thee O thou God of the Heauens the maker of the waters and Lorde of al Creatures heare me a most wretched sinner calling on thee take 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mee all my sinnes and make stedfast my fayth and confidence in thy mercifull promises that I putting my trust in them maye haue as y u hast promised euerlasting lyfe thorow Christe Iesus thy Sonne our Lorde Amen An other Prayer OLorde and heauenly Father plant in mee true obedience to thy holye lawes and to my Soueraigne and Gracions Ladye Queene Elizabeth whom thou hast set to raigne ouer mee And lette not the cares of this worlde deceiue mee Keepe me also good Lords from all vncleane desires and graunt mee thy grace to walke before thee all the dayes of thys my Pilgrimage with good conscience and pure minde that when thou shalte appeare to rewarde euerye man according to his deedes I may receiue at thy hand the rewarde of one that hath not bene ashamed of thee in this life O Lorde increase my fayth increase my loue increase in me a sure hope of my saluation O Lorde my Sauiour increase strength in mee to ouercome sinne to stande against all temptations let thy holy Aungell alwayes keepe conduct me y t I may euermore be thankefull vnto thee in Christ Iesu our Lorde to whom with thee and the holy Ghost be all honor and glorye for euer and euer Amen ¶ Here followeth the Letanie with certaine other Godly Prayers O God the Father of Heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Father of Heauen haue mercie vpon vs miserable Sinners O God the Sonne Redeemer of the worlde haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Sonne redeemer of the worlde haue mercie vpon vs iniserable Sinners O God the holy Ghost proceding from the Father and the Sonne haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Holye Ghost proceding from c. O Holy blessed and glorious Trinitie three persones and one God haue mercye vpon vs miserable sinners O Holy blessed and glorious Trinitie c. Remember not Lorde our offences nor the offences of our forefathers neyther take thou vengeaunce of oure sinnes spare vs good Lord spare y e people whōe thou hast redemed w t thy moste precious bloud be not angry with vs for euer Spare vs good Lorde From al euill and mischiefe from sinne from the craftes and assaultes of the diuell from thy wrath and from euerlasting dampnation Good Lorde deliuer vs. From blindenesse of heart from pride vainglory and hipocrisie from enuy hatred and malice al vncharitablenesse Good Lorde deliuer vs. From fornication and all other deadlye sinne and from all the deceytes of the world the fleshe and the Diuell Good Lorde deliuer vs. From lightning tempest frō plague pestilence and famine from battaile and murther and from sodayne death Good Lorde deliuer vs. From all sediction and priuie conspiracy from all false doctrine and heresie from hardnesse of heart and contempt of thy worde and commaundement Good Lorde deliuer vs. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation by thy holye natiuitie circumcision by thy baptisme fasting and temptation Good Lorde deliuer vs. By thyne agony and bloudy sweate by thy Crosse and Passion by thy precious death and buryall by thy glorious resurrection and ascention and by the comming of the holy Ghost Good Lorde deliuer vs. In all time of oure tribulation in all time of our welth in the houre of death and in the day of iudgement Good Lorde deliuer vs. We sinners doe beseech thee to heare vs O Lorde God and that it maye please thee to rule and gouerne thy holy church vniuersally in the right way We beseeche thee to heare vs good Lorde That it maye please thee to keepe and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee in righteousnesse and holinesse of lyfe thy Seruant Elizabeth our moste gracious Queene and gouernour We beseeche thee to heare vs good Lorde That it may please theé to rule hir heart in thy fayth feare and loue and that she may eucrmore haue affyaunce in thee euer seeke thy honor and glory We beseeh thee to heare vs good Lord ▪ That it may please thee to be hir defender and keper giuing hir the victorie ouer all hir enimies We beseche thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Byshops Pastours and ministers of the Church wyth true knowledge vnderstanding of thy worde and that both by their preaching and liuing they may set it forth and shewe it accordingly We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to endue y e Lordes of the Counsayle all the Nobility with grace wisedome vnderstanding We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to blesse kepe the Magistrates giuing them grace to execute iustice and to maintainetruth We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to blesse kepe all thy people We besech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to geue to al nations ▪ vnitie peace and concorde We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it maye please thee to giue vs an heart to loue dread thee and diligently to liue after thy commaundementes We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue to al thy people increase of grace to heare meekely thy word to receiue it w t pure affection to bring forth y e fruites of y e spirit We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as haue erred and are deceyued We beesech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as doe stand and to comfort helpe the weake hearted and to raise vp them that fal and finally to beate downe Sathan vnder our feete We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to succour helpe and comfort all that be in daunger necessitie and tribulation We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to preserue all that trauayle by lande or by water all women labouring of childe all sick persones and yong children and to shewe thy pitie vpō all prisoners and captiues We beseche thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to defende and prouide for the fatherlesse children widowes al that be desolate oppressed We beseche thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to haue mercye vpon all men We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to forgiue oure enimies persecuters and sclaunderers and to turne their heartes We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue and preserue to our vse the kindely fruits of the earthe so as in due time we may enioye them We besech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may
of thy mercye not doubting but that thou wylte haue mercy on mee Thou hast O Lorde Iesu giuen thy selfe an acceptable Sacrifice to thy Father to appease hys wrath and to bring al sinners truely repenting vnto hys fauour Accept mee therefore sweete Iesus truly repēting my sinnes ▪ among the number of them which shall be saued and that I may leade a Godly and innocent lyfe so that after thys lyfe I may attayne lyfe euerlasting thorow the merits of thy death Passion Amen ¶ A Prayer to Christ our Sauiour O My Sauiour Christ Iesu which diddest saye I will not the death of a synner but that he liue and conuerte Vouchsafe I beseeche thee to looke vppon me moste wretched synner with those mercifull eyes wyth which thou once diddest beholde and looke vpon Peter bytterly weeping in the court of Pilate wherewith also thou diddest looke vppon Mary Magdalene the penitente at the feast of Simon lykewyse vppon the Theefe hanging on the crosse and cause me thorowe thy greate goodnesse that I maye worthylye bewayle my synnes and weepe wyth Peter and with Mary to loue thee wyth a pure and perfecte loue and with the Theefe that I may beholde and see thee which wyth God the Father and the holy Ghost raygneste GOD worlde wythout ende Amen ¶ A Prayer to Christ our daily to be saide O Mercyfull Lorde Iesu I beseeche thee to bee mercifull vnto mee a wretched synner as for all my iniquitie and my negligences and all my immortifications I put them all into thy most precious woundes O Lorde putte awaye all my sinnes washe mee cleane wyth thy precious bloud sanctify me with thy bitter passion and death clense me perfectly restore againe vnto me the innocency which thou O Lord gauest me in baptisme that I may truly please thee I worship and lande and glorifye thee I prayse and giue thankes vnto thee my Lorde Iesu Christe for all thy mercies and benefits which y u dayly bestowest on me I thank thee O sonne of the liuing God which for y e exceding great charity that thou diddest beare toward me haste vouchsaued to be made man Thou wouldest for my sake be borne in a stable and as an Infante be wrapped in clothes to be swadled and layde in a manger to be fedde wyth the lyttle mylke of the Mayden and Virgin thy blessed Mother Thou diddest for my sake suffer needynesse and pouertie and many other agonies dyddest thou suffer O Lorde for my sake as to be apprehended and taken shamefully and to be bounde vnworthily and to be condemned vniustlye thus wyth innumerable sorrowes wast thou brought to y ◠shamefull death of the Crosse wherevpon for my sake thou diddest shead thy most precious bloud Graunt me therefore moste mercifull Christ alway to acknowledge thy great loue and kindenesse towarde me which hast suffred for mee that I may after thys lyfe liue wyth thee euerlastingly Amen ¶ A Prayer to the blessed Trinitie O Holy blessed and glorious Trinitie the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost three persons and one God haue mercy vppon me Lorde omnipotent and euerlasting God without beginning or ending whom we doe confesse one in Trinitie and thre in vnitie I prayse thee I worship thee I glorifie thee and giue thankes vnto thee for thy mercifull goodnesse and clemencye whiche wouldest that I being in the darkenesse of all error and ignoraunce shoulde be made partaker of thy grace mercy I beseche thee also moste blessed and glorious Trinitie bring to passe the woorke of thy mercifull goodnesse begonne in mee and leade me in all pietie and Godlinesse and cause me alwayes to thinke speake and doe those things which shall be acceptable in thy syght y t after this lyfe I may haue the fruition of thy deitie which liuest and raignest God in perfect vnitie world w tout end ¶ A Prayer vpon the Peticions of the Lordes Prayer O Almighty and Eternall God whiche vouchsauest that we as it were thy heauenly children should euery one of vs call thee oure Heauenlye Father graunte that among vs by purenesse example of liuing thy most holy name may be sanctified that all other nacions beholding our vertuous deedes that thou workest in vs may be stirred to blesse and gloryfie thee Graunt O Lorde that the Kingdome of thy grace and mercy may raigne continually in our heartes so that we may be partakers of the Realme of thy glory and Maiestie Graunt that vnto the very death wee refuse not to followe thy Diuine will and that we according to the example of the Celestial Citizens agreeing together quietly vnited in spirite al controuersie in opinions layde aparte the lusts of the flesh being subdued and all flattering assaults of the worlde and the Diuel ouercome neuer wrastle against thy most holy wyll Graunt O Lord for our body needefull sustenaunce that we may the more freely serue thee Giue vs we besech thee O mercifull Father that Heauenlye bread the body of thy sonne Iesu Christ the very foode and health of our soules Giue vs the breade of thy Diuine preceptes that we may truely walke and liue in them Giue vs the breade of thy heauenly word which is the strong fortresse sure defence of our soules that we being well fed and fylled wyth thys foode maye worthyly come to the celestiall feast where as is no hunger Graunt O Lorde that we paciently beare and suffer our Enimies and suche as hurte vs and wyllingly forgiue the offences committed agaynste vs that so we may fynde thee O Lorde mylde and mercifull in forgiuing vs oure trespasses Graunt O Lorde that we be not vtterly led into temptation that thereby we should be loste but in all perilles of temptation and in the middste of the stormy tempestes of tribulations let vs thy children perceyue and feele thy Fatherly succoure readye to helpe vs least that we ouercome wyth the naughtye craftes and deceytes of the tempters shoulde be drawen into euerlasting destruction but when we be well assayd approued and pourged wyth the fyre of temptation then let vs finishe oure course and so well and valiantly fyght that wee maye for euermore lyue wyth thee in that heauenly Citie where and agaynst the which no manner of temptation can preuayle Finally graunt most mercifull Father that we thorow thy benigne goodnesse may be deliuered from all euilles present and to come bothe of body and soule and that at the last the yoke of the fowle fiende being shaken of wee may possesse the herytage of thy Heauenlye Kingdome which thy Sonne wyth hys precious bloud bought for vs thy Children and there for euer to haue fruition of Celestiall delectations accompanied wyth Angels and blessed Saincts thorowe the help benignity and grace of our Sauior Iesus Christ to whome and to thee our Father the holy Ghost be glory and honor now and euer Amen ¶ A comfortable Meditation of the reconcilation and atonement made by Christ to God the Father OAlmighty God
he loueth thee the lesse thou regardest him the more thou needest him the lesse thou thinkest on him so that by thy great vnkindnesse God is compelled to say vnto thee as hee sayd to the Israelites I am ouerweried with bearing and long suffring of thy wycked and sinfull liuing If thou therefore doe desire to be free from the horrible plagues and threatnings of GOD thou must lyke a true Niniuete wyth a broken and penitent heart call on God wyth continuall Prayer crauing of him hys mercy grace and assistaunce which if thou aske wyth a sure Fayth he wyll graunt it thee And therefore when thou doest praye thou muste after the minde of the Apostle aske with a stedfast faith not wauering nor doubtfull and thy request shall be graunted thee He therefore that asketh as he ought receiueth and hee seeketh well that seeketh wyth continuall desire and he knocketh well which dothe prouoke Gods goodnesse to heare him as did the Woman of Cananie vnto whome Christe sayde after hir peticion made O Woman great is thy Fayth be it vnto thee euen as thou hast desired Thus gentle Reader if thou loue thy health if thou long to be acceptable to God if thou desire to be sure from the grennes of the Diuell from the stormes of thys Worlde from the way of thine ennimies if thou couet to be happye at the laste let no daye passe thee but that thou once at the leaste doe present thy selfe to GOD by Prayer And falling downe before hym wyth an humble affecte of deuout minde not from the extremitie of the lippes onely but oute of the inwardenesse of the heart cry with the Prophet O Lorde the offences of my Youthe and mine ignoraunce remember thou not but after thy mercye and goodnesse O Lorde remember thou me And thus the holye spirite that prayeth for thee and eke thine owne necessitie shall euery houre put thee in minde what thou shalt praye for and what you shall desire of God Who therefore that will persist and continue in Prayer shall not onely bee vnto God dailye more and more gratefull and acceptable but shall also dailye proceede further and further from vertue to vertue and shall be made lyke vnto the heauenly and Angelicall mindes which daily behold the presence of God And because all the felicitie of the soule standeth in the cleere beholding of the fruition of God and for that our felicity shall be euerlasting wyth him let vs reioyce and saye with the Prophet Thou shalt O Lorde fyll vs full of gladnesse wyth thee whiche is no more but that our felicitie is fulfilled in the seyng and beholding of God and our nature in Christ sitting in heauen on the right hande of his Father so that our rewarde is that we may beholde God and Iesus Christ hys sonne whome he hath sent to the which rewarde he bring vs that sitteth there and prayeth for vs Amen Certayne Sentences set forth after the order of the Alphabete very necessary to meditate in minde Aske vvith a sure Fayth Be feruent in Prayer Confesse thy Sinnes Doe vvell to all men Enuie no man Forgiue them that hate thee Giue almes to the Pore Hurt not thy Enimye In aduersitie be pacient Keepe the Commaundements Loue Vertue and hate Vice Mourne vvith them that mourne Neuer be ashamed of vvell doing Obey God and thy Prince Put the feare of God before thee Quicken thy selfe vvith Gods promises Remember the ende ere thou begin Succour the pore and needye To all men be Indifferent Vse often and hearty Prayer When you begin to praye thinke vpon the remission of Sinnes promised in Christe Iesu and let not thys sweete Sentence spoken of oure Sauioure be left oute of your remembraunce which is I saye vnto you whatsoeuer you aske the Father in my name he will giue it you A Prayer for the Morning ALmightye and moste mercifull God I heartily thanke thee for the sleepe and quiet rest which vnder thy protection I haue receiued this night and for that it hath pleased thee safely to bring mee to the beginning of thys daye I wretched Sinner most humbly beseeche thee to defende cherishe comforte and gouerne mee and all my counsayles studies and labours in suche wyse that I may spende and bestowe thys daye according to thy moste holy wyll wythout the hurting of my neighbour and that I may euermore by thy gouernance doe that is thy will and pleasure hate wrong and loue iustice Also I beseech thee most mercifull GOD strength and keepe me in the Fayth of the Catholike Church and kindle in mee the loue and lyghte of thy holy spirite that I may walke in the truthe of thy Worde Graunt thys mercifull God for thy deare Sonne Iesus Christes sake Amen ¶ The fyrst Psalme wherein the penitent requireth of God to walke in hys Commaundements BLessed are all those that are vndefiled in the wayes of the Lorde and blessed are they that keepe his Testimonies and seeke him wyth their whole heart Cause mee thy Creature and handy-worke therefore O Lorde diligentlye to keepe thy Commaundementes and so direct my wayes that I may keepe thy Statutes Doe so vnto thy seruaunt O Lorde that I may liue and keepe thy moste holy Worde Euer wyth my lyppes wyll I be telling of the iudgementes of thy mouth that I maye haue delight in the waye of thy Testimonies as in all manner of ryches For so shall I not be confounded while I haue respect vnto all thy Commaundementes Giue mee vnderstanding I beseeche thee O Lorde and I shall keepe thy law yea I shal keepe it with my whole heart Heare my voice O Lorde according to thy louing kindenesse and quicken thou mee according as thou art wont O Lorde stablishe thy Worde in thy Seruaunt that I may feare thee and open thou mine eyes that I maye see the wonderous things of thy lawe Glorye be to the Father and to the Sonne and to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning is now and euer shall bee Worlde wythoute ende Amen R D REwarde mee not O Lorde according to my deseruing for if thou do then must I needes perish Wherfore to thee I come moste mercifull Father not trusting in mine owne righteousnesse but in thy great mercy and promises made in Christe Iesu thy Sonne For whose sake O Heauenly Father I humbly beseeche thee to pardon and forgiue mee all mine offences Amen O God my Refuge and my strength which art the authour of all Godlinesse be readie to heare the deuout Prayers of thy seruant that those thinges which I aske fayhfully I maye obtayne effectually thorowe Iesu Christe our Lorde Amen BEholde not good Lord that which is amisse in mee for if thou doe I shall no more be worthye to be called thy Sonne yet of thy great goodnesse O Lorde poure downe of the crommes that fall from thy Childrens table that I may be the least among them Amen ASsist mee thy Seruaunt O Lord agaynst this
their malice confounde their deuises wherewith they lyft vp themselues against Christ Iesus thy Sonne our Lorde We be not able of our selues to stand against their assaultes except thy vndeserued grace and mighty arme defende and deliuer vs. Performe therefore thy promises made to Iacob thy Seruaunt and stop the mouthes of thy cursed Enimies Call to repētance thy seely sheepe and forgiue all those that wilfully obstinately rebell not against thy holye Worde Looke also we beseche thee vpon thy poore dispersed which for thy truth sake are compelled to wander frō place to place and ridde them oute of their daily greuances that we may all with one voice and vpright heart and pleasant countenance extolle and magnifie thy holy name Amen An other Psalme for the Church vnder the borowed speache or name of a Uineyarde HEare O thou Shepeherde of Israell thou that leadest Iacob lyke a flocke of sheepe howe long wylte thou be angrye ouer the Prayers of thy people In Egipt thou haddest a Uineyard which thou broughtest among the Heathen thou plantedst it there and it tooke roote so that the whole lande was couered withall Lo the hilles were couered with the shaddowe of it and so were the strong Cedre trees wyth the bowes therof Maruellous was the increase of it after it had taken roote and so was the name of it among all nations Neuerthelesse thou haste suffred the hedge thereof to be broken downe so that the wylde Bore oute of the wood hath rowted it vp and the beasts of the fielde haue deuoured y e Grapes therof O Lorde thou God of hostes let them perishe in thy wrathe that thus haue destroyed and layde waste this thy pleasant vine whose braunches spreade from see to see Preuent we beseeche the O Lorde the malicious enimies of this thy vine and so shall wee wyth voyce and heart laude and praise thy holy name Amen The Uersicle Turne thee O God looke downe from Heauen The Aunswere And beholde the Uineyarde whiche thy right hande hath planted The Prayer A Rise O Lorde looke on thy vineyarde that it be not deuoured of the wicked haters thereof Let thine enimies be scattered the righteous O Lorde make thou pleasant and mery let them blow abrode thy Magnificence let them sing prayses pleasant songes vnto thee let them most highly aduance thy Maiestye let thy glory grow let the Kingdome of Christ from Heauen among the chosen be enlarged be thou O Holy Father the Protector of them namely whom the world forsaketh and pursueth for Christes sake Howe drye O Lorde is the flock of thine heritage poure downe largely we praye thee therfore the showers of thy grace that the Churche thy Spouse may deale large spoiles of the conquered Sathan In thy house O Lorde let vs dwell in peace concorde giue vs all one heart one minde and one true interpretation of thy worde that al that beleue in thee by Christ our Lorde might lifte thee vp w t praises And giue to thy people cunning and power to withstande sinne and to obey thy worde in al things Graunt it so to be most mercifull Lorde for thy Sonne Iesus Christes sake Amen Here followeth certaine Prayers very profytable to be exercised ¶ A Prayer to God the Father for the obtayning of mercy for his Sonne Christes sake O Holy Father remember not the offences of my youth but thinke vpon thy great mercies and couenant made vnto mee in Christ Iesus thy Sonne my only Aduocate and Mediator He it is O holy Father whom thou diddest sende to be the obtainer of mercye for my sinnes Hee was made weake to make me strong Hee was wounded for mine offences He gaue his body to be beaten and his Cheekes to be stricken He turned not away hys face from them that scorned him spyt vpon him He gaue himself to death for them which were offenders Thorowe hys loue and mercye he hath redemed them that were loste and by his bloudsheading on the Crosse he hath pacifyed all things in Heauen and in Earth Behold holy Father therfore who it is that thus hath suffered and forgiue the sinne of him that is redeemed O Heauenly Father for thys thy Sonne Iesus Christes sake write in my heart loue to thy lawe and hate to all sinne y t I may be worthy thorow the merites of his death and passion to dwell wyth him and thee euerlastingly to whome with thee and the Holy ghost be all honor prayse and glory Amen ¶ A Prayer for the obtayning of a good Lyfe O Heauenly Father God Almightye maker of Heauen and Earth and all things contayned in them I beseche thee that thou wilt vouchsafe of thy goodnesse to directe sanctifye and keepe my heart and bodye my senses my doings my talke and cōmunication in thy holy lawes and in the workes of thy Commaundements and that thy holy Angell may be with mee to direct my feete into the way of peace truthe and health that I maye deserue to be whole safe and free in thee and by thee bothe here and in the worlde to come Thou y t art the Sauiour of the worlde and king of glory heare me saue mee which liuest and raignest God in perfect vnitie worlde wythout ende Amen A Prayer to the Father wherein we desire to doe those thyngs that may please him O Heauenly Father haue thou pitie and compassion vppon the weakenesse of me thy vnworthy Childe be thou prest and redy O holy Father to helpe me alwayes shewing thy mercye vppon mee and prosper thou me in whatsoeuer I Godly go aboute so that thou giuing me lyght I may see what things are to be accepted before thee and thou encoraging me I may haue an earnest desire to doe the same and thou being my guide I may come where to obtayne them for I hauing nothing but mistrust in my selfe doe yelde and commit my selfe full and wholye vnto thee alone which workest all things in all creatures to thy honor and glory Amen ¶ A Prayer to Christ the Sonne of God O Bountifull Iesu O sweete Sauiour O Christ the Sonne of God haue pitie vppon mee mercifullye heare me and despise not my Prayers Thou hast created me of nothing thou hast redemed me from the bondage of sinne death and Hel neither with gold nor syluer but wyth thy precious bloud which thou offeredst vpō the Crosse for all mankinde Caste me not awaye O Lorde whome thou by thy great wysedome hast made nor let y e wickednesse of my youth destroy y t which thy goodnesse hath builded Whilest I am here O Iesu haue thou mercy on mee and whilest I haue tyme giue me thy grace to repent Looke vpon mee O Lorde wyth thy mercifull eyes as thou diddest vouchsafe to looke vpon Peter thine Apostle that after his example I may bewayle my sinnefull lyfe that obtayning thy fauoure I may dye therein I acknowledge that of my selfe I haue deserued euerlasting death but yet I appeale to the highe throne