vnderstand this thing verse 7 When so the wicked at their will as gras do spring full fast They when they florish in their ill for euer shal be wast verse 8 But thou art mighty Lord most high yea thou doest raigne therfore In euery tyme eternally both now and euermore verse 9 For why O Lord behold and see behold thy foes I say How all that workâ— iniquitie shall perish and decay verse 10 But thou like as acâ— Vntoorn shalt lift my horne on â—y With fresh and new prepared oyle thine â—oynted kyng am I. verse 11 And of my foes before myne eyes shall see the fall and shame Of all that vp agaynst me rise myne eare shall heare the same verse 12 The iust shall florish vp on â—y as Date trees bud and blow And as the Cedâ—â—s multiply and Libanus that grow verse 13 For they are planted in the place and dwelling of our God Within his courts they spryng apace and florishall abroad verse 14 And in their age more fruite shall bryng both fat and well beseen And pleasauntly both bud and spryng with boughes and braunches green verse 15 To shew that God is good and lust and vpright is his will He is my rocke my hope and trust in him there is none ill Dominus regnauit Psal. xciii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord as kyng a loft doth raigne with glory goodly dight And he to 〈◊〉 his strength and mayne hath girt him selfe with might verse 2 The Lord likewise the earth hath made and shaped it so sure No might can make it moue or fade at stay it doth indure verse 3 Ere that the world was made or wrought thy sâ—ate was set before Beyond all tyme that can be thought thou hast been euermore verse 4 The floudes O Lord the flouds do rise they roare and make a noyce The floudes I say did enterprise and lifted vp their voyce verse 5 Yea though the stormes arise in â—ight â–ª though Seas do â—age and swell The Lord is strong and more of might for he on hys doth dwell verse 6 And looke what promise he doth make his houshold to defend For iust and true they shall it take all tymes withouteâ— end Deus vltionum psal xciiii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxviij Psalme O Lord thou doest reuenge all wrong that office longes to thee â—ith vengeaunce doth to thee belong declare that all may see â–ª verse 2 Set forth thy selfe for thou of right the earth doest iudge and guide Reward the proud and men of might accordyng to their pride verse 3 How long shall wicked men beare sway with liftyng vp their voyce How long shall wicked men I say thus triumph and reioyce verse 4 How long shall they with brags burst out and proudly prate their fill â–ª Shall they reioyce â–ª which be softout whose workes are euer ill verse 5 Thy flocke O Lord thine heritage they spoyle and vexe full sore Agaynst thy people they do rage still dayly more and more verse 6 The widowes which are comfortles and straungers they destroy They slay the children fatherles and none doth put them by verse 7 And when they take these thinges in hand this talke they haue of thee Can Iacobs God this vnderstand tush no he cannot see verse 8 O folke vnwise and people rude some knowledge now discerne Ye fooles among the multitude at length begyn to learne verse 9 The Lord which made the eare of man he needes of right must heare He made the eye all thinges must then before his sight appeare verse 10 The Lord doth all the world correct and make them vnderstand Shall he not then your deedes detect how can ye scape his hand The second part verse 11 The Lord doth know the thought of man his hart he seeth full playne The Lord I say mens thoughtes doth scan and findeth them but vayne verse 12 But Lord that man is happy sure whom thou doest keepe in awe And through correction doest procure to teach him in thy law verse 13 Whereby he shall in quiet rest in tyme of trouble sit When wicked men shal be supprest and fall into the pit verse 14 For sure the Lord will not refuse his people for to take His heritage whom he did chuse he will no tyme forsake verse 15 Vntill that iudgement 〈…〉 to iustice to conâ—â—rt â–ª That all may follow hee with spsed that are of vpright hart â–ª verse 16 But who vpon my part shall stand agaynst the cursed trayne Or who shall rid me from their hand that wicked workes maintayne verse 17 Except the Lord had bene myne ayd mynâ— enemies to repell My soule and life had now heue layd almost as low as hell verse 18 When I did say my snote did slide and now am like to fall Thy goodnes Lord did so prouide to stay me vp withall verse 19 When with my selfe I 〈◊〉 much and could no comfort finde Then Lord thy goodnes did me touch and that did ease my mynde verse 20 Wilt thou 〈◊〉 thy selfe and draw with wicked men to sit Which with pretence in steâ—d of law much mischief do commit â–ª verse 21 For they consult agaynst the life of righteous men and good And in their councels they are rise to shed the giltles bloud verse 22 But yet the Lord he is to me a strong defence or locke He is my God to 〈◊〉 I â—â—ee he is my strength and rocke verse 23 And he shall cause their mischiefes all â–ª themselues 〈◊〉 by â–ª And in their malice they shall fall out God shall them destroy Venite exultemus psal xcv I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxix psalme O Come let vs lift vp our voyce and sing vnto the Lord In him ouâ— rocke of health reloyce let vs with one accord verse 2 Yea let vs come before his face to geut him thankes and prayse In singyng Psalmes vnto his grace let vs be glad alwayes verse 3 For why the Lord he is no doubt a great and mighty God A kyng aboue all Gods throughout in all the world abroad verse 4 The secretes of the earth so deepe and corners of the land The tops of hils that are so steepe he hath them in his hand verse 5 The Sea and waters all are his for he the same hath 〈◊〉 The earth and all that therein is â–ª his hand hath made of â—ought verse 6 Come let vs bow and prayse the Lord before him let vs all And kneele to him with oâ—t accord the which hath made vs all verse 7 For why he is the Lord our God for vs he doth prouide We are his folke he doth vs â—eede his sheepe and he our guide verse 8 To day if ye his voyce do heare then harden not your hart As ye with grudging many a yeare prouokt me in desert verse 9 Whereas your fathers tempted me my power for to proue My wondrous workes when they did see yet still they would me moue verse 10 Twiâ—e
For in this wise the Lord himselfe did say to mee I wotte Thou art my deare and onely sonne to day I thee begotte verse 8 All people I will gene to thee as heyres at thy request The endes and coastes of all the earth by thee shal be possest verse 9 Thou shalt them bruse euen with a mace as men vnder foote trode And as the potters sheardes shalt breake them with an iron rodde verse 10 Now ye O kinges and rulers all be wise therfore and learnd By whome the matters of the world be iudged and discernd verse 11 See that ye serue the Lord aboue in trembling and in feare See that with reuerence ye reioyce to him in lyke manner verse 12 See that ye kisse and eke embrace his blessed sonne I say Least in his wrath ye sodenly perish in the midway verse 13 Is once his wrath neuer so small shall kindle in his brest Oh then all they that trust in Christ shall happy be and blest Domine quid Psalme iij. T. S. O Lord how are my foes increast which vexe me more and more They kill my hart when as they say God can him not restore But thou O Lord art my defence when I am hard bestead My worshyp and myne honor both and thou holdest vp my head verse 4 Then with my voyce vpon the Lord I did both call and cry And he out of his holy hill did heare me by and by verse 5 I layd me downe and quietly I slept and rose agayne For why I know assuredly the Lord will me sustaine verse 6 If ten thousand had hemd me in I could not be afrayd For thou art still my Lord my God my Sauiour and myne ayde Rise vp therfore saue me my God for now to thee I call verse 7 For thou hâ—st broke the cheekes and teeth of these wicked men all verse 8 Saluation onely doth belong to thee O Lord aboue Thou doest bestow vpon thy folke thy blessing and thy loue Cum inuocarem Psal. iiij T. S. ¶ Sing thiâ— as the first Psalme O God that art my righteousnesse Lord heate me when I call Thou hast set me at libertie when I was bonde and thrall verse 2 Haue mercy Lord therfore on me and graunt me this request For vnto thee vncessantly to cry I will not rest verse 3 O mortall men how long will ye my glory thus despise Why wander yeâ—n vanitie and follow after lyes verse 4 Know ye that good and godly men the Lord doth take and chase And when to him I make my plainâ— he doth me not refuse verse 5 Sinne not but stand in awe therfore examine well your â—arti And in your chamber quietly see you your selues conuert verse 6 Offer to God the sacrifice of righteousnesse I say And looke that in the liuyng Lord you put your trust alway verse 7 The greater sorâ— craue worldly goodes and riches do embrace But Lord graunt vs thy countenaunce thy fauour and thy grace verse 8 For thou thereby shalt make my hart more ioyfull and more glad â–ª Then they that of their corne and wine full great encrease haue had verse 9 In peace therfore lye downe will I takyng my rest and sleepe For thou onely wilt me O Lord alone in safetie keepe Verba mea auribus Psal. v. T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme INcline thine eares vnto my wordes O Lord my playnt consider verse 2 And heare my voyce my kyng my God to thee I make my prayer verse 3 Heare me betyme Lord tary not for I will haue respect My prayer early in the morne to thee for to direct verse 4 And I will trust through pacience in thee my God alone That art not pleased with wickednesse and ill with thee dwelth none verse 5 And in thy sight shall neuer stand these furious fooles O Lord Vayne workers of iniquitie thou hast alwayes abhord verse 6 The lyers and the flatterers thou shalt destroy them than And God will hate the bloudthirsty and the deceitfull man. verse 7 Therfore will I come to thy housâ— trustyng vpon thy grace And reuerently will worshyp thee toward thy holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy righteousnes for to confound my foes And eke the way that I shall walke before my face disclose verse 9 For in their monthes there is no trueth their hart is foule and vayne verse 10 Their throte an open sepulchre their tounges do glose and fayne verse 11 Destroy their false conspiracies that they may come to nought â–ª verse 12 Subâ—ert them in their heapes of sinne which haue rebellion wrought verse 13 But those that put their trust in thee let them be glad alwayes verse 14 And render thankes for thy defence and geue thy name the prayse verse 15 For thou with fauour wilt increase the iust and righteous still â–ª And with thy grace as with a 〈◊〉 defend him from all ill i. Domine ne in furore Psal. vi T. S. ¶ Sing this as the first Psalme LOrd in thy wrath reproue me not though I deserue thine ire â–ª Nâ— yet correct me in thy rage O Lord I thee desire verse 2 For I am weake therfore O Lord of mercy me forbeare And heale me Lord for why thou knowest my bones do quake for feare verse 3 My soule is troubled very sore and vexed vehemently But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misâ—â—y verse 4 Lord turne thee to thy wonted grace my seely soule vp take Oh saue me not for my desertes but for thy mercyes sake verse 5 For why no man among the dead remembreth thee one whit Or who shall worship thee O Lord in the infernall pit verse 6 So greuous is my plaint and mone that I waxe wondrous faint All the night long I wash my bed with teares of my complaint verse 7 My sight is dimme and waxeth old with anguish of my hart For feare of those that be my foes and would my soule subuert verse 8 But now away from me all ye that worke iniquitie For why the Lord hath heard the voyce of my complaint and cry verse 9 He heard not onely the request and prayer of my hart But it receiued at my hand and tooke it in good part verse 10 And now my foes that vexed me the Lord will soone defame And sodenly confound them all to their rebuke and shame Domine Deus meâ—s Psal. vii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme O Lord my God I put my trust and confidence in thee Saue me from them that me pursue and â—ke deliuer mee verse 2 Least like a Lyon he me teare and rent in peeces small Whilest there is none to succour me and rid me out of thrall verse 3 O Lord my God if I haue done the thing that is not right Or elâ— if I be found in fault or gilty in thy sight verse 4 Or to my frend rewarded ill or left him in distresse Which me pursued most cruelly and hated me
agaynst my Lord my God. The third part verse 21 But euermore I haue respect to his law and decree His statutes and commaundements I cast not out from me verse 22 But pure and cleane and vncorrupt appeard before his face And did refraine from wickednes and sinne in any case verse 23 The Lord therfore will me reward as I haue done a right And to the cleanes of my handes appearing in his sight verse 24 For Lord with him thâ—t holy is wiâ—t thou be holy to And with the good and vertuous men right vertuously wilt doe verse 25 And to the louing and elect thy loue thou wilt reserue And thou wilt vse the wicked men as wicked men deserue verse 26 I or thou doest sane the simple folke in trouble when they lye And doest bring downe the countenaunce of them that looke full hye verse 27 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine full bright The Lord my God wiâ—â— make also my darcknes to be light verse 28 For by thy helpe an host of men discomsite Lord I shall By thee I seale and ouerleape the strength of any wall verse 29 Vnspotted are the wayes of God his word is purely tryde He is a sure defence to sâ—ch as in his fayth abide verse 30 For who is Godâ— except the Lord for other there is none Or â—ls who is omnipotent sauing our God alone The fourth part verse 31 The God that girdeth me with strength is he that I doo meane That all the wayes wherein I walke did euermore keepe cleane verse 32 That made my foote lyke to the hartes in swiftnes of my pate And for my surety brought me forth into an open place verse 33 He did in order put my handes to battayle and to â—ight To breake in sunder barres of brasse he gaue mine armes the might verse 34 Thou teachest me thy sauing health thy right hand is my tower Thy loue and familiaritie doth still increase my power verse 35 And vnder me thou makest playne the way where I should walke So that my feete shall neuer slip nor stumble at a balke verse 36 And fiercely I pursue and take my foes that me annoyed And from the field do not returne till they be all destroyed verse 37 So I suppresse and wound my foes that they can rise no more For at my feete they fall downe flat I strike them all so sore verse 38 For thou doâ—st gird me with thy strength to warre in such a wise That they be all scattered abroad that vp agaynst me rise verse 39 Lord thou hast put into my handes my mortall enemies yoke And all my foes thou doest deuide in sunder with thy stroâ—e verse 40 They cald for helpe but none gaue eare nor holpe them with reliefe Yea to the Lord they cald for helpe yet heard he not their griefe The fift part verse 41 And still lyke dust before the winde I driue them vnder feete And sweepe them out lyke filthy clay that sticketh in the streete verse 42 Thou keepest me from seditious folke that still in strife be led And thou doest of the heathen folke appoint me to be head verse 43 A people strange to me vnknowen and yet they shall me serue And at the first obay my wordes whereas mine owen will swerue verse 44 I shall be irksome to mine owne they will not se my light But wander wide out of the way and rid them out of sight verse 45 But blessed be the liuing Lord most worthy of all prayse That is my rocke and sauing health praysed be he alwayes verse 46 For God it is that gaue me power reuenged for to be And with his holy worde subdude the people vnto me verse 47 And from my soe me deliuered and set me higher then those That cruell and vngodly were and vp against me rose verse 48 And for this cause O Lord my God to the eâ—enâ— thankes I shall And sing out prayses to thy name among the Gentiles all verse 49 That gauest great prosperitie vnto the king I say To Dauid thine annoynted king and to his seede for aye Coeli enarrant Psal. xix T. S. Sing this as the xiiij Psalme THe heauens and the firmament doo wondrously declare The glory of God omnipotent his workes and what they are verse 2 The 〈…〉 of God appeare by euery dayes successe The nightes lyke 〈◊〉 which their race runne the selâ—e same thinges expresse verse 3 There is no language â–ª tongue or speach where their â—ound is not heard verse 4 In all the 〈◊〉 and coastes thereof their knowledge is conferd In them the Lord made for the Sonne a place of great â—enome verse 5 Who lyâ—e a bridgrome ready trimd doth from his chamber come And as a valiant champion who for to get a price With ioy in hast doth tâ—ke in hand some noble enterprise verse 6 And all the sky from end to end he compasseth about Nothing can hide it from his heate but he will finde it out verse 7 How perfect is the law of God how is his coâ—enaunt sure Conuerting soules and making wise the simple and obsevre verse 8 Iust are the Lordes commaundementes and glad both hart and minde His preceptes pure and geueth light to eyes that be full blinde verse 9 The feare of God is excellent and doth endure for euer The iudgementes of the Lord are true aâ—d righteous altogether verse 10 And more to be embraced alwayes then fined gold I say The hony and the hony combe are not so sweete as they verse 11 By them thy seruaunt is forewarnde to haue God in regarde And in performance of the same there shal be great reward verse 12 But Lord what earthly man doth know the errours of this lyâ—e Thou clense my hart from secret sinnes which are in mee most rise verse 13 And keepe me that presumptuous sinnes preuayle not ouer me And then shall I be innocent and great offences flee verse 14 Accept my mouth and eke my hart my wordes and thoughtes echone For my redeemer and my strength O Lord thou art alone Exaudiet te Dominus psal xx T. S. ¶ Sing this as the xiiij Psalme IN trouble and aduersitie the Lord God heare thee still The maiestie of Iacobs God defend thee from all ill verse 2 And send thee from his holy place his helpe at euery neede And so in Sion stablish thee and make thee strong in deede verse 3 Remembring well the sacrifice that now to him is done And so receaue right thankfully thy burnt offringes echone verse 4 According to thy hartes desire the Lord graunt vnto thee And all thy counâ—ell and deuise full well performe may be verse 5 We shall reioyce when thou is sauest and our banners displaye Vnto the Lord which thy requestes fulfilled hath al â—ay verse 6 The Lord will his annoynted saue I know well by his grace And send him health by his right hand out of his holy place verse 7 In charets some put
I will set forth thy prayse verse 15 My mouth thy iustice shall record that dayly helpe doth send But of thy benefite O Lord I know no count noâ— end verse 16 Yet will I go and seeke forth one with thy good helpe O God The sauyng health of thee alone to shew and set abroad verse 17 For of my youth thou tookest the care and doest instruct me still Therfore thy wonders to declare I haue great mynde and will verse 18 And as in youth from wanton rage thou didst me keepe and stay Forsake me not vnto myne age and till my head be gâ—â—y verse 19 That I thy strength and might may show to them that now be here And that our seede thy power may know hereafter many a yeare verse 20 O Lord thy iustice doth exceede thy doynges all may see Thy workes are wonderfull in deede oh who is like to thee verse 21 Thou madest me feele afflictions sore and yet thou didst me saue Yea thou didst helpe and me restore and tookest me from the graue verse 22 And thou myne honor doest encrease my dignitie maintayne Yea thou doest make all grief to cease and comfortst me agayne verse 23 Therfore thy faithfulnes to prayse I will both lâ—â—e and sing My hart shall sound thy laud alwayeâ— O Israels holy kyng verse 24 My mouth will ioy with pleasaunt voyce when I shall sing to thee And eke my soule will much reioyce for thou hast made me free verse 25 My toung thy vprightnes shall sound and speake it dayly still For grief and shame do them confound that sought to worke me ill Deus iudicium Psal. Lxxii I.H. LOrd geue thy iudgementes to the king therein instruct him well And with his sonne that Princely thing Lord let thy iustice dwell That he may go uerne vprightly rule thy folke aright And so de fend through equitie the poore that ha ue no might verse 3 And let the mountaines that are hye vnto their folke geue peace And the let litle hils apply in vertue to increase verse 4 That he may helpe the weake and poore with ayde and make them strong And eke destroy for euermore all those that do them wrong verse 5 And then from age to age shall they regard and feare thy might So long as Sunne doth shine by day or els the Moone by night verse 6 Lord make the kyng vnto the iust like rayne to fieldes new mowne And like to drops that lay the dust and fresh the land â—nsowne verse 7 The iust shall florish in his tyme and all shal be at peace Vntill the Moone shall leaue to prime â—ast chaunge and to increase verse 8 He shal be Lord of Sea and land from shore to shore throughout And from the floudes within the land through all the earth about verse 9 The people that in desert dwell shall kneele to him full thicke And all his enemies that rebell the earth and dust shall licke verse 10 Their Lordes of all the Iles therby great giftes to him shall bryng The kynges of Sabe and Arabie geue many a costly thing The second part verse 11 All kynges shall seeke with one accord in his good grace to stand And all the people of the world shall serue him at his hand verse 12 For he the needy sort doth saue that vnto him do call And eke the simple folke that haue no helpe of man at all verse 13 He taketh pitie on the poore that are with neede opprest He doth preserue them euermore and bryng their soules to rest verse 14 He shall redeeme their life from dread from fraud from wrong from might And eke the bloud that they shall bleede is precious in his sight verse 15 But he shall liue and they shall bring to him of Sabaâ—s gold He shall be honored as a kyng and dayly be extold verse 16 The mighty mountaines of his land of corne shall â—eare such throng That it like Ceder trees shall stand in Libanus full long verse 17 Their Cities eke full well shall speede the fruites therof shall passe In plentie it shall farre exceede and spryng as greene as grasse verse 18 For euer they shall prayse his name while that the Sunne is light And thinke them happy through the same all folke shall blesse his might verse 19 Prayse ye the Lord of hostes and sing to Israels God eche one For he doth euery wondrous thing yea he him selfe alone verse 20 And blessed be his holy name all tymes eternally That all the earth may prayse the same Amen Amen say I. Quà m bonus Deus psal Lxxiii T.S. ¶ Sing this as the xliiij Psalme HOw euer it be yet God is good and kinde to Israell And to all such as safely keepe their conscience pure and well verse 2 Yet like a foole I almost slipt my feete began to slyde â–ª And or I wist euen at a pinche my steps away gan glide verse 3 For when I saw such foolish men I grudgd and did disdayne That wicked men all thinges should haue without turmoyle or payne verse 4 They neuer suffer panges nor grief as if death should them smite Their bodies are both stout and strong and euer in good plight verse 5 And free from all aduersitie when other men be shent And with the rest they take no part of plague or punishment verse 6 Therfore presumption doth embrace their neckes as doth a chayne And are euen wrapt as in a robe with rapine and disdayne verse 7 They are so fed that euen for fat their eyes oft tymes out start And as for worldly goodes they haue more then can wishe their hart verse 8 Their life is most licentious boasting much of their wrong Which they baue done to simple men and euer pride among verse 9 The heauens and the liuyng Lord they spare not to blaspheme And prate they do on worldly thinges no wight they do esteeme verse 10 The people of God oft tymes turne backe to see their prosperous state And almost drinke the selfe same cup and follow the same rate The second part verse 11 How can it be that God say they should know and vnderstand These worldly thinges since wicked men be Lordes of Sea and land verse 12 〈◊〉 may see how wicked men in riches still increase Rewarded well with worldly goodes and liâ—e in rest and peace verse 13 Then why do I from wickednes my fantasie refrayne And wash my handes with innocentes and cleanse my hart in vayne verse 14 And suffer scourges euery day as subiect to all blame And euery mornyng from my youth sustaine rebuke and shame verse 15 And I had almost sayd as they mislyking myne estate But that I should thy children iudge as folke vnfortunate verse 16 Then I bethought me how I might this matter vnderstand But yet the labour was to great for me to take in hand verse 17 Vntill the tyme I went into thy holy place and then I vnderstoode right perfectly the end of all these
men verse 18 And namely how thou 〈◊〉 theâ— vpon a slippery place And at thy pleasure and thy will thou doest them all deface verse 19 Then all men muse at that straunge fight to see how sodenly They are destroyd dispatcht consumde and dead so horribly verse 20 Much like a dreame when one awakes so shall their wealth decay Their famous names in all mens fight shall ebbe and passe away The third part verse 21 Yet thus my hart was greeued then my mâ—nde was much opprest verse 22 So fond was I and ignoraunt and in this point a beast verse 23 Yet neuerthelesse by thy right hand thou holdst me alwayes fast verse 24 And with thy counsell doest me guide to glory at the last verse 25 What thyng is there that I can wish but thee in heauen aboue And in the earth there is nothyng like thee that I can loue verse 26 My flesh and eke my hart doth fayle but God doth fayle me neuer For of my hart God is the strength my portion eke for euer verse 27 And loe all such as thee forsake thou shalt destroy â—â—h one And those that trust in any thyng sauing in thee alone verse 28 Therfore will I draw neare to God and eâ—er with him dwell In God alone I put my trust thy wonders 〈◊〉 I tell Vt quid Deus psal Lxxiiii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxii Psalme WHy art thou Lord so long from vs in all this daunger deepe Why doth thine anger kindle thus at thine owne pasture sheepe verse 2 Lord call the people to thy thought which haue â—ene thine so long The which thou hast redeemed and brought from bondage sore and strong verse 3 Haâ—e mynde I say and thinke vpon remember it full well Thy pleasaunt place thy mount Sion where thou wast wont to dwell verse 4 Lift vp thy foote and come in hast and all thy foes deface â–ª Which now at pleasure robe and wast within thy holy place verse 5 Amid thy congregations all thine enemies roare O God They set as signes on euery wall their banners splayd abroad verse 6 As men with axes hâ—w the trees that on the hils do groâ— So shine the bils and swordes of these within thy Temple now verse 7 The seâ—lyng sawd the earned â—ordes the goodly grauen stones With axes hammers bils and swordeâ— â–ª they beate them downe at once verse 8 Thy places they consume with flame and eke in all this toyle The house appointed to thy name they race downe to the â—oyle verse 9 And this they sayd wiâ—hin their hart dispatch them out of hand Then burnt â—hey vp in euery part Gods houses through the land verse 10 Yet thou no signe of helpe doest send our Prophetes all are gone To tell when this our plague should end among vs there is none verse 11 When wilt thou Lord once end this shame and cease thine enemies strong Shall they alway blaspheme thy name and rayle oâ— thee so long verse 12 Why doest withdraw thy hand abackâ— and hide it in thy lap O plucke it out â–ª and be not slacke to geue thy foes a rap The second part verse 13 O God thou art my kyng and Lord and euermore hast bene Yea thy good grace throughout the world for our good helpe hath seene verse 14 The seas that are so deepe and dead thy might did make them dry And thou didst breake the Serpentes head that he therein did dye verse 15 Yea thou didst breake the heades so great of Whales that are so fell And gauest them to the folke to eate that iâ— the desertâ—â— dwell â–ª verse 16 Thou makest a spring with streames to rise from rocke both hard and hye And eke thy â—and hath make likewise deepe riuers to be dry verse 17 Both day and eke the night are thine by thee they were begunne Thou settest to serue vs with their shine the light and eke the sunne verse 18 Thou doest appoint the endes and coasteâ— of all the earth about Both sommer heates and winter frostes thy hand hath found them out verse 19 Thinke on O Lord no tyme forget thy foes that thee defame And how the foolish folke are set to rayle vpon thy name verse 20 O let no cruell beast deuoure thy turtle that is true â–ª Forget not alwayes in thy power the poore that much do rue verse 21 Regard thy couenaunt and behold thy foes possesse the land â–ª All sad and darke forworne and old our Realme as now doth stand verse 22 Let not the simple go away with disapointeâ— shame But let the poore and needy â—ye geue prayse vnto thy name verse 23 Rise Lord let be by thee maintainde the cause that is thine owne Remember how that thou blasphemd art by the foolish one verse 34 The voyce forget not of my foes for the presumyng hye â–ª Is more and more increast of those that hate then spightfully Conâ—â—tebimur tibi psal Lxxv. N. ¶ Sing this as the xliiii Psalme VNto thee God we will geue thankes we will geue thankes to thee Sith thy name is so neare declare thy wondrous workes will we verse 2 I will vprightly iudge when get conneâ—icut tyme I may The earth is weake and all therein but I â—er pillers stay verse 3 I did to the made people say dealâ— not so furiously And vnto the vngodly ones set not your hornes so hye verse 4 I sayd vnto them set not vp your raysed hornes on hye And see that ye do with stiffe necke not speake 〈…〉 verse 5 For neither from the easterne partâ—â— not from the westerne side Nor from forsaken wildernes protection doth proceedâ— verse 6 For why the Lord our God he is the righteous iudge alone He putteth downe the one and set â–ª an other in the throne verse 7 For why a cup of mighty 〈◊〉 iâ— in the hand of God And all the mighty wiâ—â— therein himselfe doth poure abroad verse 8 As for the lees and filthy dregges that do remayne of 〈◊〉 The wicked of the earth shall drinke and sucke them euery 〈◊〉 verse 9 But I will talke of God I say of Iacobs God therfore And will not cease to celebrate â—his prayse for â—â—â—â—more verse 10 In sunder breake the hornâ—s of all vngodly 〈◊〉 will 〈◊〉 â–ª But then the 〈◊〉 of righteous men shall be exalted â—ye â–ª 〈…〉 party â–ª To Father Sonne and holy Ghost all glory be therfore â–ª As in begynnyng wâ—â— is now and shal be euermore In Iudaea psal Lxxvi I.H. Sing this as the lxix Psalme TO all that now in Iewry dwelâ— the Lord is clearely knowne His name is great in Israell a people of his owne verse 2 Aâ— Salem he his tentes hath pight 〈◊〉 there a space In Sion eke he doth delight to make his dwellyng place verse 3 And there he breake boâ—â— shaft and bow the sword the speare the shield And brake the rayâ— to ouerthrow in battell on the field verse 4 Thou art more worthy honour Lord more
might in thee doth lye Then in the strongest of the world that rob on mountaines hye verse 5 But now the proud are spoild through thee and they are falne on sleepe Through men of warre no helpe can be themselues they could not keepe verse 6 At thy rebuke O Iacobs God when thou doest them reproue As halfe in sleepe their charets stode no horsemen once did moâ—â— verse 7 For thou are fearâ—full Lord in deede what man the courage hath To bide thy fight and doth not dread when thou art in thy wrath verse 8 When thou doest make thy iudgementes hard â–ª from heauen through the ground Then all the earth full sore afeard in silence shall 〈◊〉 found verse 9 And that when thoâ— O God 〈…〉 in iudgement for to speakâ— â–ª To saue the afflicted of the land on earth that are full weake verse 10 The fury that in 〈◊〉 doth raigne shall turne vnto thy prayse Hereafter Lord do thou restrayne their wrath and 〈◊〉 alwayes verse 11 Make vowes and pay them to your God ye solke that â—ye him be Bryng giftes all ye that dwell 〈◊〉 for dreadfull sure is he verse 12 For he â—oth take both life and 〈◊〉 from princes of great byrth All full of terror is his fight to all the kynges on earth Voce mea psal Lxxvii I. H. I With my voyce to God do cry with hart and harty cheare my voyce to God I lift on hye and he my sute doth heare In tyme of grief I sought to God by night no rest I tooke But strctcht my handes to him abroad my soule comsort forsooke verse 3 When I to thinke on God entend my trouble then is more I spake but could not make an end my breath was stopt so sore verse 4 Thou holdst mine eyes alwayes from rest that I alwayes awake With feare am I so sore opprest my speech doth me forsake verse 5 The dayes of old in mynde I cast and oft did thinke vpon The tymes and ages that are past full many yeares agone verse 6 By night my songes I call to mynde once made thy prayse to thew And with my hart much talke I finde my sprites do sâ—arch to know verse 7 Will God sayd I at once for all cast of his people thus So that hence forth no tyme he shall be frendly vnto vs verse 8 What is his goodnes cleane decayde for euer and a day Or is his promise now delayde and doth his truth decay verse 9 And will the Lord our God forget his mercies manifold Or shall his wrath increase so whot his mercy to withhold verse 10 At last I sayd my weakenes is the cause of this mistrust Gods mighty hand can helpe all this and chaunge it when he lust The second part verse 11 I will regard and thinke vpon the workyng of the Lord Of all his wonders past and gone I gladly will record verse 12 Yea all his workes I will declare and what he doth deuise To â—ell his fâ—ctes I will not spare and eke his counsell wise verse 13 Thy workes O Lord are all vpright and holy all abroad What one hath strength to match the might of thee our Lord our God verse 14 Thou art a God that oft doest shew thy wonders euery houre And so doest make the people know thy vertue and thy power verse 15 And thine owne folke thou didst defend with strength and stretched arme The sonnes of Iacob that descend and Iosephes seede from harme verse 16 The waters Lord perceiued thee the waters saw thee well And they for feare aside did flee the depthes on trembling sell verse 17 The cloudes that were both thicke and blacke did rayne full plenteously The thunder in the ayre did cracke thy shaftes abroad did flye verse 18 Thy thunder in the fire was heard the lightnyng from aboue With flashes great made men afeard the earth did quake and moue verse 19 Thy wayes within the Sea doe lye thy pathes in waters deepe Yet none can there thy steps espye nor know thy path to keepe verse 20 Thou leadst thy folke vpon the land as theepe on euery side Through Moyses and through Aarons hand thou didst them safely guide Attendite populi Psal. Lxxviii T. S. ATtend my people to my law and to my wordes incline my mouth shall speake straunge parables and sentences diuine Which we our selues haue heard and learnd euen of our fathers old and which for our instruction our fathers haue vs told verse 4 Bicause we should not keepe it close from them that should come after Who should Gods power to their race prayse and all his workes of wonder verse 5 To Iacob he commanndement gaue how Israell should liue Willyng our fathers should the same vnto their children geue verse 6 That they and their post eritie that were not sprong vp the Should haue the knowledge of the law and teach their seede also verse 7 That they may haue the better hope in God that is aboue And not forget to keepe his lawes and his preceptes in loue verse 8 Not beyng as theâ—â— fathers were rebelling in Gods sight And would not frame their wicked hartes to know their God aright verse 9 How went the people of Ephraim their neighbours for to spoyle Shootyng their dartes the day of war and yet they tooke the foyle verse 10 For why ' they did not keepe with God the couenaunt that was made Nor yet would walke or lead their liues accordyng to his trade verse 11 But put into obliuion his counsell and his will And all his workes most magnifique which he declareth still The second part verse 12 What wonders to our forefathers did he himselfe disclose In Egipt land within the field that called is â—hancos verse 13 He did deuide and cut the Sea that they might passe at once And made the waters stand as still as doth an heape of stones verse 14 He â—ed them secret in a cloud by day when it was bright And in the night when darcke it was with fire he gaue them light verse 15 He brake the rockes in wildernes and gaue the people drinke As plentifull as when the deepes do flow vp to the brinke verse 16 He drew out riuers out of rockes that were both dry and hard Of such aboundance that no floudes to them might be compard verse 17 Yet for all this agaynst the Lord their sinne they did increase And stirred him that is most hye to wrath in wildernes verse 18 They tempted him within their hartes lyke people of mistrust Requiring such a kinde of meate as scrued to their lust verse 19 Saying with muâ—muration in their vnfaythfulnes What can this God prepare for vs a feast in wildernes verse 20 Behold he strake the stony rocke and floudes forthwith did flow But can he now gene to his folke both bread and flesh also verse 21 When God heard this he waxed wroth with Iacob and his seede So did his indignation on Israell proceede The third part verse 22 Because
seruâ— with feare his prayse forth 〈◊〉 come ye before 〈◊〉 and reâ—oyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God in deede without our ayde he 〈◊〉 vs make We are his folke he doth vs â—eede and for his sheepe 〈◊〉 doth vs take verse 4 Oh enter then his gates with prayse approch with ioy his Courtâ— vnto â–ª Prayse laud and blesse his name alwayâ—â— for it is seemely so to do verse 5 For why the Lord oâ—â— Godâ—â—â— good his mercy is for euer 〈◊〉 â–ª His truth at all tymes firmely 〈◊〉 and shall from age to 〈◊〉 ¶ An other of the same Sing this as the lxvij â–ª Psalme IN God the Lord be glad and â—ight prayse him throughout the earth Serue him and come before his sight with singyng and with mirth verse 2 Know that the Lord our God he is he did vs make and keepe Not we our selues for we are his owne folke and pasture sheepe verse 3 O go into his gates alwayes geue thankes within the samâ— Within his Coâ—rtâ—â—â— sâ—t â–ª forth his prayse and laud his holy â—â—me verse 4 For why the good◠〈◊〉 the Lord for euermore doth 〈◊〉 From age to age throughout the world his truth doth still remaine Misericâ—rdiam Psal. Ci. N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme I Mercy will and iudgement sing O Lord God vnto thee verse 2 And wisely do in perfect way vntill thou come to 〈◊〉 â–ª And in the midst of my house◠〈◊〉 in purenes of my spirite verse 3 And I no kynde of wicked thyng will set before my sight I hate their workes that fall away it shall not cleane to 〈◊〉 verse 4 From me shall 〈◊〉 the froward 〈◊〉 none euill will I see verse 5 Him will I stroy that flaundereth his â—eighbour peiuily â–ª The lofty hart I can not beare noâ— him that looketh hye verse 6 Mine eyes shal be on them within â–ª the land that faythfull be In perâ—ect way who worketh shall be seruaunt vnto me verse 7 I will no gâ—â—â—efull person haue within my house to dwell And in my presence he shall not remaine that lyes doth â—â—ll verse 8 Betymes I will destroy euen all the wicked of the land That I may from Gods Citie 〈◊〉 â–ª the wicked workers hand Domine exaudi Psal. Cii N. ¶ Sing this as the lxvij Psalme O Heare my prayeâ— Lord and leâ— my cry come vnto thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from mee Incline thine cares to me make hast to heare me when I call verse 3 For as the â—moke doth â—ade â–ª so do my dayes consume and fall verse 4 And as a harth my bones â–ª are burnt my hart is smitten dead And withers as the grasse that I forget to eat my bread verse 5 By reason of my gronyng voyce my bones cleaâ—e â—o my skin verse 6 As Pellican of wildernes such case now am I in And aâ— an Owle in desert is â—oc I am sucâ—â—a one verse 7 I watch and as a Sparrow on the house top am aloâ—e verse 8 Loe dayly in reprochfull wise myne enemies do me scorne And they that do agaynst me rage agaynst me they 〈◊〉 sworne verse 9 Surely with ashes as with bread my hunger I haue fild And mingled haue my drinke with teareâ— â–ª that from myne eyes haue stild verse 10 Because of thy displeasure Lord thy wrath and thy disdayne For thou hast lifted me a 〈◊〉 â–ª and cast me downe agayne verse 11 The dayes wherein I passe my lyâ—â— are like the â—lectyng shade And I am withered like the grasse that soone away doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord for euer doâ—st remayne in steddy place And thy remembraunce euer doth abide from race to race The second part verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy 〈◊〉 to Sioâ— wilt extend The tyme of mercy 〈◊〉 the time forefet is come to end â–ª verse 14 For euen in the 〈◊〉 therof thy seruauntes do delight And on the dust therof they haue compassion in the spirite verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people feare the Lordes most holy name â–ª And all the kynges on eaâ—th shll dread thy glory and thy fame verse 16 Then when the Lordâ—â—e â—ighâ—y God agayne shall Sion reare And then when he most nobly in his glory shall appeare verse 17 To prayer of the desolate â–ª when he himselfe shall bend When he shall nor disdayne vnto their prayers to attend verse 18 This shal be written for the age that after shall succed The people yet vncreated the Lordes 〈◊〉 shall sprede verse 19 For he from his â—ye sanctuary â—ath looked downe below And out of heauen hath the Lord beheld the earth also verse 20 That of the mournyng captiue he might heare the wofull cry And that he might deliuer those that damned are to dye verse 21 That they in Sion may declare the Lordes most holy name And in Ierusalem set forth the prayses of the same verse 22 Then when the people of the land and kyngdomes with accord Shal be assembled for to do their seruice to the Lord. The third part verse 23 My former force of strength he hath abayted in the way And shorter he did cut my dayeâ— thâ—s I therfore â—id say verse 24 My God in midst of all my dayes now take me not away The yeares endure eternally from age to age for aye verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all tymes hast layd And Lord the heauens are the worke which thine owne handes haue made verse 26 Yea they shall perish and decay but thou shalt tary still And they shall all in tyme waxe old euen as a garment will. Thou as a garment shalt them chaunge and chaunged shall they bee verse 27 But thou doest still abide the same thy yeares do neâ—er flee verse 28 The children of thy seruauntes shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seede for euer shall stand sure Benedic anima â–ª psal Ciii T. S. MY soule geue laud vnto the Lord my spirite shall do the same and all the secretes of my hart prayse ye his holy name Geue thankes to God for all his giftes shew not thy selfe vnkynde suffer not his benefites to slip out of thy mynde verse 3 That gaue thee pardon for thy faultes and thee restored agayne For all thy weake and fâ—ayle disease and heald thee of thy payne verse 4 That did redeeme thy lyfe from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 That fild with goodnes thy desire and did prolong thy youth Like as the Egle castes her bill whereby her agâ— renueth verse 6 The Lord with iustice doth repay all such as be opprest So that their suffringes and their wronges are turned to the best verse 7 His wayes and his commaundementes to Moyses he did show His counsels and his valiaunt actes the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kinde and mercifull when sinners do him greue The
done in Egypt land â–ª Our fathers though they saw them all yet did not vnderstand Nor they thy mercies multitude did keepe in thankefull mynde But at the Sea yea the red Sea rebelled most vnkynde verse 8 Neuertheles he â—aued them for honor of his name That he might make his power knowen and spread abroad with fame verse 9 The read Sea he did then rebuke and forthwith it was dryde And as in wildernes so through the deepe he did them guide verse 10 He saued them from the cruell hand of their dispightfull foe And from the enemies hand he did deliuer them also The second part verse 11 The waters their oppressors whelmd not one was left aliue verse 12 Then they beleeued his wordes and prayse in song they did him geue verse 13 But by and hy vnthankfully his wordes they cleane forgat And for his counsell and his will they did neglect to wayte verse 14 But lusted in the wildernes with fond and greedy lust And in the desert tempted God the stay of all their trust verse 15 And then their wanton mindes desire he suffered them to haue But wasting leanes therewithall into their soule he gaue verse 16 Then when they lodged in their tentes at Moyses they did grutch Aaron the holy of the Lord so did they mâ—y much verse 17 Therefore the earth did open wide and Dathan did deâ—oure And all Abirams company did coueâ— in thâ—â— houre verse 18 In their assembly kindled was the hote consuming fire And wasting flame did then burne vp the wicked in his ire verse 19 Vpon the hâ—ll of Horeb they an Idol Calf did frame And there the molten Image they did worship of the same verse 20 Into the lykenes of a Calfe that feedeth on the gras Thus they their gloâ—y turâ—d and all their honor did deface verse 21 And Godâ— their onely Sauiour vnkindely they forgot Which many great and mighty thinges in Egipt land had wrought The third part verse 22 And in the land of Ham for them most wondrous workes had done And by the red Sea dreadfull thinges performed long agone verse 23 Therefore for their so shewing them forgetfull and vnkind To bring destruction on them all he purposd in his minde Had not his chosen Moyses stood before him in the breake To turne his wrath least he on them with slaughter should him wreake verse 24 They did despise the pleasaunt land that he beâ—ight to geue Yea and the wordes that he had spoke they did no whiâ— beleue verse 25 But in their tentes with grudging hart they wickedly repinde Not to the voyce of God the Lord they gaue an harkening minde verse 26 Therefore agaynst them lifted he his strong reuenging hand Them to destroy in wildernes ere they should see the land verse 27 And to destroy their seede among the nations with his rod And through the countries of the world to scatter them abroad verse 28 To Baal Peâ—r then they did adioyne themselues also And eate the offringes of the dead so they forsooke him tho verse 29 Thus with their owen inuentions his wrath they did prouâ—ke And in his so inkindled wrath the plague vpon them broke verse 30 But Phinces stood vp with Zeale the sinners vile to sâ—ay And iudgement he did execuâ—e and then the plague did stay The fourth part verse 31 It was imputed vnto him for right coâ—snes that day And from thenceforth so counted is from race to race for aye verse 32 At waters eke of Meribah they did him angry make Yea so fâ—r forth that Moyses was then punisht for their sake verse 33 Because they vent his spirite so fore that in impatient heat His lips spake vnaduisedly his feauer was so great verse 34 Nor as the Lord commaunded them they slew the people tho verse 35 But were among the heathen mixt and learnd their workes also verse 36 And did their Idols serue which were their ruine and decay verse 37 To feendes their sonnes and daughters they did offer vp and slay verse 38 Yea with vnkindely murdering knife the guiltlesse bloud they spilt Yea their owne sonnes and daughters bloud without all cause of guile Whom they to Canaan Idols then offered with wicked hand And so with bloud of innocentes defiled was the land verse 39 Thus were they stayâ—ed with the workes of their owne filthy way And with their owne inuentions a whoring they did stray verse 40 Therfore agaynst his people was the Lordes wrath kindled sore And euen his owne inheritaunce therefore he did abhorre verse 41 Into the handes of Heathen men he gaue them for a pray And made their foes their Lordes whome they were forced to obay The fift part verse 42 Yea and their hatefâ—ll enemies oppressed them in the land And they were humbly made to stoope as subiectes to their hand verse 43 Full oftentimes from thrall had he deliuered them before But with their counsells they to wrath prouokâ— him euermore Therefore they by their wickednes were brought full low to lye verse 44 Yet when he saw them in distresse he harkened to their cry verse 45 He cald to minde his couenaunt which he to them had swore And by his mercyes multitude repented him therefore verse 46 And fauour he them made to finde before the sight of those That led them captiue from the land when erst they were her foes verse 47 Saue vs O Lord that art our God saue vs O Lord we pray And from among the heathen folke Lord gather vs away That we may spread the noble prayse of thy most holy name That we may glory in thy prayse and sounding of thy faâ—â—e verse 48 The Lord the God of Israell be blest for euermore â–ª Let all the people say Amen â–ª prayse ye the Lord therfore Confitemini Domino Psal. Cvii W.K. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme GEue thankes vnto the Lord our God for gracious is he And that his merâ— hath none end all mortall men may see verse 2 Such as the Lord redeemed hath with thankes shall prayâ—e his name And shew hoâ— they from foes were freed and how be wrought the same verse 3 He gathered them forth of the landes that lay so farre about From East to west from North to South his hand did finde them out verse 4 They wandred in the wildernes and strayed from the way And found no Citie where to dwell that serue might for their stay verse 5 Whose thirst and hunger was so great in thâ—se desâ—rtes so voyde That faintnâ—s did them sore assault and eke their soules annoyd verse 6 Then did they cry in their distres vnto the Lord for ayd Who did â—emouâ— their troublous state according as they prayd verse 7 And by that way which was most right he led them lyke a guide That they might to a Citie goe and there also abide verse 8 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that be doth before the sonnes of men verse 9
mouth and guilefull mouth on me disclosed be And they with false and lying tongue haue spoken vnto me verse 3 They did beset me round about with workes of hatefull spight Without all cause of my desert agaynst me did they fight verse 4 For my good will they were my foes but then gan I to pray verse 5 My good with ill my frendlynes with hate they did repay verse 6 Set thou the wicked ouer him to haue the vpper hand At his right hand eke suffer thou his hatefull foe to stand verse 7 When he is indged let him then condemned be therein And let the prayer that he makes be turned into sinne verse 8 Few be his dayes his charge also let thou an other taker verse 9 His children let be fatherles his wife a widow make verse 10 Let his ofspring be vagabonds to beg and seeke their bread Wandring out of the wasted place where erst they haue bene fed verse 11 Let couetous extortioner catch all his goodes and store And let the straungers spoyle the fruites of all his toyle before verse 12 Let there bâ— none to pitie him let there be none at all That on his children fatherles will let their mercye fall The second part verse 13 And so let his posteritie for euer be destroyde Their name out blotted in the age that after shall succeede verse 14 Let not his fathers wickednes from Gods remembraunce fall And let not thou his mothers sinne be done away at all verse 15 But in the presence of the Lord let them remaine for aye That from the earth the memory he may cut cleane away verse 16 Sith mercy he forgat to shew but did pursue with â—pight The troubled man and sought to slay the wofull harted wight verse 17 As he did cursing loue it shall betyde vnto him so And as he did not blessing loue it shall be far him fro verse 18 As he with cursing clad himselfe so it lyke water shall Into his bowells and lyke oyle into his bones befall verse 19 As garment let it be to him to couer him for aye And as a girdle wherewith he shall girded be alway verse 20 Lo let this same be from the Lord the guerden of my foe Yea and of those that euill speake agaynst my soule also verse 21 But thou O Lord that art my God deale thou I say with me After thy name deliuer me for good thy mercyes be verse 22 Because in depth of great distres I needy am and poore And eke within my payned brest my hart is wounded sore The third part verse 23 Euen so do I depart away as doth declining shade And as the Grashopper so I am shaken of and fade verse 24 With fasting long from needefull foode enfeebled are my knees and all her fatnes hath my flesh enforced bene to leese verse 25 And I also avile reproch to them was made to be And they that did vpon me looke did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God mine ayde and succour be According to thy mercy Lord saue and deliuer me verse 27 And they shall know thereby that this Lord is thy mighty hand And that thou thou hast done it Lord so shall they vnderstand verse 28 Although they curse with spight yet thou shalt blesse with louing voyce They shall arise and come to shame thy seruaunt shall reioyce verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me And with confusion as a cloke eke couered let them be verse 30 But greatly I wiill with my mouth geue thankes vnto the Lord And I among the multitude his prayses will record verse 31 For he with helpe at his right hand will stand the poore man by To saue him from the man that would condemne his soule to dye Dixit Dominus psal Cx. N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord did say vnto my Lord sit thou on my right hand Till I haue made thy foes a stoole whereon thy feete shall stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the scepter of thy might Amid thy mortall foes be thou the ruler in their sight And in the day on which thy raygne and power they shall see verse 3 Then hereby freewill offeringes shall the people offer thee Yea with an holy worshipping then shall they offer all Thy byrthes dew is the dew that doth from wombe of morning fall verse 4 The Lord hath sworne and neuer will repent what he doth say By the order of Melchisedech thou art a Priest for aye verse 5 The Lord my God on thy right hand that standeth for thy stay Shall wound for thee the stately kinges vpon his wrathfull day verse 6 The Heathen he shall iudge and fill the place with bodyes dead And ouer diuers countryes shall in sunder suite the head verse 7 And he shall drinke out of the brooke that runneth in the way Therefore he shall lift vp on bye his royall head that day Confitebor tibi Psal. Cxi N. WIth hart I do accord To prayse and laud the Lord For great his workes are sound To search them such are bound verse 2 As do him loue and trust His workes are glorious Also his righteousnes verse 3 It doth indure for euer His wondrous workes he would We still remember should His mercy fayleth neuer verse 4 Such as to him loue beare A portion full fayre He hath vp for them layd verse 5 For this they shall well finde He will them haue in minde And keepe them as he sayd verse 6 For he did not disdayne His workes to shew them playne By lyghtninges and by thunders When he the Heathens land Did geue into their hand Where they beheld his wonders verse 7 Of all his workes ensueth Both iudgement right and truth Whereto his statutes tâ—nd They are decreed sure verse 8 For euer to indure Which equitie doth end Râ—demption he gaue His people for to saue verse 9 And hath also required His promise not to fayle But alwayes to preuayle His holy name be feared verse 10 Who so with hart full faynâ— True wisedome would attayne The Lord feare and obey Such as his lawes doe keepe â—â—all knowledge haue full deepe His prayse shall last for aye Beatus vir qui. psal Cxii W.K. ¶ Sing this as the Pater noster THe man is blest that God doth feare And that his lawes doth loue indeede His seede on earth God will vpreare And blesse such as from him proceed verse 2 His house with good he will fulfill His righteousnes endure shall still verse 3 Vnto the righteous doth arise In trouble ioy in darknes light Compassion is in his eyes And mercy alwayes in his fight verse 4 Yea pittie moueth such to lend He doth by iudgement thinges expend verse 5 And surely such shall neuer fayle For in remembraunce had is he verse 6 No tydinges ill can make him qâ—ayle Whoe â—n the Lord sure hope doth see verse 7 His hart is
wicked men conspire For I haue kept thy couenaunts with zeal as hote as fire verse 23 The princes great in counsell sat and did agaynst me speake But when thy seruaunt thought how he thy statutes might not break verse 24 For why â—hy couenauntes are my ioy and my great ioyes solace They serue in stead of councellers my matters for to pas DALETH The fourth part verse 25 I am alas as brought to grauâ— and almost turnd to dust Restore therefore my lyfe agayne as thy promise is iust verse 26 My wayes when I acknowledged with mercy thou didst heare Heare now estsoones and me instruct thy lawes to loue and feare verse 27 Teach me once thorowly for to know thy preceptes and thy lore Thy workes then will I meditate and lay them vp in store verse 28 My soule I feele so sore opprest that it melteth for griefe According to thy word therefore hast Lord to send reliefe verse 29 From lying and deceitfull lips let thy grace me defend And that I may learne thee to loue thy holy law me send verse 30 The way of truth both straight and sure I haue chosen and found I set thy indgementes me before which keepe me safe and sound verse 31 Since then O Lord I forced my selfe thy couenauntes to embrace Let me therefore haue no rebuke nor check in any case verse 32 Then will I runne with ioyfull cheare where thy word doth me call When thou hast set my feete at large and rid me out of thral HE The fift part verse 33 Instruct me Lord in the right trade of thy statutes diuine And it to kepe euen to the end my hart will I incline verse 34 Graunt me the knowledg of thy law and I shall it obay With hart and minde and all my might I will it keepe I say verse 35 In the right path of thy precepts guide me Lord I require None other pleasure do I wish nor greater thing desire verse 36 Incline my 〈◊〉 thy lawes to keepe and couenauntes to embrace And from all filthy auarice Lord shield me with thy grace verse 37 From vayne desires and worldly lustes turne back mine eyes and sight Geue me the spirite of lyfe and power to walke thy wayes â—right verse 38 Confirme thy gracious promise Lord which thou hast made to me Which am thy seruaunt and do louâ— and feare nothing but thee verse 39 Reproch and shame which I so feare from me O Lord expell For thou doest iudge with equitie and therein doest excell verse 40 Behold my hartes desire is bent thy lawes to keepe for aye Lord strengthen me so with thy grace that it performe I may VAV The sixt part verse 41 Thy mercyes great and manifold let me obtayne O Lord. Thy sauing health let me enioy according to thy word verse 42 So shall I stop the slaunderous mouthes of leud men and vniust For in thy faythfull promises standes my comfort and trust verse 43 The word of truth within my mouth let euer still be prest For in thy iudgementes wonderfull my hope doth stand and rest verse 44 And while that breath within my brest doth naturall lyfe preserue Yea till this world shall be dissolued thy law will I obserue verse 45 So walke will I as set at large and made free from all dread Because I sought how for to keepe thy precepts and thy read verse 46 Thy noble actes I will describe as thinges of most great fame Euen before kinges I will them blase and shrinke no whit for shame verse 47 I will reioyce them to obey thy worthy bestes and will Which euermore I haue loued best and so will loue them still verse 48 My handes will I lift to thy lawes which I haue dearâ—ly sought And practise thy commaundements in will in deede and thought ZAIN The vij part verse 49 I will reioyce them to obey thy seruaunt Lord rememberâ— For therein haue I put my trust and confidence for euer verse 50 It is my comfort and my ioy when troubles me assaile For were my lyfe not by thy word my lyfe wouldâ— soone me fayle verse 51 The proud and such as God contemnâ— still made of me a scorne â–ª Yet would I not thy law forsake as he that were forlorne verse 52 But call to minde Lord thy great workeâ— shewed to our Fathers old Wher thy I felt thy ioy surmount my griefe an hundred fold verse 53 But yet alas for feare I quake seeing how wicked men Thy law forsooke and did procure thy iudgementes who knoweth when verse 54 Aâ—d as for me I framed my songes thy statutes to exalt When I among the straungers dwelt and thoughts gan me assault verse 55 I thought vpon thy name O Lord by night when others sleepe As for thy law also I kept and euer will it keepe verse 56 This grace I did obtaine because thy couenaunt sweet and deare I did embrace and also keepe with reuerence and with feare HETH The viij part verse 57 O God which art my part and lot my comfort and my stay I haue decreed and promised thy law to keepe alway verse 58 Mine earnest hart did humbly sue in presence of thy face As thou therfore hast promised Lord graunt me of thy grace verse 59 My life I haue examined and tride my secret hart Which â—o thy statutes caused me my feete straight to conuert verse 60 I did not stay not linger long as they that flouthfull are But hastely thy lawes to keepe I did my selfe prepare verse 61 The cruell bandes of wicked men haue made of me their pray Yet would I not thy law forget nor from thee goe astray verse 62 Thy righteous iudgement toward me so great is and so hye That euen at midnight will I rise thy name to magnifie verse 63 Companion am I to all them which feare thee in their hart And neither will for loue nor dread from thy commaundementes start verse 64 Thy mercies Lord most plentuously do all the world fulfill Oh teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy will. TETH The ix part verse 65 Accordyng to thy promise Lord so hast thou with me dealt For of thy grace in sundry sortes haue I thy seruaunt felt verse 66 Teach me to iudge alwayes aright and geue me knowledge sure For certainly beleuâ— I do that thy preceptes are pure verse 67 Yet thou didst â—uch me with thy rod I erred and went astray But now I keepe thy holy word and make it all my stay verse 68 Thou art both good and gracious and geuest most liberally Thy ordinaunces how to keepe therfore O Lord teach me verse 69 The proud and wicked men haue forgd agaynst me many a lye Yet thy commaundementes still obserue with all my hart will I. verse 70 Their hartes are swolne with worldly wealth as grease so are they fat But in thy law do I delight and nothyng seeke but that verse 71 O happy tyme may I well say when thou didst me correct For as
a guide to learne thy lawes thy rods did me direct verse 72 So that to me thy word and law is dearer manifold Then thousandes great of siluer and gold or ought that can be told JOD The x. part verse 73 Seyng thy handes haue made me Lord to be thy creature Graunt knowledge likewise how to learne to put thy lawes in vre verse 74 So they that seare thee shall reioyce when euer they me see Because I haue learnd by thy word to put my trust in thee verse 75 When with thy rods the world is plagd I know the cause is iust So when thou didst correct me Lord the cause iust needes be must verse 76 Now of thy goodnes I thee pray some comfort to me send As thou to me thy seruaunt hetâ—st so from all ill me shend verse 77 Thy tender mercies poure on me and I shall surely lyue For ioy and consolation both thy lawes to me do geue verse 78 Confound the proud whose false pretencâ— is me for to destroy But as for me thy hostes to know I will my selfe employ verse 79 Who so with reuerence do thee feare to me let them retire And such as do thy conenauntes know and them alone desire verse 80 My hart without all waueryng let on thy lawes be bent That no confusion come to me wherein I should be shent CAPH The xi part verse 81 My soule doth faint and ceaseth not thy sanyng health to craue And for thy wordes sake still I trust my hartes desire to haue verse 82 Mine eyes do fayle with lookyng for thy word and thus I say Oh when wilt thou me comfort Lord why doest thou thus delay verse 83 As a skin bottell in the smoke so am I partcht and dride Yet will I not out of my hart let thy commaundement slide verse 84 Alas how long shall I yet line before I see the howre That on my foes which me torment thy vengeaunce thou wilt power verse 85 Presumptuout men haue digged pits thinking to make me sureâ— Thus contrary agaynst thy law my hurt they do procure verse 86 But thy commaundementes are all true and causelesse they me greeue To thee therfore I do complayne that thou mightest me relieue verse 87 Almost they had me cleane destroy'd and brought me quite to ground Yet by thy statutes I abode and therein succour sound verse 88 Restore me Lord agayne to life for thy mercies excell And so shall I thy couenauntes keepe till death my life expell LAMED The xij part verse 89 In heauen Lord where thou doest dwell thy word is stablished sure And shall for all eternitie fast grauen there endure verse 90 From age to age thy truth abides as doth the earth witnes Whose ground worke thou hast layd so sure as no toung can expresse verse 91 Euen to this day we may well see how all thynges perseuere Accordyng to thy ordinaunce for all thynges thee reuere verse 92 Had it not bene that in thy law my soule had comfort sought Long tyme ere now in my distresse I had bene brought to naught verse 93 Therfore will I thy preceptes aye in memory keepe fast By them thou hast my life restord when I was at last cast verse 94 No â—ight to me can title make for I am onely thine Saue me therfore for to thy lawes myne eares and hart incline verse 95 The wicked men do seeke my haue and thereto lye in wayte But I the while considered thy noble actes and great verse 96 I see nothyng in this wide world at length which hath not end But thy commaundement and thy word beyond all end extend MEM. The xiij part verse 96 What great desire and feruent loue do I beare to thy law All the day long my whole deuise is onely on thy law verse 98 Thy word hath taught me farre to passe my foes in pollicie For still I keepe it as a thyng of most excellencie verse 99 My teachers which did me instruct in knowledge I excell Because I do thy couenauntes keepe and them to others tell verse 100 In wisedome I do passe also the auncient mea in deede And all because to keepe thy lawes I held it aye best reede verse 101 My seete I haue refrayned eke from euery euill way Because that I continually thy word might keepe I say verse 102 I haue not swarned from thy iudgementes nor yet shronke any dell â–ª For why thou hast taught me thereby to liue godly and well verse 103 Oh Lord how sweete vnto my tast finde I thy wordes alway Doubtlesse no hony in my mouth feele ought so sweete I may verse 104 Thy lawes haue me such-wisedome learnd that vtterly I hate All wicked and vngodly wayes in euery kynde or rate NVN. The xiiij part verse 105 Euen as a Lanterne to my feete so doth thy word shine bright And to my pathes where euer I go it is a flamyng light verse 106 I haue both sworne and will performe most certainly doubtlesse That I will keepe thy iudgementes iust and them in lyfe expresse verse 107 Affliction hath me fore oppressed and brought me to deathes dote O Lord as thou bast promised so me to lyse restore verse 108 The offringes which with hart and voyce most frankly I thee gene Accept and teach me how I may after thy iudgementes liue verse 109 My soule is aye so in my hand that daungers it assayle Yet do I not thy law forget nor it to keepe will fayle verse 110 Although the wicked layd their nets to catch me at a bray Yet did I not from thy preceptes once swerue and go astray verse 111 Thy law I haue so claymd alway as myne owne heritage And why for therein I delite and set my whole courage verse 112 For euermore I haue bene bent thy statutes to fulfill Euen so likewise vnto the end I will continue still SAMECH The xv part verse 113 The craftie thoughtes and double hart I do alwayes detest But as for thy law and preceptes I loued them euer best verse 114 Thou art my hid and secret place my shield of strong defence Therfore haue I thy promises lookt for with patience verse 115 Go to therfore ye wicked men depart from me anone For the commaundementes will I keepe of God my Lord alone verse 116 As thou hast promised so performe that death me not assayle Nor let my hope abuse me so that through distrust I quayle verse 117 Vphold me and I shall be safe for ought they do or say And in thy statutes pleasure take will I both night and day verse 118 Thou hast trode such vnâ—st thy feetâ— as do thy statutes breake For nought auayles their subtletie their counsell is but weake verse 119 Like droâ— thou castes the wicked out where euer they go or dwell Therfore can I as thy statutes loue nothyng halfe so well verse 120 My flesh alas is taken with feare as though it were benumd For when I see thy iudgementes strait I am as one astond
faythfull people doth defend Standing them by assuredly From this tyme forthworld without end Rightwise and good is our Lord Gods And will not suffer certainly The sinners and vngodlyes rod To tary vpon his family Least they also from God should goe Falling to sinne and wickednes O Lord defend world without end Thy Christian flocke through thy goodnes O Lord do good to Christians all That stedfast in thy word abide Such as willingly from God fall And to false doctrine dayly slide Such will the Lord scatter abroad With hypocrites throwen downe to hell â–ª God will them send paynes without end But Lord graunt peace to Israell Glory to God the Father almight And to the Sonne our Sauior â–ª And to the holy Ghost whose light Shine in our harts and vs succour That the right way from day to day We may walke and him glorifie With hartes desire all that are here Worshyp the Lord and say Amen In conÌ„uertendo psal Cxxvi. W. K. WHen that the Lord agayne his Syon had forth brought from bondage great and also sernitude ex treme his worke was such as did surmouÌ„t maÌ„s hart and thought so that we were much lyke to the that vse to dreame our mouthes word with â—â—ughter filled then and eke ouâ— tounges did shew vs ioyfull men verse 2 The Heathen folke were forced then this to confes How that the Lord for them also great thinges had done verse 3 But much more we and therfore can confes 〈◊〉 lesse Wherfore to ioy we haue good cause as we begon verse 4 O Lord go forth thou canst our bondage end As to desertes the flowing riuers send verse 5 Full true it is that they which fow with teares indeedâ— A time will come when they shall â—eape in myrth and ioy verse 6 They went and wept in bearing of their precious seede For that their foes full oftentymes did them annoy But their returne with ioy they shall sure see Their sheaues home bryng and not impayred be Nisi dominus psal Cxxvii W. W. ¶ Sing this as the Lordes Prayer EXcept the Lord the house do make And thereunto do 〈◊〉 his hand What men do build it cannot stand Likewise in vayne men vndertake Câ—ties and holdes to watâ—â— and ward Except the Lord be their sauâ—gard verse 2 Though ye rise early in the morne And so at night go late to bed Feedyng full hardly with brown bread â–ª Yet were your labor lost and worne But they whom God doth loue and keepe Receaue all thynges with quyet sleepe verse 3 Therfore marke well when euer ye see That men haue beyres to enioy their land It is the gift of Gods owne hand For God himselfe doth multiply Of his great liberalitie â–ª The blessing of posteritie verse 4 And when the children come to age They grow in strength and 〈◊〉 In person and in comlynes â–ª So that a shâ—ft shot with courage Of one that hath a most strong arme Flieth not so swift nor doth like harme verse 5 Oh well is him that hath his quiuer Fornished with such artillery For when in perill 〈…〉 Such one shall neuer shake nor shiuer When that he plâ—â—deth before the iudge Agaynast his foes which beare him grâ—â—ge Beati omnes â–ª psâ—l Cxxviii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme BLessed are thou that fearest God and walkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt cat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitfull vines on thy house side so doth thy wife spriâ—e out Thy children stand like Oliue plantes thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God and he shall let thee see verse 5 The promised Ierusalem and his felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great ioyes encrease And likewise grace on Israell prosperitie and peace Saepe expugnauerunt psal Cxxix N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalms OFt they now Israell may say me from my youth assayled verse 2 Oft they assayled me from my youth yet neuer they preuayled verse 3 Vpon my backe the plowers plowed and surrowes long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the cords of wicked foes at last verse 5 They that hate him shal be shamed and turned backe also verse 6 And made as grasse vpon the house which withereth ere it grow verse 7 Wherof the mower can not finde inough to fill his hand Nor he can fill his lap that goeth to gleane vpon the land verse 8 Nor passers by pray God on them to let his blessing fall Nor say we blesse you in the name of God the Lord at all De profundis Psal. Cxxx. W. W. LOrd to thee I make my moue when daun gers me oppresse I call I sigh playne and grone trusting to findâ— relesse Heare now O Lord my request for it is full due time And let thine eares aye be prest vnto this prayer myne verse 3 O Lord our God if thou way our sinnes and them peruse Who shall then escape and say I can my selfe excuse verse 4 But Lord thou art mercyfull and turnest to vs thy grace That we with hartes must carefull should scare before thy face verse 5 In God I put my whole trust my soule waytes on his will For his promise is most iust and I hope therein still verse 6 My soule to God hath regard wishyng for him alway More then they that watch and ward to see the dawnyng day verse 7 Let Israell then boldly in the Lord put his trust He is that God of mercy that his deliuer must verse 8 For be it is that must saue Israell from his sinne And all such as surely haue their confidence in him Domine non est Psal. Cxxxi M. ¶ Sing this as the Lamentation O Lord I am not putt in mynde â–ª I haue no scornefull eyeâ— I do not exercise my selfe in thynges that be to bye verse 2 But as the child that wayned is euen from his mothers brest So haue I Lord behaued my selfe in silence and in rest verse 3 O Israell trust in the Lord let him be all thy stay From this tyme forth for euermore from age to age I say Memento Domine psal Cxxxii. M. REmember Dauids troubles Lord how to the Lord he swore and vowd a vow to Iacobs God to keepe for euermore I will not come with in my house nor clime vp to my bed nor let my temples take their rest or the eyes in my head verse 5 Till I haue found out for the Lord a place to fit thereon An house for Iacobs Gods to be an habitation verse 6 We heard of it at Ephrata there did we heare this sound And in the fieldes and forrestes there those voyces first were sound verse 7 We will assay and go in now his tabernacle there Before his footstoole to fall downe vpon our knees in feare verse 8 Arise O Lord arise I say into thy resting place Both thou and the Arke of thy strength the presence of thy
guide And thy right hand shall hold me fast and make me to abide verse 11 Yea if I say the darcknes shall yet shrewd me from thy sight Loe euen also the darckest night about me shall he light verse 12 Yea darcknes hiâ—eth not from thee the night doth shine as day To thee the darcknes and the light are both a lyke alway The second part verse 13 For thou possessed hast my raynes and thou hast coucred me When I within my mothers wombe enclosed was by thee verse 14 Thee will I prayse made fearefully and wondroufly I am Thy workes are marâ—eilous right well my soule doth know the same verse 15 My bones they are not hid from thee although in secret place I haue ben made â–ª and in the earth beneath I shapen was verse 16 When I was sormeles then thine eye saw me sor in thy booke Were written all nought was before that after fashion tooke verse 17 The thoughtes therefore of thee O Lord how deare are they to me And of them all how passing great the endles numbers be verse 18 If I should count them loe their summe more then the sand I see And whensoeuer I awake yet am I still with thee verse 19 The wicked and the bloudy men oh that thou wouldest slay Euen those O God to whome depart depart from me I say verse 20 Euen those of thee O Lord my God that speake full wickedly Those that are lifted vp in vaine being enemies to thee verse 21 Hare I not them that hate thee Lord and that in earnest wise Contend I not agaynst them all agaynst thee that â—rise verse 22 I hate them with vnfained hate euen as mine vtter foes verse 23 Try me O God and know my hart my thoughtes proue and disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wickednes in me there anybe And in thy way O God my guide for euer lead thou me Eripe Domine Psal. Cxl. N. ¶ Sing this as the Lamentation LOrd saue me from the euill man and from the cruell â—ight Deliuer me which euill doe imagine in the spirite verse 2 Which make on me continuall warre their tongues loe they haue whet verse 3 Lyke Serpentes vnderneath their lips is Adders poyson set verse 4 Keepe me O Lord from wicked handes preserue me to abide Free from the cruell man that meanes to cause my steps to slide verse 5 The proud haue layd a snare for me and they haue spread a net With cordes in my path way and grinnes for me eke haue they set verse 6 Therefore I say vnto the Lord thou art my God alone Heare me O Lord oh heare the voyce wherewith I pray and moue verse 7 O Lord my God thou onely art the strength that saueth me My head in day of battayle hath bene couered by thee verse 8 Let not O Lord the wicked haue the end of this desire Performe not his ill thought least he with pride be set on fire verse 9 Of them that compas me about the chiefest of them all Lord let the mischiefe of their lips vpon them selues befall verse 10 Let coales fall on them let him cast them in consuming flame And in deepâ— pits so as they may not rise out of the same verse 11 For no backbiter shall on earth be set in stable plight And euil to destruction still shall haunt the cruell wight verse 12 I know the Lord the afflicted will reuenge and iudge the poore verse 13 The inst shall payse thy name iust shall dwell with thee euermore Domine clamaui psal Cxli. N. ¶ Sing this as the 44. Psalme O Lord vpon thee do I call Lord hast thee vnto me And harken Lord vnto my voyce when I do crye to thee verse 2 As insence let my prayers be directed in thine eyes And the vplifting of my handes as euening sacrifice verse 3 My Lord for gâ—iding of my mouth set thou a watch before And also of my mouing lipes O Lord keepe thou the dore verse 4 That I should wicked workes commit incline thou not my hart With ill men of their delicates Lord let me eate no part verse 5 But let the righteous smite me Lord for that is good for me Let him reproue me â—â—d the same a precious oyle shall be Such smiting shall not breake my head the tyme shall shortly fail When I shall in their miseâ—ye make prayer for them all verse 6 Then when in stony places downâ— their iudges shall be cast Then shall they heare my wordes for theâ— they haue a pleasaunt tast verse 7 Our bones about the graues mouth loâ— scattered are they found As he that heweth wooÌ„d or he that diggeth in the ground verse 8 But O my Lord my God mine eyes do looke vp vnto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soule forsaken be verse 9 Which they haue layd to catch me in Lord keepe me from the snare And from the suttle grinnes of them that wicked workerâ— are verse 10 The wicked into their owne nets together let them fall While I do by the helpe escape the daunger of them all Voce mea ad Do. Psal. Cxlii. N. ¶ Sing this 〈◊〉 the xlv Psalme BEfore the Lord God with my voyce did I send out my cry And with my strayned voyce vnto the Lord God prayed I. verse 2 My meditation in his fight to poure I did not spare And in the presentes of the Lord my trouble did declare verse 3 Although perplexed was my spirite my path was knowen to thee In way where I did walke a snare they slyly layd for me verse 4 I lookt and wewed on my right hand but none there would me know All refuge sayled me and for my soule none cared tho verse 5 Then cryed I Lord to thee and sayd my hope thou onely art Thou in the land of lyuing art my portion and my part verse 6 Harke to my cry for I am brought full low deliuer me From them that do me persecute for me two strong they be verse 7 That I may prayse thy name my soule from prison Lord bring out When thou art good to me the iust shall prayse me round about Domine exaudi Psal. Cxiiii N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlv. psalme LOrd heart my prayer harke the plaint that I do make to thee Lord in thy natiue truth and in thy iustice aunswere me verse 2 In iudgement with thy seruaunt Lord. oh enter not at all For iustified be in thy sight not one that liueth shall verse 3 The enemy hath pursued my soule my lyfe to ground hath throwne And layde me in the darke lyke them that dead are long agone verse 4 Within me in perplexitie was my accombred sprite And in me was my troubled hart amased and afflight verse 5 Yet I record tyme past in all thy workes I meditate Yea in thy workes I meditate that thy handes haue create verse 6 To thee O Lord my God loe I do stretch my crauing hands My soule desireth after thee as
this sinne will smite verse 3 Take not in vaine his holy name Abuse it not after thy will For so thou might soone purchase blame And in his wrath he would thee spill verse 4 The Lord from worke the seneth day ceast And brought all thinges to perfect end So thou and thine that day take rest That to Gods hestâ—â— ye may attend verse 5 Vnto thy parentes honor gene As Godes commaundementes do pretend That thou long dayes and good mayst line In earth where God a place doth lend verse 6 Beware of murder and etuell hate verse 7 All filthy fornication feare verse 8 See thou steale not in any rate verse 9 False witnes agaynst no man beare verse 10 Thy neighboures house wish not to haue His wife or ought that he calles mine His held his Oxe his Asse his â—lant Or any thing which is not thine A Prayer The spirite of grace graunt vs O Lord To keepe these lawes out hartes restore And cause vs all with one accord To magnifie thy name therefore For of our selues no strength we haue To keepe these lawes after thy will Thy might therfore O Christ we craue That we in thee may themm fulfill Lord for thy names sake graunt vs this Thou art our strength our Sauiour Christ Of thee to speede how should we mis In whom our treasure doth consist To thee for euer more be prayse With the Father in ech respect And with thy holy spirite alwayes The comforter of thine elect The Lordes prayer D. Coxe M.iij OVr Father which in heauen art anâ— makst vs all one brotherhood to call vpon thee with one hart our heaueÌ„ly Father our God â—â—rauÌ„t we pray not with lips alone but with thy hart deepe sigh and grone Thy blessed name be sanctified Thy holy worde mought vs inflame In holy lyfe for to abide To magnifie thy holy name From all errours defend and keepe The little flock of thy poore sheepe Thy kingdome come euen at this houre And henceforth euerlastingly Thine holy Ghoft into vs poure With all his giftes most plenteously From Sathans rage and filthy band Defend vs with thy mighty hand Thy will be done with diligence Lyke as in heauen in earth also In trouble graunt vs pacience Thee to obay in wealth and wo Let not flesh bloud or any ill Preuaile agaynst thy holy will. Geue vs this day our dayly bread And all other good giftes of thine Keepe vs from warre and from bloudshed Also from sicknes death and pine That we may lyne in quietnes Without all greedy carefulnes Forgeue vs our offences all Reliene our carefull conscience As we forgene both great and small Which vnto vs haue done offence Prepare vs Lord for to serue thee In perfect loue and vnitye O Lord into temptation Lead vs not when the feend doth rage To withstand his inuasion Geue power and strength to euery age Arme and make strong thy feeble host With fayth and with the holy Ghost O Lord from euill delinct vs The dayes and tymes are daungerous From euerlasting death saue vs And in our last neede comfort vs A blessed end to vs bequeth Into thy handes our soule receiue For thou O Lord art king of kinges And thou hast power ouer all Thy glory shineth in all thinges In the wide world vniuersall Amen let it be done O Lord That we haue prayde with one accord The xii Articles of Christian fayth ALl my beliefe and conâ—idence is in the Lord of might The father which all thinges hath made the day and eke the night the heauens and the fir mament and also many a star the earth and all that is therein which passe mans reason far And in lyke manner I beleue in Christ our Lord his sonne Coequall with the deitie and man in flesh and bone Conceiued by the holy Ghost his word doth me assure And of his mother Mary borne yet she a Virgine pure Because mankinde to Sathan was for sin in bond and thrall He came and offered vp himselfe to death to saue vs all And suffering most greuous payne then Pilate being iudge Was crucified on the crosse and thereat did not grutch And so he dyed in the flesh but quickened in the spirite His body then was buryed as is our vse and right His spirite did after this descend into the lower partes To them that long in darcknes were the true light of their hartes And in the third day of his death he rose to lyfe agayne To th end he might be glorified out of all griefe and payne Ascending to the heauens bye to sit in glory still On Gods right hand his father deare according to his will. Vntill the day of iudgement come when he shall come agayne With Aungels power yet of that day we all be vncertayne To iudge all people righteously whome he hath dearely bought The liuing and the dead also which he hath made of nought And in the holy spirite of God my fayth to satisfie The third person 〈◊〉 Trinitie beleue I sted fastly â–ª The holy and Catholick Church that Gods word doth 〈…〉 â–ª And holy Scripture doth alow which Sathan doth disdayne And also I do trust to haue by Iesu Christ his death Release and pardon for my sinnes and that onely by fayth What tyme all flesh shall rise agayne before the Lord of might And see him with their bodely eyes which now do geue them light And then shall Christ our Sauiour the sheepe and Goates deuides And geue life euerlastingly to those whome be hath tride Which is his realme celestiall in glory for to rest With all the holy company of Saintes and Angels blest Which serue the Lord omnipotent obediently ech houre To whome be all dominion and prayse for euermore ¶ A prayer to the holy Ghost to be song before the Sermon ¶ Sing this as the Cxix Psalme COme holy spirite the God of might comforter of vs all Teach vs to know thy word aright that we do neuer fall O holy Ghost visite our coast defend vs with thy shied Agaynst all sinne and wickednes Lord helpe vs winne the field Lord keepe our Queene and her Counsel and geue them will and might To perseuer in the Gospell which can put sinne to flight O Lord that geuest thy holy word send preachers plenteously That in the same we may accord and therein liue and dye O holy spirite direct a right the preachers of thy word That thou by them mayest cut downe sinne as it were with a sword Depart not from those Pastors pure but ayde them at all neede Which breake to vs the bread of lyfe whereon our soules do feede O blessed sprite of truth keepe vs in peace and vnitie Keepe vs from sectes and errours all and from all Papistrie Conuert all those that are our foes and bring them to thy light That they and we may well agree and prayse thee day and night O Lord increase our faith in vs and loue for to aboundâ— That man and wife be