refuge and helper for thou createdst all thynges performest ducly all that euer thou hast promysed to those that put theyr trust in the. Whan thou shalt syt as iudge than shall they haue ryght whyche nowe be oppressed by wrongfull power Thou geuest fode in tyme of hōger where and whan so euer we haue nede therof Louse vs that be boūd louse vs thorowe thy fre worde Cary vs vnto the fredome of the true fayth whych surely perteyneth not to all men gyue vs lyght for we be blynde set vs vp for we be throwen downe make vs ryghteouse for we be wycked Be thou O Lorde fauourable vnto vs though we deserue it not haue regarde of the sely straungers poore men wydowes fatherles and other myserable persons of the worlde whych be sore hongry thursty longynge for thy ryghteousnes Kepe them and prouyde for them all thynges necessary led them frō y e vngodly wayes Obteyne O Lorde an euerlastynge raygne in vs. Amen A feruent prayer of the dysperpled church Psam 147. IT is conuenient and semyng O Lorde y t thy prayses be recorded thy name hallowed for thou buyldest gatherest together and enhauncest the cōpany of thy chosen knowest howe to call euery one of them by hys proper name Heale o Lorde those that be broused in herte comforte the comfortles bynde vp oure grene woundes that we may escape thys syckenes both of soule and of conscience Lorde thou arte wonderous great and by reason of the excellēcy of thy bottomlesse knowlege no man can worthely esteme thy maiesty as it is in dede Gouerne and saue vs thy poore catyffes prayse thankes be vnto the for euer for asmuche as of thyne endles goodnes thou makest such large prouisiō for all thynges And now O Lorde let vs alwaye perfectly dreade the trustynge euermore on thy goodnes Amen Lorde God we shal wythout ende glorifye thy maiesty in case we maye be sure and safe in thy kyngdom Let vs be cōtent wyth thy blessynge wherby we haue thynges necessary vnto our lyuynge Graunte vs thy worde sende it vs by trustye and faythfull workemen for y e word is fruteles and barē onles it be sent from the. Cause it to runne hastely and wyth great power so as it maye melte the harde frosen hertes mollifye the stubburne stomakes make y e colde myndes warme comforte the heuy enforme the ignoraunt admonysh the strayers and brynge them to the ryght way agayne and fynally rayse vp the deade to lyfe euerlastynge Amen Of the makynge fall and restorynge of man Psalm 148. GRaūt O Lorde that we thy seruauntes beynge moued by thy synguler gyftes of grace mought magnifye the as y u arte moost worthy by beholdynge of thy creatures be they in heauen in earth or in the see for vnto them al by one certayne trade and course of gouernaunce thou ministreste thynges necessary to theyr vse and cōmodite thorough thy worde and by y t same selfe word thou conseruest them wherby thou fyrst createdst them euen by Iesus Christe Euery thynge accōplysheth that worke whervnto thou fyrst ordeynedst it euen after thyne owne hartes lust onely man rebelleth and that to his owne harme he alone is agaynst thy gracious pleasure and nothynge remembrynge thy glorye gredely seketh his owne glorie by reason of which misdemenour he was vtterly caste awaye and all his posterite wyth hym This notwithstandynge mooste louynge father thou hast recoueryd hym agayne by meanes of thy worde whiche worde nowe at length the tyme appoynted fullye complet and finyshed was made flesh euen Iesus Christ oure Lorde Graunt vs we besech the to haue a lyuely fayth in him reforme renue and restore vs in hym slaye thou in vs what so euer nature plāted in vs by our generation shape vs newe men thorowe that same power wherby Iesus Christe rose agayne to lyfe in the holy ghost that we forgetfull of our selfs maye seke thyne honour onely enhaunsynge thy name for thou settest alofte the horne of thy people Let vs come vnto the in the continue for euer Of the true worshyp in spirite and truth Psalm 149. PUt into our mouth a new songe and renew our hartes by grace Let vs contynually synge it abroad in the commynge to gether of holy-ones let vs reioyse and be glad in y e oure maker redemer In gladnes of spirite with fre wyllynge harte let vs prayse the. Be content Lorde and well pleased wyth thy people endowe them wyth gyftes and in sauegard promote them in thy glorie let thy holyons be glad yea be proude of the in theyr consciences Theyr hartes mought auaūce the let them myghtely laye on stryke beynge armed wyth thy worde and w t the sworde of thy spirite agaynst all that wrastle agaynst thyne holye name Amen A praysynge of God Psalm 150. THe O Lorde in thyne owne selfe we prayse which farre excedest all prayse In thy holynes we prayse the for thou alone arte holy by whom and none other we also be made holy In y e defēce of thy ryght hāde we prayse the for it shall stand sure for euer yea it is oure stronge warrante sauegarde euermore shal be In thy power we prayse the wherby thou blessest and cursest In thy glorye so excedynge greate we prayse the wherby in Christe thou makest vs also ryght gloriouse Breath vpon vs thy grace spirite that we maye for euer do this oure duetye and that we maye by y e same spirite be ruled led ordred moued taught Amen Lord it is theyr dueties euen as manye as haue breth within them to blowe abroade thy prayses for of the they all haue lyfe but thy chosē haue euerlastyng lyfe through Iesus Christe oure Lorde with whome thou the father of heuē in the holy gooste art God lauded praysed worlde wythout ende Amē ¶ The seuen peticions of the Pater noster OUr father whych art in heauē hallowed be thy name Thy kyngdome come Thy wyll be done in earth as it is in heauen Gyue vs thys day our dayly bread And forgyue vs oure trespaces as we forgiue them y t trespas agaīst vs And let vs not be led into tēptacion But delyuer vs from euyll Amen ¶ The Crede or the .xij. artycles of the Christen fayth I Beleue in God the father almighty maker of heauen and earth And in Iesus Christ hys only sonne our Lorde Whych was cōceyued by the holy goost borne of the virgyne Mary Suffred vnder Ponce Pylate was crucifyed deade buryed discēded into hel And the thyrd day he rose agayne from death He ascēded into heuen sytteth on y e ryght hande of God the father almyghty From thence he shall come to iudge the quycke the deade I beleue in the holy goost The holy catholyke church The cōmunion of sayntes the forgyuenes of synnes The resurrection of the body And the lyfe euerlastynge Amen ¶ The ten cōmaundementes of almyghty God THou shalte haue none other goddes but me Thou shalte not
gettest thou of myne harme Howe can I praye the beynge thus destitute and left in synnes in darknes in death in hell Set forth brute thy mercyfull actes thy trouth credite and ryghtuousnes wherwyth franklye wythout our desertes thou makest vs ryghtuous Why doest not rather O Lorde shyfte me from darkenes to lyght from peryshynge vnto sauegarde from death to lyfe from hell to heuen Thus doynge I shal haue occasion to prayse thy name Why doest not thou heare hym that cryeth to the so erly afore the sonne ryse Why doest thou so vncurteously pussh backe thy client callyng on the after the daysprynge Why doest thou so roughly turne thy face alwaye from me Longe tyme haue I lyen in prison and foūde no remedy in so much that I was clene destitute both of Goddes helpe mās Thou takest away frō me al the cōforte I myght haue agaynst death al the trust of lyfe al that mought succour me in aduersitie agayne thou sendest me all mysfortune damage and calamite Thus playnly me thynketh thou workest me more spyte then al enemyes in the worlde coulde do where as heretofore thou stodest my synguler good Lorde frende and defence agaynst al myne aduersaryes Thy wrath hath lyen ouer heuy on my sholders and thyn awe hath kepte my corage lowe Lorde God I besech y e ones agayn heare my humble peticion helpe me now in my moost nede for thy wonderous holy names sake where by thou orderest all thynges Amen An admonicion of the promyses made in Christe Psalm 89. THy credite and trouth are prepared in the heauens that is in thy sayntes O Lorde wyth whō thou hast made an euerlastynge couenaunt Thou hast sworne to that same Dauid Iesus Christ that thou wylt prepare hym sede for euer that is to saye true beleuers in hym There is none lyke vnto the thou arte drad amonge the congregacion of the holy thou art wonderful and in myght thou doest passe all other All thynges be thyne thou haste made all together But remember thy trouth and promyse O Lorde Helpe vs in thys distresse In truste loue toward the buyld the a dwellyng house in vs teach vs to be mery in the that we maye walke in the lyght of thy countenaunce that we maye reioyse in thy name and be exalted through thy righteousnes Be thou the prayse of our strength for thorowe the we be able to all thynges at thy pleasure we maye do all by Iesus Christ thy only begotten sonne for he is thy derely beloued we also for hys sake be counted thy beloued sonnes heyres kynges and prestes Thy grace and couenaunte be wyth vs euer more Whan thou shalt punysh vs accordynge to oure desertes yet leaue vs not vnder the scourge turne not thy mercye from vs brynge vs not downe to vtter destruction but after thou hast chastised vs shewe thy fauoure on vs agayne Remember our corrupte nature and that thou madest not man for nought No man can delyuer hymselfe frō death no man can saue hys owne soule from hell thou only must do it namely to such as beleue in the. Remember the spytefull reproches that thy Christe suffred for vs for hys sake shewe thy mercy vpon vs. Praysed be thou O Lorde for euer Amen For the necessities of mans lyfe a thankynge Psal. 90. LOrde thou arte our continuall shote anker for thou arte God for euer Short is oure lyfe alwaye some of vs dye other some come into the worlde and wyth the a thousande yeares be but one day yea as the lest minute of an houre Thys lyfe passeth as doth a dreame euen as grasse in the felde grene to daye and drye to morowe yf thou be displesed thē we be lost yf thou chafe thē shrynke we for feare for thorow sinnes we be deade vnto the. Certes Lorde yf thou haue respecte to oure synnes who shall stande fast shewe vs how many be the dayes of oure lyfe that we maye spende them wysely to y e prayse of thy name lest we foolyshly trustyng on longe lyfe sodenly come vnto our death Come Lorde vnto vs and cōforte thy people In the mornynge replenysh vs wyth thy goodnes that after thys longe sorowe we maye take herte of comforte agayne Declare thy good wyll vpon vs and set forwarde our handworkes euery day vnto better So be it A prayer agaynst goostly temptacion psalm 91. TRustyng on thy grace o lorde all my hope I put in the hyde my lyfe wyth Christ wythin the vnderneth the shadowe of thy wynges defende me do my God as my trust is in the delyuer me from the snare of Satans garde they hunte howe to plucke me from the. From the perilous poysō of false doctrine from theyr wyly practises so subtilye forged by greuous threatenynges and swete wordes thy truth be my sheld Let me not stāde in feare of y e nyght euyl of vnbeleue and of thy strayte iudgement neyther let me be afrayd of the flyenge arowe on y e day tyme let me not be in feare of that horrible pestilence crepynge in thorowe darkenes I meane let me not be ignoraunt howe detestable and horrible my synnes be that I dissemble them not nor qualifye them Let me not drede that mydday deuyl which abuseth thy churche vnder a tytle pretence of holynes Nether let Satan though he chaunge hymselfe in to an angel of lyght stryke any fear in me Both on the ryght syde and on the lefte aswell in prosperitie as in aduersitie aswel in gostly busines as in corporal let thy angels diligently wayte on me that I do not stomble Then shall I treade vnder foote that helly dragon Howe gredely haue I longed after the Lorde delyuer me accordyng to thy worde preserue me for thy holy names sake Of lōge tyme haue I called on the heare me therfore moost mercyfull God be wyth me in thys and other myne aduersities rescue me make me regarded in the syghte of myne enemies to thintent I may at large extoll thy goodnes Put me vnto Christe that I maye be one of hys for he is the euerlastynge lyfe Mercyfull Lorde let me se some spedy remedy in these daungers and after it thy euerlastynge health Amen For the true forsakynge of thy selfe Psalm 92. OF duety we be bounde alwaye wyth coragious spirit to praise hallow thy name In the morow of ioye when al thynges shal chaūce to our hertes desyre we shall ascribe al to thy goodnes wythout any deseruynge on our behalfe and so shal we prayse thy mere speciall grace But in the night of trouble aduersitie we shal cal to remēbraunce thy moost faythfull and trustye promyses that we despayre not Certaynly Lorde we knowlege all thynges to be in thyne handes for thou madest all thynges thou conseruest gouernest all y t thou hast wrought geue vs therfore grace bothe to put to our good wyll and to worke that thou wyllest for thys cā not be done by mans power Enforme vs wyth knowlege stablysh vs
FOr as muche as O Lorde oure God not one of vs all hathe wrought of hymselfe any goodnes for all we euen of byrth be spotted corrupted grauÌ„t vs thy ryghtuousnes and be thou workynge through thy holy breath in vs kepynge the godly rest of the new Saboth such thynges as thou allowest be pleasaunt vnto the leste at any tyme we proudly seke oure owne honoure not thyne in all oure doynges and that beynge raunsomed and delyuered by the out of bondage anguysh peryll and trouble we mought ioye euerlastyngly Amen A prayer of the congregacion agaynst enemyes Psalm 54. AYde me Lorde for thy names sake accordynge to thys thy promise Who so euer calleth on the name of the Lorde shal be saulfe Take on the my quarel agaynst my pursuers defende it by thy myghte and prowesse for my powers are vtterly none at all Herken Lorde to my prayers ponder the wordes of my mouth straungers and suche as vtterly despyce y e haue assauted me do cast how to bryng me to death Succour me Lorde be at haÌ„de kepe me fyght for me Let the thynges whyche they go aboute to worke agaynst me fal on theyr owne heades in case thou iudgest them vnworthy to be conuerted to forthynke them selues otherwyse although they be at thys season myne enemyes yet of thy greate bountie and mercy pardon them theyr synnes and gyue them y e spirite of repentaunce to the inteÌ„t they may ones at last be made my true and hertye frendes For the same thy benefyte I shall imploye my selfe to be thankefull and seruiceable vnto the specially sythe thy name is so louynge and thou art so at hande and present in extreme necessities Thys I say shal be bruted by the mouthes of men and blowen abrode wyth moost hygh prayses So be it A prayer of Christes church Psalm 55. O My god hear me in my prayer abhorre not my doleful plaint take charge of me and gyue eare For certes I shal neuer stynte most lameÌ„tably to crye vnto the tyl tyme thou heare my peticion Lo our enemy maketh proude resistence he letteth as muche as in hym lyeth thy quarell yea and all thynges y t shuld be helthfull and profytable vnto vs he hyndreth he stoppeth he furiously condemneth I am accused wroÌ„gfully the vngodly persons lye in awayte of my lyfe FroÌ„ them O lorde delyuer me set theÌ„ besyde theyr purpose diuide theyr tonges let theÌ„ disagre and be confused amonge them selues rescue my soule out of theyr haÌ„des into peace cut theyr combes abate theyr pryde brynge theÌ„ downe They woll not turne theÌ„selues they wol not forthynke them of theyr folyes for they be quyte departed froÌ„ thy feare and past all shame My hoole cause and greue I caste vpon the prouyde thou for me forse that I myscary not kepe defeÌ„de coÌ„serue me let me haue at last some ende of these hurlye burlyes troubles let me not hereafter reuolue ydel counsels wyth my selfe let me not be couÌ„ted a castawaye a slaue a mockyng stocke any longer as heretofore I haue ben These thynges I praye the I may obtayne swete Sauiour for thy holy names sake accordynge to the worde of promyse whervnto I haue respecte wyth faste and sure truste continually Amen In bytter tribulacions Psalm 56. GOd be thou mercyful vnto me for on me they rage and make hauocke vnmercyfully But to the alone I flee thou arte my refuge in the only I truste from thy worde let me not shrynke but styfly auowe it glory in it Consyder my salt teares take compassion on me cause myne enemyes to recule let me fele at last that thou art my god my Sauiour my buckler Rydde my soule from death myne eyes froÌ„ bytter teares my herte from care my feete froÌ„ slydyng so as I may walke afore the in the lyght of lyfe and that for euer more I may gyue the worthy thankes accordyngly Amen Agaynst the suppressours of the trouth Psalm 57. HAue mercye on me God haue mercy on me for in the trusteth my soule vnder shadow of thy wiÌ„gê I flee tyll the wyckednes wherwyth I am pressed be passed from me Unto the O God moost hyghe I crye rayse me vp that am falleÌ„ to grouÌ„de whych thynge is moost easy for the to do From thy heauen sende succours vnto me Out of theyr haÌ„des that intende to suppresse me plucke me awaye Sende thy bountyfull goodnes whych is so trustye certayne wherby thou sauest vs frely wythout oure owne deserte Thys bountyfull goodnes O Lorde we clayme as due to vs by thyne owne fre promyse From the lyons defeÌ„de my soule and also from the mortall souldyours and satellites of darkenes whose teth be speares whose toÌ„ges be two edged sweardes MouÌ„te aboue the heauens that thou mayst be knowen to be the great myghty God syth these vngodly hel houÌ„des thus by theyr doynges denye that thou doest gouerne any kyngdome in heauen I saye lyfte vp thy selfe and shewe what thou canst do in thy soÌ„ne Christ who of loÌ„ge tyme euen thorowe the deuises and dreames of men hath ben wrongfully banyshed dryueÌ„ out and excommunicate Declare that he is oure onely mercy stocke and redeÌ„ption the treasure of ryches thy coÌ„pagnion of diuine glorye and power Thy goodnes and grace be endles euen as the botomles sees in abundaunce amoÌ„ges men by powrynge vpon theÌ„ thy treasures and benefytes Amen For remyssion of dayly trespases psalm 58. INdowe vs wyth this grace lorde that we may alwaye speake thinges plesauÌ„t vnto y e y t we may alowe wyth our sentence thynges iust and true in thyne eyes let there be no vngodlynes in our herte That yf any of vs through brycklenes of the corrupte nature by thy sufferauÌ„ce shall fall yet Lorde let not suche persone harden hys herte agaynst the whyle lyke a father thou pluckest hym backe neyther suffre hym to stoppe hys eares agaynst thy minister chastisynge hym by thy worde but rather let hym gladly heare and quycquely turne agayne Be it notifyed and made playne vnto men that we beare awaye some coÌ„moditie of the iustice of our fayth that thou arte neuertheles the iust iudge of y e erth to the glory of thy name Amen Agaynst the bloudy Phariseys Psam 59. DElyuer me swete Lorde from myne enemyes froÌ„ these bloud soupers and wycked Pharises delyuer me for behold they lye in awayt of my soule moost slyly wyth all the power they can make They cast theyr heades against me beinge styred vp with hatred of thy worde In thys my trouble namely in the defeÌ„ce of thyne owne quarel helpe me let thys theyr deadly malyce displease the let theyr couÌ„sels take none effecte Be thou my fense enuiron me wyth thy goodnes let the day starre of thy solace ryse vnto me so y t cherfully I maye aduaunce thy mercy Be thou my refuge rescue me in al myne aduersite o my god whych arte my ayde succoure helth AmeÌ„ For strength of mynde to beare the crosse Psalm
earth yelde vnto the glorye and prayse and vnto vs frutes for our foode and sustenaūce Thou God the father blesse vs thou God the sōne blesse vs thou god y e holy goost blesse vs. O y t all the costes of the earth Lorde God wolde feare stāde in awe of the. Wolde God also that I mought studye to worke nomā eyther pleasure or displeasure y t shulde be agaynst thy wyll Amen For consolacion and concorde of Christes church Psalm 68. ARyse Lorde let thyne enemyes be scattered thy haters put to flyght the ryghtuouse and Christes disciples made pleasaūt and mery Let them synge prayses pleasaunt songes vnto the let them blowe abrode thy magnificēce let thē most hyghly auaūce thy Maiestye let thy glorye growe let the kyngdome of Christ from heauen amonge y e chosen be enlarged be thou the father of the fatherlesse the iudge of the wydowes and the protectour of them namely whom the worlde forsaketh whose consciences be troubled whome the worlde pursueth for Christes sake whych be nedye wrapped full of myserye In thy house O Lorde let vs dwel in peace and concorde gyue vs al one herte one mynde one interpretacion vpō thy worde Plucke of the bādes aswell from the consciences as from the bodyes of the myserable captyues and of them also whych as yet be hedged in wythin the lystes of death vnaduisedly striue agaynst grace How drye Lorde is thyne heritage I pray the poure downe largely the showres of thy graces let a more plenteous frutfulnes chaūce let thy people be strengthened with spirite Graunt vs Lorde thy worde aboūdaūtly so as there may be many preachers of thy Gospell whych maye wythin themselues holyly cōspyre Let thy churche the spouse of Christ deale large spoyles of the cōquered Satā All that beleue in the by Christe O Lorde God of helth mought lyfte the vp wyth prayses mought renoume the and extol the. We be entred into the viage of saluacion conduyte vs luckely vnto y e porte that beynge delyuered by the from the very death we may escape and come to the very lyfe Fynysh y e thynge thou haste begonne in vs make vs encrease frō faith to faith Leaue vs not to oure owne wyll choyse for it is slyppery and readye to fall To the thunderboltes of thy worde put violēce y t we may gyue y e glorye to the all only Gyue to thy people courage and power to wythstande synne and to obey thy worde in all thynges O Lorde God moste glorious and excellēt ouer al. Amē In persecucion Psal. 69. O god succour me for I am drowned wyth the surges waues of aduersities I am without al helpes Helpe me my lorde Iesu Christ which ones not wyth lyke but with passyng greater myseries wast pressed and dyddest paye that whyche thou neuer owedest dyddest restore that wherof thou neuer was wrōge doer thou redemedst the synnes of all men for whych Lorde I styll cōtinually thanke the. Moost mylde tender Lorde Iesu Christ rydde me of thys distresse for thy passion and deathes sake Lorde of strength let them not be shamed whyche wyth a certayne and sure hope seke for the. In tyme conuenient I make my prayers O Lorde vnto the. Accordynge to thy bountyfull mercy and trouth of thy promyse succoure me Rydde me out of these strayghtes heare me for surely thy tendernes gētle herte towardes synners is very pleasaunt Turne thy face vnto me euen of thy depe clemēcy and pety whych can neuer be spent nor wasted hyde not thy countenaūce from me whych am thyne humble liege seruaunt for certes I am excedynge carefull and all full of wauerynge and perplexitie wherfore I besech y e vouchsaue to receaue spedely my hūble peticions ioyne wyth my soule O Lorde my Sauiour and defensour at the leste for myne enemyes sake whych be so extreme cōtrary both agaynst the and me alwayes ready to worke vs al kyndes of displeasure Truely I am at thys present succourles wythout comforte and full of anguysh Oh God most mercyful let thy sauyng helpe fense me And thā I make a vowe I shall not cease to magnify to brute to extolle and glorifye thy name wyth hygh prayses I shal serue the wyth ernest thankes gyuyng to thintent that other folke beynge brought in to the lyke mysery maye learne to flee for succours vnto the to seke fynde the whych arte the onely lyfe and relief of oure hertes It is thou who knoweth not that hearest the poore thou doest not despyse the oppressed and prisoners Succour the Christian churche buylde it so that full many may inhabyte it whyche loue thy holy name Amen A prayer of the church of Christ. Psalm 70. COme helpe me at ones Lorde Let them departe wyth shame and reproche whyche wyshe me all myschief they that ymagen dayly lye in wayte to brynge me to vtter destrucciō Agayne let them reioyse whych seke the and desyre my edificacion and furtheraunce let them alway say Praysed be God on hygh Howe impotent and myserable am I O Lorde Make hast O my god vnto me stande at myne elbowe assyste me and delyuer me Lynger no longer but wyth all hast and expediciō come helpe me O Lorde and my God Amen A prayer of the faythfull in aduersyte Psalm 71. AL myne hope and hole affiaūce moost pytyfull Lorde haue I caste on the let me be nomore I praye y e shaken of for that were sore to my rebuke shame amōges myn enemyes Delyuer succour me of thy iustice Bow downe thyne eares to me marke my supplicacion more attentyfly more surely then I my selfe can conceaue or vtter it and of thy botōles mercy help me Be thou to me a shoteanker and sure refuge let me wade hēce vnto the for I am rounde aboute beset on euery syde with euels I know thou wylt helpe me because thou haste promysed to assyste all that call vpon the. Thou alone assuredly art my fortresse and defence out of y e vngodly mens hādes therfore rescue me lorde my god Euen from my chyldhode thou hast ben the author and foundour of my hope my solace sauetie euen from the tyme that my mother bare me thou hast kept me O Lorde thou arte myne only glorye assuraunce My mouth mought euen flowe and runne full of thys thy glory Caste me not away from the in thys myne infirmitie and weaknes forsake me not thou though the strength ether of my bodye or of my soule forsake me Go not farre awaye moost mercyful father from me Make quycke spede to ayde and succoure me for constantly I abyde and tary for the only By reason wherof I shall not stynte to increase daye by daye thy prayses styll readye to declare and set forthe euen to all the worlde thy ryghtuousnes and saluacion knowynge certaynlye that thou arte styll present and at hande wyth me in all myne aduersities and mysfortunes wyth thy heauenly grace to helpe
heauēly palace And herin moost tender Lorde I beseche the that thys desyre may waxe in me euery daye hoter and hoter so that thorowe the desyre whych I haue to come to thy heauēly māsion I may set at nought al erthly thynges Let all my herte and all my bodye in the only the lyuynge God be glad mery ioyful O my father Sauiour delyuerer For doubtles frō y e only cōmeth my strength all my defēce Let me not be gyuen to earthly tēporal thynges but rather ernestly only loke on thynges godly euerlastynge and therafter to fashion al my dedes of thys lyfe Let strength and fayth in the encrease and euery gyfte of grace better then other so that euery daye I may amende and growe vnto better Lorde of armyes heare my prayers god of Iacob vnderstande them Loke O God our defensour and father on the face of thyne anoynted and dearest sonne for whose sake deale mercifully with vs and graūt vs that fauoure and grace that our synnes may be forgyuen so that I may be chosen to this honour to be one of thy sōnes make me cleane vpryght in herte strōge in fayth towardes the immouable from that trust whych I haue to be saued hote in loue toward my neghboure for thy bounteous goodnes and trouth Amen For the holy goost and the assemblynge of the church Psalm 85. THy nation and those Christianes in whome thou dwelleste take vnto y e as thy dearly beloued blesse them restore vnto lyberty thy presoners boūde not only in conscience but also in bodye take awaye theyr wickednes couer theyr sinnes syth Christe hath satisfyed for them euen wyth hys bloud Plucke away thy wrath and displeasure refreshe vs agayne for our helth dependeth only on the. Asswage thy malyce O Lorde wylte thou neuer be pleased Wylte thou styll be greued agaynst vs No not so lorde not so gyue vs herte of grace restore vs oure lyfe that we thy people maye alwaye reioyse in the. Shewe vs Lorde thy goodnes shewe vs thy sauynge health speake to me wythin me speake howe thy people ones shall haue peace so that they cluster not to vanite but rather be stronge towarde the let thy health be euen at hande so as we nede not to stāde in drede Thy prayse Lorde and magnificence mought abyde amonges vs thy bounty and thy faythfulnes be heaped vp in vs let thy ryghtuousnes whereby we be frelye made ryghtuous and peace of cōsciences mete together wythin vs and kysse one the other Gyue vs Lorde the goodnes of thy spirite graunt that the erth of oure hertes maye brynge forth much frute of ryghteousnes let thy ryghtuousnes go afore when thou cōmest to vs by grace purifye vs cōduyte vs in y e strayght waye A prayer of Christians in theyr perylles Psalm 86. TOurne hether thyne eare and heare me lorde for a very pore and a myserable persone am I kepe my soule syth thou hast hallowed it wyth the worde of thy trouth helpe thy seruaunt for none other succour know I but of the nor any other I wyll seke neyther fede my mynde with vayne hope Haue pitie on me for euery daye I call vpon the and shall do tyll the heate of thys trouble be abated Comforte my soule for vnto the O moost tender Lorde I lyfte vp myne herte to the I flee for thou arte gentyll and mercyful and canst not denye them thy helpe that seke it at thy hande Lorde vnderstande my prayers consyder well my pytious complaynte specially in thys tyme of my trouble The supersticious fooles and fonde ypocrites busely hunt here and there for theyr defence and sauegarde but vndoubtedly theyr helpe and leanyngstocke can not be compared with thy hand neyther can it worke the wonderfull actes that thou workest Their own inuention they repute as God yea and worshippe it afore God But it is thou that art on hygh thou doest the wōderous dedes thou alone art God helper in al necessities fountayne hedsprynge of al goodnes the only I cal on as my God in al straytes and daungers thou onely shalt helpe me for this thou mayst Informe me Lorde in those wayes that conduyte men to the to thintēt I maye walke in thy trouth and so fashion my hart as I maye reioyse in the holy feare of thy name then shal I gyue the thankes and with al myn hart contynually prayse thy name Thyne endles goodnes be shed vpon me frō the depe dōgeon plucke out my soule And whereas the proude men O God the puyssaūt lordes who hate and belye thy worde be styffe agaynst me make cruell pursuyte after my soule gyue thou me grace not to faynt Certes thou Lorde god arte mercyful soft longsufferynge ful of goodnes credite tourne to me haue cōpassion of me make me thy seruaūt stronge hardy that I mought withstande myne enemyes boldly constantly cleaue vnto the preserue me whych am the sonne of the churche thyne handmayde shewe me some good token to the prayse of thy name that those y t hate me for thy cause may se with theyr eyes y t thou stādest on my syde doest comfort and solace me For the buyldynge of Christes church Psam 87. LAye not the foundacion of thy church Lorde on the sande nor on the lowe plashy groūde but on the holy hylles in heauens where Christ is the corner stone Lorde be thou alwaye resyent in that church let I say thy restynge place be in y t church thorowe thy spirite declare thy wōderous factes whervnto mē may repare to obtayne thy fauoure to thintent the sayd church maye be buylt increased by preachyng the worde of promyse cōforte as thou hast ordeyned the same for al men In extreme daunger Psalm 88. FOr what cause my Lorde God hast thou put me backe seynge now thou rūnest from me and thou wylt not heare though I crye night and daye to the. Suffer me ones Lorde to exhibyte my supplicacion vp vnto the bow downe thyne eare to my request ponder in thy mynde how I am in a pecke of troubles euen drowned in mysery and nyghe vnto death Death I saye and hell are euen afore myne eyes neyther am I much vnlyke vnto deade mē naye I am euen a very deade man I had almoost sayd that I am throwen downe euē into hell such horrible feare hath enuyroned assaulted my conscience for lo no man careth for me no man is sorye for my losse and damage yea euen thou on whome I hange all together doest in lyke maner as they do thy displesure is very hote agaynst me thou ouerwhelmest me wyth waues and hole sees of troubles I am well nygh drowned I am holly caught hedged in with aduersite I know not how to escape neyther haue I any place to flee to Myne eyes dasell thorow great sorowe alwaye I crye holdynge vp myne humble hādes vnto the. What profite I besech the O Lorde or what prayse
of the heare me for thy goodnes nygh thou art to al that call on the. Thy promyses be iuste yea they be trouth it selfe loke to my wretchednes delyuer me plucke thou me from al daungers Truely I shall neuer forget thyne vnspeakable goodnes Take I say Lorde my matter into thy handes Ryd me forth of trouble quyckē me lyke as thou hast promysed to do Let my humble supplicaciō come in afore the saue me euen to make thy worde good Thyne hande be wyth me let me neuer leaue thy worde but brynge aboute y t my soule maye perpetually lyue and prayse the rendrynge vnto the most hertye thākes for thy continuall kyndnes Thy ryght hande I saye helpe me I am as a sely shepe that strayeth in wyldernesse Doutles of my selfe I am not able to turne to thy hyghe waye agayne Wherfore moost gentell herdman and Lorde seke thou me out bryng me agayne vnto thy fold Neuer suffer that thy memorial thy waye wytnesse iugemēt ryghteousnes trouth worde pleasure and ordynaunce at any tyme shuld perysh or be of no effecte strēgth or valure Cause that my flesh alway may quyuer and be adrad of thy threatenynges so that my spirite in the meane tyme be neuer hindred nor disturbed from the constaunt trust of thy promyses made performed vnto vs for Christ Iesus sake thy dearly beloued sonne Amen Agaynst euell tonges Psalm 120. IN thys my greuous trouble lord I call on the wherfore heare me O most gracious Lorde Lorde I say delyuer me from euell tonges vnshamefastly raylyng agaynst thy holy trouth aswell as agaynste me yet do I knowlege thy trouth wol do vnto death Wo is me that I am constrayned to leade my lyfe amonges these foreners and suche as be not thy naturall chyldren borne I meane amōges those y t be enemyes vnto thy peace and pursuers of thy moost hallowed name from such pestilencies saue and kepe me I the praye O moost gracious Lorde To put thy selfe in Gods handes Psalm 121. I Lyft vp myne eyes vnto heauen cryenge callynge for assystence of thy grace My god helpe me truely thys is easy for the to do for thou madest both heauē and earth I besech the so to kepe me that my foote slyde not but haue thou a watchyng eye vpon me Shadowe me aboute thorow thy ryght hande be thou my bulwarke and fortresse agaynst the vngodly suffer not the myghtye to laye cruell hādes on me And o thou moost gentel and benigne Lorde I pray the let not myne herte be set on the vayne pleasures of thys worlde neyther yet let me cowardly fall and shrynke whan I am brought to aduersitie and trouble Deliuer me frō all euell be thou thassuraunce warrant to my soule cast thy tender eye towarde me whether I go in or out O Lorde Amen For the buyldynge of Christes Church Psalm 122. I Haue surely great cause to reioise euen from my herte roote in that I se so many men daylye reformyng theyr lyfe vnto better beynge illumined by faythe and makynge greate prease to enter into y e Lordes house Enlarge therfore thorow thy worde the precincte and boundes of thy cytie Hierusalem Repare agayne concorde peace and true loue in vs to y e perpetual honoure of thy name Let thy spirite shyne by a true certaine iudgement make thy cytizens welthy in all goodes Let the gates of hell haue no power agaynst thy cytie so that thy churche maye lyue in rest quietly and saffely defēde it frō all imminent daūgers sende vs many that may preach vs peace in this cytie and that by all meanes wol do theyr endeuours to further it Amē Constantly to endure vnder Christes crosse Psalm 123. TO the lyfte I vp myne eyes O God that dwellest in heauen Cōsyder that as the seruaūtes haue a ready eye towardes theyr maister and the maydens also vpon theyr maystresse euen so be myne eyes continually fixed vpon the to thyntent at length I maye wynne thy moost gracious fauoure Mercyfull lorde now pytie vs for al the worlde hath vs in greuouse disdayne The ryche spytefully scorne vs euen to y e teeth the proude persons do reiecte vs. But thou O Lorde plucke vs forth of theyr handes and make a rescue of vs agayne to thintēt we may become subiectes to thy moost gracious goodnes whyche mought be to the prayse of thy most puyssant and glorious name Amen To be delyuered from bondage of conscience Psam 124. ONles thou haddest continually abyden wyth vs O Lorde verely we had bene quyte lost in thys ragyng see of troubles and had ben caught w t these preuye snares wher wyth our enemyes haue beset all the way wherby we shuld passe for none other entent than to wynde vs in theyr myschiefe and to cary vs with them vnto hell Brast theyr snares a sōder o Lorde set vs at large drawe vs forth from thys depe water Thy name be oure helpe and defence for thou hast made both heauen erth To be rydde from imminent daunger Psalm 132. GRaunt vs grace O Lorde styffely to cleaue vnto the so as we shrynke not but that we stande for euer euen as moūt Sion in that same thy new cytie Hierusalē which is Christ. And O thou moost tender and deare Lorde cast a stronge bulwarcke aboute vs so as the wycked haue no power agaynst vs. Further more leaue vs not vnto our selues nether yet suffer vs ons to put forth our arme to do vnryghteousnes Be gracious and free to all such as beleue in the syth they be of honeste and true hertes Reste quyete and peace be vnto Israel euen to as many as lyue after the spirite and not after the fleshe Amen For hym that is imprisoned eyther in spirite or in body Psalm 126. LOrde god almighty delyuer me frō thys bondage comforte me O my God and fyl my mouth wyth ioye replenysh my tonge wyth gladnes euen from myne herte Shewe some wonderous feate for my sake that thy suters maye se it and come wyth me to render vnto the worthye thankes Certes thou shuldest by this meanes geue them occasion the more constantly to suffer aduersitie and to trust assuredly vpon the. O Lorde God raūsome me I saye frō thys paynfull bondage destroy this captiuitie euen as the hote sonne cōsumeth and dryeth vp the dewe that falleth by nyght Turne my weping vnto gladnes euen for thy names sake as I shall euer more auaunce and magnifye it To be admytted vnto Christes Sabboth or restynge daye Psalm 127. BUylde vs O Lorde watch and kepe vs for onles thou vouchsaue to do it doubtles we spēde our wynde in waste Let vs I saye ones ceasse from thys hurlye burlye thys toylynge drudgynge in the vayne trumpery of thys worlde so as ones at last we maye religiously hallowe thy holye Saboth and wyth longe sufferynge a wayte for thy ioyful cōmynge castynge al our thought and care on the only albeit in the meane season we ought to laboure diligētly
god the strēgth that saueth me It is god that auengeth me and that bringeth downe y e people vnder me and delyuereth me from my enemyes Thou lyftest me vp on hyghe from them that ryse agaynste me and delyuerest me from the wicked men Therfore I will prayse the O lorde amonge the heythen and will singe vnto thy name A blessing of Tobias the elder wherwith he blessed the lorde in the ende of his lyfe Tob. 13. GReate art thou o lorde for euer more and thy kyngdom world withoute ende For thou scourgest healest thou ledest vnto hell bryngest oute agayne Yea there is none that maye escape thyne hande O ye chyldern of Israel gyue thankes vnto the lord and prayse him in the syghte of the heythen For amonge the heythen whiche knowe him not hath he scatered you that ye shulde shewe forth his meruelous workes cause them to knowe that there is none other god almyghtye but he He hath chastened vs for oure mysdedes for his owne mercyes sake shall he saue vs. Consider then how he hath dealte with you and prayse him with feare and drede and magnify the euerlastinge kinge in youre workes Certes I will prayse him euen in the place of my captiuitie for he hath shewed hys maiestie vnto a synneful people Turne you therfor o ye synners and doo ye ryghteousnesse before god trustinge veryly he wyll shew his mercy vpō you Assuredly I and my soule wolle reioyce in god Prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen holde the dayes of gladnes and be thankeful vnto him Oh my soule blesse thou the lorde Amen The blessynge of Seraphin Esay 6. HOly arte thou holy arte thou holy arte thou thou arte the lorde god of hostes all the earth is full of thy glory Thankinges Esay 23. O Lord thou art my god I wyll prayse the and magnifye thy name for thou bryngest meruelouse thinges to passe accordinge to thyn olde counselles trulye stedfastly An other of the same Esay 26. O Lorde gyue vs peax for thou workest in vs all oure workes O lorde our god though suche lordes haue dominacion vpon vs as know the not yet graunt y t we may hope only in the kepe thy name in remembraunce Amen A blessynge with an admiration of the meruelouse counsels of god Hiere 32. O Lorde god it is thou that hast made heauen earth with thy greate power and hygh arme ther is nothinge to harde for the. Thou sheweste mercy vpon thousandes thou doest recompense the wyckednes of the fathers into the bosom of the childern that come after them Thou art the greate myghty god whose name is the lorde of hostes greate in counsayll and infinite in thoughte Thyne eyes loke vpon al the wayes of mens children to reaward euery one after his waye and accordynge to the frutes of hys inuentions The songe and thankesgyuynge of the blessed virgin Mary Luc. I. MY soule magnifieth the Lorde my spirite reioyseth in God my sauiour For he hath loked vpon the pore degre of his handemayde Behold now frome hense forth shall all generacions call me blessed for he that is myghty hath done to me greate thinges holy is his name And his mercy on them that feare him thorowout all generacions He vttered strength with his arme he disperpled the proude in the imaginacion of their hertes He deposed the myghty from their seates and aduaunced them of lowe degree He fylled the hungry with good thīges and sente away the ryche empty He remembred mercy and helped his seruaunte Israell Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham and to his sede for euer The prophecy and gyuynge of thankes of zachary Luc. 1. PRaysed be the lorde god of Israell for he hath visited and redemed his people And hath raysed vp an horne of saluaciō vnto vs in the house of his seruaunte Dauid Euen as he promysed by the mouth of his holy Prophetes which were sythens the worlde beganne that we shulde be delyuered from our ennemyes from the handes of all that hate vs To thintent he myght fulfyll the mercy promysed to our fathers and remembre his holy couenaunt And performe the oth which he sware to our father Abraham to gyue vs that we beyng ones delyuered oute of the handes of our ennemyes myght serue him without feare all the dayes of our lyfe in holynes and ryghtousnes before him And thou childe shalt be called the Prophete of the hygheste for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes To gyue knowledge of saluacion vnto his people for the forgyuenes of sinnes Through the tendre mercy of oure god wherby the daye sprynge from aboue hath visited vs to gyue light to them that sate in darkenesse in shadow of death to gyde our fete in the waye of peax Thankes of Paul for his conuersion vnto Christ. 1. Tim. 1. VNto God kynge euerlastinge immortall inuisible and wise only be honour and prayse for euer and euer Amen A songe of the triumphers ouer the beast Apoc. 15. GReate and meruelouse are thy workes Lorde god almyghty iuste and true are thy wayes kyng of sayntes Who shall not feare O Lorde and glorifie thy name For thou only arte holye all gentyles shall come and worshyp before the for thy iudgementes are made manifest A blessynge of the people by kyng Salomon 3. Reg. 8. BLessed be the Lorde that hath gyuen rest vnto his people Israel according to all that he promysed so that ther is not one worde escaped of all y e good promyses which he promysed by the hand of Moses his seruaunte The Lorde our God be with vs as he was with our fathers forsake vs not neyther leue vs but let him bowe our hertes vnto him y t we walke in all hys wayes and kepe his commaundementes ordinaunces and rites which he cōmaunded our fathers And let these my wordes whiche I haue prayed before the lord come nygh vnto the lorde our god daye and nyght that he defend the quarell of his seruaūt and of his people Israell euermore to thintente all nacions of the earth maye knowe that the lorde is God and none other but he and let oure hertes be sounde with the lorde our god that we may walke in his ordinaunces and kepe his lawes Amē ¶ PRAYERS FOR SVCcours and reliefes of lyfe for wysdome for humylitie and for other naturall gyftes A prayer of Salomon for a competency of lyfe Prouerb 30. TWo thinges I require of the that thou wylte not denye me before I dye Remoue from me vanitie and lyes gyue me neyther pouertie nor ryches only graunt me a necessary lyuyng least yf I be to ful I mought happely denye the say what felow is the lorde or constrayned through pouerty I mought fal vnto stealyng forsweare the name of my god Amen A prayer for obteynyng of wysdome Sap. 9. GOd of my fathers and lorde of mercyes thou that haste made all thinges with thy worde and ordined
man thoroughe thy wisdome that he shulde haue dominion ouer the creature which thou haste made that he shulde ordre the worlde accordynge to equitie ryghteousnes and execute iudgemente with a true herte gyue me wisdome which is euer about thy seate and put me not out from amonge thy chyldren For I thy seruaūt and sōne of thy hādemayde am a feble person of a short tyme and to yonge to the vnderstādinge of iudgement of thy lawes Yea though a man be neuer so perfect among the childern of men yet yf thy wisdome be not with him he shal be nothing worth Oh send her out of thy holye heauens and from y e trone of thy maiestie that she may be with me labour with me that I maye knowe what is acceptable in thy syght For she knoweth and vnderstādeth al thinges she shall conducte me ryght soberly in my workes and preserue me in her power So shall my workes be acceptable Amen A prayer for mekenes and the obteyning of chastitie Eccle. 23. O Lord thou father god of my lyfe let me not haue a proude loke But turne awaye all voluptuousnes from me Take from me the lustes of the bodye let not the desyres of vnclennes take holde vpon me and gyue me not ouer into an vnshamefast and obstinate mynde Amen The prayer of Iesus the sonne of Sirache in necessitie and for wisdome Eccle. the laste I Thanke the O Lorde and king and prayse the o god my sauiour I wil yelde prayses vnto thy name for thou art my defender and helper frō the snare of traitorours tōges and from them that are occupied in lyes Thou hast bene my helper frō suche as rose agaynst me and haste deliuered me according to thy great mercy and for thy holy names sake Thou hast delyuered me from the roarynge of them that prepared thē selues to deuoure me out of the hādes of such as sought after my lyfe frō the multitude of them that troubled me and went aboute to set fyer vpon me on euery syde so that I was not brent in the myddes of the fyer From the depe of hell thou delyueredst me from the vncleane tongue from lyenge wordes from the wycked iuge and from the vnryghteouse tōgue My soule shall prayse the Lorde vnto death for my lyfe drewe nye vnto hel They compased me roūd about on euery syde and ther was no man to helpe me I loked about me if ther were anye man that wold socoure me but ther was none Then thought I vpon thy mercy O Lorde and vpon thy actes that thou haste done euer of olde namely that thou delyuereste such as put their trust in the ryddest them out of the handes of the false panims Thus lyfted I vp my prayer from the earth and prayed for delyueraunce from death I called vpon the lord my father that he wolde not leaue me with out healpe in the daye of my trouble and in the tyme of the proude I praysed thy name continually yelding honour and thākes vnto it and so my prayer was herde Thou sauedst me frō destructiō and delyueredst me from the vnrighteouse tyme. Therfore wil I knowledge and prayse the auaūce the name of the Lord. Whē I was yet but yonge or euer I wēt a straye I desired wisdome openly in my prayer I came therfor before the temple and I sought her very busyly Then floryshed she vnto me as a grape that is sone rype My herte reioysed in her then wente my fote y e right waye yea frō my youth sought I after her I bowed downe my eare and receyued her I founde in my selfe much wisdome prospered greatly in her Therfore wyll I gyue y e glory vnto him that gyueth me wisdome for I am aduised to do therafter I wil be gelouse to cleaue vnto that is good so shal I not be cōfounded My soule hath wrestled with her and I haue bene diligent to be occupied in her I lyfted vp myne hādes on hygh then was my soule lyghtened thorough wysdome so that I knowledged my folyshnes I ordred my soule after her she and I were one herte from the begynnyng and I found her in clennesse and therfore shal I not be forsaken My hart longeth after her I gate a good treasure Thorough her the lorde hath gyuen me a newe tongue wherwith I wil prayse him Oh come vnto me ye vnlerned and dwel in the house of wysdome with drawe not your selues from her but talke and comon of these thynges for your soules are very thursty I opened my mouth and spake Oh come and bye wysdom without mony bow down your necke vnder her yoke and your soule shal reaceyue wisdome she is euen at hande and is content to be found Behold with your eyes how I haue had but lytle labour yet haue found muche rest Oh receyue wisdome ye shall haue plenty of syluer and golde in your possession Let your mynde reioyce in her mercy and be not ashamed of her prayse worke her worke by tymes she shal gyue you youre rewarde in due tyme. The prayer of Abacuc the prophete for ignorancies Abacuc 5. O Lord when I herde speake of the then I was afrayde The worke that thou hast taken in hand shalt thou performe in his tyme O Lorde when thy tyme cometh thou shalt declare it In thy very wrath thou thinkest vpon mercy The lord God is my strength he shall make my fete as y e fete of an herte and he which gyueth the victory shal bring me to my hye places syngyng vpon psalmes Amen A prayer of the faythful congregacion that they maye speake the word of god boldely Actu 4. LOrde thou arte god which hast made heauen and earth the see and al that in them is which by the mouth of thy seruaunt Dauid hast sayde why dyd the heathen rage the people ymagyne vayne thynges The kynges of the earth stode vp and the rulers came togyther agaynst the Lorde and agaynst his Christ. For suerly agaynst his holy son Iesus whom thou hast anoynted both Herode and also Poncius Pylate with the Panyms and the people of Israel gathered them selues togyther to do euen what so euer thyn handes and thy counsayle determyned before to be done And now Lord behold their threatenynges and graunt vnto thy seruauntes with al confidence to speake thy word that thou wolt stretch forth thyne hande to thintente that healyng sygnes and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy sonne Iesus Amen ¶ A PRAYER VNTO THE Lorde Iesus for the peax of the church made by the most excellent clerke Erasmus LOrde Iesus Christe whiche of thyne almyghtynes madest al creatures both visible and invisible which of thy godly wisdom gouernest settest al thinges in moste goodly ordre which of thyn vnspeakeable goodnes kepest defendest and furderest al thinges whiche of thy botomles mercy restorest the decayed renewest the fallē raysest the deade vouchesaue we praye the at last to cast
make to thy selfe any graueÌ„ Image nor any lykenes of any thynge y t is in heueÌ„ aboue or in erth beneth nor in y e water vnder the erth thou shalt not bow downe to them nor worship them Thou shalt not take y e name of thy Lorde God in vayne Remember that thou kepe holy the Sabboth daye Honour thy father and thy mother Thou shalt do no murther Thou shalt not coÌ„myt adultery Thou shalt not steale Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaynst thy neyghbour Thou shalte not desyre thy neyghbours house thou shalte not desyre thy neyghboures wyfe nor hys seruauÌ„t nor hys mayde nor hys Oxe nor hys Asse nor any thynge that is thy neyghboures FINIS THE PRINCIPAL PRAYERS OF the BYBLE moste necessary for christen men gathered out by RICHARD TAVERNER The prayer of Moises to the Lorde for the synnes of the people Exod. 32. LOrde why hoyleth thy wrath againste thy people whome thou haste brought forth of the laÌ„d of Egypte that is to wete out of y e captiuitie and boÌ„dage of the deuil Let not these EgyptiaÌ„s I meane these vngodly and deuelishe persons say God dealeth craftely with them euen to rydde theÌ„ out of the world Let thy wrath be asswaged ouerthe wyckednesse of thy people Amen An other prayer of Moses to the some entente Exod 32. OH this people haue synned an heynouse syn and haue made theÌ„ golden goddes Eyther forgyue them this offense or els wipe me out of this boke whiche thou hast written Amen For the synne of the people grudging agaynste god a prayer of Moses Num. 14. THe Lorde is pacient and ful of mercy bearing awaye synne trespase and leauyng none gyltles Thou doest visite the vnrighteousnes of the fathers vpon the children eueÌ„ to y e thyrde and fourthe kyndred Forgyue I beseche the the synne of thê thy people accordiÌ„g to thy great mercy as thou haste bene mercifull vnto them commyng out of Egypt euen vnto this place An other of Moses Aaron for the people Num. 16. MOst myghty god of spirites of all flesh Wilte y u for the syn of one be wroth with al the multitude For the stubbernes of the people the true pÌ„acher on this wyse as Moses dyd may make his prayer vnto god Deut. 9. DEstroye not Lord thy people enheritauÌ„ce whom thou haste deliuered through thy greatnes and whom thou hast brought out of the Egypt of this worlde RemeÌ„bre thy seruauntes Abraham Isaac Iacob loke not vnto the stubbernes of this people neither to theyr wyckednes and offeÌ„ses for it is thyne owne people and enheritauÌ„ce which thou hast chaleÌ„ged for thyne owne in thy greate myght stretched out arme Amen A prayer of Esdras for the synnes of the people 1. Esd. 9. MY God I am confounded and dare not lyfte vp myne eyes vnto the my god for our wyckednes is growen ouer oure hed and oure trespaces are waxen great vnto the heauen euen from the tyme of our fathers yea our selues also haue greuously synned vnto this daye because of our wyckednes haue we our kynges and preestes bene delyuered into the hand of the kinges of the nacioÌ„s into the swerde into captiuitie into spoyle and into confusion of face as it is come to passe this daye But nowe is there a lytle and sodayne graciousnes come from the Lorde our God so that some of vs are escaped to thinteÌ„te he may gyue vs his peace in his holy place that our God maye lyght our eyes and gyue vs a lytle lyfe in our bondage For we are bonde men yet our god hath not forsaken vs in our boÌ„dage but hath inclined mercy vnto vs in the syght of the hethen kynges y t he shulde gyue vs lyfe promote the house of our God and so set vp the desolacion therof and gyue vs an hedge iÌ„ Iuda and Hierusalem And nowe O our God what shall we say after this for we haue forsaken thy coÌ„maundementes which thou hast commaunded by thy seruauntes Prophetes and sayde The lande wherevnto ye go to possesse it is an vncleane lande throughe the fylthynes of the people of the landes in their abominacioÌ„s wherewith they haue made it full of vnclennes on euery syde Therfore shall ye not gyue youre doughters vnto their sonnes and their doughters shal ye not take vnto youre sonnes seke not their peace and wealth for euer that ye maye be stronge and enioy the good in the lande and that ye your children maye haue the inheritaunce of it for euermore And after al this that is come vpoÌ„ vs because of our most naughty dedes and our greate trespace thou our god hast spared our wyckednesse hast gyueÌ„ vs a deliueraunce as it is come to passe this day to y e entente we shuld not turne backe and let go thy commaundementes neyther be ioyned iÌ„ matrimony with the people of these abominacions Wilte thou then be wroth at vs tyl we be vtterly consumed so that nothinge remayne and tyll there be no delyuerauÌ„ce O lord of Israel thou art righteous for we remayne yet escaped as it is this day Behold in thy presence are we iÌ„ our trespace for herevpon is there no standinge before the. The prayer of Nehemias for the synnes of the people before the Lord. Nehem. 1. O Lorde God of heaueÌ„ y u greate terrible God thou that kepest couenaunte and mercy with them that loue the and kepe thy coÌ„maundementes let thyne eares harken thyne eyes be open that thou mayst heare y e prayer of thy seruauÌ„t which I praye nowe before the day and night for the children of Israel thy seruauntes and knowledge the synnes of y e chyldreÌ„ of Israel which we haue coÌ„mitted agaynst the. And I and my fathers haue sinned also we haue bene led out of the waye by vanities iÌ„ that we haue not kept thy coÌ„maundementes statutes lawes which thou commaundedst thy seruaunt Moses And they are thy seruauntes thy people whome thou hast delyuered through thy greate power and myghty hand I beseche the lorde let thyne eare bowe downe to the prayer of thy seruauÌ„tê whose desire is to feare thy name Amen A confession and solemne prayer of the leuites and of the church for synnes with a rehersal of the benefytes of God 2. Esd. 9. LOrd thou alone hast made heauen and the heauen of heauens with all their companye the earth all that is therupon the see and all that is coÌ„teyned therin thou gyuest lyfe vnto all and the host of heauen bowe them selues vnto the. Thou art the Lorde god that didest chose Abraham foundest his hert faythfull before the and madeste a couenaunt with him to gyue hym his sede the land of the Cananites Hethytes Amorites Pheresites Iebusites and Gergesites And thou madest good thy wordes for thou art righteous and dydest consydre the mysery of oure fathers in Egypte herdest their coÌ„playnte by the redde see and shewedst tokens wonders vpon Pharao and on al