hym from the cursse of the lawe Galath iii and paied his ransome that he thus being fully perswaded may haue a quiet herte a fre conscience a glad wil to forsake this wretched world and to go vnto the his lorde god Moreouer thou hast conquered him that hadde rule of death eueÌ sataÌ Hebru ii suffer him not therfore to exercise hys tirranny vpoÌ this our sycke brother nor to disquiet his coÌscieÌce with the errours of sin and pains of hell Gseâ xiii i. Cori. xv Lette not Satan nor his infernall army tempt him further theÌ he is able to bear but euermore gyue hym grace euen vnto his last breath valeantly to fight against the deuil witha a stronge fayeth in thy precyouse bloud that he may fyght a good fight and finish his course with ioy vn the to glorye of thi name and the health of his soul. O lord so work in him by thy holy spirite that he wyth al his hert may contempne dispise al worldly thyngâs and set his minde whoâly vpon heaueÌly thynges hopyng for theÌ with a strong vndouted fayth Agayn let it not greue him o swet sauior to be loâoned froÌ this vile wretched carcase which is now so full of sorowe trouble anguysh sickenes and paine but rather let hâm haue abent and readye wyll thorowe thy goodnesse to putte it of yea and that wyth this faith ⪠that he at the last daye shall receyue it agayn in a much better state then it is now or euer was froÌ the daie of hys byrthe Phil. iii. euen a bodye vncorruptible immortal and like to thy glorious body Let hys whol hert and mynde be set only vppon the· Let the remeÌbraunce of the ioies of heaueÌ be so feruent in his brest that he may bothe pacientlye and thanckfully take his deathe ii Cori. xv and euer wish to be with the in glory And when the time coÌmeth that he shall gyue ouer to nature and depart from this miserable world vouchesafe we most humblye beseche the O Lorde Iesu to take his soule into thy handes and to place it among the glorious company of thy holy angels and blessed Saynctes and to kepe it vnto that mooste ioyfull daye of the general resurreccioÌ that both his bodye and soule thorow thyne almyghty power being knit againe togither at that daye he maye for euer and euer enioy thy glorious kindom and sing perpetuall praises to thy blessed name Amen â A thankesgeuynge vnto God for the departure of the faythful out of thys world O How can we most louing father render vnto the sufficient thanks for thine in estimable goodnes toward thi faithful seruauntes whome thou calling out of this wretched worlde vouchestsafe to place in thy heauenly kingdoÌ amonge the gloryous company of thy holy auÌgels and blessed saintes Psal. cxv O full precyous is the death of the faithful in thy sighte Blessed are the deade that dye in the O Lord Apoc. xiiii For they are at reast froÌ their paynful trauails and labours The souls of the righteous are in thy hand Sapi. iii. O God and the payne of death shall not touch them In the syghte of the vnwise thei appere to die but they are in peace They shine as the sparckes that runne thorowe the reed bushe Danie xii They glyster as the shining of heauen Thei are as the stars world wythout ende They ar as the angels of God Math. xxâi Apoc. iiii They are clad with white garmentes haue goldeÌ crownes vpon their heads They do seruice day nyght before the glorious throne of thi diuine Maiesty Apoca vii They nether honger nor thirst anye more neyther doth the sun or any heat fal vpon them for the lambe which is in the mids of the thron gouerneth theÌ and ledeth them vnto the lyuing fouÌtains of waters They folow the laÌbe whithersoeuer he goeth They haue such ioies ⪠Eâay lxiii i. âor iii. as eie hath not sene nor eare hath herd neyther is thâr any hert able to thiÌck them Infinite and vnspeakable are the tresures O Lord whych thou haste layed vp for them that depart in thy fayth For these thy fatherly benefyts toward the souls of the fayethful for that it hath pleased the to cal our ChristeÌ brethren and sisterne from this vale of misery vnto thy heuenly kingdome we geue vnto the most herty thanks humbly beseching the that thou wylte take lyke care for vs and so gouern vs wyth thy holye spirite both in sycknes and in health that we maye lyue a good and godlye lyfe in thys preasânte world and whensoeuer it shal be thy good plesure to call vs hence we may with strong faith in the and in thy soÌne Christe Iesu our Lord commeÌd both our bodies soules into thy mercifull handes and thorowe thy goodnes be placed in thy gloryous kyngdome among thy faythfull choseÌ people and so for euer and euer praise magnify the our heauenli father to whome with thi derely beloued son Iesu Christ our Lord and sauior and the holy gost that moste swete comfortour be al glory and honor worlds without end AmeÌ Finis ⧠The Letanye and Suffraââs O God the Father of heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinnârs O God the Sonne redemer of the world haue mercye vpon vs miserable synners O god the holy âost proceding from the father the soÌne haue mercy vpon vs miserable siÌners O holy blessed glorious tryniti thre persons one god haue merci vpon vs miserable siÌners Remember not Lord our offences nor the offences of our forefathers neyther take thou vengaÌce of our synnes spare vs good lord spare thy people whom thou hast redemed with thi most precious bloud and be not angri with vs for eâer Spare vs good Loâdâ From al euil and mischiffe froÌ sin froÌ the crafts and assaults of the deuil from thy wrath from euerlastyng damnacion Good lorde deliuer vs. ⧠From blindnes of hert from pride vainglory hypocrisy from enuye hatred and malice and all vncharitablenes Good lord delyuer vs. ⧠FroÌ fornicacion and all other dâadly sin ⪠from all the deceites of the world the fleshe the deuyl Good loâde delâuâr vs. â FroÌlightning tempest from plage pestileÌce fameÌ froÌ battel murther from sodaine death Good lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ al sedicion and pryuy conspiraci froÌ the tiranni of the Bishop of Rome al his detestable enormities from al false doctrin heresy froÌ hardnes of hert coÌteÌpt of thy word commandemente Good lorde delyuer vs. ⧠By the misterye of thy holy incarnacion by thy holy natiuity cyrcumcysyon by thy Baptysme fasting and temptacyon Good lorde delyuer vs. By thine agonye and bloudye sweat bi thi crosse and passion bi thy precious death and buriall bi thy glorious resurreccioÌ âª asceÌcion by the coÌming of the holi gost Good lorde delyuer vs. In al time
doubtyng loke for remissioÌ of all our synnes at thy heauenly fathers hande accordynge to thy mooste gentle promyses yea and that not for our good dedes and merites Titu iii which in this behalf are none but for the worthynes of thy blessed passion for the dignity of thy precious bloude and for that only and alone sacrifice of thy holye body For that O Lord is the salue the healeth our souls That is the medecine that comforteth our weake and troubled conscieÌces Iohn vi That is the liuinge breade whosoeuer eateth of the bread shal neuer honger but lyue for euer That is the Iewel of ioy that maketh our sorowfull hertes mery That is the mighty bulwark the stronge defeÌce the sure fortres the preserueth and kepeth vs harmlesse against SataÌ synne death hel desperacion and al the infernal power To come to the table to be preseÌt at the supper â to here and se what is there don yea to receiue the holy mistiries of thy body bloud ther setforth vnto vs profiteth vs nothyng at all ⪠if we faithfully beleue not that thy bodi was brokeÌ thy bloud shed for our sinnes and that by the alone oblacion therof done once for al our syns are forgeuen vs Hebru vii ⪠ix.x. thy heuenly father is recoÌciled vnto vs his wrath stored vp thorow sin against vs is pacified quietnes of conscieÌce and euerlasting lyfe is geuen vs but rather turneth vnto our daÌpnacion because we eat of thys breade and drinck of this cuppe vnworthely and shal with that Hipocrite whyche presumed to come vnto the mariage not hauing the wedding garmeÌt be bouÌd haÌd and fote âath xxii and caste into vtter darcknes wher weping and gnashiÌg of teeth shal be Therfor we most huÌbly besech the to geue vs grace according to thy holy Apostles councel diligently to proue try examin our selfes whether such repentance such faith such loue i. Cori. âi suche disposition toward al godlines be fouÌd in vs or not as thou dost require in them whych come worthely with frute vnto thy table And forasmuch as it is thy gift to repeÌt hertely to beleue truly to loue vnfaynedly to be disposed earnestly to eÌbrace true godlynes and to go forward in the same from vertueto vertue vnto the end graunt we most entirely pray the Math. iii. we may so repent that the frutes of repentaÌce may be fouÌd in vs so beleue that we may knoledge yâ our alone sauiour so loue that al oure affeccion may be set on the alone and so embrace true godlynes that our hâle lyfe may be a cleare Myrrour of vertue goodnesse So shall we thorowe thi merci be fouÌd worthi gests of this thy table Phil lp ii receiue these holy misteries vnto the saluacyon of our soules yea so shal we be wel assured of the remission and forgeuenes of all our synnes by the breaking of thy blessed body and the sheding of thi precious bloud our consciences shal be quiet our hertes shal be filled wyth all true and spirituall ioye wee shall tryumph ouer Satan sinne death hell and desperacyon we shal be partakers of all the fruites and merytes of thy blessed passyon and bee made one boâye wyth the and fellowe heyres of euerlastynge glorye O Lord God lette it so come to passe for the honour of thy name Amen A thankesgeuinge after the receiuynge of the Communion IE thanck the O heaueÌly father for the blessed passion and gloryous death of thy derelye beloued sonne our Lorde and sauiour Iesu Christ Ephe. ii âolloss ii by whoÌ by whose holy wouÌdes we faythfully beleue and are assuredly perswaded that thy wrathe is not onlye pacified toward vs but that thou also art now becoÌe oure moost mercyful father and haste frelye forgeuen vs all oure synnes restored vs to thy heueÌly grace and made vs sonnes heiers of thyne eternall glorye And because we shuld not dout of thi fatherly goodnes toward vs set forthe in the deathe of thi sonne the same thy sonne Christ Iesu our Lorde hathe leafte vnto vs not onlye his holy word Maâ xâvi Mat. xiiii Luke xxii â Cor. xi but also a blessed memoryal of hys death and passyon set forth in the holy breade and holy wine whych we at this preseÌt haue receiued both for a remembrauÌce of the brekyng of hys blessed body and the shedding of his most precious bloud and also for the quietnes of oure conscience and for the assurance of the remission of our syns thorow fayth We besech the O heaueÌli father that we be neuer vnmyndeful of this thy exceadinge greate kindenes nor vnthanckful for thy manyfold vnspekeable mercys declared vnto vs in the gloryous death of thy welbeloued soÌne but so worcke yâ in vs thorowe thy holy spirite that we maybe made worthye members of that bodye whereof thy soÌne and oure sauyoure Christe Iesu is the heade Eph. i. iiii Colloss i. and that we may so faythfullye beleue in the and so feruentlye loue one another alwaye liuinge in thy feare and in the obedieÌce of thy holy law and blessed wyl that we being fruteful in al godly and chrystân workes may traine our life accordig to thy good pleasure in this transitory world and after this fraile and shorte lyfe obtaine that true and immortall lyfe wher thou with thy derely beloued soÌne our lord and sauiour Iesu Christ and the holy gost that most sweete coÌfortour liuest and reignest one true God in all honor glory worldes without ende Amen ¶ A shorte prayer to bee sayed at the receiuynge of the mysterye of Chrystes body in the holy Communion O Heauenly and blessed father I render vnto thee mooste heartie thanckes for al thy benefytes whiche thou hast shewed vnto me most wretâhed synner but speciallye for that moost swete smelling sacrifyce whyche thy onely begotten soÌne offred vnto the on that aulter of the crosse Ephe. v. by giuiÌg his most pure vndefyled body vnto the death for the redempcion of maÌkind Philip. ii ⪠in remembrauÌce wherof according to thy welbeloued soÌns ordinaÌce I nowe receyue this holy breade moost entirely beseching that I may both be partaker of the merites of thi dere soÌnes bodi brekiÌg and also lead a lyfe worthy of so greate a benefite vnto the glory of thy name Amen A prayer to be sayed at the receiuynge of the misteryes of Christes bloude in the holy Communion O Blessed mercifull father thy loue towarde me sinneful creature is so exceadyng greate and vnspeakable Roma v. that I can not but geue vnto the moost humble thanckes Ephe ⪠ii namely for the shedding of the moost precious bloud of thy deare sonne Iesu Christe by the vertue where of thy wrath styrred vp againste me wretched synner is pacyfyed my raunsoÌe is payed the law is fulfylled my enemyes are ouercome and put to flyghte In remembraunce of this so noble a victorye and
day night blesse theyr Christen brethreÌ speke wel of all meÌ yea of theyr very ennemies that so many of vs as profes thi holi name Roma xv may with one mind with one mouth glorify the our heueÌly father thorow Iesu christ our Lord. Amen A generall prayer for the auoidinge of all kynde of synne AH lord that most puisaÌt god we in baptisme geuing ouer our selfs vnto the and vnto thy holi religion protested openly in the face of thy holy congregacion to forsake Satan with al his pompes and worckes to renouÌce the world and all the vayne pleasures therof to mortyfy the flesh and al the lustes of it Roma vi and frome heÌsforth to dye vnto sinne to liue vnto righteousnes Gala. iii. and to lead a new lyfe Thys our couenaunt bargayne made with the O Lord god we keepe not but to muche wretchedly we breke it traÌsgres thy holye commaundemente In stead of our seruyce due vnto the we serue Satan Leuing the fulfyllyng of thi commaundements we obey our own wil. The world and the flesh so rage and raignin vs that we can scarcely breath toward any godlynes Titus i. By mouthe we profes the but with our deds we denithe We promyse to work in thy vyneyarde but we loytour and worke not Mathe. xxâ In name we are Christians but in dede we are satans bondmeÌ the worlds slaues and the fleshes most vile seruaÌts and drudges Ah Lorde to muche wretched is our state and excepte thou shortlye helpest we are lyke vtterly to perysh so greatly haue the ragyng floudes of al kinde of synne brast in preuayled almost ouerwhelmed vs o most geÌtle sauior we haue a wil such as it is Romââ viâ to do good but we find no power no streÌgth in our selfs to perform it That good thiÌg which we wolde we do not but the euil do we which we wold not for we know that in vs that is Rome vii in our flesh dwelleth no god thiÌg No maruel For we ar bi nature the childreÌ of wrath Ephesia ii we are begotteÌ coÌceiued borne in siÌ Our seÌces Psalm ii wits deuises ar euil eueÌ froÌ our yong age vpwarde Oure hert is vnclene Gene. viii wicked froward lewd vnserchable We ar not able to thiÌk a good thought of our selfs Prou. xxii we ar vnprofitable seruantes Iere. xvii âi Cor. iiii hipocrites flesh al the nought is yea we ar the very boÌd slaues of sin Luke âvii Esayâ âx For euery one the coÌmitteth sin is the seruauÌt of syn O most swete sauâor ⪠help vs for the glori of thy name Ioh. iii vii Luke xix Thou caÌmest doun froÌ the righthaÌd of thi father into thys vale of misery to saue that which was lost Saue vs therfore good lord which wander abroade lyke shepe destitute of a shepherd Mathe. ix psalm cxix suffer not thi blessed bodi to be brokeÌ thy precious blud to be shed for vs in vain Hebrus ii i. Cori. xv Thou bi thi deth most valeaÌtly conquerest him that had power of death Ose. xiii Deliuer vs therfore froÌ his raging tirranye and make vs thy faythfull obedyent seruantes Iohn ii Suffer vs not to loue the world nether the things that ar in the world seing that al that is in the worlde as the lust of the flesh the lust of the eies the pryde of life is not of the o father but of the world And the world vanisheth away and the lust thereof but he that fulfilleth the wil of god aby-death for euer Suffer vs not to be ouercome wyth the boylynge concupisceÌcis of the flesh whych euer lusteth agaynst the spirite Rom. viii is not obedient to the law of god nether can be but geue vs grace to crucifye and to kyll the fleshe wyth the appetites lustes therof Galath v. that we may lyue and walk in the spirite and become new creatures Let not sinne reign in our mortal bodies that we shuld ther vnto obey in the lusts of it Neither suffer thou vs to geue oure members as instruments of vnrighteousnes vnto syn Roma vi but to gyue our selues vnto God as thei that are a liue from death and to giue our meÌbers as instruments of ryghteousnes vnto god And as heretofore we gaue oure meÌbers seruaunts to vnclennes and to iniquyti from iniquiti to iniquiti so let vs now from hensforth gyue our meÌbers seruauÌts vnto righteousnes that we may be saÌtyfyed Kil in vs the deds of the fleshe whyche are these Gala. v. aduoutrye fornicacion vncleannes waÌtonnes Idolatrye wytchcrafte hatred varyaunce âele wrathe stryfe sesedicion sects enuying murther dronkennesse glottoÌny and such lyke and plante in vs the fruites of the spirit loue ioy peace longe sufferinge gentlenes goodnesse faythfulnes mekenesse temperaÌcye Ephe. iiii As concerning the conuersacyon in times past geue vs grace to laye awaye from vs that olde man which is corrupt thorow the deceiuable lustes and to be renued in the spirit of our mynds and to put on that new man whyche after the image of god is shapen in ryghteousnes true holynes Suffer vs not to lye but speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour for asmuch as we are members one of another Suffer vs not so to be angry that we sinne Let not yâ sun go doune vpoÌ oure wrathe neyther let vs giue place vnto the backbiter Graunte that he which afore hath stollen maye from henceforth steale no more but rather labour with his hands some good thiÌg that he mai haue to geue vnto hiÌ that nedeth Let no fylthy coÌmunycacyon procede out of our mouths but that whyche is good to edifye withal wheÌ nede is that it may haue fauoure with the hearers Let all bytternes fearsnes and wrath roryng and cursed speking be put awaye from vs wyth al maliciousnesse Make vs courteous one to another and merciful forgeuing one another euen as god for thy sake forgaue vs. Ephesi v. As for fornicacioÌ al vncleÌnes or couetusnes let it not be once named amoÌg vs as it be coÌmeth saints nether filthi thiÌgs neither folish talking nether iesting which are not comly but rather geuing of thaÌkes Put vpon vs tender mercy kindnes humblenes of mynd mekenes longe sufferiÌg for bearing one another forgeuing one another Collos. iii. But aboue al these things put vpoÌ vs loue which is the bond of perfeccion grauÌt that the peace of god may euer more rule in our herts that we be thaÌkful for al thy benefits Finalli whatsoeuer thiÌgs are true whatsoeuer thinges are honeste whatsoeuer thinges are iust whatsoeuer things are pure whatsoeuer thynges pertayne to loue whatsoeuer thinges are of honest reporte if ther be any vertuous thing Ppâil iiii if ther be any laudable thing graÌt that we may haue those same in our mind and practise theÌ in
thou offerest thyself vnto hym as a most geÌtle father to his deare sonne and by temporall punyshment âuttest away eternall paynes whych both he and all we thorow our synfull liuing haue most ryghtouslye deserued and by makyng the outeward man weke thou comfortest and makest stroÌg the inward maÌ which is made like to thi glorious image We most entirely besech the mercifully to behold this our weke brother and as that piteful Samaritane to poure wine and oyle into his woundes to bynde them vp that is to relieue hym to coÌfort hym and to cherysh him wyth thy holy spirit to make him stronge in his inwarde man that in the middes of his syckenes he may not only âere the crosse that thou haste layed on hym pacyently and so shewe hym self conformable to thy blessed wyll but also thanckfully praise thy holy name for thy fatherly correccion with vnfayned and stronge fayth say The lord gaue me my health the Lord hath taken it away agayne As it hath pleased the lord so it is come to passe now blessed be the the name of the Lord. Oh it is for my great profyt that the lord hath thus visited me euen that I shulde learne to forsake myne own wyl and to walcke in hys holye ordynaunces I am his creature a shepe of his pasture let him deale wyth me as semeth good in hys godly syghte For whyther I liue or dye I am the Lordes Hys wil therfore be done and not myne Gyue hym grace O swete Iesu thus to be perswaded of thy good wyll towarde hym euen in the myddes of hys moost bytter agonyes that he faynt not vnder the crosse but paciently and thanckefully abyde thy good plesure and wyth earnest fayth cal on thy blessed name which is a strong tower for all them that fle vnto it Moreouer forasmuch O Lord as it is not thy property alway to chyde alway to be angry alwaye to punyshe neither to deale wyth vs accordyng to oure sinnes nor yet to reward vs after our iniquities but as thou takest awaye so geuest thou againe as thou bryngest downe to the graue so liftest thou vp agayne as thou makest weake so makest thou stronge agayne We most humbly beseche the if it be thy godly pleasure the rather at the conteÌplacioÌ of these oure prayers to restore vnto oure weake brother after this his long sicknes the confortable benefyte of ioyfull healthe And as thou haste broughte him low wyth laâing thy heauye crosse on hym so we moste hartely beseche the if it be thy godly wyll rayse hym vp agayne by restoryng vnto hym his former healthe that he may lyue and contynue here among vs vnto the glorye of thy name and the comfort of vs hys neyghbours But if thy godly pleasure haue otherwyse determyned that by thys hys sycknes thou wylte call hym from this vale of miseri and place hym in thy gloryous kyngdome which alone is the true ioyful and greatly longed for contre of al thy chosen and faythful people we most entierly pray the in the meane whyle to geue hym grace paciently and thankfully to beare hys crosse diligently to cal on thy holy name valeauntly to fight agaynst al the tentacions of the deuyll the flesh and the worlde and faithfullye to beleue that the merits of thi blessed passioÌ precious bloud are the full satisfaccion for all hys synnes and haue made a perfect atonement and frendlye reconciliacioÌ betwene god the father and hym Graunt O mooste merciful sauioure that his whole hart and mynde may so be set vpon the that at what soeuer houre thou callest hym out of this wretched world he mai be willing and glad to depart from it and to coÌe vnto the. O let the remembrauÌce of the ioyes of heauen bee so feruent in hys brest that all wordlye thynges may waxe vyle in hym and a perfect desyre found in him to be losoned out of this bodi and to be with yâ in glory And when the time commeth that he shall gyue ouer to nature and depart out of thys miserable world though the paynes of deathe take awaye the vse of hys tonge and speache yet grauÌt that his heart may cry vnto the and saye O Lorde I commende my soule into thy haÌdes Lorde Iesu take my spirite vnto thee Graunt also most louyng Lord that when death hath shut vp the eyes of his bodye he maye wyth the eyes of hys soule beholde and looke vpon thy gloryous maiestye in thy heauenlye kyngdome where thou wyth the father and the holy Ghoste lyuest and reignest one true and euerlasting God in al honour and glory worldes wythout ende Amen A prayer to be sayed for all suche as lye at the poynt of deathe O Moste louynge Sauioure and gentle redemer whyche cammest into this world to call synners vnto repentance to seke vp that was loste thou seest in what case thys oure brother lyeth here visited with thy mercyful hand al weake feble sick and ready to yeld vp his soule into thi holi hands O loke vpoÌ him most gentle sauiour with thy merciful eie pitie him and be fauorable vnto him He is thy workmanshippe despise not therefore the work of thine owne handes Thou sufferedst thy blessed body thy precyous bloud to be shed for his sins and to bring hym vnto the glory of thy heauenlye father let it not therefore come to passe that thou shuldest suffer so great pains for him in vaine He was baptised in thi name and gaue himself wholy to be thy seruaunt forsakynge the deuyl the world and the flesh confesse hym therefore before thy heauenlye father and hys blessed aungels to be thy seruaunt Prou. xvi Hys synnes we confesse ar great for who is able to sai mi hert is clene and I am fre from synne but thy mercyes o Lord are much greater Maâh ix And thou caÌmest not to cal yâ ryghteous but synners vnto repentance Mâthâ xi To them that are disesed and ouerladen wyth the burdeÌ of sin doste thou promyse ease Thou art that god Ezec. xviii which willest not the death of a synner but rather that he shoulde turne lyue Thou art the sauioure which wishest all men to be saued i. Timo. ii and to come to the knoledge of thy truth Withdraw not therfore thy merci froÌ him because of his sins but rather lay vpon hym thy sauynge health that thou maist shewe thy self toward hym to be a sauioure What greter praise caÌ ther be to a phisicioÌ theÌ to he le the sick Nether caÌ thâr be a grâter glori to the being a âauiour then to saue siners saue hiÌ therfore o lord for thi naÌe sake AgaiÌ let the law bââo âorsiffe to his conscieÌce but rather giue hiÌ grace euen in this extreme agoni coÌflict of deth to be fully persuaded that thou by thy death hast takeÌ away al his siÌs Roââ ⪠i. fulfilled the law for him bi this means deliuered