so to brynge me to the Father for it is he which with the father by Christe iÌ„ Christ worketh quickeneth al thyngê ¶ I beleue that in al the world be it neuer so greate there is but one comeÌ„ ChristeÌ„ churche which is none other thing but the coÌ„gregatioÌ„ coÌ„munyoÌ„ of holy men that is of rightuous faythfull men on the earth that this churche by this holy spirit is gadered and maynteyneth thorough whome also it is gouerned encreased dayly by the sacramentes and worde of god ¶ I beleue that noman can euer be saued which is not founde agreable and consentynge with this coÌ„gregation in one faith in one worde in one sorte of sacramentes hope charyte And that none of the Iewes or Gentilê can be saued with this church except they reconcyle them selfe vnto it come in fauour with it conformyng them selues in all pointes therunto ¶ I beleue that in this coÌ„munyon or christente all the prayers and goode workes of this congregation do necessaryly helpe me weigh on my syde and conforte me in all tymes of lyfe and deathe ¶ I beleue that in this congregation and comen welth and in none other place is forgyuenes of synnes And that without this all great good workes how many soeuer there be of them do nothyng profet to forgyuenes of synne And contrarywyse in this coÌ„gregation the multitude greatnes and often coÌ„mytting of synnes do no thynge hurte nether let the forgyuenes of synne But that this forgyuenes doeth cotynue whersoeuer and how longe this excellent churche doth endure To whome also Christ gyueth his keys sayth Mat. 18. What so euer ye lose vpon Erth it shal be losed in HeueÌ„ Lykewyse Math. 16. he sayth to Peter alone In the name stede of this only church what so euer thou lose vpon Earth it shall be losed in heuen ¶ I beleue that there shall be a rysynge of them that are deade in the whiche rysyng the holy ghost shal sturre vp al flesshe that is all men concernyng the body and flesshe good and euyll so that the veray flesshe whiche was deade buried and consumed or by other wayes destroyed shall returne and lyue agayne ¶ I beleue that after this resurrâ—ction I my selfe and all true Christen people shall haue euerlastynge lyfe of god the Father in the kyngdome of his welbeloue sonne not for by nor through the workê of ryghtwisnes that we haue downe for all passions and martyrdomes that maye be suffred in this world are not countreuaylable to the glorye to come whiche shall be shewed in vs but by the grace and mercy of God by the redemption which is in Christ Iesu that is to saye by his precyous death and most paynfull passyon for truly the guerdon reward stipend of synne wherwith we all are manyfolde wayes poluted by spotted and defyled is death yea that euerlasting but by the grace of god it is that we repentynge of our synnes and belyuynâ—e stedfastly â—is promesâ—es shall haue euerlastynge lyfe in Iesu Christe our lorde ¶ Amen that signifieth that in good ernest wiâ—hout doubt al these thynges be true The prayer of the lorde called the pater noster OUr father whiche arte in heuen halowed be thy name Let thy kyngdome come Thy wyll be fulfylled as well in earthe as it is in heuen Gyue vs this dat our dayly breade And forgyue vs our trespasses euen as we forgyue theym whiche trespasse agaynste vs. And leade vs not in to temptation But delyuer vs from euyll So be it A goodly interpretation or declaration of the pater noster OUr Father whiche arte in heuens looke mercyfullye vpon vs thy wretched children heare in earth gyue vs thy grace that bothe thy holy name among vs and alâ—o thrughout the hole worlde maye be sanctyfyed and praysed thrughe the true pure preachynge of the worde of god and also that synnefull maner of lyuynge and all wicked and erroneouse doctrynes may cease for by these thynges thy name is dishonoured and blasphemed Cause that thy kyngedoÌ„ may come and be encreased that all synners and all those whiche beynge blynded thorugh ygnoraunce leue in the kyngedom of satan may come to the knowledge of fayth in Iesu Christe that by suche meane thy churche may increas and waxe more and more full of people Cause also that the holy ghoste do confyrme and establesshe vs that we may obay thy wyll and plesure and sustayne beare the crosse as wel in lyfe as in death as wel in prosperyte as in aduersite that we may mortyfy our owne wyll and offer it to god as a sacrifice Geue to vs our dayly brede Take from vs couetuosnes rare for the belye that we may loke for all good thynges from the that we may receyue them of the. Forgyue vs our trespaces as we do forgyue them that trespasse agaynste vs that our herte may be quiete and carelesse and our coÌ„science not fered with the syght of our synnes Lede vs not in to temptation But helpe vs by thy spirite in mortyfienge and subduynge or ramynge of our flesshe that we may learne to despyse the worlde with al the desyres studies and exercyses belongynge vnto it and that we may vanqueshe and ouercome the crafty gyles of sathan Fynally delyuer vs o almyghty father from all euyll aswell temporall or transytory as euerlastynge as well of body as of soule who so euer coueteth desyrith these thynges vnfaynedly and hertely let them say Amen ¶ And let theÌ„ beleue without ony doubte that god hath graunted al these thynges and that theyr prayer is harde all redy accordynge to the promysse of Christe when he sayde what so euer thyngê ye aske and desyre by prayer beleue that ye do receyue it and ye shall haue it ¶ The prayer of the lorde called the Pater noster where in are conteyned .vij. peticions ¶ The preface and introduction to aske these .vij. peticions is conteyned in these wordes Our father whiche arte in heuen ¶ The vnderstondyng of the wordes ALmyghty God syth thou of thyne infinite beneuolence and mercy hast not only admitted vs but also taught yea and coÌ„mauÌ„ded by thy only and dere sonne Iesu Christ that we trustynge in his merytes and protection he beynge our inâ—ercessor shulde beleue that thou were a louynge father vnto vs. And that we shulde also call the father though worthely and by greate ryght thou myghtyste haue ben an angry and greuous iudge agaynste vs synners whiche so ofte and abhomynable haue done agaynste thy godly and moste holy wyll and haue gyuen the occasyon of displeasure agaynst vs. Gyue vs we beseche the by the same beneuolence mercy that we may haue in our hertes sure trust without feare of thy fatherly loue And make vs fele this acceptable smell swetnes whiche the moste sure chyldly truste doth get vnto vs that we may with glade mynde call the father knowlege the loue the and crye on the
How be it the maner of this remembraunce is very rare and out of vse although saynte Paule and saynte Peter make ofâ—en mencyon of it And we haue chaunged it altogether in to an outwarde apperaunce and haue thought it sufâ—icient to beholde the story of the passion paynted vpon the walles But there are very fewe yea almoste none that call it to theyr remembrannce for th entent to knowe theyr synnes by it or to quyet theyr tremblynge consciences or to ordre and compare theyr lyfe to this ensample ¶ Thus endeth the meditacyon and frutefull remembraunce of Christes passion whiche passeth all other contemplations ¶ A fruetfull and a very Christen instruction for Chyldren ¶ In the mornyng at thy vp rysyng thou shalte make the 〈◊〉 of y◠〈…〉 say 〈◊〉 thus ¶ In to this daye do I entre all thynges to do In the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy ghoste Then knele downe vpon thy knees or els stondynge saye this prayer folowynge WHit an humble a contrite hert with a soroufull and a repentyng spirite I sue vnto the most mercyful father besechyng the of mercy and forgyuenes of all myn offence that I haue this night coÌ„mitted against thy goodnes slepyng or wakyng dremynge or drechynge by ony maner of vnclennes of body or of soule that I haue fallen in to by illusion of the dyuel or els by ony other occasion And I thanke the by thy deare sonne Iesus Christe that thou haste preserued me this nyghte from sodayne deathe and all other myschyef that ony persone man or woman hath ben stryken with all by thy permyssyon and sufferance knowyng of suerty that the selfe same had ligthned on my head also haddest not thou defended me and preserued me And nowe I beseche the blessed father that thou wylte 〈…〉 me thiâ— day 〈…〉 thâ— coÌ„maund 〈…〉 me grace to walke warely amongâ—â—t thynnumerable snares of my ghostly ennemy the dyuel and to be circumspect and prudent and diligently to consydre before hand what I shall speke and what I go about to do so that all my hoole lyfe thoughtes wordê and werkes may so be ordred that in all myne interprises thyn honour laude and glory the edyfyinge of myn owne soule in vertue the ê“fite of my ChristeÌ„ brother be only sought for and intended thrugh the helpe of Iesu Christe our lorde whiche lyueth and raygneth with the his father and your bothes holy spirite worlde without ende Amen ¶ The Pater noster OUr Father whiche art in Heuen halowed be thy name Let thy kingdom come Thy wyll be fulfylled as well in Earthe as it is in Heuen Gyue vs this daye our daylye breade And forgyue vs our trespaces as we forgyue theym that trespace agaynst vs. And lede vs not in to teÌ„ptation but delâ—uer vs from euil Amen 〈…〉 ¶ The Crede I Beleue in god the father almyghty maker of Heuen and Earthe And in Iesu Christe his onely sonne our lorde whiche was conceyued by the holy ghost and borne of marye the virgyne He suffred vnder pontius Pilate he was crucyfyed deade buryed He desceÌ„ded to the helles and rose the thyrde daye from deathe He ascended to the Heuens and sytteth on the ryght hande of God the father almyghty And from thence shall he come to iudge the quycke deade I beleue in the holy ghost I beleue the holye chyrche euery where to be the company or the congregation of holy and faythfull men I beleue to haue forgyuenes of my synnes And that euery maÌ„ shal ryse agayn And I beleue to haue lyfe euerlastynge Amen ¶ The Grace or Blessynge of the table to be sayed of chyldren standynge before it thyr handes eleuated and ioyned to gyder sayenge thus deuoutlye and sadly THe tyes of all thynges loke vp and wayte vpon the o lorde and thou gyuest them meate in due tyme wheÌ„ thou gyuest it them then they gather it when thou openest thy hande then are they well satysfyed Thou openest thy hand and replenysshest all thynges lyuynge with thy blessynge Our father c. O Lorde god our heuenly father blesse thou vs and these thy gyftes whiche we here receyue of thy blessynge and bouÌ„tuous goodnes thrughe thy sonne Iesus Chryste Amen ¶ After dyner LEt vs gyue thankes vnto the Lord for he is ryghte good his me◠〈…〉 layd forth for vs at all tymes It 〈…〉 gyueth meate vnto euery thyn◠〈…〉 He gyueth catel theyr foode 〈…〉 rauens byrdes that call 〈…〉 lyteth not in stronge 〈…〉 his pleasure 〈…〉 But he is well 〈…〉 truste in 〈…〉 we thanke the o lorde god our father by thy sonne Iesus Christe our lorde for all thy benefyties which lyuest and reignest from age to age worlde without ende Amen Our father whiche arte in heuen c. ¶ Here foloweth the Grace to be sayde before Souper CHriste which at his last souper gaue hym selfe vnto vs promising his body to be crucified his bloude to be shedde for our synnes blesse vs and our souper Amen Our father whiche art in heuen c. ¶ Here foloweth the Grace to be sayde after souper HOnour and prayse be vnto God the kynge euerlastynge immortall inuisible and wyse only for euer euer Amen Our father whiche art in heuen c. GOd almighty father of all mercy and god of all consolation gyue vs grace 〈…〉 to gyther in to the knowledge 〈…〉 thrugh Iesu Christe that we 〈…〉 mynde one mouth 〈…〉 our lorde Iesu Christe 〈…〉 c. 〈…〉 before dyner or 〈…〉 ¶ Grace to be sayde before Dyner or Supper indyfferently HE which of his inestimable goodnes fedeth euery creature hym we besech to make holsom and holy what so euer is or shall be set vpon the table Amen ¶ Grace to be sayde after Dyner or Supper indyfferently WE thanke the o Heuenlye Father which of thyne infinite power hast created all thynges whiche by thy vnsearcheable wysedom gouernest al thinges whiche of thy infinyte goodnes fedest and gyuest strenghte to all thynges Besechyng the to graunte to thy chyldren that they may ones drynke with the in thy kyngdome that swete wyne of immortalite the whiche to all them that truely and vnfaynedly loue the thou hast promysed and prepared in the merites of Iesus Christ. AmeÌ„ ¶ Grace to be sayde before Dyner or Supper indyfferently BLessed be thou oh god whiche fedest vs from oure youthe whiche gyuest meate to euery creature Replenyshe our hertes we beseche the with quiet â—onscyence and heuenly felicite that we therwith endued maye aboside in all workes of mercy by the ayde of oure lorde Christe Iesu to whome and to the with the holy ghoste be glorye honour and rule for euer Amen ¶ Grace to be sayde after Dyner or Supper indyfferently GLory be to the o lorde glory be to the o holy glorye be to the o kynge For thou hast gyuen vs meate Replenishe vs we beseche the with ioye and gladnesse in the holye ghoste that we maye be founde acceptable in
the sone and to the holy ghost As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shal be Amen ¶ Celi enarrant THe heuens declare the gloryous maieste of god what are his workes One daye folowynge another whettch coÌ„tynually our thoughtes one nyght folowynge another encreaseth our knowlege These creatures haue neither speache nor wordes neyther is theyr voyces ony where herde And yet theyr poyntynge and shewynge hathe taught all the worlde theyr duÌ„me speache hathe gone forthe in to all the costes of the worlde He hath fastened in them a tabernacle for the sonne and he cometh forth of his cloudes lyke a brydegrome ye lyke a freshe valyaunt knyght â—o make his course From the farthest este parte of the heueÌ„s cometh he forth hauyng his recourse vnto the other extreme neither is there ony man that may hyde hym from his heate The lawe of God the lorde is perfecte refresshynge the soule the testimonye of the lorde is faythfull mynisirynge wysedome to the vnlearned The coÌ„maundementes of the lorde ar ryght makyng glad the herte Tho thynges which god coÌ„maundeth are playne and pure and they lyghteÌ„ the eyes The feare of the lorde is pure and holye abydyng for euer the pleasures of the lorde are true and ryght in euery parâ—e More worthy to be desyred then golde and precyous stones sweter theÌ„ the hony combe when it droppeth And thy seruaunt is taughte monisshed by theym that same obseruynge of them is a greate gyfte Who may attayne to the knowlege of his synfull nature pourge me fro my secrete synnes Ye and turne thou these greate synnes froÌ„ thy seruant lest they haue dominion ouer me and then shall I be pure from euery greate synne Let the speches of my mouth the thoughtes of my herte be pleasaunte and accepte vnto the lorde my defender and redemer Glory be to the father to the Sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the beginnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen ¶ Domini est terra THe Earthe is the lordes and all that is contayned therin the rounde worlde and all that inhabyte it For in the see hath he set hir fouÌ„dacions and hath buylde hir aboue the floodes Who shall clyme in to the hyll of the lorde or who shall abyde in his holy place An innocent in his deades and he that is pure in herte that hathe not extolled hym selfe proudely vnto vanite neyther hathe sworne for ony deceyte This man shall be fed with the blyssynge of the lorde and with the mercy of god his sauyour This is the nacion gyuen all vnto hym seketh him this is the very right Iacob selah O ye gates lyfte vp your selues ye gates euerlastyng be opened and this gloryouse kynge shall entre in Who is this kyng that is so glorious it is the myghty valyaunte lorde noble in power a lord excellent in strength to wage batayl O ye gates lyft vp your selues ye gates euerlastyng be ye opened and the gloryous kynge shall entre in Who is this kynge that is so gloryousâ— it is the lorde of hostes it is he that is this gloriouse kynge Selah Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy ghost As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen ¶ The Antympe the iij. to the Romans All we are synners and haue neade of the glorye of god ¶ The versicle The fyrst to the ephesians In what thyng stondeth the glory of god The responsorye ¶ In the free forgeuenes of synnes of his cleare mercy onelye ¶ The pater noster OUr father whiche arte in heuen halowed be thy name let thy kyngedome come ouer vs. Thy wyll be fulfylled as well in earthe as it is in heuen Geue vs this daye our suffycyent fode And forgeue vs our trespasses as we forgeue them that trespasse agaynst vs. And lede vs not in to temptation But delyuer vs frome the euyll spyryte Amen ¶ Lede vs not lorde in to temptation But delyuer vs from the euyll spirite Amen ¶ The blyssyng Lorde we beseche the of thy blessyng R. Blessed ar they that suffre persecution for the ryghtewysnes of faythe for theyrs is the kyngdome of Heuen Amen ¶ The fyrste lesson Mat. x. LO I sende you forth as shepe among wolues se therfore ye be wyse as serpentes and innocent as doues beware of men for they shall delyuer you vp to the counsayles and shall scourge you in theyr synagoges and ye shall be brought to the heade rulers kynges for my sake in wytnes to them and to the gentyles but wheÌ„ they put you vp take no thoughte what or how ye shall speake for it shall be gyueÌ„ you euen in the same houre what ye shall saye for it is not you the speake but the spirite of your father whiche speaketh in you And lord thou haue mercy on vs Responsorie IohnÌ„ .xvj. These thynges haue I sayde vnto you because 〈…〉 to god The 〈…〉 shall they do vnto you because they haue not knowen the father nor yet me ¶ They shall excommunycate you ye the tyme shall come that who so euer kylleth you shal thinke that he doth hygh seruyce to god ¶ The blyssynge Lorde we beseche the of thy blessynge Blessed are the poore in spyryte for theyrs is the kyngedome of heuen Amen ¶ The seconde lesson Hebre. xij THe burden of synne cast awaye let vs runne with patience vnto the batayl that is set before vs lokynge vnto Iesus the auctor and fynysher of our faythe which for the ioye that was set before him abode the crosse and despysed the shame is set downe on the ryght hande of the throne of god Consydre therfore how that he endured suche speakynge agaynste hym of synners lest ye sholde be weryed faynte in your myndes for ye haue not yet resysted vnto bloudeshedynge stryuynge agaynst synne And ye haue forget the consolacyon whiche speaketh vnto you as vnto chyldren My sonne despyse not the chastenynge of the lorde neyther faynte when thou arte rebuked of hym for whome the Lorde loueth him he chasteneth ye and he scourgeth euery sonne that he receyueth But thou lorde haue mercy on vs. ¶ The Respont Hebrew the .xij Ye ye shall endure chastenyng god offereth hym selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes what sonne is that whom the father chastneth not ¶ The verse Yf ye be not vnder correction wherof all are pertakers than are ye bastardes and not sonnes What sonne is that whom the father chasteneth not The blyssynge ¶ Lorde we besche the of thy blyssynge Blyssed are all men that truste in the lord AMEN ¶ The thyrde lesson to the wyse man .v. IN the laste iudgemente when these vngodly shall beholde the ryghtwise men they shall be troubled with horryble feare and shall maruayle at theyr so soden helth vnlocked for waylyng for the sorowfull anguishe of theyr mynde sayeng within them selfe beynge heuy mornynge for the anguysshe of theyr mynde These are they
the meanynge of the two forsayd coÌ„maundementes herunto apperteyneth what so euer is coÌ„maunded vnto vs of worshyppynge god of hearyng goddes worde of good workes by whiche we may subdue the fleshe to the spyryte soo that all our lyfe and all our workes be goddes and not our owne ¶ The fulfyllynge of the fourth is with full obedyence and mekenes to submytte hym selfe to all offycers because it pleaseth god as wryteth Thapostle Peter without coÌ„tradyction without compleynt and without any grudgynge herunto applye what so euer thynges are wryten in scrypture of obedyence humylyte subiectyon and reuerence ¶ The fulfyllynge of the fyueth is sufferaunce mekenes goodnes peace mercy an herte that is full puryfyed with loue and swetenes clene without hate wrathe and bytternes not to his frendê only but also to his enemyes yea indyfferently to all men hyther conferre all the instructions of pacyence gentelnes peace and vnyte ¶ The fulfyllynge of the syxte is chastyte sobrenes shamefastnes not of dedes only but of wordê maners yea of thoughtê Besydes that atteÌ„peraunce of meate drynke slepe and what so euer doth helpe châ—stite hyther applye all places of holy scriature coÌ„sernyng chastite fastynge sobryete atteÌ„peraunce praier watchyng laboures and in conclusyon all thynges that maynteyne chastite ¶ The fulfyllyng of the seuenth is pouerty of spirite kyndenes liberalyte speÌ„dyng of our owne goodes to proffet our neyghbours to lyue without couetousnes and desyre of ryches here gather all that is wryteÌ„ of couetousnes of goodes iniustly goten possessed of vsury sotelty euyll deceypte of iniury and hurte done of lettynge thy neyghbours proffet or despysyng hym ¶ The fulfyllynge of the eyght is a peasyble and hole tonge which hurteth nomaÌ„ but profyteth all men whiche setteth enemyes at one whiche excuseth defendeth them that be noted vicyous persones and synners Such symplicite and proffet is in speakynge herunto apperteyne al thyngê which ar spoken of sylence and speakynge and what so euer toucheth the good name honour ryght causes and proffettes of thy neighbour ¶ The fulfyllyng of the last is the perfect and absolute purenes and despysyng in the harte of all temporall ryches pleasures which thyng shall be done perfectly in the lyfe to come In all these thynges seest thou non other thynge but to loue other that is loue god and thy neyghbour which loue seketh not dis owne profet but only those thynges whiche belonge to god and to his neyghbour which loue yeldeth and gyueth hym selfe pleynly to euery man grauntyng the ryght gladly in thyr necessyte the moderat vse of all his goodes and proffettes Now seyst thou that in all these tenne coÌ„maundementes in a good ordre and bryefly are coÌ„teyned all kyndes of informations that are expedyent for mans lyfe which yf any man wyll do his diligence to kepe truely he shal neuer be ydle no not an houre but shall haue occasion to do good dedes so that truely he shall neuer haue nede to chose to hym other straung workes of mans inueÌ„tion neyther to be occupyed in suche thynges as in no place ar coÌ„maunded which be no thynge profyttable neyther to hym selfe nor to his neyghbour It is euident that in al these preceptes there is nothyng wryten which teacheth vs to serue our selues eyther to do leue or require of any man that whiche consernyth our owne proffet but only what we are bounde to do to other that is to say to god to our neyghbour So that euen blynde men may well perceyue that the fulfyllynge of the commaundementes stondeth in loue towardê other not towardes our selfe For man of his owne nature seketh and auoydeth sufficiently that which is for or agaynste his proffet so that it nedeth not to moue hym to it but moch rather to brynge hym from it Therfore he lyueth beste whiche lyueth not to hym selfe And contrary he lyueth worste which lyueth to hym selfe This is theffect that the tenne coÌ„maundementes teache wherby it is manifest that there be but few that lyue well ye in that we are men none of vs lyueth well This knoweÌ„ we must learne of whome to aske this excellent gyfte to lyue well so that we may fulfyll these coÌ„maundementes ¶ The Crede or Belefe THeffect of our Faythe stondeth in thre partes as in it are rehersed thre persones of the godly Trinite The fyrst is of the father The seconde of the Sonne The thyrde of the holy ghoste and to euery one of these persones is applyed his operation This is the chyef Article of the fayth on yâ— whiche all the other depende ¶ Here note two maner of beleues fyrst some there be whiche beleue that those thynges be true whiche are spoken of god euen as a man doth beleue those thynges to be true whiche he hereth of the Turke of the deuyll and of hell This faythe is rather a scyence or a vayne opynyon then a sure truste or belefe There is an other fayth towardes god that thou do not only beleue these thynges to be true whiche thou hearest of god but also trust to hym and betake and coÌ„myt thy selfe hooly vnto hym besydes that to haue a sure hope and confydence in hym with the maner of a certayn good presumptyon vpon hym that without doubte thou surely shalt opteyne and receyue of hym that which thou hardest spoken of hym and that with suche fayth and coÌ„fydence as thou woldest gyue to no erthly maÌ„ Beyt in case that the Turke or any other maÌ„ be greatly praysed vnto the and that thou beleue faythfully that some man is dyscrete and worthy prayse yet for all that thou wyll not coÌ„mytte thy selfe vnto hym puttynge all thy trust and confydence in hym But this faythe which boldely betaketh hym selfe to god both in ieopardy of lyfe and death knowlegynge that he is suche as he is spoken of maketh only a Christen obteyneth of god what so euer she desyreth neyther is there any false harte that receyueth this faythe for this is the quyck fayth whiche is requyred in the fyrst coÌ„maundement whiche sayeth thus I am thy god take no strauÌ„ge goddes wherfore this In is not put in vayne but it is to be obserued with a notable sygnyfycatyon For we do not say I beleue to god the father or of god the father But I bleue in god the father in Iesu Christe and in the holy ghost wherfore this fayth ought to be had in none but in one god so that by this we coÌ„fesse also the godhed of Chryste and of the holy ghost because we beleue none other wyse in the sonne the holy ghoste then we do in the father hym selfe For euen as we haue one fayth in all thre persones so all thre persones are only one god ¶ The fyrste parte of the Belefe I Beleue in God the father almyghty maker of Heuen and Erthe That is I forsake satan al Idolatry al charmes wytchecraftes and false hope I put my trust in noman of all the worlde
neyther yet in my selfe not in my power lernynge scyence ryches wysdome or what thynge soeuer it be that I haue or possesse I put no confydence in any creature whether it be in Heuen or in Erthe But I put my sure trust in only in one God whiche can not be seen with mans iye whiche can not be comprehended with mans wytte whiche made Heuen and Erthe and alone ruleth all creatures To hym hooly I submytte any selfe nothyng fearyng nor regardyng the malyce of the deuyll and his felowes for my god is aboue theÌ„ all Neyter wolde I put the lesse confidence in god thoughe all men dyd forsake me and persecute me Neyther wyll I truste hym the lesse because I am wretched and poore because I am rude and vnlearned because I am despysed and lack possessyons Nother yet the lesse because I am a synner for this my fayth doth farre passe all thynges as it is necessary and oughte to do what so euer eyther be or be not bothe synnes and vertues and to be shorte al thynges So that she doth puerely and hooly fyxe her self in god only as the fyrste coÌ„maundement teacheth and compelleth me Neyther I desyre any signe to tempte hym I trust faythfully vnto hym although he differre and tary at his pleasure I wyll not set or prescrybe to hym any ende any tyme measure or reason but I coÌ„mytte all to his wyll with a pure fayth and a stable for he is almyghty what can I lacke that he can not gyue and do vnto me For he is the maker of HeueÌ„ Erthe lord of al thyngê what thynge can hyndre me or hurt me Howe may it be that al thingê shal not turne to myn vse proffet when he to whome all these thyngê are subyect and obedient fauoreth me and loueth me Nowe syth he is god he knoweth wherunto he hathe ordeyned me and how euery thynge shal be best for me and that whiche he knoweth he may do and seyng he is my father it is sure that he wyll see the best for me and that for the fatherly loue that he hath vnto me When I doubte not hereof and haue such trust in hym then no doubte I am his seruauÌ„t his Sonne and his heyre for euer And euen as I beleue so shall it be vnto me ¶ The secounde parte of the belefe And in Iesu Chryste his only sonne our lorde which was coÌ„ceyued by the holy ghost Borne of Mary the virgyne suffred vndre Pontius Pilatus crucified deed buried desceÌ„ded to hel the thyrde day rose agayne from death Ascended to heuen syttyth on the ryght haÌ„de of god the father almyghty from thense he shall come to iudge quycke and deade ¶ That is I do not only beleue that Iesu Christe is the true only sonne of god by euerlastinge and godly nature and beynge from the begynnyng euer begoten but also that all thyngê are subdued vndre hym and that he is my lorde and the lorde of al creatures made ruler of them beyng man whiche he hym selfe with the father in his diuinyte dyd make ¶ I beleue that nomaÌ„ may beleue in god the father or may come vnto the father neyther by science and learnynge neyther by workes neyther by theyr owne reason and wytte or by what thyng so euer may be named in Heuen or Erth. But by this and in this Iesu Christe his only sonne that is to say by the fayth in the name and power of Iesu Christ. I beleue vnfaynedly and surely that he was conceyued for my profet by the holy ghoste without all mans carnall worke without a bodely father or mannes sede and that to puryfy and make spiritual my fynful flesshly vnclene and damnable conceptyon and all theyrs that beleue in hym moued to this mercy of his owne and fre wyll the wyll of the almyghty father ¶ I beleue that he was begotten of the virgyne Mary without the losse of her pure and incorrupte virginite so that accordynge to the prouidence of the mercyfull father he sholde blysse and clense the synnes and damnable byrth of all that beleue in hym that after it myght do no hurte ¶ I beleue that he suffred passion death for my synnes and all theyrs that beleue in hym and that he therby blyssed all passyons crosses deathes so that after they might not hurte but be both holsome and merytoryous ¶ I beleue that he was dede and buryed to mortyfy and bury my synne all synnes of them that beleue Fynally that all bodely death by his death was destroyed so that it is no power to hurte but is rather made holsome and profytable ¶ I beleue that he went downe to hell to subdue and make captyue to me and to al that beleue the deuyll with al his impery subtilete and malyce to delyuer me from hell wherunto I was condemned in my fyrste father Adam takynge awey all his power that he myght not hurte me But sholde rather as by occasion be proffytable vnto me ¶ I beleue that in the thyrde day he rose agayne from deth to brynge me all that beleue into a newe lyfe that by this dede he raysed me with hym in grace and spirit not to synne after but that I endowed with all kyndes of grace and vertue myght serue hym so fulfylle his coÌ„maundementes ¶ I beleue that he ascended into Heuen that he hath receyued of the Father rule and honour aboue al Aungellê creatures And that he now sytteth on the ryght haÌ„d of the Father that is that he is kynge and lorde ouer all the goodes of his Father in Heuen Hel and Earth wherfore he may helpe me and them that beleue in all maner of aduersytes agaynst all our aduersaryes and enemyes ¶ I beleue that from thense he shall returne the laste day to iudge quycke whome he then shal fynde alyue and deade which before were buryed And that he shall cause al men aungelles good euyl to come before the seate of his iudgement whome they shall se bodely to delyuer me and all faythfull from bodely death from all euyll and synnes And to punyshe with eternall iudgement his enemyes and aduersaryes so that we shall be delyuered froÌ„ theyr power for euer ¶ The .iij. parte of the belefe I beleue in the holy ghoste the holy christen churche the communyon of sayntes the forgyuenesse of synne the rysynge of flesshe and euerlastynge lyfe Amen ¶ That is to say I do not only beleue that the holy ghost is very god with the father and the sonne But also that noman can come to the father by Christe by his lyfe passion death what so euer was spoken of Christ or opteyne any of these thynges without the worke of this spirite with the whiche spirite I desyre the father and the sonne to touche me all faythful to sturre me vp to call to drawe and by Christ in Christe to quycken me to make me holy spirituall
whome we had sumtyme in dirision and vnto lykelyhod of opprobrious laughter but we our selfe beynge then without our wyttes had wente that theyr lyfe had ben but madnes and so theyr ende to haue bene withoute honour But nowe se how they are counted amonge the childreÌ„ of god and theyr herytage is among the sayntes wherfore we our selfe then erred wente from the way of the trouthe and the lyght of ryghtwysnes dyd not shyne vpoÌ„ vs and the sonne of ryght vnderstondyng spronge not vpon vs we were weryed tyerd in the way of wyckednes and predicion we walked hard and wery wayes for the way of the lorde we knowe not ¶ Respon of the wyse man the .vi. When ye were ministers of his kyngdome ye iudged not ryght ye kepte not the lawe of ryghtwysnes neyther ye walked after the wyll of god Ferfully and shortly shall he appere vnto you For ryght sharpe iudgemente shall be done vpon these that are in authorite ¶ The verse To the weake lytell ones is grauÌ„ted mercy but the greate myghte ones shall suffre myghtye stronge tormentes Fearefullye and shortlye shal he appere vnto you For righsharpe iudgement shal be done vpon these that are in authoryte Glory be to the fatther to the Sonne and to the holy Ghoste For ryght sharpe iudgement shal be done vpon these that are in authoryte ¶ The songe of Austen and Ambrose WE prayse the o god we knowlege the to be the lorde All the Earthe mought worshyp the whiche art the father euerlastynge To the cry forth all aungelles the heuens and all the powers therin To the thus cryeth Cherubyn and Seraphyn contynually Holy art thou Holy art thou Holye art thou Thou arte the lorde God of hostes Heuen and Earthe are fulfylled with the glorye of thy maiestye The gloryouse companye of the Apostles prayse the. The godly felawship of martires praise ye. The holy coÌ„gregation of faythful thrughout all the worlde magnyfy the. They knowlege the to be the Father of an infinite maiestye â—hey knowlege thy honorable and verye onâ—ly Sonne They knowlege thy holye Ghoste to be a counforter Thou art the kynge of glorye O Christe Thou art the euerlastyng son of the father Thou when thou sholdest take vpon the our nature to delyuer man dydest not abhorre the vyrgyns bodye Thou hast opened the kyngdome of heuen to the beleuers deathes darâ—e ouercome Thou syttest on the ryghte hande of God in the glorye of the father Thou arâ—e beleued to come oure Iudge Wherfore we pray the helpe thy seruantes whome thou haste redemed with thy precâ—ous bloude Make them to be nombred with thy sayntes in ioye euerlastynge O lorde saue thy people and blysse thy herytage Gouerne and also lyfte theym vp for euer We prayse the euery daye And we worshyp thy name euer worlde withouten ende O lorde lette it be thy pleasure to kepe vs this day without synne O lorde haue mercy vpon vs haue mercy vpon vs. O lorde let thy mercye lyghten vpon vs euen as we trust in the. O lorde I trust in the let me neuer be confounded ¶ The versycle Christe is deade for our synnes Thaunswere And is rysen agayne for our ryghtwysnes ¶ To the Romans the .iiij. O God bende thy selfe vnto my helper Lorde haste the to helpe me Glorye be to the Father to the sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyge as it is now and euer shall be Amen Prayse ye the lorde ¶ Dominus regnauit THe lorde is kyng his maiesty is gloryously deckte the lorde hath armed hym selfe with strenghte and hathe gyrte hym selfe myghtely He hathe surelye buylde and set faste the rounde worlde so that it shall not be moued Thy seate was pÌ„pared in ceason but thou thy selfe arte of euerlastynge The floodes are rysen O lorde thy floodes haue rored The floodes haue lyfted vp theyr stremes aboue the noyse of the greate stormy and troubled sees Meruelous is the lorde whiche hathe his resydence aboue Thy wordes are sure faythfull thy house is ryght fayre holy and godly the secrete holye place of the lorde shall stande in to full longe tymes Glorye be to the Father to the sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen Iubilate Make ye melody vnto the lorde al that dwell vpon the Earthe worshyp ye the lorde gladlye come in to his presence ioyfully Knowlege ye the lorde that he is god he hathe made vs and not we our selues we ar his people and the flocke of his pasture Entre ye iÌ„ to his gatê with thaÌ„kes gyuiÌ„g and in to his fre purches with prayse syngynge magnifye hym and prayse his name For the lorde is ryghte gentle his mercy endureth in to euerlastyng and his faythfulnes in to all ages Glorye be to the Father to the sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen God thou art my god erly do I syghe for the my flesshe desyreth the in this thyrsty and wyde wyldernes Here shall I beholde the as in thy secrete holy place that I might se thy power and thy gloriouse beauty For thy mercy is more desyrous then this same lyfe with my lyppes shall A praise ye. Thus shall I magnyfye the throughoute all my lyfe in the prayse of thy name shall I lyfte vp my handes Thou shalte satysfye my soule with fatte delicious meat wherupon my lyppes shall ioye and my mouthe shall prayse As sone as I shall remeÌ„bre my selfe vpon my bed I shall thynke vpon the euen in the watches of the nyght For thou verely art he that bryngeth me helpe and I beyng sure in the shadowe of thy wynges shall tryumphe ioyfully My soule cleued vnto the for thy ryghte hande susteyned me These men that seke my lyfe to spyll it shall go downe in to theyr graues Men shall driue them vpon the edge of their swerdes they shall be hewen and cut in to meat for foxes But the kynge shall reioyse in god and he shall glorye that swereth in hym when foule mouthes shall be stopped Glory be to the father to the Sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was at the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen ¶ Deus misereatur GOd woughte fauour and haue mercy vpon vs he mought lyghten vs with his presence That thy waye myghte be knowen euery where in the earthe and thy sauyng helth also vnto all nacyons The people mought magnyfye the O God ye all people mought magnyfye the. The Earthe also moughte gyue agayne hir encrease and god whiche is our god mought do vs good God mought blysse vs and all that inhabyte the Earthe euen vnto the vttermoste partes therof mought feare hym Glory be to the father to the Sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen ¶ The songe of the thre chyldren PRayse ye the Lorde all his workes
prayse and extoll hym for euer Ye aungelles of the lorde prayse the lorde ye heuens loue the lorde Ye waters all that are aboue heuen prayse the lorde all the powers of the lorde mought prayse the lorde The sonne the mone prayse ye the lorde starres of the yrmament loue ye the lorde The rayne and the due prayse ye the lorde all the wyndes of god prayse ye the lord Fyer and heat magnyfie ye the lorde wynter and somer loue ye the lorde Moystnes and ye hore frostes praise ye the lorde the frost and colde loue ye the lorde Yse and snow mought loue the lorde nightes and dayes prayse ye the lorde The lyghte and darknes moughte prayse the lorde lyghtenynges and cloudes loue ye the lorde The Earth mought prayse the lorde loue and extoll hym foâ— euer Hylles and Mountaynes prayse ye the lorde all thaâ— spryngeâ—h vp on the Earthe loue ye the lorde Ye welles and sprynges prayse the lorde sees and floodes loue ye the lorde Whale fysshes and all thaâ— moueth in the waters prayse ye the lorde all byrdes of the ayre prayse the lorde All beastes bothe wylde and tame prayse the lorde ye chyldren of meÌ„ loue the lorde Israell praise thou the lorde loue him and extoll hym for euer Ye mynisters of the lorde prayse the lorde ye seruantes of the lorde loue the lorde ye sprytes and soules of ryghtewyse men loue the lorde ye holy and meake in herte prayse the lorde Anania Azaria Misaell prayse ye the lorde loue and extoll hym for euer O lorde thou art blyssed and praysed in the firmament of heuen thou art prayse worthy glorious and magnified in to worldes withoute ende ¶ Laudate dominum de celis PRayse the lorde ye heuenly myndes prayse ye hym all that are aboue Prayse hym all angelles prayse hym all his hoste rounde aboute hym Prayse hym sonne and mone prayse hym all bryght and shynyng starres Prayse him the most hyghest heuens and ye waters that are aboue the heuens Prayse ye the name of the lorde for he made and created all thynges with a worde And hath made them to stande faste in to the worlde of worldê he hath gyuen them a lawe whiche they breake not Prayse the lorde all ceratures of the erthe dragons and all deape waters Fyer hayle snowe yse stormy wyndes doynge his coÌ„maundement Mountayns and all hyghe hylles fruâ—full trees and all cedre trees All wylde beastes and tame all thynges that crepe and fetherde foules Kynges of the earthe and all people prynces and all rulers of the Earthe Sengle men and maydens olde men and yonge prayse the name of the lorde for it is only hygh and spred ouer erthe heueÌ„s He shall lyfte vp the power of his people it becoÌ„meth his saynâ—ê â—o prayse hym whâ—che haue profeâ—sed hym euen Israell his owne people whiche coÌ„meth vnto hym ¶ Cantaâ—e domino Prayse ye the lorde SYnge ye to the lorde with a newe dyâ—ie his prayse shall be in the congregation of the sayntes Israell shall reioyse of his maker and the citezens of Syon of theyr kynge They shal praise his name with trompet synge ye vnto hym with taberat harpe For that lorde well pleased with his people shall exalte lowlyones with his helpe Sayntes shall reioyse euen from theyr hertes and the nobles shall triumphe in theyr couches The exaltyng of god is in their throtê and in theyr handes a two egged swerde To take vengeaunce vpon the gentyles and to correct the people To bynde theyr kynges in chaynes and their most noblest rulers iÌ„ fetâ—ers of yerne To execute iudgemente amonge them as it is wryten this glorye shall be vnto all that are his sayntes Glorye be to the Father to the sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen ¶ Laudaâ—e duÌ„m PRayse hym that hathe his residence in his secrete holy place prayse hym that reygneth in yâ— firmamente the seaâ—e of his power Prayse hym for his strenghte prayse hym for almyghtynes Prayse hym with sounde of trompettes prayse hym with â—utes and harpes Prayse hym with tympany and taberat prayse hym with organs and pypes Praise him wiâ—h soft claricimbales praise hym wiâ—h loude clarycymbales What soeuer thyng is endued with brethâ— let it prayse the lorde Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy ghost As it was at the c. The Antheme THe hyghest prayse greatest glorye that we maye gyue to god is to beleue his promyse to veryfye it with our faythe which faythe he doth geue vs also that we myghte beleue our synnes to be forgeuen in Christes bloude The Chapyter Ephys ij By grace are ye made safe thrugh faith that not of your selues for it is the gyft of god and cometh not of workes lest ony maÌ„ shold bost hym selfe of his owne dead Thankes be to god ¶ The hympne PRayse ye the Lorde omnypotente â–ª whiche thrughe his benygnyte his most dere sonne hath to vs sent to dye for our iniquite We were his cruell ennemyes abiecte for our transgression how be it in chryst fyrâ— we our yeis whiche is our satysfaction Glorye be to the trynyte the father sone and spryte lyuynge whiche are one god persones thre to whome be prayse with out endynge The versycle What and yf we here suffre with Chryst. Thanswer Then shall we be gloryfyed togyder with hym in heuen Romans in the .viij. chapytre ¶ Here foloweth the songe of Zachary the preste saynt IohnÌ„ Baptystes father ¶ Benedictus PRaysed be the lorde god of Israell for he hathe gracyously vysited and redemed his people He hathe set vp our mightye helthe in the house of Dauid his seruaunte Accordyng to his promises by the mouthes of his holy prophetê of a longe tyme past Promysynge that we sholde be preserued from oure enemyes and from the handes of all them that hate vs. That we wolde thus vse and declare his ryche mercy towarde our fathers remembrynge his holy promyses And also to performe his othe whiche he swore to Abraham oure father and promysed hym selfe to gyue it vs. So that without feare we delyuerd from the handes of our enemyes myghte serue and honour hym In holynes and ryghtwysnes before him al dayes of our lyfe And thou my chylde shalt be called the prophete of the moste hygheste for thou shalte go before the face of the lorde to prepare his wayes To gyue the knowlege of the sauyng helthe to his people through the forgyuenes of theyr synnes The whiche cometh through thaboudant mercy and goodnes of our god by the whiche he hathe thus gracyously loked vpon vs spryngyng from aboue To gyue lyght to them that haue sytte in derknes and in the shadowe of deathe to direct our fete in to the way of peace Glorye be to the Father to the sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen ¶ The antheme HE that
and his mercye endureth for euer Glory be to the father to the sonne c. ¶ The anthem BEholde I haue set vp in syon a chosen precyous stone to be layde in the hyghest corner of my chyrche and also to be in the foundacyon therof And he that beleueth in hym shall not be shamed to you therfore that beleue it is precyous but to theym that beleue not in hym as to the buylders that reproued this stone it is a stomblynge stone ¶ The versicle Lorde heare our prayer Thaunswere And make vs to aske in faythe Amen ¶ The prayer O Father which dydest prophecy of thy sonne Christe by the mouthe of Symeon holdynge hym in his armes nowe presented in to the temple sayenge to his mother the vyrgyn mary beholde this thy chylde is set vp for many in Israell to fall at hym and many agayne to ryse by hym he is sette vp for a marke to be agaynste sayde we beseche the father for the fauour that thou barest to this thy Sonne suffer not vs through vnbelefe with these blynde buylders to stomble to fall at this stone neyther with them to reproue and to saye agaynst hym his doctryne but by faythfull trust and true belefe in hym to ryse by hym beleuyng stedfastly that by his death his wrath is peased and through his bloude thou forgyuest vs oure synnes by this stone thy sonne our lorde Iesu Christ. AmeÌ„ ¶ The thyrde houre O God bende thy self in to my helpe O lorde hasâ—e the to helpe me Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy ghost As it was in the begynnynge as it is now euer shal be ¶ Prayse the lorde The hympne LEt vs reiose deuoute chrysten puttynge a pare all heuenes for chryste regardeth his brotherne and furdereth all theyr busines All though this vale of miserye our troubles dothe encrease yet Christ dothe se our penurye whiche is our inwarde peace Glorye be to the trinite the father sonne spiritelyuynge whiche are one god and persons thre to whom be prayse without endynge Amen ¶ Ad dominum WHen I was in strayte anguysshe I called vpon the lorde and he graunted me Lorde delyuer my soule from lyenge lippes and from a deceytfull tongue What auaÌ„tageth it the or what good bryngeth it the o lyenge man thy deceytfull tongue Oh sharpe arowes of the stronge archer and hoote consumyng iunipere coles Ah lasse that I am thus longe holden in exile amonge these false and cruel folke of Meshec and must yet dwell styll with the chorlysshe nacyon of Kedar All to longe hath my soule taried among these violent men whiche hate peace I studye for peace but when I speake of peace to them by and by are they styred to batayle Glory be to the father c. ¶ Leuaui oculos LYft vp my eies in to the hylles from whense help mought come vnto me My helpe cometh from the lorde the maker of Heuens and Earthe He shall not suffer thy fete to slyde neyther he beynge thy keper shall sleape Lo neyther wyll he sleape nor yet ones wynke that keapeth Israell The lorde is thy keper the lorde is thy defence and is euer at thy ryghte hande The sonne shall not smyte the be daye neyther yet the moone be nyghte For the lorde wyll keape the frome all euyll ye he wyll keape thy soule The lorde shall kepe both thy out goynge and thy incoÌ„mynge from this tyme vnto euerlastynge Glory be to the father to the sonne and to the holy ghoste As it was in the begynnynge c. I was ryght glad when meÌ„ sayd vnto me let vs go vnto the house of the lord Our feete shall stande fast in thy gates O Ierusalem Ierusalem is buylded goodly lyke a Cytie well framed togyder in her selfe That thyther myght ascende the trybes euen the trybes of the lorde to magnyfye the name of the lorde for so was it coÌ„maunded vnto Israell by gods owne mouthe For theyr were ordend holden seates of iudgemeÌ„t euen the iudgement seates of the house of dauyd Praye ye for the felicite of Ierusalem the louers of the mought prospere Thei mought prospere within thy walles they mought prospere within thy hosues For thy brothers and neyghbours sakes shall I nowe praye for thy felicite For the houses sake of the lorde our god I shall praye for thy welthe Glory be to the father c. ¶ The anthem THose men are not of the ryght Ierusalem althoughe they are called spiritual and of the churche apere they neuer so holye whiche vexe trouble and persecute the poore symple preachers of christes gospell thyrste for theyr bloude versicle Lorde heare our prayers ¶ Thanswere And gyue vs grace to aske in fayth Amen O Our mercyfull father which prophecyedste by the mouth of thy sone our sauyour Christe that the tyme sholde come when men sholde curse excomunicate and chase thy flocke oute of theyr synagoges beleuyng in so doyng to do vnto the hygh worshyp in kyllynge of them we beseche the for thy trouthes sake for the fauour that thou barest to thy sonne to delyuer vs from theyr handê and open thou theyr eyes that they myghte se theyr synnes and repent them and know the and thy sonne throughe the holye Ghoste the spyrite of trouthe Amen ¶ The syxth houre O God bende thy selfe in to my help Lorde haste the to helpe me Glory be to the father to the sonne to the holy ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be AmeÌ„ Prayse ye the lorde ¶ The hympne Loue ye the lorde of Israell for his gyftes celestyall whiche sendeth his Ghoste in vs to dwel to subdue our bodies bestyall He geueth vs gyftes manyfolde he ledeth and kepeth vs tenderly his is our syluer and our golde to hym be prayse eternally Glorye be to the Trinite c. UNto the lyfte I vp my eyes whiche rulest heuens Beholde for as the seruantes eyes ar euer vpon theyr masters and the maidenâ—â—â—â—tyng vpon hir mystres euen so let our eies be lokynge vp vnto the lorde our god vntyll he hathe mercye vpon vs. Haue mercye vpon vs lorde haue mercye on vs for we are oute of measure fylled with ignominie Our lyfe is fylled out of measure with scornes dirision of these welthy ryche men with ignominie and shame or this arrogant and proude men Glory be to the father As it was c. Nisi quia daÌ„s psal Cxxiiij EXcepte the Lorde had ben with vs let Israell now speake Except the lorde had ben with vs when these men rose agaynst vs. Without doubt theyr wrath thus kyndled agaynst vs they had deuoured vs quycke Waters had wrapped vs in with theyr waues the floudes had gone ouer our soules The troublouse floude of this importune men had runne ouer our soules But praysed be the lorde whiche hath not geuen vs in to theyr tethe for theyr praâ—e Our soules are delyuered lyke the byrde frome the snare
of the fouler the snare is broken and we are escaped Our helpe cometh thrugh the name of the lorde which hathe made the Heuens and Earthe Glory be to c. ¶ Qui confidunt They that stycke to the lord shal neuer stacker but shall stande faste for euer lyke the mounte of Syon And lyke as Ierusalem is gyrte aboue with hylles eueÌ„ so closeth the lorde his people frome this tyme vnto euerlastynge He wyl not suffer the power of the vngodly to oppresse the lande of the ryghtwise leste the ryghtwyse purforthe theyr handes to ony wyckednes Deale thou gently with good men and with men ryghte in theyr hertes Theym that swarue from the ryght waye vnto shrewdnes the lorde mought lede a way with men geuen vnto wyckednes Glory be to the. c. ¶ The anthem Esaye lvij THe vngodlye men are lyke a fearse swellynge see whiche can not reste but the waues of it rebouÌ„de with violence castyng out stynke filthynes the deuelish vngodly shall haue no reste sayth the lorde but here they shall be euer vexyng the rightwyse and after this they shall haue a perpetuall gnawynge in theyr conseyence The versicle Lorde here our prayer ¶ Thanswere And make vs to aske in faythe OUr mercyfull lorde whiche shalt saye at the dredfull hour of thy last iudgemente to these wycked vngodlye go your wayes out of my syght ye workers of wickednes we beseche the for thy paynfull passyon that thou sufferdest in thy pure innocent soule for our redemption let vs heare this ioyfull voyce of thy mouth in that tyme of our redemption and glorye sayenge coÌ„me vnto me ye blyssed chyldren of your father and receyue the kyndome of heuen prepared for you frome the begynnynge thrugh your sauyor Iesus Chryste Amen ¶ The nyenthe hour O God bende thy selfe in to my helpe O Lorde haste the to helpe me Glorye be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now euer shal be ameÌ„ Prayse ye the lorde ¶ The hympne PRayse ye our father louyngly which gentlye hathe vs preserued when we forsoke hym wretchedlye and by synne had death deserued His mercy was so bouÌ„tuous that although we thus fel. frely in Christ he pardoned vs. and by his deathe redemed from hell Glory be to the Trinite the father sonne spirite lyuynge whiche are one god and parsons thre to whom be prayse withoute endynge Amen WHen the lorde shall brynge agayne vs of Syon froÌ„ captiuite we shall be lyke men dreamyng for ioye Then shall oure mouthes be fylled with laughter and our tongues with triuÌ„phe then shal it be sayde amonge the gentyles that the lorde hathe wroughte myghtely with these men The lorde shall worke myghtely with vs we shal be refreshed with greate gladnes Brynge vs agayne from captiuite o lorde for so shalt thou fyl vs with ioye as if thou sholdeste gyue plentyouse floudes to the dwellers in that thyrsty southe deserte They that sowe with teares shall reape with gladnes When they wente forth to sowe they went wepynge takyng with them theyr seade koddes But when they shall come agayne they shall come with great ioye bryngyng their handes full of corne Glory be to c. Nifi dommus psal C.xxvij EXcepte the lorde buylde the house the buylders therof labour but in vayne Excepte the lorde keape the cytye the keapers therof watche but in vayne It is all in vayne that ye haste your selues to ryse so early and agayne to dyffer your downe syttynge to eate your carefull breade excepte god gyue it all For it is he that thus shall gyue vnto his welbeloued quyete sleape and plentyous reieccyon with good foode Lo chyldren ar the heritage which the lorde gyueth the frute of the wombe is his gyfe As arrowes are in the handes of the mighty man euen so shal be the chyldren of thy yought Blessed is that man whiche hath his quiuer fylled with these arrows for they shall not be shamed wheÌ„ they shal haue to do with theyr enemies iÌ„ iudgemeÌ„t Glory be to the father c. ¶ Beati omnes BLessed is he who so euer worshypeth the lorde whiche also walketh in his wayes For thou shalt eate the labours of thyne owne handes and shalte haue prosperous encrease Thy wyfe shall be frutefull as the vyne tree within the walles of thy house thy chyldren shall stande rouÌ„de aboute thy table lyke the plantes of Olyue trees Lo thus shall that man be blessed which worshypeth the lorde The lorde shall do the good from Syonâ— and thou shalt delyght beholdyng the prosperite of Ierusalem all dayes of thy lyfe And thou shalte se thy chylders chyldren and the felycite of Ierusalem Glory c. ¶ The Antheme Math. the .vj. GReate is the prouysyon of god for vs which biddeth vs fyrst seke his kyngdome by feare fayth and trust in hym and then all thynges necessarye for our bodyes shall be caste vnto vs but so the we laboure in that whiche good is ¶ The versicle Lorde heare our prayer Thanswere And geue vs grace to aske in fayth ameÌ„ the prayer O Our mercyfull father whiche in teachyng vs to praye by thy sone christ haste coÌ„maunded vs to call the father and to beleue that we are thy welbeloued chyldrene whiche styreste vp none of thyne to praye but to thentente that thou woldest heare them gyuynge vs also all thynges more effectuoslye and plentuosly then we can eyther aske or thynke we beseche the for thy soÌ„nes sake geue vs grace to beleue and to knowe stedfastlye that thy soÌ„ne our sauyour Chryste is geuen of the vnto vs to be our sauyour our ryghtwysenes our wysedome our holynes our redemtion â—ur satisfaction and suffer not vs to truste in ony other saluacion but in the sonne by thy sonne onely our sauyour Amen ¶ Here begynneth the Euensonge in Englysshe O God bende thy selfe iÌ„ to my helpe O lorde haste the to helpe me Glory be to the father to the sonne and to the holy ghost As it was in the beginnynge as it is nowe and euer shall be Amen Prayse ye the lorde ¶ Beatus vir psalmus j. BLessed is that man whiche walketh not in the councell of the vngodlye and stondeth not in the way of synners and sytteth not in the seate of the pestylent scorners But hathe all his pleasure in the lawe of the lorde and vpon it his mynde is occupyed bothe daye and nyghte Suche a man shall be lyke a tree planted by the ryuer syde whiche wyll gyue forthe hir frutes in due tyme and hir leaues shall not wither for what so euer he shall do shall prospere But so shall not the vngodly for they shall be lyke duste which is dispersed with the wynde Wherfore these vngodly shall not stonde in the iudgement neyther these synners may abyde in the companye of the ryghtwyse For the lorde approueth the waye of the ryghtwyse but the waye of synners shall
peryshe Glory be to the father c. Quare fremuerunt gentes psal ij WHerfore do the gentyles thus swel and cluster togyder wherfore do the people of the Iues thus gnaste in vayne Wherfore conspyre the kynges of therthe and the cheyfe prestes thus cast theyr headê togyder agaynst the lorde his anoynted Sayenge let vs breake theyr bondes and let vs cast of theyr yokes But he that hath his resydence in heuen derideth them it is the lorde that scorneth them Then shall he thruste them downe in his wrathe and in his indignacion shall be all to trouble theym I haue constytute ordeyned my kynge to be ouer Syon my holye hyll I shal shewe forth the lordes coÌ„mauÌ„dement for he sayde vnto me thou arte my Sonne whom I haue nowe openly declared Aske of me and I shall gyue the the nacions in to thy heritage to be thyne owne possessyon thrughout all the worlde Thou shalt smyte them togyder with an yerne sceptre shalt breke them lyke ertheÌ„ vesselles Now therfore ye kynges be wyse and vnderstonde ye rulers of the erthe be content to be monyshed lerned Serue ye the lorde besely study to gyue him his honour ioyfully with reuerence Kysse ye the sonne lest he beynge wroth your life ê‘ishe for his angre shal be shotâ—ly kyndled And then blessed are all men that truste in hym DuÌ„e quid multip psal iij. LOrde se what a sorte there are that trouble me full many there are that ryse agaynst me Many there are that thynke thus vpon my soule surely there is no helthe to be loked for from god vnto this man But thou lorde thou art my helpe my glory thou liftest vp my heade The lorde I called vpon with my prayer and he answered me euen from his holye hyll Selah I shall lye downe and sleape I my selfe shal vpwake me for the lorde susteyneth me I shall not feare ye thousandes of folke althoughe they be sege me rounde aboute Aryse lorde saue me my god thou shalt â—yue all my enemyes such a clap on thâ—yr chekes that a non the tethes of these vngodly shall be broken It is the lordes properte to saue thy people it behoueth to be holpen endued with thy benefites ¶ Non nobis dnÌ„e psal C.xv. NOt to vs lorde not to vs but to thy name gyue the glory and prayse for thy mercy and for thy trouthes sake Wherfore then sholde the gentyles saye where is nowe theyr god When our god is in the heuens he dothe what so euer lyketh hym Theyr ymages are but golde and syluer euen the very worke of mannes hande They haue mouthes and yet speake they not eyes and se not eares and heare not nose and smell not They haue handê and nothynge fele they feate and go not with theyr throte make they no noyse Unto these ydols are they lyke that make them and as many as truste vnto them But Israell truste thou in the lorde for he helpeth them and is theyr shylde Ye of the house of Aharon se that ye truste in the lorde for he is their helpe their shylde Ye worshipers of the lorde se that ye truste in the lorde for he is to them helpe defender The lorde wyll haue vs in mynde it is he that wyll do good he wyll do good to the house of Israel to the house of Aharon He wyll be benyficiall to the worshypers of the lord as wel to the lytell as to the grete The lord mought increase his good mynd towarde you towarde you and towarde your chyldrene Ye are they to whom the lorde doth good which hath made heuen and the erthe The heuens the verye heuens are the lordes but therthe hath he geuen to the chyldren of men The deed in no maner of wyse shall prayse the lorde neyther they that go downe to the place of scilence But we shall magnyfye and prayse the lorde frome this tyme in to euerlastyng ¶ praise ye the lord The Antheme To the romans xv ¶ We the which are stronge sayth paule ought to beare the frailnes of them which are weake and not to stonde in our owne conceytes ¶ The Chap. Roma xv LEt euery man please his neyghbour vnto his welthe and edefyenge for Christe pleased not hym selfe but as it is wryten The rebukes of them which reuyled that fell vpon me Thankê be to god BLessed be god father almyghty whihath streÌ„ghened his feble flocke with stedfast faythe and bolde spirite to bere his crosse burden and youke These ar the last dayes perelous frely Christes gospell to professe come downe lorde shortly to iudge vs. and take vs from this heuenes Amen ¶ The versicle What thynge is precyous in godes sighte ThauÌ„swer The deth of his faithful meÌ„ ¶ The songe of our Lady My soule magnyfieth the Lorde And my spirite reioyseth in god my sauyour For he hathe loked on the poore degre of his hande mayden Beholde nowe from thence forthe shall al generations call me blessed For he that is myghty hathe magnyfied me wherfore blessed be his name And his mercye is ouer theym that feare hym throughoute all generations He hathe declared his myghte by his power he hath dyspersed the proude men by the vayne study of theyr owne hertes He hathe plucked downe men of power from theyr seates and hathe lyfted vp the poore lowlyones The hungry men he hathe satisfied with goodnes and them that appered ryche he hathe lefte voyde He hathe taken vp Israell his seruaunte thynkynge vpon hym to be saued for his mercyes sake Lyke as he promysed to our fathers as to Abraham to his seade for euermore Glorye be to the father c The Anthem Luke the .j. .ij. SOmtyme the scrypture with the gospell was so fre that they were preached of the mouthes of holy women as of our blyssed lady of Anna phaÌ„neles doughter of the foure doughters of phyllyp but now beholde sayth the lorde by his prophete Amos I shal sende an huÌ„gre in to the erthe not the hungre for bodely fode nor thirst for water but hungre and thurste to here the worde of the lorde and men shall go frome the one see to the other coÌ„passynge aboute frome the northe to the easte sekynge the worde of the lorde they shal not fynde it ¶ The versycle Oh lorde sende vs the preachers of thy worde Thanswere And geue vs grace to beleue it ameÌ„ orati O mercyful father which by thy worde madeste all thynges and by it shalt vnmake agayne at the tyme appoynted and with thy fearfull worde dydeste caste downe Adam with thy confortable worde lytfedest hym vp agayne also thrughe thy worde thou hast declared thy wyl geuen vs the knowlege of the by the fathers and ê“phetes at the last by thyn owne sonne christ sendyng hym to preache it as a thiÌ„g soo necessarye that without it there is no knowlege of the no faythe no saluation no helthe wherfore we beseche the for thy wordes
thy testimonies ar my delyght my counselees My soule cleued to therthe restore me acording to thy promyses My lyfe I haue shewed vnto the and thou hast grauÌ„ted me teache me thy ordinaunces Make me to vnderstonde the waies of thy comaundementes then shall I thynke vpon thy merueiles My soule was melted awaye with sorowfull thoughtes make me styffe agayne accordyng to thy promyses Turne thou awaye fro me the deceytfull waye make thy lawe plesaunte vnto me The true waye haue I chosen and thy pleasures I setted before my eyes I cleaued to thy testimonies o lorde let me not be shamed I shall runne in the waye of thy coÌ„maundementes for thou wylt ease my herte Teache me lorde the waye of thy ordynaunces and I shall marke it for euer Gyue me vnderstondyng and I shall kepe thy lawe I shall kepe it with al my herte Lede me by the pathe of thy preceptes for in it is my pleasure Bende my herte in to thy testimonies and not in to lucre Turne awaye my eyes leste they beholde vayne thynges in thy way quycken me Make faste thy promyses to thy seruante whiche is addicte vnto thy worshyp Turne away my shame whiche I feared for thy iudgementes ar fauourable Lo I desyred thy coÌ„maundementes restore me for thy ryghtwisnes Be present with me o lorde with thy mercy come to me with thy helpe accordynge to thy promyses That I myght haue to answere my reuylers for I stycke to thy promyses Suffer not at ony tyme the worde of trouth to be taken fro my mouthe for I haue respect vnto thy ordinaunces And I shal obserue thy lawe studiously euer worlde without ende I shall begynne to be at large restrayned with nothyng for I haue sought thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes I shall preach thy testimonies before kynges and shall not be confounded But shall delyte in thy preceptes whiche I haue loued I shall lyft vp my handê to do thy preceptê which I haue loued and shall thynke besely vpoÌ„ thy ordynaunces RemeÌ„bre thy promise to thy seruant in to the whiche thou haste caused me to trust Thy ê“mise is my coÌ„forte in my afflyction for it is it that restoreth me These proude vngodly haue scorned me sore but yet I swarued not froÌ„ tvy lawe I remeÌ„ber thy iudgemeÌ„tes which thou hast done from the begynnyng lord I was well conforted It kindled my herte and freted me sore to se these proude vngodly thus to forsake the lawe Thy ordynauÌ„ces were my songê whiles I here way fared a straunger In the nyghte shall I thynke vpon thy name o lorde and I shall obserue thy lawe This grace hast thou gyuen me that I myght obserue thy coÌ„mauÌ„dementes Thou art my lotte lorde I am full purposed to obserue thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes I longe for thy presence with all my hert haue mercy vpon me according to thy ê“myses I called to mynde my wayes I turned my feate vnto thy testimonyes I hasted my selfe deferred not to th enteÌ„t I wolde obserue thy pÌ„ceptê The vngodly coÌ„gregacioÌ„ hyndred me sore yet dyd I not forgete thy lawe At mydnight shal I ryse vp to prayse the for thy ryghtwyse iudgementes I associate my selfe with al that worshyp the with them that obserue thy coÌ„mauÌ„dementes The erth is full of thy goodnes lord nurture me in thy ceremonyes Thou hast delt fauorably with thy seruaÌ„t o lord according to thy ê“myse Lerne me rightly to sauour to knowe for I beleue thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tê Before I was tamed with afflictioÌ„ I erred but now I mark thy sayingê Thou art good gracyous instruct me in thy ordinauÌ„ces These proude vngodly framed togider theyr paynted lyes agaynst me but I shall obserue thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tê with all my hert Theyr grosse hertê are coÌ„geled lyke talowe but I shall delyte in thy lawe I was happy that thou tamedest me with affliction that I myght yet so be instruct in thy ordinauÌ„ces Better is the lawe of thy mouth to me thaÌ„ thousandê of golde siluer Thy haÌ„des haue fasshoned ordeyned me gyue me vnderstaÌ„ding to lerne thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tê They that fere yâ— shal be glad to se me so to cleue to thy ê“myses Now knowe I lorde that thy iudgemeÌ„tes are right good that thou hast scourged me of good entent But I beseche the let thy mercy be my coÌ„fort accordyng to those wordes which thou ê“mysedest to thy seruant Let me be in thy fauour I shall lyue for thy lawe is my delyte Let these proude vngodly be coÌ„fouÌ„ded for they go about to destroy me fautles but yet shal I in the meane tyme set al my mynde vpon thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes Let them that worship the knowe thy testimonyes turne vnto me My hert shal be ê‘fyte in thy ordinauÌ„ces wherfor I shal not be shamed My soule faynted longyng after thy sauyng helpe but yet I lyft vp my eyes vnto thy ê“mises My eyes daseled with lokyng vp after thy ê“mise I sayd whan wilt thou coÌ„fort me I was dryed away lyke a bladder haÌ„ged in the smoke but yet forget I not thy ordinauÌ„ces How longe shal thy seruaÌ„t suffer these thingê whan wilt thou at last gyue senteÌ„ce agaiÌ„st my pursuers These proude vngodly digged pitfalles for me whiche haue no respecte vnto thy lawe All thy pÌ„ceptes are faythfull and true they ê‘secute me vnworthyly helpe thou me They had almoost made an ende of me in therth but yet in no maner wyse forsoke I thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes Restore me for thy mercyes sake and than shall I kepe the testimonyes of thy mouth O Lorde thy worde standeth for euer in the heuens From generation to generation contynueth thy trouth thou hast set the erth and it staÌ„deth styll The tyme contynueth styll accordyng to thyne ordynaunce for all thynges are at thy coÌ„maundement Excepte thy lawe had ben my delyght I had perysshed in myne affliction I shall neuer therfore forgete thy coÌ„maundementes for by them thou hast refresshed me I am thyne saue thou me for I serched thy coÌ„maundementes The vngodly wayte to destroye me but I in the meane tyme shall endeuer me to vnderstande thy testymonyes I perceyue that euery thyng comprehensyble hath an ende but thy coÌ„maundementes are incomprehensyble O How excedyngly loued I thy lawe coÌ„tinually do I thinke therof Thou hast made me wiser than my enemyes thorowe thy preceptes for they are euer in my mynde I exceded all my teachers in ryght vnderstandyng for I am euer speakyng of thy testymonyes I passed euen the senyors in true vndstanding for I obserue marke thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes FroÌ„ euery euyll path I refrayned my feate to th entent I wolde obserue thy speches I haue not swarued froÌ„ thy pleasures for thou shalt instruct me O how swete are thy speaches in my taste they are sweter thaÌ„ any hony in my mouth I fetche my vnderstandyng at thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes wherfore I hate euery deceytfull path I haue sworne and shall pÌ„fourme in to kepe thy iust plesures I am febled with affliction lord restore me after thy ê“myses
contynually walkynge and goynge forthe in our iourney and encreasynge in vertue euen vnto our lyues ende as we sholde do And then lorde father that thou wolt wouchsaue for thy mercy and truthe sake to take vs out of this wretched worlde and gyue vs possessyon of that kyngdome that thou hast prepared for vs from the begynnynge of the worlde there to be sure and oute of doubte neuer to offende thy goodnes agayne but to reioyse in the laude prayse thy mercye together with all thyne holye aungelles and saintes in and by our swete sauiour Iesu Christe worlde without ende as thou haste ordayned vs to do wherfore lawde honour and glory power imperye and iubilacion be vnto the our aboue all blessed almyghty god Father and Sonne and holy ghoste thre parsons and one god in and by our swete sauyour Iesu Christe for euer and euer AMEN Here foloweth an effectuous prayer very nedefull in these laste and perylous dayes to be sayd with teares depe syghes from the botome of our herte the prayer of the prophet Esaye in the .lxiij. and .lxiiij. chapitours of his prophecyes for the restorynge of Chrystes poore chyrche scatered abrode with persecution forsaken and brente LOrde loâ—e out from heuâ—â—â— behode from thy holy habitacion from the seate of thy gloâ—â— where is thy strenghte where is thy soâ—te pleâ—tuouse pyty and the riche multitude of thy mercyes are al these hardened aganst me verely thou art our father Abrahâ—â— now knoweth not vs neyther Israel knoweth vs but thou lorde thou art our father thou art our redemer thy name is from the begynnyng wherfor hast thou made vs o lorde to 〈◊〉 froÌ„ thy wayes hast thou hardened our hertê least leaste we shulde feare the Turne that for thy promesse sake made to thy seruantes for the tribes of thy herytage for few of thy people enioyed the possession of theyr lande and that but a litell while our enemies vane spoiled thy holy place and troden it vnder theyr feate And we were regarded so vile as thought thou haddest neuer beÌ„ lorde ouer vs and as toughe thy gloriose name had neuer ben called vpon and shewd ouer vs I wolde thou woldest also breke heueÌ„s and come downe onâ— that yâ— hylles myght melte awaye at the presens as in the brennynge of a consumynge fyer where euen waterboyleth out fyer that thy name might be knoweÌ„ to thyne enemies these vngodly myght be shamed troubled at thy presens when thou wroughteste meruelous thyngê for vs than we loked not for them Thou camest downe the hylles wasted away with treÌ„blyng before thy face And froÌ„ the begynnyng herde they not nor ê‘ceyued with their eares nether with any eye was ther sene any god besidê the to haue wrought suche meruailes that to men which wayted not for ye. SoÌ„tyme thou mettest with meâ—â— whiche gladly dyd rightwisnes thought vpon that in thy wayes but now lo thou art angry bycause we are synners euer haue ben in synne although we were delyuered froÌ„ perils And al we are wrapped in fylthy vncleÌ„nes ye all our rightwisnes is spoâ—ted lyke the clothes of a menstruous womaÌ„ And all we are fallen away lyke leues And our iniqities haue caried vs away like a whirle wynde And there is none left that wyl cal or helpe in thy name no not one the wyll ryse vp holde the with prayer for thou hast hyd thy face froÌ„ vs. hast dried vs vp in the hande of our iniqite But now lorde thou art our father we are but clay thou art our potter all we are the workes of thy handes Be not angry lorde euer so sore remeÌ„bre not alwayes our wyckednes Lo beholde we beseche the all we are thy people the â—â—tees of thy holy place are forsakeÌ„ Syon is turned in to a deserâ—e IerusaleÌ„ is desolate the house of our holynes prayer of our glory in the which our fathers praysed â—he is turned in to an heape of fyre And al thinges wherin we delyte are turned in to wildernes Wylt thou not lorde be auenged of these thinges wylt thou holde thy peace scourge vs thus euer so greuously ¶ The songe of Anna Hescanas wyfe .j. regum .ij. wherin she prayseth god for that he gaue her a sone called Samuel after that she had ben longe bareyn MY hert is pleasauntly set at rest in the lord my strength to coÌ„ceyue is stered vp thorow my god Now may I speke frely to my ennemyes for I am made glad in my sauyour Ther is none so holy as is the lorde neyther is there any so myghty as is our God for thou arte he alone Boste not your selfe with many wordes soundyng so to your prayse speke no stoute no vayne wordes For the lord is god that knoweth all preparynge for hym selfe what he lusteth Stronge mens bowes he hath broken the weake are wel strengthened Men wel replenysshed are now famysshed yâ— hungry are wel satisfyed Whyles the bareyn is made full of chyldren the temyng woman can beare no frute It is the lorde yâ— sleeth reuyueth he bringeth men in to their graues reyseth them agayne The lorde empouereth and he maketh ryche he maketh men lowe lyfteth vp agayn He tereth vp the â—edy froÌ„ the dust ê“moteth the poore froÌ„ the dung To set hym vp with prynces holdyng his glorious seate regall gyuyng his pencioners theyr desyres For the threisholdes of the erth are that lordes he turneth the worlde vpoÌ„ them His sayntes fete he wyl kepe the vngodly shal kepe syleÌ„ce in darknes for no man shall be stronge thrugh his owne myght His owne aduersaryes shall feare the lorde for he wyl thondre vpon them from heuen The ryghtwyse lorde shall be iudge thorghout all the erth he wyll gyue the empery to his kyngê and wyll lyfte vp the power of his anoynted ¶ The prayer of the prophete Daniel for the reâ—â—oryng of Christes chyrche vnder the fygure of Ierusalem the chyldren of Israel beynge in captiuite at the Babylonytes Daniel â—x HAue the lorde god whiche art greate and reuerently â—o be feared keapyng couenaunt and â—ercy with them that loue the and kepe thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes We are sinners ye we haue coÌ„mitted vngodlines and are rebell agaynst the declynyng from thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes and pleasures for we haue not herde thy seruantes the prophetes which spoke in thy name to our kingê to our princes to our fathers and to al the people of the lande Ryghtwysnes lorde is with the but confusion couerâ—h our faces as this day well declarethe Conuersion is fallen vpoÌ„ the man of Iuda vpon thinhabyters of Ierusalem and vpon all Israell bothe farre and nyghe in all the landes in to the whiche thou calledste them for their offences coÌ„mytted agaynste the lorde we dare not loke vpon the for shame neyther our kyngê nor our prynces nor yet our fathers because they haue so â—ynned agaynst the. But with the lorde our god
are theyr plentuouse mercyes and forgyuenesses for we haue rebelled agaynste hym And haue not herde yâ— voyce oâ— our lord god to walke in his lawe whiche he gaue before vs by the handes of his seruantes the prophetes but al Israel hath transgressed thy lawes and haue gone backe because they wolde not heare thy voyce wherfore the curse othe are fallen vpoÌ„ vs as it is writeÌ„ in the law of Moyses yâ— seruaÌ„t of god because we haue offâ—nded hym he hath fulfilled his sayengê vpoÌ„ vs vpoÌ„ our iudges which iudged vs to brynge vpon vs this great plage which haue bene done in no place vnder heuen as is done vpon Ierusalem All these plages of the which it is witen in the law of Moyses are fallen vpon vs and yet we haue not prayed the face of the lorde our god to be conuerted frome our wyckednes that we myght vnderstonde thy truthe But the lorde hasted him to punisshmeÌ„t brought it vpoÌ„ vs for the lorde our god is ryghtwyse in al his workes whiche he hathe done and yet we herde not his voâ—ce But nowe lorde our god whiche leddest thy people out of the londe of Egipte from so stronge a poure and hast goten the a name as is now wel knowen we are synners and haue doone vngodlye lorde for all thy ryghtwysnes sake let thy wrath I besech the cease and thy hoote indignation also be turned from Ierusalem thy cytte the hyll of thy holines for because of our synnes and â—or the wyckednes of our fathers Ierusalem and thy people are brought in to an opprobry to all that dwel rounde about vs. And now our god heare the prayer of thy seruanâ—es and his depe desyres and lyghten thy presence vpoÌ„ thy sanctuarye thus desolate for Christes sake O my god bowe downe thyne eare and heare open thy eyes and beholde our desolations and the desolotion of thy cytie in the whiche thy name was wonte to be called vpon for we poure not furthe our prayers and these deape desyres before them our ryghtwysnesses but for thy plentuouse mercyes sake Lorde heare lorde be mercyfull lorde gyue hede and bryng this to passe tarye not for thy nowne sake lorde god for bothe thy cytie and thy people are called after thy name ¶ Prayer peaseth Goddes wrathe FOr asmuche as we haue nowe greuously offended our Lorde god and the dayes nowe begynne to appere of the whiche Christe his Apostles prophesyed sayenge there shulde come perelous tymes suche adflyctyon and persecution as haue not bene seene frome the begynnynge of the worlde I can not se how we myghte any other wyse pease goddes wrathe then by contynuall feruent prayer what thynge is it but the importune prayer of faythfull meÌ„ hath obtayned it of god at the last what thynge resysteth his wrathe vengeaunce more strongly then prayer Dyd not our lorde saye vnto Moses exod xxxij when the people of Israell had so greuouly offended hym Moses was bent to hym froÌ„ vengeaunce takynge dyd he not saye Moses let me go that my wrath myght be caste vpoÌ„ theÌ„ suffre me to destroy the but Moses peased his haslye wrath with this prayer sayeng Wherfore oh lorde is thy wrath thus kyndled againste thy people whom thou haste led oute of Egipte in so greate strenghte so stronge power I besech the let not the Egiptians saye he hath led them out craftely to slee them in the mountayns and to quenche there name for euer let thy wrath therfore ceasle and be thou peaced vpon the wickednes of thy people RemeÌ„ber Abraham Isaac and Israel thy seruantes to whom thou sworest by thyne owne selfe sayenge I shall multyply your sede and encrease it lyke the nombre of the starres of the Heuen and all this lande of the whiche I haue spoke so oft to you shal I gyue to your sede and ye shall possesse it a longe tyme. After this prayer the lorde was peased so that he powerde not forthe his wrathe vpon his people as he sayde that he wolde haue done Consideryng therfore prayer to be of suche efficacye and vertue and that Christe hym selfe coÌ„maunded vs to praye also in these perelous dayes me thynketh it necessary that the laye people shulde haue the prayers moste conuenyent for this tyme whiche prayers are psalmes and that iÌ„ Englysshe that theyr fayth myghte the more encrese theyr deuotion also by whose prayers the wrath of god moughte be peased and we myghte be restored in to his fauor and grace Whiche graunte vs our father by his sonne Iesus Christe Amen ¶ Thus endeth the prymer in Englysshe with many goodly and godly praiers Imprented at London in Flerstrete by Iohan Byddell Dwellyng next to Flete Brydge at the signe of our Lady of pytye for wyllyam Marshall ¶ Cum grÌ„a priuilegio regali Gratia sumus seruati ¶ Iohan Byddell preÌ„ter charitas ols suffcâ—t ¶ An exposition after the maner of a coÌ„templacyon vpon the .li. psalme called Miserere mei Deus ALas wretche that I am confortlesse forsaken of all men which haue offended both heuen earth whether shall I go or whether shall I turne me To whoÌ„ shall I flye for socoure Who shall haue pytye or coÌ„passion on me vnto heueÌ„ dare I not lifte vp myne eyes for I haue greuously synned agaynst it And in the earthe can I fynde no place of defence for I haue bene noysom vnto it What shall I nowe do shall I despayre God forbyd full mercyfull is god and my sauiour is meke and louyng therfore only god is my refuge he wyll not despyse his creature neither forsake his owne ymage Unto the therfore most meke and merciful god come I all sad and sorowfull for thou onely art my hope and thou art onely the toure of my defence But what shall I say vnto yâ— syth I dare not lyft vp myne eyes I wyll poure oute the wordes of sorowe I wyll hartelye beseche the for mercye and wyll saye Haue mercy vpon me oh god accordynge to thy greate mercye ¶ God whiche dwellest in lyghte that no man can attayne God whiche art hid and canst not be sene with bodely eyes nor coÌ„prehended with ony vnderstondynge that euer was made nether expressed with the tongues of men or angels My god the which art incomprehensible do I seke the which canst not be expressed do I cal vpon what thinge so euer thou art which art in euery place I knowe that thou art the most hye excellent thyng yf thou be a thynge and not rather the cause of all thynge yf I may so call the for I fynde no name by the whiche I maye name or expresse thyne in enarrable maiesty God I saye whiche art all thynges that are in the for thou art euen thyne owne wysdom thy power and thy moste gloriouse felycyte Seynge therfore that thou art mercyful what art thou but euen the very mercy it selfe And what am I but very myserye Beholde therfore o god whiche art mercye beholde
myserye is before the what shalt thou do mercye truely thy worke canst thou do otherwyse then thy nature is And what is thy worke verely to take awaye mysery and to lyfte vp them yâ— are in wretched condicyon therfore haue mercy on me oh god God I saie whiche art mercye take awaye my misery take awaye my synnes for they are myne extreme miserye Lyfte vp me which am so miserable shew thy worke in me and exersyse thy power vpon me One depth requireth a nother the depthe of myserye requireth the depthe of mercye The depthe of synne axeth the depthe of grace fauoure Greater is the depthe of mercy then the depth of mserye Let therfore the one depth swalow vp the other Let the botomlesse depthe of mercye swalow vp the profounde depth of myserye ¶ Haue mercy on me oh god according to thy greate mercye Not after the mercye of men whiche is but small but after thyne owne mercy whiche is greate which is vnmesurable which is incoÌ„preheÌ„sible which passeth all synnes without comparison Accordynge to that thy greate mercy with the whiche thou hast so loued the world that thou woldest geue thyne only sonne What mercye can be greater What loue can be more Who can despayre Who shulde not haue good confidence God was made maÌ„ and crucyfied for men Therfore haue mercye on me oh God accordynge to this thy greate mercye by the whiche thou hast geuen thy sonne for vs by whiche throughe hym thou haste taken awaye the synne of the worlde by whiche through his crosse thou haste lyghtened all men by whiche through hym thou hast redressed all thynges in heuen and erth Wash me oh lorde in his bloude lyghten me in his humilite redresse me in his resurreccion Haue mercye on me oh god not after thy smal mercy for that is but thy small mercy in comparison when thou helpest men of theyr bodely euylles but it is greate when thou forgeuest synnes and dost eleuate men by thy fauoure aboue the toppe of the erth Euen so Lorde haue mercye on me accordinge to this thy greate mercye that thou turne me vnto the. that thou put out my synnes that thou iustefie me by thy grace fauoure And accordinge to the multitude of thy compassions wype awaye myne iniquite ¶ Thy mercy lorde is the habundaunce of thy pytye by the whiche thou lokest gentely on the poore and wretched Thy compassions are the workes and processes of thy mercy Marie Magdalene came vnto thy fete good Iesu she wasshed theÌ„ with her teares wyped theÌ„ with her here thou for gauest her and sentest her awaye in peace this was Lorde one of thy compassions Petre denyed the and forsoke the with an othe thou lokedste vpoÌ„ hym and he wepte bitterly thou forgaueste hym and madeste hym one of the chyef amonge thyne Apostles this was lorde a nother of thy copassions The these on the crosse was saued with one worde Paule in yâ— furious wodnes of his persecution was called and by by fulfylled with the holy ghoste these arâ— lorde thy compassions The tyme shulde fayle me yf I sholde numbre all thy merciable copassions for loke how many ryghtwyse men there be so many ar thy godly compassions There is none that can glorye in hym selfe Let them all come that ar ryghtwyse other in erth or in heauen and let vs axe them before the whether they be saued by theyr owne power and vertue And surely all they wyll aunswere with one herte and one mouthe sayenge Not vnto vs Lorde not vnto vs but vnto thy name geue all the prayse for thy mercye and for thy truthes sake For they in theyr owne swerde possessed not the lande theyr owne arme or power saued the nor but thy right hande thyne arme the lyghteÌ„ing of thy couÌ„tenauÌ„ce for thou delytedste in theÌ„ that is they are not saued for theyr owne deseruynges lest ony man shold boste him selfe but because it pleased the so to be whiche thynge the prophet doth also more expreslye witnesse of the when he sayth he saued me because he wolde haue me Sith therfore that thou art the same god with whoÌ„ is no alteration or variablenesse neyther art thou chauÌ„ged vnto darknesse and we thy creatures as well as our fathers whiche were borne vnder coÌ„cupiscence synners as well as we and syth there is but one mediator atonemente betwene god and man that is Christ Iesus which endureth for euer why doste thou not poure on thy plentuous compassyons vpon vs as well as thou didest vpon our fathers hast thou forgoten vs or are we only synners dyd not Christe dye for vs Are all thy mercies spenâ— and none lefte ¶ Lorde our god I desyre and hertely beseche the to put out myne iniquite accordyng vnto the multitude of thy compassions For many ye and infinite ar thy compassions that accordynge I saye to the multytude of thy coÌ„passions thou vouchsafe to quench my synne that as thou hast drawen and receyued iÌ„numerable synners and haste made them ryghtuous euen so that thou wylte drawe and take me and make me ryghtwyse throughe thy grace and fauour therfore accordyng to the multitude of thy copassions wype away myne iniquite Clense and purifie myne herte that after all myne iniquitie is put out all my vnclennesse clensed it maye be as a clene table in the whiche the fynger of god may wryte the lawe of his loue and charite with the whiche can none iniquite continue Yet washe me more from myne iniquite and clense me from my synne ¶ I graunte and knowlege oh lorde thou hast ones put out myne iniquite thou hast put it out agayne and haste washed me a thousande tymes how be it yet washe me froÌ„ myne iniquite for I am fallen agayne Doste thou vse to spare a synfull man vntyll a certeyne numbre of his synne whiche when Peter enquyred how often shal my brother offende agaynst me and I shal forgeue hym whether seuen tymes thou answeredste I saye not seuen tymes but seuentye tymes seuen tymes takynge that certeyne nuÌ„bre for an infinite nuÌ„bre Sith then that a man must forgeue so ofteÌ„ shalt thou in pardonyng forgeuenes be passed of a man is not God more then man is be not better then man ye rather God is the great lorde euery man lyuyng is nothinge but all vanite And only god is good and euery man a lyar hast thou not sayed In what houre so euer the synner doth repent I wyll not remeÌ„bre any of his iniquities Beholde I a synner do repeÌ„te morne for myne olde preuy sores festred within now ar they broken forth for myne owne folyshnesse I am depressed and sore broken I walke in continuall morninge I am feble and very weake I roored for the sorowe of myne herte Lorde all my desyres are before the and my sorowfull syghes ar not vnknowne vnto the. Myne herte treÌ„bleth and panâ—eth for sorow my streÌ„gth fayleth me and euen the very syghte of
am the waye truth and lyfe he is the very truthe of whom all truthe is named in heuen and in earthe this is it that thou haste loued and in it only haste thou delyted for thou dydeste fynde it pure and with out spotte and woldeste that it shulde dye for synners Kepe therfore Oh god this truthe beholde I am a greate synner in whome thou mayste kepe it to whome thou mayst forgeue many synnes whome thou mayste purifye in the bloude of thy Chryste and whome thou mayste redeme through his passion why Oh Lorde hast thou geueÌ„ me this knowlege of thi sonne and this fayth of hym Because I sholde se my redempcyon and not to attayne it that I myght by that meanes be the more vexed with sorowe God forbyd But rather that I maye perceyue the remission of my synnes purchased by Christes bloude and so by his grace maye obteyne it Purge me therfore redeme me oh lorde for thou hast vttered vnto me the vnknowne and secret poyntes of thy wysdome that this knowlege maye helpe me and brynge me vnto health for truely the Phylosophers neuer knewe these thyngê they were vnknowne vnto them yea and vtterly hyd froÌ„ them And no man knewe these thynges excepte a fewe whom thou louedste entyrelye before thy sonnes incarnacyon ¶ The moste curious serchers of the worlde I meane the wyse men of this worlde lifted vp theyr eyes aboue heuen yet coulde not fynde this thy wysdom for thou haste hyd these thynges from the wyse and prudente and haste opened them vnto babes that is to huÌ„ble fysshers and thy holy propehtes which also haue vttered them vnto vs. And so hast thou vttered the vnknowne and secrete thynges of thy wysdom and of thy scryptures vnto me why do I knowe them in vayne I knowe theym surelye in vayne if they profyt me not vnto my helth and saluacion For the philosophers when they knewe god by his meruelous creatures they gloryfied hym not as god neyther were thankefull but vexed full of vanities in theyr imaginacyons and theyr folysshe hertes were blynded When they counted them selues wyse they became foles Wylt thou suffer me lorde to be of theyr numbre God forbyd For thou arte euen mercye it selfe which doth neuer vtterly forsake any man Fauoure therfore lorde fauour and spare thy seruaunt and coÌ„maunde hym to be of the numbre of thy babes that the vnknowne secretes of thy wysdom whiche thou haste opened to hym maye leade hym vnto the fountayne of wysdome whiche is an hye that thou mayste be praysed in the worke of thy mercye whiche thou doste exercyse towardes thy seruante Lorde whiche neuer forsakest them that truste in the. Sprynkle me Lorde with ysope and so shall I be clene thou shalt washe me and then shall I be whytter then snowe ¶ Because lorde that thou haste loued the truthe and haste opened vnto me the vnknowne secretes of thy wisdom I am wel counforted and I trust that thou wylt not cast me out of thy fauoure but thou wylte sprynkle me with ysope and soo shall I be clensed Ysope is a lowe herbe it is hote and of a good sauour whiche sygnyfyeth nothynge els but thy onely sone our lord Iesu chryst which humbled hym self vnto deth euen vnto the deth of the crosse Which with the hete of his feruent charyte loued vs and washed vs from our synnes in his bloude Which with the redolent sauoure of his beneuolence and ryghtuousnes replenyshed the hole worlde Therfore with this ysope shalte thou spryncle me when thou poureste vpon me the vertue of his bloude when Chryste thrughe fayth shall dwell in me when thrughe loue I am ioyned with hym when I shall countrefayte his humylyte and passyon then shall I be clensed frome all myne vnclennes Then shalte thou washe me with myne owne teares which flowe out of the loue of christ then shall I syghe vntyll I be werye I shall water my bed euery nyght with my teares so that it shall swymme in them then shalte thou wasshe me and I shall be whytter then snowe Snowe is whyte and colde but lorde yf thou spryncle me with ysope I shall be more whyter then snowe for I shall be thrughly endued with thy splendent light whiche passeth all bodelye wytnesse And when I am enflamed with that lyght I shall forsake all my carnall coÌ„cupiscences colde vnto worldly thigê eÌ„flamed vnto heueÌ„ly Unto my hearynge shalte thou geue ioye and gladnes my brosed bones shall be refreshed ¶ Then lorde shall I pray vnto the erly that is in the begynnyge of thy lyght shalt thou heare my voyce and I shal heare what the lorde god shall speake in me for he shall speake peace for his people and shall geue me peace Lorde thou shalte geue me peace for I haue trusted in the vnto my hearyng shalt thou geue ioy and glagdnesse when I shall heare that confortable wordes that marie herde And what herde marie I speake of that marye which sate at the fete of Iesus mat xxvj what herde she Thy fayth hath saued the go thy wayes in peace Let me also heare that the thefe herde this daye shalte thou be with me in paradyse then shall I haue ioye for the remyssyon of my synnes and gladnesse for thy bounteous and lyberall promyses shall I not reioyce and be glad when thou shalt gyue me two folde for all my synnes then shall I begynne to taste how swete the lorde is then shall I lerne to be coÌ„uersant in heuenly thiÌ„gê and shall saye with the prophete how great and copious is that swetenesse lorde which thou haste layde vppe for theym that feare the. Then shall I reioyse and be glad and my brosed bones shall be refresshed What are the bones whiche sustayne the flesshe but the powers of oure soule and reason that bere vp the fraylte of oure flesshe that he runne not hedlonge in to all vyces that a man fall not hole in to vanite and so consume awaye These bones I saye are sore brosed for the reason is very weake and the wyll is prone ready to all myschyef for euen nowe the fleshe obeyeth not reason but reason muste obaye the flesshe so that I can not resist vyce for my bones at brosed And why are they brosed for they haue forsaken the the fountaine of liuyng water and haue dygged for them selues cesterns full of chynnes whiche can holde no waters for they are not filled with thy grace withoute whiche no man can lyue well for without the we can do nothyng They trusted in theyr owne power which is no power and therfore decayed they in theyr owne folysshnesses Therfore let thy power come oh lorde and then shal these brosed bones be refresshed let thy grace come that faith which worketh through loue Let thy powers and giftes assist me and then my brosed bones shall be refreshed for my reason shall be mercy my memorye glad and my wyll full of ioye And thus shall they all
canst rayse vp chldren vnto Abraham neither can my synnes be impediment vnto the yf thou wylte do this but rather where synne is so aboundaunte there aboundeth grace Paule yet brethynge our â—â—reatnynges and slaughter agayyste the dyscyples of the lorde receyued coÌ„myssyon that yf he â—ounde ony whether they were men or women whiche folowed the professed thy fayth he sholde brynge them presoners to Hierusalem And forthe was he goynge lyke a mad harebrayn and as a rauenyng wolfe for to stray a brode rauâ—sh and kyll thy shepe But whylles he was yet in his iourney euen in the heate of his persecucion and in actuall doynge of his synne whyles he was persecuting the and wolde haue sâ—ayne thy chosen hauyng no maner of preparatyue vnto grace neyther yet knowlege of his synÌ„e when with herâ— and wyl he was thyne aduersarie blasphemed and cursed the. Beholde the voyce of thy mercyable pytye vnto hiÌ„ sayeng saule saule why persecureste me by the whiche voyce he was immedyatlye bothe layed a longe and raysed vp he was layde a longe and ouerthrowne as coÌ„cernyng his body but he was raysed vp with the mynd thou raysedste hym vp that was in the slepe of darke ignorauncie and pouredst in thy gloryous lyght in those yeis which were oppressed with this blynde sleape thou shewedst him thy fauourable face and endued hym with thy gracious mercy Then was he reysed as it had bene frome dethe he opened his yeis he sawe the and sayd lord what wylt thou that I do after dydest thou send a shepe to this wolfe for thou coÌ„maundest â—nanias to go vnto him And then was he baptysed and anone was he replenyshed with the holy ghost and was made a chosen vessel to beare thy name before kinges natioÌ„s the chylder of Israel And without delaye he entred in to the synagoges and preached thy name stoutlye affyrmynge that thou arte chryste He dysputed preuayled and confouÌ„ded the Iues. Beholde lorde euen streyght of a persecutoure thou madest hym a preacher suche a preacher that laboured more then all the other Appostles O how greate is thy powere yf thou wylt of a wycked man make a ryghtwyse or of a ê‘secutoure a preacher who shal forbyd the who shall resyst the who maye saye vnto the why doest thou so All thingê that thou woldest haue thou made in heuen and in erthe in the see and in all bottomlesse depth Therfore impure it not to arrogancye yf I coueyte thrughe thy power and not thrugh myne owne to teche the wycked thy wayes for I know that I can offre nothynge whiche can be so acceptable in thy godly syghte this is the most pleasaunt sacryfyce also for my for my singuler profit now if thou chauÌ„â—â— me in to an other man then will I teache the wycked thy wayes not the wayes of Plato and Aristole not the intricate and sotle proposicyons of mannes wytte not the instructions of phylosophye not the paynted wordes and vayne coulours of yâ— rethorycans Not worldly maters and policyes not vnfrutfull wayes of vanite not wayes that leade men in to deathe But thy wayes and thy preceptes whiche lead vnto lyfe nether wyll I teache them only one waye but many wayes for manye are thy coÌ„maundementes how be it all these wayes ende in one that is in loue charyte whiche doth so combynde the faythfull hertes that they haue one mynde and one wyll in god Or elles maye we vnderstonde by thy many waies the dyuers maner of liuyng wherin euery man walketh accordyng to his vocacyon some maryedâ— some lyuynge chaste in wedowhod some vyrgyns and so forth these walke after dyuerse wayes in to theyr heuenlye inherytaunce euery man chosyng one in the whiche he may best subdue his rebellyous meÌ„bres Thus wyll I teache the wycked thy wayes accordyng to theyr capacite and coÌ„â—â—cyon And the vngodly shall be coÌ„uerted vnto the for I wyll preache vnto theym not my selfe but Christ crucified and they shal be conuerted not vnto my prayse but vnto the geuyng the all honour prayse they shal leaue theyr owne wayes come vnto thyne that they may walke in them and so consequently attayne vnto the. Delyuer me frome bloudes oh god the god of my helthe and my tongue shal tryumphe vpon thy ryghtwysnes ¶ I am styâ—led in moch bloude and from the depth of it shall I crye vnto the lorde Lorde herken vnto my voyce Tarye not lorde for I am euen at the verye poynte of deathe this bloude that I speake of ar my synnes for as the bodelye lyfe consysteth in bloude euen so is the lyfe of a synner in his synne poure out the bloude and the beaste dyeth poure out the synne knowlegynge it vnto god and the synner dyeth and is made ryghtwyse Neyther am I wrapped in bloude but ouerwhelmed and drowned in bloudes ful stremes of bloudê do dryue me in to hell helpe me lorde leste I peryshe Oh God whiche gouernest all â—hynges whiche onely canst delyuer me in whose hande is the spirite of al lyfe ryd and purge me from these bloudes Deliuer me from bloudes Oh God the auctor of my healthe God in whome onelye consysteth my saluacyon Delyuer me Lorde as thou delyueredst Noe from the waters of the floude Delyuer me as thou delyueredst Lothe frome the fyer of Sodom Delyuer me as thou delyueredst the chyldren of Israel frome the depthe of the red see delyuer me as thou delyuerdst Ionas froÌ„ the bely of the whale deliuer me as thou delyueredst the thre chyldren from the furnace of burnyng fyer Delyuer me as thou delyueredst Peter frome the peryll of the see Delyuer me as thou deliueredst Paule from the depthe of the see Delyuer me as thou hast delyuered infinyte synners from the power of deathe and from the gates of hell And then shall my tongue tryumphe thy ryghtwysnes that is for thy ryghtwysnes whiche I shall feale ane perceyue in me through thy gracyous fauoure For thy ryghtwysnes as thapostle saythe Ro. iij. cometh by the faythe of Iesus Christe vnto all and vpon all them that beleue in hym then shall my tongue tryumphe in praysyng this thy ryghtwysnes coÌ„mendynge thy fauoure magnifieng thy pyty knowlegynge my synnes that thy mercye may be declared in me which wold vouch safe to iustefye suche a greate synner and that all men may knowe that thou sauesâ— them whiche truste in the and delyuerest them from extreme anguysshe and aduersite o lorde our god Lorde opeÌ„ thou my lippes and then my mouth shal shewe forthe thy prayse ¶ Thy prayse is â— great thynge o lorde for it proceadeâ—h oâ—â— of thy fountayne wherof no synner â—â—â—â—keth It is no glorious prayse that cometh of a synners mouthe delyuer me therfore froÌ„ bloude oh lorde the god of my heâ—â—he my tongue shall magnifie thy ryghtwysnes And then shalte thou lorde open my lyppes my mouth shal shewe forthe 〈◊〉 prayse for thou hast the kaye of Dauid whiche shertest no man openeth opeâ—est
no man shetteth therfore open thou my lyppes as thou openest the mouthes of infantes sucktlynges out of whose mouthes thou hast stablisshed thi praise These truely were thy Prophetes Apostels and other saintes which haue praised the with a syngle and pure herte and mouth not the Philosophers oratours which haue sayde we wyll magnyfie our tongue our lyppes be in our owne power who is our god They opened theyr owne mouthes thou openedst them not neither yet stablysshedst thy prayse out of thyr mouthes Thy infauntes lorde praysed the and deâ—â—pysed theÌ„ selues The phylosophers went aboute to prayse them selues and magnifye theyr owne name Thy suckelynges extolled thy fame glorye which they knew throughe heuenlye fauoure The philosophers knowyng the only by natural creatures coulde neuer perfeytlye expresse thy renowne Thy sayntê magnified the with theyr hert mouth and good workes The philosophers only with wordes and their own sotle imaginations thy chyldreÌ„ haue spred thy glorie throughout all the worlde The philosophers haue instruct but a few of theyr own adherentê Thy freÌ„des with spredyng thy glorye haue conuerted innumerable men from synne vnto vertue and vnto true felicyte The Philosophers nether knewe true vertues neither yet true felycyte Thy welbeloued haue preached openlye thy bounteous gentlenes mercyable fauoure whiche thou shewedst in thy deare sonne vnto all the worlde But the philosophers coulde neuer attayne to knowe it Therfore out of the mouthe of infauntes and suckelynges haste thou stablysshed thy praise for it haue euer pleased the to exalte the humble and brynge lowe the proude now seynge thou dost euer resyst the proude geue me true humilite that thou mayste stablysshe thy prayse by my mouthe Geue me a chyldes herte for excepte I turne backe become as a chylde I can not entre in to the kyngdome of heuen make me as one of thy infauntes or suckelynges that I maye euer hange on the teates of thy wysdome for thy teates are better then wyne and thy wysdome better then all rychesse so that nothynge can be compared vnto it for it is to meÌ„ an infinite treasure whiche they that vse are made pertetakers of the frendshyp of god therfore yf thou make me a childe theÌ„ shalt thou stablysshe thy prayse in my mouthe for then shalte thou open my lyppes my mouth shall shewe forth thy prayse shall ê‘feytly declare it euen as thou hast publyshed it by the mouth of thyne infantê and suckelinges Yf thou hadst desyred sacrifices I had surely offered them but thou delyghtedst not in brente sacryfices ¶ My mouth lorde shall shewe forth thy gloryous fame for I knowe that this thyng is most acceptable vnto the sith thou saiest by the prophet Psal. xlix the sacrifice of prayse shall glorifie me by the meanes shall I be entised to shew him my sauing helth therfore wyll I offer prayse vnto the eueÌ„ the praise of infauntes suckelynges for my synnes And why shall I offer for my synnes tother praise theÌ„ sacryfice for if thou haddest desyred sacryfices I had surely ofred them but thou delyghtest not in brente sacryfices canst thou be pacefied with the bloude of calues or gootê Wilt thou eate the fleshe of bulles or drynke the bloude of gootes Other dost thou desyre golde whiche possessest heuen and earthe other wylt thou that I sacryfice my body vnto the whiche desyrest not the deathe of a synner but rather that he were conuerted and lyue Neuerthelesse I wyll chasten my fleshe in a measure that through thy grace it maye be subdued vnto reason and obey it for in this poynt also yf I passe measure bryng my body so lowe that it is vn apte to serue my neyghboure and to do that office whiche is apoynted me of god it shall be imputed vnto me for synne Let your seruing of god be resonable sayth the apostle Ro. xij And thou haste sayde also by the prophete I require mercy and not sacrifice Osee. vi Therfore shal my mouthe shewe forth thy prayse for this oblacion doth honour the and sheweth vs the way vnto thy sauyng helth My herte is ready oh god my hert is readye it is ready through thy grace to do all thynges whiche are pleasaunt vnto the this one thynge haue I founde most acceptable vnto the that wyl I offer vnto the that shall euer be in my herte on that shall my lyppes euer be harpynge yf thou haddest desyred a bodely sacryfyce I wolde surely haue geueÌ„ it the for my herte is readye through thy grace to fulfyll thy wyll but in suche brente sacryfyce haste thou no delyght thou madest the body for the spirit therfore seakest thou spirituall thyngê and not bodelye for thou sayste in a certeyne place Prouerb xxiij My sonne geue thine herte vnto me this is the herte that pleaseth the. Let vs offer vnto the an herte repentynge with sorow of our fynnes and enflamed with the loue of heuenlye thyngê and then wylte thou desyre no more for with suche a sacryfyce wylte thou be content A sacryfyce to god is a broken spyryte a contrite and humble herte thou shalte not despyse oh god ¶ A broken spirite and not broken fleshe pleaseth the o Lorde for the fleshe is broken and vexed because he hath not the carnall thynges that he desyreth or els fealeth in hym selfe suche thynges as he hateth But the spyrite is broken and vnquyeted for his faute because he hath offended agaynst god whom he loueth He soroweth that he hathe synned agaynste his maker redeemer the he hath despysed his bloude that he hathe not regarded suche a good louynge father this broken sorowynge spryte is vnto the a sacryfyce of most swete sauoure whiche notwithstondynge hathe his confeccyon of most bytter spyces euen of the remeÌ„braunce of our synnes for whyles our synnes are gathered togyther in to the morter of the herte and beaten with the pestle of conpunccyon and made in to poudre and watered with teares therof is made an oyntemente and sacryfyce moost swete which redolent offrynge thou wylt not despyse for thou wylt not despyse a coÌ„tryte and humble herte Therfore he that breaketh his stonye herte whiche is made with the most harde stones of synne that he maye therof prepare an oyntmente of repentaunce in abouÌ„daunce of teares not despayrynge of the multytude and greuousnes of his synnes but humblye offerynge this sacryfyce vnto the he shall in no wyse be despysed of the for a broken humble hert wylt thou not despise oh god Marye magdalyn whiche was a notable synner made suche an oyntment and put it in the allablaster boxe of her herte she feared not to entre iÌ„ to the Pharesees house she humbled her selfe flatte before thy fete she was not a shamed to wepe at thy meletyde she coulde not speake for inwarde sorowe but her herte melted in to teares with the whiche she washed thy fete she wypyd them with her here immedyatlye ye anoynted theym with
oyntment and ceased not kyssynge them Who euer sawe suche a nother thyng ye or who hath euer herde of a thynge lyke vnto this Surely her sacryfyce pleased the well and was so acceptable that thou prefarredst it aboue the Pharise which in his owne syght was ryghtwyse for it may be gathered of thy wordes Luce. vij that there was so moch dyfference betwen the ryghtwysnes of marye the pharesee as there was dyfference betwene these to washe the fete with water to washe them with teares to kysse one on the face and not to cease to kysse the feete to anoynt the hed with oyle and to anoynt the fete with most precyous oyntment ye moche more precelled she the pharesee for he neyther gaue the water kysse nor oyle O grete is thy power Lord grete is thy myght which declareth it selfe most cheeflye in sparynge and hauynge compassyon Now se I well that a contryte meke herte thou shalt not despyse oh lord And therfore endeuoure I my selfe to offre suche an herte vnto ye. Nether is it ynough that I saye so outwardely for thou arte a god whiche searchest our hertes raynes Accepte therfore this my sacryfyce and ye it be vnperfyte amende thou the defaulte which onely arte of power that to do that it may be a brent sacryfyce all hole enflamed with the heate of thy bounteous cheryte that it may be acceptable vnto the or at the leest that thou despyse it not for yf thou despyse it not I knowe well that I shall fynde fauoure before the and then shall none of thy sayntes other in heauen or erthe despyse me Deale gentlye of thy fauourable beneuolence with syon Let the walles of Hierusalem be bylte agayne ¶ Be cause it is wreten Psalm xvlij vnto the holy man thou shalte be holy with the innocen shalte thou deale innocenlye with the pure and chosen shalte thou doo purelye and with the wycked shalte thou playe ouertwarte I am verye desyrous yâ— all men were saued and that they sholde come vnto the knowlege of the truth which thynge were very necessarye for them and also for my profyte for by theyr prayers exortations and examples I myght ryse froÌ„ this fylthye synne and be prouoked daylye to procede vnto better I beseche the therfore Oh Lorde althoughe I be a synne that thou of thy fauourable beneuolence woldest deale gentlye with syon that the walles of HierusaleÌ„ myght be bilt agayn Syon is thy chyrche for syon by interpretacyon sygnyfyeth a footehyll or a place where a man maye se farre aboute hym And euen so thy chyrche thrughe the grace of the holy ghoste beholdeth a farre of the glorye of god accordynge to the capacyte of this lyfe and therfore sayed the apostle ij Corynth iij. all we with an vncouered face beholdyng as in a glasse the glorye of the lorde after the same ymage at transformed from glorye to glorye as by the sprete of the lorde Lorde god howe small is thy Chyrche at this daye almost the hole worlde is fallen frome the for there are manye mo myscreauntes then chrysten and yet amonge the chrysteÌ„ how many are there which forsake worldly thynges and seke the glory of the lorde surely ye shall fynde very fewe in coÌ„paryson of theym whiche are addycte to worldye thynges whose god is thyr belye and glorye to theyr shame and confusyon Deale gentelye Lorde of thy fauourable beneuolence with Syon that it maye be encreased bothe in multytude and also in good lyuyng Beholde frome heauen and deale gentelye as thou arte wonte to do that thou wylte sende amonge vs the fyre of thy charyte whiche maye consume all our synnes Deale lorde accordynge to thy fauourable beneuolence and do not with us after our deseruyng nether yelde thou vs againe according to our iniquities but ordre vs accordynge to thy greate mercye Thou art Lorde our father and redemer thou art our hope and euerlastyng helthe Euery man desyreth goodnes of the yf thou geue it them then shall they gather it yf thou open thy hande all shall be tylled with plenty when thou turnesâ— away thy face then are they astonyed wheÌ„ thou gatherest in theyr breth then are they dead and returne in to erthe And agayne when thou brethedst on them then are they created anew and thus renuest thou the face of the earth Psalme C.iiij Lorde I praye the what profyt is there in the dampnacyon of so many thousande men Hell is fylled and thy churche doth daylye decrease Aryse Lorde why sleapest thou so longe Aryse and dyffer not vnto the ende Deale gently of thy fauourable beneuoleÌ„ce with Syon that the walles of Ierusalem may be buylded agayne what is Ierusalem whiche by interpretacyon signyfyeth the vysyon of peace but the holye congregacyon and cytye of the blessed whiche is our mother Her walles were decayed when Lucyfer with his aungels fel in to whose places are the ryghtwyse men receyued Deale therfore gentlye Oh Lorde with Syon that the numbre of thy chosen may shortlye be fulfylled and that the walles of Ierusalem may be edefied and fynisshed with newe stones whiche shal euer prayse the and endure euerlastynglye Then shalte thou accepte the sacryfyce of ryghtwysnes oblacyons and brente offerynges then shall they laye vpon thyne altare wanton calues ¶ When thou haste delt gentlye of thy fauourable will beneuolence wiâ—h Syon then shalte thou accepte the sacryfyce of ryghtwysnes for thou shalte consume it with burnyng fier of thy loue and charite so acceptedst thou the sacrifices of Moyses and Helyas And then acceptest thou the sacryfices of ryghtwysnes when thou fattenest with thy grace the soules whiche endeuoure them selues to lyne rightwisly What profiteth to offer sacryfices vnto the when thou acceptest them not oh Lorde Howe manye sacryfyces offer we nowe a dayes whiche are not pleasaunt vnto the but rather abhomynable for we offre not the sacryfyces of ryghtwysnes but oure owne ceremonyes and therfore are they not accepted nor regarded of the. Where is nowe the glorye of the Apostles where is the valyaunt perseueraunce of martyrs where is the frute of preachers where is that holye symplicyte of them that vsed to lyue solitarye where are now the vertues and workes of the christen whiche were in olde tyme Then shalt thou excepte theyr sacryfices when thou shalt decke and garnyshe them with thy grace and vertues ¶ Also yf thou deale gently with Syon of thy fauourable beneuolence then shalte thou delyght in sacryfyces of ryghtwisnes for the people shall begynne to lyue well to kepe thy coÌ„maundementes and to deale iustlye and so shall thy people be endued with thy benefytes and blessynge Then shall the oblacyons of the preestes and of the clargie be acceptable vnto the for they shall forsake theyr carnal affection and endeuoure them selues vnto a more perfeyte lyfe and so shall the oyntment of thy blyssynge descende vpon theyr heades Then shall the brente offerynges of the relygyous be pleasaunte to the for they