of Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen The third Collect for grace O Lorde our heauenly father almightie euerlasting God which hast safely brought vs to the beginning of this day defende vs in the same with thy mightie power grant that this day we fal into no sinne neither runne into any kinde of danger but that al our doings may be ordred by thy gouernance to doe alwaies that is righteous in thy sight through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen It is ordered that the Letanie shall not be omitted the seuenteenth day of Nouember though it fall vpon Munday Tuesday Thursday or Saterday O God the father of heauen haue mercie vpon vs miserable sinners O God the father of heauen c. O God the sonne redeemer of the world haue mercie vpon vs miserable sinners O God the sonne redeemer of the world c. O God the holy ghost proceeding from the father and the sonne haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the holy ghost proceeding c. O holy blessed and glorious trinitie three persons and one God haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O holy blessed and glorious Trinitie c. Remember not Lorde our offences nor the offences of our forefathers neyther take thou vengeance of our sinnes spare vs good Lorde spare thy people whome thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood and be not angry with vs for euer Spare vs good Lorde From all euill and mischiefe from sinne from the craftes and assaultes of the deuill from thy wrath and from euerlasting damnation Good Lord deliuer vs. From all blindnesse of heart from pride vayne glory and hypocrisie from enuie hatred and malice and all vncharitablenesse Good Lord deliuer vs. From fornication and all other deadly sinne and from all the deceites of the world the flesh and the deuill Good Lord deliuer vs. From lightning and tempest from plague pestilence and famine from battell and murder and from sodaine death Good Lord deliuer vs. From all sedition and priuie conspiracie from all false doctrine and herisie from hardnesse of heart and contempt of thy worde and commaundement Good Lord deliuer vs. By the mysterie of thy holy incarnation by thy holy natiuitie and circumcision by thy baptisme fasting and temptation Good Lord deliuer vs. By thine agonie and blooddy sweate by thy crosse and passion by thy precious death and buriall by thy glorious resurrection and ascension and by the comming of the holy ghost Good Lord deliuer vs. In all time of our tribulation in all time of our wealth in the houre of death and in the day of iudgement Good Lord deliuer vs. We sinners doe beseech thee to heare vs O Lord God and that it may please thee to rule and gouerne thy holy Church vniuersally in the right way We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to keepe and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee in righteousnesse and holinesse of life thy seruant Elizabeth our most gratious Queene and gouernour VVe beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to rule her heart in thy fayth feare and loue and that she may alwaies haue affiance in thee and euer seeke thy honour and glory VVe beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to be her defender and keeper giuing her the victorie ouer all her enemies We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to illuminate al Byshops Pastours and Ministers of the Church with true knowledge and vnderstanding of thy worde and that both by their preaching and liuing they may set it forth and shewe it accordingly We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to endue the Lordes of the counsaile and all the nobilitie with grace wisedome and vnderstanding We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to blesse and keepe the Magistrates giuing them grace to execute iustice and to mayntaine trueth We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to blesse and keepe all thy people We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to giue to all nations vnitie peace and concorde We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to giue vs an heart to loue and dreade thee and diligently to liue after thy commandements We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to giue to al thy people encrease of grace to heare meekely thy word and to receiue it with pure affection and to bring forth the fruites of the spirite We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to bring into the way of trueth all such as haue erred and are deceiued We beseech thee to heare c. That it maye please thee to strengthen suche as doo stande and to comforte and helpe the weake hearted and to rayse vppe them that fall and fynallie to beate downe Satan vnder our feete We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to succour helpe and comfort all that be in danger necessitie and tribulation We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to preserue all that trauaile by lande or by water all women labouring of childe all sicke persons and yong children and to shew thy pitie vpon all prisoners and captiues We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to defende and prouide for the fatherlesse children and widowes and all that be desolate and oppressed We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to haue mercy vpon all men We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to forgiue our enemies persecutours slanderers and to turne their hearts We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to giue preserue to our vse the kindely fruites of the earth so as in due time we may enioy them We beseech thee to heare c. That it may please thee to giue vs true repentance to forgiue vs all our sinnes negligences and ignorances and to endue vs with the grace of thy holy spirite to amende our liues according to thy holie word We beseech thee to heare c. Sonne of God we beseech thee to heare vs. Sonne of God we beseech thee to heare vs. O lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world Graunt vs thy peace O lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world Haue mercie vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O Christ heare vs. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercie vpon vs. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. Our father which art in heauen c. And lead vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euil Amen The versicle O Lorde deale not with vs after our sinnes The answere Neither rewarde vs after our iniquities Let vs pray O God mercifull father that despisest not the sighing
God gaue him rest on euery side Or this may be the first Lesson The historie of King Hezekia taken out of the fourth booke of Kings the 18.19 and 20. Chapters 4. Reg. chap. 18. a. 1.3 HEzekia the sonne of Ahaz reigned ouer Iuda and he did that which is right in the sight of the Lorde according to all as did Dauid his father verse 4 He put away the high places and brake the Images and cut downe the groues and all to brake the brasen serpent that Moses had made for vnto those dayes the children of Israel did burne sacrifice to it verse 5 and he called it Nehustan He trusted in the Lord God of Israel so that after him was none like him among all the Kings of Iuda neither were there any such before him verse 6 For he claue to the Lorde departed not from him but kept his commaundementes which the Lorde commaunded Moses And the Lorde was with him verse B. 7 so that he prospered in all things which he tooke in hande and he resisted the King of Assyria verse B. 13 and serued him not Therefore in the fourteenth yeere of king Hezekia did Sennacherib King of Assyria come vp against all the strong cities of Iuda verse C. 17. 18 and tooke them And he sent worde to King Hezekia by his captayne Rabsakeh verse 19 who sayde Tel Hezekia thus sayth the great king euen the king of Assyria What confidence is this thou hast or on whom doest thou trust that thou rebellest against mee If ye saye Ye trust in the Lorde our God is not that hee whose high places and whose altars Hezekia hath put downe And Rabsakeh stoode and cryed vnto the Iewes that stoode vpon the walles verse E. 28 with a lowde voyce saying Heare the wordes of the great King euen the King of Assyria verse 29 Thus sayth the King Let not Hezekia beguile you for he shall not be able to deliuer you out of my hands verse 30 Neither let Hezekia make you to trust in the Lorde saying The Lorde shall surely deliuer vs and this citie shall not be giuen ouer into the handes of the King of Assyria verse 32 Hearken not vnto Hezekia for he beguileth you saying The Lorde shall deliuer vs. verse 33 Hath euery one of the gods of the nations deliuered his lande out of the hande of the King of Assyria verse 34 Where is the God of Hamath of Arphad and where is the God of Sepharuaim Hena and Iua did they deliuer Samaria out of mine handes verse 35 And what god is among all the gods of the nations that hath deliuered his land out of mine hand Shall the Lord deliuer Hierusalem out of mine hande 4. Reg. 19. vers 1. a. When king Hezekia heard of these words he rent his clothes and put on sackcloth and came into the house of the Lord and sent Eliakim verse 2 which was the Stewarde of the householde and Sobna the Scribe and the Elders of the Priestes clothed in sacke to Isai the Prophet the sonne of Amos verse 3 And they said vnto him Thus saith Hezekia This day is a daye of tribulation and of rebuke and blasphemie verse 4 Peraduenture the Lorde thy God will heare all the wordes of Rabsakeh whome the king of Assyria his master hath sent to raile on the liuing God and to rebuke him with wordes which the Lorde thy God hath heard and lyft thou vp thy prayer for the remnant that are left verse 5 So the seruaunts of King Hezekia came to Isai verse 6 And Isai sayde vnto them So shal you say to your master Thus sayeth the Lorde Be not afrayde of the wordes which thou hast heard with which the yong men of the kinge of Assyria haue rayled on me Beholde verse B. 7. I will put him in another minde and he shall heare tydings and so returne to his owne lande and I will bring to passe that he shal fall vpon the sworde euen in his owne lande verse 9 And when Sennacherib had worde that Thirhaka King of Ethiopia was come out to fight against him he departed sent messengers vnto Hezekia verse 10 saying Thus speake to Hezekia king of Iuda saying Let not thy God deceyue thee in whom thou trustest saying Hierusalem shal not be deliuered into the hande of the king of Assyria Beholde verse 11 thou hast heard what the kinges of Assyria haue done to all landes howe they haue vtterly destroyed them verse 14 and shalt thou escape And Hezekia receyued the letter of the hande of the messengers and readde it and Hezekia went vp into the house of the Lorde and layde it abroade before the Lorde verse 15 And Hezekia prayed before the Lorde and sayde O Lorde God of Israel which dwellest betweene the Cherubims thou art God alone ouer all the kingdomes of the earth thou hast made heauen and earth verse 16 Lord bowe downe thine eare and heare open Lorde thine eyes I beseech thee and see and heare the wordes of Sennacherib which hath sent this man to rayle on the liuing God verse 17 Of a trueth Lorde the kings of Assyria haue destroyed nations and their landes verse 18 and haue set fire on their gods for they are no gods but the worke of the handes of man euen of wood and stone and they destroyed them verse 19 Nowe therefore O Lorde our God I beseech thee saue thou vs out of his hande that all the kingdomes of the earth may knowe that thou onely art the Lorde God verse 20 And Isai the sonne of Amos sent to Hezekia saying Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel That which thou hast prayed mee concerning Sennacherib King of Assyria I haue heard it Wherefore thus sayth the Lord concerning the king of Assyria He shall not come to this citie verse E. 32. nor shoote an arrowe into it nor come before it with shield nor cast a banke against it verse 33 but shall go backe againe the way he came shall not come into this citie saith the Lord. For I will defend this citie to saue it verse 34 for mine owne sake for Dauid my seruants sake verse 35 And the selfe same night the angel of the Lord went out and smote in the hoast of the Assyrians an hundred fourescore and fiue thousande when the remnant were vp earely in the morning beholde they were all dead coarses verse 36 And so Sennacherib king of Assyria auoyded and departed went againe and dwelt at Niniue verse 37 And as he was in a temple worshipping Nisroch his god Adramelech and Saresar his owne sonnes smote him with the sword and they escaped into the lande of Armenia Asarhaddon his sonne raigned in his steade 4 Reg. 20. chap. vers 1. a. About that time was Hezekia sicke vnto death the Prophet Isai the sonne of Amos came to him and said vnto him Thus saith the Lord Put thine houshold in an order verse 2 for thou shalt die and not
of a contrite heart nor the desire of such as be sorowfull mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in al our troubles and aduersities whensoeuer they oppresse vs and graciously heare vs that those euils which the craft and subtiltye of the deuil or man worketh against vs be brought to nought by the prouidence of thy goodnesse they may be dispersed that wee thy seruantes being hurt by no persecutions may euermore giue thankes vnto thee in thy holy Church through Iesus Christ our Lord. O Lorde arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thy names sake O God we haue heard with our eares and our fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble works that thou didest in their dayes and in the old time before them O Lord arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thine honour Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is now c. From our enemies defend vs O Christ Graciously looke vpon our afflictions Pitifully beholde the sorowes of our hearts Mercifully forgiue the sinnes of thy people Fauourably with mercy heare our prayers O sonne of Dauid haue mercie vpon vs. Both now and euer vouchsafe to heare vs O Christ Graciously heare vs O Christ Graciously heare vs O Lord Christ The versicle O Lord let thy mercie be shewed vpon vs. The answere As we doe put our trust in thee Let vs pray WE humbly beseech thee O father mercifully to looke vpon our infirmities and for the glory of thy names sake turne from vs all those euils that we most righteously haue deserued and graunt that in al our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy and euermore serue thee in holinesse and purenesse of liuing to thy honour and glorye through our onely mediatour and Aduocate Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen Psal 66. c. 14. O Come hither and hearken all ye that feare God and we wil tell you what hee hath done for our soules Psal 59. a. 3. 71. b 9.10 When men of power were gathered against vs and lay in waite for our soules they tooke counsel together saying God hath forsaken them persecute them and take them for there is none to deliuer them Psal 22. b. 12. 56. a. 1.2 Our enemies closed vs in on euery side they gaped vpon vs with their mouthes as it were ramping and roaring Lions seeking to deuoure vs and to swalow vs vp Psal 44. d. 20. We were counted euen as sheepe appoynted to be slaine many of vs were for thy sake killed all the day long Psal 107. a. 4 44. d. 22. And many went astray in the wildernes wandring hungrie and thirstie in strange landes our soules fainted in vs and were brought lowe euen vnto the very dust Psal 18. a. 3.4 For why the snares and sorowes of death compassed vs and the ouerflowings of vngodlinesse made vs afraide Psal 18. a. 5. 107. b. 12. Then we made our complaint vnto our God and cryed vnto the Lorde in our trouble and he heard the voyce of our prayer out of his holy temple and deliuered vs out of our distresse Psal 107. a. 3. He gathered vs home againe out of the landes from the East and from the West from the North and from the South Psal 116. b. 8. 4. a. 1. 18. d. 27. He deliuered our soules from death our eies from teares and our feete from falling hee hath set vs at libertie he hath light our candle the Lord our God hath made our darkenesse to be light Psal 18. g. 47. 59. c. 16. Wherefore wee will giue thankes vnto thee O Lorde sing prayses vnto thy name we will sing of thy power and prayse thy mercie betimes in the morning for thou hast bene our defence and refuge in the time of trouble Psal 118. O giue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracious and his mercie endureth for euer Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy ghost As it was in the beginning is nowe euer shal be world without ende Amen Let vs pray O Lorde God most mercifull father who as vpon this day placing thy seruant our Souereigne and gracious Queene Elizabeth in the kingdome diddest deliuer thy people of England from danger of warre and oppression both of bodies by tyrannie and of conscience by superstition restoring peace and true religion with libertie both of bodies and mindes and hast continued the same thy blessings without all desert on our parte nowe by the space of these * Encrease this nomber according to the yeeres of her Maiesties reigne twentie yeeres we who are in memory of these thy great benefites assembled here together most humbly beseeche thy fatherly goodnesse to graunt vs grace that we may in woorde deede and heart shew our selues thankfull and obedient vnto thee for the same that our Queene through thy grace may in al honour goodnesse and godlines long and many yeeres reigne ouer vs and we obey and enioy her with the continuance of thy great blessings which thou hast by her thy minister powred vpon vs This we beseech thee to graunt vnto vs for thy deare sonne Iesus Christes sake our Lord and Sauiour Amen ALmightie and euerlasting God which onely workest great maruayles sende downe vpon our Bishops and Curates and all congregations committed to their charge the healthful spirit of thy grace and that they may truely please thee powre vpon them the continuall dewe of thy blessing Graunt this O Lord for the honour of our aduocate and mediator Iesus Christ Amen In the time of any common plague or sickenesse O Almightie God which in thy wrath in the time of King Dauid diddest slay with the plague of pestilence three score and ten thousand and yet remembring thy mercie diddest saue the rest haue pitie vpon vs miserable sinners that nowe are visited with great sicknesse and mortalitie that like as thou diddest then commaunde thine Angell to ceasse from punishing so it may nowe please thee to withdrawe from vs this plague and grieuous sicknes through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen A prayer of Chrisostome ALmightie God which hast giuen vs grace at this time with one accorde to make our common supplications vnto thee doest promise that when two or three be gathered together in thy name thou wilt graunt their requests fulfill now O Lorde the desires and petitions of thy seruants as may be most expedient for them graunting vs in this world knowledge of thy trueth and in the worlde to come lyfe euerlasting Amen THe grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ and the loue of God and the felowship of the holy ghost be with vs all euermore Amen OVr Father which art in heauen halowed be thy name Thy kingdome come Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen Giue vs this day our dayly bread And forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that