offences nor the offences of our forefathers nether take thou vengeaunce of our synnes spare vs good lorde spare thy people whom thou haste redemed with thy most precious bloud and bee not angrie with vs for euer Spare vs good Lorde From all euill and mischief from synne from the craftes and assaultes of the Deuill from thy wrathe and from euerlastyng dampnation Good Lorde deliuer vs. From blindnesse of hart froÌ„ pride vainglorie and hypocrisie froÌ„ enuie hatered and malice al vncharitablenes Good Lorde deliuer vs. From fornication and all other deadly synne and from al the deceiptes of the world the fleshe and the deuill Good Lorde deliuer vs. From lightninges and tempestes froÌ„ plague pestilence and famine froÌ„ battaile and murther froÌ„ sodain death Good Lorde deliuer vs. From all sedition and priuie conspiracie from all false doctrine and heresie froÌ„ hardenesse of harte and contempt of thy woorde and commauÌ„dement Gâ—od Lorde deliuer vs. By the misterie of thy holie incarnation by thy holie natiuitie and Circumcision by thy Baptisme Fastyng and temptation Good Lorde deliuer vs. By thyne agonie and bloudie sweate by thy crosse and passioÌ„ by thy precious death and buriall by thy glorious resurrection and ascention and by the commyng of the holie ghoste Good Lorde deliuer vs. In all tyme of our tribulation in all tyme of our wealth in the houre of death and in daie of iudgement Good Lorde deliuer vs. We synners doe besech thée to heare vs O Lorde God and that it maie please thee to rule and gouerne thy holy Churche vniuersally in the right waie We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to kéepe and streÌ„gth in the true worshippyng of thée in righteousnesse and holinesse of life thy seruaunt Elizabeth our moste gracious Queene and gouernour We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to rule her harte in thy faithe feare and loue and that she maie alwaies haue affiaunce in thée and euer seke thy honour and glorie We beseche thee to heare vs c. That it maie please thee to be her defender and keeper giuyng her the victorie ouer all her enemies We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to illuminate all Bishooppes Pastours and Ministers of the church with true knowledge and vnderstandyng of thy worde and that bothe by their preachyng and liuyng thei maie sette it forthe and shewe it accordyngly We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to indue the lordes of the counsaile all the nobilitie with grace wisedome and vnderstandyng We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to blesse and keepe the Magistrates giuyng theim grace to execute iustice to maintaine truche We besâ—che thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to blesse kepe all thy people We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to giue al nations vnitie peace and concorde We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to giue vs an harte to loue and dread thee and diligently to liue after thy commaundementes We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to giue all thy people increase of grace to heare meekely thy woorde and to receiue it with pure affection and to bryng foorthe the fruictes of the spirite We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to bryng into the waie of truth all suche as haue erred and be disceiued We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to strengtheÌ„ suche as doe stand and to comfort and help the weake harted and to raise vp them that fall and finally to beate doune Sathan vnder our feete We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to succour helpe and comforte all that be in daunger necessitie and tribulation We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to preserue all that trauaile by lande or by water all womeÌ„ labouryng of childe all sicke persones and yong children and to shewe thy pitie vpon all prisoners and captiues We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to defende and prouide for the fatherlesse children and widowes and all that bee desolate and oppressed We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to haue mercie vpon all men We beseche thee to heare vs c. That it maie please thee to forgiue our enemies persecutours and slauÌ„derers and to tourne their hartes We beseche thee to heare vs c. That it maie please thee to giue and preserue to our vse the kyndelie fruictes of the yearth so as in due tyme we maie enioye them We beseche thee to heare vs c. That it maie please thee to giue vs true repentaunce to forgiue vs all our sinnes negligences and ignorances to indue vs with the grace of thy holie spirite to amende our liues accordyng to thy holie worde We beseche thee to heare vs. c. Soonne of God wee beseche thee to heare vs. Sonne of God we beseche thee to heare vs. O lambe of God that takest awaie y e sinnes of the world Graunt vs thy peace O lambe of God that takest awaie y e sinnes of the world Haue mercie vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O Christ heare vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercie vpon vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Our father whiche art in c. And leade vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euill Amen The versicle O Lorde deale not with vs after our synnes The aunswere Neither rewarde vs after our iniquities Let vs praie O God mercifull Father that despiseste not the sighyng of a coÌ„trite hart nor the desire of suche as bee sorowful mercifully assist our praiers that wee make before thee in all our troubles and aduersities wheÌ„ soeuer thei appresse vs graciously heare vs that those euils whiche the craft and subtiltie of the deuil or man worketh againste vs bee broughte to naught by the prouidence of thy goodnesse thei maie be dispersed that wee thy seruauntes beyng hurte by no persecutioÌ„s maie euermore giue thaÌ„kes vnto thee in thy holie Churche through Iesu Christ our Lorde O Lorde arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thy names sake O God we haue heard with our eares our fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble woorkes that thou diddest in their daies and in the olde tyme before them O Lorde arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thine honour Glory be to the father and to the sonne to the holy ghost As it was in the beginnyng is now euer shalbe worlde without ende Amen From our enemies defende vs O Christe Graciously loke vpoÌ„ our afflictioÌ„ â–ª Pitifully beholde the sorowes of our hartes Mercifully forgiue the synnes of thy people Fauourably with mercie heare our praiers O soonne of Dauid haue mercie vpon vs. Bothe now and euer vouchsafe to heare vs O Christ. Graciously heare vs O Christ. Graciously heare vs O Lord christ The versicle O Lorde let thy mercie be shewed vpon vs. The aunswere As we dooe put our truste in thee Let vs praie WE humbly beseche thée O father mercifully to looke vpon our infirmities and for the glorie of thy names sake turne from vs all those euilles that wée moste righteously haue deserued graunte that in all our troubles we maie put our whole truste and confidence in thy mercie and euermore serue thée in holinesse purenesse of liuyng to thy honour and glorie through oure onelie mediatour and aduocate Iesus Christ our lorde Amen ¶ A praier for the Queenes Maiestie O Lorde our heauenly father high and mightie kyng of kynges lorde of lordes the onely ruler of princes whiche dooest from thy throne beholde all the dwellers vpon the yearth moste hartly we beseche thee with thy fauor to behold our most gracious Soueraigne Ladie quéene Elizabeth and so replenishe her with the grace of thy holie spirite that she maie alwaie incline to thy will and walke in thy way indue her plentifullie with heauenlie giftes graunt her in health and wealth long to liue strengthe her that she maie vanquishe ouercome all her enemies And finallie after this life she maie attain ouerlasting ioye and felicitie through Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen ALmightie and euerlastyng GOD whiche onely workest greate marueiles sende doune vppon our Bishappes and Curates and all congregations committed to their charge the healthfull spirite of thy grace and that thei maie truely please thee Poure vppon theim the continuall dewe of thy blessyng graunt this O Lorde for the honour of our aduocate and mediatour Iesus Christe Amen A praier of Chrisostome ALmightie God whiche hast giuen vs grace at this tyme with one accorde to make our common supplications vnto thee and doest pramise that when twoo or three bee gathered together in thy name thou wilt grauÌ„t their requestes fulfill now O Lorde the desires and petitions of thy seruauntes as maie be moste expedient for theim grauntyng vs in this worlde knowledge of thy truthe and in the worlde to come life euerlastyng AmeÌ„ ii Corinth xiii THe grace of our lorde Iesus Christe and the loue of God and the felowship of the holie ghoste bee with vs all euermore Amen ¶ In the tyme of any common plague or sickenesse O Almightie God which in thy wrathe in the tyme of kyng Dauid diddest slea with the plague of Pestilence three score and ten thousande and yet remembryng thy mercie didst saue the reste haue pitie vpon vs miserable sinners that now are visited with greate sicknesse and mortalitie that like as thou diddest then coÌ„maunde thyne Aungell too cease from punishyng So it maie please thee too withdrawe from vs this plague and greuous sicknesse Throughe Iesus Christe our Lorde Amen O GOD whose nature and propertie is euer to haue mercie and to forgiue receiue our humble petitions and though we bée tied and bounde with the chaine of our synnes yet let the pitifulnesse of thy greate mercie looce vs for the honour of Iesus Christes sake our mediatour and aduocate Amen FINIS
Al the thoughtes and imaginations of my harte haue been sette to dooe euill euer since I was young O why do I dye in my sinnes lorde God seyng thy wil is not that a synner dye but returne from his synne and liue For thou art good and mercifull and accordyng to thy greate mercie sauest theim that be vnworthie For albeit no man is able to beare the punishemente whiche thou dooest threaten against sinners yet the mercie whiche thou hast promised is greate vnsearchable Thou hast shewed mercie a thousande tymes heretofore to make thy name glorious as it is euen yet still The olde fathers in their necessities cried vnto thee thou didst deliuer them ther putte their trust in thee and thei were not confounded When thei were at their wittes ende and wiste not what to dooe this was their onely refuge to lift vp their eyes to thee Thou didst saue theim for thy names sake to shewe in them thy might and streÌ„gth Many a tyme thei prouoked thee throughe their iniquities and stirred thy goodnesse to displeasure Yet when thou saweste their tribulation and their lowlie submission vnto thee Thou didst remember thy promise and by and by baddest pitie and compassion vppon theim accordyng to the multitude of thy mercies Haue mercie vpon me O lorde God omnipotent haue mercie vpon me for I am a miserable and a wretched creature make me whole I beseche thee whoÌ„ thou haste striken for my synne and iniquitie My soule is troubled greatly how long O lorde wilt thou not loke towardes me How long wilt thou reiect my praier thus criyng oute vnto thée Wilte thou heare me at no tyme Howe long wilt thou tourne awaie thy face from me Where be thy old mercies O Lorde whom thou haste stablished in thy truthe Wilt thou now O Lorde God cease to shewe mercie Or wilt thou withdraw thy goodnesse for displeasure Hast thou caste me awaie for euer That thou wilte neuer hereafter bee pleased with me Thy hande is not weakened but it maie help and thy eares bee not stopped that thei refuse to heare How long shall my minde bee troubled with painfull and heauie thoughtes How long shall sorowe formente my harte How long shall myne enemie haue the ouerhande of me loke towardes me lorde God and heare my praier Giue light to myne eyes for I haue slepte to longe in death and my synnes haue preuailed against me Tourne againe O Lorde turne again and deliuer my soule saue me for thy great mercies sake Loe nowe is the accepted tyme nowe bee the daies of healthe and grace In death who shall remeÌ„ber thee In hell who shall laude or praise thee He that liueth he that liueth shall praise thee shall make thy mercie knowen Lorde rebuke me not in thine anger nor punishe me in thy greate displeasure Cast not thy dartes at me nor laie not thy heauie hand vpon me For I haue borne thyne anger a loÌ„g while and of the Cup of thy high displeasure I haue drunke very deepe There is no health in my fleshe for feare of thy displesure I haue no peace nor reste when I beholde my synnes My iniquities bee gone ouer my head and like an heuie burdein thei daily presse me doune The woundes in my soule dooe fester and stincke euen through myne owne follie I am a wretche cast awaie froÌ„ thy fauour and presence and goe mournynge all the daie long My soule is full of filthynesse and no parte of me is whole and sounde Wherefore my enemies dooe persecute me the more the greatnesse of my paine maketh me to rore and crie My hart fainteth and treÌ„bleth within me and my strength is gone awaie O Lorde thou knoweste my desire and thou seest my necessitie Forgiue me all my sinnes O Lorde GOD almightie for thyne owne sake and put out of thy sight my heinous offences for according to thy goodnesse thou haste promised forgiuenesse of synnes to theim that doe penaunce Haue mercie on me lorde for the glorie and honour of thy name and bee no longer displeased with me and then thou shalt surely be knowen to bee iuste and true in thy wordes and shalt ouercome when thou art iudged For by this thy great grace shalbe knowen that thou takest mercy on them whiche haue not whereof thei maie glory in thy sight And all the dwellers on the yearth shall learne and knowe thy goodnesse when thou shalt conferre and giue thy benefites to vs for thy greate names sake and not after our euill waies and wicked deedes Uerely lorde God except thou shewe vnto vs thy manifolde mercies the worlde shall not haue life nor thei that dwell therein And if thou helpe vs not with thy goodnesse how may thei whiche haue offended be raised vp froÌ„ their sinnes Haue mercie on me o good father haue mercie on me and for thy glorious name be no loÌ„ger angrie with me Take me synner vnto thy mercie for the name of thy holy sonne Iesus whoÌ„ thou haste sente to bee the obtainer of mercie for our sinnes through faithe in his bloud Beholde holie father beholde thy childe whom thou hast chosen beholde thy welbeloued sonne in whom thy soule deliteth vppon whom thou hast put thy holy spirit and sent hym to preache the Gospell to the poore to heale theim whiche for their synnes bee sorowfull and contrite to comforte them that mourne to preache pardone to the prisoners and sight to the blinde Beholde thy littell one which was borne for vs behold thy sonne whiche is giuen to vs whom thou haste not spared but giueÌ„ to death for vs all to bee a sweete offeryng and sacrifice to thee Uerely be tooke vpon him in his bodie our infirmities and he bare our paines He was made weake for our sinnes and he was wouÌ„â—ed for our offences The correcttion for oure peace was laied vpon hym by the strokes that he suffered our wouÌ„des wer healed All wee went a straie like sheepe euery one followed his owne waie and thou O lorde puttest on him our iniquitie strikyng hym for the offences of thy people He gaue his bodie to bee beaten and his cheekes to be striken he turned not a waie his face from them that scorned him and spit vpon hym Through his loue mercie he hath redeemed theim that were loste and by his bloud shedde on the crosse he hath pacified all thynges in heauen and in yearth He gaue hymself to death and made his praiers for theÌ„ whiche were offenders Loke O mercifull father and consider who it is that thus did suffer and remember I besche thee for whom he hath suffered For this is that innocente whom thou gauest to death for vs euen then when wee were synners and shall wée not beyng now iustified by his bloud muche rather bee saued from wrathe through hym If we when we were yet enemies were reconciled to thee by the death of thy soÌ„ne shall wée not beyng reconciled muche rather bee saued by his life Behold that pure
pacient of muche mercifulnesse and truthe Which for thy aboundant charitie and according to thy greate mercie hast taken vs out from the power of darknesse and haste saued vs by the fountaine of regeneration and newe birth and the renuyng of the holie ghoste whoÌ„ thou hast shed vpon vs aboundantly by Iesu Christ our sauiour If I haue found grace and fauour in thy sighte Suffer me to speake a woorde vnto thee and bee not displeased with me Why doest thou euer forgette me and leauest me in the middes of my troubles and euilles Where is become thy zeale and thy strength Where is the multitude of thy tender affections of thy mercies O lorde maie not he whiche is fallen rise vp againe or maie not he whiche hath gone awaie froÌ„ thée returne to thee againe Shall my sorowe euer indure Shall my wounde bée vncurable and neuer healed How commeth it to passe that I tourne still awaie froÌ„ thee my synne daily increaseth and of my self I cannot retourne In as muche as it is not giuen to manne to direct his own waies neither to make perfect his own procedinges For in thy hand is the life of euery liuyng thyng and the spirit also of euery man Thou shewest thy mercie to whoÌ„ thou wilte and thou art gracious to them whom thou fauourest Thou doest kill and thou doest quicken Thou leadest doune to hell gate and bryngest vp againe Thy iyes beholde the wayes of euery man and thou searchest the hartes of men There is no place so secret or darcke wherein synners may hide theÌ„ selues froÌ„ thée Nor any maÌ„ may so lurke and hide hym self in caues but thou shalt se hym which doest fulfill both heauen and yearth in euery parte Why hast thou cast me awaie from thy presence and takest me for thy enemie Why hast thou laied vpoÌ„ my head the heauie waight of my sinnes seyng no maÌ„ is able to beare thy displeasure What meaneth it that thou sheweste thy power against a wretche Why destroyest thou me for the sinnes of my youth If I haue sinned what shal I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thee if my sinnes be increased what shall I doe If I doe iustly what shall I giue to thee or what shall thou receiue at my hande My wickednesse shal hurt myself and my rightousnes shall profite me The life of man is a temptation vpon the yeare â—â—and if I haue synneâ— as all men haue what maiâ— I 〈◊〉 Shall any man bee founde cleane and without 〈◊〉 fore thee or shall 〈…〉 without default in his dides How maie â— morâ— all man 〈◊〉 puâ—e from spirite 〈◊〉 sight 〈◊〉 how maie he which is borne of a woman â—ee righteous Remember O lorde I beseche thee that thou haste made me of the yearth and that thou shalte brâ—ng me againe into the dust of death My daies passe and vanish awaie like smoke thei waist daily there is no tarriyng My life flieth awaie as the wynde and considereth not that whiche is good I 〈◊〉 but lately â—orne into thiâ— worlde and shortly I shalbe taken away hence by death I neuer continue still in one state The daies of my life bee fewe and shorte thou haste appoincted an ende which I shall not passe Naked and bare I came out of my mothers wombe and naked and bare I shall retourne againe Tuely all men liuyng are vanitie Haue pitie o lorde on theÌ„ that are in miserie despise not the workes of thy haÌ„des Though we sinnâ— yet are we vnder thée for we know thy power and strength and if we synne not then are we sure that thou regardest vs. Cease thy indignation O lorde and turne it from me and caste all my synnes behinde thy backe Take awaie thy plagues from me for thy punishmeÌ„t hath made me bothe feeble and fainte For when thou chastisest a manne for his sinnes thou causest him by and by to consume and pine awaie Whatsoeuer is delectable in hym perisheth like vnto the clothe that is eaten with Mothes Would God I had one to defende me a while vntill thy anger were tourned awaie or that thou wouldest set me a tyme in the whiche thou wouldest remeÌ„ber me I am cleane caste awaie froÌ„ thy preseÌ„ce shall I neuer hereafter se thy face againâ— â–ª Behold I haue opened the griefes of my soule the daies or my sorowes hauâ— takeÌ„ me The flâ—uddes of triâ—ulation coÌ„passe me rounde about and the â—reaures of thy fury renne ouer me And I crie â–ª vnto thee O lorde God but thou heareste me not I aske mercie but thou reieâ—test my praiers Why thrustest thou doun 〈◊〉 wretche froÌ„ thy presence or why forsakest thou me so long tyme Why takest thou not away my iniquitie And why puttest thou not awaie the wickednesse of my harte Arise and tarry no longer O Lorde arise and â—eieâ—â—e me not for euer Haue me in remembrance I beseche thée for I throâ—ghly tremble shake for feare Yet I will not holde my tonge â–ª but crie still vnto thée with a mournyng an heauie harte Tourne awaie the stroke of thy vengeaunce from me bryng my minde out of troubles into rest I am here no longer continewer but a pilgrime and a straunger as all other mortall men be And what â—s maÌ„ that thou shouldeâ—â— beâ— angerie with him Or what is mankinde that thou shouldest be so heauie Lorde vnto vs What witte thou bryng folowe vpon sorowe I pant for paine and finde no reste My sorowe greeueth me when I should eate sodain fighes ouer whelme my hart I am as if my bones were all to broken when I heare myne enemies raile vpoÌ„ me and saie to me daie by daie where is thy Godâ— Why tournest thou thy face awaie froÌ„ these thinges O Lorde Why hast thou no regarde of my trouble I earnestly â—ake my prayers daiely 〈◊〉 thy sight and the heauinesse of my hart â–ª I doe shewe vnto thee My spirite is carefull and troubled within me and desperation hath entered into my harte Is it thy pleasure O lorde GOD to caste awaie thyne owne handie worke Deliuer my soule froÌ„ corruption and my life from euerlastyng darkenesse What auaileth it me that euer I was borne if thou caste me straight into damnation seyng that she deade shall not praise thee nor any of theim whiche goe doune to helle I haue synned what shall I doe to thee why hast thou putte me to bee contrarie to thee I am wearie of myne owne self Why searcheste thou out my sinnes so narrowly wheÌ„ there is no man that caÌ„ take out of thy hande If â— would say that I wer rightous and without sinne then thou mightest worthily condemne me to the fire prepared for the Deuill and his angelles But I confesse that I am a synner and I dooe humble my harte in thy sight Surely if any man would stande with thee in iudgement he shall not be able to answere one word to a thousande thynges wherewith thou mightest charge hym This maketh me to feare all my deedes knowing
exclamation for very paine and thou wilte not saue me O lorde god of hostes how loÌ„g wilt thou be angrie with the praiers of thy seruaunt Come againe vnto me O God my sauior take awaie thine indignatioÌ„ against me When thou arte tourned O Lorde thou thaâ— restore al thinges again and he that was in sadnesse before shall take ioy and comfort of thee Let thy hande bee to helpe manne whiche is thy hâ—ndy worke whom thou hast exalted and magnified to sette forthe thy glorie Mine enemies liue wealthily and are strong and thei which hate me increase and goe forward daiely Thei despraise and set at naught my couÌ„saile bicause I take God for my hope and comforte Thei saie to me daily thou trusteste in God let hym deliuer thee and saue thee if so bee that he heare loue and fauour towardes thee Thei leape at me as it wer so many dogges the companies of the wicked barke at me thei beset my haÌ„des and feete rounde aboute O Lorde goe not farre awaie from me thou art my strength make spede to help me Deliuer my soule froÌ„ death tourne my waie froÌ„ the rage of dogges Kepe mâ— out of the mouth of Lions and saue me from the déepe lake Thou art bothe holie and strong and no man is hable to resist thee wheÌ„ thy anger is greate and feruent Who shall not feare thee O Lorde Or whiche of all princes shall not obey thee The earth trembleth and quaketh for fear of thine anger the people shall not bée able to abide thy â—â—râ—atning Helpe me O Lorde God my sauiour and for the glorie of thy name â—eliuer me forgiue me my trespasses For I doe vtter expresse myne iniquitie vnto thee my synne greueth me verie sore Arise vp O Lorde and helpe me and deliuer me for thy mercies sake O god my refuge and my strength whiche haste been euer a greate helpe in tribulation Thou diddeste receiue me into thy tuition wheÌ„ I came out of my mothers wombe and thou mâ—ste my helper when I sucked my mothers breastes I was left to thâ—â— as sone as I was borne euen from my motherâ— wombe thou art my God Withdrawe not thâ— selfe farre awaie from me for tribulation is nere at hand and ther is none that caÌ„ help me Mine enemies coÌ„passe me rouÌ„de about my persecutors besiege me on euery side And I am feble and weake and sore broken the paine of my hart maketh me to gron and sigh I am as the water that is caste foorthe my strength is gone and vtterly dried vp as if it were a tile stone Haue mercie vpon me O Lorde haue mercie vpoÌ„ me and impute not my sinnes vnto me which I haue doen by folie Remember not my synnes passed lette thy mercies preuent them for I am in a marueilous wretched case I am weakned and cleane out worne and go mourning euery daie And now O Lorde what loke I after verely my soule loketh to thee for helpe Shewe nowe and declare thy goodnesse to me withhold not thy helpe from me My soule is replenished with troubles and aduersities and draweth nere vnto deathes dore I am in greate pouertie and neede and my harte is sore troubled within me Cast not me awaie in the time of my moste necessitie and now when my stength faileth me faile not thou me O Lorde Deliuer me from myne enemies and make me not a mockyng stocke to theim that iest and raile vpon me Saue me from these roaryng LioÌ„s readie to deuour and from the haÌ„des of them that would haue my life froÌ„ me I doe crie to thee O lorde for thou art my hope and my portioÌ„ in the lande of liuers Bring my soule out of prison and set my fete in a place where I maie walke at libertie Turne not thy face away from me leaste I bee made like vnto them that discende intot the pitte Giue eare vnto my praiers for I am punished and brought very lowe Deliuer me from my persecutours for thei bée muche stronger then I. O Lorde heare me spedely least my spirite faile within me Deliuer my soule out of trouble and in thy mercie destroie all myne enemies And make them to perishe whiche would destroye me for I am thy seruaunt AmeÌ„ ¶ The .xiij. Psalme In which he giueth thankes to god that his enemies haue not gotten the ouerhande of hym I Will magnifie and praise thee O Lorde GOD for thou hast exalted me and set me vp and my enemies haue not gotten the ouerhande of me O Lorde of hostes I haue cried vnto thée and thou hast saued me Thou haste broughte my soule out of helle thou haste holden me vp from fallyng into the depe lake froÌ„ wheÌ„ce no man retourneth Thou haste not closed me vp in the handes of myne enemies but thou haste sette my féete in a place both wide and broade I haue soughte thee and thou hast heard me thou hast brought me into libertie out of greate distresse Thou hast tourned my sorow into gladnesse thou hast ceased my mournyng and compassed me rounde about with mirthe Thou haste declared thy greate magnificence in helpyng thy seruaunt Thou hast doen mercifully with me in my miseries Thou hast regarded y e pain of the poore thou hast not turned a waie thy face from me I will euer be singyng and speaking of thy mercies and I will publishe to other thy fidelitie and truthe so longe as I shall liue My mouthe shall neuer cease to speake of thy righteousnesse and of thy benefites whiche bée so many that I can not number them But I will giue thée thankes till death take me away I will sing in y e praise of thée so long as I shall continue I will triuÌ„phe and reioyce in thy mercie for that thou hast looked vpon my necessities and regarde my soule in my greate distresse Thou haste been my sure refuge and the strengthe of my trust and hope I thanke thee Lorde for thy goodnesse alwaie and for thy exceadyng mercie Thou haste been my comfort in the tyme of my trouble thou hast been mercifull vnto me o lorde and hast reuenged the wronges y e mine enemies haue doen to me Accordynge to the multitude of the heauie thoughtes that I had in my mynde thy comfortes haue cleared and lightned my harte Thou haste sente me now ioye for the daies wherein I was in sorowe and for the yeres in whoÌ„ I suffered many a painfull storme Thou hast called to remâ—braunce the rebuke that thy seruaunte hath been put to and how furiously mine enemies haue persecuted me O lorde god of hostes who may be compared vnto thee thou art greate and greatlie to bée praised Thou art high vpon al the earth thou art exalted farre aboue all Goddes Glorie and honour before thy face holinesse magnificence in thy sanctuarie With Iustice and Iudgement thy roial throne is stablished mercie and truth goe before thy face Blessed art thou O lorde which hast not holden backe thy mercie froÌ„ thy
that thou spareste not hym that offendeth If I loke vpon thy power O how mightie and stronge thou art if I shall cal for iudgemente who shall defende my matter or speak for me To thée O lorde I cal and crie to thée my God I make myne humble sute Tourne awaie thyne anger from me That I maye knowe that thou arte more mercifull vnto me then my synnes deserue What is my streÌ„gth that I maie indure Or what is y e ende of my trouble that my soule maie pacieÌ„tly abide it My streÌ„gth is not a stonie strength and my flesh is not made of brasse There is no helpe in my selfe and my strength fleeth awaie from me Although thou hide these thynges in thyne harte yet I knowe that thou wilt remember me at length For thou art true and iust O lorde God thou doest not condemne vniustly whiche rewardest man accordyng to his deserteâ— All this is come vnto me bicause I haue forgotteÌ„ thée and not vsed my self truely in thy testament My hart hath turned backwarde and I hauâ— followed the desires of my fleshe And thou hast surely knowen thiâ— thing which â—nowest the sâ—cretes of the hart Laie not againste me O lord the sinnes of my youth nor haue in remembraunce â—yne olde iniuries dooen against thee Daily sorowe ouercometh me and saâ—nesse possesseth my harte I looke after peace but I can not haue it I looke for a tyme of health but my grief continueth still When the tyme of thyne anger is past let mercy come yet am I vnhappy more and more Woe and alas that euer I synned My harte therefore mourneth is sad all mirth and ioye be banished froÌ„ me How am I wasted How miserably am I confounded bicause I haue forsaken and caste awaie thy lawe Death hath asceÌ„ded vp by the windowes pearcyng the inwarde partes of my hart When I daily one while in use secretly with my self an other while with loude voice crie out and complain the meane tym◠〈◊〉 draweth nere to the pitte Who shall giue me place to reste in from all my griefes and troubles And I will forsake all men and get me awaie from them Who shal giue me water to my heade and a fountaine of teares to myne iyes that I maie bewaile my synnes bothe night and daie And I will looke for hym whiche maie saue me and deliuer me from the wrathe to come I haue no trust neither in life nor death but I feare thy iudgement o lorde the paines prepared for wicked sinners The feare of my sinne maketh me carefull the burdein of my conscieÌ„ce oppresseth me sore O God whiche tenderly louest mankinde art most rightful iudge spare me now I beseche thée and shewe me some fauour while tyme is Forgiue that which I feare putte awaie that whiche I dread before I depart hence and shall not returne again My synnes do vexe trouble me sore thei be so greate that none can be greater Alas my fal alas my miserie alas y e grief of my plague and stroke certainly my syn is the cause of all this and so I will take and suffer it ¶ The .v. Psalme for the obteinyng of godly wisedome O Lorde God of mercie whiche by thy woorde hast made all thinges and by thy wisedome haste created manne O God eternall to whom all thynges bee knowen bee thei neuer so secrete whiche knowest all thynges before thei be doen. Open my lippes and my mouthe that I make speake and shewe forthe the glorie and praise of thy name Giue me a newe hart and a right spirit take from me all wicked sinfull desires O lorde I am folishe ignoraunt and blinde wheÌ„ I am destitute of thy knowledge I am ignorant and without intelligeÌ„ce my dulnesse is so great that my iyes can no see nor my hart perceiue Yea I am a very babe and a child and knowe full little mine owne life coÌ„uersatioÌ„ My lippes bee defiled and vncleane my tyme is short and I am not able to vnderstande thy lawe Giue thy seruaunte I beseche thee an harte apte to take learnyng that I maye knowe what thing is acceptable in thy sight at al times Sende doune from heaueÌ„ the spirite of thy wisedome and replenishe my hart with knowledge thereof The wisedom giueth true knoweldge and out of thy mouth procedeth bothe couÌ„saile and intelligence Thy wisedome openeth the mouthe of the dombe and maketh the tongue of infantes eloquent If any seme to be perfecte among men yet if thy wisedome forsake hym he shalbe reckened nothyng worthe Thy wisedome is to men a treasure that faileth not which who so vse it thei are ioined to god in loue amitie Howe well is it with that man which is wittie in this behalf and hath his soule indued with thy wisedome What manne in all the worlde knoweth thy counsaile Or who caÌ„ compasse in his minde what thy will is Who can coÌ„prehende thy purpose and mynde Except thou giue him wisedom and instructe hym with thy holie spirite For mennes reasons dooe faile in many thynges and their forecastes and inuentions be vncertaine vnsure For the mortall and corruptable bodie muche greeueth the soule and the earthly house of the bodie holdeth doune the minde musyng vpon many thynges CouÌ„saile and good successe commeth from aboue wher also wisedome is and vertue With thee O lorde is richesse glorie and righteousnesse whiche bee treasures incorruptible He that hath fouÌ„d out thee hath founde life and he that loueth not thée loueth death O Lorde GOD touche my mouthe that my iniquitie maie bee driuen awaie dwell thou in my harte that my synnes maie be purged Wisedome doeth not enter into a malicious soule nor will abide in a bodie whiche is suiecte to synne Teache me O lorde God least my ignorance increase and my synnes waxe moe and moe Let thy spirite teache me the thynges that bee pleasaunt vnto thée that I maie bee ledde into the straighte waie out of errours wherin I haue wandered ouer long Let thy wisedome bée stablished in my spirite write thy lawe in my harte Thy wisedome is to me more precious then al riches and I desire more to haue it thaÌ„ all other thinges be thei neuer so faire and goodly O lord thou knowest how sore I am inflamed with the loue of thy wisedome which is my onely studie and meditation O how pleasaunt swete thy wordes be to my harte truely muche more then honie is to my mouthe Thy worde is a bright caÌ„dell to my feete and a lighte to my waies Thy wisedom pleaseth me more then thousaÌ„des of gold or of siluer can doe I haue more pleasure and delectatioÌ„ in the waie of thy wisedome then in greate aboundaunce of treasure Would GOD my waies maie be ordered that I may learne thy wisedom and thy woordes Thy woorde giueth heate and inflameth wherefore I greatly desire it O happie is he lorde whoÌ„ thou instructest and makest learned in thy lawe His soule hath alwaie
angell fiersly goe vpon theim And thou O Lorde God haue mercie vpon me sende me helpe and then I shalbee able to resiste them For I am weake and in sorowe giue thou me health and saluation Let thy hande correcte and chastise me But deliuer me not vnto myne enemies My soule is filled with the scornyng and derision that myne enemies haue at me and with the despite fulnesse of the proude My soule is cleane discouraged within me it groneth and fretteth in it self against me yet will I trust in thee for that I shall estsones giue thee thankes againe for the help and saluation that thou sendest me For thy verie truthe now helpe me O thou whiche art my health and the hope and comfort of all regions of the yearthe and of the mayne Sea Whiche by thy power rulest froÌ„ the beginnyng thine iyes beholde all thynges What God is there but thou Who is so stronge as thou our God In thy protection I will trust vntill iniquitie bée passed and gone In thee I shall bee strong and sure for euermore ¶ The .xi Psalme Of confidence and trust in God O Lorde whiche art my light and my health of whoÌ„ shal I be afraied O lorde thou art the steÌ„gth of my life in thée I will euer truste For like as the Hearte when he is chased coueteth to the riuers of water euen so O Lorde my soule desireth to be with thée My soule thirsteth to bee with thee For with thee is the fountaine of life and recreation in aduersitie Here in this worlde is labour and paine Calamitie and miserie Wée haue battaile daiely with enemies wee haue no rest here so long as we liue But when so euer we put our truste in thy helpe then we shalbe sure by thy protection Saiyng vnto thee thou art our defendor our refuge and our God and in thee we truste Thou shalt deliuer me froÌ„ the snares of the Hunters and from the perilles of my persecutours Thou shalte make a shadowe for me vnder thy shulders and vnder thy wynges I shalbe harmelesse Thy truthe shall bee my shielde and buckeler and no euill shall approche nere vnto me And therefore if my enemies shal warre against me that thei maie deuoure me wholie yet I will not flee nor tourne my backe Although neuer so strong enemies shal pitche their teÌ„tes against me my hart shal not bee afraied If death sodenly come vpon me in thée will I rest without feare Thou shalt hide me in thy Tabernacle in the tyme of aduersitie thou shalt hide me in some secrete place of thy tente thou shalt sette me vpon a sure rocke Thou shalt lifte me vp aboue myne enemies be siegyng me rounde aboute and thou shalt deliuer me out of their handes If I shall walke in y e midnes of tribulation thou shalt kepe me and shalte stretche foorthe thy hande againste mine enemies and thy right hande shall saue me O Lorde thou shalte doe and bryng to passe all thynges for me thy mercie indureth euer thou wilte not despise thy own handy worke Thou shalte leade me out of the net whiche mine enemies haue spread abroade to catche me in thou shalt take me out of their pitte O how greate be the good thinges which thou lâ—iest vp in store for theim that feare thee Which also thou shewest to theim that truste in thee euen in the sight of the children of men Thou hidest theim in the secrete place of thy countenaunce from trouble of enemies and from their contentions O Lorde what a precious treasure is thy goodnes and men shall truste in thy protection Thei shall bee filled with the pleÌ„tifulnes of thy house and thou shalte make theim drinke of thy Riuer of deinties Thei shal drinke with thée of the fountain of life and in thy light theâ— shall se light Thy righteousnesse is as the highest mountaines and thy iudgementes be like vnto y e deepe botomles waters Thy mercie stretcheth vp to the heaueÌ„s and thy truthe ascendeth vp to the same O Lorde God thou haste euer froÌ„ age to age been our refuge and succour Before the foundations of the â—earth were laied without beginnyng and endyng thou art God O my God thou hast helped me euâ—r from my youth and vntill my olde age and laste daies forsake me not I will acknowledge that I haue al my streÌ„gtâ— of thee for thou arte my protection my God and my sauiour And therefore what tyme so euer I shall bee afraied I will trust in thee What time so euer I shal call vpon thée I knowe that thou art my God Keepe thy mercie for me alwaies and the couenaunt that thou haste made with me lette it be surely performed And if I haue swarued froÌ„ thy lawe and not walked in thy iudgementes If I haue broken thy statutes and transgressed thy commaundementes Then with thy rod visite mine offences and with stripes correcte my trespasses But take not thy mercie awaie from me not let not thy promise bee voide and of none effecte Breake not the couenant that thou haste made with me chanÌ„ge not that which hath issued out of thy mouth For in thée O GOD our health and glorie doeth consiste thou arte our helper in whom we doe euer trust And this is certaine that all thei whiche trust in thee shall not be confounded For who is he that hath trusted in thee and is confounded For thy name sake o lord thou forgiuest our sinnes although thei bee many and greuous Thou arte a sure staie to theim that dreads thee and shewest them thy testameÌ„t And vnto thee I crye O lord and I beleue that thou wilte saue me for thy great mercies sake Thou shalte redeme my soule in peace froÌ„ the wrath whiche is to come in the last daie I will offer vp to thee Sacrifice of laude praise And I will render vp my vowes to thée which art the highest The wicked watche and looke to destroye me But I truste in thy mercie Thou art my protectour and my buckler my GOD my strength my refuge and deliuerer I tary and looke for helpe from thee O lorde blessed is the maÌ„ that trusteth in thée O lorde what great pleasures thou hast prepared for me in heauen that I should delite in no yearthly thyng but in thee My mooste pleasure is to cleane faste vnto thee and in thee to set my hope and trust I commit my spirite vnto thy handes deliuer me from the powers of darkenesse of this worlde Amen ¶ The .xij. Psalme If GOD deferre to help long tyme. O My God my Goâ— why forsakest thou me why lokest not vpoÌ„ my necessitie Shall thy mercie faile for euer Wilte thou neuer bee pleased more How loÌ„g wilt thou be miscontented with me O lord wilt thou kindle thine anger throughly as it were fire WheÌ„ wilt thou haue any regarde to deliuer my soule To deliuer my life from destruction of enemies How long shall I crie and thou wilte not heare How longe shall I make
hym yea and all the deade whiche are huried in the yearth shal knele and make reuerence in his honour bicause he hath not disdained to spende his owne life for them Thei that shall come after vs shall honour and serue hym These thynges shall bee written of the Lorde that our posteritie maie knowe and vnderstande them That thei also maie come and shewe these thynges to the people that shalbe borne of them that the Lorde hath doen these thynges whiche be so marueilous A Psalme of thankes giuyng Iubilate deo omnis terra REioyce and syng in the honour of the Lorde all ye that liue on yearth Worshippe and serue the Lorde with gladnesse come into his sighte and presence with ioye and mirthe Acknowledge you and cōfesse that the Lorde is that GOD whiche hath created and made vs for truely wee made not our self but we bée his people and his flocke which he nourisheth and feedeth continually Goe ye through his gates to giue him thākes for the innumerable benefites which ye haue receiued of hym and to syng through his courtes his worthie actes and dedes praise hym and highlie commende his name For the lorde is both good and gracious and his mercie is infinite he is moste constaunt in kéepyng of his promises not to one generation onely but euen to all ¶ A Psalme to be saied in the tyme of any common plague sicknesse or other crosse and visitation of GOD. O Come let vs humble our selues fall doune before the Lorde with reuerence and feare For he is the Lorde oure God and wee are the people of his pasture and the sheepe of his handes Come therefore lette vs turne againe vnto our lorde for he hath smitten vs and he shall heale vs. Let vs repent and tourne from our wickednesse and our sinnes shalbe forgiuē vs. Lette vs tourne and the Lorde will tourne from his heauie wrathe and will pardon vs we shall not perish For wee knowledge oure fault and our sinnes be euer before vs. Wee haue sore prouoked thyne anger O Lorde thy wrathe is waxen hotte and thy heauie displeasure is sore kindled against vs. Thou haste in thyne indignatiō striken vs with gréeuous sicknesse and by and by we haue fallen as leaues beaten doune with a vehemente winde In dede we acknowledge that all punishementes are lesse then our deseruynges but yet of thy mercie Lorde correcte vs to amendement and plague vs not to our destruction For thy hand is not shortned that thou canst not help neither is thy goodnesse abated that thou wilt not hear Thou haste promised O Lorde that afore wee crye thou wilte heare vs whilest wee yet speake thou wilte haue mercie vpon vs. For none that trust in thée shalbee confounded neither any that call vpon thee shalbe despised For thou arte the onely Lorde who woundeste and doest heale againe who killest and reuiueste bryngeste euen to helle and bryngeste backe againste Our fathers hoped in thée thei trusted in thée and thou diddest deliuer them Thei called vpon thée and were helped thei put their truste in thee and were not confounded O Lorde rebuke not vs in thyne indignation neither chasten vs in thy heauie displeasure O remember not the synnes offences of our youth but accordyng to thy mercie thinke thou vpon vs o lorde for thy goodnes Haue mercie vpon vs O Lorde for wée are weake O Lorde heale vs for our bones are vexed And nowe in the vexation of our spirites and the anguishe of our soules wee remember thee and wee crye vnto thee heare Lorde and haue mercie For thyne owne sake and for thy holie names sake incline thyne eare and heare O mercifull Lorde For we doe not powre out our praiers before thy face trustyng in our owne righteousnesse but in thy greate and manifolde mercies Washe vs throughly frō our wickednesse and clense vs from our synnes Tourne thy face from our synnes and put out all oure misdeedes Make vs cleane hartes O God and renewe a right spirite within vs. Helpe vs o God of our saluation for the glorie of thy name O deliuer vs and bee mercifull vnto our synnes for thy names sake So we that be thy people and shepe of thy pasture shal giue thee thankes for euer and will alwaies be shewing forthe thy praise from generation to generation Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begin c. ¶ A Psalme of thankesgiuing for deliuerance from the plague or any other kinde of sicknes trouble or affliction LOrde thou arte become gracious vnto thy lande thou hast turned alwaie the afflictions of thy seruantes Thou hast taken awaie al thy displeasure and tourned thy self from thy wrathfull indignation For if thou lord hadst not helped vs it had not failed but our soules had been put to silence But when wee saied oure feete haue slipped thy mercie O lorde helped vs vp In the multitude of the sorowes that wee had in our hartes thy comfortes haue refreshed our soules Our soules waited still vpon the lorde our soules hāged vpon his helpe our hope was alwaies in hym In the Lordes woorde did wée reioyce in Gods woorde did we comfort our selues For the lorde saied call vpon me in the tyme of trouble and I will heare thee and thou shalt praise me So when wée were poore nedie sickly and in heuines the lord cared for vs he was our help and our sauiour accordyng to his woorde In our aduersitie and distresse he hath lifte vp oure heades and saued vs frō vtter destruction He hath deliuered our soules from death he hath fedde vs in the tyme of dearth he hath saued vs from the noysome pestilence Therefore wil we offer in his holie temple the oblatiō of thankesgiuing with great gladnesse wée will syng and speake praises vnto the lord our sauiour We wil giue thankes vnto the lord for he is gracious and his mercie indureth for euer The Lorde is full of compassion and mercie long sufferyng plenteous in goodnesse and pitie His mercie is greater then y e heauens his gracious goodnes reacheth vnto y e cloudes Like as a father pitieth his owne children euen so is the Lorde mercifull vnto theim that feare hym Therefore will we praise thée and thy mercies o God vnto thee will wee syng O thou holy one of Israell We will syng a new song vnto thee O God wee will praise the Lorde with Psalmes of thankes giuyng O syng praises syng praises vnto our GOD O syng praises syng praises vnto our kyng For God is the king of the yearth sing praises with vnderstandyng Wee will magnifie thee O GOD our kyng we will praise thy name for euer and euer Euery daie will wee giue thākes vnto thee and praise thy name for euer and euer Our mouthe shall speake the praises of the Lorde and let all fleshe giue thankes to his holie name for euer and euer Blessed be the Lorde God of Israell for euer and blessed bee the name of his Maiestie worlde without