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A05789	A prymer in Englyshe with certeyn prayers [et] godly meditations, very necessary for all people that vnderstonde not the Latyne tongue. Cum priuilegio regali.; Book of hours (Salisbury). English	Catholic Church.; Marshall, William, fl. 1535. aut; Joye, George, d. 1553. Ortulus anime. aut	1534 (1534)	STC 15986; ESTC S105505	141,102	352

oyntment and ceased not kyssynge them Who euer sawe suche a nother thyng ye or who hath euer herde of a thynge lyke vnto this Surely her sacryfyce pleased the well and was so acceptable that thou prefarredst it aboue the Pharise which in his owne syght was ryghtwyse for it may be gathered of thy wordes Luce. vij that there was so moch dyfference betwen the ryghtwysnes of marye the pharesee as there was dyfference betwene these to washe the fete with water to washe them with teares to kysse one on the face and not to cease to kysse the feete to anoynt the hed with oyle and to anoynt the fete with most precyous oyntment ye moche more precelled she the pharesee for he neyther gaue the water kysse nor oyle O grete is thy power Lord grete is thy myght which declareth it selfe most cheeflye in sparynge and hauynge compassyon Now se I well that a contryte meke herte thou shalt not despyse oh lord And therfore endeuoure I my selfe to offre suche an herte vnto ye. Nether is it ynough that I saye so outwardely for thou arte a god whiche searchest our hertes raynes Accepte therfore this my sacryfyce and ye it be vnperfyte amende thou the defaulte which onely arte of power that to do that it may be a brent sacryfyce all hole enflamed with the heate of thy bounteous cheryte that it may be acceptable vnto the or at the leest that thou despyse it not for yf thou despyse it not I knowe well that I shall fynde fauoure before the and then shall none of thy sayntes other in heauen or erthe despyse me Deale gentlye of thy fauourable beneuolence with syon Let the walles of Hierusalem be bylte agayne ¶ Be cause it is wreten Psalm xvlij vnto the holy man thou shalte be holy with the innocen shalte thou deale innocenlye with the pure and chosen shalte thou doo purelye and with the wycked shalte thou playe ouertwarte I am verye desyrous y● all men were saued and that they sholde come vnto the knowlege of the truth which thynge were very necessarye for them and also for my profyte for by theyr prayers exortations and examples I myght ryse frō this fylthye synne and be prouoked daylye to procede vnto better I beseche the therfore Oh Lorde althoughe I be a synne that thou of thy fauourable beneuolence woldest deale gentlye with syon that the walles of Hierusalē myght be bilt agayn Syon is thy chyrche for syon by interpretacyon sygnyfyeth a footehyll or a place where a man maye se farre aboute hym And euen so thy chyrche thrughe the grace of the holy ghoste beholdeth a farre of the glorye of god accordynge to the capacyte of this lyfe and therfore sayed the apostle ij Corynth iij. all we with an vncouered face beholdyng as in a glasse the glorye of the lorde after the same ymage at transformed from glorye to glorye as by the sprete of the lorde Lorde god howe small is thy Chyrche at this daye almost the hole worlde is fallen frome the for there are manye mo myscreauntes then chrysten and yet amonge the chrystē how many are there which forsake worldly thynges and seke the glory of the lorde surely ye shall fynde very fewe in cōparyson of theym whiche are addycte to worldye thynges whose god is thyr belye and glorye to theyr shame and confusyon Deale gentelye Lorde of thy fauourable beneuolence with Syon that it maye be encreased bothe in multytude and also in good lyuyng Beholde frome heauen and deale gentelye as thou arte wonte to do that thou wylte sende amonge vs the fyre of thy charyte whiche maye consume all our synnes Deale lorde accordynge to thy fauourable beneuolence and do not with us after our deseruyng nether yelde thou vs againe according to our iniquities but ordre vs accordynge to thy greate mercye Thou art Lorde our father and redemer thou art our hope and euerlastyng helthe Euery man desyreth goodnes of the yf thou geue it them then shall they gather it yf thou open thy hande all shall be tylled with plenty when thou turnes● away thy face then are they astonyed whē thou gatherest in theyr breth then are they dead and returne in to erthe And agayne when thou brethedst on them then are they created anew and thus renuest thou the face of the earth Psalme C.iiij Lorde I praye the what profyt is there in the dampnacyon of so many thousande men Hell is fylled and thy churche doth daylye decrease Aryse Lorde why sleapest thou so longe Aryse and dyffer not vnto the ende Deale gently of thy fauourable beneuolēce with Syon that the walles of Ierusalem may be buylded agayne what is Ierusalem whiche by interpretacyon signyfyeth the vysyon of peace but the holye congregacyon and cytye of the blessed whiche is our mother Her walles were decayed when Lucyfer with his aungels fel in to whose places are the ryghtwyse men receyued Deale therfore gentlye Oh Lorde with Syon that the numbre of thy chosen may shortlye be fulfylled and that the walles of Ierusalem may be edefied and fynisshed with newe stones whiche shal euer prayse the and endure euerlastynglye Then shalte thou accepte the sacryfyce of ryghtwysnes oblacyons and brente offerynges then shall they laye vpon thyne altare wanton calues ¶ When thou haste delt gentlye of thy fauourable will beneuolence wi●h Syon then shalte thou accepte the sacryfyce of ryghtwysnes for thou shalte consume it with burnyng fier of thy loue and charite so acceptedst thou the sacrifices of Moyses and Helyas And then acceptest thou the sacryfices of ryghtwysnes when thou fattenest with thy grace the soules whiche endeuoure them selues to lyne rightwisly What profiteth to offer sacryfices vnto the when thou acceptest them not oh Lorde Howe manye sacryfyces offer we nowe a dayes whiche are not pleasaunt vnto the but rather abhomynable for we offre not the sacryfyces of ryghtwysnes but oure owne ceremonyes and therfore are they not accepted nor regarded of the. Where is nowe the glorye of the Apostles where is the valyaunt perseueraunce of martyrs where is the frute of preachers where is that holye symplicyte of them that vsed to lyue solitarye where are now the vertues and workes of the christen whiche were in olde tyme Then shalt thou excepte theyr sacryfices when thou shalt decke and garnyshe them with thy grace and vertues ¶ Also yf thou deale gently with Syon of thy fauourable beneuolence then shalte thou delyght in sacryfyces of ryghtwisnes for the people shall begynne to lyue well to kepe thy cōmaundementes and to deale iustlye and so shall thy people be endued with thy benefytes and blessynge Then shall the oblacyons of the preestes and of the clargie be acceptable vnto the for they shall forsake theyr carnal affection and endeuoure them selues vnto a more perfeyte lyfe and so shall the oyntment of thy blyssynge descende vpon theyr heades Then shall the brente offerynges of the relygyous be pleasaunte to the for they

the other lyfe to come and to despyse this presēt life Gyue vs grace not to feare death but rather to desyre it Put from vs the loue and desyre or this lyfe that so thy kyngdome maye fully be perfect in vs. Of this petycyon are all psalmes verses and prayers in the whiche grace and vertue is desyred of god ¶ The thyrde petition Thy wyll be fulfylled in Earthe as it is in Heuen ¶ If our wyll be compared with thyne it can neuer be good but is euer euil Thy wyll is euer best specyally and moch to be loued desyred wherfore haue compassiō vpon vs most dere father suffre nothing to be as our noughty wylles wolde haue it Gyue vs and teache vs true stable patience when our wyll is let and broke Graūte vs that when any man speaketh holdeth his peace doth or leueth vndone any thyng contrary to our wyll that therfore we be not wrothe or angry neyther curse compleyn crye or murmur neither iudge nor condēpne ye that we defende not our selfe Graunte that we may mekely gyue place to our aduersaryes and them which let our wyll and so to dysanull our wyll that we maye prayse saye well and do to them as to those whiche do performe thy godly and best wyll agaynst ours Endow vs with thy grace that we may gladly suffre all dyseases pouerty dipysynges persecutions crosse and aduersites knowlegyng that it is thy wyll to crucifye our wyll Gyue vs grace that we maye suffre iniurye and that gladlye Kepe vs from auengement Make vs that we acquit not euyl for euil neyther to auoyde vyolence by vyolence But rather that we delyte in thy wyll which bryngeth vs all these thyges prayse the and gyue the thankes Make vs that we impute it not to the deuyll or euyll men when any aduersyte chaunseth but that we atribute al vnto thy godly wyl which ordeyneth all such thynges that our wyll may be let and that blessednes may encrease in thy kyngdome Gyue vs grace that we maye be glad and merye to dye and that for thy wyl we may take our death gladly so that by feare or infyrmite we be not made dysobedyent vnto the. Make that all our membres eyes tongue herte hādes fete be not suffred to folow their desires neyther that we be at any tyme subdued vnder theym but that we euen as taken and emprysoned may be brokē in thy will and pleasure Kepe vs from all euyll myscheuous obstynate harde styffe vngentyl and resystyng wyll Gyue due obedyence perfecte and free mynde in all spyryatuall thynges worldly euerlastyng and transytory Kepe vs from the most horyble synne of grudgyng sclaunder accursyng and folyshe iudgement that we condempne no man or turne any thynge to rebuke Put from vs that abhomynable euyll moste greuous stroke of suche tongues teache vs that yf we se or heare of other any thynge worthy of rebuke and whiche displeaseth vs that we holde our peace hyde it complaynyg to the onely puttyng and comittyng it vnto thy wyll so that with all our mynde we forgyue theym that offende vs for whome also we be sory Teache vs to vnderstonde that no man maye hurte vs excepte he do hym selfe moche more hurt● in thy syght so that we may be moued with mercy towardꝭ hym rather then we shold be prouoked to wrathe rather wepyng for his blyndnes then to thynke of aduengement Gyue vs grace that we reioyce not in theyr troubles which haue resysted our wyll or hurte vs or in what pouertye so euer theyr lyfe dyspleaseth vs also that we be not sory when they prospere haue welfare Of this petytion are all psalmes verses prayers teachyng vs to praye for our enemyes and agaynst our synnes ¶ The fourthe peticion Gyue vs this day our dayly breade ¶ The breade is our lorde Iesus Chryste which noryssheth and conforteth the soule Therfore O heuenly father gyue vs this grace that the lyfe of Chryst wordꝭ workes passions may be preached knowen accepted and alowed bothe of vs and of all the worlde Gyue vs grace that we may haue his wordes workes and all his lyfe for an effectual example and spectacle of al vertues Gyue vs grace that in our passyons and aduersy●yes we may confort our selfe by his passyon and crosse Gyue vs grace that we maye with a stable faythe ouercome our deathe by his deathe and folowe without feare this noble capeteyn into another lyfe Gyue this grace that all they that preache may profytably godly preache thy worde and Iesu Christ thrugh all the worlde that all whiche haue herd thy worde preached may learne Christe so may be puryfied and go forth in a better lyfe Graunte this also mercyfull Father that all straunge doctrines in the whiche Christ is not lerned may be thruste out of thy churche haue mercy on all bysshoppes prestes and on all rulers gouerners and generally vpon all officers hyghe and low that they may be lyghtened with thy grace to teache and rule well bothe in worde and also example of lyfe Kepe all that are weake in the fayth Least they be offended by the euyll example of heddes and rulers Kepe vs from heresyes and doctrines of diuysyon that we maye be agreynge in one mynde sythe we vse our dayly breade that is one dayly doctryne and worde of Christe Teache vs by thy grace to thynke haue in mynde truly as we ought to do the passiō of Christ to ioyne it happely with our lyfe so that we may come vnto atteyne some thyng though it be but the shadow of it Fynally gyue vs our dayly breade that Christe in vs and we in Christe may dwell perpetually and may worthely beare this nam●●●the of Christ we ar called Christ Of this petition are all kende of prayers psalmes with the which we praye for our officers against false teachers for the Iewes for heretykes and all other that ar out of the ryght wey And also with the whiche we pray for them that lacke conforte ¶ The fyfte peticion Forgyue vs oure trespasses euen as we forgyue them that trespasse agaynst vs. ¶ This prayer hath a certeyn condytion signe annexed with him which is that first we forgyue our trespasses This don then we may praye that god forgyue vs our trespasses before also in the thyrde petitiō we prayed that the wyll of god myght be fulfylled whiche wylleth that we suffre all thynges pacyently not acquiting euyll for euyl neyther sekynge auengement but that we do good for euyll by thexample of our Father in Heuen whiche maketh his sonne shyne vpon good euyll and sendeth his rayne vpon kynde and vnkynde ¶ This is now our prayer O Father conforte our conscyence both now and in the day of death whiche cōscyence now is abasshed seyng his synne and iniquite then also shal be abasshed remembryng thyn hard and strayte iudgement Gyue thy peace into our hertes that we