled night and daie about in eu'rie part 52 Is Lord for feare of thee and of thy punishment which thou shalt render vnto me for this my life mispent 53 O Lord remooue from me this cloudie mist of mine And with thy grace and mercie mixt annoint my dusked eine 54 That I the way may see wherein thou hast delight And in the same my steps direct to walke both day and night Amen The second part MY wretchednesse ô Lord is more than may be said It 's not alonelie griefe of hart that maketh me dismaid 2 Ne feeblenesse of strength deprest with vices all Nor in the blindnesse of my soule which readie is to fall 3 But otherwise it coms and still increaseth more That is where I thought comfort find is turned to my sore 4 My friends and neighbours Lord in whom I put my trust Against me altogither stoode and shewd themselues vniust 5 And they that stood me next farre off got them awaie And such as waited for my life set on me as a praie 6 The force of wicked fcends ô Lord is verie strong No earthlie power is like to theirs if thou them suffer long 7 To exercise their force on sinners all that bee Not one among ten thousand shall be left aliue to thee 8 They studie to deceiue by worldlie pleasures vaine And ioies such as the flesh desires to bring vs endlesse paine 9 These Lord haue sought for me and wrought me ill the while And with deceitfull vanities did dailie me beguile 10 Lord manie times I feele when I thus tempted am Such pleasures spring I ioie thereat not looking whence they cam 11 Or at the least ô Lord I would not vnderstand Ne see the snares for me were laid to bring me vnder hand 12 The pleasures of the flesh so sweete founds in mine eare That what is spoken there against I lift not for to heare 13 But as one being dease with silence passe away And as a man that dumbe is borne haue not a word to say 14 In deede I must confesse my selfe I haue not fought Nor spake against my wickednesse in sort such as I ought 15 But as one deafe and dumbe that sinne no time would blame Ne open would mine eares to heare how to auoid the same 16 Yet true it is ô Lord let man his faults confesse With sighes and sorrow from his hart he did thy lawes transgresse 17 Yea let him doo his best and satisfaction make And yet if he be void of hope thou wilt him sure forsake 18 For Iudas sorrow made when he had thee betraid And did restore the siluer backe and downe againe it laid 19 He openlie confest he sinned grieuouslie In that he had falslie betraid the innocent to die 20

And wanting hope we see into despaire he fell And hang'd himselfe vpon a tree among the rauens to dwell 21 Hope is the gift ô Lord that from thy grace proceeds loue And grace brings faith and faith brings from whom spring fruitfull deeds 22 And for because that I did alwaies hope in thee Thou wilt me heare ô Lord my God and safe deliuer me 23 My hope is firmely fixt and cannot be remoou'd Bicause thy grace assureth me my faith is not disproou'd 24 This haue I said ô Lord least arie time at all Mine enimies should ouer me triumph to see me fall 25 For whiles my feete did slide against me much they spake That is to say whiles my desires the way to sinne did take 26 And were from thee remoou'd to follow lothsome lust Then did mine enimies reioise to see me in the dust 27 But Lord I me submit vnto thy discipline And meekelie take correction thine for old offenses mine 28 And haue my selfe prepard vnto the whip of paine Whereby my griefe and dolor may still in my sight remaine 29 And Lord thou knowest of old there is no good in me Not one man good vpon the earth not one seekes after thee 30 Among thy chosen sort vnfaithfulnesse was found Likewise among thy Angels bright were thousands cast to ground 31 Then how much more alas of wretches such as I That dwell in houses made of clay must sinne continuallie 32 I will confesse to thee all mine vngodlinesse And for my sinnes will take more thought than well I can expresse 33 And yet ● Lord thy grace must worke this good in mee By which I stedfastlie beleeue I chosen am of thee 34 For now by grace I mind my sinfull life t' amend And vnto vertue will applie my life vnto the end 35 I see the follies past wherein I tooke delight To be both vile wicked and nought and odious in thy sight 36 And though my foes doo liue and ouer me made strong And they which hated me are great and doo me troble wrong 37 No maruell it 's ô Lord for why they mightie bee And are except thy grace assist too strong alwaies for mee 38 They haue long time deuis'd deceitfull craftie ginnes And by the same haue ouerthrowne the strongest in their sinnes 39 If anie time I flee repentance for to find Then one of these malicious spirits assaileth streight my mind 40 And with deuises new and frauds that be vnknowne He craftilie doth me subdue and so makes me his owne 41 Thus Lord when I am bent thy goodnesse to pursue Mine enimies doo me detract and breed my bale anew 42 The wicked feend alas doth manie times me grieue The world also dooth follow me the daies I haue to liue 43 The flesh dooth me prouoke with lust both lewd and nought Thus by these three mine enimies I am in thraldome brought 44 Yet Lord forsake me not ne let thy grace depart Least that mine enimies vnawares doo thorough pearse my hart 45 And though sometime ô Lord thy presence thou withdrawe Whereby the feend may entrance make and bring me more in awe 46 Yet Lord thy grace restore to me poore wretch againe That I thereby may him resist to make his trauell vaine 47 Giue heede therefore my God which art my helpe and health Whose mercie and whose goodnes shewd is to my soule chiefe wealth 48 Giue temporall health ô Lord as vnto thee seemes best And to my soule thy sauing health in heauen with thee may rest Amen Miserere mei Psal. 51. The first part 1. O thou that mad'st the world of nought whom God thy creatures call Which formedst man like to thy selfe yet suffredst him to fall 2. Thou God which by thy heauenlie word did●● fleshe of virgin take And so becam'st both God man for sinfull fleshes sake 3 O thou that sawest when man by sinne to hell was ouerthrowne Didst meekelie suffer death on crosse to haue thy mercie knowne 4 Thou God which didst the Patriarks and fathers old diuine From time to time preserue and keepe by mercie great of thine 5 O thou that Noah keptst from floud and Abram daie by daie As he along through Aegypt past didst guide him in the waie 6 Thou God that Lot frō Sodoms plague didst safelie keepe also And Daniel from the lions iawes thy mercie great to show 7 O thou good God that didst diuide the sea like hils to stand That children thine might thorough pas from cruell Pharoes hand 8 So that when Pharao and his host thy children did subdue Thou ouerthrewst them in the sea to proue thy saiengs true 9 O thou that Ionas in the fish three daies didst keepe from paine Which was a figure of thy death and rising vp againe 10 I say thou God which didst preserue amidst the fierie flame The three yoong men which sang therin the glorie of thy name 11 Thou God haue mercie on my soule thy goodnesse me restore And for thy mercies infinite thinke on my sinne no more 12 O Lord the number of my sinnes is more than can be told Wherefore I humblie doo desire thy mercies manifold 13 For small offense thy mercie small may soone small faults suffice But I alas for manie faults for greater mercie cries 14 And though the number of my sins surpasse the salt sea sand And that the filth of them deserue the wrath of thy iust hand 15 Yet doo thy mercies farre surmount the sinnes of all in all Thou wilt with mercie vs relieue for mercie when we call 16 Right well I knowe man hath not power so much for to transgresse As thou with mercie maist forgiue through thine almightinesse 17 I doo confesse my faults be more than thousands else beside More noisome and more odious more fowler to be tride 18 Than euer was the lothsome swine or menstruall cloth beeraid To thinke thereon my wofull soule alas is yet afraid 19 Wherfore good Lord doo notbehold how wicked I haue bin But wash me from my wickednesse and clense me from my sin 20 The Israēlites being defil'd durst not approch thee nie Till they their garments and themselues had washed decentlie 21 The Priests also eke clensed were ere they thy face would see Else had they perisht in their sinne such Lord was thy decree 22 Alas how much more need I then to craue while I am heere To wash my foule and spotted soule that it may cleane appeere 23 Polluted cloths with filth distaind doo manic washings craue Ere that the Launder can obteine the thing that he would haue 24 My soule likewise alas dooth need thy manie dewes of grace Ere it be cleane for cankred sinne so deepe hath taken place 25 The Leprosie that Naman had could not be done away Till he seuen times in lordan floud had washt him day by day 26 How manie waters need I then for to be washed in Ere I be purged faire and

owne iniquitie Thou shalt the same make manifest that all the world may see 8 Thou wilt him strip and naked make to his perpetuall blame When he to iudgement shall arise and liue in endlesse shame 9 And therefore blessed is the man to whom thou Lord shalt say I not impute thy sinnes to thee nor to thy charge them lay 10 He in whose spirit no fraud is found shall blessed be also And looke what thing he takes in hand shall prosper well and growe 11 If I for sinne should faine my selfe all sorowfull to bee And were not so then should be found both fraud and guile in mee 12 Or if I should account my selfe a man that liueth iust Hauing my conscience stuft with sinne so full as may be thrust 13 There should appeare great fraud in me for deepe dissembling so For why in me no goodnesse dwelles as of my selfe I knowe 14 If euer anie good were there it surelie must be thine But as for sinnes I manie haue and they by right are mine 15 For while ô Lord I helde my peace confessing not my crime My bones did waste through dailie plaints I made from time to time 16 My soule doth feeble wax and faint because I helde my peace But now I haue my sinnes confest I feele hir strength increase 17 I kept that backe I should haue told or else excuse the same And that I should haue closely kept did publish to my blame 18 I hid the sinnes that I had done and they remained still And boasted forth the good I did contrarie to thy will 19 Thus were the works that I had wrought quite lost with their reward And I among that sort remaine whom thou dost not regard 20 For day and night thy heauie hand vpon me thou hast laid And in my trouble was I turnd when I was sore afraid 21 My tribulation scourged me my moisture was made ●rie My verie back-bone striken was that I began to crie 22 My conscience likewise striken was with pricke of great remorce ●4 Although amid this water-floud of surging waues of sin We tossed be among the rocks yet are not drown'd therein 15 For thou ô Lord art my refuge from trobles all that bee And though temptations of the world about haue compast me 16 I not regard intisements theirs nor threats that they shall make For why my faith assureth me that thou my part wilt take 17 Thou Lord art onelie my defense my ioie is all in thee Thou shalt me compasse round about and safe deliuer mee 18 The tabernacle of my soule is round about me set With enimies such as doo seeke my hinderance and my let 19 But yet ô Lord thy prouidence shall me deliuer still And from all dangers me defend after thy holie will 20 Thou wilt informe and shew to me the way that I should go This life is but a pilgrimage I passe in to and fro 21 Of this way Lord thou art the end and marke whereat I shoot Grant that I may this voyage passe and foes of mine confute 22 And in the running of my course my faith so strong may bee That I may haue one of those games of immortalitie 23 Thus shall thine eie of strong defense on me be fixed sure And I with ioie shall able be this trauell to endure 24 For Lord if y● shouldst turne thy face or cast thine eie aside I should not able be to runne nor labor this abide 25 But should be as the horse and mule that vnderstanding want Such of thy grace faith and good works both barren be and skant 26 They are too proud and scornful eke thy lawes to hold and keepe The lusts and pleasures of the flesh so lulleth them asleepe 27 But yet the mouths of such wilde beasts thou Lord with bit and brake Shalt snaffle them with chaine and curb that doo thee so forsake 28 For great and manie are the plagues of those that sinners bee By meanes whereof a number Lord are turned vnto thee 29 And thou ô Lord that didst them plague for their correction Wilt also giue them comfort great and consolation 30 And he that trusteth in the Lord he shall be compast in With mercie and remission of all his former sin 31 Be glad therefore ye righteous and in the Lord reioice For he by grace hath made you iust through his most louing choice 32 Which were before stifnecked proud now gentle meeke and mild Not by your merits but by grace as father to his child 33 All you that be vpright of hart in God reioise also And to his will submit your will in anguish paine and wo. 34 And as S. Paule th'apostle was made glad in his distresse So Lord in all extremitie grant me the like successe Amen Domine ne in furore Psal. 38. The first part 1. Within my soule ô Lord doe maine troubles spring Sometime by feare of punishment that temprall things may bring 2. Which happen may to me while I this life abide For mine offenses done to thee which cannot passe vnspide 3 Sometime ô Lord by feare of sicknesse and disease Which here we suffer for his guilt that first did thee displease 4 Sometime againe by feare of death that follow must Which in a time vnlooked for shall all consume to dust 5 And last by feare ô Lord of euerlasting paine Which I by sinne haue well deseru'd therein for to remaine 6 But yet ô blessed Lord when thou shalt angrie be In furie thine correct me not nor powre thy wrath on me 7 And though thy bowe be bent with arrowe set therein And readie thou my soule to wound for my committed sin 8 Yet let thy mercie mooue with ruth on me I craue Bicause thou knowest I can not giue the thing that I not haue 9 For thou must first me giue ere I can giue to thee For of my selfe and from my selfe comes but iniquitie 10 Thine arrowes I confesse so deepe haue pearst my hart That medicine none ne other craft can seuer them apart 11 For if by craft I might these wounds make whole againe And so escape eternall death and euerlasting paine 12 My feare should be the lesse my ioie a great deale more But thou ô Lord the Leach must be for sicknesse mine and sore 13 Thy hands thou hast enforst so heauie vpon me As death with dart I know right well cannot auoided be 14 O death Vnto the man that substance hath at will How sharpe and bitter is thy dart when thou comst him to kill 15 Lord in my flesh I feele no health there is at all For when I thinke most sure to stand I readiest am to fall 16 But blessed are those men which neuer did offend In sinfull lustes but haue themselues kept cleane vnto the end 17 For in their soules they find great quietnesse and rest And euerie thing they take in hand dooth