my Sauiour and my Christ for thy names sake Amen After the Communion fay thus O Lorde Iesu Christ which hast vouched safe Spirituallye to giue vnto mee in these holy mysteries thy bodye and bloud mortifye whatsoeuer is euil in mee and garnishe mee wyth thy merites and vertues that thou mayst delyte to abide and dwel in mee Renue my spirite my soule and my body with thy excellent grace that I may be made lyke vnto thy holy humanitie frame me after thine owne hearts desyre knit me vnto thee moste neerely that I maye be chaunged altogither into thee And graunt that I may doe nothing speake nothing nor desire nothing but that which maye be acceptable vnto thee which arte my God my Sauiour and Redemer to whome with the Father holy Ghost be all honor and glorye for euer and euer Amen ¶ The fift Psalme for the Remission of Sinnes ALmighty God Lorde of Lordes great and dreadfull is thy name which by thy Worde haste made Heauen and Earth and all things contayned in them All things be vnder thy dominion and rule both man and beast and all other liuing creatures and thou haste mercy on whome thou wylte and haste compassion on whome it pleaseth thee Against thee holye Father against thee haue I sinned done euill I haue bene an offender euen from my cradell and since I sucked my Mothers brests I haue not seased to do euill But what am I Lorde that I dare speake to thee I am thy poore creature and a worme most abiect Beholde Lorde I haue nought and of my selfe I am nought thou art onely good righteous and holye thou orderest all things thou giuest all things thou fulfillest all things with goodnesse Beholde I am thine O righteous Father and one of them whome thy onely deare Sonne hath redemed and of thee which arte iudge of all men I aske mercye Cast not away O Lorde a contrite and penitent heart humbly calling vpon thee but turne the eyes of thy mercy towardes me and forgiue me the sinnes of my youth Cast not thy dartes at me nor laye not thy heauy hande vpō me O Lord for I haue borne thine anger a longe while and of the Cuppe of thy displeasure haue I dronke very deepe Cast me not away from thy presence neither take thou thy holye spirite from mee but giue me the comforte of thy helpe and stablishe me in thy truthe Destroye mee not O mercifull Father bicause of mine iniquitie but be thou mercifull vnto mee for thy Sonne Iesus Christes sake Destroye me not vtterlye nor leaue me in my sinnes for thou art a God full of mercye and verye gratious to them which trust in thee Dailye sorrowe ouercommeth mee and sadnesse possesseth my heart I looke for a time of health but my griefe continueth still Enter not Lorde into iudgement wyth thy Seruaunt for if thou accuse me I shall neuer be quite and if thou marke my sinne and iniquitie no man shall deliuer me Excepte thou helpe me of thy goodnesse and mercye howe maye I which haue offended thee be raysed vp from my sinnes Euen of thee therefore O holy Father which arte the God of mercye I wretched sinner doe aske mercy and for the glorye of thy name be no longer angrye wyth mee For as thou arte God so arte thou gratious and mercifull and pacientlye sufferest sinners and wouldest that no man shoulde perishe but that all men should turne to penaunce For albeit y t no man is able to beare the punnishment which thou dost threaten against Sinners yet thy mercye which thou haste promised is great and vnsearcheable Forgiue for thy name sake O Lord Almightye all my sinnes and put oute of thy sight all mine offences Giue me a newe heart and take frō me al wicked desires that I may euermore knowe what thing is acceptable in thy sight Giue light O Lorde to mine eyes that I sleepe not in death and then my sinnes shall not preuayle against me Graunt me holye Father y t I may euer desire and wyll that which is most pleasaunt and acceptable in thy sight and that I haue no desire to will or not to wyll but as thou wilt Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the begin c. The Uersicle Cut Lorde my sacke of sorow in peeces The Aunswere And clothe me with gladnesse The Prayer ALmighty and most mercifull Father I wretched sinner moste humbly beseeche thee that thou of thy goodnesse wylte not remember the offences of my youthe but that according to the greatnesse of thy mercye thou wylt turne fro mee the payne that I haue iustlye deserued for synne and that by thy grace I maye while I am in thys vale of miserye euermore be renued in the spirite of my mynde that a pure lyfe maye alwayes appeare in me Amen ¶ The sixt Psalme wherein he desireth to be hearde of God HOw long O Lord shall my minde be troubled wyth paynefull sorrowes and heauye thoughtes howe long shall carefull cares torment my heart How long O God wylt thou reiect my prayers which dailye I poure out before thee wylt thou Lorde heare mee at no time or wilt thou now ceasse to shew mercy Haste thou O Lorde cast me awaye for euer or wylte thou neuer hereafter be pleased wyth mee Thy hande is not weakened but it maye helpe and thine rares be not stopped that they refuse to heare I beseche thee O righteous father for Iesus Christes sake that y e sighings and inwarde desires of my heart maye moue and encline thee to heare mee I haue ben an vntrue and frowarde childe to thee I haue not feared thee nor shewed due reuerence vnto thee but haue bene euer disobedient stubbourne against thee I am in prison and bound in fetters of sorrowe tyll thou with thy gratyous presence vouchsafe to visite me bring me againe to liberty and ioye Keepe thy mercy therefore for me alwayes O Lorde and the couenaunte which thou haste made with me let it be surely perfourmed Kepe me Lord frō sinne and I shall then dread neyther death nor Hell and as thou alwayes hast bene mercifull to penitent sinners so nowe good Lorde forgiue my sinnes Kepe my heart in thee and then shall I reioyce in thy mercy for that thou hast looked on me and hast regarded my soule in my great distresse Let me neuer hereafter goe awaye from thy wayes nor leaue me not now in the depenesse of my troubles Loe nowe be the dayes of health and grace nowe is the accepted time for in death who shall remēber thee O Lord or in Hell who shall prayse thee Lorde beholde therefore my weakenesse and fraylenesse best knowen vnto thee and looke downe from Heauen vppon the sorowe and heauinesse of me thy poore creature My lyfe is as it were in the middest of fierce Lions whose teeth are like vnto speares and the sharpenesse of them lyke vnto the sting of Scorpions Mollifie my hearte O Lorde
seruaunts as may be most expedient for them graunting vs in thys worlde knowledge of thy truth and in the world to come life enerlasting Amen ij Corinth xiij THe grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ and the loue of God and the fellowshippe of the holy ghost be with vs all euermore Amen Euening Prayer The Antheme REmember not O Lorde mine offences nor the offences of my forefathers neyther take thou vengeance of my sinnes spare me good Lord whome thou haste redemed wyth thy most precious bloud and be not angrye wyth me for euer ¶ The fyrst Psalme at Euening Prayer AGainst thee O Lorde against thee haue I sinned done wyckedly before thee and thou seest also that mine iniquitie is great Behold good Lorde I am solde vnder sinne and in my fleshe I fynde not that which is good Comforte therefore O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt for vnto thee doe I lift vp my heart and minde Do thou shew on me thy mercy O Lorde and graunt vnto me thy saluation Earely in the morning doe I cry vnto thee bicause of thy righteous iudgements and mercy For thou Lorde arte good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all them that call vpon thee Giue lyghte vnto mine eyes O Lorde for I haue slept to long in death and my sinnes haue preuayled againste mee He that liueth O Lorde he that liueth shall prayse thee and shall make thy mercy knowen In thy Tabernacle O Lorde wyll I dwell for euer and my defence and couering shalt be vnder thy wings Glory be to the Father c. ¶ The seconde Psalme LOrde deliuer mee from among the wycked that I maye gyue thankes to thy holye name and make my boast of thy prayse Make all nations whome thou haste made to reioyce and worship thee that they may prayse and glorifie thy name Now teache thou me O Lorde that I may walke in thy truth and knit my heart vnto thee that I maye feare thy name O Lorde fourne thee vnto me and haue mercy vpon me giue thy strength vnto me and succour mee Praysed be thy name O Lorde my God for thou hast set thy glorye aboue all the Heauens Quicken my soule O God and all the powers thereof that it may cleaue fast and be ioyned to thee in ioyful gladnesse of Ghostly rauishings Regarde O Lorde the Prayer of thy seruant and hyde not thy face from me in the time of my trouble Shewe some good token vppon me that they that hate me may see it and be ashamed bycause thou Lorde hast holpen and comforted me Thou Lorde art good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all them which call vpon thee Vnto thee therefore O Lorde wyll I perfourme my vowes I wyll giue thee thanks both nowe and euermore worlde without ende Amen The Antheme SAue me good Lorde waking and keepe me sleeping that I may wake in Christ and rest in Peace The Versicle Blessed be the name of the Lorde The Aunswere From this time forth for euermore The Collect. O Lorde God I beseeche thee to lighten my darkenesse and deliuer me from all y e daungers of this night O mercifull Lorde thorowe thy Sonne Iesus Christ who liueth and raigneth with thee in vnitie of the holye Ghoste world without ende Amen The Antheme O Lorde graunt me thy lyght that I being deliuered from the darkenesse of sinne may come to the verye eeight which is Christ The Versicle Lord heare my Prayer The Aunswere And let my crye come vnto thee The Collect. LIghten my darkenesse I besech thee O Lorde and by thy great mercye defende me from all the perils and daungers of this night that after my sleepe I maye safely awake to the prayse and glorye of thy name thorowe Christe thy Sonne our Lorde Sauiour Amen The Prayer O Merciful God and Heauenly Father whether I sleepe or wake liue or die I am alwayes thine Wherfore I besech thee hartily that thou wylte vouchsafe to take charge and care of me not to suffer me to perish in the works of darknesse but to kindle y e light of thy countenaunce in my heart y e thy Godly knowledge may dailye increase in me thorowe a right pure faith and that I maye alwayes be founde to walke and lyue after thy wil and pleasure thorow Iesu Christ our Lorde Sauiour Amen A Prayer for the Queene O Heauenly Father God almighty whose Kingdome is euerlasting power infinite which of thy good nesse haste vouchsaued to restore vnto vs of the Englishe nation the lyght of thy holye Gospell by thy chosen seruant and Minister Elizabeth our moste gracious soueraigne Lady I beseech thee O good Lorde so to rule hir heart that she knowing thy will may alwayes incline to doe the same effectually And graunt that we hir Subiects duely considering hir Regall auctoritye and power which thou hast giuen hir maye truely and faythfully serue honoure and humbly obey hir in thee and for thee according as thou haste commaunded vs in thy blessed and holy Worde thorowe Iesus Christ oure Lorde to whom wyth thee and the Holy Ghost be all honor and glory for euer and euer Amen ¶ A Psalme and Prayer against the Enimies of the Catholike Church ARise O Lorde and stretch forth thine hande the Heathen are fallen into thine heritage thy holy Temple haue they defyled wherin thou haste put thy name and made of it and heape of stones Beholde the dead bodyes of thy seruants haue they giuen to the Foules of the ayre to be deuoured and the bones of thy Sainctes haue they consumed with fyre Cruellye haue they on euery syde shead like water the bloud of thy Faithfull and haue despised to bury them Deceytfullye haue they crept into thine habitation and wyth scorne and derision haue they O Lorde spoken against thee Euen in the middest of thy Temple haue they O Lorde blasphemed thy name and haue not ceassed to doe wickedly Forget not I beseche thee O Lord howe cruelly thys wycked people haue deuoured Iacob thy chosen and layde waste thy dwelling place Giue glorye therefore to thy name O God euerlasting and let the vengeaunce of thy seruants bloud which is shead be openly shewed vpon the wycked in our sight that we thy people and sheepe of thy pasture may ioyfully saye blessed be our God Iehoua for euer and euer Amen The Uersicle Lorde vtterly destroy thine enimye The Aunswere Which hath polluted thy Sanctuarye The Prayer DEliuer thou vs O Lorde frō these vngodly and stiffenecked persons for thou seest that in their heartes they ymagine mischiefe and haue pleasure to eate vp and deuour thy chosen Their tongues be more sharp than the sting of Adders and vnder their lyppes lurketh poyson But O mercifull Lord let vs not fal into their hands least they handle vs after their owne luste Looke downe from Heauen thy habitatiō we beseche thee on thy dispearsed sheepe and strengthen our weakenesse against their furious rages Abate their pride asswage
their malice confounde their deuises wherewith they lyft vp themselues against Christ Iesus thy Sonne our Lorde We be not able of our selues to stand against their assaultes except thy vndeserued grace and mighty arme defende and deliuer vs. Performe therefore thy promises made to Iacob thy Seruaunt and stop the mouthes of thy cursed Enimies Call to repētance thy seely sheepe and forgiue all those that wilfully obstinately rebell not against thy holye Worde Looke also we beseche thee vpon thy poore dispersed which for thy truth sake are compelled to wander frō place to place and ridde them oute of their daily greuances that we may all with one voice and vpright heart and pleasant countenance extolle and magnifie thy holy name Amen An other Psalme for the Church vnder the borowed speache or name of a Uineyarde HEare O thou Shepeherde of Israell thou that leadest Iacob lyke a flocke of sheepe howe long wylte thou be angrye ouer the Prayers of thy people In Egipt thou haddest a Uineyard which thou broughtest among the Heathen thou plantedst it there and it tooke roote so that the whole lande was couered withall Lo the hilles were couered with the shaddowe of it and so were the strong Cedre trees wyth the bowes therof Maruellous was the increase of it after it had taken roote and so was the name of it among all nations Neuerthelesse thou haste suffred the hedge thereof to be broken downe so that the wylde Bore oute of the wood hath rowted it vp and the beasts of the fielde haue deuoured y e Grapes therof O Lorde thou God of hostes let them perishe in thy wrathe that thus haue destroyed and layde waste this thy pleasant vine whose braunches spreade from see to see Preuent we beseeche the O Lorde the malicious enimies of this thy vine and so shall wee wyth voyce and heart laude and praise thy holy name Amen The Uersicle Turne thee O God looke downe from Heauen The Aunswere And beholde the Uineyarde whiche thy right hande hath planted The Prayer A Rise O Lorde looke on thy vineyarde that it be not deuoured of the wicked haters thereof Let thine enimies be scattered the righteous O Lorde make thou pleasant and mery let them blow abrode thy Magnificence let them sing prayses pleasant songes vnto thee let them most highly aduance thy Maiestye let thy glory grow let the Kingdome of Christ from Heauen among the chosen be enlarged be thou O Holy Father the Protector of them namely whom the world forsaketh and pursueth for Christes sake Howe drye O Lorde is the flock of thine heritage poure downe largely we praye thee therfore the showers of thy grace that the Churche thy Spouse may deale large spoiles of the conquered Sathan In thy house O Lorde let vs dwell in peace concorde giue vs all one heart one minde and one true interpretation of thy worde that al that beleue in thee by Christ our Lorde might lifte thee vp w t praises And giue to thy people cunning and power to withstande sinne and to obey thy worde in al things Graunt it so to be most mercifull Lorde for thy Sonne Iesus Christes sake Amen Here followeth certaine Prayers very profytable to be exercised ¶ A Prayer to God the Father for the obtayning of mercy for his Sonne Christes sake O Holy Father remember not the offences of my youth but thinke vpon thy great mercies and couenant made vnto mee in Christ Iesus thy Sonne my only Aduocate and Mediator He it is O holy Father whom thou diddest sende to be the obtainer of mercye for my sinnes Hee was made weake to make me strong Hee was wounded for mine offences He gaue his body to be beaten and his Cheekes to be stricken He turned not away hys face from them that scorned him spyt vpon him He gaue himself to death for them which were offenders Thorowe hys loue and mercye he hath redemed them that were loste and by his bloudsheading on the Crosse he hath pacifyed all things in Heauen and in Earth Behold holy Father therfore who it is that thus hath suffered and forgiue the sinne of him that is redeemed O Heauenly Father for thys thy Sonne Iesus Christes sake write in my heart loue to thy lawe and hate to all sinne y t I may be worthy thorow the merites of his death and passion to dwell wyth him and thee euerlastingly to whome with thee and the Holy ghost be all honor prayse and glory Amen ¶ A Prayer for the obtayning of a good Lyfe O Heauenly Father God Almightye maker of Heauen and Earth and all things contayned in them I beseche thee that thou wilt vouchsafe of thy goodnesse to directe sanctifye and keepe my heart and bodye my senses my doings my talke and cōmunication in thy holy lawes and in the workes of thy Commaundements and that thy holy Angell may be with mee to direct my feete into the way of peace truthe and health that I maye deserue to be whole safe and free in thee and by thee bothe here and in the worlde to come Thou y t art the Sauiour of the worlde and king of glory heare me saue mee which liuest and raignest God in perfect vnitie worlde wythout ende Amen A Prayer to the Father wherein we desire to doe those thyngs that may please him O Heauenly Father haue thou pitie and compassion vppon the weakenesse of me thy vnworthy Childe be thou prest and redy O holy Father to helpe me alwayes shewing thy mercye vppon mee and prosper thou me in whatsoeuer I Godly go aboute so that thou giuing me lyght I may see what things are to be accepted before thee and thou encoraging me I may haue an earnest desire to doe the same and thou being my guide I may come where to obtayne them for I hauing nothing but mistrust in my selfe doe yelde and commit my selfe full and wholye vnto thee alone which workest all things in all creatures to thy honor and glory Amen ¶ A Prayer to Christ the Sonne of God O Bountifull Iesu O sweete Sauiour O Christ the Sonne of God haue pitie vppon mee mercifullye heare me and despise not my Prayers Thou hast created me of nothing thou hast redemed me from the bondage of sinne death and Hel neither with gold nor syluer but wyth thy precious bloud which thou offeredst vpō the Crosse for all mankinde Caste me not awaye O Lorde whome thou by thy great wysedome hast made nor let y e wickednesse of my youth destroy y t which thy goodnesse hath builded Whilest I am here O Iesu haue thou mercy on mee and whilest I haue tyme giue me thy grace to repent Looke vpon mee O Lorde wyth thy mercifull eyes as thou diddest vouchsafe to looke vpon Peter thine Apostle that after his example I may bewayle my sinnefull lyfe that obtayning thy fauoure I may dye therein I acknowledge that of my selfe I haue deserued euerlasting death but yet I appeale to the highe throne
of thy mercye not doubting but that thou wylte haue mercy on mee Thou hast O Lorde Iesu giuen thy selfe an acceptable Sacrifice to thy Father to appease hys wrath and to bring al sinners truely repenting vnto hys fauour Accept mee therefore sweete Iesus truly repēting my sinnes ▪ among the number of them which shall be saued and that I may leade a Godly and innocent lyfe so that after thys lyfe I may attayne lyfe euerlasting thorow the merits of thy death Passion Amen ¶ A Prayer to Christ our Sauiour O My Sauiour Christ Iesu which diddest saye I will not the death of a synner but that he liue and conuerte Vouchsafe I beseeche thee to looke vppon me moste wretched synner with those mercifull eyes wyth which thou once diddest beholde and looke vpon Peter bytterly weeping in the court of Pilate wherewith also thou diddest looke vppon Mary Magdalene the penitente at the feast of Simon lykewyse vppon the Theefe hanging on the crosse and cause me thorowe thy greate goodnesse that I maye worthylye bewayle my synnes and weepe wyth Peter and with Mary to loue thee wyth a pure and perfecte loue and with the Theefe that I may beholde and see thee which wyth God the Father and the holy Ghost raygneste GOD worlde wythout ende Amen ¶ A Prayer to Christ our daily to be saide O Mercyfull Lorde Iesu I beseeche thee to bee mercifull vnto mee a wretched synner as for all my iniquitie and my negligences and all my immortifications I put them all into thy most precious woundes O Lorde putte awaye all my sinnes washe mee cleane wyth thy precious bloud sanctify me with thy bitter passion and death clense me perfectly restore againe vnto me the innocency which thou O Lord gauest me in baptisme that I may truly please thee I worship and lande and glorifye thee I prayse and giue thankes vnto thee my Lorde Iesu Christe for all thy mercies and benefits which y u dayly bestowest on me I thank thee O sonne of the liuing God which for y e exceding great charity that thou diddest beare toward me haste vouchsaued to be made man Thou wouldest for my sake be borne in a stable and as an Infante be wrapped in clothes to be swadled and layde in a manger to be fedde wyth the lyttle mylke of the Mayden and Virgin thy blessed Mother Thou diddest for my sake suffer needynesse and pouertie and many other agonies dyddest thou suffer O Lorde for my sake as to be apprehended and taken shamefully and to be bounde vnworthily and to be condemned vniustlye thus wyth innumerable sorrowes wast thou brought to y ◠shamefull death of the Crosse wherevpon for my sake thou diddest shead thy most precious bloud Graunt me therefore moste mercifull Christ alway to acknowledge thy great loue and kindenesse towarde me which hast suffred for mee that I may after thys lyfe liue wyth thee euerlastingly Amen ¶ A Prayer to the blessed Trinitie O Holy blessed and glorious Trinitie the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost three persons and one God haue mercy vppon me Lorde omnipotent and euerlasting God without beginning or ending whom we doe confesse one in Trinitie and thre in vnitie I prayse thee I worship thee I glorifie thee and giue thankes vnto thee for thy mercifull goodnesse and clemencye whiche wouldest that I being in the darkenesse of all error and ignoraunce shoulde be made partaker of thy grace mercy I beseche thee also moste blessed and glorious Trinitie bring to passe the woorke of thy mercifull goodnesse begonne in mee and leade me in all pietie and Godlinesse and cause me alwayes to thinke speake and doe those things which shall be acceptable in thy syght y t after this lyfe I may haue the fruition of thy deitie which liuest and raignest God in perfect vnitie world w tout end ¶ A Prayer vpon the Peticions of the Lordes Prayer O Almighty and Eternall God whiche vouchsauest that we as it were thy heauenly children should euery one of vs call thee oure Heauenlye Father graunte that among vs by purenesse example of liuing thy most holy name may be sanctified that all other nacions beholding our vertuous deedes that thou workest in vs may be stirred to blesse and gloryfie thee Graunt O Lorde that the Kingdome of thy grace and mercy may raigne continually in our heartes so that we may be partakers of the Realme of thy glory and Maiestie Graunt that vnto the very death wee refuse not to followe thy Diuine will and that we according to the example of the Celestial Citizens agreeing together quietly vnited in spirite al controuersie in opinions layde aparte the lusts of the flesh being subdued and all flattering assaults of the worlde and the Diuel ouercome neuer wrastle against thy most holy wyll Graunt O Lord for our body needefull sustenaunce that we may the more freely serue thee Giue vs we besech thee O mercifull Father that Heauenlye bread the body of thy sonne Iesu Christ the very foode and health of our soules Giue vs the breade of thy Diuine preceptes that we may truely walke and liue in them Giue vs the breade of thy heauenly word which is the strong fortresse sure defence of our soules that we being well fed and fylled wyth thys foode maye worthyly come to the celestiall feast where as is no hunger Graunt O Lorde that we paciently beare and suffer our Enimies and suche as hurte vs and wyllingly forgiue the offences committed agaynste vs that so we may fynde thee O Lorde mylde and mercifull in forgiuing vs oure trespasses Graunt O Lorde that we be not vtterly led into temptation that thereby we should be loste but in all perilles of temptation and in the middste of the stormy tempestes of tribulations let vs thy children perceyue and feele thy Fatherly succoure readye to helpe vs least that we ouercome wyth the naughtye craftes and deceytes of the tempters shoulde be drawen into euerlasting destruction but when we be well assayd approued and pourged wyth the fyre of temptation then let vs finishe oure course and so well and valiantly fyght that wee maye for euermore lyue wyth thee in that heauenly Citie where and agaynst the which no manner of temptation can preuayle Finally graunt most mercifull Father that we thorow thy benigne goodnesse may be deliuered from all euilles present and to come bothe of body and soule and that at the last the yoke of the fowle fiende being shaken of wee may possesse the herytage of thy Heauenlye Kingdome which thy Sonne wyth hys precious bloud bought for vs thy Children and there for euer to haue fruition of Celestiall delectations accompanied wyth Angels and blessed Saincts thorowe the help benignity and grace of our Sauior Iesus Christ to whome and to thee our Father the holy Ghost be glory and honor now and euer Amen ¶ A comfortable Meditation of the reconcilation and atonement made by Christ to God the Father OAlmighty God