to fauour but also to folow thy godly doctryne not only to professe but also to practise thy blessed coÌ„maÌ„demente that whatsoeuer wee outwardly heare and inwardely beleue we mai shew forth the same in our conuersatioÌ„ liuing vnto the honour of thi holy name the coÌ„fort of our christen brethren the health of our soules Amen A prayer to be said before the receiuinge of the holy Communion THy loue toward vs O most Gentell Sauyoure is so greate and vume asurable that it raÌ„ne by no meanes bee expressed by mouthe nor sufficyentlye conceyued in herte For our loue withoute any desertes on ourbehalfe euen frely and willingli at thy heaueÌ„ly fathers coÌ„maundemeÌ„t thou caÌ„mest down froÌ„ the glorious seate of thy deuine maiestie â—saâ—e vii 〈◊〉 i. Luke i. Iohn i. 〈…〉 â—x Math. ii.i. tokest veri flesh becaÌ„â—est perfect man of the substauÌ„ce of that pure and vndefiled virgin Mari thorow the operacion of the holy gost taughtest the wil of thy heauenly father confirming the same with woÌ„derfull miracles vnto the great comfort of many which theÌ„ liued vnto the perfect establishment of our fayth whych lyue at thys preseÌ„t After thou hadst trauayled in thys worlde certayne yeres the tyme to fore appointed froÌ„ euerlasting of thi heaueÌ„ly father drawing nie â–ª that thou shuldest geue thy self an oblacyoÌ„ and sweete smellyng sacrifice to god the father for the sins of the whole worlde Ephe v. euen so many as repent beleue and ameÌ„d willing that so noble worthy benefit of our redempcion shuld not be forgotteÌ„ nor fal out of remeÌ„brauÌ„ce Galath vi which is the alone authore of our saluacion the onli comfort of weake conscyences WheÌ„ thou haddest â—ateÌ„ the Pascal laÌ„be wyth thy disciples according to the appointemeÌ„t of the law thou tokest bread into thy hand gauest thancks to thy heauenly father Mat. xxvi Mat. xiiii brakest it delyuerest it to thy disciples saying Take ye eat ye this is mi body which is betraied for you Do this in the remembraunce of me Luke xxii i. Cor. xi Because the singuler inestimable benefyte of our redempcyon brought to passe by the one onlye oblacion of thy blessed bodye brokeÌ„ on the aulter of the crosse Hebru ix.x. shuld not be forgotten thou brakest the breade in the syght of thy discyples and gauest it vnto theÌ„ commaundynge them to eat it in the remeÌ„brance of the breakyng of thi bodi which theÌ„ was betraied by thy traiterous disciple Iudas that soÌ„ne of perdicyon Iohn xvii the day folowynge was vnfaynedly broken on the crosse for our rauÌ„some delyueraunce saluacion Here didst thou appoint the breakiÌ„g of the breade amoÌ„g the faithfull gathered to gether for yâ— purpose a worthy and blessed memorial of thi bodi breaking And because the breakinge of thy bodye shuld be the better remeÌ„bred thou dyddest ennoble the breade wyth the name of thy body Note when notwithstaÌ„diÌ„g it was only the figure sign token and memorial of thy holy body In like manner when supper was done thou tokest the cup into thy hands gauest thaÌ„ks to thy heueÌ„ly father and delyuerest it to thy Discyples sayinge drinck of this al ye For this is mi bloud of the new testameÌ„t couenaunt or bargaine which shal be shed for many into the remission of sinnes â–ª Thys do as ofteÌ„ as ye driÌ„cke it in the remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of me As by the breakyng of thy blessed body our raunsome is perfectlye paied so bi the sheding of thy precious bloud are al our synnes euen vnto the vttermoste washed away â— Iohn i. Therfore as by the breaking of the breade thou wouldest the breakyng of thy body the benefites gotten bi it to be remâ—Ì„bred among the faythful so to the end that the sheddyng of thy bloud the merytes therof should not be forgotteÌ„ thou gauest theÌ„ the cup of wine to drink commaundyng them that so oft as they or any of the faythful gathered together for that purpose do drink of the cup thei shuld remeÌ„ber thi death and the sheding of thy precious blud as thy holy Apostle sayeth i. Cor. xi as oft as ye shal eat this bread drinck of the cup â–ª ye shal shew the lorâ—s deathe tyll he come ☜ And asthou dyddest ennoble the bread with the name of thy body â–ª being but the figure of thy body because the breking of thi body shuld the better be remeÌ„bred so likewise here doest thou garnish and nobly set forth the wine naminge it thy bloude when notwythstandynge it only representeth and preacheth vnto vs the sheding of thi bloud because it shuld be the more depely graueÌ„ the better retained in our mindes O most mercifull redemer gentel sauioure we are come together at this preseÌ„t to celebrate the memoryall of thy blessed and gloryous passyon and to eat and drinke this breade and wine in the remeÌ„braunce of thy blessed body breaking and thy precious bloud sheddyng moost humbly and froÌ„ the very hert beseching the to gyue vs grace worthelye to eate thys breade and drinke of thys cuppe least by the vnworthy receiuing of them â— Cori. xi we be gylty of thy bodye and bloud â–ª and so eate and drink our own dampnacion And that we may come the more worthely vnto thys thy table graunte we mooste entyrely pray the that we may so earnestly be at defiaunce wyth al synnes and so inwardly be ashamed that we at any tyme haue so greuously offeÌ„ded thi deuine maiesty by attemptynge anye thing that is not agreable to thy good pleasure that from heÌ„sforth we may not only lothe detest and abhor whatsoeuer is displeasaunt vnto the but also embrace and lay hand on that whiche is good and acceptable in thy sight Math. v. Roma xii Forgeue vs al our siÌ„nes giue vs grace euen with our whole hert to loue al men yea our very enemies and not onli to forgiue al suche as haue offeÌ„ded vs but also to be ready at all times to do for them what soeuer good or plesure we be able And that we maye be the more welcoâ—e vnto the be found mete and worthy gests to sitte at this thy table to eate of these thi blessâ—d gifts that our soule may be wel comforted norished fedde and made mery by the worthy receiuing of them clothe vs we pray the Math. xxâ—â— wyth that weddyng garment eueÌ„ true liuely faith wherwith our herts are purified wherwith we are maryed vnto the made one flesh one bloud with the Actâ—s â—vi Osee. ii wherwyth also we are iustified and counted righteous in thy sight and grauÌ„t that thorowe the same faith we ernestly set the eies of oure minde on these thy moste swete and louing promyses Ephe v. Rom. iii. v My bodye shall be broken for you Mat. xxvi Maâ— iiâ—ii Luke xxii â— Cori. â—â— My bloude shal be shedde for you And wythoute anye
preacheth Christâ— worketh myracles Christe sendeth hys Disâ—ipleâ— and Apostles abrode to preache Christe turneth euery stone as they saye to wynne the Iewes vnto true godlynesse to brynge them vnto repenâ—aunce vnto faythe and vnto amendemente of lyfe But how is Christe and hys doctryne receyued Fewe godly persons excepted the residue mocke scorne Christ. They cal hym a teaâ—her of newe learnynge â–ª â—ne possessed wyth a Diuel a deceâ—â—eâ— of the â—eople a mad man a glotten a wâ—ne byâ—ber a frende-of synneâ—s â—nd whores a Samaritan and al that â—ought is To be short they neuer put â—f theyr fâ—ry vntyl they brâ—ught Christ vnto deathe eâ—eÌ„ vnâ—o the deathe of the crosse Math. xxvii This rewarde hadde good Christe of the churlyshe Iewes for hys vnresâ—full paynes takynge Notwythstanâ—ynge Chriâ—â— sheweth hym selfe â—â—yll a louynge Sauioâ—â—e euen to hys very enemies Wat. xxviii War xvi Luke xxiiii Acts v. vii Acâ—es â—ii For after his gloryous resurreccion he sent forth his Apostles to preach and to worcke myracles amonge them to proue if they â—oulde yet conuerte and aâ—ende But what became of them Some they prisoâ—ed some they whipped some they stoned â–ª some they slew with swerde all euen so manye as they couâ—de get they most cruelâ—ye â—nâ—â—eated â–ª so nothynge were they moued vnto repentaunce eyther by the doctrine or miracles of the Apostles After they had slayne Christe God gaue theym .xl. yeares respyte to repente alwayes sendynge them preachers â—o exhorte theim vnto repentaunce and to a fore warne them of the plages to come excepte they repente and amend They would not heare but tyrant like handled the faithful preachers of Chrisâ— yea the godly â—postâ—e Seynt Iames whiche in there chiefe cytye Ierusalem was Byshop and Preacher among them thyrâ—ye yeares after Christes ascencyon â–ª neuer câ—â—ssyâ—â—e neyther daye nor nyghte to exhorâ—e them vnto â—rue godlinesse and to praye vnto God to be merciful vnto theym and to forgeue thâ—Ì„ theyr synnes â–ª they mooâ—â—e cruelly entreatâ—d and vniustly put him to deathe What folowed God whyche wyll not alwayes wyncke at the wyckednes of man styrred vppe the Romaynes agaynste theym which besieged them so longe â–ª that the Iewes were compelled for veryâ— hâ—nger O horrible act dredeful dede to â—ate their owne children yea to creepe into the priâ—eies O mooste lothesome thynge and to sâ—ratte oute the mooste fylâ—â—ye and styncâ—ynge dounâ—eÌ„ whyche eyes abhor to se and nose to smell and for very famyne to â—are it Whose hearte trembleâ—h not to heare these thynges One slewe a nother for meaâ—e One plucked anothers meate ouâ—e of hys mouthe Some died for honger Some slewe theym selues The houses were full of deade womenne and chyldren The wâ—yes laye full of deade carcasses of olde people The yonge folke went vp and downe in the cytye famished for honger and as the verye shadowes of deathe readye at euerye steppe to fal downe In the cytye was nothynge but lamentacion syghâ—nge ceyinge Wepynge sorowe Plage Pestilence Murther Famine feare tearynge of heare wryngynge of handes cursinge the tyme of theyr byrthe desperacyon callynge for deathe lookynge for presente deâ—truccyon and what so euer 〈◊〉 vnpleasaunte and deadely The death in the City thorow the plages and famine was so great that besides houses â—â—etes and great diches ful of innumerabâ—e dead carcasses ther wer cast oute of the gates of the citye sixe hundred thousand deade bodyes of menne women and chyldren O moost lamentaâ—le châ—uÌ„ce They that were slain were a leaueÌ„ hondred M. They that were led prysonners awaye of the ennemies were in nomber fowrescore and xvii thousande They that died for hunger in pryson were xâ—i thousande The famous temple the princelye palaces the hyghe towers the stronge Castles the gorgyous buyldynge the pleasaunte houses the thycke walles the myghty Fortresses and all that euer there was they threwe downe and brente All thynges lost theyr old beautye A dystructyon and verye desolacyon of al thinges was made what so euer was wythin the cytye it wente to hauocke psal cxxvii There were two thousande of them that fled out of the ciâ—yâ— whyche had theyr belies â—ypte and opened in one nyghte to see if they had swalowed manye goulde into theyr bodyes or not Ther wâ—s nothing sâ—e â—â—oÌ„ the ennemy O truly it is sayde of the Psalmographe â–ª excepâ—e the Lorde keepeth the cytye he watcheth in â—aine that keepeth it If the Lorde fyghteth who can resiste his power If the Lorde wyll destroye who can saâ—e If the Lord wyl cast downe â–ª wâ—n is able to helpe vp prouerb xxâ— There is no wisedome no forâ—â—aâ—â—e no Councell that ca nâ—â— preuayle agaynâ—â—e the Lorde All the towers Castles Fortresses bulwaâ—ckes and â—locke houses all armoures Gunnes and aâ—tillaâ—â—e â–ª all stâ—engthe valeaunce and pollicye can preuayle no thynge if the Lorde bee agaynste vs whiche is almightye as he sayeth by the Prophet ther is none that can take away any thyng out of my hande and what I wil do can no man put away nor chaunge From that distruccyon of Hierusalem vnto thys daye Esay xiiii the Iewes haue euerlyued like moste vileâ—aâ—gaboundes and abhominable abiectes hauyng no certayne country no common weale no kingdome no priesthode Verely no man eâ—cepte he be flynte hearted â–ª can rede the historye of the destruccyon of Hierusalem as Iosephus do the dyscribe it wythoute moste large teares Woulde God it were translated into our Englyshe tonge that all men myght rede it and learne to feare God For it God spared not the natural olyue tree for theyr vnfaythfulnes disobedyence Rom. xi I in caâ—e the Iewes â–ª neyther wil he spare the wilde oliue tree I meane vs that are gentiles if we commit the like offences If god wolde not spare them to whome pertaineth the adoption and the glorye and couenauntes and the lawe that was geuen and the seruyce of God and the promyses whose also are the fathers â–ª and they of whome as concernynge the fleshe Chrisâ—e came whyche is God ouer al thinges blessed for euer is it too bee thought that he wil spare vs whych were heathen in tyme past without Christe reputed aâ—iauntes from the common wealth of Israel and straungers from the testaments of the promes â–ª Ephe. ii had no hope wer without God in this world if we be fouÌ„d vnfaythful dysobedyent ii Pete ii If God spaâ—ed not the aungels that synned but cast them downe into hel deliuered them into chaines of darcknes to be kept vnto the iudgement let vs not thincke that he wyl spare vs mortal miserable wretches if we without repâ—tance go forth to offend his diuine maiesty hebru x. He that despiseth Moses lawe dieth without merci vnder two or three wytnesses of howe muche more greuous punyshemente suppose ye shall he bee counted worthye whych treadeth vnder foote the sonne of God and counteth the bloude of the Testamente as an vngodlye thinge wherewith he was sanctified and
vnfaythfulnes whiche we receyued of old Adam to plant in vs true faith and vndoubted belefe that we may be thorowli perswaded that thou arte the sonne of the lyuynge God Math. xvi Ephe. v. verye God and verie manne our alone swete smelling sacryfyce our alone Medyatour i. Timo. ii aduocate and intercessoure oure alone wysdome ryghteousnesse i. Iohn ii Hebru vii i. Corin. i. sanctificacyon and redempcyon by whome alone and for whose sake only thy heauenly father is well pleased wyth vs our sinnes are remytted grace and euerlastyng lyfe are frely geuen vnto vs. O Lord God suffer vs not to lene to our own wisdoÌ„ nor to beleue as blynd flesh fansyeth nor to seke saluacioÌ„ wher supersticioÌ„ dreameth but lette our fayth onlye be grouÌ„ded on thy worde and geue vs grace trulye to beleue in the with all our hert to putte our trust in thee to looke for all good thynges of thee Prouer. iii. to call vpon thy blessed name in aduersity and with ioyfull voyces and more merye hertes to praise and magnify it in prosperity Suffer vs not to dout neyther of God thy heauenlye father nor of the god his sonne nor of God the holye ghoste but earnesâ—elye to beleue that you being three dysâ—yncte persons in the deâ—â—ye are not withstanding one verye God besides whome there is no God neither in heauen nor in earth i. Cor. viii Graunt also that we may assuredli beleue whatsoeuer is coÌ„tained in the holi scriptures and by no meanes suffer our selfs to be plucked from the verity thereof but maynely and stedfastly abyde in the same â—ueÌ„ vnto death rage worlde rore deuyl And this fayth O sweete Iesu encrese thou dayly in vs more and more Luke xvii that at the last thorow thy goodnes we may be made perfect stroÌ„g meÌ„ in thi holi religion and shew our selfs both before the the world truly faithful by bringinge forth plenty of good worckes vnto the glory and honoure of thy name whiche with God the father and God the holye ghoste lyueste and reignest true God worlds wythout ende Amen A praier for Charitie â–ª THy holye Apostle wryteth O mooste gentle sauioure that the ende of the commaundemente is loue i. Timot. i. that commeth of a pure heart and of a good conscyence and of faithe vnfained For he that loueth the his Lord God with al hys heart Deut. vi Mat. xxiii â—euit â—iâ— Rom. xiii Mark xii Luke xx wtal hys soule with al his minde wtal his streÌ„gth and his neighboure as hymself fulfilleth the whole law For al the law and the prophets requyre no more of vs but loue eueÌ„ to loue yâ— our Lord God aboue al thynges and our neyghbour as our selfe Without this loue all that we do semeth it neuer so muche prayse worthy in the sight of men is abhominable before yâ— Yea as thi blessed Apostle saith though I spake wyth the tonges of men and auÌ„gels and yet had no loue I were euen as a soundynge bras i. Cor. xiii or as a tynklyng cymbal And thoughe I coulde prophecye and vnderstand al secrets and al knowledge yea if I had al fayth so that I coulde moue mouÌ„tains oute of theyr places yet had no loue I wer nothiÌ„g And though I bestowed al mi goods to fede the pore and thoughe I gaue my bodye euen that I burned yet had no loue it profiteth me nothyng For by loue are we knowen to be thy dysciples Iohn xiii euen as the deuyls impes ar knoweÌ„ by hatred maliciousnes And the loue O lord that thou requirest of vs is no worldli nor fleshly loue for if any maÌ„ loueth the world i Iohn ii the loue of the father is not in him And whosoeuer wil be a freÌ„d of the worlde Iacob iiii is made the ennemy of God but godly spiritual sincere tru pure loue eueÌ„ such loue as suffreth loÌ„g is courteous enuieth not doth not frowardli swelleth not i. Cori. xiii dealeth not disonestlye seketh not her owne is not prouoked to anger thiÌ„keth not euyl reioyseth not in iniquiti â–ª but reioiseth in the truth suffereth al things beleueth all thynges endureth all thynges Thys godly loue this ChristeÌ„ charytie gyue thou vnto vs o good Lord that we maye vnfaynedly with al our hearte loue the our Lorde God whiche so dearlye louest vs that thou gauest thi self for vs an offering a sacrifice of a sweete sauour to God Ephev v. Take away from vs the loue of worldely thynges whych though they appere neuer so plesaunt and beutiful are not withstanding mere vanitie and giue vs grace so to vse this world as thoughe we vse it not For the fasâ—oÌ„ of this world passeth awai Make vs also to abhor the filthy beastlyke pleasures of the stinckyng flesh i. Cori. vâ—i and by no meanes to be entaÌ„gled with the loue of theÌ„ the ende wherof is dyshonoure shame corrupcyoÌ„ destruccioÌ„ daÌ„nacyon and kyndle our herts so feruentlye wyth thy loue â–ª that no thynge maye delyght and please vs but only thou â–ª and whatsoeuer maye make vnto thy glorye is agreable to thy blessed commaundement so that thou only mayest be oure loue our delyght our ioy oure myrthe oure solace and whatsoeuer is without the and estranged from thy loue let it be counted of vs more vayne then vanitie it selfe and more fil thye then the very doÌ„ge Graunt also that from this oure loue towarde the there may issue oute a vehemeÌ„t and brenninge loue to ward our neighburs yea toward our very enemyes that we maye loue them from the very hearte yea euen as our selues praye for them â–ª geue theÌ„ good couÌ„sel helpe them defend them socour them prouyde for their necessities Luke vi and deale with them in al thinges as we wyshe to be dealte wyth all O Lord God thou arte loue and he that dwelleh in loue â— Iâ—on iiii dwelleth in the and thou in him Graunt that in this world we may so dwel together thorow loue thou in vs by thi holy spirit and we in the by faith that after our departure froÌ„ this vale of miseri we may be placed with the in thy heaueÌ„ly mancion so continewe wyth the in glorye for euer and euer Amen A prayer for a godlye lyfe IT greatly greueth vs O merciful father and euer lastynge God that wee thorowe the greuous continual assaultes of our ennemies are not able to pas ouer our yeres of thys world wyth such purytye of lyfe as we ought and as thou requirest of vs. Uerely we are on euery part so beseged and compas sed round about of our aduersaries that scarcely at any time we can be fre from their pestiferous and deadly darts nor yet haue so muche respyte as once to breath towarde true godlynesse Oh mooste louinge Lorde thou arte oure father and we thy chyldren conuenient therfore is it that we thy children represent