they care or feare no whit verse 5 A wicked worke haue they decreed in counsell thus they cry To vse deceit let vs not dread what who can it espye verse 6 What wayeâ— to hurt they talke and musâ— all tymes within their hart They all consult what feates to vse ech doth inuent his part verse 7 But yet all this shall not auaile when they think least vpon God with his dart shall sure assaile and wound them euery one verse 8 Their craftes and their ill tongues withall shall worke themselues such blame That they which then behold their fall shall wonder at the fame verse 9 Then all that see shall know right well that God the thing hath wrought And prayse his witty workes and tell what he to passe hath brought verse 10 Yet shall the iust in God reioyce still trusting in his might So shall they ioy with minde and voyce whose hart is pure and right To decet hymnus Psal. Lxv. I.H. Sing this as the xxx Psalme THy prayse alone O Lord doth raigne in Sion thine owen hill Their vowes to thee they do maintaine and their behestes fulfill verse 2 For that thou doest their prayer heare and doest thereto agree The people all both farre and neare with trust shall come to thee verse 3 Our wieâ—ed life so farre exceâ—des that we should fall therein But Lord forgeue our great misdeedes and purgâ— vs from our sinne verse 4 The mâ—n is blest whom thou doest chuse within thy court to dwell Thy house and temple he shall vse with pleasures that excell verse 5 Of thy great iustice heare vs God our health of thee doth rise The hope of all the earth abroad and the Sea coastes likewise verse 6 With strength thou art beset about and compast with thy power Thou makest the mountaines strong and stout to stand in euery shower verse 7 The swelling Seas thou doest asswage and makâ— their streames full still Thou doest refâ—â—yne the peoples rage and rule them at thy will. verse 8 The 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 full farre on earth shall dread thy signes to see Which morne and euen in great myrth do passe with prayse to thee verse 9 When that the earth is chopt and dry â—and thirsteth more and more Then with thy drops thou doâ—st apply aâ—d much increase her store verse 10 The â—oud of God doth ouerflow and so doth cause to spring The foode and corne which men do sow for he doth guide the thing verse 11 With wete thou doest her furrowes fill whereby her cloudes do fall Thy drops to her thou do 〈◊〉 and blesse her fruite withall verse 12 Thou deckest the cartâ— of thy good grace with sayre and pleasaunt crop Thy cloudes distill their dew apace great plenty they do drop verse 13 Whereby the desert shall begin full great increase to bryng The little hilles shall ioy therein much fruite in them shall spring verse 14 In places playne the flocke shall feede and couer all the earth The vallies with corne shall so exceede that men shall sing for myrth Iubilate Deo. Psal. Lxvi T.S. ¶ Sing this as the xviij Psalme YE men on earth in God reioyce with prayse set forth his name Extoll his might with hart and voyce geue glory to the same verse 2 How wonderfull O Lord say ye in all thy workes thou art Thy foes for feare doe seeke to thee full sore agaynst their haâ—t verse 3 All men that dwell the earth throughout do prayse the name of God The laud thereof the world about is sheâ—â—ed and set abroad verse 4 All folke come forth behold and see what thinges the Lord hath wrought Marke well the wondrous workes that he for man to passe hath brought verse 5 He layd the Sea like heapes on hye therein a way they had On foote to passe both fayre and drye wherof their hartes were glad verse 6 His might doth rule the world alway his eyes all thinges behold All such as would him disobey by him shal be controld verse 7 Ye people geue vnto our God due laud and thankes alwayes With ioyfull voyce declare abroad and sing vnto his prayse verse 8 Which doth endue our soule with lyfe and it preserue withall He stayeth our feete so that no strife can make vs slip or fall verse 9 The Lord doth proue our deedes with fire if that they will abide As workemen doe when they desire to haue their mettals tride verse 10 Although thou suffer vs so long in prison to be cast â–ª And there with chaynes and fetters strong to lye in bondage fast The second part verse 11 Although I say thou suffer men on vs to tyde and raigne Though we through fire and water ren of very grief and payne verse 12 Yet sure thou doest of thy good grace dispose it to the best And bryng vs out into a place to liue in wealth and rest verse 13 Vnto thy house resort will I to offer and to pray And there I will my selfe apply my vowes to thee to pay verse 14 The vowes that with my mouth I spake in all my grief and smart The vowes I say which I did make in dolor of my hart verse 15 Burnt offring I will geue to thee of Oxen fat and Rammes No other sacrifice shal be of Bullockes Goates and Lambes verse 16 Come forth and harken â—ere full soone all ye that feare the Lord What he for my poore soule hath done to you I will record verse 17 Full oft I call vpon his grace this mouth to him doth cry And thou my tongue make speede apace to prayse him by and by verse 18 But if I feele my hart within in wicked workes reioyce Or if I haue delight to sinne God will not heare my voyce verse 19 But surely God my voyce hath heard and what I do require My prayer he doth well regard and graunteth my desire verse 20 All prayse to him that hath not put nor cast me out of mynde Nor yet his mercy from me shut which I do euer finde Deus misereatur Psal. Lxvii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xxx Psalme HAue mercy on vs Lord and graâ—nt to vs thy grace To shew to vs do thou accord the brightnes of thy face verse 2 That all the earth may know the way to godly wealth And all the nations on a row may see thy sauing health verse 3 Let all the world O God geue prayse vnto thy name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 4 Throughout the world so wide let all reioyce with mirth For thou with truth and right doest guide the nations of the earth verse 5 Let all the world O God geue prayse vnto thy name Oh let thy people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 6 Then shall the earth increase great store of finite shall fall And then our God the God of peace shall blesse vs eke withall God shall vs blesse I say and then both farre and neare The folke throughout the
â—lowest to conceaue a wrath and readyest to forgeue verse 9 He chides not vs continually though we be full of strife Nor keepes our faultes in memory for all our sinnefull lyfe verse 10 Nor yet accordyng to our sinnes the Lord doth vs regard Nor after our iniquities he doth not vs reward verse 11 But as the space is wondrous greaâ— twixt earth and heauen aboue So is his goodnes much more large to them that do him loue verse 12 God doth remoue our sinnes from vs and our offences all As farre as is the â—unne rising full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And looke what pitie parentes deare vnto their children beare Like pitie bearth the Lord to sucâ— as worshyp him in feare verse 14 The Lord that made vs knoweth our shape our mould and fashion inst How weake and frayle our nature 〈◊〉 and how we be but dust verse 15 And how the tyme of mortall men is like the withering hay Or like the â—lower right fayre in field that fadeth full soone away verse 16 Whose glosse and beauty stormy windes do vtterly disgrace And make that after their assaultes such blossomes haue no place verse 17 But yet the goodnes of the Lord with his shall euer stand Their Childrens children do reâ—eaue his righteousnes at hand verse 18 I meane which keepe his couenaunt with all their whole desire And not forget to do the thyng that he doth them require verse 19 The heauens hye are made the seatâ— and footestoole of the Lord And by his power imperiall he gouernth all the world verse 20 Ye Aungels which are great in power prayse ye and blesse the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediatly accord verse 21 Ye noble hostes and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will. verse 22 Ye all his workes in euery place prayse ye his holy name My hart my mynde and eke my soule prapse ye also the same Benedic anima psal Ciiii. W. K. MY soule prayse the Lord speake good of his name O Lord our great God how doest thou ap peare so passing in glory that great is thy fame ho nour maiestie in thee shine most cleare with light as a robe thou hast thee beclad whereby all the earth thy greatnes may see the heaueÌ„s in such â—ort thou al so hast spread that it to a câ—rtaine coÌ„pared may bee verse 3 His chamber beâ—mes lye in the cloudes full sure Which as his chareâ— are made him to beare And there with much swiftnes his course doth indure Vpon the winges ridyng of winde in the ayre verse 4 He maketh his spirites as Heraldes to go And lightâ—ynges to seruâ— we see also prest His will to accomplish they turne to and fro To saue or consume thinges as seemeth him â—est verse 5 He groundeth the earth so firmely and fast That it once to moue none haue shall such power verse 6 The deepe a fayre coueryng for it made thou hast Which by his owne nature the hils would dâ—uour verse 7 But at thy rebuke the waters do flee And so geue due place thy word to oâ—ay At thy voyce of thunder so fearefull they bee That in their great raging they hast soone away verse 8 The mountaines full high they then vp ascend If thou do but speake thy word they fulfill So likewise the valleyes most quickely descend When thou them appointest remaine they do still verse 9 Their boundes thou hast set how farre they shall runne So as in their rage not that passe they can For God hath appointed they shall not returne The earth to destroy more which made was for man. The second part verse 10 He sendeth the springes to strong streames or lakes Which râ—nne do full swift among the huge hils verse 11 Where both the wilde Asseâ— their thirst oft tymes â—lakes And beastes of the mountaines therof drinke their fils verse 12 By these pleasaunt springes of fountaines full fayre The foules of the ayre abyde shall and dwell Who moued by nature to hop here and there Among the greene braunches their songes shall excell verse 13 The mountaines to moyst the cloudes he doth vse The earth with his workes are wholly repleat verse 14 So as the brute cattle he doth not refuse But grasse doth prouide them and hearbe for mans meat verse 15 Yea bread wine and oyâ—e he made for mans sake His face to refresh and hart to make strong verse 16 The Cedars of Liban this great Lord did make Which trees he doth nourish that grow vp so long verse 17 In these may birdes build and make there their nest In firre trees the Storkes remayne and abide verse 18 The hye hâ—ls are succours for wild Goates to rest And eke the rockes stony for Conyes to hide verse 19 The Moone then is set her seasons to â—unne The dayes from the nightes thereby to discerne â–ª And by the descendyng also of the Sunne The cold from heaâ—e alway thereby we do learne verse 20 When darcknes doth come by Gods will and power Then creepe â—orth do all the beastes of the wood verse 21 The Lyons range roaryng their pray to deâ—our But yet it is thou Lord which geuest them foode verse 22 Assoone as the Sunne is vp â–ª they retire To couch in their dennes then are they full fayne â–ª verse 23 That man to his worke may as right doth require Till night come and call him to take rest agayne The third part verse 24 How sundry O Lord are all thy workes found With wisedome full great they are in deed wrought So that the whole world of thy prayse doth â—â—uâ—d And as for thy riches they pas all mens thought verse 25 So as the great Seâ— which large is and broad Where thynges that creepe swarme and beastes of ech sort verse 26 There both mighty ships sayle aâ—d some lye at road The whale huge and monstrous there also doth sport verse 27 All thynges on thee wayâ— thou doest them relieue And thou in due tyme full well doest them feede verse 28 Now when it doth please thee the same so to geâ—e They gather fâ—â—l gladly those thynges which they neede Thou openest thy hand and they fiâ—de such grace That they with good thynges are filled we see verse 29 But sore are they troubled if thou turne thy faâ—â— For if thou their breath take vile dust then they bee verse 30 Agayne when thy spirite from thee doth proceede All thynges to appoynt and what shall ensue Then are they created as thou hast decreed And doest by thy goodnes the dry earth renue verse 31 The prayse of the Lord â–ª for euer shall last Who may in his workes by right well reioyce verse 32 His looke can the earth make to tremble full fast And likewise the mountaines â–ª they smoke at his voyce verse 33 To this Lord and God â–ª sing will I alwayes So long as I lyue my God prayse will I
firme his feare is past For he shall see his foes downe cast verse 8 He did well for the poore prouide His righteousnes doth still remaine And his estate with prayse abide Though that the wicked men disdavne Yea guash his teeth thereat shall he And so consume his state to see Laudate pueri Psal. Cxiii W.K. YE childreÌ„ which do serue the Lord prayse ye his name with one accord Yea blessed be alwayes his name â–ª who from the 〈◊〉 of the sunde till it re turne where it begun is to be praysed with great fanic The Lord all people doth surmount as for his glory we may count aboue the heauens hye to be With God the Lord who may compare whose dwellinges in the heauens are of such great power and force is he verse 6 He doth abase himselfe we know Thinges to behold both here below And also in heauen aboue verse 7 The needy out of dust to draw And eke the poore which helpe none saw His onely mercy did him moue verse 8 And so him set in high degree With princes of great dignitie That rule his people with great fame The barren he doth make to beare And with great ioy her fruite to reare Therefore praysâ— ye his holy name In exitu Israel psal Cxiiii W. K. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvii Psalme WHen Israell by Gods addres from Pharaos land was bent And Iacobs house the straungers left and in the same trayne went. verse 2 In Iuda God his glory shewed his holynes most bright So did the Israelites declare his kingdome power and might verse 3 The sea it saw and sodenly as all amasd did flee The roaring streames of Iordans floud reculed backwardly verse 4 As Rams afrayd the mountaynes skipt their strength did them forsake And as the seely tremoâ—ing Lambes their tops did beate and shake verse 5 What ayld thee Sea as all amasd so sodenly to flee Ye rowling wauâ—â— of Iordans floude why ran ye backwardly â–ª verse 6 Why shooke ye hills as Rams afrayd why did youâ— strength so shake Why did your tops as trembling Lambeâ— for feare quiâ—er and quake verse 7 O earth confesse thy soueraygnâ— Lord and dâ—ead his mighty hand Before the face of Iacobs God feare ye bâ—th Sea and land verse 8 I meane the â—ind which from hard rockes doth cause maine â—oudes appeare And from the stony flint doth make gush out the fountaynes cleare Non nobis Domine Psal. Cxv. N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxix psalme NOt vnto vs Lord not to vs but to thy name geue prayse Both for thy mercy and thy truth that are in thee alwayes verse 2 Why shall the heathen scorners say where is their Lord become verse 3 Our God in heauen is and what he will that hath he done verse 4 Their Idols siluer art and gold worke of mens handes they be verse 5 They haue a mouth and do not speake and eyes and do not see verse 6 And they haue eares ioynd to their headâ—â— and do not heare at all And noses eke they formed haue and do not smell withall verse 7 And handes they haue and handle not and feete and doe not goe A throate they haue and through the same they make no sound to blow verse 8 Those that make them be like to them and those whose trust they be verse 9 O Israell trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 11 Trust ye the Lord that feare the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 12 The Lod hath mindfull bâ—ne of vs and will vs blesse also Ou Israels and Aarons house his blessing he will show verse 13 Them that be fearers of the Lord the Lord doth blesse them all Euen he shall blesse them euery one the great and eke the small verse 14 To you I say the louing Lord will multiply his graâ—e To you I say the louing Lord shall follow of your race verse 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord euen of the Lord I say Which both the heauen and the earth hath made and set in stay verse 16 The heauens yea the heauens hye belong vnto the Lord The earth vnto the sonnes of men he gaue of free accord verse 17 They that be dead do not with prayse set forth the Lordes renowne Nor any that into the place of silence do go downe verse 18 But we will prayse the Lord our God from henceforth and for aye Sound ye the prayses of the Lord prayse ye the Lord I say Dilexi quoniam psal Cxvi N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxix Psalme I Loue the Lord because my voyce and prayeâ— heard hath he verse 2 When in my dayes I called on him he bowed his eare to me verse 3 Euen when the snares of cruell death about beset me round When paynes of hell me caught and wheâ— I wo and sorrow found verse 4 Vpon the name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliuer thou my soule O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 The Lord is very mercifull and iust he is also And in our God compassion doth plentifully flow verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preseruâ— all those that simple be I was in wofull misery and he relieâ—ed me verse 7 And now my soule sith thou art safe returne vnto thy rest For largely â—o the Lord to thee his bountye hath exprest verse 8 Because thou hast deliuered my soule from deadly thrâ—â—l My moysted even from mornefull teares my sliding foote from fall verse 9 Before the Lord I in the land of lyfe will walke therefore verse 10 I did beleue therefore I spake for I was troubled sore verse 11 I sayd in my distresse and feare that all men lyers be verse 12 What shall I pay the Lord for all his benefites to me verse 13 The wholesome cup of sauing health I thankefully will take And on the Lordes name I will call when I my prayer make verse 14 I to the Lord will pay the vowes that I haue him behight Yea euen at this present tyme in all his peoples sight verse 15 Right deare and precious in his sight the Lord doth aye esteme The death of all his holy ones â–ª what euer man do deeme verse 16 Thy seruaunt Lord thy seruaunt loe I do my selfe confes Sonne of thy handmayd thou hast broke the bondes of my distresse verse 17 And I will offer vp to thee a sacrifice of prayse And I will call vpon the name of God the Lord alwayes verse 18 I to the Lord will pay the vowes that I haue him behight Yea euen at this present tyme in all the peoples sight verse 19 Yea in the courtes of Gods owne house and in the midst of thee O thou Ierusalem I say wherefore the Lord prayse ye Laudate Dominum psal Cxvii N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme O All ye nations of the world prayse ye the Lord alwayes And all
neede so vs defend That we may prayse thee world without end ¶ FINIS ⧠A forme of Prayers to be vsed euery Mornyng and Euenyng Morning Prayer ALmighty God and most mercifull Father 〈◊〉 doe not present our selues here before thy Maiestie trustyng in our owne merites or worthynes but to thy manifold mercies whiche hast promised to heare our Prayers and graunt our requestes which we shall make to thee in the name of thy beloued sonne Iesus Christ our Lord who hath also commanded vs to assemble our selues together in his name with full assuraunce that he will not onely be amongst yâ— but also be our Mediatour and aduocate towardes thy Maiestie that we may obtay â—e all thinges which shall seeme expedient to thy blessed will for our 〈◊〉 Therfore we beseech thee most mercifull Father to turne thy louing countenaunce towardes vs and 〈◊〉 not vnto vs our manifold sinnes and ofences whereby we â—ustly deserue thy wrath and sharpe punishment but rather receaâ—e vs to thy mercy for Iâ—suâ— Christes sake accepting his death and passion as a iust recompence for all our offences in whom â—â—ely thou art pleased and through whom thou canst not be offended with vs And seeing of thy great mercies we haue quietly passed this â—ight grauâ—â—â— heauenly father that we nay bestow this day wholy in thy seruâ—â— so that all our thoughtes wordes and deeds may redound to the glory of thy name and good eâ—sample to all men who seeing our good worker may glorifie thee our heauenly father And for as much as of 〈◊〉 meere fauour and loue thou hast not onely created vs to thyne owne similitude and 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 hast chosen vs to be heyres with thy deare sonne Iesus Christ of that immortall kingdome which thou preparedst for vs before the begynning of the world we beseech thee to increase our faith and knowledge and to lighten our haâ—â—eâ— with thy also spirite that we may in the mean time liue in Godly coÌ„uersation and integrity of life knowing that Idolaters Adulterers Couetous men 〈◊〉 our persons Dronkerdes Glâ—â—â—◠〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 shall not inherite the kingdome of god And because thou hast commaunded vs to pray one for an other we doâ— not onely make request O Lord for our selues and for them that thou hast already called to the true vnderstandyng of thy heauenly will but for all people and nations of the world 〈◊〉 as they know by thy wonderfull workeâ— that thou 〈◊〉 God ouer all so they may be instructed by thy holy spirite to 〈◊〉 in thee their onely 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 But for asmuch as they cannot be 〈…〉 heare nor can heare but by preachyng and none can preach except they be sent Therefore O Lord rayse vp faithfull distâ—ibuters of thy misterieâ— who setting aparâ— all worldly respectes may both in their lyle and doctrine onely seeke thy glory Coâ—trâ—ryâ—y confound Sathan Antichrist with al hirelinges whom thou hast already cast of into a reprobate senceâ— that they may not by sectes scismes heresies and errours disquiet thy little flocke And because O Lord we be fallen into the latter dayes and daungerous tymes wherin ignoraunce hath gotten the vpper hand and SathaÌ„ by his Ministers seeke by all meanes to quench the light of thy Gospell we beseech thee to maintaine thy cause agaynst those rauening Wolues and strengthen all thy seruauntes whom they keepe in prison and bondage Let not thy long sufferyng be an occasion either to encrease their tyranny or to discourage thy children neither yet let our sinnes and wickednes be a hinderannce to thy mercies but with speeile O Lord consider these great miseryes For thy people Israell many tymes by their sinnes prouoked thine anger and thou punishedst them by thy iust iudgement yet though their sinnes were neuer so greuous if they once returned from their iniquitie thou receiuedst them to mercy We therefore most wretched sinners bewayle our manifold sinnes and earnestly repent vs for our former wickednesse and vngodly behauiour towardes thee whereas we cannot of our selues purchase thy pardon yet we humbly beseech thee for Iesus Christes sake to shew thy mercies vppon vs and receiue vs agayne to thy fauour Graunt vs deare Father these our requesteâ— and all other thynges necessary for vs and thy whole Church accordyng to thy promise in Iesus Christ our lord In whosâ— name we beseech thee as he hath taught vs saying Our father c. Euening prayer O Lord God Father euerlastyng and full of pitâ—e we acknowledge and coÌ„fesse that we be not worthy to lift vp our eyes to heauen much lesse to pâ—esent ourselues before thy Maiestie with confidâ—nce that thou wilt heare our prayers and graunt our request if we consider our owne deseruynges for our consciences do accuse vs and our sinnes witnesse agaynst vs and we know that thou art an vpright iudge which doest not iâ—stifie the sinners and wicked men but punishest the faultes of all such as transgresse thy commaâ—ndementes Yet most mercyfull Father since it hath pleased thâ—e to commaund vs to call on thee in all our troubles and aduersities promising euen then to helpe vs when we feele our selues as it were swallowed vp of death and desperation we vtterly renouncâ— all worldly confidence and flee to thy soueâ—aigne bounty as our onely stay and refuge beseeching thee not to call to remembraunce our manifold sinne and wickednesse whereby we continually prouoke thy wrath and indignatioâ— agaynst vs neither our neglâ—gence and vnkindnesse whiche haue neither worthely esteemed not in our liues sufficiently expressed the sweetâ— comfort of thy Gospell reueled vnto vs that rather to accept the obedience and death of thy sonne Iesus Christ who by offeryng vp his body in sacrifice once for all hath made a sufficient recompence for all our sinnes Haue mercy therefore vpon vs O Lord and foâ—geue vs our offences Teach vs by thy holy sprite that we may rightly wey them and earnestly repent for the same And so much the rather O Lord because that the reprobaâ—e and such as thou hast forsaken can not prayse thee nor call vppon thy name but the repentyng hart the sorrowfull mynde the conscience oppressed â—â—ungryng and thirstyng for thy grace shall euer set forth thy prayse and glory And albeit we he but worthes and dust yet thou art our creator and we be the worke of thy haâ—des yea thou art our Father and we thy children thou art our shepheard and we thy â—ocke thou art our redeemeâ— and we the people whom thou hast bought thou â—art our God and we thine inheritannce Correct vs noâ— therfore in thine anger O Lord neither accordyng to our desertes punish vs â—ut mercyfully chastise vs with a fatherly affection than all the world may know that at what tyme soeuer a sinner doth repent him of his sinne from the bottome of his hart thou wilt put away his wickednes out of thy remembraunce as thou hast promised by thy holy Prophet Finally for asmuch as it hath pleased thee to make
be euermore The song of Saint Ambrose called â—e Deum WE prayse thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eternall father all the â—arth doth worshyp thee To thee all Anngels cry the heauens and al the powers therein To thee Châ—ruh and Sâ—raphin to cry they do not linne O holy holy holy Lord of Sabboth Lord the God Through heauen and earth thy prayse is spread â–ª and glory all abroad Thapostles glorious company yeld prayses vnto thee The Prophetes goodly felowship prayse thee continually The noble and victorious host of Martyrs sound thy prayse Thy holy Church throughout the world doth knowledge thee alwayes Father of endles Maiestie they do acknowledge thee Thy Christ thinâ— honorable trâ—e and onely sonne to bee â–ª The holy Ghost the comforter â–ª Of glory thou arâ—kyng O Christ and of the Father art the sonne euerlastyng When sinnefull mans decay in hand thou â—ookest â—p 〈◊〉 â–ª To be inclosed in virgins 〈◊〉 â–ª thou diddest 〈…〉 When thou hadst 〈…〉 the sharpe and cruell â—â—ight Thou heauens kyngdome didest set 〈◊〉 to ech beleâ—yng wighâ—â— Iâ— glory of the Father thoâ— doest siâ— on Godâ—â—right had We trust that thou shalt come 〈◊〉 iudge our cause to vnderstaâ—d Lord helpe thy 〈◊〉 whoâ— tho◠〈◊〉 bought with thy precious bloâ—d And in eternall glory set them with thy Saintes so good O Lord do thou thy people saue blesse thine inheritaunce Lord gouerne them and Lord do thoâ— for euer them adâ—â—unce We magnifie thee day by day and world without all end Adore thy holy name O Lord. Vouchsafe vâ— to defend From sinne this day Haue mercy Lord haue mercy on vs all And on vs as we trust in thee Lord let thy mercy fall O Lord I haue reposed all my confidence in thee Put to confoundyng shame therfore Lord let me neuer bee ¶ The song of the three children O All ye workes of God the Lord bles ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 2 O ye the Aungels of the Lord Blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 3 O ye the starry heauens â—ye Blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 4 O ye waters aboue the sky blesse ye the lord c. verse 5 O all ye powers of the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 6 O ye the shinyng Sunne and Moone blesse ye the lord c. verse 7 O ye the glistryng starres of heauen blesse ye the lord c. verse 8 O ye the sâ—owers and dropping dew blesse ye the lord c. verse 9 O ye the blowyng windes of God blesse ye the lord c. verse 10 O ye the fiâ—e and warming heat blesse ye the lord c. verse 11 Ye Wiâ—ter and the Sommer tyde blesse ye the lord c. verse 12 O ye the dewes 〈◊〉 â—â—â—ndyng froâ—tes blesse ye the lord c. verse 13 O ye the frost and chilling cold blesse ye the lord c. verse 14 O ye congeled yse and snow blesse ye the lord c. verse 15 O ye thâ— nightes and 〈…〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 16 O ye thâ— darknes and the 〈◊〉 â–ª blesse ye the lord c. verse 17 O ye the 〈…〉 and the â—loudes blesse ye the lord c. verse 18 O let the earth eke blesse the Lord â–ª yea blesse the lord c. verse 19 O ye the mountaines and the hillers blesse ye the lord c. verse 20 O all ye 〈◊〉 thingâ—s 〈◊〉 the earth blesse ye the lord c. verse 21 O ye the 〈◊〉 springyng welles blesse ye the lord c. verse 22 O ye the Seas and eke the â—â—oâ—des blesse ye the lord c. verse 23 Whales and all that 〈◊〉 water 〈◊〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 24 O all ye flying foules of thayre blesse ye the lord c. verse 25 O all ye beastes and cattell eke blesse ye the lord c. verse 26 O ye the children of 〈◊〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 27 Let Israell eke blesse the Lord yea blesse the lord c. verse 28 O ye the Priestes of God the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 29 O ye the scruauntes of the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 30 Ye spirites and soules of righteous men blesse ye the lord c. verse 31 Ye holy and ye meeke of hart blesse ye the lord c. verse 32 O Ananias blesse the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse â—im and magnifie him for euer verse 33 O Azariâ—s blesse the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 34 And Misaell blesse thou the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer ¶ The song of Zacharias called Benedictus THe onely Lord of Israell be praysed euermors For through his visitation and mercy kept instâ—rer His people now he hath redemde that long hath bene in thrall and spread abroad his sauing health vpon his seruauntes all In â—â—â—uids house â—iâ— seruaant true 〈…〉 to his mynder â–ª And aâ—so his â—â—noynted â—yng As we in Scripture findâ— As by his holy Prophetes all Oft tymes he did declare The which were since the world began His way for to prepare That we might be deliuered From those that make debate Our enemies and from the handes Of all that do vs hate The mercy which he promised Our Fathers to fulfill And thinke vpon his couenaunt made Accordyng to his will. And also to performe the oâ—â—e Which he before had sworne To Abraham our Father deare For vs that were â—orlorne That he would geue him selfe for vs And vs from bondage bring Out of the bandes of all our foes To sâ—rue out heauenly king And that without all manner feare And eke in righteousnes And also for to lead our lyfe In stedfast holynes And thou O child which now art borne And of the Lord elect Shalt be the Prophâ—â— of the hyest His wayes for to direct For thou shalt go before his face For to prepare his wayes And also for to teach his will And pleasure all thy dayes To geue them knowledge how that their Saluation is nere And that remission of their sinnes Is through his mercy mere Whereby the dayspring from on hye Is come vs for to visite And those for to illuminate Which do in darknes fit To lighten those that shadowed be With death and eke opprest And also for to guide their feete The way to peace and rest ¶ The song of blessed Mary called Magnificat MY soule doth magnifie the Lord my spirite eke euermore reioyseth in the Lord my God which is my Sauiour And why because he did regar de and gaue respect vnto so base estate of his hand mayd and let the mighty go For now behold all nations And generations all From this tyme forth for euermore â–ª Shall me right blessed call Because he hath me magnified Which is the Lord of might Whose name be euer sanctified
therefore Although the glory of his house increaseth more and more verse 17 For when he dyeth of all these thinges nothing shall he receaue His glory will not follow him his pompe will take her learne verse 18 Yet in this lyfe he takes himselfe the happyest vnder Sunne And others lykewise slatter him saying all is well done verse 19 And presuppose he liue as long as did his Fathers old Yet must he needes at length geue place and be brought to deathes folde verse 20 Thus man to honor God hath cald yet doth he not consider But lyke brute beastes so doth he liue which turne to dust and pouder Deus Deorum psal L. W. W. THe mightye God th eternall hath thus spoke And all the world he will call and prouoke Euen from the East and so forth to the west 2. From to ward Sion which place him lyketh best God will appeare in beautye must excellent 3. Our God will come before that long time be spent Deuouring fire shall goe before his face A great tempest shall round about him trace verse 4 Then shall he call the earth and heauens bright To iudge his folke with equitie and right verse 5 Saying go to and now my Saintes assemble My peace they keepe their gifâ—es do not dissemble verse 6 The heauens shall declare his righteousnes For God is iudge of all thinges more and lesse verse 7 Heare my people for I will now reueale List Israell I will thee nought conceale Thy God thy God am I and will not blame thee verse 8 For geuing noâ— All manner offringes to me verse 9 I haue no neede to take of thee as all Goates of thy fold or calfe out of thy stall verse 10 For all the beastes are mine within the woodes On thousand hills cattell are mine owne goodes verse 11 I know for mine all byrdes that are on mountaynes All beastes are mine which haunt the fieldes and fountaynes verse 12 Hungry if I were I would not thee it teil For all is mine that in the world doth dwell verse 13 Eate I the flesh of great Bulls of Bullockes Or drinke the bloud of Goates and of the flockes verse 14 Offer to God prayse and harty thankesgeuing And pay thy vowes vnto God euerliuing verse 15 Call vpon me when toubled thou shalt be Then will I helpe and thou shalt honor me verse 16 To the wicked thus sayth th eternall God Why doest thou preach my lawes and hestes abroad Seing thou hast them with thy mouth abused verse 17 And â—â—test to be by discipline reformed My wordes I say thou doest reiect and hate verse 18 If that thou see a theefe as with thy mate Thou runst with him and so your pray do seeke And art all one with beaudes and ruffians eke verse 19 Thou geuest thy selfe to backbite and to slaunder And how thy tongue deceiueth it is a wonder verse 20 Thou sittest musing thy brother how to blame And how to put thy mothers sonne to shame verse 21 These thinges thou didst and whilest I held my tongue Thou didst me iudge because I stayed so long Lyke to thy selfe yet though I keepe long silence Once shalt thou feele of thy wronges iust recompence verse 22 Consider this ye that forget the Lord And feare not when he threateneth with his worde Least without helpe I spoyle you as a pray verse 23 But he that thankes offereth prayseth me aye Sayth the Lord God and he that walketh this trace I will him teach Gods sauing health to embrace ¶ And other of the same I. H. Sing this as the xxv Psame THe God of Gods the Lord hath cald the earth by name From where the sun doth rise vnto the setting of the same verse 2 From Sion his fayre place his glory bright and cleare The perfect beautye of his grace from thence it did appeare verse 3 Our God shall come in hast to speake he shall not doubt Before him shall the fire wast and tempest round about verse 4 The heauens from on hye the earth below lykewise He will call forth to iudge and try his folke he doth deuise verse 5 Bring forth my Saintes saâ—th he my faythfull flocke so deare Which are in band and league with me my law to loue and feare And when these thinges are tride â–ª the heauens shall record That God is iust and all must bide the iudgement of the Lord. verse 7 My people O geue heede Israell to thee I cry I am thy God thy helpe at neede thou canst it not deny verse 8 I do not say to thee thy sacrifice is slacke Thou offerest dayly vnto me much more then I do lacke verse 9 Thinkest thou that I do neede thy cattell young or olde Or els so much desire to feede on Goates out of thy folde verse 10 Nay all the beastes are mine in woodes that eate their fills And thousandes more of neate and kine that runne wilde in the hilles The second part verse 11 The byrdes that buâ—ld on hye in hills and out of sight And beastes that in the fieldes do lye and subiect to my might verse 12 Then though I hungred sore what neede I ought of thine Sith that the earth with her great store and all therein is mine verse 13 To Balles flesh haue I minde to eate it doest thou thinke â–ª Or such a sweetenes do I finde the blond of Goates to drinke verse 14 Geue to the Lord his prayse with thankes do him apply And see thou pay thy vowes alwayes vnto thy God most hye verse 15 Then seeke and call to me when ought would worke thee blame And I will sure deliuer thee that thou mayest prayse my nâ—me verse 16 But to the wicked trayne which talke of God ech day And 〈…〉 to them the Lord 〈…〉 verse 17 With what a face 〈◊〉 thou my worde once speake or 〈◊〉 Why doth thy talke my law allow thy deedes deny the same verse 18 Whereas for to 〈◊〉 thy life thou art so slacâ—â—â— My word the which thou doest pretend is cast behinde thy backe The 3 part verse 19 When thou a theese doest see by theft to liue in wealth With him thou runnest and doest agree lykewise to thriue by stealth verse 20 When thou doest them behold that wines and maydes defilâ— Thou lykest it well and waxest bold to vse that lyfe most vile verse 21 Thy lippes thou doest applye to slaunder and defame Thy tongue is taught to craftaâ—d lye and still doth vse the same verse 22 Thou studiest to â—euile thy frendes to thre so neare With slaunder thou wouldest needes defile thy mothers soâ—â—e most deare verse 23 Hereat while I do winke as though I did not see Thou goest on still and so doest thinke that I am lyke to thee verse 24 But sure I will hot let to strike when I beginne Thy faultes in order I will set and open all thy sinne verse 25 Marke this I you require that haue not God in minde Least when I plague you
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
Lord relieues the meeke and throwes to ground the wicked wight verse 7 Sing vnto God the Lord with prayse vnto the Lord reioyce And to our God vpon the Harpe aduauuce your singing voyce verse 8 He coners Heauen with cloudes and for the earth prepareth rayn And on the mountaynes he doth make the gras to grow agayne verse 9 He geues to beastes their food and to young Rauens when they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lye verse 11 But in all those that feare the Lord the Lord hath his delight And such as do attend vpon his mercyes shining light verse 12 O prayse thy Lord Ierusalem thy God O Siou prayse verse 13 For he the barres hast forged strong wherewith thy gates he stayes verse 14 The children he hath blest in thee and in thy borders he Doth settle peace and wiâ—h the flower of wheate â—e silleth thee verse 15 And his commaundement vpon the earth he sendeth out And eke his word with speedy course doth â–ª wiftly run about verse 16 He geueth snow lyke wool hore frost lyke ashes doth he spread verse 17 Lyke morsels casts his I se thereof the cold who can abide verse 18 He send forth his mighty word and melteth them agayne His wind he makes to blow and then the waters flow amaine verse 19 The doctrine of his holy word to Iacob doth he shew His statutes and his iudgementes he geues Israell to know verse 20 With euery nation hath he not so dealt nor they haue knowen His secret iudgement ye therefore prayse ye the Lord alone Laudate Dominum psal Cxlviii â— P. GEue laud vnto the Lord from heauen that is so â—ye prayse him in deede and word aboue the star ry sky 2. And also ye his aungels all armies roy all prayse him with glee verse 3 Prayse him both Moone and Sun Which are so cleare and bright The same of you be done Ye glistring starres of light verse 4 And eke no les Ye heauens fayre verse 5 And cloudes of the ayre His laud expres verse 6 For at his word they were All formed as we see At his voyce did appeare All thinges in their degree Which he set fast To them he made A law and trade For aye to last verse 7 Extoll and prayse Gods name On earth ye dragens fell All deepes do ye the same For it â— commeth you well verse 8 Him magnifie Fire Hayle â—e Snow And stormes that blow At his decree verse 9 The hills and mountaynes all And â—rees that fruitfull are The â—edars great and tall His worthy prayse declare verse 10 Beastes and catrell Yea birds flying And wormes creeping That on earth dwell verse 11 All Kinges both more and lesse With all their pompous trayne Princes and all iudges That in the world remaine verse 12 Exalt his name Young men and maydes Old men and babes Do ye the same verse 13 For his name shall we proue To be most excellent Whose prayse is farre aboue The earth and firmament verse 14 For sure he shall Exalt with blis The borne of his And helpe them all His Saintes all shall forth tell His prayse and worthynes The Children of Israell Ech one both more and les verse 15 And also they That with good will His wordes fulfil And him obay Cantate Domino Psal. Cxlix N. Sing this as the Cxlâ— psalme SIng ye vnto the Lord our God a new reioysing song Aud let the prayse of him be heard his holy Saintes among verse 2 Let Israell reioyce in him that made him of nothing â–ª And let the feed of Sion eke be ioyfull in their king verse 3 Let them found prayse with voyce of flute vnto his holy name And with the timbrel and the harp sing payses of the same verse 4 For why the Lord his pleasure all hath in his people set And by deliuerance he will rayse the meeke to glory great verse 5 With glory and with honor now let all the Saintes reioyce And now alowd vpon their beds aduaunce their singing voyce verse 6 And in their mouthes let be the actes of God the mighty Lord And in their hands eke let them beare a double edged sword verse 7 To plague the heathen and correct the people with their handes verse 8 To binde their stately kinges in chaynes their Lordes in Iron bandes verse 9 To execute on them the dome that written is before This honor all his Saintes shall haue prayse ye the Lord therfore Landate Dominum Psal. CL. N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlvij Psalme YEald vnto God the mighty Lord prayse in his sanctuaâ—y And prayse him in the firmament that shewes his power on â—ye verse 2 Aduaunce his name and prayse him in his mighty actes alwayes According to his excellencye of greatnes gene him prayse verse 3 His prayses with the princely noyce of sounding trompets blow Prayse him vpon the vâ—ole and vpon the harpe also verse 4 Prayse him with Tymbrel and with flâ—it Organs and Virgmals verse 5 With sounding Cymbals prayse ye him prayse him with loud Cymbals verse 6 What euer hath the benefite of breathing prayse the Lord To prayse the name of God the Lord agree with one accord The end of the Psalmes ¶ A Psalme to be song before Morning Prayer T. B. Sing this as the C. Psalme PRayse the Lord O ye Gentiles all Which hath brought you into this light O prayse him all people mortall as it is most worthy and right For he is full determined on vs to poure out his mercy And the Loâ—des truth be ye assured abideth perpetually Glory be to God the Father and to Iesus Christ his true Sonne With the holy Ghost in lyke manner now and at euery season A Psalme to be song before Euening Prayer T. B. ¶ Sing this as the C. Psalme BEhold now geue heed such as be the Lordes seruauntes faythfull and true Come prayse the Lord euery degree with such songes as to him are due O ye that stand in the Lordes house euen in our owne Gods mansion Prayse ye the Lord so bounteous which worketh our saluation Lift vp your handes in his holy place yea and that in the tyme of night Prayse the Lord which geueth all grace for he is a Lord of great might Then shall the Lord out of Sion which made heauen and earth by his power Geue to you and your nation his blessing mercy and fauour Glory be to God the Father c. The x. Commaundementes of god Exodus 20. ATtend my people and geue eare of ferly thinges I will thee tell See that my wordes in minde thou beare and to my precepts listen wall verse 1 I am thy soueraigne Lord and God Which hath thee brought from carefull thrall And eke reclaymd from Pharaos rod Make thee no Gods on them to call verse 2 Nor fashioned forme of any thing In heauen or earth to worship it For I thy God by reuenging With greeuous plagues
And praysed day and night For with his mercy and his grace All 〈◊〉 he doth infâ—ame Throughout all generations To such as feare his name He shewed strength with his great arme And made the proud to start With all imaginations That they bare in their hart He hath put downe the mighty ones From their supernall seate And did exalte the meeke in hart As he hath thought it meete The hungry he replenished With all thinges that were good And through his power he made the rich Oft times to want their foode And calling to rememberaunce His mercy euery deale Hath holpen vp assistantly His seruaunt Israell According to his promise made To Abraham before And to his seede successiuely To stand for euermore ¶ The song of Simeon called Nunc dimiâ—tis O Lord because my hartes desire hath wished long to see my onely Lord and Sauiour thy sonne before I dye The ioy and health of all mankinde desired long before which now is come into the world of mercy bringing store Thou sufferest thy seruaunt now In peace for to depart According to thy holy word Which lighteneth my hart Because mine eyes which thou hast made To geue my body light Haue now beheld thy sauing health Which is the Lord of might Whom thou mercifully hast set Of thine aboundant 〈◊〉 In open fighâ— and visible Before all peoples face The Gentiles to illuminate And Sathan ouerquell And eke to be the gloâ—y of Thy people Israell ¶ The Symbole or Creede of Athanasius called Quicunque vult WHat man soeuer he be that saluation will at taine The Catholicke beliefe he must before all thinges retayne Which fayth vnlesse be â—oly keepe and vndefiledly without all doubt eternally he shal be sure to dye The Catholicke beliefe is this that God we worship one In Trinitie and Trinitye in vnitye alone So as we neither do confound the persons of the three Nor yet the substance whole of one in funder parted be One person of the Father is an other of the Sonne â–ª An other person proper of the holy Ghost alone Of Father Sonne and holy Ghost but one the Godhead is Lyke glory coeternall eke the maiestie lykewise Such as the Father is such is the Sonne in ech degree And such also we do beleue the holy Ghost to be Vncreate is the Father and 〈◊〉 vncreate is the Sonne The holy Ghost vncreate so vncreate is ech one Incomprehensible Father is incomprehensible Sonne And comprehensible also is the holy Ghost of none The Father is eternall and the Sonne eternall sot And in lyke sort eternall is the holy Ghost also And yet though we beleue that ech of these eternall be Yet there but one eternall is and not eternalls three As 〈◊〉 incomprehensible we ne yet vncreats three But one incomprehensible one vncreate hold to be Almighty so the Father is the Sonne almighty so And in lyke sort almighty is the holy Ghost also And albeit that euery one of these almighty be Yet there but one almighty is and not almightyes three The Father God is God the Sonne God holy Ghost also Yet are there not three Gods in all but one God and no moe So lykewise Lord the Father is and Lord also the Sonne And Lord the holy Ghost yet are there not three Lordes but one For as we are compeld to graunt by Christian veritie Ech of the persons by himselfe both God and Lord to be So Catholicke Religion forbiddeth vs alway That either Gods be three or that there Lordes be three to say Of none the Father is ne made ne create nor begot The Sonne is of the Father not create nâ— made but got The holy Ghost is of them both the Father and the Sonne Ne made ne create nor begot but doth proceede alone So we one Father hold not threâ— one Sonne also not three One holy Ghost alone and not three holy Ghostes to be Nonâ— in this Trinitie before nor after other is Ne greater any then the rest ne lesser be lykewise But euery one among themselues of all the persons three Together coeternall all and all coequall be So Vnitie in Trinitie as sayd it is before And Trinitie in Vnitie in all thinges we adore Therefore what man so euer that saluation will attaine This fayth touching the Trinitye of force he must retayne And needfull to eternall lyfe it is that euery wight Of the incarnating of Christ our Lord beleue aright For this the right fayth is that wâ— beleue and eke be know That Christ our Lord the Sonnâ— of God is God and man also God of the Fathers substance goâ— before the world began And of his mothers substaunce borne in world a very man. Both perfect God and perfect man in one 〈◊〉 Iesus Christ That doth of reasonable soule and humaine flesh subsâ—â—t Touching his Godhead equall with his Father God is hâ— Touching his manhood lower then his Father in degree Who though he be both very God and very man also Yet is he but one Christ alone and is not persons two One not by turning of Godhead into the flesh of man But by taking manhood to God this being one began All one not by confounding of the substance into one But onely by the vnitie that is of one person For as the reasonable sâ—â—le and flesh but one man is So in one person God and man is but one Christ likewise Who suffered for to saue vs all to hell he did descend The third day rose agayne from death to heauen he did ascend He sâ—â—tes at the right hand of God thalmighty Father there From thence to iudge the quicke and dead agayne he shall retire At whose returne all men shall rise with bodies new restordeâ— And of their owne workes they shall geuâ— accompt vnto the Lord. And they into eternall life shall go that haue done well Who haue done ill shall go into eternall fire to dwell This is the Catholicke belief who doth not faythfully Beleue the same without all doubt he sâ—ued can not be To Father Sonne and holy Ghost all glory be therfore As in beginâ—yng was is now and shal be euermore ¶ The Lamentation of a Sinner O Lord turne not away thy face from him that lyeth prostrate Lamentyng sore his sinnefull life before thy mâ—rcy gate Which gate thou openest wide to those that do lament theâ—r sinne shut not that gate agaynst me Lord but let mee enter iâ— And call me not to myne accompts How I haue liued here For then I know right well O Lord How vile I shall appeare I neede not to confesse my life I am sure thou canst tell What I haue bene and what I am I know thou knowest it well O Lord thou knowest what thinges be past And eke the thinges that bee â–ª Thou knowest also what is to come Nothing is hid from thee Before the heauens and earth were made Thou knewest what thynges were then As all thinges â—ls that haue bene since Among the sonnes of men And can
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
causelesse verse 5 Then let my foes pursue my foule and â—ke my lyfedowne thrust Vnto the earth and also lay myne honour in the dust verse 6 Start vp O Lord now in thy wrath and put my foes to payne Performe thy kyngdome promised to me which wrong sustaine verse 7 Then shall great nations come to thee and know thee by this thyng If thou declare for loâ—e of them thy selfe as Lord and kyng verse 8 And thou that art of all men iudge O Lord now iudge thou me Accordyng to my righteousnesse and myne integritie verse 9 Lord cease the hate of wicked men and be the iust mans guide verse 10 By whom the secretes of all bartes are searched and descride verse 11 I take my helpe to come of God in all my grief and smart That doth preserue all those that be of pure and perfect hart verse 12 The iust man and the wicked both God iudgeth by his power So that he feelth his mighty hand euen euery day and houre verse 13 Except he chaunge his mynde I dye for euen as he should smite He whetth his sword his bow he bendes ayming where he may hit verse 14 And doth prepare his mortall dartes his arrowes kene and sharpe For them that do me persecute whilest he doth mischief warpe verse 15 But loc though he in trauell be of his deuilish forecast And of his mischief once conceiued yet bringes forth nought at last verse 16 He digs a ditch and delues it deep in hope to hurt his brother But he shall fall into the pit that he digd vp for other verse 17 This wrong returneth to the hurt of him in whom it bred And all the mischief that he wrought shall fall vpon his hed verse 18 I will geue thankes to God therfore that iudgeth righteously And with my song prayse will the name of him that is most hye Domine Deus noster psal viij T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme O God our Lord how wonderfull are thy workes euery where Whose fame surmounteh in dignitie aboue the heauens cleare verse 2 Euen by the mouthes of suckyng babes thou wilt confound thy foes For in these babes thy might is seene thy graces they disclose verse 3 And when I see the heauens hye the workes of thine owne hand The Sun the Moone and all the Starres â–ª in order as they stand verse 4 What thyng is man Lord thinke I then that thou doest him remember Or what is maâ—s posteritie that thou doest it consider â–ª verse 5 For thou hast made him little lesse then aungels in degree And thou hast crowned him also with glory and dignitie verse 6 Thou hast preferd him to be Lord of all thy workes of wonder And at his feete hast set all thynges that be should keepe them vnder verse 7 As sheepe and neate and all beastes els â–ª that in the fieldes do feede verse 8 Foules of the ayre fish in the Sea and all that therein breede verse 9 Therfore must I say once agayne O God that art our Lord How famous and how wonderfull are thy workes through the world Confitebor tibi Domine Psal. ix T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme WIth hart and mouth vnto the Lord will I sing laud and prayse And speake of all thy wondrous workes and them declare alwayes verse 2 I will be glad and much reioyce in thee O God most hye And make my songes extoll thy name aboue the starry skye verse 3 For that my foes are driuen backe and turned vnto flight They fall downe flat and are destroyde by thy great force and might verse 4 Thou hast reuenged all my wrong my grief and all my grudge Thou doest with instiâ—e heare my cause most like a righteous iudge verse 5 Thou doest rebuke the Heathen folke and wicked so confound That afterward the memory of them cannot be found verse 6 My foe thou hast made good dispatch and all their townes destroyd Thou hast their fame with them defaced through all the world so wide verse 7 Know thou that he which is aboue for euermore shall raigne And in the seate of equitie true iudgement will maintaine verse 8 With iustice he will keepe and guide the world and euery wight And so will yeld with equitie to euery man his right verse 9 He is protector of the poore what tyme they be opprest â–ª He is in all aduersitie their refuge and their rest verse 10 All they that know thy holy name therfore shall trust in thee For thou forsakest not their sute in their necessitie The second part verse 11 Sing Psalmes therfore vnto the Lord that dwelth in Sion hill Publish among all nations his noble actes and will verse 12 For the is myndefull of the bloud of those that be opprest Forgettyng not thaâ—◠〈◊〉 hart that seekes to him for rest verse 13 Haue mercy Lord on me poore wretch whose enemies still remaines Which from the gates of sitrath are wont to rayse me vp agayne verse 14 In Sion that I might set forth thy prayse with hart and voyce And that in thy saluation Lord my soule might still reioyce verse 15 The Heathen sticke fast in the pit that they them selues preparde And in the not that they did set their owne feeâ—e fast are soarde verse 16 God shewes his iudgementes which were good for euery man to marke When as ye see the wicked man lye trapt in his owne warke verse 17 The wicked and the sinnefull men go downe to hell for euer And all the people of the world that will not God remember verse 18 But sure the Lord will not forget the poore mans grief and paynet The pacient people neuer looke for helpe of God in vayne verse 19 O Lord arise least men preuayle that be of worldly might And let the Heathen folke receaue their iudgement in thy sight verse 20 Lord strike such terrour feare and dread into the hartes of them That they may know assuredly they be but mortall men Vt quid Domine Psal. x. T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme WHat is the cause that thou O Lord art now so farre from thine And keepest close thy countenaunce from vs this troublous tyme verse 2 The poore doth perish by the proud and wicked mens desire Let them be taken in the craft that they them selues conspire verse 3 For in the lustes of his owne hart the vngodly doth delight So doth the wicked prayse him selfe and doth the Lord despite verse 4 He is so proud that right and wrong he setteth all apart Nay nay there is no God sayth he for this he thinkes in hart verse 5 Because his wayes do prosper still he doth his lawes neglect And with a blast doth puffe agaynst such as would him correct verse 6 Tush tush sayth he I haue â—o dread least myne estate should chaunge And why for all aduersitie to him is very strâ—unge verse 7 His mouth is full of curse dues of fraude deceit
ill report with shame and great disprayse verse 47 How long away from me O Lord for euer wilt thou turne And shall thine anger still alway as fire consume and burne verse 48 O call to minde remember then my tyme consumeth fast Why hast thou made the sonnes of men as thinges in vaine to wast verse 49 What man is he that liueth here and death shall neuer see Or from the hand of hell his soule shall he deliuer free verse 50 Where is O Lord thine â—uld goodnes so oft declard beforne Which by thy truth and vprightnes to Dauid thou hast sworne verse 51 The great rebukes to minde I call that on thy seruauntes lye The rayling of the people all borne in my brest haue I. verse 52 Wherewith O Lord thine enemies blasphemed haue thy name The steps of thine annoynted one they cease not to defame verse 53 All prayse to thee O Lord of hostes both now and eke for aye Through skye and earth in all the coastes Amen Amen I say Domine refugium Psal. XC I. H. Sing this as the lxxvij psalme THou Lord hast bene our sure defence our place of ease and rest In all tymes past yea so long sence as can not be exprest verse 2 Ere there was made mountaine or hill the earth and world abroad From age to age and alwayes still for euer thou art God. verse 3 Thou grindest man through griefe and payne to dust or clay and then And then thou sayest agayne returne agayne ye sonnes of men verse 4 The lasting of a thousand yeare what is it in thy sight As yesterday it doth appeare or as a watch one night verse 5 So soone as thou doest scatter thene then is their lyfe and trade All as a sleepe and lyke the grasse whose beautye soone doth fade verse 6 Which in the morning shines full bright but fadeth by and by And is cut downe ere it be night all whithered dead and dry verse 7 For through thine anger we consume our might is much decayde And of thy feruent wrath and fume Lord make them all 〈…〉 verse 8 The wicked workes that we haue wrought thou feest before thine eye Our priuie faultes yea eke our thoughtes thy countenaunce doth spye verse 9 For through thy wrath our dayes do wast thereof doth nought remaine Our yeares consume as wordes or blastes and are not cald agayne verse 10 Our tyme is threescore yeares and ten that we do liue on mold If on see fourescore surely then we count him wondrous olde The second part verse 11 Yet of this tyme the strength and chiefe the which we count vpon Is nothing els but paynefull griefe and we as blastes arâ—gone verse 12 Who once doth know what strength is there what might thine angeâ— hath Or in his hart who doth thee feare according to thy wrath verse 15 Instruct vs Lord to know and trye how long our dayes remaine That then we may our hartes apply true wise 〈◊〉 to attaine verse 14 Returne O Lord how long wilt thou forth on in wrath proceede Shew fauour to thy seruauntes now and helpe them at their neede verse 15 Refresh vs with thy mercy soone and then our ioy shall be All tymes so long as lyfe doth last in hart reioyce shall we verse 16 As thou hast plagued vs before now also make vs glad And for the yeares wherein full sore afflictiâ—◠〈◊〉 haue 〈◊〉 verse 17 O Let thy worke and power appeare and on thy seruaâ—ntâ—â— light And shew vnto their children deare thy glory and thy might verse 18 Lord let thy grace and glory stand on worthy seruauntes thus Confirme the workes we take in hand Lord prosper them to vs. Qui habitat psal XCi. I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxix Psalme HE that within the secret place of God most hye doth dwell In shadow of the mightiest grace at rest shall keepe him well verse 2 Thou art my hope and my strong hold I to the Lord will say My God is he in him will I my whole affiaunce stay verse 3 He shall defend thee from the snare the which the hunter layd And from the deadly plague and care wherof thou art afrayd verse 4 And with his winges shall couer thee and keepe thee safâ— ly there His sayth and truth thy sence 〈◊〉 as sure as shield and spea verse 5 So that thou shalt not neede I say to feare or be at flight Of all the shaftes that flye by day nor terrours of the night verse 6 Nor of the plague that priuily doth walke in darke so fast Nor yet of that which doth destroy and at noone dayes doth wast verse 7 Yea at thy side as thou doest stand a thousand dead shal be Ten thousand eke at thy right hand and yet shalt thou be free verse 8 But thou shalt see it for thy part thine eyes shall well regard That euen like to their desert the wicked haue reward verse 9 For why O Lord I onely lust to stay my hope on thee And in the hyest I put my trust my 〈◊〉 sence is hee verse 10 Thou shalt not neede none ill to feare with thee it shall not mell Nor yet the plague shall once come neare thy house where thou doest dwell verse 11 For why vnto his aungels all with charge commanded hee That still in all thy wayes they shall preserue and prosper thee verse 12 And in their handes shall thee beare vp still wayting thee vpon So that thy feete shall neuer chaunce to spurne at any stone verse 13 Vpon the Lyon thou shalt go the Adder fell and long And tread vpon the Lyons young with Dragons stout and strong verse 14 For that he trusteth vnto me I will dispatch him quite And him delend because that he doth know my name aright verse 15 When he for helpe on me doth cry an aunswere I will geue And from his grief take him will I in glory for to liue verse 16 With length of yeares and dayes of wealth I will fulfill his tyme The goodnes of my sauyng health I will declare to him Bonum est Psal. XCii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxviij Psalme IT is a thyng both good and meete to prayse the highest Lord And to thy name O thou most hye to sing in one accord verse 2 To shew the kindnes of the Lord betime erâ— day be light And â—ke declare his truth abroad when it doth draw to night verse 3 Vpon ten stringed instrument on Lute and Harpe so sweete With all the myrth you can inâ—ent of Instrumentes most meete verse 4 For thou hast made 〈◊〉 to reâ—oyce in thinges so wrought by thee And I haue ioy in here and voyce thy handy workes to see verse 5 O Lord how glorious and how great are all thy workes so stout So deepely are thy councels set that none can try them out verse 6 The man vnwise hath not the wit this geare to passe to bring And all such fooles are nothing fit to
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
twenty yeares they did me greeue and I to them did say They erre in hart and not beleue they haue not knowen my way verse 11 Wherfore I sware when that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should neuer tread the path to enter to my rest Cantate Domino psal xcvi I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme SIng ye with prayse vnto the Lord new songes of ioy and myrth Sing vnto him with one accord all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing vnto the Lord I say prayse ye his holy name Declare and shew from day to day saluation by the same verse 3 Among the Heathen eke declare his honor round about To shew his wonders do not spare in all the world throughout â–ª verse 4 For why the Lord is much of might and worthy prayse alicay And he is to be dread of right aboue all Gods I say verse 5 For all the Gods of Heathen folke are Idols that will â—ade But yet our God he is the Lord that hath the heauens made verse 6 All prayse and honor eke do dwell for aye before his face Both power and might likewise excell within his holy plate verse 7 Ascribe vnto the Lord alway ye people of the world All might and worshyp eke I say ascribe vnto the Lord. verse 8 Ascribe vnto the Lord also the glory of his name And eke into his courtes do goe with giftes vnto the same verse 9 Fall downe and worshyp ye the Lord within his temple bright Let all the people of the world be fearefull at his sight verse 10 Tell all the world be not agast the Lord doth raigne aboue Yea he hath set the earth so fast that it did neuer moue verse 11 And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To iudge the nations euery one with equitie and right verse 12 The heauens shall great ioy begyn the earth shall eke reioyce The Sea with all that is therein shall shout and make a noyce verse 13 The field shall ioy and euery thyng that springeth on the earth The wood and euery tree shall sing with gladnes and with myrth verse 14 Before the presence of the Lord and commyng of his might When he sâ—all instly iudge the world and rule his folke with right Dominus regnauit psal xcvii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord doth eâ—igne whereat the earth may ioy with pleasaunt voyce And eke the Iles with ioyfull myrth may triumph and reioyce verse 2 Both cloudes and darknes eke do swell and round about him beate Yea right and iustice euer dwell and bide about his seate verse 3 Yea fire and heate at once do run and goe before his face Whiâ—h shall his foes and enemies burne abroad in euery place verse 4 His lightnynges eke full bright did blase and to the world appeare Whereat the earth did looke and gase with dread and deadly feare verse 5 The hils like waxe did melt in sight and presence of the Lord They fled before that rulers might which guideth all the world verse 6 The heauens eke declare and shew his iustice forth abroad That all the world may see and know the glory of our God. verse 7 Confusion sure shall come to such as worshyp Idols vayne And eke to those that glory much dum pictures to maintaine verse 8 For all the Idols of the world which they as Gods do call â–ª Shall â—eele the power of the Lord and downe to him shall fall verse 9 With ioy shall Syon heare this thyng and Iuda shall reioyce For at thy iudgementes they shall sing and make a pleasaunt noyce verse 10 That thou O Lord art set on â—ye in all the earth abroad And art exalted wondrously aboâ—e ech other God. verse 11 All ye that loue the Lord do this hate all thinges that are ill For he doth keepe the soules of his from such as would them spill verse 12 And light doth spryng vp to the iust with pleasure for his part Great ioy with gladnes myrth and lust to them of vpright hart verse 13 Ye righteous in the Lord reioyce his holynes proclayme Be thankefull eke with hart and voyce and myndefull of the same Cantate Domino psal xcviii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvâ—â— Psalme O Sing ye now vnto the Lord a new and pleasaunt song For he hath wrought throughout the world his wonders great and strong verse 2 With his right hand full 〈◊〉 he doth his foes deuoâ—â—â— â–ª And get him selfe the victory with his owne arme and power verse 3 The Lord doth make the people know his sauyng health and might The Lord doth eke his iustice shew in all the Heathens sight verse 4 His grace and truth to Israell in mynde he doth record That all the earth hath seen right well the goodnes of the Lord â–ª verse 5 Be glad in him with ioyfull voyce all people of the earth â–ª Gene thankes to God sing and reioyce to him with ioy and myrth verse 6 Vpon the harpe vnto him sing geue thankes to him with Psalmes Reioyce before the Lord our kyng with trumpets and with shalmes verse 7 Yea let the Sea with all therein with ioy both roare and swell The earth likewise let it begyn with all that therein dwell verse 8 And let the floudes reioyce their fils and clâ—p their handes apace And eke the mountaines and the hils before the Lord his face verse 9 For he shall come to iudge and try the world and euery wight And rule the people mightely with iustice and with right Dominus regnauit psal xcix I. H. Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord doth raigne although at it the people rage full soâ—e Yea he on Cherubins doth sâ—t though all the world dâ—â—ore verse 2 The Lord that doth in Syon dwell is high and wondrous great Aboue all Gods he doth excell and he aloft is set verse 3 Let all men prayse thy mighty name for it is fearefull sâ—reâ— â–ª And let theâ— magnifie the same that holy is and pure verse 4 The princely power of our kyng doth loue iudgement and right Thou rightly rulest eâ—ery thyng in Iacob through thy might verse 5 To prayse the Lord our God deuise all honor to him do â–ª Before his footestoole worshyp him for he is holy to verse 6 Moyses Aaron and Samuel as Priestes on him do call When they did pray he heard them well and gaue them aunswere all verse 7 Within the cloud to them he spake then did they labour still â–ª To keepe such lawes as he did make and pointed them vntill verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them heare and aunsweredst 〈…〉 verse 9 Thy mercy did on them appearâ— â–ª their 〈…〉 verse 10 O laude and prayse our God and Loâ—d within his holy hill For why our God throughout the world is holy euer still Iubilatâ—â—â—â— Psal. C. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to â—â—e Lord with cherefull voyce him
For he the emptie soule sustaynd whome thirst had made to faynt The hungry soule with goodnes fed and did them eke acquaint verse 10 Such as do dwell in darkenes deepe where they of death do wayte Fast bound to tast such troublous stormes as iron chaynes do threate The second part verse 11 For that agaynst the Lordes owne wordes they sought so to rebell Esteeming lâ—ght his counsells high which do so far excell verse 12 But when he humbled them full low they then fell downe with griefe And none was found so much to helpe whereby to get reliefe verse 13 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayd Who did remoue their tropblous state according as they prayd verse 14 For he from darcknes out them brought and from deathes dreadfull shade Bursting with force the iron bandes which did before them lade verse 15 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth beforâ— the sonâ—es of men verse 16 For he threw downe their gates of bras and brake them with strong hand The iron harres he smote in two nothing could him withstand verse 17 The foolish folke great plagues do â—eâ—ele and cannot from them wend But heape on moâ—to those they haue because they do offend verse 18 Their soule so much doth loth all meate that none they could abide Whereby death had them almost caught as they full truely tride verse 19 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayde â–ª Who did remoue their troublous state according as they prayd verse 20 For he then sent to them his word which health did soone restore And brought them from those daungers deepe wherein they were before verse 21 Let them therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 22 And let them offer sacrifice with thankes and also feare And speake of all his wondrous workes with glad and ioyfull cheare verse 23 Such as in shippes or brittle barkes into the Seas descend Their marchandise through fearefull floudes to compasse and to end verse 24 Those men are forced to behold the Lordes workes what they be And in the daungerous deepe the same most marueilous they see verse 25 For at his word the stormy windâ— ariseth in a â—age And stirreth vp the surges so as nought can them aswage verse 26 Then are they lifted vp so high the cloudeâ— they seeme to gayne And plunging downe the depth vntill their soules consume with payne verse 27 And lyke a drunkard to and â—ro now heare now there they reele As men with feare of wit bereft or had offence no feele verse 28 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayde Who did remoue their tâ—oublous state according as they prayde verse 29 For with his word the Lord doth make the sturdy stormes to cease So that the great wants from their rage are brought to rest and peace verse 30 Then are men glad when rest is come which they so much do craue And are by him in hauen brought which they so fayne would haue verse 31 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 32 Let them in presence of the folke with prayse extoll his name And where the Elders do conuent let them there do the same verse 33 For running floudes to dry desertes he doth oft change and turne And drieth vp as it were dust the springing well and bourne verse 34 A fruitefull land with pleasures decâ—e full barren he doth make When on their sinnes that dwell therein he doth iust vengeaunce take verse 35 Agayne the wildernes full rude he maketh fruite to beare With pleasaunt springes of waters clearâ— though none before were there verse 36 Wherein such hungry soules are set as he doth freely chuse That they a Citie may them build to dwell in for their vse verse 37 That they may sow their pleasaunt laud and vineyardes also plant To yeld them fruites of such increase as none may seeme to want verse 38 They multiply exceedingly the Lord doth blesse him so Who doth also their brute beastes make by numbers great to grow verse 39 But when the faythfull are low brought by the oppressors stout And minish do through many plagues â–ª that compasse them about verse 40 Then doth the princes bring to shame which did them sore oppresse And lykewise caused them to erre within the wildernes verse 41 But yet the poore he raysed vp out of his troubles deepe And oft tymes doth his trayne augment much lyke a flocke of sheepe verse 42 The righteous shall behold this sight and also much reioyce Whereas the wicked and peruerse with griefe shall stop their voyce verse 43 But who is wise that now full well he may these thinges record For certaynely such shall perceaue the kindenes of the Lord. Paratum cor psal Cviii. I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxviij Psalme O God my hart prepared is and eke my tongue is so I will aduaunce my voyce in song â–ª in geuing prayse also verse 2 Awake my violaud my harpe sweete melody to make And in the morning I my selfe right early will awake verse 3 By me among the people Lord still praysed shalt thou be And I among the heathen folke will sing O Lord to thee verse 4 Because thy mercy Lord is great aboue the heauens byâ— And eke thy truth doth reach the cloudes within the lofty skye verse 5 Aboue the starry heauens height exalt thy selfe O God And Lord display vpon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 That thy dearly beloued may be set at lybertye Helpe O my God with thy right hand and harken vnto me verse 7 God in his holynes hath spoke wherefore my ioyes abound Sichem I shall deuide and metâ— the vale of Succoth ground verse 8 And Giliad shall be mine owne Maâ—asses mine shall be My head strength Ephraim and law shall Iuda geue to me verse 9 Moab my washpot and my shoe on Edome I will throw Vpon the laud of Palestine in triumph will I goe verse 10 Who shall into the Citie strong be guide to conduct me Or how by whome to Edome land conueyed shall I be verse 11 Is it not thou O God which late hadst vs forsaken quite And thou O Lord which with our host didst not go forth to fight verse 12 Geue vs O Lord thy sauing ayde when trouble doth assayle For all the helpe of man is vayne and can no whit auayle verse 13 Through God we shall do valiant actes and worthy of renowne He shall subdue our enemies yea he shall tread them downe Deus laudem meam psal Cix N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme IN speechles silence do not hold O God thy tongue alwayes O God euen thou I say that art the God of all my prayse verse 2 The wicked
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
their land for heritage for his mercy endureth for euer verse 22 Euen to his seruaunt Israell for his mercy endureth for euer verse 23 Remembred vs in base estate for his mercy endureth for euer verse 24 And from oppression rescued vs for his mercy endureth for euer verse 25 Which geueth food vnto all flesh for his mercy endureth for euer verse 26 Prayse ye the God of heauen aboue for his mercy endureth for euer verse 27 Geue thankes vnto the Lorde of Lordes for his mercy â—ndureth for euer An other of the same by T. C. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlvij Psalme O Laud the Lord bening Whose mercies last for aye Geue thankes and prayses sing To God of Gods I say For certainely His mercies dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 3 The Lord of Lordes prayse ye Whose mercies aye do dâ—re verse 4 Great wonders onely he Doth worke by his great power For certainely His mercyes dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 5 Which Lord omnipotent By his great wisedome hye The heauenly firmament Did frame as we doo see For certainely c. verse 6 Yea he the heauy charge Of all the earth did stretch And on the waters large The same he did outreach Foâ—certaynely c. verse 7 Great lightes he made to vs For why his lone is aye verse 8 Such as the same we see To rule the lightsome day For certainely c. verse 9 And eke the Moon so cleare Which shineth in our fight And Starres that doe appeare To guide the darâ—ksome night For certainely c. verse 10 With greuous plagues and sore All Egipt smote he than The first borne les and more He slew of beast and man. For certainely c. verse 11 And from amidst their land His Israell forth brought verse 12 Which he with mighty hand And stretched arme hath wrought For certainly c. verse 13 The Sea be cut in two Which stood vp like a wall verse 14 And made through it to goe His chosen children all For certainely c. verse 15 But there he whelmed then The proud king Pharao With his huge host of men And charets eke also For certainely c. verse 16 Who led through wildernes His people safe and sound And for his loue endles verse 17 Great kinges he brought to ground For certainly c. verse 18 And slew with puisant hand Kinges mightye and of fame As of Amorites land Schon the king by name For certainly c. verse 20 And Og the Giant large Of Basau king also verse 21 Whose land for heritage He gaue his people tho For certainly c. verse 22 Euen vnto Israell His seruaunt deare I say He gaue the same to dwell And there abide for aye For certainly c. verse 23 To made he did vs â—all In our most base degree verse 24 And from oppressoâ—s all In safety set vs free For certainly c. verse 25 All flesh in earth abroad With food he doth fulfill verse 26 Wherefore of heauen the God To laud be it your will. For certainly c. Super flurnina psal Cxxxvii W. W. WHen as we sat in Babilon the riuers round about and in remembraunce of Sion the teares for griefe burst out We hangd our harpes and instru mentes the willow trees vpon for in that place men for their vse had planted â—any one verse 3 Then they to whome we prisoners were sayd to vs tauntingly Now let vs heare your Ebrue songes and pleasaunt melody verse 4 Alas sayd we who can once frame his sorrowfull hart to sing The prayses of our louing God thus vnder a straunge king verse 5 But yet if I Ierusalem out of my hart let slide Then let my singers quite forget the warbeling harpe to guide verse 6 And let my tongue within my month be tyde for euer fast If that I ioy before I see thy full deliueraunce past verse 7 Therefore O Lord remember now the curssed noyce and cry That Edomes sonnes agaynst vs made when they raced our Citie Remember Lord their â—rnell wordes when as with one accord They cryed on sack â–ª and race their walles in despight of the Lord. verse 8 Euen so shalt thou O Babilon at length to dust be brought And happy shall that man be cald that our reuenge hath wrought verse 9 Yea blessed shall that man be cald that takes thy children young â–ª To dash their bones agaynst hard stones which lye the streetes among Confitebor tibi psal Cxxxvii N. Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme THee will I prayse with my whole hart my Lord my God alwayes Euen in the presence of the Gods I will aduaunce thy prayse verse 2 Toward thy holy temple I will looke and worship thee And praysed in my thankfull mouth thy holy namâ— shall be Euen for thy louing kindenes sake and for thy truth withall For thou thy name hast hast by thy word aduaunced ouer all verse 3 When I did call thou heardest me and thou hast made also The power of encreased strength within my soule to grâ—w verse 4 Yea all the kinges on earth they shall geue prayse to thee O Lord For they of thy most holy mouth bane heard the mighty word verse 5 They of the wayes of God the Lord in singing shall entreat Bycause the glory of the Lord it is exceeding great verse 6 The Lord is hye and yet he doth behold the lowly spirite But he contemning knowes a farre the proud and lofty wight verse 7 Although in midst of trouble I do walke yet shall I stand Renued by thee O my Lord thou wilt stretch out thy hand Vpon the wrath of all my foes and faued shall I be By thy right hand the Lord God will performe his worke to me verse 8 Thy mercy Lord endures for aye Lord do me not forsake Forsake me not that am the worke which thiâ—e owne hand did make Domine probasti psal Cxxxix N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme O Lord thou hast me tride and knowne my sitting thou doest know verse 2 And rising eke my thoughtes a farre thou vnderstandst also verse 3 My pathes yea and my lying downe thou compassest alwayes And by familiar custome art acquainted with my wayes verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but knowen it is to thee verse 5 Thou me behinde holdst and before thou layest thy hand on me verse 6 To wonderfull aboue my reach Lord is thy cunning skill It is so higth that I the same can not attaine vntill verse 7 From sight of thy all seing spirite Lord whether shall I goe Or whether shall I flee away thy presence to scape froâ— verse 8 To heauen if I mount aloft loe thou art present there In hell if I lye downe below euen there thou doest appeare verse 9 Yea let me take the morning winges and let me goe and hide Euen there where are the farthest partes where flowing Sea doth slide verse 10 Yea euen thether also shall thy reaching hand me
do the thirsty landes verse 7 Heare me with speede my sprite doth fayle hide not thy face me fro Els shall I be lyke them that downe into the pit do go verse 8 Let me thy louing kindenes in the morning heare and know For in thee is my truse shew me the way that I shall goe verse 9 For I lift vp my soule to thee O Lord deliuer me From all miue enemies for I haue hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou thou art my God I say Let thy good spirite into the land of mercy me conuey verse 11 For thy name sake with quickening grace aliue do thou me make And out of trouble bring my soule euen for thy instice sake verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes O Lord destroy them all That do oppresse my soule for I thy seruaunt am and shall Benedictus Dom. Psal. Cxliiii N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlv. Psalme BLest â—e the Lord my strength that doth instruct my handes to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battell by his might verse 2 He is my goodnes fort and tower deliuerer and shield In him I trust my people he subdues to me to yelde verse 3 O Lord what thing is man that him thou holdest so in prise Or sonne of man that vpon him thou thinkest in such wise verse 4 Man is but lyke to vanitie so passe his dayes to enâ— verse 5 As fleâ—ting shade Boâ— downe O Lord thy heauens and descend verse 6 The mountaines touch and they shall smoke cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter them thine arroâ—es shoote consume them with the same verse 7 Send downe thy hand euen from aboue O Lord deliue me Take me from waters great from hand of straungers make me free verse 8 Whose subtill mouth of vaâ—itie and fondnes doth entreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshode and deceite verse 9 A new song I will sing O God and singing will I be On viole and on instrument ten stringed vnto thee verse 10 Euen he it is that onely genes delineraunce to kinges Vnto his seruaunt Dauid helpe from hurtfull sword he bringes verse 11 From straungers hand me fane and shield whose mouth talkes vanitie And their right hand is a right hand of guile and subtiltie verse 12 That out sonnes may be as the plantes whom growing youth doth reare Our daughters as carued corner stones lyke to a pallace fayre verse 13 Our garners full and plenty may with sundry sortes be found Our sheepe bring thousandes in our streetes ten thousandes may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do vs inuade There be no going out no cry within our streetes be made verse 15 The people blessed are that with such blessings are so stord Yea blessed all the people art whose God is God the Lord. Exaltabo te Psal. Cxlv. N. THee will I laud my God and king and blesse thy name for aye for euer will I prayse thy name and blesse thee day by day Great is the Lord most wor thy prayse his greatnes none can reach fro raceto race they shall thy works prayse thy power preach verse 5 I of thy glorious maiestie the beautie will record And meditate vpon thy workes most wonderfull O lord verse 6 And they shall of thy power and of thy fearefull actes declare And I to publish all abroad thy greatnes will not spare verse 7 And they into the mention shall breake of thy goodnes great And I aloud thy righteousnes in singing shall repeat verse 8 The Lord our God is gracious and mercifull also Of great abounding mercy and to anger he is slow verse 9 Yea good to all and all his workes his mercy doth exceede verse 10 Loe all thy workes do prayse the Lord and do thine honor spread verse 11 Thy Saintes do blesse thee and they do thy kingdomes glory shew verse 12 And blase thy power to cause the sonnes of men his power to know verse 13 And of his mightye kingdome eke to spread the glorious prayse Thy kingdome Lord a kingdome is that doth endure alwayes And thy dominion through ech age endures without decay verse 14 The Lord vpholdeth them that fall the slyding he doth stay verse 15 The eyes of all do waite on thee thou doest them all relieue And thou to ech suffising foode in season due doest geue ' verse 16 Thou openest thy plenteous hand and bounteously doest fill All thinges what soeuer doth liue with giftes of thy good will. verse 17 Thâ— Lord is iust in all his wayes his workes are holy all verse 18 Neare all he is that call on him in â—ruth that on him call verse 19 He the desires which they require that feare him will fulfill And he will heare them when they cry and saue them all he will. verse 20 The Lord preserues all those to him that beare a louing hart But he them all that wicked are will vtterly subuert verse 21 My thankfull mouth shall gladly speake the prayses of the Lorde All flesh to prayse his holy name for euer shall accord Lauda anima Psal. Cxlvi I.H. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme MY soule prayse thou the Lord alwayes my God I will confes verse 2 While breath and lyse prolong my dayes my tongue no tyme shall cease verse 3 Trust not in worldly Princes then though they abound in wealth Nor in the sonnes of morrall men in whome there is no health verse 4 For why their breath doth sonne depart to earth anon they fall And then the counsells of their hart decay and perish all verse 5 O happy is â—â—at man I say whom Iacobs God doth ayde And he whose hope doth not decay but on the Lord is stayd verse 6 Which made the earth and waters deepe the heauens hye withall Which doth his word and promise keepe in truth and â—â—er shall verse 7 With right alwayes doth he proceed for such as suffer wrong The poore and hungry he doth feed and lose the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doth send the blinde their fight â–ª the lame to limmes restore The Lord I say doth loue the right and lust man euermore verse 9 He doth defend the fatherles the straunger sad in hart And quitte the widdow from distresse and ill mens wayes subuert verse 10 Thy Lord and God eternally O Sion still shall raigne In tyme of all posteritic for eâ—er to remaine Laudate Domino Psal. Cxlvii N. PRayse ye the Lord for it is good vnto our God to sing for it is pleasant to prayse it is a comely thing The Lord his owne IerusaleÌ„ he buildeth vp alone the dispeâ—st of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heales the broken in their hart their fore vp doth he binde verse 4 He countes the number of the starres and names them in their kinde verse 5 Great is our Lord great is his power his wisedome infinite verse 6 The
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